Privacy policy

General information

 

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our data protection declaration listed below this text.

 

Data collection on our website

 

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator’s contact details in the legal notice of this website.

How do we collect your data?

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

Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided without errors. Other data can be used to analyse your user behaviourn.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice if you have further questions on the subject of data protection. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You also have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. For details, please refer to the privacy policy under “Right to restriction of processing”.

Analysis tools and tools from third-party providers

When you visit our website, your surfing behaviour may be statistically evaluated. This is primarily done using cookies and so-called analysis programmes. The analysis of your surfing behaviour is usually anonymous; the surfing behaviour cannot be traced back to you.

You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. You can find detailed information about these tools and your options to object in the following privacy policy.

 

General notes and mandatory information

 

Data protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy. When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done. We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Note on the responsible body

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is

S & S Speicherei- und Schiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH

Telephone: 02066 / 225522,02066 / 225588,02066 / 225571
E-mail: j.dham@speicherei.de, speicherei-schiffahrt@speicherei.com, stephanie.meusel@speicherei.de, joern.jans@speicherei.com, emil.oess@speicherei.com, jacco.vdbogaard@speicherei.com, sabrina.dauwen@speicherei.com, saskia.lipphard@speicherei.com, heike.moelders@speicherei.com, joern.jans@speicherei.com, nicole.becker@speicherei.com, team.buchhaltung@speicherei.com, thomas.storm@speicherei.com, sabine.stammer-jankowski@speicherei.com

The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).

Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke any consent you have already given at any time. All you need to do is send us an informal e-mail. The legality of the data processing carried out until the cancellation remains unaffected by the cancellation.

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

If data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e or f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The respective legal basis on which processing is based can be found in this privacy policy. If you object, we will no longer process your personal data concerned unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims (objection pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR).

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

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at the following link: https: //www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Service/Anschriften/anschriften_table.html (Germany) and https://www.dsb.gv.at/ueber-die-website/kontakt.html (Austria).

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only take place if it is technically feasible.

SSL and TLS encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or enquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

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

Encrypted payment transactions

If there is an obligation to provide us with your payment details (e.g. account number for direct debit authorisation) after the conclusion of a chargeable contract, this data is required for payment processing. Payment transactions via the usual means of payment (Visa/MasterCard, direct debit) are made exclusively via an encrypted SSL or TLS connection. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line. With encrypted communication, the payment data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Information, blocking, erasure and rectification

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of the data processing and, if necessary, a right to correction, blocking or deletion of this data at any time. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice if you have further questions on the subject of personal data.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. To do so, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

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

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data – apart from its storage – may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or of a Member State.

Objection to advertising mails

We hereby object to the use of contact data published as part of our obligation to provide a legal notice for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and information material. The operators of the website 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 our website

 

Cookies

In particular, this website uses cookies or other technologies that are absolutely necessary or such as functional cookies so that the website and its functions can be made available to you, Section 25 (2) (2) of the Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG), Article 6 (1) (1) (f) GDPR.

If you give your consent for optional services, non-essential cookies, the legal basis is Section 25 (1) TDDDG, Article 6 (1) subparagraph 1 (a) GDPR (consent). You can obtain further information on this and on the cookies and services used at any time from the consent management tool used and revoke your consent freely and without detriment at any time with effect for the future. Please note, however, that our website will not always function as intended without the cookies used.

You can view the cookies used in our tool and edit and revoke any consent you may have given there at any time. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions you have requested (e.g. shopping basket function) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for the technically error-free and optimised provision of its services. Insofar as other cookies (e.g. cookies for analysing your surfing behaviour) are stored, these are treated separately in this privacy policy.

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 enquiry
• IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources. This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimisation of its website – the server log files must be recorded for this purpose.

Contact form

If you send us enquiries via the contact form, your details from the enquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. The legal basis for this is point (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 6(1) GDPR. We will not pass on this data without your consent. We will retain the data you provide on the contact form until you request its deletion, revoke your consent for its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer pertains (e.g. after fulfilling your request). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Enquiry by e-mail, telephone or fax

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

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your enquiry is related to the fulfilment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) and/or on our legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR), as we have a legitimate interest in the effective processing of the enquiries addressed to us.

The data you send to us via contact requests will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

Registration on this website

You can register on our website in order to use additional functions on the site. We will only use the data you enter for the purpose of using the respective offer or service for which you have registered. The mandatory information requested during registration must be provided in full. Otherwise, we will refuse registration, the legal basis for this being Article 6(1)(1)(b) GDPR.

For important changes, such as changes to the scope of the offer or technically necessary changes, we use the e-mail address provided during registration to inform you in this way.

The data entered during registration is processed on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your consent at any time. All you need to do is send us an informal e-mail. The legality of the data processing that has already taken place remains unaffected by the cancellation.

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

Processing of data (customer and contract data)

We collect, process and use personal data only insofar as it is necessary for the establishment, content or amendment of the legal relationship (inventory data). This is done on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfilment of a contract or pre-contractual measures. We collect, process and use personal data about the use of our website (usage data) only to the extent necessary to enable or charge the user for the use of the service.

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

Data transmission upon conclusion of contract for online shops, retailers and goods dispatch

We only transfer personal data to third parties if this is necessary in the context of contract processing, for example to the companies entrusted with the delivery of the goods or the credit institution commissioned with payment processing. Any further transmission of data will not take place or will only take place if you have expressly consented to the transmission. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent, for example for advertising purposes.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfilment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

Data transmission upon conclusion of a contract for services and digital content

We only transfer personal data to third parties if this is necessary in the context of contract processing, for example to the credit institution responsible for processing payments. Any further transmission of the data will not take place or will only take place if you have expressly consented to the transmission. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent, for example for advertising purposes. The basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfilment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

Registration with Facebook Connect

Instead of registering directly on our website, you can register with Facebook Connect. The provider of this service is Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland.

