Status June 2024 Table of contents
I. Identity and contact details of the data controller
II. Contact details of the data protection officer
III. General information on data processing
V. Transfer of your personal data
VI. Provision of website and creation of logfiles
XI. Use of company websites on YouTube
XII. Use of company presences in professional networks
The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other data protection regulations is: Seeberger GmbH Hans-Lorenser-Straße 36 89079 Ulm Germany +49 731 4093 5000
info@seeberger.dehttps://www.seeberger-gruppe.de
The data protection officer of the controller is: DataCo GmbH Nymphenburger Str. 86 80636 Munich Germany +49 89 7400 45840 www.dataguard.de
Below we inform you about the processing of your personal data on our website. How we collect and use your personal data will depend on how you interact with us or the services you use. We only collect, use or share your personal data if we have a legitimate purpose and a legal basis for doing so. What do we mean by legal basis?Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR) – You have given us your consent to process your personal data for the specific purpose we have explained to you. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. For more information on how you can withdraw your consent, please refer to the subsections “Exercising your rights” in the following sections of this Privacy Policy. Contract (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR) – We need to use your data to fulfill a contract you have with us.
Alternatively, it is necessary to use your data because we have asked you to do so or you have taken certain steps yourself before entering into this contract. Legal obligation (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR) – We must use your data to comply with the law. Vital interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. d GDPR) – The processing of your data is necessary to protect your vital interests or those of another person.
For example, to protect you from serious physical harm. Public task (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. e GDPR) – The processing of your data is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or because it is covered by a task defined by law, e.g. for a statutory function. Legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR) – Processing your data is necessary to support a legitimate interest that we or another party has, only where this is not outweighed by your own interests. Please note where your data is processed under the performance of a contract or for a legal obligation, if you do not provide the data requested, we may be unable to provide you with our website.
If your personal data is processed, you are a data subject within the meaning of the GDPR and you have the following rights vis-à-vis the controller:
You have the right to request confirmation from us as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed by us. If this is the case, you have a right of access to this data and to the following information:
If your personal data is incorrect or incomplete, you have the right to request immediate correction or completion of the personal data.
If one of the following conditions is met, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted:
If one of the following reasons applies, you have the right to demand the immediate deletion of your personal data:
Please note that the above reasons do not apply if the processing is necessary:
If you have asserted the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing against the controller, the controller is obliged to notify all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been disclosed of this rectification or erasure of the data or restriction of processing, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. You have the right to be informed about these recipients by the controller.
You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request that it be transmitted to another controller.
You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on Art. 6 para.
1 sentence 1 lit.
e or f GDPR, at any time.
This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.
If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such marketing, which includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing.
If you have consented to the processing by the controller by means of a corresponding declaration, you can revoke your consent at any time for the future.
The legality of the data processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation is not affected by the revocation of the consent.
You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you.
Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes the GDPR.
The supervisory authority with which the complaint has been lodged shall inform the complainant on the progress and the outcome of the complaint including the possibility of a judicial remedy pursuant to Art. 78 GDPR.
If this is necessary for the purposes mentioned, we will transfer your personal data to the following categories of recipients:
Some of the recipients mentioned above are located outside your country or process your personal data there.
The level of data protection in other countries may not be the same as in your country.
However, we only transfer your personal data to countries for which the EU Commission has decided that they have an adequate level of data protection, or we take measures to ensure that all recipients have an adequate level of data protection.
For example, we conclude standard contractual clauses (SCCs).
For example, when we use US service providers, we rely on either the SCCs or the EU-US Data Protection Framework, depending on the provider.
You can request a copy of the SCCs we have in place with our service providers by emailing us at datenschutz@seerberger.de.
Each time our website is accessed, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the accessing computer.
The following data is collected:
This data is stored in the log files of our system.
This data is not stored together with other personal data of the user.
Temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to enable delivery of the website to the user’s computer.
For this purpose, the user’s IP address must remain stored for the duration of the session.
The data is stored in log files to ensure the functionality of the website.
