Personal data (hereinafter mostly referred to as "data") is processed by us only to the extent necessary and for the purpose of providing a functional and user-friendly website, including its content and the services offered there.
According to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, i.e. the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to as "GDPR"), "processing" means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
With the following privacy policy, we inform you in particular about the type, scope, purpose, duration and legal basis of the processing of personal data, insofar as we decide either alone or together with others on the purposes and means of processing. In addition, we inform you below about the third-party components we use for optimization purposes and to increase the quality of use, insofar as third parties process data on their own responsibility.
Our privacy policy is structured as follows:
I. Information about us as the controller
II Rights of users and data subjects
III. Information on data processing
I. Information about us as the controller
The responsible provider of this website in terms of data protection law is
Montega AG
Schauenburgerstrasse 10
20095 Hamburg
Phone: +49 40 / 4 11 11 37 80
E-mail: office@montega.de
II Rights of users and data subjects
With regard to the data processing described in more detail below, users and data subjects have the right to
- to confirmation as to whether data concerning them is being processed, to information about the processed data, to further information about the data processing and to copies of the data (cf. also Art. 15 GDPR);
- to rectification or completion of incorrect or incomplete data (see also Art. 16 GDPR);
- to the immediate erasure of the data concerning them (see also Art. 17 GDPR) or, alternatively, if further processing is required in accordance with Art. 17 (3) GDPR, to the restriction of processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR;
- to receive the data concerning them and provided by them and to transfer this data to other providers/controllers (cf. also Art. 20 GDPR);
- to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority if they are of the opinion that the data concerning them is being processed by the provider in breach of data protection regulations (see also Art. 77 GDPR).
In addition, the provider is obliged to inform all recipients to whom data has been disclosed by the provider of any rectification or erasure of data or restriction of processing carried out on the basis of Articles 16, 17 (1), 18 GDPR. However, this obligation does not apply if this notification is impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. Notwithstanding this, the user has a right to information about these recipients. Users and data subjects also have the right to object to the future processing of data concerning them in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR, provided that the data is processed by the provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. In particular, an objection to data processing for the purpose of direct advertising is permitted.
III. Information on data processing
Your data processed when using our website will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage no longer applies, the deletion of the data does not conflict with any statutory retention obligations and no other information is provided below on individual processing procedures.
SERVER DATA
For technical reasons, in particular to ensure a secure and stable Internet presence, data is transmitted to us or to our web space provider by your Internet browser. With these so-called server log files, the type and version of your Internet browser, the operating system, the website from which you have switched to our Internet presence (referrer URL), the website(s) of our Internet presence that you visit, the date and time of the respective access and the IP address of the Internet connection from which the use of our Internet presence takes place are collected, among other things.
The data collected in this way is stored temporarily, but not together with other data about you.
This storage takes place on the legal basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the improvement, stability, functionality and security of our website.
The data will be deleted after seven days at the latest, unless further storage is required for evidence purposes. Otherwise, all or part of the data will be excluded from deletion until the incident has been finally clarified.
COOKIES
A) SESSION COOKIES/SESSION COOKIES
We use so-called cookies on our website. Cookies are small text files or other storage technologies that are placed and stored on your end device by the Internet browser you use. These cookies process certain information from you, such as your browser or location data or your IP address, to an individual extent.
This processing makes our website more user-friendly, effective and secure, as the processing enables, for example, the reproduction of our website in different languages or the offer of a shopping cart function.
The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b.) GDPR, insofar as these cookies process data for contract initiation or contract processing.
If the processing does not serve to initiate or execute a contract, our legitimate interest lies in improving the functionality of our website. The legal basis is then Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR.
These session cookies are deleted when you close your Internet browser.
B) THIRD-PARTY COOKIES
Our website may also use cookies from partner companies with whom we cooperate for the purposes of advertising, analysis or the functionalities of our website.
Please refer to the following information for details, in particular the purposes and legal basis for processing such third-party cookies.
C) POSSIBILITY OF ELIMINATION
You can prevent or restrict the installation of cookies by changing the settings of your Internet browser. You can also delete cookies that have already been saved at any time. However, the steps and measures required for this depend on the specific Internet browser you are using. If you have any questions, please use the help function or documentation of your Internet browser or contact its manufacturer or support. In the case of so-called Flash cookies, however, processing cannot be prevented via the browser settings. Instead, you must change the settings of your Flash player. The steps and measures required for this also depend on the specific Flash player you are using. If you have any questions, please also use the help function or documentation of your Flash player or contact the manufacturer or user support.
However, if you prevent or restrict the installation of cookies, this may mean that not all functions of our website can be used to their full extent.
CUSTOMER ACCOUNT / REGISTRATION FUNCTION
If you create a customer account with us via our website, we will collect and store the data you enter during registration (e.g. your name, your address or your e-mail address) exclusively for pre-contractual services, for contract fulfillment or for the purpose of customer care (e.g. to provide you with an overview of your previous orders with us or to be able to offer you the so-called notepad function). At the same time, we store the IP address and the date and time of your registration. Of course, this data will not be passed on to third parties.
As part of the further registration process, your consent to this processing is obtained and reference is made to this privacy policy. The data collected by us will be used exclusively for the provision of the customer account.
If you consent to this processing, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR is the legal basis for the processing.
If the opening of the customer account also serves pre-contractual measures or the fulfillment of the contract, the legal basis for this processing is also Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR.
You can revoke your consent to the opening and maintenance of the customer account at any time with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR. All you have to do is inform us of your revocation.
The data collected in this respect will be deleted as soon as processing is no longer necessary. However, we must comply with retention periods under tax and commercial law.
NEWSLETTER
If you register for our free newsletter, the data requested from you for this purpose, i.e. your e-mail address and - optionally - your name and address, will be transmitted to us. At the same time, we store the IP address of the Internet connection from which you access our website as well as the date and time of your registration. As part of the further registration process, we will obtain your consent to send you the newsletter, describe the content in detail and refer you to this privacy policy. We use the data collected in this process exclusively for sending the newsletter - in particular, it is therefore not passed on to third parties.
The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.
You can revoke your consent to receive the newsletter at any time with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR. All you have to do is inform us of your revocation or click on the unsubscribe link contained in every newsletter.
CONTACT REQUESTS / CONTACT POSSIBILITY
If you contact us via contact form or e-mail, the data you provide will be used to process your request. The provision of the data is necessary for processing and answering your inquiry - without it we cannot answer your inquiry or can only answer it to a limited extent.
The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR.
Your data will be deleted if your request has been conclusively answered and the deletion does not conflict with any statutory retention obligations, such as in the case of any subsequent contract processing.
USER CONTRIBUTIONS, COMMENTS AND RATINGS
We offer you the opportunity to publish questions, answers, opinions or reviews, hereinafter referred to as "contributions", on our website. If you make use of this offer, we will process and publish your contribution, the date and time of submission and the pseudonym you may have used.
The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR. All you have to do is inform us of your withdrawal.
In addition, we also process your IP address and e-mail address. The IP address is processed because we have a legitimate interest in initiating or supporting further steps if your contribution infringes the rights of third parties and/or is otherwise unlawful.
The legal basis in this case is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in any necessary legal defense.
SUBSCRIPTION OF CONTRIBUTIONS
If you publish contributions on our website, we also offer you the option of subscribing to any follow-up contributions from third parties. We process your e-mail address in order to be able to inform you about these follow-up contributions by e-mail.
The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent to this subscription at any time with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR. All you have to do is inform us of your revocation or click on the unsubscribe link contained in the respective e-mail.
ONLINE JOB APPLICATIONS / PUBLICATION OF JOB ADVERTISEMENTS
We offer you the opportunity to apply to us via our website. For these digital applications, we collect and process your applicant and application data electronically to handle the application process.
