Privacy policy
Privacy Policy
1. An overview of data protection
General information
The following information will provide you with an easy to navigate overview of what will happen with your
personal data when you visit this website. The term “personal data” comprises all data that can be used to
personally identify you. For detailed information about the subject matter of data protection, please consult our Data Protection Declaration, which we have included beneath this copy.
Data recording on this website
Who is the responsible party for the recording of data on this website (i.e., the “controller”)?
The data on this website is processed by the operator of the website, whose contact information is available
under section “Information about the responsible party (referred to as the “controller” in the GDPR)” in this
Privacy Policy.
How do we record your data?
We collect your data as a result of your sharing of your data with us. This may, for instance be information
you enter into our contact form.
Other data shall be recorded by our IT systems automatically or after you consent to its recording during
your website visit. This data comprises primarily technical information (e.g., web browser, operating system,
or time the site was accessed). This information is recorded automatically when you access this website.
What are the purposes we use your data for?
A portion of the information is generated to guarantee the error free provision of the website. Other data
may be used to analyze your user patterns. If contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the
transmitted data will also be processed for contract offers, orders or other order enquiries.
What rights do you have as far as your information is concerned?
You have the right to receive information about the source, recipients, and purposes of your archived
personal data at any time without having to pay a fee for such disclosures. You also have the right to demand
that your data are rectified or eradicated. If you have consented to data processing, you have the option to
revoke this consent at any time, which shall affect all future data processing. Moreover, you have the right to
demand that the processing of your data be restricted under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have
the right to log a complaint with the competent supervising agency.
Please do not hesitate to contact us at any time if you have questions about this or any other data protection
related issues.
Analysis tools and tools provided by third parties
There is a possibility that your browsing patterns will be statistically analyzed when your visit this website.
Such analyses are performed primarily with what we refer to as analysis programs.
For detailed information about these analysis programs please consult our Data Protection Declaration
below.
2. Hosting
We are hosting the content of our website at the following provider:
External Hosting
This website is hosted externally. Personal data collected on this website are stored on the servers of the
host. These may include, but are not limited to, IP addresses, contact requests, metadata and
communications, contract information, contact information, names, web page access, and other data generated through a web site.
The external hosting serves the purpose of fulfilling the contract with our potential and existing customers
(Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in the interest of secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online services by a
professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). If appropriate consent has been obtained, the processing is carried
out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG, insofar the consent includes the
storage of cookies or the access to information in the user's end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the
meaning of the TDDDG. This consent can be revoked at any time.
Our host(s) will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfil its performance obligations and to
follow our instructions with respect to such data.
We are using the following host(s):
maxcluster GmbH
Lise-Meitner-Str. 1b
D-33104 Paderborn
Data processing
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a
contract mandated by data privacy laws that guarantees that they process personal data of our website
visitors only based on our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
3. General information and mandatory information
Data protection
The operators of this website and its pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. Hence,
we handle your personal data as confidential information and in compliance with the statutory data
protection regulations and this Data Protection Declaration.
Whenever you use this website, a variety of personal information will be collected. Personal data comprises
data that can be used to personally identify you. This Data Protection Declaration explains which data we
collect as well as the purposes we use this data for. It also explains how, and for which purpose the
information is collected.
We herewith advise you that the transmission of data via the Internet (i.e., through e-mail communications)
may be prone to security gaps. It is not possible to completely protect data against third-party access.
Information about the responsible party (referred to as the “controller” in the GDPR)
The data processing controller on this website is:
engineering people GmbH
Söflinger Straße 70
89077 Ulm
Phone: +49 (0) 731 20 790-0
E-mail: info@ep-group.de
The controller is the natural person or legal entity that single-handedly or jointly with others makes
decisions as to the purposes of and resources for the processing of personal data (e.g., names, e-mail
addresses, etc.).
Storage duration
Unless a more specific storage period has been specified in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain
with us until the purpose for which it was collected no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for
deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, unless we have other legally
permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial law retention periods); in the
latter case, the deletion will take place after these reasons cease to apply.
General information on the legal basis for the data processing on this website
If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or
Art. 9 (2)(a) GDPR, if special categories of data are processed according to Art. 9 (1) DSGVO. In the case of
explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, the data processing is also based on Art.
49 (1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to the access to information in your end
device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), the data processing is additionally based on § 25 (1) TDDDG. The
consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for the fulfillment of a contract or for the
implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.
Furthermore, if your data is required for the fulfillment of a legal obligation, we process it on the basis of Art.
6(1)(c) GDPR. Furthermore, the data processing may be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest
according to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Information on the relevant legal basis in each individual case is provided in
the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.
Designation of a data protection officer
We have appointed a data protection officer.
Reiner Gölz
Hohenzollernstraße 17
89134 Blaustein
Phone: +49 (0) 172 7418120
E-mail: reiner@goelz-consulting.de
Information on the data transfer to third-party countries that are not secure under data
protection law and the transfer to US companies that are not DPF-certified
We use, among other technologies, tools from companies located in third-party countries that are not safe
under data protection law, as well as US tools whose providers are not certified under the EU-US Data
Privacy Framework (DPF). If these tools are enabled, your personal data may be transferred to and
processed in these countries. We would like you to note that no level of data protection comparable to that
in the EU can be guaranteed in third countries that are insecure in terms of data protection law.
