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Privacy policy
Status: August 1, 2023

Foreword

We, Gigaset Communications GmbH together with our subsidiaries (hereinafter collectively referred to as "the company", "we" or "us") take the protection of your personal data seriously and would like to inform you at this point about data protection in our company.

Within the scope of our responsibility under data protection law, additional obligations have been imposed on us by the entry into force of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679; hereinafter: "GDPR") in order to ensure the protection of personal data of the person affected by a processing operation (we also address you as data subject hereinafter with "customer", "user", "you" or "data subject").

Insofar as we decide either alone or jointly with others on the purposes and means of data processing, this includes above all the obligation to inform you transparently about the nature, scope, purpose, duration and legal basis of the processing (cf. Articles 13 and 14 DS-GVO). With this statement (hereinafter: "Privacy Notice"), we inform you about the manner in which your personal data is processed by us.

Our data protection notices have a modular structure. It consists of a general part for any processing of personal data and processing situations that come into play each time a website is called up (A. General) and a special part, the content of which relates in each case only to the processing situation specified there with the designation of the respective offer or product, in particular the visit to websites as detailed here (B. Visit to websites).

A. General

(1) Definitions
Following the example of Art. 4 of the GDPR, this privacy notice is based on the following definitions:

  • Personal data" (Art. 4 No. 1 GDPR) means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person ("data subject"). A person is identifiable if he or she can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, an online identifier, location data or by means of information relating to his or her physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity characteristics. The identifiability can also be given by means of a linkage of such information or other additional knowledge. The origin, form or embodiment of the information is irrelevant (photographs, video or audio recordings may also contain personal data).
  • Processing" (Art. 4 No. 2 GDPR) means any operation which involves the handling of personal data, whether or not by automated (i.e. technology-based) means. This includes, in particular, the collection (i.e. acquisition), recording, organization, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment, combination, restriction, erasure or destruction of personal data, as well as the change of a purpose or intended use on which a data processing was originally based.
  • "Controller" ( Art. 4 No. 7 DS-GVO) means the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
  • "Third Party" ( Art. 4 No. 10 DS-GVO) means any natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body other than the data subject, the controller, the processor and the persons who are authorized to process the personal data under the direct responsibility of the controller or processor; this also includes other group-affiliated legal entities.
  • A "processor" (Article 4 No. 8 of the GDPR) is a natural or legal person, authority, institution or other body that processes personal data on behalf of the controller, in particular in accordance with the controller's instructions (e.g. IT service provider). In particular, a processor is not a third party in the sense of data protection law.
  • Consent" ( Art. 4 No. 11 GDPR) of the data subject means any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of his or her wishes in the form of a statement or other unambiguous affirmative act by which the data subject signifies his or her agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

(2) Name and address of the controller
We are the controller for the processing of your personal data within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 7 DS-GVO:
Gigaset Communications GmbH
Frankenstr. 2
46395 Bocholt
Phone: +49 (0) 2871 / 912 912
E-mail: datenschutz@gigaset.com

For further information on our company, please refer to the imprint details on our website www.gigaset.com.

(3) Contact details of the data protection officer
Our company data protection officer is available at all times to answer any questions you may have and to act as your contact person on the subject of data protection. He can be reached at the above postal address (keyword: "attn. data protection officer") and at the e-mail address given above.

(4) Legal basis for data processing
By law, in principle, any processing of personal data is prohibited and only permitted if the data processing falls under one of the following justifications:

  • Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. a DS-GVO ("consent"): Where the data subject has voluntarily, in an informed manner and unambiguously indicated by a statement or other unambiguous affirmative act that he or she consents to the processing of personal data relating to him or her for one or more specific purposes;
  • Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b DS-GVO: If the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party or for the performance of pre-contractual measures taken at the request of the data subject;
  • Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. c DS-GVO: If the processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject (e.g. a legal obligation to preserve records);
  • Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. d DS-GVO: If the processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person;
  • Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. e DS-GVO: Where processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller, or
  • Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. f DS-GVO ("Legitimate Interests"): When processing is necessary to protect the legitimate (in particular legal or economic) interests of the controller or a third party, unless the conflicting interests or rights of the data subject override (in particular if the data subject is a minor).

