Data Protection
Preamble
We are very delighted that you have shown interest in our enterprise. Data protection is of a particularly high priority for the management of the timtwin GmbH. The timtwin GmbH website can be used without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to make use of special services of our company via our website, it may be necessary to process personal data. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the data subject.
The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number of a data subject shall always be in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and in accordance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to the timtwin GmbH. By means of this data protection declaration, our company would like to inform the public about the type, scope and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed of their rights by means of this privacy policy.
As the data processing controller, timtwin GmbH has implemented numerous technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data on this website is protected as completely as possible. Nevertheless, Internet-based data transmissions can generally have security gaps, so absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us by alternative means, for example by telephone.
1. Definitions of terms
The data protection declaration of the timtwin GmbH is based on the terms used by the European legislator for the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy should be easy to read and understand for the public as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terminology used in advance.
We use the following terms, among others, in this privacy policy
a) Personal data
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as "data subject"). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
b) Data subject
Data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller responsible for the processing.
c) Processing
Processing means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
d) Restriction of processing
Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of restricting its future processing.e) ProfilingProfiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements.
f) Pseudonymisation
Pseudonymisation is the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.
g) Controller or controller responsible for the processingController or controller responsible for the processing is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. Where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law.
h) Processor
Processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.
i) RecipientRecipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or another body, to which the personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular enquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients.
j) Third partyA third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, the controller, the processor and the persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorised to process the personal data.
k) ConsentConsent is any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.
2. Name and address of the controller responsible for processing
The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws applicable in the Member States of the European Union and other provisions of a data protection nature is
timtwin GmbH
Wielandstraße 14
70193 Stuttgart, Germany
Phone: +49 (0)711 342 029 11
E-mail: info@timtwin.com
Website: www.timtwin.com
3. Cookies
The Internet pages of the timtwin GmbH use cookies. Cookies are text files that are placed and stored on a computer system via an Internet browser.
Numerous websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a character string that allows websites and servers to be assigned to the specific internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This enables the websites and servers visited to distinguish the individual browser of the data subject from other Internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific Internet browser can be recognised and identified via the unique cookie ID.
Through the use of cookies, the timtwin GmbH can provide the users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting.
Cookies can be used to optimise the information and offers on our website for the benefit of the user. As already mentioned, cookies enable us to recognise 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 their access data each time they visit the website because this is taken over by the website and the cookie stored on the user's computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping basket in an online shop. The online shop remembers the items that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping basket via a cookie.
The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by means of a corresponding 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 programmes. This is possible in all common internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the Internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be fully usable.
4. Collection of general data and information
The website of the timtwin GmbH collects a series of general data and information when a data subject or automated system calls up the website. This general data and information is stored in the server log files. The (1) 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 which are accessed via an accessing system on our website can be recorded, (5) the date and time of access to the website, (6) an internet protocol address (IP address), (7) the internet service provider of the accessing system and (8) other similar data and information used for security purposes in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.When using these general data and information, the timtwin GmbH does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is required to (1) correctly deliver the contents of our website, (2) optimise the contents of our website and the advertising for it, (3) ensure the long-term functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in the event of a cyber attack. Therefore, the timtwin GmbH analyses anonymously collected data and information statistically, with the aim of increasing the data protection and data security of our enterprise, and to ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.
