Privacy Policy

1. General Information

Sterling Force takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with applicable data protection laws, particularly the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.

2. Data Controller

Sterling Force
FOUR – Tower T1, 45th Floor
Große Gallusstraße 14
60315 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Owner: Bernd Elberskirch, Managing Director
E-Mail: contact@sterling-force.com
Phone: +49 (0)69 989 727 – 320
Fax: +49 (0) 69 989 727 – 24

3. Collection and Processing of Personal Data

We collect and process personal data only to the extent necessary for providing a functional and user-friendly website, as well as our content and services.

Data may be collected when you:

• Visit our website
• Contact us via e-mail or telephone
• Submit an application (unsolicited or otherwise)

Types of data collected may include:

• Name
• Company name
• Position/title
• Contact information (e-mail address, telephone number)
• Any other information you choose to provide

4. Legal Basis for Data Processing

Data processing is based on:

• Article 6(1)(a) GDPR: Consent
• Article 6(1)(b) GDPR: Contract performance or pre-contractual measures
• Article 6(1)(f) GDPR: Legitimate interests (e.g., maintaining website security, answering enquiries)

5. Use of Personal Data

Your data is used exclusively for the purposes for which it was collected, including:

• Responding to enquiries
• Processing applications
• Providing services
• Ensuring the security and proper operation of the website

We do not share your data with third parties without your explicit consent, unless we are legally obliged to do so.

6. Data Storage and Retention

Personal data will be retained only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected or as required by law. Data collected based on consent will be stored until consent is withdrawn.

7. Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right to access (Article 15 GDPR)
• Right to rectification (Article 16 GDPR)
• Right to erasure (Article 17 GDPR)
• Right to restriction of processing (Article 18 GDPR)
• Right to data portability (Article 20 GDPR)
• Right to object to processing (Article 21 GDPR)
• Right to withdraw consent at any time (Article 7(3) GDPR)
• Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Article 77 GDPR)

8. Security

We implement technical and organisational measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction, or unauthorised access. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

9. Image Sources and Copyrights

We observe intellectual property rights and disclose image usage transparently:

• FOUR Frankfurt visuals were provided free of charge by “Groß & Partner”.
• The homepage image was legally licensed from the company “Collection”.
• All other images are sourced from Pixabay, used under their license, which allows free commercial use without attribution.

10. Links to Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to external websites. Please note that this Privacy Policy does not apply to those websites. We recommend reviewing the respective privacy policies when visiting third-party sites.

11. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time in accordance with legal requirements. The current version will always be available on our website.