Politique de confidentialité

1. LA PROTECTION DES DONNÉES EN BREF

INFORMATIONS GÉNÉRALES

Les informations suivantes fournissent un aperçu simple de ce qu’il advient de vos données personnelles lorsque vous visitez ce site web. Les données personnelles sont toutes les données qui peuvent être utilisées pour vous identifier personnellement. Vous trouverez des informations détaillées sur le thème de la protection des données dans notre déclaration de protection des données figurant sous ce texte.

OUTILS D’ANALYSE ET OUTILS DE FOURNISSEURS TIERS

Lorsque vous visitez ce site Web, votre comportement de navigation peut être évalué statistiquement. Cela se fait principalement à l’aide de programmes d’analyse. Vous trouverez des informations détaillées sur ces programmes d’analyse dans la politique de confidentialité suivante.

COLLECTE DE DONNÉES SUR CE SITE WEB

Qui est responsable de la collecte des données sur ce site web ?
Le traitement des données sur ce site web est effectué par l’exploitant du site web. Vous trouverez ses coordonnées dans la section » Informations sur le responsable du traitement « de la présente politique de confidentialité.

Comment collectons-nous vos données ?
D’une part, vos données sont collectées lorsque vous nous les fournissez. Il peut s’agir, par exemple, de données que vous saisissez dans un formulaire de contact. D’autres données sont collectées automatiquement ou avec votre consentement par nos systèmes informatiques lorsque vous visitez le site web. Il s’agit principalement de données techniques (par exemple, navigateur Internet, système d’exploitation ou heure de consultation de la page). Ces données sont collectées automatiquement dès que vous accédez à ce site web.

À quelles fins utilisons-nous vos données ?
Certaines données sont collectées afin de garantir le bon fonctionnement du site web. D’autres données peuvent être utilisées pour analyser votre comportement en tant qu’utilisateur.

Quels sont vos droits concernant vos données ?
Vous avez le droit d’obtenir à tout moment et gratuitement des informations sur l’origine, le destinataire et la finalité de vos données personnelles enregistrées. Vous avez également le droit de demander la correction ou la suppression de ces données. Si vous avez donné votre consentement au traitement des données, vous pouvez révoquer ce consentement à tout moment pour l’avenir. Vous avez également le droit de demander la limitation du traitement de vos données personnelles dans certaines circonstances. Vous avez également le droit de déposer une plainte auprès de l’autorité de contrôle compétente.
Vous pouvez nous contacter à tout moment si vous avez d’autres questions sur le thème de la protection des données.

2. HÉBERGEMENT

HÉBERGEMENT EXTERNE

Ce site web est hébergé par un prestataire de services externe (hébergeur). Les données personnelles collectées sur ce site web sont stockées sur les serveurs de l’hébergeur. Il peut s’agir d’adresses IP, de demandes de contact, de métadonnées et de données de communication, de données contractuelles, de coordonnées, de noms, d’accès au site web et d’autres données générées via un site web.

L’hébergeur est utilisé dans le but d’exécuter le contrat avec nos clients potentiels et existants (art. 6, al. 1, let. b du RGPD) et dans l’intérêt d’une mise à disposition sûre, rapide et efficace de notre offre en ligne par un prestataire professionnel (art. 6, al. 1, let. f du RGPD).

Notre hébergeur ne traitera vos données que dans la mesure nécessaire à l’exécution de ses obligations et suivra nos instructions concernant ces données.

Nous utilisons l’hébergeur suivant :
LF.net Netzwerksysteme GmbH
Ruppmannstr. 27
70565 Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Allemagne

Traitement des commandes
Nous avons conclu un contrat de traitement des commandes (AVV) avec le fournisseur susmentionné. Il s’agit d’un contrat prescrit par la loi sur la protection des données, qui garantit que le fournisseur ne traite les données personnelles des visiteurs de notre site web que conformément à nos instructions et dans le respect du RGPD.

3. REMARQUES GÉNÉRALES ET INFORMATIONS OBLIGATOIRES

POLITIQUE DE CONFIDENTIALITÉ

Les exploitants de ces pages prennent très au sérieux la protection de vos données personnelles. Nous traitons vos données personnelles de manière confidentielle et conformément aux dispositions légales en matière de protection des données et à la présente politique de confidentialité.

