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Data privacy

General

As the operator of this website and as a company, we come into contact with your personal data. This concerns all data that reveals something about you and by which you can be identified. In this privacy policy, we would like to explain how, for what purpose and on which legal basis we process your data.

Respon­sible for the data processing (“data controller”) on this website and in our company is:

cobicon GmbH

Hans-Bunte-StraĂźe 10

69123 Heidelberg

Deutschland

Phone: +49 6221 6516102

E‑mail: bernd.herz@cobicon.de

General infor­mation

SSL or TLS encryption

When you enter your data on websites, place online orders or send e‑mails via the Internet, you must always be prepared for unaut­ho­rized third parties to access your data. There is no complete protection against such access. However, we do our utmost to protect your data as best we can and to close security gaps as far as we can.

An important protection mechanism is the SSL or TLS encryption of our website, which ensures that data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties. You can recognize the encryption by the lock icon in front of the Internet address entered in your browser and by the fact that our Internet address begins with https:// and not with http://.

Encrypted payment transac­tions

Payment data, such as account or credit card numbers, require special protection. For this reason, payment transac­tions made with the most common means of payment are carried out exclu­sively via an encrypted SSL or TLS connection.

How long do we store your data?

In some parts in this privacy policy, we inform you about how long we or the companies that process your data on our behalf will store your data. In the absence of such infor­mation, we store your data until the purpose of the data processing no longer applies, you object to the data processing or you revoke your consent to the data processing.

In the event of an objection or revocation, we may however continue to process your data if at least one of the following condi­tions applies:

  • We have compelling legitimate grounds for conti­nuing to process the data that override your interests, rights and freedoms (only applies in the case of an objection to data processing; if the objection is to direct marketing, we cannot provide legitimate grounds).
  • The data processing is necessary to assert, exercise or defend legal claims (does not apply if your objection is directed against direct adver­tising).
  • We are required by law to retain your data.

In this case, we will delete your data as soon as the requirement(s) cease to apply.

Data transfer to the USA

On our website, we use tools from companies that transfer your data to the USA and store it there and, if necessary, process it further. The European Commission has adopted an adequacy decision for the EU-US data protection framework. The decision estab­lishes that the US ensures an adequate level of protection for EU personal data trans­ferred to US companies. This decision is based on new safeguards and measures put in place by the US to meet data protection requi­re­ments. The adequacy decision includes, among other things, restric­tions and safeguards on access to data by US intel­li­gence agencies. Binding safeguards were intro­duced to limit US intel­li­gence agencies’ access to what is necessary and propor­tionate to protect national security. In addition, enhanced oversight of US intel­li­gence activities was estab­lished to ensure that restric­tions on surveil­lance activities are respected. An independent redress mechanism has also been estab­lished to handle and resolve complaints from European citizens about access to their data. The EU-US data protection framework thus allows European companies to transfer data to certified US companies without having to introduce additional data protection safeguards. A list of all certified companies can be found at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search.

A change in the European Commission’s decision cannot be ruled out.

Data protection officer

We have appointed a data protection officer for our company.

Aeonic Data GmbH

Dieter Dusdal

Franzö­sische Straße 47

10117 Berlin

E‑mail: datenschutz@cobicon.de

Your rights

Objection to data processing

IF IT’S STATED IN THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT THAT WE HAVE LEGITIMATE INTERESTS FOR THE PROCESSING OF YOUR DATA AND THAT THIS PROCESSING IS THEREFORE BASED ON ART. 6 PARA. 1 SENTENCE 1 LIT. F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ART. 21 GDPR. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING THAT IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF THE AFORE­MEN­TIONED PROVISION. THE PRERE­QUISITE IS THAT YOU STATE REASONS FOR THE OBJECTION THAT ARISE FROM YOUR PARTI­CULAR SITUATION. NO REASONS ARE REQUIRED IF THE OBJECTION IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE USE OF YOUR DATA FOR DIRECT ADVER­TISING.

THE CONSE­QUENCE OF THE OBJECTION IS THAT WE MAY NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR DATA. THIS ONLY DOES NOT APPLY IF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PRERE­QUISITS EXISTS:

  • WE CAN DEMONS­TRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS.
  • THE PROCESSING IS NECESSARY FOR ASSERTING, EXERCISING OR DEFENDING LEGAL CLAIMS.