For the processing operations carried out by us, we indicate below the applicable legal basis in each case. A processing operation may also be based on several legal bases.

(5) Data deletion and storage period
For the processing operations carried out by us, we indicate below in each case how long the data will be stored by us and when it will be deleted or blocked. Unless an explicit storage period is specified below, your personal data will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose or legal basis for the storage no longer applies. In principle, your data will only be stored on our servers in Germany, subject to any transfer that may take place in accordance with the provisions in A.(7) and A.(8).
However, storage may take place beyond the specified time in the event of a (threatened) legal dispute with you or other legal proceedings or if storage is provided for by legal regulations to which we are subject as the responsible party (e.g. § 257 HGB, § 147 AO). If the storage period prescribed by the legal regulations expires, the personal data will be blocked or deleted unless further storage by us is necessary and there is a legal basis for this.

(6) Data security
We use appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or against unauthorized access by third parties (e.g. TSL encryption for our website), taking into account the state of the art, implementation costs and the nature, scope, context and purpose of the processing, as well as the existing risks of a data breach (including its probability and impact) for the data subject. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.
We will be happy to provide you with more detailed information on request. Please contact our data protection officer (see under A.(3)).

(7) Cooperation with processors
As with any larger company, we also use external domestic and foreign service providers (e.g. for IT, logistics, telecommunications, sales and marketing) to handle our business transactions. These service providers only act on our instructions and are contractually obligated to comply with the data protection provisions pursuant to Art. 28 DS-GVO.
If personal data from you is passed on by us to our subsidiaries or is passed on to us by our subsidiaries (e.g. for advertising purposes), this is done on the basis of existing order processing relationships.

(8) Conditions for the transfer of personal data to third countries
In the course of our business relationships, your personal data may be transferred or disclosed to third party companies. These may also be located outside the European Economic Area (EEA), i.e. in third countries. Such processing is carried out exclusively for the fulfillment of contractual and business obligations and to maintain your business relationship with us. Any transfer of personal data to a third country requires compliance with the requirements for the transfer of personal data to third countries under Chapter V of the GDPR. We will inform you about the respective details of the transfer in the following at the relevant points.
Some third countries are certified by the European Commission as having a level of data protection comparable to the EEA standard through so-called adequacy decisions (a list of these countries and a copy of the adequacy decisions can be obtained here: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/international-transfers/adequacy/index_en.html). However, in other third countries to which personal data may be transferred, there may not be a consistently high level of data protection due to a lack of legal provisions. If this is the case, we ensure that data protection is adequately guaranteed. This is possible through binding company regulations, standard contractual clauses of the European Commission for the protection of personal data, certificates or recognized codes of conduct. Please contact our data protection officer (see under A.(3) if you would like more information on this.
Important in connection with data processing in the USA: According to the European Court of Justice, the data protection standard in the USA is insufficient and there is a risk that your data will be processed by US authorities, for control and monitoring purposes and possibly without any legal remedy.

(9) No automated decision making (including profiling).
We do not intend to use any personal data collected from you for any automated decision making process (including profiling).

(10) Legal obligation to transmit certain data
We may be subject to a specific legal or statutory obligation to provide the lawfully processed personal data to third parties, in particular public bodies ( Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. c DS-GVO).

(11) Your rights
You can assert your rights as a data subject regarding your processed personal data at any time by contacting us using the contact details provided at the beginning of A.(2). You have the right as a data subject:

  • In accordance with Art. 15 DS-GVO, you may request information about your data processed by us. In particular, you can request information about the processing purposes, the category of data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right of complaint, the origin of your data if it was not collected by us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and, if applicable, meaningful information about its details;
  • In accordance with Art. 16 DS-GVO, you have the right to demand the correction of incorrect data or the completion of your data stored by us without delay;
  • In accordance with Art. 17 DS-GVO, you may request the deletion of your data stored by us, unless the processing is necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims;
  • In accordance with Art. 18 DS-GVO, you may request the restriction of the processing of your data, insofar as the accuracy of the data is disputed by you or the processing is unlawful;
  • according to Art. 20 DS-GVO to receive your data that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request the transfer to another controller ("data portability");
  • You have the right to object to processing pursuant to Article 21 of the GDPR, provided that the processing is based on Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. e or lit. f of the GDPR. This is particularly the case if the processing is not necessary for the performance of a contract with you. Unless it is an objection to direct marketing, when exercising such an objection, we ask you to explain the reasons why we should not process your data as we have done. In the event of your justified objection, we will review the merits of the case and either discontinue or adapt the data processing or show you our compelling legitimate grounds on the basis of which we will continue the processing;
  • In accordance with Art. 7 (3) DS-GVO, you have the right to revoke your consent at any time. This has the consequence that we may no longer continue the data processing based on this consent for the future, which could possibly impair or terminate the continuation of certain services or services and
  • Pursuant to Art. 77 DS-GVO, you have the right to complain to a data protection supervisory authority about the processing of your personal data in our company, such as the data protection supervisory authority responsible for us: State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information in NRW (LDI NRW).

(12) Changes to the data protection notice
In the context of the further development of data protection law and technological or organizational changes, our data protection information is regularly reviewed to determine whether it needs to be adapted or supplemented. You will be informed of any changes in particular on our German website at www.gigaset.com.

B. Visit www.gigaset.com

(1) Explanation of the function
You can obtain information about our company and the services we offer in particular at www.gigaset.com together with the associated sub-pages (hereinafter collectively referred to as "websites"). When you visit our websites, your personal data may be processed.

(2) Personal data processed
During the informative use of the websites, the following categories of personal data are collected, stored and processed by us:

"Log data": When you visit our websites, a so-called log data record (so-called server log files) is stored temporarily and anonymously on our web server. This consists of:

  • the page from which the page was requested (so-called referrer URL)
  • the name and URL of the requested page
  • the date and time of the call
  • the description of the type, language and version of the web browser used
  • the IP address of the requesting computer, which is shortened so that a personal reference can no longer be established
  • the amount of data transferred
  • the operating system
  • the message whether the call was successful (access status/http status code)
  • the GMT time zone difference

The data processing of this access data is necessary to enable the visit of the website and to ensure the permanent functionality and security of our systems. The access data is also temporarily stored in internal log files for the purposes described above, in order to compile statistical information about the use of our website, to further develop our website with regard to the usage habits of our visitors (e.g. if the proportion of mobile devices used to access the pages increases) and for general administrative maintenance of our website.
The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f DSGVO.

"Contact Record Data"
You have various options for contacting us. These include the telephone hotline and contact via e-mail.
In this context, we collect the following data, for example:
• First and last name
• E-mail address
• Phone number

The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b or lit. f DS-GVO.

"Customer Service"
Information about the processing of personal data within the scope of our customer service can be found in our Service Data Protection Policy.

"Newsletter": In addition to the purely informational use of our website, we offer the subscription to our newsletter, with which we inform you about current new publications and promotions
If you register for our newsletter, the following "newsletter data" will be collected, stored and processed by us:

  • Creation date and time of the call for registration
  • Email history
  • Processing date and time by confirmation link of the optin link, as well as IP address (complete, not shortened).
  • E-mail address / Unique Identifier
  • Opening and click actions
  • the description of the type of the used web browser/e-mail client
  • Processing date and time and type (API / unsubscribe link) of the unsubscribe.
  • the page from which the page was requested (so-called referrer URL)
  • Name and first name (optional)

We would like to point out that we evaluate your user behavior when sending the newsletter. For this evaluation, the emails sent contain so-called web beacons or tracking pixels, which are single-pixel image files that are stored on our website. For the evaluations, we link the aforementioned data and the web beacons with your e-mail address and an individual ID. Links contained in the newsletter also contain this ID. The data is collected exclusively pseudonymously, i.e. the IDs are not linked with your other personal data, a direct personal reference is excluded.
Unsubscribing from the newsletter is possible at any time, e.g. via the unsubscribe link included at the end of each newsletter. Alternatively, you can also send your unsubscribe request at any time to the email address unsubscribe@gigaset.com or manage it in your user account.
The newsletter data is processed for the purpose of sending the newsletter. When registering for our newsletter, you consent to the processing of your personal data (legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DS-GVO). For the registration to our newsletter, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure. This means that after your registration, we will send you an e-mail to the e-mail address you provided, in which we ask you to confirm that you wish to receive the newsletter. The purpose of this procedure is to be able to prove your registration and, if necessary, to clarify a possible misuse of your personal data. You can revoke your consent to the sending of the newsletter at any time and unsubscribe from the newsletter. You can declare the revocation by clicking on the link provided in every newsletter e-mail, by e-mail to unsubscribe@gigaset.com or by means of your user account or by sending a message to the contact details given in the imprint.

