Privacy Policy

1. Privacy at a Glance

General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data includes all data with which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our privacy policy below.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the section "Responsible Party Information" in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected by you providing it to us. This could include data entered into a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically or after your consent when you visit the website. This includes primarily technical data (e.g., browser, operating system, or time of page visit). This data is collected automatically as soon as you access this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some data is collected to ensure the 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 obtain 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 the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time. Additionally, under certain circumstances, you have the right to request the restriction of processing your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

For these and any other questions about data protection, you can contact us at any time.

Analytics Tools and Third-Party Tools

When visiting this website, your surfing behavior can be statistically evaluated. This happens mainly through analysis programs.

Detailed information on these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting and Content Delivery Networks (CDN)

External Hosting

This website is hosted by an external service provider (hoster). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the hoster’s servers. This may include IP addresses, contact requests, metadata, communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access, and other data generated through a website.

The use of the hoster is for the purpose of fulfilling our contractual obligations towards potential and existing customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online services by a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

Our hoster will only process your data as required to fulfill its performance obligations and follow our instructions regarding this data.

We use the following hosting provider:

linefinity GmbH & Co. KG
Schwalbenweg 4
74229 Oedheim
GERMANY

3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

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.

If you use this website, various personal data will be collected. Personal data is data with 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 happens.

We point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating via email) may have security vulnerabilities. A complete protection of the data from access by third parties is not possible.

Responsible Party Information

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Hybrid Airplane Technology GmbH
Lichtentaler-Straße 14
76530 Baden-Baden
Phone: +49 7221 187 9773
Email: fly@h-aero.com

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Storage Duration

Unless a more specific storage period has been specified in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing ceases. If you assert a legitimate deletion request or revoke consent for data processing, your data will be deleted unless there are other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will take place after these reasons cease to apply.

Notice Regarding Data Transfer to the USA

Our website includes tools from companies based in the USA. When these tools are active, your personal data may be transmitted to the US servers of the respective companies. We would like to point out that the USA is not considered a safe third country under EU data protection law. US companies are obligated to provide personal data to security authorities without allowing you, as the affected individual, to take legal action against this. Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that US authorities (e.g., intelligence agencies) may process, analyze, and permanently store your data stored on US servers for surveillance purposes. We have no influence over these processing activities.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke a previously granted consent at any time. The legality of data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ARTICLE 6(1)(E) OR (F) OF THE GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY.

IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS OR IF THE PROCESSING SERVES TO ASSERT, EXERCISE, OR DEFEND LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ARTICLE 21(1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH ADVERTISING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING IN CONNECTION WITH DIRECT MARKETING.

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, affected individuals have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to receive data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of data to another controller, this will only be done if technically feasible.

SSL and TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the website operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser’s address bar changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser bar.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies

Our website uses so-called "cookies." Cookies are small text files that do not cause any damage to your device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or they are automatically deleted by your web browser.

In some cases, cookies from third-party companies may also be stored on your device when you enter our website (third-party cookies). These allow us or you to use certain services provided by the third party (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies serve various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or video display). Other cookies are used to analyze user behavior or display advertisements.

Cookies required for the electronic communication process (necessary cookies) or for providing certain functions you request (functional cookies, e.g., for the shopping cart function) or for optimizing the website (e.g., cookies to measure web audience) are stored based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent for the storage of cookies has been requested, the storage of the relevant cookies is based solely on this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR); consent can be revoked at any time.

You can set your browser to inform you about the placement of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are disabled, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

If third-party cookies or cookies for analysis purposes are used, we will inform you separately within this privacy policy and, if necessary, request your consent.

Cookie Consent with Cookiebot

Our website uses the cookie consent technology of Cookiebot to obtain your consent for the storage of certain cookies on your device and to document this in a privacy-compliant manner. The provider of this technology is Cybot A/S, Havnegade 39, 1058 Copenhagen, Denmark (hereinafter referred to as "Cookiebot").

