Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy of IML Instrumenta Mechanik Labor System GmbH

We are pleased about your visit to our website https://www.iml.de. Despite careful content control, we assume no liability for external links to third-party content, as we did not initiate the transmission of this information, did not select the recipient of the transmitted information, and did not select or modify the transmitted information.

The protection of your personal data during collection, processing and use on the occasion of your visit to our websites and the use of the community is an important concern for us. The collection, processing and use of your data takes place within the framework of the statutory provisions, about which you can obtain comprehensive information, for example, at https://www.bfdi.bund.de.

Below we explain which information we collect during your visit to our websites and how it is used:

1. Collection and Processing of Personal Data as well as Nature and Purpose of Processing

a) When visiting the website

With each access by a user (or other visitor) to our website and with each retrieval of a file, data about this process are stored in a log file. The storage serves exclusively internal system-related and statistical purposes.

We collect the following types of personal data from you:

Data that you provide to us when using our website, in particular:

Data that personally identify you, such as name and e-mail address, address and telephone number, as well as your company,
Other personal data which we are legally obliged or entitled to collect and process and which we require for your authentication, identification or for verifying the data collected by us.

We only collect and store such personal data if you provide the information voluntarily.

These data are processed for the performance of the contractual relationship. The processing of the data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. The retention period is limited to the contractual purpose and, if applicable, statutory and contractual retention obligations.

Data that we automatically collect when you use our website

IP address of the requesting computer,
Name of the retrieved file,
Date and time of retrieval,
Amount of data transferred,
Message on successful retrieval,
Requesting domain,
Description of the type of web browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your end device, as well as the name of your access provider,
Your browser history data as well as your standard weblog information,
Device ID or individual device identifier and device type, your IP address, description of the type of web browser used,
Location data, including location data from your mobile device. Please note that on most mobile devices you can control or disable the use of location services in the settings menu of the mobile device.

Our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1(f) GDPR in collecting the data is based on the following purposes:

Ensuring a smooth connection setup of the website,
Ensuring convenient use of our website,
Evaluation of system security and stability, as well as
For further administrative purposes.

In no case do we use the collected data for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your person.

We also collect statistical information about access to our site as well as information about data traffic to and from other websites. We receive the data from the devices (including mobile devices) you use to access our website or otherwise contact us regarding our services.

b) When using the contact form

If you have questions of any kind, we offer you the opportunity to contact us via a form provided on the website. Providing your name, your company, your telephone number and a valid e-mail address is required so that we know who the inquiry is from and can respond to it.

Data processing for the purpose of contacting us is carried out pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1(a) GDPR on the basis of your voluntarily granted consent. The personal data collected by us for the use of the contact form are automatically deleted after the inquiry you have made has been dealt with.

2. Use and Disclosure of Personal Data

Your data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those listed below.

We only disclose your data to third parties if:

you have given your express consent (Art. 6(1) sentence 1(a) GDPR),
this is necessary for the performance of contractual relationships with you (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR),
there is a legal obligation to disclose (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR),
the disclosure is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding legitimate interest in the non-disclosure of your data (Art. 6(1) sentence 1(f) GDPR).

In these cases, however, the scope of the transmitted data is limited to the necessary minimum.

Our data protection provisions are in accordance with the applicable data protection regulations and the data are processed only in the Federal Republic of Germany.

3. Rights of Users

Upon request, we will be happy to inform you whether and which personal data about you are stored (Art. 15 GDPR), in particular about the purposes of processing, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data have been disclosed or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, the origin of your data if these were not collected by us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making including profiling.

You also have the right to have incorrectly collected personal data corrected or incomplete data completed (Art. 16 GDPR).

Furthermore, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your data, provided that the legal requirements for this are met (Art. 18 GDPR).

You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request transmission to another controller (Art. 20 GDPR).

In addition, you have the so-called “right to be forgotten”, i.e. you can request the deletion of your personal data, provided that the legal requirements are met (Art. 17 GDPR).

Irrespective of this, your personal data will be automatically deleted by us if the purpose of data collection has ceased to apply or the data processing was unlawful.

Pursuant to Art. 7(3) GDPR, you have the right to withdraw your consent once given to us at any time. This has the consequence that we may no longer continue the data processing based on this consent in the future.

You also have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data, provided that a right of objection is provided for by law. In the event of an effective withdrawal, your personal data will also be automatically deleted by us (Art. 21 GDPR).

If you wish to exercise your right of withdrawal or objection, an e-mail to the following address is sufficient: info@iml.de

In the event of violations of data protection regulations, you have the option, pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority is both the data protection officer of your federal state and any other supervisory authority. A list of the supervisory authorities can be found at https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

4. Duration of Data Storage

The data collected will be stored by us for as long as this is necessary for the performance of the contracts concluded with us or you have not exercised your right to erasure or your right to data transfer to another company.

