Privacy policy

Privacy policy

We are very pleased about your interest in our company. Data protection is of a particularly high priority for the management of P-CATION Consulting and Solutions GmbH. The use of the Internet pages of the P-CATION Consulting and Solutions GmbH is possible without any indication of personal data. However, if a data subject wants to use special services of our enterprise via our website, processing of personal data could become necessary. If processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we will 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 country-specific data protection regulations applicable to the P-CATION Consulting and Solutions GmbH. By means of this data protection declaration, our company would like to inform the public about the nature, scope and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed of their rights by means of this data protection declaration.

As the controller, the P-CATION Consulting and Solutions GmbH has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed through this website. Nevertheless, Internet-based data transmissions can always be vulnerable to security risks, so that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us by alternative means, for example by telephone.

1. Definitions

The data protection declaration of the P-CATION Consulting and Solutions GmbH is based on the terms used by the European Directive and Regulation Authorities when issuing the Data Protection Regulation (DS-GVO). Our data protection declaration should be easy to read and understand for the public as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terms used in advance.

We use the following terms, among others, in this Privacy Policy:

  • a) Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter "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 means any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data are processed by the controller.
  • c) Processing means any operation or set of operations which is performed upon personal data, whether or not by automatic means, such as collection, recording, organization, filing, 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 is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their future processing.
  • e) Profiling means any automated processing of personal data which consists in using such personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects relating to that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location or change of location.
  • f) Pseudonymization means the processing of personal data in such a way that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.
  • g) Controller or controller means 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 designation may be provided for under Union or Member State law.
  • h) Processor means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the Controller.
  • i) Recipient means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body to whom personal data are disclosed, whether or not a third party. However, public authorities that may receive personal data in the context of a specific investigative task under Union or Member State law shall not be considered as recipients.
  • j) Third party means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body other than the data subject, the controller, the processor and the persons who are authorized to process the personal data under the direct responsibility of the controller or the processor.
  • k) Consent shall mean any freely given indication of the data subject's wishes for the specific case in an informed and unambiguous manner, in the form of a statement or any other unambiguous affirmative act by which the data subject indicates that he or she consents to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

2. Name and address of the controller

The responsible party within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws applicable in the Member States of the European Union and other provisions of a data protection nature is:

P-CATION Consulting and Solutions GmbH

Hauptstr. 37

59755 Arnsberg

Germany

Phone: 02933 78459 – 99

E-Mail: hello@p-cation.de

Website: www.p-cation.de

3. Cookies

The internet pages of P-CATION Consulting and Solutions GmbH use cookies. Cookies are text files that are filed 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 string of characters by which Internet pages and servers can be assigned to the specific Internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This enables the visited Internet pages and servers to distinguish the individual browser of the data subject from other Internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific internet browser can be recognized and identified via the unique cookie ID.

Through the use of cookies, the P-CATION Consulting and Solutions GmbH can provide the users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting.

By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized in the sense of the user. Cookies allow us, as already mentioned, to recognize the users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website. For example, the user of a website that uses cookies does not have to re-enter his or her access data each time he or she visits the website, because this is handled by the website and the cookie stored on the user's computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping cart in an online store. The online store uses a cookie to remember the items that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by means of an appropriate setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Furthermore, cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all common Internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the Internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be fully usable.

4. Collection of general data and information

The website of the P-CATION Consulting and Solutions GmbH collects a series of general data and information with each call-up of the website by a data subject or automated system. This general data and information is stored in the log files of the server. The following data may be collected: (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system accesses our website (so-called referrer), (4) the sub-websites that are accessed via an accessing system on our website, (5) the date and time of access to the website, (6) an Internet protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system, and (8) other similar data and information that serve to avert danger in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

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

5. Contact possibility via the website

Based on statutory provisions, the website of the P-CATION Consulting and Solutions GmbH contains data that enable a quick electronic contact to our enterprise, as well as direct communication with us, which also includes a general address of the so-called electronic mail (e-mail address). If a data subject contacts the controller by e-mail or by using a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject will be stored automatically. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a data subject to the controller will be stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. No disclosure of this personal data to third parties will take place.

6. Routine deletion and blocking of personal data

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

If the purpose of storage no longer applies or if a storage period prescribed by the European Directive and Regulation or another competent legislator expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with the statutory provisions.

