We are very pleased that you are interested in our company. Data protection is of a particularly high priority for the management of Axsos AG. The use of the Axsos AG website is possible without providing any personal data; however, if a data subject wants to use special enterprise services via our website, processing of personal data could become necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the data subject. The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number of a data subject shall always be in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and in accordance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to Axsos AG. By means of this data protection declaration, our enterprise would like to inform the general public of 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, Axsos AG has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed through this website. However, Internet-based data transmissions can generally have security gaps, so absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us via alternative means, for example by telephone.

1. 1. Definitions The data protection declaration of Axsos AG is based on the terms used by the European legislator for the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our data protection declaration should be easily legible and understandable 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.In this privacy policy, we use, among others, the following terms:
      1. Personal Data Personal data is all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as the “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.
      2. Data Subject A data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller.
      3. Processing Processing is any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure, or destruction.
      4. Restriction of Processing Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting its future processing.
      5. Profiling Profiling is any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location, or movements.
      6. Pseudonymization Pseudonymization is the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.
      7. Controller or Person Responsible for Processing The controller or person responsible for processing is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which, , alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing 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 his or her nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law.
      8. Processor A processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.
      9. Recipient Recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body to which personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular investigation in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be considered recipients.
      10. Third Party Third party means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or body other than the data subject, controller, processor, and persons authorised to process personal data under the direct responsibility of the controller or processor.
      11. Consent Consent is any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data concerning him or her.

 