"Order Data"
During an order process, we collect mandatory data necessary for the processing of the contract:

  • First name, last name,
  • Zip code, city, address,
  • Country,
  • E-mail address
  • Billing and shipping address

The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b DSGVO.

"User Account"
You have the possibility to register for our login area in order to use the full functionality of our website. The data you are obliged to provide -.

  • First name, last name
  • E-mail address,
  • Password

We have highlighted by marking them as mandatory fields. Registration is not possible without this data.
After successful registration, you can manage your personal user account via gigaset.com. The following functions are available to you: User Account Information, Address Book, My Orders, Newsletter Subscriptions, Registered Products, Register Repair, My Repair Orders, My Customer Opinions, Product Tester Program, Smart Home Recommendation Program. You can enter additional personal data via the address book. These are:

  • First name, last name,
  • Company,
  • Phone, Fax,
  • Zip code, city, address
  • Country.

The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO.

"Sweepstakes and promotions"
In the context of sweepstakes and promotions, we use your data for the purpose of conducting the sweepstakes, the promotions and the notification of the prize. Detailed information can be found in the conditions of participation as well as in the separately applicable data protection notices for the respective sweepstakes or promotion.
The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO.

"Application Data"
You can send us applications for positions in our company using our contact data stored on the website. Insofar as personal data is transmitted to us by you in this way or in any other way when applying, we will process your data for the purpose of reviewing, processing and responding to your application and, if necessary, for preparing the employment relationship. Further information on the processing of applicant data can be found at: https://www.gigaset.com/de_de/cms/hr/stellenanzeigen/datenschutz-im-bewerbungsverfahren.html

"Fulfillment of legal obligations"
In addition, we process your data to comply with legal obligations (e.g. regulatory requirements, when asserting rights under Articles 12 to 22 DSGVO, commercial and tax law retention and verification obligations).
The basis for the data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c DSGVO, which permits the processing for the fulfillment of a legal obligation.

(3) Duration of data processing
Your data will only be processed for as long as is necessary to achieve the above-mentioned processing purposes; the legal bases specified in the context of the processing purposes apply accordingly. With regard to the use and storage duration of cookies, please refer to point A.(5) and the Cookie Policy.
Third parties engaged by us will store your data on their systems for as long as is necessary in connection with the provision of services for us in accordance with the respective order.
You can find more details on the storage period under A.(5).

(4) Transfer of personal data to third parties; basis for justification
The following categories of recipients, which are usually processors (see A.(7)), may receive access to your personal data:

  • Service providers for the operation of our website and the processing of data stored or transmitted by the systems (e.g. for data center services, payment processing, IT security). The legal basis for the transfer is then Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b or lit. f DS-GVO.
  • Service providers for analysis and marketing purposes (e.g. tracking and plugin providers). The legal basis for the transfer is Art. 6 para. 1 p.1. lit. a DS-GVO.
  • Government agencies/authorities, insofar as this is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation. The legal basis for the disclosure is then Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. c DS-GVO;
  • Persons employed to carry out our business operations (e.g. auditors, banks, insurance companies, legal advisors, supervisory authorities, parties involved in company acquisitions or the establishment of joint ventures). The legal basis for the disclosure is then Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b or lit. f DS-GVO.

For the guarantees of an adequate level of data protection in the event of a transfer of the data to third countries, see A.(8).
In addition, we will only disclose your personal data to third parties if you have given your express consent to do so in accordance with Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. a DS-GVO.

