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Data Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting our website and for the interest shown in our company. Data protection has a very high priority for the management of Profiltech GmbH Stufenbandprofile.e.

Your visit to our website and the use of this site are fundamentally possible without providing any personal data. Should you wish to take advantage of special services offered by our company via our website, the processing of personal data may be necessary. Should the processing of personal data be necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we will always ask you as data subject for your consent.

We wish to expressly emphasize at this point that the processing of your personal data, such as your name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, etc., is always in accordance with the latest version of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). With this data privacy policy, we pursue the goal of informing the public and every data subject about the type, scope and purpose of the personal data collected and processed by us. This data privacy policy also informs you about your rights.

We, Profiltech GmbH Stufenbandprofile, as the person responsible for processing (“controller”), have taken and implemented numerous technical and organisational measures (TOM) to ensure complete protection of the personal data that may be processed via our website. We should point out, however, that security gaps can occur during the transfer of data via the Internet. Unfortunately, we are not able to guarantee absolute protection in this segment. However, you are free to transmit necessary personal data by conventional means, e.g. by telephone or by post.

1. Definitions of terms

This data privacy policy employs the terminology used by the European legislator for directives and regulations when the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was adopted. It is our aim that this data privacy policy should be easy to read and understand for the public as well as for our customers, business partners and employees. For this reason, the terms used are explained below.

a) Personal data

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as “data subject”). An identifiable person is any natural person who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person;

b) Data subject

A data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data are processed by the controller responsible for the processing.

c) Processing

Processing means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

d) Restriction of processing

Restriction of processing means the marking of stored personal data with the goal of restricting their future processing.

e) Profiling

Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements.

f) Pseudonymisation

Pseudonymisation means the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

g) Controller or person responsible for the processing

The controller or person responsible for the processing is the natural person or legal entity, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. Where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law.

h) Processor

Processor means a natural person or legal entity, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

i) Recipient

Recipient means a natural person or legal entity, public authority, agency or other body, to which the personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. Public authorities which may receive personal data within the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not, however, be regarded as recipients.

j) Third party

Third party means a natural person or legal entity, public authority, agency or other body other than the data subject, controller, processor and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorised to process personal data.

k) Consent

Consent of the data subject means any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

2. Name and address of the controller

Controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws applicable in the member states of the European Union and other provisions of a data protection nature is:

Profiltech GmbH Stufenbandprofile

Industriestr. 3

75210 Keltern

Germany

Tel.: 07082 9238 0

Email: info@profiltech.de

Website: www.profiltech.de

3. Name and address of the data protection officer

The Group data protection officer for the Controller is:

Guido F. Höck LL.B.

Gebr. Kemper GmbH + Co. KG

Harkortstrasse 5

57462 Olpe

Germany

Tel.: 02761 – 891 357

Email: datenschutz@kemper-olpe.de

Website: www.kemper-olpe.de

Any data subject may contact our data protection officer directly at any time with questions and suggestions regarding data protection.

4. Cookies

Our Internet website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are transmitted to and stored on a computer system via an Internet browser.

Numerous websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a “cookie ID”. A cookie ID is a unique identifier for the cookie. It consists of a string of characters with which websites and servers can be assigned to the specific Internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This enables the websites and servers visited to distinguish the individual browser of the data subject from other Internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific Internet browser can be recognised and identified by its unique cookie ID.

The use of cookies allows us to offer users of this website more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the setting of cookies.

A cookie enables the information and offers on our website to be optimised in the interests of the user. As already mentioned, cookies allow us to recognise the users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website. For example, users of a website that uses cookies do not have to re-enter their access data every time they visit the website, as this is done by the website and the cookie stored on the user’s computer system. A further example is the cookie of a shopping cart in the online shop. The online shop uses a cookie to remember the articles that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by means of a corresponding setting in the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Furthermore, cookies already set can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all common Internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the Internet browser used, it is possible that not all functions of our website can be fully used.

5. Collection of general data and information

Our website collects various general data and information each time you as a data subject or an automated system access our site. These general data and information are stored in the server log files. Information that can be collected includes (1) the browser type and version used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system accesses our website (“referrer”), (4) the sub-websites on our website that are accessed via an accessing system, (5) the data and time of access to the website, (6) an Internet Protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system and (8) other similar data and information which serve to avert danger in the event of attacks on our IT systems.

