Privacy Policy

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 our website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally. For detailed information on the subject of data protection, please refer to our privacy policy listed below this text.

DATA COLLECTION ON OUR WEBSITE

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the legal notice on this website.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may include, for example, data that you enter in a contact form.

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

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website functions correctly. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time and free of charge. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice if you have any further questions about data protection. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

In addition, under certain circumstances, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. For details, please refer to the privacy policy under “Right to restriction of processing.”

ANALYTICS TOOLS AND THIRD-PARTY TOOLS

When you visit our website, your surfing behavior may be statistically evaluated. This is primarily done using cookies and so-called analysis programs. The analysis of your surfing behavior is usually anonymous; your surfing behavior cannot be traced back to you.

You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information about these tools and your options for objecting can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. General information and mandatory information

Data Protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy. When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done. We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating by email) can have security gaps. 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:

MICS Engineering and Inspection GmbH

Mobile: + 49 (0) 155 6161 0 373
Email: info@mics-insp.com

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

WITHDRAWAL OF YOUR CONSENT TO DATA PROCESSING

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke any consent you have already given at any time. To do so, simply send us an informal email. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

RIGHT TO OBJECT TO DATA COLLECTION IN SPECIFIC CASES AND TO DIRECT MARKETING (ART. 21 GDPR)

If data processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The respective legal basis on which processing is based can be found in this privacy policy. If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims (objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR).

If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing purposes; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. If you object, your personal data will no longer be used for direct marketing purposes (objection pursuant to Art. 21 (2) GDPR).

RIGHT TO LODGE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COMPETENT SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at the following link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Service/Anschriften/anschriften_table.html (Germany) and https://www.dsb.gv.at/ueber-die-website/kontakt.html (Austria).

RIGHT TO DATA PORTABILITY

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

SSL OR TLS ENCRYPTION

This site uses 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 site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

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

ENCRYPTED PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS

If, after concluding a contract subject to a fee, you are obliged to provide us with your payment details (e.g., account number for direct debit authorization), this data is required for payment processing. Payment transactions using common payment methods (Visa/MasterCard, direct debit) are carried out exclusively via an encrypted SSL or TLS connection. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line. With encrypted communication, your payment details that you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

INFORMATION, BLOCKING, DELETION AND CORRECTION

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to receive information free of charge at any time about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, and, if applicable, a right to correct, block, or delete this data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice if you have any further questions on the subject of personal data.

RIGHT TO RESTRICTION OF PROCESSING

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

• If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
• If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
• If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend, or assert legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
• If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 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, this data may—apart from its storage—only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

OBJECTION TO ADVERTISING EMAILS

We hereby object to the use of contact data published within the scope of the imprint obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information, for example through spam emails.

3. Data collection on our website

COOKIES

Some of the Internet pages use so-called cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offer more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies.” They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit.

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

Cookies that are necessary for the electronic communication process or for the provision of certain functions requested by you (e.g., shopping cart function) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. Insofar as other cookies (e.g., cookies for analyzing your surfing behavior) are stored, these are treated separately in this privacy policy.

SERVER LOG FILES

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

• Browser type and browser version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL
• Host name of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request
• IP address
  
  This data is not merged with other data sources. This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website – for this purpose, the server log files must be collected.

CONTACT FORM

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent. The data entered in the contact form is therefore processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time. To do so, simply send us an informal email. The legality of the data processing operations carried out until revocation remains unaffected by the revocation. 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 processed). Mandatory legal provisions—in particular retention periods—remain unaffected.

REQUEST BY EMAIL, TELEPHONE, OR FAX

If you contact us by email, telephone, or fax, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We will not disclose this data without your consent.

This data is processed 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, processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR) and/or our legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR), as we have a legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us.

The data you send us via contact requests 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 processed). Mandatory legal provisions—in particular statutory retention periods—remain unaffected.

REGISTRATION ON THIS WEBSITE

You can register on our website to use additional features on the site. We only use the data you enter for the purpose of using the respective offer or service for which you have registered. The mandatory information requested during registration must be provided in full. Otherwise, we will reject the registration.

For important changes, such as changes to the scope of the offer or technically necessary changes, we will use the email address provided during registration to inform you.

The data entered during registration will be processed on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). You can revoke your consent at any time. To do so, simply send us an informal email. The legality of the data processing that has already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data collected during registration will be stored by us for as long as you are registered on our website and will then be deleted. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

PROCESSING OF DATA (CUSTOMER AND CONTRACT DATA)

We collect, process, and use personal data only to the extent necessary for the establishment, content, or modification of the legal relationship (inventory data). This is done on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures. We collect, process, and use personal data relating to the use of our website (usage data) only to the extent necessary to enable the user to use the service or to bill for it.

