Data Privacy

Privacy policy of International Funeral in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation

Type of data collected

In the case of contract initiation, the conclusion of a funeral or funeral care contract and its processing, we collect and process the following data: Title, first name and surname of the client, e-mail address, address, telephone number, title, first name, surname of the deceased, date and place of birth and death, marital status, religious denomination of the deceased, family relationships, contact details of an authorised representative, the health insurance companies of the deceased, the pension offices of the deceased, the insurance companies of the deceased, contact details of the persons of the funeral organisation, data of the identity card of the deceased, fingerprints of the deceased, death mask, photos of the deceased, photos of the funeral service, hair samples of the deceased. The collection and use of the data for the creation of fingerprints of the deceased, the biometric data for the death mask, the taking of hair samples of the deceased, the taking of photos of the deceased and the funeral service will only take place if the person concerned expressly agrees to the collection, storage and processing of this personal data in accordance with Art. 9 Para. 2 a GDPR.

Purpose

Data is collected and processed for the preparation of an offer, the conclusion of the contract and the execution of the contract as well as for the appropriate processing of the funeral order, insofar as this is necessary for the mutual fulfilment of the obligations arising from the contractual relationship.

Storage duration

The personal data will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage no longer applies. Data may also be stored if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in EU regulations, laws or other provisions to which the controller is subject. The data will also be blocked or erased if a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires, unless there is a need for further storage of the data for the conclusion or fulfilment of a contract.

Legal basis for the processing of personal data

Insofar as the consent of the data subject is required for the processing of personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a), 9 para. 2 lit. f) GDPR applies.

• GDPR as the legal basis. In the processing of personal data necessary for the fulfilment of a contract to which the data subject is a party, Art. 6 (1) GDPR serves as the legal basis.
• GDPR as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. Insofar as the processing of personal data is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Art. 6 para. 1 GDPR serves as the legal basis.
• GDPR as the legal basis. In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Art. 6 (1) GDPR serves as the legal basis.
• GDPR as the legal basis. If the processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party and if the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not outweigh the first-mentioned interest, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR serves as the legal basis for the processing.

Disclosure of data to third parties

Data will only be passed on to third parties if this is necessary for the fulfilment of the contract. Third parties are courts, authorities, in particular the registry office, the public order office, the cemetery administration, the health authority, the public prosecutor's office, statutory social insurance companies, in particular health insurance companies, pension insurance companies, accident insurance companies, life insurance companies and other private insurance companies, the newspaper publisher for the funeral notice, the florist for the funeral floristry, the stonemason, the funeral speaker, the funeral musician, the collection centres for radio, ARD, ZDF, Deutschlandradio, religious communities.

Rights of the data subject

If personal data is processed, you are a data subject within the meaning of the GDPR and you have the following rights vis-à-vis the controller:

Right to information

You can request confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed by us. If such processing is taking place, you can request the following information from the controller:

• the purposes for which the personal data are processed;
• the categories of personal data that are processed;
• the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been or will be disclosed;
• the planned duration of storage of the personal data concerning you or, if specific information on this is not possible, criteria for determining the storage period;
• the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning you, a right to restriction of processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing;
• the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority;
• all available information on the origin of the data if the personal data is not collected from the data subject;

Right to rectification

You have a right to rectification and/or completion vis-à-vis the controller if the processed personal data concerning you is incorrect or incomplete. The controller must make the correction without delay.

Right to restriction of processing

Under the following conditions, you may request the restriction of the processing of your personal data:

• if you contest the accuracy of the personal data concerning you for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
• the processing is unlawful and you oppose the erasure of the personal data and request the restriction of their use instead;
• the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by you for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, or
• if you have objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override your grounds. If the processing of personal data concerning you has been restricted, this data - apart from its storage - may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the Union or of a Member State. If the restriction of processing has been restricted in accordance with the above conditions, you will be informed by the controller before the restriction is lifted.

Obligation to delete

You have the right to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning you without undue delay and the controller shall have the obligation to erase personal data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies:

• The personal data concerning you are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
  necessary.
• You revoke your consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a or Art. 9 para. 2 a) GDPR and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
• You object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (2) GDPR.
• The personal data concerning you has been processed unlawfully.

The deletion of personal data concerning you is not required to fulfil a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Federal Republic of Germany.

The right to erasure does not exist if the processing is necessary - for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information; - for compliance with a legal obligation which requires processing by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller; - for reasons of public interest in the area of public health pursuant to Art. 9 (2) h) and i) and Art. 9 (3) GDPR - for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

Right to information

If you have asserted the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing against the controller, the controller is obliged to notify all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been disclosed of this rectification or erasure of the data or restriction of processing, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. You have the right vis-à-vis the controller to be informed about these recipients.

Right to data portability

You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to the controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data has been provided,
if (1) the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 a) GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 b) GDPR and (2) the processing is carried out by automated means. In exercising this right, you also have the right to have the personal data concerning you transmitted directly from one controller to another.
responsible, insofar as this is technically feasible. The freedoms and rights of other persons must not be affected by this. The right to data portability does not apply to the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.
was transferred to the person responsible.

Right of objection

You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR. The controller will no longer process the personal data concerning you unless the controller demonstrates compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

Right to revoke the declaration of consent under data protection law

You have the right to revoke your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes the GDPR.
violates the law. The supervisory authority with which the complaint has been lodged shall inform the complainant of the status and outcome of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy under Art. 78 GDPR.