Data protection

Thank you for your interest in our company. Data protection is of a particularly high priority for the management of CONVERGIT GmbH. The CONVERGIT GmbH website can generally be used without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to make use of our company's special services via our website, it may be necessary to process personal data. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the person concerned.

The processing of personal data, for example the name, address, E-Mail- address or telephone number of a data subject, is always carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and in accordance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to CONVERGIT GmbH. With this privacy policy, our company would like to inform the public about the type, scope and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed about their rights by means of this data protection declaration.

As the controller, CONVERGIT GmbH has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection possible for personal data processed via this website. Nevertheless, internet-based data transmissions can generally have security gaps, so that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every person concerned is free to transmit personal data to us in alternative ways, for example by telephone.

1. Definitions

The data protection declaration of CONVERGIT GmbH is based on the terms used by the European directives- and regulators when the data protection- basic ordinance (DS-GVO) was issued. Our data protection declaration should be easy to read and understand for the public as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terms used in advance.

In this data protection declaration, we use the following terms, among others: :

  • a) personal data

    Personal data is all information that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person (, hereinafter referred to as "data subject" ). A natural person is considered to be identifiable who, directly or indirectly, in particular by means of assignment to an identifier such as a name, to an identification number, to location data, to an online- identifier or to one or more special characteristics that express the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of this natural person can be identified.

  • b) data subject

    The person concerned is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the person responsible for processing.

  • c) processing

    Processing is any process carried out with or without the help of automated procedures or any such series of processes in connection with personal data, such as the collection, recording, organization, ordering, storage, adaptation or change, reading, querying, use, disclosure by transmission, distribution or any other form of provision, comparison or linking, restriction, deletion or destruction.

  • d) restriction of processing

    Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of restricting their future processing.

  • e) profiling

    Profiling is any type of automated processing of personal data that consists of using this personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects that relate to a natural person, in particular aspects relating to work performance, economic situation, health, personal To analyze or predict the preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, whereabouts or relocation of this natural person.

  • f) pseudonymization

    Pseudonymisation is the processing of personal data in a way in which the personal data can no longer be assigned to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that this additional information is stored separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures that ensure that the personal data cannot be assigned to an identified or identifiable natural person.

  • g) controller or controller

    The person responsible or the person responsible for processing is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body that alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data. If the purposes and means of this processing are specified by Union law or the law of the member states, the person responsible or the specific criteria for his appointment can be provided for in accordance with Union law or the law of the member states.

  • h) processor

    Processor is a natural or legal person, authority, institution or other body that processes personal data on behalf of the person responsible.

  • i) receiver

    The recipient is a natural or legal person, authority, institution or other body to which personal data is disclosed, regardless of whether it is a third party or not. Authorities that may receive personal data as part of a specific investigation under Union law or the law of the member states are not considered recipients.

  • j) third party

    A third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, the person responsible, the processor and the persons who are authorized to process the personal data under the direct responsibility of the person responsible or the processor.

  • k) consent

    Consent is any voluntary, informed and unambiguous declaration of intent given by the person concerned for the specific case in the form of a declaration or other unambiguous affirmative action with which the person concerned indicates that they consent to the processing of their personal data is.

2. Name and address of the person responsible for processing

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

CONVERGIT GmbH
Untergasse 11a
35287 Amöneburg
Germany

Tel.: +49 (6422) 89800-0
E-Mail: info@convergit.de

3. Cookies

The Internet pages of CONVERGIT GmbH use cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored and stored on a computer system via an internet browser.

Numerous websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called Cookie-ID. A Cookie-ID is a unique identifier for the cookie. It consists of a string of characters through which websites and servers can be assigned to the specific Internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This enables the visited websites and servers to distinguish the individual browser of the person concerned from other internet browsers that contain other cookies. A certain Internet browser can be recognized and identified via the unique Cookie-ID.

By using cookies, CONVERGIT GmbH can provide the users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the setting of Cookie-.

Using a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized in the interests of the user. As already mentioned, cookies enable us to recognize the users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website. The user of a website that uses cookies, for example, does not have to re-enter their access data every time they visit the website, because this is done by the website and the cookie stored on the user's computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping cart in the Online-Shop. The Online-Shop uses a cookie to remember the items that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart.

The person concerned can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by means of a corresponding setting in the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Furthermore, cookies 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 person concerned deactivates the setting of cookies in the internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be fully usable.

4. Collection of general data and information

The CONVERGIT GmbH website collects a series of general data and information each time the website is accessed by a data subject or an automated system. These general data and information are stored in the server's log files. The browser types and versions used can be recorded (1), (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system comes to our website ( so-called referrer), (4) the sub-websites that are accessed via an accessing system on our website, )51 the 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 serve to protect our systems against technological threats.

When using this general data and information, CONVERGIT GmbH does not draw any conclusions about the person concerned. Rather, this information is required to correctly deliver (1) the contents of our website, (2) to optimize the contents of our website and the advertising for it, (3) to ensure the long-term functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website, and (4) to help law enforcement authorities in the event of a cyber attack provide the information necessary for law enforcement. This anonymously collected data and information is therefore evaluated statistically by CONVERGIT GmbH on the one hand and with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company in order to ultimately ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data processed by us. The anonymous data in the Server- log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

5. Registration on our website

The data subject has the option of registering on the website of the person responsible for processing by providing personal data. Which personal data are transmitted to the person responsible for processing results from the respective input mask that is used for registration. The personal data entered by the data subject are collected and stored exclusively for internal use by the person responsible for processing and for their own purposes. The person responsible for processing can arrange for the data to be passed on to one or more processors, for example a parcel service provider, who also uses the personal data exclusively for internal use attributable to the person responsible for processing.

