1. data protection at a glance
General Information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data with which you can be personally identified. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our privacy policy listed below this text.
Data collection on this website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the „Information about the Controller“ section of this privacy policy.
How do we capture your data?
Your data is collected, firstly, by you sharing it with us. This can include, for example, data that you enter into a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems or with your consent when you visit the website. This primarily includes technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you access this website.
What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. If contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contract offers, orders or other order inquiries.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
You can contact us at any time regarding this and other questions about data protection.
Analysis tools and tools from third-party providers
When you visit this website, your surfing behavior may be statistically evaluated. This is mainly done with so-called analysis programs.
Detailed information on these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.
2. hosting
We host our website's content with the following providers:
IONOS
The provider is IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur (hereinafter referred to as IONOS). When you visit our website, IONOS collects various log files, including your IP addresses. For details, please refer to the IONOS privacy policy: https://www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/terms-privacy.
The use of IONOS is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in presenting our website as reliably as possible. If appropriate consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time.
Order processing
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract prescribed by data protection law, which ensures that it processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
External Hosting
This website is hosted externally. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the hoster(s). This may include, in particular, IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website accesses, and other data generated via a website.
External hosting is carried out for the purpose of fulfilling the contract 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 offer by a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
Our host(s) will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill its performance obligations and follow our instructions with regard to this data.
We use the following hoster(s):
Evia Solutions GmbH
Am Längenbühl 22
71229 Leonberg
Order processing
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract prescribed by data protection law, which ensures that it processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
3 General notes and mandatory information
Data protection
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data will be collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.
We point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g., in email communication) can have security vulnerabilities. It is not possible to protect data completely from access by third parties.
Notice of Responsible Party
The responsible body for data processing on this website is:
evia consulting GmbH, evia solutions GmbH, evia innovations GmbH & evia research GmbH
Am Wallgraben 100
70565 Stuttgart
Germany
Phone: +49 711 18427-500
Email: datenschutz@evia.de
The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).
Storage duration
Unless a more specific storage period is 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.
General information on the legal basis for data processing on this website
If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, insofar as special categories of data are processed in accordance with Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR. In the event of express consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information in your end device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), the data processing is also carried out on the basis of Section 25 (1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required to fulfill the contract or to carry out pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if this is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Information on the relevant legal bases in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.
Data Protection Officer
We have appointed a data protection officer.
evia consulting GmbH, evia solutions GmbH, evia innovations GmbH & evia research GmbH
Data Protection Officer
IITR Data Protection LLC
Am Wallgraben 100
70565 Stuttgart
Phone: +49 711 18427-500
Email: datenschutz@evia.de
Recipients of personal data
As part of our business activities, we work with various external parties. This sometimes also requires the transfer of personal data to these external parties. We only disclose personal data to external parties if it is necessary for the performance of a contract, if we are legally obligated to do so (e.g., disclosure of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, or if another legal basis permits the transfer of data. When using processors, we disclose personal data of our customers only on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.
Withdrawal of your consent to data processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke consent already granted at any time. The lawfulness of data processing carried out up to the revocation will not be affected by the revocation.
Right to object to data processing in special cases and to direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)
IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 ABS. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AT ANY TIME 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 PERSONAL DATA CONCERNED 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 ARE 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 the competent supervisory authority
In the event of breaches of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to data portability
You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.
Information, correction and deletion
Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of the data processing and, if necessary, a right to correction or deletion of this data at any time. You can contact us at any time if you have further questions on the subject of personal data.
Right to restriction of processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time to do this. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data - apart from its storage - may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or of a Member State.
SSL or TLS encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from „http://“ to „https://“ and by the lock symbol in your browser line.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Objection to advertising e-mails
We hereby object to the use of contact data published as part of our obligation to provide a legal notice for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and information material. The operators of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam e-mails.
4. data collection on this website
Cookies
Our Internet pages use so-called „cookies“. Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any damage to your end device. They are stored on your device either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them yourself or they are automatically deleted by your web browser.
Cookies may originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third-party companies within websites (e.g. cookies for processing payment services).
Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies can be used to evaluate user behavior or for advertising purposes.
