Privacy Policy
Preamble
With the following data protection declaration, we would like to inform you about which types of your personal data (hereinafter also referred to as "data") we process for which purposes and to what extent. The data protection declaration applies to all processing of personal data carried out by us, both within the context of providing our services and, in particular, on our websites, in mobile applications and within external online presences, such as our social media profiles (hereinafter collectively referred to as "online offering").
The terms used are not gender specific.
As of March 21, 2024
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Responsible
EST Engineering Systems Technologies GmbH & Co. KG PO Box 1650 67605 Kaiserslautern, Germany
Authorized persons: Peter GerhardsE-mail address: info@est-kl.comPhone: +49 631 36644 10Imprint: https://2023.est-kl.com/imprint/
Overview of processing
The following overview summarizes the types of data processed and the purposes of their processing and refers to the data subjects.
Types of data processed
Inventory data.
Contact details.
Content data.
Usage data.
Meta, communication and procedural data.
Categories of data subjects
Customers.
Employees.
Interested persons.
Communication partner.
User.
Business and contractual parterners.
Purposes of processing
Provision of contractual services and fulfillment of contractual obligations.
Contact inquiries and communication.
Safety measures.
Direct marketing.
Range measurement.
Tracking.
Office and organizational procedures.
Conversion measurement.
Managing and responding to inquiries.
Content Delivery Network (CDN).
Feedback.
Marketing.
Profiles with user-related information.
Provision of our online offering and user-friendliness.
Information technology infrastructure.
Relevant legal bases
Relevant legal bases according to the GDPR:
Below you will find an overview of the legal basis of the GDPR on the basis of which we process personal data. Please note that in addition to the regulations of the GDPR, national data protection regulations may apply in your or our country of residence or domicile. If more specific legal bases apply in individual cases, we will inform you of these in the data protection declaration.
Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR) - The data subject has given his or her consent to the processing of personal data concerning him or her for a specific purpose or several specific purposes.
Fulfillment of the contract and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b) GDPR) - Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or to take steps prior to entering into a contract at the data subject's request.
Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR) - the processing is necessary to safeguard the legitimate interests of the controller or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require the protection of personal data do not outweigh them.
National data protection regulations in Germany: In addition to the data protection regulations of the GDPR, national data protection regulations apply in Germany. This includes in particular the law to protect against misuse of personal data during data processing (Federal Data Protection Act – BDSG). In particular, the BDSG contains special regulations on the right to information, the right to deletion, the right to object, the processing of special categories of personal data, processing for other purposes and transmission and automated decision-making in individual cases, including profiling. Furthermore, state data protection laws of the individual federal states may apply.
Note on the validity of the GDPR and Swiss GDPR: This data protection notice serves to provide information in accordance with the Swiss Federal Data Protection Act (Swiss Data Protection Act) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). For this reason, we ask you to note that the terms of the GDPR are used due to their broader spatial application and comprehensibility. In particular, instead of the terms "processing" of "personal data", "overriding interest" and "particularly sensitive personal data" used in the Swiss DSG, the terms "processing" of "personal data" as well as "legitimate interest" and "special categories" used in the GDPR are used of data". However, the legal meaning of the terms will continue to be determined according to the Swiss Data Protection Act within the scope of the Swiss Data Protection Act.
Safety measures
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures in accordance with the legal requirements, taking into account the state of the art, the implementation costs and the type, scope, circumstances and purposes of the processing as well as the different probabilities of occurrence and the extent of the threat to the rights and freedoms of natural persons to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk.
The measures include, in particular, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data by controlling physical and electronic access to the data as well as the access, input, disclosure, ensuring availability and its separation. We have also set up procedures to ensure that the rights of those affected are exercised, data are deleted and responses are made to data threats. We also take the protection of personal data into account when developing or selecting hardware, software and procedures in accordance with the principle of data protection, through technology design and through data protection-friendly default settings.
Securing online connections using TLS/SSL encryption technology (HTTPS): To protect user data transmitted via our online services from unauthorized access, we use TLS/SSL encryption technology. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) are the cornerstones of secure data transmission on the Internet. These technologies encrypt the information transmitted between the website or app and the user's browser (or between two servers), thereby protecting the data from unauthorized access. TLS, as the advanced and more secure version of SSL, ensures that all data transfers meet the highest security standards. If a website is secured by an SSL/TLS certificate, this is signaled by displaying HTTPS in the URL. This serves as an indicator to users that their data is being transmitted securely and encrypted.
Transfer of personal data
As part of our processing of personal data, it may be transmitted to or disclosed to other bodies, companies, legally independent organizational units or persons. The recipients of this data can include: B. include service providers commissioned with IT tasks or providers of services and content that are integrated into a website. In such cases, we observe the legal requirements and, in particular, conclude appropriate contracts or agreements with the recipients of your data that serve to protect your data.
International data transfers
Data processing in third countries: If we process data in a third country (i.e. outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA)) or the processing in the context of using third-party services or disclosing or transferring data to other persons , positions or companies, this only takes place in accordance with the legal requirements. If the level of data protection in the third country has been recognized by means of an adequacy decision (Art. 45 GDPR), this serves as the basis for the data transfer. Furthermore, data transfers only take place if the level of data protection is otherwise secured, in particular through standard contractual clauses (Art. 46 Para. 2 lit. c) GDPR), express consent or in the case of contractually or legally required transfer (Art. 49 Para. 1 GDPR). . We will also inform you about the basics of third-country transfers for the individual providers from the third country, with the adequacy decisions taking precedence as the basic principles. Information on third country transfers and existing adequacy decisions can be found in the EU Commission's information offering: https://commission.europa.eu/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection_en?prefLang=de.
