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Privacy Policy

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  1. Introduction and overview

  2. Scope of application

  3. Legal basis

  4. Contact details of the person responsible

  5. Storage duration

  6. Rights under the General Data Protection Regulation

  7. Data transfer to third countries

  8. Security of data processing

  9. Communication

  10. Cookies

  11. Messenger & Communication Introduction

  12. Social Media Introduction

  13. Video Conferencing & Streaming Introduction

  14. Recruitment Tools 

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1. Introduction and overview

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We have written this data protection declaration (version 03.11.2022-112295071) in order to explain to you in accordance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and applicable national laws which personal data (data for short) we as the person responsible - and that of processors commissioned by us (e.g. providers) - process, will process in the future and what legal options you have. The terms used are to be understood as gender-neutral.

 

In short: We inform you comprehensively about data that we process about you.

Privacy statements usually sound very technical and use legal jargon. This data protection declaration, on the other hand, is intended to describe the most important things as simply and transparently as possible. As far as transparency is conducive, technical terms are explained in a reader-friendly way, links to further information are provided. We are thus informing you in clear and simple language that we only process personal data in the course of our business activities if there is a corresponding legal basis. This is certainly not possible if you make the most concise, unclear and legal-technical statements possible, as they are often standard on the Internet when it comes to data protection.

 

If you still have questions, we would like to ask you to contact Larisa Barkovskaia, to follow the links provided and to look at further information on third-party websites. Our contact details can of course also be found in the footer of each page of the website. 

2. Scope of application

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This data protection declaration applies to all personal data processed by us in the company and to all personal data that companies commissioned by us (processors) process. By personal data we mean information within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 1 GDPR such as a person's name, e-mail address and postal address. The processing of personal data ensures that we can offer and bill our services and products, whether online or offline. The scope of this privacy policy includes:

  • all online presences (website) that we operate

  • social media appearances and email communication

In short: The data protection declaration applies to all areas in which personal data is processed in a structured manner in the company via the channels mentioned. If we enter into legal relationships with you outside of these channels, we will inform you separately if necessary.

3. Legal basis

 

In the following data protection declaration, we provide you with transparent information on the legal principles and regulations, i.e. the legal basis of the General Data Protection Regulation, which enable us to process personal data.

 

As far as EU law is concerned, we refer to REGULATION (EU) 2016/679 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of April 27, 2016. You can of course read this EU General Data Protection Regulation online on EUR-Lex, the gateway to the EU -Legal, see https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/ALL/?uri=celex%3A32016R0679 .

 

We only process your data if at least one of the following conditions applies:

  1. Consent (Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. a GDPR): You have given us your consent to process data for a specific purpose. An example would be storing the data you entered on a contact form.

  2. Contract (Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. b GDPR): In order to fulfill a contract or pre-contractual obligations with you, we process your data. For example, if we conclude a sales contract with you, we need personal information in advance.

  3. Legal obligation (Article 6 paragraph 1 lit. c GDPR): If we are subject to a legal obligation, we process your data. For example, we are required by law to keep invoices for accounting purposes. These usually contain personal data.

  4. Legitimate interests (Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR): In the case of legitimate interests that do not restrict your fundamental rights, we reserve the right to process personal data. For example, we need to process certain data in order to be able to operate our website securely and economically. This processing is therefore a legitimate interest.

 

Other conditions such as the perception of recordings in the public interest and the exercise of public authority as well as the protection of vital interests do not usually apply to us. If such a legal basis should be relevant, it will be shown in the appropriate place.

 

In addition to the EU regulation, national laws also apply:

  • In Austria, this is the federal law for the protection of natural persons when processing personal data (data protection law), DSG for short.

  • In Germany, the Federal Data Protection Act, BDSG for short, applies.

If other regional or national laws apply, we will inform you about them in the following sections.

4. Contact details of the person responsible

If you have any questions about data protection or the processing of personal data, you will find the contact details of the person or body responsible below: 
Larisa Barkovskaia e.U.
Mozartstraße 8, 6850 Dornbirn, Austria Authorized
representative: Laisa Barkovskaia
E-mail: barkovskaia @larisaconsulting.com
Telephone: +43 67762031814

5. Storage duration

The fact that we only store personal data for as long as is absolutely necessary for the provision of our services and products is a general criterion for us. This means that we delete personal data as soon as the reason for the data processing no longer exists. In some cases, we are legally obliged to store certain data even after the original purpose has ceased to exist, for example for accounting purposes.

If you wish your data to be deleted or revoke your consent to data processing, the data will be deleted as quickly as possible and provided there is no obligation to store it.

We will inform you below about the specific duration of the respective data processing, provided that we have further information on this.

