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Nov-March: 10.00 a.m. - 4.00 p.m.

Closed:1. Jan; 24./ 25./31. Dec

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UNESCO World Heritage Fagus Factory
Hannoversche Straße 58
31061 Alfeld (Leine)

Data privacy statement

Fagus-GreCon Greten GmbH & Co. KG
Hannoversche Straße 58
31061 Alfeld
Germany

Phone +49 5181 79 - 0

Fax +49 5181 79 - 406

info@fagus-werk.com

Legally represented by:

  • Dipl.-Kfm. Uwe Kahmann
  • Dr. Michael Gawronski

Commercial register no.:

  • HR Hildesheim A 110113
    für Fagus-GreCon Greten GmbH & Co. KG
  • HR Hildesheim B 110042
    für Greten GmbH als Komplementärin
  • VAT identification no.: DE114729182

We inform you with the enclosed information sheet which data we collect from which person, why we collect them and how we handle these data. 
Please be assured that we will protect your data also in the future with utmost care and under no circumstances we would use them for other purposes than necessary in the scope of our business relations.

1. An overview of data protection

General information
The following information will provide you with an easy to navigate overview of what will happen with your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data are all data based on which you personally can be identified. For detailed information about the subject matter of data protection, please consult our Data Protection Declaration, which we have included beneath this copy.

Who is the responsible party for the recording of data on this website?
The data on this website is processed by the operator of the website. His contact information is available under section “Information about the responsible party in this Data Protection Declaration.

How do we record your data?
We collect your data as a result of your sharing of your data with us. This may, for instance, be information you enter into a contact form. Other data shall be recorded by our IT systems automatically or after you consent to its recording during the website visit. This data comprises primarily technical information (e.g. web browser, operating system, or time the site was accessed). This information is recorded automatically when you access this website.

What are the purposes we use your data for?
A portion of the information is generated to guarantee the error free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user patterns.

What rights do you have as far as your information is concerned?
You have the right to receive information about the source, recipients, and purposes of your archived personal data at any time without having to pay a fee for such disclosures. You also have the right to demand that your data are rectified or eradicated. If you have consented to data processing, you have the option to revoke this consent at any time. Moreover, you have the right to demand that the processing of your data be restricted under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right to log a complaint with the competent regulatory agency. Please do not hesitate to contact us at any time if you have questions about this or any other data protection related issues.

Analysis tools and tools of third-party providers


There is a possibility that your browsing patterns will be statistically analyzed when you visit this website. Such analyses are performed primarily with what we refer to as analysis programs. For detailed information about these analysis programs please consult the Data Protection Declaration below.

2. Hosting and Content Delivery Networks (CDN)

Hosting with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Our website is hosted with AWS.  These services are provided by Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy, 1855 Luxemburg (hereinafter referred to as “AWS”).  When you visit our website, your personal data will be processed by the servers of AWS.  During this process, personal data may also be transferred to the USA-based parent company of AWS.  The transfer of data to the USA is based on the EU Standard Contractual Clauses.  Details can be found at https://aws.amazon.com/de/blogs/security/aws-gdpr-data-processing-addendum/.  For further information, please refer to AWS's privacy policy at https://aws.amazon.com/de/privacy/?nc1=f_pr. The use of AWS is based on Art. 6 Sec. 1 lit. f GDPR.  We have a legitimate interest in ensuring that our website is displayed as reliably as possible.  Provided that we have asked for your consent, your data will be processed exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Sec. 1 lit. a GDPR.  Insofar as your consent also extends to the storage of cookies or the access to any information on your device (e.g. device fingerprinting) as outlined in the TTDSG (Federal Act on Privacy in Telecommunications and Telemedia), your data will furthermore be processed on the basis of § 25 Sec. 1 TTDSG.  You may revoke your consent at any time.

Third-Party Data Processing
A Data Processing Agreement (DPA) has been entered into with the aforementioned provider.  According to the provisions of data protection law, such an agreement must be entered into to ensure that the third-party processor will process our website visitors' personal data exclusively in compliance with our instructions and the GDPR.

Amazon CloudFront CDN
We use the Amazon CloudFront Content Delivery Network provided by Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxemburg (hereinafter referred to as “Amazon”).  The Amazon CloudFront CDN is a globally distributed Content Delivery Network.  The technical transfer of information between your browser and our website occurs via the Content Delivery Network.  This makes it possible for us to increase our website's worldwide availability and performance.  The use of the Amazon CloudFront CDN is based on our legitimate interest in ensuring that our web content is provided as accurately and as safely as possible (Art. 6 Sec. 1 lit. f GDPR).  The transfer of data to the USA is based on the EU Standard Contractual Clauses.  Details can be found at https://aws.amazon.com/de/blogs/security/aws-gdpr-data-processing-addendum/.  For further information about the Amazon CloudFront CDN, please refer to https://d1.awsstatic.com/legal/privacypolicy/AWS_Privacy_Notice__German_Translation.pdf.

Third-Party Data Processing
A Data Processing Agreement (DPA) has been entered into with the aforementioned provider.  According to the provisions of data protection law, such an agreement must be entered into to ensure that the third-party processor will process our website visitors' personal data exclusively in compliance with our instructions and the GDPR.

3. General information and mandatory information

Data protection
The operators of this website and its pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. Hence, we handle your personal data as confidential information and in compliance with the statutory data protection regulations and this Data Protection Declaration. Whenever you use this website, a variety of personal information will be collected. Personal data comprises data that can be used to personally identify you. This Data Protection Declaration explains which data we collect as well as the purposes we use this data for. It also explains how, and for which purpose the information is collected. We herewith advise you that the transmission of data via the Internet (i.e. through e-mail communications) may be prone to security gaps. It is not possible to completely protect data against third-party access. It is not possible to completely protect data against third-party access.