EU-US Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework: As part of the so-called “Data Privacy Framework” (DPF), the EU Commission has also recognized the level of data protection as secure for certain companies from the USA as part of the adequacy decision of July 10, 2023. The list of the certified companies and further information about the DPF can be found on the website of the US Department of Commerce https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/ (in English). As part of the data protection information, we will inform you which service providers we use are certified under the Data Privacy Framework.
Deletion of data
The data processed by us will be deleted in accordance with the legal requirements as soon as the consent for processing is revoked or other permissions no longer apply (e.g. if the purpose of processing this data no longer applies or it is not necessary for the purpose). Unless the data is deleted because it is required for other legally permissible purposes, its processing will be limited to these purposes. This means that the data is blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies e.g. B. for data that must be stored for commercial or tax reasons or whose storage is necessary to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person. As part of our data protection information, we can provide users with further information about the deletion and storage of data that specifically applies to the respective processing processes.
Rights of data subjects
Rights of the data subjects under the GDPR: As a data subject, you are entitled to various rights under the GDPR, which arise in particular from Articles 15 to 21 of the GDPR:
Right to object: You have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of your personal data, which is carried out on the basis of Article 6 (1) (e) or (f) of the GDPR; This also applies to profiling based on these provisions. If your personal data is processed for the purpose of direct advertising, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for the purpose of such advertising; This also applies to profiling insofar as it is connected to such direct advertising.
Right to withdraw consent: You have the right to revoke your consent at any time.
Right of providing information: You have the right to request confirmation as to whether the data in question is being processed and to receive information about this data as well as further information and a copy of the data in accordance with legal requirements.
Right to rectification: In accordance with legal requirements, you have the right to request that the data concerning you be completed or that incorrect data concerning you be corrected.
Right to deletion and restriction of processing: In accordance with the legal requirements, you have the right to demand that data concerning you be deleted immediately, or alternatively, in accordance with the legal requirements, to request a restriction on the processing of the data.
Right to data portability: You have the right to receive data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format in accordance with legal requirements or to request that it be transmitted to another person responsible.
Complaint to supervisory authority: In accordance with legal requirements and without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority, in particular a supervisory authority in the Member State in which you usually reside, the supervisory authority of your place of work or the place of the alleged violation If you believe that the processing of your personal data violates the GDPR.
Provision of the online offer and web hosting
We process users' data in order to be able to provide them with our online services. For this purpose, we process the user's IP address, which is necessary to transmit the content and functions of our online services to the user's browser or device.
Types of data processed: Usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times); Meta, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, times, identification numbers, consent status). Content data (e.g. entries in online forms).
Affected people: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
Purposes of processing: Provision of our online offering and user-friendliness; Information technology infrastructure (operation and provision of information systems and technical devices (computers, servers, etc.); Safety measures; Content Delivery Network (CDN). Provision of contractual services and fulfillment of contractual obligations.
Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 Letter f) GDPR).
Further information on processing processes, procedures and services:
Provision of online offers on rented storage space: To provide our online offering, we use storage space, computing capacity and software that we rent or otherwise obtain from a corresponding server provider (also called a “web host”); Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f) GDPR).
Collection of access data and log files: Access to our online offering is logged in the form of so-called “server log files”. The server log files include the address and name of the websites and files accessed, date and time of access, amount of data transferred, notification of successful retrieval, browser type and version, the user's operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited page) and, as a rule, IP address. Addresses and the requesting provider belong. The server log files can be used for security purposes, e.g. B. to avoid overloading the servers (especially in the case of abusive attacks, so-called DDoS attacks) and on the other hand to ensure the utilization of the servers and their stability; Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f) GDPR). Deletion of data: Log file information is stored for a maximum of 30 days and then deleted or anonymized. Data whose further storage is necessary for evidentiary purposes is excluded from deletion until the respective incident has been finally clarified.
Content delivery network: We use a “content delivery network” (CDN). A CDN is a service that can be used to deliver the content of an online offering, particularly large media files such as graphics or program scripts, more quickly and securely using regionally distributed servers connected via the Internet; Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f) GDPR).
1&1 IONOS: Services in the field of providing information technology infrastructure and related services (e.g. storage space and/or computing capacity); Service provider: 1&1 IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany; Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR); Website:https://www.ionos.de ; Data protection:https://www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/terms-privacy . Order processing contract:https://www.ionos.de/hilfe/datenschutz/general-information-zur-datenschutz-grundverfassung-dsgvo/vertragsprocessing/ .
Cloudflare: Content Delivery Network (CDN) - Service with which the content of an online offering, in particular large media files, such as graphics or program scripts, can be delivered more quickly and securely using regionally distributed servers connected via the Internet; Service provider: Cloudflare, Inc., 101 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA; Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR); Website:https://www.cloudflare.com ; Data protection:https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/ ; Order processing contract:https://www.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-customer-dpa/ . Basis for third country transfers: Data Privacy Framework (DPF).
The SEO Framework: Creating meta tags, improving search engine optimization through analysis and recommendations, customizing social media previews, providing real-time SEO metrics; Service provider: Execution on servers and/or computers under their own data protection responsibility; Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR); Website:https://theseoframework.com . Data protection:https://theseoframework.com/privacy-policy/ .
Lightspeed cache: Caching and loading optimization - functions that serve to save certain content of web pages so that they can load faster with repeated access. This reduces loading times and improves user experience; Service provider: Execution on servers and/or computers under their own data protection responsibility; Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f) GDPR). Website:https://wordpress.org/plugins/litespeed-cache/ .