6. Rights under the General Data Protection Regulation

In accordance with Articles 13 and 14 GDPR, we inform you about the following rights to which you are entitled so that data is processed fairly and transparently:
According to Article 15 GDPR, you have a right to information as to whether we are processing your data. If this is the case, you have the right to receive a copy of the data and to be informed of the following information:
for what purpose we carry out the processing;
the categories, i.e. the types of data that are processed;
who receives this data and if the data is transferred to third countries, how security can be guaranteed;
how long the data is stored;
the existence of the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing and the right to object to processing;
that you can complain to a supervisory authority (links to these authorities can be found below);
the origin of the data if we did not collect it from you;
whether profiling is carried out, i.e. whether data is automatically evaluated in order to create a personal profile for you.
According to Article 16 GDPR, you have the right to have the data corrected, which means that we have to correct data if you find any errors.
According to Article 17 GDPR, you have the right to erasure ("right to be forgotten"), which specifically means that you can request the erasure of your data.
According to Article 18 GDPR, you have the right to restriction of processing, which means that we may only store the data but not use it further.
According to Article 20 GDPR, you have the right to data portability, which means that we can provide you with your data in a common format upon request.
According to Article 21 GDPR, you have a right of objection, which, after enforcement, will result in a change in processing.
If the processing of your data is based on Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter e (public interest, exercise of official authority) or Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f (legitimate interest), you can object to the processing. We will then check as quickly as possible whether we can legally comply with this objection.
If data is used to operate direct advertising, you can object to this type of data processing at any time. We may no longer use your data for direct marketing after this.
If data is used to operate profiling, you can object to this type of data processing at any time. We may no longer use your data for profiling after this.
According to Article 22 GDPR, you may have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing (e.g. profiling).
According to Article 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint. This means that you can complain to the data protection authority at any time if you believe that the processing of personal data violates the GDPR.

In short: you have rights - do not hesitate to contact the responsible person listed above!
If you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection law or your data protection rights have been violated in any other way, you can complain to the supervisory authority. This is the data protection authority for Austria, whose website can be found at https://www.dsb.gv.at/ . In Germany there is a data protection officer for each federal state. For more information, you can contact the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI) . The following local data protection authority is responsible for our company:

Austria Data Protection Authority
Director: Mag. Andrea Jelinek
Address: Barichgasse 40-42, 1030 Vienna
Telephone number: +43 1 52 152-0
Email address: dsb@dsb.gv.at
Website: https://www.dsb.gv.at/
 

7. Data transfer to third countries

We only transfer or process data to countries outside the EU (third countries) if you agree to this processing, if this is required by law or is contractually necessary and in any case only to the extent that this is generally permitted. In most cases, your consent is the most important reason that we have data processed in third countries. The processing of personal data in third countries such as the USA, where many software manufacturers offer services and have their server locations, may mean that personal data is processed and stored in unexpected ways.

We expressly point out that, according to the European Court of Justice, there is currently no adequate level of protection for data transfer to the USA. Data processing by US services (such as Google Analytics) may result in data not being processed and stored anonymously. In addition, US government authorities may have access to individual data. In addition, it may happen that collected data is linked to data from other services from the same provider, provided you have a corresponding user account. If possible, we try to use server locations within the EU, if this is offered.

We will inform you in more detail about data transfer to third countries at the appropriate points in this data protection declaration, if this applies.
 

8. Security of data processing

In order to protect personal data, we have implemented both technical and organizational measures. Where possible, we encrypt or pseudonymise personal data. In this way, we make it as difficult as possible for third parties to infer personal information from our data.

Art. 25 GDPR speaks here of “data protection through technology design and through data protection-friendly default settings” and means that one always thinks of security and corresponding security both with software (e.g. forms) and hardware (e.g. access to the server room). measures. If necessary, we will go into specific measures below.

TLS, encryption and https all sound very technical and they are. We use HTTPS (the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure stands for "secure hypertext transfer protocol") to transmit data securely on the Internet.

This means that the complete transmission of all data from your browser to our web server is secured - nobody can "eavesdrop".
We have thus introduced an additional security layer and comply with data protection through technology design ( Article 25 Paragraph 1 GDPR ). By using TLS (Transport Layer Security), an encryption protocol for secure data transmission on the Internet, we can ensure the protection of confidential data.

You can recognize the use of this protection for data transmission by the small lock symbol in the top left of the browser, to the left of the Internet address (e.g. examplepage.de) and the use of the https scheme (instead of http) as part of our Internet address.

If you want to know more about encryption, we recommend a Google search for "Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure wiki" to get good links to further information.
 

9. Communication

Communication Summary
Affected: Anyone who communicates with us by phone, email or online form
Processed data: e.g. B. Telephone number, name, e-mail address, entered form data. You can find more details on this under the type of contact used in each case
Purpose: Processing of communication with customers, business partners, etc.
Duration of storage: Duration of the business case and the statutory provisions
Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR (consent), Art Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR (contract), Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interests)

If you contact us and communicate by telephone, e-mail or online form, personal data may be processed.

The data will be processed for the handling and processing of your question and the related business transaction. The data is stored for as long as the law requires.

Affected people
All those who seek contact with us via the communication channels provided by us are affected by the processes mentioned.

Telephone
If you call us, the call data will be stored pseudonymously on the respective end device and with the telecommunications provider used. In addition, data such as name and telephone number can then be sent by e-mail and saved to answer enquiries. The data will be deleted as soon as the business case has ended and legal requirements permit.

E-Mail
If you communicate with us by e-mail, data may be stored on the respective end device (computer, laptop, smartphone,...) and data is stored on the e-mail server. The data will be deleted as soon as the business case has ended and legal requirements permit.

Online Forms
If you communicate with us using an online form, data will be stored on our web server and, if necessary, forwarded to an e-mail address from us. The data will be deleted as soon as the business case has ended and legal requirements permit.

Legal basis
The processing of the data is based on the following legal bases:
Article 6 paragraph 1 lit.
Article 6(1)(b) GDPR (contract): There is a need to fulfill a contract with you or a processor, e.g. B. the telephone provider or we need the data for pre-contractual activities, such. B. the preparation of an offer, process;
Article 6 paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests): We want to conduct customer inquiries and business communication in a professional framework. These are certain technical facilities such. E-mail programs, exchange servers and mobile phone operators are necessary in order to be able to communicate efficiently.

