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DATA PROTECTION

  1. Information about the collection of personal data and contact details of the person responsible
     

    1. We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. In the following we will inform you about the handling of your personal data when using our website. Personal data are all data with which you can be personally identified.
       

    2. The person responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO) is
      DeskNowGmbH
      Carl-Benz-Straße 29
      48734 Reken

      Phone: +49 (0) 800 3375 669
      E-Mail: info@desk-now.com

      The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
       

    3.  This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g. orders or inquiries to the person responsible). You can recognize an encrypted connection by the string "https://" and the lock symbol in your browser line.
       

  2.  Data collection when visiting our website
     

    1. In the case of merely informational use of our website, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise transmit information to us, we only collect data that your browser transmits to our server (so-called "server log files"). When you visit our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to show you the website:

      • ​Our visited website

      • Date and time at the time of access

      • Amount of sent data in bytes

      • Source/reference from which you reached the page

      • Browser used

      • Operating system used

      • IP address used (if applicable: in anonymized form)
         

    2. The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1lit. f DSGVO on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. A transfer or other use of the data does not take place. However, we reserve the right to subsequently check the server log files if there are concrete indications of illegal use.
       

  3. Hosting
    Hosting by IONOS
    This website is hosted by an external service provider (hoster). The hoster is 1&1 IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany (hereinafter referred to as "IONOS"). The legal basis for the use ofIONOS as a hoster is our legitimate interest in the most reliable presentation of our website in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. If you have given your consent, the processing is carried out exclusively on the legal basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. In order to ensure data protection-compliant processing, we have concluded an order processing contract with IONOS, in which IONOS undertakes to protect our customers' data and not to pass it on to third parties. You can find more information about the handling of user data in the IONOS privacy policy: https://www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/terms-privacy/.
     

  4. Content Delivery Network
     

    1. AWS-CloudFront (Amazon)
      On our website, we use the Content Delivery Network ("CDN") "AWS CloudFront" of the service provider "Amazon" (Amazon EU S.a. r.l., 38 avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg).
      A content delivery network is an online service that is used in particular to deliver large media files (such as graphics, page content or scripts) through a network of regionally distributed servers connected via the Internet. The use of Amazon's Content Delivery Network helps us to optimize the loading speeds of our website.
      The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO on the basis of our legitimate interest in a secure and efficient provision, as well as improvement of the stability and functionality of our website.
      For more information, please see Amazon's privacy policy at https://docs.aws.amazon.com/de_de/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/data-protection-summary.html.
       

    2. Cloudflare
      On our website we use a so-called Content Delivery Network ("CDN") of the technology service provider Cloudflare Inc, 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA94107, USA ("Cloudflare"). A content delivery network is an online service that is used in particular to deliver large media files (such as graphics, page content or scripts) through a network of regionally distributed servers connected via the Internet. The use ofCloudflare's content delivery network helps us to optimize the loading speeds of ourwebsite.
      The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO on the basis of our legitimate interest in a secure and efficient provision, as well as improvement of the stability and functionality of our website.
      We have concluded an order processing agreement with Cloudfare (Data ProcessingAddendum, available at https://www.cloudflare.com/media/pdf/cloudflare-customer-dpa.pdf), which obliges Cloudfare to protect the data of our website visitors and not to pass it on to third parties. For the transfer of data from the EU to the USA, Cloudfare relies on the following. Standard data protection clauses of the European Commission, which are intended to ensure compliance with the European level of data protection in the USA.
      For more information, please see Cloudflare's privacy policy at: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/
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  5. Cookies
     

    1. In order to make visiting our website more attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use so-called cookies on various pages. These are small text files that are stored on your terminal device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after the end of the browser session, i.e. after you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your terminal device and enable us or our partner companies (third-party cookies) to recognize your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies). If cookies are set, they collect and process certain user information such as browser and location data and IP address values to an individual extent. Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period of time, which may vary depending on the cookie.

      If personal data is also processed by individual cookies implemented by us, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO either for the execution of the contract or in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO to protect our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website as well as a customer-friendly and effective design of the site visit.

      We may work with advertising partners who help us to make our website more interesting for you. For this purpose, cookies from partner companies are also stored on your hard drive when you visit our website (third-party cookies). If we cooperate with aforementioned advertising partners, you will be informed individually and separately about the use of such cookies and the scope of the information collected in each case within the following paragraphs.

      Please note that you can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and can decide individually about their acceptance or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general. Each browser differs in the way it manages the cookie settings. This is described in the help menu of each browser, which explains how you can change your cookie settings. You can find these for the respective browsers under the following links:

      Internet Explorer
      Firefox
      Chrome
      Safari
      Opera

      Please note that if you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.
       

  6. Contact

    Personal data is collected when contacting us (e.g. via contact form or e-mail). Which data is collected when using a contact form can be seen from the respective contact form. This data is stored and used exclusively for the purpose of responding to your request or for contacting you and the associated technical administration.The legal basis for the processing of this data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. If your contact aims at the conclusion of a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO. Your data will be deleted after final processing of your request. This is the case if it can be seen from the circumstances that the matter concerned has been conclusively clarified and if there are no legal storage obligations to the contrary.
     

  7. Online appointment

    Own function for online appointment arrangement
    We process your personal data within the scope of the online appointment made available. You can see which data we collect for online appointment scheduling from the respective input form or the appointment request for appointment scheduling. If certain data is required in order to make an online appointment, we will indicate this accordingly in the entry form or the appointment request. If we provide you with a free text field in the entry form, you can describe your request in more detail there. You can then also control which additional data you would like to enter. The data you provide will be stored and used exclusively for the purpose of making an appointment. When processing personal data that is required for the fulfillment of a contract with you (this also applies to processing operations that are required for the implementation of pre-contractual measures), Art. 6 (1) lit. b DSGVO serves as the legal basis. If you have given us your consent for the processing of your data, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) a DSGVO. Consent given can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the responsible person named at the beginning of this declaration.
     

