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Privacy policy

We are very pleased about your interest in our company. Data protection has a particularly high priority for the management of Axians Industrial Applications & Services GmbH. The use of the Internet pages of the Axians Industrial Applications & Services GmbH is possible without any indication of personal data; however, if a data subject wants to use special enterprise services via our website, processing of personal data could become necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the data subject.

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number of a data subject shall always be in line with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to the Axians Industrial Applications & Services GmbH. By means of this privacy policy, our company would like to inform the public about the nature, scope and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and process. In addition, data subjects are informed of their rights by means of this privacy policy.

As the controller, the Axians Industrial Applications & Services GmbH has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed through this website. However, Internet-based data transmissions can always have security gaps, so that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us by alternative means, for example by telephone. with the telephone.

1. Definitions

The data protection declaration of Axians Industrial Applications & Services GmbH is based on the terms used by the European legislator for the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy should be readable and understandable for the public as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would first like to explain the terminology used.

In this Privacy Policy, we use the following terms, among others:

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

b) Person concerned
Data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data are processed by the controller.

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

d) Restriction of processing
Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their future processing.

e) Profiling
Profiling is any type of automated processing of personal data that consists of using such personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects relating to the job performance, economic situation, health or personal preferences of that natural person , interests, reliability, behavior, location or movements.

f) Pseudonymization
Pseudonymization means the processing of personal data in such a way that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the addition of further information, provided that such further information is kept separately and is subject to the processing of personal data
on technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal data are not assigned to an identified or identifiable natural person.

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

h) Processor
Processor means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body that processes personal data on behalf of the Controller.

i) Recipient
Recipient means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body to whom Personal Data is disclosed, whether or not a third party. However, authorities that may receive personal data in the context of a specific investigation mandate under Union or Member State law shall not be considered recipients; the processing of such data by those authorities shall be carried out in accordance with the applicable data protection rules, in line with the purposes of the processing.

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

k) Consent
The data subject’s consent is any freely given specific, informed and unambiguous indication of his or her wishes in the form of a statement or unambiguous affirmative action by which the data subject signifies his or her agreement to personal data relating to him or her being processed.

l) Data economy
Personal data must be collected, processed and used, and data processing systems must be selected and designed with the aim of collecting, processing and using as little personal data as possible. We observe the principles of data avoidance and data economy. We only collect the data that is required for a specific purpose.

2. Name and address of the responsible person

The responsible party within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other data protection laws applicable in the Member States of the European Union as well as other data protection provisions is:

Axians Industrial Applications & Services GmbH
Hörvelsinger Weg 21
89081 Ulm
Germany

Phone: +49 731 1551-0
E-mail: info@axians-ias.com
Website: www.axians-ias.com

 

3. Name and address of the data protection officer

The data protection officer of the controller is:

Erwin Ritter
Axians Industrial Applications & Services GmbH
Hörvelsinger Weg 21
89081 Ulm
Germany

Phone: +49 731 1551-0
E-mail: datenschutz@axians-infoma.de
Website: www.axians-ias.com

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

4. Cookies

The internet pages of Axians Industrial Applications & Services GmbH use cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored in a computer system via an Internet browser.

Many websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It is a string of characters that allows Internet pages and servers to be associated with the specific Internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This enables visited websites and servers to distinguish the individual browser of the person concerned from other Internet browsers that contain other cookies. Based on the unique cookie ID, a specific Internet browser can be recognized and identified.

Through the use of cookies, the Axians Industrial Applications & Services GmbH can provide the users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting.

Axians Industrial Applications & Services GmbH uses three types of cookies on this website. One of them stores the language that is currently displayed to you on our website in a cookie so that AJAX Requests can deliver content in that language. This cookie does not store any personal information about you or your browsing behavior. The cookie is valid for 24 hours. In addition, Google Analytics stores a cookie on the computer system of the data subject. For more information, please refer to item “12. Privacy policy on the use and application of Google Analytics (with anonymization function)”. In addition, Google AdWords stores a conversion cookie. For more information, please refer to item “14. Privacy policy on the use and application of Google AdWords”.