Information about the responsible party (referred to as the “controller” in the GDPR)
The data processing controller on this website is:

Fagus-GreCon Greten GmbH & Co. KG

Hannoversche Straße 58

31061 Alfeld

Phone: +49 (0) 5181 / 79-0
e-mail: joerg.grote@fagus-grecon.com

The controller is the natural person or legal entity that single-handedly or jointly with others makes decisions as to the purposes of and resources for the processing of personal data (e.g. names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

Storage duration
Unless a more specific storage period has been specified in this Data Protection Declaration, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for which it was collected no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, the deletion will take place after these reasons cease to apply.

General information about the legal bases for data processing on this website
Provided that you have given your consent for the data to be processed, we will process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 Sec. 1 lit. a GDPR.  Whenever the processing extends to specific data categories as defined in Art. 9 Sec. 1 GDPR, your data will also be processed on the basis of Art. 9 Sec. 2 lit. a GDPR.   Provided that you have given your consent for the storage of cookies or the access to any information on your device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), the data will furthermore be processed on the basis of § 25 Sec. 1 TTDSG.  You may revoke your consent at any time.  If we need your data for the fulfillment of a contract or the implementation of preliminary measures, your data will be processed on the basis of Art. 6 Sec. 1 lit. b GDPR.  If your data are required for the fulfillment of a legal obligation, we will furthermore process them on the basis of Art. 6 Sec. 1 lit c. GDPR.  Beyond that, your data may also be processed on the basis of our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 Sec. 1 lit. f GDRP.  The following sections of this Data Protection Declaration provide information about the relevant legal bases applicable to each case.

Data protection officer
We have appointed a data protection officer for our company.

Mr. Andreas Sorge
DatCon GmbH | Ingenieurbüro für Datenschutz und Unternehmensberatung
Am Osterfeuer 26
37176 Nörten-Hardenberg
Phone: +49 (0) 5503 9159648
e-mail: sorge@datcon.de

Information about the transfer of data to the USA and other third-party countries
We use, amongst other things, tools provided by companies based in the USA or other third-party countries subject to security gaps from a data protection point of view.  When these tools are enabled, your personal data may be transferred to, and processed in, these third-party countries.  We point out that it is impossible to guarantee a level of data protection in these countries that is comparable to that of the EU. For example, US companies are required to release personal data to security authorities without you as the data subject being able to take legal action against this.  The possibility cannot therefore be excluded that US authorities (e.g. secret services) may process, evaluate, and permanently store your data on US servers for monitoring purposes. We have no influence over these processing activities.

Revocation of your consent to the processing of data

A wide range of data processing transactions are possible only subject to your express consent. You can also revoke at any time any consent you have already given us. This shall be without prejudice to the lawfulness of any data collection that occurred prior to your revocation.

Right to object to the collection of data in special cases; right to object to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

IN THE EVENT THAT DATA ARE PROCESSED ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6 SECTION 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO AT ANY TIME OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA BASED ON GROUNDS ARISING FROM YOUR UNIQUE SITUATION. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO ANY PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. TO DETERMINE THE LEGAL BASIS, ON WHICH ANY PROCESSING OF DATA IS BASED, PLEASE CONSULT THIS Data Protection Declaration. IF YOU LOG AN OBJECTION, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE ARE IN A POSITION TO PRESENT COMPELLING PROTECTION WORTHY GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING OF YOUR DATA, THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR IF THE PURPOSE OF THE PROCESSING IS THE CLAIMING, EXERCISING OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL ENTITLEMENTS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 SECT. 1 GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS BEING PROCESSED IN ORDER TO ENGAGE IN DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO AT ANY TIME OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH ADVERTISING. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS AFFILIATED WITH SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 SECT. 2 GDPR).

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory agency


In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects are entitled to log a complaint with a supervisory agency, in particular in the member state where they usually maintain their domicile, place of work or at the place where the alleged violation occurred. The right to log a complaint is in effect regardless of any other administrative or court proceedings available as legal recourses.

Right to data portability

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

SSL and/or TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as purchase orders or inquiries you submit to us as the website operator, this website uses either an SSL or a TLS encryption program. You can recognize an encrypted connection by checking whether the address line of the browser switches from “http://” to “https://” and also by the appearance of the lock icon in the browser line. If the SSL or TLS encryption is activated, data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Information about, rectification and eradication of data

Within the scope of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right to at any time demand free information about your archived personal data, their source and recipients as well as the purpose of the processing of your data. If applicable, you also have a right to have your data rectified or eradicated. If you have questions about this subject matter or any other questions about personal data, please do not hesitate to contact us at any time.

Right to demand processing restrictions


You have the right to demand the imposition of restrictions as to the processing of your personal data. To do so, you may contact us at any time. The right to demand restriction of processing applies in the following cases:

  • In the event that you should dispute the correctness of your personal data archived by us, we will usually need some time to verify this claim. During the time of verification, you have the right to demand that we restrict the processing of your personal data.
  • If the processing of your personal data was/is conducted in an unlawful manner, you have the option to demand the restriction of the processing of your data in lieu of demanding the eradication of this data.
  • If we do not need your personal data any longer and you need it to exercise, defend or claim legal entitlements, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of its eradication.
  • If you have raised an objection pursuant to Art. 21 Sect. 1 GDPR, your interests and our interests will have to be weighed against each other. As long as it has not been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to demand a restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data – with the exception of their archiving – may be processed only subject to your consent or to claim, exercise or defend legal entitlements or to protect the rights of other natural persons or legal entities or for important public interest reasons cited by the European Union or a member state of the EU.

Rejection of unsolicited e-mails

We herewith object to the use of contact information published in conjunction with the mandatory information to be provided in our Legal Site Notice to send us promotional and information material that we have not expressly requested. The operators of this website and its pages reserve the express right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of promotional information, for instance via SPAM messages.

