Data protection

1. Data Protection at a Glance

General Information

The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data by which you can be personally identified. For detailed information on the subject of data protection, please refer to our privacy policy listed below this text.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the section „Information on the controller“ in this privacy policy.

How Do We Collect Your Data?

Your data is collected in part by you providing it to us. This may involve, for example, data that you enter into a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically or after your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. This is primarily technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system, or the time of the page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. Insofar as contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data is also processed for contract offers, orders, or other order inquiries.

What Rights Do You Have Regarding Your Data?

You have the right at any time to obtain free information about the origin, recipients and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. In addition, you have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You can contact us at any time regarding this and any other questions on the subject of data protection.

Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools

When you visit this website, your browsing behaviour may be evaluated statistically. This is done primarily with so-called analysis programs.

You can find detailed information about these analysis programs in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting

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

External hosting

This website is hosted externally. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the host(s). This may involve, above all, IP addresses, contact inquiries, meta and communication data, contract data, contact data, names, website accesses and other data generated via a website.

The external hosting is carried out for the purpose of fulfilling the contract with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online offering by a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Where a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Our host(s) will process your data only insofar as this is necessary to fulfill their performance obligations and will follow our instructions with regard to this data.

We use the following host(s):

SpeedPartner GmbH
Blindeisenweg 43
41468 Neuss

Order Processing

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the aforementioned service. This is a contract mandated by data protection law, ensuring that this provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General Information and Mandatory Information

Data protection

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

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

Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g., communication by email) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Note on the Responsible Party

The entity responsible for data processing on this website is:

werwie GmbH
Rudolf-Diesel-Straße 3
54329 Konz
Deutschland

Phone: +49 (0)6501 9363-0
Email: werwie@werwie.com

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

Retention period

Insofar as no more specific storage period is stated within this privacy policy, your personal data remains with us until the purpose for the data processing ceases to apply. If you assert a justified request for deletion or withdraw consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, provided we have no other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, deletion takes place once these reasons cease to apply.

General information on the legal basis for data processing on this website

Insofar as you have consented to the data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, insofar as special categories of data pursuant to Art. 9(1) GDPR are processed. In the case of express consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, the data processing is additionally carried out on the basis of Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. Insofar as you have consented to the storage of cookies or to access to information on your device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), the data processing is additionally carried out on the basis of Section 25(1) TDDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for the fulfilment of a contract or for carrying out pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data insofar as it is required to fulfil a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. The data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Information on the respective legal bases relevant in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Data Protection Officer

We have appointed a data protection officer.

Ilka Kistinger
werwie GmbH
Rudolf-Diesel-Straße 3
54329 Konz

Phone: +49 (0) 6501 9363-0
Email: datenschutz@werwie.com

Note on the transfer of data to third countries that are not secure under data protection law, as well as the transfer to US companies that are not DPF-certified

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

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

Recipients of personal data

In the course of our business activities, we work with various external parties. In some cases, this also requires the transfer of personal data to these external parties. We only pass on personal data to external parties if this is necessary for the fulfilment of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. transfer of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in the transfer under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, or if some other legal basis permits the data transfer. When using processors, we pass on our customers' personal data only on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.

Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing

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

Right to object to data collection in special cases as well as to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

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

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

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of their habitual residence, their place of work, or the place of the alleged violation. This right to lodge a complaint applies without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability

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

Information, Correction and Deletion

Within the framework of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of the data processing, and, where applicable, a right to have this data corrected or deleted. For this and for further questions on the subject of personal data, you can contact us at any time.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. To do so, you can contact us at any time. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

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

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data may – apart from being stored – only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of an important public interest of the European Union or a member state.

SSL/TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address bar of the browser changes from „http://“ to „https://“ and by the lock symbol in your browser bar.

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

Objection to Advertising Emails

We hereby object to the use of contact data published in fulfilment of the imprint obligation for the purpose of sending advertising and information materials that have not been expressly requested. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, for example via spam emails.

4. Data collection on this website

Cookies

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

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

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

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

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

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

Consent with Borlabs Cookie

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

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

Die erfassten Daten werden gespeichert, bis Sie uns zur Löschung auffordern bzw. das Borlabs-Cookie selbst löschen oder der Zweck für die Datenspeicherung entfällt. Zwingende gesetzliche Aufbewahrungsfristen bleiben unberührt. Details zur Datenverarbeitung von Borlabs Cookie finden Sie unter https://de.borlabs.io/kb/welche-daten-speichert-borlabs-cookie/.

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

Server Log Files

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

• Browser type and browser version
• operating system used
• Referrer URL
• Host name of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request
• IP Address

This data is not merged with other data sources.

This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website – for this purpose the server log files must be collected.

Contact Form

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

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, provided your inquiry is connected with the fulfilment of a contract or is necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) provided this was requested; the consent can be revoked at any time.