10. Cookies

Cookies Summary:
Affected: Website visitors
Purpose: depends on the specific cookie. More details can be found below or from the manufacturer of the software that sets the cookie.
Processed data: Depending on the cookie used. More details can be found below or from the manufacturer of the software that sets the cookie.
Duration of storage: depending on the respective cookie, can vary from hours to years
Legal basis: Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR (consent), Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interests)

What are cookies?
Our website uses HTTP cookies to store user-specific data.
In the following we explain what cookies are and why they are used so that you can better understand the following data protection declaration.

Whenever you surf the Internet, you use a browser. Well-known browsers include Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge. Most websites store small text files in your browser. These files are called cookies.

One thing cannot be denied: Cookies are really useful little helpers. Almost all websites use cookies. More precisely, they are HTTP cookies, as there are other cookies for other areas of application. HTTP cookies are small files that are stored on your computer by our website. These cookie files are automatically stored in the cookie folder, which is basically the "brain" of your browser. A cookie consists of a name and a value. When defining a cookie, one or more attributes must also be specified.

Cookies store certain user data from you, such as language or personal page settings. When you visit our site again, your browser transmits the "user-related" information back to our site. Thanks to cookies, our website knows who you are and offers you the settings you are used to. In some browsers each cookie has its own file, in others such as Firefox all cookies are stored in a single file.
The graphic below shows a possible interaction between a web browser such as B. Chrome and the web server. The web browser requests a website and receives a cookie from the server, which the browser uses again as soon as another page is requested.
 
There are both first-party cookies and third-party cookies. First-party cookies are created directly by our site, third-party cookies are created by partner websites (e.g. Google Analytics). Each cookie must be evaluated individually, since each cookie stores different data. The expiry time of a cookie also varies from a few minutes to a few years. Cookies are not software programs and do not contain viruses, Trojans or other "pests". Cookies also cannot access information on your PC.

For example, cookie data can look like this:
Name: _ga
Value: GA1.2.1326744211.152112295071-9 Purpose
: Differentiation of website visitors Expiry
date: after 2 years
A browser should be able to support these minimum sizes:
Mindestens 4096 Bytes pro Cookie
At least 50 cookies per domain
At least 3000 cookies in total

What types of cookies are there?
The question of which cookies we use in particular depends on the services used and is clarified in the following sections of the data protection declaration. At this point we would like to briefly discuss the different types of HTTP cookies.
There are 4 types of cookies:
Essential cookies
These cookies are necessary to ensure basic functions of the website. For example, these cookies are needed if a user puts a product in the shopping cart, then continues surfing on other pages and only goes to the checkout later. These cookies do not delete the shopping cart, even if the user closes their browser window.
Functional cookies
These cookies collect information about user behavior and whether the user receives any error messages. In addition, these cookies are also used to measure the loading time and behavior of the website in different browsers.
Targeting cookies
These cookies ensure a better user experience. For example, entered locations, font sizes or form data are saved.
Advertising cookies
These cookies are also called targeting cookies. They are used to provide the user with individually tailored advertising. This can be very useful, but also very annoying.

Usually, when you visit a website for the first time, you will be asked which of these types of cookies you would like to allow. And of course this decision is also stored in a cookie.

If you want to know more about cookies and are not afraid of technical documentation, we recommend https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6265 , the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Request for Comments called “HTTP State Management Mechanism” .

Purpose of processing via cookies
The purpose ultimately depends on the respective cookie. More details can be found below or from the manufacturer of the software that sets the cookie.

Which data are processed?
Cookies are little helpers for many different tasks. Unfortunately, it is not possible to generalize which data is stored in cookies, but we will inform you about the processed or stored data in the following data protection declaration.

Storage duration of cookies
The storage period depends on the respective cookie and is specified below. Some cookies are deleted after less than an hour, others can remain stored on a computer for several years.
You can also influence the storage period yourself. You can manually delete all cookies at any time via your browser (see also "Right of objection" below). Furthermore, cookies that are based on consent will be deleted at the latest after you withdraw your consent, whereby the legality of storage remains unaffected until then.

Right to object - how can I delete cookies?
You decide for yourself how and whether you want to use cookies. Regardless of which service or website the cookies come from, you always have the option of deleting or deactivating cookies or only partially allowing them. For example, you can block third-party cookies but allow all other cookies.
If you want to find out which cookies have been stored in your browser, if you want to change or delete cookie settings, you can find this in your browser settings:
Chrome: Delete, enable and manage cookies in Chrome
Safari: Managing Cookies and Website Data with Safari
Firefox: Clear cookies to remove data websites have placed on your computer
Internet Explorer: Delete and manage cookies
Microsoft Edge: Deleting and managing cookies

If you generally do not want any cookies, you can set up your browser so that it always informs you when a cookie is to be set. You can decide for each individual cookie whether you allow the cookie or not. The procedure differs depending on the browser. It is best to look for the instructions in Google with the search term “Delete cookies Chrome” or “Deactivate cookies Chrome” in the case of a Chrome browser.

Legal basis
The so-called “Cookie Guidelines” have been in place since 2009. It states that the storage of cookies requires your consent (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR). Within the EU countries, however, there are still very different reactions to these directives. In Austria, however, this directive was implemented in Section 96 (3) of the Telecommunications Act (TKG). In Germany, the cookie guidelines have not been implemented as national law. Instead, this guideline was largely implemented in Section 15 (3) of the Telemedia Act (TMG).

For cookies that are absolutely necessary, even if no consent has been given, there are legitimate interests (Article 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR), which in most cases are of an economic nature. We want to provide visitors to our website with a pleasant user experience and certain cookies are often strictly necessary for this.