7. Rights of the person concerned

  • a) Right to confirmation: Every data subject has the right, granted by the European Directive and Regulation, to obtain confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning him or her are being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of confirmation, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller.
  • b) Right of access: Any person concerned by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European Directive and Regulation to obtain at any time from the controller, free of charge, information about the personal data stored about him or her and a copy of that information. Furthermore, the European Directive and Regulation has granted the data subject access to the following information:
    • the processing purposes
    • the categories of personal data that are processed
    • the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular in the case of recipients in third countries or international organizations
    • if possible, the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining this duration
    • the existence of a right to obtain the rectification or erasure of personal data concerning them or to obtain the restriction of processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing
    • the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority
    • if the personal data are not collected from the data subject: All available information about the origin of the data
    • the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, pursuant to Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and - at least in these cases - meaningful information about the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for the data subject

    Furthermore, the data subject shall have the right to obtain information as to whether personal data have been transferred to a third country or to an international organization. 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 exercise this right of access, he or she may, at any time, contact an employee of the controller.

  • c) Right to rectification: Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European Directive and Regulation to request the rectification without delay of inaccurate personal data concerning him or her. Furthermore, the data subject has the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data - also by means of a supplementary declaration - taking into account the purposes of the processing. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectify, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller.
  • d) Right to erasure (right to be forgotten): Any person concerned by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European Directive and Regulation to obtain from the controller the erasure without delay of personal data concerning him or her, where one of the following grounds applies and insofar as the processing is not necessary:
    • The personal data were collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which they are no longer necessary.
    • The data subject revokes the consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) DS-GVO or Art. 9(2)(a) DS-GVO and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
    • The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) of the GDPR.
    • The personal data have been processed unlawfully.
    • The deletion of the personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
    • The personal data was collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Art. 8 (1) DS-GVO.

    If one of the aforementioned reasons applies, and a data subject wishes to arrange for the deletion of personal data stored by the P-CATION Consulting and Solutions GmbH, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller. The employee of the P-CATION Consulting and Solutions GmbH shall arrange for the erasure request to be complied with immediately. If the personal data was made public by the P-CATION Consulting and Solutions GmbH and our company is responsible for it pursuant to Art. 17 Para. 1 DS-GVO, P-CATION Consulting and Solutions GmbH shall implement reasonable measures, including technical measures, to compensate other data controllers for processing the personal data published, taking into account the available technology and the cost of implementation, in order to inform the data subject that he or she has requested from those other data controllers to erase all links to the personal data or copies or replications of the personal data, unless the processing is necessary. The employee of the P-CATION Consulting and Solutions GmbH will arrange the necessary in individual cases.

  • e) Right to restriction of processing: Any person concerned by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European Directive and Regulation to obtain from the controller the restriction of processing where one of the following conditions is met:
    • The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
    • The processing is unlawful, the data subject objects to the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of the use of the personal data.
    • The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but the data subject needs it for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims.
    • The data subject has objected to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR and it is not yet clear whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

    If one of the aforementioned conditions is met, and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored by the P-CATION Consulting and Solutions GmbH, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller. The employee of the P-CATION Consulting and Solutions GmbH will arrange the restriction of the processing.

  • f) Right to data portability: Any data subject to the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European Directive and Regulation to receive the personal data concerning him or her, which have been provided by the data subject to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. He or she also has the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data have been provided, provided that the processing is based on consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) of the GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR and the processing is carried out by automated means, unless the processing is 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, when exercising the right to data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) of the GDPR, the data subject shall have the right to obtain that the personal data be transferred directly from one controller to another controller where technically feasible and provided that this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of other individuals. In order to assert the right to data portability, the data subject may at any time contact any employee of the P-CATION Consulting and Solutions GmbH.
  • g) Right to Object: Any individual whose personal data is processed has the right, as granted by the European legislator, to object at any time to the processing of their personal data based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) of the GDPR, for reasons arising from their particular situation. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions. P-CATION Consulting and Solutions GmbH will no longer process the personal data in the event of objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims. If P-CATION Consulting and Solutions GmbH processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data for the purpose of such advertising. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to P-CATION Consulting and Solutions GmbH regarding the processing for direct marketing purposes, P-CATION Consulting and Solutions GmbH will no longer process the personal data for these purposes. In addition, the data subject has the right, for reasons arising from their particular situation, to object to the processing of personal data concerning them by P-CATION Consulting and Solutions GmbH for scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the GDPR, unless such processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest. To exercise the right to object, the data subject may directly contact any employee of P-CATION Consulting and Solutions GmbH or another employee. The data subject is also free, in the context of the use of information society services, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to exercise their right to object by automated means using technical specifications.
  • h) Automated Decisions in Individual Cases, Including Profiling: Any individual whose personal data is processed has the right, as granted by the European legislator, 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 that the decision (1) is not necessary for entering into or the performance of a contract between the data subject 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 data subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests or (3) is made with the explicit consent of the data subject. If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into or the performance of a contract between the data subject and the controller or (2) it is made with the explicit consent of the data subject, P-CATION Consulting and Solutions GmbH shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express their point of view, and to contest the decision. If the data subject wishes to exercise rights concerning automated decisions, they may at any time contact an employee of the data controller.
  • i) Right to Withdraw Consent for Data Protection: Any individual whose personal data is processed has the right, as granted by the European legislator, to withdraw their consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If the data subject wishes to exercise their right to withdraw consent, they may at any time contact an employee of the data controller.

