Privacy Policy - ALGEBRA Engineering & Consulting

Data Protection at a Glance

The protection of your personal data is important to us. In this privacy policy, we inform you about the personal data we process during your visit to our website, for what purpose, and on which legal basis. The legal bases are the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), and the Telecommunications and Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG).

data controller

The data controller for the data processing on this website is:

ALGEBRA Engineering & Consulting GmbH
Schönbühlstr. 4
Stuttgart 70188
Phone: +49 711 390 146 56
Email: info@algebra-ec.de
Authorized Representative: Ali Aşkar
Trade Register: Register Court of Stuttgart HRB 774950

Your rights

In principle, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
Right to Rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
Right to Erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
Right to Restriction of Processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
Right to Data Portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
Right of objection against processing (Art. 21 GDPR)
Right of withdrawal of given consent (Art. 7(3) GDPR)

A formal notification is sufficient for exercise. Additionally, you have the right to complain to a data protection supervisory authority. The responsible authority is the State Data Protection Officer for Baden-Württemberg.

Server Log Files / Automatic Data Storage

When you access this website, the hosting provider automatically stores information in server logfiles that your browser transmits. This includes particularly: IP address, date and time of access, requested page/file, transferred data volume, browser type and version, operating system, and the previously visited page (referrer).

Purpose: technical error-free deployment, security, and stability of the website. Legal basis: legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Storage duration: Log data will be stored for security reasons for a limited period and subsequently deleted.

Hosting: This website is hosted by Hetzner Online GmbH, Industriestr. 25, 91710 Gunzenhausen (Germany). A contract for processing services exists with the provider in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR. The servers are located in Germany.

Cookies and Consent:

This website uses cookies. Technical cookies are necessary for operation (legal basis Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR or § 25(2) TDDDG). Optional cookies – such as for measurement purposes (Google Analytics) – are only used with your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG.

Upon your first visit, you will be presented with a cookie notice requesting your decision, whereupon you can freely agree or decline. Your decision is stored and can be changed at any time using the link 'Withdraw consent' to take effect immediately in the future. Without consent, no optional (especially statistical) cookies will be set and no corresponding services loaded.

Contact Form:

If you contact us via the contact form, your data from the form (e.g., name, email address, and your message) will be processed for the purpose of handling your inquiry and in case of follow-up questions.

Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (entering into or performance of a contract) or Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (processing your inquiry). Additionally, we will obtain your consent for the processing prior to sending (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). Storage duration: We store the data until the purpose for storage ceases to apply or legal retention periods require otherwise. You can withdraw your consent at any time.

Spam Protection (Akismet)

For spam message detection and prevention, we use the Akismet service by Automattic Inc. (USA). Upon form or comment submission, data such as input content, IP address, and browser information are transmitted to Akismet for checking against spam indicators.

Legal basis: legitimate interest in combating spam, pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Transmission to the USA takes place based on appropriate safeguards (including EU Standard Contract Clauses and/or EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework).

Security (Wordfence)

To protect the website against attacks and misuse, we use the security software Wordfence (Defiant Inc., USA). This involves processing security-relevant data such as IP addresses and access patterns to detect and block harmful accesses (firewall).

Legal basis: legitimate interest in the security of the website, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Email sending

For the sending of emails (e.g., responses to inquiries), we use our own, self-operated email infrastructure. No forwarding of send data to external email service providers takes place. Legal basis: Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in reliable communication).

Google Analytics 4

This website uses the web analytics service Google Analytics 4 by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland – exclusively with your explicit consent. Google Analytics employs cookies and similar technologies to analyze website usage (e.g., visited pages, dwell time, approximate origin). Your IP address is also processed (in shortened form).

Purpose: Range measurement and improvement of offerings. Legal basis: Consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Sec. 25 para. 1 TDGD. Before consent is given, Google Analytics will not be loaded. Withdrawal: You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect using the link "Revoke Consent. Third country: Transmission to the USA cannot be ruled out and will take place on the basis of appropriate safeguards (EU Standard Contract Clauses or EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework).

Google Search Console / Google Site Kit

For analyzing the visibility of our website in search engines and performing technical analysis, we use services from Google (e.g., Search Console, PageSpeed Insights), integrated via the "Site Kit by Google" plugin (Google Ireland Limited). Aggregated or technical data is processed herein. If cookie-based measurement of reach is involved, this occurs only with your consent (see Google Analytics).

Google Maps

On our contact page, we integrate map material from the service Google Maps (Google Ireland Limited) to display our location. When you load the map, data (including your IP address) is transmitted to Google. Legal basis: legitimate interest in an appealing presentation and easy findability of our location; consent required where applicable. Further details can be found in Google's Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Font Types (Google Fonts – local)

This website uses so-called Google Fonts for uniform font display. These are on our server installed and integrated. A connection to Google servers is established during this process. no no personal data is transferred to Google.

TLS encryption

This website uses TLS/SSL encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of sensitive content (indicated by "https://" and the lock symbol in your browser address bar).

Updates and Amendments to This Privacy Policy

This privacy policy was last updated in July 2026. Any further development of our website or changes in legal or regulatory requirements may necessitate updates to this privacy policy.