5. Hosting and Content Delivery Networks (CDN)

We host the contents of our website with the following provider:

All-Inkl
The provider is ALL-INKL.COM – Neue Medien Münnich, proprietor René Münnich, Hauptstraße 68, 02742 Friedersdorf (hereinafter “All-Inkl”). For details, please refer to All-Inkl’s privacy policy: https://all-inkl.com/datenschutzinformationen/.

The use of All-Inkl is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable presentation of our website. If corresponding consent was requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Processing on behalf
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required under data protection law that ensures that this service processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Cloudflare
We use the service “Cloudflare”. The provider is Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA (hereinafter “Cloudflare”).

Cloudflare offers a globally distributed content delivery network with DNS. The information transfer between your browser and our website is technically routed via Cloudflare’s network. This enables Cloudflare to analyse the traffic between your browser and our website and to serve as a filter between our servers and potentially malicious traffic from the Internet. Cloudflare may also use cookies or other technologies to recognise Internet users; however, these are used solely for the purpose described here.

The use of Cloudflare is based on our legitimate interest in a provision of our online offering that is as error-free and secure as possible (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Data transfer to the USA is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission. Details and further information on the subject of security and data protection at Cloudflare can be found here: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/.

The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits to complying with these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5666.

6. General Information and Mandatory Information

Data protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data are data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and what we use them for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

We point out that data transmission on the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Information about the responsible entity

The responsible entity for data processing on this website is:

IML Instrumenta Mechanik Labor System GmbH
Parkstraße 33
69168 Wiesloch
Germany
Telephone: (+49) 06222 6797-0
E-mail: info@iml.de

The responsible entity is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

Storage period

Unless a more specific storage period has been stated within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or withdraw consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, deletion takes place after these reasons cease to apply.

General information on the legal bases of data processing on this website

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR if special categories of data are processed pursuant to Art. 9(1) GDPR. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to access to information in your terminal device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally based on § 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time. If your data are required for contract performance or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if this is required to fulfil a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also be based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The relevant legal bases in each individual case are set out in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Data Protection Officer

We have appointed a Data Protection Officer.

Graduate Economist Peter Hoffmann
Im Schierlingsgarten 16
67366 Weingarten (Pfalz)
Telephone: +49 (0)6344 9432935
E-mail: Peter.Hoffmann@DSB-Hoffmann.de

Information on data transfer to third countries that are not secure under data protection law and on transfer to US companies that are not DPF-certified

Among other things, we use tools from companies based in third countries that are not secure under data protection law as well as US tools whose providers are not certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). If these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to these countries and processed there. We point out that in third countries that are not secure under data protection law, a level of data protection comparable to that of the EU cannot be guaranteed.

We point out that the USA, as a secure third country, generally has a level of data protection comparable to that of the EU. A data transfer to the USA is therefore permissible if the recipient has certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF) or has suitable additional guarantees. Information on transfers to third countries including the data recipients can be found in this privacy policy.

Recipients of personal data

In the course of our business activities, we work with various external parties. In some cases, this also requires the transfer of personal data to these external parties. We only disclose personal data to external parties if this is required as part of contract performance, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. disclosure of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR in the disclosure, or if another legal basis permits the disclosure. When using processors, we only disclose personal data of our customers on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. In the event of joint processing, an agreement on joint processing is concluded.

Withdrawal of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can withdraw any consent you have already given at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out until the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

Right to object to data collection in special cases and to direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME, FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA ARE PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) GDPR).

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work or the place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.

Information, rectification and erasure

Within the scope of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, their origin and recipients and the purpose of data processing and, if applicable, a right to rectification or erasure of these data. For this and for further questions on the subject of personal data, you can contact us at any time.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time for this. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data.
If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request restriction of data processing instead of erasure.
If we no longer need your personal data but you need them to exercise, defend or assert legal claims, you have the right to request restriction of processing of your personal data instead of erasure.
If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balancing of your interests and ours must be carried out. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data may – apart from being stored – only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of an important public interest of the European Union or of a Member State.

SSL or TLS encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or enquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Encrypted payment transactions on this website

If, after concluding a paid contract, there is an obligation to provide us with your payment data (e.g. account number for direct debit authorisation), these data are required for payment processing.

Payment transactions using common means of payment (Visa/MasterCard, direct debit procedure) are carried out exclusively via an encrypted SSL or TLS connection. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

With encrypted communication, your payment data that you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Objection to advertising e-mails

The use of contact data published as part of the legal notice obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and information material is hereby objected to. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam e-mails.

7. Data Collection on this Website

Cookies

Our websites use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small data packages and do not cause any damage to your terminal device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your terminal device. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your terminal device until you delete them yourself or automatic deletion by your web browser occurs.