By registering on the website of the person responsible for processing, the IP- address assigned to the person concerned by the Internet-Service-Provider (ISP), the date and time of registration are also saved. This data is stored against the background that this is the only way to prevent misuse of our services and, if necessary, to enable us to investigate crimes that have been committed. In this respect, the storage of this data is necessary to protect the person responsible for processing. This data is not passed on to third parties unless there is a legal obligation to pass it on or the passing on is used for criminal prosecution.

The registration of the data subject with the voluntary provision of personal data enables the data controller to offer the data subject content or services which, due to the nature of the matter, can only be offered to registered users. Registered persons are free to change the personal data provided during registration at any time or to have them completely deleted from the database of the person responsible for processing.

The person responsible for processing provides information to each person concerned at any time upon request about which personal data is stored about the person concerned. Furthermore, the person responsible for the processing corrects or deletes personal data at the request or advice of the person concerned, provided that there are no statutory retention requirements. All employees of the person responsible for processing are available to the data subject as contact persons in this context.

6. Subscription to our newsletter

On the CONVERGIT GmbH website, users are given the opportunity to subscribe to our company's newsletter. The input mask used for this shows which personal data is transmitted to the person responsible for processing when the newsletter is ordered.

CONVERGIT GmbH informs its customers and business partners at regular intervals by means of a newsletter about company offers. Our company's newsletter can generally only be received by the person concerned if (1) the person concerned has a valid E-Mail- address and (2) the person concerned registers to receive the newsletter. For legal reasons, a confirmation email will be sent to the E-Mail- address entered by a person concerned for the first time for sending the newsletter using the Double-Opt-In- procedure. This confirmation email is used to check whether the owner of the E-Mail- address as the person concerned has authorized the receipt of the newsletter.

When registering for the newsletter, we also save the IP- address assigned by the Internet-Service-Provider (ISP) of the computer system used by the person concerned at the time of registration, as well as the date and time of registration. The collection of this data is necessary in order to be able to understand the possible misuse of the E-Mail- address of a data subject at a later point in time and therefore serves the legal protection of the person responsible for the processing.

The personal data collected when registering for the newsletter will only be used to send our newsletter. Furthermore, subscribers to the newsletter could be informed by E-Mail if this is necessary for the operation of the Newsletter- service or a related registration, as this could be the case in the case of changes to the newsletter offer or changes in the technical conditions. The personal data collected as part of the Newsletter- service will not be passed on to third parties. The data subject can cancel the subscription to our newsletter at any time. The consent to the storage of personal data that the data subject has given us for sending the newsletter can be revoked at any time. There is a corresponding link in every newsletter for the purpose of revoking consent. Furthermore, there is the option of unsubscribing from the newsletter dispatch directly on the website of the person responsible for processing or to inform the person responsible for processing of this in another way.

7. Newsletter- tracking

The CONVERGIT GmbH newsletters contain so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic that is embedded in E- emails that are sent in HTML- format to enable log file- recording and log file- analysis. This enables a statistical evaluation of the success or failure of online-Marketing- campaigns to be carried out. Using the embedded tracking pixel, CONVERGIT GmbH can recognize whether and when an E-Mail was opened by an affected person and which links in the E-Mail were called up by the affected person.

Such personal data collected via the tracking pixels contained in the newsletters are stored and evaluated by the person responsible for processing in order to optimize the newsletter dispatch and to better adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the person concerned. These personal data will not be passed on to third parties. Affected persons are entitled at any time to revoke the separate declaration of consent given via the Double-Opt-In- procedure. After a revocation, this personal data will be deleted by the person responsible for processing. CONVERGIT GmbH automatically interprets a withdrawal from the receipt of the newsletter as a revocation.

8. Contact options via the website

Due to legal regulations, the website of CONVERGIT GmbH contains information that enables quick electronic contact to our company and direct communication with us, which also includes a general address for the so-called electronic mail (E-Mail-Adresse). If a person concerned contacts the person responsible for processing via E-Mail or a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the person concerned will be automatically saved. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a data subject to the person responsible for processing are stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. This personal data is not passed on to third parties.

9. Comment function in the blog on the website

CONVERGIT GmbH offers users the option of leaving individual comments on individual Blog- contributions on a blog located on the website of the controller. A blog is a portal, usually publicly available on a website, in which one or more people, called bloggers or Web-Bloggers, can post articles or write down thoughts in so-called blog posts. The blog posts can usually be commented on by third parties.

If a person concerned leaves a comment in the blog published on this website, in addition to the comments left by the person concerned, information on the time the comment was entered and the username (Pseudonym) chosen by the person concerned are stored and published. Furthermore, the IP- address assigned to the person concerned by the Internet-Service-Provider (ISP) 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 or posts illegal content by submitting a comment. The storage of this personal data is therefore in the own interest of the person responsible for the processing, so that he can exculpate himself in the event of a legal violation. This collected personal data will not be passed on to third parties unless such a transfer is required by law or serves the legal defense of the person responsible for the processing.

10. Routine deletion and blocking of personal data

The person responsible for processing processes and stores personal data of the person concerned only for the period of time that is necessary to achieve the storage purpose or if this is required by the European directives- and regulatory authorities or another legislator in laws or regulations to which the person responsible for processing is subject , was provided.

If the purpose of storage is no longer applicable or if a storage period prescribed by the European directives- and regulatory authorities or another responsible legislator expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with the statutory provisions.

11. Rights of the data subject

  • a) Right to Confirmation

    Every person concerned has the right granted by the European Directive- and the regulatory authority to request confirmation from the person responsible for the processing as to whether personal data concerning them are being processed. If an affected person wishes to exercise this right to confirmation, they can contact an employee of the person responsible for processing at any time.