If you decide to register with Facebook Connect and click on the “Login with Facebook”/”Connect with Facebook” button, you will be automatically redirected to the Facebook platform. There you can log in with your user data. This will link your Facebook profile with our website or our services. This link gives us access to your data stored on Facebook. These are above all

• Facebook name
• Facebook profile and cover picture
• Facebook cover picture
• E-mail address stored on Facebook
• Facebook ID
• Facebook friends lists
• Facebook Likes (“Like” information)
• Birthday
• Gender
• Country
• Language

This data is used to set up, provide and personalise your account.

Registration with Facebook Connect and the associated data processing operations are based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future.

Further information can be found in the Facebook Terms of Use and the Facebook Privacy Policy. These can be found at: https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/ and https://de-de.facebook.com/legal/terms/.

Comment function on this website

For the comment function on this page, in addition to your comment, information about the time the comment was created, your e-mail address and, if you are not posting anonymously, the user name you have chosen will be saved.

Storage of the IP address

Our comment function stores the IP addresses of users who post comments. As we do not check comments on our site before they are activated, we need this data in order to be able to take action against the author in the event of legal violations such as insults or propaganda.

Subscribing to comments

As a user of the site, you can subscribe to comments after registering. You will receive a confirmation e-mail to check whether you are the owner of the e-mail address provided. You can unsubscribe from this function at any time via a link in the info mails. In this case, the data entered when subscribing to comments will be deleted; however, if you have transmitted this data to us for other purposes and elsewhere (e.g. newsletter subscription), it will remain with us.

Storage duration of comments

The comments and the associated data (e.g. IP address) are stored and remain on our website until the commented content has been completely deleted or the comments must be deleted for legal reasons (e.g. offensive comments).

Legal basis

The comments are stored on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) or for the fulfilment of the contract (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR). You can revoke your consent at any time. All you need to do is send us an informal e-mail. The legality of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the cancellation.

 

Plugins and tools

 

Google Web Fonts

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

Google Maps

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

To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to save your IP address. This information is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers and to make it easy to find the places we have indicated on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Otherwise, Google services are only actively loaded if you have given your prior consent to this, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

You can find more information on the handling of user data in Google’s privacy policy: https: //policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Adobe Fonts

Our website uses web fonts from Adobe for the standardised display of certain fonts. The provider is Adobe Systems Incorporated, 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110-2704, USA (Adobe).

When you access our pages, your browser loads the required fonts directly from Adobe in order to display them correctly on your device. In doing so, your browser establishes a connection to Adobe’s servers in the USA. This gives Adobe knowledge that our website has been accessed via your IP address. According to Adobe, no cookies are stored when the fonts are provided.

Adobe is certified in accordance with the EU-US Privacy Shield. The Privacy Shield is an agreement between the United States of America and the European Union that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards. You can find more information at: https: //www.adobe.com/de/privacy/eudatatransfers.html.

The use of Adobe Fonts is necessary to ensure a uniform typeface on our website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Otherwise, the services are only actively loaded if you have previously given your consent to this, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

You can find more information about Adobe Fonts at: https: //www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policies/adobe-fonts.html.

You can find Adobe’s privacy policy at: https: //www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policy.html

YouTube with extended data protection

Our website uses plugins from the YouTube website. The operator of the pages is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

We use YouTube in extended data protection mode. According to YouTube, this mode means that YouTube does not store any information about visitors to this website before they watch the video. However, the transfer of data to YouTube partners is not necessarily excluded by the extended data protection mode. YouTube establishes a connection to the Google DoubleClick network regardless of whether you are watching a video.

As soon as you start a YouTube video on our website, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. This tells the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to assign your surfing behaviour directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

Furthermore, YouTube can store various cookies on your end device after starting a video. With the help of these cookies, YouTube can obtain information about visitors to our website. This information is used, among other things, to record video statistics, improve user-friendliness and prevent fraud attempts. The cookies remain on your end device until you delete them.

If necessary, further data processing operations may be triggered after the start of a YouTube video, over which we have no influence.

The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Otherwise, Google services will only be actively loaded if you have given your prior consent to this, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have given your consent to the processing of personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent, Article 7 GDPR, with effect for the future. The legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation remains unaffected.

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

Vimeo

Our website uses plugins from the video portal Vimeo. The provider is Vimeo Inc, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA.

When you visit one of our pages equipped with a Vimeo plugin, a connection to the Vimeo servers is established. The Vimeo server is informed which of our pages you have visited. Vimeo also obtains your IP address. This also applies if you are not logged in to Vimeo or do not have a Vimeo account. The information collected by Vimeo is transmitted to the Vimeo server in the USA.

If you are logged into your Vimeo account, you enable Vimeo to assign your surfing behaviour directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your Vimeo account.

The use of Vimeo is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Otherwise, the services are only actively loaded if you have previously given your consent to this, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have given your consent to the processing of personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent, Article 7 GDPR, with effect for the future. The legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation remains unaffected.

Further information on the handling of user data can be found in Vimeo’s privacy policy at: https: //vimeo.com/privacy.

