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1. data protection at a glance
General information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified. For detailed information about data protection, please refer to our privacy policy listed below this text.
Data collection on this website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the „Information about the responsible party“ section of this privacy policy.
How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected in part by you providing it to us. This can, for example, include data that you enter into a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when visiting the website by our IT systems. These include primarily technical data (such as Internet browser, operating system or time of page visit). The collection of this data occurs automatically as soon as you enter this website.
What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure the flawless provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. If contracts can be concluded or ordered through the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contract offers, orders, or other requests for services.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge about the origin, recipients and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the rectification or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. In addition, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
For this and any other questions regarding data protection, you can contact us at any time.
Analysis tools and third-party tools
When you visit this website, your surfing behavior may be statistically evaluated. This is mainly done with so-called analysis programs.
Detailed information about these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.
2. hosting and content delivery networks (CDN)
We host the content of our website with the following provider:
External hosting
This website is hosted externally. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the hoster/s. This may include, but is not limited to, IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact data, names, website visits, and other data generated through a website.
The external hosting is carried out for the purpose of fulfilling our contractual obligations towards our potential and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in the interest of providing our online offering in a secure, fast and efficient manner through a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). If appropriate consent has been requested, processing takes place solely on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time.
Our host will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill its performance obligations and to comply with our instructions regarding this data.
We use the following host(s):
nexserv GmbH
Kurfürstenstraße 10
50678 Cologne
Germany
Bunny.net CDN
We use the content delivery network Bunny.net. The provider is BunnyWay d.o.o., Dunajska cesta 165, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia (hereinafter „Bunny.net CDN“).
At Bunny.net CDN, it is a globally distributed content delivery network. In this way, the information transfer between your browser and our website is routed through the content delivery network. This allows us to increase the global accessibility and performance of our website. The CDN collects the IP address, which is however anonymized. Additionally, the CDN collects personal data when it is entered by the user themselves (e.g., by submitting via a contact form on the website).
The use of Bunny.net CDN is based on our legitimate interest in providing our web offerings in the most error-free and secure manner (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
You can find more information about Bunny.net CDN here: https://bunny.net/privacy/.
3. General notes and mandatory information
Data protection
The operators of these sites take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the legal data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and for what purposes we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.
We point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e‑mail) can involve security vulnerabilities. A complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Note on the responsible body
The responsible body for data processing on this website is:
KOMOS GmbH
Bahnhofstrasse 2
07616 Bürgel
Phone: +49 (0)36692 490 0
Email: sekretariat@komos.de
The responsible entity is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, e‑mail addresses, etc.).
Storage duration
Unless a specific storage period is specified within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you make a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, the deletion will take place upon the lapse of these reasons.
General information on the legal basis for data processing on this website
If you have consented to the data processing, we process your personal data based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, provided that special categories of data are processed under Art. 9(1) GDPR. In the event of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing also takes place on the basis of Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to access information on your end device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing also takes place on the basis of § 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time. If your data is required for contract performance or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data insofar as it is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation pursuant to Art. 6(1)© GDPR. The data processing may also take place on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The relevant legal bases in each individual case are explained in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.
Data Protection Officer
We have appointed a data protection officer.
Dr. Kummer, Jochen agenos GmbH
Phone: [Data Protection Officer’s phone number]
Email: datenschutz@komos.de
Recipients of personal data
As part of our business activities, we work with various external parties. In some cases, the transmission of personal data to these external parties is also required. We only pass on personal data to external parties if this is necessary as part of fulfilling a contractual obligation, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g., the disclosure of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, or if another legal basis permits the data transfer. When using contract processors, we only pass on personal data of our customers on the basis of a valid contract for contract processing. In the case of joint processing, a contract for joint processing is concluded.
Revocation of your consent to data processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke an already given consent at any time. The legality of data processing carried out up to the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right of objection to data collection in special cases as well as to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)
IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ARTICLE 6(1)(e) OR (f) OF THE GDPR, YOU HAVE AT ANY TIME THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE EACH AND EVERY LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED SHALL BE NOTIFIED IN THIS DATA PROTECTION NOTICE. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA, PROVIDED THAT WE CAN PROVE OBJECTIONS WHICH WE BELIEVE TO BE WORTHY OF PROTECTION, WHICH OVERWEIGH THE INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF YOU OR WHICH THE PROCESSING IS NECESSARY FOR THE ASSERTION, THE EXERCISE OR THE DEFENCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 21(1) OF THE GDPR).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA ARE BEING PROCESSED TO CONDUCT DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING, IN WHICH CASE IT IS CONNECTED WITH SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 21(2) OF THE GDPR).
