Company Details / Privacy Statement

ISOTEC GmbH
Köttgen-Allee 1
D - 51465 Bergisch Gladbach
Germany

Telefon: +49 (2202) 95 74 0
Telefax: +49 (2202) 95 74 100
Service hotline: +49 (800) 112 112 9
E-Mail: info(at)isotec.de

Commercial Register Cologne HRB 46214
Managing director of the company: Horst Becker, Tino Becker, Stephan Führling
Commercial representatives of the company: Jörg Bogs, Marcel Kluge

Umsatzsteuer-Identifikationsnummer gemäß §27 a Umsatzsteuergesetz:
DE 121 978 197

Steuernummer: 204/5743/0596

Our General Terms and Conditions can be downloaded here.

ISOTEC GmbH
Marketing and Communication Department
Marcel Kluge | kluge(at)isotec.de

Venue shall be Cologne.

The law of the Federal Republic of Germany shall apply.

Settlement of consumer disputes: The Contractors point out that they are neither obliged nor willing to participate in dispute settlement proceedings before a consumer arbitration board in accordance with the German Consumer Dispute Settlement Act.

Liability for contents

The contents of this website are created with the greatest possible care. However, the provider does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness and up-to-dateness of the content provided. The use of the contents of the website is at the user's own risk. Contributions identified by name reflect the opinion of the respective author and not always the opinion of the provider. The mere use of the provider's website does not constitute any contractual relationship between the user and the provider.

Liability for links

Our service contains links to external websites of third parties over whose content we have no influence. We can therefore assume no liability for such third-party contents. The respective provider or operator of the websites is always responsible for the content of the linked pages. The linked pages were reviewed for possible legal violations when the links were created. No unlawful contents were in evidence at the time the links were created. However, continuous monitoring of the contents of the linked pages is unreasonable where there is no concrete indication of an infringement of the law. We will immediately remove such links on notification of any breach of the law.

Copyright

The contents and work created by the website operator on these pages is subject to German copyright law. Reproduction, processing, dissemination and any type of use beyond what is permitted under copyright requires written authorisation from the respective author and/or creator. Downloads and copies of this website are only permitted for private, non-commercial use. All third-party copyrights are observed where the contents of this website have not been created by the operator. Third-party contents are expressly marked as such. Should you nevertheless become aware of a copyright infringement, please do not hesitate to inform us accordingly. We will immediately remove such contents on notification of any breach of the law.

DATA PRIVACY STATEMENT

Use of our website is generally possible without the input of personal data. Where the input of personal data (for example name, address or e-mail addresses) is requested on our website, this input is always on a voluntary basis as far as possible. These data are not passed on to third parties without your express consent.

Electronic communication

We should point out that data transmission on the Internet (e.g. during communication by e-mail) can have security flaws. Absolute protection of the data against access by third parties is not possible. We employ the latest encryption technologies to minimise the risk of access by third parties.

We hereby expressly object to the use of the contact data published within the framework of our obligation to provide a masthead for the purpose of sending advertising and information materials not explicitly requested. The website operators expressly reserve the right to take legal action if we are sent unsolicited advertising information, for example, in the form of spam mails.

When contacting us (e.g. by contact form, e-mail, telephone or via social media), the user's details are processed for the purpose of handling the contact request and its processing pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR. The user's details may be stored in a customer relationship management system ("CRM system") or comparable enquiry organisation. We delete the enquiries if they are no longer necessary. We review the necessity every two years; furthermore, the legal archiving obligations apply.

In addition to our website-specific data privacy statement below, we also observe the principles of the EU General Data Protection Regulation.

DECLARATION OF CONSENT UNDER DATA PROTECTION LAW FOR USE OF THE CONTACT FORM

The personal data that you provide to us in the context of a contact enquiry will only be used to answer your enquiry or contact and for the associated technical administration. We do not use the double opt-in option in our contact forms in order to ensure a quick contact option, as quick action is necessary due to our service.

The processing of the data entered in the contact form is therefore based exclusively on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time. The legality of the data processing operations carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain stored until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to store it or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (answering your enquiry or making contact and for the associated technical administration) and the deletion does not conflict with any statutory retention periods.

DECLARATION OF CONSENT UNDER DATA PROTECTION LAW FOR USE OF EVENT REGISTRATIONS

The personal data that you provide to us as part of an event registration will only be used to confirm your registration or contact you for this purpose and for the associated technical administration. We do not use the double opt-in option in our registration forms in order to ensure rapid processing.

The processing of the data entered in the event registration is therefore based exclusively on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time. The legality of the data processing operations carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you enter in the event registration will remain stored until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to store it or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (confirmation of your registration or contact for this purpose and for the associated technical administration) and the deletion does not conflict with any statutory retention periods.

