Privacy Policy
Information on the Collection of Personal Data
Below, we provide information regarding the collection of personal data when using our website. Personal data refers to any data that can be personally identified to you, such as your name, address, email addresses, and user behavior.
The controller pursuant to Art. 4(7) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is incorporate berlin communication gmbh, which can also be reached by email at info@incorporateberlin.de (see our legal notice). You can contact our data protection officer at info@incorporateberlin.de or at our postal address with the addition “Data Protection Officer.”
Collection and Storage of Personal Data, as well as the Nature and Purpose of Their Use
a) When visiting the website
When you access our website www.goldmann-group.de, the browser used on your device automatically sends information to our website’s server. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is collected without any action on your part and stored until it is automatically deleted:
- IP address of the requesting computer
- Date and time of access
- Name and URL of the file accessed
- Website from which the access originated (referrer URL)
- Browser used and, if applicable, your computer’s operating system as well as the name of your Internet service provider
We process the aforementioned data for the following purposes:
- To ensure a smooth connection to the website
- To ensure a comfortable user experience on our website
- Evaluating system security and stability, as well as
- For other administrative purposes
The legal basis for data processing is Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. Our legitimate interest arises from the purposes listed above for data collection. Under no circumstances do we use the collected data for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your identity. In addition, we use cookies and analytics services when you visit our website. You can find further details on this in sections 4 and 5 of this Privacy Policy.
b) When using our contact form
If you have any questions, we offer you the option to contact us via a form provided on the website. Providing a valid email address is required so that we know who the inquiry is from and can respond to it. Additional information may be provided voluntarily. Data processing for the purpose of contacting us is carried out in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.
Cooperation with Third Parties and Data Processors
Data is only disclosed in accordance with applicable laws. If we disclose data to third parties as part of our processing activities, this is done on the basis of Article 6(1) of the GDPR, e.g., based on our legitimate interests when using web hosting providers, etc. (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR). In addition, data may be transferred to third parties if you have consented or if a legal obligation requires such disclosure. If we engage service providers to process data on the basis of a so-called “data processing agreement,” this is done pursuant to Article 28 of the GDPR.
Cookies
We use cookies on our website. These are small files that your browser automatically creates and that are stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our website. Cookies do not cause any damage to your device and do not contain viruses, Trojans, or other malware. Information is stored in the cookie that relates to the specific device being used. However, this does not mean that we thereby gain direct knowledge of your identity.
The use of cookies serves, on the one hand, to make the use of our website more convenient 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 when you leave our site.
In addition, to optimize user-friendliness, we also use temporary cookies that are stored on your device for a specific, predetermined period of time. If you visit our site again to use our services, the system automatically recognizes that you have previously visited us and recalls the entries and settings you made, so you do not have to re-enter them.
We also use cookies to statistically track the use of our website and to evaluate this data for the purpose of optimizing our offerings for you (see Section 5). These cookies enable us to automatically recognize that you have previously visited our site when you return. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period of time. The data processed by cookies is necessary for the aforementioned purposes to safeguard our legitimate interests and those of third parties pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Most browsers automatically accept cookies. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or so that a notification always appears before a new cookie is created. However, completely disabling cookies may result in you being unable to use all features of our website.
Data Subject Rights
You have the following rights with respect to the personal data concerning you:
- Right of access
- Right to rectification or erasure
- Right to restriction of processing
- Right to object to processing
- Right to data portability
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority regarding the processing of your personal data by our company.
Right to object
If you have given consent to the processing of your data, you may revoke it at any time. Such a revocation affects the lawfulness of the processing of your personal data after you have notified us of it.
If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, provided there are grounds arising from your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct marketing.
If you wish to exercise your right of withdrawal or objection, simply send an email to info@incorporateberlin.de.
Data Security
During your visit to our website, we use the widely adopted SSL (Secure Socket Layer) protocol in conjunction with the highest encryption level supported by your browser. This is typically 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we will use 128-bit v3 technology instead. You can tell whether a specific page of our website is being transmitted securely by the closed key or lock icon displayed in the status bar at the bottom of your browser. We also employ appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction, or unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.