Lorsque vous utilisez ce site web, diverses données personnelles sont collectées. Les données personnelles sont des données qui peuvent être utilisées pour vous identifier personnellement. La présente politique de confidentialité explique quelles données nous collectons et à quelles fins nous les utilisons. Elle explique également comment et dans quel but cela est fait.

Nous tenons à souligner que la transmission de données sur Internet (par exemple lors de la communication par courrier électronique) peut présenter des failles de sécurité. Une protection complète des données contre l’accès par des tiers n’est pas possible.

PÉRIODE DE STOCKAGE

Sauf si une durée de conservation plus précise est indiquée dans la présente politique de confidentialité, vos données à caractère personnel seront conservées par nos soins jusqu’à ce que la finalité du traitement des données ne s’applique plus. Si vous faites valoir une demande de suppression justifiée ou si vous révoquez votre consentement au traitement des données, vos données seront supprimées, sauf si nous avons d’autres raisons légalement admissibles de conserver vos données à caractère personnel (par exemple, des délais de conservation en vertu du droit fiscal ou commercial) ; dans ce dernier cas, la suppression aura lieu lorsque ces raisons ne s’appliqueront plus.

REMARQUE CONCERNANT LE TRANSFERT DE DONNÉES VERS LES ÉTATS-UNIS ET D’AUTRES PAYS TIERS

Nous utilisons notamment des outils provenant d’entreprises basées aux États-Unis ou dans d’autres pays tiers qui ne sont pas sécurisés au regard de la législation sur la protection des données. Si ces outils sont actifs, vos données personnelles peuvent être transférées vers ces pays tiers et y être traitées. Nous tenons à souligner qu’un niveau de protection des données comparable à celui de l’UE ne peut être garanti dans ces pays. Par exemple, les entreprises américaines sont tenues de transmettre des données à caractère personnel aux autorités chargées de la sécurité sans que vous, en tant que personne concernée, puissiez intenter une action en justice à cet égard. Il ne peut donc être exclu que les autorités américaines (par exemple les services secrets) traitent, évaluent et stockent de manière permanente vos données sur des serveurs américains à des fins de surveillance. Nous n’avons aucune influence sur ces activités de traitement.

DROIT D’S’OPPOSER À LA COLLECTE DE DONNÉES DANS DES CAS PARTICULIERS ET AU MARKETING DIRECT (ART. 21 RGPD)

SI LE TRAITEMENT DES DONNÉES EST FONDÉ SUR L’ART. 6, AL. 1, LET. E OU F DU RGPD, VOUS AVEZ LE DROIT DE VOUS OPPOSER À TOUT MOMENT AU TRAITEMENT DE VOS DONNÉES À CARACTÈRE PERSONNEL POUR DES MOTIFS LIÉS À VOTRE SITUATION PARTICULIÈRE ; CELA S’APPLIQUE ÉGALEMENT AU PROFILAGE FONDÉ SUR CES DISPOSITIONS. LA BASE JURIDIQUE RESPECTIVE SUR LAQUELLE REPOSE LE TRAITEMENT FIGURE DANS LA PRÉSENTE POLITIQUE DE CONFIDENTIALITÉ. SI VOUS VOUS OPPOSEZ, NOUS NE TRAITERONS PLUS VOS DONNÉES À CARACTÈRE PERSONNEL CONCERNÉES, SAUF SI NOUS POUVONS DÉMONTRER QU’IL EXISTE DES MOTIFS LÉGITIMES IMPÉRIEUX POUR LE TRAITEMENT QUI PRÉVALENT SUR VOS INTÉRÊTS, DROITS ET LIBERTÉS OU QUE LE TRAITEMENT EST NÉCESSAIRE À LA CONSTITUTION, À L’EXERCICE OU À LA DÉFENSE DE DROITS EN JUSTICE (OPPOSITION CONFORMÉMENT À L’ART. 21, PAR. 1 DU RGPD).
SI VOS DONNÉES À CARACTÈRE PERSONNEL SONT TRAITÉES À DES FINS DE MARKETING DIRECT, VOUS AVEZ LE DROIT DE VOUS OPPOSER À TOUT MOMENT AU TRAITEMENT DES DONNÉES À CARACTÈRE PERSONNEL VOUS CONCERNANT À DES FINS DE MARKETING ; CELA S’APPLIQUE ÉGALEMENT AU PROFILAGE DANS LA MESURE OÙ IL EST LIÉ À CE MARKETING DIRECT. SI VOUS VOUS OPPOSEZ, VOS DONNÉES À CARACTÈRE PERSONNEL NE SERONT PLUS UTILISÉES À DES FINS DE MARKETING DIRECT (OPPOSITION CONFORMÉMENT À L’ART. 21, PAR. 2 DU RGPD).

