We are very delighted that you have shown interest in our enterprise. Data protection is of a particularly high priority for the management of the b-drives GmbH. The use of the Internet pages of the b-drives GmbH is possible without any indication of personal data; however, if a data subject wants to use special enterprise services via our website, processing of personal data could become necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the data subject. The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number of a data subject shall always be in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and in accordance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to the b-drives GmbH. By means of this data protection declaration, our enterprise would like to inform the general public of the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed, by means of this data protection declaration, of the rights to which they are entitled. As the controller, the b-drives GmbH has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed through this website. Nevertheless, internet-based data transmissions can generally have security gaps, so that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us by alternative means, for example by telephone.
1. Definitions
The data protection declaration of the b-drives GmbH is based on the terms used by the European legislator for the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy should be easy to read and understand for the public as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terms used in advance. We use the following terms, among others, in this privacy policy: a) Personal data Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as “data subject”). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person. b) Data subject A data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller responsible for the processing. c) Processing Processing means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction. d) Restriction of processing Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future. e) Profiling Profiling is any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location or movements. f) Pseudonymization Pseudonymization is the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person. g) Controller or controller responsible for the processing Controller or controller responsible for the processing is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. Where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for their nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law. (h) Processor Processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller. (i) Recipient Recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or another body to whom personal data are disclosed, regardless of whether it is a third party or not. However, authorities which may receive personal data in the context of a specific investigation task under Union or national law shall not be considered as recipients. j) Third party Third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, the controller, the processor and the persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or the processor, are authorised to process the personal data. k) Consent Consent of the data subject is any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.
2. the name and address of the controller
The controller, within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws applicable in the Member States of the European Union and other provisions related to data protection, is: b-drives GmbH Oststraße 96 22844 Norderstedt Germany Tel.: +49-(0)40-538092-20 E-Mail: info@b-drives.com Website: www.b-drives.com
3. Cookies
The Internet pages of the b-drives GmbH use cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored in a computer system via an Internet browser. Many Internet sites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a character string through which Internet pages and servers can be assigned to the specific Internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This enables the visited websites and servers to distinguish the individual browser of the data subject from other internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific internet browser can be recognised and identified by means of the unique cookie ID. Through the use of cookies, the b-drives GmbH can provide the users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting. By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimised with the user in mind. Cookies allow us, as previously mentioned, to recognise our website users. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website. For example, the user of a website that uses cookies does not have to re-enter their access data each time they visit the website, because this is done by the website and the cookie stored on the user’s computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping basket in an online shop. The online shop uses a cookie to remember the items that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping basket. The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies can be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs. This is possible in all common internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be fully usable.
4. Collection of general data and information
The website of the b-drives GmbH collects a series of general data and information when a data subject or automated system calls up the website. This general data and information are stored in the server log files. The following can be recorded: (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system accesses our website (so-called referrer), (4) the sub-websites that are accessed via an accessing system on our website, (5) the date and time of access to the website, (6 an internet protocol address (IP address), (7) the internet service provider of the accessing system, and (8) any other similar data and information that may be used in the event of attacks on our information technology systems. When using these general data and information, the b-drives GmbH does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is needed to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) optimise the content of our website as well as its advertisement, (3) ensure the long-term viability of our information technology systems and website technology, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in case of a cyber-attack. Therefore, the b-drives GmbH analyzes anonymously collected data and information statistically, with the aim of increasing the data protection and data security of our enterprise, and to ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.