The customer data collected will be deleted after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

DATA TRANSFER UPON CONCLUSION OF CONTRACT FOR ONLINE SHOPS, RETAILERS AND GOODS SHIPPING

We only transfer personal data to third parties if this is necessary for the execution of the contract, for example to companies entrusted with the delivery of goods or the credit institution responsible for payment processing. No further transfer of data takes place unless you have expressly consented to the transfer. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent, for example for advertising purposes.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

DATA TRANSFER UPON CONCLUSION OF CONTRACT FOR SERVICES AND DIGITAL CONTENT

We only transfer personal data to third parties if this is necessary for the execution of the contract, for example to the credit institution responsible for payment processing. No further transfer of data takes place unless you have expressly consented to the transfer. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent, for example for advertising purposes. The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

REGISTRATION WITH FACEBOOK CONNECT

Instead of registering directly on our website, you can register with Facebook Connect. This service is provided by Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland.

If you decide to register with Facebook Connect and click on the “Login with Facebook”/“Connect with Facebook” button, you will be automatically redirected to the Facebook platform. There you can log in with your user data. This links your Facebook profile to our website or our services. This link gives us access to your data stored on Facebook. This includes, in particular:

• Facebook name
• Facebook profile and cover photo
• Facebook cover photo
• Email address stored on Facebook
• Facebook ID
• Facebook friends lists
• Facebook likes
• Birthday
• Gender
• Country
• Language

This data is used to set up, provide, and personalize your account.

Registration with Facebook Connect and the associated data processing operations are based on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time with future effect.

Further information can be found in the Facebook Terms of Use and the Facebook Privacy Policy. These can be found at: https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/ and https://de-de.facebook.com/legal/terms/.

COMMENT FUNCTION ON THIS WEBSITE

For the comment function on this page, in addition to your comment, information about the time the comment was created, your email address, and, if you are not posting anonymously, the username you have chosen will also be stored.

STORAGE OF IP ADRESS

Our comment function stores the IP addresses of users who post comments. Since we do not review comments on our site before they are published, we need this data in order to take action against the author in the event of legal violations such as insults or propaganda.

SUBSCRIBE TO COMMENTS

As a user of the site, you can subscribe to comments after registering. You will receive a confirmation email to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided. You can unsubscribe from this feature at any time via a link in the info emails. In this case, the data entered when subscribing to comments will be deleted; however, if you have provided us with this data for other purposes and elsewhere (e.g., newsletter subscription), it will remain with us.

STORAGE PERIOD FOR COMMENTS

The comments and associated data (e.g., IP address) are stored and remain on our website until the commented content has been completely deleted or the comments must be deleted for legal reasons (e.g., offensive comments).

LEGAL BASIS

Comments are stored on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). You can revoke your consent at any time. To do so, simply send us an informal email. The legality of data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.

4. Plugins and tools

GOOGLE WEB FONTS

This site uses web fonts provided by Google to ensure uniform font display. The Google fonts are installed locally. No connection to Google servers is established.

GOOGLE MAPS

This site uses the Google Maps map service via an API. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer.

Google Maps is used in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings and to make it easy to find the locations we have indicated on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

For more information on the handling of user data, please refer to Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

ADOBE FONTS

Our website uses web fonts from Adobe to ensure consistent display of certain fonts. The provider is Adobe Systems Incorporated, 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110-2704, USA (Adobe).

When you visit our website, your browser downloads the required fonts directly from Adobe so that they can be displayed correctly on your device. Your browser establishes a connection to Adobe’s servers in the USA. This allows Adobe to know that our website has been accessed via your IP address. According to Adobe, no cookies are stored when the fonts are provided.

Adobe is certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield. The Privacy Shield is an agreement between the United States of America and the European Union that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards. For more information, please visit: https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/eudatatransfers.html.

The use of Adobe Fonts is necessary to ensure a uniform typeface on our website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

For more information about Adobe Fonts, please visit: https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policies/adobe-fonts.html.

Adobe’s privacy policy can be found at: https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policy.html

YOUTUBE WITH ENHANCED PRIVACY SETTINGS

Our website uses plugins from the YouTube website. The operator of the pages is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

We use YouTube in extended data protection mode. According to YouTube, this mode means that YouTube does not store any information about visitors to this website before they watch the video. However, the extended data protection mode does not necessarily exclude the transfer of data to YouTube partners. YouTube establishes a connection to the Google DoubleClick network regardless of whether you watch a video.

As soon as you start a YouTube video on our website, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. This tells the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to associate your surfing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

Furthermore, YouTube may store various cookies on your device after you start a video. With the help of these cookies, YouTube can obtain information about visitors to our website. This information is used, among other things, to collect video statistics, improve user-friendliness, and prevent fraud attempts. The cookies remain on your device until you delete them.

After a YouTube video has been started, further data processing operations may be triggered over which we have no control.

The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Further information about data protection at YouTube can be found in their privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

VIMEO

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

When you visit one of our pages equipped with a Vimeo plugin, a connection to the Vimeo servers is established. The Vimeo server is informed which of our pages you have visited. Vimeo also obtains your IP address. This also applies if you are not logged in to Vimeo or do not have an account with Vimeo. The information collected by Vimeo is transmitted to the Vimeo server in the USA.

If you are logged into your Vimeo account, you enable Vimeo to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your Vimeo account.

The use of Vimeo is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

Further information on the handling of user data can be found in Vimeo’s privacy policy at: https://vimeo.com/privacy.

