Privacy policy

The responsible party 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 of a data protection nature is:

AVAT Automation GmbH
Derendinger Street 40
72072 Tübingen - Germany

Tel.: 07071 9735-0
E-mail: avat(at)avat.de

You can reach our data protection officer at datenschutz(at)avat.de.

The website of the AVAT Automation GmbH collects a series of general data and information with each call-up of the website by a data subject or automated system. This general data and information is stored in the log files of the server. The following data may be collected: (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 an access to the website, (6) an Internet protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system and (8) other similar data and information that serve to avert danger in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using these general data and information, the AVAT Automation GmbH does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is needed (1) to deliver the contents of our website correctly, (2) to optimize the contents of our website and the advertising for these, (3) to ensure the long-term functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website, and (4) to provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for prosecution in the event of a cyber attack. Therefore, the AVAT Automation GmbH analyzes these pseudonymously collected data and information on one hand, and on the other hand, with the aim of increasing the data protection and data security of our enterprise so that we can ultimately ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The pseudonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from any personal data provided by a data subject.

The access data collected in the context of the use of our website are only stored for the period of time for which these data are required to achieve the above-mentioned purposes. In this context, your IP address is stored on our web server for a maximum of 7 days for IT security purposes.

Insofar as you visit our website in order to obtain information about our range of products and services or to use them, the legal basis for the temporary storage and processing of access data is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b DS-GVO, which permits the processing of data for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In addition, Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f DS-GVO serves as the legal basis for the temporary storage of technical access data. Our legitimate interest here is to be able to provide you with a technically functioning and user-friendly website and to ensure the security of our systems.

The website of the AVAT Automation GmbH contains legal requirements which enable 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 e-mail or by using 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 controller will be stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. There is no disclosure of this personal data to third parties.

We base the processing on our legitimate interest in being able to contact and communicate with you (Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f GDPR). If you are interested in our offers, we base the processing on the implementation of pre-contractual measures (Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b GDPR).

We process the data you provide in the course of contacting and communicating with us until the purpose for processing no longer applies (e.g. after processing of your inquiry has been completed) and no compelling legal provisions (e.g. retention obligations or rights) prevent deletion.

The controller collects and processes the personal data of applicants for the purpose of handling the application procedure. We use Personio for the purpose of processing the application procedure and for carrying out pre-contractual measures. The processing may also take place electronically. This is particularly the case if an applicant submits relevant application documents to the controller by electronic means, for example by e-mail or via a web form located on the website.

Your data will only be processed by the persons responsible for personnel selection.

The data transmitted as part of your application is transferred via TLS encryption and stored in a database. This database is operated by Personio GmbH, which offers a personnel administration and applicant management software (https://www.personio.de/impressum/). Personio is our order processor in this context according to Art. 28 GDPR. We have concluded a processing contract with Personio in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR. The basis for the processing here is an order processing contract between us as the controller and Personio.

The following categories of data are processed as part of the application process: Name, address, other contact data, date and place of birth, data on professional qualifications (e.g. curriculum vitae, references, certificates, details of training and work experience, etc.) and the results of the personnel selection procedure.

In principle, this data is collected from you yourself, unless it has been provided to us by another entity that you may have named as references.

We process your personal data for the purpose of carrying out the application procedure, insofar as this is necessary. The data processing is carried out on the legal basis of Article 6 para. (1) p. 1 lit. b) GDPR.

After the end of the application process, we process your personal data on the basis of our legitimate interest in defending ourselves against possible legal claims. The legal basis for data processing in this respect is Art. 6 para. (1) p. 1 lit. f) GDPR.

If you have consented to us processing your personal data beyond the end of the application process, the legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. (1) p. 1 lit. a) GDPR in conjunction with Section 26 para. (2) BDSG.

We store any consent given to us in order to be able to prove that consent was given to us. For processing for the purpose of proving consent, the legal bases are Art. 6 para. (1) p. 1 lit. c) in conjunction with Art. 5 para. (2), Art. 7 para. (1) and Art. 24 para. (1) GDPR as well as Art. 6 para. (1) p. 1 lit. f) GDPR.

