Privacy policy

The website www.fortis-group.de/ is an offer of the
FORTIS Real Estate Investment AG, Steinplatz 2, 10623 Berlin,
(hereinafter: Fortis). Fortis takes the protection of your data very seriously.

Your data is therefore always processed on the basis of the current provisions of the EU General Data Protection Regulation and the German Federal Data Protection Act.

Your data is stored on servers in Germany on the basis of a contract data agreement within the meaning of Art. 28 GDPR. Data transmission to our servers is securely encrypted with TLS/SSL throughout.

Below you will find detailed information on how we handle your data.

We reserve the right to adapt the data protection declaration to the applicable data protection regulations in order to ensure the legally secure handling of your data.

Note: You can also print or save this privacy policy using the functions of your browser.

1. general information
1.1 Responsible body
The body responsible for the collection, processing, use and deletion of your personal
data is
FORTIS Real Estate Investment AG, Steinplatz 2, 10623 Berlin
E-mail: info@fortis-group.de

1.2 Basic information on the collection, processing and use of your personal data
You can visit our website without providing any personal information. We then only log general access data. Your IP address will only be used if this is necessary to protect the legitimate interests of Fortis alsc or a third party and only insofar as these interests outweigh the interests or fundamental rights or freedoms of the data subject that require the protection of personal data. Examples of this are the prosecution of and the interest in investigating criminal offenses and the defense against electronic (e.g. hacking, brute force attacks).

Fortis collects, processes and uses your personal data in accordance with data protection laws and the following provisions or in accordance with your express consent.
Your personal data is processed on the following basis, see Art. 6
GDPR:
a) The processing serves Fortis and the service providers selected by us to fulfill contractual obligations.
b) The processing is permissible on the basis of a balancing of interests between the legitimate interests of Fortis and the respective customer.
c) The processing is based on your revocable consent.
d) The processing is based on legal requirements.
e) The processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.

1.3 Your rights (so-called data subject rights) and the respective legal bases

You have the right to request
a) information about the purpose of processing, the categories of data processed, any recipients and the planned duration of storage of your data (so-called right of access; Art. 15 GDPR).

b) to demand the correction of incorrect data concerning you and the completion of incomplete personal data (so-called right of rectification; Art. 16 GDPR).

c) to withdraw your consent to data processing at any time (so-called right of withdrawal; Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR)

d) to object at any time to data processing concerning you for reasons arising from a particular situation (so-called right to object, Art. 21 GDPR)

e) that we delete personal data concerning you immediately (so-called right to erasure or to be forgotten, Art. 17 GDPR) if
(1) your data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.
(2) you have withdrawn your consent (cf. b)
(3) you have objected to further processing (cf. c)
(4) your personal data has been processed unlawfully

f) to demand the restriction of processing, e.g. if you dispute the accuracy of the personal data, you refuse to delete your data, you still need your data or you have objected to the data processing and the examination of the objection is still ongoing (so-called right of restriction, Art. 18 GDPR)
g) to receive the data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured form and, if necessary, to have it transmitted to third parties (so-called right to data portability, Art. 20 GDPR)

h) to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority about the data processing (so-called right to lodge a complaint, Art. 77 GDPR). The supervisory authority responsible for Fortis is the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, Friedrichstraße 219, 10969 Berlin.
or
The State Commissioner for Data Protection and for the Right of Access to Files Brandenburg Dagmar Harte, Stahnsdorfer Damm 77, 14532 Kleinmachnow. Alternatively, you can also contact the data protection authority responsible for your place of residence.

2. Data collection by Fortis
Fortis collects personal data that you voluntarily provide to us via the contact form or e-mail.
This includes your first and last name and your e-mail address. We use the data you provide in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR to process your request.

3. Purpose of data collection, processing and use
Fortis stores your data to provide our online offer, to answer your inquiries, to fulfill and process contracts and for our own advertising purposes, e.g. sending our newsletter.

4. Newsletter
Fortis offers you a newsletter to inform you about our latest offers and properties. You will only receive this newsletter with your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.

To register for our newsletter, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure to ensure your consent, i.e. you will only receive our newsletter if you have expressly confirmed to us beforehand that we should activate the newsletter service. After entering your e-mail address in the corresponding field and confirming by clicking the “Subscribe now” button, you will receive a notification e-mail from us. In this e-mail, we will ask you to confirm that you wish to receive our newsletter by clicking on a link contained in this e-mail.
If you no longer wish to receive our newsletter, you can object to receiving the newsletter at any time. A message to the contact details mentioned under point 1.1 (e.g. e-mail, letter) is sufficient for this. Of course, you will also find an unsubscribe link in every newsletter. After you unsubscribe, we will delete your e-mail address immediately.