Cookies can originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services of third-party companies within websites (e.g. cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies can be used to evaluate user behaviour or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions requested by you (e.g. for the shopping cart function) or to optimise the website (e.g. cookies for measuring the web audience) (necessary cookies) are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimised provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG); consent can be withdrawn at any time.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

You can find out which cookies and services are used on this website in this privacy policy.

Consent with Usercentrics

This website uses Usercentrics’ consent technology to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies on your terminal device or to the use of certain technologies and to document this in compliance with data protection law. The provider of this technology is Usercentrics GmbH, Sendlinger Straße 7, 80331 Munich, website: https://usercentrics.com/de/ (hereinafter “Usercentrics”).

When you enter our website, the following personal data are transferred to Usercentrics:

Your consent(s) or withdrawal of your consent(s)
Your IP address
Information about your browser
Information about your terminal device
Time of your visit to the website
Geolocation

Usercentrics also stores a cookie in your browser in order to be able to assign the consents granted or their withdrawal to you. The data collected in this way are stored until you request us to delete them, delete the Usercentrics cookie yourself, or the purpose for data storage ceases to apply. Mandatory statutory retention obligations remain unaffected.

Usercentrics is used in order to obtain the legally required consent for the use of certain technologies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR.

Consent with Borlabs Cookie

Our website uses Borlabs Cookie’s consent technology to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies in your browser or to the use of certain technologies and to document this in compliance with data protection law. The provider of this technology is Borlabs GmbH, Rübenkamp 32, 22305 Hamburg (hereinafter “Borlabs”).

When you enter our website, a Borlabs cookie is stored in your browser in which the consents you have given or the withdrawal of these consents are stored. These data are not passed on to the provider of Borlabs Cookie.

The collected data are stored until you request us to delete them or delete the Borlabs cookie yourself, or the purpose for data storage ceases to apply. Mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected. Details on Borlabs Cookie’s data processing can be found at https://de.borlabs.io/kb/welche-daten-speichert-borlabs-cookie/.

The Borlabs cookie consent technology is used to obtain the legally required consent for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR.

Server log files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

Browser type and browser version
Operating system used
Referrer URL
Host name of the accessing computer
Time of the server request
IP address

These data are not merged with other data sources.

The collection of these data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimisation of its website – for this, the server log files must be recorded.

Contact form

If you send us enquiries via the contact form, your details from the enquiry form including the contact data you provide there will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on these data without your consent.

These data are processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR insofar as your enquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if requested; consent can be withdrawn at any time.

The data you enter in the contact form remain with us until you request us to delete them, withdraw your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your enquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Enquiry by e-mail, telephone or fax

If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, your enquiry including all personal data resulting from it (name, enquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass on these data without your consent.

The data you send to us via contact enquiries remain with us until you request us to delete them, withdraw your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage ceases to apply (e.g. after your request has been fully processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

Registration on this website

You can register on this website in order to use additional functions on the site. We use the data entered for this purpose only for the purpose of using the respective offer or service for which you have registered. The mandatory information requested during registration must be provided in full. Otherwise, we will reject the registration.

For important changes, for example in the scope of the offer or for technically necessary changes, we use the e-mail address provided during registration to inform you in this way.

The data entered during registration are processed for the purpose of performing the user relationship established by the registration and, if applicable, for the initiation of further contracts (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).

The data collected during registration are stored by us as long as you are registered on this website and are then deleted. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

Comment function on this website

For the comment function on this page, in addition to your comment, information on the time the comment was created, your e-mail address and, if you do not post anonymously, the user name you have chosen are stored.

Storage of the IP address

Our comment function stores the IP addresses of users who write comments. Since we do not check comments on this website before they are published, we need these data in order to be able to take action against the author in the event of legal violations such as insults or propaganda.

Storage period of comments

The comments and the associated data are stored and remain on this website until the commented content is completely deleted or the comments have to be deleted for legal reasons (e.g. insulting comments).

Legal basis

The comments are stored on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can withdraw consent you have given at any time. An informal message by e-mail to us is sufficient. The lawfulness of the data processing operations carried out up to the point of withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

8. Social Media

Facebook

Elements of the social network Facebook are integrated on this website to. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland. According to Facebook, however, the data collected are also transferred to the USA and other third countries.

An overview of the Facebook social media elements can be found here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE.

If the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your terminal device and the Facebook server. Facebook thereby receives the information that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click the Facebook “Like” button while you are logged in to your Facebook account, you can link the contents of this website to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate the visit to this website with your user account. We point out that as the provider of the pages we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and their use by Facebook. Further information can be found in Facebook’s privacy policy at: https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.

