Data protection

Privacy Policy

1. Data protection at a glance

General information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our Privacy Policy below this text.

Data collection on this website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is handled by the website operator. You can find its contact details in the section “Information on the data controller” of this Privacy Policy.

How do we collect your data?

First, your data is collected when you provide it to us. For example, this may be data that you enter in a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically or with your consent by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or the time when the webpage was viewed). This data is collected automatically whenever you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided correctly. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have with regard to your data?

You have the right to receive information about the source, recipients and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the rectification or erasure of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can withdraw this consent at any time with effect for the future. Under certain circumstances, you also have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You can contact us at any time if you have further questions about this or any other data protection related issues.

Analysis tools and tools from third-party providers

When you visit this website, your surfing behavior can be statistically evaluated. This is usually done with so-called analysis software.

Detailed information on this analysis software can be found in the following Privacy Policy.

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

Strato

The provider is Strato AG, Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7, 10249 Berlin (hereinafter referred to as “Strato”). When you visit our website, Strato records various log files including your IP addresses.

Further information can be found in Strato’s privacy policy: https://www.strato.de/datenschutz/.

The use of Strato is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in ensuring that our website is displayed as reliably as possible. If a corresponding consent has been requested, processing is based exclusively on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) of the Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG), insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s end device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Commissioned data processing

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is an agreement required by data protection law, which ensures that the processor processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General notes and mandatory information

Data protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this Privacy Policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you. This Privacy Policy explains which data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Information on the data controller

The data controller for this website is:

FEHLING INSTRUMENTS GmbH
Hanauer Landstrasse 7A
63791 Karlstein

Phone: +49 6188 95740
E-mail: info@fehling-instruments.de

The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g. names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

Storage period

Unless a more specific storage period has been specified in this Privacy Policy, we will retain your personal data until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you make a legitimate request for erasure or if you withdraw your consent to data processing, your data will be erased unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, the data will be erased once these reasons no longer apply.

General information on the legal bases for data processing on this website

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR, insofar as special categories of data are processed in accordance with Article 9(1) GDPR. In the event of express consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Article 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information in your end device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), data processing is also based on § 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time. If your data is necessary for the performance of a contract or in order to take steps prior to entering into a contract, we process your data on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if this is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation on the basis of Article 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also be based on our legitimate interest in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Information on the relevant legal bases in each individual case is provided in the following sections of this Privacy Policy.

Data protection officer

We have appointed a data protection officer.

Jasmin Muhmenthaler-Sturm
Datenbeschützerin Regina Stoiber GmbH
Unterer Sand 9
94209 Regen

Phone: +49 99 21 88 22 9000
E-mail: info@datenbeschuetzerin.de

Recipients of personal data

Our business activities involve working with various external parties. In some cases, it is also necessary to transfer personal data to these external parties. We only pass on personal data to external parties if this is necessary for the performance of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. passing on data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in passing on the data in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR or if data transfer is permitted under any other legal basis. When using processors, we only pass on our customers’ personal data on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.

Withdrawal of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can withdraw any consent you have given at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out until the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

Right to object to the collection of data in special cases and to direct marketing (Article 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ARTICLE 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AT ANY TIME ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS OF PROCESSING CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA CONCERNED UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ARTICLE 21(1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR SUCH MARKETING, WHICH INCLUDES PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION UNDER ARTICLE 21(2) GDPR).

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

In the event of infringement of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement. The right of appeal is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have the data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or for the performance of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done to the extent that it is technically feasible.

Access, rectification and erasure

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to access your stored personal data free of charge at any time, and to receive information about its source and recipients and the purpose of the data processing, and, if necessary, a right to rectification or erasure of this data. You can contact us at any time if you have further questions about this or any other personal data related issues.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time in this regard. The right to restriction of processing applies in the following cases:

• If you contest the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to review this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data.
• If the processing of your personal data was/is carried out unlawfully, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of erasure.
• If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend or establish legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of data processing instead of erasure.
• If you have lodged an objection in accordance with Article 21(1) GDPR, your interests and our interests must be balanced Until it is established whose interests override, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, such data – with the exception of its storage – shall only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or of a Member State.

