Privacy Policy

1) Information about the collection of personal data and contact details of the responsible person

1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. In the following, we inform you about the handling of your personal data when using our website. Personal data here are all data with which you can be personally identified.

1.2 The responsible party for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO) is Schmedt GmbH & Co. KG, Dwengerkamp 1, 21035 Hamburg, Germany, Tel.: +49 (40) 734 744 0, Fax: +49 (40) 734 744 30, E-Mail: info@schmedt.de. The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

1.3 The Controller has appointed a data protection officer, who can be reached as follows: "Constantin Schmedt, Dwengerkamp 1, 21035, Hamburg, 04073474433, c.schmedt@schmedt.de"

1.4 This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (eg orders or requests to the responsible). You can recognize an encrypted connection by the string "https://" and the lock symbol in your browser line.

2) Data collection when visiting our website

When you merely use our website for information purposes, i.e. when you do not register or otherwise transmit information to us, we only collect data that your browser transmits to our server (so-called "server log files"). When you access our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:

  • Our visited website
  • The date and time at the time of access
  • Amount of data sent in bytes
  • Source/reference from which you came to the page
  • Browser used
  • Operating system used
  • Used IP address (if applicable: in anonymized form)

The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. A transfer or other use of the data does not take place. However, we reserve the right to subsequently check the server log files, should concrete indications point to an illegal use.

3) Hosting & Content-Delivery-Network

wao.io (Avenga Germany GmbH)

On our website, we use the Content Delivery Network ("CDN") of wao.io of Avenga Germany GmbH, Bahnhofsvorplatz 1, 50667 Cologne, Germany ("wao.io"). A Content Delivery Network is an online service that is used in particular to deliver large media files (such as graphics, page content or scripts) through a network of regionally distributed servers connected via the Internet. The use of wao.io's Content Delivery Network helps us to optimize the loading speeds of our website.
The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO on the basis of our legitimate interest in a secure and efficient provision, as well as the improvement of the stability and functionality of our website.
For more information, please see wao.io's privacy policy at https://wao.io/en/privacy

4) Cookies

To make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies, i.e. small text files that are stored on your terminal device. In some cases, these cookies are automatically deleted again after closing the browser (so-called "session cookies"), in other cases, these cookies remain on your end device for longer and allow page settings to be saved (so-called "persistent cookies"). In the latter case, you can find the storage period in the overview of the cookie settings of your web browser.
If personal data is also processed by individual cookies used by us, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO either for the performance of the contract, in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO in the case of consent given, or in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO to protect our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly and effective design of the page visit.
You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and can decide individually about their acceptance or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally.
Please note that if you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.

5) Contact

5.1 Calendly
This website uses the software "Calendly" of the provider Calendly, LLC, BB&T Tower, 271 17th St NW, Atlanta, GA 30363, USA.
for the provision of an online appointment booking function. For the purpose of scheduling appointments, first and last name as well as e-mail address (and telephone number, if a telephone appointment is desired) are collected pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO and transmitted to Calendly pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO on the basis of our legitimate interest in effective customer management and efficient appointment management and stored there for the appointment organization. After the appointment has been held or after the agreed appointment period has expired, your data will be deleted by Calendly. We have entered into an order processing agreement with Calendly ("Data Processing Addendum", viewable at https://calendly.com/pages/dpa), in which we oblige Calendly to protect our customers' data in accordance with legal requirements. Calendly generally transmits collected information outside the European Economic Area and in doing so invokes so-called standard data protection clauses of the European Commission, which are intended to ensure compliance with the European level of data protection.
Details of Calendly's privacy policy can be found here: https://calendly.com/en/pages/privacy

5.2 In the context of contacting us (e.g. via contact form or e-mail), personal data is processed - exclusively for the purpose of processing and responding to your request and only to the extent necessary for this purpose. The legal basis for processing this data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO. If your contact is aimed at a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b DSGVO. Your data will be deleted if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified and provided that there are no statutory retention obligations to the contrary.

