The M&A Entrepreneurs
I. Name and address of the responsible party
The Responsible party within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation and other national data protection laws of the Member States as well as other data protection provisions is the:
Saxenhammer & Co.
Corporate Finance GmbH
Mommsenstr. 11
10629 Berlin
Germany
+49 30 755 40 87-0
info@saxenhammer-co.com
https://saxenhammer-co.com/
II. Name and address of the data protection officer
The data protection officer of the responsible party is:
DataCo GmbH
Robert Mäckle
Dachauer Straße 65
80335 München
Germany
datenschutz@dataguard.de
www.dataguard.de
III. General information on data processing
1. Scope of the processing of personal data
We process personal data of our users only insofar as this is necessary for the provision of a functional website and our content and services. The processing of personal data of our users is regularly only carried out with the consent of the user. An exception applies in those cases where obtaining prior consent is not possible for actual reasons and the processing of the data is permitted by legal regulations.
2. Legal basis for the processing of personal data
Insofar as we obtain the consent of the data subject for processing operations involving personal data, Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) serves as the legal basis.
When processing personal data that is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. b DSGVO serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary for the performance of pre-contractual measures.
Insofar as processing of personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. c DSGVO serves as the legal basis.
In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person make processing of personal data necessary, Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. d DSGVO serves as the legal basis.
If the processing is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our company or a third party and the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not override the first-mentioned interest, Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. f DSGVO serves as the legal basis for the processing.
3. Data erasure and storage period
The personal data of the data subject shall be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of the storage no longer applies. Storage may also take place if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in Union regulations, laws or other provisions to which the controller is subject. Blocking or deletion of data also takes place when a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires, unless there is a need for further storage of the data for the conclusion or performance of a contract.
IV. Rights of the data subject
If your personal data is processed, you are a data subject within the meaning of the GDPR and you have the following rights vis-à-vis the controller:
1. Right to information
You may request confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning you are being processed by us.
If such processing is taking place, you may request information from the controller about the following:
The purposes for which the personal data are processed;
the categories of personal data which are processed;
the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been or will be disclosed;
the planned duration of the storage of the personal data concerning you or, if concrete information on this is not possible, criteria for determining the storage period;
the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of the personal data concerning you, a right to restriction of processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing;
the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority;
any available information on the origin of the data, if the personal data are not collected from the data subject;
the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, pursuant to Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and, at least in these cases, meaningful information about the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for the data subject.
You have the right to request information about whether the personal data concerning you is transferred to a third country or to an international organization. In this context, you may request to be informed about the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Art. 46 DSGVO in connection with the transfer.
2. Right to rectification
You have a right to rectification and/or completion vis-à-vis the controller, insofar as the processed personal data concerning you are inaccurate or incomplete. The controller shall carry out the rectification without undue delay.
3. Right to restriction of processing
You may request the restriction of the processing of personal data concerning you under the following conditions:
if you contest the accuracy of the personal data concerning you for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
the processing is unlawful and you object to the erasure of the personal data and request instead the restriction of the use of the personal data;
the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but you need them for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims, or
if you have objected to the processing pursuant to Article 21 (1) DSGVO and it has not yet been determined whether the controller's legitimate grounds override your grounds.
If the processing of personal data relating to you has been restricted, such data may - apart from being stored - only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, 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 of the Union or a Member State.
If the restriction of processing has been restricted in accordance with the above conditions, you will be informed by the controller before the restriction is lifted
4. Right to erasure
You may request the controller to erase the personal data concerning you without undue delay, and the controller is obliged to erase such data without undue delay, if one of the following reasons applies:
The personal data concerning you are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
You revoke your consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a or Art. 9 (2) lit. a DSGVO and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
You object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) DSGVO and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (2) DSGVO.
The personal data concerning you have been processed unlawfully.
The erasure of the personal data concerning you is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
The personal data concerning you has been collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Article 8(1) of the GDPR.
If the controller has made the personal data concerning you public and is obliged to erase it pursuant to Article 17(1) of the GDPR, it shall take reasonable measures, including technical measures, having regard to the available technology and the cost of implementation, to inform data controllers which process the personal data that you, as the data subject, have requested that they erase all links to or copies or replications of such personal data.