1. 1. 2. Name and address of the controller The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws applicable in the member states of the European Union and other provisions of a data protection nature is: Axsos AG Konrad-Zuse-Weg 172555 Metzingen, Germany Tel.: +49 711 901196 0 Email: info@axsos.de Website: www.axsos.de
   2. 3. Name and address of the data protection officer The data protection officer of the controller is: Simone Seidel e|s|b data gmbh Email: datenschutzbeauftragter@axsos.de Any person concerned can contact our data protection officer directly at any time with any questions or suggestions regarding data protection.
   3. 4. Cookies The Axsos AG website uses cookies. You can find more information in our cookie policy .
   4. 5. Collection of general data and information The Axsos AG website records a series of general data and information each time the website is accessed by a data subject or an automated system. This general data and information is stored in the server’s log files. The following may be recorded: (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrers ), (4) the sub-websites 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 used to avert dangers in the event of attacks on our information technology systems. When using this general data and information, Axsos AG does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is required to (1) correctly deliver the contents of our website, (2) optimize the contents of our website and the advertising for it, (3) ensure the long-term functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website, and (4) to provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in the event of a cyber attack. This anonymously collected data and information is therefore evaluated by Axsos AG both statistically and with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company in order to 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 all personal data provided by a data subject.
   5. 6. Registration on our website The data subject has the option of registering on the website of the controller by providing personal data. The personal data transmitted to the controller is determined from the respective input mask used for registration. The personal data entered by the data subject are collected and stored exclusively for internal use by the controller and for its own purposes. The controller may arrange for the data to be passed on to one or more processors, for example a parcel service provider, who also uses the personal data exclusively for internal use attributable to the controller. By registering on the website of the controller, the IP address assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) of the data subject, the date and time of registration are also stored. This data is stored against the background that this is the only way to prevent misuse of our services and, if necessary, to enable the investigation of crimes committed. In this respect, the storage of this data is necessary to protect the controller. This data is generally not passed on to third parties unless there is a legal obligation to pass it on or the transfer serves the purpose of criminal prosecution.The registration of the data subject with voluntary provision of personal data enables the controller to offer the data subject content or services that, due to the nature of the matter, can only be offered to registered users. Registered persons are free to change the personal data provided during registration at any time or to have them completely deleted from the controller’s database. The controller will provide any data subject with information on request at any time about which personal data about the data subject is stored. Furthermore, the controller will correct or delete personal data at the request or indication of the data subject, provided that there are no statutory retention periods to the contrary. All employees of the controller are available to the data subject as contact persons in this context.
   6. 7. Subscription to our newsletter On the Axsos AG website, users are given the opportunity to subscribe to our company’s newsletter. The input mask used for this purpose determines which personal data is transmitted to the controller when ordering the newsletter. Axsos AG informs its customers and business partners at regular intervals by means of a newsletter about company offers. The newsletter of our company can only be received by the data subject if (1) the data subject has a valid e-mail address and (2) the data subject registers for the newsletter . For legal reasons, a confirmation e-mail will be sent to the e-mail address entered by a data subject for the first time for the newsletter using the double opt -in procedure. This confirmation e-mail is used to check whether the owner of the e-mail address as the data subject has authorized receipt of the newsletter. When registering for the newsletter, we also store the IP address assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) of the computer system used by the data subject at the time of registration, as well as the date and time of registration. The collection of this data is necessary in order to be able to trace the (possible) misuse of the e-mail address of a data subject at a later date and therefore serves to legally protect the controller. The personal data collected when registering for the newsletter will only be used to send our newsletter. In addition , newsletter subscribers may be informed by email if this is necessary for the operation of the newsletter service or for registration in this regard, as may be the case in the event of changes to the newsletter offer or changes to the technical circumstances. The personal data collected as part of the newsletter service will not be passed on to third parties. The subscription to our newsletter can be canceled by the data subject at any time. The consent to the storage of personal data that the data subject has given us for the purpose of sending the newsletter can be revoked at any time. A corresponding link can be found in every newsletter for the purpose of revoking the consent. Furthermore, it is possible to unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time directly on the website of the controller or to inform the controller of this in another way.
   7. 8. Newsletter tracking The Axsos AG newsletters contain so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic that is embedded in emails sent in HTML format to enable log file recording and log file analysis. This enables a statistical evaluation of the success or failure of online marketing campaigns to be carried out. Using the embedded tracking pixel, Axsos AG can determine whether and when an email was opened by a data subject and which links in the email were accessed by the data subject. Such personal data collected via the tracking pixels contained in the newsletters are stored and evaluated by the controller in order to optimize the newsletter dispatch and to better adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the data subject. This personal data will not be passed on to third parties. Data subjects are entitled at any time to revoke the separate declaration of consent given via the double opt -in procedure. After revocation, this personal data will be deleted by the controller. Axsos AG automatically interprets unsubscribing from the newsletter as a revocation.
   8. 9. Contact option via the website Due to legal regulations, the Axsos AG website contains information that enables quick electronic contact with our company and direct communication with us, which also includes a general address for so-called electronic mail (email address). If a data subject contacts the controller by email or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject are automatically stored. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a data subject to the controller are stored for the purposes of processing or contacting the data subject. This personal data is not passed on to third parties.
   9. 10. 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 as far as this is provided for by the European legislator or other legislators 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 legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with the statutory provisions.
   10. 11. Rights of the data subject
           a) Right to confirmation Each data subject has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain confirmation from the controller as to whether or not 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 to information Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller at any time free information about the personal data stored about him or her and a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European legislator has granted the data subject the right to information about the following information:
           • The processing purposes
           • The categories of personal data being processed
           The recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations where possible, the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that duration the existence of a right to request from the controller rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing of personal data concerning them or to object to such processing the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if the personal data are not collected from the data subject: all available information as to their origin the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22 (1) and (4) GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information as to the logic involved, as well as the scope and envisaged effects of such processing for the data subject Furthermore, the data subject has the right to obtain information as to whether personal data have been transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. Where this is the case, the data subject shall also have the right to obtain information about the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to information, he or she may contact any employee of the controller at any time.
           c) Right to rectification Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to request the immediate rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning him or her. Furthermore, taking into account the purposes of the processing, the data subject has the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, also by means of providing a supplementary statement. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, he or she may contact any employee of the controller at any time.
           d) Right to erasure (right to be forgotten) Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to request the controller to erase personal data concerning him or her without undue delay, where one of the following reasons applies and to the extent that processing is not necessary: The personal data were collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which they are no longer necessary. The data subject withdraws consent on which the processing is based according to Art. 6 Para. 1 Letter a of GDPR or Art. 9 Para. 2 Letter a of GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 Para. 2 GDPR.The personal data were processed unlawfully.The erasure of the personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.The personal data were collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Art. 8 Para. 1 GDPR.If one of the above reasons applies and a data subject wishes to have personal data stored by Axsos AG erased, he or she may You can contact an employee of the controller at any time. The employee of Axsos AG will ensure that the erasure request is complied with immediately. If the personal data was made public by Axsos AG and our company as the controller pursuant to Art. 17 Para. 1 GDPR is obliged to erase the personal data, Axsos AG shall take appropriate measures, including technical ones, taking into account the available technology and the implementation costs, in order to inform other data controllers which process the published personal data that the data subject has requested the erasure by such controllers of all links to these personal data or of copies or replications of these personal data, unless processing is required. The employee of Axsos AG will arrange the necessary measures in individual cases.
           e) Right to restriction of processing Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to request the controller to restrict processing if one of the following conditions applies: 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 opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests the restriction of the use of the personal data instead.The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but the data subject needs them to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR and it has not yet been determined whether the legitimate reasons of the controller outweigh 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 Axsos AG, he or she may contact any employee of the controller at any time. The employee of Axsos AG will arrange the restriction of processing.
           f) Right to data portability Any person concerned by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to receive the personal data concerning him or her, which was made available to a controller, in a structured, common and machine-readable format. He or she also has the right to transmit these data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data was made available, as long as the processing is based on consent pursuant to point (a) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR or point (a) of Article 9(2) of the GDPR or on a contract pursuant to point (b) of Article 6(1) 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, in exercising his or her right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20(1) GDPR, the data subject has the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and when doing so does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others. To assert the right to data portability, the data subject may contact any employee of Axsos AG at any time.
           g) Right to object Any person concerned by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to object at any time, for reasons related to his or her particular situation, to processing of personal data concerning him or her which is based on point (e) or (f) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions . In the event of an objection, Axsos AG will no longer process the personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which outweigh the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims. If Axsos AG processes personal data in order to conduct direct advertising, 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 associated with such direct advertising. If the data subject objects to Axsos AG to the processing for direct marketing purposes, Axsos AG will no longer process the personal data for these purposes. In addition, the data subject has the right, for reasons related to his or her particular situation, to object to the processing of personal data concerning him or her by Axsos AG for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89 (1) GDPR, unless such processing is necessary to perform a task carried out in the public interest. To exercise the right to object, the data subject may contact any employee of Axsos AG or another employee directly. In addition, the data subject is free in the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to exercise his or her right of objection by automated means using technical specifications.
           h) Automated decisions in individual cases, including profiling Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling , which produces legal effects concerning him or her or similarly significantly affects him or her, unless the decision (1) is 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 not based on the data subject’s explicit consent.
           If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) is made with the data subject’s explicit consent, Axsos AG 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 his or her point of view and contest the decision. If the data subject wishes to exercise rights with regard to automated decisions, he or she may contact any employee of the controller at any time.
           i) Right to withdraw consent under data protection law Any person concerned by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to withdraw his or her consent to processing of personal data at any time. If the data subject wishes to exercise his or her right to withdraw consent, he or she may contact any employee of the controller at any time.
       