Right to complain to the competent supervisory authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to file a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged violation. This right to file a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to data portability
You have the right to have data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.
Information, correction and deletion
Within the framework of applicable legal regulations, you have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge about your stored personal data, their origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, and if applicable, the right to correct or delete this data. You can contact us at any time for this purpose and for any further questions regarding personal data.
Right to restrict the processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. To exercise this right, you can contact us at any time. The right to restrict the processing exists in the following cases:
- If you dispute the accuracy of the personal data we store about you, we usually need time to verify this. During this period, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted.
- If the processing of your personal data occurred unlawfully, you may request the restriction of data processing instead of the deletion.
- If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend or establish legal claims, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted instead of being deleted.
- If you have filed a complaint under Article 21(1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data may only be processed – apart from their storage – with your consent or to establish, exercise or defend legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of an important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.
SSL or TLS encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the website operator, this page uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser address bar changes from „http://“ http://„ to “https://”https://“ and by the lock symbol in your browser bar.
If SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Objection to advertising e‑mails
The use of contact details published under the imprint obligation for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and informational material is hereby denied. The operators of the sites expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information, for example through spam emails.
4. data collection on this website
Cookies
Our websites use so-called „cookies“. Cookies are small data packages that do not cause any damage to your device. They are either temporarily stored on your device for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies). Session cookies are deleted automatically after the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or an automatic deletion is performed by your web browser.
Cookies can be generated by us (first-party cookies) or by third parties (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third parties within websites (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).
Cookies have various functions. Numerous cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies can be used to analyze user behavior or for advertising purposes.
Cookies that are necessary for the implementation of the electronic communication process, for the provision of certain functions that you wish to use (e.g., for the shopping cart function), or for optimizing the website (e.g., cookies for measuring web traffic) are stored based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent has been requested for the storage of cookies and similar recognition technologies, the processing will take place solely on the basis of this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG); the consent can be revoked at any time.
You can set your browser to be informed about the setting of cookies and to allow cookies only in individual cases, to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally, and to automatically delete the cookies when you close the browser. When cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.
You can find information about the cookies and services used on this website in this privacy policy.
CCM19
Our website uses CCM19 to obtain your consent to store certain cookies on your device or to use certain technologies and to document these in a data protection-compliant manner. The provider of this technology is Papoo Software & Media GmbH, Auguststr. 4, 53229 Bonn (hereinafter „CCM19“).
When you visit our website, a connection is established with the servers of CCM19 to obtain your consent and other declarations regarding the use of cookies. Subsequently, CCM19 stores a cookie in your browser to be able to assign the consents granted to you or their revocation. The data collected in this way is stored until you request us to delete it, you delete the CCM19 cookie yourself, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Compulsory statutory retention obligations remain unaffected.
The use of CCM19 is intended to obtain the consents required by law for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Article 6(1)© of the GDPR.
Order processing
We have concluded a contract for the processing of orders (AVV) for the use of the aforementioned service. This is a contract required by data protection law that ensures that this service processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
Contact form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact information you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We will not share this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, provided that your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively processing the requests submitted to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), provided that it has been requested; the consent is revocable at any time.
The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been completed). Compulsory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.
Request by e‑mail, phone or fax
If you contact us by e‑mail, telephone or fax, your request, including all personal data derived from it (name, request), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We will not disclose this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, provided that your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively processing the requests submitted to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), provided that it has been requested; the consent is revocable at any time.
The data you send to us via contact requests remains with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Compulsory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.
Registration with Facebook Connect
Instead of registering directly on this website, you can register using Facebook Connect. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. However, according to Facebook, the data collected is also transferred to the USA and other third countries.
If you choose to register using Facebook Connect and click the „Login with Facebook”/„Connect with Facebook” button, you will automatically be redirected to the Facebook platform. There you can log in using your user data. This will link your Facebook profile with this website or our services. Through this link, we gain access to the data you have stored on Facebook. This includes:
- Facebook name
- Facebook profile and cover photo
- Facebook cover image
- E‑mail address registered on Facebook
- Facebook ID
- Facebook friend lists
- Facebook Likes („Like“ statements)
- Birthday
- Gender
- State
- Language
This data is used to set up, provide, and personalize your account.