(5) Use of cookies, plugins and other services on our website

a) Cookies
We use cookies on our websites. Cookies are small text files that are assigned to the browser you are using and stored on your hard drive by means of a characteristic character string and through which certain information flows to the body that sets the cookie. Cookies cannot execute programs or transfer viruses to your computer and therefore cannot cause any damage. They serve to make the Internet offer as a whole more user-friendly and effective, i.e. more pleasant for you.
Cookies can contain data that makes it possible to recognize the device used. In some cases, however, cookies only contain information about certain settings that are not personally identifiable. However, cookies cannot directly identify a user.
A distinction is made between session cookies, which are deleted as soon as you close your browser, and permanent cookies, which are stored beyond the individual session. With regard to their function, a distinction is made between cookies:

  • Technical cookies: these are mandatory to move around the website, use basic functions and ensure the security of the website; they do not collect information about you for marketing purposes, nor do they store which web pages you have visited;
  • Performance cookies: these collect information about how you use our website, which pages you visit and, for example, whether errors occur during website use; they do not collect information that could identify you - all information collected is anonymous and is only used to improve our website and find out what interests our users;
  • Advertising cookies, targeting cookies: These are used to offer the website user tailored advertising on the website or third-party offers and to measure the effectiveness of these offers; advertising and targeting cookies are stored for a maximum of 13 months;
  • Sharing cookies: These are used to improve the interactivity of our website with other services (e.g. social networks); sharing cookies are stored for a maximum of 13 months.

Any use of cookies that is not absolutely technically necessary constitutes data processing that is only permitted with your explicit and active consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. a DS-GVO. This applies in particular to the use of advertising, targeting or sharing cookies. In addition, we will only share your personal data processed through cookies with third parties if you have given your express consent to do so pursuant to Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. a DS-GVO.
You can find information about the purposes, providers, technologies used, stored data and storage duration of individual cookies in the settings of our consent management tool.

b) Use of external services and cookies
For more information on which external services and cookies we use and how you can manage your settings in this regard and deactivate certain types of tracking, as well as additional information on data processing by the third parties, please refer to our cookie settings, which can be found in the footer of the gigaset.com homepage.

c) Social media plug-ins
We have integrated plug-ins of the social network Twitter.com or X (Twitter Inc., 1355 Market St., Suite 900, San Francisco, California 94103, USA) on our website. You can recognize these plug-ins by the Twitter logo with a white bird on a blue background. You can find an overview of Twitter buttons or tweets at:
www.developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-for-websites/overview
If you are logged into your Twitter account while you voluntarily activate the Twitter plug-ins, Twitter can associate the call to our website with your Twitter profile. We do not know which data is transmitted to Twitter.
If you would like to exclude data transmission to Twitter when activating the plug-in, log out of Twitter before visiting our website and delete your cookies.
The purpose and scope of the data collection and its further processing and use by Twitter, as well as your rights in this regard and settings options to protect your privacy, can be found in the privacy policy of Twitter:
www.twitter.com/de/privacy
Objection (Opt-Out): www.twitter.com/personalization
Furthermore, we do not use any social media plugins on our websites. If our websites contain icons from social media providers (e.g. LinkedIn, Instagram, etc.), we use these only for passive linking to the pages of the respective providers.

d) Matomo
We use the service "Matomo" to optimize and analyze our online offer. The data processing is based on the legal provisions of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f (legitimate interest) of the General Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO). Our concern in terms of the DSGVO (legitimate interest) is the optimization of our online offer and our web presence. Since the privacy of our visitors is important to us, the data that may allow a reference to an individual person, such as the IP address, login or device identifiers, are anonymized or pseudonymized as soon as possible. No other use, combination with other data or transfer to third parties takes place. We do not use cookies for web analysis by default. The data generated with Matomo is processed and stored exclusively in Germany.
Insofar as we use analysis and optimization cookies, we obtain your explicit consent separately in advance. If this is the case and you consent, cookies are used to enable statistical coverage analysis of this website, measurement of the success of our online marketing measures, and test procedures, for example, to test and optimize different versions of our online offering or its components. Cookies are small text files that are stored by the Internet browser on the user's terminal device. Matomo cookies do not contain any information that enables identification of a user.
You may object to the aforementioned data processing at any time. The objection has no adverse consequences.

