Privacy Policy - Infinitibit

Privacy 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 all information that can be used to personally identify you. 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. You can find their contact details in the “Notice on the Responsible Body” section in this privacy policy.

How Do We Collect Your Data?

Your data is collected in two ways. First, you may provide us with data directly, for example by filling out a contact form. Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. This primarily includes technical data such as your internet browser, operating system, or the time of the page visit. This data is automatically collected as soon as you enter this website.

What Do We Use Your Data For?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What Rights Do You Have Regarding Your Data?

You have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request correction or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can withdraw this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. You can contact us at any time if you have any further questions about data protection.

Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools

When you visit this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically evaluated. This is done primarily through so-called analysis programs. Detailed information about these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

General Information 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 are collected. Personal data is information that can be used to personally identify you. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens. We point out that data transmission over the Internet (for example when communicating by email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Notice on the Responsible Party

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

InfinitiBit GmbH
Heigelhofstr. 90
81377 Munich
Phone: +49 923788798
Email: info@infinitibit.com

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

Storage Duration

Unless a more specific storage period is specified elsewhere in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose of data processing no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (for example, tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will take place after these reasons have expired.

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 if special categories of data are processed according to Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR. In case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your end device (such as device fingerprinting), data processing is also based on § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time. If your data is required for the fulfillment of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if it is required to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Data processing may also take place on the basis of our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The specific legal basis applicable in each individual case is explained in the following sections of this privacy policy.

Recipients of Personal Data

In the course of our business activities, we work with various external parties. In some cases, this also requires the transfer of personal data to these external parties. We only pass on personal data to external parties if this is required as part of contract fulfillment, if we are legally obligated to do so (such as passing data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR in passing the data on, or if some other legal basis permits data transfer. When using processors, we only pass on the personal data of our customers on the basis of a valid contract for data processing. In the case of joint processing, a contract for joint processing is concluded.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke any consent you have already given at any time. The legality of data processing carried out up to the time of revocation is not affected by the revocation.

Right of Objection to Data Collection in Special Cases and Against Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME, FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; 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 LODGE AN OBJECTION, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE REASONS FOR PROCESSING THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR). IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH PURPOSES; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT IT IS CONNECTED WITH SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations 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 violation. This right to complain exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data that we process on the basis of your consent or to fulfill a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request direct transfer of the data to another responsible party, this will only take place insofar as it is technically feasible.

Information, Correction, and Deletion

Within the framework of applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, and if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data. For any further questions about personal data, you can contact us at any time.

Right to Restrict Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restrict processing applies in the following cases:

If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we generally need time to verify this. During the verification period, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data.

If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.

If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend, or assert legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data instead of deletion.

If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. Until it is established whose interests take precedence, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data may – except for storage – only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of an important public interest of the European Union or 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 you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address bar of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the padlock symbol 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

The use of contact data published as part of the legal notice requirement for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby objected to. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited transmission of advertising information, such as spam emails.

Data Collection on This Website:

Cookies

Our websites use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any damage to your end device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your end device. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain on your end device until you delete them yourself or an automatic deletion by your web browser occurs.

Cookies can come from us (first-party cookies) or from third parties (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third parties within websites (such as cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (such as the shopping cart function or video display). Other cookies can be used to evaluate user behavior or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are required to carry out electronic communication, provide certain functions you desire (such as the shopping cart function), or optimize the website (such as cookies for measuring web audiences) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent for storing cookies and similar recognition technologies has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG); consent can be withdrawn at any time.

You can set your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and to allow cookies only 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. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

You can find out which cookies and services are used on this website from this privacy policy.

Contact Form

If you submit inquiries to us via contact form, your information from the inquiry form including the contact details you provide will be stored for processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent. The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the performance of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively processing 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 withdrawn at any time. The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (for example, after processing your inquiry is completed). Mandatory legal requirements – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Inquiries by Email, Telephone, or Fax

If you contact us by email, telephone, or fax, your inquiry including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry) will be stored and processed with us for the purpose of handling your request. We do not share this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the performance of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively processing 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 withdrawn at any time. The data you send to us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (for example, after processing your request is completed). Mandatory legal requirements – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

Analysis Tools and Advertising:

Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the Google Analytics web analytics service. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”. These are text files stored on your computer that allow analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Storage of Google Analytics cookies and use of this analysis tool is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its web offering and its advertising. If appropriate consent has been requested (such as consent to store cookies), processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Browser Plugin

You can prevent the storage of cookies by appropriate setting of your browser software; however, we point out that you may not be able to fully use all functions of this website in that case. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

Objection to Data Collection

You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set that prevents the collection of your data on future visits to this website: Disable Google Analytics. More information about how Google handles user data in Google Analytics can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.