We generally store your personal data for the duration of the application process and for a further 6 months beyond that.

If you have consented to your personal data being considered for further vacancies beyond the end of the application process (talent pool), we will store your data until such time as you revoke your consent.

The internet pages of AVAT Automation GmbH use cookies. Cookies are text files that are filed and stored on a computer system via an Internet browser.

Numerous Internet pages 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 string of characters by which Internet pages and servers can be assigned to the specific Internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This enables the visited Internet pages 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 recognized and identified via the unique cookie ID.

Through the use of cookies, the AVAT Automation 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 optimized for the user. Cookies enable us, as already mentioned, to recognize the users of our website. 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 his or her access data each time he or she visits the website, because this is handled by the website and the cookie stored on the user's computer system.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by means of an appropriate setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Furthermore, cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time via an Internet 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.

We use ClickMeeting to conduct online events such as video conferences and webinars (hereinafter referred to as "online events").

When using ClickMeeting, various types of data are processed. The scope of the data also depends on the data you provide before or during participation in an online event. Categories of data types concerned may be: User details (first name, last name, phone, email address, etc.), Meeting metadata (e.g. topic, description, participant IP addresses, device/hardware information, access times), content data (e.g. text, audio and video data). You also have the option to use the chat function in the online events. In this respect, the text entries you make are processed in order to display them in the online events and, if necessary, to log them.

Personal data that is processed in connection with participation in online events is generally not disclosed to third parties unless it is specifically intended for disclosure. The provider of ClickMeeting necessarily obtains knowledge of the above-mentioned data insofar as this is provided for in the context of our order processing agreement. We have concluded an order processing contract with the provider of ClickMeeting, which complies with the requirements of Art. 28 GDPR.

We process your data as part of the performance of the contract in accordance with Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. b) GDPR. If no contractual relationship exists, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the effective implementation of our online events.

The controller has integrated components of the company Facebook on this website. Facebook is a social network.

A social network is a social meeting place operated on the Internet, an online community that generally allows users to communicate and interact with each other in virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for sharing opinions and experiences or enables the Internet community to provide personal or company-related information. Among other things, Facebook enables users of the social network to create private profiles, upload photos and network via friend requests.

The operating company of Facebook is Facebook, Inc, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. The controller of personal data, if a data subject lives outside the USA or Canada, is Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website operated by the data controller is called up and on which a Facebook component (Facebook plug-in) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically caused by the respective Facebook component to download a representation of the corresponding Facebook component from Facebook. A complete overview of all Facebook plug-ins can be found at developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/. Within the scope of this technical procedure, Facebook receives information about which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged in to Facebook at the same time, Facebook recognizes which specific subpage of our website the data subject is visiting each time the data subject calls up our website and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website. This information is collected by the Facebook component and assigned by Facebook to the respective Facebook account of the data subject. If the data subject activates one of the Facebook buttons integrated on our website, for example the "Like" button, or if the data subject makes a comment, Facebook assigns this information to the personal Facebook user account of the data subject and stores this personal data.

Facebook always receives information via the Facebook component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is simultaneously logged into Facebook at the time of calling up our website; this takes place regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Facebook component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to Facebook, he or she can prevent the transmission by logging out of his or her Facebook account before accessing our website.

The data policy published by Facebook, which can be accessed at de.facebook.com/about/privacy/, provides information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by Facebook. It also explains which setting options Facebook offers to protect the privacy of the data subject. In addition, various applications are available that make it possible to suppress data transmission to Facebook. Such applications can be used by the data subject to suppress data transmission to Facebook.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies for analysis purposes within the meaning of Section 25 (1) sentence 1 TDDDG is Article 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You have the option at any time to revoke any consent you have given in the settings of the cookie banner.

The controller has integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymization function) on this website. Google Analytics is a web analysis service. Web analysis is the collection, compilation and analysis of data about the behavior of visitors to websites. A web analysis service collects, among other things, data on which website a data subject came to a website from (so-called referrers), 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 for the optimization of a website and for the cost-benefit analysis of internet advertising.

