Privacy Policy

Last updated: 3. November 2026

1. Data Controller

The controller responsible for processing personal data on this website is:

Sachverständigenbüro Gutachten Schröder
Christian Schröder
Wilkensweg 4a
49196 Bad Laer
Germany

Phone: +49 151 14719316
Email: info@gutachten-schroeder.de
Website: https://www.gutachten-schroeder.de

2. General Information on Data Protection

We take the protection of your personal data seriously. We process personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG).

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

We process personal data primarily to provide and secure our website, respond to enquiries, prepare and perform contracts and, where consent has been given, analyse website usage and measure the effectiveness of our advertising.

3. Website Hosting and Operation by Wix

Our website is operated using the Wix website platform.

The provider is Wix.com Ltd., 40 Namal Tel Aviv St., Tel Aviv 6350671, Israel.

When you visit our website, the following information may be processed:

• IP address

• Date and time of access

• Pages and files accessed

• Browser type, browser version and operating system

• Referring website

• Technical connection and security information

This processing is necessary to provide our website, maintain its functionality and protect it against misuse and attacks.

The legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the secure and reliable operation of our website.

Where Wix processes personal data on our behalf, this is governed by the relevant data protection agreements.

As part of operating the website, personal data may also be processed outside the European Union or European Economic Area. Wix describes safeguards including adequacy decisions and appropriate contractual measures.

Further information: https://www.wix.com/about/privacy

4. Cookies and Consent Management

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies.

Technically necessary technologies are used, for example, to ensure website security, provide essential functions and store your privacy preferences.

We also use services for website analytics, advertising performance measurement and additional contact options.

Where consent is legally required, the relevant services are activated only after you have given your consent.

Our cookie banner allows you to accept or reject optional technologies or select individual preferences.

You can change your preferences and withdraw consent for the future at any time using the cookie settings widget available on our website.

Depending on the processing activity, the legal bases are Article 6(1)(a) or Article 6(1)(f) GDPR and Section 25(1) or Section 25(2) TDDDG.

5. Contact Form, Email and Telephone Enquiries

If you contact us through our contact form, by email or by telephone, we process the information you provide to respond to your enquiry.

This may include:

• Name and company name

• Email address and telephone number

• Content of your enquiry

• Any additional information you voluntarily provide

Our contact form is provided through Wix. Information entered into the form may therefore be processed by Wix as part of providing this service.

The legal basis is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR where your enquiry concerns steps prior to entering into a contract or the performance of a contract.

For other enquiries, the legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, based on our legitimate interest in responding to communications.

We retain your information only for as long as necessary to process your enquiry or comply with statutory retention obligations.

6. Google Analytics 4

We use Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics helps us understand how visitors use our website and which content is particularly relevant.

The following information may be processed:

• Pages visited and website events

• Time and duration of website use

• Device and browser information

• Approximate geographical location

• Information about how visitors reached our website

• Pseudonymous online identifiers

We also use Google Analytics to record the event “generate_lead” when a contact enquiry is successfully submitted through our website form.

Analytics processing requiring consent is based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG.

You can withdraw your consent at any time through the cookie settings.

Google Analytics may involve processing by Google companies or service providers outside the European Economic Area.

Further information: https://policies.google.com/privacy

7. Google Ads and Conversion Tracking

We use Google Ads, an advertising service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

We use Google Ads to advertise our services through Google Search.

Conversion tracking allows us to measure whether visitors perform certain actions after interacting with an advertisement, such as submitting our contact form.

This may involve processing information about advertising interactions, website events, devices, browsers and pseudonymous identifiers.

We also use events from Google Analytics 4 linked to Google Ads to measure advertising performance.

Analytics and marketing technologies requiring consent are activated after the relevant consent has been given.

The legal basis is Article 6(1)(a) GDPR in conjunction with Section 25(1) TDDDG.

You may change or withdraw your consent at any time through the cookie settings.

Further information: https://policies.google.com/privacy

8. Google Maps

Our website offers an interactive Google map showing our business location.

