Responsible Authority

We are happy about you visiting our website. We would like to introduce you to the responsible authority in terms of data protection law as applicable:


Ristorante Toscanini
Sole proprietor Gurbhajan Singh
Jakobstr. 22
50678 Köln
Phone: 0221 / 310 99 90
E-Mail: info@toscanini.restaurant

General Information

Pursuant to our statutory obligations, we would like to inform you about the collection and use of your personal data.

When you use our website, personal data about you will be collected. This may happen by you entering the data yourself, for example your e-mail address. But our system also collects your data automatically, for example whenever you visit our website. This happens irrespective of the device or the software that you use to visit our website.

All data that you enter in our app is provided voluntarily; there are no disadvantages to you if you do not provide data. But without certain data, we are unable to provide services or to conclude contracts. Whenever such information is necessary, we will point it out to you.

On this website, the user’s personal data is only collected within the framework of the existing data-protection law, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The legal terms used in the text are defined in Art. 4 of the GDPR.

The GDPR allows data processing in three cases in particular:

  • in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 (a) and 7 GDPR, when you have consented to us processing your data; in this Privacy Policy and in the cases of consent pursuant to Art. 4 no. 11 GDPR, we will inform you in detail and each time for what purposes and under what circumstances your data will be processed by us;
  • in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 (b) GDPR, when processing your personal data is necessary for negotiating, concluding or performing a contract;
  • in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 (f) GDPR, if the balancing of interests leads to the conclusion that the processing is necessary to protect our legitimate interests; this means in particular our interests to analyse, optimise and secure the offers on our website – meaning primarily the analysis of user behaviour, setting up profiles for advertisement purposes and storage of access data as well as the use of third-party providers.

Inventory Data, Usage Data and Advertisements

Inventory Data

We collect inventory data as far as it is necessary to establish, negotiate or amend a contract (including one without remuneration) between us and the user. This can be: customer data (for example name, address), contact data (for example e-mail address, phone number), service data (for example services ordered, duration, payment). Upon establishing the user relationship, we will ask you for this data (for example name, address and e-mail address) and will also tell you which of the information is required to establish the user relationship.  


Usage Data

We also collect usage data to allow users to use the services on our website. These may consist of: usage information (for example visited websites or parts, duration of visit, interest in services), content data (for example data, text, images, sounds, videos entered or uploaded by you), meta data (for example identity of your device, location, IP address).

We will only combine usage data if and insofar as it is necessary for billing purposes. Otherwise, we will only put together usage data pseudonymously and only insofar as you have not objected. You may send this objection to the address indicated in the “About Us” section or the responsible authority indicated in this Privacy Policy at any time.

The legal basis for this data processing are our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 (f) GDPR in analysing the website and your use, possibly also the statutory permission to store data as part of the negotiation of a contract pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 (b) GDPR.


Advertisements

Before sending you advertisements, we will ask for your explicit consent pursuant to Art. 4 no. 11 GDPR, except in cases of advertisements for similar products to the one you already acquired. This will happen in particular when you grant us consent to mail our newsletter or when you fill out a contact form. You may withdraw your consent at any time in accordance with the subsequent section “Consent”.


INSOFAR AS WE USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR DIRECT MARKETING, YOU MAY ALSO OBJECT TO THE USE OF YOUR DATA FOR THAT PURPOSE AT ANY TIME. THIS MAY BE DONE THROUGH ANY OF OUR MEANS OF CONTACT, PARTICULARLY BY E-MAIL TO THE E-MAIL ADDRESS LISTED IN THE “LEGAL NOTICE” SECTION WITHOUT ANY FORMAL REQUIREMENTS. WE WILL THEN NO LONGER USE YOUR DATA FOR DIRECT MARKETING.

First Contact through Electronic Request

If you contact us in electronic form (for example by mail, fax, phone, messenger, etc.), we store and process the data which you have given us (for example name, contact information, content of the request). This is based on our legitimate interest in an effective communication with customers in accordance with Article 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR and, as far as it concerns a request to enter into or to perform a contract, also with Article 6 para. 1 (b) GDPR.


We will only pass on this data to third parties as far as required for the performance of the contract (in accordance with Article 6 para. 1 (b) GDPR), by the overwhelming interest in effective services (in accordance with Article 6 para. 1 (f) GDPR) or based on your consent (in accordance with Article 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR) or if there is another legal permission or obligation.
You may ask us at any time and without any cost to provide information about the purpose of the processing, the origin and the recipient, if any, of your data. You may also request that we correct, delete or limit the processing of your personal data. You may object against the (further) processing of your data at any time and you have a right for the data to be made transferable as well as the right to file a complaint with the competent supervisory agency.