This service is used on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Insofar as personal data are collected on our website with the help of the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of the data and their disclosure to Facebook. The processing by Facebook after the forwarding is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations incumbent on us jointly have been set out in an agreement on joint processing. The wording of the agreement can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Facebook tool and for the data protection-compliant implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of the Facebook products. Data subject rights (e.g. requests for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook can be asserted directly with Facebook. If you assert your data subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to Facebook.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381 and https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.

Instagram

Functions of the Instagram service are integrated on this website. These functions are offered by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland.

If the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your terminal device and the Instagram server. Instagram thereby receives information about your visit to this website.

If you are logged in to your Instagram account, you can link the contents of this website to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to this website with your user account. We point out that as the provider of the pages we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and their use by Instagram.

This service is used on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Insofar as personal data are collected on our website with the help of the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook or Instagram, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of the data and their disclosure to Facebook or Instagram. The processing by Facebook or Instagram after the forwarding is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations incumbent on us jointly have been set out in an agreement on joint processing. The wording of the agreement can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Facebook or Instagram tool and for the data protection-compliant implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of the Facebook or Instagram products. Data subject rights (e.g. requests for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook or Instagram can be asserted directly with Facebook. If you assert your data subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to Facebook.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/ and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.

Further information can be found in Instagram’s privacy policy at: https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/.

The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4452.

This website uses elements of the LinkedIn network. The provider is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Each time you access a page of this website that contains elements of LinkedIn, a connection is established to LinkedIn servers. LinkedIn is informed that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click the “Recommend” button of LinkedIn and are logged in to your LinkedIn account, LinkedIn is able to associate your visit to this website with you and your user account. We point out that as the provider of the pages we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and their use by LinkedIn.

This service is used on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a1343190/datenubertragung-aus-der-eu-dem-ewr-und-der-schweiz?lang=de

Further information can be found in LinkedIn’s privacy policy at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

9. Analysis Tools and Advertising

Google Tag Manager

We use Google Tag Manager. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Tag Manager is a tool with the help of which we can integrate tracking or statistics tools and other technologies into our website. Google Tag Manager itself does not create user profiles, does not store cookies and does not carry out independent analyses. It only serves to manage and deliver the tools integrated via it. However, Google Tag Manager records your IP address, which can also be transferred to Google’s parent company in the United States.

Google Tag Manager is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in quick and uncomplicated integration and management of various tools on its website. If corresponding consent was requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyse the behaviour of website visitors. In this process, the website operator receives various usage data, such as page views, time spent, operating systems used and the user’s origin. These data are summarised in a user ID and assigned to the respective terminal device of the website visitor.

In addition, with Google Analytics we can, among other things, record your mouse and scroll movements and clicks. Furthermore, Google Analytics uses various modelling approaches to supplement the recorded data sets and uses machine learning technologies in data analysis.

Google Analytics uses technologies that enable the recognition of the user for the purpose of analysing user behaviour (e.g. cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Google about the use of this website is generally transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

This service is used on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://business.safety.google/adscontrollerterms/sccs/.

IP anonymisation

Google Analytics IP anonymisation is activated. This means that your IP address is shortened by Google within Member States of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before it is transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website use and Internet use to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not merged with other data from Google.

Browser plugin

You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

More information on the handling of user data by Google Analytics can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.

Google signals

We use Google Signals. When you visit our website, Google Analytics records, among other things, your location, search history and YouTube history as well as demographic data (visitor data). These data can be used with the help of Google Signal for personalised advertising. If you have a Google account, visitor data from Google Signal are linked to your Google account and used for personalised advertising messages. The data are also used to compile anonymised statistics on the user behaviour of our users.

Google Analytics e-commerce measurement

This website uses the “e-commerce measurement” function of Google Analytics. With the help of e-commerce measurement, the website operator can analyse the purchasing behaviour of website visitors to improve its online marketing campaigns. Information such as the orders placed, average order values, shipping costs and the time from viewing to purchasing a product are recorded. These data can be summarised by Google under a transaction ID that is assigned to the respective user or their device.

Hotjar

This website uses Hotjar. The provider is Hotjar Ltd., Level 2, St Julians Business Centre, 3, Elia Zammit Street, St Julians STJ 1000, Malta, Europe (website: https://www.hotjar.com).

Hotjar is a tool for analysing your user behaviour on this website. With Hotjar we can, among other things, record your mouse and scroll movements and clicks. Hotjar can also determine how long you remained with the mouse pointer on a certain point. From this information, Hotjar creates so-called heat maps that can be used to determine which areas of the website are preferred by the website visitor.

Furthermore, we can determine how long you stayed on a page and when you left it. We can also determine at which point you aborted your entries in a contact form (so-called conversion funnels).

In addition, direct feedback from website visitors can be obtained with Hotjar. This function serves to improve the website operator’s online offerings.

