Privacy Policy

1. AN OVERVIEW OF DATA PROTECTION

General

The following gives a simple overview of what happens to your personal information when you visit our website. Personal information is any data with which you could be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy found below.

Data collection on our website

Who is responsible for the data collection on this website?

The data collected on this website are processed by the website operator. The operator’s contact details can be found in the website’s required legal notice.

How do we collect your data?

Some data are collected when you provide it to us. This could, for example, be data you enter on a contact form.

Other data are collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. These data are primarily technical data such as the browser and operating system you are using or when you accessed the page. These data are collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data can be used to analyze how visitors use the site.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You always have the right to request information about your stored data, its origin, its recipients, and the purpose of its collection at no charge. You also have the right to request that it be corrected, blocked, or deleted. You can contact us at any time using the address given in the legal notice if you have further questions about the issue of privacy and data protection. You may also, of course, file a complaint with the competent regulatory authorities.

Analytics and third-party tools

When visiting our website, statistical analyses may be made of your surfing behavior. This happens primarily using cookies and analytics. The analysis of your surfing behavior is usually anonymous, i.e. we will not be able to identify you from this data. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information can be found in the following privacy policy.

You can object to this analysis. We will inform you below about how to exercise your options in this regard.

2. GENERAL INFORMATION AND MANDATORY INFORMATION

Data protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data as confidential and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

If you use this website, various pieces of personal data will be collected. Personal information is any data with which you could be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what information we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

Please note that data transmitted via the internet (e.g. via email communication) may be subject to security breaches. Complete protection of your data from third-party access is not possible.

Notice concerning the party responsible for this website

The party responsible for processing data on this website is:

A+W Software GmbH
Siemensstrasse 3
35463 Fernwald

Telephone: +49 641 96620-0
E-Mail: info@a-w.com

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

Revocation of your consent to the processing of your data

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect. An informal email making this request is sufficient. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.

Right to file complaints with regulatory authorities

If there has been a breach of data protection legislation, the person affected may file a complaint with the competent regulatory authorities. The competent regulatory authority for matters related to data protection legislation is the data protection officer of the German state in which our company is headquartered. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at the following link:https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data which we process based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract automatically delivered to yourself or to a third party in a standard, machine-readable format. If you require the direct transfer of data to another responsible party, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.

SSL or TLS encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and for the protection of the transmission of confidential content, such as the inquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection in your browser’s address line when it changes from “http://” to “https://” and the lock icon is displayed in your browser’s address bar.

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

Information, blocking, deletion

As permitted by law, you have the right to be provided at any time with information free of charge about any of your personal data that is stored as well as its origin, the recipient and the purpose for which it has been processed. You also have the right to have this data corrected, blocked or deleted. You can contact us at any time using the address given in our legal notice if you have further questions on the topic of personal data.

Opposition to promotional emails

We hereby expressly prohibit the use of contact data published in the context of website legal notice requirements with regard to sending promotional and informational materials not expressly requested. The website operator reserves the right to take specific legal action if unsolicited advertising material, such as email spam, is received.

3. DATA PROTECTION OFFICER

Statutory data protection officer

We have appointed a data protection officer for our company.

daschug GmbH
Robert-Bosch-Straße 7
64293 Darmstadt

Telefon: +49 6151 6290620
E-Mail: datenschutz@a-w.com

4. DATA COLLECTION ON OUR WEBSITE

Cookies

Some of our web pages use cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain any viruses. Cookies help make our website more user-friendly, efficient, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies.” They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain in your device’s memory until you delete them. These cookies make it possible to recognize your browser when you next visit the site.

You can configure your browser to inform you about the use of cookies so that you can decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept or reject a cookie. Alternatively, your browser can be configured to automatically accept cookies under certain conditions or to always reject them, or to automatically delete cookies when closing your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

Cookies which are necessary to allow electronic communications or to provide certain functions you wish to use (such as the shopping cart) are stored pursuant to Art. 6 paragraph 1, letter f of DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies to ensure an optimized service provided free of technical errors. If other cookies (such as those used to analyze your surfing behavior) are also stored, they will be treated separately in this privacy policy.

