Privacy Policy

General
As the operator of these pages, we take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy. This privacy policy informs you about the nature, scope, and purpose of the processing of personal data (hereinafter referred to as “data”) within our online offering and the associated websites, functions, and content, as well as other external online presences, such as our social media profiles. With regard to the terminology used, such as “personal data” or its “processing,” we refer to the definitions in Art. 4 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Security Measures
In accordance with Art. 32 GDPR, and taking into account the state of the art, implementation costs, the nature, scope, context, and purposes of processing, as well as the varying likelihood and severity of the risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, we implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk. These measures include, in particular, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data by controlling physical access to the data, as well as access, input, disclosure, ensuring availability, and separation thereof. Furthermore, we have established procedures to ensure the exercise of data subjects’ rights, the deletion of data, and responses to data breaches. Moreover, we consider the protection of personal data during the development and selection of hardware, software, and procedures, in accordance with the principle of data protection by design and by default (Art. 25 GDPR). Security measures include, in particular, the encrypted transmission of data between your browser and our server.
SSL or TLS Encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line. If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Data Security on the Internet
We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating by email) can have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.
Data Processing on this Website
On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may include, for example, data you enter into a contact form. Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. These are primarily technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website. Part of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. You have the right at any time to obtain free information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. For this and other questions on the subject of data protection, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint. Furthermore, you have a right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
In addition, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. Details on this can be found in the privacy policy under “Right to Restriction of Processing”.
Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools
When you visit our website, your browsing behavior can be statistically evaluated. This is primarily done with cookies and so-called analysis programs. The analysis of your browsing behavior is usually anonymous; browsing behavior cannot be traced back to you. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information on this can be found in the following privacy policy.
Encrypted Payment Transactions on this Website
If, after concluding a paid contract, there is an obligation to transmit your payment data to us (e.g., account number for direct debit authorization), this data will be required for payment processing. Payment transactions via common payment methods (Visa/MasterCard, direct debit) are exclusively carried out via an encrypted SSL or TLS connection. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line. In the case of encrypted communication, your payment data that you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Cooperation with Processors and Third Parties
If, in the course of our processing, we disclose data to other persons and companies (processors or third parties), transmit it to them, or otherwise grant them access to the data, this is done only on the basis of a legal permission (e.g., if a transmission of data to third parties, such as payment service providers, is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR), you have consented, a legal obligation provides for it, or on the basis of our legitimate interests (e.g., when using agents, web hosts, etc.). If we commission third parties with the processing of data on our behalf (data processing agreement), this is done on the basis of a contract in accordance with Art. 28 para. 3 GDPR.
Transfers to Third Countries
If we process data in a third country (i.e., a country outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA)) or if this occurs in the context of using third-party services or disclosing/transferring data to third parties, this is done only if it is for the fulfillment of our (pre-)contractual obligations, based on your consent, due to a legal obligation, or based on our legitimate interests. Subject to legal or contractual permissions, we process or have data processed in a third country only if the special conditions of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are met. This means that processing takes place, for example, on the basis of special guarantees, such as the officially recognized determination of a data protection level corresponding to the EU or the observance of officially recognized special contractual obligations (so-called “standard contractual clauses”).
Storage Duration
Unless a more specific storage period has been mentioned within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing ceases to apply. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke consent for data processing, your data will be deleted, provided we have no other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will occur after these reasons cease to apply.
Definitions
EU General Data Protection Regulation
(EU Regulation 2016/679) Primary data protection law at European level with direct legal effect in all EU member states
BDSG – Federal Data Protection Act
Personal Data
Any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. (Art. 4 No. 1 GDPR)
Controller
The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. (Art. 4 No. 7 GDPR)
Consent
(of the data subject) Any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her. (Art. 4 No. 11 GDPR)

1. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

Processing Entity / Controller
The processing entity and thus the controller for data processing within the meaning of data protection law on this website is
wikonect GmbH
Hagenauer Straße 53
65203 Wiesbaden
Phone: +49(611)204809-0
Email: info@wikonect.de
Data Protection Officer according to Arts. 37 – 39 GDPR
We have appointed a Data Protection Officer:
Boris Koppenhöfer
c/o Koppenhöfer & Werner Beratungsgesellschaft mbH
Nikolausstraße 11 65343
Eltville am Rhein
Phone: +49(6123)9213-61
Email: privacy@wikonect.de
Note on Data Transfer to the USA
Our website integrates tools from companies based in the USA, among others.
If these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to the US servers of the respective companies. We would like to point out that the USA is not a safe third country in the sense of EU data protection law. US companies are obliged to hand over personal data to security authorities without you, as the data subject, being able to take legal action against this. Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that US authorities (e.g., intelligence services) may process, evaluate, and permanently store your data located on US servers for surveillance purposes. We have no influence over these processing activities.
Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent already given at any time. An informal notification by email to us is sufficient for this. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to Object to Data Processing in Special Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)
IF DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR). IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).
Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Competent Supervisory Authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR or other data protection regulations, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to yourself or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of data to another controller, this will only be done if it is technically feasible.
Information, Blocking, Deletion, and Rectification
Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient, and the purpose of data processing, and, if applicable, a right to rectification, blocking, or deletion of this data. For this and other questions on the subject of personal data, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint.
Right to Restriction of Processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. For this, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:
• If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
• If the processing of your personal data occurred/occurs unlawfully, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
• If we no longer need your personal data, but you require it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
• If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balancing of your interests and ours must be carried out. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data – apart from their storage – may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal
person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

2. Hosting and Content Delivery Networks (CDN)

External Hosting
This website is hosted by external service providers (hosters). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the hoster’s servers. This may primarily include IP addresses, contact inquiries, meta and communication data, contract data, contact data, names, website accesses, and other data generated via a website. The use of the hoster is for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online offering by a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR). Our hoster will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill its service obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data. We use the following hoster:
domainfactory GmbH
Oskar-Messter-Straße 33
85737 Ismaning

3. Cookies

Our websites use so-called cookies. Cookies do not cause any damage to your end device. They are stored either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your end device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them yourself or an automatic solution is carried out by your web browser. In some cases, cookies from third-party companies may also be stored on your end device when you visit our site (third-party cookies). These enable us or you to use certain services of the third-party company (e.g. cookies for processing payment services). Cookies have various functions. Numerous cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies serve to evaluate user behavior or display advertising. Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions you have requested (e.g. shopping cart function) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If corresponding consent has been requested (e.g. consent to the storage of cookies), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time. You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted. If cookies from third-party companies or for analysis purposes are used, we will inform you about this separately within the framework of this data protection declaration and, if necessary, request your consent.
Cookie consent with Cookiebot
Our website uses the Cookie-Consent technology from Cookiebot to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies in your browser and to document this in accordance with data protection regulations. The provider of this technology is Cybot A/S, Havnegade 39, 1058 Copenhagen, hereinafter Cybot. When you enter our website, a cookie (Cookiebot cookie) is stored in your browser, in which the consents you have given or the revocation of these consents are stored. This data will not be passed on to the provider Cybot. The data collected will be stored until you ask us to delete it or delete the Cookiebot cookie yourself, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Legal storage obligations remain unaffected. Details on data processing of the Cookiebot cookie can be found at https://www.cookiebot.com/.
The Cybot Cookie-Consent technology is used to obtain the legally required consent for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. c GDPR.
Cookie consent with Complianz
Our website uses the Cookie-Consent technology Complianz from Really Simple Plugins to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies in your browser and to document this in accordance with data protection regulations. Complianz is a GDPR Cookie Consent plugin that supports GDPR/GDPR, ePrivacy, CCPA with a conditional cookie notice and customized cookie policies. The provider of this technology is Complianz B.V., Atoomweg 6b, 9743 AK Groningen, Netherlands. When you enter our website, a cookie is stored in your browser, in which the consents you have given or the revocation of these consents are stored. This data will not be passed on to the provider. The data collected will be stored until you ask us to delete it or delete the cookie itself, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Legal storage obligations remain unaffected. The technology is used to obtain the legally required consent for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. c GDPR.

