Data Protection

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

Tel. +49 5181 79 - 0
info@fagus-grecon.com

Legally represented by:

Dipl.-Ing. Alexander Kuppe
Dipl.-Ing. Mario Haas
VAT identification no: DE114729182

Commercial register no:

HR Hildesheim A 110113 for Fagus-GreCon Greten GmbH & Co. KG
HR Hildesheim B 110042 for Greten GmbH as general partner

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

Open data protection notice

Privacy Policy

Privacy policy

1. Data protection at a glance

General notes

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is all data which enables you to be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the section “Information on the responsible authority” in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may, for example, be data that you enter in a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically or with your consent by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data (e.g. Internet browser, operating system or time of the page view). 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 analyse your user behaviour. If contracts can be established or initiated via the website, the transmitted data shall also be processed for contract offers, orders or other order enquiries.

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 are also entitled to request that this data be corrected or deleted. If you have given your consent to data processing, you may revoke this consent at any time for the future. You are also entitled to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you are entitled to lodge a complaint with the responsible supervisory authority.

You may contact us at any time if you have further questions on the subject of data protection.

Analysis tools and tools from third-party providers

When you visit this website, your surfing behaviour can be statistically evaluated. This is done primarily with so-called analysis programs.

Detailed information on these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

External hosting

This website is hosted externally. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the hosting provider(s). This includes IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract information, contact details, names, website access and any other data generated through the website.

External hosting is conducted to fulfil the contractual obligations to our prospective and existing clients (Art. 6 para. 1 (b) GDPR) and in the interest of providing a secure, fast and efficient online presence by a professional service provider (Art. 6 para. 1 (f) GDPR). If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR and s. 25 (1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time.

Our hosting provider(s) will only process your data as required to fulfil their service commitments and will adhere to our instructions regarding this data.

We employ the following hosting provider(s):

meap GmbH
Annenstraße 172
DE-58453 Witten

Order processing

We have concluded an order processing agreement for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract prescribed by data protection law, which ensures that the data controller 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 handle 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 is collected. Personal data is data which enables you to be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what data is collected and for what it is used. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

We would like to point out that data transfer via the Internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

Note on the responsible authority

The responsible authority for data processing on this website is:

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

Telephone: +49 5181 / 79-0
Email: joerg.grote@fagus-grecon.com

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 has been specified in this privacy policy, your personal data shall remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. Should you assert a justified request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data shall be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, deletion shall take place when these reasons no longer apply.

General information on the legal basis for data processing on this website

When you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 (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 (a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), the data processing is also carried out on the basis of s. 25 (1) TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time. Should your data be required for the fulfilment of the contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 (b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if this is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 (c) GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 (f) GDPR. Information on the relevant legal basis in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Data protection officer

We have appointed a data protection officer.

DatCon GmbH
Mr Andreas Sorge
Am Osterfeuer 26
DE-37176 Nörten-Hardenberg

Telephone: +49 (0) 5503 9159648
Email: sorge@datcon.de

Recipients of personal data

As part of our business activities, we work in conjunction with various external bodies. In some cases, it may be necessary to transmit personal data to these external bodies. We only transfer personal data to external bodies when this is necessary for the fulfilment of a contract, when we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. passing on data to tax authorities), when we have a legitimate interest in passing on data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 (f) GDPR or when another legal basis permits the transfer of data. When using processors, we only pass on our customers' personal data on the basis of a valid contract for order processing. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.

Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may revoke your consent at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to object to the collection of data in special cases and to direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

WHEN THE DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 PARA. 1 (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. SHOULD YOU OBJECT, WE SHALL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR).

SHOULD YOUR PERSONAL DATA BE PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING, INCLUDING PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. SHOULD YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA SHALL 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 responsible supervisory authority

In the event of infringements 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 of appeal exists 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 fulfilment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. Should you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this shall 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 at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient and the purpose of the data processing and, if necessary, a right to correction or deletion of this data. You may contact us at any time should 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 may contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

Should you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted.
If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you may request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
Should we no longer require your personal data, but you require it for the exercise, defence or assertion of legal claims, you may request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of its deletion.
Should you have lodged an objection in accordance with Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

Should 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 defence 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 transfer of confidential content, such as orders or enquiries that you send to us as the site operator. An encrypted connection is indicated by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the padlock icon in your browser bar.

