Imprint & Privacy

Who is responsible for the data collection on this website?
The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Contact details can be found in the imprint of this website.

How do we collect your data?
On the one hand your data will be collected from direct submissions. For example, data that users enter into a contact form is collected and stored.

Other data is collected automatically when visiting the website through our IT systems. These are above all technical data (e.g.: Internet browser, operating system, or time of the page request). The collection of this information is automatic as soon as you enter our website.

What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure flawless operation of the website. Other data can be used to analyse user behaviour.

What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to receive information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking or deletion of this data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions about data protection, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint. Furthermore, you have a right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority.

In addition, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances. Details can be found in the privacy policy under “Right to restriction of processing”.

Analysis tools and third-party tools
When visiting our website, your surfing behaviour can be statistically evaluated. This happens above all with the help of cookies and so-called analysis programs. The analysis of your surfing behaviour is usually anonymous; related data cannot be traced back to you.

You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information about these tools and their possibilities of appeal can be found in the following privacy policy.

Revocation of your consent to data processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke an already given consent at any time. An informal message by e-mail to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to object to data collection (Article 21 GDPR)
If the data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e or f DSGVO, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data for reasons that arise from your particular situation at any time; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The respective legal basis on which a processing is based can be found in this privacy policy. If you file an objection, we will no longer process your personal data, unless we can prove that there are compelling legitimate grounds for processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms (objection under Art. 21 (1) GDPR).

If your personal data is processed to operate direct mail, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning yourself for the purpose of such advertising; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is associated with such direct mail. If you object, your personal data will then no longer be used for the purpose of direct advertising (objection under Art. 21 (2) GDPR).

Right to data portability
You have the right to have data that we process on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract, surrendered to yourself or to a third party in a standard, machine-readable format. If you require the direct transfer of the data to another person in charge, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.

SSL or TLS encryption
This site uses, for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or requests that you send to us as a site operator, an SSL or TLS encryption. An encrypted connection is indicated by the browser’s address bar changing from “http://” to “https://” and the lock icon in your browser bar.

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

Information, blocking, deletion and correction
Within the scope of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to be provided free information about your stored personal data, their origin and recipient, and the purpose of the data processing and, if necessary, the right for this data to be corrected, blocked or deleted. For further information on personal data, please contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint.

Right to restriction of processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint. The right to restrict processing exists in the following cases:

If you deny the accuracy of your personal information stored with us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the audit you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

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

If we no longer need your personal information, but you need it to exercise, defend or enforce legal claims, you have the right to request that your personal information be restricted instead of being deleted.

If you have filed an objection under Art. 21 (1) GDPR, a balance must be found between your interests and ours. As long as it is not clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data may only be used with your consent or for the purpose of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims or protecting the rights of another natural or legal person or for important public interests of the European Union or a Member State.

Opposition to advertising emails
The use of contact data published in the context of the imprint obligation for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and information material is hereby rejected. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam e-mails.

Data collection on the website

Cookies
The internet pages partly use so-called cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies are used to make what we offer more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and stored by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies”. They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognise your browser on your next visit.

You can set your browser in a way that you are informed about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, that cookies are accepted in certain cases or generally excluded, and that the automatic deletion of cookies is activated when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions you want (e.g. shopping cart function) are stored on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. Insofar as other cookies (e.g. cookies for analyzing your surfing behaviour) are stored, these are treated separately in this data protection declaration.

Vimeo

If you give your consent, we will process your personal data with the Vimeo service, Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA, as the joint controller, for the purpose of playing videos on our website.

We enable the service to collect connection data, collect data from your web browser and place an advertising cookie. By placing advertising cookies, Vimeo is able to calculate an individual user ID for each user. This personal data, which is suitable for clear identification, is then processed within the framework of the advertising network operated by Vimeo.

Insofar as Vimeo carries out further independent processing of the data, in particular within the framework of the Vimeo advertising network, Vimeo is solely responsible for this. Details can be found in Vimeo’s privacy policy.

The only consequence of not giving your consent is that the Vimeo service will not be made available to you.