5. Register on our website
The data subject has the option to register on the controller’s website by providing personal data. Which personal data is transmitted to the controller in this process is determined by the respective input mask used for registration. The personal data entered by the data subject is collected and stored solely for internal use by the controller and for the controller’s own purposes. The controller may arrange for the data to be passed on to one or more processors, such as a parcel service, which will also use the personal data exclusively for an internal purpose attributable to the controller. Furthermore, when the data subject registers on the controller’s website, the IP address assigned to the data subject by the Internet Service Provider (ISP), the date and the time of registration are stored. The storage of this data is carried out against the background that this is the only way to prevent the misuse of our services, and, if necessary, to enable the investigation of criminal offences committed. In this respect, the storage of this data is necessary to protect the data controller. This data is not passed on to third parties unless there is a legal obligation to do so or if the passing on of the data serves the purpose of criminal prosecution. The registration of the data subject, with the voluntary provision of personal data, is intended to enable the data controller to offer the data subject content or services that, due to the nature of the matter, can only be offered to registered users. Registered persons are free to modify the personal data provided during registration at any time or to have it completely deleted from the data controller’s database. The data controller shall, at any time upon request, provide any data subject with information about which personal data about the data subject is stored. Furthermore, the controller shall correct or delete personal data at the request or notice of the data subject, provided that this does not conflict with any statutory storage requirements. A data protection officer named in this data protection declaration and all of the controller’s employees are available to the data subject as contact persons in this context.
6. GetResponse
This website uses GetResponse for sending newsletters. The provider of this service is GetResponse Sp.z o.o., ul. ARKONSKA 6/A3, 80-387 GEDANSK, Poland. GetResponse is a service which, among other things, can be used to organise and analyse the sending of newsletters. The data you enter to subscribe to our newsletter will be stored on GetResponse servers. Data analysis by GetResponse When we send newsletters with the help of GetResponse, we can determine whether a newsletter message has been opened and which links, if any, have been clicked on. GetResponse also allows us to categorise newsletter recipients based on various categories (so-called tagging). This allows newsletter recipients to be categorised, for example, by gender, personal preferences (e.g. vegetarian or non-vegetarian) or customer relationship (e.g. customer or potential customer). This makes it easier to customise the newsletter for each target group. For more information, please visit: https://www.GetResponse.de. If you do not want GetResponse to analyse your usage, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. We provide a link for this purpose in every newsletter message. You can also unsubscribe from the newsletter directly on the website. Legal basis The data processing is carried out on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation. Storage duration: The data you provide us with for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from our servers as well as from the servers of GetResponse after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Data that we have stored for other purposes (e.g. e-mail addresses for the members area) remain unaffected. For more information, please refer to the GetResponse privacy policy at https://www.getresponse.de/email-marketing/legal/datenschutz.html. Conclusion of a contract for commissioned data processing We have concluded a contract for commissioned data processing with GetResponse, in which we oblige GetResponse to protect our customers’ data and not to pass it on to third parties.
7. Newsletter-Tracking
The newsletter of b-drives GmbH contains so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic embedded in e-mails sent in HTML format to enable log file recording and log file analysis. This allows a statistical evaluation of the success or failure of online marketing campaigns. Based on the embedded tracking pixel, the b-drives GmbH may see if and when an e-mail was opened by a data subject, and which links in the e-mail were called up by data subjects. Such personal data collected in the tracking pixels contained in the newsletters are stored and analysed by the controller in order to optimise the delivery of the newsletter and to better adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the data subject. These personal data will not be passed on to third parties. Data subjects are entitled at any time to revoke the separate declaration of consent given via the double opt-in procedure. After a revocation, these personal data will be deleted by the controller. b-drives automatically interprets a cancellation of the newsletter as a revocation.
8. Contact options via the website
The website of the b-drives GmbH contains information that enables a quick electronic contact to our enterprise, as well as direct communication with us, which also includes a general address of the so-called electronic mail (e-mail address). If a data subject contacts the controller by email or through a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject will be stored automatically. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a data subject to the data controller are stored for the purposes of processing or contacting the data subject. There is no disclosure of this personal data to third parties.
9. Routine erasure and blocking of personal data
The data controller shall process and store the personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or as far as this is granted by the European legislator or other legislators in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject to. If the storage purpose no longer applies or if a storage period prescribed by the European directive and regulation giver or any other competent legislator expires, the personal data are routinely blocked or erased in accordance with legal requirements.