The operating company of the Google Analytics component is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

The controller uses the addition "_gat._anonymizeIp" for web analysis via Google Analytics. By means of this additive, the IP address of the Internet connection of the data subject is shortened and anonymized by Google if access to our Internet pages is from a Member State of the European Union or from another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyze the flow of visitors to our website. Among other things, Google uses the data and information obtained to evaluate the use of our website, to compile online reports for us showing the activities on our website, and to provide other services related to the use of our website.

Google Analytics sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. What cookies are has already been explained above. By setting the cookie, Google is enabled to analyze the use of our website. By each call of one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the 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 caused by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data to Google for the purpose of online analysis. As part of this technical process, Google obtains knowledge of 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 enable commission calculations.

By means of the cookie, personal information, for example the access time, the place from which an access originated and the frequency of visits to our website by the data subject, is stored. Each time the data subject visits our website, this personal data, including the IP address of the internet connection used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may disclose this personal data collected via the technical procedure to third parties.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already described above, at any time by means of an appropriate setting of 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. In addition, a cookie already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the internet browser or other software programs.

 

Furthermore, the data subject has the option to object to the collection of data generated by Google Analytics and related to the use of this website as well as to the processing of this data by Google and to prevent such processing. For this purpose, the data subject must download and install a browser add-on at the link tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This browser add-on tells 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 as an objection. If the data subject's information technology system is deleted, formatted or reinstalled at a later point in time, the data subject must reinstall the browser add-on in order to deactivate Google Analytics. Provided that the browser add-on is uninstalled or deactivated by the data subject or another person attributable to his or her sphere of control, there is the option of reinstalling or reactivating the browser add-on.

Further information and the applicable Google privacy policy can be found at www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and at www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html. Google Analytics is explained in more detail under this link www.google.com/intl/de_de/analytics/.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies for analysis purposes within the meaning of Section 25 (1) sentence 1 TDDDG is Article 6 (1) a GDPR. You have the option at any time to revoke any consent you have given in the settings of the cookie banner.

The controller has integrated Google AdWords with the so-called conversion tracking, a web analytics service of Google Ireland Limited, Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (parent company: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA), is integrated. Google AdWords is an Internet advertising service that allows advertisers to place ads in Google's search engine results as well as in the Google advertising network. Google AdWords enables an advertiser to specify certain keywords in advance, by means of which an ad is displayed in Google's search engine results exclusively when the user retrieves a keyword-relevant search result using the search engine. In the Google advertising network, the ads are distributed on topic-relevant websites by means of an automatic algorithm and in compliance with the previously defined keywords.

The purpose of Google AdWords is to advertise our website by displaying interest-relevant advertisements on the websites of third-party companies and in the search engine results of the Google search engine and to display third-party advertisements on our website.

If a data subject accesses our website via a Google ad, a so-called conversion cookie is stored by Google on the data subject's information technology system. What cookies are has already been explained above. A conversion cookie loses its validity after thirty days and is not used to identify the data subject. The conversion cookie is used to track whether certain subpages, for example the shopping cart from an online store system, have been called up on our website, provided that the cookie has not yet expired. Through the conversion cookie, both we and Google can track whether a data subject who arrived at our website via an AdWords ad generated a sale, i.e. completed or cancelled a purchase of goods.

The data and information collected through the use of the conversion cookie are used by Google to compile visit statistics for our website. These visit statistics are in turn used by us to determine the total number of users who were referred to us via AdWords ads, i.e. to determine the success or failure of the respective AdWords ad and to optimize our AdWords ads for the future. Neither our company nor other advertisers of Google AdWords receive information from Google by means of which the data subject could be identified.

By means of the conversion cookie, personal information, for example the Internet pages visited by the data subject, is stored. Each time the data subject visits our website, personal data, including the IP address of the internet connection used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass on this personal data collected via the technical procedure to third parties.

We ourselves do not collect or process any personal data in the aforementioned advertising measures. We only receive statistical evaluations from Google. Based on these evaluations, we can see which of the advertising measures used are particularly effective. We do not receive any further data from the use of the advertising tools; in particular, we cannot identify users on the basis of this information.