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

Objection to advertising emails

We hereby object to the use of contact data published in the context of the legal notice obligation to send 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 emails.

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 device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your 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 basket function or the display of videos). Other cookies are used to analyse user behaviour or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions that you have requested (e.g. for the shopping basket function) or to optimise the website (e.g. cookies to measure the web audience) (necessary cookies) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 (f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimised provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR and s. 25 (1) TDDDG); the consent may be revoked at any time.

Your browser can be set to inform you about the setting of cookies and to only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general and to 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 ConsentManager

Our website uses the consent technology of ConsentManager to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies on your device or to the use of certain technologies and to document these in compliance with data protection regulations. The provider of this technology is Jaohawi AB, Håltegelvägen 1b, SE-72348 Västerås, Sweden, website: https://www.consentmanager.de (hereinafter referred to as ConsentManager).

When you visit our website, a connection is established to the ConsentManager servers to obtain your consent and other declarations regarding cookie usage. Subsequently, ConsentManager stores a cookie in your browser in order to be able to assign the consents you have given or to revoke them. The data collected in this way is stored until you ask us to delete it, you delete the ConsentManager provider cookie yourself or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention obligations remain unaffected.

ConsentManager is used to obtain the legally required consents for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 (c) GDPR.

Order processing

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 (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimisation of its website – the server log files must be recorded for this purpose.

Contact form

Should you send us enquiries via the contact form, your details from the enquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, shall be stored by us for the purpose of processing the enquiry 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 (b) GDPR if your enquiry is related to the fulfilment 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 enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 (f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR) if this has been requested; the consent may 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 applies (e.g. following fulfilment of your request). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – shall remain unaffected.

Enquiry via email, telephone or fax

Should you contact us via email, telephone or fax, your enquiry including all personal data (name, enquiry) shall be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

The data you send to us via contact requests shall 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. following processing of your request). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – shall remain unaffected.

Salesforce Sales Cloud

We use Salesforce Sales Cloud to manage customer data. The provider is salesforce.com Germany GmbH, Erika-Mann-Str. 31, DE-80636 Munich (hereinafter referred to as Salesforce).

Salesforce Sales Cloud is a CRM system that enables us to manage existing and potential customers and customer contacts and to organise sales and communication processes, among other things. Using the CRM system also enables us to analyse our customer-related processes. The customer data is stored on the Salesforce servers. Personal data may also be transmitted to the parent company of salesforce.com Germany GmbH, salesforce.com inc., Salesforce Tower, 415 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA.

Details on the functions of Salesforce Sales Cloud can be found here: https://www.salesforce.com/de/products/sales-cloud/overview/.

The use of Salesforce Sales Cloud is based on Art. 6 para. 1 (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the most efficient customer management and customer communication possible. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR and s. 25 (1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time.

Salesforce has Binding Corporate Rules (BCR) that have been approved by the French data protection authority. These are binding internal company regulations that legitimise the internal transmission of data to third countries outside the EU and the EEA. Details can be found here: https://www.salesforce.com/de/blog/2020/07/die-binding-corporate-rules-von-salesforce-erfuellen-hoechste-da.html.

Details can be found in Salesforce's privacy policy: https://www.salesforce.com/de/company/privacy/.

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 DPF-certified company shall be obliged to comply with these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5959.

Order processing

Registration on this website

You may register on this website to use additional functions on the site. We only use the data entered 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. Otherwise the registration will be rejected.

In the event of important changes, for example to the scope of the offer or technically necessary changes, the email address provided during registration will be used to inform you.

The data entered during registration is processed for the purpose of implementing the user relationship established by the registration and, if necessary, for the initiation of further contracts (Art. 6 para. 1 (b) GDPR).