We would like to point out that the US, as a secure third-party country, generally has a level of data
protection comparable to that of the EU. Data transfer to the US is therefore permitted if the recipient is
certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF) or has appropriate additional assurances.
Information on transfers to third-party countries, including the data recipients, can be found in this Privacy
Policy.
Recipients of personal data
In the scope of our business activities, we cooperate with various external parties. In some cases, this also
requires the transfer of personal data to these external parties. We only disclose personal data to external
parties if this is required as part of the fulfillment of a contract, if we are legally obligated to do so (e.g.,
disclosure of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR, or if another legal basis permits the disclosure of this data. When using processors, we only disclose
personal data of our customers on the basis of a valid contract on data processing. In the case of joint
processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.
Revocation of your consent to the processing of data
A wide range of data processing transactions are possible only subject to your express consent. You can also
revoke at any time any consent you have already given us. This shall be without prejudice to the lawfulness
of any data collection that occurred prior to your revocation.
Right to object to the collection of data in special cases; right to object to direct
advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)
IN THE EVENT THAT DATA ARE PROCESSED ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE
THE RIGHT TO AT ANY TIME OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA BASED ON
GROUNDS ARISING FROM YOUR UNIQUE SITUATION. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO ANY PROFILING BASED
ON THESE PROVISIONS. TO DETERMINE THE LEGAL BASIS, ON WHICH ANY PROCESSING OF DATA IS
BASED, PLEASE CONSULT THIS DATA PROTECTION DECLARATION. IF YOU LOG AN OBJECTION, WE
WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE ARE IN A POSITION TO
PRESENT COMPELLING PROTECTION WORTHY GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING OF YOUR DATA,
THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR IF THE PURPOSE OF THE
PROCESSING IS THE CLAIMING, EXERCISING OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL ENTITLEMENTS (OBJECTION
PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) GDPR).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS BEING PROCESSED IN ORDER TO ENGAGE IN DIRECT ADVERTISING,
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA FOR
THE PURPOSES OF SUCH ADVERTISING AT ANY TIME. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE
EXTENT THAT IT IS AFFILIATED WITH SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL
DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES
(OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) GDPR).
Right to log a complaint with the competent supervisory agency
In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects are entitled to log a complaint with a supervisory
agency, in particular in the member state where they usually maintain their domicile, place of work or at the
place where the alleged violation occurred. The right to log a complaint is in effect regardless of any other
administrative or court proceedings available as legal recourses.
Right to data portability
You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of
a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you should
demand the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will be done only if it is technically feasible.
Information about, rectification and eradication of data
Within the scope of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right to demand information about
your archived personal data, their source and recipients as well as the purpose of the processing of your data
at any time. You may also have a right to have your data rectified or eradicated. If you have questions about
this subject matter or any other questions about personal data, please do not hesitate to contact us at any
time.
Right to demand processing restrictions
You have the right to demand the imposition of restrictions as far as the processing of your personal data is
concerned. To do so, you may contact us at any time. The right to demand restriction of processing applies in
the following cases:
- In the event that you should dispute the correctness of your data archived by us, we will usually need
some time to verify this claim. During the time that this investigation is ongoing, you have the right to
demand that we restrict the processing of your personal data.
- If the processing of your personal data was/is conducted in an unlawful manner, you have the option to
demand the restriction of the processing of your data instead of demanding the eradication of this data.
- If we do not need your personal data any longer and you need it to exercise, defend or claim legal
entitlements, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead
of its eradication.
- If you have raised an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, your rights and our rights will have to be
weighed against each other. As long as it has not been determined whose interests prevail, you have the
right to demand a restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data – with the exception of their archiving –
may be processed only subject to your consent or to claim, exercise or defend legal entitlements or to
protect the rights of other natural persons or legal entities or for important public interest reasons cited by
the European Union or a member state of the EU.
SSL and/or TLS encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as purchase orders or
inquiries you submit to us as the website operator, this website uses either an SSL or a TLS encryption
program. You can recognize an encrypted connection by checking whether the address line of the browser
switches from “http://” to “https://” and also by the appearance of the lock icon in the browser line.
If the SSL or TLS encryption is activated, data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
4. Recording of data on this website
Cookies
Our websites and pages use what the industry refers to as “cookies.” Cookies are small data packages that do
not cause any damage to your device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session
(session cookies) or they are permanently archived on your device (permanent cookies). Session cookies are
automatically deleted once you terminate your visit. Permanent cookies remain archived on your device
until you actively delete them, or they are automatically eradicated by your web browser.
Cookies can be issued by us (first-party cookies) or by third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies).
Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services of third-party companies into websites (e.g.,
cookies for handling payment services).
Cookies have a variety of functions. Many cookies are technically essential since certain website functions
would not work in the absence of these cookies (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos).
Other cookies may be used to analyze user behavior or for promotional purposes.
Cookies, which are required for the performance of electronic communication transactions, for the provision
of certain functions you want to use (e.g., for the shopping cart function) or those that are necessary for the
optimization (required cookies) of the website (e.g., cookies that provide measurable insights into the web
audience), shall be stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless a different legal basis is cited. The
operator of the website has a legitimate interest in the storage of required cookies to ensure the technically
error-free and optimized provision of the operator’s services. If your consent to the storage of the cookies
and similar recognition technologies has been requested, the processing occurs exclusively on the basis of
the consent obtained (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG); this consent may be revoked at any time.