6) Data processing when opening a customer account

According to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO, personal data will continue to be collected and processed to the extent necessary in each case if you provide us with this data when opening a customer account. Which data is required for opening an account can be found in the input mask of the corresponding form on our website. Deletion of your customer account is possible at any time and can be done by sending a message to the above address of the person responsible. After deletion of your customer account, your data will be deleted, provided that all contracts concluded via it have been fully processed, no legal retention periods are opposed and no legitimate interest on our part in the continued storage.

7) Use of customer data for direct advertising

7.1 Registration for our e-mail newsletter

If you sign up for our e-mail newsletter, we will send you regular information about our quotations. Mandatory information for sending the newsletter is only your e-mail address. The provision of further data is voluntary and will be used to address you personally. For the newsletter dispatch, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure, which ensures that you receive newsletters only after you have explicitly confirmed your consent to receive the newsletter by pressing a verification link sent to the specified mail address

By activating the verification link, you give us your consent for the use of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. In doing so, we store your IP address entered by the Internet service provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration in order to be able to trace any possible misuse of your e-mail address at a later date. The data we collect when you register for the newsletter is used strictly for the intended purpose. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via the link provided for this purpose in the newsletter or by sending a corresponding message to the person responsible mentioned at the beginning. After unsubscribing, your e-mail address will be deleted immediately from our newsletter distribution list, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this statement.

7.2 - Newsletter dispatch via rapidmail
The dispatch of our e-mail newsletter is carried out via the technical service provider rapidmail GmbH, Augustinerplatz 2, 79098 Freiburg ("rapidmail "), to whom we pass on your data provided during the newsletter registration. This forwarding takes place in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO and serves our legitimate interest in using an effective advertising, secure and user-friendly newsletter system. The data entered by you for the purpose of receiving the newsletter (e.g. e-mail address) will be stored on the servers of rapidmail in Germany.
rapidmail uses this information to send and statistically evaluate the newsletters on our behalf. For the evaluation, the sent e-mails contain so-called web beacons or tracking pixels, which are single-pixel image files stored on our website. This makes it possible to determine whether a newsletter message has been opened and which links, if any, have been clicked on. With the help of so-called conversion tracking, it can also be analyzed whether a predefined action (e.g. purchase of a product on our website) has taken place after clicking on the link in the newsletter. In addition, technical information is collected (e.g. time of retrieval, IP address, browser type and operating system). The data is collected exclusively pseudonymously and is not linked to your other personal data, a direct personal reference is excluded. This data is used exclusively for the statistical analysis of newsletter campaigns. The results of these analyses can be used to better adapt future newsletters to the interests of the recipients.
If you wish to object to the data analysis for statistical evaluation purposes, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter.
We have concluded an order processing agreement with rapidmail, in which we oblige rapidmail to protect our customers' data and not to pass it on to third parties.
You can read more information about rapidmail's data protection in their privacy policy: https://www.rapidmail.de/privacy

8) Data processing for order processing

8.1 - Transmission of image files for order processing via upload function
On our website, we offer customers the opportunity to order the personalization of products by submitting image files via an upload function. In doing so, the submitted image motif is used as a template for the personalization of the selected product.
Using the upload form on the website, the customer can transmit one or more image files from the memory of the end device used directly to us via automated, encrypted data transmission. We then record, store and use the transmitted files exclusively for the production of the personalized product as defined in the respective service description on our website. If the transmitted image files are passed on to special service providers for the production and processing of the order, you will be explicitly informed about this in the following paragraphs. Any further transfer will not take place. If the transmitted files or the digital motifs contain personal data (in particular images of identifiable persons), all of the processing operations just mentioned will be carried out exclusively for the purpose of processing your online order in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO. After final processing of the order, the transmitted image files are automatically and completely deleted.

8.2 As far as necessary for the contract processing for delivery and payment purposes, the personal data collected by us in accordance with Art. 6 para 1 lit. b DSGVO will be passed on to the commissioned transport company and the commissioned credit institution.