THESE EXCEP­TIONS DO NOT APPLY IF YOUR OBJECTION IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE USE OF YOUR DATA FOR DIRECT ADVER­TISING OR TO PROFILING RELATED TO IT.

Other rights

Withdrawal of your consent to data processing

Many data processing opera­tions are based on your consent. You can give this consent, for example, by ticking the appro­priate box on online forms before you send the form, or by allowing the operation of certain cookies when you visit our website. You may revoke your consent at any time without giving reasons (Art. 7 (3) GDPR). From the time of revocation, we may then no longer process your data. The only exception: we are required by law to retain the data for a certain period of time. Such retention periods exist in parti­cular in tax and commercial law.

Right to complain to the competent super­visory authority

If you believe that we are in breach of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to complain to a super­visory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR. You may contact a super­visory authority in the Member State of your residence, place of work or the place where the alleged infrin­gement took place. The right to complain exists alongside adminis­trative or judicial remedies.

Right to data porta­bility

We must hand over data that we process automa­ti­cally on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract to you or a third party in a common machine-readable format if you request this. We can only transfer the data to another “data controller” if this is techni­cally possible.

Right to infor­mation, deletion, and correction of data

According to Art. 15 GDPR, you have the right to receive infor­mation free of charge about which of your personal data we have stored, where the data came from, to whom we transmit the data and for what purpose it is stored. If the data is incorrect, you have a right to recti­fi­cation (Art. 16 GDPR), and under the condi­tions of Art. 17 GDPR you may demand that we delete the data.

Right to restriction of processing

In certain situa­tions, according to Art. 18 GDPR, you may demand that we restrict the processing of your data. The data may then — apart from storage — only be processed as follows:

  • with your consent
  • for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims
  • to protect the rights of another natural or legal person
  • for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

The right to restrict processing exists in the following situa­tions:

  • You have disputed the accuracy of your personal data stored by us and we need time to verify this. The right exists for the duration of the review.
  • The processing of your personal data is unlawful or was unlawful in the past. The right exists alter­na­tively to the deletion of the data.
  • We no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend or assert legal claims. The right exists alter­na­tively to the deletion of the data.
  • You have filed an objection pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR and now your interests and our interests must be weighed against each other. The right exists as long as the result of the balancing of interests has not yet been deter­mined.

Hosting and Content Delivery Networks (CDN)

External hosting

Our website is hosted on a server of the following Internet service provider (hoster):

RAIDBOXES GmbH
Hafenstr. 32
48151 MĂĽnster, Germany

Has a data processing agreement been concluded with the hoster or are standard contractual clauses (SCC) in place?

Yes

How do we process your data?

The hoster stores all the data from our website. This includes all personal data that is collected automa­ti­cally or through entering. This can be in parti­cular: Your IP address, pages accessed, names, contact details and requests, as well as meta and commu­ni­cation data. When processing data, our hoster adheres to our instruc­tions and always processes the data only insofar as this is necessary to fulfill the service obligation to us.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

Since we address potential customers via our website and maintain contacts with existing customers, the data processing by our hoster serves to initiate and fulfill contracts and is therefore based on Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR. In addition, it is our legitimate interest as a company to provide a profes­sional Internet offering that meets the necessary requi­re­ments for security, speed and efficiency. In this respect, we also process your data on the legal basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR.

Data collection on this website

Use of cookies

Our website places cookies on your device. These are small text files that are used for various purposes. Some cookies are techni­cally necessary for the website to function at all (necessary cookies). Others are needed to perform certain actions or functions on the site (functional cookies). For example, without cookies it would not be possible to take advantage of a shopping cart in an online store. Still other cookies are used to analyze user behavior or to optimize adver­tising measures. If we use third-party services on our website, for example to process payment transac­tions, these companies may also leave cookies on your device when you access the website (so-called third-party cookies).

How do we process your data?

Session cookies are only stored on your device for the duration of a session. As soon as you close the browser, they therefore disappear by themselves. Permanent cookies, on the other hand, remain on your device unless you delete them yourself. This can, for example, lead to your user behavior being perma­nently analyzed. You can use the settings in your browser to influence how it handles cookies:

  • Do you want to be informed when cookies are set?
  • Do you want to exclude cookies in general or for certain cases?
  • Do you want cookies to be deleted automa­ti­cally when you close the browser?

If you disable or do not allow cookies, the function­ality of the website may be limited.

