Privacy

Visiting Our Website

When you visit our website, your browser automatically transmits information to our server. This information is temporarily stored in so-called log files. This website is hosted for us by REDAXO CMS.

The following information is automatically collected and stored until it is automatically deleted:

• IP address of the requesting device

• Date and time of access

• Name and URL of the accessed file

• Website from which the access originated (referrer URL)

• Browser used and, where applicable, your device’s operating system and the name of your access provider

This data processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest arises from the need to ensure the technical functionality of our website. Log files are deleted after 3 months.

Third-Party Websites

Where we provide links to other websites, our privacy policy does not apply to those sites. Please refer to the respective privacy policies of those websites. We are not responsible for the content or operation of external websites, nor do we receive any data from them if you follow links or enter data on those pages.

Cookies

For the purpose of tailoring and continuously optimising our website to user needs, we use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. In this context, pseudonymised user profiles are created and cookies are used. The following information about your use of this website is stored in the cookies:

• App updates

• Click path

• Date and time of visit

• Device information

• Downloads

• Flash version

• Location information

• IP address

• JavaScript support

• Pages visited

• Purchase activity

• Referrer URL

• Usage data

• Widget interactions

• Browser information

This information is used to evaluate the use of the website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services related to website and internet usage for market research purposes and to customise this website to user needs. This information may also be transferred to third parties if required by law or if third parties process this data on our behalf. Under no circumstances will your IP address be merged with other Google data. IP addresses are anonymised so that assignment is not possible (IP masking).

Further information on data protection in connection with Google Analytics can be found at the following link:
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en

The legal basis for the processing is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR.

Please note that it cannot be ruled out that the collected information may be transmitted to servers of Google LLC in the USA.

It is not possible to draw any conclusions about you personally from the recorded user behavior. No personal data is stored in this regard.

Contacting Us

If you contact us via the contact details provided on our website, we will process your contact details and any personal data arising from your message to handle your inquiry.

Personal data we may process includes:

• Title

• First and last name

• Address

• Telephone or fax number

• Email address

Processing is based on your implied consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. If the communication serves to initiate a contract, the processing is also based on Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b GDPR.

Your data will be deleted immediately after processing your request, unless the communication is necessary to defend or assert legal claims or must be stored due to tax law requirements. In these cases, data is deleted after three years, starting with the year following the communication, or after ten years.

Social Media

We maintain an online presence on LinkedIn to communicate with members, customers, and interested parties and to inform them about our services and activities.

Please note:

• User data on social platforms is usually processed by the platform operators for market research and advertising purposes. User behavior and interests may be analyzed to create usage profiles that enable targeted advertising both on and off these platforms. Cookies and similar technologies are commonly used for this purpose. These profiles may also contain cross-device data, especially when users are logged into their accounts.

• The processing of personal data by these platforms, including potential transfer of your data to the USA, is based on your implied consent under Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a and Art. 49 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.

If you contact us via LinkedIn’s messaging functions, you do so voluntarily. We are not responsible for how LinkedIn processes or secures your data entered during such interactions. Please review LinkedIn’s own terms of service and privacy policies in advance.

We process data relating to our social media presence based on our legitimate interest in effective user communication and information provision (Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR). If the platform operators explicitly request your consent for data processing, the legal basis is Art. 6 (1) lit. a and Art. 7 GDPR.

For detailed information on data processing and opt-out options, please refer to LinkedIn’s privacy policy:
https://de.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?trk=homepage-basic_footer-privacy-policy

We also note that data subject requests (access, correction, deletion) are most effectively addressed directly to the platform providers, as they have access to the relevant user data.

Marketing

We may also process personal data for marketing purposes (e.g., invitations to events, project updates, product information, special offers) related to our services. We may use:

• Email address

• If applicable, name and first name

The legal basis is generally your consent under Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR. Processing may also occur on the basis of our legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, particularly where a prior contractual relationship exists. Our legitimate interest lies in marketing our services.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Withdraw consent at any time (Art. 7 (3) GDPR);

• Obtain information on the personal data we process about you (Art. 15 GDPR);

• Rectify inaccurate or incomplete data (Art. 16 GDPR);

• Request the deletion of your data unless exceptions apply (Art. 17 GDPR);

• Restrict the processing of your data under certain circumstances (Art. 18 GDPR);

• Receive your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format or request transfer to another controller (Art. 20 GDPR);

• Object to data processing based on legitimate interests if reasons arise from your particular situation (Art. 21 GDPR);

• Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR), typically the authority of your usual residence, workplace, or our company’s location.