The data collected during registration shall be stored by us for as long as you are registered on this website and shall then be deleted. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

5. Social media

Facebook

Elements of the social network Facebook are integrated on this website. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland. However, according to Facebook, the data collected is also transferred to the USA and other third countries.

You can find an overview of the Facebook social media elements here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE.

When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the Facebook server. Facebook thereby receives the information that you have visited this website with your IP address. Should you click on the Facebook “Like” button while you are logged into your Facebook account, you may link the content of this website to your Facebook profile. This enables Facebook to assign your visit to this website to your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or its use by Facebook. Further information on this can be found in Facebook's privacy policy at https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.

The use of this service is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR and s. 25 (1) TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time.

Insofar as personal data is collected on our website with the help of the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of data and its transfer to Facebook. The processing carried out by Facebook after forwarding is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations incumbent on us jointly were set out in an agreement on joint processing. The text of the agreement can be found at https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing the data protection information when using the Facebook tool and for the secure implementation of the tool on our website in accordance with data protection law. Facebook is responsible for the data security of Facebook products. You may assert data subject rights (e.g. requests for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook directly with Facebook. If you assert your data subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to Facebook.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381 and https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.

LinkedIn

This website uses elements of the LinkedIn network. The provider is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Each time a page of this website containing LinkedIn elements is accessed, a connection to LinkedIn servers is established. LinkedIn is informed that you have visited this website with your IP address. Should you click on the LinkedIn “Recommend” button and are logged into your LinkedIn account, LinkedIn is able to assign your visit to this website to you and your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or its use by LinkedIn.

The use of this service is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR and s. 25 (1) TDDDG. Consent may 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://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a1343190/datenubertragung-aus-der-eu-dem-ewr-und-der-schweiz?lang=de

For further information, please see LinkedIn's privacy policy at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

XING

This website uses elements of the XING network. The provider is New Work SE, Am Strandkai 1, DE-20457 Hamburg, Germany.

Each time one of our pages containing XING elements is accessed, a connection to XING servers is established. As far as we are aware, no personal data is stored in the process. In particular, no IP addresses are stored or usage behaviour evaluated.

The use of this service is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR and s. 25 (1) TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time.

Further information on data protection and the XING Share button can be found in XING's privacy policy at https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung.

Data processing by social networks

Open declaration

6. 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.

Google Tag Manager is a tool that we can use to integrate tracking or statistics tools and other technologies on our website. Google Tag Manager itself does not create any user profiles, does not store any cookies and does not carry out any independent analyses. It is only used to manage and display the tools integrated through it. However, Google Tag Manager records 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 (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the fast and uncomplicated integration and management of various tools on its website. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR and s. 25 (1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time.

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 enables the website operator to analyse the behaviour of website visitors. The website operator receives a range of usage data, such as page views, length of visit, operating systems used and origin of the user. This data is summarised in a user ID and assigned to the respective device of the website visitor.

We can also use Google Analytics to record your mouse and scroll movements and clicks, among other things. Google Analytics also uses various modelling approaches to supplement the collected data records and uses machine learning technologies for data analysis.

Google Analytics uses technologies that enable the recognition of the user for the purpose of analysing user behaviour (e.g. cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Google regarding use of this website is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

The use of this service is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR and s. 25 (1) TDDDG. Consent may 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/controllerterms/mccs/.

IP anonymisation

Google Analytics IP anonymisation is activated. As a result, your IP address will be shortened by Google within Member States of the European Union or in other signatory states to 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 truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to analyse your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services relating to website activity and Internet usage 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 the collection and processing of your data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available via the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

You can find more information on how Google Analytics handles user data in Google's privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.

Google Signal

We use Google Signal. When you visit our website, Google Analytics records your location, search history, YouTube history and demographic data (visitor data), among other things. This data can be used for personalised advertising with the help of Google Signal. If you have a Google account, the visitor data from Google Signal will be linked to your Google account and used for personalised advertising messages. The data is also used to compile anonymised statistics on the user behaviour of our users.