The legal basis for this processing is Section 26 (1) sentence 1 BDSG in conjunction with Art. 88 para. 1 GDPR.
If an employment contract is concluded after the application process, we will store the data you submitted with your application in your personnel file for the purpose of the usual organizational and administrative process - naturally in compliance with further legal obligations.
The legal basis for this processing is also Section 26 (1) sentence 1 BDSG in conjunction with Art. 88 para. 1 GDPR.
If an application is rejected, we automatically delete the data transmitted to us two months after notification of the rejection. However, the data will not be deleted if the data requires longer storage of up to four months or until the conclusion of legal proceedings due to legal provisions, e.g. due to the burden of proof under the AGG.
The legal basis in this case is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR and Section 24 para. 1 no. 2 BDSG. Our legitimate interest lies in legal defense and enforcement.
If you expressly consent to your data being stored for a longer period of time, e.g. for your inclusion in a database of applicants or interested parties, the data will be processed further on the basis of your consent. The legal basis is then Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. However, you can of course revoke your consent at any time in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR by making a declaration to us with effect for the future.
TWITTER
We maintain an online presence on Twitter to present our company and our services and to communicate with customers/prospects. Twitter is a service of Twitter Inc, 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.
In this respect, we would like to point out that there is a possibility that user data may be processed outside the European Union, in particular in the USA. This may result in increased risks for users in that, for example, subsequent access to user data may be made more difficult. We also have no access to this user data. The access option lies exclusively with Twitter.
You can find Twitter's privacy policy at https://twitter.com/de/privacy.
YOUTUBE
We maintain an online presence on YouTube to present our company and our services and to communicate with customers/prospects. YouTube is a service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA.
In this respect, we would like to point out that there is a possibility that user data may be processed outside the European Union, in particular in the USA. This may result in increased risks for users in that, for example, subsequent access to user data may be made more difficult. We also have no access to this user data. The possibility of access lies exclusively with YouTube.
You can find YouTube's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
LINKEDIN
We maintain an online presence on LinkedIn to present our company and our services and to communicate with customers/prospects. LinkedIn is a service of LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, a subsidiary of LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 W. Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA.
In this respect, we would like to point out that there is a possibility that user data may be processed outside the European Union, in particular in the USA. This may result in increased risks for users in that, for example, subsequent access to user data may be made more difficult. We also have no access to this user data. The access option lies exclusively with LinkedIn.
You can find LinkedIn's privacy policy at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
FACEBOOK
We operate a company presence on the Facebook platform to advertise our products and services and to communicate with interested parties or customers.
On this social media platform, we are jointly responsible with Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland.
Facebook's data protection officer can be contacted via a contact form: https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970.
We have regulated the joint responsibility in an agreement regarding the respective obligations within the meaning of the GDPR. This agreement, which sets out the mutual obligations, is available at the following link:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data that takes place as a result and is described below is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, communication, sales and advertising of our products and services.
The legal basis may also be the user's consent to the platform operator in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The user can revoke this consent for the future at any time by notifying the platform operator in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR.
When our online presence is accessed on the Facebook platform, user data (e.g. personal information, IP address, etc.) is processed by Facebook Ireland Ltd. as the operator of the platform in the EU.
This user data is used for statistical information about the use of our company presence on Facebook. Facebook Ireland Ltd. uses this data for market research and advertising purposes and to create user profiles. Using these profiles, Facebook Ireland Ltd. is able, for example, to advertise users within and outside of Facebook based on their interests. If the user is logged into their Facebook account at the time of access, Facebook Ireland Ltd. can also link the data to the respective user account.
If the user contacts us via Facebook, the personal data entered by the user on this occasion will be used to process the inquiry. The user's data will be deleted by us if the user's inquiry has been conclusively answered and there are no statutory retention obligations to the contrary, e.g. in the case of subsequent contract processing.
Facebook Ireland Ltd. may also set cookies to process the data.
If the user does not agree to this processing, it is possible to prevent the installation of cookies by setting the browser accordingly. Cookies that have already been saved can also be deleted at any time. The settings for this depend on the respective browser. In the case of Flash cookies, processing cannot be prevented via the settings of the browser, but by the corresponding setting of the Flash player. If the user prevents or restricts the installation of cookies, this may mean that not all Facebook functions can be used to their full extent.
Further information on the processing activities, their prevention and the deletion of the data processed by Facebook can be found in Facebook's data policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.
It cannot be ruled out that processing by Facebook Ireland Ltd. also takes place via Facebook Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025 in the USA.
INSTAGRAM
We operate a company presence on the Instagram platform to promote our products and services and to communicate with interested parties or customers.
On this social media platform, we are jointly responsible with Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland.
Instagram's data protection officer can be contacted via a contact form: https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970
We have regulated the joint responsibility in an agreement regarding the respective obligations within the meaning of the GDPR. This agreement, which sets out the mutual obligations, is available at the following link:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum
The legal basis for the processing of personal data that takes place as a result and is described below is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, communication, sales and advertising of our products and services.
The legal basis may also be the user's consent to the platform operator in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The user can revoke this consent for the future at any time by notifying the platform operator in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR.
When our online presence is accessed on the Instagram platform, user data (e.g. personal information, IP address, etc.) is processed by Facebook Ireland Ltd. as the operator of the platform in the EU.
This user data is used for statistical information about the use of our company presence on Instagram. Facebook Ireland Ltd. uses this data for market research and advertising purposes and to create user profiles. Based on these profiles, Facebook Ireland Ltd. is able, for example, to advertise users within and outside Instagram based on their interests. If the user is logged into their Instagram account at the time of access, Facebook Ireland Ltd. can also link the data to the respective user account.
If the user contacts us via Instagram, the user's personal data entered on this occasion will be used to process the request. The user's data will be deleted by us if the user's inquiry has been conclusively answered and there are no statutory retention obligations to the contrary, e.g. in the case of subsequent contract processing.
Facebook Ireland Ltd. may also set cookies to process the data.
If the user does not agree to this processing, it is possible to prevent the installation of cookies by setting the browser accordingly. Cookies that have already been saved can also be deleted at any time. The settings for this depend on the respective browser. In the case of Flash cookies, processing cannot be prevented via the settings of the browser, but by the corresponding setting of the Flash player. If the user prevents or restricts the installation of cookies, this may mean that not all Instagram functions can be used to their full extent.
Further information on the processing activities, their prevention and the deletion of the data processed by Instagram can be found in Instagram's data policy: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875.
It cannot be ruled out that processing by Facebook Ireland Ltd. also takes place via Facebook Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025 in the USA.
LINKING SOCIAL MEDIA VIA GRAPHIC OR TEXT LINK
We also advertise presences on the social networks listed below on our website. The integration takes place via a linked graphic of the respective network. The use of this linked graphic prevents the automatic establishment of a connection to the respective server of the social network when a website with a social media advertisement is called up in order to display a graphic of the respective network itself. Only by clicking on the corresponding graphic is the user forwarded to the service of the respective social network.
After the user has been forwarded, the respective network collects information about the user. It cannot be ruled out that the data collected in this way will be processed in the USA.
This is initially data such as IP address, date, time and page visited. If the user is logged into their user account on the respective network during this time, the network operator may be able to assign the information collected about the user's specific visit to the user's personal account. If the user interacts via a "Share" button of the respective network, this information can be stored in the user's personal user account and published if necessary. If the user wishes to prevent the information collected from being directly assigned to their user account, they must log out before clicking on the graphic. It is also possible to configure the respective user account accordingly.
The following social networks are integrated into our site through links:
FACEBOOK
Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, a subsidiary of Facebook Inc, 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.
Privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php
TWITTER
Twitter Inc, 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
Privacy policy: https://twitter.com/privacy
YOUTUBE
Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA
Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
LINKEDIN
LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, a subsidiary of LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 W. Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA.
Privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
INSTAGRAM
Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, a subsidiary of Facebook Inc, 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.
Privacy policy: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875
"FACEBOOK"-SOCIAL-PLUG-IN
We use the plug-in of the social network Facebook on our website. Facebook is an internet service of Facebook Inc, 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. In the EU, this service is in turn operated by Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, hereinafter both referred to as "Facebook".
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website.
Facebook provides further information about the possible plug-ins and their respective functions at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/ ready for you.
If the plug-in is stored on one of the pages you visit on our website, your internet browser will download a representation of the plug-in from the Facebook servers in the USA. For technical reasons, it is necessary for Facebook to process your IP address. The date and time of your visit to our website are also recorded.
If you are logged in to Facebook while you visit one of our websites with the plug-in, the information collected by the plug-in about your specific visit will be recognized by Facebook. Facebook may assign the information collected in this way to your personal user account there. If you use the Facebook "Like" button, for example, this information will be stored in your Facebook user account and may be published via the Facebook platform. If you wish to prevent this, you must either log out of Facebook before visiting our website or use an add-on for your internet browser to prevent the Facebook plug-in from loading.
Further information about the collection and use of data as well as your rights and protection options in this regard can be found on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/policy.php available in the data protection information.
"TWITTER"-SOCIAL-PLUG-IN
We use the plug-in of the social network Twitter on our website. Twitter is an internet service of Twitter Inc, 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA, hereinafter referred to as "Twitter".
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website.
If the plug-in is stored on one of the pages you visit on our website, your Internet browser will download a representation of the plug-in from Twitter's servers in the USA. For technical reasons, it is necessary for Twitter to process your IP address. The date and time of your visit to our website are also recorded.
If you are logged in to Twitter while you visit one of our websites with the plug-in, the information collected by the plug-in about your specific visit will be recognized by Twitter. Twitter may assign the information collected in this way to your personal user account there. If you use the Twitter "Share" button, for example, this information will be stored in your Twitter user account and may be published via the Twitter platform. If you wish to prevent this, you must either log out of Twitter before visiting our website or make the appropriate settings in your Twitter user account.
Further information about the collection and use of data as well as your rights and protection options in this regard can be found in the Twitter privacy policy at https://twitter.com/privacyavailable in the data protection information.
"GOOGLE+" SOCIAL PLUG-IN
We use the plug-in of the social network Google+ ("Google Plus") on our website. Google+ is an internet service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as "Google".
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website.
Google provides further information about the possible plug-ins and their respective functions at https://developers.google.com/+/web/ ready for you.
If the plug-in is stored on one of the pages you visit on our website, your internet browser will download a representation of the plug-in from Google's servers in the USA. For technical reasons, it is necessary for Google to process your IP address. The date and time of your visit to our website are also recorded.
If you are logged in to Google while you visit one of our websites with the plug-in, the information collected by the plug-in about your specific visit will be recognized by Google. Google may assign the information collected in this way to your personal user account there. If you use the Google "Share" button, for example, this information will be stored in your Google user account and possibly published via the Google platform. If you wish to prevent this, you must either log out of Google before visiting our website or make the appropriate settings in your Google user account.
Google provides further information on the collection and use of data as well as your rights and protection options in this regard in the privacy policy available at https://policies.google.com/privacy available in the data protection information.
GOOGLE ANALYTICS
We use Google Analytics on our website. This is a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as "Google".
The Google Analytics service is used to analyze the usage behavior of our website. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website.
Usage and user-related information, such as IP address, location, time or frequency of visits to our website, is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, we use Google Analytics with the so-called anonymization function. This function allows Google to shorten the IP address within the EU or EEA.
The data collected in this way is in turn used by Google to provide us with an evaluation of the visit to our website and the usage activities there. This data can also be used to provide other services related to the use of our website and the use of the Internet.
Google states that it will not associate your IP address with any other data. In addition, Google keeps under https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/partners We provide you with further information on data protection law, for example on the options for preventing the use of data.
Google also offers https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de a so-called deactivation add-on together with further information on this. This add-on can be installed with the most common Internet browsers and offers you further control over the data that Google collects when you visit our website. The add-on informs the JavaScript (ga.js) of Google Analytics that information about your visit to our website should not be transmitted to Google Analytics. However, this does not prevent information from being transmitted to us or to other web analysis services. Of course, you can also find out whether and which other web analysis services we use in this privacy policy.
GOOGLE MAPS
We use Google Maps on our website to display our location and to provide directions. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as "Google".
In order to enable the display of certain fonts on our website, a connection to the Google server in the USA is established when our website is accessed.
If you call up the Google Maps component integrated into our website, Google stores a cookie on your end device via your Internet browser. Your user settings and data are processed in order to display our location and create directions. We cannot rule out the possibility that Google uses servers in the USA.
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in optimizing the functionality of our website.
This connection to Google enables Google to determine from which website your request has been sent and to which IP address the directions are to be sent.
If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the installation of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your Internet browser. Details on this can be found above under "Cookies".
In addition, the use of Google Maps and the information obtained via Google Maps is subject to the Google Terms of Use https://policies.google.com/terms?gl=DE&hl=de and the terms and conditions for Google Maps https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/help/terms_maps.html.
In addition, Google also offers https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated and https://policies.google.com/privacy for further information.
GOOGLE RECAPTCHA
We use Google reCAPTCHA on our website to check and prevent interactions on our website through automated access, e.g. by so-called bots. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as "Google".
This service enables Google to determine from which website a request is sent and from which IP address you are using the so-called reCAPTCHA input box. In addition to your IP address, Google may also collect other information that is necessary for the provision and guarantee of this service.
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the security of our website and in the prevention of unwanted, automated access in the form of spam or similar.
Google offers under https://policies.google.com/privacy further information on the general handling of your user data.
GOOGLE FONTS
We use Google Fonts on our website to display external fonts. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as "Google".
In order to enable the display of certain fonts on our website, a connection to the Google server in the USA is established when our website is accessed.
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the optimization and economic operation of our website.
The connection to Google established when you access our website enables Google to determine from which website your request has been sent and to which IP address the display of the font is to be transmitted.
Google offers under https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated and https://policies.google.com/privacy further information, in particular on the options for preventing the use of data.
FONTAWESOME
We use external fonts from FontAwesome to display fonts and visual elements on our website. FontAwesome is a service provided by Fonticons Inc, 6 Porter Road, Apartment 3R, Cambridge, MA 02140, USA, hereinafter referred to as "FontAwesome".
When you visit our website, a connection is established to the FontAwesome server in the USA in order to enable and update the display of fonts and visual elements.
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the optimization and economic operation of our website.
By connecting to the FontAwesome server when you visit our website, FontAwesome can determine from which website your request has been sent and to which IP address the font is to be transmitted.
FontAwesome offers under https://fontawesome.com/privacy further information, in particular on the options for preventing the use of data.
GOOGLE SEARCH FUNCTION ("CSE")
We use the "Google Custom Search Engine" (Google Custom Search Engine "CSE") for full-text searches on the website. "CSE" is a service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as "Google".
"CSE" enables a full-text search for content on our website. This search function is accessed via a search box "Google Custom Search".
The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the user-friendliness of the website.
The function is integrated unchanged on our website as a software module from Google. If the search is activated by entering a search term, Google loads the information searched for using a plugin. At the same time, the terms entered by the user and the user's IP address are transmitted to Google to perform the search and display the search results.
If the user is logged into their existing Google account at the time of the search process, Google can assign the information collected to the associated user profile.