When you enter our website, a connection to Cookiebot's servers is established to obtain your consent and other declarations regarding cookie usage. Cookiebot then stores a cookie in your browser to be able to assign the given consents or their revocation. The collected data is stored until you request deletion, delete the Cookiebot cookie yourself, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Mandatory legal retention obligations remain unaffected.

The use of Cookiebot is intended to obtain legally required consents for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR.

Server Log Files

The provider of these pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

These data will not be merged with other data sources.

The collection of these data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website – for this purpose, the server log files must be recorded.

Contact Form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent.

The processing of these data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively processing the requests addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), if this has been requested.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – especially retention periods – remain unaffected.

Inquiry by Email, Phone, or Fax

If you contact us by email, phone, or fax, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We do not share these data without your consent.

The processing of these data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), if this has been requested.

The data you send to us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your concern has been resolved). Mandatory legal provisions – especially statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

5. Analytics Tools and Advertising

Matomo (formerly Piwik)

This website uses the open-source web analytics service Matomo. Matomo employs technologies that allow cross-site recognition of users for analyzing user behavior (e.g., cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Matomo about the use of this website is stored on our server. The IP address is anonymized before storage.

With the help of Matomo, we are able to collect and analyze data about the usage of our website by visitors. This enables us to determine, among other things, when which page views occurred and from which region they originate. Additionally, we collect various log files (e.g., IP address, referrer, used browsers, and operating systems) and can measure whether our website visitors perform certain actions (e.g., clicks, purchases, etc.).

The use of this analytics tool is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the anonymized analysis of user behavior to optimize both its website and advertising. If corresponding consent has been requested (e.g., consent for storing cookies), processing occurs exclusively based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.

IP Anonymization

When analyzing with Matomo, we apply IP anonymization. This means that your IP address is truncated before analysis so that it can no longer be uniquely assigned to you.

Hosting

We host Matomo exclusively on our own servers, ensuring that all analytics data remains with us and is not shared with third parties.

Google Ads

The website operator uses Google Ads. Google Ads is an online advertising program provided by Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Ads allows us to display advertisements in the Google search engine or on third-party websites when users enter specific search terms on Google (keyword targeting). Additionally, targeted advertisements can be displayed based on user data available to Google (e.g., location data and interests) (audience targeting). As website operators, we can quantitatively evaluate this data, for example, by analyzing which search terms led to the display of our advertisements and how many ads resulted in corresponding clicks.

The use of Google Ads is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the most effective marketing of its services and products.

Data transmission to the USA is based on the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.

Google AdSense

This website uses Google AdSense, a service for integrating advertisements. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

With the help of Google AdSense, we can display targeted advertisements from third-party companies on our site. The content of the advertisements is based on your interests, which Google determines based on your previous user behavior. Additionally, contextual information, such as your location, the content of the visited website, or the Google search terms you have entered, is also considered when selecting appropriate ads.

Google AdSense uses cookies, web beacons (invisible graphics), and similar recognition technologies. These enable an evaluation of visitor traffic on these pages.

The information collected by Google AdSense regarding the use of this website (including your IP address) and the delivery of advertising formats is transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the USA. This information may be shared by Google with Google's contractual partners. However, Google will not merge your IP address with other data stored about you.

The use of Google AdSense is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the most effective marketing of its website. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing occurs exclusively based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transmission to the USA is based on the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.

6. Newsletter

Newsletter Data

If you wish to subscribe to the newsletter offered on our website, we require an email address from you, as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the provided email address and that you consent to receiving the newsletter. No further data is collected, or only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not share it with third parties.

The processing of the data entered in the newsletter registration form is based solely on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can revoke your consent to store the data, the email address, and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example, via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you provide for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after unsubscribing or once the purpose no longer applies. We reserve the right to delete or block email addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our discretion within the scope of our legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

After unsubscribing from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored in a blacklist by us or the newsletter service provider to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist will only be used for this purpose and will not be merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with legal requirements for sending newsletters (legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). The storage in the blacklist is not time-limited. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.