If we use cookies from other companies or for analysis purposes, we will inform you about this as part of this privacy policy. We also request your consent in this regard when you access our website.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

We have a legitimate interest in ensuring that our online offers can be used by visitors without technical problems and that all desired functions are available to them. The storage of necessary and functional cookies on your device therefore takes place on the legal basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. We use all other cookies on the legal basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR, provided you give us your consent. You can revoke this at any time with effect for the future. If you have consented to the placement of necessary and functional cookies when requesting consent, these cookies will also be stored exclu­sively on the basis of your consent.

Cookie consent with Borlabs Cookie

What is Borlabs Cookie?

Cookie plugin for compliance with the DSGVO and ePrivacy.

Who processes your data?

Only us, not the provider of Borlabs Cookie.

Where can you find more infor­mation about data protection at Borlabs Cookie?

https://de.borlabs.io/kb/welche-daten-speichert-borlabs-cookie/

How do we process your data?

We use Borlabs Cookie to obtain your consent to store cookies on your device. When you visit our website and close the Borlabs Cookie window requesting consent, a Borlabs cookie with the following content is stored in your browser:

  • cookie runtime
  • cookie version
  • domain and path of the website
  • consents
  • a randomly generated ID

This data is not trans­mitted to the provider of Borlabs Cookie.

We store the data until the purpose of the data storage no longer applies, you delete the Borlabs cookie or request us to delete the data. This does not apply only if we are required by law to retain the data.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

We are legally obliged to obtain the consent of our website visitors for the use of certain cookies. In order to fulfill this obligation, we use Borlabs Cookie. The legal basis for data processing is therefore Art. 6 (1) lit. c) GDPR.

Server log files

Server log files log all requests and accesses to our website and record error messages. They also include personal data, in parti­cular your IP address. However, this is anony­mized by the provider after a short time, so that we cannot assign the data to your person. The data is automa­ti­cally trans­mitted to our provider by your browser.

How do we process your data?

Our provider stores the server log files in order to be able to track the activities on our website and to locate errors. The files contain the following data:

  • browser type and version
  • operating system used
  • referrer URL
  • host name of the accessing computer
  • Time of the server request
  • IP address (anony­mized if necessary)

We do not combine this data with other data but use it only for statis­tical analysis and to improve our website.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

We have a legitimate interest in ensuring that our website runs without errors. It is also our legitimate interest to obtain an anony­mized overview of the accesses to our website. Therefore, the data processing is lawful according to Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR.

Contact form

You can send us a message via the contact form on this website.

How do we process your data?

We store your message and the infor­mation from the form in order to process your request including follow-up questions. This also applies to the contact details provided. We do not pass on the data to other persons without your consent.

How long do we store your data?

We delete your data as soon as one of the following occurs:

  • Your request has been conclu­sively processed.
  • You request us to delete the data.
  • You revoke your consent to the storage.

This does not apply only if we are required by law to retain the data.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

If your request is related to our contractual relati­onship or serves the imple­men­tation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the legal basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR. In all other cases, it is our legitimate interest to effec­tively process requests directed to us. The legal basis for data processing is therefore Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of your data, Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR is the legal basis. In this case, you can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Inquiry by e‑mail, telephone or fax

You can send us a message by e‑mail or fax or call us.

How do we process your data?

We store your message as well as your self-made contact details or the trans­mitted telephone number in order to be able to process your inquiry including follow-up questions. We do not pass on the data to other persons without your consent.

How long do we store your data?

We delete your data as soon as one of the following occurs:

  • Your inquiry has been conclu­sively processed.
  • You request us to delete the data.
  • You revoke your consent to the storage.

This does not apply only if we are required by law to retain the data.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

If your request is related to our contractual relati­onship or serves the imple­men­tation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the legal basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR. In all other cases, it is our legitimate interest to effec­tively process requests directed to us. The legal basis for data processing is therefore Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of your data, Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR is the legal basis. In this case, you can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.

TypeForm

What is TypeForm?

Form tool for collecting customer inquiries and other data.

Who processes your data?

TYPEFORM S.L., Carrer Bac de Roda, 163, 08018 Barcelona, Spain

Where can you find more infor­mation about data protection at TypeForm?

https://admin.typeform.com/to/dwk6gt

How do we process your data?

