Privacy policy

General information

As the operator of this website and as a company, we come into contact with your personal data. This refers to all data that says something about you and with which you can be identified. In this privacy policy, we would like to explain to you how, for what purpose and on what legal basis we process your data.

Responsible for the data processing on this website and in our company is

PROGRESSIVE digital - Kock, Rietz GbR
Hospeltstr. 65 - 67
50825 Cologne
Germany

Telephone: 0221 168 738 77
E-mail: info@progressivedigital.de

General information

SSL or TLS encryption

When you enter your data on websites, place online orders or send e-mails via the Internet, you must always be aware that unauthorized third parties may access your data. There is no complete protection against such access. However, we do everything we can to protect your data as well as possible and to close security gaps as far as we can.

An important protective mechanism is the SSL or TLS encryption of our website, which ensures that data that you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties. You can recognize the encryption by the lock icon in front of the Internet address entered in your browser and by the fact that our Internet address begins with https:// and not with http://.

How long do we store your data?

In some places in this privacy policy, we inform you about how long we or the companies that process your data on our behalf store your data. If no such information is provided, we will store your data until the purpose of the data processing no longer applies, you object to the data processing or you withdraw your consent to the data processing.

However, in the event of an objection or revocation, we may continue to process your data if at least one of the following conditions is met:

We have compelling legitimate grounds for continuing the data processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms (only if you object to the data processing; if the objection is to direct marketing, we cannot provide any legitimate grounds).
Data processing is necessary to assert, exercise or defend legal claims (does not apply if your objection is directed against direct advertising).
We are legally obliged to retain your data.

In this case, we will delete your data as soon as the requirement(s) no longer apply or cease to apply.

Data transfer to the USA

On our website, we also use tools from companies that transfer your data to the USA and store and, if necessary, process it there. The European Commission has adopted an adequacy decision for the EU-US data protection framework. This establishes that the USA guarantees an adequate level of protection for personal data from the EU that is transferred to US companies. This decision is based on new safeguards and measures introduced by the US to meet data protection requirements. The adequacy decision includes, among other things, restrictions and safeguards on access to the data by US intelligence services. Binding safeguards have been introduced to limit the access of US intelligence agencies to what is necessary and proportionate to protect national security. In addition, increased oversight of the activities of the US intelligence services has been established to ensure that the restrictions on surveillance activities are complied with. An independent redress mechanism has also been established to handle and resolve complaints from European citizens about access to their data. The EU-US Privacy Shield Framework thus allows European companies to transfer data to certified US companies without having to introduce additional data protection safeguards. You can view a list of all certified companies at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search

A change in the decision of the European Commission cannot be ruled out.

Your rights

Objection to data processing

IF YOU READ IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY THAT WE HAVE LEGITIMATE INTERESTS FOR THE PROCESSING OF YOUR DATA AND THAT THIS IS THEREFORE BASED ON ART. 6 ABS. 1 SENTENCE 1 LIT. F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT UNDER ART. 21 GDPR YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THIS. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THE AFOREMENTIONED PROVISION. THE PREREQUISITE IS THAT YOU STATE REASONS FOR THE OBJECTION THAT ARISE FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION. NO JUSTIFICATION IS REQUIRED IF THE OBJECTION IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE USE OF YOUR DATA FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING.

THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE OBJECTION IS THAT WE MAY NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR DATA. THIS ONLY DOES NOT APPLY IF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS APPLIES:

WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS.
THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.

THE EXCEPTIONS DO NOT APPLY IF YOUR OBJECTION IS DIRECTED AGAINST DIRECT ADVERTISING OR AGAINST PROFILING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS.

Further rights

Withdrawal of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are carried out on the basis of your consent. You give this consent, for example, by ticking the appropriate box on online forms before you send the form or by allowing certain cookies when you visit our website. You can withdraw your consent at any time without giving reasons (Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR). We may then no longer process your data from the time you withdraw your consent. The only exception: We are legally obliged to retain the data for a certain period of time. Such retention periods exist in particular in tax and commercial law.

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

If you believe that we are in breach of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR. You can contact a supervisory authority in the member state of your place of residence, your place of work or the place where the alleged infringement took place. The right to lodge a complaint exists in addition to administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability

We must provide you or a third party with data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract in a commonly used, machine-readable format if you request this. We can only transfer the data to another controller if this is technically possible.