If cookies that are not absolutely necessary are used, this will only happen with your consent. In this respect, the legal basis is Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

In the following sections you will be informed in more detail about the use of cookies if the software used uses cookies.

 

11. Messenger & Communication Introduction

Messenger & Communication Privacy Policy Summary:
Affected: Website visitors
Purpose: Contact requests and general communication between us and you
Processed data: Data such as name, address, email address, telephone number, general content data, IP address if applicable
More details on this can be found with the respective tools used.
Duration of storage: depends on the messenger & communication functions used
Legal basis: Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR (consent), Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interests), Article 6 (1) sentence 1 letter b. GDPR (contractual or pre-contractual obligations)

What are messenger & communication functions?
We offer various options on our website (e.g. messenger and chat functions, online or contact forms, e-mail, telephone) to communicate with us. Your data will also be processed and stored insofar as it is necessary to answer your inquiry and our subsequent measures.

In addition to classic means of communication such as e-mail, contact forms or telephone, we also use chats or messengers. The most commonly used messenger function at the moment is WhatsApp, but of course there are many different providers who offer messenger functions especially for websites. If content is end-to-end encrypted, this will be indicated in the individual data protection texts or in the data protection declaration of the respective provider. End-to-end encryption means nothing other than that the content of a message is not visible to the provider itself. However, information about your device, location settings and other technical data can still be processed and stored.

Why do we use messenger & communication functions?
The ability to communicate with you is very important to us. After all, we want to talk to you and answer all possible questions about our service in the best possible way. Well-functioning communication is an important part of our service. With the practical messenger & communication functions, you can always choose the ones you like best. In exceptional cases, however, it can also happen that we do not answer certain questions via chat or messenger. This is the case when it comes to internal contractual matters, for example. Here we recommend other communication options such as e-mail or telephone.

We generally assume that we remain responsible under data protection law, even if we use the services of a social media platform. However, the European Court of Justice has decided that in certain cases the operator of the social media platform can be jointly responsible with us within the meaning of Art. 26 DSGVO. If this is the case, we will point this out separately and work on the basis of a relevant agreement. The essence of the agreement is reproduced below for the platform concerned.

Please note that when using our built-in elements, your data may also be processed outside the European Union, since many providers, such as Facebook Messenger or WhatsApp, are American companies. As a result, you may not be able to claim or enforce your rights in relation to your personal data as easily.

Which data are processed?
Exactly which data is stored and processed depends on the respective provider of the messenger and communication functions. Basically, it is data such as name, address, telephone number, e-mail address and content data such as all information that you enter in a contact form. In most cases, information about your device and the IP address is also stored. Data that is collected via a messenger and communication function is also stored on the providers' servers.
If you want to know exactly which data is stored and processed by the respective providers and how you can object to the data processing, you should carefully read the respective data protection declaration of the company.

How long is data stored?
How long the data is processed and stored depends primarily on the tools we use. Below you can find out more about the data processing of the individual tools. The data protection declarations of the providers usually state exactly which data is stored and processed for how long. In principle, personal data is only processed for as long as is necessary to provide our services. When data is stored in cookies, the storage period varies greatly. The data can be deleted immediately after leaving a website, but they can also be stored for several years. Therefore, you should look at each individual cookie in detail if you want to know more about data storage.

Right to object
You also have the right and the option to revoke your consent to the use of cookies or third-party providers at any time. This works either via our cookie management tool or via other opt-out functions. For example, you can also prevent data collection by cookies by managing, deactivating or deleting the cookies in your browser. For more information, we refer to the consent section.
Since cookies can be used for messenger and communication functions, we also recommend our general data protection declaration on cookies. To find out exactly what data is stored and processed by you, you should read the data protection declarations of the respective tools.

Legal basis
If you have agreed that your data can be processed and stored by integrated messenger and communication functions, this consent is the legal basis for data processing (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO). We process your request and manage your data within the framework of contractual or pre-contractual relationships in order to fulfill our pre-contractual and contractual obligations or to answer inquiries. The basis for this is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter b. GDPR. In principle, if you have given your consent, your data will also be stored and processed on the basis of our legitimate interest (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR) in quick and effective communication with you or other customers and business partners.

WhatsApp Privacy Policy
We use the WhatsApp instant messaging service on our website. The service provider is the American company WhatsApp Inc., a subsidiary of Meta Platforms Inc. WhatsApp Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland is responsible for the European area.
WhatsApp also processes your data in the USA, among other places. We would like to point out that, according to the European Court of Justice, there is currently no adequate level of protection for data transfer to the USA. This can be associated with various risks for the legality and security of data processing.

WhatsApp uses so-called standard contractual clauses (= Art. 46 Para. 2 and 3 GDPR) as the basis for data processing by recipients based in third countries (outside the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, i.e. in particular in the USA) or data transfer there. Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) are templates provided by the EU Commission and are intended to ensure that your data also comply with European data protection standards if they are transferred to third countries (such as the USA) and stored there. Through these clauses, WhatsApp undertakes to comply with European data protection standards when processing your relevant data, even if the data is stored, processed and managed in the USA. These clauses are based on an implementation decision of the EU Commission. You can find the decision and the relevant Standard Contractual Clauses here, among others:https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/914/oj?locale=de
Information on data transfer at WhatsApp, which corresponds to the standard contractual clauses, can be found at https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/business-data-transfer-addendum-20210927
You can find out more about the data processed by using WhatsApp in the privacy policy at https://www.whatsapp.com/privacy

12. Social Media Introduction

Social Media Privacy Policy Summary:
Affected: Website visitors
Purpose: Presentation and optimization of our service, contact with visitors, interested parties, etc., advertising
Processed data: Data such as telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, contact data, data on user behavior, information on your device and your IP address.
More details can be found in the respective social media tool used.
Duration of storage: depends on the social media platforms used 
Legal basis: Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR (consent), Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interests)

What is social media?
In addition to our website, we are also active on various social media platforms. Data from users can be processed so that we can specifically address users who are interested in us via the social networks. In addition, elements of a social media platform may also be embedded directly into our website. This is the case, for example, if you click on a so-called social button on our website and are forwarded directly to our social media presence. So-called social media or social media refers to websites and apps through which registered members can produce content, exchange content openly or in certain groups and network with other members.