SoundCloud

Plugins from the social network SoundCloud (SoundCloud Limited, Berners House, 47-48 Berners Street, London W1T 3NF, United Kingdom) may be integrated on our pages. You can recognise the SoundCloud plugins by the SoundCloud logo on the relevant pages.

When you visit our website, a direct connection is established between your browser and the SoundCloud server once the plugin has been activated. SoundCloud then receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click on the “Like button” or “Share button” while you are logged into your SoundCloud user account, you can link and/or share the content of our pages with your SoundCloud profile. This allows SoundCloud to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by SoundCloud.

The use of SoundCloud is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility in social media. Otherwise, the services will only be actively loaded if you have given your prior consent to this, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have given your consent to the processing of personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent, Article 7 GDPR, with effect for the future. The legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation remains unaffected.

Further information on this can be found in SoundCloud’s privacy policy at: https: //soundcloud.com/pages/privacy.

If you do not want SoundCloud to associate your visit to our pages with your SoundCloud user account, please log out of your SoundCloud user account before activating content from the SoundCloud plugin.

Spotify

Functions of the Spotify music service are integrated on our website. The provider is Spotify AB, Birger Jarlsgatan 61, 113 56 Stockholm, Sweden. You can recognise the Spotify plugins by the green logo on our site. You can find an overview of the Spotify plugins at: https: //developer.spotify.com.

This allows a direct connection to be established between your browser and the Spotify server via the plugin when you visit our website. Spotify receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click on the Spotify button while you are logged into your Spotify account, you can link the content of our pages to your Spotify profile. This allows Spotify to associate your visit to our pages with your user account.

Data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the appealing acoustic design of its website. Otherwise, the services are only actively loaded if you have previously given your consent to this, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have given your consent to the processing of personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent, Article 7 GDPR, with effect for the future. The lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation remains unaffected.

You can find more information on this in Spotify’s privacy policy: https: //www.spotify.com/de/legal/privacy-policy/.

If you do not want Spotify to be able to associate your visit to our pages with your Spotify user account, please log out of your Spotify user account.

Zendesk

We use the CRM system Zendesk to process user enquiries. The provider is Zendesk, Inc, 1019 Market Street in San Francisco, CA 94103 USA.

We use Zendesk to process your enquiries quickly and efficiently. The legal basis for the processing of your data is the legitimate interest on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Zendesk is Privacy Shield certified as a US provider and thus undertakes to comply with EU data protection law. In addition, we have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) with Zendesk. This ensures that Zendesk only uses the user data within the framework of the EU data protection standards exclusively for processing the enquiries and does not pass them on to third parties.

You can only send enquiries by entering your e-mail address and without giving your name.

If you do not agree to us processing your enquiry via Zendesk, you can alternatively communicate with us by e-mail, telephone or fax.

Further information can be found in Zendesk’s privacy policy: https: //www.zendesk.de/company/customers-partners/privacy-policy/.

Google reCAPTCHA

We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereinafter referred to as “reCAPTCHA”) on our websites. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

The purpose of reCAPTCHA is to check whether data is entered on our websites (e.g. in a contact form) by a human or by an automated programme. For this purpose, reCAPTCHA analyses the behaviour of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis begins automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. To analyse this, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g. IP address, time spent on the website by the website visitor or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google.

The reCAPTCHA analyses run completely in the background. Website visitors are not informed that an analysis is taking place.

Data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its website from abusive automated spying and SPAM. Otherwise, the services are only actively loaded if you have given your prior consent to this, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have given your consent to the processing of personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent, Article 7 GDPR, with effect for the future. The legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation remains unaffected.

Further information on Google reCAPTCHA and Google’s privacy policy can be found at the following links: https: //policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de and https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/v3.htmll.

Use of EverCAPTCHA

To protect our contact form against unwanted use, we use the EverCAPTCHA service of our website creator and hoster wwwe GmbH, Hansaallee 299, 40549 Düsseldorf, Germany. This service is provided by the subcontracted data processor: wwwe GmbH, Hansaallee 299, 40549 Düsseldorf. EverCAPTCHA enables a distinction to be made as to whether the data is actually entered into the contact form by a person or whether it is abusively automated by a machine, a so-called spambot.

For this purpose, various questions are asked when using our forms (such as: “Click on an X symbol” etc.). EverCAPTCHA saves all failed attempts by a user, an IP address via a session ID, which is saved in LocalStorage. The session ID is transmitted to the server via JavaScript with every enquiry. If 30 incorrect entries are made, the user’s IP address is stored permanently in a spam defence database. Otherwise, the IP addresses are deleted within 7 days. Data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its website from abusive automated spying and SPAM. Data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its website from abusive automated spying and SPAM.

 

Social media

 

Social media plugins with Shariff

Plugins from social media are used on our pages (e.g. Facebook, X, Google+, Instagram, Pinterest, XING, LinkedIn, Tumblr).

You can usually recognise the plugins by the respective social media logos. To ensure data protection on our website, we only use these plugins together with the so-called “Shariff” solution. This application prevents the plugins integrated on our website from transferring data to the respective provider as soon as you enter the site for the first time.

Only when you activate the respective plugin by clicking the corresponding button will a direct connection to the provider’s server be established (consent). As soon as you activate the plugin, the respective provider receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you are logged into your respective social media account (e.g. Facebook) at the same time, the respective provider can assign the visit to our website to your user account.

Activating the plugin constitutes consent within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future.