Right to data access, erasure and rectification

In accordance with Art. 15 GDPR, you have the right to receive information free of charge about what personal data we have stored about you, where the data comes from, to whom we transfer the data and for what purpose it is stored. If the data is incorrect, you have the right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR); under the conditions of Art. 17 GDPR, you may request that we erase the data.

Right to restriction of processing

In certain situations, you can request that we restrict the processing of your data in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR. The data may then - apart from being stored - only be processed as follows

with your consent
for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims
for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person
for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State

The right to restriction of processing exists in the following situations:

You have disputed the accuracy of your personal data stored by us and we need time to verify this. In this case, the right exists for the duration of the review.
The processing of your personal data is unlawful or was unlawful in the past. In this case, you have the right to have the data erased as an alternative.
We no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defense or assertion of legal claims. In this case, you have the right to have the data erased as an alternative.
You have lodged an objection in accordance with Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR and now your interests and ours must be weighed against each other. The right exists here as long as the result of the weighing up has not yet been determined.

Hosting and content delivery networks (CDN)

External hosting

Our website is hosted on a server of the following internet service provider (hoster):

dogado GmbH

Antonio-Segni-Strasse 11

44263 Dortmund

Has an order processing contract been concluded with the hoster or are standard contractual clauses (SCC) used?

Yes

How do we process your data?

The host stores all data from our website. This also includes all personal data that is collected automatically or through your input. This may include in particular Your IP address, pages accessed, names, contact details and inquiries as well as meta and communication data. When processing data, our hoster adheres to our instructions and only ever processes the data to the extent that this is necessary to fulfill the service obligation to us.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

Since we address potential customers via our website and maintain contact with existing customers, data processing by our hoster serves to initiate and fulfill contracts and is therefore based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR. In addition, it is our legitimate interest as a company to provide a professional website that meets the necessary requirements for security, speed and efficiency. In this respect, we also process your data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR.

Data collection on this website

Use of cookies

Our website places cookies on your device. These are small text files that are used for different purposes. Some cookies are technically necessary for the website to function at all (necessary cookies). Others are required to perform certain actions or functions on the site (functional cookies). For example, without cookies it would not be possible to use the benefits of a shopping basket in an online store. Other cookies are used to analyze user behavior or to optimize advertising measures. If we use third-party services on our website, e.g. to process payment transactions, these companies may also leave cookies on your device when you access the website (so-called third-party cookies).

How do we process your data?

Session cookies are only stored on your device for the duration of a session. As soon as you close the browser, they disappear automatically. Permanent cookies, on the other hand, remain on your device if you do not delete them yourself. This can lead, for example, to your user behavior being permanently analyzed. You can use the settings in your browser to influence how it handles cookies:

Do you want to be informed when cookies are set?
Do you want to exclude cookies in general or for certain cases?
Do you want cookies to be deleted automatically when you close your browser?

If you deactivate or do not allow cookies, the functionality of the website may be restricted.

If we use cookies from other companies or for analysis purposes, we will inform you about this in this privacy policy. We also ask for your consent in this regard when you visit our website.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

We have a legitimate interest in ensuring that our online services can be used by visitors without technical problems and that all desired functions are available to them. The storage of necessary and functional cookies on your device is therefore based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. We use all other cookies on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR, provided that you give us your consent to do so. You can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future. If you have consented to the placement of necessary and functional cookies when your consent was requested, these cookies will also be stored exclusively on the basis of your consent.

Server log files

Server log files log all requests and access to our website and record error messages. They also contain personal data, in particular your IP address. However, this is anonymized by the provider after a short time so that we cannot assign the data to you personally. The data is automatically transmitted from your browser to our provider.

How do we process your data?

Our provider stores the server log files in order to be able to track the activities on our website and identify errors. The files contain the following data

Browser type and version
Operating system used
referrer URL
Host name of the accessing computer
Time of the server request
IP address (anonymized if necessary)

We do not merge this data with other data, but only use it for statistical analysis and to improve our website.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

We have a legitimate interest in ensuring that our website runs smoothly. It is also in our legitimate interest to obtain an anonymized overview of access to our website. Data processing is therefore lawful in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR.

Contact form

You can send us a message using the contact form on this website.

How do we process your data?

We store your message and the information from the form in order to be able to process your request, including follow-up questions. This also applies to the contact details provided. We will not pass the data on to other persons without your consent.