You have the option to set up your browser in such a manner that you will be notified any time cookies are
placed and to permit the acceptance of cookies only in specific cases. You may also exclude the acceptance of
cookies in certain cases or in general or activate the delete-function for the automatic eradication of cookies
when the browser closes. If cookies are deactivated, the functions of this website may be limited.
Which cookies and services are used on this website can be found in this privacy policy.
Server log files
The provider of this website and its pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server
log files, which your browser communicates to us automatically. The information comprises:
- The type and version of browser used
- The used operating system
- Referrer URL
- The hostname of the accessing computer
- The time of the server inquiry
- The IP address
This data is not merged with other data sources.
This data is recorded on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The operator of the website has a legitimate interest
in the technically error free depiction and the optimization of the operator’s website. In order to achieve this,
server log files must be recorded.
Contact form
If you submit inquiries to us via our contact form, the information provided in the contact form as well as any
contact information provided therein will be stored by us in order to handle your inquiry and in the event
that we have further questions. We will not share this information without your consent.
The processing of these data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, if your request is related to the execution of a
contract or if it is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases the processing is based
on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the requests addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or
on your agreement (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested; the consent can be revoked at any time.
The information you have entered into the contact form shall remain with us until you ask us to eradicate the
data, revoke your consent to the archiving of data or if the purpose for which the information is being
archived no longer exists (e.g., after we have concluded our response to your inquiry). This shall be without
prejudice to any mandatory legal provisions, in particular retention periods.
Request by e-mail, telephone, or fax
If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, your request, including all resulting personal data (name,
request) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass these
data on without your consent.
These data are processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a
contract or is required for the performance of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the data are
processed on the basis of our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries submitted to us (Art.
6(1)(f) GDPR) or on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if it has been obtained; the consent can be revoked at any time.
The data sent by you to us via contact requests remain with us until you request us to delete, revoke your
consent to the storage or the purpose for the data storage lapses (e.g. after completion of your request).
Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular statutory retention periods - remain unaffected.
5. Analysis tools and advertising
Google Tag Manager
We use the Google Tag Manager. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street,
Dublin 4, Ireland
The Google Tag Manager is a tool that allows us to integrate tracking or statistical tools and other
technologies on our website. The Google Tag Manager itself does not create any user profiles, does not store
cookies, and does not carry out any independent analyses. It only manages and runs the tools integrated via
it. However, the Google Tag Manager does collect your IP address, which may also be transferred to
Google’s parent company in the United States.
The Google Tag Manager is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate
interest in the quick and uncomplicated integration and administration of various tools on his website. If
appropriate consent has been obtained, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a)
GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG, insofar the consent includes the storage of cookies or the access to information
in the user’s end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. This consent can be
revoked at any time.
The company is certified in accordance with the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an
agreement between the European Union and the US, which is intended to ensure compliance with European
data protection standards for data processing in the US. Every company certified under the DPF is obliged to
comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please contact the provider under the
following link:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.
Google Analytics
This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider of this service is
Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyze the behavior patterns of website visitors. To that
end, the website operator receives a variety of user data, such as pages accessed, time spent on the page, the
utilized operating system and the user’s origin. This data is assigned to the respective end device of the user.
An assignment to a user-ID does not take place.
Furthermore, Google Analytics allows us to record your mouse and scroll movements and clicks, among
other things. Google Analytics uses various modeling approaches to augment the collected data sets and
uses machine learning technologies in data analysis.
Google Analytics uses technologies that make the recognition of the user for the purpose of analyzing the
user behavior patterns (e.g., cookies or device fingerprinting). The website use information recorded by
Google is, as a rule transferred to a Google server in the United States, where it is stored.
The use of these services occurs on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1)
TDDDG. You may revoke your consent at any time.
Data transmission to the US is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European
Commission. Details can be found here:
https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.
The company is certified in accordance with the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an
agreement between the European Union and the US, which is intended to ensure compliance with European
data protection standards for data processing in the US. Every company certified under the DPF is obliged to
comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please contact the provider under the
following link:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.
IP anonymization
Google Analytics IP anonymization is active. As a result, your IP address will be abbreviated by Google within
the member states of the European Union or in other states that have ratified the Convention on the
European Economic Area prior to its transmission to the United States. The full IP address will be
transmitted to one of Google’s servers in the United States and abbreviated there only in exceptional cases.
On behalf of the operator of this website, Google shall use this information to analyze your use of this
website to generate reports on website activities and to render other services to the operator of this website
that are related to the use of the website and the Internet. The IP address transmitted in conjunction with
Google Analytics from your browser shall not be merged with other data in Google’s possession.
Browser plug-in
You can prevent the recording and processing of your data by Google by downloading and installing the
browser plugin available under the following link:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
For more information about the handling of user data by Google Analytics, please consult Google’s Data
Privacy Declaration at:
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.
Matomo
This website uses the open-source web analysis service Matomo.