Order processing

We have concluded an order processing agreement with Google and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

Google Analytics e-commerce measurement

This website uses the “e-commerce measurement” function of Google Analytics. Website operators can use e-commerce measurement to analyse the purchasing behaviour of website visitors in order to improve their online marketing campaigns. Information such as orders placed, average order values, shipping costs and the time from viewing to purchasing a product is recorded. This data can be summarised by Google under a transaction ID that is assigned to the respective user or their device.

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 enables us to display adverts in the Google search engine or on third-party websites when the user enters certain search terms in Google (keyword targeting). Furthermore, targeted adverts can be displayed based on the user data available at Google (e.g. location data and interests) (target group targeting). As website operators, we can evaluate this data quantitatively by analysing, for example, which search terms led to the display of our advertisements and how many advertisements led to corresponding clicks.

The use of this service is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR and s. 25 (1) TDDDG. Consent may 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://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://business.safety.google/controllerterms/.

Google AdSense (non-personalised)

This website uses Google AdSense, a service for integrating advertisements. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

We use Google AdSense in “non-personalised” mode. In contrast to the personalised mode, advertisements are not based on your previous user behaviour and no user profile is created. Instead, “context information” is used when selecting advertisements. The selected advertisements are then based, for example, on your location, the content of the website you are visiting or your current search terms. More information on the differences between personalised and non-personalised targeting with Google AdSense can be found at: https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/9007336.

Please note that even when using Google AdSense in non-personalised mode, cookies or similar recognition technologies (e.g. device fingerprinting) may be used. According to Google, these are used to combat fraud and misuse.

The use of this service is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR and s. 25 (1) TDDDG. Consent may 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/controllerterms/mccs/.

You may adjust your advertising settings independently in your user account. To do this, click on the following link and log in: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

Further information about Google's advertising technologies can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads and https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

Google Conversion Tracking

This website uses Google Conversion Tracking. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Conversion Tracking enables Google and us to recognise whether the user has carried out certain actions. For example, we can analyse which buttons on our website are clicked how often and which products are viewed or purchased particularly frequently. This information is used to create conversion statistics. These tell us the total number of users who have clicked on our adverts and what actions they have taken. We do not receive any information that enables us to personally identify the user. Google itself uses cookies or comparable recognition technologies for identification purposes.

The use of this service is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR and s. 25 (1) TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time.

Further information about Google Conversion Tracking can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

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 DPF-certified company shall be obliged to comply with these data protection standards. Further information can be found from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

Meta Pixel (formerly Facebook Pixel)

This website uses the visitor action pixel from Meta to measure conversions. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. However, according to Meta, the data collected is also transferred to the USA and other third countries.

In this way, the behaviour of site visitors can be tracked after they have been redirected to the provider's website by clicking on a Meta ad. This allows the effectiveness of Meta ads to be evaluated for statistical and market research purposes and future advertising measures to be optimised.

The data collected is anonymous to us as the operator of this website; we are unable to draw any conclusions about the identity of the user. However, the data is stored and processed by Meta so that a connection to the respective user profile on Facebook or Instagram is possible and Meta can use the data for its own advertising purposes, in accordance with the Meta Data Usage Policy (https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/). This allows Meta to enable advertisements to be placed on Facebook or Instagram pages and other advertising channels. This use of the data cannot be influenced by us as the website operator.

The use of this service is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR and s. 25 (1) TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time.

Insofar as personal data is collected on our website with the help of the tool described here and forwarded to Meta, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of data and its transfer to Meta. The processing carried out by Meta after forwarding is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations incumbent on us jointly were set out in an agreement on joint processing. The text of the agreement can be found at https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing the data protection information when using the Meta tool and for the secure implementation of the tool on our website in accordance with data protection law. Meta is responsible for the data security of Meta products. You may assert data subject rights (e.g. requests for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook or Instagram directly with Meta. If you assert your data subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to Meta.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.

Further details on privacy protection can be found in Meta's privacy policy: https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

You can also use the “Custom Audiences” remarketing function in the ad settings section at https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen to deactivate it. You must be logged in to Facebook to do this.