SSL or TLS encryption

This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the website operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transfer to us cannot be read by third parties.

4. Data collection on this website

Cookies

Our website uses so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any damage to your end device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies) on your end device. Session cookies are automatically deleted when you leave our website. Persistent cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them yourself or they are automatically deleted by your web browser.

Cookies may originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third-party companies within websites (e.g. cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies can be used to evaluate user behavior or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions that you have requested (e.g. for the shopping cart function) or to optimize the website (e.g. cookies to measure the web audience) (essential cookies) are stored on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of essential cookies for the technically correct and optimized provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, processing is based exclusively on this consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG); consent can be withdrawn at any time.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

Information on which cookies and services are used on this website can be found in this Privacy Policy.

Consent with Borlabs Cookie

Our website uses the Borlabs Cookie consent technology to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies in your browser or to the use of certain technologies and to document this in accordance with data protection regulations. The provider of this technology is Borlabs GmbH, Rübenkamp 32, 22305 Hamburg (hereinafter referred to as “Borlabs”).

When you enter our website, a Borlabs cookie is stored in your browser, which stores the consents you have given or withdrawn. This data is not passed on to the provider of Borlabs Cookie.

The data collected will be stored until you request us to erase it or until you delete the Borlabs cookie yourself or until the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected. Details on the data processing of Borlabs Cookie can be found at https://de.borlabs.io/kb/welche-daten-speichert-borlabs-cookie/.

The Borlabs cookie consent technology is used to obtain the legally required consents for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Article 6(1)(c) GDPR.

Server log files

The provider of the website automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

• browser type and browser version
• operating system used
• referrer URL
• host name of the accessing computer
• time of the server request
• IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources.

Collection of this data is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically correct display and optimization of its website – for this purpose, the server log files must be recorded.

Contact form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary in order to take steps prior to entering into a contract. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the efficient processing of the received inquiries (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested; consent can be withdrawn at any time.

We will retain the data you provide on the contact form until you request its erasure, withdraw your consent for its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer applies (e.g. after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Inquiry by e-mail, telephone or fax

If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, we will store and process your inquiry, including all personal data derived from it (name, inquiry), for the purpose of processing your inquiry. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary in order to take steps prior to entering into a contract. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the efficient processing of the received inquiries (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested; consent can be withdrawn at any time.

We will retain the data you transmit to us via contact requests until you request its erasure, withdraw your consent for its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer applies (e.g. after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

Gravatar

We have integrated Gravatar on this website. The provider is Automattic Inc, 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA (hereinafter referred to as “Gravatar”).

Gravatar is a tool that makes it possible to provide personal images (avatars) for the users of our website. The avatars serve as visual representations of the users and are displayed wherever a user interacts with the platform (e.g. in forums or chats). When a user interacts with the platform, their avatar is displayed based on the selection linked to their e-mail address. This adds a personal touch to the user’s online presence and makes identification easier, as the selected image is assigned to users when they are online.

If you comment or interact on our website and Gravatar is activated, the hash of the e-mail address of the user using Gravatar (used as ID) is processed by Gravatar.

The use of Gravatar is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in an engaging display of its forums. If a corresponding consent has been requested, processing is based exclusively on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Further details can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at https://automattic.com/privacy/.

The company is certified in accordance with the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every DPF-certified company undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4709.

Commissioned data processing

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is an agreement required by data protection law, which ensures that the processor processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

5. Plugins and tools

Google Fonts

This website uses so-called Google Fonts, which are provided by Google, for the uniform display of fonts. When you access a webpage, your browser loads the required fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.

For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to Google servers. This gives Google knowledge that this website has been accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Fonts is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the uniform presentation of the typeface on its website. If a corresponding consent has been requested, processing is based exclusively on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s end device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

If your browser does not support Google Fonts, a standard font will be used by your computer.

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.