Using TypeForm, online forms can be created and embedded on our website. The data you enter will be stored on Typeform’s servers until you request us to delete it, revoke any consent you have given to store it, or until the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory legal provi­sions remain unaffected.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

We have a legitimate interest in functioning customer forms. The basis for data processing is therefore Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. If you have consented to data processing, we process your data exclu­sively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Analysis tools and adver­tising

We use the following tools to analyze the behavior of our website visitors and show you adver­ti­se­ments.

Google Tag Manager

What is Google Tag Manager?

Tag management system for the integration of tracking codes and conversion pixels of Google Ireland. Ltd.

Who processes your data?

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

Where can you find more infor­mation about data protection at Google Tag Manager?

https://policies.google.com/privacy

On what legal basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

On the basis of the European Commission’s adequacy decision and the company’s corre­sponding certi­fi­cation.

How do we process your data?

We use the Google Tag Manager. The tool helps us to integrate tracking codes and conversion pixels into our website, manage them and play them out. Google Tag Manager does not create user profiles itself, does not place cookies on your device, and does not analyze your behavior as a user. It does, however, record your IP address and transmit it to Google servers in the USA.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

We have a legitimate interest in a quick and uncom­pli­cated integration and management of various tools on our website. The use of Google Tag Manager is therefore lawful according to Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. If you have consented to the transfer of your IP address, we process your data exclu­sively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Google Analytics

What is Google Analytics?

Tool for analyzing user behavior of Google Ireland Ltd.

Who processes your data?

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

Has a data processing agreement been concluded with Google Analytics?

Yes

Where can you find more infor­mation about Google Analytics data protection?

https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en

On what legal basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

On the basis of the European Commission’s adequacy decision and the company’s corre­sponding certi­fi­cation.

How can you prevent data collection?

Among other things, with a browser plugin: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

How do we process your data?

We are always interested in optimizing our web offer for visitors to our website and placing adver­ti­se­ments in the best possible way. We are helped in this by Google Analytics, a tool that analyzes the behavior of users and thus provides us with the necessary database for adjus­t­ments. Through the tool, we receive infor­mation about the origin of our visitors, their page views and the time they spend on the pages, as well as the operating system they use.

Standard processing

To collect the data, Google Analytics uses cookies, device finger­printing or other user recognition techno­logies. The data is trans­mitted to Google servers in the USA and, with the help of the IP address that is also collected, summa­rized in a profile that can be assigned to you or your device.

You can prevent Google from processing your data by installing a browser plugin that Google itself provides: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

IP anony­mization

We have activated the “IP anony­mization” function within Google Analytics. For you, this means that Google truncates your IP address (from the EU or EEA) before trans­mitting it to the USA. Only in excep­tional cases does Google transmit the full IP address to servers in the USA and only shorten it there.

How long do we store your data?

According to its own infor­mation, Google deletes or anony­mizes data stored at user and event level that is linked to cookies, user identi­fiers (e.g. user IDs) or adver­tising IDs after 14 months (cf. https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=de).

On what legal basis do we process your data?

As a website operator, we have a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior for the purpose of optimizing our website and the adver­tising placed there. The data processing is therefore lawful according to Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. In the event that you have consented, for example, to the storage of cookies or have otherwise consented to data processing by Google Analytics, only Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR is the legal basis. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Metricool

What is Metricool?

Tool for analyzing user behavior

Who processes your data?

METRICOOL SOFTWARE, SL, Calle Téllez, Nr. 12, Entre­planta H, 28007, Madrid, Spain

Where can you find more infor­mation about data protection at Metricool?

https://metricool.com/de/datenschutzrichtlinie/

How do we process your data?

We are always interested in optimizing our web offering for users and placing adver­tising in the best possible way. We are helped in this by Metricool, a tool that analyzes user behavior and thus provides us with the necessary database for adjus­t­ments. Metricool only sets analysis and optimization cookies if you have given your prior consent. In this case, the tool performs a statis­tical reach analysis of our website and a perfor­mance measu­rement of our online marketing measures. It also enables test proce­dures, e.g. to test and optimize different versions of our online offer or its components. The cookies from Metricool do not contain any infor­mation by which you can be identified, and if they do, they are anony­mized or pseud­ony­mized as soon as possible.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

As a website operator, we have a legitimate interest in the anony­mized analysis of user behavior for the purpose of optimizing our website and the adver­tising placed there. The data processing is therefore lawful according to Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. In the event that you have, for example, consented to the storage of cookies or otherwise consented to data processing by Metricool, the legal basis is exclu­sively Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Google Ads

What is Google Ads?