Cookies that are necessary for the electronic communication process, for providing certain functions desired by you (e.g., for the shopping cart function), or for optimizing the website (e.g., cookies for measuring the web audience) (necessary cookies) are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically flawless and optimized provision of its services. If consent has been requested for the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies, the processing will be carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG); the consent can be revoked at any time.
You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.
You can find out which cookies and services are used on this website in this privacy policy.
Consent with Usercentrics
This website uses Usercentrics' consent technology to obtain your consent for storing certain cookies on your device or for using certain technologies, and to document this in compliance with data protection regulations. The provider of this technology is Usercentrics GmbH, Sendlinger Straße 7, 80331 Munich, website: https://usercentrics.com/de/ (hereinafter referred to as „Usercentrics“).
When you access our website, the following personal data will be transmitted to Usercentrics:
Furthermore, Usercentrics stores a cookie in your browser to associate the consents you have granted or their revocation. The data collected in this way will be stored until you request its deletion, delete the Usercentrics cookie yourself, or the purpose for data storage ceases to apply. Mandatory retention periods under statutory law remain unaffected.
The Usercentrics banner on this website was configured with the help of eRecht24. You can tell this because the eRecht24 logo appears in the banner. To display the eRecht24 logo in the banner, a connection is established to eRecht24's image server. The IP address is also transmitted during this process, but it is only stored in an anonymized form in the server logs. eRecht24's image server is located in Germany with a German provider. The banner itself is exclusively provided by Usercentrics.
Usercentrics is used to obtain legally required consents for the use of specific technologies. The legal basis for this is Article 6(1)(c) GDPR.
Order processing
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract prescribed by data protection law, which ensures that it processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
Contact form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact information you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.
This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your request is related to the performance 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; consent can be revoked at any time.
We will retain the data you provide on the contact form until you request its deletion, revoke your consent for its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer pertains (e.g. after fulfilling your request). Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected.
Use of AI on the website
We use AI-powered services and/or applications on our website.
We use Artificial Intelligence (AI) on our website as follows:
Chatbot for contact requests on the topic of cybersecurity.
When you interact with or touch elements on our website that use artificial intelligence (e.g., chatbot), your inputs, including metadata, will be processed to generate a suitable response or reaction.
The use of these AI-powered features is based on Art. 6 paragraph 1 letter f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in using modern technologies on our website to improve our services and to identify new potential from interaction with our customers. If consent is required, processing will be carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 paragraph 1 letter a GDPR and § 25 paragraph 1 TDDDG. You can revoke your consent at any time.
You can find more information about the data processing of this tool or service in the relevant section of this privacy policy.
Request by e-mail, telephone or fax
If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, we will store and process your inquiry, including all personal data (name, inquiry), for the purpose of processing your request. We will not pass on this data without your consent.
This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your request is related to the performance 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; consent can be revoked at any time.
The data you send to us via contact requests will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular statutory retention periods - remain unaffected.
Use of Chatbots
We use chatbots to communicate with you. Chatbots are able to respond to your questions and other inputs without human assistance. To do this, chatbots analyze your inputs as well as other data to provide suitable answers (e.g., names, email addresses, and other contact details, customer numbers, and other identifiers, orders, and chat histories). Furthermore, your IP address, log files, location information, and other metadata can be collected via the chatbot. This data is stored on the servers of the chatbot provider.
Based on the data collected, user profiles can be created. Furthermore, the data can be used for interest-based advertising, provided the other legal requirements (in particular, consent) are met. To this end, the chatbots can be linked with analysis and advertising tools.
The captured data can also be used to improve our chatbots and their response behavior (machine learning).
The data you enter in the course of communication will remain with us or the chatbot operator until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage ceases (e.g., after your request has been fully processed). Mandatory legal provisions – particularly retention periods – remain unaffected.
The legal basis for the use of chatbots is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, provided the chatbot is used for initiating or fulfilling a contract. If appropriate consent has been obtained, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) of the German Telecommunications and Telemedia Data Protection Act (TDDDG), insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time. In all other cases, the use is based on our legitimate interest in the most effective customer communication possible (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
Use of AI applications in the context of chatbot communication
Our chatbots use artificial intelligence (AI) for customer communication. The AI we use analyzes the content of your message to autonomously generate a suitable response. In this context, the AI processes all content of your message, including names, email addresses, communication content, or technical information (e.g., IP addresses, device information).