  • b) Right of Access

    Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European Directive- and regulatory authorities, to receive free information about the personal data stored about him and a copy of this information from the person responsible for processing at any time. Furthermore, the European directives- and regulatory authorities have granted the data subject access to the following information:

    • the processing purposes
    • the categories of personal data that are processed
    • the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been disclosed or are still being disclosed, in particular to recipients in third countries or to 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 a right to correction or deletion of the personal data concerning you or to restriction of processing by the person responsible or a right to object to this processing
    • the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
    • if the personal data are not collected from the data subject : All available information on the origin of the data
    • the existence of automated decision-making including profiling in accordance with Article 22 Paragraphs 1 and 4 DS-GVO 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

      Furthermore, the data subject has a right to information as to whether personal data has been transmitted to a third country or to an international organization. If this is the case, the data subject has the right to receive information about the appropriate guarantees in connection with the transmission.

      If a person concerned wishes to exercise this right to information, they can contact an employee of the person responsible for processing at any time.

  • c) Right to Rectification

    Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European Directive- and regulatory authorities to request the immediate correction of incorrect personal data relating to them. Furthermore, the data subject has the right, taking into account the purposes of the processing, to request the completion of incomplete personal data —, also by means of a supplementary declaration —.

    If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, they can contact an employee of the controller at any time.

  • d) Right to cancellation (R Right to be forgotten )

    Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European directives- and regulatory authorities to demand that the person responsible delete the personal data concerning them immediately, provided that one of the following reasons applies and insofar as the processing is not necessary:

    • The personal data were collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which they are no longer necessary.
    • The data subject revokes their consent, on which the processing was based in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a DS-GVO or Art. 9 Paragraph 2 Letter a DS-GVO, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
    • The data subject objects to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 Paragraph 1 DS-GVO, and there are no overriding legitimate reasons for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 Paragraph 2 DS-GVO.
    • The personal data was processed unlawfully.
    • The deletion of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the member states to which the person responsible is subject.
    • The personal data was collected in relation to the information society services offered in accordance with Art. 8 Para. 1 DS-GVO.

      If one of the above reasons applies and a data subject wishes to have personal data stored at CONVERGIT GmbH deleted, they can contact an employee of the person responsible for processing at any time. The CONVERGIT GmbH employee will arrange for the deletion request to be complied with immediately.

      If the personal data has been made public by CONVERGIT GmbH and our company, as the person responsible, is obliged to delete the personal data in accordance with Art. 17 Paragraph 1 DS-GVO, CONVERGIT GmbH takes appropriate measures, including technical measures, taking into account the available technology and the implementation costs in order to inform other data processors who process the published personal data that the data subject has requested that these other data processors delete all links to this personal data or copies or replications of this personal data insofar as processing is not necessary. The employee of CONVERGIT GmbH will arrange the necessary in individual cases.

  • e) right to restriction of processing

    Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European directives- and regulatory authorities to require the controller to restrict processing if one of the following conditions is met:

    • The correctness of the personal data is contested by the data subject for a period that enables the person responsible to check the correctness of the personal data.
    • The processing is unlawful, the person concerned refuses to delete the personal data and instead requests that the use of the personal data be restricted.
    • The person responsible no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but the person concerned needs them to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
    • The data subject has an objection to the processing acc. Art. 21 para. 1 DS-GVO and it has not yet been determined whether the legitimate reasons of the person responsible outweigh those of the person concerned.

      If one of the above conditions is met and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored by CONVERGIT GmbH, they can contact an employee of the person responsible for processing at any time. The employee of CONVERGIT GmbH will arrange for the processing to be restricted.

  • f) Right to data portability

    Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European directives - and regulatory authorities to receive the personal data relating to them, which the person concerned has provided to a person responsible, in a structured, common and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transfer this data to another person responsible without hindrance from the person responsible to whom the personal data was provided, provided that the processing is based on consent in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a DS-GVO or Art. 9 Paragraph 2 Letter a DS-GVO or on a contract according to Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b DS-GVO and the processing is carried out using automated procedures, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task that is in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority which has been assigned to the person responsible.

    Furthermore, when exercising their right to data portability in accordance with Art. 20 Paragraph 1 DS-GVO, the person concerned has the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one person responsible to another person responsible, insofar as this is technically feasible and if this is not the case the rights and freedoms of other persons are impaired.

    To assert the right to data portability, the person concerned can contact an employee of CONVERGIT GmbH at any time.

  • g) right to object

    Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European Directives- and regulatory authorities, for reasons that arise from their particular situation, at any time to object to the processing of personal data relating to them that is based on Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter e or f DS-GVO takes place to file an objection. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

    In the event of an objection, CONVERGIT GmbH will no longer process the personal data, unless we can prove compelling legitimate reasons for the processing that outweigh the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend of legal claims.

    If CONVERGIT GmbH processes personal data in order to operate direct mail, the data subject has the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data for the purpose of such advertising. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct mail. If the data subject objects to CONVERGIT GmbH processing for direct marketing purposes, CONVERGIT GmbH will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

    In addition, the data subject has the right, for reasons arising from their particular situation, to object to the processing of personal data concerning them that is carried out by CONVERGIT GmbH for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes in accordance with Art. 89 Para. 1 DS-GVO To object, unless such processing is necessary to fulfill a task in the public interest.

    To exercise the right to object, the data subject can contact any employee of CONVERGIT GmbH or another employee directly. The data subject is also free, in connection with the use of information society services, regardless of Directive 2002/58 / EC, to exercise their right of objection by means of automated procedures in which technical specifications are used.