Use of cookies
Cookies are small text files or other storage notes that store and read information from end devices. For example, to save the log-in status in a user account, the contents of a shopping cart in an e-shop, the content accessed or the functions used in an online offer. Cookies can also be used for various purposes, such as the functionality, security and convenience of online offerings and the creation of analyzes of visitor flows.
Notes on consent: We use cookies in accordance with legal regulations. We therefore obtain prior consent from users unless it is not required by law. In particular, permission is not necessary if the storage and reading of the information, including cookies, is absolutely necessary in order to provide users with a telemedia service they have expressly requested (i.e. our online offering). The revocable consent will be clearly communicated to you and contains information on the respective cookie use.
Information on data protection legal bases: The data protection basis on which we process users' personal data using cookies depends on whether we ask them for consent. If users accept, the legal basis for the use of their data is their declared consent. Otherwise, the data used using cookies will be processed on the basis of our legitimate interests (e.g. in the commercial operation of our online offering and improving its usability) or, if this is within the scope of fulfilling our contractual obligations, if the use of cookies is necessary is to fulfill our contractual obligations. We will explain the purposes for which we use cookies in the course of this data protection declaration or as part of our consent and processing processes.
Storage period: With regard to the storage period, the following types of cookies are distinguished:
Temporary cookies (also: session or session cookies): Temporary cookies are deleted at the latest after a user has left an online offer and closed their device (e.g. browser or mobile application).
Permanent cookies: Permanent cookies remain stored even after the device is closed. For example, the log-in status can be saved and preferred content can be displayed directly when the user visits a website again. The user data collected using cookies can also be used to measure reach. Unless we provide users with explicit information about the type and storage period of cookies (e.g. when obtaining consent), they should assume that they are permanent and that the storage period can be up to two years.
General information on revocation and objection (opt-out): Users can revoke the consent they have given at any time and can also object to the processing in accordance with legal requirements, including using the privacy settings of their browser.
Types of data processed: Usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times).
Affected people: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
Purposes of processing: Provision of our online offering and user-friendliness.
Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 Letter f) GDPR). Consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 Letter a) GDPR).
Further information on processing processes, procedures and services:
Processing of cookie data based on consent: We use a consent management solution in which users' consent to the use of cookies or to the procedures and providers mentioned as part of the consent management solution is obtained. This procedure is used to obtain, record, manage and revoke consent, particularly with regard to the use of cookies and similar technologies that are used to store, read and process information on users' end devices. As part of this procedure, users' consents are obtained for the use of cookies and the related processing of information, including the specific processing and providers mentioned in the consent management procedure. Users also have the option to manage and revoke their consent. The declarations of consent are stored in order to avoid repeated queries and to be able to provide proof of consent in accordance with legal requirements. The storage takes place on the server side and/or in a cookie (so-called opt-in cookie) or using comparable technologies in order to be able to assign the consent to a specific user or their device. If there is no specific information about the providers of consent management services, the following general information applies: The duration of the storage of consent is up to two years. A pseudonymous user identifier is created, which is stored together with the time of consent, information on the scope of consent (e.g. relevant categories of cookies and/or service providers) and information about the browser, the system and the device used becomes; Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 Letter a) GDPR).
Complianz: Consent management: procedures for obtaining, logging, managing and revoking consent, in particular for the use of cookies and similar technologies for storing, reading and processing information on users' end devices and their processing; Service provider: Execution on servers and/or computers under their own data protection responsibility; Website:https://complianz.io/ ; Data protection:https://complianz.io/legal/ . Further information: An individual user ID, language as well as types of consent and the time of their submission are stored on the server side and in the cookie on the user's device.
More information about our cookie policy and the cookies we use can be found here.
Registration, login and user account
Users can create a user account. As part of registration, users are provided with the required mandatory information and processed for the purpose of providing the user account on the basis of contractual fulfillment of obligations. The data processed includes, in particular, login information (username, password and an email address).
As part of the use of our registration and login functions and 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 and those of the users in protecting against misuse and other unauthorized use. In principle, this data will not be passed on to third parties unless it is necessary to pursue our claims or there is a legal obligation to do so.
Users can access processes that are relevant to their user account, such as: B. technical changes, will be informed by email.
Types of data processed: Inventory data (e.g. names, addresses); Contact details (e.g. email, telephone numbers); Content data (e.g. entries in online forms). Meta, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, times, identification numbers, consent status).
Affected people: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
Purposes of processing: Provision of contractual services and fulfillment of contractual obligations; Safety measures; Managing and responding to inquiries. Provision of our online offering and user-friendliness.
Legal basis: Fulfillment of the contract and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b) GDPR). Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 Letter f) GDPR).
Further information on processing processes, procedures and services:
Two-factor authentication: Two-factor authentication provides an additional layer of security for your user account and ensures that only you can access your account, even if someone else knows your password. To do this, you must perform another authentication measure in addition to your password (e.g. enter a code sent to a mobile device). We will inform you about the process we use; Legal basis: fulfillment of contract and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 Letter b) GDPR).
Deletion of data after termination: If users have terminated their user account, their data relating to the user account will be deleted, subject to a legal permission, obligation or consent of the user; Legal basis: fulfillment of contract and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 Letter b) GDPR).
No obligation to retain data: It is the users' responsibility to back up their data before the end of the contract if the contract is terminated. We are entitled to irretrievably delete all user data stored during the term of the contract; Legal basis: fulfillment of contract and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 Letter b) GDPR).
Contact and inquiry management
When you contact us (e.g. by post, contact form, email, telephone or via social media) as well as within the framework of existing user and business relationships, the information provided by the inquiring person is processed to the extent necessary to answer contact inquiries and any requested measures is required.
