Data protection information

This data protection information applies to data processing by:

ASTOC ARCHITECTS AND PLANNERS GmbH
COLOGNE KARLSRUHE BASEL

Maria-Hilf-Straße 15
50677 Cologne
Germany
E-mail: info@astoc.de

The data protection officer can be contacted at the above address or at privacy@astoc.de. Separate data protection information for online meetings, telephone conferences and webinars via Zoom Collection and storage of personal data and the nature and purpose of its use

When you visit the website
When you visit our website, the browser used on your device automatically sends information to the server of our website. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is collected without any action on your part and stored until it is automatically deleted:

IP address of the requesting computer, date and time of access, name and URL of the file accessed, website from which access is made (referrer URL), browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer and the name of your access provider.

We process the aforementioned data for the following purposes: Ensuring a smooth connection to the website, ensuring convenient use of our website, evaluating system security and stability and for other administrative purposes.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the purposes for data collection listed above. Under no circumstances do we use the data collected for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your person.

Transfer of data
Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those listed below. We only pass on your personal data to third parties if:

you have given your express consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in not disclosing your data, in the event that there is a legal obligation to disclose your data pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR, as well as this is legally permissible and required for the processing of contractual relationships with you in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR.

Rights of data subjects
You have the right:
to request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR. In particular, you can request information about the purposes of processing, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, the origin of your data if it was not collected by us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information about its details. In accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, you have the right to obtain without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you or to have incomplete personal data completed; in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, you have the right to obtain the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless the processing is necessary for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims; in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data if the accuracy of the data is contested by you, the processing is unlawful but you oppose the erasure of the data and we no longer need the data, but you require it for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or you have objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR; in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request that it be transmitted to another controller; in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR, to withdraw your consent to us at any time. This means that we are no longer permitted to continue the data processing based on this consent in the future and to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace or our company headquarters.

Right to object
If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR, provided that there are reasons for this arising from your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct advertising. In the latter case, you have a general right to object, which will be implemented by us without specifying a particular situation. If you wish to exercise your right of revocation or objection, simply send an e-mail to privacy@astoc.de

Data security
We use the widespread SSL (Secure Socket Layer) method in conjunction with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser when you visit our website. You can tell whether an individual page of our website is transmitted in encrypted form by the closed display of the key or lock symbol in the lower status bar of your browser. We also use suitable technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

Up-to-dateness and amendment of this data protection notice
This data protection notice is currently valid and was last updated in December 2025. It may become necessary to amend this data protection notice as a result of the further development of our website and services or due to changes in legal or official requirements. You can access the current data protection information at any time on the website at https://www.astoc.de/datenschutz.