You have the right to withdraw consents granted in accordance with Article 7(2) 3 DSGVO with effect for the future.

You may at any time object to the future processing of data concerning you in accordance with Art. 21 DSGVO. The objection may in particular be made against processing for direct marketing purposes.

Cookies” are small files that are stored on users’ computers. Different information can be stored within the cookies. The primary purpose of a cookie is to store information about a user (or the device on which the cookie is stored) during or after his visit within an online offer. Temporary cookies, or “session cookies” or “transient cookies”, are cookies that are deleted after a user leaves an online offer and closes his browser. In such a cookie, for example, the contents of a shopping cart in an online shop or a login status can be stored. Cookies are described as “permanent” or “persistent” if they remain stored even after the browser is closed. For example, the login status can be saved if users visit the site after several days. The interests of users may also be stored in such a cookie, which is used for reach measurement or marketing purposes. Third-party cookies are cookies that are offered by providers other than the person responsible for operating the online service (otherwise, if it is only their cookies, one speaks of “first-party cookies”).

We may use temporary and permanent cookies and provide information on this in our privacy policy.

If users do not want cookies to be stored on their computer, they are asked to deactivate the corresponding option in the system settings of their browser. Stored cookies can be deleted in the system settings of the browser. The exclusion of cookies can lead to functional restrictions of this online offer.

A general objection to the use of cookies used for online marketing purposes can be declared for many of the services, especially in the case of tracking, via the US site http://www.aboutads.info/choices/or the EU site http://www.youronlinechoices.com/. Furthermore, the storage of cookies can be achieved by deactivating them in the browser settings. Please note that you may not be able to use all functions of this online offer.

The data processed by us will be deleted or restricted in their processing in accordance with articles 17 and 18 DSGVO. Unless expressly stated in this data protection declaration, the data stored by us will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for their intended purpose and the deletion does not conflict with any statutory storage obligations. If the data are not deleted because they are required for other and legally permissible purposes, their processing is restricted. This means that the data is blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be stored for commercial or tax law reasons.

According to legal requirements in Germany, the storage is in particular for 10 years in accordance with §§ 147 paragraph. 1 AO, 257 para. 1 No. 1 and 4, paragraph. 4 HGB (books, records, management reports, accounting vouchers, trading books, documents relevant for taxation, etc.) and 6 years according to § 257 para. 1 No. 2 and 3, para. 4 HGB (commercial letters).

According to legal requirements in Austria, the storage is carried out in particular for 7 years in accordance with § 132 para. 1 BAO (accounting records, vouchers / invoices, accounts, supporting documents, commercial documents, statement of income and expenditure, etc.), for 22 years in connection with real estate and for 10 years in connection with documents relating to electronically supplied services, telecommunications, radio and television services supplied to non-entrepreneurs in EU Member States and for which the Mini-One-Stop-Shop (MOSS) is used

We process the data of our customers within the scope of our contractual services, which include conceptual and strategic consulting, campaign planning, software and design development/consulting or maintenance, implementation of campaigns and processes/handling, server administration, data analysis/consulting services and training services.

We process inventory data (e.g., customer master data, such as names or addresses), contact data (e.g., e-mail, telephone numbers), content data (e.g., text entries, photographs, videos), contract data (e.g., subject matter of the contract, duration), payment data (e.g., bank details, payment history), usage and meta data (e.g., in the context of evaluation and performance measurement of marketing measures). As a matter of principle, we do not process special categories of personal data, unless they are part of a commissioned processing. Those affected include our customers, interested parties and their customers, users, website visitors or employees and third parties. The purpose of processing is to provide contractual services, billing and our customer service. The legal bases of the processing are laid down in Article 6(6). 1 lit. b DSGVO (contractual services), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO (analysis, statistics, optimisation, safety measures). We process data which are necessary for the justification and fulfilment of the contractual services and point out the necessity of their specification. Disclosure to external parties will only be made if it is necessary within the scope of an order. When processing the data provided to us within the scope of an order, we act in accordance with the instructions of the client and the legal requirements of an order processing in accordance with the German Data Protection Act. Art. 28 DSGVO and process the data for no other purposes than those specified in the order.