In general, your data will only remain stored as long as required by the purpose of the respective data processing. A longer storage is an option, in particular when required in order to pursue our rights, for other legitimate interests of ours or when there is a statutory duty to keep the data longer (for example record-keeping under tax law, statute of limitations).

Consent

Whenever we ask you for your consent for the processing of your data, we will inform you in clear language and in an easily accessible way about the cases for which you will be granting your consent. Any consent that we ask you for is voluntary. Any advantage that you wish to gain by granting consent is also available without consent; simply ask us.

Regarding any consent, you have the right to revoke any consent given to us for the processing of your personal data at any time. You just need to contact us without any particular formal requirement, for example through our contact form, an e-mail to the e-mail address indicated in the “About Us” section or a link to unsubscribe (if offered by us). Your withdrawal has no effect on the legality of the data processing carried out up to that point.

Storage Period

Generally, your data will only remain stored as long as required by the purpose of the respective data processing. Storage beyond that is possible in particular if it is still required for pursuing our rights or for other legitimate interests of ours.


For your inventory data which were necessary to perform a contract (including one without remuneration), this means that we store this data until the complete performance or termination of the contractual relationship plus the limitation period (which is generally 2 or 3 years) plus an adequate extra time for potential interruptions of the limitation period.


For your usage data which was collected in the course of your use of the website, this means that we will store it only for the time still required for the proper functionality of our website and as long as we still have a legitimate interest. Statistical information will be primarily stored by us in pseudonymous form.


Beyond that, we still store your data for as long as we are required to do so by law. This concerns in particular the tax-law requirements to keep records, usually for 6 or even 10 years.

Cookies

More then essential Cookies

Upon opening the website, we have asked you to consent to the storing of certain cookies which will be placed while you visit our website. Based on your consent pursuant to Art 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR, our website thus uses cookies, so that our offer can be used in a better, more effective and more secure way.
Cookies are text files that are stored on your computer and which store certain data about your user behavior on our page, so that certain features or offers can be made available to you based on your previous use. These can be “session cookies”, which are automatically deleted when you leave our website. Other cookies are stored on your computer permanently until you delete them. That allows us to recognize your browser when you visit our website again and to provide you with features or offers according to your previous usage.

Your browser allows you to prevent the use of cookies in general or in specific cases. Please check the instructions for your browser to find out more about this. You can also delete cookies following these instructions which we have listed for you:


for Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en
for Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
for Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox
for Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
for Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/278835/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer

Blocking cookies may limit the functionality of our website and of other websites visited by you.


More information on this topic, in particular how you can administer, limit or completely disable third-party cookies and technologies with a similar purpose, can be found at:
https://www.aboutads.info/choices
https://www.youronlinechoices.eu
https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices


Cookie Consent Bar

In order to obtain your consent to store certain cookies on your device and to document this in line with data protection law, and in line with our legal obligations under Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 (c) GDPR and our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 (f) GDPR, we use the product Cookie Consent Bar (function of 17connect, see chapter „Hoster & CMS | 17connect") by 17connect LLC,  5900 Balcones Drive STE 4000, Austin, Texas 78731, USA.


Upon opening our website, the following data will be sent to Cookie Consent Bar: your consent or the withdrawal of your consent for placing cookies, a cookie placed in your browser by Cookie Consent Bar, type and version of your browser, information about your device, the time of your visit to our website as well as your IP address in an anonymized form. Because it is anonymous, collecting the IP address does not link to any person and only serves the purpose of having evidence for the consent granted.


You can find detailed information about the purpose of the collected data and about the privacy policy of 17connect at: https://17connect.net/privacy


If you want to withdraw your consent, simply delete the cookie in your browser. For information on deleting cookies, we refer you to the chapter „cookies“ in this privacy policy. If you re-enter/reload our website, you will be asked for your consent to place cookies again.

Transfer of Data

Transfer to Third Parties

We dislike spam as much as you do. We will therefore not transfer your data to third parties, unless permitted by law.

Transfer of customer data may either

  • be required for the performance of a contract and in that case be permitted according to Art. 6 para. 1 (b) GDPR, or
  • be permitted based on our legitimate interest in an effective service structure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 (f) GDPR, or
  • covered by your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR, or
  • become necessary if we will be legitimately asked by a government or an agency to hand over your data pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 (c) GDPR.


If your data is transferred to third parties, this is mentioned in this privacy policy.


Transfer to other countries, particularly USA

Our website uses external providers located outside of the EU for different features. In particular, the use of cookies, active Java scripts and other technology can lead to processing and storage of your data outside of the EU. 