SOUNDCLOUD

Plugins from the social network SoundCloud (SoundCloud Limited, Berners House, 47-48 Berners Street, London W1T 3NF, United Kingdom) may be integrated into our pages. You can recognize the SoundCloud plugins by the SoundCloud logo on the relevant pages.

When you visit our pages, a direct connection is established between your browser and the SoundCloud server after the plugin is activated. SoundCloud thereby receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click the “Like” or “Share” button while logged into your SoundCloud user account, you can link and/or share the content of our pages with your SoundCloud profile. This allows SoundCloud to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or its use by SoundCloud.

The use of SoundCloud is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility on social media.

Further information on this can be found in SoundCloud’s privacy policy at: https://soundcloud.com/pages/privacy.

If you do not want SoundCloud to associate your visit to our website with your SoundCloud user account, please log out of your SoundCloud user account before activating the content of the SoundCloud plugin.

SPOTIFY

Our website incorporates features from the Spotify music service. The provider is Spotify AB, Birger Jarlsgatan 61, 113 56 Stockholm, Sweden. You can recognize the Spotify plugins by the green logo on our website. An overview of the Spotify plugins can be found at: https://developer.spotify.com.

This allows a direct connection to be established between your browser and the Spotify server when you visit our website via the plugin. Spotify receives the information that you have visited our website with your IP address. If you click on the Spotify button while you are logged into your Spotify account, you can link the content of our website to your Spotify profile. This allows Spotify to associate your visit to our website with your user account.

Data processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the appealing acoustic design of its website.

Further information on this can be found in Spotify’s privacy policy: https://www.spotify.com/de/legal/privacy-policy/.

If you do not want Spotify to associate your visit to our pages with your Spotify user account, please log out of your Spotify user account.

ZENDESK

We use the Zendesk CRM system to process user inquiries. The provider is Zendesk, Inc., 1019 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.

We use Zendesk to process your inquiries quickly and efficiently. The legal basis for processing your data is the legitimate interest based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

As a US provider, Zendesk is Privacy Shield certified and is therefore committed to complying with EU data protection law. In addition, we have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) with Zendesk. This ensures that Zendesk only uses user data in accordance with EU data protection standards exclusively for the purpose of processing inquiries and does not pass it on to third parties.

You can send inquiries by providing only your email address and without providing your name.

If you do not agree to your inquiry being processed by us via Zendesk, you can alternatively communicate with us by email, telephone, or fax.

For more information, please refer to Zendesk’s privacy policy: https://www.zendesk.de/company/customers-partners/privacy-policy/.

GOOGLE RECAPTCHA

We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereinafter ‘reCAPTCHA’) on our websites. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

reCAPTCHA is used to verify whether the data entered on our websites (e.g., in a contact form) is entered 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. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g., IP address, length of time the website visitor stays on the website, or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google.

The reCAPTCHA analyses run completely in the background. Website visitors are not notified that an analysis is taking place.

Data processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offerings from abusive automated spying and SPAM.

For more information about Google reCAPTCHA and Google’s privacy policy, please visit the following links: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de and https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/v3.html.

WIDGET YOURRATE

We have implemented a rating widget on our website. You can find general information about widgets at: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widget.

The widget we use is implemented as part of our website offering from yourrate.com. This service is provided by our provider’s subcontractor, Euroweb Internet GmbH, Hansaallee 299, 40549 Düsseldorf. We have concluded corresponding agreements with our processors and they with their subcontractors. Further details on data processing can also be found in the terms and conditions at https://www.yourrate.com/de/agb (hereinafter: YourRate).

YourRate requests data via the rating widget on our website. When the widget is called up, your device establishes a connection to the YourRate servers via the browser used. This primarily collects your IP address. This data is not merged with other data sources. The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is therefore technically necessary to enable the website and widgets to be delivered to your device. In particular, no tracking or statistical evaluation takes place.

5. Social Media

INTEGRATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT

On this website, we have integrated a tool for implementing social media content from the provider Curator Group, 69 Ruthven Street, Bondi Junction, NSW 2022 Australia. Details on the data processing carried out in connection with the service can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at https://curator.io/privacy-policy. The legal basis for the integration of the tool is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in optimizing the user-friendliness of the website and enabling the integration of social media posts.

SOCIAL MEDIA PLUGINS WITH SHARIFF

Our website uses social media plugins (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram, Pinterest, XING, LinkedIn, Tumblr).

You can usually recognize the plugins by the respective social media logos. To ensure data protection on our website, we only use these plugins in conjunction with the so-called “Shariff” solution. This application prevents the plugins integrated on our website from transferring data to the respective provider as soon as you visit the page.

Only when you activate the respective plugin by clicking on the corresponding button will a direct connection to the provider’s server be established (consent). As soon as you activate the plugin, the respective provider receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you are logged into your respective social media account (e.g., Facebook) at the same time, the respective provider can assign the visit to our pages to your user account.

Activating the plugin constitutes consent within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future.

FACEBOOK PLUGINS (LIKE & SHARE BUTTON)

Plugins from the social network Facebook, provider Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA, are integrated into our pages. You can recognize the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the “Like” button on our page. An overview of the Facebook plugins can be found here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE.