5. Subscription to our newsletter
On the website of the timtwin GmbH, users are given the opportunity to subscribe to our enterprise's newsletter. The input mask used for this purpose determines what personal data are transmitted to the controller when the newsletter is ordered.The timtwin GmbH informs its customers and business partners regularly by means of a newsletter about enterprise offers. Our company's newsletter can only be received by the data subject if (1) the data subject has a valid e-mail address and (2) the data subject registers to receive the newsletter. For legal reasons, a confirmation e-mail is sent to the e-mail address entered by a data subject for the first time for the newsletter mailing using the double opt-in procedure. This confirmation email is used to check whether the owner of the email address as the data subject has authorised receipt of the newsletter.When registering for the newsletter, we also store the IP address assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) of the computer system used by the data subject at the time of registration, as well as the date and time of registration.The collection of this data is necessary in order to be able to trace the (possible) misuse of a data subject's e-mail address at a later date and therefore serves as legal protection for the controller.The personal data collected when registering for the newsletter is used exclusively to send our newsletter. Furthermore, subscribers to the newsletter may be informed by e-mail if this is necessary for the operation of the newsletter service or a registration in this regard, as could be the case in the event of changes to the newsletter offer or changes to the technical circumstances. The personal data collected as part of the newsletter service will not be passed on to third parties. The subscription to our newsletter can be cancelled by the data subject at any time. The consent to the storage of personal data, which the data subject has given us for the newsletter dispatch, can be revoked at any time. There is a corresponding link in every newsletter for the purpose of revoking consent. It is also possible to unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time directly on the controller's website or to inform the controller of this in another way.
6. Newsletter tracking
The newsletters of timtwin GmbH contain so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic that is embedded in e-mails that are sent in HTML format to enable log file recording and log file analysis. This allows the success or failure of online marketing campaigns to be statistically analysed. Based on the embedded tracking pixel, the timtwin GmbH may see if and when an e-mail was opened by a data subject, and which links in the e-mail were called up by data subjects.Such personal data collected via the tracking pixels contained in the newsletters are stored and evaluated by the controller in order to optimise the newsletter dispatch and to adapt the content of future newsletters even better to the interests of the data subject. This personal data is not passed on to third parties. Data subjects are entitled at any time to revoke the separate declaration of consent given in this regard via the double opt-in procedure. After cancellation, this personal data will be deleted by the controller. The timtwin GmbH automatically regards a withdrawal from the receipt of the newsletter as a revocation.
7. Contact possibility via the website
The website of the timtwin GmbH contains information that enables a quick electronic contact to our enterprise, as well as direct communication with us, which also includes a general address of the so-called electronic mail (e-mail address). If a data subject contacts the data controller by e-mail or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject is automatically stored. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a data subject to the controller are stored for the purposes of processing or contacting the data subject. This personal data is not passed on to third parties.8 Routine erasure and blocking of personal dataThe controller shall process and store the personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or as far as this is granted by the European legislator or other legislators in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject to.If the purpose of storage ceases to apply or if a storage period prescribed by the European Directive and Regulation Giver or another competent legislator expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with the statutory provisions.
8. Routine erasure and blocking of personal data
The controller shall process and store the personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or as far as this is granted by the European legislator or other legislators in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject to.If the purpose of storage ceases to apply or if a storage period prescribed by the European Directive and Regulation Giver or another competent legislator expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with the statutory provisions.
9. Rights of the data subject
a) Right to confirmation
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller the confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her are being processed. If a data subject wishes to avail himself of this right of confirmation, he or she may, at any time, contact our Data Protection Officer or another employee of the controller.
b) Right to information
Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator of directives and regulations to receive information free of charge at any time from the controller about the personal data stored about him/her and a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European legislator has granted the data subject access to the following informationthe purposes of the processingthe categories of personal data being processedthe recipients or categories of recipient to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations where possible the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period the existence of the right to request from the controller rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing of personal data concerning the data subject or to object to such processing the existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority where the personal data are not collected from the data subject: All available information on the origin of the data The existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, in accordance with Article 22 (1) and (4) GDPR and - at least in these cases - meaningful information on the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for the data subjectFurthermore, the data subject has a right to information as to whether personal data has been transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to obtain information about the appropriate safeguards in connection with the transfer.If a data subject wishes to avail himself of this right of access, he or she may, at any time, contact our Data Protection Officer or another employee of the controller.
c) Right to Rectification
Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European Directives and Regulations to demand the immediate rectification of incorrect personal data concerning them. Additionally, the affected person has the right, considering the purposes of the processing, to request the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary declaration. If an affected person wishes to exercise this right to rectification, they can contact our data protection officer or another employee of the data controller at any time.
d) Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten)
Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European Directives and Regulations to demand from the controller the immediate erasure of personal data concerning them, provided one of the following reasons applies and the processing is not necessary:The personal data was collected or otherwise processed for purposes that are no longer necessary.The affected person withdraws their consent on which the processing is based according to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.The affected person objects to the processing according to Art. 21(1) GDPR, and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the affected person objects to the processing according to Art. 21(2) GDPR.The personal data was unlawfully processed.The erasure of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.The personal data was collected in relation to the offer of information society services according to Art. 8(1) GDPR.If one of the aforementioned reasons applies and an affected person wishes to request the erasure of personal data stored by timtwin GmbH, they can contact our data protection officer or another employee of the data controller at any time. The data protection officer of timtwin GmbH or another employee will ensure that the erasure request is immediately complied with.If the personal data was made public by timtwin GmbH and our company, as the controller, is obliged to erase the personal data according to Art. 17(1) GDPR, timtwin GmbH, considering the available technology and the implementation costs, will take reasonable measures, including technical measures, to inform other controllers processing the published personal data that the affected person has requested the erasure of all links to these personal data or copies or replications of these personal data, provided the processing is not necessary. The data protection officer of timtwin GmbH or another employee will arrange the necessary measures on a case-by-case basis.
e) Right to Restriction of Processing
Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European Directives and Regulations to demand from the controller the restriction of processing if one of the following conditions is met:The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the affected person, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.The processing is unlawful, and the affected person opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of their use.The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but the affected person needs them for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.The affected person has objected to the processing according to Art. 21(1) GDPR pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the affected person.If one of the aforementioned conditions is met and an affected person wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored by timtwin GmbH, they can contact our data protection officer or another employee of the data controller at any time. The data protection officer of timtwin GmbH or another employee will arrange the restriction of the processing.
f) Right to Data Portability
Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European Directives and Regulations to receive the personal data concerning them, which was provided by the affected person to a controller, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. They also have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data were provided, provided the processing is based on consent according to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR or on a contract according to Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, and the processing is carried out by automated means, provided the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller. Furthermore, in exercising their right to data portability according to Art. 20(1) GDPR, the affected person has the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and provided that this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others. To assert the right to data portability, the affected person can contact the data protection officer appointed by timtwin GmbH or another employee at any time.
g) Right to Object
Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European Directives and Regulations to object, on grounds relating to their particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning them which is based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions. timtwin GmbH will no longer process the personal data in the event of an objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the affected person, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims. If timtwin GmbH processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the affected person has the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning them for such marketing. This applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If the affected person objects to timtwin GmbH to the processing for direct marketing purposes, timtwin GmbH will no longer process the personal data for these purposes. Additionally, the affected person has the right, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to object to the processing of personal data concerning them which is carried out by timtwin GmbH for scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes according to Art. 89(1) GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest. To exercise the right to object, the affected person can directly contact the data protection officer of timtwin GmbH or another employee. The affected person is also free to exercise their right to object in the context of the use of information society services, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, by automated means using technical specifications.
h) Automated Individual Decision-Making, including Profiling
Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European Directives and Regulations not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning them or similarly significantly affects them, provided the decision (1) is not necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the affected person and the controller, or (2) is not authorized by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms and legitimate interests of the affected person, or (3) is not based on the affected person's explicit consent. If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the affected person and the controller, or (2) it is based on the affected person's explicit consent, timtwin GmbH will implement suitable measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms and legitimate interests of the affected person, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express their point of view, and to contest the decision. If the affected person wishes to assert rights concerning automated individual decision-making, they can contact our data protection officer or another employee of the data controller at any time.
i) Right to Withdraw Consent to Data Processing
Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European Directives and Regulations to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If the affected person wishes to exercise their right to withdraw consent, they can contact our data protection officer or another employee of the data controller at any time.
10. Data Protection for Applications and the Application Process
The controller collects and processes the personal data of applicants for the purpose of handling the application process. The processing may also take place electronically. This is particularly the case when an applicant submits relevant application documents electronically, such as by email or via a web form on the website, to the controller. If the controller concludes an employment contract with an applicant, the transmitted data will be stored for the purpose of handling the employment relationship in compliance with legal requirements. If no employment contract is concluded with the applicant by the controller, the application documents will be deleted two months after the rejection decision is announced, provided that no other legitimate interests of the controller stand in the way of such deletion. An example of another legitimate interest in this sense is an obligation to provide evidence in a procedure under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG).