The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

The Google map is not loaded automatically when you visit our website.

Instead, a notice and a button labelled “Show Google Maps” are displayed.

​Your consent to load the Google map applies only to this map display and does not constitute consent to the use of other Google services on our website.

Only when you click this button is the map loaded and a connection to Google established.

This may result in the transmission of your IP address, browser information and other technical usage data to Google. Data may also be processed outside the European Economic Area.

The map is loaded on the basis of your consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and, where applicable, Section 25(1) TDDDG.

You can access our address and contact information without activating the map.

Further information: https://policies.google.com/privacy

9. WhatsApp Contact Option via Chaty

We offer an optional contact method through WhatsApp on our website. We use the Chaty service to display the corresponding contact button. Only the WhatsApp function is enabled on our website.

The Chaty widget is managed through our cookie consent system and, under our current configuration, is loaded only after the relevant consent has been given.

When the widget is loaded or used, technical information and usage data may be processed. According to Chaty's privacy information, this may include IP addresses, browser and device information, pages visited, links clicked, cookie information, as well as information about mouse movements and text entered into fields. The specific data processed when visiting our website depends on the technical configuration of the service.

Chaty also provides us with statistics about widget usage, including visitor numbers and clicks.

Where consent is required, processing is based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG. You may withdraw your consent at any time through the cookie settings, with effect for the future.

If you click the WhatsApp button, you will be redirected to WhatsApp. WhatsApp Ireland Limited is responsible for providing WhatsApp services in the European Economic Area. When communicating through WhatsApp, information such as your telephone number, profile name, message content and other information you voluntarily provide may be processed.

Our processing of messages sent to us is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR where the communication relates to pre-contractual measures or contract performance. For other communications, the legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Using WhatsApp is voluntary. You can also contact us by telephone, email or through our website contact form.

Further information:

Chaty: https://chaty.app/privacy-policy/

WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/privacy-policy

10. Fonts and Website Presentation

We use the Open Sans font, among others, to present our website.

The Open Sans font file we checked is delivered through Wix infrastructure or its content delivery network.

When these files are requested, technically necessary connection data is processed.

This serves to provide a consistent, readable and user-friendly presentation of our website.

The legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the reliable and accessible presentation of our online services.

11. Recipients and International Data Transfers

As part of operating our website and providing the services described above, personal data may be processed by external service providers.

These include Wix, Google, the provider of the Chaty widget and, where used, WhatsApp.

Personal data may be processed in countries outside the European Union or European Economic Area.

Where no adequacy decision applies, international transfers require appropriate safeguards or another legally permitted transfer mechanism.

For further details, please consult the privacy information provided by the relevant service providers.

12. Data Retention

We process and retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the relevant purpose.

Where statutory retention requirements apply, the relevant information is retained in accordance with those obligations.

Once the purpose of processing no longer applies and any statutory retention periods have expired, the data will be deleted unless another legal basis permits or requires continued storage.

13. Your Data Protection Rights

Subject to the applicable legal requirements, you have the following rights:

• Right of access under Article 15 GDPR

• Right to rectification under Article 16 GDPR

• Right to erasure under Article 17 GDPR

• Right to restriction of processing under Article 18 GDPR

• Right to data portability under Article 20 GDPR

• Right to object under Article 21 GDPR

• Right to withdraw consent under Article 7(3) GDPR

Withdrawal of consent takes effect for the future and does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.

To exercise your rights, please contact info@gutachten-schroeder.de.

14. Right to Lodge a Complaint

Under Article 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data infringes data protection law.

The supervisory authority particularly relevant to our business is:

The State Commissioner for Data Protection of Lower Saxony (Die Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz Niedersachsen)

Website: https://www.lfd.niedersachsen.de/

15. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data.

Our website uses an encrypted HTTPS connection.

Despite these security measures, complete protection of data transmitted over the internet cannot be guaranteed.

16. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy if our website, the services we use or applicable legal requirements change.