When you visit our pages, the plugin establishes a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server. Facebook thereby receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click the Facebook “Like” button while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of our pages to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how it is used by Facebook. For more information, please see Facebook’s privacy policy at: https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.

If you do not want Facebook to be able to associate your visit to our pages with your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook user account. The use of Facebook plugins is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility on social media.

USE OF JUICER.IO

On this website, we have integrated a tool for implementing social media content from the provider saas.group LLC, 304 S. Jones Blvd #1205, Las Vegas NV 89107, USA. Details on the data processing carried out in connection with the service can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at https://www.juicer.io/privacy. The legal basis for the integration of the tool is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in optimizing the user-friendliness of the website and enabling the integration of social media posts.

TWITTER PLUGIN

Our website incorporates features of the Twitter service. These features are provided by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. By using Twitter and the “Re-Tweet” feature, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and made known to other users. Data is also transferred to Twitter in the process. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or its use by Twitter. For more information, please see Twitter’s privacy policy at: https://twitter.com/de/privacy.

The use of the Twitter plugin is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility on social media. You can change your privacy settings on Twitter in your account settings at https://twitter.com/account/settings.

GOOGLE+ PLUGIN

The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Collection and sharing of information: You can use the Google+ button to publish information worldwide. The Google+ button allows you and other users to receive personalized content from Google and our partners. Google stores both the information that you have given +1 for a piece of content and information about the page you were viewing when you clicked +1. Your +1s may be displayed as references along with your profile name and photo in Google services, such as in search results or in your Google profile, or in other places on websites and ads on the Internet.

Google records information about your +1 activity to improve Google services for you and others. To use the Google+ button, you need a globally visible, public Google profile that must contain at least the name you have chosen for your profile. This name is used in all Google services. In some cases, this name may also replace another name you have used when sharing content via your Google account. The identity of your Google profile may be displayed to users who know your email address or have other identifying information about you.

Use of collected information: In addition to the purposes described above, the information you provide will be used in accordance with Google’s applicable privacy policy. Google may publish summary statistics about users’ +1 activities or share them with users and partners, such as publishers, advertisers, or affiliated websites. The use of the Google+ plugin is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility on social media.

INSTAGRAM PLUGIN

Our website incorporates features of the Instagram service. These features are provided by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA.

If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of our pages to your Instagram profile by clicking on the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or its use by Instagram.

The use of the Instagram plugin is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility on social media.

Further information can be found in Instagram’s privacy policy: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

TUMBLR PLUGIN

Our websites use buttons from the Tumblr service. The provider is Tumblr, Inc., 35 East 21st St, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA.

These buttons allow you to share a post or page on Tumblr or follow the provider on Tumblr. When you visit one of our websites with a Tumblr button, your browser establishes a direct connection to Tumblr’s servers. We have no influence on the amount of data that Tumblr collects and transmits using this plugin. As far as we know, the user’s IP address and the URL of the respective website are transmitted.

The use of the Tumblr plugin is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility on social media.

Further information on this can be found in Tumblr’s privacy policy at: https://www.tumblr.com/privacy/de.

LINKEDIN PLUGIN

Our website uses features of the LinkedIn network. The provider is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Each time one of our pages containing LinkedIn features is accessed, a connection to LinkedIn servers is established. LinkedIn is informed that you have visited our website with your IP address. If you click on the LinkedIn “Recommend” button and are logged into your LinkedIn account, LinkedIn can associate your visit to our website with you and your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or its use by LinkedIn.

The use of the LinkedIn plugin is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility on social media.

Further information can be found in LinkedIn’s privacy policy at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

XING PLUGIN

Our website uses functions of the XING network. The provider is XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.

Each time one of our pages containing XING functions is accessed, a connection to XING servers is established. To our knowledge, no personal data is stored in the process. In particular, no IP addresses are stored or usage behavior evaluated.

The use of the XING plugin is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility on social media.

Further information on data protection and the XING Share button can be found in XING’s privacy policy at: https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.

PINTEREST PLUGIN

On our website, we use social plugins from the social network Pinterest, which is operated by Pinterest Inc., 808 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-490, USA (“Pinterest”).

When you visit a page that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to Pinterest’s servers. The plugin transmits log data to the Pinterest server in the USA. This log data may include your IP address, the address of the websites you visit that also contain Pinterest features, the type and settings of your browser, the date and time of your request, your use of Pinterest, and cookies.

The use of the Pinterest plugin is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility on social media.

For more information about the purpose, scope, and further processing and use of data by Pinterest, as well as your rights and options for protecting your privacy, please refer to Pinterest’s privacy policy: https://policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy.

6. Analysis tools and advertising

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 our website. With Hotjar, we can record your mouse and scroll movements and clicks, among other things. Hotjar can also determine how long you remained with the mouse pointer on a specific spot. Hotjar uses this information to create so-called heat maps, which can be used to determine which areas of the website are preferred by website visitors.

Furthermore, we can determine how long you stayed on a page and when you left it. We can also determine at which point you canceled your entries in a contact form (so-called conversion funnels).