11. Privacy Policy on the Use and Application of Facebook
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 with each other and interact in the virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for exchanging opinions and experiences or enable the internet community to provide personal or business-related information. Facebook allows users of the social network to create private profiles, upload photos, and network through friend requests.The operating company of Facebook is Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. If a person lives outside the USA or Canada, the controller for the processing of personal data is Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.By calling up one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller 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 prompted by the respective Facebook component to download a representation of the corresponding Facebook component from Facebook. An overview of all Facebook plug-ins can be accessed at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=en_US. During this technical process, Facebook gains knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.If the data subject is simultaneously logged into Facebook, Facebook recognizes with each call to our website by the data subject—and for the entire duration of their stay on our website—which specific subpage of our website the data subject visits. This information is collected by the Facebook component and associated with the respective Facebook account of the data subject by Facebook. If the data subject activates one of the Facebook buttons integrated on our website, such as the “Like” button, or leaves a comment, Facebook assigns this information to the personal Facebook user account of the data subject and stores this personal data.Facebook receives information via the Facebook component that the data subject has visited our website whenever the data subject is logged into Facebook at the same time as calling up our website; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Facebook component or not. If such information transmission to Facebook is not desired by the data subject, this can be prevented by logging out of their Facebook account before calling up our website.The data policy published by Facebook, which is available at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/, provides information about the collection, processing, and use of personal data by Facebook. It also explains what settings Facebook offers to protect the privacy of the data subject. In addition, different 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.
12. Privacy Policy on the Use and Application of Google AdSense
The controller has integrated Google AdSense on this website. Google AdSense is an online service that allows the placement of advertising on third-party sites. Google AdSense is based on an algorithm that selects advertisements displayed on third-party sites in accordance with the content of the respective third-party site. Google AdSense allows interest-based targeting of the internet user, which is implemented by generating individual user profiles.The operating company of the Google AdSense component is Alphabet Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.The purpose of the Google AdSense component is the integration of advertisements on our website. Google AdSense places a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. What cookies are has already been explained. By setting the cookie, Alphabet Inc. is enabled to analyze the use of our website. Each time one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a Google AdSense component has been integrated, is called up, the internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Google AdSense component to transmit data to Alphabet Inc. for the purpose of online advertising and the settlement of commissions. In the course of this technical process, Alphabet Inc. gains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the data subject, which Alphabet Inc. uses, among other things, to trace the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently enable commission settlements.The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already described, 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 Alphabet Inc. from placing a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, a cookie already set by Alphabet Inc. can be deleted at any time via the internet browser or other software programs.Google AdSense also uses so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic embedded in web pages to enable log file recording and log file analysis, which allows a statistical evaluation to be carried out. Based on the embedded tracking pixel, Alphabet Inc. can recognize whether and when a web page was opened by a data subject and which links were clicked on by the data subject. Tracking pixels serve, among other things, to evaluate the visitor flow of a website.Through Google AdSense, personal data and information, which also includes the IP address and is necessary for the collection and accounting of the displayed advertisements, is transmitted to Alphabet Inc. in the United States of America. This personal data is stored and processed in the United States of America. Alphabet Inc. may disclose this personal data collected through the technical process to third parties.Google AdSense is explained in more detail under this link: https://www.google.com/intl/en/adsense/start/.
13. Privacy Policy on the Use and Application of Google Analytics (with Anonymization Function)
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, gathering, and analysis of data about the behavior of visitors to websites. A web analysis service collects, among other things, data about which website a data subject came from (the so-called referrer), which subpages of the website were accessed, or how often and for which duration a subpage was viewed. Web analytics is mainly used for the optimization of a website and to carry out a 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 “_gat._anonymizeIp” feature for web analytics through Google Analytics. By means of this feature, the IP address of the internet connection of the data subject is shortened and anonymized by Google when accessing our websites from a Member State of the European Union or from another state that is party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyze the visitor flows on our website. Google uses the collected data and information, among other things, to evaluate the use of our website, to compile for us online reports showing the activities on our websites, and to provide other services related to the use of our website.Google Analytics places a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. What cookies are has already been explained. By setting the cookie, Google is enabled to analyze the use of our website. Each time one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a Google Analytics component has been integrated, is called up, the internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data to Google for the purpose of online analysis. In the course of this technical process, Google gains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the data subject, which Google uses, among other things, to trace the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently enable commission settlements.Through the cookie, personal information, such as the access time, the location from which the access was made, and the frequency of visits to our website by the data subject, is stored.