The use of the AI software deployed is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the most efficient customer communication possible using modern technical solutions. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
We are integrating the following AI applications into our chatbots:
Breeze Customer Agent with AI
Our chatbots use Breeze Customer Agent with AI for our customer communication. The provider is HubSpot, Inc., 25 First Street, 5th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02141, USA. Therefore, when you contact us via chatbot, your inquiries, including metadata, may be transferred to the provider's servers and processed there to generate a suitable response.
Order processing
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract prescribed by data protection law, which ensures that it processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
Hubspot CRM
We use Hubspot CRM on this website. The provider is Hubspot Inc. 25 Street, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA (hereinafter Hubspot CRM).
Among other things, Hubspot CRM enables us to manage existing and potential customers as well as customer contacts. With the help of Hubspot CRM, we are able to record, sort, and analyze customer interactions via email, social media, or phone across various channels. The personal data recorded in this way can be evaluated and used for communication with potential customers or for marketing measures (e.g., newsletter mailings). Furthermore, Hubspot CRM enables us to record and analyze the user behavior of our contacts on our website.
The use of HubSpot CRM is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in efficient customer management and customer communication. If the appropriate consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and Section 25(1) of the German Telecommunications and Telemedia Data Protection Act (TDDDG), insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
Please refer to Hubspot's Privacy Policy for details. https://legal.hubspot.com/de/privacy-policy.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. You can find details here: https://www.hubspot.de/data-privacy/privacy-shield.
The company is certified in accordance with the „EU-US Data Privacy Framework“ (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. Further information on this can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5812.
Order processing
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract prescribed by data protection law, which ensures that it processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
Comment function on this website
For the comment function on this page, in addition to your comment, information about the time the comment was created, your email address, and if you are not posting anonymously, the username you chose will be stored.
IP Address Storage
Our comment function stores the IP addresses of users who post comments. As we do not check comments on this website before they are activated, we need this data in order to be able to take action against the author in the event of legal violations such as insults or propaganda.
Comment retention period
The comments and the associated data are stored and remain on this website until the commented content has been completely deleted or the comments have to be deleted for legal reasons (e.g. offensive comments).
Legal basis
The storage of comments is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your consent at any time by sending us an informal email. The lawfulness of the data processing operations that have already taken place will not be affected by the revocation.
5. Analysis Tools and Advertising
Google Tag Manager
We use Google Tag Manager. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
The Google Tag Manager is a tool that allows us to integrate tracking or statistics tools and other technologies on our website. Google Tag Manager itself does not create user profiles, store cookies, or perform its own analyses. It solely serves to manage and deploy the tools integrated through it. However, Google Tag Manager does collect your IP address, which may also be transmitted to Google's parent company in the United States.
Google Tag Manager is used on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the fast and uncomplicated integration and management of various tools on its website. If corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Section 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
The company is certified in accordance with the „EU-US Data Privacy Framework“ (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. Further information on this can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.
Google Analytics
This website uses functions of the web analytics service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited („Google“), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Analytics allows website operators to analyze the behavior of website visitors. The website operator receives various usage data, such as page views, time spent on site, operating systems used, and the user's origin. This data is assigned to the respective end device of the user. No assignment to a user ID is made.
Furthermore, with Google Analytics, we can record your mouse and scroll movements and clicks, among other things. Google Analytics also uses various modeling approaches to supplement the collected data and employs machine learning technologies in data analysis.
Google Analytics uses technologies that enable user recognition 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 typically transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
The use of this service is based on your consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Your consent can be withdrawn at any time.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. You can find details here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.
The company is certified in accordance with the „EU-US Data Privacy Framework“ (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. Further information on this can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.
IP anonymization
Google Analytics IP anonymization is enabled. This will truncate your IP address from Google within member states of the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area prior to transmission to the US. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the US and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services related to website and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics will not be associated with other data from Google.
Browser Plugin
You can prevent Google from collecting and processing your data by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.
You can find more information on how user data is handled by Google Analytics in Google's Privacy Policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.
Order processing
We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google and fully comply with the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.
