Privacy Policy

1. Privacy at a glance

General information

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

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the section “Information on the responsible party” in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

Some of your data is collected by providing it to us directly—for example, when you fill out a contact form. Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. This primarily includes technical data (e.g., web browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some data is collected to ensure the website is provided correctly. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to obtain free information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. Additionally, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

Analytics and third-party tools

When you visit this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is mainly done using so-called analytics programs. Detailed information about these analytics programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting und Content Delivery Networks (CDN)

External hosting

This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the host’s servers. This may include IP addresses, contact inquiries, meta and communication data, contract data, contact information, names, website visits, and other data generated through a website.

The use of the host is for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast, and efficient delivery of our online offering by a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

Our host will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill their service obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data. We use the following host:

Conclusion of a data processing agreement

To ensure GDPR-compliant processing, we have concluded a data processing agreement with our host.

3. General Notes and Mandatory Information

Data protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with legal data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy. When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can identify you personally. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and for what purpose. It also explains how and why this is done. Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating via email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Information on the responsible party

The responsible party for data processing on this website are:

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

Data retention period

Unless a more specific retention period is stated in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have another legally permissible reason to store your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will occur after these reasons no longer apply.

Note on data transfer to the USA

Our website includes tools from companies based in the USA. If these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to the US servers of the respective companies. Please note that the USA is not considered a safe third country under EU data protection law. US companies are obliged to provide personal data to security authorities without you being able to legally contest this. Therefore, it cannot be excluded that US authorities (e.g., intelligence services) may process, analyze, and permanently store your data on US servers for surveillance purposes. We have no influence on these processing activities.

Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke a previously given consent at any time. The legality of data processing carried out up to the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

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

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

If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such advertising; this also applies to profiling, insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. If you object, your personal data will no longer be used for direct marketing purposes (objection under Art. 21 para. 2 GDPR).

Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the member state of their habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged violation. This right to complain exists without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability

You have the right to receive data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract in a common, machine-readable format and to transfer it to yourself or to a third party. If you request direct transfer to another controller, this will only be done as far as technically feasible.

SSL or TLS encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as site operators. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the browser changing from “http://” to “https://” and the lock symbol in your browser bar. When SSL or TLS encryption is active, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Right to access, deletion and correction

You have the right, under the applicable legal provisions, at any time to obtain free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, as well as the right to request correction or deletion of this data. For this purpose and for further questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time.

Right to restrict processing

You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restrict processing exists in the following cases:

You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restrict processing exists in the following cases:
If the processing of your personal data was/ is unlawful, you may request restriction instead of deletion.
If the processing of your personal data was/ is unlawful, you may request restriction instead of deletion.
If you have lodged an objection under Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balancing of interests must be carried out between your interests and ours. As long as it is not yet determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request restriction of processing.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data may only be processed – apart from storage – with your consent or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims, to protect the rights of another natural or legal person, or for important public interest reasons of the EU or a member state.

Objection to marketing emails

The use of contact data published under the imprint obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and informational materials is hereby objected to. The site operators expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information, e.g., via spam emails.

4. Data collection on this website

Our websites use so-called “cookies.” Cookies are small text files and do not cause any harm to your device. They are either temporarily stored for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Persistent cookies remain on your device until you delete them yourself or they are automatically deleted by your web browser. In some cases, cookies from third-party companies may also be stored on your device when you visit our site (third-party cookies). These allow us or you to use certain services of the third-party company (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or video display). Other cookies are used to analyze user behavior or display advertising. Cookies that are necessary for conducting electronic communication (necessary cookies), providing certain functions requested by you (functional cookies, e.g., for the shopping cart function), or optimizing the website (e.g., cookies for measuring website traffic) are stored based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent for storing cookies has been requested, the storage of the respective cookies takes place exclusively based on this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR); consent can be revoked at any time.

You can configure your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally, and enable the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited. If cookies from third parties or for analysis purposes are used, we will inform you separately in this privacy policy and, if necessary, request consent.

To manage the cookies and similar technologies used (tracking pixels, web beacons, etc.) and related consents, we use the consent tool “Real Cookie Banner.” Details on how “Real Cookie Banner” works can be found at https://devowl.io/de/rcb/datenverarbeitung/. The legal basis for processing personal data in this context is Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR and Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the management of the cookies and similar technologies used and the related consents. Providing personal data is neither contractually required nor necessary for entering into a contract. You are not obliged to provide personal data. If you do not provide personal data, we cannot manage your consents.