We also use the data to optimize the website and to ensure the security of our information technology systems.
The data is not analyzed for marketing purposes in this context.
The legal basis for the temporary storage of data and log files is Art. 6 para.
1 sentence 1 lit.
f GDPR.
Our legitimate interest lies in the purposes of data processing mentioned under 2.
The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected.
In the case of the collection of data for the provision of the website, this is the case when the respective session has ended.
If the data is stored in log files, this is the case after seven days at the latest.
Storage beyond this period is possible.
The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of data in log files is absolutely necessary for the operation of the website.
The user can object to this.
Whether the objection is successful must be determined as part of a balancing of interests.
To do so, send an informal email to datenschutz@seeberger.de.
When you visit our website, we use technical aids for various functions, in particular cookies, which can be stored on your end device.
When you access our website and at any time thereafter, you have the choice of whether you generally allow cookies to be set or which individual additional functions you would like to select.
You can make changes in your browser settings or via our Consent Manager.
We use technically necessary cookies that are required for the technical structure of the website.
Without these cookies, our website cannot be displayed (completely correctly).
The following data is processed by the technically necessary cookies:
We use cookies on our website that are not technically necessary.
Cookies that are not technically necessary are text files that are not only used for the functionality of the website, but also collect other data.
The following data is processed when cookies that are not technically necessary are set:
The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to ensure the functionality of our website.
Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies.
For these, it is necessary for the browser to be recognized even after a page change.
Cookies that are not technically necessary are used for the purpose of improving the quality of our website and its content.
These cookies tell us how the website is used and enable us to constantly optimize our offering.
In particular, these cookies are used for the following purposes:
The legal basis for the processing of personal data using technically unnecessary cookies is Section 25 para.
1 TDDDG i.V.m. Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
a GDPR.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data using technically necessary cookies is Section 25 para.
2 TDDDG i.V.m. Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
f GDPR.
Our legitimate interest lies in the purposes of data processing mentioned under 2.
You can withdraw your consent to the use of cookies at any time and manage your cookie settings via our Consent Manager by clicking on the button in the bottom left-hand corner of the website or by accessing your cookie settings via the following link: https://gruppe.seeberger.de/de/datenschutz.
It is possible to contact us via the e-mail address provided on our website.
In this case, the user’s personal data transmitted with the e-mail will be stored.
The data is used exclusively for processing the conversation.
The purpose of the processing of your personal data described above is to process the request transmitted with your communication and, if necessary, to contact you.
The legal basis for the processing of data transmitted in the course of an inquiry by e-mail is Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
f GDPR.
Our legitimate interest is to respond optimally to the inquiry you send by email.
If the e-mail contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
b GDPR.
The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected.
For personal data sent by email, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended.
The conversation is ended when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified.
If the user contacts us by email, they can object to the storage of their personal data at any time.
In such a case, the conversation cannot be continued.
All personal data stored in the course of contacting us will be deleted in this case.
There is a contact form on our website that can be used to contact us electronically.
If a user makes use of this option, the data entered in the input mask will be transmitted to us and stored.
The following data is stored when the message is sent:
The processing of personal data from the input mask of the contact form serves us solely to process the contact.
The other personal data processed during the sending process is used to prevent misuse of the contact form and to ensure the security of our information technology systems.
The legal basis for the processing of data transmitted in the course of contacting us via the contact form is Art. 6 para.
1 sentence 1 lit.
f GDPR.
Our legitimate interest is to answer your inquiry in the best possible way.
If your request is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para.
1 sentence 1 lit.
b GDPR.
The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected.
For the personal data from the input screen of the contact form, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended.
The conversation is ended when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified.
The statutory retention periods remain unaffected.
If you contact us via the input mask in the contact form, you can object to the storage of your personal data at any time.
To do so, send an informal email to datenschutz@seeberger.de.
In such a case, the conversation cannot be continued.
All personal data stored in the course of contacting us will be deleted in this case.
The statutory retention periods remain unaffected.