  8. Registration with the portal or forum, data processing when opening a user account and for contract processing, and data processing for order processing.
     

    1.  Registration with the portal or forum
      You can register on our website by providing personal data. The personal data processed for registration is specified in the input mask used for registration. We use the so-called double-opt-in procedure for registration, i.e. your registration is not completed until you have confirmed your registration by clicking on the link contained in a confirmation e-mail sent to you for this purpose. If your confirmation is not received within 24 hours, your registration will be automatically deleted from our database. The provision of the aforementioned data is mandatory. You can provide all other information voluntarily by using our portal.
      If you use our portal, we store your data required for the fulfillment of the contract, including any information on the method of payment, until you finally delete your access. Furthermore, we store the voluntary data provided by you for the duration of your use of the portal, unless you delete it beforehand. You can manage and change all information in the protected customer area. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.
      In addition, we store all content published by you (such as public posts, pinboard entries, guestbook entries, etc.) in order to operate the website. We have a legitimate interest in providing the website with the fullUser-Generated-Content. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. fDSGVO. If you delete your account, your public statements, especially in the forum, will remain visible to all readers, but your account will no longer be accessible. All other data will be deleted in this case.
       

    2. Data processing when opening a user account and for contract processing
      Pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO, personal data will continue to be collected and processed if you provide it to us for the performance of a contract or when opening a user account. Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms. Deletion of your user account is possible at any time and can be done by sending a message to the above address of the person responsible. We store and use the data provided by you for the purpose of processing the contract. After complete processing of the contract or deletion of your user account, your data will be blocked with regard to tax and commercial retention periods and deleted after expiration of these periods, unless you have expressly consented to a further use of your data or a legally permitted further use of data was reserved by our side.
       

    3. Data processing for order processing
      Insofar as necessary for the processing of the contract for payment purposes, the personal data collected by us will be passed on to the commissioned credit institution in accordance with Art. 6(1)(b) DSGVO.
      If we owe you updates for goods with digital elements or for digital products on the basis of a corresponding contract, we will process the contact data (name, address, e-mail address) provided by you when placing the order in order to inform you personally about pending updates within the legally stipulated period within the framework of our legal information obligations pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. cDSGVO by suitable means of communication (e.g. by post or e-mail). Your contact data will be used strictly for the purpose of informing you about updates owed by us and will only be processed by us for this purpose to the extent necessary for the respective information.
      In order to process your order, we also work together with the following service provider(s), who support us in whole or in part in the execution of concluded contracts. Certain personal data is transmitted to these service providers in accordance with the following information.
       

    4. Use of payment service providers (payment services) Stripe

      If you choose a payment method of the payment service provider Stripe, the payment is processed via the payment service provider Stripe Payments Europe Ltd., 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, Ireland, to which we pass on your information provided during the ordering process together with the information about your order (name, address, account number, bank code, credit card number, if applicable, invoice amount, currency and transaction number) in accordance with Art.6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO. You can find more information about Stripe's data protection at the URL https://stripe.com/de/privacy#translation.
      Stripe reserves the right to perform a credit check based on mathematical-statistical methods in order to safeguard the legitimate interest in determining the User's ability to pay. The personal data necessary for a credit check and obtained in the course of payment processing may be transmitted by Stripe to selected credit agencies, which Stripe discloses to Users upon request. The credit report may contain probability values (so-called score values). Insofar as score values are included in the result of the credit report, these have their basis in a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of the score values includes, but is not limited to, address data. Stripe uses the result of the credit check with regard to the statistical probability of non-payment for the purpose of deciding on the authorization to use the selected payment method.
      You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to Stripe or the commissioned credit agencies.
      However, Stripe may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary to process payments in accordance with the contract.
       

  9. Use of single sign-on procedures
     

    1. Facebook Connect
      On our website, you can use the social plugin "FacebookConnect" of the social network Facebook, which is operated by Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Facebook"), to create a customer account or register using the so-called single sign-on technology, if you have a Facebook profile. You can recognize the social plugins from "FacebookConnect" on our website by the blue button with theFacebook logo and the inscription "Log in with Facebook" or "Connect with Facebook" or "Log in withFacebook" or "Sign in with Facebook".
      When you call up a page of our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the Facebook servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted byFacebook directly to your browser and integrated into the page.Through this integration, Facebook receives the information that your browser has called up the corresponding page of our website, even if you do not have aFacebook profile or are not currently logged into Facebook. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted by your browser directly to a server of Facebook Inc. in the USA and stored there.These data processing operations are carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO on the basis of Facebook's legitimate interest in displaying personalized advertising based on your surfing behavior.
      By using this "FacebookConnect" button on our website, you also have the option of logging in or registering on our website using your Facebook user data. Only if you give your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) a DSGVO prior to the registration process on the basis of a corresponding notice about the exchange of data with Facebook, we receive the general and publicly accessible information stored in your profile when using the "Facebook Connect" button from Facebook, depending onyour personally made data protection settings at Facebook. This information includes the user ID, name, profile picture, age and gender.
      We would like to point out that, following changes to Facebook's privacy conditions and terms of use, the transfer of your profile pictures, the user IDs of your friends and the friends list may also occur if these have been marked as "public" in your privacy settings on Facebook. The data transmitted by Facebook will be stored and processed by us for the creation of a user account with the necessary data (title, first name, last name, address data, country, e-mail address, date of birth), if these have been released by you at Facebook for this purpose. Conversely, data (e.g. information on your surfing or purchasing behavior) may be transferred from us to your Facebook profile on the basis of your consent.
      The consent granted can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the responsible person named at the beginning of this privacy policy.
      The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook, as well as your rights in this regard and settings options to protect your privacy, please refer to the privacy notices of Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.
      If you do not want Facebook to directly assign the data collected via our website to your Facebook profile, you must log out of Facebook before visiting our website. You can also completely prevent the loading of Facebook plugins with add-ons for your browser, e.g. with "Adblock Plus" (https://adblockplus.org/de/).
       