Server log files

The website provider automatically collects and stores information that your browser automatically transmits to us in “server log files”. 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

These data will not be combined with data from other sources.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract.

Contact form

Should you send us questions via the contact form, we will collect the data entered on the form, including the contact details you provide, to answer your question and any follow-up questions. We do not share this information without your permission.

We will, therefore, process any data you enter onto the contact form only with your consent per Art. 6 (1)(a) DSGVO. You may revoke your consent at any time. An informal email making this request is sufficient. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.

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). Any mandatory statutory provisions, especially those regarding mandatory data retention periods, remain unaffected by this provision.

Registration on this website

You can register on our website in order to access additional functions offered here. The input data will only be used for the purpose of using the respective site or service for which you have registered. The mandatory information requested during registration must be provided in full. Otherwise, we will reject your registration.

To inform you about important changes such as those within the scope of our site or technical changes, we will use the email address specified during registration.

We will process the data provided during registration only based on your consent per Art. 6 (1)(a) DSGVO. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect. An informal email making this request is sufficient. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.

We will continue to store the data collected during registration for as long as you remain registered on our website. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

Usercentrics

We use the consent management service Usercentrics from Usercentrics GmbH, Sendlinger Str. 7, 80331 Munich, Germany. This allows us to obtain and manage the consent of website users for data processing in order to comply with our legal obligation (Art. 7(1) DSGVO) and to ensure the functionality of the website. The following data is processed: Date and time of access, browser information, device information, geographical location, cookie preferences and URL of the page visited. Usercentrics is our processor and recipient of your personal data. The processing takes place within the European Union. For more information on objection and removal options towards Usercentrics, please see: Privacy Policy. The data will be deleted after 3 years. Please also see our general comments on deleting and deactivating cookies above.

5. ANALYTICS AND ADVERTISING

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service. It is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

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

Google Analytics cookies are stored based on Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both its website and its advertising.

IP anonymization

We have activated the IP anonymization feature on this website. Your IP address will be shortened by Google within the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area prior to transmission to the United States. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address sent to a Google server in the US and shortened there. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services regarding website activity and Internet usage for the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with any other data held by Google.

Browser plugin

You can prevent these cookies being stored by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser. However, we wish to point out that doing so may mean you will not be able to enjoy the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the data generated by cookies about your use of the website (incl. your IP address) from being passed to Google, and the processing of these data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

Objecting to the collection of data

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

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

Outsourced data processing

We have entered into an agreement with Google for the outsourcing of our data processing and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

Demographic data collection by Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics’ demographic features. This allows reports to be generated containing statements about the age, gender, and interests of site visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google and third-party visitor data. This collected data cannot be attributed to any specific individual person. You can disable this feature at any time by adjusting the ads settings in your Google account or you can forbid the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described in the section “Refusal of data collection”.

Google Analytics Remarketing

Our websites use the features of Google Analytics Remarketing combined with the cross-device capabilities of Google AdWords and DoubleClick. This service is provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

This feature makes it possible to link target audiences for promotional marketing created with Google Analytics Remarketing to the cross-device capabilities of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick. This allows advertising to be displayed based on your personal interests, identified based on your previous usage and surfing behavior on one device (e.g. your mobile phone), on other devices (such as a tablet or computer).

Once you have given your consent, Google will associate your web and app browsing history with your Google Account for this purpose. That way, any device that signs in to your Google Account can use the same personalized promotional messaging.

To support this feature, Google Analytics collects Google-authenticated IDs of users that are temporarily linked to our Google Analytics data to define and create audiences for cross-device ad promotion.

You can permanently opt out of cross-device remarketing/targeting by turning off personalized advertising in your Google Account; follow this link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/.

The aggregation of the data collected in your Google Account data is based solely on your consent, which you may give or withdraw from Google per Art. 6 (1) (a) DSGVO. For data collection operations not merged into your Google Account (for example, because you do not have a Google Account or have objected to the merge), the collection of data is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing anonymous user behavior for promotional purposes.