DROIT À LA PORTABILITÉ DES DONNÉES

Vous avez le droit de recevoir les données que nous traitons automatiquement sur la base de votre consentement ou dans le cadre de l’exécution d’un contrat, dans un format courant et lisible par machine, ou de les faire transmettre à un tiers. Si vous demandez le transfert direct des données à un autre responsable du traitement, cela ne sera fait que dans la mesure où cela est techniquement possible.

INFORMATION, ERASURE AND RECTIFICATION

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of the data processing and, if necessary, a right to correction or deletion of this data at any time. You can contact us at any time if you have further questions on the subject of personal data.

OBJECTION TO ADVERTISING E-MAILS

We hereby object to the use of contact data published as part of our obligation to provide a legal notice for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and information material. The operators of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam e-mails.

NOTE ON THE CONTROLLER

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is

Stuttgart Region Economic Development Corporation

Friedrichstrasse 10
70174 Stuttgart
Telephone: +49 711 22 835 0
E-mail: info@region-stuttgart.de

The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g. names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

RESPONSABLE DE LA PROTECTION DES DONNÉES REQUIS PAR LA LOI

Nous avons nommé un délégué à la protection des données pour notre entreprise.

Ioannis Dimas
ETES GmbH
Talstrasse 106
70188 Stuttgart
Téléphone : +49 711 4890 83–17
E-mail : ioannis.dimas@etes.de

RÉVOCATION DE VOTRE CONSENTEMENT AU TRAITEMENT DES DONNÉES

De nombreuses opérations de traitement des données ne sont possibles qu’avec votre consentement explicite. Vous pouvez retirer votre consentement à tout moment. La légalité du traitement des données effectué jusqu’à la révocation n’est pas affectée par celle-ci.

DROIT DE DÉPOSER UNE PLAINTE AUPRÈS DE L’AUTORITÉ DE CONTRÔLE COMPÉTENTE

En cas de violation du RGPD, les personnes concernées ont le droit d’introduire une réclamation auprès d’une autorité de contrôle, en particulier dans l’État membre dans lequel elles ont leur résidence habituelle, leur lieu de travail ou le lieu de la violation présumée. Le droit d’introduire une réclamation ne porte pas préjudice aux autres recours administratifs ou judiciaires.

CRYPTAGE SSL ET TLS

Ce site utilise le cryptage SSL ou TLS pour des raisons de sécurité et pour protéger la transmission de contenus confidentiels, tels que les commandes ou les demandes que vous nous envoyez en tant qu’exploitant du site. Vous pouvez reconnaître une connexion cryptée au fait que la ligne d’adresse du navigateur passe de » http:// « à » https:// « et au symbole de cadenas dans la ligne de votre navigateur. Si le cryptage SSL ou TLS est activé, les données que vous nous transmettez ne peuvent pas être lues par des tiers.

RIGHT TO RESTRICTION OF PROCESSING

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

If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we generally need time to verify this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted.

If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of erasure.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defense or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of its erasure.

If you have lodged an objection in accordance with Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data – apart from its storage – may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, 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 of a Member State.

4. DATA COLLECTION ON THIS WEBSITE

COOKIES

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

In some cases, cookies from third-party companies may also be stored on your device when you visit our website (third-party cookies). These enable us or you to use certain services of the third-party company (e.g. cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies are used to evaluate user behavior or display advertising.

Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process (necessary cookies) or to provide certain functions that you have requested (functional cookies, e.g. for the shopping cart function) or to optimize the website (e.g. cookies to measure the web audience) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies has been requested, the cookies in question are stored exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR); consent can be revoked at any time. 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 cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

If cookies are used by third-party companies or for analysis purposes, we will inform you about this separately in this privacy policy and, if necessary, request your consent.