10. Rights of the data subject
a) Right to confirmationEach data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller the confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her are being processed. If a data subject wishes to avail himself of this right of confirmation, he or she may, at any time, contact our Data Protection Officer or another employee of the controller. b) Right of access Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller free information about his or her personal data stored at any time and a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European body issuing directives and regulations has granted the data subject access to the following information:
- the processing purposes
- the categories of personal data that are processed
- the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations
- where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period
- the existence of a right to request from the controller rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing of personal data concerning the data subject or to object to such processing
- the right to appeal to a regulatory authority
- if the personal data are not collected from the data subject: all available information about the origin of the data
- the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject.
Furthermore, the data subject has the right to be informed as to whether personal data has been transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to receive information about the appropriate safeguards in connection with the transfer. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of access, they can contact our data protection officer or another employee of the data controller at any time. c) Right to rectificationEach data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning him or her. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, the data subject shall have the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, he or she may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time. d) Right to erasure (right to be forgotten) Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning him or her without undue delay, and the controller shall have the obligation to erase personal data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies and to the extent that processing is not required:
- The personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
- The data subject withdraws consent on which the processing is based according to point (a) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR, or point (a) of Article 9(2) of the GDPR, and where there is no other legal ground for the processing.
- The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) of the GDPR.
- The personal data have been unlawfully processed.
- The personal data must be erased for compliance with a legal obligation in Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
- The personal data were collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Art. 8 (1) of the GDPR.
If one of the aforementioned reasons applies, and a data subject wishes to request the erasure of personal data stored by the b-drives GmbH, he or she may at any time contact our Data Protection Officer or another employee of the controller. The Data Protection Officer of the b-drives GmbH or another employee shall promptly ensure that the erasure request is complied with immediately. Where the controller has made personal data public and is obliged pursuant to Article 17(1) to erase the personal data, the controller, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform other controllers processing the personal data that the data subject has requested erasure by such controllers of any links to, or copy or replication of, those personal data, as far as processing is not required. data subject has requested that these other data controllers delete all links to the personal data or copies or replications of the personal data, unless the processing is necessary. The Data Protection Officer of the b-drives GmbH or another employee will arrange the necessary measures in individual cases. e) Right of restriction of data processing Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller restriction of processing where one of the following applies:
- The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
- The processing is unlawful, the data subject refuses to delete the personal data and instead requests that the use of the personal data be restricted.
- The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by the data subject for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
- The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.
If one of the aforementioned conditions is met, and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of the processing of personal data stored by the b-drives GmbH, he or she may at any time contact our Data Protection Officer or another employee of the controller. The Data Protection Officer of the b-drives GmbH or another employee will arrange the restriction of the processing. f) Right to data portability Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator, to receive the personal data concerning him or her, which was provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. They also have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data have been provided, where the processing is based on consent pursuant to point (a) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR or point (a) of Article 9(2) of the GDPR, or on a contract pursuant to point (b) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR, and the processing is carried out by automated means, provided that the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller. Furthermore, in exercising their right to data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) of the GDPR, the data subject shall have the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and when doing so does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others. In order to assert the right to data portability, the data subject may at any time contact the Data Protection Officer designated by the b-drives GmbH or another employee. g) Right to object Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to object, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, at any time, to processing of personal data concerning him or her, which is based on point (e) or (f) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The b-drives GmbH shall no longer process the personal data in the event of the objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims. If the b-drives GmbH processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject shall have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning him or her for such marketing. This also applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to the b-drives GmbH to the processing for direct marketing purposes, the b-drives GmbH will no longer process the personal data for these purposes. In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning him or her by b-drives GmbH for scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest. To exercise the right of objection, the person concerned may contact the data protection officer of b-drives GmbH or another employee directly. In the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, the data subject may exercise his or her right to object by automated means using technical specifications. h) Automated individual decision-making, including profiling Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing – including profiling – which produces legal effects concerning him or her or similarly significantly affects him or her, as long as the decision (1) is not necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data controller, or (2) is not authorised by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests of the data subject or (3) with the express consent of the data subject. If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data controller, or (2) it is based on the data subject’s explicit consent, the b-drives GmbH shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view and contest the decision. If the data subject wishes to exercise the rights concerning automated individual decision-making, he or she may at any time directly contact our Data Protection Officer of the Sympany AG or another employee of the controller. i) Right to withdraw data protection consent Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to withdraw his or her consent to processing of his or her personal data at any time. If the data subject wishes to exercise the right to withdraw the consent, he or she may at any time directly contact our Data Protection Officer of the Sympany AG or another employee of the controller.