In addition, Hotjar can be used to obtain direct feedback from website visitors. This function serves to improve the website operator’s web offerings.

Hotjar uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. They serve to make our website more user-friendly, effective, and secure. These cookies allow us to determine whether our website was visited using a specific device or whether Hotjar’s functions have been deactivated for the browser in question. Hotjar cookies remain on your device until you delete them.

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

The use of Hotjar and the storage of Hotjar cookies is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising.

DISABLING HOTJAR

If you wish 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 Hotjar must be disabled separately for each browser and each 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/legal/policies/privacy/

CONTRACT FOR ORDER PROCESSING

We have entered into a data processing agreement with Hotjar to comply with strict European data protection regulations.

GOOGLE ANALYTICS

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

Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies.” These are text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

The storage of Google Analytics cookies and the use of this analysis tool are based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising.

IP ANONYMIZATION

We have activated the IP anonymization function on this website. This means that your IP address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

BROWSER PLUGIN

You can prevent cookies from being stored by adjusting your browser software settings accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

OBJECTION TO DATA COLLECTION

You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent your data from being collected on future visits to this website: Disable Google Analytics.

For more information on how Google Analytics handles user data, please refer to Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.

ORDER PROCESSING

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

DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS IN GOOGLE ANALYTICS

This website uses the “demographic characteristics” feature of Google Analytics. This allows reports to be generated that contain information about the age, gender, and interests of site visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google and visitor data from third-party providers. This data cannot be attributed to any specific individual. You can disable this feature at any time via the ad settings in your Google account or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described in the section “Objection to data collection.”

STORAGE PERIOD

Data stored by Google at user and event level that is linked to cookies, user IDs (e.g., user ID) or advertising IDs (e.g., DoubleClick cookies, Android advertising ID) is anonymized or deleted after 14 months. For details, please see the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=de

GOOGLE ANALYTICS REMARKETING

Our websites use the functions of Google Analytics Remarketing in conjunction with the cross-device functions of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

This function allows the advertising target groups created with Google Analytics Remarketing to be linked to the cross-device functions of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick. This allows interest-based, personalized advertising messages that have been tailored to you based on your previous usage and surfing behavior on one device (e.g., cell phone) to also be displayed on another of your devices (e.g., tablet or PC).

If you have given your consent, Google will link your web and app browsing history to your Google account for this purpose. This allows the same personalized advertising messages to be displayed on every device you log into with your Google account.

To support this feature, Google Analytics collects Google-authenticated user IDs, which are temporarily linked to our Google Analytics data to define and create target groups for cross-device advertising.

You can permanently opt out of cross-device remarketing/targeting by disabling personalized advertising; to do so, follow this link: https://adssettings.google.com/.

The summary of the data collected in your Google account is based solely on your consent, which you can give or revoke at Google (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). For data collection processes that are not merged into your Google account (e.g. because you do not have a Google account or have objected to the merger), the collection of data is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The legitimate interest arises from the fact that the website operator has an interest in the anonymous analysis of website visitors for advertising purposes.

Further information and the privacy policy can be found in Google’s privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=de.

GOOGLE ADSENSE

This website uses Google AdSense, a service for integrating advertisements from Google Inc. (“Google”). The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google AdSense uses so-called “cookies,” text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. Google AdSense also uses so-called web beacons (invisible graphics). These web beacons can be used to evaluate information such as visitor traffic on these pages. The information generated by cookies and web beacons about the use of this website (including your IP address) and the delivery of advertising formats is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. This information may be passed on by Google to Google’s contractual partners. However, Google will not merge your IP address with other data stored about you. AdSense cookies are stored on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising. You can prevent the installation of cookies by adjusting your browser software settings accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

GOOGLE ADWORDS AND GOOGLE CONVERSION TRACKING

This website uses Google AdWords. AdWords is an online advertising program from Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

We use conversion tracking as part of Google AdWords. When you click on an ad placed by Google, a conversion tracking cookie is set. Cookies are small text files that the Internet browser stores on the user’s computer. These cookies expire after 30 days and are not used to personally identify users. 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 AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot be tracked via the websites of AdWords customers. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers 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 personally identify users. If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can object to this use by easily deactivating the Google conversion tracking cookie via your Internet browser under user settings. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.

The storage of “conversion cookies” and the use of this tracking tool are based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising.

For more information about Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking, please refer to Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

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

IONOS WEB ANALYTICS

This website uses the analysis services of IONOS WebAnalytics (hereinafter: IONOS). The provider is 1&1 IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Straße 57, D – 56410 Montabaur. As part of the analyses with IONOS, visitor numbers and behavior (e.g., number of page views, duration of a website visit, bounce rates), visitor sources (i.e., which page the visitor comes from), visitor locations, and technical data (browser and operating system versions) can be analyzed. For this purpose, IONOS stores the following data in particular:

• Referrer (previously visited website)
• Requested website or file
• Browser type and browser version
• Operating system used
• Device type used
• Time of access
• IP address in anonymized form (used only to determine the location of access)
• According to IONOS, data collection is completely anonymous, meaning that it cannot be traced back to individual persons. Cookies are not stored by IONOS WebAnalytics.