Through Matomo, we are able to collect and analyze data on the use of our website-by-website visitors. This
enables us to find out, for instance, when which page views occurred and from which region they came. In
addition, we collect various log files (e.g. IP address, referrer, browser, and operating system used) and can
measure whether our website visitors perform certain actions (e.g. clicks, purchases, etc.).
The use of this analysis tool is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in
the analysis of user patterns, in order to optimize the operator’s web offerings and advertising. If appropriate
consent has been obtained, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and §
25 (1) TDDDG, insofar the consent includes the storage of cookies or the access to information in the user’s
end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. This consent can be revoked at any
time.
IP anonymization
For analysis with Matomo we use IP anonymization. Your IP address is shortened before the analysis, so that
it is no longer clearly assignable to you.
Analysis without cookies
We have configured Matomo in such a way that Matomo will not store cookies in your browser.
Hosting
We host Matomo exclusively on our own servers so that all analysis data remains with us and is not passed
on.
Clarity
This website uses Clarity. The provider is the Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, One Microsoft Place,
South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, Ireland,
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/clarity/faq (hereinafter referred to as “Clarity”).
Clarity is a tool to analyze user patterns on this website. Clarity records in particular cursor movements and
compiles graphics that show on which parts of the website users are scrolling with great frequency
(heatmaps). Clarity can also record sessions so that we can watch the use of the site in the form of videos.
Moreover, we receive information on the general user conduct within our website.
Clarity uses technologies that make it possible to recognize users for the purpose of analyzing user patterns
(e.g., cookies or use of device fingerprinting). Your personal data will be archived on Microsoft servers
(Microsoft Azure Cloud Service) in the United States.
If your approval (consent) has been obtained the use of the abovementioned service shall occur on the basis
of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25 TDDDG (German Telecommunications Act). Such consent may be revoked at
any time. If your consent was not obtained, the use of the service will occur on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR;
the website operator has a legitimate interest in the effective analysis of user patterns.
For more details on Clarity’s data privacy policy, please see:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/clarity/faq.
The company is certified in accordance with the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an
agreement between the European Union and the US, which is intended to ensure compliance with European
data protection standards for data processing in the US. Every company certified under the DPF is obliged to
comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please contact the provider under the
following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/6474.
Data processing
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a
contract mandated by data privacy laws that guarantees that they process personal data of our website
visitors only based on our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
Google Ads
The website operator uses Google Ads. Google Ads is an online promotional program of Google Ireland
Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Ads enables us to display ads in the Google search engine or on third-party websites, if the user
enters certain search terms into Google (keyword targeting). It is also possible to place targeted ads based
on the user data Google has in its possession (e.g., location data and interests; target group targeting). As the
website operator, we can analyze these data quantitatively, for instance by analyzing which search terms
resulted in the display of our ads and how many ads led to respective clicks.
The use of these services occurs on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. You may revoke your consent at any time.
Data transmission to the US is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European
Commission. Details can be found here:
https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and
https://business.safety.google/controllerterms/.
The company is certified in accordance with the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an
agreement between the European Union and the US, which is intended to ensure compliance with European
data protection standards for data processing in the US. Every company certified under the DPF is obliged to
comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please contact the provider under the
following link:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.
Google Ads Remarketing
This website uses the functions of Google Ads Remarketing. The provider of these solutions is Google
Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
With Google Ads Remarketing, we can assign people who interact with our online offering to specific target
groups in order to subsequently display interest-based advertising to them in the Google advertising
network (remarketing or retargeting).
Moreover, it is possible to link the advertising target groups generated with Google Ads Remarketing to
device encompassing functions of Google. This makes it possible to display interest-based customized
advertising messages, depending on your prior usage and browsing patterns on a device (e.g., cell phone) in a
manner tailored to you as well as on any of your devices (e.g., tablet or PC).
If you have a Google account, you have the option to object to personalized advertising under the following
link:
https://adssettings.google.com/anonymous?hl=de.
The use of these services occurs on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1)
TDDDG. You may revoke your consent at any time.
For further information and the pertinent data protection regulations, please consult the Data Privacy
Policies of Google at:
https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=en.
The company is certified in accordance with the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an
agreement between the European Union and the US, which is intended to ensure compliance with European
data protection standards for data processing in the US. Every company certified under the DPF is obliged to
comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please contact the provider under the
following link:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.
Google Conversion-Tracking
This website uses Google Conversion Tracking. The provider of this service is Google Ireland Limited
(“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
With the assistance of Google Conversion Tracking, we are in a position to recognize whether the user has
completed certain actions. For instance, we can analyze the how frequently which buttons on our website
have been clicked and which products are reviewed or purchased with particular frequency. The purpose of
this information is to compile conversion statistics. We learn how many users have clicked on our ads and which actions they have completed. We do not receive any information that would allow us to personally
identify the users. Google as such uses cookies or comparable recognition technologies for identification
purposes.
The use of these services occurs on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1)
TDDDG. You may revoke your consent at any time.
For more information about Google Conversion Tracking, please review Google’s data protection policy at:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
The company is certified in accordance with the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an
agreement between the European Union and the US, which is intended to ensure compliance with European
data protection standards for data processing in the US. Every company certified under the DPF is obliged to
comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please contact the provider under the
following link:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.