4. Data processing on the website

Server log files
The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:
• Browser type and browser version
• operating system used
• Referrer URL
• Host name of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request
• IP address
This data is not merged with other data sources. This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website – for this purpose, the server log files must be recorded.
Contact form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent. This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, provided that your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested. The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.
Registration for participation in the event / livestream
You must register on our website to participate in the event / livestream. We use the data entered for this purpose only for the purpose of using the respective offer or service for which you have registered. The mandatory information requested during registration must be provided in full. For important changes, such as changes to the scope of the offer or technically necessary changes, we use the e-mail address provided during registration to inform you in this way.
The data entered during registration is processed on the basis of the fulfillment of the contract with you (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR). The data collected during registration will be stored by us for as long as it is required for the above-mentioned purposes. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.
Service providers in connection with registration
We use service providers to carry out the registration. Data collected during registration is partly stored on the servers of the service provider and partly processed by the service provider on our behalf. The service provider will only process your data on our behalf or to the extent that this is necessary to fulfill its service obligations and will follow our instructions with regard to this data. We use the following service providers:
LambdaLogic Informationssysteme GmbH
Karlsruher Straße 7a/8
10711 Berlin
JMarquardt Technologies GmbH
Felix-Wankel-Straße 1
82152 Krailling
Chat function with Slido
On our site, you may be able to ask questions to a speaker and participate in surveys, etc. We use the data entered for this purpose only for the purpose of processing the questions or evaluating the survey results. The processing is based on consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. A simple e-mail to info@wikonect.de is sufficient for this. The data will be stored by us for as long as it is required for the above-mentioned purposes. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.

5. eCommerce

Processing of data (customer and contract data)
We collect, process and use personal data only to the extent that it is necessary for the establishment, content design or modification of the legal relationship (inventory data). This is done on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures. We collect, process and use personal data about the use of our websites (usage data) only to the extent that this is necessary to enable the user to use the service or to bill the user. The customer data collected will be deleted after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.
Data transmission upon conclusion of contract for services and digital content
We only transmit personal data to third parties if this is necessary within the framework of contract processing, for example to the credit institution commissioned with payment processing. A further transmission of the data does not take place or only if you have expressly consented to the transmission. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent, for example for advertising purposes. The basis for data processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.
Credit checks
In the context of contracts concluded in our online shops, it is possible in certain cases that credit checks take place. This only happens if the person concerned has consented or if we have a legitimate interest, e.g. in the case of purchase on account. In these cases, a strict balancing of interests always takes place, which must be clearly in favor of the controller so that a credit check takes place. As part of the credit check, the data required for this purpose is passed on to credit agencies.
The basis for this data processing in the case of a legitimate interest of the controller is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, in the case of consent given by the data subject, the legal basis is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit a. GDPR. Emphasis is placed at this point on the right of the data subject to object to the processing, see also
Information on the right to object to data collection in special cases and against direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR) under point 1. of this privacy policy.

6. Analysis tools and advertising

Google Analytics
Google Analytics This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyze the behavior of website visitors. The website operator receives various usage data, such as page views, length of stay, operating systems used and the origin of the user. This data may be summarized by Google in a profile that is assigned to the respective user or their end device. Google Analytics uses technologies that enable the recognition of the user for the purpose of analyzing user behavior (e.g. cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Google about the use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. This analysis tool is used on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising. If corresponding consent has been requested (e.g. consent to the storage of cookies), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time. The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/control erterms/mccs/.
IP anonymization
We have activated the IP anonymization function on this website. This means that your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website and internet use to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
Browser plugin
You can prevent Google from collecting and processing your data by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de. More information on how Google Analytics handles user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.
Demographic characteristics in Google Analytics
This website uses the “demographic characteristics” function of Google Analytics to display suitable advertisements to website visitors within the Google advertising network. This allows reports to be created that contain statements about the age, gender and interests of the site visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google as well as from visitor data from third-party providers. This data cannot be assigned to a specific person. You can deactivate this function at any time via the ad settings in your Google account or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described in the “Objection to data collection” section.
Storage period
Data stored by Google at user and event level that is linked to cookies, user IDs (e.g. User ID) or advertising IDs (e.g. DoubleClick cookies, Android advertising ID) will be anonymized or deleted after 14 months. Details on this can be found under the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=de
Matomo (formerly Piwik)
This website uses the open source web analysis service Matomo. Matomo uses technologies that enable the cross-page recognition of the user to analyze user behavior (e.g. cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Matomo about the use of this website is stored on our server. The IP address is anonymized before storage. With the help of Matomo, we are able to collect and analyze data about the use of our website by website visitors. This enables us to find out, among other things, when which page views were made and from which region they come. We also collect various log files (e.g. IP address, referrer, browsers and operating systems used) and can measure whether our website visitors perform certain actions (e.g. clicks, purchases, etc.). This analysis tool is used on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the anonymized analysis of user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising. If corresponding consent has been requested (e.g. consent to the storage of cookies), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.
IP anonymization
When analyzing with Matomo, we use IP anonymization. Your IP address is shortened before the analysis so that it can no longer be clearly assigned to you.
Hosting
We host Matomo with the following third-party provider:
domainfactory GmbH
Oskar-Messter-Straße 33
85737 Ismaning