By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized in the sense of the user. Cookies allow us, as already mentioned, to recognize the users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website. The website user who uses cookies, e.g. The entry of access data is not required each time the website is called up, as these are taken over by the website and the cookie is thus stored on the user’s computer system.

The data subject may prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by means of an appropriate setting of the Internet browser used and accordingly prevent
Permanently disable cookies. Furthermore, cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all common Internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the Internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be fully usable.

5. Collection of general data and information

The website of Axians Industrial Applications & Services GmbH collects a series of general data and information whenever a data subject or automated system calls up the website. This general data and information is stored in the server log files. The following data may be collected: (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system accessed our website (so-called referrer), (4) the sub-websites, (5) the date and time of access, (6) an Internet protocol address (IP address), (7) the accessing system’s Internet service provider. referrer), (4) the sub -websites, (5) date and time of access to the website, (6) an Internet protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system and (8) other similar data and information that can be used in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using these general data and information, the Axians Industrial Applications & Services GmbH does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is needed to (1) correctly deliver the content of our website, (2) optimize the content of our website and the advertising for it, (3) ensure the long-term functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website, and (4) to provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for prosecution in the event of a cyber attack. Therefore, the Axians Industrial Applications & Services GmbH analyzes anonymously collected data and information on one hand for statistical purposes and on the other hand for the purpose of increasing the data protection and data security of our enterprise, with the ultimate aim of ensuring an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from any personal data provided by a data subject.

6. Comment function in the blog on the website

The Axians Industrial Applications & Services GmbH offers users the possibility to leave individual comments on individual blog contributions on a blog, which is on the website of the controller. A blog is a web-based, publicly accessible portal through which one or more persons, so-called bloggers or web bloggers, can publish articles or write down thoughts in so-called blogposts. Blog posts can usually be commented by third parties.

If a data subject leaves a comment on the blog published on this website, in addition to the comments made by the data subject, details of the date on which the comment was created and the user name (pseudonym) chosen by the data subject will be stored and published . In addition, the IP address assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) of the data subject is also logged. The IP address is stored for security reasons and in the event that the person concerned violates the rights of third parties by posting a comment or posts illegal content. Therefore, the storage of this personal data is in the controller’s own interest, so that it can exonerate itself in the event of a breach. These collected personal data will not be disclosed to third parties, unless such disclosure is required by law or serves the defense of the responsible party.

7. Regular deletion and blocking of personal data

The controller shall process and store personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage or where provided for by the European Directive and Regulation or other legislator in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject To.

If the purpose of storage no longer applies or if a storage period prescribed by the European Directive and Regulation or another competent legislator expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with the statutory provisions.

8. Rights of the data subject

a) Right to confirmation
Every data subject has the right, granted by the European Directive and Regulation, to obtain confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning him or her are being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of confirmation, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller.

b) Right of access
Every data subject shall have the right granted by the European Directive and Regulation to obtain at any time from the controller, free of charge, information about the personal data stored concerning him or her, and a copy of that information. In addition, European directives and regulations grant the data subject access to the following information:
– the purposes of the processing;
– the categories of personal data concerned;
– the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular in the case of recipients in third countries or international organizations;
– if possible, the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining this duration;
– the existence of the right to obtain from the controller the rectification or erasure of personal data or the restriction of the processing of personal data of the data subject or to object to such processing;
– the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority;
– if the personal data are not collected from the data subject, any available information on their origin;
– the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, pursuant to Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and, at least in these cases, meaningful information about the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for the data subject.
In addition, the data subject has a right to information as to whether personal data is transferred to a third country or to an international organization. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to obtain information about the appropriate safeguards in connection with the transfer.
If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of access, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller.