  • h) Automated decisions in individual cases including profiling

    Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European Directives - and regulatory authorities not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing — including profiling —, which has a legal effect on them or similarly significantly affects them, if the decision (1) is not necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between the data subject and the person responsible, or (2) is permissible on the basis of Union or Member State legislation to which the person responsible is subject and this legislation takes appropriate measures to safeguard the rights and Contain freedoms and the legitimate interests of the data subject or (3) is based on the data subject's express consent.

    If the decision (1) is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between the data subject and the person responsible, or (2) is made with the express consent of the data subject, CONVERGIT GmbH will take appropriate measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms and legitimate interests of the data subject to uphold, including at least the right to obtain the intervention of a person on the part of the person responsible, to express his own point of view and to contest the decision.

    If the data subject wishes to assert rights with regard to automated decisions, they can contact an employee of the controller at any time.

  • i) Right to withdraw consent under data protection law

    Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European Directive- and regulatory authorities to revoke their consent to the processing of personal data at any time.

    If the person concerned wishes to assert their right to withdraw consent, they can contact an employee of the person responsible for processing at any time.

12. Data protection in applications and in the application process

The person responsible for processing collects and processes the personal data of applicants for the purpose of handling the application process. The processing can also be done electronically. This is particularly the case if an applicant submits corresponding application documents electronically, for example by E-Mail or via a web form on the website, to the person responsible for processing. If the person responsible for processing concludes an employment contract with an applicant, the data transmitted will be stored for the purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with the statutory provisions. If the person responsible for processing does not conclude an employment contract with the applicant, the application documents will be automatically deleted two months after notification of the rejection decision, provided that deletion does not conflict with any other legitimate interests of the person responsible for processing. Another legitimate interest in this sense is, for example, a burden of proof in proceedings under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG).

13. Data protection provisions on the application and use of Facebook

The person responsible for processing has integrated components of the company Facebook on this website. Facebook is a social network.

A social network is a social meeting point operated on the Internet, an online- community, which usually enables users to communicate with one another and to interact in virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for exchanging opinions and experiences, or it enables the Internet community to provide personal or company-related information. Among other things, Facebook enables users of the social network to create private profiles, upload photos and network via friend requests.

The operating company of Facebook is Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. If a data subject lives outside the USA or Canada, the person responsible for processing personal data is Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbor, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Every time one of the individual pages of this website is called up, which is operated by the person responsible for processing and on which a Facebook- component (Facebook-Plug-In) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned is automatically prompted by the respective Facebook- component 10T component to display the corresponding Facebook- component Download Facebook. A complete overview of all Facebook-Plug-Ins can be called up at https: // developers.facebook.com / docs / plugins /? Locale = de_DE. As part of this technical process, Facebook receives information about which specific subpage of our website is visited by the person concerned.

If the person concerned is logged into Facebook at the same time, Facebook recognizes with each visit to our website by the person concerned and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website, which specific subpage of our website the person concerned is visiting. This information is collected by the Facebook- component and assigned by Facebook to the respective Facebook- account of the person concerned. If the person concerned activates one of the Facebook- buttons integrated on our website, for example the "Like" - button, or if the person concerned makes a comment, Facebook assigns this information to the person concerned’s personal Facebook- user account and saves this personal data.

Facebook always receives information via the Facebook- component that the person concerned has visited our website if the person concerned is logged into Facebook at the same time as accessing our website;, this takes place regardless of whether the person concerned clicks on the Facebook- component or not . If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to Facebook, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their Facebook- account before calling up our website.

The data guideline published by Facebook, which is available at https: // de-de.facebook.com / about / privacy /, provides information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by Facebook. It also explains which setting options Facebook offers to protect the privacy of the person concerned. Various applications are also available that make it possible to suppress data transmission to Facebook. Such applications can be used by the data subject to suppress data transmission to Facebook.

14. Data protection provisions on the application and use of Google+

The person responsible for processing has integrated the Google+ button as a component on this website. Google+ is a so-called social network. A social network is a social meeting point operated on the Internet, an online- community, which usually enables users to communicate with one another and to interact in virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for exchanging opinions and experiences, or it enables the Internet community to provide personal or company-related information. Google+ enables users of the social network to create private profiles, upload photos and network via friend requests, among other things.

Google+ is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website is called up, which is operated by the controller and on which a Google+ button has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned is automatically prompted by the respective Google+ button to display the corresponding Google+ Download button from Google. As part of this technical process, Google gains knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the person concerned. More detailed information on Google+ is available at https: // developers.google.com / + /.

If the person concerned is logged in to Google+ at the same time, Google recognizes which specific subpage of our website the person concerned is visiting with each visit to our website by the person concerned and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website. This information is collected by the Google+ button and assigned by Google to the respective Google +1 TP10T account of the person concerned.

If the person concerned activates one of the Google +1 TP10T buttons integrated on our website and thereby makes a Google +1 recommendation, Google assigns this information to the person’s personal Google +1 TP10T user account and saves this personal data. Google stores the Google + 1- recommendation of the person concerned and makes it publicly available in accordance with the conditions accepted by the person concerned in this regard. A Google + 1- recommendation made by the person concerned on this website will subsequently be used together with other personal data, such as the name of the Google + 1- account used by the person concerned and the photo stored in it in other Google- services, for example the search engine results of the Google- search engine, the Google- account of the person concerned or in other places, for example on websites or in connection with advertisements, stored and processed. Furthermore, Google is able to link the visit to this website with other personal data stored by Google. Google also records this personal information for the purpose of improving or optimizing the various Google services.

Via the Google +1 TP10T button, Google always receives information that the person concerned has visited our website if the person concerned is logged in to Google+ at the same time as accessing our website ; this takes place regardless of whether the person concerned is using Google+ - clicks button or not.