Why do we use social media?
For years, social media platforms have been where people communicate and connect online. With our social media appearances, we can bring our products and services closer to interested parties. The social media elements integrated into our website help you to be able to switch to our social media content quickly and without complications.

The data that is stored and processed as a result of your use of a social media channel is primarily intended to be able to carry out web analyses. The aim of these analyzes is to be able to develop more precise and personal marketing and advertising strategies. Depending on your behavior on a social media platform, the evaluated data can be used to draw appropriate conclusions about your interests and so-called user profiles can be created. It is also possible for the platforms to present you with customized advertisements. In most cases, cookies are set in your browser for this purpose, which store data on your usage behavior.

We generally assume that we remain responsible under data protection law, even if we use the services of a social media platform. However, the European Court of Justice has decided that in certain cases the operator of the social media platform can be jointly responsible with us within the meaning of Art. 26 DSGVO. If this is the case, we will point this out separately and work on the basis of a relevant agreement. The essence of the agreement is then reproduced below for the platform concerned.
Please note that when using the social media platforms or our built-in elements, your data may also be processed outside the European Union, as many social media channels, such as Facebook or Twitter, are American companies. As a result, you may not be able to claim or enforce your rights in relation to your personal data as easily.

Which data are processed?
Exactly which data is stored and processed depends on the respective provider of the social media platform. But usually it is data such as telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, data that you enter in a contact form, user data such as which buttons you click, who you like or follow, when you visited which pages, information about your device and your IP address. Most of this data is stored in cookies. Especially if you have a profile on the visited social media channel and are logged in, data can be linked to your profile.
All data collected via a social media platform is also stored on the providers' servers. This means that only the providers have access to the data and can give you the right information or make changes.
If you want to know exactly what data is stored and processed by the social media providers and how you can object to data processing, you should carefully read the company's data protection declaration. Even if you have questions about data storage and data processing or want to assert corresponding rights, we recommend that you contact the provider directly.

Duration of data processing
We will inform you below about the duration of data processing if we have further information on this. For example, the social media platform Facebook stores data until it is no longer needed for its own purposes. Customer data that is compared with your own user data will be deleted within two days. In general, we only process personal data for as long as is absolutely necessary for the provision of our services and products. If it is required by law, such as in the case of accounting, this storage period can also be exceeded.

Right to object
You also have the right and the ability to revoke your consent to the use of cookies or third-party providers such as embedded social media elements at any time. This works either via our cookie management tool or via other opt-out functions. For example, you can also prevent data collection by cookies by managing, deactivating or deleting the cookies in your browser.
Since cookies can be used with social media tools, we also recommend our general data protection declaration on cookies. To find out exactly what data is stored and processed by you, you should read the data protection declarations of the respective tools.

Legal basis
If you have agreed that your data can be processed and stored by integrated social media elements, this consent is the legal basis for data processing (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR). In principle, if you have given your consent, your data will also be stored and processed on the basis of our legitimate interest (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR) in quick and effective communication with you or other customers and business partners. However, we only use the tools if you have given your consent. Most social media platforms also set cookies on your browser to store data. Therefore we recommend you
Information on special social media platforms - if available - can be found in the following sections.

LinkedIn data protection declaration
LinkedIn data protection declaration summary
Affected: Visitors to the website
Purpose: Optimization of our service
Processed data: Your IP address, browser data, date and time of your page view can be stored.
More details can be found below in the data protection declaration.
Duration of storage: LinkedIn user data is stored until deletion is requested
Legal basis: Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR (consent), Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interests)

Why do we use LinkedIn on our website?
There is now a flood of social media channels and we are well aware that your time is very valuable. Not every social media channel of a company can be scrutinized closely. That's why we want to make your life as easy as possible so that you can share or follow interesting content directly from our website on LinkedIn. With such "social plug-ins" we expand our service on our website. In addition, the data collected by LinkedIn helps us to carry out targeted advertising measures on the platform. This means that our service is only shown to people who are really interested in it.

Which data is stored by LinkedIn?
LinkedIn offers the share button, the follow button and the log-in button as plugins for websites. As soon as you open a page where a LinkedIn social plug-in is installed, your browser connects to servers in a data center used by LinkedIn. In the case of the share button - according to LinkedIn - no data should be stored that could derive a direct reference to a person. In particular, LinkedIn does not store any of your IP addresses. Furthermore, no cookies are set in connection with the share button. This means that there is no evaluation of your user behavior. You can find more information on this at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

How long and where is the data stored?
LinkedIn stores the data on various servers in various data centers. The company stores this data until you delete the data or until a user account is deleted. Of course, this only applies to users who are already LinkedIn members.