We delete the data after expiry of legal warranty and comparable obligations. the necessity of storing the data is reviewed every three years; in the case of legal archiving obligations, deletion takes place after their expiry (6 J, according to § 257 para. 1 HGB, 10 J, according to § 147 para. 1 AO) In the case of data disclosed to us by the client within the scope of an order, we delete the data in accordance with the specifications of the order, generally after the end of the order.

We process the data of our clients and interested parties and other clients or contractual partners (uniformly referred to as “clients”) in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) DSGVO to provide them with our contractual or pre-contractual services. The data processed, the nature, scope, purpose and necessity of their processing are determined by the underlying contractual relationship. The processed data basically includes inventory and master data of the clients (e.g., name, address, etc.), as well as contact data (e.g., e-mail address, telephone, etc.), contract data (e.g., services used, fees, names of contact persons, etc.) and payment data (e.g., bank details, payment history, etc.).

As part of our services, we may also collect special categories of data in accordance with Art. 9 Abs. 1 DSGVO, in particular information on the health of clients, if necessary with reference to their sex life or sexual orientation, ethnic origin or religious or ideological convictions. For this purpose, we will, if necessary, in accordance with Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a., Art. 7, Art. 9 Abs. 2 lit. a. DSGVO requires the express consent of the client and otherwise processes the special categories of data for the purposes of health care on the basis of Art. 9, para. 2 lit h. DSGVO, § 22 Abs. 1 Nr. 1 b. BDSG.

If necessary for the fulfilment of the contract or required by law, we disclose or transfer the clients’ data in the course of communication with other professionals, third parties involved in the fulfilment of the contract as necessary or typically, such as billing offices or comparable service providers, if this is necessary for the provision of our services in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 letter b. DSGVO, legally according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c. DSGVO, our interests or those of our clients in efficient and cost-effective health care as a legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. DSGVO or is necessary according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. d. DSGVO to protect the vital interests of clients or another natural person or within the framework of a consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a., Art. 7 DSGVO.

The data will be deleted when the data is no longer necessary for the fulfilment of contractual or statutory duties of care as well as dealing with possible warranty and comparable obligations, whereby the necessity of keeping the data will be reviewed every three years; in all other respects, the statutory retention obligations apply.

We process data within the framework of administrative tasks as well as the organisation of our operations, financial accounting and compliance with legal obligations, such as archiving. In doing so, we process the same data that we process within the scope of providing our contractual services. The processing bases are Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c. DSGVO, Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f. DSGVO. Customers, interested parties, business partners and website visitors are affected by the processing. The purpose and our interest in processing lies in the administration, financial accounting, office organization, archiving of data, i.e. tasks that serve to maintain our business activities, perform our tasks and provide our services. The erasure of data in relation to contractual services and contractual communication is in accordance with the indications given for these processing activities.

In doing so, we disclose or transfer data to the tax authorities, consultants, such as tax advisors or auditors, as well as other fee earners and payment service providers.

Furthermore, on the basis of our business interests, we store information on suppliers, event organisers and other business partners, e.g. for the purpose of subsequent contact. We store this mostly company-related data permanently.

We process the applicant data only for the purpose and within the scope of the application procedure in accordance with the legal requirements. The applicant data is processed in order to fulfil our (pre-)contractual obligations within the framework of the application procedure in accordance with article 6 paragraph. 1 lit. b. DSGVO Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f. DSGVO if the data processing becomes necessary for us, e.g. within the scope of legal proceedings (in Germany, § 26 BDSG applies additionally).

The application procedure requires that applicants provide us with their application data. If we offer an online form, the necessary applicant data is marked, otherwise it is derived from the job descriptions and basically includes personal details, postal and contact addresses and the documents belonging to the application, such as cover letter, CV and certificates. In addition, applicants may voluntarily provide us with additional information.

By submitting their application to us, applicants agree to the processing of their data for the purposes of the application procedure in accordance with the type and scope described in this data protection declaration.

