1. Data Controller

The data controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:

R+S Media Solutions UG (limited liability)
Richard-Wagner-Straße 8
76669 Bad Schönborn
Germany

Email: gdpr@messe.de.com

Managing Director: Rainer Schmock

2. General Information on Data Processing

We generally process personal data of our website visitors only to the extent necessary for providing a functional website and our content and services.

Personal data is regularly processed only with the user’s consent or if processing is permitted by law.

3. Access Data and Server Log Files

When you access our website, our hosting provider automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files. This information includes:

IP address
Date and time of the request
Page/file accessed
Browser type and version
Operating system
Referrer URL

Processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest).
Our legitimate interest lies in technical security, the stability of the website, and error analysis.

Server log files are stored for a maximum of 7 days and then deleted unless there is a security-related need for further retention.

4. Cookies and Consent Management

Our website uses cookies.

Cookies that are not technically necessary (e.g., for audience measurement or external content) are only set after the user has given their explicit consent.

Without your consent, only essential cookies, which are necessary for the operation of the website, are used.

Consent is obtained via our cookie consent banner and can be revoked at any time via the cookie settings.

Legal basis:

Essential cookies: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR

All other cookies: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR

5. Google Analytics

If you have given your consent in the cookie banner, we use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics allows us to analyze the use of our website. The following data, among others, may be processed:

pages visited,
time spent on
the site, technical device information,
anonymized IP address.
Google Analytics is only loaded after you have given your consent.
No connection to Google servers is established before your consent.

Processing is based on Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a GDPR.

You can withdraw your consent at any time via the cookie settings.

6. Embedded Videos (Vimeo)

Our website may include videos from the provider Vimeo (Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, NY 10011, USA).

Vimeo content is only loaded after your explicit consent.
No data is transferred to Vimeo before consent is given.

When videos are activated, personal data (e.g., IP address) may be transferred to Vimeo.

Legal basis:
Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a GDPR (consent).

7. Contacting Us

When you contact us via contact form, email, or telephone, the data you provide (e.g., name, email address, message) will be processed.

The processing is carried out:

to process your request
and to communicate with you.

Legal bases:

Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (pre-contractual measures)

Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in communication).

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose of processing and there are no statutory retention obligations.

8. Business communication (B2B)

We process personal data of business contacts (B2B), e.g., in the context of requests for quotations, project management, or business communication.

The processing is based on:

Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (contract / pre-contractual measures)

Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in business communication).

Processing for marketing purposes only takes place within the legally permissible framework.

9. Data transfer to third parties.

Personal data is only transferred to third parties if:

there is a legal obligation;
this is necessary for the performance of a contract;
consent has been given.
No further transfer takes place.

10. Data Retention Period

Personal data will be deleted as soon as the purpose for which it was stored no longer applies, unless statutory retention obligations (e.g., under commercial or tax law) prevent this.

11. Rights of Data Subjects

You have the right:
to information (Art. 15 GDPR)
, to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
, to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
, to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
, to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
Right to object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR) Right
to withdraw consent (Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR)

To exercise your rights, simply send an informal message to:
gdpr@messe.de.com

12. Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data infringes the GDPR.

13. Data security

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction, or unauthorized access.

14. Changes to this privacy policy

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy if this becomes necessary due to changes in the law or technical modifications.