Privacy policy
Thank you for visiting our website and for your interest in our company.
In the following, we would like to briefly inform you about the data protection provisions at Elma.
§ 1 – Name and address of the data controller
The responsible person within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation and other national data protection laws of the Member States as well as other data protection regulations is:
Elma Schmidbauer GmbH
Gottlieb-Daimler-Strasse 17
78224 Singen
Germany
+49 7731 882-0
privacy@elma-ultrasonic.com
See imprint for further information.
§2 – Contact details of the data protection officer
The data protection officer of the data controller can be reached at:
privacy@elma-ultrasonic.com
§3 – General information on data processing
1. scope of the processing of personal data
As a matter of principle, we process personal data only to the extent that this is necessary to provide a functional website and our content and services. Personal data is regularly processed only after your consent as a user. An exception applies in those cases where it is not possible to obtain prior consent for factual reasons and the processing of the data is required by legal regulations.
2. legal basis for the processing of personal data
Insofar as we obtain your consent for processing operations of personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a DSGVO serves as the legal basis.
When processing personal data that is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party, Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. b DSGVO serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. The processing of data in connection with an application procedure (i.e. for the decision on the establishment of an employment relationship) is based on Art. 88 (1) DSGVO in conjunction with Section 26 (1) sentence 1, (8) sentence 2 BDSG (Federal Data Protection Act).
Insofar as the processing of personal data is necessary for the fulfillment of a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. c DSGVO serves as the legal basis.
In the event that vital interests on your part or on the part of another natural person make processing of personal data necessary, Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. d DSGVO serves as the legal basis.
If the processing is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our company or a third party and the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not override the first-mentioned interest, Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. f DSGVO serves as the legal basis for the processing.
3. transmission of personal data to third parties
The transfer of your personal data to third parties for purposes other than those listed below does not take place. We will only pass on your personal data to third parties if
- your express consent has been given in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 lit. a DSGVO,
- this is necessary according to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b DSGVO for the performance of a contract to which you are a party,
- the transfer is necessary for the fulfillment of a legal obligation according to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. c DSGVO, or
- the disclosure is necessary pursuant to Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. f DSGVO to protect a legitimate interest of our company and your interests, fundamental rights and freedoms do not override the first-mentioned interest.
In some cases, we use external data processors to process your data. These have been carefully selected and commissioned by us, are bound by our instructions and are regularly monitored.
4. Data deletion and storage period
Your personal data will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose for storing it no longer applies. Storage may take place beyond this if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in Union regulations, laws or other regulations to which the responsible party is subject. Data will also be blocked or deleted if a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires, unless there is a need for further storage of the data for the conclusion or performance of a contract.
§4 – Your rights
If your personal data are processed, you are a data subject within the meaning of the DSGVO and you are entitled to the following rights against us as the responsible party:
1. right to information
You may request confirmation from us as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed by us. If such processing exists, you can request information from us about the following:
- The purposes for which the personal data are processed;
- the categories of personal data which are processed;
- the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been or will be disclosed;
- the planned duration of the storage of your personal data or, if concrete information on this is not possible, criteria for determining the storage period;
- the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of your personal data, a right to 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;
- any available information about the origin of the data, if the personal data is not collected from the data subject;
- 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 you.
You have the right to request information about whether your personal data is transferred to a third country or to an international organization. In this context, you may request to be informed about the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Art. 46 DSGVO in connection with the transfer.
2. right to rectification
You have a right to rectification and/or completion towards us, if your processed personal data is incorrect or incomplete. We shall carry out the rectification without undue delay.
3. right to restriction of processing
You may request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under the following conditions:
- if you dispute the accuracy of your personal data for a period of time that allows us to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
- the processing is unlawful and you object to the erasure of the personal data and request instead the restriction of the use of the personal data;
- we no longer need the personal data for the purposes of processing, but you need them for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims; or
- if you have objected to the processing pursuant to Article 21 (1) DSGVO and it has not yet been determined whether the legitimate grounds on our part override your grounds.
If the processing of your personal data has been restricted, this data may – apart from being stored – only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of an important public interest of the Union or a Member State.
If the restriction of processing has been restricted in accordance with the above conditions, you will be informed by us before the restriction is lifted.
4. right to deletion
a) Obligation to delete
You may request that we delete the personal data concerning you without undue delay, and we are obliged to delete such data without undue delay, if one of the following reasons applies:
- Your personal data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.
- You revoke your consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a or Art. 9 (2) lit. a DSGVO and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
- You object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) DSGVO and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (2) DSGVO.
- Your personal data has been processed unlawfully.