How long do we store your data?

We delete your data as soon as one of the following points occurs:

Your request has been finally processed.
You ask us to delete the data.
You revoke your consent to storage.

This only does not apply if we are legally obliged to retain the data.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

If your request is related to our contractual relationship or serves the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR. In all other cases, it is in our legitimate interest to process inquiries addressed to us effectively. The legal basis for data processing is therefore Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of your data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR is the legal basis. In this case, you can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Request by e-mail, telephone or fax

You can send us a message by e-mail or fax or call us.

How do we process your data?

We store your message and the contact details you have provided or the telephone number you have transmitted in order to process your inquiry, including any follow-up questions. We will not pass on your data to other persons without your consent.

How long do we store your data?

We delete your data as soon as one of the following points occurs:

Your request has been finally processed.
You ask us to delete the data.
You revoke your consent to storage.

This only does not apply if we are legally obliged to retain the data.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

TinyCal

What is TinyCal?

Menu bar calendar

Who processes your data?

Plum Amazing, LLC, 74-5285 Ka'eka St, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740, USA

Where can you find more information about data protection at TinyCal?

https://plumamazing.com/de/legal/

On what basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

TinyCal adheres to the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission (see https://plumamazing.com/de/le gal/)

How do we process your data?

We use the TinyCal service on our website. TinyCal allows you to easily access and display Google or Apple calendars directly from the menu bar. Events, reminders and other options can be added. TinyCal collects personal data in the process.

How long do we store your data?

We delete your data as soon as one of the following points occurs:

- The purpose of the data processing no longer applies.

- You ask us to delete the data.

- You revoke your consent to storage.

This only does not apply if we are legally obliged to retain the data.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

We have a legitimate interest in arranging appointments with customers and other interested parties as easily as possible. Data processing is therefore carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of your data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR is the sole legal basis. In this case, you can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Analysis tools and advertising

We use the following tools to analyze the behavior of our website visitors and to show you advertising.

Google Tag Manager

What is Google Tag Manager?

Tag management system for the integration of tracking codes and conversion pixels from Google Ireland. Ltd.

Who processes your data?

Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland

Where can you find more information about data protection at Google Tag Manager?

https://policies.google.com/privacy

On what basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

On the basis of the adequacy decision of the European Commission and the corresponding certification of the company.

How do we process your data?

We use the Google Tag Manager. The tool helps us to integrate tracking codes and conversion pixels into our website, manage them and play them out. Google Tag Manager itself does not create any user profiles, does not place any cookies on your device and does not analyze your behavior as a user. However, it does record your IP address and transmits it to Google servers in the USA.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

We have a legitimate interest in the fast and uncomplicated integration and management of various tools on our website. The use of Google Tag Manager is therefore lawful under Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If you have consented to the forwarding of your IP address, we process your data exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Google Analytics

What is Google Analytics?

Tool for analyzing user behavior from Google Ireland Ltd.

Who processes your data?

Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland

Has a data processing agreement been concluded with Google Analytics?

Yes

Where can you find more information about data protection at Google Analytics?

https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de

On what basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

On the basis of the adequacy decision of the European Commission and the corresponding certification of the company.

How can you prevent data collection?

With a browser plugin, among other things: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

How do we process your data?

We are always interested in optimizing our web offering for visitors to our website and placing advertising in the best possible way. Google Analytics, a tool that analyzes user behavior and thus provides us with the necessary database for adjustments, helps us to do this. The tool provides us with information about the origin of our visitors, their page views and the time they spend on the pages, as well as the operating system they use.

Standard processing

To collect the data, Google Analytics uses cookies, device fingerprinting or other technologies to recognize users. The data is transmitted to Google servers in the USA and summarized in a profile that can be assigned to you or your device using the IP address that is also recorded.

You can prevent Google from processing your data by installing a browser plugin that Google itself provides: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

IP anonymization

We have activated the "IP anonymization" function within Google Analytics. For you, this means that Google truncates your IP address (from the EU or EEA) before transmitting it to the USA. Only in exceptional cases does Google transmit the full IP address to servers in the USA and truncate it there.

Demographic characteristics

We use the "demographic characteristics" function of Google Analytics to display suitable advertisements to visitors to our website within the Google advertising network. As a result, reports can be created that contain statements about the age, gender and interests of our website visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google and visitor data from third-party providers. It is not possible to assign the collected data to specific persons.