    2. Login with Apple, LinkedIn and MicrosoftSingle sign-on
      Single sign-on" or "single sign-on registration or authentication" refers to procedures that allow users to register with a provider of single sign-on procedures (e.g., a social network), including our online service, using a user account. The prerequisite for single sign-on authentication is that users are registered with the respective single sign-on provider and enter the required access data in the online form provided for this purpose, or are already registered with the single sign-on provider and confirm the single sign-on registration via a button.
      Authentication takes place directly with the respective single sign-on provider. In the course of such authentication, we receive a user ID with the information that the user is logged in under this user ID at the respective single sign-on provider and an ID that cannot be used by us for other purposes (so-called "user handle"). Whether additional data is transmitted to us depends solely on the single sign-on procedure used, on the data releases selected as part of the authentication process, and also on which data users have released in the privacy or other settings of the user account with the single sign-on provider. Depending on the single sign-on provider and the user's choice, this can be different data, usually the e-mail address and the user name. The password entered as part of the single sign-on process with the single sign-on provider can neither be viewed by us nor is it stored by us. 
      Users are asked to note that their details stored with us may be automatically compared with their user account with the single sign-on provider, but that this is not always possible or actually occurs. If, for example, the user's e-mail addresses change, they must change them manually in their user account with us.
      We may use single sign-on, if agreed with users, as part of or prior to the performance of the contract, if users have been asked to do so, process it as part of consent, and otherwise use it based on the legitimate interests of us and the interests of users in an effective and secure login system.
      Should users decide at some point that they no longer wish to use the link between their user account and the single sign-on provider for the single sign-on procedure, they must remove this link from their user account with the single sign-on provider. If users wish to delete their data from us, they must cancel their registration with us.
      Types of data processed: inventory data (e.g. names, addresses), contact data (e.g. e-mail, telephone numbers).
      Data subjects: Users (e.g. visitors to the website, users of online services).
      Purposes of processing: contractual performance and service, registration procedure.
      Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a DSGVO), Contractual performance and pre-contractual requests (Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b. DSGVO), Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f. DSGVO).

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  10. Comment function

    In the context of the comment function on this website, in addition to your comment, information on the time of the creation of the comment and the commentator name selected by you will be stored and published on this website. Furthermore, your IP address is logged and stored. This storage of the IP address is done for security reasons and in case the person concerned violates the rights of third parties by posting a comment or posts illegal content. We need your e-mail address to contact you if a third party should object to your published content as illegal.Legal basis for the storage of your data are the Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b and f DSGVO. We reserve the right to delete comments if they are objected to by third parties as unlawful.
     

  11.  Use of customer data for direct marketing
     

    1. Registration to our e-mail newsletter
      If you subscribe to our e-mail newsletter, we will send you information about our offers on a regular basis.Mandatory information for sending the newsletter is only yourE-mail address. The provision of further data is voluntary and will be used to address you personally. We use the so-called double opt-in procedure for sending the newsletter. This means that we will only send you an e-mail newsletter if you have expressly confirmed that you agree to receive newsletters. We will then send you a confirmation e-mail asking you to confirm that you wish to receive the newsletter in the future by clicking on an appropriate link.
      By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent for the use of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. When you register for the newsletter, we store your IP address entered by your Internet service provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration in order to be able to trace any possible misuse of your e-mail address at a later date. The data we collect when you register for the newsletter is used exclusively for the purpose of advertising in the newsletter. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via the link provided for this purpose in the newsletter or by sending a corresponding message to the responsible person named at the beginning. After unsubscribing, your e-mail address will be deleted from our newsletter distribution list immediately, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use your data for other purposes, which are permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.
       

    2. Newsletter dispatch via CleverReach
      Our e-mail newsletters are sent via the technical service provider CleverReach GmbH & Co. KG, Mühlenstr. 43, 26180Rastede ("CleverReach"), to whom we pass on your data provided during newsletter registration. This transfer takes place in accordance with Art. 6 para.1 lit. f DSGVO and serves our legitimate interest in the use of a promotional, secure and user-friendly newsletter system. The data entered by you for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter (e.g. e-mail address) is stored on the servers of CleverReach in Germany or Ireland.
      CleverReach uses this information to send and statistically evaluate the newsletter on our behalf. For the evaluation, the newsletters sent by e-mail contain so-called web beacons or tracking pixels, which are single-pixel image files that are stored on our website. This makes it possible to determine whether a newsletter message has been opened and, if so, which links have been clicked on. Conversion tracking also makes it possible to analyze whether a predefined action (e.g. purchase of a product on our website) has taken place after clicking on such links. In addition, technical information is collected (e.g. time of access, IP address, browser type and operating system). The data is collected exclusively pseudonymously and is not linked to your other personal data, a direct personal reference is excluded. This data is used exclusively for the statistical analysis of newsletter campaigns. The results of these analyses can be used to better adapt future newsletters to the interests of the recipients.
      If you wish to object to the data analysis for statistical evaluation purposes, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter.
      We have concluded an order processing agreement with CleverReach, with which we oblige CleverReach to protect our customers' data and not to pass it on to third parties.
      You can read more information about CleverReach's data analysis here:
      https://www.cleverreach.com/de/funktionen/reporting-und-tracking/
      You can view CleverReach's privacy policy here:
      https://www.cleverreach.com/de/datenschutz/.
       