The data you enter in the contact form remains with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Inquiry by Email, Phone, or Fax

When you contact us by email, phone or fax, your inquiry including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, provided your inquiry is connected with the fulfilment of a contract or is necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) provided this was requested; the consent can be revoked at any time.

The data you send to us via contact inquiries remains with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

Communication via WhatsApp

For communication with our customers and other third parties, we use, among other things, the instant messaging service WhatsApp. The provider is WhatsApp Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Die Kommunikation erfolgt über eine Ende-zu-Ende-Verschlüsselung (Peer-to-Peer), die verhindert, dass WhatsApp oder sonstige Dritte Zugriff auf die Kommunikationsinhalte erlangen können. WhatsApp erhält jedoch Zugriff auf Metadaten, die im Zuge des Kommunikationsvorgangs entstehen (z. B. Absender, Empfänger und Zeitpunkt). Wir weisen ferner darauf hin, dass WhatsApp nach eigener Aussage, personenbezogene Daten seiner Nutzer mit seiner in den USA ansässigen Konzernmutter Meta teilt. Weitere Details zur Datenverarbeitung finden Sie in der Datenschutzrichtlinie von WhatsApp unter: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/#privacy-policy.

WhatsApp is used on the basis of our legitimate interest in communicating with customers, prospective customers and other business and contractual partners as quickly and effectively as possible (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Where corresponding consent has been requested, the data processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of that consent; this consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

The communication content exchanged between you and us on WhatsApp remains with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. after your inquiry has been fully processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Das Unternehmen verfügt über eine Zertifizierung nach dem „EU-US Data Privacy Framework“ (DPF). Der DPF ist ein Übereinkommen zwischen der Europäischen Union und den USA, der die Einhaltung europäischer Datenschutzstandards bei Datenverarbeitungen in den USA gewährleisten soll. Jedes nach dem DPF zertifizierte Unternehmen verpflichtet sich, diese Datenschutzstandards einzuhalten. Weitere Informationen hierzu erhalten Sie vom Anbieter unter folgendem Link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/7735.

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) with the provider mentioned above.

5. Analysis Tools and Advertising

Google Tag Manager

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

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

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

Das Unternehmen verfügt über eine Zertifizierung nach dem „EU-US Data Privacy Framework“ (DPF). Der DPF ist ein Übereinkommen zwischen der Europäischen Union und den USA, der die Einhaltung europäischer Datenschutzstandards bei Datenverarbeitungen in den USA gewährleisten soll. Jedes nach dem DPF zertifizierte Unternehmen verpflichtet sich, diese Datenschutzstandards einzuhalten. Weitere Informationen hierzu erhalten Sie vom Anbieter unter folgendem Link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

Google Analytics

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

Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyse the behaviour of website visitors. In doing so, the website operator receives various usage data, such as page views, time spent on the site, operating systems used and the origin of the user. This data is assigned to the respective end device of the user. Assignment to a user ID does not take place.

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

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

The use of this service is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Section 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Die Datenübertragung in die USA wird auf die Standardvertragsklauseln der EU-Kommission gestützt. Details finden Sie hier: https://business.safety.google/adscontrollerterms/sccs/.

Das Unternehmen verfügt über eine Zertifizierung nach dem „EU-US Data Privacy Framework“ (DPF). Der DPF ist ein Übereinkommen zwischen der Europäischen Union und den USA, der die Einhaltung europäischer Datenschutzstandards bei Datenverarbeitungen in den USA gewährleisten soll. Jedes nach dem DPF zertifizierte Unternehmen verpflichtet sich, diese Datenschutzstandards einzuhalten. Weitere Informationen hierzu erhalten Sie vom Anbieter unter folgendem Link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

IP Anonymization

Google Analytics IP anonymization is activated. As a result, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide the website operator with further services associated with website and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser in the context of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

Browser plugin

Sie können die Erfassung und Verarbeitung Ihrer Daten durch Google verhindern, indem Sie das unter dem folgenden Link verfügbare Browser-Plugin herunterladen und installieren: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

Mehr Informationen zum Umgang mit Nutzerdaten bei Google Analytics finden Sie in der Datenschutzerklärung von Google: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.

Order Processing

We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

Fathom Analytics

We have integrated Fathom Analytics on this website. The provider is Conva Ventures Inc., BOX 37058 Millstream PO Victoria, British Columbia V9B 0E8, Canada.

Fathom Analytics allows us to analyze the behavior of our website visitors. For this purpose, the IP address and user agent are anonymized immediately after collection by generating an individual hash. The hash value is stored at Hetzner in Germany for 48 hours. The hash cannot be decoded again. Fathom Analytics does not use cookies or any data by which the visitor could be tracked or logged.

According to Fathom Analytics, all data collected in the EU remains on EU servers.