You can deactivate this function in the settings of your Google account.

How long do we store your data?

Google deletes or anonymizes data stored at user and event level that is linked to cookies, user identifiers (e.g. user IDs) or advertising IDs after 14 months, according to its own information.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

As a website operator, we have a legitimate interest in the analysis of user behaviour for the purpose of optimizing our website and the advertising placed on it. Data processing is therefore lawful under Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. In the event that, for example, you have consented to the storage of cookies or have otherwise consented to data processing by Google Analytics, the legal basis is exclusively Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Google Ads

What is Google Ads?

Online advertising program of Google Ireland Ltd.

Who processes your data?

Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland

Has a data processing agreement been concluded with Google Ads?

Yes

Where can you find more information about data protection at Google Ads?

https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de

On what basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

On the basis of the adequacy decision of the European Commission and the corresponding certification of the company.

How do we process your data?

We use Google Ads. Google's advertising program enables us to display advertisements in the Google search engine or on third-party websites when visitors to our website enter certain search terms on Google (keyword targeting). Furthermore, we can place targeted advertisements (target group targeting) based on the user data available at Google (e.g. location data and interests). We evaluate the collected data quantitatively, for example by analyzing which search terms led to the display of our advertisements and how many advertisements led to corresponding clicks.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

As a website operator, we have a legitimate interest in the placement and analysis of advertisements. Data processing is therefore lawful under Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. In the event that you have consented to the storage of cookies, for example, or have otherwise consented to data processing by Google, the legal basis is exclusively Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Google Analytics Remarketing

What is Google Analytics Remarketing?

Tool for personalized advertising from Google Ireland Ltd.

Who processes your data?

Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland

Has a data processing agreement been concluded with Google Analytics Remarketing?

Yes

Where can you find more information about data protection at Google Analytics Remarketing?

https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

On what basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

On the basis of the adequacy decision of the European Commission and the corresponding certification of the company.

How can you prevent data processing?

By objecting to personalized advertising in your Google account or on this page: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/

How do we process your data?

We are always interested in optimizing the placement of our advertising. The Google Analytics remarketing function helps us to do this.

Standard processing

Remarketing means that we analyze your behavior on our website in order to assign you to a specific advertising target group and then show you suitable advertising messages when you visit other websites. In addition, we link the advertising target groups with cross-device functions of Google. This enables us to display interest-based, personalized advertising messages that have been adapted to you based on your usage and surfing behavior on one device (e.g. your cell phone) on another device (e.g. a tablet or PC).

Customer matching

When creating advertising target groups, we also use the customer matching function. Here we transfer certain customer data (e.g. email addresses) from our customer lists to Google. If the customers concerned are Google users and are logged into their Google account, they will subsequently be shown suitable advertising messages within the Google network (e.g. on YouTube, Gmail or in the search engine).

Objecting to personalized advertising

You can adjust the advertising settings in your Google account. To do this, click on the following link and log in: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated. Outside of your Google account, you can object to personalized advertising by clicking on the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/

On what legal basis do we process your data?

As a website operator, we have a legitimate interest in the effective marketing of our services and products. Data processing is therefore lawful under Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. In the event that, for example, you have consented to the storage of cookies or have otherwise consented to data processing by Google Analytics Remarketing, the legal basis is exclusively Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Google Conversion Tracking

What is Google Conversion Tracking?

Tool for analyzing user behavior from Google Ireland Ltd.

Who processes your data?

Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland

Has a data processing agreement been concluded with Google Conversion Tracking?

Yes

Where can you find more information about data protection at Google Conversion Tracking?

https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/

On what basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

On the basis of the adequacy decision of the European Commission and the corresponding certification of the company.

How do we process your data?

We are always interested in optimizing our website for users and optimally placing advertising. To this end, we also use conversion tracking from Google. With its help, we can record whether and how often visitors have clicked on certain buttons on our website and which products have been viewed and purchased particularly frequently (conversion statistics). In the course of data collection and storage, we do not receive any information with which we can personally identify individual visitors. Google itself uses cookies or comparable recognition technologies for identification purposes.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

As a website operator, we have a legitimate interest in the analysis of user behavior for the purpose of optimizing our website and the advertising placed on it. Data processing is therefore lawful under Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. In the event that, for example, you have consented to the storage of cookies or have otherwise consented to data processing by Google Conversion Tracking, the legal basis is exclusively Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future.