COOKIE CONSENT WITH BORLABS COOKIE

Our website uses the cookie consent technology of Borlabs Cookie to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies in your browser and to document this in compliance with data protection regulations. The provider of this technology is Borlabs – Benjamin A. Bornschein, Rübenkamp 32, 22305 Hamburg (hereinafter referred to as Borlabs).
When you enter our website, a Borlabs cookie is stored in your browser, in which the consent you have given or the revocation of this consent is stored. This data is not passed on to the provider of Borlabs Cookie.

The data collected will be stored until you ask us to delete it or delete the Borlabs cookie yourself or until the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected. Details on data processing by Borlabs Cookie can be found at https://de.borlabs.io/kb/welche-daten-speichert-borlabs-cookie/.

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

CONTACT FORM

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details 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 pass on this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your request is related to the fulfillment 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 the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested.

We will retain the data you provide on the contact form until you request its deletion, revoke your consent for its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer pertains (e.g. after fulfilling your request). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

USE OF CHATBOTS

We use chatbots to communicate with you. Chatbots are able to respond to your questions and other input without human assistance. In addition to your input, the chatbots analyze other data to provide suitable answers (e.g. names, email addresses and other contact details, customer numbers and other identifiers, orders and chat histories). Your IP address, log files, location information and other metadata may also be collected via the chatbot. This data is stored on the chatbot provider’s servers.

User profiles can be created based on the data collected. The data can also be used to display interest-based advertising, provided that the other legal requirements (in particular consent) are met. For this purpose, the chatbots can be linked to analysis and advertising tools.
The data collected may also be used to improve our chatbots and their response behavior (machine learning).
The data entered by you in the course of communication will remain with us or the chatbot operator until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions–in particular retention periods–remain unaffected.
The legal basis for the use of chatbots is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, provided that the chatbot is used to initiate a contract or in the context of contract fulfillment. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time. In all other cases, the use is based on our legitimate interest in the most effective customer communication possible (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

COOKIE CONSENT WITH USERCENTRICS

This website uses Usercentrics’ cookie consent technology to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies on your device or to the use of certain technologies and to document this in accordance with data protection regulations. The provider of this technology is Usercentrics GmbH, Rosental 4, 80331 Munich, Germany, website: https://usercentrics.com/de/ (hereinafter » Usercentrics «).
When you visit our website, the following personal data is transmitted to Usercentrics:

Your consent(s) or the withdrawal of your consent(s)
your IP address
Information about your browser
Information about your end device
Time of your visit to the website

Furthermore, Usercentrics stores a cookie in your browser in order to be able to assign the consents given or their revocation to you. The data collected in this way is stored until you ask us to delete it, delete the Usercentrics cookie yourself or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention obligations remain unaffected. Usercentrics is used to obtain the legally required consent for the use of certain technologies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.

SERVER LOG FILES

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are
Browser type and browser version
Operating system used
Referrer URL
Host name of the accessing computer
Time of the server request
IP address
This data is not merged with other data sources.
This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website–for this purpose, the server log files must be recorded.

INQUIRY BY E-MAIL, TELEPHONE OR FAX

If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, we will store and process your inquiry, including all personal data (name, inquiry), for the purpose of processing your request. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

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

REGISTRATION ON THIS WEBSITE

You can register on this website in order to use additional functions on the site. We will 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.

In the event of important changes, for example to the scope of the offer or technically necessary changes, we will use the e-mail address provided during registration to inform you in this way.

The data entered during registration is processed for the purpose of implementing the user relationship established by the registration and, if necessary, for the initiation of further contracts (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR).

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

5. ANALYSIS TOOLS AND ADVERTISING

MATOMO (FORMERLY PIWIK)

This website uses the open source web analysis service Matomo. Matomo uses technologies that enable the cross-page recognition of the user to analyze user behavior (e.g. cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Matomo about the use of this website is stored on our server. The IP address is anonymized before storage.