Types of data processed: Contact details (e.g. email, telephone numbers); Content data (e.g. entries in online forms); Usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times). Meta, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, times, identification numbers, consent status).
Affected people: Communication partner.
Purposes of processing: Contact inquiries and communication; managing and responding to inquiries; Feedback (e.g. collecting feedback via online form). Provision of our online offering and user-friendliness.
Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 Letter f) GDPR). Fulfillment of the contract and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b) GDPR).
Further information on processing processes, procedures and services:
Contact form: If users contact us via our contact form, e-mail or other communication channels, we process the data provided to us in this context to process the request communicated; Legal basis: Contract fulfillment and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. b) GDPR), legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f) GDPR).
Cloud services
We use software services accessible via the Internet and running on their providers' servers (so-called "cloud services", also referred to as "software as a service") for the storage and management of content (e.g. document storage and management, exchange of documents, content and information with specific recipients or publication of content and information).
Within this framework, personal data can be processed and stored on the providers' servers, provided that they are part of communication processes with us or are otherwise processed by us as set out in this data protection declaration. This data may include, in particular, user master data and contact details, data on processes, contracts, other processes and their content. The cloud service providers also process usage data and metadata, which they use for security purposes and service optimization.
If we use the cloud services to provide forms or other documents and content to other users or publicly accessible websites, the providers may set cookies on the users' devices for the purposes of web analysis or to remember the user's settings (e.g. in the case of Media control) to remember and save.
Types of data processed: Inventory data (e.g. names, addresses); Contact details (e.g. email, telephone numbers); Content data (e.g. entries in online forms); Usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times). Meta, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, times, identification numbers, consent status).
Affected people: Customers; Employees (e.g. employees, applicants, former employees); Interested persons; communication partner; Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services). Business and contractual partners.
Purposes of processing: Office and organizational procedures; Information technology infrastructure (operation and provision of information systems and technical devices (computers, servers, etc.).). Provision of our online offering and user-friendliness.
Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 Letter f) GDPR).
Further information on processing processes, procedures and services:
Microsoft cloud services: cloud storage, cloud infrastructure services and cloud-based application software; Service Provider: Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, One Microsoft Place, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, D18 P521, Ireland; Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR); Website:https://microsoft.com/de-de ; Data protection:https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement , Safety instructions:https://www.microsoft.com/de-de/trustcenter ; Order processing contract:https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/docs/view/Microsoft-Products-and-Services-Data-Protection-Addendum-DPA . Basis for third country transfers: Data Privacy Framework (DPF).
Microsoft Azure: Interface access (so-called "API") to AI-based services designed to understand and generate natural language and associated inputs and data, analyze information and make predictions ("AI", i.e. "Artificial Intelligence". ", is to be understood in the applicable legal sense of the term); Service Provider: Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, One Microsoft Place, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, D18 P521, Ireland; Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR); Website:https://azure.microsoft.com ; Data protection:https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement ; Order processing contract:https://azure.microsoft.com/de-de/support/legal/ . Basis for third country transfers: Data Privacy Framework (DPF).
Newsletters and electronic notifications
We only send newsletters, emails and other electronic notifications (hereinafter “newsletter”) with the consent of the recipient or legal permission. If the content is specifically described as part of a registration for the newsletter, they are decisive for the consent of the user. Our newsletters also contain information about our services and ourselves.
In order to register for our newsletter, it is generally sufficient to provide your email address. However, we may ask you to provide a name so that you can be addressed personally in the newsletter or to provide further information if this is necessary for the purposes of the newsletter.
Double opt-in procedure: Registration for our newsletter generally takes place in a so-called double opt-in process. This means that after you register you will receive an email asking you to confirm this. This is necessary so that no one can log in with someone else's email address. Registrations for the newsletter are logged in order to be able to provide evidence of the registration process in accordance with legal requirements. This includes storing both the registration and confirmation time as well as the IP address. Changes to your data stored by the shipping service provider are also logged.
Deletion and restriction of processing: We can store the unsubscribed email addresses for up to three years based on our legitimate interests before deleting them in order to be able to prove that consent was previously given. The processing of this data is limited to the purpose of potentially defending against claims. An individual request for deletion is possible at any time, provided that the previous existence of consent is confirmed at the same time. In the event of obligations to permanently observe contradictions, we reserve the right to store the email address in a blacklist (so-called “blocklist”) solely for this purpose.
The registration process is recorded on the basis of our legitimate interests for the purpose of providing evidence of its proper execution. If we commission a service provider to send emails, this is based on our legitimate interests in an efficient and secure shipping system.
Contents:
Information about us, our services, promotions and offers.
Types of data processed: Inventory data (e.g. names, addresses); Contact details (e.g. email, telephone numbers); Meta, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, times, identification numbers, consent status). Usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times).
Affected people: Communication partner.
Purposes of processing: Direct marketing (e.g. by e-mail or post).
Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 Letter a) GDPR). Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 Letter f) GDPR).
Option to object (opt-out): You can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time, i.e. .H. Revoke your consent or object to further receipt. You will find a link to cancel the newsletter either at the end of each newsletter or you can use one of the contact options listed above, preferably email.
Further information on processing processes, procedures and services:
Mailchimp: Email marketing, automation of marketing processes, survey. Storage and management of contact details, measurement of campaign performance, collection and analysis of recipients' interaction with content, personalization of content; Service Provider: Rocket Science Group, LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE #5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA; Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR); Website:https://mailchimp.com ; Data protection:https://mailchimp.com/legal/ ; Order processing contract:https://mailchimp.com/legal/ ; Basis for third country transfers: Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Further information: Special safety measures:https://mailchimp.com/de/help/mailchimp-european-data-transfers/ .