  12. Use of social media: social plugins
     

    1. Facebook plugins with Shariff solution
      Our website uses so-called social plugins ("plugins") of the social network Facebook, which is operated by Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Facebook"). In order to increase the protection of your data when visiting our website, these buttons are not integrated into the page as plugins without restrictions, but only using anHTML link. This type of integration ensures that when you call up a page of our website that contains such buttons, no connection is established with the Facebook servers. When you click on the button, a new browser window opens and calls up the Facebook page on which you can interact with the plugins there (possibly after entering your login data). For the purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook, as well as your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy, please refer to the privacy policy ofFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php
       

    2. Instagram plugin as Shariff solution
      Our website uses so-called social plugins ("plugins") of the online service Instagram, which is operated by FacebookIreland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland("Facebook"). In order to increase the protection of your data when visiting our website, these buttons are not unrestricted plugins, but are only integrated into the page using an HTML link.This type of integration ensures that when you call up a page of our website that contains such buttons, no connection is yet established with the servers of Instagram. When you click on the button, a new browser window opens and calls up the Instagram page, where you can interact with the plugins there (possibly after entering your login data). For the purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Instagram, as well as your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy, please refer to Instagram's privacy policy: https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388/
       

    3. LinkedIn plugin as Shariff solution
      Our website uses so-called social plugins ("plugins") of the online service LinkedIn, which is operated by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland ("LinkedIn"). In order to increase the protection of your data when visiting our website, these buttons are not fully integrated into the page as plugins, but only using an HTML link. This type of integration ensures that when you call up a page of our website that contains such buttons, no connection is yet established with the servers of LinkedIn. When you click on the button, a new browser window opens and calls up the LinkedIn page on which you can interact with the plugins there (if necessary, after entering your login data). The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by LinkedIn, as well as your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy, can be found in LinkedIn's privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
       

    4. Pinterest plugin as Shariff solution
      On the pages of the seller, so-called social plugins ("plugins") of the social network Pinterest are used, which is operated by Pinterest Europe Ltd, Palmerston House, 2nd Floor, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Pinterest"). In order to increase the protection of your data when visiting our website, these buttons are not unrestricted asPlugins, but are only integrated into the page using an HTML link. This type of integration ensures that when you call up a page of our website that contains such buttons, no connection is established with the servers of Pinterest. When you click on the button, a new browser window opens and calls up the page of Pinterest, on which you can interact with the plugins there (if necessary, after entering your login data). The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Pinterest, as well as your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy, can be found in Pinterest's privacy policy: https://about.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy
       

    5. Twitter plugin as Shariff solution
      Our website uses so-called social plugins ("plugins") of the microblogging service Twitter, which is operated byTwitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street Dublin2, D02 AX07 Ireland ("Twitter"). In order to increase the protection of your data when visiting our website, these buttons are not unrestricted plugins, but are only integrated into the page using anHTML link. This type of integration ensures that when you call up a page of our website that contains such buttons, no connection is established with the servers of Twitter. When you click on the button, a new browser window opens and calls up the Twitter page on which you can interact with the plugins there (if necessary, after entering your login data). Please note that when you interact with the plugin, information (including your IP address) collected by your browser is transmitted directly to a server ofTwitter Inc. in the USA and stored there. For the purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Twitter, as well as your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy, please refer to the privacy policy ofTwitter: https://twitter.com/privacy
       

  13. Online-Marketing
     

    1. Facebook Pixel for creating CustomAudiences with advanced data matching (with cookie consent tool).Within our online offer, the so-called "Facebook Pixel" of the social network Facebook is used in the mode of extended data matching, which is operated by Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 GrandCanal Quare, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Facebook").
      On the basis of his explicit consent, when a user clicks on an advertisement played onFacebook and placed by us, an addition is added to the URL of our linked page by Facebook Pixel. Then, after forwarding, thisURL parameter is inscribed in the user's browser via a cookie that our linked page sets itself. In addition, this cookie collects specific customer data such as the mail address that we collect on our website linked to the Facebook ad during transactions such as purchase transactions, account logins or registrations(extended data matching). The cookie is then read by Facebook Pixel and allows the data, including specific customer data, to be forwarded to Facebook.
      With the help of the Facebook Pixel with extended data matching, it is possible for Facebook, on the one hand, to precisely determine the visitors to our online offer as a target group for the display of advertisements (so-called "Facebook Ads"). Accordingly, we use the Facebook pixel with advanced data matching to display the Facebook ads placed by us only to those Facebook users who have also shown an interest in our online offer or who have certain characteristics (e.g. interests in certain topics or products determined on the basis of the websites visited), which we transmit toFacebook (so-called "Custom Audiences"). With the help of the Facebook pixel with advanced data matching, we also want to ensure that our Facebook ads correspond to the potential interest of users and do not have a harassing effect. This allows us to further evaluate the effectiveness of the Facebook ads for statistical and market research purposes by tracking whetherUsers were redirected to our website after clicking on a Facebook ad (so-called "conversion"). Compared to the standard variant of Facebook Pixel, the extended data matching function helps us to better measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns by capturing more related conversions.
      All submitted data is stored and processed by Facebook, allowing it to be linked to the relevant user profile and used by Facebook for its own advertising purposes, in accordance with Facebook's Data Use Policy (https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/).The data may enable Facebook and its partners to serve ads on and off Facebook.
      These processing operations are carried out exclusively upon the granting of explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) DSGVO.
      Consent to the use of the Facebook Pixel may only be declared by users older than 13 years of age. If you are younger, we ask you to ask your legal guardians for permission.
      The information generated by Facebook is usually transmitted to a Facebook server and stored there; this may also involve transmission to the servers of Facebook Inc. in the USA. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your revocation, remove the checkmark next to the setting for the "Facebook Pixel" in the "Cookie Consent Tool" integrated on the website.
       