If, in the course of the application procedure, special categories of personal data within the meaning of Art. 9 para. 1 DSGVO, their processing is also carried out in accordance with Art. 9 para. 2 lit. b DSGVO (e.g. health data, such as severely disabled status or ethnic origin). Insofar as special categories of personal data within the meaning of Art. 9 Par. 1 DSGVO are requested from applicants, their processing is also carried out in accordance with Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a DSGVO (e.g. health data, if these are necessary for the exercise of the profession).

If provided, applicants can send us their applications using an online form on our website. The data is transmitted to us in encrypted form according to the state of the art.
Applicants can also send us their applications by e-mail. Please note, however, that e-mails are generally not sent in encrypted form and the applicants themselves must ensure that they are encrypted. We can therefore not take responsibility for the transmission path of the application between the sender and the reception on our server and therefore recommend rather to use an online form or the postal dispatch. Instead of applying via the online form and e-mail, applicants still have the option of sending us their application by post.

In case of a successful application, the data provided by the applicants may be further processed by us for the purposes of the employment relationship. Otherwise, if the application for a job offer is not successful, the applicants’ data will be deleted. Applicants’ data will also be deleted if an application is withdrawn, which applicants are entitled to do at any time.

Subject to a justified revocation by the applicants, the deletion will take place after the expiry of a period of six months so that we can answer any follow-up questions about the application and meet our obligations to provide evidence under the Equal Treatment Act. Invoices for any reimbursement of travel expenses are archived in accordance with tax regulations.

As part of the application process, we offer applicants the opportunity to join our “talent pool” for a period of two years on the basis of a consent as defined in Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b. and Art. 7 DSGVO.

The application documents in the talent pool will be processed solely in the context of future job advertisements and the search for employees and will be destroyed at the latest when the deadline expires. Applicants are informed that their consent to be included in the talent pool is voluntary, that it has no influence on the current application procedure and that they can revoke this consent at any time for the future and declare their objection in accordance with Art. 21 DSGV.

Users can create a user account. Within the scope of registration, the required mandatory data will be communicated to the users and, on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO for the purposes of providing the user account. Among the processed data are in particular the login information (name, password and an e-mail address). The data entered during registration is used for the purpose of using the user account and its purpose.

Users can be informed of information relevant to their user account, such as technical changes, by e-mail. If users have cancelled their user account, their data with regard to the user account will be deleted, subject to a legal obligation to keep records. It is the responsibility of the users to back up their data in the event of termination before the end of the contract. We are entitled to irretrievably delete all user data stored during the contract period.

In the context of the use of our registration and login functions as well as the use of the user account, we store the IP address and the time of the respective user action. The storage is based on our legitimate interests, as well as the user’s need for protection against abuse and other unauthorized use. In principle, this data is not passed on to third parties unless it is necessary to pursue our claims or if there is a legal obligation to do so in accordance with the law. Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. c DSGVO. The IP addresses are anonymized or deleted after 7 days at the latest.

If users leave comments or other contributions, their IP addresses may be changed on the basis of our legitimate interests within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. DSGVO for 7 days. This is done for our safety in case someone leaves illegal content in comments and contributions (insults, prohibited political propaganda, etc.). In this case we can be prosecuted ourselves for the comment or contribution and are therefore interested in the identity of the author.

Furthermore, we reserve the right, on the basis of our legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f. DSGVO to process the information provided by users for the purpose of spam detection.

The data provided in the context of the comments and contributions will be permanently stored by us until the user objects.

We use the service Gravatar of Automattic Inc, 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA, within our online offer and especially in our blog.

Gravatar is a service where users can register and store profile pictures and their e-mail addresses If users leave contributions or comments with the respective e-mail address on other online presences (especially blogs), their profile pictures can be displayed alongside the contributions or comments. For this purpose, the e-mail address provided by the user is transmitted in encrypted form to Gravatar for the purpose of checking whether a profile is stored for it. This is the sole purpose of transmitting the e-mail address and it will not be used for other purposes, but deleted afterwards.

The use of Gravatar is based on our legitimate interests within the meaning of article 6 paragraph. 1 lit. f) DSGVO, because with the help of Gravatar we offer contribution and commentary authors the possibility to personalize their contributions with a profile picture.

By displaying the images, Gravatar obtains the IP address of users, as this is necessary for communication between a browser and an online service. For more information about Gravatar’s collection and use of your information, please see Automattic’s privacy policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/.