4. Recording of data on this website

Cookies
Our websites and pages use what is referred to as “cookies”. Cookies are small text files that do not cause any damage to your device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or they are permanently archived on your device (permanent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted once you terminate your visit. Permanent cookies remain archived on your device until you actively delete them, or they are automatically eradicated by your web browser. In some cases, it is possible that third-party cookies are stored on your device once you enter our site (third-party cookies). These cookies enable you or us to take advantage of certain services offered by the third party (e.g. cookies for the processing of payment services). Cookies have a variety of functions. Many cookies are technically essential since certain website functions would not work in the absence of the cookies (e.g. the shopping cart function or the display of videos). The purpose of other cookies may be the analysis of user patterns or the display of promotional messages. Cookies, which are required for the performance of electronic communication transactions (required cookies) or for the provision of certain functions you want to use (functional cookies, e.g. for the shopping cart function) or those that are necessary for the optimization of the website (e.g. cookies that provide measurable insights into the web audience), shall be stored on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless a different legal basis is cited. The operator of the website has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies to ensure the technically error free and optimized provision of the operator’s services. If a consent to the storage of the cookies has been requested, the respective cookies are stored exclusively on the basis of this consent obtained (Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25, clause 1 TTDSG (Act to Regulate Data Protection and Privacy in Telecommunications and Telemedia)); this consent may be revoked at any time. You have the option to set up your browser in such a manner that you will be notified any time cookies are placed and to permit the acceptance of cookies only in specific cases. You may also exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or in general or activate the delete function for the automatic eradication of cookies when the browser closes. If cookies are deactivated, the functions of this website may be limited. In the event that third-party cookies are used or if cookies are used for analytical purposes, we will separately notify you in conjunction with this Data Protection Declaration and, if applicable, ask for your consent.

Cookie Consent with Usercentrics

This website uses the cookie consent technology of Usercentrics to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies on your device or for the use of specific technologies, and to document the former in a data protection compliant manner. The party offering this technology is Usercentrics GmbH, Rosental 4, 80331 Munich, Germany, website: https://usercentrics.com/de/ (in the following “Usercentrics”). Whenever you visit our website, the following personal data will be transferred to Usercentrics:

  • Your declaration(s) of consent or your revocation of your declaration(s) of consent
  • Your IP address
  • Information about your browser
  • Information about your device
  • The date and time you visited our website

Moreover, Usercentrics shall store a cookie in your browser to be able to allocate your declarations of consent or any revocations of the former. The data that are recorded in this manner shall be stored until you ask us to eradicate them, delete the Usercentrics cookie or until the purpose for archiving the data no longer exists.

This shall be without prejudice to any mandatory legal retention periods. Usercentrics is used to obtain the legally mandatory consents for the use of specific technologies. The legal basis is Art. 6 Sect. 1 Sentence 1 lit. c GDPR.

Contract processing
Our company has executed a Contract Processing Agreement with the above mentioned provider. This is an agreement mandated by data privacy protection legislation that warrants that all personal data of our website visitors is exclusively processed in compliance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Server log files
The provider of this website and its pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser communicates to us automatically. The information comprises:

  • The type and version of browser used
  • The used operating system
  • Referrer URL
  • The hostname of the server inquiry
  • The time of the server inquiry
  • The IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources.

This data is recorded on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR. The operator of the website has a legitimate interest in the technically error free depiction and the optimization of the operator’s website. In order to achieve this, server log files must be recorded.

Contact form
If you submit inquiries to us via our contact form, the information provided in the contact form as well as any contact information provided therein will be stored by us in order to handle your inquiry and in the event that we have further questions. We will not share this information without your consent. The processing of these data is based on Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. b GDPR, if your request is related to the execution of a contract or if it is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the requests addressed to us (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your agreement (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested. The information you have entered into the contact form shall remain with us until you ask us to eradicate the data, revoke your consent to the archiving of data or if the purpose for which the information is being archived no longer exists (e.g. after we have concluded our response to your inquiry). This shall be without prejudice to any mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods.

Request by e-mail, telephone, or fax
If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, your request, including all resulting personal data (name, request) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We will not share this information without your consent. The processing of these data is based on Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. b GDPR, if your request is related to the execution of a contract or if it is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the requests addressed to us (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your agreement (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested. The data sent by you to us via contact requests remains with us until you request us to delete, revoke your consent to the storage or the purpose for the data storage lapses (e.g. after completion of your request). Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular statutory retention periods - remain unaffected.

Salesforce Sales Cloud
Our customer data are managed using Salesforce Sales Cloud, a service provided by salesforce.com Germany GmbH, Erika-Mann-Str. 31, 80636 Munich (hereinafter referred to as “Salesforce”).

Salesforce Sales Cloud is a CRM system which makes it possible, e.g., to manage existing and potential customers and customer contact details, and to organize our sales and communication processes.  Beyond that, the use of the CRM system allows us to analyze our customer-related processes.  The customer data are stored on the Salesforce servers.  During this process, personal data may also be transferred to the parent company of salesforce.com Germany GmbH, salesforce.com inc., Salesforce Tower, 415 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, USA.    Details about the functions of Salesforce Sales Cloud can be found at https://www.salesforce.com/de/products/sales-cloud/overview/.   The use of Salesforce Sales Cloud is based on Art. 6 Sec. 1 lit. f GDPR.  The website operator has a legitimate interest in ensuring that their customers are managed and communicated with as efficiently as possible.  Provided that we have asked for your consent, your data will be processed exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Sec. 1 lit. a GDPR.  Insofar as your consent also extends to the storage of cookies or the access to any information on your device (e.g. device fingerprinting) as outlined in the TTDSG (Federal Act on Privacy in Telecommunications and Telemedia), your data will furthermore be processed on the basis of § 25 Sec. 1 TTDSG.  You may revoke your consent at any time.  Salesforce has Binding Corporate Rules (BCR) in place.  Approved by the French Data Protection Authority, these provisions are binding at company level and intended to legitimize the company-internal transfer of data to third-party countries outside the EU and EEA.   Details can be found at https://www.salesforce.com/de/blog/2020/07/die-binding-corporate-rules-von-salesforce-erfuellen-hoechste-da.html. For further details, please refer to Salesforce's privacy policy at https://www.salesforce.com/de/company/privacy/.