    2. Use of Google Ads Conversion-Tracking
      This website uses the online advertising program "Google Ads" and within the framework of Google Ads the conversion tracking of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google").We use the offer of Google Ads to draw attention to our attractive offers with the help of advertising media (so-called Google Adwords) on external websites. We can determine how successful the individual advertising measures are in relation to the data of the advertising campaigns.We pursue the concern to show you advertising that is of interest to you, to make our website more interesting for you and to achieve a fair calculation of the advertising costs incurred.
      The cookie for conversion tracking is set when a user clicks on an ad placed by Google. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your terminal device. These cookies usually lose their validity after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. Cookies can therefore not be tracked across Google Ads customers' websites. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for Google Ads customers who have opted in to conversion tracking. The clients learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that can be used to identify users personally.
      In the context of the use of Google Ads, personal data may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.
      Details on the processing triggered by Google Ads Conversion Tracking and on Google's handling of data from websites can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
      All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for the reading of information on the end device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent to do so in accordance with Art. 6 (1) a DSGVO. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the "cookie consent tool" provided on the website.
      You can also permanently object to the setting of cookies by Google Ads conversion tracking by downloading and installing the Google browser plug-in available at the following link:
      https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin?hl=de
      Please note that certain functions of this website may not be available or may only be available to a limited extent if you have deactivated the use of cookies.
      Google's privacy policy can be viewed here: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/
       

    3.  Google Marketing Platform
      This website uses the online marketing tool Google Marketing Platform of the operator Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("GMP").
      GMP uses cookies to serve ads that are relevant to users, to improve campaign performance reports, or to prevent a user from seeing the same ads more than once. Google uses a cookie ID to record which ads are displayed in which browser and can thus prevent them from being displayed more than once.The processing is based on our legitimate interest in the optimal marketing of our website in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO.
      In addition, GMP can use cookie IDs to record so-called conversions that relate to ad requests. This is the case, for example, when a user sees a GMP ad and later calls up the advertiser's website using the same browser and makes a purchase via this website. According to Google, GMP cookies do not contain any personal information.
      Due to the marketing tools used, your browser automatically establishes a direct connection with the Google server.We have no influence on the scope and further use of the data collected by Google through the use of this tool and therefore inform you according to our knowledge as follows: Through the integration of GMP, Google receives the information that you have called up the corresponding part of our website or clicked on one of our advertisements. If you are registered with a Google service, Google can assign the visit to your account. Even if you are not registered with Google or have not logged in, it is possible that the provider will learn your IP address and store it. In the context of the use of GMP, personal data may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.
      If you wish to object to participation in this tracking process, you can deactivate cookies for conversion tracking by setting your browser to block cookies from the domain www.googleadservices.com (see https://www.google.de/settings/ads), whereby this setting is deleted when you deactivate your cookies.Alternatively, you can obtain information about setting cookies from the Digital Advertising Alliance at the Internet address www.aboutads.info and make your desired settings. Finally, you can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and decide individually about their acceptance or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general. If you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.
      You can obtain further information about the data protection provisions of GMP byGoogle at the following Internet address: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/.
      As far as legally required, we have obtained your consent for the processing of your data as described above in accordance with Art.6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. In order to exercise your revocation, please follow the option described above for making an objection.
       

    4. LinkedIn Marketing Solutions
      We use "LinkedIn Marketing Solutions" on our website, a service of LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland (hereinafter "LinkedIn"). This enables us to point visitors to our website to further content of our own that is likely to be of interest to the respective user, based on their usage behavior on the LinkedIn social network. This content is displayed on the basis of a cookie-based analysis of previous usage behavior, but no personal data is stored. For this interest-based content determination, cookies, i.e. small text files, are stored on your computer or mobile terminal in order to collect pseudonymized data about your surfing behavior and thus to individually adapt the content to the stored information.
      If the collected and evaluated information has a personal reference, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO on the basis of our legitimate interest in the display of personalized page content and market research.
      The information can be assigned to the person of the user with the help of further information that LinkedIn has stored about the user, e.g. due to the ownership of an account on the social network "LinkedIn". LinkedIn uses an algorithm to analyze the surfing behavior and can then display targeted product recommendations as personalized advertising banners on the user's LinkedIn account.LinkedIn can also combine the information collected via the cookies with other information that LinkedIn has collected via other websites and / or in connection with the use of the social network "LinkedIn", and thus create pseudonymized usage profiles. In no case, however, can the collected information be used to personally identify visitors to this website.
      You can prevent the collection of the aforementioned information by LinkedIn by setting an opt-out cookie on one of the websites linked below:
      https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls
      To the extent legally required, we have obtained your consent for the processing of your data as described above in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the "Cookie Consent Tool" integrated on this website.
      Further information on the data protection provisions of LinkedIn can be found on the following website: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
       

  14. Web analytics services 

    Google (Universal) AnalyticsThis website uses Google (Universal) Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St,Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google"). Google (Universal) Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site.The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. This website uses Google (Universal) Analytics exclusively with the extension "_anonymizeIp()", which ensures an anonymization of the IP address by shortening and excludes a direct personal reference.Through the extension, your IP address is shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google LLC. server in the USA and shortened there. Google will use this information on our behalf for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google Analytics also enables the creation of statistics with statements about the age, gender and interests of site visitors on the basis of an evaluation of interest-based advertising and with the involvement of third-party information via a special function, the so-called "demographic characteristics". This allows the definition and differentiation of user groups of the website for the purpose of targeting marketing measures. However, data records collected via the "demographic characteristics" cannot be assigned to a specific person.Details on the processing triggered by Google Analytics and on Google's handling of data from websites can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sitesAlle Processing described above, in particular the setting of Google Analytics cookies for reading out information on the end device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent to do so in accordance with Art. 6 (1) aDSGVO. Without this consent, Google Analytics will not be used during your visit to the site. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your revocation, please deactivate this service using the "cookie consent tool" provided on the website. We have concluded an order processing agreement with Google for the use of Google Analytics, which obliges Google to protect the data of our site visitors and not to pass it on to third parties.For the transfer of data from the EU to the USA, Google refers to so-called standard data protection clauses of the European Commission, which are intended to ensure compliance with the European level of data protection in the USA.Further information on Google (Universal) Analytics can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de
     

