Privacy Policy
1. Data Controller
The person responsible for processing personal data on this website is:
Diplom-Wirtschaftsingenieur Alexander Rössler
COS – Services for Expats
W. A. Mozartstraße 16
70806 Kornwestheim
Germany
Email:
2. General Information on Data Protection
Protecting your personal data is important to us. We process personal data exclusively in accordance with applicable data protection laws, particularly the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
This privacy policy explains which personal data is processed when you visit our website, for what purposes it is processed, and what rights you have.
3. Hosting and Server Log Files
Our website is hosted by the following provider:
ALL-INKL.COM – Neue Medien Münnich
Hauptstraße 68
02742 Friedersdorf
Germany
When you access our website, technically necessary information may be processed. This may include:
- IP address of the accessing device
- Date and time of access
- Pages and files accessed
- Amount of data transferred
- Browser type and operating system
- Where applicable, the previously visited website
This data is used to provide our website and to ensure its stability and security.
We have configured our hosting provider to shorten IP addresses in server log files. The configured retention period is 14 days.
The legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the secure and reliable operation of our website.
4. Contacting Us
If you contact us via our contact form or by email, we process the information you provide, particularly your name, email address and the content of your message.
We use this information to process your enquiry and communicate with you.
The legal basis is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR if your enquiry relates to entering into or performing a contract. For other enquiries, processing is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is responding to incoming enquiries.
We retain your information only for as long as necessary to process your enquiry or as required by statutory retention obligations.
5. Cookies and Technically Necessary Functions
Our website uses the Joomla content management system.
Technically necessary cookies may be used when you visit our website, for example to manage sessions or provide certain website functions.
Where cookies are strictly necessary for the operation of the website, their use is based on Section 25(2) of the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG). Any associated processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.
For non-essential cookies or similar technologies, we obtain your prior consent where required by law.
You can delete or block cookies using your browser settings. This may restrict certain website functions.
6. YouTube Videos
Videos from the YouTube platform may be embedded on our website.
The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
We use a prior activation mechanism for the relevant videos. A video is only loaded after you have explicitly activated playback.
When you activate a video, a connection to YouTube or Google servers may be established. Personal data, particularly your IP address and information about your device, may be processed. Data transfers to countries outside the European Economic Area cannot be ruled out.
Where activation is based on your consent, the legal basis for the associated processing of personal data is Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. Section 25(1) TDDDG applies to access to information on your device that is not strictly necessary.
Further information about Google's processing of personal data can be found in the Google Privacy Policy.
7. Web Analytics and Social Networks
According to our current information, we do not use the Google Analytics web analytics service on this website.
According to our current information, we also do not use social media plugins from Facebook or X (formerly Twitter) that automatically transfer personal data to these providers merely when you visit our website.
8. Recipients of Personal Data
Personal data is only disclosed where necessary to provide our website, process your enquiry, comply with legal obligations or where another legal basis permits disclosure.
We use the services of our hosting provider for the technical operation of our website.
9. Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the relevant processing purpose.
Where statutory retention obligations apply, data is retained for the legally prescribed period.
Afterwards, the data is deleted unless another legal basis justifies further processing.
10. Your Rights
Subject to the applicable legal requirements, you have the following rights in particular:
- Right of access under Article 15 GDPR
- Right to rectification under Article 16 GDPR
- Right to erasure under Article 17 GDPR
- Right to restriction of processing under Article 18 GDPR
- Right to data portability under Article 20 GDPR
- Right to object under Article 21 GDPR
- Right to withdraw consent under Article 7(3) GDPR
Withdrawal of consent takes effect for the future. It does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before consent was withdrawn.
To exercise your rights, please contact us at
11. Right to Lodge a Complaint
Under Article 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data violates data protection law.
The supervisory authority responsible for our place of business is:
The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of Baden-Württemberg (Landesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit Baden-Württemberg).
12. Data Security
We use an encrypted HTTPS connection (SSL/TLS) on our website to protect data transmitted between your browser and our web server.
We also implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss or misuse.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update this privacy policy if legal requirements or the technical functions of our website change.
Last updated: October 2026