Facebook plugins (Like & Share button)

Plugins of the social network Facebook, provider Facebook Inc, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA, are integrated on our pages. You can recognise the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the “Like” button on our site. You can find an overview of the Facebook plugins here: https: //developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE.

When you visit our pages, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Facebook server via the plugin. Facebook receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click on the Facebook “Like button” while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of our pages to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Facebook. Further information on this can be found in Facebook’s privacy policy at: https: //de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.

If you do not want Facebook to be able to associate your visit to our pages with your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook user account. The Facebook plugins are used on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility in social media. Otherwise, the services are only actively loaded if you have previously given your consent to this, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have given your consent to the processing of personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent, Article 7 GDPR, with effect for the future. The lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation remains unaffected.

Use of juicer.io

On this website, we have integrated a tool for implementing social media content from the provider saas.group LLC, 304 S. Jones Blvd #1205, Las Vegas NV 89107, USA. Details on the data processing carried out in connection with the service can be found in the provider’s privacy policy, https://www.juicer.io/privacy. The legal basis for the integration of the tool is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in optimising the user-friendliness of the website and enabling the integration of social media contributions. Otherwise, the services are only actively loaded if you have previously given your consent to this, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have given your consent to the processing of personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent, Article 7 GDPR, with effect for the future. The lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation remains unaffected.

Twitter / X plugin

Functions of the Twitter / X service are integrated on our pages. These functions are offered by Twitter International Unlimited Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland. By using Twitter / X and the “Re-Tweet” function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter / X account and made known to other users. Data is also transmitted to Twitter / X in the process. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Twitter / X. Further information on this can be found in Twitter / X’s privacy policy at: https: //x.com/de/privacy.

The Twitter / X plugin is used on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility in social media. You can change your data protection settings on Twitter / X in the account settings at https://x.com/settings/account. Otherwise, the services will only be actively loaded if you have previously given your consent to this, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have given your consent to the processing of personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent, Article 7 GDPR, with effect for the future. The lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation remains unaffected.

Instagram plugin

Functions of the Instagram service are integrated on our pages. These functions are offered by Instagram Inc, 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA.

If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of our pages to your Instagram profile by clicking on the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram.

The Instagram plugin is used on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility in social media.

Further information on this can be found in Instagram’s privacy policy: https: //instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/. Otherwise, the services are only actively loaded if you have previously given your consent to this, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have given your consent to the processing of personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent, Article 7 GDPR, with effect for the future. The legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation remains unaffected.

Tumblr plugin

Our pages use buttons from the Tumblr service. The provider is Tumblr, Inc, 35 East 21st St, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA.

These buttons allow you to share a post or page on Tumblr or to follow the provider on Tumblr. When you visit one of our websites with a Tumblr button, the browser establishes a direct connection to Tumblr’s servers. We have no influence on the scope of the data that Tumblr collects and transmits with the help of this plugin. According to the current status, the IP address of the user and the URL of the respective website are transmitted.

The Tumblr plugin is used on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility in social media. Otherwise, the services are only actively loaded if you have given your prior consent to this, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have given your consent to the processing of personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent, Article 7 GDPR, with effect for the future. The legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation remains unaffected.

Further information on this can be found in Tumblr’s privacy policy at: https: //www.tumblr.com/privacy/de.

LinkedIn plugin

Our website uses functions of the LinkedIn network. The provider is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

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

The LinkedIn plugin is used on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility in social media. Otherwise, the services will only be actively loaded if you have given your prior consent to this, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have given your consent to the processing of personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent, Article 7 GDPR, with effect for the future. The legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation remains unaffected.

Further information on this can be found in LinkedIn’s privacy policy at: https: //www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

XING Plugin

Our website uses functions of the XING network. The provider is XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.

Each time one of our pages containing XING functions is accessed, a connection to XING servers is established. To the best of our knowledge, no personal data is stored in the process. In particular, no IP addresses are stored or usage behaviour evaluated.

The XING plugin is used on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility in social media. Otherwise, the services will only be actively loaded if you have given your prior consent to this, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have given your consent to the processing of personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent, Article 7 GDPR, with effect for the future. The lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation remains unaffected.

Further information on data protection and the XING Share button can be found in XING’s privacy policy at: https: //www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.

Pinterest plugin

On our website, we use social plugins from the social network Pinterest, which is operated by Pinterest Inc., 808 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-490, USA (“Pinterest”).

When you visit a page that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the Pinterest servers. The plugin transmits log data to the Pinterest server in the USA. This log data may contain your IP address, the address of the websites visited that also contain Pinterest functions, the type and settings of the browser, the date and time of the request, your use of Pinterest and cookies.

The Pinterest plugin is used on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility in social media. Otherwise, the services are only actively loaded if you have previously given your consent to this, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have given your consent to the processing of personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent, Article 7 GDPR, with effect for the future. The legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation remains unaffected.

Further information on the purpose, scope and further processing and use of the data by Pinterest as well as your rights and options for protecting your privacy in this regard can be found in Pinterest’s privacy policy: https: //policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy.

 

Analysis tools and advertising

 

Hotjar

This website uses Hotjar. The provider is Hotjar Ltd, Level 2, St Julians Business Centre, 3, Elia Zammit Street, St Julians STJ 1000, Malta, Europe (website: https: //www.hotjar.com).

Hotjar is a tool for analysing your user behaviour on our website. Hotjar allows us to record your mouse and scroll movements and clicks, among other things. Hotjar can also determine how long you remain with the mouse pointer in a certain place. Hotjar uses this information to create so-called heat maps, which can be used to determine which website areas are favoured by website visitors.