Should you not have a Facebook or Instagram account, you may opt out of Meta’s usage-based advertising on the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance website: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/.

LinkedIn Insight Tag

This website uses LinkedIn 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 receive information about visitors to our website. If a website visitor is registered with LinkedIn, we can, among other things, analyse the key professional data (e.g. career level, company size, country, location, industry and job title) of our website visitors, thereby better aligning our site to the respective target groups. We can also use LinkedIn Insight Tag to measure whether visitors to our websites make a purchase or take another action (conversion measurement). Conversion measurement can also be carried out across devices (e.g. from PC to tablet). LinkedIn Insight Tag also offers a retargeting function that we can use to display targeted advertising outside the website to visitors to our website; according to LinkedIn, no identification of the advertising addressee takes place when doing so.

LinkedIn itself also records so-called log files (URL, referrer URL, IP address, device and browser properties and time of access). The IP addresses are shortened or (if they are used to reach LinkedIn members across devices) hashed (pseudonymised). The direct identifiers of LinkedIn members are deleted by LinkedIn after seven days. The remaining pseudonymised data will then be deleted within 180 days.

The data collected by LinkedIn cannot be assigned to specific individuals by us as the website operator. LinkedIn stores the personal data collected from website visitors on its servers in the USA and uses it for its own advertising purposes. Details can be found in LinkedIn's privacy policy at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy#choices-oblig.

Legal basis

Should consent have been obtained, the above-mentioned service is used exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR and s. 25 TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time. Where consent has not been obtained, this service is used on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 (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. Details can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/dpa and https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/eu-sccs.

Objection to the use of LinkedIn Insight Tag

You may object to the analysis of user behaviour and targeted advertising by LinkedIn using the following link: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.

Furthermore, LinkedIn members may control the use of their personal data for advertising purposes in the account settings. To prevent LinkedIn from linking data collected on our website to your LinkedIn account, you must log out of your LinkedIn account before visiting our website.

Order processing

7. Newsletter

Newsletter data

Should you wish to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. Further data is not collected or is only collected on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.

The data entered in the newsletter registration form is processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR). You may revoke your consent to the storage of the data, the email address and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the “Unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The lawfulness of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the cancellation.

The data you provide us with for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe from the newsletter or after the purpose no longer applies. 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 pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 (f) GDPR.

Data stored by us for other purposes shall remain unaffected by this.

After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your email 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 is only used for this purpose and is not merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with the legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 (f) GDPR). Storage in the blacklist is not limited in time. You may object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.

8. Plugins and tools

YouTube with enhanced data protection

This website embeds videos from YouTube. The operator of the website is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

When you visit one of these websites on which YouTube is embedded, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. This tells the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to assign your surfing behaviour directly to your personal profile. You may prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

We use YouTube in enhanced data protection mode. According to YouTube, videos that are played in enhanced data protection mode are not used to personalise browsing on YouTube. Ads that are displayed in enhanced data protection mode are also not personalised. No cookies are set in enhanced data protection mode. Instead, however, so-called local storage elements are stored in the user's browser, which contain personal data similar to cookies and which can be used to recognise the user. Details on the enhanced data protection mode can be found here: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/171780.

After activating a YouTube video, further data processing operations may be triggered over which we have no influence.

The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 (f) GDPR. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR and s. 25 (1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time.

Further information about data protection on YouTube can be found in its privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Google Fonts (local hosting)

This site uses so-called Google Fonts, which are provided by Google, for the standardised display of fonts. The Google Fonts are installed locally. There is no connection to Google servers.

You can find more information about Google Fonts at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Google Maps

This site uses the map service Google Maps. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. With the help of this service, map material can be integrated into our website.

To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to save your IP address. This information is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer. When Google Maps is activated, Google may use Google Fonts for the purpose of uniform representation of fonts. When you call up Google Maps, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers and to make it easy to find the places we indicate on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 (f) GDPR. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR and s. 25 (1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may 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/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/.

Further information about how user data is handled can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Friendly Captcha

We use Friendly Captcha (hereinafter referred to as Friendly Captcha) on this website. The provider is Friendly Captcha GmbH, Am Anger 3-5, DE-82237 Woerthsee, Germany.