DECLARATION OF CONSENT UNDER DATA PROTECTION LAW FOR USE OF THE ONLINE QUICK APPLICATION FORM

With your online application on our Careers page, you voluntarily provide us with personal data. With this online application, you document your interest in employment with the ISOTEC Group and declare at the same time your consent to us storing and processing the data provided for this purpose in our applicant management system. You are personally responsible for the correctness of these data.

We do not provide your personal data to third parties in any form whatever unless you have given your consent or if we are required to do so by an official injunction.

The legal basis for this is Art. 6 (1) page 1 lit. b GDPR.

Intended use

We will use the personal data provided by you only for the purpose of a personnel recruitment process..

We will also use them for other purposes for which you have given your consent, provided that no legal requirements exist to the contrary.

Storage

Your personal data will be stored for as long as is necessary to carry out the process requested by you (personnel recruitment process), provided that no legal requirements exist to the contrary. If we conclude an employment contract with an applicant, the data provided will be stored for the purposes of handling of the employment relationship in observance of the statutory regulations. If no an employment contract is concluded with an applicant, the application documents will be automatically deleted six months after notification of the rejection as long as the deletion does not infringe any other legitimate interests of the controller responsible for the processing. Other legitimate interests in this context could be, for example, use as evidence in legal proceedings in accordance with the German General Equal Treatment Act (AGG).

DATA PROTECTION OF APPLICATIONS AND IN THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS

We collect and process the personal data of applicants for the purposes of handling of the recruitment process. The data can also be processed electronically. This is the case, in particular, if an applicant submits such application documents to us electronically, for example by e-mail or via a web form on the Internet website. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 (1) page 1 lit. b GDPR.

If we conclude an employment contract with an applicant, the data provided will be stored for the purposes of management of the employment relationship in observance of the statutory regulations. If no an employment contract is concluded with an applicant, the application documents will be automatically deleted six months after notification of the rejection as long as the deletion does not infringe any other legitimate interests of the controller responsible for the processing. Other legitimate interests in this context could be, for example, use as evidence in legal proceedings in accordance with the German General Equal Treatment Act (AGG).

DATA PRIVACY STATEMENT FOR THE USE OF THE NEWSLETTER SERVICE

The following information explains the contents of our newsletter and the registration, dispatch and statistical evaluation procedures and your rights of objection. With your subscription to our newsletter, you declare your consent to the receipt of the newsletter and to the procedures described.

Content of the newsletter: We send newsletter, e-mails and other electronic notifications with advertising information (hereinafter referred to as “newsletter”) only with the consent of the recipient or with statutory authorisation. If the contents of the newsletter are described in concrete terms during the subscription to our newsletter, then these are binding for the users’ consent. Our newsletter otherwise contains information about our services and our company.

Double opt-in and logging: Subscription to our newsletter follows the double opt-in procedure. This means that after your subscription, you receive an e-mail from us in which you are requested to confirm your subscription. This confirmation is necessary so that no-one can subscribe using the e-mail addresses of other persons. The subscriptions to the newsletter are logged in order to be able to register the subscription process in accordance with the legal requirements. This includes the storage of the time of subscription and confirmation, and the IP address. The changes to your data stored with the dispatch service provider are also logged.

Subscription data: In order to subscribe to the newsletter, we need your e-mail address, your gender and your first and family names to enable a personal address in the newsletter.

Germany: The dispatch of the newsletter and the associated performance assessment are based on the consent of the addressees in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a, Art. 7 GDPR in conjunction with § 7 (2) No. 3 German Fair Trade Practices Act (UWG) or on the basis of the statutory consent in accordance with § 7 (3) 3 UWG.

The logging of the subscription procedure is performed on the basis of our legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Our interest is directed to the use of a user-friendly and secure newsletter system that both serves our business interests and meets the expectations of the users, as well as enabling us to provide evidence of consent.

Unsubscribe/revocation You can unsubscribe from our newsletter, i.e. revoke your consents, at any time. A link for unsubscribing from the newsletter can be found at the end of every newsletter. We can store the unsubscribed e-mail addresses for up to three years on the basis of our legitimate interests before we delete them for the purpose of the newsletter dispatch in order to be able to furnish proof of consent having been given. The processing of these data is limited to the purpose of defence against possible claims. An individual application for deletion is possible at any time as long as confirmation of the previous consent is given at the same time.

Newsletter dispatch service provider: The newsletters are dispatched by the dispatch service provider, CleverReach GmbH & Co. KG, Mühlenstr. 43, 26180 Rastede, Phone: +49 (0) 4402 97390-00, Fax: +49 (0) 4402 97390-99, E-Mail: info@cleverreach.com. We have carefully selected this company in accordance with Article 28 GDPR and entered into an appropriate contract, and we will monitor the company on an ongoing basis. You can find more information about data protection at CleverReach GmbH & Co. KG here: www.cleverreach.com/de/datenschutz/, www.cleverreach.com/de/datensicherheit/ and here www.cleverreach.com/de/antispam/.