The use of these general data and information does not allow conclusions to be drawn as to the identity of the data subject. Instead, this information is required (1) to deliver the contents of our website correctly, (2) to optimise the contents of our website and the advertising for it, (3) to ensure the constant operability of our IT systems and the technology of our website, and (4) to provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in the event of a cyber attack. These anonymously collected data and information are therefore evaluated by us on the one hand statistically and, furthermore, with aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company, which ultimately ensures an optimum level of protection for the personal data processed by us. The anonymous data in the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

6. Subscription to our newsletter

Our website offers you the possibility of subscribing to our company’s newsletter. The personal data required for subscribing to this newsletter derive from the input mask used for this purpose.

We inform our customers and business partners at regular intervals about company offers by means of a newsletter. Our company newsletter can only be received by the data subject if (1) the data subject has a valid e-mail address and (2) the data subject registers to receive the newsletter. For legal reasons, a confirmation e-mail is sent to the e-mail address entered for the first time by a data subject to register for the newsletter using the double opt-in procedure. This confirmation e-mail is used to check whether the owner of the e-mail address as data subject has authorised the receipt of the newsletter.

On receipt of the registration for the newsletter, we also save the IP address assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) of the computer system used by the data subject at the time of registration and the data and time of the registration. Collection of these data is necessary in order to be able to trace the (possible) misuse of the e-mail address of a data subject at a later date, and thus serves to provide legal protection for the data controller.

The personal data collected during registration for the newsletter is used exclusively for sending our newsletter. Furthermore, subscribers to the newsletter could be informed by e-mail if this is necessary for operation of the newsletter service or for registration, as could be the case if there are changes to the newsletter offer or if technical conditions change. Personal data collected within the scope of the newsletter service are not passed on to third parties. The subscription to our newsletter can be cancelled by the data subject at any time. The consent to the storage of personal data given by the data subject in the subscription to the newsletter can be revoked at any time. Each newsletter contains a link to the revocation of consent. It is also possible at any time to unsubscribe from the newsletter mailing directly on the website of the controller, or to notify the controller accordingly in some other way.

7. Newsletter tracking

Our newsletters contain “tracking pixels”. A tracking pixel is a thumbnail image embedded in such e-mails sent in HTML format to allow log file recording and log file analysis. This allows a statistical evaluation of the success or failure of online marketing campaigns. The embedded tracking pixel enables us to see whether and when an e-mail was opened by a data subject, and which links in the e-mail were clicked by the data subject.

Such personal data collected via the tracking pixels contained in the newsletters are stored and evaluated by us in order to optimise the dispatch of the newsletter and to tailor the content of future newsletters even better to your interests. These personal data are not passed on to third parties. Data subjects are entitled to revoke the separate declaration of consent given via the double opt-in procedure at any time. After a revocation, these personal data will be completely deleted by us. A cancellation of your subscription to our newsletter will be automatically interpreted by us as a revocation of your consent.

8. Contact option via the internet website

Due to legal requirements, our website contains information that enables rapid electronic contact with our company and direct communication with us, including i.a. a general address for “electronic mail” (e-mail address). If a data subject contacts us by e-mail or via a contact form, the personal data provided by the data subject are automatically stored. Such personal data provided on a voluntary basis by a data subject to the controller are stored for the purposes of processing or for contacting the data subject. These personal data are not be passed on to third parties.

9. Routine erasure and blocking of personal data

We process and store personal data of data subjects only for the period of time necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or where this has been provided for by the European legislator and regulator or by other legislators in laws or directives to which the data controller is subject.

If the purpose of storage ceases to apply or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator and regulator or by any other responsible legislators expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or deleted.

10. Rights of the data subject

a) Right of confirmation

Every data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator and regulator to obtain from the controller confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her are being processed. If a data subject wishes to avail himself or herself of this right of confirmation, he or she may contact us at any time.

b) Right to information

Every data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator and regulator to obtain from the controller free of charge information about his or her personal data stored at any time, and to receive a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European legislator and regulator has granted the data subject access to the following information:

  • The purposes of processing
  • The categories of personal data processed
  • The recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, particularly in the case of recipients in third countries or international organizations
  • Where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if this is not possible, the criteria used to determine that period
  • The existence of a right to rectification or erasure of his or her personal data, or to restriction of processing by the controller, or a right to object to such processing
  • The existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
  • Where the personal data are not collected from the data subject: All available information on the origin of the data
  • The existence of automated decision-making, including profiling in accordance with Article 22 (1) and 4 GDPR and – at least in these cases – meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject.