The company is certified in accordance with the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every DPF-certified company undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

Font Awesome (local hosting)

This website uses Font Awesome for the uniform display of fonts. Font Awesome is installed locally. No connection to Fonticons, Inc. servers is established.

Further information about Font Awesome can be found in Font Awesome’s privacy policy at https://fontawesome.com/privacy.

Google Maps

This website uses the map service Google Maps. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. With the help of this service we can integrate map material on our website.

To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to save your IP address. This information is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. This data transmission is beyond the control of the provider of this website. If Google Maps is activated, Google may use Google Fonts for the uniform display of fonts. When you access Google Map, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.

We use Google Maps to present our online services in an appealing manner and to make it easy to find the places we have indicated on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. If a corresponding consent has been requested, processing is based exclusively on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s end device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found at: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/.

For more information on the handling of user data, please refer to Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

The company is certified in accordance with the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every DPF-certified company undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

Google CrUX Dataset

Our website uses the Google CrUX Dataset service. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

With Google CrUX, the Chrome User Experience Report (CrUX) data is collected from your Chrome browser based on certain browser options that you as a user set in your browser or Google account. Several dimensions and metrics are collected which allow website operators to analyze the user experience on their websites.

The data collected by CrUX is publicly available through a number of tools and is used by Google Search to determine the ranking factor for the website experience. The CrUX data for the last 28 days is made available every day (with a delay of two days). A permanent monthly BigQuery snapshot is published on the second Tuesday of each month for the previous month.

Storage and analysis of the data is based on a corresponding consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) of the Telecommunications and Telemedia Data Protection Act (TTDSG), insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s end device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

You can find more information about Google CrUX at https://developer.chrome.com/docs/crux/.For more information about Google, please refer to Google’s Privacy Policy and Google’s Terms of Use at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de and https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=de

Google Site Links Searchbox

A search box for our website can be displayed in Google search, which appears below the search result when you search for us. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.  Google search is used for the search box. This involves the transfer of data to Google. In addition to the URL of our website, your IP address is also transferred. The data collected and data processing operations are beyond our control. The scope of data collection, the purposes and the storage periods are determined by the provider.

Information on how Google handles your data can be found directly on Google:

http://www.google.com/intl/de_de/policies/privacy/

The use of Google Site Links Searchbox is based on our legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR in making our website user-friendly.

6. eCommerce and payment providers

Processing of customer and contract data

We collect, process and use personal customer and contract data to establish, structure and modify our contractual relationships. We collect, process and use personal data about the use of this website (usage data) only insofar as this is necessary to enable the user to utilize the service or to bill the user. The legal basis for this is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.

The collected customer data will be erased once the order has been completed or the business relationship has been terminated, and any statutory retention periods that may apply have expired. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

WooCommerce (login area for sales representatives)

The provider is WooCommerce Ireland Ltd, Grand Canal Dock, 25 Herbert Pl, Dublin, D02 AY86 (hereinafter referred to as “WooCommerce”).

WooCommerce is a tool for creating and hosting online stores. When you visit our login area, WooCommerce collects your IP address and information about the end device you are using and your browser. WooCommerce is also used to analyze visitor numbers, visitor sources and customer behavior and to generate user statistics. When you make a purchase on our website, WooCommerce also collects your name, e-mail address, delivery and billing addresses, payment details and other data related to the purchase (e.g. telephone number, amount of sales made, etc.). WooCommerce stores cookies in your browser for analysis purposes.

For details, please refer to WooCommerce’s privacy policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/.

The use of WooCommerce is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in making further information available to sales representatives in an appropriate manner.

Commissioned data processing

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is an agreement required by data protection law, which ensures that the processor processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

7. Own services

Handling applicant data

You can submit an application to us (e.g. by e-mail, post or via an online application form). Below we inform you about the scope, purpose and use of your personal data collected as part of the application process. We assure you that your data will be collected, processed and used in accordance with applicable data protection law and all other statutory provisions and that your data will be treated in strict confidence.