Google Ads
The website operator uses Google Ads. Google Ads is an online advertising program from Google Ireland Limited („Google“), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Ads allows us to display advertisements on the Google search engine or on third-party websites when a user enters specific search terms on Google (keyword targeting). Furthermore, targeted advertisements can be displayed based on user data available to Google (e.g., location data and interests) (audience targeting). As website operators, we can evaluate this data quantitatively by, for example, analyzing which search terms led to the display of our advertisements and how many ads led to corresponding clicks.
The use of this service is based on your consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Your consent can be withdrawn at any time.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. You can find details here: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://business.safety.google/controllerterms/.
The company is certified in accordance with the „EU-US Data Privacy Framework“ (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. Further information on this can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.
LinkedIn Insight Tag
This website uses LinkedIn's Insight Tag. The provider of this service is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Data processing by LinkedIn Insight Tag
With the help of the LinkedIn Insight Tag, we obtain information about the visitors to our website. If a website visitor is registered on LinkedIn, we can analyze the professional key data (e.g., career level, company size, country, location, industry, and job title) of our website visitors, among other things, and thus tailor our site better to the respective target groups. Furthermore, with the help of LinkedIn Insight Tags, we can measure whether website visitors make a purchase or take any other action (conversion measurement). Conversion measurement can also occur across devices (e.g., from PC to tablet). The LinkedIn Insight Tag also offers a retargeting function, with the help of which we can display targeted advertisements outside the website to our website visitors, whereby according to LinkedIn, the advertised recipient is not identified.
LinkedIn also collects so-called log files (URL, referrer URL, IP address, device and browser properties, and time of access). IP addresses are truncated or (if used to reach LinkedIn members across devices) hashed (pseudonymized). Direct identifiers of LinkedIn members are deleted by LinkedIn after seven days. Remaining pseudonymized data is then deleted within 180 days.
The data collected by LinkedIn cannot be assigned to specific individuals by us as website operators. LinkedIn will store the collected personal data of website visitors on its servers in the USA and use it for its own advertising purposes. For details, please refer to LinkedIn's privacy policy at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy#choices-oblig.
Legal basis
To the extent consent has been obtained, the aforementioned service will be used exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time. To the extent consent has not been obtained, this service will be used on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR; the website operator has a legitimate interest in effective advertising measures, including social media.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. You can find details here: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/dpa and https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/eu-sccs.
The company is certified in accordance with the „EU-US Data Privacy Framework“ (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. Further information on this can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5448.
Objection to the use of LinkedIn Insight Tag
You object to the analysis of usage behavior and targeted advertising by LinkedIn at the following link: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.
Furthermore, LinkedIn members can control the use of their personal data for advertising purposes in their account settings. To avoid a linking of data collected on our website by LinkedIn and your LinkedIn account, you must log out of your LinkedIn account before visiting our website.
Order processing
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract prescribed by data protection law, which ensures that it processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
6th 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 given email address and that you agree to receive the newsletter. No further data will be collected, or only on a voluntary basis. We will use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and will not pass it on to third parties.
The processing of data entered into the newsletter signup form is based exclusively on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke the consent you have given for the storage of your data, your email address, and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the „unsubscribe“ link in the newsletter. The lawfulness of any data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.
The data you have provided to us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter or by the newsletter service provider and will be deleted after unsubscribing from the newsletter or after the purpose ceases to apply from the newsletter distribution list. We reserve the right to delete or block email addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our own discretion within the scope of our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
Data stored for other purposes will remain unaffected.
After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your e-mail address may be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist if this is necessary to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist will only be used for this purpose and will not be merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with the legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). Storage in the blacklist is not limited in time. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.
7. plugins and tools
Adobe Fonts
This website uses Adobe Web Fonts for consistent display of certain fonts. The provider is Adobe Systems Incorporated, 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110-2704, USA (Adobe).
When you access this website, your browser directly loads the required fonts from Adobe to display them correctly on your device. In doing so, your browser establishes a connection to Adobe's servers in the USA. This allows Adobe to know that this website was accessed via your IP address. According to Adobe, no cookies are stored when providing the fonts.
The storage and analysis of data are carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the uniform display of the typography on its website. If corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) in the sense of the TDDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. You can find details here: https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/eudatatransfers.html.
For more information about Adobe Fonts, visit: https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policies/adobe-fonts.html.
