Privacy Policy

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YEARNING.Consulting GmbH & Co. KG
Heiligengeistwall 19
26122 Oldenburg, Germany
Phone: +49 (0)441 5597 8660
Email: info@yearning.consulting

We appreciate your interest in our services and your visit to our website. The protection of your personal data is of utmost importance to us. Below, we explain how we process personal information when you use our website, contact us via email, or submit a request using our contact forms.

Data Controller

YEARNING.Consulting GmbH & Co. KG
Heiligengeistwall 19
26122 Oldenburg, Germany
Phone: +49 (0)441 5597 8660
Email: datenschutz@yearning.consulting
Managing Director: Michael Buck

For users in the United Kingdom, the data controller remains the above entity under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
For users in the United States, please note that this Privacy Policy is intended to comply with applicable state privacy laws such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), where relevant.

General Information on Data Processing

We only process personal data where legally permitted, or where you have provided your consent. "Personal data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person—such as your name, email address, telephone number, or IP address.

Data Processing When Visiting Our Website

When you access our website, certain data is automatically collected by our web server and temporarily stored in server log files:

  • IP address of the accessing device
  • Date and time of access
  • Name and URL of the accessed file
  • Referring URL (the website from which you accessed ours)
  • Browser type and operating system

Purpose: Ensuring system security, optimizing website performance, diagnosing technical issues

Legal Basis:

  • EU/UK: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR / UK GDPR (legitimate interest)
  • US: Legitimate business interests

Contact via Email or Contact Form

If you contact us via email or through our contact form, we may collect and process the following information:

  • First and last name
  • Email address
  • Telephone number (if voluntarily provided)
  • Your message content
  • Company information (if provided)

Purpose: To respond to your inquiry, communicate with you, and initiate potential business relationships

Legal Basis:

  • EU/UK:

  • Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR / UK GDPR (pre-contractual communication)

  • Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR / UK GDPR (legitimate interest)

  • Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR / UK GDPR (when you voluntarily share personal information)

  • US (CCPA/CPRA): Data is collected for “business purposes” under § 1798.140(d)

Retention Period: Data will be retained only as long as necessary to fulfill the stated purposes. Legal retention requirements remain unaffected.

Cookies and Third-Party Services

Our website uses essential cookies to ensure proper functionality. With your consent, we may also use third-party services (e.g., Google Fonts, LinkedIn Insight Tag, OpenAI chat features) that may process personal data such as your IP address.

Legal Basis:

  • EU/UK:

  • Necessary cookies: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR / UK GDPR

  • Consent-based cookies: Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR / UK GDPR in conjunction with § 25 TTDSG

  • US: With your consent in accordance with applicable state laws (e.g., CCPA opt-in)

Further details can be found in our cookie consent banner.

Disclosure of Data to Third Parties

Your data will not be shared with third parties unless:

  • You have given explicit consent
  • There is a legal obligation to do so
  • It is necessary to fulfill a contract or pre-contractual obligation
  • We work with trusted service providers under data processing agreements

Your Rights

Under the EU GDPR and UK GDPR, you have the following rights:

  • Right to access your data (Art. 15)
  • Right to rectification (Art. 16)
  • Right to erasure (Art. 17)
  • Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18)
  • Right to data portability (Art. 20)
  • Right to object to processing (Art. 21)
  • Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7(3))
  • Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77)

Under U.S. state laws (e.g., CCPA), you may have the following rights depending on your state of residence:

  • The right to know what personal data is collected
  • The right to access and delete your data
  • The right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal data
  • The right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at:
datenschutz@yearning.consulting

Data Security

We use SSL encryption (Secure Socket Layer) to protect data transmitted via our website. Additionally, we implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy to comply with legal changes or to reflect modifications in our data processing practices. The current version will always be available on our website.

Effective Date: May 22, 2025
www.yearning.consulting/en/datenschutz