The erasure of your personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject. - Your personal data has been collected in relation to information society services offered in accordance with Article 8(1) DSGVO.
b) Information to third parties
If we have made your personal data public and we are obliged to erase it pursuant to Article 17(1) DSGVO, we shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, having regard to the available technology and the cost of implementation, to inform data controllers that process the personal data that you, as the data subject, have requested that they erase all links to or copies or replications of such personal data.
c) Exceptions
The right to erasure does not exist to the extent that the processing is necessary
- For the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information;
- for compliance with a legal obligation which requires processing under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject, or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
- for reasons of public interest in the area of public health pursuant to Art. 9(2)(h) and (i) and Art. 9(3) DSGVO;
- for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) DSGVO, insofar as the right referred to in section a) is likely to render impossible or seriously prejudice the achievement of the purposes of such processing; or
- for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims.
5. right to information
If you have asserted the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing against us, we are obliged to inform all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been disclosed of this rectification or erasure of the data or restriction of processing, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort.
You have the right against us to be informed about these recipients.
6. right to data portability
You have the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format. In addition, you have the right to transfer this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data was provided, provided that
- the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a DSGVO or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a DSGVO or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b DSGVO and
- the processing is carried out with the help of automated procedures.
In exercising this right, you also have the right to have your personal data transferred directly from one controller to another controller, insofar as this is technically feasible. Freedoms and rights of other persons must not be affected by this.
The right to data portability does not apply to processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.
7. right of objection
You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of your personal data that is carried out on the basis of Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. e or f DSGVO; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions.
We will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
If your personal data is processed for the purpose of direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time to processing of your data for such marketing; this also applies to profiling, insofar as it is related to such direct marketing.
If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, your personal data will no longer be processed for these purposes.
You have the possibility, in connection with the use of information society services – notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC – to exercise your right to object by means of automated procedures using technical specifications.
8. right to revoke the declaration of consent under data protection law.
You have the right to revoke your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time. The revocation of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation.
9. Automated decision in individual cases including profiling.
You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing – including profiling – which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you. This does not apply if the decision
- is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between you and the controller,
- is permitted by legal provisions of the Union or the Member States to which the controller is subject and these legal provisions contain appropriate measures to protect your rights and freedoms as well as your legitimate interests, or
- is carried out with your explicit consent.
However, these decisions may not be based on special categories of personal data pursuant to Article 9(1) of the GDPR, unless Article 9(2)(a) or (b) of the GDPR applies and appropriate measures have been taken to protect the rights and freedoms and your legitimate interests.
With regard to the cases mentioned in 1. and 3. above, we take reasonable steps to safeguard the rights and freedoms as well as your legitimate interests, which include at least the right to obtain the intervention of a person on the part of the controller, to express your point of view and to contest the decision.
10. right to complain to a supervisory authority
Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your residence, workplace or the place of the alleged infringement, if you consider that the processing of your personal data infringes the GDPR.
The supervisory authority to which the complaint has been submitted will inform you, as the complainant, of the status and outcome of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy pursuant to Article 78 GDPR.
§5 – Hosting
The website is hosted on servers of a service provider commissioned by us.
The servers automatically collect and store information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits when you visit the website. The information stored is:
- Browser type and browser version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Host name of the accessing computer
- Date and time of server request
- IP address
This data is not merged with other data sources. The collection of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 p.1 lit. f DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website – for this purpose, the server log files must be collected.
The location of the server of the website is geographically in Germany.
§6 – Provision of the website and creation of log files.
1. description, purpose and legal basis of data processing
Each time our website is called up, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the calling computer. The following data is collected in this process:
- Browser type
- Operating system
- Internet service provider
- IP address (anonymized – last two bytes are omitted)
- Date and time of access
- Web pages from which the user’s system accesses our website
- Web pages that are accessed by the user’s system via our website
- Content of the access
- Search text entered on our website
- Amount of data transferred
This data is stored in the log files of our system. This data is not stored together with other personal data.
The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to enable the delivery of the website to computers. For this purpose, the IP address must remain stored for the duration of the session.
The storage in log files is done to ensure the functionality of the website. In addition, we use the data to optimize the website and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. An evaluation of the data for marketing purposes does not take place in this context.
The legal basis for the temporary storage of the data and the log files is our overriding legitimate interest in secure and technically flawless site operation, Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f DSGVO.
2. duration of storage, possibility of objection and elimination
The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. In the case of the collection of data for the provision of the website, this is the case when the respective session has ended.