The dispatch service provider can use the data of the addressees in pseudonymous form, i.e. without identification of a user, to improve or optimise its own services, e.g. for technical optimisation of the dispatch and the presentation of the newsletters, or for statistical purposes. The dispatch service provider does not, however, use the data on our newsletter subscribers to contact them directly or to pass the data on to third parties.

DECLARATION OF CONSENT UNDER DATA PROTECTION LAW FOR USE OF THE BLOG

If you leave comments in the blog or other contributions on our website, these will be saved together with your name, e-mail address and IP address for 4 weeks on the basis of our legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f. GDPR. This is for our own security in the event that someone leaves illegal contents (insults, forbidden political propaganda, etc.) in comments and contributions. In such cases we can be held liable for the comment or contribution and are therefore have an interest in identifying the author.

DECLARATION OF CONSENT UNDER DATA PROTECTION LAW TO SOCIAL PLUGINS

On our website we offer you the possibility of using “social plug-ins” of the following companies:

• Facebook: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Irland ;
• „Tweet“- button of Twitter Inc., 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA;
• „Recommended-Button“ of LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA;
• „Share-Button“ of New Work SE, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Deutschland.
• Instagram: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Irland

In order to protect your data, we employ the “Shariff” solution for the implementation. As a result, the plug-ins are depicted on the website purely as graphics that contain a link to the respective website of the plug-in provider. Clicking on the graphic element thus redirects you to the services of the respective providers. Only then are your data transmitted to the respective services. At the same time, the social network server is informed as to which page of our Internet website you are currently visiting together with further data, such as your IP address. If you do not click on any of the graphics, no exchange takes place between you and the above-mentioned social networks.

Information on the collection and use of your data in the social networks can be found in the terms of use of the respective providers.

Data privacy statement for the use of Facebook plug-ins (“Like” button)

We use social plugins ("plugins") of the social network facebook.com, which is operated by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Meta"), on the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in the analysis, optimisation and economic operation of our online offer within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f. DSGVO) social plugins ("plugins") of the social network facebook.com, which is operated by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Meta"). The plugins can display interaction elements or content (e.g. videos, graphics or text contributions) and are recognisable by one of the Facebook logos (white "f" on a blue tile, the terms "Like", "Like" or a "thumbs up" sign) or are marked with the addition "Facebook Social Plugin". The list and appearance of Facebook social plugins can be viewed here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.

If a user calls up a function of this online offer that contains such a plugin, his or her device establishes a direct connection with Meta's servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted by Meta directly to the user's device and integrated into the online offer by the latter. In the process, user profiles can be created from the processed data. We therefore have no influence on the scope of the data that Meta collects with the help of this plugin and therefore inform users according to our state of knowledge.

By integrating the plugins, Meta receives the information that a user has accessed the corresponding page of the online offer. If the user is logged into Facebook, Meta can assign the visit to his or her Facebook account. If users interact with the plugins, for example by clicking the Like button or posting a comment, the corresponding information is transmitted directly from their device to Meta and stored there. If a user is not a member of Facebook, it is still possible for Meta to obtain and store their IP address. According to Meta, only an anonymised IP address is stored in Germany.

Where personal data is collected on our website using the tool described here and forwarded to Meta, we and Meta are joint controllers for processing of the data (Article 26 GDPR). We are only joint controllers for collection of the data and transmission of the data to Meta. We are not joint controllers for the subsequent processing that Meta carries out after the data has been transmitted. Our joint obligations are set out in a Joint Processing agreement. The text of the agreement is available at: www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing the privacy information when using the Facebook tool and for implementing the tool on our website in compliance with data protection law. Meta is responsible for the data security of Facebook products. You can assert your rights as a data subject (e.g. right of access) regarding the data processed by Facebook directly with Meta. If you assert your rights as a data subject with us, we are required to forward your requests to Meta.

Data is transferred to the USA on the basis of the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details are available here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum and en-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.

Regardless of registration under the former Privacy Shield and use of the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses, we do not assume that an adequate level of data protection is permanently guaranteed at the provider’s headquarters (USA). This means that the legal guarantees of protection you are familiar with, particularly in the European Union, are not guaranteed or are not sufficiently guaranteed in the USA. This means that, in the event that your right to informational self-determination or other of your rights are violated, it is not possible to provide compensation for any loss incurred or only partial compensation can be provided. In particular, we cannot be held responsible for any violations by the provider.

The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Meta, as well as the relevant rights and settings options for protecting the privacy of users, can be found in Facebook's privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

If a user is a Facebook member and does not want Meta to collect data about him/her via this online offer and link it to his/her membership data stored on Facebook, he/she must log out of Facebook and delete his/her cookies before using our online offer. Further settings and objections to the use of data for advertising purposes are possible within the Facebook profile settings: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads or via the US site http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU site http://www.youronlinechoices.com/. The settings are platform-independent, i.e. they are applied to all devices, such as desktop computers or mobile devices.

