Legal Notice & Privacy Policy

1. Legal Notice pursuant to 5 DDG
Information provided in accordance with § 5 of the Digital Services Act (DDG):

TUF-International (Sole Proprietorship)
Owner: Thomas Hochstrate
Sonnenweg 11
60529 Frankfurt am Main
E-Mail: hochstrate@tuf-international.com
Additional electronic contact option: Contact form on this website

VAT Identification Number pursuant to § 27a UStG (German VAT Act): DE303786669

The company is a sole proprietorship and is not entered in the Commercial Register (no Commercial Register entry required).

2. Privacy Policy (GDPR)
Introduction
At TUF-International, we take the protection of your personal data very seriously and process it confidentially as well as in accordance with statutory data protection regulations (in particular the GDPR) and this Privacy Policy. Our services are directed at business clients (B2B); we treat the personal data of contact persons with the same level of care. Data is collected only for specified purposes and used solely for those intended purposes.

Responsible Entity
TUF-International, Owner Thomas Hochstrate
Sonnenweg 11, 60529 Frankfurt am Main
E-Mail: hochstrate@tuf-international.com
The responsible entity decides, either alone or jointly with others, on the purposes and means of processing personal data.

Hosting and Server Log Files
Our website is hosted by Strato AG, Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7, 10249 Berlin. When you visit our website, server log files process—among other things—your IP address, date/time, browser type/version, operating system, and referrer URL in order to ensure secure operation. We have a data processing agreement in place with Strato in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR. Legal basis: legitimate interest in the secure and reliable provision of our services (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR). Log data is automatically deleted after a standard retention period, unless longer storage is required for security reasons.

Contact Form and Contacting Us
When you use the contact form, we process the data you enter (name, email, optional telephone number/company, and your message) in order to handle your inquiry and contact you.

Purpose: Solely to process your inquiry and any follow-up questions; no other use without your express consent.
Legal Basis: Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR (pre-contractual measures/contract fulfillment, where applicable) or Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in the efficient processing of inquiries); where applicable, Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent, revocable at any time).
Retention Period: Until the inquiry has been fully resolved; in cases involving a contractual relationship, in accordance with statutory retention periods; deletion upon request, provided no conflicting legal obligations or overriding interests exist.
Disclosure: As a general rule, data is not disclosed to third parties, except where necessary to fulfill your inquiry or where required by law.
No Analytics or Tracking Tools
We do not employ any web analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, Matomo), create user profiles, or conduct audience measurement or tracking. We use only technically necessary cookies (e.g., session cookies for the contact form). These are not used for tracking or marketing purposes and are not shared with third parties. Under current legal regulations, no consent is required for technically necessary cookies (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR in conjunction with § 25 Para. 2 TTDSG/TDDDG). Consequently, a cookie banner is not required. No Integration of External Services
No external third-party content (e.g., Google Maps, Google Fonts, YouTube, social plugins) is integrated that would transmit personal data to third parties upon accessing the page. Should we integrate such services in the future, we will provide prior notice (including, where applicable, obtaining your consent) and update this declaration accordingly.

Your Rights (GDPR)
Right of Access (Art. 15 GDPR)
Right to Rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
Right to Erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
Right to Restriction of Processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
Right to Data Portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
Right to Object (Art. 21 GDPR) to processing based on legitimate interests; and to direct marketing at any time.
Right to Withdraw Consent (Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR) with effect for the future.
Right to Lodge a Complaint (Art. 77 GDPR) with a data protection supervisory authority (e.g., in Hesse: HBDI).
To exercise your rights, please contact us using the contact details provided above (preferably via email).

Data Security
We implement technical and organizational measures to protect your data against manipulation, loss, destruction, or unauthorized access. Despite continuous improvements, data transmission over the Internet may still be subject to security vulnerabilities.

Changes to this Declaration
We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy as necessary (e.g., in the event of changes to our services, technology, or the legal framework). The current version in effect at the time of access shall apply; significant changes will be clearly highlighted.

Note: This declaration supersedes