7. Newsletter

Newsletter Data
If you wish to subscribe to the newsletter offered on the website, we require your email address and information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified email address and agree to receive the newsletter. Further data will not be collected, or only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties. The processing of the data entered into the newsletter registration form is based solely on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your consent to the storage of data, the email address, and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example, via the “Unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation. The data you have provided to us for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after unsubscribing. Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected by this. After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored in a blacklist by us or the newsletter service provider to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist will only be used for this purpose and will not be merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with legal requirements for sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). Storage in the blacklist is not time-limited.
You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.
Sendinblue
This website uses Sendinblue for sending newsletters. The provider is Sendinblue GmbH, Köpenicker Straße 126, 10179 Berlin, Germany. Sendinblue is a service that can be used, among other things, to organize and analyze the sending of newsletters. The data you enter for the purpose of receiving the newsletter is stored on Sendinblue’s servers in Germany.
Data Analysis by Sendinblue
With the help of Sendinblue, we are able to analyze our newsletter campaigns. For example, we can see whether a newsletter message has been opened and which links, if any, have been clicked. In this way, we can determine, among other things, which links were clicked most frequently. We can also recognize whether certain predefined actions were carried out after opening/clicking (conversion rate). For example, we can see if you made a purchase after clicking on the newsletter. Sendinblue also allows us to categorize (“cluster”) newsletter recipients based on various criteria. Newsletter recipients can be segmented, for example, by age, gender, or place of residence. This allows newsletters to be better adapted to the respective target groups. If you do not want analysis by Sendinblue, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. For this purpose, we provide a corresponding link in every newsletter message. Detailed information on Sendinblue’s functions can be found at the following link: https://de.sendinblue.com/newsletter-software/.
Legal Basis
Data processing is carried out on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.
Storage Duration
The data you have provided to us for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after unsubscribing. Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected by this. After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored in a blacklist by us or the newsletter service provider to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist will only be used for this purpose and will not be merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with legal requirements for sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). Storage in the blacklist is not time-limited. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest. Further details can be found in Sendinblue’s privacy policy at: https://de.sendinblue.com/datenschutz-uebersicht/.

8. Plugins and Tools

YouTube with Extended Data Protection
This website embeds YouTube videos. The operator of these pages is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. We use YouTube in extended data protection mode. According to YouTube, this mode means that YouTube does not store any information about visitors to this website before they watch the video. However, the extended data protection mode does not necessarily exclude the transfer of data to YouTube partners. For example, YouTube establishes a connection to the Google DoubleClick network, regardless of whether you watch a video. As soon as you start a YouTube video on this website, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established. The YouTube server is then informed which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to directly associate your surfing behavior with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
Furthermore, after starting a video, YouTube may store various cookies on your device or use comparable recognition technologies (e.g., device fingerprinting). In this way, YouTube can obtain information about visitors to this website. This information is used, among other things, to collect video statistics, improve user-friendliness, and prevent fraud attempts. If necessary, further data processing operations may be triggered after a YouTube video starts, over which we have no control. The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time. Further information on data protection at YouTube can be found in their privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
Vimeo without Tracking (Do-Not-Track)
This website uses plugins from the video portal Vimeo. The provider is Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA. When you visit one of our pages equipped with Vimeo videos, a connection to Vimeo’s servers is established. The Vimeo server is then informed which of our pages you have visited. Vimeo also obtains your IP address. However, we have configured Vimeo so that it will not track your user activities and will not set any cookies. The use of Vimeo is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time. Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission and, according to Vimeo, on “legitimate business interests.” Details can be found here: https://vimeo.com/privacy. Further information on the handling of user data can be found in Vimeo’s privacy policy at: https://vimeo.com/privacy.