Contract processing
Our company has executed a Contract Processing Agreement with the above mentioned provider. This is an agreement mandated by data privacy protection legislation that warrants that all personal data of our website visitors is exclusively processed in compliance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

5. Social media

Facebook Plugins (Like & Share button)
We have integrated plug-ins of the social network Facebook on this website. The provider of this service is Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. According to Facebook’s statement the collected data will be transferred to the USA and other third-party countries too. You will be able to recognize Facebook plug-ins by the Facebook logo or the “Like” button on this website. An overview of the Facebook plug-ins is available under the following link: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE. Whenever you visit this website and its pages, the plug-in will establish a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server. As a result, Facebook will receive the information that you have visited this website with your IP address. However, if you click the Facebook “Like” button while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of this website and its pages with your Facebook profile. As a result, Facebook will be able to allocate the visit to this website and its pages to your Facebook user account. We have to point out that we as the provider of the website do not have any knowledge of the transferred data and its use by Facebook. For more detailed information, please consult the Data Privacy Declaration of Facebook at: https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.  If you do not want Facebook to be able to allocate your visit to this website and its pages to your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook account while you are on this website. The use of the Facebook plug-in is based on Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR. The operator of the website has a legitimate interest in being as visible as possible on social media. If a respective declaration of consent has been obtained, the data shall be processed exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR and Sect. 25 clause 1 TTDSG (Act to Regulate Data Protection and Privacy in Telecommunications and Telemedia)) provided the consent comprises the storage of cookies or the access to information in the user’s terminal (e.g. device finger printing) in the sense of TTDS. This declaration of consent may be revoked at any time.  To the extent that our website uses the tool described here to collect personal data and transfer them to Facebook, the joint responsibility for this data processing shall lie with us and Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland (Art. 26 GDPR).  However, the joint responsibility shall be limited to the collection of the data and their transfer to Facebook.  Any processing on the part of Facebook that occurs after the transfer shall not fall within the scope of the joint responsibility.  The joint obligations have been laid down in an agreement on joint data processing. For the wording of this agreement, please refer to https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum.  According to this agreement, it is our responsibility to provide data protection information when the Facebook tool is used and to ensure the tool's safe implementation on our website from a data protection point of view.  It is Facebook's responsibility to ensure data security with regard to Facebook products.  Any data subject rights (e.g. the right to be informed) associated with the data processed by Facebook can be asserted directly with Facebook.  When you assert your data subject rights with us, we are obliged to transfer the assertion to Facebook. The transfer of data to the USA is based on the EU Standard Contractual Clauses.  Details can be found at https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendumhttps://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381 and https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.

Instagram plug-in
We have integrated functions of the public media platform Instagram into this website. These functions are being offered by Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland. If you are logged into your Instagram account, you may click the Instagram button to link contents from this website to your Instagram profile. This enables Instagram to allocate your visit to this website to your user account. We have to point out that we as the provider of the website and its pages do not have any knowledge of the content of the data transferred and its use by Instagram. Data are stored and analyzed on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR. The operator of the website has a legitimate interest in being as visible as possible on social media. If a respective declaration of consent has been obtained, the data shall be processed exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR and Sect. 25 clause 1 TTDSG (Act to Regulate Data Protection and Privacy in Telecommunications and Telemedia)) provided the consent comprises the storage of cookies or the access to information in the user’s terminal (e.g. device finger printing) in the sense of TTDS. This declaration of consent may be revoked at any time. To the extent that our website uses the tool described here to collect personal data and transfer them to Facebook and/or Instagram, the joint responsibility for this data processing shall lie with us and Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland (Art. 26 GDPR).  However, the joint responsibility shall be limited to the collection of the data and their transfer to Facebook and/or Instagram.  Any processing on the part of Facebook and/or Instagram that occurs after the transfer shall not fall within the scope of the joint responsibility.  The joint obligations have been laid down in an agreement on joint data processing. For the wording of this agreement, please refer to https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, it is our responsibility to provide data protection information when the Facebook and/or Instagram tool is used and to ensure the tool's safe implementation on our website from a data protection point of view.  It is Facebook's responsibility to ensure data security with regard to Facebook and/or Instagram products.  Any data subject rights (e.g. the right to be informed) associated with the data processed by Facebook and/or Instagram can be asserted directly with Facebook.  When you assert your data subject rights with us, we are obliged to transfer the assertion to Facebook. The transfer of data to the USA is based on the EU Standard Contractual Clauses.  Details can be found at https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendumhttps://help.instagram.com/519522125107875 and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.  For further details on this subject, please refer to Instagram's privacy policy at https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

6. Analysis tools and advertising

Google Tag Manager
We use the Google Tag Manager. The provider of this service is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. The Google Tag Manager is a tool that allows us to integrate tracking or statistical tools and other technologies on our website. The Google Tag Manager itself does not create any user profiles, does not store cookies, and does not carry out any independent analyses. It only manages and runs the tools integrated via it. However, the Google Tag Manager does collect your IP address, which may also be transferred to Google’s parent company in the United States. The Google Tag Manager is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the quick and uncomplicated integration and administration of various tools on his website. If a respective declaration of consent has been obtained, the data shall be processed exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR and Sect. 25 clause 1 TTDSG (Act to Regulate Data Protection and Privacy in Telecommunications and Telemedia)) provided the consent comprises the storage of cookies or the access to information in the user’s terminal (e.g. device finger printing) in the sense of TTDS. This declaration of consent may be revoked at any time.