d) Right to erasure (right to be forgotten)
Any data subject shall have the right, granted by the European legislator, to obtain from the controller the erasure without delay of personal data concerning him or her, and the controller shall be obliged to erase personal data without delay where one of the following grounds applies It shall apply to the extent that the processing is not necessary:
– The personal data are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
– The data subject revokes the consent on which the processing is based pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a DSGVO, and unless there is another legal basis reason for the processing.
– The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) of the GDPR.
– The personal data have been processed unlawfully.
– The deletion of the personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
– The personal data was collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Art. 8 para. 1 DSGVO collected.
If one of the aforementioned reasons applies, and a data subject wishes to request the erasure of personal data stored by Axians Industrial Applications & Services
GmbH, he or she may at any time contact any employee of the controller. The employee of Axians Industrial Applications & Services GmbH will arrange for the deletion request to be complied with immediately.
If the controller has made personal data public and is obliged to erase the personal data pursuant to Article 17(1), the controller shall, taking into account the available technology and the cost of implementation, take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform other controllers processing the personal data from whom the data subject has requested the erasure of any links to, or copies or replications of, such personal data, unless the processing is necessary. The employee of Axians Industrial Applications & Services GmbH will arrange the necessary in individual cases.

e) Right to restriction of processing
Any data subject shall have the right, granted by the European Directive and the Regulation, to obtain from the controller the restriction of processing if one of the following grounds applies:

– The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
– The processing is unlawful and the data subject objects to the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of its use.
– The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but the data subject needs it for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims.
– The data subject has objected to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR until it has been determined whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

If one of the aforementioned conditions is met, and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of the processing of personal data stored by the Axians Industrial Applications & Services GmbH, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller. The employee of Axians Industrial Applications & Services GmbH will arrange the restriction of the processing.

f) Right to data portability
Every data subject has the right, granted by the European Directive and Regulation, to receive personal data concerning him or her, which has been provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. He/she has the right to transmit this data to another data controller without hindrance from the data controller
to whom the personal data have been provided, provided that the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a DSGVO, or based on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO and the processing is carried out with the aid of automated procedures, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

In addition, when exercising his or her right to data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) of the GDPR, the data subject has the right to have personal data transferred directly from one controller to another, provided that this is technically feasible and does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.
In order to assert the right to data portability, the data subject may at any time contact any employee of the Axians Industrial Applications & Services GmbH.

g) Right of objection
Any data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to object, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning him or her which is carried out on the basis of point (e) or (f) ) of Art. 6 para. 1 GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

The Axians Industrial Applications & Services GmbH shall no longer process the personal data in the event of the objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or for the processing or defence of legal claims.

If the Axians Industrial Applications & Services GmbH processes personal data for the purpose of direct marketing, the data subject shall have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning him or her for such marketing. This applies to profiling insofar as it is associated with such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to Axians Industrial Applications & Services GmbH to the processing for direct marketing purposes, Axians Industrial Applications & Services GmbH will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning him or her by the Axians Industrial Applications & Services GmbH for scientific or historical research purposes,
or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.

In order to exercise the right to object, the data subject may at any time contact any employee of Axians Industrial Applications & Services GmbH. The data subject is also free to exercise his/her right to object in connection with the use of information society services, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, by means of automated procedures using technical specifications.

h) Automated individual decision making, including profiling.
Every data subject shall have the right, granted by the European legislator, not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning him or her or similarly significantly affects him or her, as long as the decision is not (1) necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and a controller, or (2) permitted by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also provides for appropriate measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or (3) based on the data subject’s explicit consent.

If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data controller, or (2) it is based on the data subject’s explicit consent, the Axians Industrial Applications & Services GmbH shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view and contest the decision.
If the data subject wishes to exercise the rights concerning automated decisions in individual cases, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the Axians Industrial Applications & Services GmbH.

i) Right to revoke consent under data protection law
Every data subject has the right granted by the European Directive and Regulation to withdraw consent to the processing of his or her personal data at any time.
If the data subject wishes to exercise the right to withdraw the consent, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the Axians Industrial Applications & Services GmbH.