Google offers further information, in particular on the options for preventing the use of data, under the following links:
https://policies.google.com/privacy
https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated
YOUTUBE
We use YouTube on our website. This is a video portal of YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, 94066 San Bruno, CA, USA, hereinafter referred to as "YouTube".
YouTube is a subsidiary of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as "Google".
We use YouTube in connection with the "extended data protection mode" function in order to be able to show you videos. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website. According to YouTube, the "extended data protection mode" function means that the data described in more detail below is only transmitted to the YouTube server when you actually start a video.
Without this "extended data protection", a connection to the YouTube server in the USA is established as soon as you access one of our Internet pages on which a YouTube video is embedded.
This connection is necessary in order to be able to display the respective video on our website via your internet browser. In the course of this, YouTube will at least record and process your IP address, the date and time and the website you have visited. In addition, a connection to Google's "DoubleClick" advertising network is established.
If you are logged in to YouTube at the same time, YouTube will assign the connection information to your YouTube account. If you wish to prevent this, you must either log out of YouTube before visiting our website or make the appropriate settings in your YouTube user account.
For the purpose of functionality and analysis of user behavior, YouTube permanently stores cookies on your end device via your Internet browser. If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the storage of cookies by changing the settings in your Internet browser. You can find more information on this above under "Cookies".
Google provides further information on the collection and use of data as well as your rights and protection options in this regard in the privacy policy available at https://policies.google.com/privacy available in the data protection information.
VIMEO
We use "Vimeo" on our website to display videos. This is a service provided by Vimeo, LL C, 555 West 18 th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA, hereinafter referred to as "Vimeo".
Some of the user data is processed on Vimeo servers in the USA.
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website.
If you visit a page of our website in which a video is embedded, a connection to the Vimeo servers in the USA is established in order to display the video. For technical reasons, it is necessary for Vimeo to process your IP address. In addition, the date and time of your visit to our website are also recorded.
If you are logged in to Vimeo at the same time as you visit one of our websites in which a Vimeo video is embedded, Vimeo may assign the information collected in this way to your personal user account there. If you wish to prevent this, you must either log out of Vimeo before visiting our website or configure your Vimeo user account accordingly.
Vimeo uses the web analysis service Google Analytics for the purpose of functionality and usage analysis. Google Analytics stores cookies on your end device via your Internet browser and sends information about the use of our Internet pages in which a Vimeo video is embedded to Google. It cannot be ruled out that Google processes this information in the USA.
If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the installation of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your Internet browser. Details on this can be found above under "Cookies".
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website and in the legitimate interest of Vimeo to statistically analyze user behavior for optimization and marketing purposes.
Vimeo offers under https://vimeo.com/privacy further information on the collection and use of data and on your rights and options for protecting your privacy.
GOOGLE ADWORDS WITH CONVERSION TRACKING
We use the Google AdWords advertising component on our website, including conversion tracking. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as "Google".
We use conversion tracking for the targeted advertising of our offer. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website.
If you click on an ad placed by Google, the conversion tracking we use stores a cookie on your end device. These so-called conversion cookies lose their validity after 30 days and are not used for your personal identification.
If the cookie is still valid and you visit a specific page of our website, both we and Google can evaluate that you have clicked on one of our ads placed on Google and that you have subsequently been redirected to our website.
Google uses the information collected in this way to compile statistics for us about visits to our website. We also receive information about the number of users who have clicked on our ad(s) and about the pages of our website that were subsequently accessed. However, neither we nor third parties who also use Google AdWords will be able to identify you in this way.
You can also prevent or restrict the installation of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your Internet browser. At the same time, you can delete cookies that have already been saved at any time. However, the steps and measures required for this depend on the specific Internet browser you are using. If you have any questions, please use the help function or documentation of your Internet browser or contact its manufacturer or support.
Google also offers https://services.google.com/sitestats/de.html, https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/ and https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/ provides further information on this topic and in particular on the options for preventing the use of data.
GOOGLE ADSENSE
We use Google AdSense on our website to integrate advertisements. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as "Google".
Google AdSense stores cookies and so-called web beacons on your end device via your Internet browser. This enables Google to analyze your use of our website. In addition to your IP address and the advertising formats displayed to you, the information collected in this way is transferred to Google in the USA and stored there. Google may also pass this information on to contractual partners. However, Google declares that your IP address will not be merged with other data about you.
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website.
If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the installation of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your Internet browser. Details on this can be found above under "Cookies".
Google also offers https://policies.google.com/privacy and https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated further information, in particular on the options for preventing the use of data.
GOOGLE REMARKETING OR "SIMILAR AUDIENCES" COMPONENT FROM GOOGLE
We use the remarketing or "similar target groups" function on our website. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as "Google".
We use this function to place interest-based, personalized advertising on third-party websites that also participate in the Google advertising network.
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website.
To enable this advertising service, Google stores a cookie with a sequence of numbers on your end device via your Internet browser during your visit to our website. This cookie records both your visit and the use of our website in anonymized form. However, no personal data is passed on in the process. If you subsequently visit the website of a third party that also uses the Google advertising network, advertisements may appear that are related to our website or our offers there.
To permanently deactivate this function, Google offers the following options for the most common Internet browsers via https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin a browser plugin.
Likewise, the use of cookies from certain providers, e.g. via https://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices or https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ can be deactivated via opt-out.
Cross-device marketing allows Google to track your usage behavior across multiple devices, so that you may be shown interest-based, personalized advertising even if you switch devices. However, this assumes that you have consented to the linking of your browsing history with your existing Google account.
Google offers further information on Google Remarketing at https://www.google.com/privacy/ads/ to.
MICROSOFT BING ADS
We use Bing Ads on our website for remarketing and completion tracking. This is a service of Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052 - 6399, USA, hereinafter referred to as "Microsoft", which uses the so-called Universal Event Tracking (UEN).
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website.
If you click on an advertisement placed by us on the internet search engine "Bing", Microsoft will store a cookie for tracking purposes on your end device via your internet browser. This tracking cookie loses its validity after 180 days and is not used for your personal identification. If you visit certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, both Microsoft and we can recognize that you have clicked on an advertisement placed by us on Bing and have been redirected from there to our website.
Microsoft uses the information collected by the tracking cookie to compile visit statistics for us. This provides us with information about the number of visits to the advertisements placed by us on Bing and about the web pages of our website that were subsequently accessed. However, we do not receive any information that would allow us to identify you personally.
In addition, Microsoft may be able to track your user behavior across several of your end devices via cross-device tracking. This enables Microsoft to show you personalized advertising across devices.
If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the installation of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your Internet browser. Details on this can be found above under "Cookies".
If you have a Microsoft account, you can also go to https://choice.microsoft.com/de-de/opt-out You can also change the settings for personalized advertising there.
In addition, Microsoft also offers https://help.bingads.microsoft.com/#apex/3/de/53056/ and under https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement for more information about Bing Ads and the collection and use of data as well as your rights and options for protecting your privacy.
MAILCHIMP - NEWSLETTER
We offer you the opportunity to subscribe to our free newsletter via our website.
We use MailChimp, a service provided by The Rocket Science Group, LLC, 512 Means Street, Suite 404, Atlanta, GA 30318, USA, hereinafter referred to as "The Rocket Science Group", to send newsletters.
In addition, The Rocket Science Group offers https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/ further data protection information.
If you register to receive our newsletter, the data requested during the registration process, such as your e-mail address and, optionally, your name and address, will be processed by The Rocket Science Group. In addition, your IP address and the date and time of your registration will be stored. As part of the further registration process, your consent to receive the newsletter is obtained, the content is described in detail and reference is made to this privacy policy.