Registration with Facebook Connect and the associated data processing operations are carried out based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future.
As far as personal data is collected on our website using the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Article 26 GDPR). In this case, the joint responsibility is limited solely to the collection of the data and its forwarding to Facebook. The processing carried out by Facebook after forwarding is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations shared by us have been set out in a joint processing agreement. The text of the agreement can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing the privacy information when using the Facebook tool and for implementing the tool in a data protection-compliant manner on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of the Facebook products. Affected rights (e.g. requests for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook can be asserted directly with Facebook. If you assert the affected rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to Facebook.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381 and https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.
For more information, please refer to the Facebook Terms of Use and the Facebook Privacy Policy, which can be found at: https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/ and https://de-de.facebook.com/legal/terms/.
The company is certified under the „EU-US Data Privacy Framework“ (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the United States. Any company certified under the DPF is required to comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please contact the provider via the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4452.
5. Social media
This website includes elements of the social network Facebook. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland. However, according to Facebook, the data collected is also transferred to the USA and other third countries.
An overview of the Facebook social media elements can be found here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE.
When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your end device and the Facebook server. Facebook thus receives the information that you have visited this website using your IP address. If you click the Facebook „Like“ button while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of this website to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate the visit to this website with your user account. Please note that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Facebook. For more information, please refer to Facebook’s privacy policy at: https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.
The use of this service is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time.
As far as personal data is collected on our website using the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Article 26 GDPR). In this case, the joint responsibility is limited solely to the collection of the data and its forwarding to Facebook. The processing carried out by Facebook after forwarding is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations shared by us have been set out in a joint processing agreement. The text of the agreement can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing the privacy information when using the Facebook tool and for implementing the tool in a data protection-compliant manner on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of the Facebook products. Affected rights (e.g. requests for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook can be asserted directly with Facebook. If you assert the affected rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to Facebook.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381 and https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.
The company is certified under the „EU-US Data Privacy Framework“ (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the United States. Any company certified under the DPF is required to comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please contact the provider via the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4452.
6. Analysis tools and advertising
Google Tag Manager
We use the Google Tag Manager. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
The Google Tag Manager is a tool with which we can integrate tracking or statistical tools and other technologies on our website. The Google Tag Manager itself does not create user profiles, does not store cookies, and does not perform any independent analysis. It serves solely to manage and display the tools integrated through it. However, the Google Tag Manager does collect your IP address, which may also be transferred to the parent company of Google in the United States.
The use of the Google Tag Manager is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the quick and easy integration and management of various tools on its website. If appropriate consent has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
The company is certified under the „EU-US Data Privacy Framework“ (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the United States. Any company certified under the DPF is required to comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please contact the provider via the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.
Hotjar
This website uses Hotjar. The provider is Hotjar Ltd, Level 2, St Julians Business Centre, 3, Elia Zammit Street, St Julians STJ 1000, Malta, Europe (Website: https://www.hotjar.com).
Hotjar is a tool for analyzing your user behavior on this website. With Hotjar, we can, among other things, record your mouse movements and scrolling and clicks. Hotjar can also determine how long you remain with the mouse cursor on a specific area. Based on this information, Hotjar creates so-called heatmaps that show which areas of the website are preferred by the website visitor.
Furthermore, we can determine how long you stayed on a page and when you left it. We can also determine at which point you interrupted your input in a contact form (so-called conversion funnels).
Furthermore, Hotjar can collect direct feedback from website visitors. This function is used to improve the website operator’s web offerings.
Hotjar uses technologies that enable the recognition of the user for the purpose of analyzing user behavior (e.g., cookies or the use of device fingerprinting).
Provided that consent has been obtained, the use of the aforementioned service is exclusively based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25 TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. In the absence of consent, the use of this service is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR; the website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its web offerings and its advertising.
Deactivating Hotjar
If you want to disable data collection by Hotjar, click on the following link and follow the instructions there: https://www.hotjar.com/policies/do-not-track/
Please note that the deactivation of Hotjar must be performed separately for each browser or device.