  15. Retargeting / Remarketing / Referral advertising

    Microsoft Advertising
    This website uses the conversion tracking technology "Microsoft Advertising" from Microsoft (Microsoft Corporation, One MicrosoftWay, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA). Microsoft sets a cookie on your computer if you have reached our website via a Microsoft Advertising ad. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your terminal device. These cookies lose their validity after 180 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, Microsoft and we can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page (conversion page).
    The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics, i.e. to record how many users reach a conversion page after clicking on an ad. This tells us the total number of users who clicked on our ad and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, we do not receive any information with which users can be personally identified.
    All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for the reading of information on the end device used, is only carried out if you have given us your express consent to do so in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. Without this consent, Microsoft Advertising will not be used during your visit to the site.
    You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your revocation, please deactivate this service using the "cookie consent tool" provided on the website.
    You can find more information about Microsoft's data protection policy at the following Internet address: https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement.

    Microsoft Advertising Universal Event Tracking
    This website uses the universal event tracking of the conversion tracking technology "Microsoft Advertising" by Microsoft (Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA).
    For the use of universal event tracking, each page of our website contains a tag that interacts with the conversion cookie set by Microsoft. This interaction makes user behavior on our website traceable and sends the information thus collected to Microsoft. The purpose of this is that certain predefined goals, such as purchases or leads, can be statistically recorded and evaluated in order to make the orientation and content of our offers more interest-oriented. The tags do not serve to personally identify users at any time.
    All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for the reading of information on the end device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent to do so in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO. Without this consent, Microsoft Advertising will not be used during your visit to the site.
    You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your revocation, please deactivate this service using the "cookie consent tool" provided on the website.
    You can find more information about the privacy policy of Microsoft Advertising at the following Internet address: https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement.

    Google Ads Remarketing
    Our website uses the functions of Google AdsRemarketing, which we use to advertise this website in Google search results and on third-party websites. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google"). For this purpose, Google sets a cookie in the browser of your terminal device, which automatically enables interest-based advertising by means of a pseudonymous cookie ID and on the basis of the pages you visit. The processing is based on our legitimate interest in the optimal marketing of our website in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.
    Further data processing will only take place if you have consented to Google linking your internet and app browsing history to your Google account and using information from your Google account to personalize the ads you view on the web. In this case, if you are logged in to Google while visiting our website, Google uses your data together with GoogleAnalytics data to create and define target group lists for cross-device remarketing. For this purpose, your personal data is temporarily linked byGoogle with Google Analytics data to form target groups. In the context of the use of Google Ads Remarketing, personal data may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC. in the United States.
    Details on the processing triggered by Google Ads Remarketing and Google's handling of website data can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
    You can permanently object to the setting of cookies by Google Ads Remarketing by downloading and installing the Google browser plug-in available at the following link:
    https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/
    Further information and the privacy policy regarding advertising and Google can be found here:
    https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/
    As far as legally required, we have obtained your consent for the processing of your data as described above in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your revocation, deactivate this service in the "cookie consent tool" provided on the website or alternatively follow the option described above to make an objection.
     

  16. Use of a Live-Chat-System

    Own Live-Chat-System
    On this website, for the purpose of operating a live chat system that serves to answer live inquiries, your communicated chat name and your communicated chat content are collected as data and stored for the course of the chat. The chat and your provided chat name are stored exclusively in the so-called RAM (Random-Access Memory) and are deleted immediately as soon as we or you have ended the chat conversation, but no later than 2 hours after the last message in the chat history. Cookies are used to operate the chat function. Cookies are small text files that are stored locally in the cache of the Internet browser of the site visitor. The cookies make it possible to recognize the Internet browser of the site visitor in order to distinguish between the individual users of the chat function of our website.
    If the information collected in this way has a personal reference, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO on the basis of our legitimate interest in effective customer service and the statisticalAnalysis of user behavior for optimization purposes.
    To avoid the storage of cookies, you can set your Internet browser so that in the future no more cookies can be stored on your computer or already stored cookies are deleted. However, switching off all cookies may mean that the chat function on our website can no longer be executed.
     

  17.  Tools and other
     

    1. Cookie Consent Tool
      This website uses a cookie consent tool to obtain effective user consent for cookies and cookie-based applications that require consent. The "cookie consent tool" is displayed to users in the form of an interactive user interface when they access the page, on which consent for certain cookies and/or cookie-based applications can be given by ticking the appropriate box. By using the tool, all cookies/services requiring consent are only loaded if the respective user grants the corresponding consent by setting a check mark. This ensures that cookies are only set on the user's end device if consent has been granted.
      The tool sets technically necessary cookies to save your cookie preferences. Personal user data is generally not processed.
      If, in individual cases, personal data (such as the IP address) is processed for the purpose of storing, assigning or logging cookie settings, this is done in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) DSGVO on the basis of our legitimate interest in a legally compliant, user-specific and user-friendly consent management for cookies and thus in a legally compliant design of our website.
      Further legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. cDSGVO. As the responsible party, we are subject to the legal obligation to make the use of technically unnecessary cookies dependent on the respective user consent.
      Further information on the operator and the setting options of the cookie consent tool can be found directly in the corresponding user interface on our website.
       