How can I delete my data or prevent data storage?
You have the right to access and delete your personal data at any time. Even if you are not a LinkedIn member, you can prevent possible data processing via your browser or manage it according to your wishes. Most data is stored via cookies. Depending on which browser you have, the administration works a little differently. Under the "Cookies" section you will find the relevant links to the relevant instructions for the most popular browsers.

You can also basically set up your browser in such a way that you are always informed when a cookie is to be set. Then you can always decide individually whether you want to allow the cookie or not.

Legal basis
If you have agreed that your data can be processed and stored by integrated social media elements, this consent is the legal basis for data processing (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR). In principle, your data will also be stored and processed on the basis of our legitimate interest (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR) in quick and effective communication with you or other customers and business partners. However, we only use the integrated social media elements if you have given your consent. Most social media platforms also set cookies on your browser to store data. We therefore recommend that you read our privacy statement on cookies carefully and consult the privacy statement or cookie policy of the relevant service provider.
 

13. Video Conferencing & Streaming Introduction

Video Conferencing & Streaming Privacy Policy Summary:
Affected: Users who use our video conferencing or streaming tool
Purpose: Communication and presentation of content
Processed data: Access statistics the data such as name, address, contact details, e-mail address, telephone number or contain your IP address. You can find more details on this with the video conferencing or streaming tool used.
Duration of storage: depends on the video conferencing or streaming tool
used 
Legal basis: Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR (consent), Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interests), Article 6 (1). lit. b GDPR (contract)

What are video conferencing & streaming?
We use software programs that enable us to hold video conferences, online meetings, webinars, display sharing and/or streaming. In a video conference or streaming, information is transmitted simultaneously via sound and moving images. With the help of such video conferencing or streaming tools, we can communicate quickly and easily with customers, business partners, clients and employees over the Internet. Of course, we pay attention to the given legal framework when selecting the service provider.

In principle, third parties can process data as soon as you interact with the software program. Third-party providers of video conferences or streaming solutions use your data and metadata for different purposes. The data helps, for example, to make the tool more secure and to improve the service. In most cases, the data may also be used for the third party's own marketing purposes.

Why do we use video conferencing & streaming on our website?
We want to communicate quickly, easily and securely with you, our customers and business partners, also digitally. This works best with video conferencing solutions that are very easy to use. Most of the tools also work directly in your browser and after just a few clicks you are in the middle of a video meeting. The tools also offer helpful additional features such as a chat and screen sharing function or the option to share content between meeting participants.

Which data are processed?
If you participate in our video conference or in a streaming, your data will also be processed and stored on the servers of the respective service provider.
Exactly what data is stored depends on the solution used. Each provider stores and processes different and varying amounts of data. As a rule, however, your name, address, contact details such as your e-mail address or your telephone number and your IP address are stored by most providers. Information about the device you are using, usage data such as which websites you visit, when you visit a website or which buttons you click on can also be stored. Data that is shared within the video conference (photos, videos, texts) can also be saved.

Duration of data processing
We will inform you below about the duration of the data processing in connection with the service used, provided that we have further information on this. In general, we only process personal data for as long as is absolutely necessary for the provision of our services and products. It may be that the provider stores your data according to their own specifications, over which we have no influence.

Right to object
You always have the right to information, correction and deletion of your personal data. If you have any questions, you can also contact the person responsible for the video conferencing or streaming tool used at any time. Contact details can be found either in our specific data protection declaration or on the website of the relevant provider.
You can delete, disable or manage cookies that providers use for their functions in your browser. Depending on which browser you use, this works in different ways. Please note, however, that not all functions may then work as usual.

Legal basis
If you have agreed that your data can be processed and stored by the video or streaming solution, this consent is the legal basis for data processing (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR). In addition, we can also offer a video conference as part of our services if this has been contractually agreed with you in advance (Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR). In principle, your data will also be stored and processed on the basis of our legitimate interest (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR) in quick and good communication with you or other customers and business partners, but only if you have at least given your consent. Most video or streaming solutions also set cookies on your browser to save data. Therefore we recommend you information on special video conferencing and streaming solutions.

Zoom Privacy Policy
Zoom Privacy Policy Summary
Affected: Users who use Zoom
Purpose: an additional service for our website visitors
Processed data: access statistics, the data such as name, address, contact details, email address, telephone number or your IP address contain. More details can be found below in this data protection
declaration 
Storage period: Data will be stored as long as Zoom needs it for the service
purpose 
Legal basis: Article 6 paragraph 1 lit. a GDPR (consent), Article 6 paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests), Article 6(1)(b) GDPR (contract)

What is Zoom?
We use the video conferencing tool Zoom from the American software company Zoom Video Communications for our website. The company headquarters are in San Jose, California, 55 Almaden Boulevard, 6th Floor, CA 95113. Thanks to "Zoom", we can easily hold a video conference with customers, business partners, clients and employees without installing any software. In this data protection declaration, we go into more detail about the service and inform you about the most important aspects relevant to data protection.

Zoom is one of the world's most popular video conferencing solutions. With the "Zoom Meetings" service, we can, for example, hold an online video conference with you, but also with employees or other users via a digital conference room. In this way, we can very easily get in touch digitally, exchange views on various topics, send text messages or even make phone calls. You can also use Zoom to share the screen, exchange files and use a whiteboard.

Why do we use Zoom on our website?
It is important to us that we can communicate with you quickly and easily. And this is exactly what Zoom offers us. The software program also works directly via a browser. That means we can simply send you a link and start the video conference. Of course, additional functions such as screen sharing or exchanging files are also very practical.