Friendly Captcha is used to check whether the data input on this website (e.g. in a contact form) is made by a human or by an automated program. To do this, Friendly Captcha analyses the behaviour of the website visitor based on various characteristics. Friendly Captcha evaluates various information for analysis (e.g. anonymised IP address, referrer, visit time, etc.). Further information on this can be found at https://friendlycaptcha.com/legal/privacy-end-users/.

The data is stored and analysed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its website from abusive automated spying and SPAM. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR and s. 25 (1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time.

Order processing

9. Own services

Handling of applicant data

We offer you the opportunity to apply to us (e.g. by email, post or online application form). Below we inform you about the scope, purpose and use of your personal data collected as part of the application process. We assure you that the collection, processing and use of your data is carried out in accordance with applicable data protection law and all other statutory provisions and that your data shall be treated in the strictest confidence.

Scope and purpose of data collection

If you send us an application, your associated personal data (e.g. contact and communication data, application documents, notes taken during interviews, etc.) shall be processed insofar as this is necessary for the decision on the establishment of an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is s. 26 German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) under German law (initiation of an employment relationship), Art. 6 para. 1 (b) GDPR (general contract initiation) and – should you have given your consent – Art. 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR. Consent may be revoked at any time. Your personal data shall only be passed on within our company to persons who are involved in processing your application.

Should your application be successful, the data submitted by you shall be stored in our data processing systems on the basis of s. 26 BDSG and Art. 6 para. 1 (b) GDPR for the purpose of implementing the employment relationship.

Data retention period

Should we be unable to make you a job offer, you reject a job offer or withdraw your application, we reserve the right to retain the data you have submitted on the basis of our legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 (f) GDPR) for up to 6 months from the end of the application process (rejection or withdrawal of the application). The data shall then be deleted and the physical application documents destroyed. The storage shall serve in particular as evidence in the event of a legal dispute. Should it be evident that the data is required after the 6-month period has expired (e.g. due to a threatened or pending legal dispute), the data shall only be deleted when the purpose for further storage no longer applies.

Longer periods of storage may also take place if you have given your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR) or if statutory retention obligations prevent deletion.

Inclusion in the applicant pool

Should we not make you a job offer, you may have the opportunity to join our applicant pool. Should you be accepted, all documents and details from your application shall be transferred to the applicant pool so that you can be contacted in the event of suitable vacancies.

Inclusion in the applicant pool is based exclusively on your express consent (Art. 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR). The submission of consent is voluntary and is not related to the current application process. The data subject may withdraw their consent at any time. In this case, the data shall be irrevocably deleted from the applicant pool, provided there are no legal grounds for retention.

The data from the applicant pool shall be irrevocably deleted no later than two years after consent has been granted.

10. Further services

Smartlook

The Smartlook analysis tool from smartlook.com, s.r.o., Milady Horakove 13, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic, is used on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 (f) GDPR (e.g. quality assurance of this online offer).

An anonymised evaluation of website usage takes place. The tool can be used to anonymously identify click and scroll behaviour. This then enables a better and more customer-friendly design. All data is collected without allocation to specific persons. In addition, the screen size, device type, browser information, country and preferred language are recorded.

The stored data is automatically deleted after 30 days. Further information can be found at: www.smartlook.com/de/privacy

Data collection by Smartlook can be deactivated at the following link: https://www.smartlook.com/de/opt-out

The legal basis for the collection is Art. 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR, consent for processing your personal data.

LinkedIn Analytics and LinkedIn Ads
This website uses conversion tracking technology and the retargeting function of LinkedIn Corporation. This enables us to display personalised advertisements on LinkedIn to visitors to our website. We also have the option to create anonymous reports on the performance of the adverts and information on website interaction. LinkedIn Insight Tag is integrated on this website for this purpose. This tag establishes a connection to the LinkedIn server if you visit our website and are logged into your LinkedIn account at the same time. Further information on data protection and compliance with data subject rights can be found on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. When you are logged in to LinkedIn, you may deactivate data collection at any time by clicking on the following link: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/enhanced-advertising. The legal basis for the processing of personal data is Art. 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR (consent).