11. data protection for job applications and during the application process
The data controller collects and processes the personal data of applicants for the purpose of processing the application. The processing may also be carried out electronically. This is particularly the case if an applicant submits the relevant application documents to the data controller by electronic means, for example by email or via a web form on the website. If the data controller concludes an employment contract with an applicant, the transmitted data will be stored for the purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with the statutory provisions. If the data controller does not conclude an employment contract with the applicant, the application documents shall be automatically deleted two months after notification of the rejection decision, provided that no other legitimate interests of the data controller conflict with such deletion. Other legitimate interests in this sense include, for example, the duty to provide evidence in proceedings under the German General Equal Treatment Act (Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz – AGG).
12. Legal basis of the processing
Art. 6 I lit. a DS-GVO serves our company as a legal basis for processing operations in which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, as is the case, for example, when processing operations are necessary for the supply of goods or to provide any other service, the processing is based on Article 6(1) lit. b GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures, for example in the case of inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation that requires the processing of personal data, such as for the fulfilment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. c DS-GVO. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may be necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor to our company were to be injured and his or her name, age, health insurance data or other vital information would have to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third party. Then the processing would be based on Art. 6 I lit. d DS-GVO. Ultimately, processing operations could be based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. This legal basis is used for processing operations which are not covered by any of the abovementioned legal grounds, if processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by our company or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data. We are permitted to carry out such processing operations in particular because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. In this respect, it took the view that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a customer of the controller (recital 47, sentence 2, GDPR).
13. the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party
Where the processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1) lit. f GDPR our legitimate interest is to carry out our business in favour of the well-being of all our employees and the shareholders.
14. period for which the personal data will be stored
The criterion for the duration of the storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After the deadline, the corresponding data is routinely deleted if it is no longer required for the fulfilment or initiation of the contract.
15. legal or contractual requirements to provide personal data
Necessity for the conclusion of the contract; obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of not providing the data We would like to inform you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or may also result from contractual provisions (e.g. information on the contractual partner). Sometimes it may be necessary for the conclusion of a contract that a data subject provides us with personal data that we must subsequently process. For example, the data subject is obliged to provide us with personal data if our company concludes a contract with him or her. Failure to provide personal data would mean that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Before the data subject provides personal data, he or she must contact our data protection officer. Our data protection officer will explain to the data subject on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of personal data is required by law or contract or is necessary for the conclusion of a contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data and what the consequences of not providing the personal data would be.
16. Existence of automated decision-making
As a responsible company, we do not use automatic decision-making or profiling.
17. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Google Analytics (with anonymisation function)
The data controller has integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymisation function) on this website. Google Analytics is a web analysis service. Web analysis is the collection and evaluation of data on the behaviour of visitors to websites. Among other things, a web analysis service collects data on the website from which a data subject came to a website (so-called referrer), which sub-pages of the website were accessed or how often and for how long a sub-page was viewed. A web analysis is mainly used to optimise a website and for a cost-benefit analysis of internet advertising. The operating company of Google Analytics is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA. The controller uses the addition ‘_gat._anonymizeIp’ for the web analysis via Google Analytics. This extension is used by Google to shorten and anonymise the IP address of the data subject’s Internet connection if our Internet pages are accessed from a Member State of the European Union or from another state that is a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyse visitor flows on our website. Google uses the data and information collected, among other things, to evaluate the use of our website and to provide online reports, which show the activities on our websites, and to provide other services concerning the use of our Internet site for us. Google Analytics places a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained above. With the setting of the cookie, Google is enabled to analyse the use of our website. Each time one of the individual pages of this website is accessed, which is operated by the data controller and on which a Google Analytics component has been integrated, the internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data to Google for the purpose of online analysis. As part of this technical process, Google receives information about personal data, such as the IP address of the data subject, which Google uses, among other things, to track the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently to enable commission statements. The cookie is used to store personal information, such as the access time, the location from which access was made, and the frequency of visits of our website by the data subject. With each visit to our Internet site, such personal data, including the IP address of the Internet access used by the data subject, will be transmitted to Google in the United States of America. These personal data are stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass on this personal data collected through the technical process to third parties. The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time, as described above, by means of a corresponding setting in the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. Furthermore, a cookie already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the internet browser or other software programmes. In addition, the data subject has the option to object to and prevent the collection of data generated by Google Analytics and related to the use of this website and the processing of this data by Google. To do this, the data subject must download a browser add-on under the link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout and install it. This browser add-on informs Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data and information about visits to websites may be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-on is considered by Google to be an objection. If the data subject’s information technology system is deleted, formatted or reinstalled at a later date, the data subject must reinstall the browser add-on to disable Google Analytics. If the browser add-on is uninstalled or disabled by the data subject or any other person who is attributable to their sphere of influence, it is possible to reinstall or re-enable the browser add-on. Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google may be retrieved under https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and under http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html. Google Analytics is further explained under the following Link https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/analytics/.
18. Contact / Online (Live) Chat via Smartsupp
This website uses the Smartsupp chat plugin. The provider is Smartsupp, Milady Horakove 13, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic. You can use Smartsupp to start direct communication with employees. The Smartsupp plugin on this website records data (browser information, page content visited and conversation) anonymously when you visit the website and when information is exchanged between the visitor and our employee. This involves the use of ‘session’ cookies, which are deleted after the website visit. The cookies do not contain any personal data. The data is usually transmitted in encrypted form to servers in the EU. The storage is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a and f DSGVO. The visitor can use this function voluntarily to contact the operator of the offer directly. The website operator also has a legitimate interest in analysing user behaviour in order to optimise both its website and its advertising. Objection to data collection You can prevent Smartsupp from collecting your data by not using the chat function on this website. In addition, you can install an add-in in your browser that blocks this plug-in. Data processing A processing of the data comes with visit of the website off. Smartsupp describes the handling of the data transparently in accordance with the provisions of the GDPR at https://www.smartsupp.com/de/privacy.
19. Google Adwords Conversion Tracking
This website also uses Google Conversion Tracking. Google Adwords places a cookie on your computer if you have reached our website via a Google ad. These cookies lose their validity after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of the Adwords customer’s website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and the customer can recognise that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. Each Adwords customer receives a different cookie. As a result, cookies cannot be tracked across the websites of Adwords customers. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. AdWords customers are told the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users. If you do not wish to participate in the tracking process, you can also refuse the setting of a cookie that is required for this – for example, by using a browser setting that generally deactivates the automatic setting of cookies. You can also deactivate cookies for conversion tracking by setting your browser to block cookies from the domain ‘www.googleadservices.com’. You can find Google’s privacy policy for conversion tracking at http://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy.
20. Google Maps data protection declaration
This website uses the Google Maps product provided by Google Inc. By using this website, you consent to the collection, processing and use of data collected automatically by Google Inc, its agents and third parties. The Google Maps terms of use can be found under ‘Google Maps Terms of Service’.
21. Data protection declaration for the use of Facebook plugins (Like button)
Our pages include plugins from the social network Facebook, 1601 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. You can recognise the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the ‘Like’ button on our site. You can find an overview of the Facebook plugins here: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/. When you visit our pages, the plugin establishes a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server. Facebook thereby receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click on the Facebook ‘Like’ button while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link the contents of our pages to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how it is used by Facebook. For more information, please see Facebook’s privacy policy at https://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php. If you do not want Facebook to be able to associate your visit to our pages with your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook user account.