Furthermore, we can determine how long you stayed on a page and when you left it. We can also determine at which point you cancelled your entries in a contact form (so-called conversion funnels).

In addition, Hotjar can be used to obtain direct feedback from website visitors. This function serves to improve the website operator’s web offerings.

Hotjar uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. They are used to make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. In particular, these cookies can be used to determine whether our website has been visited with a specific end device or whether the Hotjar functions have been deactivated for the browser in question. Hotjar cookies remain on your device until you delete them.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

The use of Hotjar and the storage of Hotjar cookies is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analysing user behaviour in order to optimise both its website and its advertising. Otherwise, the services are only actively loaded if you have given your prior consent to this, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have given your consent to the processing of personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent, Article 7 GDPR, with effect for the future. The lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation remains unaffected.

Deactivating Hotjar

If you wish to deactivate data collection by Hotjar, click on the following link and follow the instructions there: https: //www.hotjar.com/policies/do-not-track/

Please note that Hotjar must be deactivated separately for each browser or end device.

For more information about Hotjar and the data collected, please refer to Hotjar’s privacy policy at the following link: https: //www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/privacy/

Contract on order processing

We have concluded an order processing contract with Hotjar in order to implement the strict European data protection regulations.

Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”. These are text files that are stored on your computer and enable your use of the website to be analysed. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

The storage of Google Analytics cookies and the use of this analysis tool are based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analysing user behaviour in order to optimise both its website and its advertising. Otherwise, the services are only actively loaded if you have given your prior consent to this, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have given your consent to the processing of personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent, Article 7 GDPR, with effect for the future. The lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation remains unaffected.

IP anonymisation

We have activated the IP anonymisation function on this website. This means that your IP address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to analyse your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

Browser plugin

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: https: //tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

Objection to data collection

You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent your data from being collected on future visits to this website: Disable Google Analytics.

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

Order processing

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

Demographic characteristics with Google Analytics

This website uses the “demographic characteristics” function of Google Analytics. This allows reports to be created that contain statements about the age, gender and interests of site visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google and from visitor data from third-party providers. This data cannot be assigned to a specific person. You can deactivate this function at any time via the ad settings in your Google account or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described in the section “Objection to data collection”.

Storage duration

Data stored by Google at user and event level that is linked to cookies, user IDs or advertising IDs (e.g. DoubleClick cookies, Android advertising ID) is anonymised or deleted after 14 months. You can find details on this under the following link: https: //support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=de

Google Analytics Remarketing

Our websites use the functions of Google Analytics Remarketing in conjunction with the cross-device functions of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

This function makes it possible to link the advertising target groups created with Google Analytics Remarketing with the cross-device functions of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick. In this way, interest-based, personalised advertising messages that have been adapted to you depending on your previous usage and surfing behaviour on one end device (e.g. mobile phone) can also be displayed on another of your end devices (e.g. tablet or PC).

If you have given your consent, Google will link your web and app browsing history to your Google account for this purpose. In this way, the same personalised advertising messages can be displayed on every device on which you sign in with your Google account.

To support this function, Google Analytics collects Google-authenticated user IDs that are temporarily linked to our Google Analytics data in order to define and create target groups for cross-device advertising.

You can permanently object to cross-device remarketing/targeting by deactivating personalised advertising by following this link: https: //adssettings.google.com/.

The aggregation of the data collected in your Google Account is based solely on your consent, which you can give or withdraw from Google (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). For data collection processes that are not merged in your Google account (e.g. because you do not have a Google account or have objected to the merging), the collection of data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The legitimate interest arises from the fact that the website operator has an interest in the anonymised analysis of website visitors for advertising purposes. Otherwise, the services are only actively loaded if you have previously given your consent to this, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have given your consent to the processing of personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent, Article 7 GDPR, with effect for the future. The legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation remains unaffected.

Further information and the data protection provisions can be found in Google’s privacy policy at: https: //policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=de.

Google AdSense

This website uses Google AdSense, a service for integrating adverts from Google Inc (“Google”). The provider is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google AdSense uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site. Google AdSense also uses so-called web beacons (invisible graphics). These web beacons can be used to analyse information such as visitor traffic on these pages. The information generated by cookies and web beacons about the use of this website (including your IP address) and the delivery of advertising formats is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. This information may be passed on by Google to contractual partners of Google.However, Google will not merge your IP address with other data stored by you. AdSense cookies are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analysing user behaviour in order to optimise both its website and its advertising. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above. Otherwise, the services will only be actively loaded if you have previously given your consent to this, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have given your consent to the processing of personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent, Article 7 GDPR, with effect for the future. The lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation remains unaffected.

Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking

This website uses Google AdWords. AdWords is an online advertising programme of Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

As part of Google AdWords, we use what is known as conversion tracking. When you click on an advert placed by Google, a cookie is set for conversion tracking. Cookies are small text files that the Internet browser stores on the user’s computer. These cookies lose their validity after 30 days and are not used to personally identify the user. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognise that the user has clicked on the ad and has been redirected to this page.

Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. The cookies cannot be tracked via the websites of AdWords customers. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their advert and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users. If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can object to this use by easily deactivating the Google Conversion Tracking cookie via your Internet browser under user settings. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.

The storage of “conversion cookies” and the use of this tracking tool are based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analysing user behaviour in order to optimise both its website and its advertising. Otherwise, the services are only actively loaded if you have given your prior consent to this, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have given your consent to the processing of personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent, Article 7 GDPR, with effect for the future. The legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation remains unaffected.

