Privacy Policy
– This is a translation of the German Privacy Policy. As such, it is intended for informational purposes. Only the German version is legally valid. –
The protection of your personal data is very important to us at Frank & Timme GmbH Verlag für wissenschaftliche Literatur, Wittelsbacher Str. 27a, 10707 Berlin, Germany. Your personal data will stay confidential when processed by us. We comply with the legal data protection regulations. To ensure this, we have taken certain technical as well as organisational measures.
In using this website, certain personal data will be recorded. Personal data comprises all data which will serve to identify you. This Privacy Policy stipulates how and why we record which data and we process it.
Scope
This Privacy Policy is valid for the website www.frank-timme.de. It informs the users about the type, the scope and the purpose of the personal data recorded and processed by the website's provider.
Frank & Timme GmbH
Verlag für wissenschaftliche Literatur
Wittelsbacherstraße 27a
10707 Berlin
Phone: +49 (0)30 36 42 15 700
E-mail: info@frank-timme.de
Use of the Website
You are free to visit and look at our website www.frank-timme.de without prior registration.
The website's provider automatically records and stores data in so-called server log files. On visiting our website, your browser will automatically transmit these. This regards information such as the browser used, the device's computer system with which you view the website, the webpages opened, as well as the date and time of access. This data will not be linked with your person. The statistical processing will take place anonymously. The basis for the data processing is section 6 paragraph 1 letter b of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation).
Use of personal data and its transmittal to third parties:
Personal data which will be asked of you on visiting this website regard your name as well as your address details and contact data (post, e-mail). This data may be demanded when you send an enquiry, order a book order or subscribe to a newsletter. We need this data in order to process your enquiry, your book order, for newsletter mailing, and for billing. All personal data recorded by us will be given, as far as possible, on a voluntary basis.
We store and process your personal data only to the extent necessary for contract fulfilment, service provision or billing. A transfer to our partners will only take place when necessary for contract fulfilment, service provision or billing.
When processing your book order, we will transfer your personal data to our distributors. These are DHL Paket GmbH (Sträßchensweg 10, 53113 Bonn), DPD Deutschland GmbH (Wailandtstraße 1, 63741 Aschaffenburg), Zeitfracht Medien GmbH (Ferdinand-Jühlke-Straße 7, 99095 Erfurt) and Books on Demand GmbH (In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt). During the processing of the contractual data, our partners are bound to the legal requirements of the Bundesdatenschutzgesetz (Federal Data Protection Act) and the European GDPR as well as the Data Protection Policy of Frank & Timme GmbH.
Contacting Us
When you use our contact form for a publication inquiry we will store all submitted data and additional information. This takes place in order to process your inquiry and in case of later queries. We will treat this data as confidential and will not transfer it without your assent.
The processing of this data thus only takes place based on your assent (section 6 paragraph 1 letter a GDPR). You are free to withdraw your assent at any time. A simple message via e-mail to info@frank-timme.de will suffice. A withdrawal will not render the processing of the data prior to this withdrawal unlawful.
Subscription to Our Newsletter
When you subscribe to a newsletter on our website we will store the data given by you. This applies for your first and last name, your contact data and the fields of study chosen by you. This enables us to process your request and to send you the desired information via e-mail (newsletter mailing).
You are free to withdraw your assent (to the storage of your data and its processing for the above mentioned purposes) at any time. The processing of this data thus only takes place on the basis of your assent (section 6 paragraph 1 letter a GDPR). In order to withdraw your assent a simple message via e-mail to info@frank-timme.de will suffice. A withdrawal will not render the processing of the data prior to this withdrawal unlawful.
Cookies
On several of our webpages we use cookies in order to render a visit to our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device. Most of our cookies will be deleted after closing the browser session (session cookies). Other cookies will remain on your device. They enable us to recognize your browser during your next visit (permanent cookies).
You can set your browser in various ways and will either be informed as soon as cookies are stored, or have to grant an exception on a case-by-case basis, or have refused the storage of cookies in general. Not accepting cookies can restrict the functionality of our website.
Cookies necessary for electronic communication or for the provision of certain functionalities desired by you (f.e. using our web shop), will be stored based on section 6 paragraph 1 letter f of the GDPR. The provider has a legitimate interest to store cookies in order to provide his services in a technically correct and optimized fashion.
Links and Internet Security
On some of our webpages you will find links to content supplied by third parties. We have no influence on their compliance with the legal data protection regulations and thus cannot be held liable.
We would like to point out that a breach of data transfer security on the internet is possible (f.e. when communicating by e-mail). It is not possible to completely protect data from the access of third parties.
User Rights
You have the right to inquire at any time and at no charge regarding the amount and type of your personal data stored by us as well as the duration of storage. Also, you have the right to demand that faulty data is rectified or your personal data either blocked or deleted. Please direct such inquiries to info@frank-timme.de. We would like to point out, that you have the right of filing complaint with the responsible regulating authority.
Contact Us
Should you have any questions or suggestions do not hesitate to contact us. Feel free to write to info@frank-timme.de.
(last update: May 2026)