Online adver­tising program of Google Ireland Ltd.

Who processes your data?

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

Has a data processing agreement been concluded with Google Ads?

Yes

Where can you find more infor­mation about data protection at Google Ads?

https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en&gl=en

On what legal basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

On the basis of the European Commission’s adequacy decision and the company’s corre­sponding certi­fi­cation.

How do we process your data?

We use Google Ads. Google’s adver­tising program enables us to play adver­ti­se­ments in the Google search engine or on third-party websites when visitors to our website enter certain search terms on Google (keyword targeting). Furthermore, we can place targeted adver­ti­se­ments based on the user data available at Google (e.g. location data and interests) (target group targeting). We evaluate the collected data quanti­ta­tively by analyzing, for example, which search terms led to the playout of our ads and how many ads resulted in corre­sponding clicks.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

As a website operator, we have a legitimate interest in the placement and evaluation of adver­ti­se­ments. The data processing is therefore lawful according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO. In the event that you have consented, for example, to the storage of cookies or have otherwise consented to data processing by Google, only Art. 6 (1) a) DSGVO is the legal basis. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Google Conversion Tracking

What is Google Conversion Tracking?

Tool for analyzing user behavior provided by Google Ireland Ltd.

Who processes your data?

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

Has a data processing agreement been concluded with Google Conversion Tracking?

Yes

Where can you find more infor­mation about data protection at Google Conversion Tracking?

https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/

On what legal basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

On the basis of the European Commission’s adequacy decision and the company’s corre­sponding certi­fi­cation.

How do we process your data?

We are always interested in optimizing our web offering for users and placing adver­tising in the best possible way. For this purpose, we also use Google’s conversion tracking. With its help, we can record whether and how often visitors clicked on certain buttons on our website and which products were viewed and purchased parti­cu­larly frequently (conversion statistics) . In the course of data collection and storage, we do not receive any infor­mation with which we can perso­nally identify individual visitors. Google itself uses cookies or compa­rable recognition techno­logies for identi­fi­cation.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

As a website operator, we have a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior for the purpose of optimizing our website and the adver­tising placed there. The data processing is therefore lawful according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. In the event that you have consented, for example, to the storage of cookies or have otherwise consented to data processing by Google Conversion Tracking, only Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR is the legal basis. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Facebook Pixel

What is Facebook Pixel?

Tool for analyzing user behavior that measures the effec­ti­veness of adver­tising on Facebook.

Who processes your data?

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

Where can you find more infor­mation about data protection at Facebook Pixel?

https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/

On what legal basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

On the basis of the European Commission’s adequacy decision and the company’s corre­sponding certi­fi­cation.

How can you prevent data processing?

If you have a Facebook account: Deactivate the “Custom Audiences” remar­keting function in the Ad Settings section (https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen).

If you do not have a Facebook account: Disable usage-based adver­tising from Facebook on the European Inter­active Digital Adver­tising Alliance website: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/.

How do we process your data?

We use the Facebook Pixel on our website. The analytics tool helps us learn more about the behavior of visitors to our website after they click on one of our ads on Facebook. This allows us to measure how effective our Facebook ads are and align future adver­tising efforts with the insights we gain. The data that Facebook collects via the pixel is anonymous to us as the operator of this website. So we cannot identify you as a visitor. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook. Thus, Facebook estab­lishes a connection to your Facebook account via the pixel and, in addition, uses the data to place adver­ti­se­ments itself within and outside the network (cf. Facebook Data Use Policy). In the course of storage and processing, Facebook also transmits the data to the USA and other third countries.

If you have a Facebook account, you can deactivate the “Custom Audiences” remar­keting function in this account in the Adver­tising Settings section at https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen.

If you do not have a Facebook account, it is possible to deactivate usage-based adver­tising from Facebook on the website of the European Inter­active Digital Adver­tising Alliance: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

As a website operator, we have a legitimate interest in effective adver­tising measures on social networks. The data processing is therefore lawful according to Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. In the event that you have consented, for example, to the storage of cookies or have otherwise consented to data processing by Facebook, only Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR is the legal basis. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Google Fonts (local hosting)

We use fonts from the US company Google on our website. We have installed the fonts locally, so there is no connection to Google’s servers when you visit our website.