In the case of storage of data in log files, this is the case after 60 days at the latest. Storage beyond this period is possible. In this case, the IP addresses of the users are deleted or alienated, so that an assignment of the calling client is no longer possible.
The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of the data in log files is absolutely necessary for the operation of the website. Consequently, there is no possibility for the user to object.
§7 – Use of cookies
1. description, purpose and legal basis of data processing.
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored in the Internet browser or by the Internet browser on your computer system. If you call up a website, a cookie may be stored on your operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string of characters that enables the browser to uniquely identify you when you return to the website.
We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require that the calling browser can be identified even after a page change.
The following data is stored and transmitted in the cookies:
- Log-in information
- Consent settings (Cookie Consent Manager)
We also use cookies on our website that enable an analysis of the user’s surfing behavior.
In this way, the following data can be transmitted:
- Search terms entered
- Frequency of page views
- Use of website functions
The data collected from you in this way is pseudonymized by technical precautions. Therefore, it is no longer possible to assign the data to you as the calling user. The data is not stored together with other personal data.
The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to simplify the use of websites for users. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after a page change.
We require cookies for the following applications:
- Saving the settings in the cookie content manager
- Web analysis through Matomo / Google Analytics
- Identification of users after registration in the Elma Partner Area
The user data collected through technically necessary cookies are not used to create user profiles.
The analysis cookies are used for the purpose of improving the quality of our website and its content. Through the analysis cookies, we learn how the website is used and can thus constantly optimize our offer.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies is our legitimate overriding interest in legally compliant, secure and technically flawless site operation, Art. 6 para. 1 p.1 lit. f DSGVO (insofar as our consent management tool Klaro ! – cf. our explanations below) or in all other cases your consent, Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a DSGVO.
2. duration of storage, possibility of objection and removal.
Cookies are stored on your computer and transmitted from it to our site. Therefore, you as a user also have full control over the use of cookies. By changing the settings in your internet browser, you can disable or restrict the transmission of cookies. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically. If cookies are deactivated for our website, it may no longer be possible to use all functions of the website in full.
§8 – Use of data for consent management by Klaro!
1. description, purpose and legal basis of data processing.
Our website uses the cookie consent manager of Klaro! Consent Manager (KIProtect GmbH, Bismarckstr. 10-12, 10625 Berlin, Germany) to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies on your terminal device and to document this in accordance with data protection law. For this purpose, Klaro saves a cookie in your browser in order to be able to allocate the consent granted to you or its revocation.
The use of Klaro! is based on our legitimate interest in using a technology by means of which we can obtain the legally required consent for the use of cookies.
The legal basis is our legitimate overriding interest in legally compliant site operation (consent management), Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f DSGVO.
2. 2. duration of storage, possibility of objection and elimination.
The data collected in this way will be stored until you request us to delete it, delete the Klaro cookie yourself or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory legal storage obligations remain unaffected.
You can manage your consent to data processing using the Klaro Content Manager here.
§9 – Use of Matomo for web analysis
1. description, purpose and legal basis of data processing.
We use the open source software tool Matomo (formerly PIWIK) on our website to analyze the surfing behavior of our users. The software sets a cookie on your computer (for cookies, see above). If individual pages of our website are called up, the following data is stored:
- IP address (except for the last 2 bytes of the IP)
- Browser
- Screen resolution
- Operating system and its interface
- country, derived from the original IP address of the calling system
- entered search terms
The software runs exclusively on the servers of our website. A storage of your personal data does not take place. The above data will not be passed on to third parties or linked to form data.
The software is set in such a way that the IP addresses are not stored completely, but 2 bytes of the IP address are masked (e.g.: 192.168.xxx.xxx). In this way, an assignment of the shortened IP address to the calling computer is no longer possible.
The Matomo cookies are stored on your computer and transmitted to us by it. Further details and information on cookies in point 6 of this privacy policy.
The processing of your personal data enables us to analyze your surfing behavior. By evaluating the data obtained, we are able to compile information about the use of the individual components of our website. This helps us to continuously improve our website and its user-friendliness. By anonymizing the IP address, your interest in the protection of your personal data is sufficiently taken into account.
In this respect, the legal basis for the processing of your personal data is your consent, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO.
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2. duration of storage, possibility of objection and removal.
The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for our recording purposes. Here, this is the case after 180 days.
In addition, you have the option of an opt-out (objection option) from the analysis process here
and can thus deactivate the data collection via Matomo. In this way, another cookie is set on your system, which signals to our system not to store your data. If you delete the corresponding cookie from your own system in the meantime, you must set the opt-out cookie again.
You can find more information about Matomo’s privacy settings at https://matomo.org/docs/privacy/.