If we owe you updates for goods with digital elements or for digital products on the basis of a corresponding contract, we will process the contact data (name, address, e-mail address) provided by you when placing the order in order to inform you personally about upcoming updates within the legally stipulated period within the scope of our legal information obligations pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. c DSGVO via suitable communication channels (such as by post or e-mail). Your contact details will be used strictly for the purpose of informing you about updates owed by us and will only be processed by us for this purpose to the extent that this is necessary for the respective information.

For the processing of your order, we further cooperate with the following service provider(s), which support us in whole or in part in the execution of concluded contracts. Certain personal data is transmitted to these service providers in accordance with the following information.

8.3 Use of payment service providers (payment services)

- PAYONE
If you choose a payment method of the payment service provider PAYONE, the payment processing is carried out via the payment service provider PAYONE GmbH, Lyoner Straße 9, 60528 Frankfurt/Main, to which we pass on your information provided during the ordering process together with the information about your order in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b DSGVO. The transfer of your data takes place exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with the payment service provider PAYONE and only insofar as it is necessary for this purpose.
- giropay
When paying via "giropay", payment processing is carried out via giropay GmbH, An der Welle 4, 60322 Frankfurt/Main, to which we pass on the information you provided during the ordering process along with information about your order. In accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO, your data will be passed on exclusively for the purpose of payment processing and only to the extent necessary for this purpose. At the following Internet address you will receive more information about the privacy policy of giropay GmbH: https://www.giropay.de/legal/datenschutzerklaerung
- Mollie
If you choose a payment method of the payment service provider Mollie, the payment processing is carried out via the payment service provider Mollie B.V., Keizersgracht 313, 1016 EE Amsterdam, The Netherlands, to whom we pass on your information provided during the ordering process together with information about your order (name, address, IBAN, BIC, invoice amount, currency and transaction number) in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO. The transfer of your data is solely for the purpose of payment processing with the payment service provider Mollie and only insofar as it is necessary for this purpose.
- Paypal
When paying via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or - if offered - "purchase on account" or "installment payment" via PayPal, we pass on your payment data to PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter "PayPal") as part of the payment processing. The transfer takes place in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO and only to the extent necessary for payment processing.
PayPal reserves the right to conduct a credit check for the payment methods credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or - if offered - "purchase on account" or "installment payment" via PayPal. For this purpose, your payment data may be passed on to credit agencies in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO on the basis of PayPal's legitimate interest in determining your solvency. PayPal uses the result of the credit check in terms of the statistical probability of non-payment for the purpose of deciding on the provision of the respective payment method. The creditworthiness information may contain probability values (so-called score values). Insofar as score values are included in the result of the credit report, they have their basis in a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of the score values includes, but is not limited to, address data. For further information on data protection law, including information on the credit agencies used, please refer to PayPal's privacy policy: https://www.paypal.com/en/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full
You may object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to PayPal. However, PayPal may still be entitled to process your personal data, provided that this is necessary to process payments in accordance with the contract.

9) Online marketing

Use of affiliate programs

- Own affiliate program
In connection with the product presentations on our website, we maintain our own affiliate program, under which we provide interested third-party operators with affiliate links for placement on their websites that lead to our quotations. Cookies are used for the affiliate program, which are generally set on the partner site after clicking on a corresponding partner link and for which we are not responsible in this respect under data protection law. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your terminal device in order to be able to trace the origin of transactions (e.g. "sales leads") generated via such links. In doing so, we can recognize, among other things, that you clicked on the partner link and were redirected to our website. This information is required for payment processing between us and the affiliate partners. Insofar as the information also contains personal data, the described processing is carried out on the basis of our legitimate financial interest in the processing of commission payments in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO.
If you wish to block the evaluation of user behavior via cookies, you can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and decide individually about their acceptance or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally.