For more infor­mation about Google Fonts, please visit https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and read Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Audio and video confe­rences

As a company we are in contact with many people: Customers, business partners, service providers, etc. In doing so, we also use so-called online confe­rencing tools for the exchange, in addition to other means of commu­ni­cation. Infor­mation relevant to data protection law on the provider(s) of the tools we use can be found at the end of this section. If you commu­nicate with us via such a tool, not only we, but in parti­cular the provider of the respective tool, process your personal data.

How do we process your data?

Online confe­rence tools collect and store various personal data in order to enable parti­ci­pation in an online confe­rence and its smooth execution. In addition to regis­tration, confe­rence and technical data, this also concerns certain commu­ni­cation content.

  • Regis­tration data: Your email address and/or phone number and, if appli­cable, other data you provide when regis­tering for the confe­rence.
  • Confe­rence data: The start, end as well as duration of your parti­ci­pation in the confe­rence, the number of parti­ci­pants and other metadata about the confe­rence.
  • Technical data: IP address, MAC address, device ID, device type, operating system and version, client version, camera type, micro­phone or speaker, and connection type.
  • Commu­ni­cation content: Cloud recor­dings, chat/instant messages, voice­mails uploaded photos and videos, files, white­boards and other infor­mation shared while using the service.

For details on data processing, please refer to the privacy policy of the respective confe­rencing tool provider.

How long do we store your data?

As your commu­ni­cation partner, we delete your data on our systems as soon as one of the following occurs:

  • The purpose of the data processing no longer applies.
  • You request us to delete the data.
  • You revoke your consent to the storage.

This does not apply only if we are required by law to retain the data.

Cookies remain on your terminal device until you delete them.

Confe­rence tool providers also store your data for their own purposes. Please ask the providers directly what this means for the duration of the storage of your data.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

If we are already contrac­tually connected or if you would like to conclude a contract with us, we use confe­rence tools to fulfill the contract or to inform you about our services or products. In this respect, the data processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR. Otherwise, the use of confe­rencing tools serves the purpose of simple and quick commu­ni­cation, without which we would not be able to run our business effici­ently. We therefore also have a legitimate interest in data processing pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. Another legal basis may be your consent. Relevant in this case is Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR. This basis ceases to apply for the future if you revoke your consent.

Which online confe­rence tools do we use?

Microsoft Teams

What is Microsoft Teams?

Commu­ni­cation platform for colla­bo­ration in teams

Who processes your data?

Microsoft Corp., One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052–6399, USA

Has a data processing agreement been concluded with Microsoft Teams?

Yes

Where can you find more infor­mation about data protection at Microsoft Teams?

https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement

On what legal basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

On the basis of the European Commission’s adequacy decision and the company’s corre­sponding certi­fi­cation.

Own services / Other

Handling of applicant data

If you would like to work for us, we will be happy to receive your appli­cation. We treat all personal data submitted as strictly confi­dential. This also applies to data that we collect later in the course of the appli­cation process.

How do we process your data?

We store and use all data that we collect as part of the appli­cation process to the extent that this is necessary to decide whether to establish an employment relati­onship. In addition to contact and commu­ni­cation data and appli­cation documents, this also applies, for example, to notes that we take during inter­views. We only pass on your data within our company to persons who are involved in processing your appli­cation.

If your appli­cation is successful, we will store the data required to carry out the employment relati­onship in our data processing systems.

If we are currently unable to offer you a suitable position, we will be happy to include your data in our applicant pool with your consent. This gives us the oppor­tunity to contact you if a position becomes available that fits your profile..

How long do we store your data?

If we are unable to make you a job offer, you decline a job offer or withdraw your appli­cation, we reserve the right to keep your documents and other appli­cation data for up to 6 months after the appli­cation process has ended. The reason is that we may need the data for evidence purposes in the event of a legal dispute. After this period, we delete the data and destroy the documents. If a legal dispute is actually imminent or already pending, we delete the data and documents if they are no longer required for eviden­tiary purposes.

We delete data in the applicant pool no later than 2 years after consent has been given. If you revoke your consent before this period expires, we will delete it sooner.

The deletion of your data is always subject to the condition that we are not legally obliged to keep it longer.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

We process your applicant data on the basis of Section 26 BDSG-neu (initiation of an employment relati­onship) and Article 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR (general contract initiation).