Validity and Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is currently valid and is effective as of March 2026.
Due to the further development of our website and the services offered through it, or due to changes in legal or regulatory requirements, it may become necessary to amend this Privacy Policy.
General Terms and Conditions of incorporate berlin communication gmbh
1. Validity of the Terms and Conditions
The following General Terms and Conditions for the collaboration between incorporate berlin communication gmbh and its customers apply to all our contracts, deliveries, and services, including those arising from future business transactions. Any deviating terms and conditions of the customer shall only apply if we have expressly acknowledged them in writing.
2. Offer and Conclusion of Contract
The contractual offers made by incorporate berlin communication gmbh are subject to change and non-binding. All contracts are concluded only upon receipt of our written order confirmation by the client, at the latest upon commencement of the services.
Incorporate Berlin Communication GmbH coordinates with the client regarding the measures to be taken and submits drafts of the proposed measures, the obtained cost estimates, and the schedules to the client for approval. The client is obligated to inform incorporate berlin communication gmbh in a timely manner regarding the nature, scope, and sequence of the requested services and to procure all information and documents necessary for the proper execution of the order in a timely manner and free of charge, and to provide them to incorporate berlin communication gmbh.
The contract does not include a review of whether the intended measures are unobjectionable under competition law or whether they infringe upon any copyrights or related rights of third parties.
3. Engagement of
Third Parties incorporate berlin communication gmbh is entitled, at its discretion, to engage third parties it deems suitable to perform the contractual services or parts thereof. In this case, incorporate berlin communication gmbh shall monitor the proper execution of all measures.
4. Price and Payments The price stated in
the order shall be decisive, regardless of whether the advice provided and the documents delivered by incorporate berlin communication gmbh are used by the client. If a specific price has not been agreed upon, incorporate berlin communication gmbh shall calculate the fee owed in accordance with the currently valid price list or, if the services rendered are not included in the price list, the standard industry fee.
Incorporate Berlin Communication GmbH is entitled to demand partial payments for services rendered. Payments for final and partial invoices must be made within 10 days of the invoice date, without deduction, to one of the accounts designated by us. If this payment term is exceeded, interest on overdue payments will be charged at a rate of 2% above the respective discount rate of the Deutsche Bundesbank, but at least 5%. We reserve the right to claim further damages resulting from default.
Invoices for advertising materials and advertisements are due strictly net immediately upon transmission by incorporate berlin communication gmbh to the customer. In this regard, incorporate berlin communication gmbh does not advance funds on behalf of the customer. Incorporate Berlin Communication GmbH is entitled to cancel a media order placed prior to receipt of payment if the customer fails to immediately transfer a due amount to one of the specified accounts and the credit has not been received by no later than one day before the expiration of the cancellation period applicable to this media order
5. Copyright and Related Rights
The client warrants that no third-party copyright or related rights exist in the templates, photos, models, and other working documents provided by the client to incorporate berlin communication gmbh.
If the client intends to use work designed by incorporate berlin communication gmbh or by third parties on its behalf, in whole or in part, abroad, without this being specified in the initial scope of work, the client is obligated to enter into a separate fee agreement with incorporate berlin communication gmbh. If no agreement is reached regarding the amount of a reasonable additional fee, the client is obligated to pay incorporate berlin communication gmbh an additional lump sum equal to 20% of the originally agreed-upon fee. The right to assert further claims is reserved.
The client is also obligated to conclude an additional fee agreement if works eligible for protection developed and designed by incorporate berlin communication gmbh or by third parties on its behalf are to be reused after the termination of the collaboration. If no agreement is reached regarding the amount of this post-contractual fee, the client shall owe a lump-sum amount equal to 5% of the contractual fee. We reserve the right to assert further claims.
Incorporate Berlin Communication GmbH undertakes to transfer the copyrights and related rights owned by it to the client, to the extent that this is agreed upon in the contract or is necessary to fulfill the tasks set forth in the contract, limited, if applicable, to a specific distribution area, specific print runs, specific time periods, etc. A warranty for the registrability and protectability of designs shall only be assumed upon special agreement and with a corresponding increase in the agreed fee.