If you do not wish for Meta to link the visit to our website to your Facebook account, log out from your Facebook account before visiting our website.

Data privacy statement for the use of LinkedIn

Social plugins provided by LinkedIn are also used on our website. The provider is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland; website: www.linkedin.com.

The plugins are shown by a LinkedIn logo, e.g. by the „in” logo.

If you access a page on our website that contains a plugin of this kind, your browser establishes a direct connection to the LinkedIn servers. The content of the plugin is sent by LinkedIn directly to your browser and integrated into the page. This integration notifies LinkedIn that your browser has accessed the relevant page on our website, even if you do not have a LinkedIn profile or are not currently logged in to LinkedIn.

This information (including your IP address) is sent directly to a LinkedIn server in the USA by your browser and stored there. If you are logged in to LinkedIn, LinkedIn can directly link your visit to our website to your LinkedIn account. If you interact with the plugins, e.g. by clicking the „LinkedIn“ button, this information is also sent directly to a LinkedIn server and stored there.

The information can also be published on your LinkedIn account and shown to your LinkedIn contacts.

If you do not want LinkedIn to link the data collected via our website directly to your LinkedIn account, you must log out of LinkedIn before you visit our website.

Data is transferred to the USA on the basis of the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details are available here: www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/62538/datenubertragung-aus-der-eu-dem-ewr-und-der-schweiz and https://de.linkedin.com/legal/l/dpa.

Regardless of registration under the former Privacy Shield and use of the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses, we do not assume that an adequate level of data protection is permanently guaranteed at the provider’s headquarters (USA). This means that the legal guarantees of protection you are familiar with, particularly in the European Union, are not guaranteed or are not sufficiently guaranteed in the USA. This means that, in the event that your right to informational self-determination or other of your rights are violated, it is not possible to provide compensation for any loss incurred or only partial compensation can be provided. In particular, we cannot be held responsible for any violations by the provider.

For more information, please see LinkedIn’s privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy;

Possibility of objection (opt-out): https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out

Data privacy statement for the use of Instagram

Our website also uses so-called social plugins ("plugins") from Instagram, which is operated by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland.

The plug-ins are marked with an Instagram logo, for example in the form of an “Instagram camera”.

If you call up a page on our website that contains such a plug-in, your browser sets up a direct link to the Instagram servers. The content of the plug-in is transmitted directly to your browser by Instagram and integrated into the page. The integration of this plug-in informs Instagram that your browser has called up the respective page of our website, even if you do not have an Instagram profile or are not currently logged in to Instagram.

This information (including your IP address) is transmitted by your browser directly to an Instagram server in the USA and stored there. If you are logged in to Instagram, Instagram can link the visit to our website directly to your Instagram account. If you interact with the plug-ins, such as by clicking the “Instagram” button, this information will also be transmitted directly to an Instagram server and stored there.

If you do not wish for Instagram to link the data collected via our website directly to your Instagram account, you must log out from your Instagram account before visiting our website.

Where personal data is collected on our website with the help of the tool described here and forwarded to Meta or Instagram, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 DSGVO). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of the data and its forwarding to Meta or Instagram. The processing by Meta or Instagram that takes place after the forwarding is not part of the joint responsibility. Our joint obligations have been set out in a joint processing agreement. The text of the agreement can be found at: www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing the data protection information when using the Meta or Instagram tool and for implementing the tool on our website in a way that is secure from a data protection perspective. Meta Platforms Ireland Limited is responsible for the data security of the Meta or Instagram products. You can assert data subject rights (e.g. requests for information) regarding the data processed by Meta or Instagram directly with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited. If you assert the data subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to Meta Platforms Ireland Limited.

Data is transferred to the USA on the basis of the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details are available here www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, help.instagram.com/519522125107875 and de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.

Regardless of registration under the former Privacy Shield and use of the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses, we do not assume that an adequate level of data protection is permanently guaranteed at the provider’s headquarters (USA). This means that the legal guarantees of protection you are familiar with, particularly in the European Union, are not guaranteed or are not sufficiently guaranteed in the USA. This means that, in the event that your right to informational self-determination or other of your rights are violated, it is not possible to provide compensation for any loss incurred or only partial compensation can be provided. In particular, we cannot be held responsible for any violations by the provider.

Further information on this subject can be found in the Instagram data privacy statement

Data privacy statement for the use of Twitter

Our online offering incorporates functions and contents of the Twitter service operated by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. These can include e.g. contents such as pictures, videos or texts and buttons with which the user can express their interest in the contents to the authors of the contents or can subscribe to our contributions. If the users are members of the Twitter platform, Twitter can link the call-up of the above contents and functions to the users’ Twitter profiles. Twitter data privacy statement: https://twitter.com/de/privacy. 

Data is transferred to the USA on the basis of the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details are available here: https://help.twitter.com/de/rules-and-policies/global-operations-and-data-transfer.

