Privacy

1. General Information

The protection of your personal data is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how personal data is processed when you visit the website of YGC – Your German Company, contact us or otherwise interact with this website.

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

We process personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable German data protection laws.

2. Controller

The controller responsible for the processing of personal data on this website within the meaning of the GDPR is:

Dr. Anetta Vajda
YGC – Your German Company
Richard-Wagner-Straße 19
65193 Wiesbaden
Germany

Email: [email protected]

Further information about the website operator can be found in the Imprint.

3. Hosting and Server Log Files

This website is hosted by Bluehost.

When you access this website, the hosting provider may automatically process technical information required to deliver and operate the website. This may include, in particular:

  • IP address;
  • date and time of access;
  • requested page or file;
  • browser type and version;
  • operating system;
  • referring URL; and
  • other technical connection and log data.

This information is processed for the purpose of providing the website, maintaining its security and stability, identifying technical problems and protecting the website against misuse.

The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the secure, reliable and efficient operation of this website.

Log data is retained only for as long as necessary for these purposes, unless longer storage is required for security reasons or by applicable law.

Bluehost may process personal data outside the European Economic Area. Where personal data is transferred to a third country, such transfers are carried out in accordance with the requirements of Chapter V GDPR and on the basis of an applicable transfer mechanism.

Further information about the processing of personal data by Bluehost can be found in Bluehost’s Privacy Notice.

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies.

Certain cookies and technologies are technically necessary for the operation and functionality of the website. Where the storage of or access to information on your device is strictly necessary to provide a service expressly requested by you, such technologies may be used without your consent to the extent permitted by applicable law.

Cookies and similar technologies used for analytics or other non-essential purposes are activated only where the required consent has been obtained.

Where personal data is processed on the basis of your consent, the legal basis is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

You may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future through the cookie or consent settings available on this website. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.

You can also configure your browser to restrict or prevent the storage of cookies. Please note that disabling technically necessary cookies may affect the functionality of the website.

5. Google Analytics

Subject to your consent, this website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics enables us to understand how visitors use and interact with this website and helps us evaluate and improve its performance, structure and content.

In connection with Google Analytics, information relating to your use of the website may be processed. Depending on the applicable configuration, this may include, in particular:

  • information about the pages visited and interactions with the website;
  • date and time of visits;
  • approximate location information;
  • device, browser and operating system information;
  • referring websites; and
  • other technical and usage information.

Google Analytics and the associated non-essential technologies are activated only after you have provided the required consent.

The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

You may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future through the cookie or consent settings available on this website.

In connection with the provision of Google Analytics, personal data may also be processed by Google LLC and other Google entities outside the European Economic Area, including in the United States. Google LLC participates in the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. Where applicable, Google also uses other legally recognised mechanisms for international data transfers.

Further information about Google’s processing of personal data and international data transfers can be found in Google’s privacy information.

6. Contact Form

If you contact us through the contact form provided on this website, we process the information you submit for the purpose of responding to and managing your enquiry.

This may include:

  • your first name and surname;
  • email address;
  • selected enquiry type;
  • the contents of your message; and
  • any other information you voluntarily provide in your message.

Where your enquiry relates to the initiation or performance of a contractual or advisory relationship, the legal basis for processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

For other business enquiries, the legal basis may be Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in receiving, managing and responding to enquiries addressed to us.

The information submitted through the contact form is retained for as long as necessary to process your enquiry and, where applicable, the resulting business relationship. Statutory commercial, tax and other retention requirements remain unaffected.

Please avoid submitting special categories of personal data or other sensitive information through the contact form unless this is necessary for your enquiry.

7. Contact by Email and Other Communication Channels

If you contact us directly by email or through another communication channel, we process the personal data contained in your communication for the purpose of receiving, managing and responding to your enquiry.

Where the communication relates to the initiation or performance of a contractual relationship, processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

In other cases, processing may be based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in communicating with persons who contact us and appropriately responding to business enquiries.

Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary for the relevant purpose, subject to applicable statutory retention requirements.

8. External Links and Social Media

This website may contain links to external websites and social media platforms, including LinkedIn.

When you follow such a link, you leave the YGC website and access the website or platform of the respective third-party provider. The respective provider is responsible for the processing of personal data taking place on its website or platform.

The inclusion of a standard external link does not, by itself, mean that YGC receives personal data relating to your subsequent use of the third-party website or service.

Please refer to the privacy information of the respective third-party provider for further information about its processing of personal data.

9. Recipients and Service Providers

We disclose personal data to third parties only where this is necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, where we are legally required to do so, or where another lawful basis permits the disclosure.

Recipients may include service providers supporting the hosting, technical operation, security and analytics of this website.

Where a service provider processes personal data on our behalf, appropriate contractual arrangements are concluded where required under Art. 28 GDPR.

10. International Data Transfers

Some service providers used in connection with this website may process personal data in countries outside the European Union or European Economic Area.

Where personal data is transferred to a third country, the requirements of Chapter V GDPR are observed.

Depending on the recipient and destination country, a transfer may be based, in particular, on an adequacy decision of the European Commission, including the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework where applicable, appropriate safeguards such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses, or another transfer mechanism permitted under the GDPR.

11. Storage and Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

The applicable retention period depends on the nature and purpose of the respective processing.

Where personal data forms part of business or tax-relevant documentation, applicable statutory retention requirements may require continued storage after the original processing purpose has ceased.

Personal data may also be retained where and for as long as necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

After the relevant purpose and any applicable retention requirements cease to apply, the data will be deleted or otherwise disposed of in accordance with applicable law.

12. Your Rights

Subject to the applicable statutory requirements, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right of access pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR;
  • Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR;
  • Right to erasure pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR;
  • Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR;
  • Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR;
  • Right to object pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR; and
  • Right to withdraw consent pursuant to Art. 7(3) GDPR.

Where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time with effect for the future. The withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.

Where personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR.

To exercise your rights or if you have questions regarding the processing of your personal data, please contact:

[email protected]

13. Right to Lodge a Complaint

You have the right under Art. 77 GDPR to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data infringes applicable data protection law.

The competent supervisory authority for YGC is the Hessian Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (HBDI).

14. Data Security

We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of or access to personal data.

This website uses encrypted transmission (SSL/TLS) where supported. You can generally recognise an encrypted connection by the use of “https” in your browser’s address bar.

Please note that no method of transmission or storage over the internet can guarantee absolute security.

15. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy where necessary to reflect changes to this website, the technologies and service providers used, our processing activities or applicable legal requirements.

The version published on this website is the current version.

Last updated: September 2026