9. Data protection in applications and application procedures

The controller collects and processes the personal data of applicants for the purpose of handling the application procedure. The processing can also be done electronically. This is particularly the case if an applicant sends relevant application documents to the controller by e-mail or via a web form on the website. If the data controller concludes an employment contract with an applicant, the transmitted data will be stored for the purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with the statutory provisions. If the controller does not conclude an employment contract with the applicant, the application documents shall be automatically deleted two months after the notification of the rejection decision, provided that no other legitimate interests of the controller prevent such deletion. Other legitimate interest in this context is, for example, a duty to provide evidence in proceedings under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG). Provided that the applicant has given his/her consent to the continuation of his/her application documents in the applicant pool, his/her application may also be included in future selection procedures. In this case, automatic deletion takes place after two years.

10. Privacy policy on the use and application of Facebook

The controller has integrated components of the company Facebook on this website. Facebook is a social network.

A social network is a place for social gatherings on the Internet, an online community that usually allows users to communicate and interact with each other in virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for the exchange of opinions and experiences or enable the Internet community to provide personal or business information. Facebook allows social network users to create private profiles, upload photos, and connect via friend requests.

The operating company of Facebook is Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, United States. If a person lives outside the United States or Canada, the controller is Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

By each call of one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a Facebook component (Facebook plug-ins) has been integrated, the internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically requested by the Facebook component to download the display of the corresponding Facebook component from Facebook. An overview of all Facebook plugins can be found at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/. As part of this technical procedure, Facebook receives information about which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged in to Facebook at the same time, Facebook recognizes which specific subpage of our website the data subject is visiting each time the data subject calls up our website and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website. This information is collected by the Facebook component and assigned by Facebook to the respective Facebook account of the person concerned. If the data subject activates one of the Facebook buttons integrated on our website, e.g. if the data subject activates the “Like” button or makes a comment, Facebook assigns this information to the personal Facebook user account of the data subject and stores this personal data.

Facebook always receives information about the visit to our website by the data subject via the Facebook component if the data subject is logged in to Facebook at the same time as calling up our website. This takes place regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Facebook component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to Facebook, he or she can prevent the transmission by logging out of his or her Facebook account before accessing our website.

The privacy policy published by Facebook, available at https://facebook.com/about/privacy/, provides information on the collection, processing and use of personal data by Facebook. In addition, the settings options offered by Facebook to protect the privacy of the data subject are explained there. In addition, various configuration options are provided to prevent data transmission to Facebook. These applications can be used by the data subject to prevent data transfer to Facebook.

11. Privacy policy on the use and application of Google Analytics (with anonymization function)

The controller has integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymization function) on this website. Google Analytics is a web analytics service. Web analytics is the collection, aggregation, and analysis of data about visitor behavior on websites. Among other things, a web analytics service collects data about which website a person came from (so-called referrer), which subpages were visited or how often and for how long a subpage was viewed. Web analytics is mainly used to optimize a website and to perform a cost-benefit analysis of Internet advertising.

The operator of the Google Analytics component is Google Ireland Limited; Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Dublin; Ireland.

For web analysis by Google Analytics, the responsible party uses the application “_gat. _anonymizeIp”. Through this application, the IP address of the Internet connection of the data subject is shortened and anonymized by Google when accessing our websites from a member state of the European Union or another state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyze traffic on our website. Google uses the collected data and information, among other things, to evaluate the use of our website, to provide online reports showing the activities on our websites and to provide us with other services related to the use of our website.

Google Analytics sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained above. By setting the cookie, Google is enabled to analyze the use of our website. By each call of one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a Google Analytics component has been integrated, the internet browser automatically transmits Google Analytics component to the information technology system of the data subject for the purpose of online advertising and billing of commissions to Google. As part of this technical procedure, Google obtains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the data subject, which Google uses, among other things, to track the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently make commission calculations.

By means of the cookie, personal information, for example, the access time, the location from which the access was made, and the frequency of visits to our website by the data subject are stored. Whenever our website is visited, such personal data, including the IP address of the Internet access used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may share this personal data collected through the technical process with third parties.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already explained above, at any time by means of an appropriate setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Google Analytics from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. Furthermore, cookies already used by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.