Each time our websites are visited, these personal data, including the IP address of the internet connection used by the data subject, are transmitted to Google in the United States of America. These personal data are stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may disclose these personal data collected through the technical process to third parties.The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already described, 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 and prevent the collection of data generated by Google Analytics related to the use of this website as well as the processing of this data by Google. For this purpose, the data subject must download and install a browser add-on under the link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This browser add-on informs Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data and information about visits to websites may be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-on is considered an objection by Google. If the information technology system of the data subject is deleted, formatted, or reinstalled at a later time, the data subject must reinstall the browser add-on to disable Google Analytics. If the browser add-on is uninstalled or deactivated by the data subject or another person within their sphere of control, it is possible to reinstall or reactivate the browser add-on.We also offer you the possibility to deactivate the collection of your website usage data for this website by clicking the following link: Deactivate Google Analytics. In this case, a special opt-out cookie will be set, which will prevent the future collection of your usage data when visiting this website.Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google can be found at https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ and at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/en.html. Google Analytics is further explained under the following link: https://www.google.com/analytics/.
14. Privacy Policy on the Use and Application of Google Remarketing
The controller has integrated Google Remarketing services on this website. Google Remarketing is a feature of Google AdWords that allows a company to display advertisements to internet users who have previously visited the company’s website. The integration of Google Remarketing allows a company to create user-based advertising and consequently display relevant ads to internet users.The operating company of the Google Remarketing services is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.The purpose of Google Remarketing is to display interest-relevant advertising. Google Remarketing allows us to display ads through the Google advertising network or on other websites, which are tailored to the individual needs and interests of internet users.Google Remarketing sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. What cookies are has already been explained. By setting the cookie, Google is enabled to recognize the visitor of our website when they subsequently visit websites that are also members of the Google advertising network. With each call to a website on which the Google Remarketing service has been integrated, the internet browser of the data subject automatically identifies itself with Google. In the course of this technical process, Google gains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address or the user’s browsing behavior, which Google uses, among other things, to display interest-relevant advertising.Through the cookie, personal information, such as the websites visited by the data subject, is stored. Each time our websites are visited, these personal data, including the IP address of the internet connection used by the data subject, are transmitted to Google in the United States of America. These personal data are stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may disclose these personal data collected through the technical process to third parties.The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already described, 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 interest-based advertising by Google. For this purpose, the data subject must call up the link www.google.com/settings/ads from each of the internet browsers they use and make the desired settings there.Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google can be found at https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.
15. Privacy Policy on the Use and Application of Google AdWords
The controller has integrated Google AdWords on this website. Google AdWords is a service for internet advertising that allows advertisers to place ads in Google’s search engine results and the Google advertising network. Google AdWords allows an advertiser to predefine specific keywords by means of which an ad is displayed in Google’s search engine results only when the user retrieves a keyword-relevant search result with the search engine. In the Google advertising network, the ads are distributed to relevant internet pages using an automatic algorithm and according to previously defined keywords.The operating company of the Google AdWords services is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.The purpose of Google AdWords is to promote our website by displaying interest-relevant advertising on the websites of third-party companies and in the search engine results of the Google search engine and by displaying third-party advertising on our website.If a data subject reaches our website via a Google ad, a conversion cookie is placed on the information technology system of the data subject by Google. What cookies are has already been explained. A conversion cookie loses its validity after thirty days and is not used to identify the data subject. If the cookie has not yet expired, the conversion cookie is used to track whether certain subpages, such as the shopping cart from an online shop system, have been called up on our website. Through the conversion cookie, both we and Google can track whether a data subject who reached our website via an AdWords ad generated a turnover, i.e., completed or abandoned a purchase of goods.The data and information collected through the use of the conversion cookie are used by Google to create visit statistics for our website. These visit statistics are 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 Google AdWords advertisers receive information from Google that could identify the data subject.Through the conversion cookie, personal information, such as the websites visited by the data subject, is stored. Each time our websites are visited, these personal data, including the IP address of the internet connection used by the data subject, are transmitted to Google in the United States of America. These personal data are stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may disclose these personal data collected through the technical process to third parties.The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already described, 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 conversion cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, a cookie already set by Google AdWords can be deleted at any time via the internet browser or other software programs.Furthermore, the data subject has the option to object to interest-based advertising by Google. For this purpose, the data subject must call up the link www.google.com/settings/ads from each of the internet browsers they use and make the desired settings there.Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google can be found at https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.