If the person concerned does not want personal data to be transmitted to Google, they can prevent such transmission by logging out of their Google +1 TP10T account before calling up our website.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google can be found at https: // www.google.de / intl / de / policies / privacy /. Further information from Google about the Google + 1- button can be found at https: // developers.google.com / + / web / buttons-policy.

15. Data protection provisions for the application and use of Jetpack for WordPress

The controller has integrated Jetpack on this website. Jetpack is a WordPress-Plug-In, which offers additional functions to the operator of a website that is based on WordPress. Jetpack allows the website operator, among other things, an overview of the visitors to the site. By displaying related articles and publications or the ability to share content on the site, it is also possible to increase the number of visitors. In addition, security functions are integrated into Jetpack, so that a website using Jetpack is better protected against Brute-Force- attacks. Jetpack also optimizes and accelerates the loading of the images integrated on the website.

The operating company of the Jetpack-Plug-In for WordPress is Automattic Inc., 132 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. The operating company uses the tracking technology from Quantcast Inc., 201 Third Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.

Jetpack places a cookie on the information technology system of the person concerned. What cookies are has already been explained above. Each time one of the individual pages of this website is accessed, which is operated by the controller and on which a Jetpack- component has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned is automatically prompted by the respective Jetpack- component to transmit data to Automattic for analysis purposes . As part of this technical process, Automattic gains knowledge of data that is subsequently used to create an overview of the Internet pages - visits. The data obtained in this way are used to analyze the behavior of the person concerned who accessed the website of the person responsible for processing and are evaluated with the aim of optimizing the website. The data collected via the Jetpack- component will not be used to identify the person concerned without first obtaining a separate express consent from the person concerned. The data is also made known to Quantcast. Quantcast uses the data for the same purposes as Automattic.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already shown above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting in the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the internet browser used would also prevent Automattic / Quantcast from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the person concerned. In addition, cookies already set by Automattic can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the option of objecting to the collection of the data generated by the Jetpack-Cookie related to the use of this website and the processing of this data by Automattic / Quantcast and to prevent such. To do this, the person concerned must press the Opt-Out-Button under the link https: // www.quantcast.com / opt-out /, which sets an Opt-Out- cookie. The Opt-Out-Cookie set with the objection is stored on the information technology system used by the data subject. If the cookies are deleted on the data subject's system after an objection, the data subject must call up the link again and set a new Opt-Out-Cookie.

With the setting of the Opt-Out-Cookies, however, there is the possibility that the website of the person responsible for processing can no longer be fully used by the person concerned.

Automattic's current data protection provisions are available at https: // automattic.com / privacy /. Quantcast's current privacy policy is available at https: // www.quantcast.com / privacy /.

16. Data protection provisions on the application and use of LinkedIn

The person responsible for processing has integrated components of the LinkedIn Corporation on this website. LinkedIn is an Internet-based social network that enables users to connect with existing business contacts and make new business contacts. More than 400 million registered people use LinkedIn in more than 200 countries. This makes LinkedIn currently the largest platform for business contacts and one of the most visited websites in the world.

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

Each time our website is accessed, which is equipped with a LinkedIn- component (LinkedIn-Plug-In), this component causes the browser used by the person concerned to download a corresponding representation of the component from LinkedIn. Further information on the LinkedIn-Plug-Ins can be found at https: // developer.linkedin.com / plugins. As part of this technical process, LinkedIn gains knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the person concerned.

If the person concerned is logged in to LinkedIn at the same time, LinkedIn recognizes which specific sub-page of our website the person concerned is visiting with each visit to our website by the person concerned and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website. This information is collected by the LinkedIn- component and assigned by LinkedIn to the respective LinkedIn- account of the person concerned. If the person concerned clicks a LinkedIn- button integrated on our website, LinkedIn assigns this information to the personal LinkedIn- user account of the person concerned and saves this personal data.

LinkedIn always receives information via the LinkedIn- component that the person concerned has visited our website if the person concerned is logged into LinkedIn at the same time as accessing our website;, this takes place regardless of whether the person concerned clicks on the LinkedIn- component or not . If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to LinkedIn, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their LinkedIn-Account before calling up our website.

At https: // www.linkedin.com / psettings / guest-controls, LinkedIn offers the option of unsubscribing from E-Mail- messages, SMS- messages and targeted ads, as well as managing ad - settings. LinkedIn also uses partners such as Quantcast, Google Analytics, BlueKai, DoubleClick, Nielsen, Comscore, Eloqua and Lotame, who can set cookies. Such cookies can be rejected at https: // www.linkedin.com / legal / cookie-policy. The applicable data protection provisions of LinkedIn are available at https: // www.linkedin.com / legal / privacy-policy. The Cookie- guideline from LinkedIn is available at https: // www.linkedin.com / legal / cookie-policy.

17. Data protection provisions on the application and use of tawk.to

The person responsible for processing has integrated the tawk.to component on this website. tawk.to is a Live-Support-Helpdesk-Software, which enables the establishment of direct communication in real time (, so-called Live-Chat), with visitors to your own website.

The developer of the tawk.to component is tawk.to inc., USA

Each time our website is accessed, which is equipped with a tawk.to- component, this component collects data with the purpose of operating the Live-Chat- system and analyzing the operation of the system. Further information on tawk.to can be found at https: // www.tawk.to.