Regardless of registration under the former Privacy Shield and use of the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses, we do not assume that an adequate level of data protection is permanently guaranteed at the provider’s headquarters (USA). This means that the legal guarantees of protection you are familiar with, particularly in the European Union, are not guaranteed or are not sufficiently guaranteed in the USA. This means that, in the event that your right to informational self-determination or other of your rights are violated, it is not possible to provide compensation for any loss incurred or only partial compensation can be provided. In particular, we cannot be held responsible for any violations by the provider.

Possibility of objection (opt-out): https://twitter.com/personalization.

Data privacy statement for the use of XING

Our website uses features provided by the XING network. The provider’s address is New Work SE, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.

Every time one of our pages that contains XING functions is accessed, a connection to XING servers is established. As far as we are aware, no personal data is stored in this process. In particular, IP addresses are not stored and usage behaviour is not analysed.

The XING plugin is used on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in achieving the greatest possible visibility on social media.

For more information about data protection and the XING Share button, please see XING’s privacy policy at: https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection 

Data privacy statement for the integration of YouTube videos

We integrate the videos of the platform "YouTube" of the provider Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, Opt-Out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

Data is transferred to the USA on the basis of the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details are available here: policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks

Regardless of registration under the former Privacy Shield and use of the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses, we do not assume that an adequate level of data protection is permanently guaranteed at the provider’s headquarters (USA). This means that the legal guarantees of protection you are familiar with, particularly in the European Union, are not guaranteed or are not sufficiently guaranteed in the USA. This means that, in the event that your right to informational self-determination or other of your rights are violated, it is not possible to provide compensation for any loss incurred or only partial compensation can be provided. In particular, we cannot be held responsible for any violations by the provider.

DATA PRIVACY STATEMENT FOR THE INTEGRATION FROM SERVICES OF VIMEO

We use the Vimeo video platform to integrate some videos. The provider is Vimeo Inc, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA.

Vimeo is a video platform that was founded in 2004 and has provided HD video streaming since 2007. Since 2015, it has also been possible to stream in 4k Ultra HD.

When you visit a page on our website that has an embedded Vimeo video, your browser connects to Vimeo’s servers. Data is transmitted to the services. This data is collected, stored and processed on the Vimeo servers. Vimeo collects data about you, whether or not you have a Vimeo account. This includes your IP address, technical information about your browser type, operating system and very basic device information. Vimeo also stores information about the website you use with the Vimeo service and the actions (web activities) you perform on our website. These web activities include e.g. session duration, bounce rate and the button you clicked on our website with the embedded Vimeo function. These actions may be tracked and stored by Vimeo using cookies and similar technologies.

We always use the „Do Not Track“ option when integrating videos from Vimeo, so that only a minimum amount of personal data is sent to Vimeo. The legal basis for sending the data that is required technically to Vimeo is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

If you are logged in to Vimeo as a registered member, more data can typically be collected, as more cookies may already have been set in your browser. Your actions on our website are also directly linked to your Vimeo account. To prevent such linking, you must log out of Vimeo while browsing our website.

For more information about how user data is handled, please see Vimeo’s privacy policy at: https://vimeo.com/privacy.

WE USE THE FACEBOOK PIXEL WITH EXTENDED MATCHING

(1) We use the Facebook Pixel analytics tool provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. Facebook Pixel is an analytics tool that can be used to measure the effectiveness of advertising. It is usually used to understand and track people’s actions on a website. The Facebook pixel is implemented on a website by placing the pixel code in the website header. When someone then visits the website and completes an action (e.g. completes a purchase), the Facebook pixel is triggered and the action is reported. This allows you to find out when a customer carries out an action and to analyse such actions. Advanced matching is possible as well, which we also use and which is also covered by your consent. The Facebook pixel allows customer data such as first name, last name, email address, etc. to be sent to Meta where it can be enriched with existing tracking data. This means that it is also possible to collect data from non-Facebook users and to record users who are not logged into Facebook when they visit a website. The result is that Meta tracks website visitors, who have deliberately blocked third-party cookies.

(2) When we instruct Meta to further process data on our behalf in this regard, we are the controller within the meaning of Article 28 GDPR. The applicable terms are available here: www.facebook.com/legal/terms/dataprocessing. The data processing operations are not prevented by the fact that the data may be processed by Facebook outside the European Union. Data is transferred to the USA on the basis of the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details are available here: www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum and en-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.

Where personal data is collected on our website using the tool described here and forwarded to Meta, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited are joint controllers for processing of the data (Article 26 GDPR). We are only joint controllers for collection of the data and transmission of the data to Meta. We are not joint controllers for the subsequent processing that Meta carries out after the data has been transmitted. Our joint obligations are set out in a Joint Processing agreement. The text of the agreement is available at: www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing the privacy information when using the Facebook tool and for implementing the tool on our website in compliance with data protection law. Meta is responsible for the data security of Facebook products. You can assert your rights as a data subject (e.g. right of access) regarding the data processed by Meta directly with Meta. If you assert your rights as a data subject with us, we are required to forward your requests to Meta.

