Privacy Policy (English Translation)
Disclaimer
This English version of this Privacy Policy is provided solely for the convenience of international visitors and constitutes an unofficial translation of the original German version.
While every effort has been made to ensure that this translation accurately reflects the original German text, Advantage Bridge makes no representations or warranties regarding its completeness, accuracy, or legal correctness.
In the event of any discrepancy, inconsistency, ambiguity, or dispute concerning the interpretation or legal effect of this Privacy Policy, the original German version (“Datenschutzerklärung”) shall prevail and shall be the sole legally binding version.
This English translation is provided for informational purposes only and does not create any additional contractual or legal rights beyond those contained in the German original.
1) Introduction and Contact Details
1.1
We are pleased that you are visiting our website and appreciate your interest in our services.
In the following Privacy Policy, we explain how we process your personal data when you use our website. Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
1.2
The controller responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:
Gerald Laschinsky
Advantage Bridge
Voßstraße 31
30161 Hannover
Germany
Telephone: +49 179 6754025
Email: imprint@advantage-bridge.net
The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of processing personal data.
2) Data Collection When Visiting Our Website
2.1 Server Log Files
When you use our website for informational purposes only—that is, if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information—we collect only the data that your browser automatically transmits to our web server (so-called server log files).
Whenever you access our website, we collect the following information, which is technically necessary to display the website correctly:
- The website you visited
- Date and time of access
- Amount of data transferred (in bytes)
- The source or referring website from which you accessed our website
- Browser used
- Operating system used
- IP address used (where applicable, in anonymized form)
The processing of this data is carried out pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, based on our legitimate interest in ensuring the stability, security, and proper functionality of our website.
The collected data will not be disclosed or used for any other purpose. However, we reserve the right to review the server log files retrospectively if there are concrete indications of unlawful use.
2.2 SSL/TLS Encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential information (such as orders or inquiries sent to the controller), this website uses SSL/TLS encryption.
You can recognize an encrypted connection by the “https://” prefix in your browser’s address bar and the padlock icon displayed by your browser.
3) Hosting & Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Our website is hosted by a service provider that delivers its hosting services either directly or through carefully selected subcontractors exclusively on servers located within the European Union.
All data collected through this website is processed on these servers.
We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with our hosting provider to ensure the protection of our website visitors’ personal data and to prevent any unauthorized disclosure to third parties.
4) Cookies
To make your visit to our website more attractive and to enable the use of certain features, we use cookies, which are small text files stored on your device.
Some of these cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser (so-called session cookies), while others remain stored on your device for a longer period and allow your preferences and settings to be saved (so-called persistent cookies). The storage period of persistent cookies can be found in your browser’s cookie settings.
Where personal data is processed through cookies used by us, such processing is carried out:
- pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, where necessary for the performance of a contract;
- pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR, where you have provided your consent; or
- pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, based on our legitimate interest in providing the best possible functionality of our website and ensuring a user-friendly and effective browsing experience.
You can configure your browser to notify you whenever cookies are set, allowing you to decide individually whether to accept them, or to reject cookies altogether or for specific cases.
Please note that disabling cookies may limit the functionality of our website.
5) Contacting Us
5.1 Calendly
To provide an online appointment booking service, we use the services of the following provider:
Calendly, LLC
BB&T Tower
271 17th St NW
Atlanta, GA 30363
United States
For the purpose of scheduling appointments, we collect your first name, last name, and email address, and, where applicable, your telephone number if you request a telephone appointment. This data is processed pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) GDPR and transmitted to the provider pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in efficient customer relationship management and appointment scheduling.
Your data will be deleted by the provider after the appointment has taken place or after the agreed appointment period has expired.
We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with the provider to ensure the protection of our website visitors’ personal data and to prevent any unauthorized disclosure to third parties.
For transfers of personal data to the United States, the provider participates in the EU–U.S. Data Privacy Framework, which, based on the adequacy decision of the European Commission, ensures an adequate level of data protection for personal data transferred from the European Union.
5.2 Contact Forms and Email Communication
When you contact us (for example, via our contact form or by email), personal data is collected.
The specific data collected through a contact form is determined by the information requested in the respective form.
This data is used exclusively for the purpose of responding to your inquiry, communicating with you, and carrying out the associated technical administration.
The legal basis for processing this data is our legitimate interest in responding to your inquiry pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.
If your inquiry is intended to initiate or conclude a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.
Your data will be deleted once your inquiry has been fully processed, provided that the circumstances indicate that the matter has been conclusively resolved and there are no statutory retention obligations requiring longer storage.