But we will not transfer your data to a third country, unless the EU Commission has determined that there is a similar level of data protection as in the EU or unless you have provided us with your informed consent or we have agreed on the standard contractual clauses for the protection of your data with the provider.

Users‘ Rights

Information

You may request us anytime to provide information about the personal data stored about you free of charge. To avoid misuse, this will require personal identification.


Deletion, Correction, Limitation

You may at any time demand from us that we correct (or complete) incorrect data as well as a limitation of the processing of data or deletion of your data. This applies in particular if the reason for processing the data is no longer valid, if a required consent has been revoked and there is no other legal basis or if our data processing is unlawful. We will then correct, block or even delete your personal data without delay as far as permitted by law.


Objection

The right to object to advertisement is governed by our text regarding consent:


Regarding any consent, you have the right to revoke any consent given to us for the processing of your personal data at any time. You just need to contact us without any particular formal requirement, for example through our contact form, an e-mail to the e-mail address indicated in the “About Us” section or a link to unsubscribe (if offered by us). Your withdrawal has no effect on the legality of the data processing carried out up to that point.


Data Transfer

You may request us to transfer the data stored about you in machine-readable form.


Complaint

If you feel that our data processing has violated any of your rights, you may file a complaint with the competent regulatory agency (here you find a list of the agencies).

Changes to the Privacy Policy

If and when factual or legal reasons will compel us to amend the Privacy Policy, we will update this page accordingly. This will not change the consent provided by the user.

Data Entry

Encryption of Data Entry

When you enter data on our website, whether in a contact form, during the registration process, when you log in or for payment purposes, the website, where you enter the data, is encrypted. Thus, third parties can not read what you enter. You will recognize the encryption by the lock symbol in your browser and by the URL beginning with “https“ instead of “http“.


Contact Forms

General contact form

When you fill out a contact form or when you send us an e-mail or another electronic message, your information will be stored for the processing of the request, for possible follow-up questions or for other related questions and will only be used to follow up with the request.

Your data will be transferred in an encrypted manner, preventing third parties from reading your data while it is being entered.

Basis for this storage is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR, which you grant us by filling in the contact form or by your other requests. You may revoke this consent at any time, you just need to contact us without any particular formal requirement (for example in the contact form or by e-mail). This withdrawal has no effect on the legality of the data processing that has occurred up to that point.

Your data remains stored for as long as the processing of the request requires, in particular as long as the storage is still necessary to perform the contract, to pursue our rights or for our other legitimate interests or we are compelled by law to keep your data stored (for example based on tax-law requirements to maintain files).

Hoster & CMS

17connect

This website is hosted by 17connect LLC, 5900 Balcones Drive STE 4000, Austin, Texas 78731, USA within the scope of our legitimate interest in a technically flawless online offering and its economically efficient design and optimization according to Art.6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.


17connect collects usage data in the same way as any other hoster. This is identified and non-identifiable data on the occasion of your visit to our website. This data is either provided to 17connect or collected automatically through the use of 17connect services ("non-personal data"). Based on such non-personal data, 17connect can't trace from whom the data originates. The Non-Personal Data is technical and usage information, such as the browsing and clickstream behavior of visitors and service users, and scrolls, as well as non-identifying data about the user's or visitor's device used, operating system, browser, screen resolution, language, and keyboard settings, ISP, referral/exit pages, date/time stamp, etc.


However, as a hoster, 17connect also collects data that can identify a person with manageable effort ("personal data"). This personal data is in principle all data that you enter on the occasion of using the website. This may include contact data (such as e-mail address or telephone number), billing data (name, billing address, payment method, and bank details), data relating to a browser or usage session (IP address, geographical location, and/or unique identifier of the terminal device), data relating to related third-party accounts (such as the e-mail address or username for a related PayPal, Google or Facebook account) and any other personal data.


In individual cases, your data may be transferred to the USA. To protect your data in the best possible way, 17connect exclusively uses servers and technology partners located in Germany and Switzerland for customers in the EU. Automatic or general processing, use or transfer of personal data to the USA can therefore be greatly restricted and in most cases prevented altogether. We have a contractual agreement with 17connect under which 17connect processes the data exclusively on our behalf. This DPA also provides that the transfer of data to the USA by 17connect only takes place within the scope of the standard contractual clauses.  Affiliated companies and service providers of 17connect that store or process your data on behalf of 17connect have undertaken to protect this data by the GDPR.


17connect also takes physical, electronic, and procedural security measures to protect personal data. Among other things, 17connect provides HTTPS-secure access to our website; the transmission of confidential data is protected by an industry-standard SSL/TLS encrypted connection. For example, 17connect's service providers in the EU regularly renew their PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards) certification. In addition, 17connect regularly checks its systems for possible vulnerabilities and attacks and is constantly looking for new procedures and third-party services to further improve the security of its services and the protection of data, visitors, and users.