For more information and the Google Privacy Policy, go to: https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/.

Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking

This website uses Google AdWords. AdWords is an online advertising program from Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States (“Google”).

As part of Google AdWords, we use so-called conversion tracking. When you click on an ad served by Google, a conversion tracking cookie is set. Cookies are small text files that your internet browser stores on your computer. These cookies expire after 30 days and are not used for personal identification of the user. Should the user visit certain pages of the website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and the website can tell that the user clicked on the ad and proceeded to that page.

Each Google AdWords advertiser has a different cookie. Thus, cookies cannot be tracked using the website of an AdWords advertiser. The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for the AdWords advertisers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers are told the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a conversion tracking tag page. However, advertisers do not obtain any information that can be used to personally identify users. If you do not want to participate in tracking, you can opt-out of this by easily disabling the Google Conversion Tracking cookie by changing your browser settings. In doing so, you will not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.

Conversion cookies are stored based on Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both its website and its advertising.

For more information about Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking, see the Google Privacy Policy: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/.

Google reCAPTCHA

We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereinafter “reCAPTCHA”) on our websites. This service is provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”).

reCAPTCHA is used to check whether the data entered on our website (such as on a contact form) has been entered by a human or by an automated program. To do this, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis starts automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g. IP address, how long the visitor has been on the website, or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis will be forwarded to Google.

The reCAPTCHA analyses take place completely in the background. Website visitors are not advised that such an analysis is taking place.

Data processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its site from abusive automated crawling and spam.

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

Google Tag Manager

On this website we use the Google Tag Manager. Google Tag Manager is a solution that allows marketers to manage website tags through one interface. The tool that implements the tags is a cookie-less domain. This means that Google Tag Manager does not collect any personal data. The tool takes care of triggering other tags, which in turn may collect data. Google Tag Manager does not access this data. If a deactivation is made at the domain or cookie level, it remains in place for all tracking tags implemented with Google Tag Manager. The use of Google Tag Manager enables a simplified use of our website.

You can find further information on the use of Google Tag Manager under data protection law at https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/tag-manager/use-policy/.

6. NEWSLETTER

Newsletter data

If you would like to receive our newsletter, we require a valid email address as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified email address and that you agree to receive this newsletter. No additional data is collected or is only collected on a voluntary basis. We only use this data to send the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.

We will, therefore, process any data you enter onto the contact form only with your consent per Art. 6 (1) (a) DSGVO. You can revoke consent to the storage of your data and email address as well as their use for sending the newsletter at any time, e.g. through the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.

The data provided when registering for the newsletter will be used to distribute the newsletter until you cancel your subscription when said data will be deleted. Data we have stored for other purposes (e.g. email addresses for the members area) remain unaffected.

7. PLUGINS AND TOOLS

YouTube

Our website uses plugins from YouTube, which is operated by Google. The operator of the pages is YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.

If you visit one of our pages featuring a YouTube plugin, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. Here the YouTube server is informed about which of our pages you have visited.

If you’re logged in to your YouTube account, YouTube allows you to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

YouTube is used to help make our website appealing. This constitutes a justified interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO.

Further information about handling user data, can be found in the data protection declaration of YouTube under https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

Google Web Fonts

For uniform representation of fonts, this page uses web fonts provided by Google. When you open a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.

For this purpose your browser has to establish a direct connection to Google servers. Google thus becomes aware that our web page was accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web fonts is done in the interest of a uniform and attractive presentation of our website. This constitutes a justified interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO.

If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font is used by your computer.

Further information about handling user data, can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

Google Maps

This site uses the Google Maps map service via an API. It is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

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

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of making our website appealing and to facilitate the location of places specified by us on the website. This constitutes a justified interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO.

Further information about handling user data, can be found in the data protection declaration of Google at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

fontawesome.com

This site uses the Web font “Font Awesome” from the provider Fonticons, 307 S. Main St., Suite 202, Bentonville, AR 72712, USA, to display special symbols. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache in order to display the symbols.