       
       12. Data protection for applications and in the application process The controller collects and processes the personal data of applicants for the purpose of processing the application procedure. Processing can also be carried out electronically. This is particularly the case if an applicant submits corresponding application documents to the controller electronically, for example by email or via a web form on the website. If the controller concludes an employment contract with an applicant, the transmitted data will be stored for the purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with the statutory provisions. If the controller does not conclude an employment contract with the applicant, the application documents will be automatically deleted two months after the rejection decision is announced, provided that there are no other legitimate interests of the controller that conflict with deletion. Other legitimate interests in this sense include, for example, a burden of proof in proceedings under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG).
       
       
       13. Data protection provisions on the application and use of Google Analytics (with anonymization function) The controller has integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymization function) on this website. Google Analytics is a web analysis service. Web analysis is the collection, gathering and evaluation of data on the behavior of visitors to websites. A web analysis service collects, among other things, data on the website from which a data subject came to a website (so-called referrer ), which subpages of the website were accessed, or how often and for how long a subpage was viewed. Web analysis is mainly used to optimize a website and for the cost-benefit analysis of Internet advertising. The operating company of the Google Analytics component is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy , Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA. The controller uses the addition “_ gat ._ anonymizeIp ” for web analysis via Google Analytics. Using this addition, the IP address of the data subject’s internet connection is shortened and anonymized by Google if our website is accessed from a member state of the European Union or from another state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyze visitor flows 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 the activities on our websites, and to provide other services related to the use of our website. Google Analytics sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. What cookies are has already been explained above. By setting the cookie, Google is enabled to analyze the use of our website. With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a Google Analytics component was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted through the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data to Google for the purpose of online analysis. As part of this technical procedure, Google receives 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 is used to store 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. Whenever our website is visited, this personal data, including the IP address of the internet connection used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass on this personal data collected via the technical process to third parties. The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies through our website, as already explained above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, a cookie already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs. Furthermore, the data subject has the option of objecting to the collection of data generated by Google Analytics relating to the use of this website as well as the processing of this data by Google and of preventing such collection. To do so, the data subject must download and install a browser add-on under the link tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout This browser add-on informs Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data and information relating to visits to websites may be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-on is regarded by Google as an objection. If the information technology system of the data subject is deleted, formatted, or reinstalled at a later date, 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 sphere of control, it is possible to reinstall or reactivate the browser add-on. Further information and Google’s applicable data protection provisions can be found at www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and at www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html . Google Analytics is explained in more detail at this link www.google.com/intl/de_de/analytics/ . Google Analytics is explained in more detail at this link www.google.com/intl/de
       