Data Processing Agreement

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

Demographic Features in Google Analytics

This website uses the “demographic features” function of Google Analytics. This allows reports to be created that contain information about the age, gender, and interests of website visitors. This data comes from Google’s interest-based advertising and visitor data from third-party providers. This data cannot be attributed to any specific person. You can disable this function at any time via the advertising settings in your Google account or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics as shown in the “Objection to Data Collection” section.

Storage Duration

Data stored at Google at the user and event level that is linked to cookies, user identifiers (such as user ID), or advertising IDs (such as DoubleClick cookies, Android advertising ID) is anonymized or deleted after 14 months. For details, see the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=en

Google Ads and Google Conversion Tracking – Use of Google Adwords

Description and Scope of Data Processing

We also use Google Adwords. Google Ads is an online advertising program by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). Google Adwords sets a cookie on your end device if you have reached our website via a Google ad. The cookies expire after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If a user visits certain pages on the website of an Adwords customer and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and the customer can see that the user clicked on the ad and was forwarded to that page. Each Adwords customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot thus be tracked across the websites of Adwords customers. The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for Adwords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Adwords customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were forwarded to a page marked with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive information that can be used to personally identify users.

We also use the remarketing function. Google Adwords sets a cookie on your end device, which allows third parties – including Google – to recognize that you have visited our website with your browser. With this information, our ads can later be presented to you on pages of third parties if they are integrated into the Google network. If you do not wish to participate in the tracking process, you can also refuse to set the necessary cookie – for example via browser setting, which disables the automatic setting of cookies in general. You can also disable cookies for conversion tracking by setting your browser to block cookies from the domain “googleadservices.com”. You can find Google’s privacy notice on conversion tracking here. You can also set your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and to allow cookies only 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. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

Legal Basis for Data Processing

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using Google Adwords is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Purpose of Data Processing

We use Google Adwords to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate our online marketing activities. This also reflects our legitimate interests in processing the data.

Revocation and Elimination Options

Google DoubleClick

This website uses functions of Google DoubleClick. The provider is Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereafter “DoubleClick”). DoubleClick is used to display interest-based advertisements throughout the Google advertising network. With the help of DoubleClick, advertisements can be customized to the interests of the respective viewer. For example, our advertising may be displayed in Google search results or in advertising banners connected to DoubleClick.

To be able to display interest-based advertising to users, DoubleClick must be able to recognize the respective viewer. A cookie is stored in the user’s browser, which contains information about the websites visited by the user, clicks, and various other information. This information is summarized in a pseudonymous user profile to display interest-based advertising to the respective user.

The use of Google DoubleClick is in the interest of targeted advertising measures. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If appropriate consent has been requested (such as consent to store cookies), processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent can be withdrawn at any time. You can set your browser so that it no longer stores cookies. However, this may be associated with a restriction of website functions available to you. It should also be noted that DoubleClick may use other technologies to create user profiles. Disabling cookies therefore does not guarantee that user profiles will no longer be created. Further information about objection options against advertisements displayed by Google can be found at the following links: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads and https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

Use of Google Ads Remarketing

Scope of Personal Data Processing

We use Google Ads Remarketing by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA and the representative in the Union Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, D04 E5W5, Dublin, Ireland (hereafter: Google). Google Remarketing is used to re-target visitors of the online presence for advertising purposes via Google Ads advertisements. With the help of Google Ads Remarketing, target groups (“similar audiences”) can be created that, for example, have accessed certain pages. This makes it possible to identify the user on other online presences and display targeted advertising. Google sets a cookie on the user’s computer. This allows personal data to be stored and evaluated, especially the user’s activity (in particular, which pages have been visited and which elements have been clicked), device and browser information (in particular, the IP address and operating system), information about displayed advertisements (in particular, which advertisements were displayed and whether the user clicked on them), and also data from advertising partners (in particular, pseudonymized user IDs). Data can be transferred to Google servers in the USA. Google has subjected itself to the Privacy Shield agreement concluded between the European Union and the USA and is certified. This commits Google to comply with the standards and regulations of European data protection law. You can find more information at the following link: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI. You can find more information about how Google processes your data here: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Purpose of Data Processing

The purpose of processing personal data is the targeted addressing of a target group. The cookies stored on the end devices of users recognize them when they visit an online presence and can therefore display interest-based advertising to them.