Hotjar uses technologies that enable the recognition of the user for the purpose of analysing user behaviour (e.g. cookies or the use of device fingerprinting).

If consent has been obtained, the use of the above-mentioned service takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25 TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time. If no consent has been obtained, this service is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR; the website operator has a legitimate interest in analysing user behaviour in order to optimise both its web offering and its advertising.

Disabling Hotjar

If you want to disable data collection by Hotjar, click on the following link and follow the instructions there: https://www.hotjar.com/policies/do-not-track/

Please note that disabling Hotjar must be done separately for each browser or for each terminal device.

For more information about Hotjar and the data collected, please refer to Hotjar’s privacy policy at the following link: https://www.hotjar.com/privacy

Google Ads

The website operator uses Google Ads. Google Ads is an online advertising program of Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Ads enables us to display advertisements in the Google search engine or on third-party websites when the user enters certain search terms on Google (keyword targeting). Furthermore, targeted advertisements can be displayed based on usage data available at Google (e.g. location data and interests) (audience targeting). As the website operator, we can quantitatively evaluate these data by, for example, analysing which search terms led to our advertisements being displayed and how many advertisements led to corresponding clicks.

This service is used on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://business.safety.google/controllerterms/.

Google Ads remarketing

This website uses the functions of Google Ads Remarketing. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

With Google Ads Remarketing, we can assign people who interact with our online offering to certain target groups in order to subsequently display interest-based advertising to them in the Google advertising network (remarketing or retargeting).

Furthermore, the advertising target groups created with Google Ads Remarketing can be linked with Google’s cross-device functions. In this way, interest-based, personalised advertising messages that have been adapted to you on one terminal device (e.g. mobile phone) depending on your previous usage and surfing behaviour can also be displayed on another of your terminal devices (e.g. tablet or PC).

If you have a Google account, you can object to personalised advertising at the following link: https://adssettings.google.com/anonymous?hl=de.

This service is used on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Further information and the data protection provisions can be found in Google’s privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=de.

Target group formation with customer matching

For target group formation, we also use Google Ads Remarketing customer matching. In doing so, we transfer certain customer data (e.g. e-mail addresses) from our customer lists to Google. If the customers concerned are Google users and logged in to their Google account, they are shown suitable advertising messages within the Google network (e.g. on YouTube, Gmail or in the search engine).

Google conversion tracking

This website uses Google conversion tracking. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

With the help of Google conversion tracking, Google and we can recognise whether the user has performed certain actions. For example, we can evaluate which buttons on our website were clicked how often and which products were viewed or purchased particularly often. This information is used to create conversion statistics. We learn the total number of users who clicked on our ads and what actions they performed. We do not receive any information with which we can personally identify the user. Google itself uses cookies or comparable recognition technologies for identification.

This service is used on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

More information on Google conversion tracking can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

LinkedIn Insight Tag

This website uses LinkedIn’s Insight Tag. The provider of this service is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Data processing by LinkedIn Insight Tag
With the help of the LinkedIn Insight Tag, we receive information about the visitors of our website. If a website visitor is registered with LinkedIn, we can, among other things, analyse the key professional data (e.g. career level, company size, country, location, industry and job title) of our website visitors and thus better align our site with the respective target groups. Furthermore, with the help of LinkedIn Insight Tags we can measure whether visitors to our websites make a purchase or perform another action (conversion measurement). Conversion measurement can also be cross-device (e.g. from PC to tablet). LinkedIn Insight Tag also offers a retargeting function, with the help of which we can show visitors to our website targeted advertising outside the website, whereby according to LinkedIn no identification of the advertising addressee takes place.

LinkedIn itself also collects so-called log files (URL, referrer URL, IP address, device and browser characteristics and time of access). The IP addresses are shortened or (if they are used to reach LinkedIn members across devices) hashed (pseudonymised). LinkedIn deletes the direct identifiers of LinkedIn members after seven days. The remaining pseudonymised data are then deleted within 180 days.

The data collected by LinkedIn cannot be assigned by us as the website operator to specific individuals. LinkedIn will store the collected personal data of website visitors on its servers in the USA and use them as part of its own advertising measures. Details can be found in LinkedIn’s privacy policy at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy#choices-oblig.

Legal basis
If consent has been obtained, the use of the above-mentioned service takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25 TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time. If no consent has been obtained, this service is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR; the website operator has a legitimate interest in effective advertising measures including social media.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/dpa and https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/eu-sccs.

Objection to the use of LinkedIn Insight Tag
Object to the analysis of user behaviour and targeted advertising by LinkedIn at the following link: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.

In addition, LinkedIn members can control the use of their personal data for advertising purposes in the account settings. To avoid linking data collected on our website by LinkedIn with your LinkedIn account, you must log out of your LinkedIn account before visiting our website.