       
       14. Data protection provisions regarding the application and use of Google AdWordsThe controller has integrated Google AdWords on this website. Google AdWords is an internet advertising service that allows advertisers to place ads both in Google’s search engine results and in the Google advertising network. Google AdWords enables an advertiser to pre-define certain keywords by means of which an ad will only be displayed in Google’s search engine results if the user retrieves a keyword-relevant search result using the search engine. In the Google advertising network, the ads are distributed on topic-relevant websites using an automatic algorithm and taking into account the previously defined keywords. The operating company of the Google AdWords services is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy , Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA. The purpose of Google AdWords is to promote our website by displaying interest-relevant advertising on the websites of third-party companies and in the search engine results of the Google search engine and by displaying third-party advertising on our website. If a data subject reaches our website via a Google ad, a so-called conversion cookie is stored on the information technology system of the data subject by Google. What cookies are has already been explained above. A conversion cookie expires after thirty days and is not used to identify the data subject. The conversion cookie is used , provided the cookie has not yet expired, to track whether certain sub-pages, such as the shopping cart of an online shop system, were accessed on our website. The conversion cookie enables both us and Google to track whether a data subject who reached our website via an AdWords ad generated sales, i.e. completed or canceled a purchase. The data and information collected through the use of the conversion cookie are used by Google to create visit statistics for our website. We then use these visit statistics to determine the total number of users who were referred to us via AdWords ads, i.e. to determine the success or failure of the respective AdWords ad and to optimize our AdWords ads for the future. Neither our company nor other Google AdWords advertisers receive information from Google that could be used to identify the person concerned. The conversion cookie is used to store personal information, such as the websites visited by the data subject. Each time our website is visited, personal data, including the IP address of the internet connection used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass on this personal data collected via the technical process to third parties. The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies through our website, as already explained above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a conversion cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, a cookie already set by Google AdWords can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs. The data subject has to open the link www.google.de/settings/ads from each of the Internet browsers they use and make the desired settings there. Further information and Google’s applicable data protection provisions can be found at www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ .
           
       
       
       15. Data protection provisions regarding the application and use of LinkedIn The controller has integrated components of the LinkedIn Corporation on this website. LinkedIn is an Internet-based social network that enables users to connect with existing business contacts and to make new business contacts. Over 400 million registered people use LinkedIn in more than 200 countries. This makes LinkedIn currently the largest platform for business contacts and one of the most visited websites in the world. The operating company of LinkedIn is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. For data protection issues outside the USA, LinkedIn Ireland , Privacy Policy Issues , Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland , is responsible. With each individual access to our website, which is equipped with a LinkedIn component (LinkedIn plug-in), this component causes the browser used by the data subject to download a corresponding representation of the LinkedIn component. Further information on the LinkedIn plug-ins can be found at developer.linkedin.com/plugins . As part of this technical procedure, LinkedIn receives knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject. If the data subject is logged in to LinkedIn at the same time, LinkedIn recognizes which specific subpage of our website the data subject visits each time the data subject visits our website and for the entire duration of their stay on our website. This information is collected by the LinkedIn component and assigned by LinkedIn to the respective LinkedIn account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on a LinkedIn button integrated on our website, LinkedIn assigns this information to the personal LinkedIn user account of the data subject and stores these personal data. LinkedIn always receives information via the LinkedIn component that the data subject has visited our website, provided that the data subject is logged in to LinkedIn at the same time as accessing our website; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the LinkedIn component or not. If such a transmission of this information to LinkedIn is not desirable for the data subject, he or she can prevent this by logging out of their LinkedIn account before accessing our website. LinkedIn offers the option of unsubscribing from email messages, SMS messages and targeted ads, as well as managing ad settings, at www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls . LinkedIn also uses partners such as Quantcast , Google Analytics, BlueKai , DoubleClick , Nielsen, Comscore , Eloqua and Lotame , who can set cookies. Such cookies can be rejected at www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy . LinkedIn’s applicable data protection provisions can be found at www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy . LinkedIn’s cookie policy can be found at www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy .
           