Google Analytics
 

This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider of this service is Google Ireland Limited („Google“), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyze the behavior patterns of website visitors. To that end, the website operator receives a variety of user data, such as pages accessed, time spent on the page, the utilized operating systems and the user’s origin. Google may consolidate these data in a profile that is allocated to the respective user or the user’s device. The profile will not be allocated to a device ID.  Apart from that, we may use Google Analytics to track, amongst other things, your mouse movements, scrolling activities and clicks.  As well as different modeling approaches for the completion of the datasets collected, Google Analytics also uses machine learning technologies during the analysis of data.  Google Analytics uses technologies that make it possible to recognize the user for the purpose of analyzing their behavior (e.g. cookies or device fingerprinting).  The user-based information collected by Google is usually transferred to, and stored on, a server of Google in the USA.  The use of this analysis tool is based on Art. 6 Sec. 1 lit. f GDPR.  The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing the user behavior to optimize both its web content and ads. If a respective declaration of consent has been obtained, the data shall be processed exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR and Sect. 25 clause 1 TTDSG (Act to Regulate Data Protection and Privacy in Telecommunications and Telemedia)) provided the consent comprises the storage of cookies or the access to information in the user’s terminal (e.g. device finger printing) in the sense of TTDS. This declaration of consent may be revoked at any time. Data transmission to the US is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.

Browser plug-in
You can prevent the recording and processing of your data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de. For more information about the handling of user data by Google Analytics, please consult Google’s Data Privacy Declaration at: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.

Google Signals
We use Google Signals.  When you visit our website, Google Analytics will track, inter alia, your location, your search and YouTube histories and demographic data (visitor data).  Using Google Signals, these data may serve to create personalized ads.  If you have a Google account, Google Signals will link the visitor data to your Google account and use them for personalized advertising.  Besides, these data will be used to create anonymized statistics regarding our users' behavior.

Contract processing
We have executed a contract data processing agreement with Google and are implementing the stringent provisions of the German data protection agencies to the fullest when using Google Analytics.

Google Analytics E-Commerce-Tracking

This website uses the “E-Commerce Tracking” function of Google Analytics. With the assistance of E-Commerce Tracking, the website operator is in a position to analyze the purchasing patterns of website visitors with the aim of improving the operator’s online marketing campaigns. In this context, information, such as the orders placed, the average order values, shipping costs and the time from viewing the product to making the purchasing decision are tracked. This data may be consolidated by Google under a transaction ID, which is allocated to the respective user or the user’s device.

Archiving period
Data on the user or incident level stored by Google linked to cookies, user IDs or advertising IDs (e.g. DoubleClick cookies, advertising ID) will be anonymised or deleted after 2 months. For details please click the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=de

Google ads
The website operator uses Google Ads. Google Ads is an online promotional program of Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Ads enables us to display ads in the Google search engine or on third-party websites, if the user enters certain search terms into Google (keyword targeting). It is also possible to place targeted ads based on the user data Google has in its possession (e.g. target group targeting). As the website operator, we can analyse these data quantitatively, for instance by analysing which search terms resulted in the display of our ads and how many ads led to respective clicks. The use of Google Ads is based on Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in marketing the operator’s services and products as effectively as possible. Data transmission to the US is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European Union. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.

Google Conversion Tracking
This website uses Google Conversion Tracking. The provider of this service is Google Ireland Limited („Google“), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. With the assistance of Google Conversion Tracking we are in a position to recognize whether the user has completed certain actions. For instance, we can analyze the how frequently which buttons on our website have been clicked and which products are reviewed or purchased with particular frequency. The purpose of this information is to compile conversion statistics. We learn how many users have clicked on our ads and which actions they have completed. We do not receive any information that would allow us to personally identify the users. Google as such uses cookies or comparable recognition technologies for identification purposes. We use Google Conversion Tracking on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR. The operator of the website has a legitimate interest in the analysis of the user patterns with the aim of optimizing both, the operator’s web presentation and advertising. If a respective declaration of consent has been obtained, the data shall be processed exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR and Sect. 25 clause 1 TTDSG (Act to Regulate Data Protection and Privacy in Telecommunications and Telemedia)) provided the consent comprises the storage of cookies or the access to information in the user’s terminal (e.g. device finger printing) in the sense of TTDS. This declaration of consent may be revoked at any time. For more information about Google Conversion Tracking, please review Google’s data protection policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Google DoubleClick
This website uses features of Google DoubleClick. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, (hereinafter “DoubleClick”). DoubleClick is used to show you interest-based ads across the Google Network. Advertisements can be tailored to the interests of the viewer using DoubleClick. For example, our ads may appear in Google search results or in banners linked with DoubleClick. To be able to display interest adequate promotional content to users, DoubleClick must recognize the respective visitor so that it can allocate the websites visited, the clicks and other user pattern information to the user. To do this, DoubleClick deploys cookies or comparable recognition technologies (e.g. device fingerprinting). The recorded information is consolidated into a pseudonym user profile so that the respective user can be shown interest adequate advertising. The use of Google DoubleClick takes place in the interest of targeted advertising measures. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR. If a respective declaration of consent has been obtained, the data shall be processed exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR and Sect. 25 clause 1 TTDSG (Act to Regulate Data Protection and Privacy in Telecommunications and Telemedia)) provided the consent comprises the storage of cookies or the access to information in the user’s terminal (e.g. device finger printing) in the sense of TTDS. This declaration of consent may be revoked at any time.