5. Disclosure of personal data
Your data will only be disclosed if and insofar as you have given your consent. Your data will not be passed on for advertising purposes. In addition, data will be transferred to third parties if Fortis is obliged to do so in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. d GDPR due to legal provisions or by enforceable official or court order.

6. Server log files
Each time our website is accessed, usage data is transmitted by the respective Internet browser and stored in log files, the so-called server log files. The stored data records contain the following data: Date and time of access, name of the page accessed, referrer URL, the amount of data transferred, as well as product and version information of the browser used.

The IP addresses of users are only stored in anonymized form. In the case of anonymization, the IP addresses are changed in such a way that the individual details about personal or factual circumstances can no longer be assigned to a specific or identifiable natural person, or only with a disproportionate amount of time, cost and manpower.

The log files are analyzed in order to better tailor the Fortis offer to you and your needs, to find and correct errors more quickly and to generally improve the Fortis offer. In accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, the evaluation serves to safeguard our legitimate interests in the proper presentation of our websites, which predominate in the context of a balancing of interests.

The log files are stored for up to 14 days and then deleted. Any further storage will only take place in exceptional cases and for the prosecution of legal claims as well as for the investigation of criminal offenses and to defend against electronic attacks (e.g. hacking, brute force attacks).

7. Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (www.google.com) The use includes the operating mode “Universal Analytics”. Google Analytics makes it possible to assign data, sessions and interactions across multiple devices to a pseudonymized user ID and thus to analyze the activities of a user across devices.

Google Analytics uses cookies, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and decide individually whether to accept them or to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general. You can also subsequently delete cookies via your browser settings. Depending on the browser you use, you can set your browser to only accept cookies if you agree to this. As a rule, the help function in the menu bar of your web browser will show you how you can reject new cookies and deactivate cookies you have already received. We recommend that you always log out completely when you have finished using shared computers that are set to accept cookies.

The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. Our legitimate interest in data processing also lies in these purposes.

The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is Section 15 (3) TMG and Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The data sent by us and linked to cookies, user identifiers (e.g. user ID) or advertising IDs are automatically deleted after 26 months. Data that has reached the end of its retention period is automatically deleted once a month.

You can find more information on the terms of use and data protection for Google Analytics at:
https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html
https://policies.google.com/?hl=de
https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=de
https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996

You can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser software. However, you may then no longer be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. In addition, you can prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser add-on. In this case, opt-out cookies prevent future collection of your data when you visit our website. If you wish to prevent Universal Analytics from collecting data across different devices, you must have the opt-out cookie set on all devices used. You can set the opt-out cookie via the following link:

8. Google Maps
On our website we use the offer of Google Maps, a service of Google, Inc. Fortis uses Google Maps to show you via an interactive map on our website where exactly the respective objects are located and to enable you to use the map function as conveniently as possible.

The Google Maps service is accessed directly from Google Inc. servers, so that Google Inc. receives the IP address you are using. When you visit the website, Google also receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. Whether and to what extent or for how long the IP address is stored and used internally by Google is beyond our knowledge. The legal basis for the integration of this service is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.

If you are registered with a Google service, Google can assign the visit to your account. Even if you are not registered with Google or have not logged in, it is possible that Google will store your IP address and use it to create a profile. Google stores the data collected about you as usage profiles and uses these for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or the needs-based design of its website. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to display needs-based advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles by Google.

We would like to point out that data processing by Google may take place outside the EU/EEA. Google also processes your personal data in the USA and has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield. Further information on data protection at Google can be found here.

8. Google ads

We use the online advertising program Google Ads from Google Ireland Limited to advertise our products and services in text and image form. We use the conversion tracking feature of Google Ads. When you click on one of our text or display ads, a conversion tracking cookie is stored on your computer. These cookies are not used to identify you personally and are automatically deleted after 30 days.

The information stored in these conversion tracking cookies enables us to receive reports on the number of visitors who have clicked on a particular ad and thereby led to a conversion. Conversions are key performance indicators (KPIs) for us, such as sign-ups for a trial account of our application. This data helps us to analyze the effectiveness of our advertising and to provide more appealing content.

Further information can be found in the Google guide to conversion tracking.

The legal basis for the use of these cookies is your consent to the use of “marketing” cookies. You can adjust your cookie settings at any time via the “Cookie settings” link at the bottom of each page.