For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to Font Awesome’s Content Delivery Network. This access data is usually stored on servers in the country or region (e.g., Europe) from which you are accessing and is deleted after a few weeks. Anonymous statistics are also transferred to servers in the USA. Font Awesome is used in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers as well as for reasons of loading time optimization. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.

You can find more information about Font Awesome at https://fontawesome.com/ and in the privacy policy of Font Awesome: https://fontawesome.com/privacy

jsDelivr

On our website we use the service jsdelivr.com. This is an open source service provided by the Polish software company ProspectOne, Królewska 65A/1, 30-081, Kraków, Poland. It is a so-called Content Delivery Network (CDN). This is a network of regionally distributed servers that are connected via the Internet. This allows content, especially large files, to be delivered optimally and quickly, even during large load peaks. The service is used to deliver individual web pages quickly and flawlessly on all devices. As a result, personal data such as your IP address, browser type, browser version, which web page is loaded and the time and duration of use of the website are processed. The legal basis for the processing of your personal data is Art. 6 para.1 lit. f DSGVO (legitimate interest). Our legitimate interest is to ensure the best possible function of our website for our users. The personal data is processed by JsDelivr.com in Poland (EU).

In the privacy policy of Terms & Policies – jsDelivr you can find more information about the processing. There it is explicitly stated that the company does not use cookies or other tracking services.

Bootstrap CDN

On our website, we use the Bootstrap CDN service provided by jsdelivr.com. This is an open source service provided by the Polish software company ProspectOne, Królewska 65A/1, 30-081, Kraków, Poland. Bootstrap is a so-called content delivery network (CDN). This is a network of regionally distributed servers, which are connected via the Internet. This allows content, especially large files, to be delivered optimally and quickly, even during large load peaks. The service is used to deliver individual web pages quickly and flawlessly on all devices. As a result, personal data such as your IP address, browser type, browser version, which web page is loaded and the time and duration of use of the website are processed. Your personal data may be processed in third countries without an adequate level of data protection. The legal basis for the processing of your personal data is Art. 6 para.1 lit. a DSGVO.

In the privacy policy of Terms & Policies – jsDelivr you will find more information about the processing.

8. SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook Fanpage

We maintain one or several corporate websites (“fan pages”) on the professional social media network Facebook, in particular for self-presentation, branding, and also for the purposes of customer communication and recruiting.

According to the ruling of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) of 06/05/2018, Ref. C-210/16, the operator of social media sites is at least jointly responsible for the data processing, at least in the case of Facebook fan pages, within the meaning of Art. 26 GDPR.
Although Facebook offers such a declaration at https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum, we do not know whether it now meets the requirements of the GDPR.

We only process your data – apart from any further procedures below – if you contact us via the platform. In this case, Facebook collects your data and makes it available to us.
In the process, we may also store and process your data under certain circumstances. The processing of your personal data in the event of an inquiry or application is governed by our other data protection declarations in this regard.

Furthermore, we may collect data from visitors to our company website, provided that the display as a visitor can be defined as processing. However, we do not store this data – subject to further procedures listed below – on our own systems, nor is it systematically processed beyond occasional notice.
Our information regarding the controller, the data protection officer, and the declaration of your rights as a data subject apply to these processing steps.

Please note that for any processing beyond this on our fan pages, the privacy policy of Meta Platforms, Inc. (1601 Willow Road Menlo Park, CA 94025 United States) or Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland) is applicable.

Data transfer to third countries is based on the use of standard contractual clauses according to the European Commission: https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.
Additional detailed information on data processing by Facebook and the corresponding objection options can be found at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/ and at https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/dataprocessing. Facebook is the provider of this service and alone is authorized to provide complete information on data processing on Facebook.
We would like to point out that the assertion of data subject rights and requests for information are best directed to Facebook. Only Facebook has access to your data and can take immediate action to delete, restrict, etc., the data or to provide information. Of course, we will support you in asserting your rights if necessary.
For opt-out possibilities, visit: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads and http://www.youronlinechoices.com.