The legal basis for data processing is your consent in accordance with Section 96 (3) TKG. The legal basis for the transmission to the USA is the implementation decision of the EU Commission C/2016/4176 and the Privacy Shield certification.

Server log files
The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are: browser type and browser version, operating system used, referrer URL, host name of the accessing computer, Time of the server request, and IP address. There is no merge of this data with other data sources.

The collection of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and the optimisation of its website – for this purpose, the server log files must be recorded.

Contact Form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details on the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored in order to process the request and in case of follow-up questions. We will not share this information without your consent.

The processing of the data entered in the contact form takes place exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. DSGVO). You can revoke this consent at any time. An informal message by e-mail to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing operations carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data entered by you in the contact form remains with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to the storage, or the purpose for the data storage is omitted (e.g., after completion of your request). Mandatory statutory provisions – especially retention periods – remain unaffected.

Inquiry by e-mail, telephone or fax
If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, your request, including all resulting personal data (name, request) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We will not share this information without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO, if your request is related to the performance of a contract or is required to carry out pre-contractual action. In all other cases, the processing is based on your consent (Article 6 (1) a DSGVO) and/or on our legitimate interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR), since we have a legitimate interest in the effective processing of requests addressed to us.

The data sent by you to us by contact request remains with us until you ask us for deletion, revoke your consent to the storage, or the purpose for data storage (for example, after completion of your request) does not apply anymore. Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

Registration on this website
You can register on our website to use additional features on the site. We only use the data entered for the purpose of using the respective offer or service for which you have registered. The mandatory information requested during registration must be given in full. Otherwise, we will reject the registration.

For important changes, such as the scope of the offer or for technical changes, we will inform you using the e-mail address you specified during registration.

The processing of the data entered during registration takes place on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. DSGVO). You can revoke your consent at any time. An informal message by e-mail to us is sufficient. The legality of the already completed data processing remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data collected during registration will be stored by us as long as you are registered on our website and will then be deleted. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.

Processing data (customer and contract data)
We collect, process and use personal data only insofar as they are necessary for the establishment, content or modification of the legal relationship (inventory data). This is done on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO, which allows the processing of data for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

We only collect, process and use personal data on the use of our Internet pages (user data) insofar as this is necessary in order to enable or charge the user for the use of the service.

The collected customer data will be deleted after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.

Data transfer at the conclusion of the contract for services and digital content
We only transfer personal data to third parties if this is necessary in the course of the contract, for example to the bank responsible for the processing of payments.

A further transmission of the data does not take place or only if you have expressly consented to the transmission. A transfer of your data to third parties without your explicit consent, such as for advertising purposes, does not occur.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO, which allows the processing of data for the performance of a contract or conditions precedent to the policy.

Online Marketing

Google Adsense
This website uses Google AdSense, a web advertising service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”). Google AdSense uses so-called cookies, which are text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. In addition, Google AdSense also uses so-called “web beacons” (tiny invisible graphics) to collect information, which can be used to record, collect and evaluate simple actions such as visitor traffic on the website. The information generated by the cookie and/or web beacon (including your IP address) about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server and stored there. This can also lead to transmission to the servers of Google LLC. come in the US.

Google uses the information obtained in this way to evaluate your usage behaviour concerning the AdSense ads. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google AdSense will not be merged with other Google data. The information collected by Google may be transferred to third parties if this is required by law and/or if third parties process this data on behalf of Google. All of the processing described above, particularly the reading of information on the end device used via cookies and/or web beacons, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Without this consent, Google AdSense will not be used during your visit to the site. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your revocation, please deactivate this service in the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website. You can find more information about Google’s data protection regulations at the following Internet address: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

Google Marketing Platform
This website uses the online marketing tool Google Marketing Platform from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“GMP”).

GMP uses cookies to serve ads relevant to users, to improve campaign performance reports, or to prevent a user from seeing the same ads multiple times. Google uses a cookie ID to record which ads are displayed in which browser and can thus prevent them from being displayed more than once. In addition, GMP can use cookie IDs to record so-called conversions related to ad requests. This is the case, for example, when a user sees a GMP ad and later, using the same browser, goes to the advertiser’s website and buys something. According to Google, GMP cookies do not contain any personal information.