10. Newsletter

Newsletter data

If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require from you an e-mail address as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified e-mail address and agree to receive the newsletter. No further data are collected or only on a voluntary basis. We use newsletter service providers for the handling of the newsletters, which are described below.

CleverReach

This website uses CleverReach for sending newsletters. The provider is CleverReach GmbH & Co. KG, Schafjückenweg 2, 26180 Rastede, Germany (hereinafter “CleverReach”). CleverReach is a service with which newsletter dispatch can be organised and analysed. The data you enter for the purpose of receiving the newsletter (e.g. e-mail address) are stored on CleverReach’s servers in Germany or Ireland.

Our newsletters sent with CleverReach enable us to analyse the behaviour of newsletter recipients. Among other things, it can be analysed how many recipients opened the newsletter message and how often which link in the newsletter was clicked. With the help of so-called conversion tracking, it can also be analysed whether a predefined action (e.g. purchase of a product on this website) took place after clicking the link in the newsletter. Further information on data analysis by CleverReach newsletters can be found at: https://www.cleverreach.com/de/funktionen/reporting-und-tracking/.

Data processing is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time by unsubscribing from the newsletter. The lawfulness of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.

If you do not want analysis by CleverReach, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. For this purpose, we provide a corresponding link in every newsletter message.

After you have been removed from the newsletter distribution list, your e-mail address may be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist if this is necessary to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist are used only for this purpose and are not merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with statutory requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Storage in the blacklist is not limited in time. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.

For details, please refer to CleverReach’s privacy policy at: https://www.cleverreach.com/de/datenschutz/.

MailerLite

This website uses MailerLite for sending newsletters. The provider is MailerLite Limited, “MailerLite”, 38 Mount Street Upper, Dublin 2, D02PR89 Ireland (hereinafter “MailerLite”).

MailerLite is a service with which, among other things, newsletter dispatch can be organised and analysed. The data you enter for the purpose of receiving the newsletter are stored on MailerLite’s servers.

If you do not want analysis by MailerLite, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. For this purpose, we provide a corresponding link in every newsletter message.

Data analysis by MailerLite

With the help of MailerLite, we are able to analyse our newsletter campaigns. For example, we can see whether a newsletter message has been opened and which links may have been clicked. In this way, we can determine, among other things, which links were clicked particularly often.

In addition, we can recognise whether certain previously defined actions were carried out after opening/clicking (conversion rate). For example, we can recognise whether you made a purchase after clicking the newsletter.

MailerLite also enables us to subdivide (“cluster”) newsletter recipients into different categories. Newsletter recipients can be subdivided, for example, by age, gender or place of residence. In this way, the newsletters can be better adapted to the respective target groups.

Detailed information on MailerLite’s functions can be found at the following link: https://www.mailerlite.com/features.

MailerLite’s privacy policy can be found at: https://www.mailerlite.com/legal/privacy-policy.

Legal basis

Data processing is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can withdraw this consent for the future at any time.

Storage period

The data you have provided to us for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us until you are removed from the newsletter distribution list with us or the newsletter service provider and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe from the newsletter or after the purpose ceases to apply. We reserve the right to delete or block e-mail addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our discretion within the scope of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Data stored by us for other purposes remain unaffected by this.

11. Plugins and Tools

YouTube with enhanced privacy

This website integrates videos from the YouTube website. The operator of the website is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

If you visit one of our pages on which YouTube is integrated, a connection is established to YouTube’s servers. The YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged in to your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to associate your surfing behaviour directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

We use YouTube in enhanced privacy mode. According to YouTube, videos played in enhanced privacy mode are not used to personalise browsing on YouTube. Ads displayed in enhanced privacy mode are also not personalised. No cookies are set in enhanced privacy mode. Instead, so-called local storage elements are stored in the user’s browser, which contain personal data similar to cookies and can be used for recognition. Details on enhanced privacy mode can be found here: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/171780.

Further data processing operations may be triggered after activating a YouTube video, over which we have no influence.

YouTube is used in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If corresponding consent was requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Further information about data protection at YouTube can be found in YouTube’s privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Google Fonts (local hosting)

This site uses so-called Google Fonts for the uniform display of fonts, which are provided by Google. The Google Fonts are installed locally. There is no connection to Google’s servers.

Further information on Google Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Google Maps

This site uses the Google Maps map service. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. With the help of this service, we can integrate map material on our website.

To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer.

If Google Maps is activated, Google can use Google Fonts for the uniform display of fonts. When you access Google Maps, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.

Google Maps is used in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings and in the interest of easy findability of the places indicated by us on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If corresponding consent was requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/.