Google Web Fonts (Local Hosting)
This page uses so-called Web Fonts, provided by Google, for the uniform display of fonts. The Google Fonts are installed locally. No connection to Google servers takes place. Further information on Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
Font Awesome (Local Hosting)
This page uses Font Awesome for the uniform display of fonts. Font Awesome is installed locally. No connection to Fonticons, Inc. servers takes place. Further information on Font Awesome can be found in the Font Awesome privacy policy at: https://fontawesome.com/privacy.
Google Maps
This page uses the map service Google Maps. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this page has no influence on this data transfer. The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings and easy discoverability of the locations we specify on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrol erterms/sccs/. More information on the handling of user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
Google reCAPTCHA
We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereinafter “reCAPTCHA”) on this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. reCAPTCHA is intended to check whether data entry on this website (e.g., in a contact form) is carried out by a human or by an automated program. For this purpose, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis begins automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g., IP address, duration of the website visitor’s stay on the website, or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google. The reCAPTCHA analyses run completely in the background. Website visitors are not informed that an analysis is taking place. The storage and analysis of data are based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offerings from abusive automated espionage and SPAM. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time. Further information on Google reCAPTCHA can be found in Google’s privacy policy and Google’s terms of use at the following links: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de and https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=de.

9. Payment Services

We integrate payment services from third-party companies on our website. If you make a purchase from us, your payment data (e.g., name, payment amount, bank details, credit card number) as well as order data will be processed by the payment service provider for the purpose of payment processing. The respective contract and data protection provisions of the respective providers apply to these transactions. The use of payment service providers is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (contract fulfillment) and in the interest of a smooth, convenient, and secure payment process (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). Insofar as your consent is requested for certain actions, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR is the legal basis for data processing; consents can be revoked at any time for the future. Information communicated during the ordering process, along with information about your order, will be passed on to the provider. Your data will be passed on exclusively for the purpose of payment processing. We use the following payment services / payment service providers on this website:
Concardis GmbH
Helfmann-Park 7
65760 Eschborn
Ingenico GmbH
Daniel-Goldbach-Straße 17 – 19
40880 Ratingen

10. Online Communication (Conference Tools, etc.)

Data Processing
For communication with our customers, we use online tools, among others. The specific tools we use are listed below. If you communicate with us via video or audio conference over the internet, your personal data will be collected and processed by us and the provider of the respective conference tool. The conference tools collect all data that you provide/use for the tools (email address and/or your phone number). Furthermore, the conference tools process the duration of the conference, start and end (time) of participation in the conference, number of participants, and other “context information” related to the communication process (metadata). In addition, the tool provider processes all technical data required for online communication. This includes, in particular, IP addresses, MAC addresses, device IDs, device type, operating system type and version, client version, camera type, microphone or speaker, and connection type. If content is exchanged, uploaded, or otherwise provided within the tool, this will also be stored on the servers of the tool providers. Such content includes, in particular, cloud recordings, chat/instant messages, voicemails, uploaded photos and videos, files, whiteboards, and other information shared during the use of the service. Please note that we do not have full control over the data processing operations of the tools used. Our capabilities are largely determined by the corporate policy of the respective provider. Further information on data processing by the conference tools can be found in the privacy policies of the respective tools, which we have listed below this text.
Purpose and Legal Bases
The conference tools are used to communicate with prospective or existing contractual partners or to offer certain services to our customers (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR). Furthermore, the use of the tools serves the general simplification and acceleration of communication with us or our company (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). Insofar as consent has been requested, the use of the tools in question is based on this consent; consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.
Storage Duration
Data directly collected by us via the video and conference tools will be deleted from our systems as soon as you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage ceases to apply. Stored cookies remain on your device until you delete them. Mandatory legal retention periods remain unaffected. We have no influence on the storage duration of your data that is stored by the operators of the conference tools for their own purposes. For details, please inquire directly with the operators of the conference tools.
Conference Tools Used
We use the following conference tools:
Microsoft Teams
We use Microsoft Teams. The provider is Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA. Details on data processing can be found in Microsoft Teams’ privacy policy: https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement.
Zoom
We use Zoom. The provider of this service is Zoom Communications Inc., San Jose, 55 Almaden Boulevard, 6th Floor, San Jose, CA 95113, USA. Details on data processing can be found in Zoom’s privacy policy: https://zoom.us/de-de/privacy.html. Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://zoom.us/de-de/privacy.html.