Scope and purpose of data collection

If you send us an application, we will process your associated personal data (e.g. contact and communication data, application documents, notes taken during job interviews, etc.) to the extent necessary to decide on the establishment of an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is § 26 of the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) under German law (initiation of an employment relationship), Article 6(1)(b) GDPR (general contract initiation) and – if you have given your consent – Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. Consent can be withdrawn at any time. Your personal data will only be passed on within our company to persons who are involved in processing your application.

If the application is successful, the data submitted by you will be stored in our data processing systems on the basis of § 26 BDSG and Article 6(1)(b) GDPR for the purpose of managing the employment relationship.

Data retention period

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 the data you have submitted on the basis of our legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) for up to 6 months after the completion of the application process (rejection or withdrawal of the application). Subsequently, the data is erased and the physical application documents are destroyed. Retention serves in particular as evidence in the event of a legal dispute. If it is evident that the data will be required after the expiry of the 6-month period (e.g. due to an impending or pending legal dispute), it will only be erased when the purpose for further retention no longer applies.

Your data may also be retained for a longer period if you have given your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR) or if statutory retention requirements prevent its erasure.

8. Our social media platforms

This Privacy Policy applies to the following social media platforms

• https://www.linkedin.com/company/fehling-instruments-gmbh-&-co.-kg/

Data processing by social networks

We maintain publicly accessible profiles in social networks. The individual social networks we use are listed below.

Social networks such as Facebook, X etc. can generally analyze your user behavior comprehensively when you visit their website or a website with integrated social media content (e.g. like buttons or advertising banners). When you visit our social media platforms, numerous data protection-related processing operations are initiated. Specifically:

If you are logged into your social media account and visit our social media platform, the operator of the social media portal can link this visit to your user account. However, your personal data may also be collected under certain circumstances if you are not logged in or do not have an account with the respective social media portal. In this case, this data collection takes place, for example, via cookies that are stored on your end device or by recording your IP address.

Using the data collected in this way, social media portal operators can create user profiles that store your preferences and interests. In this way, interest-based advertising can be displayed to you inside and outside the respective social media platform. If you have an account with the respective social network, interest-based advertising can be displayed on all devices on which you are logged in or were logged in.

Please also note that we cannot track all processing operations on the social media portals. Depending on the provider, further processing operations may therefore be carried out by the operators of the social media portals. For details, please refer to the terms of use and data protection provisions of the respective social media portals.

Legal basis

Our social media platforms are designed to ensure the broadest possible presence on the Internet. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The analysis processes initiated by the social networks may have different legal bases, which must be specified by the operators of the social networks (e.g. consent within the meaning of Article 6(1)(a) GDPR).

Data controller and assertion of rights

If you visit one of our social media platforms (e.g. Facebook), we are jointly responsible with the operator of the social media platform for the data processing operations initiated during this visit. In principle, you can assert your rights (access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability and complaint) both against us and against the operator of the respective social media portal (e.g. against Facebook).

Please note that, despite the joint responsibility with the social media portal operators, the data processing operations of the social media portals are not entirely under our control. Our possibilities are largely determined by the corporate policy of the respective provider.

Storage period

The data collected directly by us via our social media platforms will be erased from our systems as soon as you request its erasure, withdraw your consent for its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer applies. Stored cookies remain on your end device until you delete them. Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

The storage period of your data, which is stored by the social network operators for their own purposes, is beyond our control. For details, please refer to the information provided directly by the social network operators (e.g. in their privacy policy, see below).

Your rights

You have the right to receive information about the source, recipients and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to object, the right to data portability and the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. You can also request the rectification, blocking, erasure, and, under certain circumstances, the restriction of processing of your personal data.

 

 

Detailed information on social networks

LinkedIn

We have a profile on LinkedIn. The provider is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. LinkedIn uses advertising cookies.

If you wish to deactivate LinkedIn advertising cookies, please use the following link: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/dpa and https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/eu-sccs.

For details on the handling of your personal data, please refer to LinkedIn’s privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

The company is certified in accordance with the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every DPF-certified company undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5448.