The storage and analysis of data is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the statistical analysis of user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising. If consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.

For more information on data collection and processing by IONOS WebAnalytics, please refer to the IONOS privacy policy at the following link:
https://www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/index.php?id=6

ORDER PROCESSING

We have concluded a contract with IONOS for order processing. This contract is intended to ensure that IONOS handles your personal data in compliance with data protection regulations.

WORDPRESS STATISTICS

This website uses the WordPress tool Stats to statistically evaluate visitor traffic. The provider is Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110-4929, USA.

WordPress Stats uses cookies that are stored on your computer and enable analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookies about your use of our website is stored on servers in the USA. Your IP address is anonymized after processing and before storage.

WordPress Stats cookies remain on your device until you delete them. The storage of WordPress Stats cookies and the use of this analysis tool are based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the anonymous analysis of user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If you deactivate cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.

You can object to the collection and use of your data for the future by setting an opt-out cookie in your browser by clicking on this link: https://www.quantcast.com/opt-out/.

If you delete the cookies on your computer, you will need to set the opt-out cookie again.

FACEBOOK PIXEL

Our website uses the visitor action pixel from Facebook, Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA (“Facebook”) to measure conversions.

This allows the behavior of page visitors to be tracked after they have been redirected to the provider’s website by clicking on a Facebook advertisement. This allows the effectiveness of Facebook advertisements to be evaluated for statistical and market research purposes and future advertising measures to be optimized.

The data collected 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 Facebook, so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible and Facebook can use the data for its own advertising purposes in accordance with the Facebook Data Use Policy. This enables Facebook to place advertisements on Facebook pages and outside of Facebook. As the website operator, we have no influence over this use of the data.

The use of Facebook pixels is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in effective advertising measures, including social media.

You can find further information on protecting your privacy in Facebook’s privacy policy: https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

You can also deactivate the “Custom Audiences” remarketing function in the ad settings section at https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen. To do this, you must be logged in to Facebook.

If you do not have a Facebook account, you can deactivate usage-based advertising from Facebook on the website of the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/.

7. Newsletter

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

The data entered in the newsletter registration form is processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). You can revoke your consent to the storage of data, your email address, and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the “Unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you provide us for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted after you unsubscribe. Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected by this.

8. Own services

APPLICATIONS

We offer you the opportunity to apply for a position with us (e.g., by email, post, or via our online application form). Below, we provide information about the scope, purpose, and use of your personal data collected during the application process. We assure you that the collection, processing, and use of your data will be carried out in accordance with applicable data protection law and all other legal provisions, and that your data will be treated as strictly confidential.

SCOPE AND PURPOSE OF DATA COLLECTION

When you send us an application, we process your associated personal data (e.g., contact and communication data, application documents, notes taken during job interviews, etc.) to the extent necessary to decide whether to establish an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is Section 26 of the new German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG-neu) (initiation of an employment relationship), Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR (general contract initiation) and – if you have given your consent – Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. Consent can be revoked at any time. Your personal data will only be passed on within our company to persons involved in processing your application.

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

DATA RETENTION PERIOD

If we are unable to offer you a position, you decline a job offer, withdraw your application, revoke your consent to data processing, or request that we delete your data, the data you have submitted, including any remaining physical application documents, will be stored or retained for a maximum of 6 months after completion of the application process (retention period) in order to be able to trace the details of the application process in the event of discrepancies (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).

YOU CAN OBJECT TO THIS STORAGE IF YOU HAVE LEGITIMATE INTERESTS THAT OUTWEIGH OUR INTERESTS.

After the retention period has expired, the data will be deleted unless there is a legal obligation to retain it or another legal reason for further storage. If it is apparent that the storage of your data will be necessary after the expiry of the retention period (e.g. due to an impending or pending legal dispute), deletion will only take place when the data has become irrelevant. Other statutory retention obligations remain unaffected.

9. Online marketing and affiliate programs

AMAZON AFFILIATE PROGRAM

The operators of these pages participate in the Amazon EU Partner Program. Amazon advertisements and links to Amazon.de are integrated into our pages, through which we can earn money via 23/27 advertising cost reimbursement. Amazon uses cookies for this purpose in order to track the origin of orders. This allows Amazon to recognize that you have clicked on the affiliate link on our website. The storage of “Amazon cookies” is based on Art. 6 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in this, as only through cookies can the amount of its affiliate compensation be determined. For more information on data use by Amazon, please refer to Amazon’s privacy policy: https://www.amazon.de/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=footer_privacy?ie=UTF8&nodeId=3312401.

10. Payment providers and resellers

PAYPAL

On our website, we offer payment via PayPal, among other methods. This payment service is provided by PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter referred to as “PayPal”).

If you choose to pay via PayPal, the payment details you enter will be transmitted to PayPal.

The transfer of your data to PayPal is based on Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR (consent) and Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (processing for the performance of a contract). You have the option to revoke your consent to data processing at any time. A revocation does not affect the validity of past data processing operations.

KLARNA

On our website, we offer payment via Klarna, among other services. The provider is Klarna AB, Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden (hereinafter referred to as “Klarna”).