More information on the handling of user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Google reCAPTCHA

We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereinafter “reCAPTCHA”) on this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

reCAPTCHA is intended to check whether data entry on this website (e.g. in a contact form) is carried out by a human or by an automated program. For this purpose, reCAPTCHA analyses the behaviour of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis begins automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g. IP address, length of stay of the website visitor on the website or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis are forwarded to Google.

reCAPTCHA analyses run completely in the background. Website visitors are not informed that an analysis is taking place.

The storage and analysis of the data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offerings from abusive automated spying and from SPAM. If corresponding consent was requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Further information about Google reCAPTCHA can be found in Google’s privacy policy and Google’s terms of use at the following links: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de and https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=de.

CleanTalk

This website uses anti-spam plugins from CleanTalk. The provider is CleanTalk Inc, 711 S Carson Street, suite 4, Carson City, NV, 89701, USA (hereinafter “CleanTalk”).

CleanTalk is used to protect our website from spam activities (e.g. to prevent the sending of spam messages via the contact form). For this purpose, CleanTalk collects, among other things, the IP address, e-mail address, nickname, submitted message texts, referrer, and information about the browser.

CleanTalk also uses cookies or comparable recognition technologies. The data processed by CleanTalk are stored on servers in the USA.

The use of CleanTalk is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in effective protection of its website from spam. If corresponding consent was requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://cleantalk.org/publicoffer#privacy.

Further information can be found in CleanTalk’s privacy policy: https://cleantalk.org/privacy.

12. eCommerce and Payment Providers

Processing of customer and contract data

We collect, process and use personal customer and contract data for the establishment, content-related arrangement and modification of our contractual relationships. We collect, process and use personal data on the use of this website (usage data) only insofar as this is necessary to enable the user to use the service or to bill for it. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

The collected customer data are deleted after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship and expiry of any existing statutory retention periods. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

Data transfer upon conclusion of contract for online shops, retailers and dispatch of goods

If you order goods from us, we pass on your personal data to the transport company commissioned with delivery and to the payment service provider commissioned with payment processing. Only those data are disclosed that the respective service provider requires to fulfil its task. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfilment of a contract or pre-contractual measures. If you have given your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, we will pass on your e-mail address to the transport company commissioned with delivery so that it can inform you by e-mail about the shipping status of your order; you can withdraw your consent at any time.

Data transfer upon conclusion of contract for services and digital content

We only transfer personal data to third parties if this is necessary within the framework of contract processing, for example to the credit institution commissioned with payment processing.

Any further transfer of the data does not take place or only if you have expressly consented to the transfer. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent, for example for advertising purposes.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfilment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

Payment services

We integrate payment services from third-party companies on our website. If you make a purchase from us, your payment data (e.g. name, payment amount, bank details, credit card number) are processed by the payment service provider for the purpose of payment processing. The respective contractual and data protection provisions of the respective providers apply to these transactions. The use of payment service providers is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (contract processing) as well as in the interest of a payment process that is as smooth, convenient and secure as possible (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Insofar as your consent is requested for certain actions, Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR is the legal basis for data processing; consents can be withdrawn at any time for the future.

The following payment services / payment service providers are used within the framework of this website:

PayPal

The provider of this payment service is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter “PayPal”).

Data transfer to the USA is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/pocpsa-full.

For details, please refer to PayPal’s privacy policy: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.

Klarna

The provider is Klarna AB, Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden (hereinafter “Klarna”). Klarna offers various payment options (e.g. instalment purchase). If you decide to pay with Klarna (Klarna checkout solution), Klarna will collect various personal data from you. Klarna uses cookies to optimise the use of the Klarna checkout solution. Details on the use of Klarna cookies can be found at the following link: https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/policy/cookie/de_de/checkout.pdf.

Details can be found in Klarna’s privacy policy at the following link: https://www.klarna.com/de/datenschutz/.

Sofortüberweisung

The provider of this payment service is Sofort GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich (hereinafter “Sofort GmbH”). With the “Sofortüberweisung” procedure, we receive a payment confirmation from Sofort GmbH in real time and can begin fulfilling our obligations immediately. If you have decided on the payment method “Sofortüberweisung”, you transmit the PIN and a valid TAN to Sofort GmbH with which Sofort GmbH can log into your online banking account. After logging in, Sofort GmbH automatically checks your account balance and carries out the transfer to us using the TAN you have transmitted. It then immediately transmits a transaction confirmation to us. After logging in, your transactions, the credit line of the overdraft facility and the existence of other accounts and their balances are also checked automatically. In addition to the PIN and the TAN, the payment data you entered as well as data about your person are also transmitted to Sofort GmbH. The data about your person include first and last name, address, telephone number(s), e-mail address, IP address and possibly other data required for payment processing. The transmission of these data is necessary in order to establish your identity beyond doubt and to prevent attempts at fraud. Details on payment with Sofortüberweisung can be found at the following link: https://www.klarna.com/sofort/.