META Pixel

What is META Pixel?

Tool for analyzing user behavior that measures the effectiveness of advertising on Facebook

Who processes your data?

Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland

Has a data processing agreement been concluded with META Pixel?

Yes

Where can you find more information about data protection at META Pixel?

https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/

On what basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

On the basis of the adequacy decision of the European Commission and the corresponding certification of the company.

How can you prevent data processing?

If you have a Facebook account: Deactivate the remarketing function "Custom Audiences" in the Ads Settings section(https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen).

If you do not have a Facebook account: Deactivate usage-based advertising from Facebook on the website of the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/.

How do we process your data?

We use the META Pixel on our website. This analysis tool helps us to learn more about the behavior of visitors to our website after they have clicked on one of our ads on Facebook. This enables us to measure how effective our Facebook advertising is and to align future advertising measures with the knowledge gained. The data that Facebook collects via the pixel is anonymous to us as the operator of this website. We are therefore unable to identify you as a visitor. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook.

If you have a Facebook account, you can deactivate the remarketing function "Custom Audiences" in the settings for advertisements.

If you do not have a Facebook account, you can deactivate usage-based advertising from Facebook on the website of the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

As a website operator, we have a legitimate interest in effective advertising measures in social networks. Data processing is therefore lawful under Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. In the event that you have consented to the storage of cookies, for example, or have otherwise consented to data processing by Facebook, the legal basis is exclusively Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Google Ads Remarketing

What is Google Ads Remarketing?

Online advertising program of Google Ireland Ltd.

Who processes your data?

Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland

Has a data processing agreement been concluded with Google Ads Remarketing?

Yes

Where can you find more information about data protection at Google Ads Remarketing?

https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de

On what basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

On the basis of the adequacy decision of the European Commission and the corresponding certification of the company.

How do we process your data?

We use Google Ads Remarketing. Remarketing is an online marketing function in which advertising is displayed to users who have already interacted with a website or online store. Google Remarketing uses data from the Google Ads platform and Google Ads tracking to target advertising campaigns to users who have already shown an interest in a particular product or service.

You can adjust the advertising settings in your Google account. To do this, click on the following link and log in: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/

On what legal basis do we process your data?

As a website operator, we have a legitimate interest in the placement and analysis of advertisements. Data processing is therefore lawful under Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. In the event that, for example, you have consented to the storage of cookies or have otherwise consented to data processing by Google, the legal basis is exclusively Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Newsletter service

Mailchimp

What is Mailchimp?

Service for sending newsletters and analyzing recipient behavior

Who processes your data?

Rocket Science Group LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Suite 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA

Has a data processing agreement been concluded with Mailchimp?

Yes

Where can you find more information about data protection at Mailchimp?

https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy and https://mailchimp.com/de/gdpr/

On what basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

Mailchimp has so-called standard contractual clauses that permit the transfer of data to the USA.

How do we process your data?

We use Mailchimp to send our newsletter. The service manages the data of newsletter subscribers for us, sends out our newsletter and analyzes our newsletter campaigns.

If you would like to receive our newsletter, we need your e-mail address. We will also use a confirmation e-mail (double opt-in procedure) to check whether you are really the owner of this e-mail address. We do not collect any further data or only on a voluntary basis. We use your data exclusively for sending the newsletter.

If we send a newsletter via Mailchimp and you open it, a file contained in the newsletter automatically connects to the Mailchimp servers. This tells the service that the newsletter has been opened and registers all clicks on the links it contains. In addition, Mailchimp collects technical information such as the time of access, IP address, browser type and operating system.

You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time.

How long do we store your data?

After you have unsubscribed, your data will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list. We may also place your e-mail address on a blacklist.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

By subscribing to the mailing list, you consent to the processing of your data by Mailchimp. This is therefore lawful on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent by unsubscribing from the newsletter or by sending us an informal message.

Plugins and tools

YouTube (with extended data protection)

What is YouTube?

Video platform

Who processes your data?

Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland

Where can you find more information about data protection on YouTube?

https://www.youtube.com/intl/ALL_de/howyoutubeworks/our-commitments/protecting-user-data/

How do we process your data?

You can watch YouTube videos on our website. However, as we use YouTube in extended data protection mode, this only happens when you start a video.