(6) Visiting our other company pages on social media platforms

a) LinkedIn
We operate a company page in the social network linkedin.com of LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland ("LinkedIn") and are provided with so-called page analytics by LinkedIn with regard to our services. We are jointly responsible with LinkedIn for this operation of the LinkedIn company page within the meaning of Art. 26 DSGVO. By way of the provision of further services by LinkedIn, in particular marketing solutions, we have concluded a commissioned processing agreement with LinkedIn pursuant to Art. 28 DSGVO.
For the nature and scope of the information provided to LinkedIn, the related purposes of LinkedIn's data processing, its lawfulness, and information on how to exercise your rights, please refer to LinkedIn's privacy notice at the URL www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy and the Joint Responsibility Agreement, found at the URL legal.linkedin.com/pages-joint-controller-addendum.
LinkedIn Ads (https://business.linkedin.com/de-de/marketing-solutions/ads) offers the possibility to place target group specific ads on LinkedIn. The data is processed for the purpose of conversion tracking, advertising, remarketing, as well as optimizing our ads and site activities. For this purpose, a cookie is set and pixels and ad tags are used. The following data is processed for this purpose: IP address, user agent data, device ID, search terms, articles viewed, pages visited, ads viewed, followers, connections, videos viewed, profile information, advertising identifier, operating system information, device information.
Page Analytics (https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/4499/linkedin-page-analytics-overview) is aggregated data that allows us to understand how people interact with our site. The generation and provision of these page analytics is the responsibility of LinkedIn, we have no influence on it. LinkedIn assumes all obligations under the GDPR with regard to the processing of insights data (including Articles 12 and 13 GDPR, Articles 15 to 22 GDPR and Articles 32 to 34 GDPR).
The purpose of our data processing of the data provided by LinkedIn is the statistical evaluation of the use of our company page. This enables us, for example, to determine preferred visiting and posting times of our users and to use this data to optimize our posts and our company page. In addition, we process personal data made publicly available by you on LinkedIn (e.g., clear names in the user profile) as well as data directly related to activities on our company page (e.g., contributions, posts, likes, marks), also for the purpose of communicating with you.
For some of our services, we may use conversion tracking and retargeting tool LinkedIn Insight Tags. This places a cookie in your browser that allows us to track the behavior of visitors to our online activities when they have been redirected to our offers by clicking on a LinkedIn ad. In this way, we can evaluate the effectiveness of our LinkedIn ads for statistical and market research purposes and optimize future advertising measures. The data collected in this way is anonymous for us and we cannot draw any conclusions about the identity of the users recorded in this way, if applicable. However, the data is stored and processed by LinkedIn so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible and LinkedIn can use the data for its own advertising purposes. Through the possibility of retargeting, LinkedIn enables the placement of advertisements outside of our services. This use of the data cannot be influenced by us as site operator. If you are a member of LinkedIn, you can control the remarketing function in your account settings or deactivate it by setting an opt-out cookie (see below). We have an interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both our offer and, if necessary, advertising for our offer.
If you do not agree with the storage and use of your data in the context of the LinkedIn Insight Tag, you can deactivate the storage and use here. In this case, an opt-out cookie will be stored in your browser that prevents LinkedIn from storing usage data. If you delete your cookies, this has the consequence that the opt-out cookie is also deleted. The opt-out must then be reactivated when you visit our site again.
Opt-out: www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out
The basis for the above data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a DSGVO. If you have given your consent to LinkedIn, you can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future. Insofar as you have given us consent in this regard, you can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future.
Otherwise, the basis for our data processing is Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. f DSGVO, which permits the processing of data to protect the legitimate interests of the controller, provided that the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject are not overridden. Our interest lies in providing content and communication with LinkedIn users and in improving the reach and effectiveness of our posts.
Please assert your rights to information, correction, deletion, restriction of processing and data portability of your stored Insights data against LinkedIn, as LinkedIn has assumed the corresponding obligations:
LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company
Wilton Place
Dublin 2
Ireland
Privacy policy: www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
Opt-out: www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out