You can find more information about Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking in Google’s privacy policy: https: //policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

WordPress Stats

This website uses the WordPress tool Stats to statistically analyse visitor access. The provider is Automattic Inc, 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110-4929, USA.

WordPress Stats uses cookies, which are stored on your computer and allow your use of the website to be analysed. The information generated by the cookies about the use of our website is stored on servers in the USA. Your IP address is anonymised after processing and before storage.

“WordPress Stats cookies remain on your device until you delete them. The storage of “WordPress Stats” cookies and the use of this analysis tool are based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the anonymised analysis of user behaviour in order to optimise both its website and its advertising. Otherwise, the services are only actively loaded if you have given your prior consent to this, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have given your consent to the processing of personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent, Article 7 GDPR, with effect for the future. The legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation remains unaffected.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of our website may be restricted.

You can object to the collection and use of your data for the future by clicking on this link to set an opt-out cookie in your browser: https: //www.quantcast.com/opt-out/.

If you delete the cookies on your computer, you must set the opt-out cookie again.

Meta Pixel (formerly Facebook Pixel)

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

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

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

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

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

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

You can find further information on protecting your privacy in Facebook’s privacy policy: https: //de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

You can also deactivate the remarketing function “Custom Audiences” in the settings for adverts at https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen. To do this, you must be logged in to Facebook.

If you do not have a Facebook account, you can deactivate usage-based advertising from Facebook on the website of the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance: http: //www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/.

Newsletter

If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an e-mail address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the e-mail address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. No further data is collected, or only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.

The data entered in the newsletter registration form is processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your consent to the storage of the data, the e-mail address and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the cancellation.

The data you provide us with for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and deleted after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected by this.

 

Own services

 

Job applications

If you send us an application, we will process the personal data you provide in order to process your application and contact you. The personal data concerning you will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent, unless we are legally obliged to do so, you have requested this or the data transfer is necessary for the initiation and execution of a contractual relationship with you or the application process. The legal basis is Article 6(1)(1)(a), (b) GDPR, Article 88(1) GDPR, Section 26(1) Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).

We delete applications no later than three months after completion of the application process. Should the data be required for legal prosecution after completion of the application process, data processing may be carried out on the basis of the requirements of Article 6 GDPR, in particular to safeguard legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6(1)(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest then consists in the assertion or defence of claims.

If your application is successful, we will continue to process the personal data concerning you for the purposes of the employment relationship.

If you have expressly given your consent, you can revoke your declaration of consent at any time with effect for the future, so that we will delete your data.

Scope and purpose of data collection

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

If the application is successful, the data submitted by you will be stored in our data processing systems on the basis of Section 26 BDSG-new and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR for the purpose of implementing the employment relationship.

Duration of storage

Stored server log files and IP addresses are deleted after seven days at the latest.

Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of the session. Other cookies are stored on your end device, and you have control over the use and deletion of cookies, see above.

We process your data from your enquiries by email or via the contact form until your enquiry has been fully processed and dealt with. The data will then be deleted. Please note, however, that due to a legal transaction with you, certain data may be subject to retention obligations under commercial and tax law of at least six (§ 257 HGB) or ten (§ 147 AO) years, which may also apply to the content of contact enquiries and e-mails, see above.

If you apply by e-mail, for example, we will delete your personal data and applications three months after completion of the application process. If your application is successful, we will continue to process your personal data for the purposes of the employment relationship. If you have expressly given your consent, you can revoke your declaration of consent at any time with effect for the future, so that we delete your data, see above.

In addition, we check on an annual basis whether data can be erased. This is the case if the purpose of processing and the requirements of the legal basis for processing no longer apply and there is no legal obligation to retain the data.

 

Online marketing and partner programmes

Amazon partner programme

The operators of this website participate in the Amazon EU Partner Programme. Advertisements and links to the Amazon.de site are integrated on our pages by Amazon, from which we can earn money through 23 / 27 reimbursement of advertising costs. Amazon uses cookies to track the origin of orders. This allows Amazon to recognise that you have clicked on the partner link on our website. The storage of “Amazon cookies” takes place on the basis of Art. 6 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in this, as the amount of its affiliate remuneration can only be determined through the cookies. Further information on the use of data by Amazon can be found in Amazon’s privacy policy: https: //www.amazon.de/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=footer_privacy?ie=UTF8&nodeId=3312401.

 

Payment providers and resellers

PayPal

We offer payment via PayPal on our website. The provider of this payment service is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter referred to as “PayPal”).

If you select payment via PayPal, the payment data you enter will be transmitted to PayPal.

The transmission of your data to PayPal is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent) and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (processing for the fulfilment of a contract). You have the option to revoke your consent to data processing at any time. A revocation does not affect the effectiveness of data processing operations carried out in the past.

Klarna

On our website we offer, among other things, payment with the services of Klarna. The provider is Klarna AB, Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden (hereinafter referred to as “Klarna”).

Klarna offers various payment options (e.g. instalment purchase). If you decide to pay with Klarna (Klarna checkout solution), Klarna will collect various personal data from you. Details on this can be found in Klarna’s privacy policy at the following link: https: //www.klarna.com/de/datenschutz/.

Klarna uses cookies to optimise the use of the Klarna checkout solution. The optimisation of the checkout solution constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your end device and do not cause any damage. They remain on your device until you delete them. Details on the use of Klarna cookies can be found at the following link: https: //cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/policy/cookie/de_de/checkout.pdf.

