http://www.suedleasing.de/en/about/ // 04.02.2012

About SüdLeasing GmbH

SüdLeasing GmbH
70155 Stuttgart
Germany
Phone: + 49 711 1271-0
Fax: + 49 711 1271-10
E-mail: info.de@suedleasing.com


Registry Court Mannheim
Commercial register no.: HRB 4998
VAT no.: DE 811214875

Managing board:
Horst Joachim Wieland (spokesman), Alexander Wiedenbach


Legal notices
SüdLeasing makes every effort to offer comprehensive information to visitors to this web site. However, SüdLeasing accepts no liability for the accuracy, completeness or currency of the information provided.

SüdLeasing is not responsible for the content of other internet sites to which this web site links.

The entire SüdLeasing web site is protected by copyrights. Use of the information on this web site requires SüdLeasing GmbH's express, written approval.

SüdLeasing's privacy policy
Information on privacy at SüdLeasing

We want you to be able to use our web site with confidence and without concern for your privacy. We take the protection of your personal information and your privacy seriously.

SüdLeasing handles any personal information collected during your visit to our web site in accordance with statutory regulations designed to respect and protect your privacy.

We have implemented technical and organizational safeguards to ensure that we and external service operators comply with data privacy regulations.

In addition, it is important to us that you are aware of what data we collect and when and how we use that data. We would therefore like to describe briefly SüdLeasing's approach to privacy, what we do to protect your data, and how this is affects you when you use our services.

Personal data/personal identification information
Personal data or personal identification information is information that can be used to discover your identity. This information includes your name, e-mail address, postal address, phone number, etc.

Pseudonym data/anonymous log-file data
Information not directly associated with your real identity, such as a web site's user profiles and statistics, are not classed as personal information.

When you visit our web site, our web servers record certain types of information, including the IP address assigned to you by your internet service provider, the web site you came from to our site, the pages you visit on our site, and the date and time of your visit. In addition, the web server log files record which operating system, browser type and browser version you are using. 

We evaluate this information anonymously for statistical purposes and to allow us to improve our web content. This anonymous data is stored separately from any person-specific information on secured internal systems and cannot be used to identify specific individuals. By separating anonymous and general statistical information from person-related information, we ensure that your privacy remains protected at all times.

Collection of personal information
Information on your visit to our web site is only stored for statistical purposes as anonymous records of page views; this information includes no personal details. This means you can view the information we publish on our web pages without exposing your identity.

Furthermore, we only save your personal details if you specifically supply us with them. This is the case, for example, if you sign up for a newsletter, take part in a survey, enter a prize competition, or submit enquiries or suggestions using one of our contact forms or by e-mail. You choose whether you wish to include your name and other personal details, such as your date of birth, postal address, e-mail address, phone number, etc. You can, of course, elect not to supply us with this information. However, if you do not provide us with all the information we need, we may not be able to supply you with the desired products, services or information.

E-mail/contact forms
If you send us e-mail or contact us using a contact form, we keep a record and make use of your personal information (e.g., your name, date of birth, postal or e-mail address, phone number etc.), but only to the extent that we need this information to provide services or to correspond with you.

If you submit information about yourself in unsecured e-mail, you should note that this information passes in unprotected form over the Internet and could potentially be accessed by unauthorized persons and abused.

Children
We urge parents and legal guardians to supervise their children's use of the Internet. Persons under the age of 18 should not send us personal information without the approval of their parents or legal guardians. We do not request personal information from children; we do not collect this kind of information; and we do not share such information with third parties. We ask that persons under the age of 18 wishing to communicate with us inform us of their circumstances and provide us with the name of a legal representative (someone with parental authority).

Links
SüdLeasing's web site contains links to third parties' web sites that are not covered by our privacy policy. When we provide links to other sites, we attempt to ensure that these sites subscribe to the same values as we do. However, we have no influence on the content of these sites or on how their operators' comply with data privacy requirements. If you visit another web site, please check the site's privacy policy information.

Security in the processing of personal data
SüdLeasing implements technical and organizational safeguards to ensure that your data is protected against chance or intentional manipulation, loss, deletion or access by unauthorized persons. We are constantly refining our security measures in line with new technological advancements. Specifically, this means that we keep personal data on specially secured servers located in Germany. Only a small number of authorized persons responsible for technical maintenance and content have access to these servers.

How we use personal data
We record, process and work with personal data to the extent that is necessary to enable us to fulfill the services we offer. We also do this in order to be able to verify your identity to authorize access to secured web pages, to register you, to engage in solicited communication with you, and to provide you with any products, services and information you have requested.

In addition, we may utilize this data for purposes other than that stated on the specific contact form, but only insofar as you have authorized us to do so.

We share your data between SüdLeasing departments so that we can process and respond to your inquiries and requests.

How we use anonymous statistical data
We store and analyze general data collected on the use of this web site (e.g., on the number of visits, the pages viewed, and visit durations) as a means of reviewing individual web pages relevance for visitors. Unless stated otherwise, we collect this data anonymously for statistical and market-research purposes. We reserve the right to use this data within SüdLeasing as well as externally.

Sharing of personal information with third parties
We appreciate the trust you place in us and we take the greatest care to ensure the protection of your personal details.

We only use these details for internal purposes within SüdLeasing in connection with customer relations and do not share your information with third parties without first obtaining your prior express approval.

The collection of personal information and the sharing of that information with authorized state agencies and authorities only occurs within the framework of statutory regulations or in the event that we are required to do so in order to comply with court orders. Employees of SüdLeasing and partner organizations are obligated to maintain confidentiality and to abide by our privacy policy and our guidelines.

Your options
We would like to use your personal data in the context of prize competitions or similar initiatives in order to inform you about our products and services and to ask your opinion. As you would expect, participation in activities like this is purely voluntary. If you would prefer not to be contacted in such instances, feel free to inform us at any time and we will lock or delete your data. You can find more detailed information on our local web sites.

You right of information
If you wish, we will inform you free of charge about all the personal information we have stored about you. You of course also have the option of correcting any errors and of having incorrect data corrected, updated, deleted or locked.

Revocation
In addition, you may at any time revoke your consent to collect, process and use your personal information, now and in the future. If you have supplied us with personal details (e.g., when you subscribed to a real estate newsletter), you may choose, whenever you wish, to have this information deleted. Simply use the form provided to cancel your subscription. Once you have responded correctly to the security question, all of your details relating to the service in question will be deleted in full. By opting out, you ensure that you will receive no further newsletters. Customer banking information (e.g., details needed to manage your accounts) will not be affected by you opting out of one of our internet information services or by deletion of your subscription details.

Changes to privacy policy
The speed with which the Internet is developing means that we need to update our privacy policy from time to time. The latest changes to our policy will be published here.

Although we do not plan to change our policy at frequent intervals, we recommend that you check our site for changes from time to time. That way you ensure that you have read the latest policy and accept it.

All changes to our privacy policy are forward-looking. We will not introduce retroactive changes unless these are required by law.

Questions, comments and suggestions
If you have questions on how we use your personal details or on data privacy in general, please contact our data privacy officer. This is also the person whom you should contact if you wish to request information or to submit comments or complaints.