22. Data protection declaration for the use of the Google ‘+1’ button
Our site uses the ‘+1’ button provided by Google+ from Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereinafter ‘Google’. Each time you access a page on our website that has a ‘+1’ component, this component causes the browser you are using to download a corresponding display of the component from Google. This process notifies Google of the specific page of our website that is currently being visited. According to Google, your visit will not be further analysed if you are not logged into your Google account. If you access our site while being logged into Google, Google may collect information about your Google account, the website you are recommending, your IP address and other browser-related information when you confirm the ‘+1’ button. This is how your ‘+1’ recommendation can be saved and made publicly accessible. Your Google ‘+1’ recommendation can then be displayed as a reference together with your account name and, if applicable, with your photo stored on Google in Google services, such as in search results or in your Google account or in other places, such as on websites and advertisements on the Internet. Furthermore, Google can link your visit to our site with your data stored on Google. Google also records this information to further improve Google services. If you want to prevent Google from collecting the aforementioned data, you must log out of your Google account before visiting our website. You can access Google’s privacy policy for the ‘+1’ button, along with all other information about the collection, sharing and use of data by Google, your rights in this regard and your profile settings options, here: https://developers.google.com/+/web/buttons-policy
23. data protection declaration for the use of Twitter
Functions of the Twitter service have been integrated into our website and app. These features are offered by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. When you use Twitter and the ‘Retweet’ function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and made known to other users. In doing so, data is also transmitted to Twitter. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Twitter. For more information, please refer to the Twitter privacy policy at http://twitter.com/privacy. You can change your Twitter privacy settings in your account settings at http://twitter.com/account/settings. 23. Privacy Policy for the use of Pinterest We use the pinterest.com service on our website. Pinterest.com is a service of Pinterest, Inc., 808 Brannan St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. The ‘Pin it’ button embedded on our site notifies Pinterest that you have accessed the corresponding page of our website. If you are logged into Pinterest, Pinterest can associate this visit to our site with your Pinterest account and thus link the data. The data transmitted by clicking the ‘Pin it’ button is stored by Pinterest. For more information about the purpose and scope of data collection, processing and use, as well as your rights in this regard and settings options for protecting your privacy, please refer to the Pinterest data protection information, which you can access at http://pinterest.com/about/privacy/. To prevent Pinterest from associating your visit to our site with your Pinterest account, you must log out of your Pinterest account before visiting our site.
24. Data protection declaration for the use of enquiries with MEETOVO
We use the software solution from MEETOVO Software GmbH, Robert-Koch-Straße 8, 21423 Winsen (Luhe), Germany, to process enquiries. The provider works in accordance with the legal requirements of Art. 28 GDPR. The strictest confidentiality of your data is thus guaranteed at all times. When you submit a request to us, a direct connection between your browser and the provider’s server is established when you access the request page. This provides the provider with the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. The IP address is anonymised and deleted after 7 days. If you send a request using the integrated form, the personal data you have entered (email address, first and last name, mobile phone number or telephone number) will be transmitted to the provider and stored on their servers and sent to us by email. All other form entries are already transmitted for analysis purposes during their entry if you agree to this. The collection of this data is necessary to process the request. Without this processing, you cannot submit any requests. This processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit b. DSGVO to fulfil our contractual obligations and services as well as on the basis of our legitimate interests in carrying out a quick and effective request in the sense of Art. 6 para. 1 lit f. DSGVO. The provider deletes your data if it is no longer required. The provider checks the necessity every two years. Otherwise, however, the deletion takes place no later than 5 years after the last request. For more information, see the provider’s privacy policy at:
https://meetovo.de/datenschutz Data protection officer Asc-Dienstleitungs GmbH Danziger Strasse 21 37083 Göttingen datenschutz@asc46.de