Furthermore, the data subject shall have a right to obtain information as to whether personal data are transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. Where this is the case, the data subject shall have the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards relating to the data transfer.

If you wish to avail yourself of this right of access, you can contact us at any time.

c) Right to rectification

Every data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator and regulator to obtain from the controller without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning him or her. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, the data subject shall have the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement.

If you wish to avail yourself of this right to rectification, you can contact us at any time.

d) Right to erasure (‘right to be forgotten’)

Every data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator and regulator to demand from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning him or her without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies and as long as processing is not necessary:

  • The personal data were collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which they are no longer necessary.
  • The data subject withdraws the consent on which the processing was based in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 (2) lit. a GDPR, and there are no other legitimate grounds for the processing.
  • The data subject objects to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 (1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 (2) GDPR.
  • The personal data have been processed unlawfully.
  • The erasure of the personal data is necessary in order to comply with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
  • The personal data have been collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Art. 8 (1) GDPR.

If one of the aforementioned grounds applies, and a data subject wishes to request the erasure of personal data stored by us, he or she may contact us at any time. We will promptly ensure that the erasure request is complied with.

If the personal data have been made public by us and if our company as controller in accordance with Art. 17 (1) GDPR is obliged to erase the personal data, then taking account available technology and the cost of implementation, we will take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform other controllers processing the personal data that the data subject has requested erasure by such controllers of any links to, or copy or replication of, those personal data, as far as processing is not required and the erasure is in accordance with the law.

e) Right to restriction of processing

Every data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator and regulator to demand from the controller the restriction of processing where one of the following applies:

  • The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
  • The processing is unlawful and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and demands instead the restriction of their use.
  • The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by the data subject for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
  • The data subject has objected to processing in accordance with Art. 21 (1) GDPR pending verification of whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

If one of the aforementioned conditions is met, and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of processing of personal data stored by us, he or she may contact us at any time. We will arrange the restriction of processing without undue delay.

f) Right to data portability (where applicable)

Every data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator and regulator to receive the personal data concerning him or her provided to a controller by the data subject, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. He or she shall also have the right to transmit these data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data were provided, as long as processing is based on consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 (2) lit. a GDPR, or on a contract in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, and processing is carried out by automated means, as long as processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

Furthermore, in exercising his or her right to data portability in accordance with Art. 20 (1) GDPR, the data subject shall have the right to have personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and when doing so does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

A data subject can contact us at any time to assert the right to data portability.

g) Right to object

Every data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator and regulator to object, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning him or her based on Art. 6 (1) lit. e or f GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

In the event of the objection, we will no longer process these personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

If we process personal data for the purposes of direct marketing, the data subject shall have the right to object at any time to processing his or her personal data for such marketing. This also applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to the processing for direct marketing purposes by us, we will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to object to the processing of his or her personal data by us for scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical purposes in accordance with Art. 89 (1) GDPR, unless processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.

The data subject can contact us direct any time to assert the right to object. A data subject shall furthermore be free in the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to exercise his or her right to object by automated means using technical specifications.

h) Automated individual decision-making, including profiling

Every data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator and regulator not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing – including profiling – which produces legal effects concerning him or her, or has similarly significant effects for him or her, as long as the decision (1) is not necessary for entering into or performance of a contract between the data subject and us, or (2) is authorised by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or (3) is based on the data subject’s explicit consent.

If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into or performance of a contract between the data subject and us, or (2) it is based on the data subject’s explicit consent, we will take suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on our part, to express his or her point of view and to contest the decision.

If a data subject wishes to exercise the rights concerning automated decision-making, he or she can contact us at any time.

i) Right to revoke consent in line with data protection regulations

Every data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator and regulator to withdraw his or her consent to processing of his or her personal data at any time.

If a data subject wishes to exercise the right to withdraw consent, he or she can contact us at any time.

A data subject also has the right to lodge a complaint to the data protection supervisory authority about the processing of his or her personal data by Kemper. The responsible body is the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information North-Rhine Westphalia, https://www.ldi.nrw.de/.