b) Meta platforms (Facebook and Instagram)
We operate a company page (fan page) in the social networks of the Meta Group (facebook.com and instagram.com). We are jointly responsible with Meta for the operation of this fan page within the meaning of Art. 26 DSGVO. The joint responsibility agreement can be found here: www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum. Primarily responsible for data processing is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Facebook").
For the type and scope of the information you provide to Meta, the related purposes of Meta's data processing, its lawfulness, and information on how to exercise your rights, please refer to the Data Policy and other information provided by Meta regarding the processing of "Insights Data",e.g. en-de.facebook.com/policy.php.
Meta provides us with so-called page insights for our site. Page views (e.g. https://www.facebook.com/business/a/page/page-insights) are aggregated data that allow us to learn how people interact with our site. The generation and provision of these page insights is the responsibility of Meta, and we have no influence over it. This also applies to the data processing, which is carried out exclusively for Meta's purposes. Meta also assumes all obligations under the GDPR with regard to the processing of Insights data (including Articles 12 and 13 GDPR, Articles 15 to 22 GDPR and Articles 32 to 34 GDPR).
The purpose of our data processing of the data provided by Meta is the statistical evaluation of the use of our fan page. This enables us, for example, to determine preferred visiting and posting times of our users and to use this data to optimize our posts and our fan page. In addition, we process personal data made publicly available by you to Meta (e.g., clear names in the user profile) as well as data directly related to activities on our Fanpage (e.g., contributions, posts, likes, marks), also for the purpose of communicating with you.
We also use Facebook Pixel for conversion measurement. This allows us to track the behavior of visitors to our online activities when they have been redirected to our offers by clicking on a meta-advertisement. In this way, we can evaluate the effectiveness of our meta ads for statistical and market research purposes and optimize future advertising measures. The data collected in this way is anonymous for us and we cannot draw any conclusions about the identity of the users recorded in this way. However, the data is stored and processed by Meta so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible and Meta can use the data for its own advertising purposes, in accordance with the Facebook and Instagram data usage policy. This allows Meta to enable the placement of advertisements on pages of Meta as well as outside of Meta. This use of data cannot be influenced by us as the site operator. You can deactivate the "Custom Audiences" remarketing function in the Ad Settings section at www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/ or www.help.instagram.com. To do this, you must be logged in to Facebook or Instagram. If you do not have a Facebook or Instagram account, you can deactivate usage-based advertising from Facebook and Instagram, among others, on the website of the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance: www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/. We have an interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both our offer and, if necessary, advertising for our offer through the use of Facebook Pixel.
The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. b DSGVO, which permits the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures, insofar as the data are processed in accordance with the Meta Terms of Use, otherwise, insofar as there is a data protection responsibility on our part, Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. f DSGVO, which permits the processing of data for the protection of the legitimate interests of the data controller, insofar as the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject are not overridden. Our interest lies in providing content and communicating with meta-users and improving the reach and effectiveness of our posts.
The use of Facebook Pixel also takes place by way of your consent granted in advance pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a DSGVO in conjunction with Section 25 (1) TTDSG and can be revoked with effect for the future. The change can be made via the cookie settings shown in advance.
Please assert your rights to information, correction, deletion, restriction of processing and data portability of your stored Insights data against Meta, as Meta has assumed the corresponding obligations:
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited
4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour
Dublin 2, Ireland
Privacy policy: www.facebook.com/about/privacy/ and www.privacycenter.instagram.com
Opt-out: www.facebook.com/settings and www.privacycenter.instagram.com

c) Twitter (X)
We operate a company page in the social network Twitter (X) of the company Twitter International Unlimited Ireland Unlimited Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland ("Twitter") and are provided with so-called Page Analytics by Twitter with regard to our services. We are jointly responsible with Twitter for this operation of the Twitter company page within the meaning of Art. 26 DSGVO. By way of the provision of further services by Twitter, in particular marketing solutions, we have concluded a commissioned processing agreement with Twitter pursuant to Art. 28 DSGVO.
For the type and scope of information provided by Twitter, the related purposes of data processing by Twitter, its lawfulness, and information on exercising your rights, please refer to Twitter's privacy policy at www.twitter.com/privacy.
The purpose of our data processing of the data provided by Twitter is the statistical evaluation of the use of our company page. This enables us, for example, to determine preferred visiting and posting times of our users and to use this data to optimize our posts and our company page. In addition, we process personal data made publicly available by you on Twitter (e.g., clear names in the user profile) as well as data directly related to activities on our company page (e.g., contributions, posts, likes, tags), also for the purpose of communicating with you.
The basis for the above data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a DSGVO. If you have given your consent to Twitter, you can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future. If you have given us consent in this regard, you can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future.
Otherwise, the basis for our data processing is Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. f DSGVO, which permits the processing of data to protect the legitimate interests of the controller, provided that the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject are not overridden. Our interest lies in providing content and communication with Twitter users and in improving the reach and effectiveness of our posts.
Please assert your rights to information, correction, deletion, restriction of processing and data portability of your data against Twitter, as Twitter has assumed the corresponding obligations:
Twitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2 D02 AX07, Ireland
Privacy policy: www.twitter.com/de/privacy
Opt-out: www.help.twitter.com/de/safety-and-security/privacy-controls-for-tailored-ads