8. Data Protection in Job Applications and during the Application Process

The data controller collects and processes the personal data of applicants for the purpose of handling the application process. Processing may also take place electronically. This is particularly the case when an applicant submits relevant application documents electronically, for example, via email or through a web form located on the website, to the data controller. If the data controller enters into an employment contract with an applicant, the data transmitted will be stored for the purpose of handling the employment relationship in compliance with legal requirements. If no employment contract is concluded between the data controller and the applicant, the application documents will be automatically deleted two months after the rejection decision is communicated, unless there are other legitimate interests of the data controller that prevent deletion. Another legitimate interest in this sense could be, for example, an obligation to provide evidence in a proceeding under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG).

9. Data Protection Regulations for the Use and Implementation of AddThis

The data controller has integrated components from the company AddThis on this website. AddThis is a so-called bookmarking provider. The service allows for simplified bookmarking of web pages via buttons. By hovering the mouse over the AddThis component or clicking on it, a list of bookmarking and sharing services is displayed. AddThis is used on over 15 million websites, and according to the operating company's information, the buttons are displayed over 20 billion times annually.

The operating company of AddThis is Oracle Corporation, located at 10 Van de Graaff Drive, Burlington, MA 01803, USA.

Whenever an individual accesses one of the individual pages of this website, operated by the data controller and containing an integrated AddThis component, the internet browser on the data subject's information technology system is automatically prompted by the respective AddThis component to download data from the website www.addthis.com. As part of this technical process, AddThis gains knowledge about the visit and which specific individual page of this website is being used by the data subject's information technology system. Furthermore, AddThis obtains knowledge of the IP address assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) to the data subject's computer system, the type of browser, the language of the browser, the website visited before our website, the date and time of the visit to our website. AddThis uses this data to create anonymized user profiles. The data and information transmitted to AddThis in this way enable the AddThis company itself, as well as affiliated companies or partner companies, to target visitors to the data controller's websites with personalized and interest-based advertising.

AddThis displays personalized and interest-based advertising based on a cookie set by the company. This cookie analyzes the individual browsing behavior of the computer system used by the data subject. The cookie stores visits to websites made by the computer system.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as described above, at any time by adjusting the settings of the internet browser being used and thereby permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the internet browser used would also prevent AddThis from setting a cookie on the data subject's information technology system. Furthermore, cookies already set by AddThis can be deleted at any time via an internet browser or other software programs.

The data subject also has the option to permanently object to the processing of personal data by AddThis. To do this, the data subject must click on the Opt-Out button at the following link: http://www.addthis.com/privacy/opt-out, which will set an Opt-Out cookie. The Opt-Out cookie, set in response to the objection, will be stored on the data subject's information technology system. If the cookies on the data subject's system are deleted after an objection, the data subject must revisit the link and set a new Opt-Out cookie.

However, please note that setting the Opt-Out cookie may result in the data subject not being able to fully use the websites of the data controller.

The current data protection regulations of AddThis can be accessed at http://www.addthis.com/privacy/privacy-policy.

10. Data Protection Regulations for the Use and Implementation of Facebook

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

A social network is an online platform or virtual community on the internet where users can typically communicate and interact with each other. It can serve as a platform for sharing opinions and experiences or allow the online community to provide personal or business-related information. Facebook, in particular, enables users of the social network to create private profiles, upload photos, and connect with others through friend requests, among other features.