11. Own Services

Inquiry by email, telephone, or fax
If you contact us by email, telephone, or fax, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, request), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your concern. We will not share this data without your consent. The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, provided that your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this was requested. The data you send to us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage ceases to apply (e.g., after your concern has been fully processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.
Postal Advertising
We use your address in compliance with all legal provisions for sending postal advertising. The legal basis for this is our legitimate interest in direct advertising according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f in conjunction with Recital 47 GDPR. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time. More specific regulations may be communicated to you during data collection and take precedence over the present regulation. Your address will remain with us until the purpose for data processing ceases to apply. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to postal advertising, your data will be deleted, provided we have no other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will occur after these reasons cease to apply. We use the following service provider for sending our postal mailings:
Lang Industrie Dienst GmbH
Lübecker Straße 4
69181 Leimen
Contact via social networks (Xing, LinkedIn, Facebook etc.)
If you contact us via social networks, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, request), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your concern. We will not share this data without your consent. The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, provided that your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) and/or on our legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR), as we have a legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries addressed to us. The data you send to us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage ceases to apply (e.g., after your concern has been fully processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.
Applications
We offer you the opportunity to apply to us (e.g., by email, post, or via an online application form). In the following, we inform you about the scope, purpose, and use of your personal data collected during the application process. We assure you that the collection, processing, and use of your data will be carried out in accordance with applicable data protection law and all other legal provisions, and that your data will be treated with strict confidentiality.
Scope and Purpose of Data Collection
If you send us an application, we process your associated personal data (e.g., contact and communication data, application documents, notes from job interviews, etc.) to the extent necessary for deciding on the establishment of an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is Section 26 BDSG under German law (initiation of an employment relationship), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (general contract initiation) and – if you have given consent – Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Consent can be revoked at any time. Your personal data will be passed on within our company exclusively to persons involved in processing your application. If the application is successful, the data submitted by you will be stored in our data processing systems on the basis of Section 26 BDSG-new and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR for the purpose of establishing the employment relationship.
Data Retention Period
If we cannot make you a job offer, you reject a job offer, withdraw your application, revoke your consent to data processing, or ask us to delete the data, the data you have submitted, including any remaining physical application documents, will be stored or retained for a maximum of 6 months after the completion of the application process (retention period) in order to be able to trace the details of the application process in case of discrepancies (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). YOU MAY OBJECT TO THIS STORAGE IF YOU HAVE LEGITIMATE INTERESTS THAT OVERRIDE OUR INTERESTS. After the retention period, the data will be deleted unless there is a legal retention obligation or another legal reason for further storage. If it becomes apparent that the retention of your data will be necessary after the retention period has expired (e.g., due to a threatened or pending legal dispute), deletion will only take place when the data has become obsolete. Other legal retention obligations remain unaffected.

12. Events

Photos of the Event or Participants
Image recordings (photo, video) are sometimes made at our events. Image material of natural persons constitutes personal data within the meaning of data protection law and is also specially protected by other laws. Image material from publicly advertised events may be created, stored, published, and otherwise used within the scope of editorial contributions or other documentation purposes based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, provided that the interests of the depicted data subjects do not override. Should we obtain your consent for the creation and use of image material for specific purposes, processing will take place on the basis of this consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. This can be revoked at any time without stating reasons, with future effect. The image material will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to processing, or the purpose for storage ceases to apply. Mandatory legal provisions – especially statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

13. File Exchange Tools / Secure Email Transmission

OneDrive
We have integrated OneDrive into this website. The provider is Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA (hereinafter referred to as “OneDrive”). OneDrive enables us to integrate an upload area on our website where you can upload content. When you upload content, it will be stored on OneDrive’s servers. When you access our website, a connection to OneDrive is also established, allowing OneDrive to determine that you have visited our website. The use of OneDrive is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in a reliable upload area on their website. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.

14. Timeliness and Amendment of this Privacy Policy

Changes and further developments of this website or other websites and services operated by us, as well as amended legal or regulatory requirements, may necessitate changes to this Privacy Policy. As of: March 2021.