d) Xing
We operate a company page on the social network Xing of the company New Work SE, Am Strandkai 1, 20457 Hamburg, Germany ("Xing") and are provided with so-called page analytics by Xing with regard to our services. We are jointly responsible with Xing for this operation of the Xing company page within the meaning of Art. 26 DSGVO. By way of the provision of further services by Xing, in particular marketing solutions, we have concluded a commissioned processing agreement with Xing pursuant to Art. 28 DSGVO.
For the type and scope of information provided to Xing, the related purposes of data processing by Xing, its lawfulness, and information on how to exercise your rights, please refer to Xing's privacy policy at www.privacy.xing.com/de.
The purpose of our data processing of the data provided by Xing is the statistical evaluation of the use of our company page. This enables us, for example, to determine preferred visiting and posting times of our users and to use this data to optimize our posts and our company page. In addition, we process personal data made publicly available by you on Xing (e.g., clear names in the user profile) as well as data directly related to activities on our company page (e.g., contributions, posts, likes, marks), also for the purpose of communicating with you.
The basis for the above data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a DSGVO. Insofar as you have given Xing the relevant consent, you can revoke this consent at any time vis-à-vis Xing with effect for the future. Insofar as you have given us consent in this regard, you can revoke this consent at any time vis-à-vis us with effect for the future.
Otherwise, the basis for our data processing is Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. f DSGVO, which permits the processing of data to protect the legitimate interests of the controller, provided that the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject are not overridden. Our interest lies in providing content and communication with Xing users and in improving the reach and effectiveness of our posts.
Please assert your rights to information, correction, deletion, restriction of processing and data portability of your data against Xing, as Xing has assumed the corresponding obligations:
New Work SE
At the beach quay 1
20457 Hamburg
Germany
Privacy policy: www.privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung

e) YouTube
We operate a company page on the social network YouTube of the company Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("YouTube") and are provided with so-called Page Analytics by YouTube with regard to our services. We are jointly responsible with YouTube for this operation of the YouTube company page within the meaning of Art. 26 DSGVO. By way of the provision of further services by YouTube, in particular marketing solutions, we have concluded a commissioned processing agreement with YouTube pursuant to Art. 28 DSGVO.
For the type and scope of information provided by YouTube, the associated purposes of data processing by YouTube, its lawfulness, and information on exercising your rights, please refer to YouTube's privacy policy at www.policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
The purpose of our data processing of the data provided by YouTube is the statistical evaluation of the use of our company page. This enables us, for example, to determine preferred visiting and posting times of our users and to use this data to optimize our posts and our company page. In addition, we process personal data made publicly available by you on YouTube (e.g., clear names in the user profile) as well as data directly related to activities on our company page (e.g., contributions, posts, likes, tags), also for the purpose of communicating with you.
The basis for the above data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a DSGVO. Insofar as you have given YouTube corresponding consent, you can revoke this consent at any time vis-à-vis Twitter with effect for the future. If you have given us consent in this regard, you can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future.
Otherwise, the basis for our data processing is Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. f DSGVO, which permits the processing of data to protect the legitimate interests of the controller, provided that the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject are not overridden. Our interest lies in providing content and communication with Twitter users and in improving the reach and effectiveness of our posts.
Please assert your rights to information, correction, deletion, restriction of processing and data portability of your data against Twitter, as Twitter has assumed the corresponding obligations:
Google Ireland Limited
Gordon House, Barrow Street
Dublin 4
Ireland
Privacy policy: www.policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

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