Due to the marketing tools, your browser automatically establishes a direct connection to the Google server. We have no influence on the scope and further use of the data collected by Google through the use of this tool and are therefore informing you as follows based on our level of knowledge: By integrating GMP, Google receives the information that you have accessed the relevant part of our website or clicked on one of our advertisements. If you are registered with a Google service, Google can assign the visit to your account. Even if you are not registered with Google or have not logged in, there is a possibility that the provider will find out and save your IP address. As part of the use of GMP, personal data may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC. come in the US.

All of the processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the end device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Without this consent, GMP will not be used during your visit to the site. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your revocation, please deactivate this service in the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website. You can find more information about the data protection provisions of GMP by Google at the following Internet address: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

Google (Universal) Analytics
This website uses Google (Universal) Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”). Google (Universal) Analytics uses so-called “cookies”, which are text files that are stored on your end device and that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including the abbreviated IP address) is usually transmitted to a Google server and stored there. It can also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC. come to the US.

This website uses Google (Universal) Analytics exclusively with the “_anonymizeIp()” extension, which ensures that the IP address is anonymized by shortening it and excludes direct personal references. As a result of the extension, your IP address will be shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google LLC server in the USA and shortened there. On our behalf, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity and provide us with other services related to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google (Universal) Analytics is not merged with other Google data.
Using a particular function, the so-called “demographic characteristics”, Google Analytics also enables the creation of statistics with statements about the age, gender and interests of site visitors based on an evaluation of interest-based advertising and using third-party information. This allows the definition and differentiation of user groups of the website for target group-optimized alignment of marketing measures. However, data records collected via the “demographic characteristics” cannot be assigned to a specific person.

All of the processing described above, in particular the setting of Google Analytics cookies for reading information on the end device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Without this consent, Google Analytics will not be used during your visit to the site.

You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your revocation, please deactivate this service in the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website. We have concluded an order processing contract with Google for the use of Google Analytics, which obliges Google to protect the data of our site visitors and not to pass it on to third parties. For data transmission from the EU to the USA, Google relies on the so-called standard data protection clauses of the European Commission, which are intended to ensure compliance with the European data protection level in the USA. Further information on Google (Universal) Analytics can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de

Plugins and Tools

Google Maps
This site uses the mapping service Google Maps via an API. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

While using the features of Google Maps, it is necessary to save your IP address. This information is usually transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. The provider of this page has no influence on this data transfer.

The use of Google Maps is for the sake of an appealing presentation of our online offers and an easy findability of the places we specify on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest in terms of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.

For more information about how to handle user data, please refer to Google’s Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

Own Services

Applications
We offer the opportunity to apply for employment with us (e.g.: by e-mail, by post or via the online application form). In the following, we will inform you about the scope, purpose and use of your personal data collected during the application process. We assure you that the collection, processing and use of your data will be in accordance with applicable data protection law and all other legal provisions and that your data will be kept strictly confidential.

Scope and purpose of data collection
If you send us an application, we will process your related personal data (e.g.: contact and communication data, application documents, notes in the context of job interviews, etc.), as far as this is necessary for a decision on the establishment of employment. The legal basis for this is § 26 BDSG-new under German law (initiation of an employment relationship), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO (general contract initiation) and – if you have given your consent – Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Your consent is revocable at any time. Your personal data will only be passed on within our company to persons who are involved in the processing of your application.

If the application is successful, the data submitted by you will be processed on the basis of § 26 BDSG-new and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO in our data processing systems for the purpose of carrying out the employment relationship.

Retention period of the data
If we cannot make you a job offer, if you reject a job offer, withdraw your application, revoke your consent to data processing or request us to delete the data, the data you have provided, including any remaining physical application documents, will be stored for a maximum of 6 months after completion of the Application procedure or kept (retention period) in order to be able to understand the details of the application process in the event of discrepancies (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR).

You can object to this storage if there are legitimate interests that outweigh our interests.After expiry of the retention period, the data will be deleted unless there is a statutory retention obligation or any other legal reason for further storage. If it becomes apparent that the retention of your data will be required after expiry of the retention period (e.g. due to a pending or current legal dispute), a deletion will not take place until the data become obsolete. Other statutory storage obligations remain unaffe