Promotional communication via e-mail, post, fax or telephone
We process personal data for the purposes of advertising communication via various channels, such as: B. E-mail, telephone, post or fax, can be carried out in accordance with the legal requirements.
The recipients have the right to revoke their consent at any time or to object to the advertising communication at any time.
After revocation or objection, we store the data required to prove previous authorization to contact or send you up to three years after the end of the year of revocation or objection on the basis of our legitimate interests. The processing of this data is limited to the purpose of possible defense against claims. Based on the legitimate interest in permanently observing the user's revocation or objection, we also store the data necessary to avoid renewed contact (e.g., depending on the communication channel, the email address, telephone number, name).
Types of data processed: Inventory data (e.g. names, addresses). Contact details (e.g. email, telephone numbers).
Affected people: Communication partner.
Purposes of processing: Direct marketing (e.g. via email or post).
Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 Letter a) GDPR). Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 Letter f) GDPR).
Web analysis, monitoring and optimization
Web analysis (also referred to as "reach measurement") is used to evaluate the flow of visitors to our online offering and can include behavior, interests or demographic information about visitors, such as age or gender, as pseudonymous values. Using reach analysis, we can, for example, recognize which time our online offering or its functions or content are used most frequently or invite reuse. It is also possible for us to understand which areas require optimization.
In addition to web analysis, we can also use testing procedures to test and optimize different versions of our online offering or its components.
Unless otherwise stated below, profiles, i.e. data summarized into a usage process, can be created for these purposes and information can be stored in a browser or in a device and then read out. The information collected includes, in particular, websites visited and elements used there, as well as technical information, such as the browser used, the computer system used and information about times of use. If users have agreed to the collection of their location data to us or to the providers of the services we use, the processing of location data is also possible.
In addition, the users' IP addresses are stored. However, we use an IP masking process (ie pseudonymization by shortening the IP address) to protect users. In general, as part of web analysis, A/B testing and optimization, no clear user data (such as email addresses or names) is stored, but rather pseudonyms. This means that we and the providers of the software used do not know the actual identity of the users, but only the information stored in their profiles for the purpose of the respective procedures.
Notes on legal bases: If we ask users for their consent to the use of third-party providers, the legal basis for data processing is consent. Otherwise, the user data will be processed on the basis of our legitimate interests (ie interest in efficient, economical and recipient-friendly services). In this context, we would also like to draw your attention to the information on the use of cookies in this data protection declaration.
Types of data processed: Usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times). Meta, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, times, identification numbers, consent status).
Affected people: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
Purposes of processing: Reach measurement (e.g. access statistics, recognition of returning visitors); Profiles with user-related information (creating user profiles); Provision of our online offering and user-friendliness. Tracking (e.g. interest/behavioral profiling, use of cookies).
Safety measures: IP masking (pseudonymization of the IP address).
Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 Letter a) GDPR).
Further information on processing processes, procedures and services:
Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to measure and analyze the use of our online offering based on a pseudonymous user identification number. This identification number does not contain any unique data such as names or email addresses. It is used to assign analysis information to a device in order to identify which content users have accessed within one or different usage processes, which search terms they have used, which they have accessed again or which have interacted with our online offering. The time of use and its duration are also stored, as well as the sources of the users who refer to our online offering and technical aspects of their devices and browsers. Pseudonymous profiles of users are created with information from the use of various devices, whereby cookies can be used . Google Analytics does not log or store individual IP addresses for EU users. However, Analytics provides coarse geographic location data by deriving the following metadata from IP addresses: city (and the city's derived latitude and longitude), continent, country, region, subcontinent (and ID-based counterparts). For EU data traffic, IP address data is used exclusively for this derivation of geolocation data before being immediately deleted. They are not logged, are not accessible and are not used for any other purposes. When Google Analytics collects metrics, all IP queries are performed on EU-based servers before passing traffic to Analytics servers for processing; Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 Letter a) GDPR); Website:https://marketingplatform.google.com/intl/de/about/analytics/ ; Security measures: IP masking (pseudonymization of the IP address); Data protection:https://policies.google.com/privacy ; Order processing contract:https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms/ ; Basis for third country transfers: Data Privacy Framework (DPF); Option to object (opt-out): Opt-out plugin:https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de , Settings for displaying advertisements:https://myadcenter.google.com/personalizationoff . Additional Information:https://business.safety.google/adsservices/ (Types of processing and data processed).
Google Tag Manager: We use Google Tag Manager, a tool from Google, to manage so-called website tags centrally via a user interface. Tags are small pieces of code on our website that are used, among other things, to measure and analyze visitor activity. This technology helps us to improve our website and the offerings on it. The Google Tag Manager itself does not create user profiles, does not store cookies and does not carry out any independent analyses. It only serves to integrate the tools and services that we use for our website more easily and efficiently. Nevertheless, when using the Google Tag Manager, the user's IP address is transmitted to Google, which is technically necessary to run the various services we use. It is important to know that this data processing only takes place if services that require it are integrated via the Tag Manager. For details about these services and how they process data, please refer to the additional sections in this privacy policy; Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 Letter a) GDPR); Website:https://marketingplatform.google.com ; Data protection:https://policies.google.com/privacy ; Order processing contract:https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms . Basis for third country transfers: Data Privacy Framework (DPF).
Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to measure and analyze the use of our online offering based on a pseudonymous user identification number. This identification number does not contain any unique data such as names or email addresses. It is used to assign analysis information to a device in order to identify which content users have accessed within one or different usage processes, which search terms they have used, which they have accessed again or which have interacted with our online offering. The time of use and its duration are also stored, as are the sources of the users who refer to our online offering and technical aspects of their devices and browsers. Pseudonymous profiles of users are created with information from the use of various devices, whereby cookies can be used. Google Analytics does not log or store individual IP addresses for EU users. However, Analytics provides coarse geographic location data by deriving the following metadata from IP addresses: city (and the city's derived latitude and longitude), continent, country, region, subcontinent (and ID-based counterparts). For EU data traffic, IP address data is used exclusively for this derivation of geolocation data before being immediately deleted. They are not logged, are not accessible and are not used for any other purposes. When Google Analytics collects metrics, all IP queries are performed on EU-based servers before passing traffic to Analytics servers for processing; Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 Letter a) GDPR); Website:https://marketingplatform.google.com/intl/de/about/analytics/ ; Data protection:https://policies.google.com/privacy ; Order processing contract:https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms ; Basis for third country transfers: Data Privacy Framework (DPF); Option to object (opt-out): Opt-out plugin:https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de , Settings for displaying advertisements:https://myadcenter.google.com/personalizationoff . Additional Information:https://business.safety.google/adsservices/ (Types of processing and data processed).
Online marketing
We process personal data for the purpose of online marketing, which may include, in particular, the marketing of advertising space or the presentation of advertising and other content (collectively referred to as "content") based on users' potential interests and measuring their effectiveness.
For these purposes, so-called user profiles are created and stored in a file (the so-called “cookie”) or similar processes are used, by means of which the user information relevant to the display of the aforementioned content is stored. For example, content viewed, websites visited, used Online networks, but also communication partners and technical information, such as the browser used, the computer system used and information about times of use and functions used. If users have consented to the collection of their location data, this can also be processed.
The users’ IP addresses are also stored. However, we use available IP masking procedures (ie pseudonymization by shortening the IP address) to protect users. In general, as part of the online marketing process, no clear user data (such as email addresses or names) is stored, but rather pseudonyms. This means that we as well as the providers of online marketing processes do not know the actual user identity, but only the information stored in their profiles.
The statements in the profiles are usually stored in cookies or using similar methods. These cookies can later generally be read on other websites that use the same online marketing process and analyzed for the purpose of displaying content, as well as supplemented with further data and stored on the server of the online marketing process provider.
In exceptional cases, it is possible to assign clear data to the profiles, especially if the users are, for example, members of a social network whose online marketing processes we use and the network connects the user profiles with the aforementioned information. We ask you to note that users can make additional agreements with the providers, for example by giving consent during registration.
We generally only receive access to aggregated information about the success of our advertisements. However, as part of so-called conversion measurements, we can check which of our online marketing processes have led to a so-called conversion, i.e., for example, to the conclusion of a contract with us. Conversion measurement is used solely to analyze the success of our marketing measures.
Unless otherwise stated, we ask you to assume that cookies used will be stored for a period of two years.
Notes on legal bases: If we ask users for their consent to the use of third-party providers, the legal basis for data processing is permission. Otherwise, the users' data will be processed on the basis of our legitimate interests (ie interest in efficient, economical and recipient-friendly services). In this context, we would also like to draw your attention to the information on the use of cookies in this data protection declaration.
Further information on processing processes, procedures and services:
Google Ads and conversion measurement: Online marketing practices for the purpose of placing content and advertisements within the service provider's advertising network (e.g. in search results, in videos, on websites, etc.) so that they are displayed to users who have a presumed interest in the advertisements . In addition, we measure the conversion of the ads, i.e. whether the users took them as an opportunity to interact with the ads and use the advertised offers (so-called conversion). However, we only receive anonymous information and no personal information about individual users; Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a) GDPR), legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f) GDPR); Website:https://marketingplatform.google.com ; Data protection:https://policies.google.com/privacy ; Basis for third country transfers: Data Privacy Framework (DPF); Further information: Types of processing and data processed:https://business.safety.google/adsservices/ . Data processing conditions between controllers and standard contractual clauses for third country transfers of data:https://business.safety.google/adscontrollerterms .
Presence in social networks (social media)
We maintain online presences within social networks and process user data in this context in order to communicate with active users there or to offer information about us.
We would like to point out that user data can be processed outside the European Union. This can result in risks for users because, for example, it could make it more difficult to enforce user rights.
Furthermore, user data within social networks is usually processed for market research and advertising purposes. For example, usage profiles can be created based on usage behavior and the resulting interests of users. The latter may in turn be used to place advertisements inside and outside the networks that presumably correspond to the interests of the users. Therefore, cookies are usually stored on the users' computers, in which the usage behavior and interests of the users are stored. In addition, data can also be stored in the usage profiles regardless of the devices used by the users (especially if they are members of the respective platforms and logged in there).
For a detailed description of the respective forms of processing and the options for objection (opt-out), we refer to the data protection declarations and information provided by the operators of the respective networks.
In the case of requests for information and the assertion of the rights of those affected, we would also like to point out that these can most effectively be asserted with the providers. Only the latter have access to user data and can take appropriate measures and provide information directly. If you still need help, you can contact us.
Types of data processed: Contact details (e.g. email, telephone numbers); Content data (e.g. entries in online forms); Usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times). Meta, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, times, identification numbers, consent status).
Affected people: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
Purposes of processing: Contact inquiries and communication; Feedback (e.g. collecting feedback via online form). Marketing.
Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 Letter f) GDPR).