Klarna offers various payment options (e.g., installment purchases). If you choose to pay with Klarna (Klarna checkout solution), Klarna will collect various personal data from you. You can find details on this in Klarna’s privacy policy at the following link: https://www.klarna.com/de/datenschutz/.

Klarna uses cookies to optimize the use of the Klarna checkout solution. The optimization of the checkout solution constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device and do not cause any damage. They remain on your device until you delete them. Details on the use of Klarna cookies can be found at the following link: https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/policy/cookie/de_de/checkout.pdf.

The transfer of your data to Klarna is based on Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR (consent) and Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (processing for the performance of a contract). You have the option to revoke your consent to data processing at any time. Revocation does not affect the validity of past data processing operations.

INSTANT TRANSFER

On our website, we offer payment via “Sofortüberweisung” (instant bank transfer), among other methods. This payment service is provided by Sofort GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich (hereinafter referred to as “Sofort GmbH”).

With the help of the “Sofortüberweisung” procedure, we receive a payment confirmation from Sofort GmbH in real time and can immediately begin to fulfill our obligations.

If you have chosen the “Sofortüberweisung” payment method, you will send your PIN and a valid TAN to Sofort GmbH, which will then use this information to log into your online banking account. After logging in, Sofort GmbH will automatically check your account balance and transfer the funds to us using the TAN you provided. It will then immediately send us a transaction confirmation. After logging in, your transactions, the credit limit of your overdraft facility, and the existence of other accounts and their balances will also be checked automatically.

In addition to the PIN and TAN, the payment details you have entered and your personal data will also be transmitted to Sofort GmbH. Your personal data includes your first and last name, address, telephone number(s), email address, IP address, and any other data required for payment processing. The transmission of this data is necessary to verify your identity beyond doubt and to prevent fraud attempts.

The transfer of your data to Sofort GmbH is based on Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR (consent) and Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (processing for the performance of a contract). You have the option to revoke your consent to data processing at any time. Revocation does not affect the validity of past data processing operations.

For details on payment with Sofortüberweisung, please refer to the following links: https://www.sofort.de/datenschutz.html and https://www.klarna.com/sofort/.

PAYDIRECT

On our website, we offer payment via Paydirekt, among other methods. This payment service is provided by Paydirekt GmbH, Hamburger Allee 26-28, 60486 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (hereinafter referred to as “Paydirekt”).

When you make a payment via Paydirekt, Paydirekt collects various transaction data and forwards it to the bank where you are registered with Paydirekt. In addition to the data required for the payment, Paydirekt may collect further data during the transaction processing, such as the delivery address or individual items in the shopping cart.

Paydirekt then authenticates the transaction using the authentication procedure stored with the bank for this purpose. The payment amount is then transferred from your account to our account. Neither we nor any third parties have access to your account details.

For details on paying with Paydirekt, please refer to Paydirekt’s terms and conditions and privacy policy at: https://www.paydirekt.de/agb/index.html.

11. Our social media presence

DATA PROCESSING BY SOCIAL NETWORKS

We maintain publicly accessible profiles on social networks. The specific social networks we use are listed below.

Social networks such as Facebook, Google+, etc. can generally analyze your user behavior comprehensively when you visit their website or a website with integrated social media content (e.g., like buttons or advertising banners). Visiting our social media sites triggers numerous data processing operations that are relevant to data protection. Specifically:

If you are logged into your social media account and visit our social media site, the operator of the social media portal can assign this visit to your user account. However, your personal data may also be collected if you are not logged in or do not have an account with the respective social media portal. In this case, this data collection is carried out, for example, via cookies that are stored on your device or by recording your IP address.

With the help of the data collected in this way, the operators of social media portals can create user profiles that store your preferences and interests. In this way, interest-based advertising can be displayed to you both within and outside the respective social media presence. If you have an account with the respective social network, interest-based advertising can be displayed on all devices on which you are or were logged in.

Please also note that we cannot track all processing operations on social media portals. Depending on the provider, further processing operations may therefore be carried out by the operators of social media portals. For details, please refer to the terms of use and privacy policies of the respective social media portals.

LEGAL BASIS

Our social media presence is intended to ensure the most comprehensive presence possible on the internet. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The analysis processes initiated by social networks may be based on different legal grounds, which must be specified by the operators of the social networks (e.g., consent within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR).

RESPONSIBLE PARTY AND ASSERTION OF RIGHTS

When 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. 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 our joint responsibility with the social media portal operators, we do not have full control over the data processing operations of the social media portals. Our options are largely determined by the corporate policy of the respective provider.

STORAGE PERIOD

The data collected directly by us via our social media presence will be deleted from our systems as soon as the purpose for its storage no longer applies, you request us to delete it, you revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Stored cookies remain on your 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 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).

12. Social networks in detail

Facebook

We have a profile on Facebook. The provider is Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA. Facebook is certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield.

We have entered into an agreement with Facebook regarding joint processing (Controller Addendum). This agreement specifies which data processing operations we and 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.