In addition, the data subject has the option to object to the collection of data generated by Google Analytics and related to the use of this website as well as to the processing of this data by Google and to prevent this . For this purpose, the data subject must download and install a browser add-on at the link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This browser add-on tells Google Analytics via a JavaScript that no data and information about the visit of web pages may be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-on is considered by Google as an objection. If the information technology system of the data subject is deleted, formatted or reinstalled at a later point in time, the data subject must reinstall the browser add-on in order to deactivate Google Analytics. If the browser add-on has been uninstalled or deactivated by the data subject or another person within his or her sphere of control, it is possible to reinstall or reactivate the browser add-on.

Further information and the applicable Google privacy policy can be found at https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ and at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us. html. Google Analytics is explained in more detail under the following link https://www.google.com/analytics/.

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

The controller has integrated Google AdWords on this website. Google AdWords is an Internet advertising service that allows advertisers to place ads in Google’s search engine results and in the Google advertising network. Google AdWords allows an advertiser to specify certain keywords in advance, based on which an ad will be displayed in Google’s search results only if the user retrieves a keyword-relevant search result using the search engine. In the Google advertising network, the ads are distributed to relevant web pages with the help of an automatic algorithm, taking into account the previously defined keywords.

The operating company of Google AdWords is Google Ireland Limited; Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Dublin; Ireland.

The purpose of Google AdWords is to promote our website by including relevant advertising on third-party websites and in the search engine results of the Google search engine, as well as an insertion of third-party advertising on our website.

If a data subject accesses our website via a Google ad, a conversion cookie is stored by Google on the data subject’s information technology system. The definition of cookies is explained above. A conversion cookie loses its validity after 30 days and does not serve to identify the data subject. If the cookie has not yet expired, the conversion cookie is used to check whether certain subpages, e.g. the shopping cart of an online store system, have been called up on our website. The conversion cookie enables both Google and the controller to track whether a data subject who has accessed an AdWords ad on our website has generated a sale, i.e. has completed or cancelled a purchase of goods.

The data and information collected through the use of the conversion cookie is used by Google to compile visit statistics for our website. These visit statistics are used to determine the total number of users targeted through AdWords ads, to determine the success or failure of each AdWords ad, and to optimize our AdWords ads for the future. Neither our company nor other advertisers of Google AdWords receive information from Google by means of which the data subject could be identified.

The conversion cookie stores personal data, e.g. the web pages visited by the data subject. Each time our Internet pages are accessed, personal data, including the IP address of the Internet access used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may share this personal data collected through the technical process with third parties.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as described above, at any time by means of an appropriate setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a conversion cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, a cookie set by Google AdWords can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.

The data subject has the option to object to Google’s interest-based advertising. Therefore, the data subject must call up the link www.google.de/settings/ads from each of the browsers used and make the desired settings there.

Further information and the applicable Google privacy policy can be found at https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.

Privacy policy on the use and application of LinkedIn
The controller has integrated components of the LinkedIn Corporation on this website. LinkedIn is a web-based social network that allows users with existing business contacts to network and make new business contacts. Over 400 million registered people in more than 200 countries use LinkedIn. This currently makes LinkedIn the largest platform for business contacts and one of the most visited websites in the world.

The operating company of LinkedIn is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. For privacy matters outside the UNITED STATES, LinkedIn Ireland, Privacy Policy Issues, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, is responsible.

By each call of one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a LinkedIn component (LinkedIn plug-in) has been integrated, the internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically triggered to download a display of the corresponding LinkedIn component from LinkedIn. Further information on the LinkedIn plugin can be found at https://developer.linkedin.com/plugins. As part of this technical procedure, LinkedIn obtains knowledge about which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged in to LinkedIn at the same time, LinkedIn recognizes which specific subpage of our website we are visiting with each call-up of our website by the data subject and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website The page was visited by the data subject. This information is collected by the LinkedIn component and assigned by LinkedIn to the respective LinkedIn account of the person concerned. If the data subject activates one of the LinkedIn buttons integrated on our website, LinkedIn assigns this information to the personal LinkedIn user account of the data subject and stores this personal data.