Due to the marketing tools used, your browser automatically establishes a direct connection with Google's server. Information on how Google processes your data can be found at policies.google.com/technologies/ads.

During processing, personal data is processed in a third country, outside the EU or the EEA (USA). There is currently no adequate level of data protection in the USA. It can therefore not be ruled out that US security authorities may issue orders to our service provider to gain access to data. In addition, legal protection options are currently only available to a limited extent.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies for analysis purposes within the meaning of Section 25 (1) sentence 1 TDDDG is Article 6 (1) a GDPR. You have the option at any time to revoke any consent you have given in the settings of the cookie banner.

We collect and process your personal data to manage existing and potential customers as well as customer contacts. We use the cloud-based solution "HubSpot" on our website, which allows us to control and analyze our marketing activities, among other things. The data controller is HubSpot Inc. 25 Street, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA. The personal data collected in this way can be evaluated and used for communication with the (potential) customer or for marketing measures (e.g. newsletter mailings). In addition, we use Hubspot to provide forms related to contact and communication options for website visitors. We have concluded an order processing agreement with Hubspot in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR, as Hubspot acts as a processor and processes personal data on our behalf in accordance with instructions.
You can find more details about this at: legal.hubspot.com/dpa

We collect the following data in this context:
Name, address, telephone number, email address, IP address and other contact data.

In individual cases, access to the personal data and thus a transfer to HubSpot cannot be ruled out. For data transfers to third countries, there is currently an adequacy decision of the European Union. You can find more details at: ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/de/ip_23_3721

More information about Hubspot can be found at:
legal.hubspot.com/de/privacy-policy.

We store your data as long as it is necessary for order processing including invoicing. For advertising purposes, we store your data as long as we have a legitimate interest in sending you advertising or you object to the sending of advertising. We store your data until you revoke your consent. If you have given us your consent, we will store it for a period of four years from the time of its revocation or expiry.

The use of the services as well as corresponding cookies and similar technologies in this category is based on your consent pursuant to Section 25 (1) TDDDG. Subsequent data processing is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a GDPR.

The controller has integrated components of the LinkedIn Corporation on this website. LinkedIn is an Internet-based social network that enables users to convert with existing business contacts as well as to make new

business contacts. Over 400 million registered individuals use LinkedIn in more than 200 countries. This makes LinkedIn currently the largest platform for business contacts and one of the most visited websites in the world.

The operating company of LinkedIn is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. For data protection issues outside the USA, LinkedIn Ireland, Privacy Policy Issues, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, is responsible.

With each individual call-up of our website that is equipped with a LinkedIn component (LinkedIn plug-in), this component causes the browser used by the data subject to download a corresponding representation of the component from LinkedIn. Further information on LinkedIn plug-ins can be found at developer.linkedin.com/plugins. As part of this technical procedure, LinkedIn receives knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged in to LinkedIn at the same time, LinkedIn recognizes which specific sub-page of our website the data subject is visiting with each call-up of our website by the data subject and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website. This information is collected by the LinkedIn component and assigned by LinkedIn to the respective LinkedIn account of the data subject. If the data subject activates a LinkedIn button integrated on our website, LinkedIn assigns this information to the personal LinkedIn user account of the data subject and stores this personal data.

LinkedIn always receives information via the LinkedIn component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is simultaneously logged into LinkedIn at the time of calling up our website; this takes place regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the LinkedIn component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to LinkedIn, he or she can prevent the transmission by logging out of his or her LinkedIn account before accessing our website.

LinkedIn offers the possibility to unsubscribe from email messages, SMS messages and targeted ads as well as to manage ad settings at www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls. LinkedIn also uses partners such as Quantcast, Google Analytics, BlueKai, DoubleClick, Nielsen, Comscore, Eloqua and Lotame, which may set cookies. Such cookies can be rejected at www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy. LinkedIn's applicable privacy policy is available at www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. LinkedIn's cookie policy is available at www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies for analysis purposes within the meaning of Section 25 (1) sentence 1 TDDDG is Article 6 (1) a GDPR. You have the option at any time to revoke any consent you have given in the settings of the cookie banner.

