The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.
The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the contact details in the section “Notice to the Responsible Party” in this privacy policy.
Your data is collected in part by you providing it to us. This may include data you enter in a contact form, for example. Other data is collected automatically when you visit the website by our IT systems. This mainly includes technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of accessing the page). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.
Some of the data is collected to ensure the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.
You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time free of charge. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. For this and other questions regarding data protection, you can contact us at any time at the address provided in the imprint. Additionally, you have the right to file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
The operators of this site take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and how we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.
We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., communication via email) can have security vulnerabilities. A complete protection of the data against access by third parties is not possible.
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.).
Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time. A simple notification via email to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing carried out until the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.
In the event of data protection violations, the affected person has the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority for data protection issues is the state data protection officer of the federal state in which our company is based.
You have the right to request that data we process based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract be handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another responsible party, this will only happen to the extent technically feasible.
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.
When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
You have the right to receive free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing at any time within the framework of applicable statutory provisions, and if applicable, the right to correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. For this and other questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time at the address provided in the imprint.
We have appointed a data protection officer for our company.
The internet pages use so-called cookies in part. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offer more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and that your browser saves.
Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies.” They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit.
You can configure your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or generally, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. When cookies are disabled, the functionality of this website may be limited.
Cookies that are necessary for the execution of the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions you wish (e.g., shopping cart function) are stored based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of his services. As far as other cookies (e.g., cookies for analyzing your surfing behavior) are stored, these are treated separately in this privacy policy.
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your information from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass this data on without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b GDPR, provided that your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is required for the execution of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries directed to us (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested.
The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request deletion, withdraw your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – especially retention periods – remain unaffected.
If you contact us via email, phone, 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 do not pass this data on without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b GDPR, provided that your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is required for the execution of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries directed to us (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested.
The data you send us through contact inquiries will remain with us until you request deletion, withdraw 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.
This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyze the behavior of website visitors. In this context, the website operator receives various usage data, such as page views, duration of stay, operating systems used, and origin of the user. These data may be summarized by Google in a profile assigned to the respective user or their device.
Google Analytics uses technologies that allow for the recognition of users for the purpose of analyzing user behavior (e.g., cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Google about your use of this website is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
The use of this analysis tool is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both his web offering and his advertising. If appropriate consent has been requested (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies), processing occurs solely based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.
Data transmission to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission.
We have activated the IP anonymization feature on this website. This means that your IP address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before it is transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activities, and to provide other services related to website usage and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
More information on how to handle user data with Google Analytics can be found in Google’s privacy policy.
We have concluded a contract for order processing with Google and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.
This website uses the “demographic features” function of Google Analytics to display suitable advertisements to website visitors within the Google advertising network. This allows reports to be created that include statements about the age, gender, and interests of site visitors. These data come from interest-based advertising from Google as well as visitor data from third parties. These data cannot be assigned to a specific person. You can disable this feature at any time via the ad settings in your Google account or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described in the “Objection to Data Collection” section.
Data stored by Google at the user and event level, which is linked to cookies, user IDs (e.g., User ID), or advertising IDs (e.g., DoubleClick cookies, Android advertising ID), is anonymized or deleted after 14 months.
We offer you the opportunity to apply to us (e.g., via email, post, or online form). Below we inform you about the scope, purpose, and use of your personal data collected during the application process. We assure you that the collection, processing, and use of your data will be in accordance with applicable data protection laws and all other legal regulations, and your data will be treated confidentially.
If you send us an application, we will process your associated personal data (e.g., contact and communication data, application documents, notes during interviews, etc.), as far as this is necessary for the decision on the establishment of an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is § 26 BDSG-neu under German law (initiation of an employment relationship), Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b GDPR (general contract initiation), and – if you have given consent – Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR. The consent can be revoked at any time. Your personal data will only be shared within our company 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-neu and Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b GDPR for the purpose of executing the employment relationship.
If we cannot make you a job offer, you decline a job offer, or you withdraw your application, we reserve the right to retain the data you provided based on our legitimate interests (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR) for up to 6 months from the end of the application process (rejection or withdrawal of the application). After that, the data will be deleted, and the physical application documents will be destroyed. The retention serves particularly as proof in the event of a legal dispute. If it is evident that the data will be required after the 6-month period (e.g., due to a pending legal dispute), deletion will only take place when the purpose for further retention ceases.
Longer retention may also occur if you have given corresponding consent (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR) or if legal retention obligations preclude deletion.
If we cannot make you a job offer, there may be the possibility of including you in our applicant pool. In the event of inclusion, all documents and information from the application will be transferred to the applicant pool to contact you in case of suitable vacancies.
Inclusion in the applicant pool occurs solely based on your explicit consent (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR). Providing consent is voluntary and bears no relation to the ongoing application process. The affected person can revoke their consent at any time. In this case, the data from the applicant pool will be irrevocably deleted unless there are legal retention reasons.
Data from the applicant pool will be irrevocably deleted no later than two years after consent is granted.