For details, please refer to Facebook’s privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

FACEBOOK FAN PAGE INSIGHTS – NOTE FOR OUR FACEBOOK FAN PAGE USERS

Facebook Ireland Ltd (“Facebook”) provides us, as operators of a Facebook fan page, with so-called “Facebook Insights” (“Insights”). Insights are various statistics that provide us with information about the use of our Facebook fan page. Detailed information on this and what data processing takes place can be found at https://www.facebook.com/business/a/page/page-insights and https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/information_about_page_insights_data

Facebook fan page Insights may be based on personal data collected in connection with a visit or interaction by individuals on or with our Facebook fan page and its content, which means that personal data may also be processed by Facebook when you visit our Facebook site. The essential information of the agreement concluded between us and Facebook within the meaning of Article 26 of the General Data Protection Regulation can be found there: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum

Jointly responsible for processing Facebook fan page insights are:

Facebook Ireland Ltd.
4 Grand Canal Square
Grand Canal Harbour
Dublin 2, Ireland
https://www.facebook.com/business/gdpr
https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970

and

MICS Engineering and Inspection GmbH
Strippchens Hof 11
45479 Mülheim a.d. Ruhr – Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 155 6161 0 373
EMail: info@mics-insp.com

Facebook Ireland primarily fulfills:

• the information obligations under Articles 12 and 13 of the GDPR, as well as
• the obligations under Articles 15 to 21 of the GDPR, meaning that data subjects’ rights can be asserted against Facebook Ireland, and
• the obligations under Articles 33 and 34 of the GDPR.

Of course, you can also assert your rights against us.

Facebook Ireland takes appropriate technical and organizational measures in accordance with Article 32 GDPR to ensure the security of processing via Facebook Fanpage Insights.

For the legal basis and purposes of processing by Facebook Ireland, please refer to the information provided there: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/legal_bases and https://www.facebook.com/policy.php

We process Facebook Fanpage Insights data on the basis of our legitimate interest in evaluating the activities on our fan page and our marketing measures there (advertisements, campaigns, posts); Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Further information: Data protection: Facebook fan pages and Insights – answers here

You are not legally obliged to provide your personal data. However, the provision of such data may be necessary for the conclusion of a contract or for functions of the Facebook fan page. If you do not provide your data, a contract or a function on the Facebook fan page may not be offered.

The rights of data subjects arise in particular from Articles 15 to 23 and Article 77 of the General Data Protection Regulation and from Sections 32 to 37 of the Federal Data Protection Act.

With regard to your personal data, you have the right to

• Information, Article 15 of the General Data Protection Regulation
• Rectification, Article 16 of the General Data Protection Regulation
• Erasure, Article 17 of the General Data Protection Regulation
• Restriction of processing, Article 18 of the General Data Protection Regulation, and
• Portability, Article 20 of the General Data Protection Regulation.

You also have the right to object to the processing of personal data

• Article 21 General Data Protection Regulation

see further information separately below.

If you have given your consent to the processing of personal data, you have the right to revoke this consent

• Article 7 General Data Protection Regulation

with effect for the future.

Please address all inquiries, requests, and notifications to Facebook Ireland or to us, see above.

If you believe that the processing of your personal data violates data protection law, you always have the

• Right to lodge a complaint

with the competent supervisory authority, cf. Article 77 of the General Data Protection Regulation. Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement, if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes the General Data Protection Regulation. The supervisory authority responsible for Facebook Ireland is the Irish Data Protection Commission (https://www.dataprotection.ie/); the supervisory authority responsible for us is the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of North Rhine-Westphalia, Kavalleriestraße 2-4, 40213 Düsseldorf.

INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT UNDER ARTICLE 21 GDPR

1. You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you which is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation (data processing based on a balancing of interests).

If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims.

2. In individual cases, we process personal data for the purpose of direct marketing. If this is the case for you, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of data concerning you for the purpose of such advertising.

If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, we will no longer process your personal data for these purposes.

The objection can be made informally.

GOOGLE+

We have a profile on Google+. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google is certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield:

You can adjust your advertising settings yourself in your user account. To do this, click on the following link and log in: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

For details, please refer to Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

INSTAGRAM

We have a profile on Instagram. The provider is Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA. Details on how they handle your personal data can be found in Instagram’s privacy policy: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875.

PINTEREST

We have a profile on Pinterest. The operator is Pinterest Inc., 808 Brannan Street San Francisco, CA 94103-490, USA (“Pinterest”). Details on how they handle your personal data can be found in Pinterest’s privacy policy: https://policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy.

XING

We have a profile on XING. The provider is XING AG,
Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany. Details on how they handle
your personal data can be found in
XING’s privacy policy: https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung.

LINKEDIN

We have a profile on LinkedIn. The provider is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. LinkedIn is certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield. LinkedIn uses advertising cookies.

If you want to disable LinkedIn advertising cookies, please use the following link: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.

For details on how they handle your personal data, please refer to LinkedIn’s privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

TUMBLR

We have a profile on Tumblr. The provider is Tumblr, Inc., 35 East 21st St, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA. Details on how they handle your personal data can be found in Tumblr’s privacy policy: https://www.tumblr.com/privacy/de.