For more information about 17connect's data processing, please see 17connect's privacy policy at https://17connect.net/privacy.

Website AnalySis

Matomo

Based on our legitimate interest in a technologically perfect online offering and its design and optimisation in an economically efficient manner pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 (f) GDPR, we use the open-source programme Matomo, a web analysis tool.


with Cookies

To optimise the offered website, Matomo will place cookies. Cookies are text files which are stored on your computer and which transmit information about the use of the page, including the user’s shortened IP address, to the provider. The user’s IP address will immediately be anonymised, so that the user cannot be identified by the provider. The data collected in that way will not be passed on to third parties by the operator of this website.

You may prevent the use of cookies by changing the preferences in the browser. Here you find instructions in German: http://www.akademie.de/wissen/do-not-track-datenschutz. This may however impede the use of this and of other websites.

If you do not agree with the storing and analysis of your data, you subsequently have the opportunity to object to the analysis by Matomo.

Maps

Link to Google Maps

On the basis of our legitimate interest in a technically flawless online offer and its economically efficient design and optimization pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO, we link to our entry at Google Maps, a map service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google"), for the display of an interactive map with which you can find us.


It is just a normal link. Thus, when you open our site, Google will not learn of your visit to our website. But once you click on the link, you will be led to Google Maps, allowing Google to learn that you have visited out website and your search for our location.


Google can use your data to analyze your user behavior and use it for (interest-based) advertising. This may result in appropriate advertising being displayed to you.


We have no knowledge of and no influence on the possible collection and use of your data by Google after you have clicked on the link. For more information, please refer to Google's privacy policy at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.


Link to Apple Maps

On the basis of our legitimate interest in a technically flawless online offer and its economically efficient design and optimization pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO, we link to our entry at Apple Maps, a map service of Apple Inc, One Apple Park Way, Cupertino, CA 95014, USA ("Apple"), for the display of an interactive map with which you can find us.


It is just a normal link. Thus, when you open our site, Apple will not learn of your visit to our website. But once you click on the link, you will be led to Apple Maps, allowing Apple to learn that you have visited out website and your search for our location. 


Apple can use your data to analyze your user behavior and use it for (interest-based) advertising. This may result in appropriate advertising being displayed to you.


We have no knowledge of and no influence on the possible collection and use of your data by Apple after you have clicked on the link. For more information, please refer to Apple's privacy policy at https://www.apple.com/de/privacy/approach-to-privacy/.

Social Media Links

General Information

We refer with links to our social media presences. When you follow any such link to the social media site, your data will be broadcasted to that site. The social media site will normally store a cookie in your browser and to your account information there, especially, if you are logged into your social media account on the site. The social media site can analyze your use of the platform and your browsing habits and will use these for targeting advertisements based on your interests. That can lead to ads being shown to you when browsing in-and outside of the social media site. Please inform yourself about the use of your data on these sites and use them only, when you agree to that use of your data, that happens on that social media site, in particular, when you are not using that social media site for the first time. We have added links to all the privacy policies of the social media site for your information.


Facebook

Our website uses links to our presence on the social network Facebook by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Irland.


It is just a normal link. Thus, when you open our site, Facebook/ Meta will not learn of your visit to our website. But once you click on the link, you will be led to Facebook, allowing Facebook to learn that you have visited our site.


Your data will be forwarded by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited on the basis of the standard contractual clauses to Facebook/ Meta USA.

The collection and use of your data which is possibly carried out by Facebook/ Meta after clicking on the link are beyond our knowledge or control. You may find further information in Facebook’s privacy policy at https://en-gb.facebook.com/policy.php


Instagram

Our website uses links to our presence on the social network Instagram by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Irland.


It is just a normal link. Thus, when you open our site, Instagram/ Meta will not learn of your visit to our website. But once you click on the link, you will be led to Instagram, allowing Instagram/ Meta to learn that you have visited our site.


Your data will be forwarded by Facebook Ireland on the basis of the standard contractual clauses to Facebook USA.
The collection and use of your data which is possibly carried out by Instagram/Facebook after clicking on the link are beyond our knowledge or control. You may find further information in Instagram’s privacy policy at
https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388

Our Social Media Fanpage(s) - General Information

Beside our website, we also use fan page(s) on social media platforms. Above, we have already informed you about the data processing on our website and we have in particular made sure that the fact alone that you access our website is not yet forwarded to the social media platform. Following the ECJ ruling dated 5 June 2018 about social media presences, we want to inform you about the data processing during your visit to our social media fan page(s):

On the basis of our legitimate interest in a timely customer communication pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 (f) GDPR as well as for advertising and public relations purposes, we present ourselves and our offers on social media fan page(s).