The operator of Facebook is Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. If a data subject resides outside the USA or Canada, the data controller responsible for the processing of personal data is Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the data controller and contains a Facebook component (Facebook plug-in), is accessed, the internet browser on the data subject's information technology system is automatically prompted by the respective Facebook component to download a display 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=de_DE. As part of this technical process, Facebook gains knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged in to Facebook at the same time, Facebook recognizes with each visit to our website by the data subject and throughout the duration of the respective stay on our website, which specific subpage of our website the data subject is visiting. This information is collected by the Facebook component and associated with the data subject's respective Facebook account by Facebook. If the data subject clicks on one of the integrated Facebook buttons on our website, such as the "Like" button, or if the data subject submits a comment, Facebook assigns this information to the data subject's personal Facebook user account and stores this personal data.

Facebook always receives information via the Facebook component whenever the data subject visits our website, regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Facebook component or not. This occurs regardless of whether the data subject is logged in to Facebook at the time of accessing our website. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to Facebook, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their Facebook account before accessing our website.

Facebook's published data policy, which can be accessed at https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/, provides information about the collection, processing, and use of personal data by Facebook. It also explains the privacy settings that Facebook offers to protect the data subject's privacy. In addition, various applications are available that allow data transmission to Facebook to be suppressed. Such applications can be used by the data subject to prevent data transmission to Facebook.

11. Data Protection Regulations for the Use and Implementation of Google Analytics (with Anonymization Function)

The data controller has integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymization function) on this website. Google Analytics is a web analytics service. Web analytics involves the collection, gathering, and evaluation of data about the behavior of visitors to websites. A web analytics service collects data, among other things, about the website from which a data subject has come to a website (so-called referrers), which subpages of the website were accessed or how often and for what duration a subpage was viewed. Web analytics is primarily used for optimizing a website and for cost-benefit analysis of internet advertising.

The operator of the Google Analytics component is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.

The data controller uses the "_gat._anonymizeIp" addendum for web analysis through Google Analytics. Through this addendum, the IP address of the data subject's internet connection is shortened and anonymized by Google when accessing our websites from a member state of the European Union or from another contracting state of the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyze visitor traffic on our website. Google uses the data and information obtained, among other things, to evaluate the use of our website, to compile online reports for us that show activities on our websites, and to provide other services related to the use of our website.

Google Analytics places a cookie on the data subject's information technology system. The use of cookies has been explained above. By setting the cookie, Google is enabled to analyze the use of our website. With each visit to one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the data controller and on which a Google Analytics component is integrated, the internet browser on the data subject's information technology system is automatically prompted by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data to Google for the purpose of online analysis. As part of this technical process, Google 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.

The cookie stores personal information, such as the access time, the location from which access was made, and the frequency of visits to our website by the data subject. Each time our website is visited, this personal data, including the IP address of the data subject's internet connection, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. Google stores this personal data in the United States of America. Google may disclose this personal data collected through the technical process to third parties.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as described above, at any time by adjusting the settings of the internet browser being used and thereby 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 data subject's information technology system. Furthermore, cookies already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via an internet browser or other software programs.

Additionally, the data subject has the option to object to the collection of data generated by Google Analytics related to the use of this website and the processing of this data by Google, as well as to prevent such data collection. To do this, the data subject must download and install a browser add-on from the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This browser add-on informs Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data and information regarding website visits may be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-on is considered an objection by Google. If the data subject's information technology system is deleted, formatted, or reinstalled at a later time, the data subject must reinstall the browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics. If the browser add-on is uninstalled or deactivated by the data subject or another person within their control, it can be reinstalled or reactivated.

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

12. Data Protection Regulations for the Use and Implementation of Google+

The data controller has integrated the Google+ button as a component on this website. Google+ is a so-called social network. A social network is an online meeting place operated on the internet, typically allowing users to communicate with each other and interact in a virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for exchanging opinions and experiences or enable the internet community to provide personal or company-related information. Google+ allows users of the social network to create private profiles, upload photos, and connect through friend requests, among other features.

The operating company of Google+ is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the data controller and on which a Google+ button has been integrated, is accessed, the internet browser on the data subject's information technology system is automatically prompted by the respective Google+ button to download a display of the corresponding Google+ button from Google. As part of this technical process, Google obtains knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject. More detailed information about Google+ can be found at https://developers.google.com/+.

If the data subject is simultaneously logged into Google+ while accessing our website, Google recognizes, with each visit by the data subject to our website and throughout the duration of their stay on our website, which specific subpage of our website the data subject is visiting. This information is collected by the Google+ button and associated by Google with the data subject's respective Google+ account.