10. Adobe Typekit
Adobe Typekit web fonts are used on this website. Typekit is a service of Adobe Systems Incorporated, 601 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94103 USA.

On the Adobe website accessible from Germany, the subsidiary Adobe Systems Software Ireland Limited, 4-6 Riverwalk, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24, Republic of Ireland is also identified as responsible for Europe. By integrating Adobe Typekit, we are pursuing the purpose of being able to display uniform fonts on your device. The possibility of a uniform display reduces the design effort and prevents us from having to react to font standards of different operating systems or browsers with our own graphically adapted websites. The legal basis for the processing of personal data described here is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR

The “Adobe Typekit” service provides various fonts that are displayed in the user’s web browser after a server call to Adobe (in the USA). Adobe stores at least the IP address of the browser of the end device of the user of this website. It cannot be ruled out that Adobe may also transmit the information to a server in a third country. According to privacyshield.gov, Adobe Systems Inc. has a Privacy Shield certification (can be found at https://www.privacyshield.gov/list under the search term “Adobe Systems Incorporated”). Accordingly, Adobe has undertaken to comply with the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework and the Swiss-US Privacy Shield Framework regarding the collection, use and storage of personal data from the member states of the EU and Switzerland. Adobe has declared through certification that it complies with the Privacy Shield principles.

If you are logged into your Adobe account, Adobe can add the processed information to your account.

You can prevent this data from being added directly by logging out of your Adobe account. Furthermore, you can prevent the installation of cookies – insofar as such are set by Adobe – by making the appropriate settings in your browser; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.

You can find more information in Typekit’s privacy policy, which you can access here: Typekit privacy policy

11. Duration of storage
Fortis only stores your data for as long as this is necessary to provide our services or we have a legitimate interest in further storage that outweighs your interest in deletion. In addition, we store data for as long as we need it to fulfill our contractual obligations and statutory retention periods.

12. Right of objection
If you wish to object to the collection, processing and use of your data by Fortis for the future as a whole or for individual measures, you can send your objection by e-mail, fax or
letter to the following contact details:
FORTIS Real Estate Investment AG, Steinplatz 2, 10623 Berlin.
Tel.: 030 / 516 95 97 53
E-mail: info@fortis-group.de

After exercising your right to object, we will no longer process your personal data, unless the processing is based on legal requirements or on the basis of an overriding interest of Fortis in the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims.

Liability for content

The contents of our pages have been created with the greatest care. However, we cannot assume any liability for the accuracy, completeness and topicality of the content. As a service provider, we are responsible for our own content on these pages in accordance with § 7 Para.1 TMG (German Telemedia Act) and general laws. According to §8 to §10 TMG, however, we are not obliged as a service provider to monitor transmitted or stored third-party information or to investigate circumstances that indicate illegal activity. Obligations to remove or block the use of information in accordance with the general laws
remain unaffected by this. However, liability in this respect is only possible from the time of knowledge of a specific infringement. As soon as we become aware of such infringements, we will remove the content immediately.

Liability for link

Our website contains links to external third-party websites over whose content we have no influence. Therefore, we cannot accept any liability for this third-party content. The respective provider or operator of the pages is always responsible for the content of the linked pages. The linked pages were checked for possible legal violations at the time of linking. No unlawful content was identified at
at the time of linking. However, permanent monitoring of the content of the linked pages is not reasonable without concrete evidence of an infringement. If we become aware of any legal infringements, we will remove such links immediately.

Copyright

The content and works created by the site operators on these pages are subject to German copyright law. Third-party contributions are identified as such. Duplication, processing, distribution and any kind of exploitation outside the limits of copyright law require the written consent of the respective author or creator. Downloads and copies of this site are only permitted for private, non-commercial use. The operators of this website make every effort to respect the copyrights of others or to use their own or license-free works.

Data protection

Insofar as personal data (e.g. name, address or e-mail addresses) is collected on our website, this is always done on a voluntary basis as far as possible. The use of the offers and services is, as far as possible, always possible without providing personal data. We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible. We hereby expressly prohibit the use of contact data published within the scope of the imprint obligation by third parties for sending unsolicited advertising and information material. The operators of the website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam e-mails.

Source: Disclaimer from eRecht24.de – legal advice from RA Sören Siebert

Exclusion of liability

We accept no liability for the content of external links. The operators of the linked pages are solely responsible for their content. Furthermore, we exclude any
liability for links to our site. We are not liable for any direct or indirect damages resulting from the use of this website or reliance on the information contained therein
.