§10 – Use of Google Analytics for web analysis
1. description, purpose and legal basis of data processing
Our website uses Google Analytics (Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA and the representative in the Union Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, D04 E5W5, Dublin, Ireland) for statistical analysis of user accesses. Google Analytics uses cookies (see point 6 of this privacy policy), which allow an analysis of the use of our website.
The purpose of web analysis is to improve the quality of our website and its content.
The data processing in this context is based on your consent, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. Insofar as information is transferred to Google servers in the USA and stored there, an appropriate level of data protection is ensured via EU standard contractual clauses on data protection together with additional suitable guarantees.
2. Duration of storage, possibility of objection and elimination
ou can technically prevent web analysis by deactivating JavaScript and cookies in your web browser. Details on the settings required for this can be found in the product descriptions or instructions of the various browser providers. Data processing by Google can also be prevented by using a browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics. Further information, as well as the add-on, can be found at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de. You can deactivate the use of your personal data by Google using the following link: https://adssettings.google.de.
We have activated the IP anonymization function on our websites. This means that your IP address is shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the user’s full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. The transmitted IP address of the user will not be merged with other data from Google. Further information on the terms of use and data protection of Google Analytics can be found at https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/.
You can manage your consent to data processing using the Klaro Content Manager here.
§11 – Use of Google AdWords
We use Google AdWords (Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA and the representative in the Union Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, D04 E5W5, Dublin, Ireland) on the basis of your consent, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO, to place advertisements. In doing so, Google sets a cookie on your computer. As a result, personal data can be stored and evaluated:
- Activities (in particular, which pages have been visited and which elements have been clicked on).
- Device and browser information (in particular the IP address and the operating system)
- Data about the advertisements displayed (in particular, which advertisements were displayed and whether the user clicked on them)
- Data from advertising partners (in particular pseudonymized user IDs).
We only receive knowledge about the total number of users who have responded to our ad. No information is passed on with which we could identify you. The use does not serve the purpose of tracking.
In the process, data may be transferred to Google servers in the USA. In this respect, Google operates on the basis of EU standard contractual clauses on data protection.
Further information on the processing of data by Google can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?gl=DE&hl=de
§12 – Contact form
1. description, purpose and legal basis of data processing
There are several contact forms on our website that can be used for electronic contact. If you as a user take advantage of this option, the data entered in the input mask will be transmitted to us and stored. At the time of sending the message, the following data (if requested and entered in the contact form) will be stored:
- Email address
- Name
- First name
- Address
- Telephone / mobile phone number
- Date and time of contact
- Industry, product (including serial number of the product) and topic
For the processing of the data, your consent is obtained during the submission process and reference is made to this privacy policy.
It may be necessary for us to forward your inquiry or data to the trading partner responsible for you, who may be based in a country outside the European Economic Area (EEA). You must already agree to this forwarding in the course of contacting us via the contact form provided.
Alternatively, it is possible to contact us via the email address provided. In this case, the user’s personal data transmitted with the email will be stored and, if necessary, also forwarded to the trading partner responsible for the user.
The data will be used exclusively for processing the conversation/inquiry.
The processing of your personal data from the input mask serves us solely to process the contact. In the case of contact by email, this also constitutes the necessary legitimate interest in processing the data.
The other personal data processed during the sending process serve to prevent misuse of the contact form and to ensure the security of our information technology systems.
The legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a DSGVO if the user has given his consent. The legal basis for the processing of data transmitted in the course of sending an email is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f DSGVO. If the email contact aims at the conclusion of a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b DSGVO.
2. duration of storage, possibility of objection and removal.
The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. For the personal data from the input mask of the contact form and those sent by email, this is the case when the respective conversation/inquiry with you as a user has ended. The conversation/inquiry is ended when the circumstances indicate that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified.
The additional personal data collected during the sending process will be deleted after a period of fourteen days at the latest.
You have the option to revoke your consent to the processing of your personal data at any time. If you contact us via contact form or email, you can object to the storage of your personal data at any time via privacy@elma-ultrasonic.com. In such a case, the processing of your request cannot be continued. All personal data stored in the course of contacting us will be deleted in this case.
§13 – Social media – Corporate presence
Our corporate presence in social media includes information on and about products and services as well as information about our company. Every user is free to publish personal data through activities. In this context, we process personal data transmitted to us that is collected during your visit to our respective social media page (e.g. Facebook fan page, Instagram, LinkedIn) confidentially and only in accordance with the statutory provisions.