    2. ​Applications to job advertisements by e-mail
      On our website, we advertise current vacancies in a separate section, for which interested parties can apply by e-mail to the contact address provided.
      In order to be included in the application process, applicants must provide us with all personal data required for a well-founded and informed assessment and selection together with their application by e-mail.
      The required information includes general personal information (name, address, telephone or electronic contact details) as well as performance-specific evidence of the qualifications required for a position. If necessary, health-related information may also be required, which must be given special consideration under labor and social law in the interest of social protection in the applicant's person.
      The components that an application must contain in order to be considered and the form in which these components must be sent by e-mail can be found in the respective job advertisement.
      After receipt of the application sent using the specified e-mail contact address, the applicant data will be stored by us and evaluated exclusively for the purpose of processing the application. For queries arising in the course of processing, we use either the e-mail address provided by the applicant with his or her application or a telephone number provided, at our discretion.
      The legal basis for this processing, including contacting us for queries, is generally Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO (for processing in Germany in conjunction with Section 26 Para. 1 BDSG), in the sense of which the application process is considered to be the initiation of an employment contract.
      Insofar as special categories of personal data within the meaning of Art. 9 (1) DSGVO(e.g. health data such as information on the severely disabled status) are requested from applicants as part of the application process, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. Art. 9 para. 2lit. b. DSGVO, so that we can exercise the rights arising from labor law and the law of social security and social protection and fulfill our obligations in this regard.
      Cumulatively or alternatively, the processing of the special categories of data may also be based on Article 9(1)(h) of the GDPR if it is carried out for the purposes of preventive health care or occupational medicine, for the assessment of the applicant's fitness for work, for medical diagnosis, health or social care or treatment, or for the management of health or social care systems and services.
      If the applicant is not selected in the course of the evaluation described above, or if an applicant withdraws his or her application prematurely, his or her data transmitted by e-mail and all electronic correspondence, including the original application e-mail, will be deleted at the latest after 6 months following notification. This period is calculated on the basis of our legitimate interest in answering any follow-up questions about the application and, if necessary, to be able to fulfill our obligations to provide evidence under the regulations on the equal treatment of applicants.
      In the event of a successful application, the data provided will be further processed on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO (for processing in Germany in conjunction with § 26 Para. 1 BDSG) for the purpose of implementing the employment relationship.
       

    3. Online applications via a formular
      On our website, we offer job applicants the opportunity to apply online using a corresponding form. Inclusion in the application process requires that applicants provide us with all the personal data required for a sound and informed assessment and selection via the form.
      The required information includes general personal information (name, address, telephone or electronic contact details) and performance-specific evidence of the qualifications required for a position. If necessary, health-related information may also be required, which must be given special consideration under labor and social legislation in the interest of social protection in the person of the applicant.
      In the course of sending the form, the applicant data is transmitted to us in encrypted form in accordance with the state of the art, stored by us and evaluated exclusively for the purpose of processing the application.
      The legal basis for this processing is generally Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. bDSGVO (for processing in Germany in conjunction with § 26 Para. 1 BDSG), in the sense of which the application process is considered to be the initiation of an employment contract.
      Insofar as special categories of personal data within the meaning of Art. 9 para. 1DSGVO (e.g. health data such as information about the severely disabled status) are requested from applicants during the application process, the processing is carried out pursuant to Art. Art. 9 para.2 lit. b. DSGVO, so that we can exercise the rights arising from labor law and the law of social security and social protection and fulfill our obligations in this regard.
      Cumulatively or alternatively, the processing of the special categories of data may also be based on Article 9(1)(h) of the GDPR if it is carried out for the purposes of preventive health care or occupational medicine, for the assessment of the applicant's fitness for work, for medical diagnosis, health or social care or treatment, or for the management of health or social care systems and services.
      If, in the course of the evaluation described above, the applicant is not selected, or if an applicant withdraws his or her application prematurely, his or her data transmitted in the form will be deleted after a corresponding notification at the latest after 6 months.This period is measured on the basis of our legitimate interest in answering any follow-up questions about the application and, if necessary, to be able to meet our obligations to provide evidence from the regulations on the equal treatment of applicants.
      In the event of a successful application, the data provided will be further processed on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO (for processing in Germany in conjunction with § 26 Para. 1 BDSG) for the purposes of implementing the employment relationship.
       

    4. Google Maps
      On our website we use Google Maps (API)from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland("Google"). Google Maps is a web service for displaying interactive (land) maps to visually display geographical information. By using this service, our location is shown to you and a possible journey is made easier.
      When you call up those sub-pages in which the Google Maps map is integrated, information about your use of our website (such as your IP address) is transmitted to Google servers and stored there; this may also involve transmission to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA. This occurs regardless of whether Google provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether a user account exists.If you are logged in to Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account. If you do not want the assignment with your profile at Google, you must log out before activating the button. Google stores your data (even for users who are not logged in) as usage profiles and evaluates them. The collection, storage and analysis are carried out in accordance with Art. 6Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO on the basis of Google's legitimate interest in the display of personalized advertising, market research and / or the needs-based design of Google websites. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact Google to exercise this right. If you do not agree with the future transmission of your data to Google in the context of the use of Google Maps, you also have the option of completely deactivating the Google Maps web service by deactivating the JavaScript application in your browser. Google Maps and thus also the map display on this website can then not be used.
      The terms of use of Google can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/terms/regional.htmleinsehen, the additional terms of use for Google Maps can be found athttps://www.google.com/intl/de_US/help/terms_maps.html.
      Detailed information on data protection in connection with the use of Google Maps can be found on the Google website ("Google Privacy Policy"): https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.
      Insofar as legally required, we have obtained your consent for the processing of your data as described above in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. In order to exercise your revocation, please follow the option described above for making an objection.
       

