Privacy policy

Our passion and appreciation are for the automobile. We take great care to ensure the security of your data. We inform you here in detail how we process your personal data.

Name and contact details of the data controller

Responsible for the data processing on this page is the

MICARE PS GmbH

Erbacher Tal 18

64646 Heppenheim

Germany

Phone: +49 (0) 6252 60 300 25

E-Mail: info [at] micare-ps [dot] com

Data protection officer

Since the appointment of a data protection officer is not legally required here, this has been dispensed with.

Collection and storage of personal data as well as type and purpose of their use

Visiting the website

When you visit our website www.micare-ps.com, information is automatically sent to our website server via your browser. This information is temporarily stored in so-called log files. The following information is collected without your intervention and stored until automated deletion:

- IP address of the requesting computer

- Date and time of access

- Name and URL of the accessed file

- Website from which the access was made (referrer URL)

- Browser used and, if applicable, operating system of your computer

- name of your access provider.

The aforementioned data is processed by us for the following purposes:

- Ensuring a smooth connection setup of the website

- Ensuring a comfortable use of our website

- evaluation of system security and stability

- other administrative purposes.

However, we do not use the data collected here for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your person.

The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f DSGVO. Our legitimate interest follows from the purposes for data collection listed above.

Use of our contact form

For questions of any kind or also for tips on stolen vehicles, we offer you to contact us via a form provided on the website. In doing so, it is necessary to provide a valid e-mail address so that we know from whom the inquiry originates and so that we can answer it. You can voluntarily provide additional information.

Data processing for the purpose of contacting us is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a DSGVO on the basis of your voluntarily given consent.

The personal data collected by us for the use of the contact form will be automatically deleted after completion of your request.

Inquiry by e-mail or telephone

If you contact us by e-mail or telephone, your request with all resulting personal data (e.g. your name, your request) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. b DSGVO, if your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. Otherwise, the processing is based on your consent according to Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO. It may also be based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO, as we have a legitimate interest in being able to process your requests well.

The data you provide to us in this way will remain stored by us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to store it, or - e.g. if your inquiry has been processed - the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory legal provisions - in particular legal retention periods - remain unaffected.

Registering with your email address / creating a customer account.
If you want to use the specific offers of our website, you can register on our website for this purpose.
For the general registration on our website, you will be asked to enter your first name, last name, a valid e-mail address and a password to be chosen by you.
We use the data you enter for the purpose of using the particular offer or service for which you have registered.
We also use the e-mail address you provide here to inform you of important changes, for example, in the scope of the offer or in the event of technically necessary changes.
The processing of the data entered during registration is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. You can revoke your consent at any time. For this purpose, an informal communication by e-mail to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.
The data collected during registration will be stored by us as long as you are registered on our website and will then be deleted. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.

Registration of vehicles on online platform MICARE PS
If you wish to use our offer, the online platform MICARE PS, on a contractual basis, you can, after registering with your e-mail address and password, register a vehicle and agree on the service you require for this purpose.
In our registration form for the entry on online platform MICARE PS, a lot of data about the vehicle to be registered is collected. Insofar as it is possible to draw conclusions about your person, this is also personal data (e.g. registration number. The entry of the registration number is not mandatory for the registration on the online platform MICARE PS).Finally, after registering the vehicle data, you will be forwarded to the payment service provider.

The following items must be filled in the form:
Vehicle data
Vehicle details
(make, model, body shape, year of manufacture, color, chassis number / VIN, first registration, registration number, fuel, power, engine capacity, type of gearbox, speedometer display, speedometer reading)
Motorization
(engine number, transmission number, engine variant, cylinder arrangement)
Vehicle pictures
(possibility to upload up to 12 pictures)
 
Technical details/equipment
(seat covers, color interior, tire manufacturer, tire size, rims, rim manufacturer, special individual features, extras)
Anti-theft device
(NFC ID number, tracker number, MICRODOT ID number, alarm system, immobilizer)
Theft
Details of theft/place of crime
(Street, ZIP code, city, estimated time of crime from - to, description, reward).
Further details
(police file number, police station, contact person, phone number, street)
Claim number, insurance company (this data is not made publicly visible)
When registering a stolen vehicle, you will be asked to upload a copy of the police theft report for quality assurance reasons. The report will not be made available to third parties.
 
Overview
When registering a non-stolen vehicle, you can decide whether the vehicle is displayed on MICARE PS.
Unless you notify us otherwise, the following vehicle data will be made generally publicly visible.
- Model
- Year of manufacture
- Body
- status
All other vehicle data stored on MICARE PS will only be displayed in the event of theft.
(see par. 3 e) Registration of vehicles on MICARE PS).