Additional information for Facebook Insight

We use the “Facebook Insight” analysis function on our fan pages. The function serves the purpose of advertising and market research to provide you with more relevant content and to develop new features that are of interest to you.
Facebook uses cookies that enable an analysis of your visits to the fan pages. The information generated by the cookies about your use of the fan pages is usually transferred to Facebook servers in the USA and stored there.Facebook relies on standard contractual clauses of the European Commission for the transfer of data to third countries and thus undertakes to comply with European data protection rules: https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.

The processing is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 let. f GDPR from the legitimate interest in targeted advertising and targeted design of the fan pages. If you have given your consent to the social network provider for the aforementioned data processing with effect for us, the legal basis is Art. 6 Para. 1 let. a GDPR.
You can find more detailed information on the terms of use and data protection at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/. Detailed information on the respective processing and the options to object can be found at https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum and https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads and http://www.youronlinechoices.com.

Instagram-Channel

We maintain one or more presences on the social network Instagram in order to communicate with users registered there and to provide information about our company as well as products and services.

According to the ruling of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) of 06/05/2018, Ref. C-210/16, the operator of social media sites is at least jointly responsible for the data processing, at least in the case of Facebook fan pages, within the meaning of Art. 26 GDPR.
To date, we are not aware of Instagram offering an agreement that meets the requirements of Art. 26.

We process the data you send us via these networks in order to communicate with you and to reply to your messages there.
In the process, we may also store and process your data under certain circumstances. The processing of your personal data in the case of an application is governed by our applicant privacy policy.
Furthermore, we may collect data from visitors to our company website, provided that the display as a visitor can be defined as processing. However, we do not store this data on our own systems, nor is it systematically processed beyond occasional notice.
Our information regarding the controller, the data protection officer, and the declaration of your rights as a data subject apply to these processing steps.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data is our legitimate interest in communicating with users and our external presentation for the purpose of advertising in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 let. f GDPR.
If you have given your consent to the social network provider for the aforementioned data processing with effect for us, the legal basis is Art. 6 Para. 1 let. a GDPR.

For any processing going beyond this, we point out that the privacy policy of Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA applies on our company page
For more information on the purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of data by Instagram, as well as your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy, please refer to Instagram’s privacy policy: http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/ or https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388/.

Additional information for Instagram Insights

We use the analytics feature “Instagram Insights” from Meta Platfoms Inc. (1601 Willow Road Menlo Park, CA 94025 United States; “Facebook”) on our Instagram page. The function serves the purpose of advertising and market research to provide you with more relevant content and to develop new features that are of interest to you. Facebook uses cookies that enable an analysis of your visits to the fan pages. The information generated by the cookies about your use of the fan pages is usually transferred to Facebook servers in the USA and stored there. Facebook relies on standard contractual clauses of the European Commission for the transfer of data to third countries and thus undertakes to comply with European data protection rules: https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 let. a GDPR We use Instagram Insights to design targeted advertising and the targeted design of the fan page.

Additional detailed information on data processing by Facebook and the corresponding objection options can be found at https://www.Facebook.com/about/privacy/. Facebook is the provider of this service and alone is authorized to provide complete information on data processing on Instagram.

We would like to point out that the assertion of data subject rights and requests for information should most sensibly be directed to Meta Platforms Inc. (“Facebook”). Only Facebook has access to your data and can take immediate action to delete, restrict, etc., the data or to provide information. Of course, we will support you in asserting your rights if necessary.

Vimeo Channel Privacy Policy

We maintain one or more corporate websites on the social media network Vimeo.com Inc. especially for self-presentation, but also for recruiting.

According to the ruling of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) of 06/05/2018, Ref. C-210/16, the operator of social media sites is at least jointly responsible for the data processing, at least in the case of Facebook fan pages, within the meaning of Art. 26 GDPR.
We suspect an analogous applicability of this decision to other social networks, including Vimeo. To date, we are not aware of Vimeo offering an agreement that meets the requirements of Art. 26 GDPR.