What data is stored by Zoom?
If you use Zoom, data will also be collected from you so that Zoom can provide its services. On the one hand, this is data that you consciously make available to the company. This includes, for example, your name, telephone number or your e-mail address. However, data is also automatically transmitted to Zoom and stored. This includes, for example, technical data from your browser or your IP address. Below we go into more detail about the data that Zoom may collect and store from you:
If you provide data such as your name, username, email address or telephone number, this data will be stored at Zoom. Content that you upload while using Zoom is also saved. This includes, for example, files or chat logs.
In addition to the IP address mentioned above, the technical data that Zoom automatically saves also includes the MAC address, other device IDs, device type, which operating system you are using, which client you are using, camera type, microphone and speaker type. Your approximate location is also determined and saved. Furthermore, Zoom also stores information about how you use the service. For example, whether you are “zooming” via desktop or smartphone, whether you are using a phone call or VoIP, whether you are participating with or without video, or whether you are requesting a password. Zoom also records so-called metadata such as duration of the meeting/call, start and end of meeting participation, meeting name and chat status.
Zoom mentions in its own privacy policy that the company does not use advertising cookies or tracking technologies for its services. These tracking methods are only used on our own marketing websites such as https://explore.zoom.us/docs/de-de/home.html . Zoom does not sell personal data and does not use it for advertising purposes.

How long and where is the data stored?
Zoom does not announce a specific time frame in this regard, but emphasizes that the data collected will be stored for as long as is necessary to provide the services or for its own purposes. The data will only be stored longer if this is required for legal reasons.
In principle, Zoom stores the data collected on American servers, but data can arrive at different data centers worldwide.

How can I delete my data or prevent data storage?
If you do not want data to be saved during the Zoom meeting, you must forgo the meeting. However, you always have the right and the option to have all your personal data deleted. If you have a Zoom account, see https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201363243-How-Do-I-Delete-Terminate-My-Account for instructions on how to delete your account can delete.
Please note that when using this tool, your data may also be stored and processed outside the EU. Most third countries (including the USA) are not considered secure under current European data protection law. Data may not simply be transferred to unsafe third countries, stored there and processed unless there are suitable guarantees (such as EU standard contractual clauses) between us and the non-European service provider.

Legal basis
If you have agreed that your data can be processed and stored by the video or streaming solution, this consent is the legal basis for data processing (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR). In addition, we can also offer a video conference as part of our services if this has been contractually agreed with you in advance (Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR). In principle, your data will also be stored and processed on the basis of our legitimate interest (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR) in quick and good communication with you or other customers and business partners, but only if you have at least given your consent.
Zoom also processes your data in the USA, among other places. We would like to point out that, according to the European Court of Justice, there is currently no adequate level of protection for data transfer to the USA. This can be associated with various risks for the legality and security of data processing.

As the basis for data processing by recipients based in third countries (outside the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, i.e. in particular in the USA) or data transfer there, Zoom uses so-called standard contractual clauses (= Art. 46. Para. 2 and 3 DSGVO). Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) are templates provided by the EU Commission and are intended to ensure that your data also comply with European data protection standards if they are transferred to third countries (such as the USA) and stored there. With these clauses, Zoom undertakes to comply with European data protection standards when processing your relevant data, even if the data is stored, processed and managed in the USA. These clauses are based on an implementation decision of the EU Commission. 

You can find the decision and the relevant Standard Contractual Clauses here, among others:https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/914/oj?locale=de

We hope to have given you an overview of data processing by Zoom. Of course, it can always happen that the data protection guidelines of the company change. We therefore recommend that you also read Zoom's data protection declaration at https://explore.zoom.us/de/privacy/?tid=112295071 for more information on the data processed and the standard contractual clauses .

 

14. Recruitment Tools 

What are Recruiting Tools?
Various companies offer software programs that can make the application process much easier. For example, most systems offer filter options to search through databases of potential candidates. This enables us to quickly and efficiently find employees who fit our company. Your personal data will be transmitted, stored and managed both via online forms and recruiting tools. In this general text, we refer not only to recruiting tools but also to the classic application process by e-mail or online form. More detailed information on the recruiting tools can be found in the data protection declarations of the respective providers.

Why do we use recruiting tools?
For the search for suitable applicants and for the administration of all application documents, we use software programs and platforms that have specialized in application management, taking into account all legal guidelines. So-called recruiting tools usually make the application process easier by taking over many administrative tasks and optimizing processes in the application process. In some cases, this enables us to find suitable employees for our company more quickly.
For the conditions of the recruiting process, we refer in detail to the respective job advertisements.

Which data are processed?
If you apply to us, you must of course provide us with your data so that we can assess the application accordingly. The exact information you provide us with depends on the job advertisement or the information required in the online form.

As a rule, this involves data such as name, address, date of birth and proof of your qualifications required for the job. During the process of an application, not only the usual personal data, such as name or address, can be transmitted, but also information about your health or your ethnic origin can be requested so that we and you can exercise the rights in relation to labor law, social security and social protection can exercise and at the same time be able to fulfill the corresponding obligations. This data is called special category data.

The data or your application will be sent to us in encrypted form via the online form. Alternatively, you can send us your application by email. If you choose this option, the data will be transmitted in encrypted form, but will not be stored in encrypted form by the sent and received server.

Duration of data processing
In the event of a successful application, we can process the data you have transmitted for an employment relationship. If the application does not meet the expectations, we will delete the data received. Even if you withdraw your application, this data will be deleted. If you agree to being included in our pool of applicants, we will store your data collected in this context until you leave the pool of applicants. The same rules apply to withdrawal as to revoking your consent.