Personal data, such as name or address (if stored), etc. will not be displayed or disclosed to third parties at any time. MICARE PS collects only such personal data (name, address) that are necessary, for example, to create an invoice, these data are not queried or stored in your customer account at any time.

We use your personal data to establish, define the content of or amend the legal relationship, to fulfill the contract or to enable you to use the service or to bill you.
The data processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b DSGVO, which permits the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.
We transmit personal data to third parties only if this is necessary within the scope of the contract processing, for example to the credit institution commissioned with the payment processing.
After complete processing of the contract, we block your data so that they are no longer used. After the expiration of the tax and commercial storage obligations, we delete your data, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data.
 
Payment via PayPal
On our website we offer a payment option via PayPal. The provider of this payment service is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, 2449 Luxembourg. When paying via PayPal, the payment data entered by you will be transmitted to PayPal for the execution of the contractual payment. Detailed information on this can be found in the privacy policy of PayPal:

https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full?locale.x=de_DE

The transmission of data to PayPal is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO (consent) and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO (processing for the performance of a contract). You can revoke your consent to data processing at any time. A revocation does not affect the validity of past data processing operations.

Payment via PayPal Plus
If you choose one of the payment options of our partner PayPal Plus, PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg ("PayPal"), you will be asked in the ordering process of PayPal Plus to consent to the transmission of the data required for the processing of the payment and an identity and credit check to PayPal S.A.R.L.. The transmission takes place according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. With PayPal Plus, buyers who do not have their own PayPal account can also make payments to the merchant via PayPal Plus. If you give your consent, your data, such as your desired payment method (e.g. payment by credit card, invoice or direct debit) will be transmitted to PayPal. For the purpose of checking your identity and creditworthiness, PayPal or a partner company commissioned by PayPal will also transmit data to credit agencies in accordance with your consent and will receive information on your creditworthiness from these agencies on the basis of mathematical-statistical procedures, the calculation of which includes address data. This is associated with profiling, which may have an influence on the conclusion of the contract and the processing of payments.
Detailed information on this and on the credit agencies used, as well as which data is collected for which purposes, can be found in PayPal's privacy policy: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full?locale.x=de_DE The basis for the forwarding of your data to PayPal and the other credit agencies and third parties is primarily your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) a DSGVO, which you grant separately on the occasion of the forwarding to PayPal, as well as our legitimate interest in a technically flawless online offer and its economically efficient design and optimization pursuant to Art. 6 (1) f DSGVO. You can revoke your consent to PayPal at any time. However, PayPal may still be entitled to process, use and transfer your personal data if this is necessary for the contractual processing of payments or is required by law or ordered by a court or an authority. PayPal uses cookies to provide you with an optimal online experience tailored to your needs. If you do not wish the transmission of data to the services of PayPal, you can prevent the setting of cookies by PayPal. For this, we refer to the chapter "Cookies" above in this privacy policy. In addition, you can contact us at any time outside of PayPal and thus prevent the storage and transfer of your data to PayPal. For this purpose, the contact options mentioned in this statement are available to you.

NOTICE:
In addition to the data processing notice text in the privacy policy, the PayPal T&Cs must be included in your T&Cs. In addition, you should obtain the consent text for the credit check in an appropriate checkbox, if PayPal is selected as a payment option. E.g. consent text: "I agree to the transfer of my data to PayPal, which is necessary for the processing of the payment process, including identity and credit checks. I can revoke my consent at any time. (e.g. by an informal message to "E-Mail" or via the following link).

Passing on of data
We will only pass on your personal data to third parties under certain conditions. In the following we inform you about these conditions.
 
Consent
If you have given your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. a DSGVO, we may disclose your personal data to third parties.
 
Representation of legal claims
According to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f DSGVO, we may disclose your personal data to third parties if this is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims. If we have to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in not having your data passed on, we will not pass on your data even then.
 
Legal obligation
If we are legally obliged to do so according to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. c DSGVO, we will pass on your data.
 
Contract
If the disclosure of your personal data is legally permitted and this is necessary for the processing of a contractual relationship with you, we may disclose your data to third parties for this purpose.
 