Github
We use the following service provider for the provision of our website: GitHub Inc, 88 Colin P Kelly Jr St, San Francisco, CA 94107, United States. This is the recipient of your personal data. This processing is carried out on the legal basis pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest). Further information can be found at: https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/github/site-policy/github-privacy-statement#github-pages. Further information on the standard contractual clauses used by Github can be found at https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/github/site-policy/github-data-protection-addendum#attachment-1-the-standard-contractual-clauses-processors.

Google Photos

We use the Google Photos image service for the integration of images. For this purpose, your IP address is transmitted to the provider Google (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland). Further information on the handling of user data can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/. The processing is carried out on the legal basis of Art. 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR (consent).

Softgarden
To carry out the application process efficiently, we use the applicant management system of Softgarden e-Recruiting GmbH, Tauentzienstr. 14, DE-10789 Berlin. Only necessary personal data is collected and processed as part of the application management process. If you have any questions about data protection, please send an email to datenschutz@softgarden.de for this purpose. An order processing agreement has been concluded with the service provider as per Art. 28 GDPR. Should you have any questions about your rights as a data subject, we are your first point of contact. The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 (b) GDPR (contract).

Oribi
We use the “Oribi” service of Oribi Ltd, Shim'on Rokah St 101, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel for analysis and marketing purposes. Processing will only take place if you consent to it. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 (1) (a) (consent). With the help of this cookie, your visit to our website can be tracked. The transfer is based on an adequacy decision of the EU Commission for Israel. For more information on data protection at Oribi, please visit https://oribi.io/privacy.

Lead Chameleon

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

Whistleblower reporting portal
We have set up a reporting portal in accordance with the Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG). This is operated by the outsourced internal reporting centre DatCon GmbH, Am Osterfeuer 26, DE-37176 Nörten Hardenberg. The relevant reporting portal is linked via the menu item “Whistleblower system”. Further data protection information can be found in the privacy policy available there. Your data shall be processed on the basis of your notification in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR (consent). For the fulfilment of legal obligations, processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 (c) GDPR. In addition, your personal data is processed in individual areas in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 (f) GDPR. In the case of processing of special categories in accordance with Art. 9 GDPR, this is done on the basis of your consent as per Art. 9 para. 2 (a) GDPR. Anonymised personal data is used for statistical purposes.

Adobe Dynamic Tag Manager

We use the Dynamic Tag Manager of Adobe Systems Software Ireland Ltd, 4-6 Riverwalk, City West Business Campus, Dublin 24, Ireland (“Adobe”) to customise the design of our website. This enables us to integrate additional services flexibly and in line with requirements and to analyse user access to our website. Adobe Dynamic Tag Management enables us to integrate targeted services on our websites and collect data for control purposes. The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR (consent). Further information on data processing and the option to object directly to Adobe: http://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/opt-out.html.
Further information on data protection and tracking procedures of Adobe Analytics: http://www.adobe.com/de/privacy.html.

Google DoubleClick

This website uses functions of Google DoubleClick. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as DoubleClick). DoubleClick is utilised to display interest-based adverts within the Google advertising network. Advertisements can be specifically tailored to the viewer's interests using DoubleClick. For example, our adverts may appear in Google search results or in advertising banners linked to DoubleClick. To tailor advertising to users' interests, DoubleClick must recognise viewers and associate the websites they have visited, their clicks and other user behaviour information. For this purpose, DoubleClick uses cookies or comparable recognition technologies, such as device fingerprinting. The information collected is compiled into a pseudonymous user profile to display advertisements tailored to the user's interests. Google DoubleClick is used in the interest of targeted marketing measures. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 (f) GDPR. If corresponding consent has been sought (e.g. consent for storing cookies), the processing is carried out solely on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR; consent may be revoked at any time. Further information on how to object to the adverts displayed by Google, can be found at the following links: policies.google.com/technologies/ads and https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

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