Privacy Policy

Data protection declaration for Arqon Consulting L.L.C, as of 09/2022

Data protection

1. Name and contact details of the responsible person

This privacy policy provides information about the processing of personal data on the website of: https://arqon.ae/

Responsible:

Arqon Consulting L.L.C
Tamani Arts Building
Office 1557
Business Bay
Dubai, UAE
Mobile: +971 528 428 631
Telephone: +971 528 428 631

Contact details of the data protection officer:

The company’s data protection officer can be reached at the above address and at https://arqon.ae/.

2. Scope and purpose of processing personal data

2.1 Calling the website

When this website (https://arqon.ae/en) is called up, data is automatically sent to the server of this website by the Internet browser used by the visitor and stored in a log file for a limited period of time. Until automatic deletion, the following data is stored without further input by the visitor:

– IP address of the visitor’s terminal device,

– Date and time of access by the visitor,

– Name and URL of the page accessed by the visitor,

– Website from which the visitor arrives at the company website (so-called referrer URL),

– Browser and operating system of the visitor’s terminal device as well as the name of the access provider used by the visitor.

The processing of this personal data is justified pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter f) DSGVO. The company has a legitimate interest in processing data for the purpose of,

– quickly establish the connection to the company’s website,

– to enable a user-friendly application of the website,

– identify and ensure the security and stability of the systems, and

– facilitate and improve the administration of the website..

The processing is expressly not carried out for the purpose of gaining knowledge about the person of the visitor to the website.

2.2 Contact formular

Visitors can send messages to the company via an online contact form on the website. In order to receive a response, at least the provision of a valid e-mail address is required. All other information can be given voluntarily by the inquiring person. By sending the message via the contact form, the visitor consents to the processing of the transmitted personal data. The data processing is carried out exclusively for the purpose of handling and answering inquiries via the contact form. This is done on the basis of the voluntarily given consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter a) DSGVO. The personal data collected for the use of the contact form will be automatically deleted as soon as the request is completed and there are no reasons for further storage (e.g. subsequent commissioning via the company).

2.3 Newsletter

By registering to receive the newsletter, the visitor expressly agrees to the processing of the transmitted personal data. For the registration to receive the newsletter, only an e-mail address of the visitor must be entered. The legal basis for the processing of the visitor’s personal data for the purpose of sending newsletters is consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 a) DSGVO.

The visitor can unsubscribe from receiving future newsletters at any time. This can be done by using a special link at the end of the newsletter or by sending a corresponding message by e-mail to [email protected].

3. Data sharing

Personal data is transferred to third parties when

– according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter a) DSGVO has been expressly consented to by the data subject,

– the disclosure is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 f) DSGVO and there is no reason to assume that the data subject has an overriding legitimate interest in the non-disclosure of his or her data,

– for the data transfer according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c) DSGVO a legal obligation exists, and/or

– this is necessary for the fulfillment of a contractual relationship with the data subject pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter b) DSGVO.

In other cases, personal data will not be disclosed to third parties.

4. Cookies

So-called cookies are used on the website. These are data packets that are exchanged between the server of the company website and the visitor’s browser. These are stored by the respective devices used (PC, notebook, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when visiting the website. In this respect, cookies cannot cause any damage to the devices used. In particular, they do not contain viruses or other malware. In the cookies, information is stored that arises in each case in connection with the specific end device used. The company can therefore in no way gain direct knowledge of the identity of the visitor to the website.

Cookies are mostly accepted according to the basic settings of the browsers. The browser settings can be configured in such a way that cookies are either not accepted on the devices used or that a special notice is given in each case before a new cookie is created. However, it should be noted that the deactivation of cookies may mean that not all functions of the website can be used in the best possible way.

The use of cookies serves to make the use of the company’s web offer more convenient. For example, session cookies can be used to track whether the visitor has already visited individual pages of the website. After leaving the website, these session cookies are automatically deleted.

Temporary cookies are used to improve the user experience. They are stored on the visitor’s device for a temporary period. When the website is visited again, it is automatically recognized that the visitor has already called up the page at an earlier time and which entries and settings were made in the process, so that these do not have to be repeated.

Cookies are also used to analyze visits to the website for statistical purposes and for the purpose of improving the offer. These cookies make it possible to automatically recognize on a new visit that the website has already been called up by the visitor before. In this case, the cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period of time.

The data processed by cookies are justified for the above-mentioned purposes to protect the legitimate interests of the company pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 letter f) DSGVO.

5. Analysis services for websites, Tracking

We use on our website the website analysis service for websites from

Google Analytics und Google Search Console

The legal basis for the use of the analysis tools is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter f) DSGVO. The website analysis is in the legitimate interest of our company and serves the statistical collection of page usage for the continuous improvement of our company website and the offer of our services.

Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. Provider is the Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”. These are text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

IP anonymization

We have activated the IP anonymization function on this website. This means that your IP address is shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google.

Browser Plugin

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

Objection to data collection

You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set, which will prevent the collection. of your data during future visits to this website: Disable Google Analytics

More information about the

Handling of user data at Google Analytics can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de

Order data processing

We have concluded an order data processing contract with Google and fully implement the strict requirements when using Google Analytics.

Demographic characteristics in Google Analytics

This website uses the “demographic characteristics” function of Google Analytics.

This allows reports to be generated that contain statements about the age, gender, and interests of site visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google and from visitor data from third-party providers. This data cannot be assigned to a specific person. You can deactivate this function at any time via the ad settings in your Google account or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics as shown in the item “Objection to data collection”.