For statistical analysis, we use the web analysis service "Matomo" on this website. Matomo is an open source tool for web analysis from the provider InnoCraft Ltd, 150 Willis St, 6011 Wellington, New Zealand.

Matomo uses so-called cookies. These are text files that are stored on your computer and enable us to analyze the use of our website. For this purpose, the information about the use obtained by the cookie is transmitted to our server and stored so that the usage behavior can be evaluated. This information is deleted by us after two years. We use IP anonymization for the analysis with Matomo. Your IP address is anonymized immediately; thus you remain anonymous as a user. The data will not be passed on to third parties.

For more information on Matomo's terms of use and data protection regulations, please visit: https://matomo.org/privacy/

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies for analysis purposes within the meaning of Section 25 (1) sentence 1 TDDDG is Article 6 (1) a GDPR. You have the option at any time to revoke any consent you have given in the settings of the cookie banner or in the footer of this website (to do so, simply scroll to the bottom of the page; see bottom right).

We use snapADDY Business Cards for the digital capture of business cards. The provider is snapADDY GmbH, Haugerkirchgasse 7, 97070 Würzburg. snapADDY GmbH is a tool with which business cards can be automatically recorded and transferred to the CRM system.

If you wish to receive further information from us after a customer appointment or information meeting, e.g. information material on our products, an offer or to arrange an appointment, we need your contact information for this purpose. The following data categories are affected: Name, function, address, e-mail address and other business contact data.

We collect and process your personal data to initiate and execute the contractual relationship in question. Data processing is carried out on the legal basis of Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b) GDPR.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of snapADDY can be found at https://www.snapaddy.com/de/privacy-security-hub/datenschutz.html.

The controller has integrated components of Twitter on this website. Twitter is a multilingual publicly accessible microblogging service on which users can publish and distribute so-called tweets, i.e. short messages limited to 280 characters. These short messages can be accessed by anyone, including people who are not registered with Twitter. However, the tweets are also displayed to the so-called followers of the respective user. Followers are other Twitter users who follow the tweets of a user. Furthermore, Twitter makes it possible to address a broad audience via hashtags, links or retweets.

The operating company of Twitter is Twitter, Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website operated by the controller is called up and on which a Twitter component (Twitter button) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically caused by the respective Twitter component to download a representation of the corresponding Twitter component from Twitter. Further information on the Twitter buttons can be found at about.twitter.com/en/resources/buttons. Within the scope of this technical procedure, Twitter receives knowledge of which specific sub-page of our website is visited by the data subject. The purpose of integrating the Twitter component is to enable our users to disseminate the content of this website, to make this website known in the digital world and to increase our visitor numbers.

If the data subject is logged in to Twitter at the same time, Twitter recognizes which specific subpage of our website the data subject is visiting each time the data subject calls up our website and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website. This information is collected by the Twitter component and assigned by Twitter to the respective Twitter account of the data subject. If the data subject activates one of the Twitter buttons integrated on our website, the data and information thus transmitted will be assigned to the personal Twitter user account of the data subject and stored and processed by Twitter.

Twitter always receives information via the Twitter component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is simultaneously logged into Twitter at the time of calling up our website; this takes place regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Twitter component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to Twitter, he or she can prevent the transmission by logging out of his or her Twitter account before accessing our website.

The applicable data protection provisions of Twitter are available at twitter.com/privacy.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies for analysis purposes within the meaning of Section 25 (1) sentence 1 TDDDG is Article 6 (1) a GDPR. You have the option at any time to revoke any consent you have given in the settings of the cookie banner.

The controller has integrated components of Xing on this website. Xing is an Internet-based social network that allows users to connect with existing business contacts and to make new business contacts. Individual users can create a personal profile of themselves on Xing. Companies can, for example, create company profiles or publish job offers on Xing.

