Privacy Policy

1. Privacy at a Glance

General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the imprint of this website.

Responsible Party:
Aufwind GmbH
Schloßstraße 43
24939 Flensburg
Germany
E-Mail: info@aufwind.aero

How Do We Collect Your Data?

Your data is collected in part by you providing it to us. This may include data you enter into a contact form, for example.

Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What Do We Use Your Data For?

Data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website and to process inquiries you submit through our contact form. We do not analyze user behavior.

What Rights Do You Have Regarding Your Data?

You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time at the address provided in the imprint for this and other questions regarding data protection.

2. Hosting

This website is hosted on our own servers or with a domain provider. The server log files may contain the following data:

  • IP address of the requesting computer
  • Date and time of access
  • Name and URL of the retrieved file
  • Website from which access was made (referrer URL)
  • Browser used and, if applicable, your computer's operating system

This data cannot be assigned to specific individuals and is used exclusively for the technical administration and security of our servers. This data is not merged with other data sources.

The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests). Our legitimate interest lies in the proper functioning and security of our website.

3. General Information and Mandatory Information

Data Protection

The protection of your personal data is of particular concern to us. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating by email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Information About the Responsible Party

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Aufwind GmbH
Schloßstraße 43
24939 Flensburg
Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 170 341 641 0
E-Mail: info@aufwind.aero

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Storage Duration

Unless a more specific storage period has been specified within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke consent for data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will occur after these reasons cease to apply.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Contact Form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your information from the inquiry form, including the contact data you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this was requested.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – especially retention periods – remain unaffected.

Inquiry by Email or Phone

If you contact us by email or phone, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We do not share this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this was requested.

The data sent to us via contact requests will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – especially statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

5. Third-Party Services

Substack RSS Feed

Our "Insights" page displays articles from our Substack newsletter via RSS feed integration using the RSS2JSON API service. When you visit the Insights page, your browser makes a request to:

  • rss2json.com (RSS feed conversion service)
  • maltehoeltken.substack.com (our Substack publication)

This connection is made directly from your browser to these services. We do not control what data these third-party services may collect. The RSS feed integration is loaded client-side and does not set cookies on our domain.

For information about how Substack processes data, please refer to Substack's privacy policy at: https://substack.com/privacy

The legal basis for this integration is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests). Our legitimate interest lies in providing you with current information about our publications.

6. Analytics and Advertising

We do not use any tracking or analytics tools on this website.

No cookies are set and no analytics services are integrated on our domain. We do not track visitor behavior, do not use Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, or any other tracking technologies.

7. Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right to Information

You have the right to receive information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing free of charge at any time.

Right to Correction

You have the right to request the immediate correction of incorrect personal data concerning you. You also have the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, taking into account the purposes of processing.

Right to Deletion

You have the right to request the immediate deletion of personal data concerning you, provided that legal requirements are met.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain conditions.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format.

Right to Object

If your data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your data on grounds relating to your particular situation.

Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes the GDPR.

8. Data Sharing

We only share your personal data with third parties if:

  • You have given your express consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR)
  • The disclosure is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract with you (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR)
  • There is a legal obligation to disclose (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR)
  • The disclosure is necessary to protect vital interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. d GDPR)

Beyond this, no disclosure of your data to third parties takes place. We do not sell your data to third parties.

9. Email Communication

We operate our own email server. Your email communication with us is processed and stored on our own servers. There is no disclosure to external email service providers such as Gmail, Outlook, or other third-party services.

Email communication is generally not encrypted (unless you use end-to-end encryption technologies). We recommend not sending sensitive information via unencrypted email.

10. Data Processing for Business Purposes

We process your data exclusively for the requested purposes and to the extent necessary for business operations:

  • Processing inquiries and providing requested information
  • Contract fulfillment and service delivery
  • Business communication and project coordination
  • Compliance with legal obligations (e.g., tax and commercial law retention requirements)

We do not use your data for marketing purposes without your explicit consent. We do not create user profiles or use automated decision-making processes.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to occasionally adjust this privacy policy so that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy. Your new visit will be subject to the new privacy policy.

Questions About Data Protection

If you have questions about data protection, please contact us at:

Aufwind GmbH
Schloßstraße 43
24939 Flensburg
Germany
E-Mail: info@aufwind.aero

Last updated: January 2025