If a data subject presses one of the Google+ buttons integrated on our website and thereby gives a Google+1 recommendation, Google assigns this information to the data subject's personal Google+ user account and stores this personal data. Google stores the Google+1 recommendation of the data subject and makes it publicly available in accordance with the terms accepted by the data subject in this regard. A Google+1 recommendation made by a data subject on this website will subsequently be stored and processed together with other personal data, such as the name of the Google+1 account used by the data subject and the photo associated with it in other Google services, such as search engine results from the Google search engine, the Google account of the data subject, or in other places, such as websites or in connection with advertisements. Furthermore, Google is able to link the visit to this website with other personal data stored by Google. Google also records this personal information for the purpose of improving or optimizing the various Google services.

If a data subject is logged in to Google+ at the same time as accessing our website, Google receives information through the Google+ button that the data subject has visited our website. This occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Google+ button or not.

If a data subject does not wish to transmit personal data to Google, they can prevent such transmission by logging out of their Google+ account before visiting our website.

Additional information and the applicable privacy policies from Google can be accessed at https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. Further details from Google regarding the Google+1 button can be found at https://developers.google.com/+/web/buttons-policy.

13. Data Protection Regulations for the Use of Google AdWords

The data controller has integrated Google AdWords on this website. Google AdWords is an online advertising service that allows advertisers to display ads both in Google search engine results and on the Google advertising network. Google AdWords enables an advertiser to specify certain keywords in advance, so that an ad is displayed in Google search engine results only when a user retrieves a keyword-relevant search result. In the Google advertising network, ads are distributed on topic-relevant websites using an automated algorithm and based on predefined keywords.

The operator of Google AdWords services is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.

The purpose of Google AdWords is to promote our website by displaying interest-based advertising on third-party websites and in the search engine results of the Google search engine, as well as displaying third-party advertising on our website.

When a person clicks on a Google ad and arrives at our website, Google places a so-called conversion cookie on the person's information technology system. As explained earlier, cookies are small text files. A conversion cookie loses its validity after thirty days and is not used to identify the individual. The conversion cookie allows us and Google to determine whether certain subpages, such as the shopping cart of an online shop system, were accessed on our website. Through the conversion cookie, we and Google can track whether a person who arrived at our website through an AdWords ad generated revenue, meaning they made a purchase or abandoned the process.

The data and information collected through the use of the conversion cookie are used by Google to create visit statistics for our website. We, in turn, use these visit statistics to determine the total number of users who were referred to us through AdWords ads, i.e., to measure the success or failure of each AdWords ad and to optimize our AdWords ads for the future. Neither our company nor other advertising customers of Google AdWords receive information from Google that could identify the individual.

Through the conversion cookie, personal information such as the internet pages visited by the data subject is stored. Consequently, every time the data subject visits our internet pages, personal data, including the IP address of the data subject's internet connection, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. Google stores this personal data in the United States of America. Google may transfer this personal data collected through the technical process to third parties under certain circumstances.

The data subject has the option to prevent the setting of cookies through our website, as described above, at any time by means of an appropriate setting of the web browser used and thus permanently oppose the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the web browser used would also prevent Google from setting a conversion cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already set by Google AdWords can be deleted at any time via the web browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the possibility of objecting to interest-based advertising by Google. To do this, the data subject must call up the link www.google.de/settings/ads from each of the internet browsers they use and make the desired settings there.

Additional information and Google's privacy policy can be accessed at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

14. Privacy Policy for the Use and Application of LinkedIn

The data controller has integrated components of LinkedIn Corporation into this website. LinkedIn is an internet-based social network that allows users to connect with existing business contacts and establish new business relationships. With over 400 million registered users in more than 200 countries, LinkedIn is currently the largest platform for business contacts and one of the most visited websites in the world.

LinkedIn is operated by LinkedIn Corporation, located at 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. For privacy matters outside the USA, LinkedIn Ireland, Privacy Policy Issues, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, is responsible.

Whenever our website, equipped with a LinkedIn component (LinkedIn plug-in), is accessed, this component prompts the web browser used by the individual to download a corresponding display of the LinkedIn component. Further information about LinkedIn plug-ins can be found at https://developer.linkedin.com/plugins. As part of this technical process, LinkedIn gains knowledge about which specific subpage of our website is visited by the individual.