11. Data protection for applications and the application process

We collect and process the personal data of applicants for the purpose of processing the application. Processing may also be carried out by electronic means. This is the case, in particular, if an applicant submits corresponding application documents to us by electronic means, e.g. by e-mail or by means of a web form on the website. If the we conclude an employment contract with an applicant, the submitted data will be stored for the purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with the legal requirements. If no employment contract is concluded by us with the applicant, the application documents will be automatically erased six (6) months after notification of the rejection decision, provided that no other legitimate interests on our part conflict with the erasure. An other legitimate interest in this context is, e.g. a burden of proof in proceedings under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG).

During an application process, we offer applicants the option of storing and processing their application data beyond the active application process so that we can possibly contact them at a later date or for a later vacancy. In this case we would request the separate consent of the applicant. An applicant who has given such consent to the storage and processing of his or her personal data beyond the active application process can revoke this consent in writing at any time. In the case of a revocation, we would erase his personal data without undue delay.

12. Privacy policy on the use and application of Google Analytics (with anonymisation function)

We have integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymisation function) into this website. Google Analytics is a web analysis service. Web analysis is the collection, gathering, and analysis of data about the behaviour of visitors to websites. A web analysis service collects data i.a. about the website from which a data subject has come (the “referrer”), which sub-pages of the website were visited, or how often and for what duration a sub-page was viewed. Web analysis is mainly used for the optimisation of a website and in order to carry out a cost-benefit analysis of Internet advertising.

Operator of the Google Analytics component is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

For web analysis through Google Analytics, the controller uses the suffix “_gat._anonymizeIp”. By means of this suffix, the IP address of the data subject’s Internet connection is abridged by Google and anonymised when accessing our websites from a member state of the European Union or another contracting state to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyse the traffic on our website. Google uses the collected data and information i.a. to evaluate the use of our website and to compile online reports for us which show the activities on our websites, and to provide other services related to the use of our website.

Google Analytics sets a cookie of the data subject’s IT system. What cookies are has already been explained above. The setting of the cookie enables Google to analyse the use of our website. Every access to one of the individual pages of this website which is operated by the controller and into which a Google Analytics component has been integrated automatically causes the Internet browser on the data subject’s IT system to transmit data via the respective Google Analytics component to Google for the purpose of online analysis. During the course of this technical process, Google gains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the data subject, which serves Google i.a. to understand the origin of visitors and clicks, and subsequently to create commission settlements.

The cookie is used to store personal information, such as the access time, the location from which the access was made, and the frequency of visits to our website by the data subject. With each visit to our websites, such personal data, including the IP address of the Internet access used by the data subject, are transmitted to Google in the United States of America. These personal data are stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may in some cases pass these personal data collected through the technical process to third parties.

A data subject can, as explained above, prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by means of a corresponding setting in the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting in the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the data subject’s IT system. In addition, cookies already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.

In addition, the data subject has the possibility of objecting to a collection of data generated by Google Analytics related to the use of this website, as well as to the processing of these data by Google, and hence to prevent any such processing. For this, the data subject has to download and install a browser add-on from the link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This browser add-on tells Google Analytics via JavaScript that data and information about the visits to websites must not be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-on is interpreted by Google as an objection. If the data subject’s IT system is later erased, formatted, or newly installed, then the data subject must install the browser add-on again in order to disable Google Analytics. If the browser add-on is uninstalled or deactivated by the data subject or any other person within their sphere of control, it is possible to reinstall or reactive the browser add-on.

Further information and Google’s applicable data privacy policy can be found under https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html. Google Analytics is explained in further detail under this link https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/analytics/.

13. Privacy policy on the use and application of Google AdWords

We have integrated Google AdWords into this website. Google AdWords is an Internet advertising service that allows advertisers to display ads in Google’s search engine results as well as in the Google advertising network. Google AdWords enables an advertiser to specify pre-defined keywords that will be used to display an advertisement in Google’s search engine results only when the user uses the search engine to retrieve a keyword relevant search result. In the Google advertising network, the advertisements are distributed to topic-related websites using an automatic algorithm and in accordance with the keywords previously defined.

Operator of the Google AdWords service is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

The purpose of Google AdWords is to advertise our website by displaying advertisements relevant to our interests on the websites of third-party companies and in the search engine results of the Google search engine and by displaying third-party advertising on our website.

