Privacy Policy

    1. Responsible Party

    BigParking
    Murat Blecher
    Pettenkofer Str. 26
    45147 Essen
    Germany

    Email: info@bigparking.de
    Phone: +49 170 1623156
    Website: https://bigparking.de

    2. General Information

    We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations (GDPR) and this privacy policy. The use of our website is generally possible without providing personal data. Insofar as personal data is collected within our internet offering, this is always done on a voluntary basis or for the fulfillment of a contract.

    3. Access Data (Server Log Files)

    When you visit our website, information that your browser transmits to our server is automatically collected. This includes, in particular:

    • IP address

    • Date and time of the request

    • Browser type and browser version

    • Operating system

    • Referrer URL

    • Hostname of the accessing computer

    This data serves the technical security and stability of the systems.

    Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR

    4. Use of Our Offer and Bookings

    You can compare parking offers and make bookings via our platform.

    Bookings are made either:

    The following data may be processed:

    • Name and contact details

    • Vehicle data

    • Travel data

    • Booking information

    • Payment information

    This data is necessary to carry out the booking and fulfill the contract.

    Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR

    5. Payment Processing (Stripe)

    Payment processing is carried out via external payment service providers, in particular:

    Stripe Payments Europe Ltd.
    1 Grand Canal Street Lower
    Dublin, Ireland

    Payment data is processed directly by the payment provider.

    Further information:
    https://stripe.com/privacy

    Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR

    6. Disclosure to parking providers

    Necessary data will be transmitted to the respective parking provider for the execution of the booked service.

    Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR

    7. Reviews

    The following data may be processed as part of reviews:

    • First name

    • Booking reference

    • Rating and comment

    • Date

    The data serves quality assurance and transparency for other users.

    Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR

    8. Contacting us

    If you contact us by email, phone or messenger, we will store your information to process your request.

    Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR or Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR

    9. Cookies and consent management

    Our website uses cookies. These are small text files that are stored on your device.

    The following are used:

    • technically necessary cookies

    • analysis cookies (only with consent)

    • marketing cookies (only with consent)

    Consent is given via our cookie banner.

    The storage and management of your consents is done via a consent management tool. Your selection will be saved to be taken into account during future visits.

    Legal basis:

    • Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR

    • § 25 TTDSG

    10. Google Analytics

    If you have given your consent, we use Google Analytics.

    Provider:
    Google Ireland Ltd.
    Gordon House, Barrow Street
    Dublin 4, Ireland

    Google processes, among other things:

    • abbreviated IP address

    • usage behavior

    • device information

    Further information:
    https://policies.google.com/privacy

    Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR

    You can revoke your consent at any time via the cookie settings.

    10a. Google Tag Manager

    We use Google Tag Manager.

    Provider:
    Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland

    The Google Tag Manager itself does not process any personal data, but serves to manage and deploy tracking tags.

    However, the services integrated via the Tag Manager can process data.

    Further information: https://policies.google.com/privacy

    Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR

    11. Meta (Facebook) Pixel

    If you have given your consent, we use Meta Pixel.

    Provider:
    Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd.
    4 Grand Canal Square
    Dublin 2, Ireland

    Purpose:

    • Conversion tracking

    • Marketing optimization

    • Audience building

    Further information:
    https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/

    Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR

    12. Map material (OpenStreetMap)

    We use map material from the OpenStreetMap service.

    Provider:
    OpenStreetMap Foundation (OSMF)

    When loading the maps, data such as your IP address may be transmitted.

    Further information:
    https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_Policy

    Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR

    13. Hosting and technical infrastructure

    Our website is operated via modern cloud infrastructure.

    Personal data is processed on servers that are necessary for the operation of the platform, the provision of content, and the execution of bookings.

    Depending on usage, data may also be processed by technical service providers that we use to provide our platform.

    Processing is carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest in the secure, stable and efficient operation of our website (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) and to fulfill contractual obligations (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR).

    13a. Cloudflare

    We use the Cloudflare service (Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA).

    Cloudflare offers a Content Delivery Network (CDN) and security functions to protect our website (e.g. DDoS protection).

    Data traffic is routed via Cloudflare servers. Personal data, in particular IP addresses, may be processed in this process.

    The use is based on our legitimate interest in a secure and efficient provision of our website (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

    Further information: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/

    14. Administrator access

    Login data is stored for administrators to ensure the secure operation of the website.

    Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR

    15. API interfaces

    Our systems communicate with external services, in particular:

    • Booking systems

    • Payment service providers

    • Parking providers

    Only the data necessary for the execution is transmitted.

    16. Storage duration

    Personal data will only be stored for as long as is necessary for the respective purpose or as required by legal retention periods.

    17. Your rights

    You have the following rights according to GDPR:

    • Right to information

    • Right to rectification

    • Right to erasure

    • Right to restriction of processing

    • Right to data portability

    • Right to object

    • Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

    18. Withdrawal of consents

    You can withdraw a given consent at any time with effect for the future.

    19. Data security

    We implement technical and organizational security measures to protect your data from loss, manipulation and unauthorized access.

    20. External links

    Our website contains links to external websites. We assume no liability for their content.

    21. Changes to this Privacy Policy

    We reserve the right to adapt this Privacy Policy to changed legal requirements or technical developments.

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