Regardless of registration under the former Privacy Shield and use of the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses, we do not assume that an adequate level of data protection is permanently guaranteed at the provider’s headquarters (USA). This means that the legal guarantees of protection you are familiar with, particularly in the European Union, are not guaranteed or are not sufficiently guaranteed in the USA. This means that, in the event that your right to informational self-determination or other of your rights are violated, it is not possible to provide compensation for any loss incurred or only partial compensation can be provided. In particular, we cannot be held responsible for any violations by the provider.

(3) The legal basis is Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. You give your consent by accepting the consent cookie when you visit our website. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time and with effect for the future. You can withdraw your consent by sending an informal message using one of the above contact methods (see „Contact“).

WE USE THE FACEBOOK CUSTOM AUDIENCES TOOL

(1) The website also uses the “Custom Audiences“ remarketing feature provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. This allows website users to be shown interest-based advertisements (“Facebook ads“) when visiting the Facebook social network or other websites that also use the feature. By using this feature, we pursue our interest in showing you advertising that is of interest to you in order to make our website more interesting for you. The marketing tools that are used mean that your browser automatically establishes a direct connection with the server of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited. We have no influence on the scope and further use of the data collected by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited using this tool, but the following is our understanding: When Facebook Custom Audiences is integrated, Meta Platforms Ireland Limited is informed that you have accessed the relevant page on our website or clicked on one of our ads. If you are registered with a service provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Facebook can link the visit to your account. Even if you are not registered with Facebook or have not logged in, it is possible for the provider to find out and store your IP address and other identifying features. Logged-in users can disable the „Facebook Custom Audiences“ feature at www.facebook.com/settings/.

(2) When we instruct Meta Platforms Ireland Limited to further process data on our behalf in this regard, we are the controller within the meaning of Article 28 GDPR. The applicable terms are available here: www.facebook.com/legal/terms/dataprocessing. The data processing operations are not prevented by the fact that the data may be processed by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited outside the European Union. Data is transferred to the USA on the basis of the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details are available here: www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum and en-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.

Where personal data is collected on our website using the tool described here and forwarded to Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited are joint controllers for processing of the data (Article 26 GDPR). We are only joint controllers for collection of the data and transmission of the data to Meta. We are not joint controllers for the subsequent processing that Meta Platforms Ireland Limited carries out after the data has been transmitted. Our joint obligations are set out in a Joint Processing agreement. The text of the agreement is available at: www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing the privacy information when using the Facebook tool and for implementing the tool on our website in compliance with data protection law. Meta Platforms Ireland Limited is responsible for the data security of Facebook products. You can assert your rights as a data subject (e.g. right of access) regarding the data processed by Meta directly with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited. If you assert your rights as a data subject with us, we are required to forward your requests to Meta Platforms Ireland Limited.

Regardless of registration under the former Privacy Shield and use of the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses, we do not assume that an adequate level of data protection is permanently guaranteed at the provider’s headquarters (USA). This means that the legal guarantees of protection you are familiar with, particularly in the European Union, are not guaranteed or are not sufficiently guaranteed in the USA. This means that, in the event that your right to informational self-determination or other of your rights are violated, it is not possible to provide compensation for any loss incurred or only partial compensation can be provided. In particular, we cannot be held responsible for any violations by the provider.

(3) The legal basis is Article 6(1)(a) GDPR, i.e. your consent. The details of consent are described in the privacy policies when the data is collected. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time and with effect for the future. You can withdraw your consent by sending an informal message using one of the above contact methods (see „Contact“).

You can prevent Meta Platforms Ireland Limited collecting data by unchecking the box above. You can enable the Facebook pixel again at any time by checking the box.

DECLARATION OF CONSENT UNDER DATA PROTECTION LAW FOR USE OF GOOGLE ANALYTICS/OPTIMIZE/MARKETING PLATFORM

On the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in analysis, optimisation and cost-efficient operation of our online offering as defined in Art. 6 (1) lit. f. GDPR), we employ Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Limited (Ltd.) with registered offices in Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) (“Google”).

Google uses cookies. The information generated by the cookie about use by the user of the website is usually sent to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google Analytics is set up so that IP addresses are only stored anonymously. Using this setting, Google truncates IP addresses collected within Member States of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before storing them. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the USA and truncated there.

Data is transferred to the USA on the basis of the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details are available here: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks?hl=de. 

Google will use this information on our behalf for the purpose of analysing your use of our website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The processed data can be used to create pseudonymous user profiles. Google Analytics is set up to delete the data within 14 months of the data being generated.