LinkedIn receives information via the LinkedIn component that the data subject has visited our website, provided that the data subject is logged in to LinkedIn at the time of calling up our website. This occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the LinkedIn button or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to LinkedIn, he or she can prevent the transmission by logging out of his or her LinkedIn account before accessing our website.

LinkedIn offers the ability to unsubscribe from email messages, SMS messages, and targeted ads, as well as manage ad settings, at https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls. LinkedIn also uses partner companies such as Eire, Google Analytics, BlueKai, DoubleClick, Nielsen, Comscore, Eloqua and Lotame. The setting of such cookies can be refused at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy. The applicable privacy policy for LinkedIn can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. LinkedIn’s cookie policy can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy.

Privacy policy on the use and application of Shariff
The controller has integrated the Shariff component on this website. The Shariff component provides privacy-compliant social media buttons. Shariff was developed for the German computer magazine c’t and is published by GitHub, Inc. published.

The developer of the component is GitHub, Inc. 88 Colin P. Kelly Junior Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, United States.

Typically, the button solutions provided by the social networks already transmit personal data to the respective social network when a user visits a website in which a social media button has been integrated. By using the Shariff component, personal data is only transmitted to social networks if the visitor actively clicks one of the social media buttons. For more information on the Shariff component, see the computer magazine c’t at http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Datenschutz-und-Social-Media-Der-ct-Shariff-ist-im-Usatz -2470103. HTML provided. The use of the Shariff component serves to protect the personal data of visitors to our website and to enable us to integrate a social networking button solution on this website.

Further information and the applicable GitHub privacy policy are available at https://help.github.com/articles/github-privacy-policy/.

15. Privacy policy on the use and application of Twitter

The controller has integrated components of Twitter on this website. Twitter is a multilingual, publicly available microblogging service on which users post so-called “tweets,” e.g., short messages limited to 280 characters. These short messages are available to everyone, even those who are not logged into Twitter. The tweets are also displayed to so-called followers of the respective user. Followers are other Twitter users who follow a user’s tweets. In addition, Twitter offers the possibility to address a broad audience via hashtags, links or retweets.

The operating company of Twitter is Twitter, Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.

By each call of one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a Twitter component (Twitter button) has been integrated, the internet browser is automatically activated on the information technology system of the data subject to download a display of the corresponding Twitter component from Twitter. Further information on the Twitter buttons can be found at https://about.twitter.com/de/resources/buttons. Within the scope of this technical procedure, Twitter obtains knowledge of which specific sub-page of our website is visited by the data subject. The purpose of integrating the Twitter component is to further distribute the content of this website, to enable our users to integrate this website into the digital world and to increase our visitor numbers.

If the data subject is logged in to Twitter at the same time, Twitter recognizes which specific subpage of our website was visited by the data subject each time the data subject calls up our website and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website. This information is collected by the Twitter component and assigned by Google to the respective Twitter account of the person concerned. If the data subject activates one of the Twitter buttons integrated on our website, Twitter assigns this information to the personal Twitter user account of the data subject and stores this personal data.

Twitter receives information via the Twitter component that the data subject has visited our website, provided that the data subject is logged into Twitter at the time of calling up our website. This occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Twitter component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to Twitter, he or she can prevent the transmission by logging out of his or her Twitter account before accessing our website.

Twitter’s applicable privacy policy can be found at https://twitter.com/privacy?lang=de.

Privacy policy on the use and application of Xing
The controller has integrated components of XING on this website. XING is an Internet-based social network that allows users to network with existing business contacts and make new business contacts. Individual users can create a personal profile of themselves on XING. Companies can, for example, create company profiles or post jobs on XING.

The operating company of XING is XING SE, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.