We would like to point out that you use the Vimeo channel offered here and its functions on your own responsibility. This applies in particular to the use of the interactive functions (e.g. sharing, liking, disliking, commenting).
We only process your data if you contact us via the Vimeo platform. In this case, Vimeo collects your data and makes it available to us.
In the process, we may also store and process your data under certain circumstances. The processing of your personal data is then governed by one of our other data protection declarations, depending on which group of data subjects to which you belong.
Furthermore, we may collect data from visitors to our company website, provided that the display as a visitor can be defined as processing. However, we do not store this data on our own systems, nor is it systematically processed beyond occasional notice.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data is, depending on the situation, the processing for the initiation and execution of a contract with you according to Art. 6 Para. 1 let. b GDPR (e.g. in case of questions about products or services)
or on the basis of our legitimate interest in communicating with users and our external presentation for the purpose of advertising pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 let. f GDPR.
If you have given consent to the social network provider for the aforementioned data processing with effect for us, the legal basis is Art. 6 Para. 1 let. a GDPR. Our information regarding the responsible body, the data protection officer and the declaration of your rights as a data subject apply to these processing steps.

We point out that for any further processing on our Vimeo channels, the privacy policy of Vimeo, Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011 is applicable. We have no sustained knowledge or influence over the nature and extent of the data processed by Vimeo, the manner in which it is processed and used, or the disclosure of such data to third parties. We also have no effective means of control in this regard.
You can find more information about the processing of personal data by Vimeo here:

User conditions: https://vimeo.com/terms

Data privacy declaration: https://vimeo.com/privacy

Standard contractual clauses apply in cases where personal data is transferred to the USA.
A transfer impact analysis carried out on the basis of the Schrems II ruling of the EU Court of Justice did not reveal any increased risk potential.

YouTube Channel Privacy Policy

We maintain one or more corporate websites on the social media network YouTube of Google Inc., in particular for self-presentation, but also for recruiting.

According to the ruling of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) of 06/05/2018, Ref. C-210/16, the operator of social media sites is at least jointly responsible for the data processing, at least in the case of Facebook fan pages, within the meaning of Art. 26 GDPR.
We suspect an analogous applicability of this decision to other social networks, including YouTube.To date, we are not aware of YouTube offering an agreement that meets the requirements of Art. 26 GDPR.

We would like to point out that you use the YouTube channel offered here and its functions on your own responsibility. This applies in particular to the use of the interactive functions (e.g. sharing, liking, disliking, commenting).

We only process your data if you contact us via the YouTube platform. In this case, YouTube collects your data and makes it available to us.
In the process, we may also store and process your data under certain circumstances. The processing of your personal data is then governed by one of our other data protection declarations, depending on which group of data subjects to which you belong.
Furthermore, we may collect data from visitors to our company website, provided that the display as a visitor can be defined as processing. However, we do not store this data on our own systems, nor is it systematically processed beyond occasional notice.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data is, depending on the situation, the processing for the initiation and execution of a contract with you according to Art. 6 Para. 1 let. b GDPR (e.g. in case of questions about products or services)
or on the basis of our legitimate interest in communicating with users and our external presentation for the purpose of advertising pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 let. f GDPR.
If you have given your consent to the social network provider for the aforementioned data processing with effect for us, the legal basis is Art. 6 Para. 1 let. a GDPR.

Our information regarding the controller, the data protection officer, and the declaration of your rights as a data subject apply to these processing steps.

We point out that for any processing going beyond this on our YouTube channels, the privacy policy of Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, Fax: +353 (1) 436 1001 or alternatively Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA is applicable.
We have no sustained knowledge or influence over the nature and extent of the data processed by Google, the manner in which it is processed and used, or the disclosure of such data to third parties. We also have no effective means of control in this regard.
You can find more information about the processing of personal data by YouTube here:

User conditions: https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/de/

Data privacy declaration: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de

Privacy policy for the LinkedIn page

Our company maintains a social media channel on the LinkedIn platform
According to the ruling of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) of 06/05/2018, Ref. C-210/16, the operator of social media sites is at least jointly responsible for the data processing, at least in the case of Facebook fan pages, within the meaning of Art. 26 GDPR. To date, we are not aware of LinkedIn offering an agreement that meets the requirements of Art. 26 GDPR.