Regardless of registration under the former Privacy Shield and use of the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses, we do not assume that an adequate level of data protection is permanently guaranteed at the provider’s headquarters (USA). This means that the legal guarantees of protection you are familiar with, particularly in the European Union, are not guaranteed or are not sufficiently guaranteed in the USA. This means that, in the event that your right to informational self-determination or other of your rights are violated, it is not possible to provide compensation for any loss incurred or only partial compensation can be provided. In particular, we cannot be held responsible for any violations by the provider.

The IP address transmitted by the user’s browser is not associated with any other data held by Google.

We use Google Signals. This allows Google Analytics to collect additional information about users who have activated personalized ads (interests and demographic data). Also ads can be delivered to these users in cross-device remarketing campaigns.

Our website also uses other services provided by the Google Marketing Platform (formerly „Google Doubleclick“). These services use cookies to serve ads that are relevant to users, to improve campaign performance reports and to prevent a user from being served ads more than once.

Our website also uses Google Optimize. Google Optimize analyses the use of different variants of our website and helps us to improve its user-friendliness according to the behaviour of our users on the website. Google Optimize is a tool integrated into Google Analytics.

Further information on the use of the data by Google and on setting and objection possibilities can be found on the Google websites: https://policies.google.com/privacy?gl=de

You can prevent the storage of the cookies by a corresponding setting in your browser - software; we should point out, however, that in this case you may not be able to make full use of all the functions of this website. Furthermore, you can prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (incl. your IP address) and the processing of these data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

The data subject can also object to interest-based advertising by Google. To object, the data subject must go to the link (https://www.google.com/settings/ads) on each internet browser he or she uses and change the settings there.

You can prevent the collection of data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie is stored that prevents the future collection of your data when you visit this website (this opt-out cookie functions only in the currently opened browser and only for this domain).

DECLARATION OF CONSENT UNDER DATA PROTECTION LAW FOR USE OF HOTJAR

(1) This website uses Hotjar, a web analytics service provided by Hotjar Ltd („Hotjar“) 3 Lyons Range, 20 Bisazza Street, Sliema SLM 1640, Malta, Europe. Hotjar uses cookies, which are text files stored on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the website. This allows Hotjar to measure and analyse the usage behaviour on our website from mouse clicks, mouse movements, scrolling activity etc. The information generated by the tracking code and the cookie is sent to the Hotjar servers and stored there. The following information is collected: The IP address of your device (collected and stored in an anonymised format), your email address including your first name and last name if you have provided it to us via our website, the screen size of your device, your device type and browser information, your geographical location, the preferred language to display our website. The following data is also logged on our server when using Hotjar: Referring domain, pages visited, geographical location, preferred language to display our website, date and time of access to our website. More information about the potential uses of Hotjar is available here: https://www.hotjar.com/. More information about data protection at Hotjar is available here: https://www.hotjar.com/legal/compliance/gdpr-commitment and here: https://help.hotjar.com/hc/en-us/sections/115003180467-Privacy-Security-and-Operations.

(2) The legal basis is your consent within the meaning of Article 6(1)(a) GDPR, which you have given via our cookie banner. You can withdraw your consent either by sending us an informal message (for contact details, see above) or by disabling cookies in the cookie banner [or by clicking on this LINK].

(3) You can prevent data being collected by Hotjar by clicking on the following link and following the instructions: https://www.hotjar.com/opt-out.

(4) We have carefully selected this provider and instructed it in accordance with Article 28 GDPR. The data processing agreement is available here: https://www.hotjar.com/legal/support/dpa.

PRIVACY NOTICE FOR THE USE OF OUTBRAIN

In some areas of our website we use the technology of the provider Outbrain UK Ltd., 5 New Bridge Street, London, EC4V 6JA UK. With the help of a so-called widget, users are alerted to further content within our website, as well as third-party websites, which may also be of interest to them. Outbrain automatically controls and delivers both the content and technology of the content displayed by the Outbrain widget.

The reading recommendations, which are usually integrated below an article, are determined on the basis of the content previously read by the user. To display further interest-related content, Outbrain uses cookies, which are stored on the device – namely the user's browser. Outbrain collects the device source, the browser type, as well as the IP address of the user, where the last octet is deleted for anonymity. The data collected is anonymous to us and, as such, does not provide any conclusions about the identity of the user. However, Outbrain assigns a so-called Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) that, when visiting a website on which the Outbrain widget is implemented, can identify the end-user’s device. Outbrain creates user profiles in which user activity (i.e., page views and clicks) of a browser or terminal device are pooled together to derive the UUID’s preferences.

The legal basis for data processing is your consent in accordance with Article 6 Section 1 lit. a GDPR.

At any time, you can object to the tracking of Outbrain's display of interest-based recommendations at any time by clicking on your Interests Profile in Outbrain, which you can find at https://my.outbrain.com/recommendations-settings/profile. The opt-out option only applies to the device being used at that time and it loses its validity if you delete your cookies. Outbrain's Data Protection Policy is available at https://www.outbrain.com/legal/privacy#privacy-policy. Here you will also find information about the data protection of Outbrain UK Ltd., your rights in this regard and Setting Options to protect your privacy.