The newsletter subsequently sent via The Rocket Science Group also contains a so-called tracking pixel, also known as a "web beacon". With the help of this tracking pixel, we can evaluate whether and when you have read our newsletter and whether you have followed any links contained in the newsletter. In addition to other technical data, such as the data of your IT system and your IP address, the processed data is stored so that we can optimize our newsletter offer and respond to the wishes of our readers. The data is therefore used to increase the quality and attractiveness of our newsletter offer.
The legal basis for sending the newsletter and the analysis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a.) GDPR.
You can revoke your consent to receive the newsletter at any time with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR. All you have to do is inform us of your revocation or click on the unsubscribe link contained in every newsletter.
Sample data protection declaration of the law firm Weiß & Partner
- to confirmation as to whether data concerning them is being processed, to information about the processed data, to further information about the data processing and to copies of the data (cf. also Art. 15 GDPR);
- to rectification or completion of incorrect or incomplete data (see also Art. 16 GDPR);
- to the immediate erasure of the data concerning them (see also Art. 17 GDPR), or, alternatively, if further processing is required pursuant to Art. 17 (3) GDPR, to the restriction of processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR;
- to receive the data concerning them and provided by them and to transfer this data to other providers/controllers (cf. also Art. 20 GDPR);
- to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority if they believe that the data concerning them is being processed by the provider in breach of data protection regulations (see also Art. 77 GDPR).
In addition, the provider is obliged to inform all recipients to whom data has been disclosed by the provider of any correction or deletion of data or the restriction of processing that takes place on the basis of Articles 16, 17 (1), 18 GDPR. However, this obligation does not apply if this notification is impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. Notwithstanding this, the user has a right to information about these recipients. Users and data subjects also have the right to object to the future processing of data concerning them in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR, provided that the data is processed by the provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. In particular, an objection to data processing for the purpose of direct advertising is permitted.
III. Information on data processing
Your data processed when using our website will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of the storage no longer applies, the deletion of the data does not conflict with any statutory storage obligations and no other information is provided below on individual processing procedures.
SERVER DATA
For technical reasons, in particular to ensure a secure and stable Internet presence, data is transmitted to us or to our web space provider via your Internet browser. With these so-called server log files, the type and version of your Internet browser, the operating system, the website from which you have switched to our Internet presence (referrer URL), the website(s) of our Internet presence that you visit, the date and time of the respective access and the IP address of the Internet connection from which the use of our Internet presence takes place are collected, among other things.
The data collected in this way is temporarily stored, but not together with other data from you.
This storage takes place on the legal basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the improvement, stability, functionality and security of our website.
The data will be deleted after seven days at the latest, unless further storage is required for evidentiary purposes. Otherwise, all or part of the data will be excluded from deletion until an incident has been finally clarified.
COOKIES
A) SESSION COOKIES/SESSION COOKIES
We use so-called cookies on our website. Cookies are small text files or other storage technologies that are placed and stored on your end device by the Internet browser you use. These cookies process certain information from you, such as your browser or location data or your IP address, to an individual extent.
This processing makes our website more user-friendly, more effective and more secure, as the processing makes it possible, for example, to display our website in different languages or to offer a shopping cart function.
The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b.) GDPR, insofar as these cookies process data for contract initiation or contract processing.
If the processing does not serve to initiate or execute a contract, our legitimate interest lies in improving the functionality of our website. The legal basis is then Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR.
These session cookies are deleted when you close your Internet browser.
B) THIRD-PARTY COOKIES
Our website may also use cookies from partner companies with whom we cooperate for the purposes of advertising, analysis or the functionality of our website.
Please refer to the following information for details, in particular the purposes and legal basis for processing such third-party cookies.
C) ELIMINATION OPTION
You can prevent or restrict the installation of cookies by changing the settings in your Internet browser. You can also delete cookies that have already been saved at any time. However, the steps and measures required for this depend on the specific Internet browser you are using. If you have any questions, please use the help function or documentation of your Internet browser or contact its manufacturer or support. In the case of so-called Flash cookies, however, processing cannot be prevented via the browser settings. Instead, you must change the settings of your Flash player. The steps and measures required for this also depend on the specific Flash player you are using. If you have any questions, please also use the help function or documentation of your Flash player or contact the manufacturer or user support.
However, if you prevent or restrict the installation of cookies, this may mean that not all functions of our website can be used to their full extent.
CUSTOMER ACCOUNT / REGISTRATION FUNCTION
If you create a customer account with us via our website, we will collect and store the data you enter during registration (e.g. your name, your address or your e-mail address) exclusively for pre-contractual services, for contract fulfillment or for the purpose of customer care (e.g. to provide you with an overview of your previous orders with us or to be able to offer you the so-called notepad function). At the same time, we store the IP address and the date and time of your registration. Of course, this data will not be passed on to third parties.
As part of the further registration process, your consent to this processing will be obtained and reference will be made to this privacy policy. The data collected by us will be used exclusively for the provision of the customer account.
Insofar as you consent to this processing, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR is the legal basis for the processing.
If the opening of the customer account also serves pre-contractual measures or the fulfillment of the contract, the legal basis for this processing is also Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR.
You can revoke your consent to the opening and maintenance of the customer account at any time with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR. All you have to do is inform us of your revocation.
The data collected in this respect will be deleted as soon as processing is no longer necessary. However, we must comply with retention periods under tax and commercial law.
NEWSLETTER
If you register for our free newsletter, the data requested from you for this purpose, i.e. your e-mail address and - optionally - your name and address, will be transmitted to us. At the same time, we store the IP address of the Internet connection from which you access our website as well as the date and time of your registration. As part of the further registration process, we will obtain your consent to send you the newsletter, describe the content in detail and refer you to this privacy policy. We use the data collected in this process exclusively for sending the newsletter - in particular, it is therefore not passed on to third parties.
The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.
You can revoke your consent to receive the newsletter at any time with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR. All you have to do is inform us of your revocation or click on the unsubscribe link contained in every newsletter.
CONTACT REQUESTS / CONTACT OPTION
If you contact us via contact form or e-mail, the data you provide will be used to process your request. The provision of the data is necessary for processing and answering your request - without the provision of this data, we cannot answer your request or can only answer it to a limited extent.
The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR.
Your data will be deleted if your request has been conclusively answered and the deletion does not conflict with any statutory retention obligations, such as in the case of any subsequent contract processing.
USER CONTRIBUTIONS, COMMENTS AND RATINGS
We offer you the opportunity to publish questions, answers, opinions or reviews, hereinafter referred to as "contributions", on our website. If you make use of this offer, we will process and publish your contribution, the date and time of submission and the pseudonym you may have used.
The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR. All you have to do is inform us of your revocation.
We also process your IP address and email address. The IP address is processed because we have a legitimate interest in initiating or supporting further steps if your contribution infringes the rights of third parties and/or is otherwise unlawful.
The legal basis in this case is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in any necessary legal defense.
SUBSCRIPTION OF CONTRIBUTIONS
If you publish posts on our website, we also offer you the option of subscribing to any follow-up posts by third parties. We process your e-mail address so that we can inform you about these follow-up posts by e-mail.
The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent to this subscription at any time with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR. All you have to do is inform us of your withdrawal or click on the unsubscribe link contained in the respective email.
ONLINE JOB APPLICATIONS / PUBLICATION OF JOB ADVERTISEMENTS
We offer you the opportunity to apply to us via our website. For these digital applications, we collect and process your applicant and application data electronically to handle the application process.
The legal basis for this processing is § 26 para. 1 sentence 1 BDSG i.V.m. Art. 88 para. 1 GDPR.
If an employment contract is concluded after the application process, we will store the data you submitted in your application in your personnel file for the purpose of the usual organizational and administrative process - of course in compliance with further legal obligations.
The legal basis for this processing is also Section 26 (1) sentence 1 BDSG in conjunction with Art. 88 para. 1 GDPR.