If the individual is logged into LinkedIn at the same time, LinkedIn recognizes with every visit to our website by the individual and for the entire duration of their stay on our site which specific subpage of our website the individual visits. This information is collected by the LinkedIn component and assigned by LinkedIn to the respective LinkedIn account of the individual. If the individual clicks on one of the LinkedIn buttons integrated on our website, LinkedIn assigns this information to the individual's personal LinkedIn user account and stores this personal data.

LinkedIn always receives information via the LinkedIn component that the individual has visited our website if the individual is logged into LinkedIn at the same time as accessing our website, regardless of whether the individual clicks on the LinkedIn component or not. If such transmission of this information to LinkedIn is not intended by the individual, they can prevent this transmission by logging out of their LinkedIn account before accessing our website.

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

15. Privacy Policy for the Use and Application of Xing

The data controller has integrated components of Xing on this website. Xing is an internet-based social network that allows users to connect with existing business contacts and establish new business contacts. Users can create a personal profile on Xing, and companies can create company profiles or post job offers on Xing.

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

Each time one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the data controller and on which a Xing component (Xing plug-in) is integrated, is accessed, the internet browser on the data subject's information technology system is automatically prompted by the respective Xing component to download a representation of the corresponding Xing component from Xing. Further information about the Xing plug-ins can be found at https://dev.xing.com/plugins. As part of this technical process, Xing is informed about which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is simultaneously logged in to Xing while accessing our website, Xing recognizes with each visit by the data subject to our website 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 through the Xing component and assigned by Xing to the respective Xing account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on one of the Xing buttons integrated on our website, such as the "Share" button, Xing assigns this information to the data subject's personal Xing user account and stores this personal data.

Xing receives information via the Xing component that the data subject has visited our website whenever the data subject is simultaneously logged into Xing at the time of accessing our website; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Xing component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to Xing, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their Xing account before accessing our website.

The privacy policy published by Xing, which can be accessed at https://www.xing.com/privacy, provides information about the collection, processing, and use of personal data by Xing. Additionally, Xing has published privacy information for the XING Share button at https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.

16. Legal Basis for Processing

Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR serves as the legal basis 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 delivery of goods or the provision of other services or consideration, the processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR. The same applies to processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures, such as in cases of inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation through which a processing of personal data is required, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Article 6(1)(c) of the 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 his or her 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 Article 6(1)(d) of the GDPR.
Letztlich könnten Verarbeitungsvorgänge auf Art. 6 I lit. f DS-GVO beruhen. Auf dieser Rechtsgrundlage basieren Verarbeitungsvorgänge, die von keiner der vorgenannten Rechtsgrundlagen erfasst werden, wenn die Verarbeitung zur Wahrung eines berechtigten Interesses unseres Unternehmens oder eines Dritten erforderlich ist, sofern die Interessen, Grundrechte und Grundfreiheiten des Betroffenen nicht überwiegen. Solche Verarbeitungsvorgänge sind uns insbesondere deshalb gestattet, weil sie durch den Europäischen Gesetzgeber besonders erwähnt wurden. Er vertrat insoweit die Auffassung, dass ein berechtigtes Interesse anzunehmen sein könnte, wenn die betroffene Person ein Kunde des Verantwortlichen ist (Erwägungsgrund 47 Satz 2 DS-GVO).

17. Legitimate interests in the processing pursued by the data controller or a third party

If the processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, our legitimate interest is the execution of our business activities for the benefit of the well-being of all our employees and shareholders.

18. Duration for which the personal data will be stored

The criterion for the duration of the storage of personal data is the respective legal retention period. After the expiry of the period, the corresponding data will be routinely deleted, provided they are no longer necessary for the performance or initiation of a contract.

19. Legal or contractual provisions regarding the provision of personal data; necessity for the conclusion of a contract; obligation of the data subject to provide personal data; possible consequences of non-provision

We inform you that the provision of personal data may, in some cases, be legally required (e.g., tax regulations) or may result from contractual provisions (e.g., information about the contracting party).
At times, it may be necessary for the conclusion of a contract that a data subject provides us with personal data that must subsequently be processed by us. For instance, the data subject may be obligated to provide us with personal data when our company enters into a contract with them. Failure to provide the personal data would result in the contract with the data subject not being concluded.
Before providing personal data, the data subject must contact one of our employees. Our employee will inform the data subject on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of personal data is legally or contractually required for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide personal data, and what consequences the non-provision of personal data would have.

20. 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 BDSG and DS-GVO data protection declaration generator of the German Society for Data Protection, in cooperation with the law firm for Media law WILDE BEUGER SOLMECKE | Attorneys at Law.