Principles of data processing As part of the application process, your personal data will be processed by the controller and stored for the duration required to fulfill the specified purposes and legal obligations.
In the following, we will inform you about what data is involved, how it is processed and what rights you have in this regard, in particular with regard to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Who is responsible for data processing? The controller within the meaning of data protection law is the Seeberger Group company named in the respective job offer. Seeberger GmbH, Hans-Lorenser-Straße 36, 89079 Ulm Seeberger Professional GmbH, Hans-Lorenser-Straße 36, 89079 Ulm Seeberger Genusswelt GmbH, Hans-Lorenser-Straße 20, 89079 Ulm Which of your data do we process?
And for what purposes? We only process personal data that is required to fulfill the defined purposes (application process) and legal obligations.
This may include the following personal data:
Seeberger receives your personal data in the following ways:
If we have received data from you, we will only process it for the purposes for which we received or collected it, i.e:
Data processing for other purposes is only considered if the necessary legal requirements pursuant to Art. 6 para.
4 GDPR are present.
Any information obligations pursuant to Art. 13 para.
3 GDPR and Art. 14 para.
4 GDPR will of course be observed in this case.
If you are hired, you will be informed separately about the regulations applicable to the handling of your personal data, in particular with regard to the creation of personnel files. There is no obligation to provide us with the personal data we ask you for.
However, it will not be possible to carry out the application process if you do not provide your personal data.
If the provision of your data is required by law in some cases, we will inform you of this separately. What is the legal basis for this? The legal basis for the processing of personal data is generally the General Data Protection Regulation and the Federal Data Protection Act, unless there are specific legal provisions.
The following options in particular come into consideration here:
If you have given your consent to the processing of personal data, the data will be processed exclusively for the purpose stated in the consent.
Your personal data is processed to establish, implement or terminate the employment relationship within the framework of the existing contract or to carry out pre-contractual measures.
If necessary, your personal data will be processed beyond the actual fulfillment of the contract.
This processing serves to protect the legitimate interests of the Seeberger Group or third parties.
The legitimate interest is to ensure an efficient application process and optimal staffing.
The Seeberger Group is subject to various legal obligations and statutory requirements (e.g. social security law, occupational safety, professional code of conduct for lawyers, tax laws), as well as regulatory requirements (e.g. bar associations).
If personal data is processed on the basis of your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent from us at any time with effect for the future.
If we process data on the basis of a balancing of interests, you as the data subject have the right to object to the processing of personal data, taking into account the provisions of Art. 21 GDPR. How long will the data be stored? We process the data for as long as this is necessary for the respective purpose.
Insofar as statutory retention obligations exist – e.g. under the German Social Security Code, the German Commercial Code and the German Fiscal Code – the relevant personal data will be stored for the duration of the retention obligation.
Applications are stored for up to 6 months after the end of the application process; if you have given your consent to be included in the applicant pool, the application will be stored for a maximum of 1 year.
After the retention period has expired, we will check whether there is any further need for processing.
If it is no longer necessary, the data will be deleted.
Of course, you can request information about the personal data we have stored about you at any time (see below) and, if it is no longer necessary, request that the data be deleted or processing be restricted. To which recipients is the data forwarded? Your personal data will only be passed on to third parties if this is necessary for the decision on the establishment of an employment relationship or, after the employment relationship has been established, for its implementation or termination.
Your personal data will be passed on to the following recipients:
The processing of your personal data is carried out on our behalf on the basis of order processing contracts in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.
In these cases, we ensure that the processing of personal data is carried out in accordance with the provisions of the GDPR.
Otherwise, data will only be passed on to recipients outside the company if this is permitted or required by law, if the transfer is necessary to fulfill legal obligations or if we have your consent.
The recipients we use are Contract data processing and sub-processors We process your application via the applicant management system StepStone, of StepStone Deutschland GmbH, Völklinger Str. 1 40219 Düsseldorf 1, Germany.
Details on data processing can be found in StepStone’s privacy policy at https://www.stepstone.de/e-recruiting/rechtliches/datenschutz-bewerber/.
