Data Protection

We are very pleased about your interest in our company. Data protection is of particularly high importance for the management of TH International GmbH. The use of the internet pages of TH International GmbH is generally possible without any indication of personal data. However, if a data subject wants to use special services provided by our company via our website, the processing of personal data may become necessary. If the processing of personal data is required and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the data subject.
The processing of personal data—such as the name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number of a data subject—always takes place in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and in compliance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to TH International GmbH. By means of this privacy policy, our company would like to inform the public about the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, use, and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed of their rights by means of this privacy policy.
TH International GmbH, as the controller responsible for the processing, has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed through this website. However, internet-based data transmissions can fundamentally have security gaps, so absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us by alternative means, for example by telephone.

1. Definitions
The privacy policy of TH International GmbH is based on the terminology used by the European legislator for the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy should be easy to read and understandable both for the public and for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terminology used in advance.
In this privacy policy, we use, among others, the following terms:
a) Personal data
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person ("data subject"). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.
b) Data subject
A data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller responsible for the processing.
c) Processing
Processing is any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination, or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
d) Restriction of processing
Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.
e) Profiling
Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person—particularly to analyze or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements.
f) Pseudonymization
Pseudonymization is the processing of personal data in such a way that the data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures that ensure the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.
g) Controller or controller responsible for the processing
Controller or controller responsible for the processing is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
h) Processor
Processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.
i) Recipient
Recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or another body to whom the personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law are not regarded as recipients.
j) Third party
Third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or body other than the data subject, controller, processor, and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorized to process personal data.
k) Consent
Consent is any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which they, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signify agreement to the processing of personal data relating to them.

2. Name and Address of the Controller
The controller, as defined by the General Data Protection Regulation and other data protection laws applicable in the Member States of the European Union and other provisions with a data protection character, is:
TH International GmbH
Ettighofferstr. 78
53123 Bonn
Germany
Email: support@thi-cs.de
Website: www.thi-cs.de

3. Cookies
The website of TH International GmbH uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored on a computer system via an internet browser.
Many websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a character string through which websites and servers can be assigned to the specific internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This allows visited websites and servers to distinguish the individual browser of the data subject from other internet browsers that contain different cookies. A specific internet browser can be recognized and identified using the unique cookie ID.
Through the use of cookies, TH International GmbH can provide users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting.
By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized with the user in mind. Cookies allow us, as previously mentioned, to recognize the users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to utilize our website. For example, the user of a website that uses cookies does not have to enter access data each time the website is accessed, as this is taken over by the website and the cookie stored on the user’s computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping cart in an online store. The online store remembers the items a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart via a cookie.
The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding setting of the internet browser used and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, cookies already set may be deleted at any time via an internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all common internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be entirely usable.

4. Collection of General Data and Information
The website of TH International GmbH collects a series of general data and information when a data subject or an automated system accesses the website. This general data and information are stored in the server log files. Collected may be:
(1) the browser types and versions used,
(2) the operating system used by the accessing system,
(3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrers),
(4) the sub-websites,
(5) the date and time of access to the website,
(6) an Internet Protocol address (IP address),
(7) the internet service provider of the accessing system, and
(8) any other similar data and information that may be used in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.
When using this general data and information, TH International GmbH does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is needed to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) optimize the content of our website and its advertising, (3) ensure the long-term viability of our information technology systems and website technology, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in case of a cyberattack. Therefore, TH International GmbH analyzes anonymously collected data and information statistically, with the aim of increasing the data protection and data security of our enterprise and to ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

5. Contact Possibility via the Website
Due to legal regulations, the website of TH International GmbH contains information that enables quick electronic contact to our company, as well as direct communication with us, which also includes a general address of the so-called electronic mail (email address). If a data subject contacts the controller by email or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject are automatically stored. Such personal data transmitted voluntarily by a data subject to the controller are stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. There is no disclosure of this personal data to third parties.