For further information on how to object to the advertisements displayed by Google, please see the following links: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads and https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

Facebook Pixel
To measure conversion rates, this website uses the visitor activity pixel of Facebook. The provider of this service is Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. According to Facebook’s statement the collected data will be transferred to the USA and other third-party countries too. This tool allows the tracking of page visitors after they have been linked to the website of the provider after clicking on a Facebook ad. This makes it possible to analyze the effectiveness of Facebook ads for statistical and market research purposes and to optimize future advertising campaigns. For us as the operators of this website, the collected data is anonymous. We are not in a position to arrive at any conclusions as to the identity of users. However, Facebook archives the information and processes it, so that it is possible to make a connection to the respective user profile and Facebook is in a position to use the data for its own promotional purposes in compliance with the Facebook Data Usage Policy. This enables Facebook to display ads on Facebook pages as well as in locations outside of Facebook. We as the operator of this website have no control over the use of such data. The use of Facebook Pixel is based on Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR. The operator of the website has a legitimate interest in effective advertising campaigns, which also include social media. If a respective declaration of consent has been obtained, the data shall be processed exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR and Sect. 25 clause 1 TTDSG (Act to Regulate Data Protection and Privacy in Telecommunications and Telemedia)) provided the consent comprises the storage of cookies or the access to information in the user’s terminal (e.g. device finger printing) in the sense of TTDS. This declaration of consent may be revoked at any time. Data transmission to the US is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European Eunion. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.

To the extent that our website uses the tool described here to collect personal data and transfer them to Facebook, the joint responsibility for this data processing shall lie with us and Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland (Art. 26 GDPR).  However, the joint responsibility shall be limited to the collection of the data and their transfer to Facebook.  Any processing on the part of Facebook that occurs after the transfer shall not fall within the scope of the joint responsibility.  The joint obligations have been laid down in an agreement on joint data processing. For the wording of this agreement, please refer to https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum.  According to this agreement, it is our responsibility to provide data protection information when the Facebook tool is used and to ensure the tool's safe implementation on our website from a data protection point of view.  It is Facebook's responsibility to ensure data security with regard to Facebook products.  Any data subject rights (e.g. the right to be informed) associated with the data processed by Facebook can be asserted directly with Facebook.  When you assert your data subject rights with us, we are obliged to transfer the assertion to Facebook.  Further information about the protection of your privacy can be found in Facebook's privacy policy at https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/.  Apart from that, you have the option to disable the “Custom Audiences” remarketing function in the “Ad settings” section at https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen. To do so, you must be logged into Facebook.  If you do not have a Facebook account, you can deactivate Facebook's user-based advertising on the website of the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance at http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/.

7. Newsletter

Newsletter data
If you would like to subscribe to the newsletter offered on this website, we will need from you an e-mail address as well as information that allow us to verify that you are the owner of the e-mail address provided and consent to the receipt of the newsletter. No further data shall be collected or shall be collected only on a voluntary basis. We shall use such data only for the sending of the requested information and shall not share such data with any third parties. The processing of the information entered into the newsletter subscription form shall occur exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR). You may revoke the consent you have given to the archiving of data, the e-mail address and the use of this information for the sending of the newsletter at any time, for instance by clicking on the “Unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. This shall be without prejudice to the lawfulness of any data processing transactions that have taken place to date. The data deposited with us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter or the newsletter service provider and deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe from the newsletter or after the purpose has ceased to apply. 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(1)(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 is used only for this purpose and not 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 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR). The storage in the blacklist is indefinite. You may object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.

8. Plug-ins and tools

YouTube with expanded data protection integration
Our website embeds videos of the website YouTube. The website operator is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. We use YouTube in the expanded data protection mode. According to YouTube, this mode ensures that YouTube does not store any information about visitors to this website before they watch the video. Nevertheless, this does not necessarily mean that the sharing of data with YouTube partners can be ruled out as a result of the expanded data protection mode. Regardless of whether you are watching a video, YouTube will always establish a connection with the Google DoubleClick network. As soon as you start to play a YouTube video on this website, a connection to YouTube’s servers will be established. As a result, the YouTube server will be notified, which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account while you visit our site, you enable YouTube to directly allocate your browsing patterns to your personal profile. You have the option to prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account. Furthermore, after you have started to play a video, YouTube will be able to place various cookies on your device or comparable technologies for recognition (e.g. device fingerprinting). In this way, YouTube will be able to obtain information about this website’s visitors. Among other things, this information will be used to generate video statistics with the aim of improving the user friendliness of the site and to prevent attempts to commit fraud. Under certain circumstances, additional data processing transactions may be triggered after you have started to play a YouTube video, which are beyond our control. The use of YouTube is based on our interest in presenting our online content in an appealing manner. Pursuant to Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR, this is a legitimate interest. If a respective declaration of consent has been obtained, the data shall be processed exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR and Sect. 25 clause 1 TTDSG (Act to Regulate Data Protection and Privacy in Telecommunications and Telemedia)) provided the consent comprises the storage of cookies or the access to information in the user’s terminal (e.g. device finger printing) in the sense of TTDS. This declaration of consent may be revoked at any time. For more information on how YouTube handles user data, please consult the YouTube Data Privacy Policy under: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Google Web fonts (local embedding)
To ensure that fonts are displayed in a consistent manner, this website uses so-called Web Fonts provided by Google.  When a website is called up, your browser will load the required Web Fonts into your browser cache so as to ensure that texts and fonts are displayed correctly.  To this end, your browser must establish a connection with the Google servers.  When doing so, Google will know that this website was called up via your IP address.  The use of Google WebFonts is based on Art. 6 Sec. 1 lit. f GDPR.   The website operator has a legitimate interest in ensuring that the typeface of its website is displayed in a consistent manner.  Provided that we have asked for your consent, your data will be processed exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Sec. 1 lit. a GDPR.  Insofar as your consent also extends to the storage of cookies or the access to any information on your device (e.g. device fingerprinting) as outlined in the TTDSG (Federal Act on Privacy in Telecommunications and Telemedia), your data will furthermore be processed on the basis of § 25 Sec. 1 TTDSG.  You may revoke your consent at any time.  If your browser does not support Web Fonts, you computer will use a standard font.  For further details about Google Web Fonts, please refer to https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and Google's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Google Maps
This website uses the mapping service Google Maps. The provider of this service is Google Ireland Limited (“Google“), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. As regards the use of the functions provided by Google Maps, it is important to save your IP address.  This information is usually transferred to, and stored on, a server of Google in the USA.  The operator of this website does not have any influence whatsoever on this data transfer.  When Google Maps is enabled, Google may use Google Web Fonts to ensure that fonts are displayed in a consistent manner.  When Google Maps is called up, your browser will load the required Web Fonts into your browser cache so as to ensure that texts and fonts are displayed correctly.  The use of Google Maps is based on our legitimate interest in ensuring that our web content is displayed in an attractive manner and that the places referred to on our website can be found easily.  This constitutes a legitimate interest as defined in Art. 6 Sec. 1 lit. f GDPR.  Provided that we have asked for your consent, your data will be processed exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Sec. 1 lit. a GDPR.  Insofar as your consent also extends to the storage of cookies or the access to any information on your device (e.g. device fingerprinting) as outlined in the TTDSG (Federal Act on Privacy in Telecommunications and Telemedia), your data will furthermore be processed on the basis of § 25 Sec. 1 TTDSG.  You may revoke your consent at any time. The transfer of data to the USA is based on the EU Standard Contractual Clauses.  Details can be found at https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/.  Further information on how user data are handled can be found in Google's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Google reCAPTCHA
We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (in the following “reCAPTCHA”) on this website. The provider of this service is Google Ireland Limited („Google“), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. With the assistance of reCAPTCHA, it is verified whether a person or an automated program enters the data on this website (e. g. in a contact form). CAPTCHA analyzes the habits of the visitors of the website and pages based on different features. This analysis starts automatically when the website visitor access the website. reCAPTCHA analyzes different information (as e.g. the IP address, the time the web visitor spends on the page or the movements of the mouse). The data recorded in the analysis is transmitted to Google. reCAPTCHA analyses completely take place in the background. It is not pointed out to the website visitors that an analysis takes place. The data is stored and analyzed on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting his ads against automated abusive spying and SPAM. If a respective declaration of consent has been obtained, the data shall be processed exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR and Sect. 25 clause 1 TTDSG (Act to Regulate Data Protection and Privacy in Telecommunications and Telemedia)) provided the consent comprises the storage of cookies or the access to information in the user’s terminal (e.g. device finger printing) in the sense of TTDS. This declaration of consent may be revoked at any time. You will find further information about Google reCAPTCHA in the Google Data Privacy Declaration and the Google Conditions of Use under the following link: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de and https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=de