The tawk.to- component sets a cookie on the information technology system of the person concerned. What cookies are has already been explained above. The tawk.to-Cookie can be used to create pseudonymised usage profiles. Such pseudonymised usage profiles can be used by the person responsible for processing to carry out an analysis of visitor behavior and to analyze and maintain the proper operation of the Live-Chat- system. The analysis also serves to improve our offer. The data collected via the tawk.to- component will not be used to identify the person concerned without first obtaining a separate express consent from the person concerned. These data are not merged with personal data or with other data that contain the same pseudonym.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already shown above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting in the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the internet browser used would also prevent the tawk.to- component from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the person concerned. In addition, a cookie already set by the tawk.to- component can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.

The applicable data protection provisions of tawk.to can be found at https: // www.tawk.to / privacy-policy / ( in English language).

18. Data protection provisions on the application and use of Matomo

The controller has integrated the Matomo component on this website. Matomo is an Open-Source- software tool for Web- analysis. Web-Analyse is the collection, collection and analysis of data on the behavior of visitors to websites. A Web-Analyse-Tool collects, among other things, data on the website from which a person concerned came to a website (, so-called referrer), which sub-pages of the website were accessed or how often and for how long a sub-page was viewed. A Web- analysis is mainly used to optimize a website and for the cost-Benefit-analysis of Internet advertising.

The software is operated on the server of the person responsible for processing; the log files, which are sensitive under data protection law, are stored exclusively on this server.

The purpose of the Matomo- component is to analyze the flow of visitors to our website. The person responsible for processing uses the data and information obtained, among other things, to evaluate the use of this website in order to compile online-Reports that show the activities on our website.

Matomo places a cookie on the information technology system of the person concerned. What cookies are has already been explained above. The setting of the cookie enables us to analyze the use of our website. Each time one of the individual pages of this website is called up, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned is automatically prompted by the Matomo- component to transmit data to our server for the purpose of online- analysis. As part of this technical process, we gain knowledge of personal data, such as the IP- address of the person concerned, which, among other things, helps us to understand the origin of the visitors and clicks.

The cookie is used to store personal information, such as the access time, the location from which access was made and the frequency of visits to our website. Each time you visit our website, this personal data, including the IP- address of the Internet connection used by the person concerned, is transmitted to our server. This personal data is stored by us. We do not pass this personal data on to third parties.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already shown above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting in the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the internet browser used would also prevent Matomo from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the person concerned. In addition, a cookie already set by Matomo can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the option of objecting to the collection of data generated by Matomo relating to the use of this website and of preventing such collection. To do this, the person concerned must set an Opt-Out-Cookie. If the information technology system of the person concerned is deleted, formatted or reinstalled at a later point in time, the person concerned must set an Opt-Out-Cookie again.

With the setting of the Opt-Out-Cookies, however, there is the possibility that the website of the person responsible for processing can no longer be fully used by the person concerned.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Matomo can be found at https: // matomo.org / privacy /.

19. Data protection provisions on the application and use of Shariff

The person responsible for processing has integrated the Shariff component on this website. The Shariff- component provides Social-Media-Buttons that comply with data protection regulations. Shariff was developed for the German computer magazine c't and is published via GitHub, Inc.

The component developer is GitHub, Inc. 88 Colin P. Kelly Junior Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA.

The Button- solutions provided by the social networks usually transfer personal data to the respective social network when a user visits a website into which a Social-Media-Button has been integrated. By using the Shariff- component, personal data is only transmitted to social networks when the visitor to a website actively presses one of the Social-Media- buttons. Further information on the Shariff- component is available from the computer magazine c't at http: // www.heise.de / newsticker / meldung / Datenschutz-und-Social-Media-Der-c-t-Shariff-ist-im-247010T The purpose of using the Shariff- component is to protect the personal data of visitors to our website and at the same time to enable us to integrate a Button- solution for social networks on this website.

Further information and GitHub's applicable data protection regulations can be found at https: // help.github.com / articles / github-privacy-policy /.

20. Data protection provisions on the application and use of Twitter

The person responsible for processing has integrated components from Twitter on this website. Twitter is a multilingual, publicly accessible microblogging- service on which users can publish and distribute so-called tweets, i.e. short messages that are limited to 140 characters. These short messages are available to everyone, including people who are not logged on to Twitter. The tweets are also displayed to the so-called followers of the respective user. Followers are other Twitter- users who follow a user's tweets. In addition, Twitter enables a broad audience to be addressed via hashtags, links or retweets.

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

Each time one of the individual pages of this website is accessed, which is operated by the person responsible for processing and on which a Twitter- component (Twitter-Button) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned is automatically prompted by the respective Twitter- component to display the corresponding Twitter- component Download Twitter. Further information on the Twitter-Buttons can be found at https: // about.twitter.com / de / resources / buttons. As part of this technical process, Twitter receives information about which specific subpage of our website is visited by the person concerned. The purpose of integrating the Twitter- component is to enable our users to redistribute the content of this website, to make this website known in the digital world and to increase our visitor numbers.

If the person concerned is logged in to Twitter at the same time, Twitter recognizes which specific sub-page of our website the person concerned is visiting with each visit to our website by the person concerned and for the entire duration of their stay on our website. This information is collected by the Twitter- component and assigned to the respective Twitter- account of the person concerned by Twitter. If the person concerned clicks one of the Twitter- buttons integrated on our website, the data and information transferred with it are assigned to the personal Twitter- user account of the person concerned and stored and processed by Twitter.

Twitter always receives information via the Twitter- component that the person concerned has visited our website if the person concerned is logged into Twitter at the same time as accessing our website;, this takes place regardless of whether the person concerned clicks on the Twitter- component or not . If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to Twitter, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their Twitter-Account before visiting our website.

The applicable data protection provisions of Twitter can be found at https: // twitter.com / privacy? Lang = de.