Right to object
You also always have the right and the opportunity to revoke your consent. The data will be deleted after 6 months at the latest so that we can still answer possible questions about the application and meet our obligations to provide evidence. We archive invoices for possible reimbursement of travel expenses due to tax regulations.

Legal basis
If we include you in our application pool, this happens on the basis of your consent (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR). We would like to point out that your consent to our application pool is voluntary, has no influence on the application process and you have the option of revoking your consent at any time.
In the case of protection of vital interests, data processing is carried out in accordance with Article 9 Paragraph 2 Letter c. GDPR. For the purposes of health care, occupational medicine, medical diagnostics, for care or treatment in the health or social area or for the administration of systems and services in the health or social area, the processing of personal data takes place in accordance with Art. 9 Para. 2 lit. H. GDPR. If you voluntarily provide data of the special categories, the processing takes place on the basis of Article 9 Paragraph 2 lit. GDPR.

Information on the special recruiting tools - if available - can be found in the following sections.

LinkedIn Recruiter Privacy Policy
We use the recruiting tool LinkedIn Recruiter on our website. The service provider is the American company LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
LinkedIn also processes your data in the USA, among other places. We would like to point out that, according to the European Court of Justice, there is currently no adequate level of protection for data transfer to the USA. This can be associated with various risks for the legality and security of data processing.

As a basis for data processing by recipients based in third countries (outside the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, i.e. in particular in the USA) or data transfer there, LinkedIn uses so-called standard contractual clauses (= Art. 46. Para. 2 and 3 DSGVO). Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) are templates provided by the EU Commission and are intended to ensure that your data also comply with European data protection standards if they are transferred to third countries (such as the USA) and stored there. Through these clauses, LinkedIn undertakes to comply with European data protection standards when processing your relevant data, even if the data is stored, processed and managed in the USA. These clauses are based on an implementation decision of the EU Commission. You can find the decision and the relevant Standard Contractual Clauses here, among others:https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/914/oj?locale=de

More information about the standard contractual clauses at LinkedIn can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/62538/datenubertragung-aus-der-eu-dem-ewr-und-der-schweiz?lang=de .

You can find out more about the data processed by using LinkedIn Recruiter in the data protection declaration at https://de.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

Order processing agreement (AVV) LinkedIn Recruiter
We have concluded an order processing contract (AVV) with LinkedIn within the meaning of Article 28 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). You can read about exactly what an AVV is and, above all, what must be contained in an AVV in our general section "Order Processing Agreement (AVV)".
This contract is required by law because LinkedIn processes personal data on our behalf. This clarifies that LinkedIn may only process data that you receive from us according to our instructions and must comply with the GDPR. The link to the order processing contract (AVV) can be found at https://de.linkedin.com/legal/l/dpa.

Explanation of terms used
We always try to make our privacy policy as clear and understandable as possible. However, this is not always easy, especially when it comes to technical and legal issues. It often makes sense to use legal terms (such as personal data) or certain technical terms (such as cookies, IP address). But we don't want to use them without explanation. Below you will find an alphabetical list of important terms used, which we may not have sufficiently addressed in the previous data protection declaration. If these terms were taken from the GDPR and they are definitions, we will also list the GDPR texts here and add our own explanations if necessary.

Consent
Definition according to Article 4 of the GDPR
For the purposes of this Regulation, the term means:
"Consent" of the data subject means any voluntary, informed and unequivocal expression of will in the specific case, in the form of a declaration or other clear affirmative action, with which the data subject indicates that they have consented to the processing of their personal data agrees;
Explanation: As a rule, such consent is given on websites via a cookie consent tool. I'm sure you know that. Whenever you visit a website for the first time, you will usually be asked via a banner whether you agree or consent to the data processing. You can usually also make individual settings and thus decide for yourself which data processing you allow and which not. If you do not give your consent, no personal data may be processed. In principle, consent can of course also be given in writing, i.e. not via a tool.

Personal Data
Definition according to Article 4 of the GDPR
For the purposes of this Regulation, the term means:
"personal data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter "data subject"); an identifiable natural person is one who, directly or indirectly, in particular by association with an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or one or more special features, expresses the physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity of this natural person can be identified;
Explanation: Personal data is all data that can identify you as a person. This is usually data such as:
Name
Address
E-Mail-Address
postal address
phone number
Date of birth
Identification numbers such as social security number, tax identification number, ID card number or matriculation number
Bank data such as account number, credit information, account balances and much more.
According to the European Court of Justice (ECJ), your IP address is also considered personal data. IT experts can use your IP address to determine at least the approximate location of your device and subsequently you as the connection owner. Therefore, storing an IP address also requires a legal basis within the meaning of the GDPR. There are also so-called "special categories" of personal data, which are also particularly worthy of protection. These include:
racial and ethnic origin
political opinions
religious or ideological beliefs
union membership
genetic data such as data obtained from blood or saliva samples
Biometric data (this is information about psychological, physical or behavioral characteristics that can identify a person).
health data
Data related to sexual orientation or sex life

Profiling
Definition according to Article 4 of the GDPR
For the purposes of this Regulation, the term means:
"Profiling" any type of automated processing of personal data, which consists in using this personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular aspects related to work performance, economic situation, health, personal Analyze or predict that natural person's preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or relocation;
Explanation: Profiling gathers various pieces of information about an individual in order to learn more about that individual. On the web, profiling is often used for advertising purposes or for credit checks. For example, web and advertising analysis programs collect data about your behavior and your interests on a website. This results in a special user profile that can be used to target advertising to a specific target group.
 
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