9. eCommerce and payment service providers

Processing of data (customer and contract data)

We collect, process, and use personal data only to the extent necessary for the establishment, content organization or change of the legal relationship (data inventory). These actions are taken on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual actions. We collect, process and use personal data concerning the use of this website (usage data) only to the extent that this is necessary to make it possible for users to utilize the services and to bill for them. The collected customer data shall be eradicated upon completion of the order or the termination of the business relationship. This shall be without prejudice to any statutory retention mandates.

Data transfer upon closing of contracts for services and digital content

We share personal data with third parties only if this is necessary in conjunction with the handling of the contract; for instance, with the financial institution tasked with the processing of payments. Any further transfer of data shall not occur or shall only occur if you have expressly consented to the transfer. Any sharing of your data with third parties in the absence of your express consent, for instance for advertising purposes, shall not occur. Any sharing of your data with third parties in the absence of your express consent, for instance for advertising purposes, shall not occur. The basis for the processing of data is Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or for pre-contractual actions.

10. Custom services

Job applications
We offer website visitors the opportunity to submit job applications to us (e.g. via e-mail, via postal services on by submitting the online job application form). Below, we will brief you on the scope, purpose and use of the personal data collected from you in conjunction with the application process. We assure you that the collection, processing and use of your data will occur in compliance with the applicable data privacy rights and all other statutory provisions and that your data will always be treated as strictly confidential.

Scope and purpose of the data collection
If you submit a job application to us, we will process any affiliated personal data (e.g. contact and communications data, application documents, notes taken during job interviews, etc.), if they are required to make a decision concerning the establishment or an employment relationship. The legal grounds for the aforementioned are § 26 New GDPR according to German Law (Negotiation of an Employment Relationship), Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. b GDPR (General Contract Negotiations) and – provided you have given us your consent – Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR. You may revoke any consent given at any time. Within our company, your personal data will only be shared with individuals who are involved in the processing of your job application. If your job application should result in your recruitment, the data you have submitted will be archived on the grounds of § 26 New GDPR and Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. b GDPR for the purpose of implementing the employment relationship in our data processing system.

Data archiving
If we are unable to make you a job offer or you reject a job offer or withdraw your application, we reserve the right to retain the data you have submitted on the basis of our legitimate interests (Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR) for up to 6 months from the end of the application procedure (rejection or withdrawal of the application). Afterwards the data will be deleted, and the physical application documents will be destroyed. The storage serves in particular as evidence in the event of a legal dispute. If it is evident that the data will be required after the expiry of the 6-month period (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 agreement (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR) or if statutory data retention requirements preclude the deletion.

Admission to the applicant pool
If we do not make you a job offer, you may be able to join our applicant pool. In case of admission, all documents and information from the application will be transferred to the applicant pool in order to contact you in case of suitable vacancies. Admission to the applicant pool is based exclusively on your express agreement (Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR). The submission agreement is voluntary and has no relation to the ongoing application procedure. The affected person can revoke his agreement at any time. In this case, the data from the applicant pool will be irrevocably deleted, provided there are no legal reasons for storage. The data from the applicant pool will be irrevocably deleted no later than two years after consent has been granted.

Smartlook

Based on the justified interest according to art. 6, par. 1, lit. f GDPR (as for the quality assurance of this online offering), the analysis tool Smartlook of smartlook.com, s.r.o., Milady Horakove 13, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic, is used.