Meta Pixel (formerly Facebook Pixel)
To measure conversion rates, this website uses the visitor activity pixel of Meta. The provider of this service
is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. According to Meta’s statement
the collected data will be transferred to the USA and other third-party countries too.
This tool allows the tracking of page visitors after they have been linked to the website of the provider after
clicking on a Meta ad. This makes it possible to analyze the effectiveness of Meta ads for statistical and
market research purposes and to optimize future advertising campaigns.
For us as the operators of this website, the collected data is anonymous. We are not in a position to arrive at
any conclusions as to the identity of users. However, Meta archives the information and processes it, so that
it is possible to make a connection to the respective user profile on Facebook or Instagram and Meta is in a
position to use the data for its own promotional purposes in compliance with the Meta Data Usage Policy (
https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/). This enables Meta to display ads on Facebook or Instagram and
other advertising channels. We as the operator of this website have no control over the use of such data.
The use of these services occurs on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1)
TDDDG. You may revoke your consent at any time.
Insofar as personal data is collected on our website with the help of the tool described here and forwarded to
Meta, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland
are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 DSGVO). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively
to the collection of the data and its forwarding to Meta. The processing by Meta that takes place after the
onward transfer is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations incumbent on us have been jointly set
out in a joint processing agreement. The wording of the agreement can be found under:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for
providing the privacy information when using the Meta tool and for the privacy-secure implementation of
the tool on our website. Meta is responsible for the data security of Meta products. You can assert data
subject rights (e.g., requests for information) regarding data processed by Facebook or Instagram directly
with Meta. If you assert the data subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to Meta.
Data transmission to the US is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European
Commission. Details can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum and
https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.
In Meta’s Data Privacy Policies, you will find additional information about the protection of your privacy at:
https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.
You also have the option to deactivate the remarketing function “Custom Audiences” in the ad settings
section under https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen. To do this, you first have
to log into Facebook.
If you do not have a Facebook or Instagram account, you can deactivate any user-based advertising by Meta
on the website of the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance:
http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/.
The company is certified in accordance with the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an
agreement between the European Union and the US, which is intended to ensure compliance with European
data protection standards for data processing in the US. Every company certified under the DPF is obliged to
comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please contact the provider under the
following link:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4452.
Meta Conversion API
We have integrated the Meta Conversion API into this website. The provider of this service is Meta
Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. However, based on the information
provided by Meta, the recorded data is also transmitted to the United States and other Non-EU and NonEEZ countries.
Meta Conversion API enables us to record the interactions of our website visitors with our website and to
share this information with Meta to improve the promotional performance with Facebook and Instagram.
To do this, in particular the time you accessed the site, the website you accessed, your IP address and your
user agent, as well as, if applicable, other specific data (e.g., purchased products, value of the shopping cart
and currency) are tracked. For a complete overview of the tracked data, please visit:
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/marketing-api/conversions-api/parameters.
The use of this service occurs on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Sect.
1 TDDDG. You may revoke your consent at any time.
If personal data is collected on our website with the assistance of the tool described herein and if it is shared
with Meta, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2,
Ireland shall be jointly responsible for the processing of your data, i.e., we are the data controllers (Art. 26
GDPR). This shared responsibility is limited exclusively to the recording of your data and its sharing with
Meta. The processing that occurs after the data has been shared with Meta is not part of this shared
responsibility. The obligations we share responsibility for have been documented in an agreement on joint
processing. The concrete wording of this agreement can be found at:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for
the provision of the data protection information when using the Meta tool and for the data protection law
compliant secure implementation of the tool on our website. Meta is liable for the data security of Meta
products. You may request information on your rights as a data subject (e.g., request for information) related
to the data processed by Facebook or Instagram directly from Meta. If you claim any data subject rights with
us, we are required to forward your request to Meta.
The transfer of data to the United States is based on the standard contract clauses of the EU commission. For
details please visit:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum and
https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.
In Meta’s data privacy policy, you will find additional information pertaining to the protection of your
privacy:
https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/.
You can also deactivate the remarketing function ‘Custom Audiences’ in the settings for adverts at
https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen. To do this, you must be
logged in to Facebook.
If you do not have a Facebook account with Facebook or Instagram, you can deactivate usage-based
advertising from Meta on the website of the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance:
http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/.
The company is certified in accordance with the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an
agreement between the European Union and the US, which is intended to ensure compliance with European
data protection standards for data processing in the US. Every company certified under the DPF is obliged to
comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please contact the provider under the
following link:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4452.
Data processing
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a
contract mandated by data privacy laws that guarantees that they process personal data of our website
visitors only based on our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
6. Plug-ins and Tools
Font Awesome
This page uses Font Awesome for the uniform representation of fonts and symbols. Provider is Fonticons,
Inc. 6 Porter Road Apartment 3R, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
When you call up a page, your browser loads the required fonts into its browser cache to display texts, fonts,
and symbols correctly. For this purpose, the browser you use must connect to the servers of Font Awesome.
This allows Font Awesome to know that your IP address has been used to access this website. The use of
Font Awesome is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the uniform presentation of
the typeface on our website. If appropriate consent has been obtained, the processing is carried out
exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG, insofar the consent includes the storage of
cookies or the access to information in the user’s end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning
of the TDDDG. This consent can be revoked at any time.