The right to erasure does not exist to the extent that the processing is necessary
For the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information;
for compliance with a legal obligation which requires processing under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject, or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
for reasons of public interest in the area of public health pursuant to Art. 9(2)(h) and (i) and Art. 9(3) DSGVO;
for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes, or statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the GDPR, insofar as the right referred to in Section a) is likely to render impossible or seriously prejudice the achievement of the purposes of such processing, or
for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims.
5. Right to information
If you have asserted the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing against the controller, the controller is obliged to notify all recipients to whom the personal data relating to you has been disclosed of this rectification or erasure of the data or restriction of processing, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort.
You have the right against the controller to be informed about these recipients.
6. Right to data transfer
You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to the controller in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. In addition, you have the right to transfer this data to another controller without hindrance by the controller to whom the personal data was provided, provided that
the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a DSGVO or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a DSGVO or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b DSGVO
and
the processing is carried out with the help of automated procedures.
In exercising this right, you also have the right to have the personal data concerning you transferred directly from one controller to another controller, insofar as this is technically feasible. Freedoms and rights of other persons must not be affected by this.
The right to data portability does not apply to processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.
7. Right of objection
You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you which is carried out on the basis of Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. e or f DSGVO; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions.
The controller shall no longer process the personal data concerning you unless it can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the purpose of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims.
If the personal data concerning you is processed for the purposes of direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time to processing of the personal data concerning you for the purposes of such marketing; this also applies to profiling, insofar as it is related to such direct marketing.
If you object to the processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data concerning you will no longer be processed for these purposes.
You have the possibility, in connection with the use of information society services, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to exercise your right to object by means of automated procedures using technical specifications.
8. Right to revoke the declaration of consent under data protection law
You have the right to revoke your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time. The revocation of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation.
9. Automated decision in individual cases including profiling
You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing - including profiling - which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you. This does not apply if the decision
is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between you and the controller,
is permitted by legal provisions of the Union or the Member States to which the controller is subject and these legal provisions contain appropriate measures to protect your rights and freedoms as well as your legitimate interests, or
is carried out with your explicit consent.
However, these decisions may not be based on special categories of personal data pursuant to Article 9(1) of the GDPR, unless Article 9(2)(a) or (g) of the GDPR applies and appropriate measures have been taken to protect the rights and freedoms and your legitimate interests.
With regard to the cases mentioned in (1) and (3), the controller shall take reasonable steps to safeguard the rights and freedoms as well as your legitimate interests, which include, at a minimum, the right to obtain the intervention of a person on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view and to contest the decision.
10. Right to complain to a supervisory authority
Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your residence, workplace or the place of the alleged infringement, if you consider that the processing of personal data concerning you infringes the GDPR.
The supervisory authority to which the complaint has been lodged shall inform the complainant of the status and outcome of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy under Article 78 GDPR.
V. Contact form and email contact
1. Decription and scope of data processing
Our website contains a contact form that can be used for electronic contact. If a user takes advantage of this option, the data entered in the input mask will be transmitted to us and stored.
At the time the message is sent, the following data is also stored:
For the processing of data, your consent is obtained during the submission process and reference is made to this privacy policy.
Alternatively, it is possible to contact us via the email address provided. In this case, the personal data of the user transmitted with the email will be stored.
In this context, the data will not be passed on to third parties. The data will be used exclusively for processing the conversation.
2. Legal basis for data processing
The legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a DSGVO if the user has given his consent.
The legal basis for the processing of data transmitted in the course of sending an email is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f DSGVO. If the email contact aims at the conclusion of a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b DSGVO.
3. Purpose of data processing
The processing of personal data from the input mask serves us solely to process the contact. In the case of contact by email, this also constitutes the necessary legitimate interest in processing the data.
The other personal data processed during the sending process serve to prevent misuse of the contact form and to ensure the security of our information technology systems.
4. Duration of storage
Data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. For the personal data from the input mask of the contact form and those sent by email, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended. The conversation is ended when it is clear from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified.
The additional personal data collected during the sending process will be deleted after a period of seven days at the latest.