21. Data protection provisions on the application and use of Xing

The person responsible for processing has integrated components from Xing on this website. Xing is an internet-based social network that enables users to connect to existing business contacts and to establish new business contacts. The individual users can create a personal profile of themselves on Xing. For example, companies can create company profiles or publish job offers on Xing.

Xing is operated by XING SE, Dammtorstrasse 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website is accessed, which is operated by the person responsible for processing and on which a Xing- component (Xing-Plug-In) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned is automatically prompted by the respective Xing- component to display the corresponding Xing10T component Download Xing. Further information on the Xing-Plug-Ins can be found at https: // dev.xing.com / plugins. As part of this technical process, Xing receives knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the person concerned.

If the person concerned is logged in to Xing at the same time, Xing recognizes which specific sub-page of our website the person concerned is visiting with each visit to our website by the person concerned and for the entire duration of their stay on our website. This information is collected by the Xing- component and assigned to the respective Xing- account of the person concerned by Xing. If the person concerned activates one of the Xing- buttons integrated on our website, for example the “Share” - button, Xing assigns this information to the person concerned’s personal Xing- user account and saves this personal data.

Xing always receives information via the Xing- component that the person concerned has visited our website if the person concerned is logged into Xing at the same time as accessing our website;, this takes place regardless of whether the person concerned clicks on the Xing- component or not . If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to Xing, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their Xing-Account before visiting our website.

The data protection regulations published by Xing, which are available at https: // www.xing.com / privacy, provide information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by Xing. Xing has also published data protection information for the XING-Share-Button at https: // www.xing.com / app / share? Op = data_protection.

22. Data protection provisions on the application and use of YouTube

The controller has integrated components from YouTube on this website. YouTube is an Internet-V video portal that enables Video-Publishers to post video clips free of charge and other users to view, rate and comment on them free of charge. YouTube allows the publication of all types of videos, which is why complete Film- and TV programs, but also music videos, trailers or videos made by users themselves can be accessed via the Internet portal.

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

Each time one of the individual pages of this website is called up, which is operated by the controller and on which a YouTube- component (YouTube-Video) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned is automatically prompted by the respective YouTube- component to display the corresponding YouTube- component Download YouTube. Further information on YouTube can be found at https: // www.youtube.com / yt / about / de /. As part of this technical process, YouTube and Google gain knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the person concerned.

If the person concerned is logged into YouTube at the same time, YouTube recognizes which specific sub-page of our website the person concerned is visiting by calling up a subpage that contains a YouTube-Video. 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 person concerned has visited our website if the person concerned is logged into YouTube at the same time as accessing our website;, this takes place regardless of whether the person concerned clicks on a YouTube- video or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to YouTube and Google, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their YouTube-Account before visiting our website.

The data protection regulations published by YouTube, which are available at https: // www.google.de / intl / de / policies / privacy /, provide information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by YouTube and Google.

23. Data protection provisions on the application and use of Google Analytics ( with anonymization function )

The person responsible for processing has integrated the Google Analytics ( component with the ) anonymization function on this website. Google Analytics is a Web- analysis- service. Web-Analyse is the collection, collection and analysis of data on the behavior of visitors to websites. A Web-Analyse- service collects, among other things, data on the website from which a data subject came to a website (, so-called referrer), which sub-pages of the website were accessed or how often and for how long a sub-page was viewed. A Web- analysis is mainly used to optimize a website and for the cost-Benefit-analysis of Internet advertising.

The operating company of the Google-Analytics- component is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

The person responsible for processing uses the addition “_gat._anonymizeIp” for the Web- analysis via Google Analytics. By means of this addition, the IP- address of the Internet connection of the person concerned is shortened and anonymized by Google if our Internet pages are accessed from a member state of the European Union or from another signatory to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

The purpose of the Google-Analytics- component is to analyze the flow of visitors to our website. Google uses the data and information obtained, among other things, to evaluate the use of our website, to compile online-Reports for us that show the activities on our website, and to provide other services related to the use of our website.

Google Analytics places a cookie on the information technology system of the person concerned. What cookies are has already been explained above. By setting the cookie, Google is enabled to analyze the use of our website. Each time one of the individual pages of this website is called up, which is operated by the person responsible for processing and on which a Google-Analytics- component has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned is automatically prompted by the respective Google-Analytics- component to send data to Google for the purpose of online- analysis to submit. As part of this technical process, Google gains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP- address of the person concerned, which Google uses, among other things, to understand the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently to enable commission accounting.

The cookie is used to store personal information, such as the access time, the location from which access was made and the frequency of visits to our website by the person concerned. Each time you visit our website, this personal data, including the IP- address of the Internet connection used by the person concerned, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. These personal data are stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass this personal data collected through the technical process on to third parties.

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

Furthermore, the data subject has the option of objecting to the collection of the data generated by Google Analytics relating to the use of this website and the processing of this data by Google and to prevent this. To do this, the person concerned must download and install a browser-Add-On under the link https: // tools.google.com / dlpage / gaoptout. This browser-Add-On informs Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data or information on visits to websites may be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the Browser-Add-Ons is considered an objection by Google. If the information technology system of the person concerned is deleted, formatted or reinstalled at a later point in time, the person concerned must reinstall the browser-Add-Ons in order to deactivate Google Analytics. If the Browser-Add-On is deinstalled or deactivated by the person concerned or another person who is attributable to their sphere of influence, there is the possibility of reinstalling or reactivating the Browser-Add-On.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google can be found at https: // www.google.de / intl / de / policies / privacy / and at http: // www.google.com / analytics / terms / de.html. Google Analytics is explained in more detail under this link https: // www.google.com / intl / de_de / analytics /.