Our social media fan page(s) usually can be accessed online independently of you having a user account with the relevant platform or not. But in either case, your data will be processed by the social media platform.

Each time the social media platform is accessed, your IP address will be collected and stored. Usually, a cookie will also be placed on your page, which will save your visit and further data about your visit to the social media platform.

If you are logged in with the social media platform, your visit will also be spotted by a cookie or through other technological means and will be attributed to your user account. Thus, the social media platform is usually able to analyse your user behaviour. In this process, a user profile with your interests is generated, which the social media platform will use to provide you with a user experience tailored to your interests, in particular advertisement tailored to your interests within and outside of the social media platform – even across different devices, if applicable. Your data may also be used for market research. For the details, we refer you to the following privacy policies of the social media platform(s) used by us.

We can usually also use the data of the social media platform in order to allow you to use our fan page in accordance with your interests or to approach you with advertising.

When you interact with our fan page and if you are logged in with the relevant social media platform, according to the social media page’s terms of use, we can usually also recognise your user profile and see your content.
If you do not want this, we point you to our explanations about cookies above, with general information about cookies and their deactivation. There, we have laid out in general terms how you can prevent or limit cookies being stored on your devices. Further information about the respective social media platform can be found hereinafter.

According to the aforementioned ECJ ruling dated 5 June 2018, we are always jointly responsible for our social media fan page(s) together with the relevant social media platform. This means that you may also exercise your general rights, which we have listed in detail above under the heading “Users‘ Rights”, against us. To that purpose, we refer you to our contact details at the beginning of this Privacy Policy. Please keep in mind, though, that we have no conclusive knowledge of the exact scope of the processing of your data by the social media platform and have even less influence on it. Therefore, we kindly ask you to contact the relevant social media platform in the first place regarding your rights.

We generally leave your data on the social media platform and do not import it onto our server. But if that should occur, our general information regarding the storage period will apply.

Further information about the processing of your data and the storage period on the social media platform can be found in the respective privacy policy of the social media platform, which we have listed hereinafter.


Facebook

We present ourselves on the social media platform Facebook.

Joint Responsibility
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited
4 Grand Canal Square
Grand Canal Harbour
Dublin 2 Ireland
Contact

Contact Data Protection Officer

If you open our fan page on Facebook, your data will be forwarded to the USA.

Facebook/ Meta has concluded an agreement with us https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum about our shared responsibility for processing the data, in which it recognizes its primary responsibility and guarantees in particular that you can exercise your right to information, as described in the general part. You may obtain more information from Facebook’s privacy policy at: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy. Your data will be forwarded by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited on the base of the standard contractual clauses to Facebook/ Meta USA.

Facebook/ Meta also provides us with statistics as part of „Facebook Insights“ for the purpose of targeted advertising. These are created without our participation and then provided to us. The data include information like interaction with our page, such as likes, page activities, video views, reach of our posts, comments, sharing of content, clicks on offers or further information on our fan page as well as statistical data about those interacting, such as gender, origin by country, city and language. The same applies to groups which we may manage.

When you are logged in, you can influence the processing of your data by Facebook considerably and in different ways.

Here you can make changes to your timeline, i.e. what can be seen about you and your page (while being logged in to facebook):
https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=timeline&privacy_source=timeline_gear_menu .

And you can change your advertisement preferences here:
https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen .


Instagram

We have a presence on the social media platform Instagram.

Jointly Responsible
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited
4 Grand Canal Square
Grand Canal Harbour
Dublin 2 Ireland.
Contact Data Protection Officer

Your data will be forwarded by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited on the base of the standard contractual clauses to Facebook/ Meta USA
We have neither knowledge of, nor any influence on the possible collection and processing of your data by Facebook and Instagram. Further information can be found in Instagram’s privacy policy at https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875.

Instagram/ Meta also provide us with statistics as part of „Facebook Insights“ for the purpose of targeted advertising. These are created without our participation and then provided to us. The data include information like interaction with our page, such as likes, page activities, video views, reach of our posts, comments, sharing of content, clicks on offers or further information on our fan page as well as statistical data about those interacting, such as gender, origin by country, city and language. The same applies to groups which we may manage.


When you are logged in, you can influence the processing of your data by Instagram considerably and in different ways.
Your content, i.e. what is visible of you and your profile, can be changed here: https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=/accounts/privacy_and_security/.

This is our current valid privacy policy from 04.12.2023