The use of Fathom Analytics is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the anonymised analysis of user behaviour and in optimising its web offering. Where corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Order Processing

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the aforementioned service. This is a contract mandated by data protection law, ensuring that this provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

6. Newsletter

Newsletter Data

If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you consent to receiving the newsletter. No further data is collected, or only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.

The data entered into the newsletter registration form is processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can withdraw the consent granted for the storage of the data, the email address, and their use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The lawfulness of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

The data you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter is stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter, and is deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you cancel the newsletter or after the purpose ceases to apply. We reserve the right to delete or block email addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our own discretion within the scope of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Data stored with us for other purposes remains unaffected by this.

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

7. Plugins and Tools

YouTube with extended data protection

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

When you visit one of these websites on which YouTube is integrated, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. The YouTube server is thereby informed which of our pages you have visited. When you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

Wir nutzen YouTube im erweiterten Datenschutzmodus. Videos, die im erweiterten Datenschutzmodus abgespielt werden, werden nach Aussage von YouTube nicht zur Personalisierung des Surfens auf YouTube eingesetzt. Anzeigen, die im erweiterten Datenschutzmodus ausgespielt werden, sind ebenfalls nicht personalisiert. Im erweiterten Datenschutzmodus werden keine Cookies gesetzt. Stattdessen werden jedoch sogenannte Local Storage Elemente im Browser des Users gespeichert, die ähnlich wie Cookies personenbezogene Daten beinhalten und zur Wiedererkennung eingesetzt werden können. Details zum erweiterten Datenschutzmodus finden Sie hier: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/171780.

Where applicable, after the activation of a YouTube video, further data processing operations may be triggered over which we have no influence.

YouTube is used in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Where corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Weitere Informationen über Datenschutz bei YouTube finden Sie in deren Datenschutzerklärung unter: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Das Unternehmen verfügt über eine Zertifizierung nach dem „EU-US Data Privacy Framework“ (DPF). Der DPF ist ein Übereinkommen zwischen der Europäischen Union und den USA, der die Einhaltung europäischer Datenschutzstandards bei Datenverarbeitungen in den USA gewährleisten soll. Jedes nach dem DPF zertifizierte Unternehmen verpflichtet sich, diese Datenschutzstandards einzuhalten. Weitere Informationen hierzu erhalten Sie vom Anbieter unter folgendem Link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

Vimeo

This website uses plugins from the video portal Vimeo. The provider is Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA.

When you visit one of our pages that contains a Vimeo video, a connection to Vimeo's servers is established. This informs the Vimeo server which of our pages you have visited. Vimeo also obtains your IP address. This applies even if you are not logged in to Vimeo or do not have a Vimeo account. The information collected by Vimeo is transmitted to Vimeo's server in the USA.

When you are logged into your Vimeo account, you enable Vimeo to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your Vimeo account.

To recognize website visitors, Vimeo uses cookies or comparable recognition technologies (e.g. device fingerprinting).

Vimeo is used in the interest of presenting our online offerings in an appealing way. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Where corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Die Datenübertragung in die USA wird auf die Standardvertragsklauseln der EU-Kommission sowie nach Aussage von Vimeo auf „berechtigte Geschäftsinteressen“ gestützt. Details finden Sie hier: https://vimeo.com/privacy.

Weitere Informationen zum Umgang mit Nutzerdaten finden Sie in der Datenschutzerklärung von Vimeo unter: https://vimeo.com/privacy.

Das Unternehmen verfügt über eine Zertifizierung nach dem „EU-US Data Privacy Framework“ (DPF). Der DPF ist ein Übereinkommen zwischen der Europäischen Union und den USA, der die Einhaltung europäischer Datenschutzstandards bei Datenverarbeitungen in den USA gewährleisten soll. Jedes nach dem DPF zertifizierte Unternehmen verpflichtet sich, diese Datenschutzstandards einzuhalten. Weitere Informationen hierzu erhalten Sie vom Anbieter unter folgendem Link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5711.

Google Fonts (local hosting)

This site uses so-called Google Fonts, provided by Google, for the uniform display of fonts. The Google Fonts are installed locally. No connection to Google's servers takes place in the process.

Weitere Informationen zu Google Fonts finden Sie unter https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq und in der Datenschutzerklärung von Google: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Google Maps

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

To use the features of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence over this data transmission. When Google Maps is activated, Google may use Google Fonts to display fonts uniformly. When you access Google Maps, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display text and fonts correctly.

Google Maps is used in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings and easy findability of the locations we indicate on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Where corresponding consent was requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Section 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Die Datenübertragung in die USA wird auf die Standardvertragsklauseln der EU-Kommission gestützt. Details finden Sie hier: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ und https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/.