Our online application portal is technically operated by our service provider d.vinci HR-Systems GmbH, Nagelsweg 37-39, 20097 Hamburg, Germany.
D.vinci only provides software and computing capacity and has no influence on the application process.
Details on data processing can be found in d.vinci’s privacy policy: https://www.dvinci.de/datenschutz/. PLÜCOM DIGITAL We use an external application site from PLÜCOM DIGITAL of PLÜCOM e.K., Friedensallee 27, 22765 Hamburg.
This is an agency that creates social media recruiting campaigns.
Applications are recorded via the website created by the agency and sent by e-mail as a small questionnaire.
Details on data processing can be found in PLÜCOM’s privacy policy: https://pluecom.de/datenschutz/. Microsoft Office 365 As a collaboration tool, we use Office 365 from Microsoft, One Microsoft Place, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, D18 P521, Ireland.
Details on data processing can be found in Microsoft’s privacy policy at https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement. Transfer of personal data to a third country In the case of processors and service providers outside the EU/EEA, your personal data mentioned above will only be processed to the extent that appropriate safeguards have been put in place for third country transfers.
Some of the recipients mentioned above are located outside your country or process your personal data there.
The level of data protection in other countries may not be the same as in your country.
However, we only transfer your personal data to countries for which the EU Commission has decided that they have an adequate level of data protection or we take measures to ensure that all recipients have an adequate level of data protection.
For example, we conclude standard contractual clauses in accordance with Art. 46 para.
2 lit.
c GDPR have been concluded.
These are available on request at datenschutz@seeberger.de The provider Microsoft, which has a group company in the USA (Microsoft), has joined the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TDPF; data protection agreement between the EU and the USA), so that an appropriate level of data protection is guaranteed for data processing and the conclusion of standard contractual clauses is not required. we reserve the right to commission additional service providers for business purposes and will inform you about this in the context of this data protection declaration. Audio and videoconferencingData processingWe use online conferencing tools, among others, to communicate with our customers.
The individual tools we use are listed below.
If you communicate with us by video or audio conference via the internet, your personal data will be collected and processed by us and the provider of the respective conference tool.
The conferencing tools collect all data that you provide/enter to use the tools (e-mail address and/or your telephone number).
The conference tools also process the duration of the conference, the start and end (time) of participation in the conference, the number of participants and other “context information” in connection with the communication process (metadata).
Furthermore, the provider of the tool processes all technical data that is required to process 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 loudspeaker and the type of connection.
If content is exchanged, uploaded or made available in any other way within the tool, this is also stored on the tool provider’s servers.
Such content includes, in particular, cloud recordings, chat/instant messages, voicemails, uploaded photos and videos, files, whiteboards and other information shared while using 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 company policy of the respective provider.
Further information on data processing by the conference tools can be found in the privacy policies of the tools used, which we have listed below this text. Purpose and legal basis The conference tools are used to communicate with prospective or existing contractual partners or to offer certain services to our customers (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR).
Furthermore, the use of the tools serves the general simplification and acceleration of communication with us or our company (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).
If consent has been requested, the tools in question are used on the basis of this consent.
Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future. Storage period The data collected directly by us via the video and conference tools will be deleted from our systems as soon as you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies.
Stored cookies remain on your end device until you delete them.
Mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected. We have no influence on the storage period of your data, which is stored by the operators of the conference tools for their own purposes.
For details, please contact the operators of the conferencing tools directly. Conference tool used:Microsoft Teams We use Microsoft Teams.
The provider is Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA.
Details on data processing can be found in the Microsoft Teams privacy policy:https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement.
We maintain a company presence on the following social network: YouTube: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as YouTube).
YouTube has a group company in the USA (Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043), which has joined the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TDPF; data protection agreement between the EU and the USA), so that an appropriate level of data protection is guaranteed for data processing and the conclusion of standard contractual clauses is not required.
On our company page, we provide information and offer YouTube users the opportunity to communicate.
If you carry out an action on our YouTube company page (e.g. comments, posts, likes, etc.), you may make personal data (e.g. real name or photo of your user profile) public.