Cookies
We use cookies on our website. These are small files that are automatically created by your browser and stored on your end device (laptop, tablet, smartphone or similar) when you visit our site. Cookies do not cause any damage to your end device, do not contain viruses, Trojans or other malware. However, they do process data.
Information is stored in the cookie that is related to the specific end device used. This does not mean, however, that we thereby gain direct knowledge of your identity.
The use of cookies serves on the one hand to make the use of our offer more pleasant for you. For example, we use so-called session cookies to recognize that you have already visited individual pages of our website. These are automatically deleted after you leave our site.
In addition, we also use temporary cookies to optimize user-friendliness, which are stored on your terminal device for a certain fixed period of time. If you visit our site again to use our services, it is automatically recognized that you have already been with us and which entries and settings you have made so that you do not have to enter them again.
On the other hand, we use cookies to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our offer for you (see section 5). These cookies enable us to automatically recognize that you have already been to our site when you visit it again. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period of time.
The data processed by cookies is necessary for the aforementioned purposes to protect our legitimate interests as well as the interests of third parties in accordance with Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. f DSGVO.
Most browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or a notice always appears before a new cookie is created. You can also set your browser so that cookies are always deleted when you close the browser. Complete deactivation of cookies may mean that you cannot use all the functions of our website.

Services from Google
Google Analytics
For the purpose of demand-oriented design and continuous optimization of our pages, we use Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter "Google" (https://www.google.de/intl/de/about/). In the process, pseudonymized usage profiles are created and cookies are used (see under point 6). The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website such as
- browser type/version
- operating system used
- Referrer URL (the previously visited page)
- host name of the accessing computer (IP address)
- Time of the server request
are transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The information is used to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website and internet usage for the purposes of market research and demand-oriented design of these web pages. This information may also be transferred to third parties if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on our behalf. In no case will your IP address be merged with other data from Google. The IP addresses are anonymized so that an assignment is not possible (IP masking).
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.
You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website, as well as the processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing a browser add-on (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de).
You can also prevent the collection by Google Analytics by clicking on this link
(https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de). An opt-out cookie will be set, which prevents the future collection of your data when visiting this website. The opt-out cookie is only valid in this browser and only for our website and is stored on your device. If you delete the cookies in this browser, you must set the opt-out cookie again.
For more information on data protection in connection with Google Analytics, please refer to the Google Analytics Help (https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de).
 
Google Maps
On our contact form, we use Google Maps. Google Maps is offered by Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Google Maps stores your IP address in order to be able to offer the corresponding functionalities. This data is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. We have no influence on this data transmission.
The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offer and an easy location of the addresses provided by us on the website. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.

Script libraries - Google Web Fonts
This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.
For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to Google's servers. This enables Google to know that our website has been accessed via your IP address. Google Web Fonts are used in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offers. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO.
If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font will be used by your computer.
For more information on Google Web Fonts, please see Google's privacy policy at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faqund: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
MaxCDN (BootstrapCDN).
On our website, we use MaxCDN (BootstrapCDN), a CDN provided by NetDNA, LLC, 3575 Cahuenga Blvd. West, Suite 330, Los Angeles, CA 90068, USA. CDN have the effect of shortening the loading time of common Java-Script libraries and fonts because the files are transferred from fast servers that are close to the location or have a low load. Among other things, your IP address is transferred to MaxCDN.
Both providers operate servers in the EU, but it cannot be ruled out that your browser also accesses servers outside the EU. The contents of our service and the communication are not handled via CDN. To prevent the execution of JavaScript altogether, you can install a JavaScript blocker in your browser. You can find more information on the data protection of the providers at https://www.bootstrapcdn.com/privacy-policy/.
The use is in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offers. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.

Google+ and YouTube

The provider of the Google+ page and the YouTube channel uses plugins of the provider Google, which are provided by the company Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, in the USA. Users of these services are hereby informed that a connection to Google is established through the plugin.

Furthermore, by using it, data is forwarded to the Google servers, which contain information about your website visits on our Google+ page and on our YouTube channel. We do not know exactly what data Google stores and uses. As a user of the site, you must therefore expect that Google also stores your actions on the site without gaps. For details on the collection, transmission and use of your data, please refer to the privacy policy of the respective provider of the page. We have no influence on this, as we are also only users of the provider's pages.

For logged-in Google users, the consequence is that the usage data is assigned to their personal Google account. If you use functions on the Internet that have embedded active Google functions offered by Google (e.g. for giving a "Like" or for comments that you post), data will be transmitted and published that can be related to your Google account. You can only avoid a direct connection to your Google account by logging out of your Google account beforehand.In addition, Google could determine your identity and habits under this profile together with other data as well as your real name, if you have given this to your Google profile. In particular, if you always log in to Google through this user profile, Google could find out your preferences, contacts and lifestyle.