Mehr Informationen zum Umgang mit Nutzerdaten finden Sie in der Datenschutzerklärung von Google: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Das Unternehmen verfügt über eine Zertifizierung nach dem „EU-US Data Privacy Framework“ (DPF). Der DPF ist ein Übereinkommen zwischen der Europäischen Union und den USA, der die Einhaltung europäischer Datenschutzstandards bei Datenverarbeitungen in den USA gewährleisten soll. Jedes nach dem DPF zertifizierte Unternehmen verpflichtet sich, diese Datenschutzstandards einzuhalten. Weitere Informationen hierzu erhalten Sie vom Anbieter unter folgendem Link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

SolidWP

We have integrated SolidWP on this website. The provider is iThemes Media LLC, 1720 South Kelly Avenue Edmond, OK 73013, USA (hereinafter „SolidWP“).

SolidWP serves to protect our website from unwanted access or malicious cyberattacks. For this purpose, SolidWP records, among other things, your IP address, the time and source of login attempts, and log data (e.g. the browser used). SolidWP is installed locally on our servers.

SolidWP transmits IP addresses of recurring attackers to a central SolidWP database in the USA (Network Brute Force Protection) in order to prevent such attacks in the future.

SolidWP is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its website against cyberattacks as effectively as possible. Where corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

8. Audio and Video Conferences

Datenverarbeitung

For communication with our customers, we use online conference tools, among other things. The specific tools we use are listed below. When you communicate with us via video or audio conference over the internet, your personal data is collected and processed by us and the provider of the respective conference tool.

In doing so, the conferencing tools capture all data that you provide/use in order to use the tools (email address and/or your phone number). Furthermore, the conferencing tools process the duration of the conference, the start and end (time) of participation in the conference, the number of participants, and other „context information“ relating to the communication process (metadata).

Furthermore, the provider of the tool processes all technical data required to handle the online communication. This includes in particular IP addresses, MAC addresses, device IDs, device type, operating system type and version, client version, camera type, microphone or speakers, and the type of connection.

Insofar as content is exchanged, uploaded, or otherwise provided within the tool, this content is also stored on the servers of the tool providers. Such content includes in particular cloud recordings, chat / instant messages, voicemails, uploaded photos and videos, files, whiteboards, and other information shared during the use of the service.

Please note that we do not have full control over the data processing operations of the tools used. Our options are largely determined by the corporate policy of the respective provider. Further information on data processing by the conference tools can be found in the privacy policies of the respective tools used, which we have listed below this text.

Purpose and Legal Bases

The conference tools are used to communicate with prospective or existing contractual partners or to offer certain services to our customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR). Furthermore, the use of the tools serves to generally simplify and speed up communication with us or our company (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Insofar as consent has been requested, the relevant tools are used on the basis of this consent; the consent can be withdrawn at any time with effect for the future.

Retention period

The data collected directly by us via the video and conference tools is deleted from our systems as soon as you request deletion, withdraw your consent to storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Stored cookies remain on your device until you delete them. Mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

We have no influence over the retention period of your data stored by the operators of the conference tools for their own purposes. For details, please contact the operators of the conference tools directly.

Conference Tools Used

We use the following conference tools:

Microsoft Teams

Wir nutzen Microsoft Teams. Anbieter ist die Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, One Microsoft Place, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, Irland. Details zur Datenverarbeitung entnehmen Sie der Datenschutzerklärung von Microsoft Teams: https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement.

Das Unternehmen verfügt über eine Zertifizierung nach dem „EU-US Data Privacy Framework“ (DPF). Der DPF ist ein Übereinkommen zwischen der Europäischen Union und den USA, der die Einhaltung europäischer Datenschutzstandards bei Datenverarbeitungen in den USA gewährleisten soll. Jedes nach dem DPF zertifizierte Unternehmen verpflichtet sich, diese Datenschutzstandards einzuhalten. Weitere Informationen hierzu erhalten Sie vom Anbieter unter folgendem Link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/6474.

Order Processing

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the aforementioned service. This is a contract mandated by data protection law, ensuring that this provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

9. Own Services

Handling of Applicant Data

We offer you the opportunity to apply to us (e.g. by email, by post or via an online applicant form). In the following, we inform you about the scope, purpose and use of your personal data collected in the course of the application process. We assure you that the collection, processing and use of your data is carried out in accordance with applicable data protection law and all other statutory provisions and that your data is treated strictly confidentially.

Scope and Purpose of Data Collection

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

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

Retention Period of the Data

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

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

Inclusion in the Applicant Pool

Unless we make you a job offer, there may be the option to add you to our applicant pool. In the event of inclusion, all documents and information from the application will be transferred to the applicant pool in order to contact you in the case of suitable vacancies.

Inclusion in the applicant pool takes place exclusively on the basis of your express consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). Providing consent is voluntary and is unrelated to the ongoing application procedure. The data subject may withdraw their consent at any time. In this case, the data will be irrevocably deleted from the applicant pool, provided there are no legal retention reasons.

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