We only process your data if you contact our HR department via the LinkedIn platform or apply for an advertised position via LinkedIn for these very purposes. In this case, LinkedIn collects your data and makes it available to us.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data is, depending on the situation, the processing for the initiation and execution of a contract with you pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 let. b GDPR or on the basis of our legitimate interest in communication with users and our external presentation for the purpose of advertising pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 let. f GDPR. If you have given your consent to the aforementioned data processing to the provider of the social network with effect for us, the legal basis is Art. 6 Para. 1 let. a GDPR.
In the process, we may also store and process your data under certain circumstances. The processing of your personal data in the case of an application is governed by our applicant privacy policy.

Furthermore, we may collect data from visitors to our company website, provided that the display as a visitor can be defined as processing. However, we do not store this data on our own systems, nor is it systematically processed beyond occasional notice.
Our information regarding the controller, the data protection officer, and the declaration of your rights as a data subject apply to these processing steps.
For any processing beyond this, we point out that the privacy policy of LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland (hereinafter: LinkedIn) is applicable on our LinkedIn company page.
For more information about LinkedIn’s processing of personal data, please visit https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?trk=uno-reg-guest-home-privacy-policy.

Privacy policy for the XING company page

We maintain one or more corporate websites on the social media network XING, in particular for self-presentation, but also for recruiting.

According to the ruling of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) of 06/05/2018, Ref. C-210/16, the operator of social media sites is at least jointly responsible for the data processing, at least in the case of Facebook fan pages, within the meaning of Art. 26 GDPR.
We suspect an analogous applicability of this decision to other social networks, including XING. To date, we are not aware of XING offering an agreement that meets the requirements of Art. 26 GDPR.

We only process your data if you contact our HR department via the XING platform or apply for an advertised position via XING. In this case, XING collects your data and makes it available to us.
In the process, we may also store and process your data under certain circumstances. The processing of your personal data in the case of an application is governed by our applicant privacy policy.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data is, depending on the situation, the processing for the initiation and execution of a contract with you pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 let. b GDPR or on the basis of our legitimate interest in communicating with users and our external presentation for the purpose of advertising pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 let. f GDPR.
If you have given your consent to the social network provider for the aforementioned data processing with effect for us, the legal basis is Art. 6 Para. 1 let. a GDPR.
In the process, we may also store and process your data under certain circumstances. The processing of your personal data in the case of an application is governed by our applicant privacy policy.
Furthermore, we may collect data from visitors to our company website, provided that the display as a visitor can be defined as processing. However, we do not store this data on our own systems, nor is it systematically processed beyond occasional notice.
Our information regarding the controller, the data protection officer, and the declaration of your rights as a data subject apply to these processing steps.

We would like to point out that the privacy policy of XING SE, Dammtorstraße 30, DE-20354 Hamburg, Germany, Tel.: +49 40 419 131-0 , Fax: +49 40 419 131-11, E-Mail: info@xing.com, (hereinafter: XING) is applicable for any further processing on our XING company website.
You can find more information about the processing of personal data by XING here: https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung.

Kununu

Our website uses the “Kununu” share button of the social network Kununu, which is operated by Kununu GmbH, Schottenring 2-6 ,1010 Vienna, Austria. We have a company account, which applicants, ex-employees and employees the opportunity to rate the employer on the platform Kununu. All ratings are published and can be viewed by anyone. The data is processed for the purpose of employee satisfaction and company optimization. The legal basis for the processing of your personal data is Art. 6 para.1 lit. f DSGVO. Our legitimate interest lies in improving employee satisfaction and the working atmosphere.
For ease of use, we offer the Kununu Share button on our website.
When you call up our website, your browser establishes a direct connection with the servers of Kununu. The content of the button is transmitted by Kununu directly to your browser, which then integrates it into the website.
We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Kununu. We have no influence on the scope of the data that Kununu collects with the button. For the purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Kununu, as well as your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy, please refer to the data protection information of Kununu: kununu AGB. Legal framework of kununu.com Data protection on XING.
If you do not wish Kununu to be able to assign your visit to our pages to your user account, please log out of your Kununu user account beforehand.