The client undertakes not to use the proposals and documents made available to them by incorporate berlin communication gmbh prior to the conclusion of the contract and, in the event of a breach, to pay the fee specified in the agency’s offer, alternatively the fee evident from the price list of incorporate berlin communication gmbh, or alternatively the standard industry fee. The same applies to use in modified form and to use by third parties, provided that the proposals and documents of incorporate berlin communication gmbh did not come into the hands of such third parties without the client’s involvement.
Incorporate Berlin Communication GmbH is entitled to sign the advertising materials it has developed and/or provided and to refer to its work for the client in its own advertising. The mandatory specimen copies (at least 15 copies) must be handed over to Incorporate Berlin Communication GmbH upon completion without specific request.
Incorporate Berlin Communication GmbH is not obligated to provide the client with open files or layouts created on a computer. The client shall receive only the print-ready data in a single format (e.g., PDF) for the agreed-upon purpose. All interim files as well as native (open) files or vector graphics remain the property of the creator. If the client requests the handover of native (open) files, this must be agreed upon separately and compensated.
6. Confidentiality
incorporate berlin communication gmbh undertakes to safeguard all trade secrets that come to its knowledge in the course of its collaboration with the client with the diligence of a prudent businessman and to treat all information and documents as confidential, even after the contractual relationship has ended or an intended contract has not been concluded.
7. Non-Competition Unless otherwise specifically
agreed, incorporate berlin communication gmbh is prohibited from managing the products of a competitor of the client or advising such a company during the term of the contract.
8. Warranty and Limitation of
Liability Claims for damages arising from positive breach of contract, from fault at the time of contract conclusion, and from tort are excluded both against us and against our vicarious agents and assistants, unless there is intentional or grossly negligent conduct.
Claims for damages arising from impossibility of performance, breach of contractual obligations, fault at the time of contract conclusion, and tortious acts based on the conduct of a third party may only be asserted against incorporate berlin communication gmbh if the client has previously attempted unsuccessfully to enforce its claims against the third party in court.
In such a case, incorporate berlin communication gmbh shall assign to the customer any claims it may have against the third party. The customer is obligated to verify the compliance of the subject matter of the contract with competition law on their own responsibility and to ensure that the rights of third parties have been transferred to incorporate berlin communication gmbh in accordance with the contractual agreements made between incorporate berlin communication gmbh and third parties. Incorporate Berlin Communication GmbH is not obligated, without a specific instruction from the customer, to verify the legal compliance of the marketing and advertising measures and materials or to rule out the infringement of any copyrights or related rights.
The client is obligated to verify the accuracy and completeness of the documents submitted to them prior to issuing the production and print-ready declaration. Once the client has issued the production and print-ready declaration, incorporate berlin communication gmbh is released from any responsibility for the accuracy of the documents.
9. Retention
of Title The materials, photographs, lithographs, electronic data carriers, or electronically processed data, etc., shall not be transferred to the customer until all claims to which incorporate berlin communication gmbh and the third parties commissioned by it on behalf of the customer are entitled against the customer have been fulfilled.
The contractual transfer, in whole or in part, of copyright and other rights of use shall take place only subject to the condition precedent of the fulfillment of all claims to which incorporate berlin communication gmbh and third parties commissioned by it on behalf of the customer are entitled. The client is entitled to the provisional use of the items handed over to them. In the event of conduct by the client in breach of the contract, in particular default of payment, incorporate berlin communication gmbh is entitled to demand the return of the items provisionally provided to the client for the time being, even without setting a grace period.
10. Jurisdiction The
exclusive place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising directly or indirectly from the contractual relationship is Berlin. Both parties are also entitled to sue the other party at the other party’s statutory place of jurisdiction.
11. Governing Law
The business relationship between incorporate berlin communication gmbh and the customer shall be governed exclusively by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Uniform Law on the Formation of International Contracts for Movable Property (EKG) shall not apply.
12. Final Provision
Should any provision in these General Terms and Conditions be or become invalid, this shall not affect the validity of all other provisions or agreements.
As of: Berlin, March 2026