Zoho Campaigns

This website uses Zoho Campaigns for sending newsletters. The provider is Zoho Corporation Pvt. Ltd., Estancia IT Park, Plot No. 140 151, GST Road, Vallancherry Village, Chengalpattu Taluk, Kanchipuram District 603 202, India (hereinafter referred to as "Zoho Campaigns").

Zoho Campaigns is a service that helps organize and analyze the distribution of newsletters. The data you enter for subscribing to the newsletter is stored on the servers of Zoho Campaigns.

Data Analysis by Zoho Campaigns

With the help of Zoho Campaigns, we can analyze our newsletter campaigns. This allows us to determine, for example, whether a newsletter message was opened and which links were clicked. This helps us understand which links are clicked most frequently.

Additionally, we can track whether certain predefined actions were carried out after opening or clicking the newsletter (conversion rate). For example, we can see if you made a purchase after clicking on the newsletter. If you do not want Zoho Campaigns to analyze your data, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. We provide a corresponding link in each newsletter message for this purpose.

Zoho Campaigns also allows us to segment newsletter recipients into different categories (“clustering”). For example, newsletter recipients can be categorized based on age, gender, or location. This enables us to tailor newsletters more effectively to the respective target groups. If you do not want Zoho Campaigns to analyze your data, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. A corresponding link is provided in each newsletter message.

For detailed information on the functions of Zoho Campaigns, please refer to the following link: https://www.zoho.com/campaigns/features.html.

You can find Zoho Campaigns' privacy policy at: https://www.zoho.com/privacy.html and https://www.zoho.com/gdpr.html.

Legal Basis

Data processing is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: https://www.zoho.com/privacy/dpa/DPA_zoho_com.pdf.

Storage Duration

The data you provide to subscribe to the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after unsubscribing or once the purpose no longer applies. We reserve the right to delete or block email addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our discretion within the scope of our legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected.

After unsubscribing from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored in a blacklist by us or the newsletter service provider to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist will only be used for this purpose and will not be merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with legal requirements for sending newsletters (legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). The storage in the blacklist is not time-limited. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.

7. Plugins and Tools

YouTube with Enhanced Privacy

This website embeds videos from YouTube. The operator of these pages is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

We use YouTube in enhanced privacy mode. According to YouTube, this mode ensures that YouTube does not store any information about visitors on this website before they watch a video. However, the transfer of data to YouTube partners is not necessarily excluded by the enhanced privacy mode. Regardless of whether you watch a video, YouTube establishes a connection to the Google DoubleClick network.

Once you start a YouTube video on this website, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established. In the process, the YouTube server is informed about which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you allow YouTube to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

Furthermore, YouTube may store various cookies on your device or use similar recognition technologies (e.g., device fingerprinting) once you start a video. This allows YouTube to collect information about visitors to this website. This information is used, among other things, to gather video statistics, improve user-friendliness, and prevent fraud attempts.

Additional data processing operations may be triggered after you start a YouTube video, which we have no control over.

The use of YouTube is in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online content. This constitutes a legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.

For more information on YouTube’s privacy policy, please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

Google Web Fonts (Local Hosting)

For uniform font representation, this website uses web fonts provided by Google. The Google Fonts are installed locally, and no connection to Google’s servers occurs.

For more information about Google Web Fonts, visit: https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

8. eCommerce and Payment Providers

Processing of Data (Customer and Contract Data)

We collect, process, and use personal data only to the extent necessary for establishing, defining the content of, or modifying the legal relationship (basic data). This is done based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, which permits the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for pre-contractual measures.

We collect, process, and use personal data regarding the use of this website (usage data) only to the extent necessary to enable the user to utilize the service or for billing purposes.

The collected customer data will be deleted after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

Data Transfer Upon Contract Conclusion for Services and Digital Content

We transfer personal data to third parties only when necessary for contract execution, such as to the financial institution responsible for processing payments.

Further data transfer will not take place, or only if you have expressly consented to the transfer. Your data will not be shared with third parties without your explicit consent, particularly for advertising purposes.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, which allows data processing for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.