Legal Basis for Personal Data Processing

The legal basis for processing users’ personal data is generally the user’s consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 s.1 lit. a GDPR.

Duration of Storage

Your personal information will be stored as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this privacy policy or as required by law, such as for tax and accounting purposes.

Revocation and Elimination Options

You have the right to revoke your data protection consent declaration at any time. Revoking consent does not affect the legality of processing carried out on the basis of consent until revocation. You can prevent the collection and processing of your personal data by Google by preventing the storage of third-party cookies on your computer, using the “Do Not Track” function of a supporting browser, disabling the execution of script code in your browser, or installing a script blocker such as NoScript (https://noscript.net/) or Ghostery (https://www.ghostery.com) in your browser. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the online presence (including your IP address) by Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. You can disable the use of your personal data by Google using the following link: https://adssettings.google.com. You can find more information about objection and elimination options with Google at: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Use of Facebook Analytics & Facebook Pixel

Description and Scope of Data Processing

We use the Facebook Analytics service from Facebook Inc., Provider: The provider is Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. To use the service, we use the so-called “Facebook Tracking Pixel” function. A cookie is set that enables tracking of your user behavior. All information transmitted to us by Facebook is anonymized. We cannot assign the data to specific persons. Facebook also uses the information for its own purposes. You can find Facebook’s privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation. If you have a Facebook profile, you can disable the service via Facebook settings. Another option is to disable third-party cookies via your browser settings. We must point out that we have neither knowledge nor control over the storage duration of information at Facebook.

Legal Basis for Data Processing

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using Facebook Analytics is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Purpose of Data Processing

We use Facebook Analytics to evaluate and improve our advertising activities and our website based on information about user behavior. This also reflects our legitimate interests.

Revocation and Elimination Options

LinkedIn Insight Tag

Description and Scope of Data Processing

Our website uses the LinkedIn Insight Tag from LinkedIn, Unlimited Company Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. This tool creates a cookie in your web browser, which enables the collection of, among other things, the following data: IP address, device and browser properties, and page events (such as page views). This data is encrypted, anonymized within seven days, and anonymized data is deleted within 90 days. LinkedIn does not share personal data with us, but rather provides anonymized reports on website audience and ad performance. Additionally, LinkedIn offers the option of retargeting via the Insight Tag. You can find more information about LinkedIn’s data protection here. LinkedIn members can control the use of their personal data for advertising purposes in their account settings. To disable the Insight Tag on our website, click here.

Legal Basis for Data Processing

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using LinkedIn Insight Tag is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Purpose of Data Processing

We use LinkedIn Insight Tag to evaluate and improve our advertising activities and our website based on information about user behavior. This also reflects our legitimate interests.

Revocation and Elimination Options

Use of Business Profiles in Professional Networks:

Scope of Data Processing

We use business profiles on professional networks. We maintain a company profile on the following professional networks:

LinkedIn, Unlimited Company Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland
XING, XING SE, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany

On our social page, we provide information and offer users the opportunity to communicate. The company profile is used for applications, information/PR, and active sourcing. We have no information about the processing of your personal data by the companies jointly responsible for the company profile. You can find more information in the privacy policy of:

LinkedIn Privacy Policy
XING Privacy Policy

If you perform an action on our company profile (such as comments, posts, likes, etc.), you may make personal data public (such as your real name or photo from your user profile).

Legal Basis for Data Processing

The legal basis for the processing of your data in connection with the use of our company profile is Art. 6 para. 1 s. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Purpose of Data Processing

Our company profile serves to inform users about our services. It is entirely up to each user to publish personal data through activities. Duration of Storage. We store your activities and personal data published via our company profile until revocation of consent. Furthermore, we comply with statutory retention periods.