The transmission of your data to Klarna is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent) and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (processing for the fulfilment of a contract). You have the option to withdraw your consent to data processing at any time. A revocation does not affect the effectiveness of data processing operations in the past.

STRIPE

On our website we offer, among other things, payment via Stripe and the associated payment methods. The provider of these payment services is Stripe Payments Europe Ltd, Block 4, Harcourt Centre, Harcourt Road, Dublin 2

If you select payment via Stripe, the payment data you enter will be transmitted to Stripe. The transmission of your data to Stripe is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent) and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (processing for the fulfilment of a contract). You have the option to withdraw your consent to data processing at any time. A revocation does not affect the effectiveness of data processing operations in the past. All data required for payment processing is used exclusively for the execution of payments and transmitted via the “SSL” procedure. Stripe is certified according to PCI DSS. Stripe transfers, processes and may store personal data outside the EU. Stripe is subject to the Safe Harbour Agreement. Information on Stripe’s data protection is available here: https: //stripe.com/de/privacy.

Paydirekt

On our website we offer, among other things, payment via Paydirekt. The provider of this payment service is Paydirekt GmbH, Hamburger Allee 26-28, 60486 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (hereinafter referred to as “Paydirekt”).

When you make a payment using Paydirekt, Paydirekt collects various transaction data and forwards it to the bank with which you are registered with Paydirekt. In addition to the data required for the payment, Paydirekt may collect further data such as the delivery address or individual items in the shopping basket as part of the transaction processing.

Paydirekt then authenticates the transaction using the authentication procedure stored with the bank for this purpose. The payment amount is then transferred from your account to our account. Neither we nor third parties have access to your account details.

For details on payment with Paydirekt, please refer to Paydirekt’s terms and conditions and privacy policy at: https: //www.paydirekt.de/agb/index.html.

 

Our social media presence

Data processing through social networks

We maintain publicly accessible profiles on social networks. The individual social networks we use are listed below.

Social networks such as Facebook, Google+ etc. can generally analyse your user behaviour comprehensively when you visit their website or a website with integrated social media content (e.g. like buttons or advertising banners). Visiting our social media presences triggers numerous data protection-relevant processing operations. In detail:

If you are logged into your social media account and visit our social media presence, the operator of the social media portal can assign this visit to your user account. However, your personal data may also be collected if you are not logged in or do not have an account with the respective social media portal. In this case, data is collected, for example, via cookies that are stored on your end device or by recording your IP address.

With the help of the data collected in this way, the operators of the social media portals can create user profiles in which your preferences and interests are stored. In this way, interest-based advertising can be displayed to you inside and outside the respective social media presence. If you have an account with the respective social network, the interest-based advertising can be displayed on all devices on which you are logged in or were logged in.

Please also note that we cannot track all processing operations on the social media portals. Depending on the provider, further processing operations may therefore be carried out by the operators of the social media portals. For details, please refer to the terms of use and data protection provisions of the respective social media portals.

Legal basis
Our social media presences are intended to ensure the widest possible presence on the internet. This is a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The analysis processes initiated by the social networks may be based on different legal bases, which must be specified by the operators of the social networks (e.g. consent within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR).

Controller and assertion of rights
If you visit one of our social media sites (e.g. Facebook), we are jointly responsible with the operator of the social media platform for the data processing operations triggered during this visit. You can assert your rights (information, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability and complaint) both against us and against the operator of the respective social media portal (e.g. Facebook).

Please note that, despite the joint responsibility with the social media portal operators, we do not have full influence on the data processing procedures of the social media portals. Our options are largely determined by the company policy of the respective provider.

Storage period

The data collected directly by us via the social media presence will be deleted from our systems as soon as the purpose for its storage no longer applies, you request us to delete it, you revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Stored cookies remain on your end device until you delete them. Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected. We have no influence on the storage period of your data that is stored by the operators of the social networks for their own purposes. For details, please contact the operators of the social networks directly (e.g. in their privacy policy, see below).

 

Social networks in detail

Facebook

We have a profile on Facebook. The provider is Facebook Inc, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA. Facebook is certified in accordance with the EU-US Privacy Shield.

We have concluded an agreement with Facebook on joint processing (Controller Addendum). This agreement specifies which data processing operations we or Facebook are responsible for when you visit our Facebook page. You can view this agreement at the following link: https: //www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum.

You can customise your advertising settings yourself in your user account. To do this, click on the following link and log in:https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads.

Details can be found in Facebook’s privacy policy: https: //www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

Facebook Fanpage Insights – Notice for our Facebook Fanpage users

Facebook Ireland Ltd (“Facebook”) provides us as Facebook fan page operators with so-called “Facebook Insights” (“Insights”). Insights are various statistics that provide us with information about the use of our Facebook fan page. Detailed information on this and what data processing takes place can be found at https://www.facebook.com/business/a/page/page-insights and https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/information_about_page_insights_data

Facebook fan page insights may be based on personal data collected in connection with a visit or interaction of persons on or with our Facebook fan page and its content, so that personal data may also be processed by Facebook if you visit our Facebook site. The essential information of the agreement concluded between us and Facebook within the meaning of Article 26 of the General Data Protection Regulation can be found there: https: //www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum

Jointly responsible for the processing of Facebook Fanpage Insights are

Facebook Ireland Ltd.
4 Grand Canal Square
Grand Canal Harbour
Dublin 2, Ireland
https://www.facebook.com/business/gdpr
https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970

and

S & S Speicherei- und Schiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH Königstraße 24 47198 Duisburg 02066 / 225522,02066 / 225588,02066 / 225571 j.dham@speicherei.de, speicherei-schiffahrt@speicherei.com, stephanie.meusel@speicherei.de, joern.jans@speicherei.com, emil.oess@speicherei.com, jacco.vdbogaard@speicherei.com, sabrina.dauwen@speicherei.com, saskia.lipphard@speicherei.com, heike.moelders@speicherei.com, joern.jans@speicherei.com, nicole.becker@speicherei.com, team.buchhaltung@speicherei.com, thomas.storm@speicherei.com, sabine.stammer-jankowski@speicherei.com

Facebook Ireland primarily fulfils here:

• the information obligations under Articles 12, 13 GDPR, as well as
• the obligations under Articles 15 to 21 GDPR, i.e. the rights of data subjects can be asserted against Facebook Ireland, and
• the obligations under Articles 33 and 34 GDPR.

Of course, you can also assert your rights against us.

Facebook Ireland takes appropriate technical and organisational measures in accordance with Article 32 GDPR to ensure the security of processing via Facebook Fanpage Insights.

For the legal basis and purposes of processing by Facebook Ireland, please refer to the information provided there: https: //www.facebook.com/about/privacy/legal_bases and https://www.facebook.com/policy.php

We process the Facebook Fanpage Insights data on the basis of our legitimate interest in analysing the activities on our Fanpage and our marketing measures there (advertisements, campaigns, postings); Article 6 (1) sentence 1 f) GDPR.

Further information: Data protection: Facebook Fanpages and InSights – here are the answers

You are not legally obliged to provide your personal data. However, the provision may be necessary for the conclusion of a contract or for functions of the Facebook fan page. If the data is not provided, it may not be possible to offer a contract or a function on the Facebook fan page.

The rights of data subjects arise in particular from Articles 15 to 23 and Article 77 of the General Data Protection Regulation and from Sections 32 to 37 of the Federal Data Protection Act.

With regard to your personal data, you have the right to

• Access, Article 15 General Data Protection Regulation
• Rectification, Article 16 General Data Protection Regulation
• Erasure, Article 17 of the General Data Protection Regulation
• Restriction of processing, Article 18 General Data Protection Regulation and
• portability, Article 20 of the General Data Protection Regulation.

You also have the right to object to the processing of personal data

• objection, Article 21 General Data Protection Regulation

see further information below.

If you have given your consent to the processing of personal data, you have the right of

• revocation, Article 7 of the General Data Protection Regulation

with effect for the future.

Please direct all enquiries, requests and notifications to Facebook Ireland or to us, see above.

If you believe that the processing of personal data concerning you violates data protection law, you always have the

• right to lodge a complaint

with the competent supervisory authority, see Article 77 of the General Data Protection Regulation. Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes the General Data Protection Regulation. The supervisory authority responsible for Facebook Ireland is the Irish Data Protection Commission(https://www.dataprotection.ie/). The supervisory authority responsible for us is the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of North Rhine-Westphalia, Kavalleriestraße 2-4, 40213 Düsseldorf, Germany.

INFORMATIONEN ÜBER IHR WIDERSPRUCHSRECHT NACH ARTIKEL 21 DSGVO

1. Sie haben das Recht aus Gründen, die sich aus Ihrer besonderen Situation ergeben, jederzeit gegen die Verarbeitung Sie betreffender personenbezogener Daten Widerspruch einzulegen, die aufgrund von Artikel 6 Abs. 1 Satz 1 f) Datenschutzgrundverordnung (Datenverarbeitung auf der Grundlage einer Interessenabwägung) erfolgt.

If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

2. in individual cases, we process personal data for direct marketing purposes. If this is the case for you, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of data concerning you for the purpose of such advertising

If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, we will no longer process your personal data for these purposes.

The objection can be made informally.

Google+

We have a profile on Google+. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google is certified in accordance with the EU-US Privacy Shield:

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

Details can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https: //policies.google.com/privacy.

X

We use the short message service Twitter / X. The provider is Twitter International Unlimited Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland. Twitter / X is certified in accordance with the EU-US Privacy Shield.

You can customise your Twitter / X privacy settings yourself in your user account. To do this, click on the following link and log in: https://x.com/settings/account/personalization.

For details, please refer to the Twitter / X privacy policy: https: //x.com/de/privacy.

Instagram

We have a profile on Instagram. The provider is Instagram Inc, 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA. Details on how they handle your personal data can be found in Instagram’s privacy policy: https: //help.instagram.com/519522125107875.

Pinterest

We have a profile on Pinterest. The operator is Pinterest Inc, 808 Brannan Street San Francisco, CA 94103-490, USA (“Pinterest”). Details on how they handle your personal data can be found in Pinterest’s privacy policy: https: //policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy.

XING

We have a profile on XING. The provider is XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany. Details on how they handle your personal data can be found in XING’s privacy policy: https: //privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung.

LinkedIn

We have a profile on LinkedIn. The provider is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. LinkedIn is certified in accordance with the EU-US Privacy Shield. LinkedIn uses advertising cookies.

If you wish to deactivate LinkedIn advertising cookies, please use the following link: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.

Details on how they handle your personal data can be found in LinkedIn’s privacy policy: https: //www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

Tumblr

We have a profile on Tumblr. The provider is Tumblr, Inc, 35 East 21st St, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA. Details on how they handle your personal data can be found in Tumblr’s privacy policy: https: //www.tumblr.com/privacy/de.