  18. Rights of the person concerned
     

    1. The applicable data protection law grants you the following data subject rights (rights of information and intervention) vis-à-vis the controller with regard to the processing of your personal data, whereby reference is made to the stated legal basis for the respective exercise prerequisites:
       

      • Right to information according to Art. 15 DSGVO;

      • Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 DSGVO;

      • Right to erasure according to Art. 17 DSGVO;

      • Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 DSGVO;

      • Right to information pursuant to Art. 19 GDPR;

      • Right to data portability according to Art. 20 DSGVO;

      • Right to revoke consent given in accordance with Art. 7 (3) DSGVO;

      • Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR.
         

    2. RIGHT OF OBJECTION

      IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF A BALANCING OF INTERESTS ON THE BASIS OF OUR OVERRIDING LEGITIMATE INTEREST, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION.
      IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED. HOWEVER, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE PROCESSING IF WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSERTING, EXERCISING OR DEFENDING LEGAL CLAIMS.
      IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSES OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH MARKETING. YOU MAY EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
      IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.
       

  19. Duration of the storage of personal data
    The duration of the storage of personal data is determined by the respective legal basis, the purpose of processing and - if relevant - additionally by the respective statutory retention period (e.g. retention periods under commercial and tax law).
    If personal data is processed on the basis of explicit consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) of the German Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO), this data shall be stored until the data subject revokes his or her consent.
    If there are legal retention periods for data that is processed within the scope of legal business or similar obligations on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO, this data will be routinely deleted after the retention periods have expired, provided that it is no longer required for the fulfillment of a contract or the initiation of a contract and/or there is no legitimate interest on our part in continuing to store it.
    When processing personal data on the basis of Art. 6 (1) f DSGVO, this data is stored until the data subject exercises his or her right to object pursuant to Art. 21 (1) DSGVO, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
    When processing personal data for the purpose of direct marketing on the basis of Article 6 (1) (f) DSGVO, this data will be stored until the data subject exercises his or her right to object pursuant to Article 21 (2) DSGVO.
    Unless otherwise stated in the other information in this statement about specific processing situations, stored personal data will otherwise be deleted when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.

    Status: 24.01.2022
     

  20. Our social media presence

    Data processing through social networks
    We maintain publicly accessible profiles in social networks. The social networks used by us in detail can be found below.
    Social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, etc. can generally analyze your user behavior extensively when you visit their website or a website with integrated social media content (e.g., like buttons or advertising banners). Visiting our social media presences triggers numerous processing operations relevant to data protection. In detail:
    If you are logged into your social media account and visit our social media presence, the operator of the social media portal can assign this visit to your user account. However, your personal data may also be collected under certain circumstances if you are not logged in or do not have an account with the respective social media portal. In this case, this data collection takes place, for example, via cookies that are stored on your end device or by recording your IP address.
    With the help of the data collected in this way, the operators of the social media portals can create user profiles in which your preferences and interests are stored. In this way, you can be shown interest-based advertising inside and outside the respective social media presence. Provided you have an account with the respective social network, the interest-based advertising may be displayed on all devices on which you are or were logged in.
    Please also note that we cannot track all processing on the social media portals. Depending on the provider, further processing operations may therefore be carried out by the operators of the social media portals. For details, please refer to the terms of use and data protection provisions of the respective social media portals.

    Rechtsgrundlage
    Unsere Social-Media-Auftritte sollen einemöglichst umfassende Präsenz im Internet gewährleisten. Hierbei handelt es sichum ein berechtigtes Interesse im Sinne von Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO. Die vonden sozialen Netzwerken initiierten Analyseprozesse beruhen ggf. aufabweichenden Rechtsgrundlagen, die von den Betreibern der sozialen Netzwerkeanzugeben sind (z. B. Einwilligung im Sinne des Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. aDSGVO).

    Responsible person and assertion of rights
    If you visit one of our social media sites (e.g. Facebook), we are jointly responsible with the operator of the social media platform for the data processing operations triggered during this visit. In principle, you can assert your rights (information, correction, deletion, restriction of processing, data portability and complaint) both against us and against the operator of the respective social media portal (e.g. against Facebook).
    Please note that despite the joint responsibility with the social media portal operators, we do not have full influence on the data processing operations of the social media portals. Our options are largely determined by the corporate policy of the respective provider.

    Storage duration
    The data collected directly by us via the social media presence will be deleted from our systems as soon as you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to store it, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Stored cookies remain on your terminal device until you delete them. Mandatory legal provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected.
    We have no influence on the storage period of your data, which is stored by the operators of social networks for their own purposes. For details, please contact the operators of the social networks directly (e.g. in their privacy policy, see below).

    Social networks in detail:

    Facebook
    We have a profile on Facebook. The provider of this service is Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland. According to Facebook, the collected data is also transferred to the USA and other third countries.
    We have entered into a joint processing agreement (Controller Addendum) with Facebook. This agreement specifies which data processing operations we or Facebook are responsible for when you visit our Facebook page. You can view this agreement at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum.
    You can adjust your advertising settings yourself in your user account. To do so, click on the following link and log in: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads.
    Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendumund https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.
    Details can be found in the privacy policy of Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

    Twitter
    We use the short message service Twitter. The provider is Twitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland.
    You can independently adjust your Twitter privacy settings in your user account. To do so, click on the following link and log in: https://twitter.com/personalization.
    Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://gdpr.twitter.com/en/controller-to-controller-transfers.html.
    For details, please refer to Twitter's privacy policy: https://twitter.com/de/privacy.

    Instagram
    We have a profile on Instagram. The provider is Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA.
    The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum,https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875und https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.
    For details on their handling of your personal data, please refer to Instagram's privacy policy: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875.

    LinkedIn
    We have a profile on LinkedIn. The provider is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. LinkedIn uses advertising cookies.
    If you would like to disable LinkedIn advertising cookies, please use the following link: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.
    Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/dpaund https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/eu-sccs.
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    YouTube
    We have a profile on YouTube. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. For details on their handling of your personal data, please refer to the privacy policy ofYouTube: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

    Status: 24.01.2022

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