PayOne

The provider of this payment service is PAYONE GmbH, Lyoner Straße 9, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (hereinafter “PayOne”). For details, please refer to PayOne’s privacy policy: https://www.payone.com/DE-de/datenschutz.

American Express

The provider of this payment service is American Express Europe S.A., Theodor-Heuss-Allee 112, 60486 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (hereinafter “American Express”).

American Express may transfer data to its parent company in the USA. Data transfer to the USA is based on the Binding Corporate Rules. Details can be found here: https://www.americanexpress.com/en-cz/company/legal/privacy-centre/binding-corporate-rules/.

Further information can be found in American Express’ privacy policy: https://www.americanexpress.com/de-de/firma/legal/datenschutz-center/online-datenschutzerklarung/.

Mastercard

The provider of this payment service is Mastercard Europe SA, Chaussée de Tervuren 198A, B-1410 Waterloo, Belgium (hereinafter “Mastercard”).

Mastercard may transfer data to its parent company in the USA. Data transfer to the USA is based on Mastercard’s Binding Corporate Rules. Details can be found here: https://www.mastercard.de/de-de/datenschutz.html and https://www.mastercard.us/content/dam/mccom/global/documents/mastercard-bcrs.pdf.

VISA

The provider of this payment service is Visa Europe Services Inc., London branch, 1 Sheldon Square, London W2 6TT, United Kingdom (hereinafter “VISA”).

The United Kingdom is considered a third country that is secure under data protection law. This means that the United Kingdom has a level of data protection that corresponds to the level of data protection in the European Union.

VISA may transfer data to its parent company in the USA. Data transfer to the USA is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.visa.de/nutzungsbedingungen/visa-globale-datenschutzmitteilung/mitteilung-zu-zustandigkeitsfragen-fur-den-ewr.html.

Further information can be found in VISA’s privacy policy: https://www.visa.de/nutzungsbedingungen/visa-privacy-center.html.

13. Own Services

Handling applicant data

We offer you the opportunity to apply to us (e.g. by e-mail, by post or via online application form). Below we inform you about the scope, purpose and use of your personal data collected as part of the application process. We assure you that the collection, processing and use of your data is carried out in accordance with applicable data protection law and all other statutory provisions and that your data will be treated as strictly confidential.

Scope and purpose of data collection

If you send us an application, we process your associated personal data (e.g. contact and communication data, application documents, notes taken during job interviews, etc.) insofar as this is necessary to decide on the establishment of an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is § 26 BDSG under German law (initiation of an employment relationship), Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (general contract initiation) and – if you have given consent – Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. Consent can be withdrawn at any time. Your personal data will be passed on within our company exclusively to persons involved in processing your application.

If the application is successful, the data you submitted will be stored in our data processing systems on the basis of § 26 BDSG and Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR for the purpose of carrying out the employment relationship.

Retention period of data

If we cannot make you a job offer, you reject a job offer or withdraw your application, we reserve the right to retain the data you have transmitted on the basis of our legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) for up to 6 months from the end of the application process (rejection or withdrawal of the application). The data will then be deleted and physical application documents destroyed. The retention serves in particular as evidence in the event of a legal dispute. If it is apparent that the data will be required after the expiry of the 6-month period (e.g. due to a threatened or pending legal dispute), deletion will only take place when the purpose for further retention no longer applies.

Longer retention may also take place if you have given corresponding consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) or if statutory retention obligations prevent deletion.

Inclusion in the applicant pool

If we do not make you a job offer, there may be the option to include you in our applicant pool. In the event of inclusion, all documents and information from the application will be transferred to the applicant pool in order to contact you in the event of suitable vacancies.

Inclusion in the applicant pool takes place exclusively on the basis of your express consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). Giving consent is voluntary and is not related to the ongoing application procedure. The data subject can withdraw their consent at any time. In this case, the data from the applicant pool will be irrevocably deleted, provided that there are no statutory retention reasons.

The data from the applicant pool will be irrevocably deleted no later than two years after consent has been given.

14. Hyperlinks

Our website contains so-called hyperlinks to other websites that are not operated by us. We do not monitor these websites and are neither responsible for their content nor for their handling of personal data.

15. Security notice

We endeavour to take all necessary technical and organisational security measures to store your personal data in such a way that they are not accessible to third parties or the public. If you wish to contact us by e-mail, we point out that the confidentiality of the transmitted information cannot be fully guaranteed with this means of communication. We therefore recommend that you send confidential information to us exclusively by post.

16. Adjustment of the privacy policy

Please note that, if necessary, we may or must make adjustments to this information pursuant to Art. 13/14 GDPR on data processing. You can always find the current version of this information pursuant to Art. 13/14 GDPR at this place on our homepage.