If your browser does not support Font Awesome, a standard font from your computer will be used.
Further information about Font Awesome can be found in the Font Awesome privacy policy at:
https://fontawesome.com/privacy.
Google Maps
This website uses the mapping service Google Maps. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”),
Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. With the means of this service, we can integrate map
material on our website.
To enable the use of the Google Maps features, your IP address must be stored. As a rule, this information is
transferred to one of Google’s servers in the United States, where it is archived. The operator of this website
has no control over the data transfer. In case Google Maps has been activated, Google has the option to use
Google Fonts for the purpose of the uniform depiction of fonts. When you access Google Maps, your
browser will load the required web fonts into your browser cache, to correctly display text and fonts.
We use Google Maps to present our online content in an appealing manner and to make the locations
disclosed on our website easy to find. This constitutes a legitimate interest as defined in Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If
appropriate consent has been obtained, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a)
GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG, insofar the consent includes the storage of cookies or the access to information
in the user’s end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. This consent can be
revoked at any time.
Data transmission to the US is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European
Commission. Details can be found here:
https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and
https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/.
For more information on the handling of user data, please review Google’s Data Privacy Declaration under:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
The company is certified in accordance with the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an
agreement between the European Union and the US, which is intended to ensure compliance with European
data protection standards for data processing in the US. Every company certified under the DPF is obliged to
comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please contact the provider under the
following link:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.
7. Custom Services
Handling applicant data
We offer website visitors the opportunity to submit job applications to us (e.g., via e-mail, via postal services
on by submitting the online job application form). Below, we will brief you on the scope, purpose and use of
the personal data collected from you in conjunction with the application process. We assure you that the
collection, processing, and use of your data will occur in compliance with the applicable data privacy rights
and all other statutory provisions and that your data will always be treated as strictly confidential.
Scope and purpose of the collection of data
If you submit a job application to us, we will process any affiliated personal data (e.g., contact and
communications data, application documents, notes taken during job interviews, etc.), if they are required to
make a decision concerning the establishment or an employment relationship. The legal grounds for the
aforementioned are § 26 BDSG according to German Law (Negotiation of an Employment Relationship), Art.
6(1)(b) GDPR (General Contract Negotiations) and – provided you have given us your consent – Art. 6(1)(a)
GDPR. You may revoke any consent given at any time. Within our company, your personal data will only be
shared with individuals who are involved in the processing of your job application.
If your job application should result in your recruitment, the data you have submitted will be archived on the
grounds of § 26 BDSG and Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR for the purpose of implementing the employment relationship
in our data processing system.
Data Archiving Period
If we are unable to make you a job offer or you reject a job offer or withdraw your application, we reserve the
right to retain the data you have submitted on the basis of our legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) for up
to 6 months from the end of the application procedure (rejection or withdrawal of the application).
Afterwards the data will be deleted, and the physical application documents will be destroyed. The storage
serves in particular as evidence in the event of a legal dispute. If it is evident that the data will be required
after the expiry of the 6-month period (e.g., due to an impending or pending legal dispute), deletion will only
take place when the purpose for further storage no longer applies.
Longer storage may also take place if you have given your agreement (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR) or if statutory
data retention requirements preclude the deletion.
Admission to the applicant pool
If we do not make you a job offer, you may be able to join our applicant pool. In case of admission, all
documents and information from the application will be transferred to the applicant pool in order to contact
you in case of suitable vacancies.
Admission to the applicant pool is based exclusively on your express agreement (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). The
submission agreement is voluntary and has no relation to the ongoing application procedure. The affected
person can revoke his agreement at any time. In this case, the data from the applicant pool will be
irrevocably deleted, provided there are no legal reasons for storage.
The data from the applicant pool will be irrevocably deleted no later than two years after consent has been
granted
Further functions and features of our website
(1) In addition to use of our website for information purposes only, we offer various services which you may use if interested. For this, you must generally give further personal data which we use to provide the individual service and for which the above-mentioned general data processing principles apply.
(2) We sometimes use external service providers to process your data. These are carefully selected by us, are bound by our instructions and are regularly checked.
(3) We can also forward your personal data to third parties if promotions, prize draws, conclusions of contracts or similar services are offered by us together with partners. You will receive further information on these when you provide your personal data or below in the description of the service.
(4) If our service providers or partners have their headquarters in a country outside of the European Economic Area (EEA), we inform you of the consequences of this situation in the description of the service.
Children
Our services are aimed principally at adults. Persons under the age of 18 should not send us personal data without the permission of their parents or legal guardians.
Rights of the data subject
(1) Revocation of consent
If the processing of personal data is based on consent granted, you have the right to revoke the consent at any time. By revoking the consent, the lawfulness of processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the revocation is not affected.
You can contact us at any time with regard to the right of revocation.
(2) Right to confirmation
You have the right to request confirmation from the controller as to whether we are processing personal data relating to you. You can request confirmation at any time using the above-mentioned contact details.
(3) Right of access
If personal data are processed, you can request information about these personal data and about the following information at any time:
a. the purposes of the processing;
b. the categories of personal data processed;
c. 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 organisations;
d. 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;
e. the existence of a right to rectify or erase personal data concerning you or to have processing restricted by the controller, or a right to object to such processing;
f. the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority;
g. if the personal data are not collected from the data subject, any available information on the origin of the data;
h. the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, pursuant to Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for the data subject.