By each call of one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a XING component (XING plug-in) has been integrated, the internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically requested to download an advertisement of the corresponding XING component from XING. You can find more information about the XING plugin at https://dev.xing.com/plugins. As part of this technical process, XING obtains information about which specific sub-page of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged in to XING at the same time, XING recognizes which specific subpage of our website we are visiting each time the data subject calls up our website and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website The page was visited by the data subject. This information is collected by the XING component and randomly assigned to the respective XING account of the person concerned. If the data subject activates the XING button integrated on our website, e.g. presses the “Share” button, XING assigns this information to the data subject’s personal XING user account and stores this personal data.

XING receives information via the XING component that the data subject has visited our website, provided that the data subject is logged in to XING at the time of calling up our website. This occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the XING component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to XING, he or she can prevent the transmission by logging out of his or her XING account before accessing our website.

The privacy policy published by XING, available at https://www.xing.com/privacy, provides information on the collection, processing and use of personal data by XING. XING has also published data protection information on the XING Share button at https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.

18. Privacy policy on the use and application of YouTube

The controller has integrated YouTube components on this website. YouTube is an Internet video portal that allows video publishers to post video clips for free and other users to view, rate and comment on them for free. YouTube offers you the possibility to publish videos of all kinds, so you can access complete feature films and TV shows as well as music videos, trailers and user-created videos through the Internet portal.

The operating company of YouTube is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google Ireland Limited; Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Dublin; Ireland.

By each call of one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a YouTube component (YouTube video) has been integrated, the internet browser is automatically called up on the information technology system of the data subject in order to download a display of the corresponding YouTube component. You can find more information about YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/yt/about/en/. Within the scope of this technical procedure, YouTube and Google gain knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged in to YouTube, YouTube recognizes which specific subpage of our website the data subject is visiting each time a subpage containing a YouTube video is called up. This information is collected by YouTube and Google and assigned to the respective YouTube account of the person concerned.

YouTube and Google always receive information via the YouTube component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged into YouTube at the time of calling up our website; this takes place regardless of whether the data subject clicks on a YouTube video or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to YouTube and Google, he or she can prevent the transmission by logging out of his or her YouTube account before accessing our website.

YouTube’s privacy policy, available at https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/, provides information on the collection, processing and use of personal data by YouTube and Google.

20. Legal basis for processing

Art. Art. 6 par. 1 lit. a DSGVO serves as the legal basis for processing operations where we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, as is the case, for example, when processing operations are necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of another service, the processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, for example in cases of inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation by which a processing of personal data is required, such as for compliance with tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data might become necessary to protect vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured on our premises and his or her name, age, health insurance information or other vital information needed to be disclosed to a doctor, hospital or other third party. Then the processing would be based on Art. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. d GDPR. Finally, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO are based. f GDPR. Processing operations that are not covered by one of the above-mentioned legal bases are based on this legal basis if the processing is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our company or a third party and the former interest does not override the latter, or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject that require the protection of personal data. Such processing operations are permitted in particular because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. In his view, a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a customer of the controller (recital 47, second sentence, GDPR).

21. the legitimate interests of the person responsible or of a third party
If the processing of personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO, our legitimate interest is the conduct of our business for the benefit of the well-being of all our employees and shareholders.

22. Period for which the personal data are stored

The relevant statutory retention period is decisive for the duration of the storage of personal data. After expiry of the deadline, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, provided that it is no longer required for the fulfillment or initiation of the contract.

23. provision of personal data due to legal or contractual requirements; prerequisite for the conclusion of the contract; obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of not providing such data.
We inform you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or may also result from contractual provisions (e.g. information on the contractual partner). Sometimes, in order to conclude a contract, it may be necessary for a data subject to provide us with personal data that must subsequently be processed by us. For example, the data subject is obliged to provide us with personal data if our company concludes a contract with him or her. Failure to provide the personal data would mean that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Before providing personal data by the data subject, the data subject must contact one of our employees. The employee shall inform the data subject whether the provision of the personal data is required by law or by contract or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data and what the consequences of not providing the personal data would be.

24. Presence of automated decision making

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

This data protection declaration was created using the data protection declaration generator of DGD – your external data protection officer, which was developed in cooperation with German lawyers from WILDE BEUGER SOLMECKE, Cologne.