Contact form

If you send inquiries via the contact form, the information you provide in the inquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored with us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not share this data without your consent. The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries directed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions—particularly retention periods—remain unaffected.

Inquiry via eMail, telephone or fax

If you contact us via e-mail, telephone, or fax, your inquiry, including all personal data arising from it (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We will not share this data without your consent. Processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested.

The data you send to us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions—especially statutory retention periods—remain unaffected.

5. Analysis tools and advertising

Google Tag Manager

We use Google Tag Manager. Provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Tag Manager is a tool that allows us to integrate tracking or statistical tools and other technologies on our website. Google Tag Manager itself does not create user profiles, store cookies, or perform independent analyses. It is only used to manage and deliver the tools integrated through it. However, Google Tag Manager does capture your IP address, which may also be transmitted to Google’s parent company in the United States. The use of Google Tag Manager is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in quick and uncomplicated integration and management of various tools on their website. If consent has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.

Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analytics service Google Analytics. Provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyze the behavior of website visitors. In doing so, the website operator receives various usage data, such as page views, duration of stay, operating systems used, and the user’s origin. This data may be combined by Google into a profile assigned to the respective user or their device. Google Analytics uses technologies that allow user recognition for the purpose of analyzing user behavior (e.g., cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Google about the use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

The use of this analysis tool is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both their web offer and their advertising. If consent has been requested (e.g., consent for storing cookies), processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.

IP anonymization

We have enabled IP anonymization on this website. As a result, your IP address is shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activities, and provide other services related to website and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data.

Google Ads

The website operator uses Google Ads. Google Ads is an online advertising program by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Ads allows us to display advertisements in the Google search engine or on third-party websites when the user enters specific search terms in Google (keyword targeting). Additionally, targeted ads can be displayed based on user data available to Google (e.g., location data and interests) (audience targeting). As the website operator, we can quantitatively evaluate this data, for example, by analyzing which search terms led to the display of our ads and how many ads led to corresponding clicks. The use of Google Ads is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the most effective marketing of its products and services.

6. Own services

Handling of applicant data

We offer you the opportunity to apply with us (e.g., via e-mail, post, or online application form). Below, we inform you about the scope, purpose, and use of the personal data collected as part of the application process. We assure you that the collection, processing, and use of your data is carried out in accordance with applicable data protection law and all other legal provisions and that your data is treated strictly confidentially.

Scope and purpose of data collection

If you submit an application, we process your associated personal data (e.g., contact and communication data, application documents, notes in connection with interviews, etc.) to the extent necessary to decide on the establishment of an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is §26 BDSG-new under German law (initiation of an employment relationship), Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (general contract initiation), and—if you have given consent—Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. Consent can be revoked at any time. Your personal data is shared within our company only with persons involved in processing your application. If the application is successful, the data you submitted will be stored in our data processing systems based on §26 BDSG-new and Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR for the purpose of carrying out the employment relationship.

Data retention period

If we cannot make you a job offer, you reject a job offer, or withdraw your application, we reserve the right to retain the data you submitted based on our legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) for up to 6 months from the end of the application process (rejection or withdrawal of the application). Afterwards, the data will be deleted, and the physical application documents destroyed. The retention serves, in particular, as evidence in case of a legal dispute. If it is apparent that the data will be required after the 6-month period (e.g., due to a pending or imminent legal dispute), deletion will occur only when the purpose for further retention no longer applies. Longer retention may also occur if you have given corresponding consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) or if legal retention obligations prevent deletion.

Inclusion in the applicant pool

If we do not make you a job offer, there may be the possibility of including you in our applicant pool. In such a case, all documents and information from the application will be included in the applicant pool to contact you in the event of suitable vacancies. Inclusion in the applicant pool takes place exclusively based on your explicit consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). Giving consent is voluntary and unrelated to the ongoing application process. You can revoke your consent at any time. In this case, the data in the applicant pool will be permanently deleted, provided there are no legal retention reasons. Data from the applicant pool will be permanently deleted no later than two years after consent is given.