Further information on processing processes, procedures and services:
Facebook pages: Profiles within the social network Facebook; Service provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland; Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR); Website:https://www.facebook.com ; Data protection:https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy ; Basis for third country transfers: Data Privacy Framework (DPF); Further information: Together with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, we are responsible for the collection (but not further processing) of data from visitors to our Facebook page (so-called "fan page"). This data includes information about the types of content users view or interact with, or the actions they take (see “Things you and others do and provide” in the Facebook Data Policy:https://www.facebook.com/policy ), as well as information about the devices used by users (e.g. IP addresses, operating system, browser type, language settings, cookie data; see “Device information” in the Facebook data policy:https://www.facebook.com/policy ). As explained in the Facebook Data Policy under "How do we use this information?", Facebook also collects and uses information to provide analytics services called "Page Insights" to site operators to help them understand how people interact with their Pages and interact with the content associated with them. We have entered into a special agreement with Facebook ("Page Insights Information",https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum ), which regulates in particular which security measures Facebook must observe and in which Facebook has agreed to fulfill the rights of those affected (i.e. users can, for example, send information or deletion requests directly to Facebook). The rights of users (in particular to information, deletion, objection and complaint to the responsible supervisory authority) are not restricted by the agreements with Facebook. Further information can be found in the “Information about Page Insights” (https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/information_about_page_insights_data ). The joint responsibility is limited to the collection by and transfer of data to Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, a company based in the EU. Further processing of the data is the sole responsibility of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, in particular the transmission of the data to the parent company Meta Platforms, Inc. in the USA.
Plugins and embedded functions and content
We integrate functional and content elements into our online offering that are obtained from the servers of their respective providers (hereinafter referred to as “third-party providers”). These can be, for example, graphics, videos or city maps (hereinafter referred to as “content”) ).
The integration always requires that the third party providers of this content process the users' IP address, as without an IP address they would not be able to send the content to their browser. The IP address is therefore required to display this content or functions. We strive to only use content whose respective providers only use the IP address to deliver the content. Third-party providers may also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also known as “web beacons”) for statistical or marketing purposes. The “pixel tags” can be used to evaluate information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website. The pseudonymous information can also be stored in cookies on the user's device and may contain, among other things, technical information about the browser and operating system, referring websites, time of visit and other information about the use of our online offering, but also linked to such information from other sources become.
Notes on legal bases: If we ask users for their consent to the use of third-party providers, the legal basis for data processing is permission. Otherwise, the user data will be processed on the basis of our legitimate interests (ie interest in efficient, economical and recipient-friendly services). In this context, we would also like to draw your attention to the information on the use of cookies in this data protection declaration.
Types of data processed: Usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times); Meta, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, times, identification numbers, consent status); Inventory data (e.g. names, addresses); Contact details (e.g. email, telephone numbers). Content data (e.g. entries in online forms).
Affected people: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
Purposes of processing: Provision of our online offering and user-friendliness; Provision of contractual services and fulfillment of contractual obligations. Profiles with user-related information (creating user profiles).
Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 Letter a) GDPR). Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 Letter f) GDPR).
Further information on processing processes, procedures and services:
Google Fonts (provided on own server): Provision of font files for the purpose of a user-friendly presentation of our online offering; Service provider: The Google Fonts are hosted on our server, no data is transmitted to Google; Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f) GDPR).
Google Fonts (sourced from Google server): Obtaining fonts (and symbols) for the purpose of technically secure, maintenance-free and efficient use of fonts and symbols with regard to topicality and loading times, their uniform presentation and consideration of possible licensing restrictions. The font provider is informed of the user's IP address so that the fonts can be made available in the user's browser. In addition, technical data (language settings, screen resolution, operating system, hardware used) is transmitted that is necessary for the provision of the fonts depending on the devices used and the technical environment. This data can be processed on a server of the font provider in the USA - When visiting our online offering, the users' browsers send their browser HTTP requests to the Google Fonts Web API (i.e. a software interface for retrieving the fonts). The Google Fonts Web API provides users with the Google Fonts Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and then the fonts specified in the CCS. These HTTP requests include (1) the IP address used by the respective user to access the Internet, (2) the requested URL on the Google server and (3) the HTTP headers, including the user agent, which describes the browser and operating system versions of website visitors, as well as the referral URL (i.e. the web page on which the Google font should be displayed). IP addresses are neither logged nor stored on Google servers and are not analyzed. The Google Fonts Web API logs details of HTTP requests (requested URL, user agent and referral URL). Access to this data is restricted and strictly controlled. The requested URL identifies the font families for which the user wants to load fonts. This data is logged so that Google can determine how often a particular font family is requested. With the Google Fonts Web API, the user agent needs to customize the font that is generated for each browser type. The user agent is primarily logged for debugging and used to generate aggregated usage statistics that measure the popularity of font families. These aggregated usage statistics are published on the Google Fonts Analytics page. Finally, the referral URL is logged so that the data can be used for production maintenance and an aggregated report on the top integrations based on the number of font requests can be generated Google says it does not use any of the information collected by Google Fonts to create profiles of end users or to serve targeted advertisements; service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR); Website:https://fonts.google.com/ ; Data protection:https://policies.google.com/privacy ; Basis for third country transfers: Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Additional Information:https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq/privacy?hl=de .
Font Awesome (delivery on own server): Display of fonts and symbols; Service provider: The Font Awesome icons are hosted on our server, no data is transmitted to the Font Awesome provider; Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f) GDPR).