       
       
       16. Data protection provisions regarding the application and use of Xing The controller has integrated components of Xing on this website. Xing is an Internet-based social network that enables users to connect with existing business contacts and to make new business contacts. Individual users can create a personal profile for themselves on Xing. Companies can, for example, create company profiles or publish 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 controller and on which a Xing component (Xing plug-in) has been integrated, is accessed, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Xing component to download a representation of the corresponding Xing component from Xing. Further information on the Xing plug-ins can be found at dev.xing.com/plugins . As part of this technical procedure, Xing receives knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject. If the data subject is logged in to Xing at the same time, Xing recognizes which specific subpage of our website the data subject visits each time the data subject visits our website and for the entire duration of their stay on our website. This information is collected by 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, for example the “Share” button, Xing assigns this information to the personal Xing user account of the data subject and stores these personal data. Xing always receives information via the Xing component that the data subject has visited our website, provided that the data subject is logged in to Xing at the same time as 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, he or she can prevent the transmission by logging out of their Xing account before accessing our website. The data protection provisions published by Xing, which can be accessed at www.xing.com/privacy , provide information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by Xing. Xing has also published data protection information for the XING share button at www.xing.com/app/share .
       
       
       17. Data protection provisions regarding the application and use of YouTube The controller has integrated YouTube components on this website. YouTube is an Internet video portal that allows video publishers to upload video clips free of charge and other users to view, rate and comment on them free of charge. YouTube allows the publication of all types of videos, which is why both complete film and television programs, but also music videos, trailers or videos made by users themselves can be accessed via the Internet portal. The operating company of YouTube is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy , Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA. Each time one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a YouTube component (YouTube video) has been integrated, is accessed, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective YouTube component to download a display of the corresponding YouTube component from YouTube. Further information about YouTube can be found at www.youtube.com/yt/about/de/ . As part of this technical procedure, YouTube and Google receive knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject. If the data subject is logged in to YouTube at the same time, YouTube recognizes which specific subpage of our website the data subject is visiting when they call up a subpage that contains a YouTube video. This information is collected by YouTube and Google and assigned to the respective YouTube account of the data subject. YouTube and Google always receive information via the YouTube component that the data subject has visited our website, provided that the data subject is logged in to YouTube at the same time as accessing our website; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks on a YouTube video or not. If such a transmission of this information to YouTube and Google is not desirable for the data subject, he or she can prevent this by logging out of their YouTube account before accessing our website. The privacy policy published by YouTube, which can be accessed at www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ , provides information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by YouTube and Google.
       
       
       18. Data protection provisions regarding the application and use of Instagram Responsible for the Instagram platform as a whole is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited , 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland or Instagram, LLC , 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA (hereinafter Instagram). The person responsible for our own Instagram page is the person responsible for the website above. When you visit our Instagram page, Instagram collects personal user data, e.g. through the use of cookies, tracking and similar technologies. This also applies to users who are not logged in or registered with Instagram when visiting the page. The types of cookies and tools Instagram uses are described in detail in the Cookie Policy . There you will also find a list of cookies and similar technologies as well as further information on how you can manage cookies yourself . Instagram transmits some of the information collected to group companies in the USA. Instagram bases the transmission on the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses to ensure an appropriate level of data protection. Further information on the use of the standard contractual clauses by Instagram can be found at https://www.facebook.com/help/instagram/272603474673152 . Further information about data processing by Instagram as a whole, in particular which personal data Instagram processes for which purposes, can be found in Instagram’s privacy policy and terms of use . How and to what extent personal user data is processed by Instagram is not transparent or verifiable for us in detail. We do not have full access to the data processed by Instagram about you, including your profile data. We can only see the publicly accessible information in your profile. You can determine the extent of the publicly accessible information in your profile in the privacy settings under Instagram settings . There you can, for example, no longer follow our Instagram page. Regarding your visit to our Instagram page, we receive anonymous usage statistics from Instagram with, for example, the following information: Reach: number and development of people who view a specific post, ad, etc.; number and development of user interactions with a specific post; ad performance (number of people who have seen an ad/post); from this you can deduce, for example, which ads/posts are more popular than others. Followers: Number and development of people who follow our page over a certain period of time Instagram creates the statistics based on usage data to which we do not have access. We use the statistical information to find out which content is well received by our users and what interests our users have. This enables us to adapt the offers and posts on our site to the needs of our users and to continuously improve our site in a way that is tailored to our target groups. The legal basis for the processing of usage data and statistics is Art. 6 (1 ) ( a) GDPR, provided that you have consented to the processing. The processing of statistics is also based on a legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 (1) ( f ) GDPR, whereby our legitimate interest arises from the above description of the purpose. We cannot assign the statistical usage data to a specific profile or user or draw any other conclusions about an individual user. You can use your Instagram settings to decide in what form targeted advertising is displayed to you. Under advertising settings you can adjust your advertising preferences yourself in your user account. If you actively contact us, e.g. via posts, comments, forms or chat functions, we process your personal data, e.g. name, contact details, concerns, etc., to process your request and communicate with you. For this purpose, we store your data in our CRM system . Depending on the nature of your request, the legal basis for this data processing is our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR to process a general request with you, or Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your request is aimed at concluding a contract. Your personal data will only be stored on our systems for as long as is necessary for the purposes stated above or as long as there are legal retention periods. There is no legal or contractual obligation for you to provide your personal data. However, you cannot use our Instagram page without Instagram processing your personal data. Further information on how we process personal data and what rights you have in this regard can be found in this privacy policy. Regarding data processing by Instagram, we ask you to use Instagram’s email address or contact options directly to exercise your rights . Regarding our data processing, you can find the contact options above.
       