For more information about Hotjar and the data collected, please refer to Hotjar’s privacy policy at the following link: https://www.hotjar.com/privacy
Order processing
We have concluded a contract for the processing of orders (AVV) for the use of the aforementioned service. This is a contract required by data protection law that ensures that this service processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
Google Ads
The website operator uses Google Ads. Google Ads is an online advertising program of Google Ireland Limited („Google“), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Ads allows us to display advertisements in the Google search engine or on third-party websites when the user enters certain search terms into Google (keyword targeting). Furthermore, targeted advertisements can be displayed based on the user data available at Google (e.g., location data and interests) (demographic targeting). As a website operator, we can quantitatively evaluate this data by, for example, analyzing which search terms led to the display of our advertisements and how many ads resulted in corresponding clicks.
The use of this service is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://business.safety.google/controllerterms/.
The company is certified under the „EU-US Data Privacy Framework“ (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the United States. Any company certified under the DPF is required to comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please contact the provider via the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.
Google Ads Remarketing
This website uses the features of Google Ads Remarketing. The provider is Google Ireland Limited („Google“), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
With Google Ads Remarketing, we can assign specific target groups to people who interact with our online offering in order to subsequently display interest-based advertising in the Google advertising network (remarketing or retargeting).
Furthermore, the advertising audiences created with Google Ads Remarketing can be linked to Google’s cross-device features. In this way, interest-based, personalized advertising messages that have been adapted to you based on your previous usage and browsing behavior on one device (e.g., mobile phone) can also be displayed on another of your devices (e.g., tablet or PC).
If you have a Google account, you can object to personalized advertising at the following link: https://adssettings.google.com/anonymous?hl=de.
The use of this service is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time.
Further information and the data protection regulations can be found in the Google privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=de.
The company is certified under the „EU-US Data Privacy Framework“ (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the United States. Any company certified under the DPF is required to comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please contact the provider via the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.
Meta Pixel (formerly Facebook Pixel)
This website uses the Visitor Action Pixel from Meta for conversion measurement. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. According to Meta, the data collected is also transferred to the USA and other third countries.
This allows the behavior of site visitors to be tracked after they have been redirected to the provider’s website by clicking on a meta ad. This enables the effectiveness of the meta ads to be evaluated for statistical and market research purposes and future advertising measures to be optimized.
The collected data is anonymous to us as the operator of this website; we cannot draw any conclusions about the identity of the users. However, the data is stored and processed by Meta, so that a connection to the respective user profile on Facebook or Instagram is possible, and Meta uses the data for its own advertising purposes, in accordance with the Meta Data Use Policy (https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/) can use. This allows Meta to enable the display of advertisements on Facebook or Instagram pages and other advertising channels. This use of the data cannot be influenced by us as the site operator.
The use of this service is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time.
To the extent that personal data is collected on our website using the tool described here and forwarded to Meta, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Article 26 GDPR). In this case, the joint responsibility is limited solely to the collection of the data and their transmission to Meta. The processing carried out by Meta after transmission is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations we jointly have are set out in a joint processing agreement. The text of the agreement can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing the privacy information when using the Meta tool and for implementing the tool in a data protection-compliant manner on our website. Meta is responsible for the data security of the Meta products. Affected rights (e.g. access requests) regarding the data processed by Facebook or Instagram can be asserted directly with Meta. When you assert the affected rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to Meta.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.
You can find further information about protecting your privacy in Meta’s privacy policy: https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/.
You can also use the „Custom Audiences” remarketing feature in the “Advertising settings” section under https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen deactivate. To do this, you must be logged in to Facebook.
If you do not have an account on Facebook or Instagram, you can disable usage-based advertising from Meta on the website of the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/.
The company is certified under the „EU-US Data Privacy Framework“ (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the United States. Any company certified under the DPF is required to comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please contact the provider via the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4452.
7. Newsletter
Newsletter data
If you wish to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified email address and that you agree to receive the newsletter. No other data is collected, or only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for the delivery of the requested information and do not disclose it to third parties.
The processing of the data entered into the newsletter registration form takes place solely on the basis of your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may revoke the consent given to store the data, the email address, and to use it to send the newsletter at any time, for example via the „unsubscribe“ link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.
The data you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter, or after the newsletter has been deleted for any other reason. We reserve the right to delete or block email addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our discretion within the scope of our legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
Data that was stored with us for other purposes remains unaffected by this.