5. Possibility of objection and elimination
The user has the possibility to revoke his consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If the user contacts us by email, he can object to the storage of his personal data at any time. In such a case, the conversation cannot be continued.
All personal data stored in the course of contacting us will be deleted in this case.
VI. Saxenhammer company valuation calculator
1. Data processing in connection with the valuation calculator
We provide you with a valuation calculator at https://www.saxenhammer-co.com/en/calculator. In order to calculate the estimated value of your business and view the result, you must share the following information with us, which, depending on your business structure (e.g. if you are a sole trader), may be personal data within the meaning of the GDPR:
• General information about your company (e.g. industry, approximate number of employees, year it was founded)
• Economic key figures for your company (e.g. sales and profits of the last few years; expected sales and profits; information on assets and liabilities)
This data is processed in order to be able to provide you with the functionality of the valuation calculator. The processing is therefore necessary to fulfill the usage contract that you conclude with us when using the valuation calculator and is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) GDPR.
In order to be able to contact you about the result of the company valuation calculation, we also collect the following personal data from you:
• Contact details (first and last name, email address, telephone number)
We only process this data if you consent to the processing, Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. This consent is voluntary and can be revoked at any time with future effect.
2. Dealflow
If necessary, we share the aforementioned data with our partner Dealflow (Dealflow GmbH, Mexicoring 27-29, 22297 Hamburg) so that they can contact you about the result of the company valuation calculation. Your personal data will only be passed on to Dealflow if you give us your consent, Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. This consent is voluntary and can be revoked at any time with future effect. Further information on data processing by Dealflow can be found at: https://dealflow.de/datenschutzerklaerung/
VII. Plugins used
Use of Google web fonts
1. Scope of the processing of personal data
Google web fonts (http://www.google.com/webfonts/) are used to improve the appearance of various information on this website. The web fonts are transferred to the browser's cache when the page is called up so that they can be used for the display. If the browser does not support Google Web Fonts or prevents access, the text is displayed in a standard font.
When the page is called up, the website visitor does not receive any cookies. Data transmitted in connection with the page view is sent to resource-specific domains such as fonts.googleapis.com or fonts.gstatic.com. They are not associated with data that may be collected or used in connection with the parallel use of authenticated Google services such as Gmail.
Also, the IP address of the browser of the end device of the visitor of these web pages is stored by Google.
2. Legal basis for the processing of personal data
The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 para.1 lit. f DSGVO. The legitimate interest consists in an error-free function of the website.
3. Purpose of data processing
This is necessary so that your browser can also display a visually improved representation of our texts. If your browser does not support this function, a standard font from your computer will be used for display.
4. Duration of storage
We do not have any information about the duration of storage by our processor.
5. Possibility of objection and elimination
You can set your browser so that the fonts are not loaded from the Google servers (for example, by installing add-ons such as NoScript or Ghostery for Firefox). If your browser does not support Google Fonts or you disable access to Google servers, the text will be displayed in the system's default font.
This privacy policy was created with the support of DataGuard.
VIII. Cookiebot
Usage von Cookiebot
A web service of the company Cybot A/S, Havnegade 39, 1058 Copenhagen (hereinafter: cookiebot.com) is reloaded on our website. We use this data to ensure the full functionality of our website. In this context, your browser may transmit personal data to cookiebot.com. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 para.1 lit. f DSGVO. The legitimate interest consists in an error-free function of the website. The deletion of the data takes place as soon as the purpose of their collection has been fulfilled. For more information on the handling of the transmitted data, please refer to the privacy policy of cookiebot.com: https://www.cookiebot.com/de/privacy-policy/ . You can prevent the collection as well as the processing of your data by cookiebot.com by deactivating the execution of script code in your browser or by installing a script blocker in your browser (you can find this, for example, at www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com).
The following information is stored in our Cookiebot account:
The user's IP address in anonymized form (the last three digits are set to "0").
Date and time of consent.
User's browser.
The URL from which the consent was sent.
An anonymous, random and encrypted key value.
The user's consent state, which serves as proof of consent.
The key and consent state are also stored in the user's browser in the cookie "CookieConsent", so that the website can automatically read and respect the user's consent in all subsequent page requests and future user sessions for up to 12 months. You have the possibility to view and change your level of consent at any time. You can find it further down this page.