       
       19. Data protection provisions regarding the application and use of Kununu We would like to inform you about the ” kununu widget”. The ” kununu widget” is used on this website . When you access this website, a short-term connection is established via your browser to servers of New Work SE (” kununu “), which provide the ” kununu widget” functions (in particular the display of the kununu live score). kununu does not save any personal data about you when you access this website. In particular, kununu does not save IP addresses. There is also no evaluation of your usage behavior through the use of cookies in connection with the ” kununu widget”.
       
       
       20. Data protection provisions regarding the application and use of Facebook Responsible for the Facebook platform as a whole is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited , 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland or Meta Platforms Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA (hereinafter Facebook). The person responsible for our own Facebook page is the person responsible for the website mentioned above. When you visit our Facebook fan page, Facebook collects personal user data, e.g. through the use of cookies, tracking and similar technologies. This also applies to users who are not logged in or registered with Facebook when visiting the page. The types of cookies and tools that Facebook uses are described in detail in the Cookie Policy . There you will also find a list of cookies and similar technologies. You can manage the permitted cookies yourself under Cookie Settings . Facebook transmits some of the information collected to group companies in the USA. Facebook bases the transmission on the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses in order to ensure an appropriate level of data protection. Further information on the use of the standard contractual clauses by Facebook can be found at https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/dataprocessing and https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum/update . Further information about data processing by Facebook as a whole can be found in Facebook’s data policy . How and to what extent personal user data is processed by Facebook is not transparent or verifiable for us in detail. We do not have full access to the data processed by Facebook about you, including your profile data. We can only see the publicly accessible information in your profile. You can determine the extent of the publicly accessible information in your profile in the privacy settings under Facebook settings . There you can, for example, hide your likes or stop following our Facebook page. Then your profile will no longer appear in the list of fans on our fan page. Regarding your visit to our Facebook fan page, we receive anonymous usage statistics from Facebook with, for example, the following information: Reach: number and development of people who view a specific post, ad, etc.; number and development of user interactions with a specific post; ad performance (cost of a click; number of people who have seen an ad) Followers: Number and development of people who follow our page over a certain period of time Demographics: Average age of users, gender, place of residence, language We use statistical information to find out which content is well received by our users and what interests our users have. This allows us to adapt the offers and contributions on our site to the needs of our users and to continuously improve our site in a way that is tailored to our target groups. The legal basis for the processing of usage data and statistics is Art. 6 (1 ) ( a) GDPR, provided that you have consented to the processing. The processing of statistics is also based on a legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 (1) ( f ) GDPR, whereby our legitimate interest arises from the purpose description above. We cannot assign the statistical usage data to a specific profile or user or draw any other conclusions about an individual user. You can use your Facebook settings to decide in what form targeted advertising is displayed to you. Under Advertising settings you can adjust your advertising preferences yourself in your user account. Facebook creates the statistics based on usage data to which we do not have access. We have concluded a joint controllership agreement with Facebook (Controller Addendum) that regulates which data processing operations we or Facebook are responsible for when you visit our Facebook fan page. Facebook has assumed responsibility for processing your usage data and has committed to protecting your rights under the GDPR. You can view this agreement at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum If you actively contact us, e.g. via posts, comments, forms or chat functions, we process your personal data, e.g. name, contact details, concerns, etc., to process your request and communicate with you. For this purpose, we store your data in our CRM system . Depending on the nature of your request, the legal basis for this data processing is our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR to process a general request with you, or Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your request is aimed at concluding a contract. Your personal data will only be stored on our systems for as long as is necessary for the purposes stated above or as long as there are legal retention periods. There is no legal or contractual obligation for you to provide your personal data. However, you cannot use our Facebook fan page without Facebook processing your personal data. Further information on how we process personal data and what rights you have in this regard can be found in this privacy policy. With regard to data processing by Facebook, we ask you to use Facebook’s email address or contact options directly to exercise your rights . You can find the contact options above for our data processing.
       
