Privacy policy
The protection of personal data (hereinafter referred to as “Data”) is very important to torq.partners GmbH. The following Privacy Policy explains whether data is collected and for what purpose it is processed.
The controller, as defined by the EU General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter “GDPR”), for the processing of personal data is:
torq.partners Finance GmbH
Saarbrücker Strasse 20
D-10405 Berlin
In addition to contacting us by mail, you can also reach us at any time viaprivacy@torq.partners.
Below, we have compiled the most important information regarding typical data processing activities, broken down by type of use of our websites.
1. Visit Our Websites
For every request, our web server processes a set of data that your browser automatically sends to our web server—these are known as server log files.
This includes the IP address assigned to your device at the time of your visit, the date and time of the request, the time zone, the specific page or file accessed, the HTTP status code, the amount of data transferred, and the so-called referrer URL—that is, the website from which your request originated. In addition, information about the browser used, your device’s operating system, and language settings is processed.
Our web server uses this data to display the content of this website in the best possible way on your device.
We use Google Analytics on our websites, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”).
Google Analytics uses what are known as “cookies.” Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website.
The information generated by these cookies regarding your use of our websites is generally transmitted to a Google server in the United States and stored there.
IP anonymization is enabled on our websites, which means that Google truncates your IP address beforehand within the European Union or in another signatory state to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the United States and truncated there.
Google, as our data processor pursuant to Article 28 of the GDPR, will use this information to analyze your use of our websites, to compile reports on activity on our websites, and to provide other services to the website operator related to the use of our websites and Internet usage.
The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not combined with any other data held by Google.
You can prevent cookies from being stored by adjusting the settings in your browser.
You can prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of our websites—including your IP address—as well as from processing this data by downloading and installing the available browser plugin.
The purpose of data processing is to present Torq Consulting GmbH on the Internet and to communicate with prospective clients, customers, and business partners.
The purpose of analyzing user behavior is to tailor our websites to meet user needs.
The legal basis for processing the data is Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR and the Terms of Use for our websites.
The legal basis for analyzing user behavior is Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. Our legitimate interests include ensuring security, tailoring our websites to user needs, and promoting our services.
Your IP address will be deleted in accordance with the statutory retention period.
2. Contacting Us
You can contact us at any time.
In doing so, the personal data you provide to us will be stored and processed.
The purpose of the processing is to prepare for and carry out a contractual relationship or other communication.
The legal basis for the processing of your data in the case of contracts is Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR or Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.
Our legitimate interest in this context is to respond to your inquiry, as well as to document communication processes and communicate with potential contractual contacts.
Furthermore, Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR serves as the legal basis, in particular provisions of tax and commercial law.
Contact and contract information may be disclosed to other service providers, business partners, and government agencies and authorities, provided that this is necessary for the performance of the contract or order.
We also engage service providers to perform services on our behalf as data processors.
The processing of contact information for service providers and business partners is necessary to fulfill the contract or order.
If the data is not provided, communication may be significantly disrupted.
Data from contractual partners and service providers is deleted ten calendar years after the termination of the contract or engagement.
Contact Form
If you submit inquiries to us via the contact form, we will store the information you provide in the inquiry form—including the contact information you provide there—for the purpose of processing your inquiry and in case we have any follow-up questions. We will not share this information without your consent.
The processing of the data entered in the contact form is therefore based solely on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may withdraw this consent at any time. To do so, simply send us an informal email. The lawfulness of the data processing operations carried out prior to the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.
The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request that we delete it, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions—in particular retention periods—remain unaffected.
3. Data from Our Business Partners
We process your data for the purpose of establishing and/or fulfilling the contractual relationship.
The legal basis for processing the data of business partners who are natural persons is Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR and Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR, as we are legally required under commercial and tax law to store business-related data. The legal basis for processing contact information for business partners that are not natural persons is Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR; our legitimate interest in this regard is, in particular, communication with our business partners.
In certain cases, it may be necessary to fulfill the contract to share your data with companies that we have entrusted with providing specific services (e.g., a printing company). These third parties we engage are, in turn, obligated to comply with legal requirements when handling and processing this data. Recipients of data may also include banks and payment service providers, provided and to the extent that this is necessary for processing payments and conducting credit checks. In individual cases, data may also be transmitted to debt collection agencies, attorneys, and courts.
Customers are required to provide data both by law and under the terms of the contract. Without this data, a contractual relationship cannot be established or carried out. All data relevant to the contract and booking is stored for a period of ten calendar years after the end of the contract, in accordance with tax and commercial law retention periods.
4. Decision-Making Process
We do not use automated individual decision-making processes.
5. Rights of Data Subjects
You have the right to request information at any time regarding all personal data we process about you. If your personal data is inaccurate or incomplete, you have the right to have it corrected and supplemented. You may also request the deletion of your personal data at any time, provided that we are not legally obligated or authorized to continue processing your data.
If the legal requirements are met, you may request that we restrict our processing of your personal data. You always have the right to object to the processing if the data is being processed for the purposes of direct marketing or profiling.
If the processing is based on a balancing of interests, you may object to the processing by providing reasons based on your specific situation.
If data processing is based on your consent or within the framework of a contract, you have the right to have the data you provided transferred, provided that this does not infringe upon the rights and freedoms of others. If we process your data based on a declaration of consent, you have the right to revoke this consent at any time with future effect. Data processing carried out prior to revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
You also have the right at any time to file a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority if you believe that data processing has been carried out in violation of applicable law.