The operating company of Xing is XING SE, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website operated by the controller is called up and on which a Xing component (Xing plug-in) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Xing component to download a representation of the corresponding Xing component from Xing. Further information on the Xing plug-ins can be found at dev.xing.com/plugins. Within the scope of this technical procedure, Xing receives information about which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged in to Xing at the same time, Xing recognizes which specific subpage of our website the data subject is visiting each time the data subject calls up our website and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website. This information is collected by the Xing component and assigned by Xing to the respective Xing account of the data subject. If the data subject activates one of the Xing buttons integrated on our website, for example the "Share" button, Xing assigns this information to the personal Xing user account of the data subject and stores this personal data.

Xing always receives information via the Xing component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is simultaneously logged into Xing at the time of calling up our website; this takes place regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Xing component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to Xing, he or she can prevent the transmission by logging out of his or her Xing account before accessing our website.

The data protection provisions published by Xing, which can be accessed at www.xing.com/privacy, provide information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by Xing. Furthermore, Xing has published data protection information for the XING Share button at www.xing.com/app/share.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies for analysis purposes within the meaning of Section 25 (1) sentence 1 TDDDG is Article 6 (1) a GDPR. You have the option at any time to revoke any consent you have given in the settings of the cookie banner.

Our website uses plugins of the video platform YouTube to embed videos and play them directly on our website. The operator of the video platform is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA ("YouTube"). YouTube is a company affiliated with Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google").

The integration of YouTube videos takes place in the so-called "extended data protection mode", which, according to the provider, only initiates the storage of user information when the video(s) is/are played. However, the transfer of data to YouTube partners is not necessarily excluded by the extended data protection mode. Thus, YouTube establishes a connection to the Google DoubleClick network - regardless of whether you watch a video.

If you activate embedded videos on our website, a connection to YouTube's servers is established and a data transmission is started. We have no influence on the scope and content of the data that is transmitted to YouTube and possibly other partners of YouTube by activating the plugin. Among other things, the YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited. According to YouTube, this information is used, among other things, to collect video statistics, improve user-friendliness and prevent abusive behavior. YouTube uses cookies to collect information about user behavior. The cookies remain on your terminal device until you delete them. You can prevent YouTube from storing cookies by making the appropriate settings in your browser software.

If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account before activating the play button.

YouTube is used in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. (1) p. 1 lit. f) GDPR in conjunction with. § 25 para. 2 TDDDG.

If the processing of personal data is based on Article 6 I lit. f GDPR, our legitimate interest is the performance of our business activities for the benefit of the well-being of all our employees and our shareholders.

In principle, you are not obliged to provide us with your personal data. However, if you do not do so, we will not be able to provide you with unrestricted access to our website or answer your inquiries to us. Personal data that we do not absolutely require for the above-mentioned processing purposes are marked accordingly as voluntary information. We inform you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or may also result from contractual regulations (e.g. information on the contractual partner). Sometimes, in order to conclude a contract, it may be necessary for a data subject to provide us with personal data that must subsequently be processed by us. 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 the personal data would mean that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Before providing personal data by the data subject, the data subject must contact one of our employees. Our employee will explain to the data subject on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of the personal data is required by law or contract or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data, and what the consequences of not providing the personal data would be.

As a responsible company, we do not use automatic decision-making or profiling.

The controller shall process and store personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage or where provided for by the European Directive and Regulation or other legislator in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject.

If the storage purpose ceases to apply or if a storage period prescribed by the European Directive and Regulation Maker or another competent legislator expires and there are no conflicting storage obligations or rights, the personal data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with the statutory provisions.

Temporary further processing may be necessary in particular for the following purposes:

• Fulfillment of legal obligations to retain data, which result, for example, from the German Commercial Code (§§ 238, 257 para. 4 HGB) and the German Fiscal Code (§ 147 para. 3, 4 AO). The periods specified there for retention or documentation are up to ten years.
   
• Preservation of evidence taking into account the statute of limitations. According to Sections 194 et seq. of the German Civil Code (BGB), these limitation periods can be up to 30 years, with the regular limitation period being three years.