       
       21. Data protection provisions regarding the application and use of Twitter Twitter is a short message service and social network of Twitter Inc. , 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. Twitter International Unlimited Company , One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland (hereinafter “Twitter”) is responsible for data processing in Europe . The person responsible for the website above is responsible for our own Twitter page. We would like to point out that you use the Twitter service offered and its functions (e.g. interactive sharing or rating) at your own risk. Description and scope of data processing When you visit our Twitter page, Twitter, as the responsible party, collects personal data from users, e.g. through the use of cookies and other tools. Twitter uses various categories of cookies to be able to offer a functionally better and more secure service, but also to implement interest-based advertising measures for users. Only some of the cookies are necessary in order to be able to use the service properly. When you start using Twitter , a consent banner is displayed through which the user can click various buttons to accept all cookies or reject non-essential cookies. We have no knowledge of what the buttons mean exactly. The types of cookies and tools Twitter uses are described in detail in Twitter’s Cookie Policy . There you will also find a description of cookies and similar third-party technologies as well as further information on how you can manage cookies yourself. We cannot understand or influence which user data Twitter processes in detail. We also do not have full access to the data processed or your profile data. We can only see the publicly accessible information in your profile, which you yourself determine in your Twitter settings. We receive anonymous statistics from Twitter regarding the use of our Twitter page, which contain the following information: Followers: Number of people following our Twitter page, including growth and trends over a defined time frame. Reach: Number of people who see a specific post. Number of interactions on a post. From this you can deduce, for example, which content is better received than others. Ad performance: Number of people who were reached and interacted with a post or paid ad. By using integrated Twitter buttons or widgets and the use of cookies, Twitter can record your visits and assign them to your Twitter profile. This data can be used to offer content or advertising tailored to you. Information about this and the available setting options can be found on Twitter’s support pages and cookie policy . Purpose, legal basis of data processing, storage period We use the statistics, from which we cannot draw conclusions about individual users, to improve our Twitter page and respond to the interests of our users. We cannot link the statistical data with the profile data of our users or followers. You can use your Twitter settings to decide in what form targeted advertising is displayed to you. The legal basis for the processing of usage data and statistics is Art. 6 (1 ) ( a) GDPR, provided that you have consented to the processing. The processing of statistics is also based on a legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 (1) ( f ) GDPR, whereby our legitimate interest arises from the above description of the purpose. If you actively contact us on Twitter, e.g. via comments, forms or chat functions, we process your personal data, e.g. name, contact details, concerns, etc., to process your request and communicate with you. For this purpose, we store your data in our CRM system . Depending on the nature of your request, the legal basis for this data processing is our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR to process a general request with you, or Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your request is aimed at concluding a contract. There is no legal or contractual obligation for you to provide us with your personal data. However, you cannot use our Twitter page without Twitter processing your personal data. Your personal data will only be stored on our systems for as long as is necessary for the purposes stated above or as long as there are legal retention periods. Data transfer The data collected is processed by Twitter and may also be transmitted to countries outside the European Union. This includes your IP address, the application used, information about the device you use (including device ID and application ID), information about the websites you visit, your location and your mobile phone provider. We have no influence on the type and extent of the data processed by Twitter, the use or transfer of this data to third parties, in particular to countries outside the European Union. The data processing and transmission by Twitter occurs regardless of whether you have a user account with Twitter or not. If you are logged into a user account, your data will be assigned directly to this account. If you do not want this, you must log out of your user account before visiting our Twitter page. The data transmitted to Twitter is stored by Twitter in the form of user profiles and used for advertising and market research purposes as well as for personalized design. With the help of this evaluation, Twitter can generate needs-optimized advertising (even for users who are not logged in). You can object to the creation of these user profiles and contact Twitter about this. Twitter also processes personal data in the USA and unsafe third countries. To ensure an appropriate level of data protection when transferring data to third countries, Twitter says it uses the EU standard contractual clauses, among others, and also agrees these with its customers in the Controller-to-Controller (Outbound) Data Protection Addendum . The wording of the EU standard data protection clauses can be found here . Deactivation and removal options You can change your settings yourself and restrict the processing of your data in the general settings of your Twitter account and under the item “Privacy and Security”. In addition, you can restrict Twitter’s access to contact and calendar data, photos, location data, etc. in the settings options on your end device (e.g. smartphone, tablet, laptop). This depends on the operating system used. You can find more information on this on Twitter’s support pages . More information In Twitter’s privacy policy and additional pages , particularly on data types and legal bases, you can find out more about data processing by Twitter, the purposes for which the data is used, your rights and setting options, as well as the possibility of viewing your own data on Twitter. You can also request information using the Twitter privacy form or the archive requests . Further information on how we process personal data and what rights you have in this regard can be found in this privacy policy. With regard to data processing by Twitter, we ask you to use Twitter’s email address or help center with the contact options provided there to exercise your rights, or to contact Twitter’s data protection officer . You can find the contact options above for our data processing.
       