Google's servers are informed which of our pages have been visited from your device.
Google receives information about visitors to our website via cookies, device fingerprinting or similar recognition technologies.
Your data may also be processed beyond this.

Even if you do not start a YouTube video on our website, Google establishes a connection to its DoubleClick network and possibly also to other partners.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

By integrating YouTube videos, we want to make our website and our services and offers more appealing. This is our legitimate interest as a company and is therefore lawful under Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR.

If you have consented to data processing, we process your data exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time.

Google Fonts (local hosting)

We use fonts from the US company Google on our website. We have installed the fonts locally so that there is no connection to Google's servers when you visit our website.

You can find more information about Google Fonts at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Adobe Fonts

What are Adobe Fonts?

Service that provides access to a font library for use on this website

Who processes your data?

Adobe Systems Inc, 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110-2704, USA

Where can you find more information about data protection at Adobe?

https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policy.html

https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policies/adobe-fonts.html

On what basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

On the basis of the adequacy decision of the European Commission and the corresponding certification of the company.

How do we process your data?

We use fonts on our website that Adobe Systems Inc. provides for websites. The fonts are stored on Adobe's servers in the USA and are loaded directly from there by your browser when you visit our website. In this way, Adobe learns that our website was accessed via your IP address.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

Adobe fonts ensure a uniform typeface on our websites. As a company, we have a legitimate interest in this. Data processing is therefore lawful under Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

If you have consented to data processing, we process your data exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time.

Font Awesome (local hosting)

We use icons from the Font Awesome icon library on our website. The library is provided by Fonticons Inc. We have installed the icons locally so that there is no connection to the company's servers when you visit our website.

Further information about Font Awesome can be found at https://fontawesome.com/ and specifically in the privacy policy: https://fontawesome.com/privacy.

Google Maps

What is Google Maps?

Map service of Google Ireland Ltd.

Who processes your data?

Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland

Where can you find more information about data protection at Google?

https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de

On what basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

On the basis of the adequacy decision of the European Commission and the corresponding certification of the company.

How do we process your data?

We use Google Maps on our website. To enable you to use all the functions of the map service, Google stores your IP address on one of its servers in the USA.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

The maps from Google Maps make it easier for visitors to find the places indicated on our website. As a company, we have a legitimate interest in this. Data processing is therefore lawful under Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

If you have consented to data processing, we process your data exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time.

Google reCAPTCHA

What is Google reCAPTCHA?

Test tool for distinguishing between people and computers from Google Ireland Ltd.

Who processes your data?

Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland

Where can you find more information about data protection at Google?

https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de

On what basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

On the basis of the adequacy decision of the European Commission and the corresponding certification of the company.

How do we process your data?

We use Google reCAPTCHA to check whether data entered into forms on our website originates from a human or from a computer. Various data is recorded, e.g. the IP address, the time spent on our website and mouse movements made. The data is forwarded to Google.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

As a company, we have a legitimate interest in protecting our website from spam and abusive spying. Data processing is therefore lawful under Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

If you have consented to data processing, we process your data exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time.

Google Drive

What is Google Drive?

Cloud storage

Who processes your data?

Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland

Has a data processing agreement been concluded with Google Drive?

Yes

Where can you find more information about data protection at Google Drive?

https://policies.google.com/privacy

On what basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

On the basis of the adequacy decision of the European Commission and the corresponding certification of the company.

How do we process your data?

You can upload files on our website. We use the Google Drive cloud storage service for this. The files are stored on the servers of the US company Google.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

We have a legitimate interest in offering a reliable upload area on our website. Your data is therefore processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. If you have consented to data processing, we process your data exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Audio and video conferences

As a company, we are in contact with many people: Customers, business partners, service providers, etc. In addition to other means of communication, we also use online conferencing tools.

How do we process your data?

Online conferencing tools collect and store various personal data to enable participation in an online conference and its smooth implementation.

Registration data: Your e-mail address and/or telephone number and possibly other data.
Conference dates: Start, end as well as duration of your participation in the conference.
Technical data: IP address, MAC address, device ID, device type, operating system and version.
Communication content: Cloud recordings, chat/instant messages, voicemails, uploaded photos and videos, files, whiteboards.

How long do we store your data?

As your communication partner, we delete your data from our systems as soon as the purpose of the data processing no longer applies, you ask us to delete it or you revoke your consent to its storage.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

If we already have a contractual relationship with you or if you wish to conclude a contract with us, we use conference tools to fulfill the contract or to inform you about our services or products. In this respect, data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR.