16. Google Web Fonts
This site uses web fonts provided by Google for the uniform representation of fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.For this purpose, the browser you use must connect to Google’s servers. Through this, Google gains knowledge that our website has been accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web Fonts is in the interest of a uniform and attractive presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.Further information on Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
17. Privacy Policy on the Use and Application of the JW Player
Our websites use a plugin from the video portal JWPlayer, LongTail Ad Solutions, Inc. d/b/a JW Player 2 Park Avenue, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10016, USA. Each time a page offering one or more JWPlayer video clips is accessed, a direct connection is established between your browser and a server of JWPlayer in the USA. Information about your visit and your IP address is stored there. Interactions with the JWPlayer plugins (e.g., clicking the start button) are also transmitted to JWPlayer and stored there. The privacy policy for JWPlayer with more information on the collection and use of your data by JWPlayer can be found at https://www.jwplayer.com/privacy.Furthermore, JWPlayer calls up the Google Analytics tracker through an iFrame in which the video is accessed. This is JWPlayer’s own tracking, over which we have no control. You can prevent tracking by Google Analytics by using the deactivation tools that Google offers for some internet browsers. Additionally, users can prevent the collection of data generated by Google Analytics related to their use of the website (including their IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
18. Legal Basis for Processing
Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR serves as the legal basis for our company for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, as is the case, for example, with processing operations required for the supply of goods or the provision of any other service or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures, for example, in cases of inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation by which processing of personal data is required, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may be necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured in our company and their name, age, health insurance data, or other vital information had to be passed on to a doctor, hospital, or other third party. Then the processing would be based on Art. 6(1)(d) GDPR.Ultimately, processing operations could be based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Processing operations that are not covered by any of the above legal bases are based on this legal basis if the processing is necessary for the legitimate interests pursued by our company or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights, and freedoms of the data subject do not override. Such processing operations are particularly permitted because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. He considered that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a customer of the controller (Recital 47 Sentence 2 GDPR).
19. Legitimate Interests in Processing Pursued by the Controller or a Third Party
If the processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, our legitimate interest is the conduct of our business in favor of the well-being of all our employees and our shareholders.
20. Duration for which Personal Data is Stored
The criterion for the duration of the storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After the expiry of the period, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, provided it is no longer required for contract fulfillment or contract initiation.
21. Statutory or Contractual Requirements for Providing Personal Data
Necessity for the Conclusion of the Contract; Obligation of the Data Subject to Provide Personal Data; Possible Consequences of Failure to Provide
We inform you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g., tax regulations) or can also result from contractual provisions (e.g., information on the contractual partner).
Sometimes it may be necessary for a contract to be concluded that a data subject provides us with personal data that must subsequently be processed by us. The data subject is, for example, obliged to provide us with personal data when our company concludes a contract with them. Failure to provide the personal data would mean that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded.
Before the data subject provides personal data, they must contact our data protection officer. Our data protection officer will inform 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.
22. Existence of Automated Decision-Making
As a responsible company, we do not use automatic decision-making or profiling.
This privacy policy was created by the privacy policy generator of DGD Deutsche Gesellschaft für Datenschutz GmbH, which acts as the external data protection officer for Upper Palatinate, in cooperation with the lawyer for data protection Christian Solmecke.