Use of SalesViewer® technology:

This website uses SalesViewer® technology from SalesViewer® GmbH on the basis of the website operator’s legitimate interests (Section 6 paragraph 1 lit.f GDPR) in order to collect and save data on marketing, market research and optimisation purposes.

In order to do this, a javascript based code, which serves to capture company-related data and according website usage. The data captured using this technology are encrypted in a non-retrievable one-way function (so-called hashing). The data is immediately pseudonymised and is not used to identify website visitors personally

The data stored by Salesviewer will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for their intended purpose and there are no legal obligations to retain them.

The data recording and storage can be repealed at any time with immediate effect for the future, by clicking on https://www.salesviewer.com/opt-out in order to prevent SalesViewer® from recording your data. In this case, an opt-out cookie for this website is saved on your device. If you delete the cookies in the browser, you will need to click on this link again.

Use of the Xandr advertising platform

This website uses the Xandr advertising platform. The Xandr advertising platform is operated by Xandr Inc, 28 West 23rd Street, Fl 4, New York, NY 10010, USA (“Xandr”). Cookies, beacons, pixels, tags, mobile SDKs and other non-cookie technologies may be used to collect information in connection with a browser or mobile device.

Xandr collects the following categories of data: a) information about the browser used, b) information about the end device used, c) precise geographical location information, d) information about the user's activities on the website and the time at which it was visited and e) information about the provider of the Internet connection. Further information on this can be found at about.ads.microsoft.com/en-us/solutions/xandr/platform-privacy-policy. According to Xandr, the data collected by Xandr is stored in accordance with generally recognized security standards. Deletion or aggregation normally takes place within 3 to 60 days; this period can be extended to a maximum of 18 months from the date of collection. Further information on this can be found at

https://about.ads.microsoft.com/en-us/solutions/xandr/platform-privacy-policy.

The data collected may be used for the following purposes: 1) the display of online advertising, 2) frequency capping, 3) geo-targeting, 4) semantic targeting, 5) conversion measurements, 6) statistical purposes and 7) cross-device marketing 8) preventive security measures 9) error analysis and correction and to measure the success of our advertising on third-party websites. In addition, Xandr processes the collected data for its own purposes, which can be found at https://about.ads.microsoft.com/en-us/solutions/xandr/platform-privacy-policy.

Xandr also transfers the collected data to the USA and processes it there. Xandr uses so-called EU standard data protection clauses for the transfer of data to the USA.

The legal basis for the aforementioned processing of your personal data in connection with the Xandr advertising platform is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

You can object to the processing of the data collected by Xandr with effect for the future, for example by clicking on “OPT-OUT” after accessing the following link:https://account.microsoft.com/privacy/ad-settings/signedout 

For technical reasons, the opt-out only applies to the browser and device used for the opt-out. Xandr's data protection officer can be reached at the following link: https://about.ads.microsoft.com/en-us/solutions/xandr/platform-privacy-policy

 

COOPERATION WITH PROCESSORS AND THIRD PARTIES

If we disclose data to other persons or companies (processors or third parties) transmit data to these or otherwise grant them access to the data within the framework of our processing, this is done only on the basis of statutory consent for the performance of a contract in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, with your consent, in line with a legal obligation or on the basis of our legitimate interests (e.g. when using processors, web hosters, etc.). 

If third parties are engaged to process data on the basis of a “processing contract”, this takes place in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.

RIGHTS OF THE DATA SUBJECT: INFORMATION, ERASURE, RESTRICTION OF PROCESSING

Every data subject has the right to information in accordance with Article 15 GDPR, the right to rectification in accordance with Article 16 GDPRO, the right to erasure in accordance with Article 17 GDPRO, the right to restriction of processing in accordance with Article 18 GDPR, the right to object under Article 21 GDPR and the right to data portability under Article 20 GDPR. The right to information and the right to erasure are restricted in accordance with §§ 34 and 35 German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). Furthermore, the data subject has a right of complaint before a data protection supervisory authority (Article 77 GDPR in conjunction with § 19 BDSG.

You have the right to revoke the consent granted to us for the processing of your data at any time. This applies also to the revocation of consents granted to us before the EU General Data Protection Regulation, i.e. before 25 May 2018. Please note that this revocation of consent has effect only for the future. This revocation does not apply to processing carried out prior to the revocation.

Should you have any further questions on the subject of personal data and/or data protection, you can contact us at any time via the address of the website operator/responsible body indicated in the masthead.

We would be pleased to hear from you, should you not be satisfied with the data protection measures described here, or should you have any further questions concerning the collection, processing and/or use of your personal data. We will make every effort to answer your questions and to implement your suggestions as quickly as possible. Please do not hesitate to contact us. You can reach us at:

 

This data privacy statement was last updated on 05.August 2022

Sources for this page are: http://www.e-recht24.de, http://rechtsanwalt-schwenke.de