The respective operator of the social media page (see examples below) is jointly responsible with us for the processing of your data via our social media page. Insofar as the processing of this data takes place within our area of responsibility, we are available to answer any questions you may have on the subject of data protection and to exercise your rights in accordance with the information in this data protection information.
The social media service processes your personal data as soon as you use our respective social media site with your own social media account. The processing is linked to the following usage processes, for example:
- Calling up a page or a post or a video from a page.
- Subscribing or unsubscribing to a page
- Marking a page or post with “like” or “no longer like” or similar functions
- Recommend a page in a post or comment
- Comment on, share, or respond to a page post (including how to respond)
- Clicking on a link leading to the page from another page on the social media provider or from a website outside the social media provider
- Hovering over the name or profile picture of a page to preview page content
- Using features of the social media provider, such as the website button, phone number button, “plan route” button, or any other button on a page
- The information whether the login is done via a computer or a mobile device.
You can find out in each case which personal data is collected by the social media provider, how it is processed and what data protection rights you have vis-à-vis the social media provider in the privacy policy of the social media provider mentioned below. We have no influence on the data processing by the social media provider that follows the collection.
In the case of the website provided by us via the social media provider, the social media provider grants us access to the following categories of data:
- The social media provider grants us access to statistical analyses that provide information about the use of our social media website. The analyses visible to us do not allow us to analyze the usage behavior of individual persons. We can only view aggregated data (including number of hits, likes, followers, region of origin, age group, gender) that provide information about our audience and the use of our social media website. The data of the respective user underlying the analyses is not transmitted to us.
- We can set the target group to be reached for the social media website or for individual published posts. The setting is made on the basis of general parameters (e.g. age group, language, region, interests), which can be used to target our content to specific groups. Based on the data provided to us by the social media provider, it is not possible for us to address or identify individual persons.
- Insofar as you contact us directly via the social media provider or interact with us in any other way and thereby deliberately transmit personal data (e.g. direct networking with our social media website), we store and process this personal data for the purposes for which you transmitted it to us.
We process this data solely for the purpose of publicizing content on our social media website in a manner appropriate to the target group and to better understand and optimize the use of our social media website. The legal basis for data processing is your consent, Art.6 para.1 p.1 lit. a DSGVO.
Beyond that, we cannot influence the data processing by the social media provider (which is upstream to provide this data).
Which personal data is collected by the respective social media provider in detail, how it is processed and which data protection rights you have vis-à-vis the respective social media provider can be found in the following privacy policies of the respective social media providers:
(a) Facebook Inc, 1601 S California Ave, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA; http://www.facebook.com/policy.php;
b) Twitter, Inc, 1355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, California 94103, USA; https://twitter.com/privacy.
c) Instagram, provided by Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875
d) LinkedIn for countries in the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland: LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland and for all other countries: LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 W. Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA.
§14 – YouTube
Our website uses the YouTube video platform operated by Google (YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave. San Bruno, CA 94066, USA), which enables the playback of audio and video files.
We have embedded YouTube videos on our website, which are stored on www.YouTube.com and can be played directly from our website. These are all additionally embedded in “extended data protection mode” (Shariff function), which means that no data about you as a user is transmitted to YouTube if you do not play the videos or have not consented to data use by YouTube in the Consent Manager. Only when you play the videos is data transferred to YouTube as the responsible party. We are not responsible for the processing of this data by YouTube and have no influence on this data transmission.
This occurs regardless of whether YouTube provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether there is no user account. If you are logged in to YouTube/Google, your data will be directly assigned to your account. If you do not want the assignment with your profile at YouTube, you must log out before activating the button.
For more information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by YouTube, please refer to Google’s privacy policy at
https://policies.google.com/privacy?gl=DE&hl=de. There you will also find further information on your rights and setting options to protect your privacy.
§15 – Links to content of other providers
Our website also contains – clearly recognizable – links to the websites of other companies. Insofar as links to websites of other providers are present, we have no influence on their contents. Therefore, no guarantee or liability can be assumed for these contents. The respective provider or operator of the pages is always responsible for the content of these pages.
The linked pages were checked for possible legal violations and recognizable infringements at the time of linking. Illegal contents were not recognizable at the time of linking. However, a permanent control of the contents of the linked pages is not reasonable without concrete evidence of a violation of the law. If we become aware of any infringements, such links will be removed immediately.
§16 – Data security
We also use appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or against unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.
§17 – Up-to-dateness and modification of this privacy policy
The data protection declaration is currently valid and has the status June 2021.
Due to the further development of our website and offers on it or due to changed legal or regulatory requirements, it may become necessary to change this privacy policy. You can access and print out the current data protection declaration at any time here.