9. HUBSPOT & NEWSLETTER-TRACKING

Use of HubSpot

On our website, we use the service HubSpot, provided by HubSpot Inc., 25 First Street, 2nd Floor, Cambridge, MA 02141, USA. HubSpot is an integrated software solution with which various online marketing activities can be performed. These include, e.g., our content management (CMS), e-mail marketing, social media publishing & reporting, and contact management websites, as well as the provision of any landing pages and contact forms.

Via our registration service, we enable our website visitors to learn more about our company. In addition, you can download content and provide your contact information and additional demographic information.This information and the content of our website are saved on servers of our software partner HubSpot and we can use the information to make contact with our website visitors. In addition, we use the information to determine which of our company’s services are interesting to you.
We use HubSpot based on your consent according to Art. 6 Para. 1 let. a) GDPR.

In addition, we use essential HubSpot functions based on a legitimate interest according to Art. 6 Para. 1 let. f. GDPR. The legitimate interest consists of guaranteeing the function of the website for the users.

HubSpot is a software company in the USA. To justify the data transfer to the USA, HubSpot relies on EU standard contract provisions: https://legal.hubspot.com/dpa

For additional information about data privacy, please see HubSpot’s data protectiion provisions: HubSpot data privacy declaration, HubSpot information about EU GDPR, Information about the Cookies that HubSpot uses.

Newsletter with HubSpot

If you subscribe to our e-mail newsletter or voluntarily submit data in a form (e.g. contact form, whitepaper downloads, seminar registration), these data will be stored in our HubSpot CRM. In this way, we can also capture your visits to our website using additional personal information (e.g. name, e-mail address) and inform you about your preferred subject areas. We also use this information to optimize our sales and marketing activities.

If you do not want HubSpot to record your data in general, you can prevent the saving of cookies at any time using your browser settings.

For more information on how HubSpot works, have a look at the HubSpot Inc. privacy policy: legal.hubspot.com/de/privacy-policy

With the help of HubSpot we can analyse our newsletter campaigns. When you open an e-mail sent with HubSpot, a contained file (so-called web beacon) connects to the HubSpot servers. This allows you to determine whether a newsletter message has been opened and which links have been clicked on. In addition, technical information will be recorded (e.g. time of retrieval, IP address, browser type and operating system). They are used exclusively for statistical analysis of newsletter campaigns. The results of this analysis can be used to improve the adaptation of future newsletters to the interests of recipients.

If you do not want HubSpot to analyse anything, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter or e-mail notifications. For this purpose, we provide an appropriate link in each message. You can also unsubscribe from the newsletter directly on our website.

The data-handling will be processed on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 paragraph 1 lit. a GDPR). You can unsay this agreement at any time by cancelling our e-mail notifications. The lawfulness of the data handling processes already carried out remains unaffected by the recall.

The data you provide us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be saved by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from our servers as well as from the servers of HubSpot after you have unsubscribed from the newsletter. Data saved by us for other purposes (e.g. e-mail addresses for the member area) remain unaffected by this.

HubSpot Forms

On our website, we use the service HubSpot, from HubSpot Inc., 25 First Street, 2nd Floor, Cambridge, MA 02141, USA. HubSpot is an integrated software solution that covers various online marketing activities. This includes, for example, our website content management, email marketing, social media publishing & reporting, contact management, and the provision of any landing pages and contact forms.
Through our sign-up service, we enable our website visitors to learn more about our company. In addition, you can download content and provide your contact information and other demographic information. This information, as well as our website content, is stored on servers operated by our software partner HubSpot and may be used by us to contact our website visitors. In addition, we use the information to determine which of our company’s services are of interest to you.
We use HubSpot on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) a) DSGVO.

HubSpot is a software company from the USA. To legitimize the transfer of data to the USA, HubSpot Inc. relies on EU standard contractual clauses: https://legal.hubspot.com/dpa

Further information on data protection can be found in HubSpot’s privacy policy: HubSpot Privacy Policy, HubSpot Information on EU GDPR, Information on cookies used by HubSpot.