However, as we generally or largely have no influence on the processing of your personal data by YouTube, we cannot make any binding statements about the purpose and scope of the processing of your data.
You can find information on this in YouTube’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
We use our corporate YouTube presence to communicate and exchange information with (potential) customers, in particular to provide information about the Seeberger Group, our products and news, information about industry news and employees of the Seeberger Group.
The publications on the corporate website may contain the following content:
Every user is free to publish personal data through activities.
Insofar as we process your personal data in order to evaluate your online behavior, this is done on the basis of your express declaration of consent in accordance with Art. 6 para.
1 sentence 1 lit.
a, Art. 7 GDPR.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data for the purpose of communicating with customers and interested parties is Art. 6 para.
1 sentence 1 lit.
f GDPR.
Our legitimate interest here is to respond to your inquiry in the best possible way or to be able to provide the requested information.
If the contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
b GDPR.
We store your activities and personal data published via our corporate YouTube presence until you withdraw your consent and for as long as this is necessary for the aforementioned purposes.
In addition, we comply with the statutory retention periods and store the data as long as any legal claims are not yet time-barred for their assertion or defense.
You can withdraw your consent informally at any time.
The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
You can object to the processing of your personal data that we collect in the context of your use of our corporate presence at any time and assert your rights as a data subject as set out in the “Your rights” section of this privacy policy.
To do so, send us an informal email to: datenschutz@seeberger.de.
Further information on the processing of your personal data by YouTube and the corresponding objection options can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
We maintain a company presence on the following professional networks: LinkedIn: LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as LinkedIn). XING: New Work SE, Am Strandkai 1, 20457 Hamburg, Germany (hereinafter referred to as Xing).
In order to make the transfer to third countries as data protection-friendly as possible, standard contractual clauses were concluded with LinkedIn in accordance with Art. 46 para.
2 lit.
c GDPR have been concluded.
A copy of the standard data protection clauses can be requested by sending an informal email to datenschutz@seeberger.de.
On our company page, we provide information and offer LinkedIn and Xing users the opportunity to communicate.
If you perform an action on our LinkedIn or Xing company page (e.g. comments, posts, likes, etc.), you may make personal data (e.g. real name or photo of your user profile) public.
However, as we generally or largely have no influence on the processing of your personal data by LinkedIn and Xing, we cannot make any binding statements about the purpose and scope of the processing of your data.
You can find information on this in the corresponding privacy policies: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. Xing: https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung.
Our company website serves to inform users about our services.
Every user is free to publish personal data through activities.
The company website is used for applications, information/PR and active sourcing.
We have no information on the processing of your personal data by the companies jointly responsible for the company website.
The company website is used for applications, information/PR and active sourcing.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data for the purpose of communicating with customers and interested parties is Art. 6 para.
1 sentence 1 lit.
f GDPR.
Our legitimate interest here is to answer your inquiry in the best possible way or to be able to provide the requested information.
If the contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
b GDPR.
The data generated by the company website is not stored in our own systems.
You can object to the processing of your personal data that we collect in the context of your use of our corporate presence at any time and assert your rights as a data subject as set out in the “Your rights” section of this privacy policy.
To do so, send us an informal email to datenschutz@seeberger.de.
Further information on exercising your rights can be found here: LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.Xing: https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung.
The website is hosted on servers of a service provider commissioned by us.
Our service provider is: IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany.
Further information on the processing of personal data by Ionos can be found at: https://www.ionos.com/terms-gtc/privacy-policy/.
The servers automatically collect and store information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits when you visit the website.
The information stored is
This data is not merged with other data sources.
This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
f GDPR.
Our legitimate interest in processing this data is to display our website without errors and to optimize its functions.
The website server is geographically located in Germany.
We use various service providers to provide the services we offer on the website.
When using some plug-in service providers, personal data may be transferred to servers in third countries outside the EU, such as the USA.
the USA, may be transferred.