If personal data are disclosed to a third-party country or international organisation, you have the right to be informed of the suitable guarantees in accordance with Article 46 GDPR in connection with the disclosure. We provide a copy of the personal data which are subject to processing. For all further copies for which you apply, we may request an appropriate payment based on administration costs. If you submit the application electronically, the information is to be provided in a conventional electronic format unless otherwise stated. The right to receive a copy pursuant to paragraph 3 must not prejudice the rights and freedoms of other persons.
(4) Right to rectification
You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate personal data relating to you without undue delay. Taking into account the purposes of processing, you have the right to request that incomplete personal data be completed - also by means of an additional statement.
(5) Right to deletion ("right to be forgotten")
You have the right to request that the controller delete personal data concerning you without undue delay and we are obliged to delete personal data without undue delay if one of the following reasons applies:
a. The personal data are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
b. The data subject withdraws the consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) or Article 9(2)(a) of the GDPR and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
c. 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.
d. The personal data have been processed unlawfully.
e. 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.
f. The personal data have been collected in relation to information society services offered in accordance with Article 8(1) of the GDPR.
If the controller has disclosed the personal data and if he or she is obliged to delete them pursuant to Paragraph 1, he or she takes appropriate measures, also of a technical nature, taking into account the available technology and the implementation costs, in order to inform the persons responsible for processing the personal data that a data subject has requested that they delete all links to these personal data or copies or reproductions of these personal data.
The right to deletion (“Right to be forgotten”) does not exist insofar as processing is necessary:
- to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;
- for compliance with a legal obligation which requires processing under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject, or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
- for reasons of public interest in the field of public health pursuant to Article 9(2)(h) and (i) and Article 9(3) of the GDPR;
- for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes pursuant to
Article 89(1) of the GDPR, where the right referred to in paragraph 1 is likely to make impossible or seriously prejudice the achievement of the purposes of such processing; or
- for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims.
(6) Right to restriction of processing
You have the right to request us to restrict the processing of your personal data if one of the following conditions is met:
a. 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,
b. the processing is unlawful and the data subject objects to the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of the use of the personal data;
c. the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but the data subject needs it for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims; or
d. the data subject has objected to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR, as long as it has not yet been determined whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.
If processing was restricted according to one of the above-mentioned conditions, this personal data may only be processed – apart from storage – with the permission of the data subject or in order to apply, exercise or defend legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural person or legal entity or due to reasons of important public interest of the European Union or of a member state.
To assert the right to restriction of processing, the data subject can apply to us at any time under the above-mentioned contact details.
(7) Right to data portability
You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, and you have the right to transfer this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data was provided, insofar as:
a. the processing is based on consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) or Article 9(2)(a) or on a contract pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR; and
b. the processing is carried out with the aid of automated procedures.
When asserting the right to data portability pursuant to Paragraph 1, you have the right to effect that the personal data be transferred directly from one controller to another controller insofar as technically feasible. Exercising the right to data portability does not affect the right to deletion (“Right to be forgotten”). This right does not apply to processing which is necessary for the performance of a task which is in the public interest or is carried out in the exercise of official authority which was transferred to the controller.
(8) Right of objection
You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you which is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(e) or (f) DSGVO; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The controller no longer processes the personal data unless he or she can furnish proof of compelling legitimate grounds for processing which outweigh the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject or unless processing serves the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
If personal data are processed in order to carry out direct marketing, you have the right to raise an objection at any time to processing of your personal data for the purpose of such marketing; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is linked to such direct marketing. If you object to processing for purposes of direct marketing, the personal data are no longer processed for these purposes.
In connection with the use of services of the information society, you can exercise your right to object by means of automated processes in which technical specifications were used, irrespective of the Directive 2002/58/EC.
You have the right, for reasons resulting from your particular situation, to object to the processing of your personal data which is carried out for the purposes of scientific or historical research or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89 Paragraph 1, unless processing is necessary to fulfil a task in the public interest.
You can exercise this right to object at any time by applying to the relevant controller.
(9) Automated decisions in individual cases, including profiling.
You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you. This does not apply if the decision:
a. is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between the data subject and the controller,
b. is permissible under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and that law contains suitable measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms and legitimate interests of the data subject; or
c. with the explicit consent of the data subject.
The controller takes appropriate measures to protect the rights and freedoms as well as the justified interests of the data subject, which at least includes the right to effect intervention of a person on the part of the controller, to state his or her point of view and to contest the decision.
The data subject can exercise this right at any time by applying to the relevant controller.
(10) Right to complain to a supervisory authority
They shall also have the right, without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their residence, place of work or the place of the alleged infringement, if the data subject considers that the processing of personal data relating to them infringes this Regulation.
(11) Right to an effective judicial remedy
Without prejudice to any available administrative or non-judicial remedy, including the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority pursuant to Article 77 of the GDPR, you shall have the right to an effective judicial remedy if you consider that your rights under this Regulation have been infringed as a result of the processing of your personal data not in compliance with this Regulation.