With the help of Matomo, we are able to collect and analyze data about the use of our website by website visitors. This allows us to find out, among other things, when which pages were accessed and from which region. We also record various log files (e.g. IP address, referrer, browser and operating system used) and can measure whether our website visitors perform certain actions (e.g. clicks, purchases, etc.).

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

IP anonymization
We use IP anonymization for the analysis with Matomo. Your IP address is shortened before the analysis so that it can no longer be clearly assigned to you.

Hosting
We host Matomo exclusively on our own servers so that all analysis data remains with us and is not passed on.

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 enables 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) (target group targeting). As the website operator, we can evaluate this data quantitatively, for example by analyzing which search terms led to the display of our advertisements and how many advertisements led to corresponding clicks.

The use of Google Ads is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in marketing its service products as effectively as possible.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.

6. NEWSLETTER

NEWSLETTER DATA

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

The data entered in the newsletter registration form is processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your consent to the storage of the data, the e-mail 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 that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you provide us with for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe from the newsletter or after the purpose no longer applies. We reserve the right to delete or block e-mail addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our own discretion within the scope of our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

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

CLEVERREACH

This website uses CleverReach to send newsletters. The provider is CleverReach GmbH & Co. KG, Schafjückenweg 2, 26180 Rastede, Germany (hereinafter: » CleverReach «). CleverReach is a service with which the newsletter dispatch can be organized and analyzed. The data you enter for the purpose of receiving the newsletter (e.g. e-mail address) is stored on CleverReach’s servers in Germany or Ireland.

Our newsletters sent with CleverReach enable us to analyze the behavior of newsletter recipients. Among other things, we can analyze how many recipients have opened the newsletter message and how often which link in the newsletter was clicked on. Conversion tracking can also be used to analyze whether a predefined action (e.g. purchase of a product on this website) has taken place after clicking on the link in the newsletter. Further information on data analysis by CleverReach newsletters can be found at: https://www.cleverreach.com/de/funktionen/reporting-und-tracking/.

Data processing takes place on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time by unsubscribing from the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.

If you do not want CleverReach to analyze your data, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. We provide a corresponding link for this purpose in every newsletter message.

Order processing
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) with the above-mentioned provider. This is a contract prescribed by data protection law, which ensures that the provider only processes the personal data of our website visitors in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

7. PLUGINS AND TOOLS

YOUTUBE WITH EXTENDED DATA PROTECTION

This website embeds videos from YouTube. 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 transfer of data to YouTube partners is not necessarily excluded by the extended data protection mode. For example, 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 this 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 assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

Furthermore, YouTube can store various cookies on your end device after starting a video or use comparable recognition technologies (e.g. device fingerprinting). In this way, YouTube can obtain information about visitors to this website. This information is used, among other things, to record video statistics, improve user-friendliness and prevent fraud attempts.

If necessary, further data processing operations may be triggered after the start of a YouTube video, over which we have no influence. The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time. Further information about data protection at YouTube can be found in their privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

GOOGLE WEB FONTS (LOCAL HOSTING)

This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. The Google fonts are installed locally. There is no connection to Google servers. Further information on Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

GOOGLE MAPS

This site uses the map service Google Maps. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (» Google «), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to save your IP address. This information is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer. If Google Maps is activated, Google may use Google Web Fonts for the purpose of uniform display of fonts. When you call up Google Maps, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly. The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers and to make it easy to find the places we have indicated on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/.
You can find more information on the handling of user data in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

VIMEO WITHOUT TRACKING (DO-NOT-TRACK)

This website uses plugins from the video portal Vimeo. The provider is Vimeo Inc, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA.
When you visit one of our pages equipped with Vimeo videos, a connection to the Vimeo servers is established. This tells the Vimeo server which of our pages you have visited. Vimeo also obtains your IP address. However, we have configured Vimeo so that Vimeo does not track your user activities and does not set any cookies.

The use of Vimeo is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission and, according to Vimeo, on » legitimate business interests «. You can find details here: https://vimeo.com/privacy. Further information on the handling of user data can be found in Vimeo’s privacy policy at: https://vimeo.com/privacy.

FONT AWESOME (LOCAL HOSTING)

This site uses Font Awesome for the uniform display of fonts. Font Awesome is installed locally. There is no connection to the servers of Fonticons, Inc.