In order to make the transfer to third countries as data protection-friendly as possible, standard contractual clauses have been concluded with providers in unsafe third countries.
A copy of the standard data protection clauses can be requested by sending an informal email to datenschutz@seeberger.de.
The provider listed here, which has a group company in the USA (Google), has joined the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TDPF; data protection agreement between the EU and the USA), so that an appropriate level of data protection is guaranteed for data processing and the conclusion of standard contractual clauses is not necessary. Use of Google Analytics 4 (GA4)
We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as Google Analytics / Google).
By using Google Analytics, we analyze, among other things, the origin of visitors, the time they spend on individual pages and the use of search engines.
This allows us to better monitor the success of advertising campaigns.
It also enables us to evaluate the use of our online presence in order to compile reports on your activities and to use other Google services associated with the use of our online presence and the Internet.
Google places cookies on your end device.
During your visit, user behavior is recorded in the form of “events”.
This allows personal data to be stored and analyzed, including
IP address anonymization is activated by default in GA 4.
This means that your IP address will be truncated by Google within the member states of the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.
As an exception, only in rare cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.
Google states that the IP address transmitted by your browser will not be merged with other Google data in the context of Google Analytics.
Further information on the processing of data by Google can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy
We use GA 4 to evaluate the use of our online presence and to generate reports on the activities on our website.
The reports are used to analyze the performance of our website and to target advertising to people who have already shown an initial interest by visiting our website.
The legal basis for the processing of users’ personal data is generally the user’s consent in accordance with Art. 6 para.
1 sentence 1 lit.
a) GDPR.
Your personal data will be deleted after 14 months at the latest.
You have the right to withdraw your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time.
The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
You can withdraw your consent via our Cookie Consent Tool.
You can prevent the collection and processing of your personal data by Google by preventing the storage of third-party cookies on your computer, using the “Do Not Track” function of a supporting browser, deactivating the execution of script code in your browser or installing a script blocker such as NoScript(https://noscript.net) or Ghostery(https://www.ghostery.com) in your browser.
You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the online presence (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout? hl=en You can deactivate the use of your personal data by Google using the following link: https://adssettings.google.de You can find further information on objection and removal options vis-à-vis Google at: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sitesUse of Google ReCaptcha
We use Google ReCaptcha from the provider Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
This tool is designed to check whether a data entry is compliant and has not been made by a bot.
For this purpose, Google ReCaptcha analyzes and authenticates the behavior of a website visitor with regard to various characteristics.
This allows personal data to be stored and evaluated, in particular the user’s activity (especially mouse movements and which elements have been clicked on) and device and browser information (especially time, IP address and operating system).
The data is not associated with data that may be collected or used in connection with the parallel use of authenticated Google services such as Gmail.
Further information on the processing of data by Google can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
The use of Google ReCaptcha serves to protect our online presence from misuse.
The legal basis for the processing of users’ personal data is generally the user’s consent in accordance with Art. 6 para.
1 sentence 1 lit.
a GDPR.
Your personal information will be stored for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or as required by law, e.g. for tax and accounting purposes.
You have the right to withdraw your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time.
The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
You can prevent the collection and processing of your personal data by Google by preventing the storage of third-party cookies on your computer, using the “Do Not Track” function of a supporting browser, deactivating the execution of script code in your browser or installing a script blocker such as NoScript(https://noscript.net/) or Ghostery(https://www.ghostery.com) in your browser.
Further information on objection and removal options vis-à-vis Google can be found at: https://policies.google.com/privacy. Use of YouTube
We use the Google-operated YouTube plugin from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as YouTube / Google).
We use the YouTube plugin to embed videos from YouTube on our online presence.
When you visit our website, your browser establishes a connection with the YouTube servers.
This allows personal data to be stored and analyzed, in particular the user’s activity (in particular which pages have been visited and which elements have been clicked on) as well as device and browser information (in particular the IP address and operating system).
We have no influence on the content of YouTube’s processing activities.
If you are logged into your YouTube account during your visit, Google can assign your website visit to this account.
