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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 1 January 2025

1. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for processing personal data on this website is:

A*LEASE Auto- und Anlagenleasing GmbH
Wilhelmstraße 42
65183 Wiesbaden
Deutschland
Telephone: +49 611 39 6 39 – 0
Email: support@a-lease.org

2. Scope and Purpose

This Privacy Policy explains how A*LEASE Auto- und Anlagenleasing GmbH ("A*LEASE", "we", "us", "our") collects, uses, and protects personal data when you visit our website at https://a-lease.org or contact us through the channels provided on this website.

We process personal data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), and other applicable data protection legislation.

3. Personal Data We Collect

We may collect the following categories of personal data:

  • Contact data: Name, email address, telephone number, company name, and postal address when you submit our contact form or contact us directly.
  • Communication data: The content of your enquiries, correspondence, and any attachments you send to us.
  • Technical data: IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referral URL, access timestamps, and pages visited, collected automatically when you access our website.
  • Cookie data: Data stored in cookies and similar technologies, as described in our Cookie Policy.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data on the following legal bases under Article 6 GDPR:

  • Art. 6(1)(a) – Consent: Where you have given explicit consent, for example by accepting non-essential cookies.
  • Art. 6(1)(b) – Contract performance: Where processing is necessary to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract, or to perform a contract to which you are a party.
  • Art. 6(1)(c) – Legal obligation: Where processing is required to comply with a legal obligation applicable to us.
  • Art. 6(1)(f) – Legitimate interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, such as operating and improving our website, provided that your interests do not override those interests.

5. Use of Your Personal Data

We use the personal data we collect for the following purposes:

  • Responding to enquiries submitted via our contact form or by other means
  • Providing information about our services at your request
  • Processing pre-contractual or contractual matters
  • Operating, maintaining, and improving our website
  • Complying with legal and regulatory obligations
  • Protecting against fraud and unauthorised access

6. Disclosure of Personal Data

We do not sell, rent, or otherwise make your personal data available to third parties for their own marketing purposes. We may share data with:

  • Service providers: Technical service providers (e.g. web hosting, email delivery) who process data on our behalf under data processing agreements.
  • Regulatory bodies: Competent authorities where we are required to disclose information by law.
  • Professional advisors: Lawyers, accountants, and auditors under applicable confidentiality obligations.

All third-party processors are contractually bound to maintain the confidentiality and security of personal data.

7. International Transfers

Where personal data is transferred to countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place in accordance with Chapter V of the GDPR, including Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission where applicable.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by applicable law. Contact enquiry data is generally retained for a period of three years from the date of last contact, unless a contractual relationship requires longer retention or statutory obligations apply (e.g. commercial and tax record-keeping requirements under German law, typically 6–10 years).

9. Your Rights

As a data subject, you have the following rights under applicable data protection law:

  • Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR): You may request confirmation as to whether we process personal data about you, and if so, access to that data.
  • Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR): You may request correction of inaccurate personal data.
  • Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR): You may request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances.
  • Right to restriction (Art. 18 GDPR): You may request that we restrict processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
  • Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR): You may request that we provide your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
  • Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR): You may object to processing of your personal data based on legitimate interests.
  • Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7(3) GDPR): Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing prior to withdrawal.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at support@a-lease.org or by post at the address in Section 1.

10. Right to Lodge a Complaint

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe that our processing of your personal data infringes applicable data protection law. The competent supervisory authority for A*LEASE is the Hessischer Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit (HBDI), Gustav-Stresemann-Ring 1, 65189 Wiesbaden.

11. Website Hosting and Server Logs

Our website is hosted on servers within the European Union. When you access our website, our web server automatically records certain technical information in server log files, including your IP address, browser type, access time, and pages requested. This data is used solely for technical operation and security purposes and is deleted after a short retention period in accordance with applicable law.

12. External Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. The revised version will be published on this page with an updated effective date. Where changes are material, we will take reasonable steps to inform you.

14. Contact

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or our data processing activities, please contact us at:

A*LEASE Auto- und Anlagenleasing GmbH
Wilhelmstraße 42, 65183 Wiesbaden, Deutschland
Email: support@a-lease.org
Telephone: +49 611 39 6 39 – 0