6. Routine Erasure and Blocking of Personal Data
The controller shall process and store the personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or as far as this is granted by the European legislator or other legislators in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject.
If the storage purpose is not applicable, or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data are routinely blocked or erased in accordance with legal requirements.
7. Rights of the Data Subject
a) Right to Confirmation
Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning them is being processed. To exercise this right, the data subject may at any time contact an employee of the controller.
b) Right of Access
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain free information from the controller at any time about the personal data stored concerning them and a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European legislator has granted the data subject access to the following information:
    • The purposes of the processing
    • The categories of personal data processed
    • The recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, especially recipients in third countries or international organizations
    • Where possible, the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored, or if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period
    • The existence of the right to request from the controller rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing concerning the data subject or to object to such processing
    • The existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
    • If the personal data are not collected from the data subject: any available information as to their source
    • The existence of automated decision-making including profiling pursuant to Article 22(1) and (4) GDPR and — at least in these cases — meaningful information about the logic involved as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject
Moreover, the data subject has the right to be informed whether personal data are transferred to a third country or an international organization. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to be informed about the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.
If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of access, they may contact any employee of the controller at any time.
c) Right to Rectification
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Taking into account the purposes of processing, the data subject also has the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement.
If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, they may contact any employee of the controller at any time.
d) Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten)
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to request from the controller the deletion of personal data concerning them without undue delay, provided that one of the following grounds applies and provided that the processing is not necessary:
    • The personal data have been collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which they are no longer necessary.
    • The data subject withdraws consent on which the processing is based according to Article 6(1)(a) or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
    • The data subject objects pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR to the processing and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects pursuant to Article 21(2) GDPR to the processing.
    • The personal data have been unlawfully processed.
    • The deletion of personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
    • The personal data have been collected in relation to the offer of information society services pursuant to Article 8(1) GDPR.
If one of the aforementioned reasons applies and a data subject wishes to request the deletion of personal data stored at TH International GmbH, they may contact any employee of the controller at any time. The employee of TH International GmbH will arrange for the deletion request to be complied with immediately.
If the personal data have been made public by TH International GmbH and our company as controller is obliged according to Article 17(1) GDPR to delete the personal data, TH International GmbH shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, considering available technology and implementation costs, to inform other controllers processing the published personal data that the data subject has requested the deletion of any links to, or copies or replications of, those personal data. The employee of TH International GmbH will arrange the necessary measures on a case-by-case basis.
e) Right to Restriction of Processing
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain restriction of processing by the controller if one of the following applies:
    • The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject for a period allowing the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
    • The processing is unlawful, and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests the restriction of their use instead.
    • The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but they are required by the data subject for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
    • The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR and it is not yet established whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.
If one of the above applies and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored at TH International GmbH, they may contact any employee of the controller at any time. The employee of TH International GmbH will arrange the restriction of processing.
f) Right to Data Portability
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to receive the personal data concerning them, which they have provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. They also have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data have been provided, provided that the processing is based on consent according to Article 6(1)(a) or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR, or on a contract according to Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, and the processing is carried out by automated means, unless processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.
Furthermore, the data subject has the right pursuant to Article 20(1) GDPR to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and provided this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.
To exercise the right to data portability, the data subject may contact any employee of TH International GmbH at any time.
g) Right to Object
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to object, on grounds relating to their particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning them based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, including profiling based on those provisions.
TH International GmbH will no longer process the personal data in the event of an objection unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
If TH International GmbH processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to processing of personal data for such advertising. This also applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to processing for direct marketing purposes, TH International GmbH will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.
Moreover, the data subject has the right to object for reasons arising from their particular situation to processing of personal data concerning them by TH International GmbH for scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.
To exercise the right to object, the data subject may directly contact any employee of TH International GmbH. Furthermore, the data subject is free to exercise the objection right by automated means using technical specifications, regardless of Directive 2002/58/EC, in connection with the use of information society services.
h) Automated Individual Decision-Making Including Profiling
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning them or similarly significantly affects them, except if the decision:
    1. Is necessary for entering into or performance of a contract between the data subject and the controller, or
    2. Is authorized by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the data subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or
    3. Is based on the data subject's explicit consent.
If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into or performance of a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) is based on the data subject's explicit consent, TH International GmbH shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, including at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express their point of view, and to contest the decision.
If the data subject wishes to assert rights related to automated decision-making, they may contact any employee of the controller at any time.
i) Right to Withdraw Data Protection Consent
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to withdraw their consent to processing of their personal data at any time.
If the data subject wishes to exercise the right to withdraw consent, they may contact any employee of the controller at any time.