24. Payment method: data protection provisions for PayPal as a payment method

The person responsible for processing has integrated components from PayPal on this website. PayPal is an online - payment service provider. Payments are processed via so-called PayPal- accounts, which represent virtual private- or business accounts. PayPal also offers the option of processing virtual payments via credit cards if a user does not have a PayPal- account. A PayPal- account is managed via an E-Mail- address, which is why there is no classic account number. PayPal makes it possible to initiate online - payments to third parties or to receive payments. PayPal also acts as a trustee and offers buyer protection services.

The European operating company of PayPal is PayPal (Europe) S.à.rl & Cie. SCA, 22-24 Boulevard Royal, 2449 Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

If the person concerned selects "PayPal" as the payment option in our online-Shop during the ordering process, the data of the person concerned will be automatically transmitted to PayPal. By selecting this payment option, the person concerned consents to the transfer of personal data required for payment processing.

The personal data transmitted to PayPal is usually first name, last name, address, email address, IP1TP10 address, telephone number, mobile phone number or other data that are necessary for payment processing. Personal data related to the respective order is also required to process the purchase contract.

The purpose of transmitting the data is to process payments and prevent fraud. The person responsible for processing will transmit personal data to PayPal in particular if there is a legitimate interest in the transmission. The personal data exchanged between PayPal and the person responsible for processing may be transmitted by PayPal to credit agencies. The purpose of this transfer is the identity- and credit check.

PayPal may pass on the personal data to affiliated companies and service providers or subcontractors, insofar as this is necessary to fulfill the contractual obligations or the data is to be processed on behalf.

The data subject has the option of revoking their consent to the handling of personal data at any time vis-à-vis PayPal. A revocation does not affect personal data that must be processed, used or transmitted for the ( contractual ) payment processing. 

PayPal's current privacy policy can be found at https: // www.paypal.com / de / webapps / mpp / ua / privacy-full.

25. Payment method: data protection provisions for instant transfer as a payment method

The person responsible for processing has integrated components of Sofortüberweisung on this website. Sofortüberweisung is a payment service that enables cashless payment for products and services on the Internet. Sofortüberweisung is a technical process through which the online- dealer immediately receives a payment confirmation. This enables a retailer to deliver goods, services or downloads to the customer immediately after ordering.

The operating company of Sofortüberweisung is SOFORT GmbH, Fußbergstrasse 1, 82131 Gauting, Germany.

If the person concerned selects "Sofortüberweisung" as the payment option during the ordering process in our Online-Shop, the data of the person concerned will be automatically transmitted to Sofortüberweisung. By selecting this payment option, the person concerned consents to the transfer of personal data required for payment processing.

When processing the purchase via Sofortüberweisung, the buyer transmits the PIN and TAN to Sofort GmbH. Sofortüberweisung then carries out a transfer to the online- dealer after a technical check of the account balance and retrieval of further data to check the account coverage. The online- trader is then automatically notified of the execution of the financial transaction.

The personal data exchanged with Sofortüberweisung is first name, last name, address, email address, IP1TP10 address, telephone number, mobile phone number or other data that are necessary for payment processing. The purpose of transmitting the data is to process payments and prevent fraud. The person responsible for processing will transmit other personal data to Sofortüberweisung even if there is a legitimate interest in the transmission. The personal data exchanged between Sofortüberweisung and the person responsible for processing may be transmitted to credit agencies by Sofortüberweisung. The purpose of this transfer is the identity- and credit check.

Sofortüberweisung may pass on the personal data to affiliated companies and service providers or subcontractors insofar as this is necessary to fulfill the contractual obligations or the data is to be processed on behalf of the customer.

The person concerned has the option of revoking their consent to the handling of personal data at any time against Sofortüberweisung. A revocation does not affect personal data that must be processed, used or transmitted for the ( contractual ) payment processing.

The applicable data protection provisions of Sofortüberweisung can be found at https: // www.sofort.com / ger-DE / datenschutzerklaerung-sofort-gmbh /.

26. Legal basis for processing

Art. 6 I lit. a DS-GVO serves our company as the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary to fulfill a contract to which the data subject is a party, as is the case, for example, with processing operations that are necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of other services or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. b DS-GVO. The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures, for example in cases of inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation that requires the processing of personal data, for example to fulfill tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. c DS-GVO. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may be necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor to our company were injured and his name, age, health insurance data or other vital information would have to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third party. Then the processing would be based on Art. 6 I lit. d DS-GVO are based. Ultimately, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 I lit. f DS-GVO are based. Processing operations that are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases are based on this legal basis if the processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not prevail. We are particularly permitted to carry out such processing operations because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. In this respect, he took the view that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the person concerned is a customer of the person responsible ( Recital 47 sentence 2 DS-GVO).

27. Legitimate interests in the processing that are being pursued by the controller or a third party

If the processing of personal data is based on Article 6 I lit. f DS-GVO is our legitimate interest in conducting our business activities for the benefit of all our employees and our shareholders.

28. Duration for which the personal data will be stored

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

29. Statutory or contractual provisions for the provision of personal data; Necessity for the conclusion of a contract; Obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; Possible consequences of failure to provide it

We would like to inform you that the provision of personal data is in part required by law (z.B. Tax regulations ) or also from contractual regulations ( e.g. Information about the contractual partner ) can result. In order to conclude a contract, it may sometimes be necessary for a data subject to provide us with personal data that we subsequently have to process. For example, the data subject is obliged to provide us with personal data when our company concludes a contract with them. Failure to provide personal data would mean that the contract could not be concluded with the person concerned. Before the person concerned provides personal data, the person concerned must contact one of our employees. Our employee explains to the person concerned on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of the personal data is required by law or contract or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data and what consequences the failure to provide the personal data would have.

30. Existence of automated decision-making

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

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