6. Social network plugins (Social Plugins)

Plugins from social networks are integrated on our company website.

The legal basis for the use of social plugins is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter f) DSGVO. A legitimate interest of our company and purpose of the use of plugins of social networks is to make our offer known to a wide audience. The social networks are responsible for the data protection compliant handling of their users’ data.

7. Your rights as a data subject

Insofar as your personal data is processed on the occasion of your visit to our website, you are entitled to the following rights as a “data subject” within the meaning of the DSGVO:

7.1 Information

You may request information from us as to whether personal data relating to you is being processed by us. There is no right to information if the provision of the requested information would violate the duty of confidentiality pursuant to Section 83 StBerG or if the information must be kept secret for other reasons, in particular due to an overriding legitimate interest of a third party. Notwithstanding this, there may be an obligation to provide the information if your interests outweigh the interest in secrecy, in particular taking into account imminent damage. The right to information is also excluded if the data is only stored because it may not be deleted due to legal or statutory retention periods or exclusively serves the purposes of data security or data protection control, provided that the provision of information would require a disproportionately high effort and processing for other purposes is excluded by appropriate technical and organizational measures. If the right to information is not excluded in your case and your personal data is processed by us, you can request information from us about the following information:

– Processing purposes,

– Categories of personal data processed by you,

– Recipients or categories of recipients to whom your personal data are disclosed, in particular in the case of recipients in third countries,

– if possible, the planned duration for which your personal data will be stored or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining the storage period,

– the existence of a right to rectify or erase or restrict the processing of personal data concerning you or a right to object to such processing,

– the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority for data protection,

– if the personal data have not been collected from you as the data subject, the available information on the origin of the data,

– if applicable, the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and meaningful information about the logic involved as well as the scope and intended effects of automated decision-making,

– if applicable, in the case of transfer to recipients in third countries, if there is no EU Commission decision on the adequacy of the level of protection pursuant to Article 45 (3) of the DSGVO, information on which appropriate safeguards are provided for the protection of the personal data pursuant to Article 46 (2) of the DSGVO.

7.2 Correction and completion

If you discover that we have inaccurate personal data about you, you can request that we correct this inaccurate data immediately. In the case of incomplete personal data concerning you, you may request that it shall be completed.

7.3 Deletion

You have a right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”), unless processing is necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression, the right to information, or to comply with a legal obligation or to carry out a task carried out in the public interest, and one of the following reasons applies:

– The personal data are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were processed.

– The justification for the processing was exclusively your consent, which you have revoked.

– You have objected to the processing of your personal data that we have made public.

– You have objected to the processing of personal data not made public by us and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing.

– Your personal data have been processed unlawfully.

– The deletion of the personal data is necessary for the fulfillment of a legal obligation to which we are subject.

There is no entitlement to deletion if, in the case of lawful non-automated data processing, deletion is not possible or only possible with disproportionate effort due to the special nature of the storage and your interest in deletion is low. In this case, the restriction of processing will take the place of deletion.

7.4 Restriction of processing

You may request us to restrict processing if one of the following reasons applies:

– You dispute the accuracy of the personal data. In this case, the restriction may be requested for the period of time that allows us to verify the accuracy of the data.

– The processing is unlawful and you request the restriction of the use of your personal data instead of erasure.

– Your personal data is no longer required by us for the purposes of processing, but you need it for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims.

– You have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 (1) DSGVO. The restriction of processing may be requested for as long as it has not yet been determined whether our legitimate reasons outweigh your reasons.

Restriction of processing means that the personal data will only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest. Before we lift the restriction, we have the obligation to inform you about it.

7.5 Data portability

You have a right to data portability, provided that the processing is based on your consent (Article 6 (1) sentence 1 a) or Article 9 (2) a) DSGVO) or on a contract to which you are a party and the processing is carried out with the help of automated procedures. The right to data portability in this case includes the following rights, provided that this does not affect the rights and freedoms of other persons: You may request us to provide you with the personal data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. You have the right to transfer this data to another responsible party without hindrance on our part. To the extent technically feasible, you may request that we transfer your personal data directly to another controller.

7.6 Opposition

If the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 letter e) DSGVO (performance of a task in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority) or on Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 letter f) DSGVO (legitimate interest of the controller or a third party), you have the right to object to the processing of personal data relating to you at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation. This also applies to profiling based on Article 6 (1) sentence 1 letter e) or letter f) DSGVO. After exercising the right to object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

You may object at any time to the processing of personal data relating to you for direct marketing purposes. This also applies to profiling associated with such direct marketing. After exercising this right of objection, we will no longer use the personal data concerned for direct marketing purposes.

You have the option to inform us of your objection informally by telephone, by e-mail or to our company’s postal address listed at the beginning of this data protection declaration.

7.7 Withdrawal of consent

You have the right to revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. The revocation of consent can be communicated informally by telephone, e-mail or to our postal address. The revocation does not affect the lawfulness of the data processing that took place on the basis of the consent until receipt of the revocation. After receipt of the revocation, the data processing, which was based exclusively on your consent, will be discontinued.

7.8 Complaint

If you believe that the processing of personal data concerning you is unlawful, you may lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority having jurisdiction over the place where you reside or work or over the place of the alleged infringement.

8. Status and update of this privacy policy

This Privacy Policy is current as of September 1, 2022. We reserve the right to update the Privacy Policy in due course to improve data protection and/or to adapt it to changes in government practice or case law.