The website use is analyzed anonymously. The clicking and scrolling habits can be determined in an anonymous way thanks to this tool. Afterwards a better and customer-friendlier design is consequently possible. All data are collected without assignment to specific persons. Furthermore, the screen size, the equipment type, information on the browser and the country as well as the preferred language is recorded.

The stored data are automatically deleted after 30 days. You will find further information under: https://www.smartlook.com/de/privacy

The collection by Smartlook can be deactivated under the following link: https://www.smartlook.com/de/opt-out
The legal basis for the collection is art. 6, par. 1 (a) GDPR, approval to the processing of your personal data.

JW Player (video player)

Our website uses a plug-in provided by the JW Player video portal, LongTail Ad Solutions, Inc. d/b/a JW Player 2 Park Avenue, 10th Floor New York, NY 10016, USA.  Whenever a website including a JW Player video clip is called up, a direct connection will be established between your browser and a server of JW Player in the USA.  During this process, your IP address will be transferred to JW Player and stored there.  Further information can be found in the privacy policy at https://www.jwplayer.com/legal/privacy.  Your data are processed on the legal basis defined in Art. 6 Sec. 1 S. 1 lit a GDPR (consent).  

Google Photos

We integrate images using the Google Photos image service.  To this end, your IP address will be transferred to the provider (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland).  Further information on how user data are handled can be found in Google's privacy policy at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.  Your data are processed on the legal basis defined in Art. 6 Sec. 1 (a) GDPR (consent).

MTCaptcha

We use MTCaptcha to protect the contact forms on our website from abuse by spam and bots. The provider is MTCaptcha, Four Embarcadero Center, 1400, San Francisco, CA 94111, United States. The cookies set here serve exclusively to prevent misuse. IP addresses are anonymised before processing. Session cookies are used to store the script version used and for validation, as well as a cookie for visitor allocation, which is deleted after 1 minute. The data processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f DSGVO. Our legitimate interest is that web offers are protected from abusive automated spying and from SPAM. You can find more information on the provider's pages: https://www.mtcaptcha.com/gdpr-captcha

Lead Chameleon

We use the Lead Chameleon software tool from Lead Chameleon Ltd, 27 Old Gloucester Street, London, WC1N 3AX, UK. This software collects the IP address as soon as you visit our website and consent to its processing. The IP address is then transmitted to Lead Chameleon. There, a comparison is made with their own databases. Immediately after the data comparison, the IP address is anonymised by Lead Chameleon. Lead Chameleon collects and processes data about companies and decision-makers. From Lead Chameleon we receive the information that could be assigned to the IP address in question. This gives us knowledge of who is interested in our products and services. This enables us to contact visitors to our website directly. The data processing described above is our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The collection of data by Lead Chameleon is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. A (consent).

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Data Processing by Social Networks

We maintain publicly accessible profiles in social networks. You will find a list of the social networks we use in detail below.

 

Social networks as Facebook, Google+, etc. can usually analyse your user behaviour comprehensively if you visit their website or a website with integrated social media contents (e.g. like buttons or advertising banners).  By the visit of our social media sites, numerous processing operations are activated that are relevant for data protection.  In detail:

If you are logged into your social media account and visit our social media site, the operator of the social media portal may assign your visit to your user account.  However, your personal data can possibly also be collected if you are not logged in or if you do not have an account on the respective social media portal. In this case, these data are collected for example via cookies which are saved on your terminal or by registration of the IP address.

By means of the collected data, the operator of the social media portal is able to create user profiles in which your preferences and interests are stored. Hereby it is possible to show you interest-based advertising on and outside the respective social media site. If you have an account at the respective social network, the interest-related advertising can be shown on all devices on which you are logged in or on which you have been logged in.

Furthermore, please take into account that we cannot retrace all processing steps on social media portals. Depending on the provider, it is therefore possible that the operators of the social media portals carry out other processing operations. Please learn any details from the terms and conditions of use and the provisions of data protection of the respective social media portals.

Legal basis

Our social media presentations shall guarantee a presence in the internet that is as comprehensive as possible. This is a justified interest according to art. 6, par. 1, lit f of the GDPR. The analysis processes initiated by the social networks are possibly based on deviating legal bases which have to be specified by the operators of the social networks (e.g. approval according to art. 6, par. 1, lit. a GDPO).

Responsible body and assertion of rights

If you visit one of our social media sites (e.g. Facebook), we are responsible for the data processing operations activated by this visit together with the operator of the social media platform. You can principally assert your rights (information, correction, deletion, limitation of processing, data portability and complaints) against us as well as against the operator of the respective social media portal (e.g. against Facebook).

Please observe that we do not have full influence on the data processing operations of the social media portals despite the common responsibility together with the operator of the social media portal. Our possibility decisively depends on the corporate policy of the respective provider.

 

Storage period

The data which we have directly collected via the social media site are deleted from our systems once the purpose of your storage does not apply any more or if you ask us to delete them or if you revoke your consent for storage or if the purpose of data storage does not apply any more. The cookies remain stored on your terminal until you delete them. Any mandatory legal regulations - especially retention periods - are not affected.

We do not have any influence on the storage period of your data which are saved by the operators of the social networks for their own purposes. Please contact the operator of the social networks directly to receive any details (e.g. in the data protection statement, see below).

 

Social networks in detail

Facebook

We have a profile at Facebook. Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA is the provider. Facebook has a certification based on the EU-US-Privacy-Shield.

We concluded an agreement on common processing (Controller Addendum) with Facebook. It is set out in this agreement for which data processing operations we are responsible or Facebook is responsible if you visit our Facebook page. You can have a look at this agreement under the following link: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum.

You can adapt your advertisement preferences independently in your user account. Please click on the following link and log in: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads.

Please learn the details from the data privacy statement of Facebook under: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

Instagram

We have a profile at Instagram. The provider is Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA. Please learn the details on their way of handling personal data from the data privacy statement of Instagram under: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875.

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