Further information about Font Awesome can be found in the Font Awesome privacy policy at: https://fontawesome.com/privacy.

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. The purpose of reCAPTCHA is to check whether data is entered on this website (e.g. in a contact form) by a human or by an automated program. For this purpose, 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, time spent on the website by the website visitor 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 informed that an analysis is taking place. The data is stored and analyzed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its website from abusive automated spying and SPAM. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.

For more information about Google reCAPTCHA, please refer to the Google Privacy Policy and the Google Terms of Use at the following links: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de and https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=de.

8. AUDIO AND VIDEO CONFERENCING

DATA PROCESSING

We use online conferencing tools, among others, to communicate with our customers. The individual tools we use are listed below. If you communicate with us by video or audio conference via the internet, your personal data will be collected and processed by us and the provider of the respective conference tool. The conferencing tools collect all data that you provide/enter to use the tools (e-mail address and/or your telephone number). The conference tools also process the duration of the conference, the start and end (time) of participation in the conference, the number of participants and other » contextual information « in connection with the communication process (metadata). Furthermore, the provider of the tool processes all technical data that is required to process the online communication. This includes, in particular, IP addresses, MAC addresses, device IDs, device type, operating system type and version, client version, camera type, microphone or loudspeaker and the type of connection.

If content is exchanged, uploaded or made available in any other way within the tool, this is also stored on the tool provider’s servers. Such content includes, in particular, cloud recordings, chat/instant messages, voicemails, uploaded photos and videos, files, whiteboards and other information shared while using the service. Please note that we do not have full control over the data processing operations of the tools used. Our options are largely determined by the company policy of the respective provider. Further information on data processing by the conference tools can be found in the privacy policies of the tools used, which we have listed below this text.

Purpose and legal basis
The conference tools are used to communicate with prospective or existing contractual partners or to offer certain services to our customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR). Furthermore, the use of the tools serves the general simplification and acceleration of communication with us or our company (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). If consent has been requested, the tools in question are used on the basis of this consent; consent can be withdrawn at any time with effect for the future.

Storage duration
The data collected directly by us via the video and conference tools will be deleted from our systems as soon as you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Stored cookies remain on your end device until you delete them. Mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

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

Conference tools used
We use the following conference tools:

ZOOM

We use Zoom. The provider of this service is Zoom Communications Inc, San Jose, 55 Almaden Boulevard, 6th Floor, San Jose, CA 95113, USA. Details on data processing can be found in Zoom’s privacy policy: https://zoom.us/de-de/privacy.html.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://zoom.us/de-de/privacy.html.

Order processing
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) with the above-mentioned provider. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that the provider only processes the personal data of our website visitors in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

MICROSOFT TEAMS

We use Microsoft Teams. The provider is Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA. Details on data processing can be found in the Microsoft Teams privacy policy: https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement.

Order processing
We have concluded an order processing agreement (AVV) with the above-mentioned provider. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that the provider only processes the personal data of our website visitors in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

9. OWN SERVICES

HANDLING OF APPLICANT DATA

We offer you the opportunity to apply 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 German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) (initiation of an employment relationship) Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (general initiation of a contract) and–if you have given your consent–Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Consent can be revoked at any time. Your personal data will only be passed on within our company to persons who are involved in processing your application.

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

Data retention period
If we are unable to offer you a position, you decline a job offer, or you withdraw your application, we reserve the right to store the data you have provided on the basis of our legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR) for up to 6 months from the end of the application process (rejection or withdrawal of the application). The data will then be deleted and the physical application documents destroyed. The storage serves in particular for evidence purposes in the event of a legal dispute. If it is apparent that the data will be required after the 6-month period has expired (e.g., due to an impending or pending legal dispute), deletion will only take place when the purpose for further storage no longer applies.

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

Inclusion in the applicant pool
If we do not offer you a position, we may include you in our applicant pool. If you are included, all documents and information from your application will be transferred to the applicant pool so that we can contact you if suitable vacancies arise.

Inclusion in the applicant pool is based exclusively on your express consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). Consent is voluntary and is not related to the current application process. The data subject may revoke their consent at any time. In this case, the data will be irrevocably deleted from the applicant pool, provided there are no legal reasons for retention.

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