10) Site functionalities

10.1 Use of Youtube videos
This website uses the Youtube embedding function to display and play videos from the provider "Youtube", which belongs to Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google").
Here, the extended data protection mode is used, which, according to the provider, only initiates the storage of user information when the video(s) is/are played. If the playback of embedded Youtube videos is started, the provider "Youtube" uses cookies to collect information about user behavior. According to information from "Youtube", these are used, among other things, to collect video statistics, to improve user-friendliness and to prevent abusive behavior. If you are logged in to Google, your data is directly assigned to your account when you click on a video. If you do not want the assignment to your YouTube profile, you must log out before activating the button. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact YouTube to exercise this right. The use of YouTube may also result in the transmission of personal data to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.
Independently of a playback of the embedded videos, a connection to the Google network is established each time this website is called up, which may trigger further data processing operations without our influence.
All processing described above, in particular the reading of information on the end device used via the tracking pixel, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent to do so in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO. Without this consent, the use of Youtube videos during your visit to the site will not take place.
You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your revocation, please deactivate this service in the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website via alternative options communicated to you on the website.
For more information on "Youtube" privacy, please see the Youtube Terms of Use at https://www.youtube.com/static?template=terms and Google's privacy policy at https://www.google.de/intl/en/policies/privacy

10.2 - Microsoft Teams
We use the service "Microsoft Teams " of Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399 USA (hereinafter "Microsoft Teams") to conduct online meetings, videoconferences and/or webinars.
In case of using Microsoft Teams, different data will be processed. Here, the scope of the processed data depends on the data you provide before or during participation in an online meeting or video conference or webinar. In the context of using Microsoft Teams, data of the communication participants is processed and stored on Microsoft Teams servers. This data may include, in particular, your login data (name, email address, phone (optional) and password) and meeting data (topic, participant IP address, device information, description (optional)). In addition, visual and auditory contributions of the participants, as well as voice input in chats may be processed.
When processing personal data that is necessary for the performance of a contract with you (this also applies to processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures), Art. 6 (1) lit. b DSGVO serves as the legal basis. If you have given us your consent for the processing of your data, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) a DSGVO. Consent given can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.
Furthermore, the legal basis for data processing when conducting online meetings, videoconferences or webinars is our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO in the effective conduct of the online meeting, webinar or videoconference. For more information on data usage by Microsoft Teams, please see the Microsoft Teams privacy statement at https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-en/privacystatement
- Zoom
We use the "Zoom" service provided by Zoom Video Communications Inc, 55 Almaden Blvd, Suite 600, San Jose, CA 95113, USA (hereinafter "Zoom") to conduct online meetings, video conferences and/or webinars.
In the event that Zoom is used, different data will be processed. Here, the scope of the processed data depends on the data you provide before or during participation in an online meeting or video conference or webinar. In the course of using Zoom, data of communication participants is processed and stored on Zoom servers. This data may include, in particular, your login data (name, email address, phone (optional) and password) and meeting data (topic, participant IP address, device information, description (optional)). In addition, visual and auditory contributions of participants, as well as voice input in chats may be processed.
When processing personal data that is necessary for the performance of a contract with you (this also applies to processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures), Art. 6 (1) lit. b DSGVO serves as the legal basis. If you have given us your consent for the processing of your data, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) a DSGVO. Consent given can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.
Furthermore, the legal basis for data processing when conducting online meetings, videoconferences or webinars is our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO in the effective conduct of the online meeting, webinar or videoconference. For more information on Zoom's use of data, please see Zoom's privacy policy at https://zoom.us/docs/en-en/privacy-and-legal.html