You can find Adobe's privacy policy at: https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policy.html
The company is certified in accordance with the „EU-US Data Privacy Framework“ (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. Further information on this can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5660.
8. Audio and Video Conferencing
Data processing
We use online conferencing tools, among others, to communicate with our customers. The individual tools we use are listed below. If you communicate with us by video or audio conference via the internet, your personal data will be collected and processed by us and the provider of the respective conference tool.
The conference tools collect all data that you provide/enter to use the tools (e-mail address and/or your telephone number). The conference tools also process the duration of the conference, the start and end (time) of participation in the conference, the number of participants and other „context information“ in connection with the communication process (metadata).
Furthermore, the provider of the tool processes all technical data that is required to process the online communication. This includes, in particular, IP addresses, MAC addresses, device IDs, device type, operating system type and version, client version, camera type, microphone or loudspeaker and the type of connection.
If content is exchanged, uploaded or provided in any other way within the tool, it is also stored on the tool provider's servers. Such content includes, in particular, cloud recordings, chat/instant messages, voicemails, uploaded photos and videos, files, whiteboards and other information shared while using the service.
Please note that we do not have full control over the data processing operations of the tools used. Our options are largely determined by the company policy of the respective provider. Further information on data processing by the conference tools can be found in the privacy policies of the tools used, which we have listed below this text.
Purpose and legal basis
The conference tools are used to communicate with prospective or existing contractual partners or to offer certain services to our customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR). Furthermore, the use of the tools serves the general simplification and acceleration of communication with us or our company (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). If consent has been requested, the tools in question are used on the basis of this consent; consent can be withdrawn at any time with effect for the future.
Storage duration
The data collected directly by us via the video and conference tools will be deleted from our systems as soon as you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Stored cookies remain on your end device until you delete them. Mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected.
We have no influence on the storage period of your data, which is stored by the operators of the conference tools for their own purposes. For details, please contact the operators of the conference tools directly.
Conference tools used
We use the following conference tools:
Microsoft Teams
We use Microsoft Teams. The provider is Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, One Microsoft Place, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, Ireland. Details on data processing can be found in the Microsoft Teams privacy policy: https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement.
The company is certified in accordance with the „EU-US Data Privacy Framework“ (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. Further information on this can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/6474.
Order processing
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract prescribed by data protection law, which ensures that it processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
9. Own Services
Handling applicant data
We offer you the opportunity to apply to us (e.g., by email, mail, or via online application form). Below, 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 your data will be treated with the strictest confidentiality.
Scope and Purpose of Data Collection
If you submit an application to us, we will process your associated personal data (e.g., contact and communication data, application documents, notes from interviews, etc.) to the extent required to make a decision on establishing an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is § 26 BDSG under German law (initiation of an employment relationship), Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (general contract negotiation), and – if you have given your consent – Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. Your consent can be withdrawn at any time. Your personal data will only be shared within our company with individuals who are involved in processing your application.
If your application is successful, the data you submit will be stored in our data processing systems for the purpose of carrying out the employment relationship, in accordance with Section 26 of the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and Article 6(1)(b) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Data retention period
Unless we make you a job offer, you decline a job offer, or withdraw your application, we reserve the right to store the data you submit for up to 6 months after the termination of the application process (rejection or withdrawal of the application) based on our legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Subsequently, the data will be deleted and physical application documents will be destroyed. The storage is primarily for evidentiary purposes in the event of legal disputes. If it is apparent that the data will be required after the 6-month period has expired (e.g., due to an imminent or pending legal dispute), deletion will only take place when the purpose for further storage ceases to apply.
Longer storage can also take place if you have given your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) or if statutory retention obligations prevent deletion.
Admission to the applicant pool
If we do not extend a job offer to you, it may be possible to include you in our applicant pool. If you are included, all documents and information from your application will be transferred to the applicant pool to contact you in the event of suitable vacancies.
Inclusion in the applicant pool is based exclusively on your explicit consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). Giving consent is voluntary and is not related to the ongoing application process. The data subject may withdraw their consent at any time. In this case, the data from the applicant pool will be irrevocably deleted, provided there are no legal retention requirements.
The data from the applicant pool will be irrevocably deleted at the latest two years after consent is granted.
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