Privacy Policy
1. Data Protection at a Glance
General Information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is any data by which you can be personally identified. For detailed information on the subject of data protection, please refer to our privacy policy listed below this text.
Data Collection on Our Website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the imprint of this website.
How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected on one hand by you providing it to us. This could be data you enter in a contact form, for example. Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is mainly technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.
What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your 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 correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint for this and other questions on the subject of data protection. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
2. General Information and Mandatory Information
Data Protection
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy. When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data by which you can be personally identified. 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 e-mail) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Responsible Party
The responsible party for data processing on this website is:
WS-Media GmbH
Reichenbacher Str. 31
08499 Reichenbach OT Mylau
Germany
Phone: +49 3765 521 48 55
E-Mail: info@ws-media.com
Revocation of Your Consent
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. An informal message by e-mail to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to Complain to the Supervisory Authority
In case of violations of data protection law, the data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority for data protection issues is:
Saxon Data Protection Commissioner
Devrientstraße 5
01067 Dresden
Germany
Phone: +49 351 85471-101
Website: www.saechsdsb.de
SSL/TLS Encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line. When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
3. Data Collection on Our Website
Cookies
Our website uses cookies. These are small text files that are stored on your device by your browser. Cookies do not cause any damage. We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. They allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit. If you do not want this, you can set up your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and only allow them in individual cases. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of our website.
Customer Portal (kundenportal.ws)
Our customer portal for business customers uses the following cookies:
- Session Cookie (PHPSESSID): Technically necessary for login and use of the portal. This cookie is deleted when you close your browser.
- Remember Me Cookie: Only set if you actively check the "Stay logged in" option during login. This cookie allows automatic login for up to 1 year. You can delete this cookie at any time via your browser settings or by logging out.
Server Log Files
The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are: browser type and version, operating system used, referrer URL, host name of the accessing computer, time of the server request, IP address. This data is not merged with other data sources. The data processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the purpose of fulfilling a contract or pre-contractual measures.
Contact Form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details 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 pass on this data without your consent. The processing of the data entered in the contact form is thus based exclusively on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time. An informal message by e-mail to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing operations carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
4. External Services and Content Delivery Networks
CDN (jsDelivr)
We use the Content Delivery Network (CDN) jsDelivr to deliver certain technical libraries (Bootstrap CSS framework and Bootstrap Icons) required for the display and functionality of our website. jsDelivr is a free, open-source CDN operated by Prospect One. When you visit our website, your browser establishes a connection to jsDelivr servers to load these libraries. In this process, your IP address and other technical data (browser type, operating system) may be transmitted to jsDelivr. jsDelivr does not use this data for tracking purposes and does not create user profiles. The use of jsDelivr is based on our legitimate interest in providing an efficient and secure website (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). For more information, see jsDelivr's privacy policy: www.jsdelivr.com/privacy
5. Data Retention Periods
Unless a more specific storage period is stated in 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 your consent to 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, the deletion will take place after these reasons cease to apply.
Specific retention periods:
- Server log files: 7 days
- Contact form data: Until the inquiry has been fully processed, then up to 3 years for any warranty claims
- Cookies: Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser; persistent cookies have a maximum lifetime of 1 year
- Business correspondence: 6 years (commercial law) or 10 years (tax law), depending on the type of document
Last updated: March 2026