If an application is rejected, we automatically delete the data transmitted to us two months after notification of the rejection. However, the data will not be deleted if the data requires longer storage of up to four months or until the conclusion of legal proceedings due to legal provisions, e.g. due to the burden of proof under the AGG.
The legal basis in this case is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR and § 24 para. 1 no. 2 BDSG. Our legitimate interest lies in legal defense and enforcement.
If you expressly consent to your data being stored for a longer period of time, e.g. for your inclusion in a database of applicants or interested parties, the data will be processed further on the basis of your consent. The legal basis is then Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. However, you can of course revoke your consent at any time in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR by notifying us with effect for the future.
TWITTER
We maintain an online presence on Twitter to present our company and our services and to communicate with customers/prospects. Twitter is a service of Twitter Inc, 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.
In this respect, we would like to point out that it is possible that user data may be processed outside the European Union, in particular in the USA. This may result in increased risks for users in that, for example, subsequent access to user data may be made more difficult. We also have no access to this user data. The possibility of access lies exclusively with Twitter.
You can find Twitter's privacy policy at https://twitter.com/de/privacy.
YOUTUBE
We maintain an online presence on YouTube to present our company and our services and to communicate with customers/prospects. YouTube is a service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA.
In this respect, we would like to point out that it is possible that user data may be processed outside the European Union, in particular in the USA. This may result in increased risks for users in that, for example, subsequent access to user data may be made more difficult. We also have no access to this user data. The possibility of access lies exclusively with YouTube.
You can find YouTube's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
LINKEDIN
We maintain an online presence on LinkedIn to present our company and our services and to communicate with customers/prospects. LinkedIn is a service of LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, a subsidiary of LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 W. Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA.
In this respect, we would like to point out that it is possible that user data may be processed outside the European Union, in particular in the USA. This may result in increased risks for users in that, for example, subsequent access to user data may be made more difficult. We also have no access to this user data. The possibility of access lies exclusively with LinkedIn.
You can find LinkedIn's privacy policy at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
FACEBOOK
We maintain a company presence on the Facebook platform to promote our products and services and to communicate with interested parties or customers.
On this social media platform, we are jointly responsible with Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland.
Facebook's data protection officer can be reached via a contact form: https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970.
We have regulated the joint responsibility in an agreement regarding the respective obligations within the meaning of the GDPR. This agreement, which sets out the mutual obligations, is available at the following link
https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data that takes place as a result and is described below is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, communication, sales and advertising of our products and services.
The legal basis may also be the user's consent to the platform operator in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The user can revoke this consent for the future at any time in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR by notifying the platform operator.
When our online presence is accessed on the Facebook platform, user data (e.g. personal information, IP address, etc.) is processed by Facebook Ireland Ltd. as the operator of the platform in the EU.
This user data is used for statistical information about the use of our company presence on Facebook. Facebook Ireland Ltd. uses this data for market research and advertising purposes and to create user profiles. Based on these profiles, Facebook Ireland Ltd. is able, for example, to advertise users within and outside of Facebook based on their interests. If the user is logged into their Facebook account at the time of access, Facebook Ireland Ltd. can also link the data to the respective user account.
If the user contacts us via Facebook, the personal data entered by the user on this occasion will be used to process the request. The user's data will be deleted by us if the user's inquiry has been conclusively answered and there are no statutory retention obligations to the contrary, e.g. in the case of subsequent contract processing.
Facebook Ireland Ltd. may also set cookies to process the data.
If the user does not agree to this processing, it is possible to prevent the installation of cookies by setting the browser accordingly. Cookies that have already been saved can also be deleted at any time. The settings for this depend on the respective browser. In the case of Flash cookies, processing cannot be prevented via the browser settings, but by the corresponding setting of the Flash player. If the user prevents or restricts the installation of cookies, this may mean that not all Facebook functions can be used to their full extent.
Further information on the processing activities, their prevention and the deletion of data processed by Facebook can be found in Facebook's data policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.
It cannot be ruled out that the processing by Facebook Ireland Ltd. also takes place via Facebook Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025 in the USA.
INSTAGRAM
We maintain a company presence on the Instagram platform to promote our products and services and to communicate with interested parties or customers.
On this social media platform, we are jointly responsible with Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland.
Instagram's data protection officer can be reached via a contact form: https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970
We have regulated the joint responsibility in an agreement regarding the respective obligations within the meaning of the GDPR. This agreement, which sets out the mutual obligations, is available at the following link
https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum
The legal basis for the processing of personal data that takes place as a result and is described below is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, communication, sales and advertising of our products and services.
The legal basis may also be the user's consent to the platform operator in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The user can revoke this consent for the future at any time in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR by notifying the platform operator.
When our online presence is accessed on the Instagram platform, user data (e.g. personal information, IP address, etc.) is processed by Facebook Ireland Ltd. as the operator of the platform in the EU.
This user data is used for statistical information about the use of our company presence on Instagram. Facebook Ireland Ltd. uses this data for market research and advertising purposes and to create user profiles. Based on these profiles, Facebook Ireland Ltd. is able, for example, to advertise users within and outside of Instagram based on their interests. If the user is logged into their Instagram account at the time of access, Facebook Ireland Ltd. can also link the data to the respective user account.
If the user contacts us via Instagram, the user's personal data entered on this occasion will be used to process the request. The user's data will be deleted by us if the user's inquiry has been conclusively answered and there are no statutory retention obligations to the contrary, e.g. in the case of subsequent contract processing.
Facebook Ireland Ltd. may also set cookies to process the data.
If the user does not agree to this processing, it is possible to prevent the installation of cookies by setting the browser accordingly. Cookies that have already been saved can also be deleted at any time. The settings for this depend on the respective browser. In the case of Flash cookies, processing cannot be prevented via the browser settings, but by the corresponding setting of the Flash player. If the user prevents or restricts the installation of cookies, this may mean that not all Instagram functions can be used to their full extent.
For more information on the processing activities, their prevention and the deletion of data processed by Instagram, please refer to Instagram's data policy: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875.
It cannot be ruled out that the processing by Facebook Ireland Ltd. also takes place via Facebook Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025 in the USA.
SOCIAL-MEDIA LINKING BY GRAPHIC OR TEXTLINK
We also advertise presences on the social networks listed below on our website. The integration takes place via a linked graphic of the respective network. The use of this linked graphic prevents the automatic establishment of a connection to the respective server of the social network when a website with a social media application is called up in order to display a graphic of the respective network itself. Only by clicking on the corresponding graphic is the user redirected to the service of the respective social network.
After the user has been forwarded, the respective network collects information about the user. It cannot be ruled out that the data collected in this way will be processed in the USA.
This is initially data such as IP address, date, time and page visited. If the user is logged into their user account on the respective network during this time, the network operator may be able to assign the information collected about the user's specific visit to the user's personal account. If the user interacts via a "Share" button of the respective network, this information can be stored in the user's personal user account and, if applicable, published. If the user wants to prevent the information collected from being directly assigned to their user account, they must log out before clicking on the graphic. It is also possible to configure the respective user account accordingly.
The following social networks are integrated into our site through links:
FACEBOOK
Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, a subsidiary of Facebook Inc, 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.
Data protection declaration: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php
TWITTER
Twitter Inc, 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
Data protection declaration: https://twitter.com/privacy
YOUTUBE
Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA
Data protection declaration: https://policies.google.com/privacy
LINKEDIN
LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, a subsidiary of LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 W. Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA.
Data protection declaration: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
INSTAGRAM
Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, a subsidiary of Facebook Inc, 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.
Data protection declaration: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875
FACEBOOK" SOCIAL PLUG-IN
We use the plug-in of the social network Facebook on our website. Facebook is an internet service of Facebook Inc, 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. In the EU, this service is in turn operated by Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, hereinafter both referred to as "Facebook".
