Aareal Bank AG welcomes you to our website and thanks you for your interest in our company. The protection of your personal data is a serious matter for us and we want you to feel safe during the visit on our websites. Personal Data collected while visiting our website will be processed in accordance with the provisions of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the data protection rules of the Federal Republic of Germany.
We will treat any personal data you may transmit to us with reasonable care and in compliance with data protection rules. Your data will not be used for any other purpose and will not be forwarded to third parties. For confidential messages, please use the regular mail service for your own safety.
In most cases, you can visit the website of Aareal Bank AG without providing any personal data to us. We only get to know the name of your internet provider and the so-called IP address he has allocated to you, the websites from which you accessed our site and the websites you visit within our internet presence. This information is evaluated for statistical purposes only, the individual user identity remains anonymous. Evaluation takes places on the basis of Article 6 (1)(f) GDPR.
Further personal data will only be collected and processed when you submit it to us (i.e. to order information material), and will be processed solely for the purpose of dealing with your inquiry. The provision of personal data by you, e. g. by using the contact form or e-mail, constitutes your consent to the processing of your personal data according to Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR.
If you have given your consent to the processing of personal data, you have the right to revoke your consent to the processing at any time. This also applies to the revocation of declarations of consent that were given to us before the GDPR was valid, i.e. before 25 May 2018. Please note that the revocation takes effect for the future only. The revocation does not affect the legality of the data processed until the revocation.
All personal data handled within the scope of Aareal Bank AG’s services will be collected, processed and used according to the pertinent laws and regulations concerning the protection of personal data solely for the purpose of contract execution and to preserve qualified business interest with regards to advising and supporting our customers and interested parties and to meet the demands of product design. Within the Bank, only those departments that need your data to deal with your inquiry have access to your personal data unless we are required by law to disclose it to public bodies and institutions. We will process and store your personal data as long as required to deal with your inquiry, unless their further processing is required by law.
This website uses the “Piwik/Matomo” web analytics tool. Analysing how visitors use the site is important, as it enables us to examine demand for content and to improve our service as a result.
Piwik/Matomo collects the following data: date, number of actions on the website, time spent on the website, country of origin, browser version, operating system, number of new and returning visitors, referring URL, conversion rate.
In the version of the Piwik/Matomo analytics tool we use, IP addresses are anonymised so that they cannot be linked to an individual. The Piwik/Matomo analytics tool works by placing a small text file called a cookie on your device. Piwik/Matomo uses “persistent cookies”, which remain saved on your device after your visit. The cookie is sent from the domain “aareal-bank.com” and is named as follows: _pk_id.12345 (each cookie has a unique number). The cookie expires after a week. It enables us to:
Piwik/Matomo Tracking - Opt-out
Piwik/Matomo Tracking - Opt-in
If you have given your consent to the use of cookies, you can disable the analysis of your use by blocking cookies from the suitable domains (aareal-bank.com; gb.aareal-bank.com; nb.aareal-bank.com) in your browser. Please see your browser instructions for how to do this.
You may also disable any form of user analytics by Piwik/Matomo for future visits on the website aareal-bank.com. Use the following check box to do so. By activating the checkbox a cookie will be placed. Provided you do not delete this cookie in your browser, your use of the website will not be analyzed by Piwik/Matomo.
If you have given your consent to the use of cookies, you can disable the analysis of your use by blocking cookies from the suitable domains (aareal-bank.com; gb.aareal-bank.com; nb.aareal-bank.com) in your browser. Please see your browser instructions for how to do this.
You may also disable any form of user analytics by Piwik/Matomo for future visits on the website aareal-bank.com. Use the following check box to do so. By activating the checkbox a cookie will be placed. Provided you do not delete this cookie in your browser, your use of the website will not be analyzed by Piwik/Matomo.
Aareal Bank AG takes technical and organisational measures in order to protect the data against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction or access by unauthorised persons. Our safety measures are consistently being improved in accordance with the technological development. In addition, our employees are obliged to respect the data security provisions and are bound by banking confidentiality.
Controller of the data processing on this website:
Aareal Bank AG
Paulinenstr. 15
65189 Wiesbaden
In line with the legal provisions, Aareal Bank AG has appointed a Data Protection Officer. Should you have any questions concerning the processing of your personal data, you may contact him directly.
By E-Mail:
datenschutz(at)aareal-bank.com
or
Datenschutzbeauftragter
(Data Protection Officer)
c/o Aareal Bank AG
Paulinenstr. 15
65189 Wiesbaden
On your request we will provide you with the information in accordance with the data protection regulation, whether and which of your personal data are stored by us. In addition you have the right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing and the right to data portability.
On grounds relating to your particular situation you have the right to object at any time to processing of your personal data which is based on Article 6(1)(e) (processing of data for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest) or (f) (processing of data for the purposes of legitimate interests).
Your revocation can take place form-free and should be directed if possible to:
Aareal Bank AG
Informationssicherheit und Datenschutz
(Information security & data protection)
Paulinenstrasse 15
65189 Wiesbaden
If you object to the processing, we will no longer process your personal data, unless we have compelling and legitimate interests that override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing of the data is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
If you believe that your data are not being processed properly, you have a right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. Please address your complaint to:
The Data Protection Officer of Hesse
PO Box 3163
65021 Wiesbaden