Right of Objection and Elimination Options

You can object at any time to the processing of your personal data that we collect in connection with your use of our company profile and assert your data subject rights mentioned in Section IV of this privacy policy. Send us a casual email to the email address mentioned in this privacy policy (datenschutz@pcvisit.de). Additionally, LinkedIn has subjected itself to the Privacy Shield agreement concluded between the European Union and the USA and is certified. This commits LinkedIn to comply with the standards and regulations of European data protection law. You can find more information at the following link: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000L0UZAA0. You can find more information about objection and elimination options here:

LinkedIn Privacy Policy
XING Privacy Policy

Use of YouTube:

Scope of Personal Data Processing

We use the YouTube plugin operated by Google, from YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA and its representative in the Union Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereafter: Google). We use YouTube’s plugin to embed videos from YouTube on our online presence. When you visit our online presence, your browser establishes a connection to YouTube servers. Personal data can be stored and evaluated, especially user activity (in particular, which pages have been visited and which elements have been clicked) as well as device and browser information (in particular, the IP address and operating system). Data can be transferred to Google servers in the USA. Google has subjected itself to the Privacy Shield agreement concluded between the European Union and the USA and is certified. This commits Google to comply with the standards and regulations of European data protection law. You can find more information at the following link: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI. We have no influence over the content of the plugin. If you are logged into your YouTube account during your visit, YouTube can attribute your visit to this account. Your interaction with this plugin causes this information to be transmitted directly to YouTube and stored there. For more information about how Google processes your data, visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Purpose of Data Processing

The use of the YouTube plugin serves to improve user-friendliness and an appealing presentation of our online presence.

Legal Basis for Personal Data Processing

The legal basis for processing users’ personal data is generally the user’s consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 s.1 lit. a GDPR.

Duration of Storage

Your personal information will be stored as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this privacy policy or as required by law, such as for tax and accounting purposes.

Revocation and Elimination Options

You have the right to revoke your data protection consent declaration at any time. Revoking consent does not affect the legality of processing carried out on the basis of consent until revocation. You can prevent the collection and processing of your personal data by Google by preventing the storage of third-party cookies on your computer, using the “Do Not Track” function of a supporting browser, disabling the execution of script code in your browser, or installing a script blocker such as NoScript (https://noscript.net/) or Ghostery (https://www.ghostery.com) in your browser. Using the following link, you can disable the use of your personal data by Google: https://adssettings.google.com. You can find more information about objection and elimination options with Google at: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Newsletter:

Newsletter Data

If you wish to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we need 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 consent to receiving the newsletter. No further data is collected or 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 processing of data entered in the newsletter registration form is based exclusively on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke the consent you have given to store 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 legality of data processing operations already carried out is not affected by the revocation. The data you provide us with for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and by our newsletter service provider and will be deleted after you cancel the newsletter subscription or once the purpose no longer applies. We reserve the right to delete email addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our own discretion within the scope of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Data stored for other purposes remains unaffected. After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored by us or our newsletter service provider in a blacklist if necessary to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist is used only for this purpose and is not merged with other data. This serves both your interests and our interest in complying with legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). Storage in the blacklist is not time-limited. You can object to storage provided your interests do not outweigh our legitimate interests.

Plugins and Tools:

Google Fonts

This page uses so-called Google Fonts provided by Google for uniform display of fonts. When you load a page, your browser loads the required fonts into its browser cache to correctly display text and fonts. For this purpose, your browser used must connect to Google servers. Google becomes aware that this website has been accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Fonts is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in uniform font display on its website. If appropriate consent has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s end device (such as device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time. If your browser does not support Google Fonts, a standard font from your computer is used. For more information about Google Fonts, visit https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en. The company holds certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits to comply with these data protection standards. You can find more information about this from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?contact=true&id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active

Google Maps

This page uses the Google Maps mapping service. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this page has no control over this data transfer. If Google Maps is activated, Google may use Google Fonts for the purpose of uniform font display. When you load Google Maps, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache to correctly display text and fonts.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings and easy locating of the places we specify on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If appropriate consent has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s end device (such as device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time. Data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/. For more information about how Google handles user data, see Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en. The company holds certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits to comply with these data protection standards. You can find more information about this from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?contact=true&id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active

Friendly Captcha

We use Friendly Captcha (hereinafter “Friendly Captcha”) on this website. The provider is Friendly Captcha GmbH, Am Anger 3-5, 82237 Woerthsee, Germany. Friendly Captcha is used to verify whether data entry on this website (such as in a contact form) is done by a human or by an automated program. To do this, Friendly Captcha analyzes visitor behavior based on various characteristics. Friendly Captcha evaluates various information for analysis (such as anonymized IP address, referrer, visit time, etc.). More information can be found at: https://friendlycaptcha.com/legal/privacy-end-users/. The storage and analysis of data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offerings from abusive automated espionage and SPAM. If appropriate consent has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s end device (such as device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.