After you are removed from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored in a blacklist with us or the newsletter service provider, if necessary to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist is only used for this purpose and not combined with other data. This serves both your and our interests in complying with legal requirements regarding the sending of newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). The storage in the blacklist is not time-limited. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.
8. Plugins and Tools
Google Maps
This page uses the Google Maps mapping service. The provider is Google Ireland Limited („Google“), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. With the help of this service, we can embed map material on our website.
To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this page has no influence on this data transmission. When Google Maps is activated, Google can use Google Fonts for uniform display of fonts. When you call up Google Maps, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache to display text and fonts correctly.
The use of Google Maps is done in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings and of easy finding of the places indicated by us on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If appropriate consent has been requested, the processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of TDDDG. The consent is revocable at any time.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/.
For more information about how user data is handled, please see Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
The company is certified under the „EU-US Data Privacy Framework“ (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the United States. Any company certified under the DPF is required to comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please contact the provider via the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.
Google reCAPTCHA
We use „Google reCAPTCHA“ (hereinafter „reCAPTCHA“) on this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited („Google“), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
reCAPTCHA is used to verify whether the data entry on this website (e.g. in a contact form) is performed by a human or by an automated program. To do this, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis begins automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. To analyze the data, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g. IP address, duration of the website visit by the visitor or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google.
The reCAPTCHA analyses run entirely in the background. Website visitors are not informed that an analysis is taking place.
The storage and analysis of the data is carried out in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offerings from abusive automated spying and spam. If appropriate consent has been requested, the processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time.
For more information about Google reCAPTCHA, please refer to the Google Privacy Policy and the Google Terms of Service at the following links: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de and https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=de.
The company is certified under the „EU-US Data Privacy Framework“ (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the United States. Any company certified under the DPF is required to comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please contact the provider via the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.
9. E‑commerce and payment providers
Processing of customer and contract data
We collect, process, and use personal customer and contractual data to establish, structure, and modify our contractual relationships. We only collect, process, and use personal data regarding the use of this website (usage data) to the extent necessary to enable the user to use the service or to bill them. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.
The customer data collected will be deleted after the completion of the order or termination of the business relationship and the expiry of any applicable legal retention periods. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.
10. Own services
Handling applicant data
We offer you the opportunity to apply to us (e.g. by e‑mail, postal mail or via the online application form). In the following we inform you about the scope, purpose and use of the personal data collected as part of the application process. We assure you that the collection, processing and use of your data is carried out in accordance with applicable data protection law and all other legal regulations, and that your data will be treated strictly confidentially.
Scope and purpose of data collection
When you submit an application to us, we process the personal data related to it (e.g., contact and communication data, application documents, notes during job interviews, etc.), insofar as this is necessary for deciding on the conclusion of an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is § 26 BDSG under German law (initiation of an employment relationship), Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (general contract initiation), and – if you have given your consent – Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. Your consent is revocable at any time. Your personal data will only be disclosed to persons involved in processing your application within our company.
If the application is successful, the data submitted by you will be stored in our data processing systems based on § 26 BDSG and Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR for the purpose of implementing the employment relationship.
Data retention period
If we are unable to offer you a job, refuse to accept an offer of employment, or withdraw your application, we reserve the right to store the data you have provided with us for up to 6 months from the end of the application process (rejection or withdrawal of the application), based on our legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). After that, the data will be deleted and the physical application documents destroyed. The storage serves, in particular, as evidence in the event of a legal dispute. If it is apparent that the data will be required after the 6‑month period has expired (e.g., due to an imminent or pending legal dispute), a deletion will only take place when the purpose for further storage no longer applies.
Longer storage may also take place if you have given your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR) or if statutory retention obligations preclude deletion.
Inclusion in the applicant pool
If we do not offer you a job, there is the possibility of including you in our applicant pool. In the event of acceptance, all documents and information from the application will be added to the applicant pool in order to contact you in the event of suitable vacancies.
Admission to the applicant pool takes place solely on the basis of your express consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). The consent is voluntary and is not related to the ongoing application process. The data subject can withdraw their consent at any time. In this case, the data from the applicant pool will be deleted irrevocably, unless there are any legal reasons for retaining it.
The data from the applicant pool will be deleted irrevocably no later than two years after consent is granted.