The same applies if your appli­cation is successful.

If we are unable to make you a job offer, you reject a job offer or withdraw your appli­cation, we have a legitimate interest in using your data for eviden­tiary purposes in any legal dispute. The data processing is therefore based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR.

If you have expressly consented to the storage of your data, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Data processing on social media

What is Social Media?

By social media, we mean the social networks on which we have created publicly acces­sible profiles. You can read below which social networks these are speci­fi­cally.

Who processes your data?

The respective operating companies of the social networks. You can find the individual operators below under the respective networks.

How is your data processed?

The operators of social networks are generally able to collect and evaluate compre­hensive data about the behavior of visitors and users of the network. It is not possible for us to track all processing opera­tions on the social networks we use, which is why further processing opera­tions not listed here may be carried out by the operators of the social networks. You can find more infor­mation on this in the terms of use and privacy state­ments of the respective social networks.

The processing of your data can be triggered by you visiting the website of the social network or our profile page there. Even if you visit a website that uses certain content of the network, e.g. like or share buttons, data may already be trans­mitted to the operators of the social network. If you yourself are a user of the social network and logged into your user account, your visit to our profile page can be assigned to your account by the operator of the social network. Even if you yourself have not regis­tered a user account or are not logged in, the operator of the network may still collect your personal data, e.g. by recording your IP address or setting cookies. With this data, the operators can create user profiles adapted to your behavior and interests and show you interest-based adver­tising inside and outside the network. If you are a regis­tered user of the network, the interest-based adver­tising may also be displayed on all devices on which you are or were logged in.

On what legal basis is your data processed?

Our profiles in the social networks are intended to ensure the broadest possible presence of our company on the Internet. As a company, we have a legitimate interest in this. The data processing is therefore lawful according to Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR.

The data processing opera­tions and analyses carried out by the operators of the social networks themselves may be based on other legal grounds. These must be stated by the operators of the social networks.

Who is respon­sible for the processing of your data and how can you assert your rights?

If you visit one of our profiles on the social networks, we are jointly respon­sible with the operator of the respective network for the data processing opera­tions triggered during this visit. In principle, you can assert your rights both against us and against the operator of the respective network.

Despite the joint respon­si­bility with the operators of the social networks, however, our influence on the data processing opera­tions of the respective operator is limited and is primarily based on the operator’s speci­fi­ca­tions.

How long is your data stored?

If we collect data via our profiles in the social networks, these are deleted from our systems as soon as the purpose for storing them no longer applies, you request us to delete them or you revoke your consent to storage. Stored cookies remain on your terminal device until you delete them. Mandatory legal provi­sions — in parti­cular retention periods — remain unaffected.

We have no influence on how long the operators of the social networks store your data, which the operators collect for their own purposes. You can obtain infor­mation on this directly from the operator of the respective social network, e.g. in the respective privacy policy.

Which social media do we use?

Facebook

What is Facebook?
A social network

Who processes your data?
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Is your data trans­ferred to third countries?
Yes, to the U.S. and also to other third countries.

Where can you find more infor­mation about data protection at Facebook?
https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/

As a Facebook user, where can you adjust your adver­tising prefe­rences?
As a regis­tered Facebook user, you can adjust your adver­tising settings in your user account. To do so, click on the following link and log in:

https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads.

Instagram

What is Instagram?
A social network specia­lizing in photos and videos.

Who processes your data?
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Irland

Is your data trans­ferred to third countries?
Yes

Where can you find more infor­mation about data protection at Instagram?
https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875/?helpref=hc_fnav&bc[0]=Instagram-Hilfebereich&bc[1]=Richtlinien%20und%20Meldungen

As a user, where can you adjust your privacy settings?
As a regis­tered Instagram user, you can adjust your privacy settings in your user account. To do so, click the following link and log in:
https://www.instagram.com/accounts/privacy_and_security/

LinkedIn

What is LinkedIn?

A social network for business contacts

Who processes your data?

LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland

Is your data trans­ferred to third countries?

Yes

Where can you find more infor­mation about data protection at LinkedIn?

https://de.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?trk=homepage-basic_footer-privacy-policy

As a user, where can you adjust your privacy settings?

As a regis­tered LinkedIn user, you can adjust your privacy settings in your user account. To do so, click on the following link and log in:

https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/