If users do not want a user picture linked to their email address at Gravatar to appear in their comments, you should use an email address that is not stored at Gravatar. We would also like to point out that it is also possible to use an anonymous e-mail address or no e-mail address at all if users do not wish their own e-mail address to be sent to Gravatar. Users can completely prevent the transmission of data by not using our comment system.

When contacting us (e.g. via contact form, e-mail, telephone or via social media), the user’s details will be used to process the contact request and to handle it in accordance with the terms of this agreement. Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. (b) DSGVO processed. The information provided by users may be stored in a customer relationship management system (“CRM system”) or comparable inquiry organizatio

We delete the requests if they are no longer necessary We review the necessity every two years; furthermore, the statutory archiving obligations apply.

With the following notes we inform you about the contents of our newsletter as well as the registration, dispatch and statistical evaluation procedure and your rights of objection. By subscribing to our newsletter, you agree to receive it and to the procedures described.

Content of the newsletter: We send newsletters, e-mails and other electronic notifications containing advertising information (hereinafter “newsletter”) only with the consent of the recipients or a legal permission. Insofar as the contents of the newsletter are specifically described in the context of a registration for the newsletter, they are decisive for the consent of the users. In addition, our newsletter contains information about our services and us.

Double-Opt-In and logging: The registration for our newsletter takes place in a so-called Double-Opt-In procedure. This means that after registration you will receive an e-mail asking you to confirm your registration. This confirmation is necessary so that nobody can register with foreign e-mail addresses. Newsletter registrations are logged in order to be able to prove the registration process according to the legal requirements. This includes saving the registration and confirmation time as well as the IP address. Changes to your data stored by the shipping service provider are also logged.

Registration data: To subscribe to the newsletter, you only need to enter your e-mail address. Optionally, we ask you to enter a name in the newsletter for personal contact.

The dispatch of the newsletter and the associated measurement of success is based on the consent of the recipients in accordance with § 3.1. Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a, Art. 7 DSGVO i.V.m § 7 Abs. 2 No. 3 UWG or, if consent is not required, on the basis of our legitimate interests in direct marketing pursuant to Art. 6 Abs. 1 lt. f. DSGVO i.V.m. § 7 Abs. 3 UWG.

The logging of the registration procedure takes place on the basis of our legitimate interests according to Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO. We are interested in the use of a user-friendly and secure newsletter system that serves our business interests as well as the expectations of the users and also allows us to prove their consent.

Cancellation/revocation – You can cancel the receipt of our newsletter at any time, i.e. revoke your consent. A link to cancel the newsletter can be found at the end of each newsletter. We may store the unsubscribed e-mail addresses for up to three years on the basis of our legitimate interests before we delete them in order to be able to prove a previously given consent. The processing of this data is limited to the purpose of a possible defence against claims. An individual request for cancellation is possible at any time, provided that the former existence of a consent is confirmed at the same time.

The hosting services we use serve to provide the following services: Infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space and database services, e-mail dispatch, security services as well as technical maintenance services which we use for the purpose of operating this online offer.

In doing so, we or our hosting provider process inventory data, contact data, content data, contract data, usage data, meta and communication data of customers, interested parties and visitors of this online offer on the basis of our legitimate interests in an efficient and secure provision of this online offer in accordance with the German Data Protection Act. Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO in conjunction with Art. 28 DSGVO (conclusion of contract processing agreement).

We maintain online presences within social networks and platforms in order to communicate with the customers, interested parties and users active there and to inform them about our services. When accessing the respective networks and platforms, the terms and conditions and data processing guidelines of their respective operators apply.

Unless otherwise stated in our privacy policy, we process the data of users if they communicate with us within the social networks and platforms, e.g. write articles on our online presences or send us messages.

Within our online offer, we set within our online offer on the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our online offer in the sense of Art. 6 Par. 1 lit. f. DSGVO), we use content or service offers from third parties in order to integrate their content and services, such as videos or fonts (hereinafter uniformly referred to as “content”).