       
       22. Data protection provisions for the use of Vimeo components We use components from the provider Vimeo on our website. Vimeo is a service of Vimeo LCC, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA. Every time you access our website that is equipped with such a component, this component causes the browser you are using to download a corresponding representation of the component from Vimeo. If you visit our site and are logged into Vimeo at the same time, Vimeo uses the information collected by the component to recognize which specific page you are visiting and assigns this information to your personal Vimeo account. If you click the “Play” button or make corresponding comments, this information is sent to your personal user account at Vimeo and saved there. In addition, the information that you have visited our site is passed on to Vimeo. This happens regardless of whether you click on the component/make comments or not. If you want to prevent Vimeo from transmitting and storing data about you and your behavior on our website, you must log out of Vimeo before visiting our site. Vimeo’s privacy policy provides more information on this, in particular on the collection and use of data by Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/privacy .
       
       
       23. Data protection provisions for the use of Glassdoor Our website contains a link to Glassdoor. This link is activated by activating the button. You will be redirected to the external website https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-persona-service-EI_IE594203.11,26.htm . This website is operated by Glassdoor Inc. ( 100 Shoreline Highway, Mill Valley California, USA). We would like to point out that we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how it is used by Glassdoor. If consent has been obtained, the use of the above-mentioned service is based on Art. 6 (1) ( a ) GDPR and Section 25 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If no consent has been obtained, the use of the service is based on our legitimate interest in the most comprehensive possible visibility in social media. Glassdoor’s privacy policy can be found at https://www.glassdoor.de/privacy/index.htm .
       
       
       24. Data protection provisions for the use of Leadinfo We use the lead generation service of Leadinfo B.V., Rotterdam, Netherlands. This recognises visits by companies to our website based on IP addresses and shows us publicly available information about them, such as company names or addresses. In addition, Leadinfo sets two first-party cookies to analyse user behaviour on our website and processes domains from form entries (e.g. ‘leadinfo.com’) to correlate IP addresses with companies and improve the services. Further information can be found at www.leadinfo.com. On this page: www.leadinfo.com/en/opt-out you have the option to opt out. If you opt out, your data will no longer be collected by Leadinfo.
       
       
       25. Legal basis for processing Art. 6 I lit. a GDPR serves our company 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 to fulfill a contract to which the data subject is a party, as is the case, for example, with processing operations necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of other services or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. b GDPR. The same applies to processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures, for example in cases of enquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation which requires the processing of personal data, such as to fulfill tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. c GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may be necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured in our company and his name, age, health insurance details or other vital information had to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third parties. In that case, the processing would be based on Art. 6 I lit. d GDPR. Ultimately, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 I lit. f GDPR. This legal basis is used for processing operations that are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases if the processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not prevail. We are permitted to carry out such processing operations in particular because they were specifically mentioned by the European legislator. In this respect, it took the view that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a customer of the controller (Recital 47, Sentence 2 GDPR).
       
       
       26. Legitimate interests in the processing pursued by the controller or by a third party If the processing of personal data is based on Article 6 I lit. f GDPR, our legitimate interest is the conduct of our business activities for the benefit of the well-being of all our employees and our shareholders.
       
       
       27. Period for which personal data will be stored The criterion for the duration of storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After expiry of the period, the corresponding data is routinely deleted unless it is no longer required for the performance or initiation of a contract.
       
       
       28. Legal or contractual provisions for the provision of personal data; necessity for the conclusion of the contract; obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of non-provision We would like to inform you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or can also arise from contractual provisions (e.g. information on the contractual partner). Sometimes it may be necessary for a data subject to provide us with personal data in order to conclude a contract, which we must subsequently process. For example, the data subject is obliged to provide us with personal data if our company concludes a contract with him or her. Failure to provide the personal data would mean that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Before the data subject provides personal data, 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 the personal data is required by law or contract or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data and what the consequences of non-provision of the personal data would be.
       
       
       29. Existence of automated decision-making As a responsible company, we do not use automated decision-making or profiling.