If a data subject accesses our website via a Google advertisement, Google sets a “conversion cookie” on the data subject’s IT system. What cookies are has already been explained above. A conversion cookie loses its validity after thirty days and does not serve to identify the data subject. As long as the cookie has not expired, the conversion cookie is used to track whether certain sub-pages, for example the shopping cart of an online shop system, have been accessed on our website. The conversion cookie enables both us and Google to track whether a data subject accessing our website via an AdWords advertisement generated sales, i.e. whether he or she completed or cancelled a purchase.

The data and information collected through the use of the conversion cookie are used by Google to create visit statistics for our website. These visit statistics are used by us in turn to determine the total number of users who were referred to us via AdWords advertisements, and hence to determine the success or failure of the respective AdWords advertisement and to optimise our AdWords advertisements for the future. Neither our company nor other Google AdWords advertisers receive any information from Google that could be used to identify the data subject.

The conversion cookie is used to store personal information, such as the websites visited by the data subject. With each visit to our websites, personal data, including the IP address of the Internet access used by the data subject, are transmitted to Google in the United States of America. These personal data are stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may in some cases pass these personal data collected through the technical process to third parties.

A data subject can, as explained above, prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by means of a corresponding setting in the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting in the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a conversion cookie on the data subject’s IT system. In addition, a cookie already set by Google AdWords can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the possibility of objecting to interest-based advertising by Google. To do this, the data subject must call up the www.google.de/settings/ads from each Internet browser used and make the desired settings there.

Further information and Google’s applicable data privacy policy can be found under https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

14. Privacy policy on the use and application of LinkedIn

We have integrated components of LinkedIn Corporation into this website. LinkedIn is an Internet-based social network that allows users to connect to existing business contacts and to make new business contacts. Over 400 million registered persons use LinkedIn in more than 200 countries. This makes LinkedIn currently the largest platform for business contacts and one of the most visited websites in the world.

Operator of LinkedIn is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. LinkedIn Ireland, Privacy Policy Issues, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, is responsible for data privacy issues outside the USA.

At each call-up of our website into which a LinkedIn component (LinkedIn plug-in) has been integrated, the component causes the browser used by the data subject to download a corresponding display of the LinkedIn component. Further information on the LinkedIn plug-ins can be found at https://developer.linkedin.com/plugins. During the course of this technical process, LinkedIn gains information on the specific sub-page of our website visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged in to LinkedIn at the same time, LinkedIn detects with every call-up of our website by the data subject – and for the entire duration of the stay on our website – which specific sub-page of our website was visited by the data subject. This information is collected through the LinkedIn component and associated with the respective LinkedIn account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on one of the LinkedIn buttons integrated into our website, LinkedIn links this information to the personal LinkedIn user account of the data subject and stores these personal data.

Via the LinkedIn component, LinkedIn always receives information about a visit to our website by the data subject, whenever the data subject is logged in to LinkedIn at the same time as the call-up of our website. This occurs regardless of whether or not the data subject clicks on the LinkedIn component. If the data subject does not wish such information to be transmitted to LinkedIn, he or she can prevent this by logging out of the LinkedIn account before calling up our website.

LinkedIn offers the possibility of unsubscribing from e-mail messages, SMS messages and targeted advertisements and to manage advertisement settings under https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls. LinkedIn also uses partners such as Quantcast, Google Analytics, BlueKai, DoubleClick, Nielsen, Comscore, Eloqua and Lotame who may set cookies. Such cookies can be rejected under https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy. The applicable LinkedIn data privacy policy can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. The LinkedIn cookie policy can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy.

15. Privacy policy on the use and application of Xing

We have integrated components of Xing into this website. Xing is an Internet-based social network that allows users to connect to existing business contacts and to make new business contacts. Individual users can create a personal profile of themselves on Xing. For example, companies can create corporate profiles or post job vacancies on Xing.

Operator of Xing is XING SE, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.

Every access to one of the individual pages of this website which is operated by the controller and into which a Xing component (Xing plug-in) has been integrated automatically causes the Internet browser on the data subject’s IT system to download a corresponding display of the Xing component from Xing. Further information on the Xing plug-ins can be found at https://dev.xing.com/plugins. During the course of this technical process, Xing gains information on the specific sub-page of our website visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged in to Xing at the same time, Xing detects with every call-up of our website by the data subject – and for the entire duration of the stay on our website – which specific sub-page of our website was visited by the data subject. This information is collected through the Xing component and linked by Xing to the respective Xing account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on one of the Xing buttons integrated into our website, such as the “Share” button, Xing links this information to the personal Xing user account of the data subject and stores these personal data.