Font Awesome (obtained from the provider's server): Obtaining fonts (and symbols) for the purpose of technically secure, maintenance-free and efficient use of fonts and symbols with regard to topicality and loading times, their uniform presentation and consideration of possible licensing restrictions. The font provider is informed of the user's IP address so that the fonts can be made available in the user's browser. In addition, technical data (language settings, screen resolution, operating system, hardware used) is transmitted that is necessary for the provision of the fonts depending on the devices used and the technical environment; Service Provider: Fonticons, Inc. ,6 Porter Road Apartment 3R, Cambridge, MA 02140, USA; Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR); Website:https://fontawesome.com/ . Data protection:https://fontawesome.com/privacy .
reCAPTCHA: We include the “reCAPTCHA” function in order to be able to recognize whether entries (e.g. in online forms) are made by people and not by automatically acting machines (so-called “bots”). The data processed may include IP addresses, information about operating systems, devices or browsers used, language settings, location, mouse movements, keyboard strokes, time spent on websites, previously visited websites, interactions with ReCaptcha on other websites, possibly cookies and results of manual recognition processes ( e.g. answering questions or selecting objects in pictures). Data processing is based on our legitimate interest in protecting our online offering from abusive automated crawling and spam; Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR); Website:https://www.google.com/recaptcha/ ; Data protection:https://policies.google.com/privacy ; Basis for third country transfers: Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Option to object (opt-out): Opt-out plugin:https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de , Settings for displaying advertisements:https://myadcenter.google.com/personalizationoff .
YouTube videos: video content; Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 Letter a) GDPR); Website:https://www.youtube.com ; Data protection:https://policies.google.com/privacy ; Basis for third country transfers: Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Option to object (opt-out): Opt-out plugin:https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de , Settings for displaying advertisements:https://myadcenter.google.com/personalizationoff .
YouTube videos: video content; YouTube videos are integrated via a special domain (recognizable by the “youtube-nocookie” component) in the so-called “extended data protection mode”, which means that no cookies are collected on user activities in order to personalize video playback. Nevertheless, information about the user's interaction with the video (e.g. remembering the last playback point) can be saved; Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 Letter a) GDPR); Website:https://www.youtube.com ; Data protection:https://policies.google.com/privacy . Basis for third country transfers: Data Privacy Framework (DPF).
Vimeo video player: integration of a video player; Service provider: Vimeo Inc., Attention: Legal Department, 555 West 18th Street New York, New York 10011, USA; Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR); Website:https://vimeo.com ; Data protection:https://vimeo.com/privacy ; Order processing contract:https://vimeo.com/enterpriseterms/dpa . Basis for third country transfers: standard contractual clauses (https://vimeo.com/enterpriseterms/dpa ).
Change and update of the privacy policy
We ask you to regularly inform yourself about the content of our data protection declaration. We will adapt the data protection declaration as soon as changes to the data processing we carry out make this necessary. We will inform you as soon as the changes require your cooperation (e.g. consent) or other individual notification.
If we provide addresses and contact information for companies and organizations in this data protection declaration, please note that the addresses may change over time and ask you to check the information before contacting us.
Supervisory authority responsible for us:
https://www.datenschutz.rlp.de/
Third-party websites
This privacy statement does not apply to third-party websites connected by links on our website. We cannot guarantee that these third parties handle your personal data in a reliable or secure manner. We recommend you read the privacy statements of these websites prior to making use of these websites.
Definitions of terms
This section provides an overview of the terms used in this data protection declaration. To the extent that the terms are defined by law, their legal definitions apply. The following explanations, on the other hand, are intended primarily to provide understanding.
Content Delivery Network (CDN): A "Content Delivery Network" (CDN) is a service that can be used to deliver the content of an online offering, particularly large media files such as graphics or program scripts, more quickly and securely using regionally distributed servers connected via the Internet.
Conversion measurement: Conversion measurement (also known as “visit action evaluation”) is a procedure that can be used to determine the effectiveness of marketing measures. For this purpose, a cookie is usually stored on the users' devices within the websites on which the marketing measures take place and then accessed again on the target website. For example, we can understand whether the advertisements we placed on other websites were successful.
Personal data: “Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter “data subject”); A natural person is considered identifiable if he or she identifies directly or indirectly, in particular by means of an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier (e.g. cookie) or one or more special features which are an expression of the physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
Profiles with user-related information: The processing of "profiles with user-related information", or "profiles" for short, includes any type of automated processing of personal data, which consists in the use of these personal data to determine certain personal aspects relating to a natural person (depending on Depending on the type of profile creation, different information regarding demographics, behavior and interests, such as interaction with websites and their content, etc.) can be analyzed, evaluated or predicted (e.g. interests in certain content or products, click behavior on a website or location). Cookies and web beacons are often used for profiling purposes.
Range measurement: Reach measurement (also known as web analytics) is used to evaluate the flow of visitors to an online offering and can determine the behavior or interests of visitors in certain information, such as: B. content of websites. With the help of reach analysis, operators of online offers can e.g. B. recognize at what time users visit your websites and what content they are interested in. This allows you, for example, B. adapt the content of the websites better to the needs of your visitors. For the purposes of reach analysis, pseudonymous cookies and web beacons are often used to recognize returning visitors and thus obtain more precise analyzes of the use of an online offering.
Tracking: “Tracking” is when the behavior of users can be tracked across multiple online offerings. As a rule, behavioral and interest information is stored in cookies or on the servers of the tracking technology providers with regard to the online offers used (so-called profiling). This information can then be used e.g. B. can be used to show users advertisements that are likely to match their interests.
Responsible person: The “controller” is the natural or legal person, public authority, institution or other body that alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data.
Processing: “Processing” means any operation or series of operations carried out on personal data, whether or not by automated means. The term is wide-ranging and includes practically every handling of data, be it collecting, evaluating, storing, transmitting or deleting.