This always presupposes that the third party providers of this content are aware of the IP address of the users, as without the IP address they would not be able to send the content to their browsers. The IP address is therefore required to display this content. We make every effort to use only such content whose respective providers use the IP address only to deliver the content. Third parties may also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also known as “web beacons”) for statistical or marketing purposes. Through the “pixel tags”, information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website can be evaluated. The pseudonymous information may also be stored in cookies on the user’s device and may contain, among other things, technical information on the browser and operating system, referring websites, visiting times and other details on the use of our online offer, as well as being linked to such information from other sources.

We can integrate the videos of the platform “Vimeo” of the provider Vimeo Inc., Attention: Legal Department, 555 West 18th Street New York, New York 10011, USA Privacy policy: https://vimeo.com/privacy. We would like to point out that Vimeo can use Google Analytics and refer to the privacy policy (https://www.google.com/policies/privacy) and opt-out options for Google Analytics (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de) or the settings of Google for the use of data for marketing purposes (https://adssettings.google.com/).

We integrate the videos of the “YouTube” platform of the provider Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA Datenschutzerklärung: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, Opt-Out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

We integrate the fonts (“Google Fonts”) of the provider Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Datenschutzerklärung: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, Opt-Out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

On the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in the analysis, optimisation and economic operation of our online offer within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. DSGVO) Social Plugins (“Plugins”) of the social network facebook.com, which is operated by Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland (“Facebook”). The Plugins can display interaction elements or content (e.g. videos, graphics or text contributions) and can be recognized by one of the Facebook logos (white “f” on blue tile, the words “Like”, “Like” or a “thumbs up” sign) or are marked with the addition “Facebook Social Plugin”. The list and appearance of the Facebook Social Plugins can be viewed here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.

Facebook is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and thus offers a guarantee to comply with European data protection law (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active).

When a user calls up a function of this online offer that contains such a plugin, his device establishes a direct connection with the Facebook servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted by Facebook directly to the user’s device and integrated into the online offer by the user. User profiles can be created from the processed data. We therefore have no influence on the extent of the data that Facebook collects with the help of this plugin and therefore inform the users according to our state of knowledge.

By integrating the plugins, Facebook receives the information that a user has called up the corresponding page of the online offer. If the user is logged in to Facebook, Facebook can assign the visit to their Facebook account. When users interact with the plugins, for example by pressing the Like button or posting a comment, the corresponding information is transmitted directly from your device to Facebook and stored there. If a user is not a member of Facebook, it is still possible for Facebook to obtain and store his or her IP address. According to Facebook, only one anonymous IP address is stored in Germany.

The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook, as well as the relevant rights and setting options to protect the privacy of users, can be found in Facebook’s privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

If a user is a Facebook member and does not want Facebook to collect data about him/her via this online offer and link it with his/her membership data stored on Facebook, he/she must log out of Facebook and delete his/her cookies before using our online offer. Further settings and objections to the use of data for advertising purposes are possible within the Facebook profile settings: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads or via the US side http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or via the EU sidehttp://www.youronlinechoices.com/. The settings are platform-independent, i.e. they are applied to all devices, such as desktop computers or mobile devices.

Within our online offering, functions and content of the Xing service offered by XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany, can be integrated. This can include, for example, content such as images, videos or texts and buttons that users can use to announce their favors regarding the content, to tell the authors of the content or to subscribe to our contributions. Dabei kann es sich beispielsweise um Inhalte wie Bilder, Videos oder Texte und Schaltflächen handeln, mit denen die Nutzer ihre inhaltlichen Gefallen ankündigen, die Autoren der Inhalte informieren oder unsere Beiträge abonnieren können. Privacy policy of Xing: https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.

Within our online offer functions and contents of the service LinkedIn, offered by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, can be integrated. This can include, for example, content such as images, videos or texts and buttons that users can use to announce their favors regarding the content, to tell the authors of the content or to subscribe to our contributions. If the Users are members of the LinkedIn platform, LinkedIn may assign the access to the above-mentioned contents and functions to the profiles of the Users there. Privacy policy of LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.. LinkedIn is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and thus offers a guarantee to comply with European data protection law (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000L0UZAA0&status=Active). privacy statement: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy, Opt-Out: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.