Via the Xing component, Xing always receives information about a visit to our website by the data subject, whenever the data subject is logged in to Xing at the same time as the call-up of our website. This occurs regardless of whether or not the data subject clicks on the Xing component. If the data subject does not wish such information to be transmitted to Xing, he or she can prevent this by logging out of the Xing account before calling up our website.

The data privacy policy published by Xing that can be found at https://www.xing.com/privacy provide information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by Xing. Furthermore; Xing has published data protection notices for the XING “Share” button under https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.

16. Privacy policy on the use and application of YouTube

We have integrated components of YouTube into this website. YouTube is an Internet video portal that enables video publishers to set video clips free of charge and provides other users with free viewing, review and commenting on these videos. YouTube allows all kinds of videos to be published, so that both full movies and TV broadcasts, as well as music videos, trailers, and videos made by users can be accessed via the Internet portal.

Operator of YouTube is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

Every access to one of the individual pages of this website which is operated by us and into which a YouTube component (YouTube video) has been integrated automatically causes the Internet browser on the data subject’s IT system to download a corresponding display of the YouTube component from YouTube. Further information on YouTube can be found at https://www.youtube.com/yt/about/de/. During the course of this technical process, YouTube and Google gain information on the specific sub-page of our website visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged in to YouTube at the same time, YouTube detects with every call-up of a sub-page containing a YouTube video which specific sub-page of our website was visited by the data subject. This information is collected by YouTube and Google and linked to the respective YouTube account of the data subject.

Via the YouTube component, YouTube and Google always receive information about a visit to our website by the data subject, whenever the data subject is logged in to YouTube at the same time as the call-up of our website. This occurs regardless of whether or not the data subject clicks on the YouTube component. If the data subject does not wish such information to be transmitted to YouTube and Google, he or she can prevent this by logging out of the YouTube account before calling up our website.

The data privacy policy published by YouTube that can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ provide information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by YouTube and Google.

17. Legal basis for the processing

Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR serves our company as the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, as is the case, for example, when processing operations are necessary for the supply of goods or to provide any other service, processing is based on Article 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations which are necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures, for example in the case of enquiries concerning our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation requiring the processing of personal data, such as for the fulfilment of tax obligations, processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may be necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured in our company and his name, age, health insurance data or other vital information would have to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third party. Processing would then be based on Art. 6 (1) lit. d GDPR. Finally, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. This legal basis is used for processing operations which are not covered by any of the above-mentioned legal grounds, if processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by our company or a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject. Such processing operations are particularly permissible because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. He considered that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a client of the controller (Recital 47 sentence 2 GDPR).

18. Legitimate interests in the processing pursued by the controller or a third party

Where the processing of personal data is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, our legitimate interest is to carry out our business to the benefit of the well-being of all our employees and shareholders.

19. Period for which personal data are stored

Personal data are stored in accordance with the respective legal retention periods. On expiry of the legal retention period, the corresponding data are routinely erased unless they are required for the fulfilment of further contracts or the initiation of a contract.

Furthermore, we offer to store your data with your special consent beyond the legal retention period in order to facilitate later order processing or to be able to meet your requests for information.

20. Legal or contractual provisions relating to the provision of personal data; necessity for the conclusion of the contract; obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of non-provision

We wish to inform you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations), or can also result from contractual provisions (e.g. information on the contractual partner). Sometimes it may be necessary for the data subject to provide us with personal data which subsequently have to be processed by us in order to conclude a contract. The data subject is obliged, for example, to provide us with personal data when our company signs a contract with him or her. Failure to provide the personal data would mean that the contract could not be concluded with the data subject. Before personal data are provided by the data subject, the data subject must contact one of our employees. Our employee explains to the data subject whether the provision of personal data is required by law or by the contract, or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data and the consequences of non-provision of the personal data.

21. Existence of automated decision-making

As a responsible company, we do not use automatic decision-making or profiling.

(This data privacy policy has been created with the kind support of the Data Privacy Policy Generator of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Datenschutz GmbH [German Association for Data Protection].)

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