By interacting with YouTube, this information is transmitted directly to Google and stored there.
Further information on the processing of data by Google can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
The use of the YouTube video serves to improve user-friendliness and an appealing presentation of our online presence.
The legal basis for the processing of users’ personal data is generally the user’s consent in accordance with Art. 6 para.
1 sentence 1 lit.
a GDPR.
Your personal information will be stored for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or as required by law, e.g. for tax and accounting purposes.
You have the right to withdraw your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time.
The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
You can prevent the collection and processing of your personal data by Google by preventing the storage of third-party cookies on your computer, using the “Do Not Track” function of a supporting browser, deactivating the execution of script code in your browser or installing a script blocker such as NoScript(https://noscript.net/) or Ghostery(https://www.ghostery.com) in your browser.
You can use the following link to deactivate the use of your personal data by Google: https://adssettings.google.de.
Further information on objection and removal options vis-à-vis Google can be found at: https://policies.google.com/privacy. Use of Google Tag Manager
We use the Google Tag Manager of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter: Google).
With Google Tag Manager, tags from Google and third-party services can be managed and bundled and embedded on an online presence.
Tags are small code elements on an online presence that are used, among other things, to measure visitor numbers and behaviour, to record the impact of online advertising and social channels, to use remarketing and targeting and to test and optimize online presences.
When a user visits the online presence, the current tag configuration is sent to the user’s browser.
It contains instructions on which tags should be triggered.
Google Tag Manager triggers other tags, which in turn may collect data.
Information on this can be found in the sections on the use of the corresponding services in this privacy policy.
Google Tag Manager does not access this data.
Further information on Google Tag Manager can be found at https://www.google.com/intl/de/tagmanager/ and in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
The purpose of processing personal data is to collect and clearly manage and efficiently integrate the services of third-party providers.
The legal basis for the processing of users’ personal data is generally the user’s consent in accordance with Art. 6 para.
1 sentence 1 lit.
a GDPR.
Your personal information will be stored for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this privacy policy or as required by law.
Advertising data in server logs is anonymized by Google deleting parts of the IP address and cookie information after 9 and 18 months respectively.
You have the right to withdraw your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time.
The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
You can prevent the collection and processing of your personal data by Google by preventing the storage of third-party cookies on your computer, using the “Do Not Track” function of a supporting browser, deactivating the execution of script code in your browser or installing a script blocker such as NoScript(https://noscript.net/) or Ghostery(https://www.ghostery.com) in your browser.
You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the online presence (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de. You can use the following link to deactivate the use of your personal data by Google: https://adssettings.google.de. Further information on objection and removal options vis-à-vis Google can be found at: https://policies.google.com/privacy.Use of Usercentrics
We use the consent management platform Usercentrics from Usercentrics GmbH, Rosental 4, 80331 Munich, Germany (hereinafter referred to as Usercentrics).
Usercentrics enables us to obtain and manage users’ consent to data processing and to document it in a legally compliant manner.
Usercentrics places cookies on the user’s device for this purpose.
The following data is processed:
The data is processed geographically in the European Union.
Further information on the processing of data by Usercentrics can be found here: https://usercentrics.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung/.
Personal data is processed in order to obtain the legally required consent for the use of cookies, to manage consent and to document it in a legally compliant manner.
The legal basis for the processing is our legal obligation to obtain and document your consent, Art. 6 para.
1 sentence 1 lit.
c GDPR, Art. 7 para.
1 GDPR.
Your personal information will be stored for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or as required by law.
You can prevent the collection and processing of your personal data by Usercentrics by preventing the storage of third-party cookies on your computer, using the “Do Not Track” function of a supporting browser, deactivating the execution of script code in your browser or installing a script blocker such as NoScript(https://noscript.net/) or Ghostery(https://www.ghostery.com) in your browser.
Further information on objection and removal options vis-à-vis Usercentrics can be found at: https://usercentrics.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung/.
We reserve the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time.
The privacy policy is updated regularly and all changes are automatically published on our website.
This privacy policy was created with the support of DataGuard.