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website.
Facebook provides further information about the possible plug-ins and their respective functions at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/ ready for you.
If the plug-in is stored on one of the pages you visit on our website, your internet browser will download a representation of the plug-in from the Facebook servers in the USA. For technical reasons, it is necessary for Facebook to process your IP address. The date and time of your visit to our website are also recorded.
If you are logged in to Facebook while you visit one of our websites with the plug-in, the information collected by the plug-in about your specific visit will be recognized by Facebook. Facebook may assign the information collected in this way to your personal user account there. For example, if you use the Facebook "Like" button, this information will be stored in your Facebook user account and may be published via the Facebook platform. If you wish to prevent this, you must either log out of Facebook before visiting our website or use an add-on for your internet browser to prevent the Facebook plug-in from loading.
Facebook provides further information about the collection and use of data as well as your rights and protection options in this regard at https://www.facebook.com/policy.php available in the data protection information.
TWITTER" SOCIAL PLUG-IN
We use the plug-in of the social network Twitter on our website. Twitter is an Internet service of Twitter Inc, 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA, hereinafter referred to as "Twitter".
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website.
If the plug-in is stored on one of the pages you visit on our website, your Internet browser will download a representation of the plug-in from the Twitter servers in the USA. For technical reasons, it is necessary for Twitter to process your IP address. The date and time of your visit to our website are also recorded.
If you are logged in to Twitter while you visit one of our websites with the plug-in, the information collected by the plug-in about your specific visit will be recognized by Twitter. Twitter may assign the information collected in this way to your personal user account there. If you use the Twitter "Share" button, for example, this information is stored in your Twitter user account and may be published via the Twitter platform. If you wish to prevent this, you must either log out of Twitter before visiting our website or make the appropriate settings in your Twitter user account.
Further information about the collection and use of data as well as your rights and protection options in this regard can be found on Twitter at https://twitter.com/privacyavailable in the data protection information.
GOOGLE+" SOCIAL PLUG-IN
We use the plug-in of the social network Google+ ("Google Plus") on our website. Google+ is an internet service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as "Google".
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website.
Google provides further information about the possible plug-ins and their respective functions at https://developers.google.com/+/web/ ready for you.
If the plug-in is stored on one of the pages you visit on our website, your Internet browser will download a representation of the plug-in from Google's servers in the USA. For technical reasons, it is necessary for Google to process your IP address. The date and time of your visit to our website are also recorded.
If you are logged in to Google while you visit one of our websites with the plug-in, the information collected by the plug-in about your specific visit will be recognized by Google. Google may assign the information collected in this way to your personal user account there. If you use the Google "Share" button, for example, this information will be stored in your Google user account and may be published via the Google platform. If you wish to prevent this, you must either log out of Google before visiting our website or make the appropriate settings in your Google user account.
Google provides further information about the collection and use of data as well as your rights and protection options in this regard in the privacy policy available at https://policies.google.com/privacy available in the data protection information.
GOOGLE ANALYTICS
We use Google Analytics on our website. This is a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as "Google".
The Google Analytics service is used to analyze the usage behavior of our website. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website.
Usage and user-related information, such as IP address, location, time or frequency of visits to our website, is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, we use Google Analytics with the so-called anonymization function. This function allows Google to truncate the IP address within the EU or EEA.
The data collected in this way is in turn used by Google to provide us with an evaluation of the visit to our website and the usage activities there. This data can also be used to provide other services related to the use of our website and the use of the Internet.
Google states that it will not associate your IP address with any other data. In addition, Google keeps under https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/partners further data protection information for you, for example on the options for preventing the use of data.
Google also offers https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de a so-called deactivation add-on along with further information on this. This add-on can be installed with the usual Internet browsers and offers you further control over the data that Google collects when you visit our website. The add-on informs the JavaScript (ga.js) of Google Analytics that information about your visit to our website should not be transmitted to Google Analytics. However, this does not prevent information from being transmitted to us or to other web analysis services. Of course, you can also find out whether and which other web analysis services we use in this privacy policy.
GOOGLE MAPS
We use Google Maps on our website to display our location and to provide directions. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as "Google".
In order to enable the display of certain fonts on our website, a connection to the Google server in the USA is established when our website is accessed.
If you call up the Google Maps component integrated into our website, Google stores a cookie on your end device via your Internet browser. Your user settings and data are processed in order to display our location and create directions. We cannot exclude the possibility that Google uses servers in the USA.
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in optimizing the functionality of our website.
This connection to Google enables Google to determine from which website your request has been sent and to which IP address the directions are to be sent.
If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the installation of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your Internet browser. Details on this can be found above under "Cookies".
In addition, the use of Google Maps and the information obtained via Google Maps is subject to the Google Terms of Use https://policies.google.com/terms?gl=DE&hl=de and the terms and conditions for Google Maps https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/help/terms_maps.html.
In addition, Google offers https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated and https://policies.google.com/privacy for further information.
GOOGLE RECAPTCHA
We use Google reCAPTCHA on our website to check and avoid interactions on our website through automated access, e.g. through so-called bots. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as "Google".
Through this service, Google can determine from which website a request is sent and from which IP address you use the so-called reCAPTCHA input box. In addition to your IP address, Google may also collect other information that is necessary for the provision and guarantee of this service.
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the security of our website and in the prevention of unwanted, automated access in the form of spam or similar.
Google offers under https://policies.google.com/privacy further information on the general handling of your user data.
GOOGLE FONTS
We use Google Fonts on our website to display external fonts. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as "Google".
In order to enable the display of certain fonts on our website, a connection to the Google server in the USA is established when our website is accessed.
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the optimization and economic operation of our website.
The connection to Google established when you access our website enables Google to determine from which website your request has been sent and to which IP address the display of the font is to be transmitted.
Google offers under https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated and https://policies.google.com/privacy further information, in particular on the options for preventing the use of data.
FONTAWESOME
We use external fonts from FontAwesome to display fonts and visual elements on our website. FontAwesome is a service provided by Fonticons Inc, 6 Porter Road, Apartment 3R, Cambridge, MA 02140, USA, hereinafter referred to as "FontAwesome".
When you visit our website, a connection is established to the FontAwesome server in the USA in order to enable and update the display of fonts and visual elements.
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the optimization and economic operation of our website.
By connecting to the FontAwesome server when you visit our website, FontAwesome can determine from which website your request has been sent and to which IP address the font display is to be transmitted.
FontAwesome offers under https://fontawesome.com/privacy further information, in particular on the options for preventing the use of data.
GOOGLE SEARCH FUNCTION ("CSE")
We use the Google Custom Search Engine ("CSE") for full-text searches on the website. CSE" is a service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as "Google".
"CSE" enables a full-text search for content on our website. This search function can be accessed via a search box "Google Custom Search".
The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the user-friendliness of the website.
The function is integrated unchanged on our website as a software module from Google. If the search is activated by entering a search term, Google loads the information searched for using a plugin. At the same time, the terms entered by the user and the user's IP address are transmitted to Google to carry out the search and display the search results.
If the user is logged into their existing Google account at the time of the search process, Google can assign the information collected to the associated user profile.
Google offers further information, in particular on the options for preventing the use of data, under the following links:
https://policies.google.com/privacy
https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated
YOUTUBE
We use YouTube on our website. This is a video portal of YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, 94066 San Bruno, CA, USA, hereinafter referred to as "YouTube".
YouTube is a subsidiary of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as "Google".
We use YouTube in connection with the "extended data protection mode" function to show you videos. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website. According to YouTube, the "Enhanced Privacy Mode" function means that the data described in more detail below is only transmitted to the YouTube server if you actually start a video.
Without this "extended data protection", a connection to the YouTube server in the USA is established as soon as you access one of our Internet pages on which a YouTube video is embedded.