Microsoft Teams

What is Microsoft Teams?

Communication platform for collaboration in Teams

Who processes your data?

Microsoft Corp, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA

Where can you find more information about data protection at Microsoft Teams?

https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement

On what basis do we transfer your data to the USA?

On the basis of the adequacy decision of the European Commission and the corresponding certification of the company.

Own services / other

Handling of applicant data

If you would like to work for us, we will be happy to receive your application. We treat all personal data submitted in strict confidence.

How do we process your data?

We store and use all data that we collect as part of the application process, insofar as this is necessary to decide on the establishment of an employment relationship.

If your application is successful, we store the data required to carry out the employment relationship in our data processing systems.

How long do we store your data?

If we are unable to make you a job offer, you reject a job offer or withdraw your application, we reserve the right to retain your documents and other application data for up to 6 months after the application process has ended.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

We process your applicant data on the basis of Section 26 BDSG-new (initiation of an employment relationship) and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR (general contract initiation).

Other services and data processing

AI chatbot "ProDigi"
Description and functionality: On our website, we offer you the opportunity to use our AI-supported chatbot "ProDigi". This assistant helps you to find information about our services more quickly and navigates you through our offering. Technically, the chatbot is based on a connection to artificial intelligence (API from OpenAI) and a so-called RAG system (Retrieval Augmented Generation).

Voluntariness and consent: The chatbot and the associated scripts are not loaded by default. Activation only takes place if you have agreed to the category "Functional / marketing cookies" in the cookie banner. The legal basis is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

Data processing and transmission (OpenAI): When you use the chatbot, your input (chat messages), technical edge data and the generated responses are processed. To generate the answers, your input is transmitted to OpenAI Ireland Ltd. Your input will not be used to train OpenAI's AI models.

Storage: Chat histories are stored for a maximum of 30 days and then automatically deleted.

Revocation: You can revoke your consent at any time by changing the cookie settings on our website.

Data processing on social media

What is social media?

By social media, we mean the social networks on which we have created publicly accessible profiles.

Who processes your data?

The respective operating companies of the social networks.

How is your data processed?

The operators of social networks are generally able to collect and evaluate comprehensive data about the behavior of visitors and users of the network.

On what legal basis is your data processed?

Our profiles on social networks are intended to ensure that our company has the widest possible presence on the Internet. As a company, we have a legitimate interest in this. Data processing is therefore lawful under Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Which social media do we use?

Facebook

What is Facebook?
A social network

Who processes your data?
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland

Is your data transferred to third countries?
Yes, to the USA and also to other third countries

Where can you find more information about data protection on Facebook?
https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/

As a Facebook user, where can you adjust your advertising settings?
https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads

Twitter

What is Twitter?
A social network in the form of a micro-blogging platform

Who processes your data?
Twitter Inc, 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA

Is your data transferred to third countries?
Yes, to the USA

Where can you find more information about data protection on Twitter?
https://twitter.com/de/privacy

As a Twitter user, where can you adjust your advertising settings?
https://twitter.com/personalization

Instagram

What is Instagram?
A social network specializing in photos and videos

Who processes your data?
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland

Is your data transferred to third countries?
Yes

Where can you find more information about data protection at Instagram?
https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875/

Where can you as a user adjust your privacy settings?
https://www.instagram.com/accounts/privacy_and_security/

What is LinkedIn?

A social network for business contacts

Who processes your data?

LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland

Is your data transferred to third countries?

Yes

Where can you find more information about data protection at LinkedIn?

https://de.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

Where can you as a user adjust your data protection settings?

https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/

Xing

What is Xing?

A social network for professional contacts

Who processes your data?

New Work SE, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany

Will your data be transferred to third countries?

Yes, for the fulfillment of the contract with Xing, if you have given your consent or if there are suitable guarantees in accordance with Art. 46 EU GDPR.

Where can you find more information about data protection at Xing?

https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung/druckversion

Where can you as a user adjust your privacy settings?

https://www.xing.com/settings/privacy

YouTube

What is YouTube?
A social network in the form of an online video portal

Who processes your data?
Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland

Is your data transferred to third countries?
Yes

Where can you find more information about data protection on YouTube?
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de

Where can you as a user adjust your data protection settings?
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de#infochoices