Data protection

Processing of personal data

We collect, process and use your personal data only if there is a legal basis for doing so or you have given us separate consent to do so. We adhere to the principles of date avoidance and data minimisation and only collect personal data when this is necessary or unavoidable. Unsolicited enquiries and offers which reach us are promptly processed, and the data is then deleted.

Your rights

You have the right at any time to obtain information about the personal data that you have stored with us, as well as to the rectification, deletion, restriction on processing, as well as to opposition and the right to the transfer of personal data that you have provided to us. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

You also have the right to fill a complaint to a supervisory authority.

Transmission of data/recipients

We will only transmit your personal data to other responsible persons if this is necessary for the execution of a contract or you have consented to this. We will never disclose this data to third parties for advertising.

No transmission of data to third countries is planned.

Duration of storage; retention periods

In principle, we only store your data for as long as necessary in order to fulfil its purpose, and only in so far as we are required to store this in order to fulfil legal obligations (for example, we are obliged to keep documents such as contracts and invoices for a specific period because of tax and commercial retention periods).

For customers/suppliers/service providers

We collect and process data from our customers, service providers and suppliers which is necessary for the execution of contracts, and in particular contact information such as the names of contact persons, business telephone numbers and e-mail addresses, but also bank and contract data.

The following data categories are processed:

• Communication data (such as name, telephone, e-mail, address)

• Contractual data (contractual relationship, product and/or contractual interests)

• Customer history

• Contractual billing and payment data

• Credit data (from third parties, e.g. credit bureaus or from public sources)

We only store this data for the duration of the contractual relationship and/or following the end thereof for the legally required retention period.

In addition to the execution of the contract, processing may occur when it is in the legitimate interests of our company, or based on your consent.

In rare instances, we receive contact data via third parties with a request to provide a tender or answer questions. When this happens, we will gladly inform you about the relevant data source.

Data from general enquiries which does not lead to a business relationship will be deleted after a 2-year period.

For applicants

We will process the data which you send to us in connection with your application, in order to assess your suitability for the position (or any other open position within our company) and to complete the application process.

The legal basis for the processing of your personal data within the application process is primarily Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR. This permits the processing of data required in connection with the decision to establish an employment relationship.

If special categories of personal data within the meaning of Art. 9 GDPR are processed (e.g. health data), the legal basis is § 26 para. 3 BDSG or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. b) GDPR in conjunction with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR.

If the data is required for legal prosecution following the completion of the application process, data processing is permitted based on the requirements of Art. 6 of the GDPR, and in particular for the exercise of legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 Sec. 1 lit. f) of the GDPR. Our interest then lies in the assertion of, or defence against, claims.

In the event of a cancellation, data from applicants will be deleted after 6 months.

If you are awarded a position as part of the application process, the data will be transferred from our applicant data system to our personnel information system.

For website visitors

IP addresses, user behaviour and e-mail addresses are also personal data. If you contact us by e-mail or by means of a contact form, we will store the information that you provide (your e-mail address, and if necessary, your name and telephone number) in order to answer your questions. [UG1] We delete the data received in this context once storage is no longer necessary, or limit the processing thereof if statutory retention periods apply.

In the event that the website is only used for informative purposes, i.e. when you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we will only collect the personal data which your browser sends to our server. If you wish to view our website, we collect the following data which is technically necessary in order for us to display our website to you and ensure stability and security (legal basis: Art. 6 Sec. 1 lit. f) of the GDPR):

– IP address

– Date and time of enquiry

– Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

– Content of the request (specific page)

– Access status/HTTP status code

– Respective amount of data received

– Website from which the request originated

– Browser

– Operating system and its interface

– Browser server language and version.

When using (filling out and submitting) our contact form, the Powermail extension that we use sets a cookie, which is deleted when the browser is closed.

Cookies are small text files which are stored on the hard drive assigned to the browser that you are using, and which provide certain information to the body which set the cookie (here, that is us). Cookies cannot run programs, or transfer viruses to your computer. They are used to make the Internet service more user-friendly and effective. You have the possibility of specifying which cookies may be set in your browser settings.

Cookie Consent

When you visit our website, we inform you about the types of cookies we use and give you the option of consenting to the setting of technically non-essential cookies in order to better customise our website to your preferences. For this purpose, we use Osano's cookie consent technology (Cookie Consent) to obtain your consent within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR for the storage of certain cookies in your browser and to document this in accordance with data protection regulations.
When you visit our website, a cookie from Cookie Consent is stored in your browser, in which the consent you have given or the revocation of this consent is documented.

Website tracking (Matomo)
We use the open source software Matomo on our website to analyse and statistically evaluate the use of the website. Cookies are used for this purpose. We use the services of the Matomo Cloud to store the data. You can find more information on this at matomo.org/matomo-cloud-privacy-policy/.
We use the data to evaluate usage and thus optimise the website. The data collected is not passed on to third parties.
The IP addresses are anonymised (IP masking) so that they cannot be assigned to individual users.
The data is processed on the basis of your consent, which can be revoked at any time, i.e. Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.
In doing so, we are pursuing our legitimate interest in optimising our website for our public image. You can revoke your consent at any time by deleting the cookies in your browser or changing your data protection settings.

Google Maps
This site uses the map service Google Maps from Google Limited Ireland via an interface.
To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to save your IP address. This information is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer.
The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers and to make it easy to find the places we have indicated on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
However, in order to protect your personal data, we ask for your consent - which can be withdrawn at any time - in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR before loading the map.
You can find more information on the handling of user data in Google's privacy policy: www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.


Script libraries
To display our content correctly and graphically appealing across browsers, we use script libraries and font libraries such as Google Web Fonts (https://www.google.com/webfonts/) on this website. Google web fonts are transferred to the cache of your browser to avoid multiple loading. If the browser does not support Google Web Fonts or prevents access, content is displayed in a standard font. Google Webfonts is integrated locally and not via a content delivery network, so that your IP address is not transmitted to Google. The privacy policy of the library operator Google can be found here: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Script libraries

In order to display our content correctly and in a visually feeling manner across different browsers, we use script libraries and font libraries such as Google Webfonts (https://www.google.com/webfonts/) on this website. Google Webfonts are transferred to your browser cache in order to prevent multiple downloads. If your browser does not support or prohibits access to Google Webfonts, the content will be displayed in a standard font. Invoking script libraries or font libraries automatically triggers a connection to the operator of the library. It is therefore theoretically possible – but currently unclear whether and for what purposes – for the operators of such libraries to collect data. The privacy policy of Google library operator can be found here: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Newsletter

On the basis of your expressly given consent, we will regularly send you our newsletter and/or comparable information via e-mail to the e-mail address that you provided.

Providing your e-mail address is sufficient for you to receive the newsletter. When you sign up to receive our newsletter, the data that you provide will be used solely for this purpose. Subscribers may also be notified by e-mail about circumstances relevant to the service or subscription (for example, changes to the newsletter or technical conditions).

We require a valid e-mail address for an active subscription. We use the “Double-opt-in” procedure to verify that an application was actually submitted by the owner of an e-mail address. For this purpose, we log the inscription to the newsletter, the sending of a confirmation e-mail and the receipt of the requested response. No further data is collected. This data will solely be used to send a newsletter, and will not be passed on to third parties.

Your consent to the storage of your personal data and the use thereof to send the newsletter can be withdrawn at any time. Each newsletter contains a link with which you can do so. You can also unsubscribe at any time from this website, or inform us of your request using the contact option at the end of this privacy policy.

Changes to the privacy policy

We reserve the right to modify our privacy policy in accordance with changes in legal requirements. Please note the currently valid version of our privacy policy.