Electronic application
If you apply via the website of engineering people GmbH, this is only possible if you give your informed consent. In this regard, please read the information on consent and tick the relevant box. The data which you upload to our server are transmitted in encrypted form. Please use this option rather than transferring the data via e-mail.
Use of Matomo (formerly Piwik)
This website uses the open source web analytics service Matomo. Matomo uses technologies that enable cross-site user recognition for the analysis of user behaviour (e.g. cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Matomo about the use of this website is stored on our server. The IP address is anonymised before storage.
With the aid of Matomo, we are able to collect and analyse data on the use of our website by website visitors. This enables us to find out, among other things, when which page views were made and which region they come from. We also collect various log files (e.g. IP address, referrer, browsers and operating systems used) and can measure whether our website visitors perform certain actions (e.g. clicks, purchases etc.).
The use of this analysis tool is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the anonymised analysis of user behaviour in order to optimise both its website and its advertising. If appropriate consent has been requested (e.g. consent to the storage of cookies), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.
IP anonymisation
When analysing with Matomo, we use IP anonymisation. Your IP address is shortened before analysis so that it can no longer be clearly assigned to you.
Hosting
We host Matomo exclusively on our own servers, so all analysis data remains with us and is not shared.
The Matomo program is an open source project. Information on the third-party data protection provider is available at matomo.org/privacy-policy/.
Use of Microsoft Advertising campaigns with conversion tracking
We use Microsoft Advertising on our website, an advertising service provided by Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA. Microsoft Advertising uses conversion tracking to measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns and to provide you with relevant ads. When you access our website, a cookie is stored on your device, insofar as you have given us your express consent (statistics). No personal data is stored in this cookie, but only an individual identifier to recognise your activities on our website.
The information collected through conversion tracking is used exclusively for statistical evaluations and to improve the advertisements. We do not receive any personal data from Microsoft Advertising. Your consent to the use of cookies for Microsoft Advertising conversion tracking is given via our cookie banner when you visit our website. Here you have the opportunity to adjust the cookie settings and agree to or reject the use of Microsoft Advertising cookies.
The legal basis for the use of Microsoft Advertising and conversion tracking is your express consent in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.
Further information about data protection at Microsoft Advertising can be found in Microsoft's privacy statement: [Microsoft privacy statement – Microsoft data protection].
Google marketing services
We use marketing services from Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. The Controller for users in the EU/EEA and Switzerland is Google Ireland Limited, Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.
The services used include:
Use of Google Analytics
(1) Based on our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in the analysis, optimisation and economic operation of our website in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR), we use Google Analytics, a web analysis service from Google LLC (“Google”). Google uses cookies. The information generated by the cookie on the use of the website by the user is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
(2) Google is certified under the Privacy Shield agreement and thereby offers a guarantee of compliance with European data protection law (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active).
(3) Google will use this information on our behalf for the purpose of evaluating your use of our website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Pseudonymous user profiles can hereby be created from the processed data.
(4) We only use Google Analytics with IP anonymisation activated. This means that the IP address of users is shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.
(5) The IP address transmitted by the user's browser is not merged with other Google data. Users can prevent the storage of cookies by setting their browser software accordingly; users can also prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and related to their use of the website to Google as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
(6) Further information on data use by Google, setting and revocation options is given in the Privacy Policy of Google (https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads ) and in the settings for the display of advertisements by Google (https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated ).
(7) Users’ personal data are deleted or anonymised after 8 weeks.
Integration of Google Maps
(1) We use the services of Google Maps on this website. We can thus display interactive maps directly to you on the website and enable convenient use of the map function.
(2) When visiting the website, Google receives information that you have opened the corresponding subpage of our website. In addition, the data specified under § 3 of this declaration are transferred. This occurs irrespective of whether Google provides a user account via which you are logged in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in with Google, your data are directly assigned to your account. If you do not want assignment to your profile with Google, you must log out before activating the button. Google stores your data as a usage profile and uses it for the purposes of advertising, market research and / or design of its website according to requirements. Such analysis is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to display requirement-based advertising and to inform other users of the social network of your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the formation of these user profiles but to exercise this right you must object to Google.
(3) Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing thereof by the plug-in provider is given in the data protection declarations of the provider. There you can also receive further information on your corresponding rights and setting options to protect your privacy: www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy. Google also processes your personal data in the USA and is subject to the EU-US Privacy Shield,www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.
Google Ads
Provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland
Function: Placement of advertisements, remarketing, conversion tracking.
Further information can be found at: adssettings.google.com/authenticated
The use of Google Ads allows us to track conversions, i.e. we can determine whether you came to our website via a Google ad. It is not possible for us to identify you on this basis. Statistics are created.
Google Tag Manager
Use of the Google Tag Manager only allows us to integrate the services listed by implementing the other cookies/tags. Google Tag Manager does not store any data itself and does not have access to it. The Tag Manager only collects data on how the individual tags are used. The legal basis for the processing is in our interest to optimise our website in accordance with Art. 6(1)(1)(f) GDPR.
Order processor
We use external service providers (order processors), e.g. for shipment of goods, newsletters or payment processing. Separate order data processing was agreed with the service provider in order to ensure protection of your personal data.
We co-operate with the following service providers:
IT Consulting Kühnl
Söflinger Str. 70, 89077 Ulm, Germany