6) Use of Customer Data for Direct Marketing
Subscription to Our Email Newsletter
If you subscribe to our email newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our services and offers.
The only mandatory information required to receive the newsletter is your email address. Providing additional information is voluntary and is used solely to address you personally.
We use the double opt-in procedure for newsletter subscriptions. This means that you will only receive our newsletter after you have expressly confirmed your consent to receive it.
You will receive a confirmation email asking you to verify your subscription by clicking a confirmation link.
By activating the confirmation link, you consent to the processing of your personal data pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.
When you subscribe, we store the IP address assigned by your Internet Service Provider (ISP), as well as the date and time of registration, in order to detect any possible misuse of your email address at a later date.
The personal data collected when you subscribe to the newsletter is used exclusively for sending the newsletter.
You may unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in every newsletter or by contacting the controller identified above.
Once you unsubscribe, your email address will be removed from our mailing list without undue delay unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we are legally entitled to continue processing your data as described in this Privacy Policy.
7) Tools and Miscellaneous
Cookie Consent Tool
This website uses a Cookie Consent Tool to obtain legally valid user consent for cookies and cookie-based technologies that require consent.
When you visit our website, the Cookie Consent Tool is displayed as an interactive user interface allowing you to grant or withhold consent for specific cookies and cookie-based services by selecting the relevant options.
The tool ensures that cookies and services requiring consent are only activated after you have explicitly provided your consent.
This prevents such cookies from being stored on your device without your prior authorization.
The Cookie Consent Tool uses technically necessary cookies to store your cookie preferences. As a general rule, no personal data is processed for this purpose.
Where personal data (such as your IP address) must exceptionally be processed for storing, assigning, or documenting your cookie preferences, such processing is carried out pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, based on our legitimate interest in operating a legally compliant, user-friendly, and transparent cookie consent management system and, consequently, maintaining a legally compliant website.
An additional legal basis for processing is Article 6(1)(c) GDPR, as we are legally obliged to obtain your consent before using cookies that are not technically necessary.
Where required, we have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with the provider of the Cookie Consent Tool to ensure the protection of visitors’ personal data and to prevent unauthorized disclosure to third parties.
Further information about the operator of the Cookie Consent Tool and the available settings can be found directly within the corresponding user interface on our website.
8) Your Rights as a Data Subject
8.1 Your Rights Under Data Protection Law
Under the applicable data protection legislation, you are entitled to the following rights with respect to the processing of your personal data. The conditions under which these rights may be exercised are governed by the respective provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
- Right of access pursuant to Article 15 GDPR
- Right to rectification pursuant to Article 16 GDPR
- Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”) pursuant to Article 17 GDPR
- Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Article 18 GDPR
- Right to notification pursuant to Article 19 GDPR
- Right to data portability pursuant to Article 20 GDPR
- Right to withdraw consent at any time pursuant to Article 7(3) GDPR
- Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority pursuant to Article 77 GDPR
8.2 Right to Object
Where we process your personal data on the basis of our legitimate interests following a balancing of interests, you have the right to object at any time to such processing with future effect, on grounds relating to your particular situation.
If you exercise your right to object, we will cease processing the personal data concerned.
However, we reserve the right to continue processing where we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, fundamental rights, and freedoms, or where the processing serves the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
Where we process your personal data for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such marketing purposes.
You may exercise your right to object as described above.
If you exercise your right to object, we will cease processing your personal data for direct marketing purposes.
9) Retention Period for Personal Data
The retention period for personal data depends on the applicable legal basis, the purpose of the processing, and—where relevant—the statutory retention periods prescribed by law (for example, under commercial or tax regulations).
Where personal data is processed on the basis of your explicit consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR, such data will be retained until you withdraw your consent.
Where statutory retention periods apply to data processed for the performance of a contract or for pre-contractual measures pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, such data will be routinely deleted after the applicable retention periods have expired, provided that it is no longer required for the performance or initiation of a contract and that we have no legitimate interest in retaining it.
Where personal data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, such data will be retained until you exercise your right to object under Article 21(1) GDPR, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or where the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
Where personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, such data will be retained until you exercise your right to object under Article 21(2) GDPR.
Unless otherwise specified in this Privacy Policy with respect to particular processing activities, stored personal data will otherwise be deleted once it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.
Last updated: July 14, 2026
This page is an unofficial English translation of the original German Privacy Policy. In case of any discrepancies, the German version shall prevail.