This connection is necessary in order to be able to display the respective video on our website via your internet browser. In the course of this, YouTube will at least record and process your IP address, the date and time and the website you visited. In addition, a connection to the Google "DoubleClick" advertising network is established.
If you are logged in to YouTube at the same time, YouTube will assign the connection information to your YouTube account. If you wish to prevent this, you must either log out of YouTube before visiting our website or make the appropriate settings in your YouTube user account.
For the purpose of functionality and analysis of user behavior, YouTube permanently stores cookies on your end device via your Internet browser. If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the storage of cookies by changing the settings in your Internet browser. You can find more information on this above under "Cookies".
Google provides further information about the collection and use of data as well as your rights and protection options in this regard in the privacy policy available at https://policies.google.com/privacy available in the data protection information.
VIMEO
We use "Vimeo" on our website to display videos. This is a service provided by Vimeo, LL C, 555 West 18 th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA, hereinafter referred to as "Vimeo".
Some of the user data is processed on Vimeo servers in the USA.
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website.
If you visit a page of our website in which a video is embedded, a connection to the Vimeo servers in the USA is established to display the video. For technical reasons, it is necessary for Vimeo to process your IP address. The date and time of your visit to our website are also recorded.
If you are logged in to Vimeo at the same time as you visit one of our websites in which a Vimeo video is embedded, Vimeo may assign the information collected in this way to your personal user account there. If you wish to prevent this, you must either log out of Vimeo before visiting our website or configure your Vimeo user account accordingly.
For the purpose of functionality and usage analysis, Vimeo uses the web analysis service Google Analytics. Google Analytics stores cookies on your end device via your Internet browser and sends information about the use of our Internet pages in which a Vimeo video is embedded to Google. It cannot be ruled out that Google processes this information in the USA.
If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the installation of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your Internet browser. Details on this can be found above under "Cookies".
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website and in the legitimate interest of Vimeo to statistically analyze user behavior for optimization and marketing purposes.
Vimeo offers under https://vimeo.com/privacy further information on the collection and use of data as well as your rights and options for protecting your privacy.
GOOGLE ADWORDS WITH CONVERSION TRACKING
On our website, we use the advertising component Google AdWords and the so-called conversion tracking. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as "Google".
We use conversion tracking for the targeted advertising of our offer. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website.
If you click on an ad placed by Google, the conversion tracking we use stores a cookie on your end device. These so-called conversion cookies lose their validity after 30 days and are not used to identify you personally.
If the cookie is still valid and you visit a certain page of our website, both we and Google can evaluate that you have clicked on one of our ads placed on Google and that you have subsequently been redirected to our website.
Google uses the information collected in this way to compile statistics for us about visits to our website. We also receive information about the number of users who have clicked on our ad(s) and about the pages of our website that were subsequently accessed. However, neither we nor third parties who also use Google AdWords will be able to identify you in this way.
You can also prevent or restrict the installation of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your Internet browser. You can also delete cookies that have already been saved at any time. However, the steps and measures required for this depend on the specific Internet browser you are using. If you have any questions, please use the help function or documentation of your Internet browser or contact its manufacturer or support.
Google also offers https://services.google.com/sitestats/de.html, https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/ and https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/ provides further information on this topic and in particular on the options for preventing the use of data.
GOOGLE ADSENSE
We use Google AdSense on our website to integrate advertisements. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as "Google".
Google AdSense stores cookies and so-called web beacons on your end device via your Internet browser. This enables Google to analyze your use of our website. In addition to your IP address and the advertising formats displayed to you, the information collected in this way is transferred to Google in the USA and stored there. Google may also pass this information on to contractual partners. However, Google declares that your IP address will not be merged with other data about you.
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website.
If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the installation of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your Internet browser. Details on this can be found above under "Cookies".
Google also offers https://policies.google.com/privacy and https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated further information, in particular on the options for preventing the use of data.
GOOGLE REMARKETING OR "SIMILAR TARGET GROUPS" COMPONENTS FROM GOOGLE
We use the remarketing or "similar target groups" function on our website. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as "Google".
We use this function to place interest-based, personalized advertising on third-party websites that also participate in the Google advertising network.
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website.
To enable this advertising service, Google stores a cookie with a sequence of numbers on your end device via your Internet browser during your visit to our website. This cookie records both your visit and the use of our website in anonymized form. However, personal data is not passed on. If you subsequently visit the website of a third party that also uses the Google advertising network, advertisements may appear that are related to our website or our offers there.
To permanently deactivate this function, Google offers the following options for the most common Internet browsers via https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin a browser plugin.
Likewise, the use of cookies from certain providers, e.g. via https://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices or https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ can be deactivated via opt-out.
Cross-device marketing allows Google to track your usage behavior across multiple devices, so that you may be shown interest-based, personalized advertising even if you switch devices. However, this requires that you have agreed to the linking of your browsing history with your existing Google account.
Google offers further information on Google Remarketing at https://www.google.com/privacy/ads/ to.
MICROSOFT BING ADS
We use Bing Ads on our website for remarketing and completion tracking. This is a service of Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052 - 6399, USA, hereinafter referred to as "Microsoft", which uses the so-called Universal Event Tracking (UEN).
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website.
If you click on an advertisement placed by us on the internet search engine "Bing", Microsoft will store a cookie for tracking purposes on your end device via your internet browser. This tracking cookie loses its validity after 180 days and is not used to identify you personally. If you visit certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, both Microsoft and we can recognize that you have clicked on an advertisement placed by us on Bing and have been redirected from there to our website.
Microsoft uses the information collected by the tracking cookie to compile visit statistics for us. This provides us with information about the number of visits to the advertisements placed by us on Bing and about the web pages of our website that were subsequently accessed. However, we do not receive any information that would allow us to identify you personally.
In addition, Microsoft may be able to track your user behavior across several of your end devices via cross-device tracking. This enables Microsoft to show you personalized advertising across devices.
If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the installation of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your Internet browser. Details on this can be found above under "Cookies".
If you have a Microsoft account, you can also log in under https://choice.microsoft.com/de-de/opt-out also change the settings for personalized advertising there.
In addition, Microsoft also offers https://help.bingads.microsoft.com/#apex/3/de/53056/ and under https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement further information about Bing Ads and the collection and use of data as well as your rights and options for protecting your privacy.
MAILCHIMP - NEWSLETTER
We offer you the opportunity to register for our free newsletter via our website.
We use MailChimp, a service provided by The Rocket Science Group, LLC, 512 Means Street, Suite 404, Atlanta, GA 30318, USA, hereinafter referred to as "The Rocket Science Group", to send newsletters.
In addition, The Rocket Science Group offers https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/ further data protection information.
If you register to receive our newsletter, the data requested during the registration process, such as your e-mail address and, optionally, your name and address, will be processed by The Rocket Science Group. In addition, your IP address and the date and time of your registration are stored. As part of the further registration process, your consent to the sending of the newsletter is obtained, the content is described in detail and reference is made to this privacy policy.
The newsletter subsequently sent via The Rocket Science Group also contains a so-called tracking pixel, also known as a "web beacon". With the help of this tracking pixel, we can evaluate whether and when you have read our newsletter and whether you have followed any links contained in the newsletter. In addition to other technical data, such as the data of your IT system and your IP address, the processed data is stored so that we can optimize our newsletter offer and respond to the wishes of the readers. The data is therefore used to increase the quality and attractiveness of our newsletter offering.
The legal basis for sending the newsletter and the analysis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a.) GDPR.
You can revoke your consent to receive the newsletter at any time with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR. All you have to do is inform us of your revocation or click on the unsubscribe link contained in every newsletter.
Sample data protection declaration of the law firm Weiß & Partner