As a user, before publishing your posts and comments, you should check them to see if they contain any information that you do not wish to be published. Your posts and topics can be recorded in search engines and thus become accessible worldwide. In our opinion, the enforcement of a claim for deletion or correction of such search engine entries against the provider is not guaranteed.

Privacy policy of Google

With regard to data protection on Google, please note the following data protection information of Google, Inc.: http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/

Social media

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Tiktok.

We link in the footer of our website to our respective presences on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. No data is transmitted to the aforementioned social networks through the corresponding buttons. Only when you click the buttons will you leave our website and be redirected to our presences on the clicked social networks. You are then no longer on our website, but on the website of the respective social network clicked on. There, depending on your settings in your browser or in the social network, personal data about you will be collected.
Please inform yourself about the respective data protection provisions of the providers there on the respective pages. These can currently be found for
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/

Twitter at https://twitter.com/privacy

Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/

YouTube in the general privacy policy of Google at https://policies.google.com/privacy?gl=DE&hl=de#infocollect

https://www.tiktok.com/legal/privacy-policy-eea?lang=de

We link to the aforementioned social media offers on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f DSGVO, in order to make our offer better known via this. This purpose is to be regarded as a legitimate interest within the meaning of the DSGVO. The respective providers are responsible for the data protection-compliant operation of the aforementioned social media sites.

AddToAny
We use functions of AddToAny (static.addtoany.com). These offer the possibility to share content on social networks. Cookies are set in the process. The data generated is transferred to AddToAny and processed. You can object to the use of your data for the future by using an "opt out cookie". Information on AddToAny's handling of personal data can be found at https://www.addtoany.com/privacy.
 
Data subject rights
As a data subject, you have the following rights - depending on the circumstances of the individual case:
 
Information
Pursuant to Art. 15 DSGVO, you are entitled to request information about your personal data processed by us. In particular, you can request information about
- the processing purposes
- the category of personal data
- the categories of recipients to whom your data have been or will be disclosed
- the planned storage period
- the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection
- the existence of a right of appeal
- the origin of your data, if it has not been collected by us
- the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and, if applicable, meaningful information about its details;   
 
Correction
In accordance with Art. 16 DSGVO, you have the right to request the following:
Immediate correction of incorrect personal data stored by us.
immediate completion of your personal data stored by us;

Deletion
Pursuant to Art. 17 DSGVO, you are entitled to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless the processing is necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information to comply with a legal obligation for reasons of public interest to assert, exercise or defend legal claims;
 
Restriction
Pursuant to Art. 18 DSGVO, you are entitled to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data insofar as
the accuracy of the data is disputed by you
the processing is unlawful, but you object to its erasure and we no longer need the data, but you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims You have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 DSGVO;

Data portability
Pursuant to Art. 20 DSGVO, you have the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request that it be transferred to another controller;
 
Revocation
In accordance with Art. 7 (3) DSGVO, you have the right to revoke the consent you have given us at any time. Thereafter, we may no longer continue the data processing based on this consent for the future. This does not affect the lawfulness of the processing up to this point;
 
Complaint
According to Art. 77 DSGVO, you are entitled to complain to a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace or the registered office of our company for this purpose.
 
Right of objection
If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. f DSGVO, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data pursuant to Art. 21 DSGVO, provided that there are grounds for doing so that arise from your particular situation or your objection is directed against direct advertising. In the latter case, you have a general right of objection, which will be implemented by us without specifying a particular situation on your part.
If you wish to exercise your right of revocation or objection, an e-mail to info[at]micare-ps [dot]com will suffice.
 
Data security
We use SSL or TLS encryption on our site. "TLS" stands for Transport Layer Security, the predecessor name "SSL" stands for "Secure Socket Layer". This encryption improves the technical security of the site and serves to protect your personal data during transmission. You can tell whether a page of our website is transmitted in encrypted form by the "s" in https:// and by the fact that a closed padlock is displayed to the left of it in your browser's status bar.
We also use other appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or against unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

Amendment of this data protection declaration
It may become necessary to amend this data protection declaration, for example due to further development of our website or the offers on our website as well as due to changed legal or official requirements.
You will find the current data protection declaration on our website at https://www.micare-ps.com/de/datenschutzbestimmungen. You can access it there at any time and print it out. There you can access and print it out at any time.
 
Status 2022