10.3 Google Sign-In
On our website, you can log in to create a customer account or register using the "Google Sign-In" service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google") as part of the so-called single sign-on technology, if you have a Google profile. You can recognize the Google login function on our website by the button "Sign in via Google" "Sign in with Google account" or "Sign in with Google".
When you call up a page of our website that contains a Google sign-in function, your browser establishes a direct connection to Google's servers. The content of the login button is transmitted by Google directly to your browser and integrated into the page. Through this integration, Google receives the information that your browser has called up the corresponding page of our website, even if you do not have a Google profile or are not currently logged in to Google. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted by your browser directly to a Google server and stored there; this may also involve transmission to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA. These data processing operations are carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO on the basis of Google's legitimate interest in displaying personalized advertising based on browsing behavior.
By using the Google login button on our website, you also have the option of logging in or registering on our website using your Google user data. Exclusively if you give your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO before the registration process on the basis of an appropriate notice about the exchange of data with Google, we receive when using the Google- button from Google, depending on your personally made privacy settings at Google, the general and publicly accessible information stored in their profile. This information includes the user ID, name, profile picture, age and gender.
We would like to point out that, following changes to Google's privacy terms and conditions of use, the transfer of your profile pictures, the user IDs of your friends and the friends list may also occur if these have been marked as "public" in your privacy settings at Google when you give your consent. The data transmitted by Google will be stored and processed by us to create a user account with the necessary data (title, first name, last name, address data, country, e-mail address, date of birth), if these have been released by you at Google for this purpose. Conversely, on the basis of your consent, data (e.g. information about your surfing or purchasing behavior) can be transferred from us to your Google profile.
The consent given can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the responsible person named at the beginning of this privacy policy.
For the purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Google, as well as your rights in this regard and settings options for protecting your privacy, please refer to Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en&gl=en
You can view the terms of use for using "Google Sign-In" here: https://policies.google.com/terms
If you do not want Google to assign the data collected via our website directly to your Google profile, you must log out of Google before visiting our website. You can also completely prevent the loading of Google plugins with add-ons for your browser, for example with "Adblock Plus" (https://adblockplus.org/en/).

10.4 Online applications via a form
On our website, we offer prospective job applicants the opportunity to apply online via a corresponding form. Inclusion in the application process in this regard requires that applicants provide us with all personal data necessary for an informed assessment and selection via the form.
Required information includes general personal information (the name, address, a telephone or electronic means of contact) and performance-specific evidence of the qualifications required for a position. Health-related information may also be required, which must be given special consideration under employment and social security law in the interest of social protection in the person of the applicant.
In the course of submitting the form, the applicant data is transmitted to us in encrypted form in accordance with the state of the art, stored by us and evaluated exclusively for the purpose of processing the application.
The legal basis for this processing is basically Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO (for processing in Germany in conjunction with § 26 para. 1 BDSG), in the sense of which going through the application process is considered to be the initiation of an employment contract.
Insofar as special categories of personal data within the meaning of Art. 9 (1) DSGVO (e.g. health data such as information on severely disabled status) are requested from applicants as part of the application process, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. Art. 9 para. 2 lit. b. DSGVO so that we can exercise the rights arising from labor law and social security and social protection law and fulfill our obligations in this regard.
Cumulatively or alternatively, the processing of the special categories of data may also be based on Article 9(1)(h) of the GDPR if it is carried out for the purposes of preventive health care or occupational medicine, for the assessment of the applicant's fitness for work, for medical diagnosis, health or social care or treatment, or for the management of health or social care systems and services.
If, in the course of the evaluation described above, the applicant is not selected, or if an applicant withdraws his or her application prematurely, his or her data submitted in the form will be deleted at the latest after 6 months following appropriate notification. This period is measured on the basis of our legitimate interest in answering any follow-up questions about the application and, if necessary, to be able to meet our obligations to provide evidence under the regulations on equal treatment of applicants.
In the event of a successful application, the data provided will be further processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b DSGVO (for processing in Germany in conjunction with Section 26 (1) BDSG) for the purposes of implementing the employment relationship.

10.5 Applications to job advertisements by e-mail
On our website, we advertise currently vacant positions in a separate section, for which interested parties can apply by e-mail to the contact address provided.
Inclusion in the application process requires that applicants provide us with all personal data necessary for a well-founded and informed assessment and selection together with the application by e-mail.
Required information in this regard includes general personal information (the name, address, a telephone or electronic means of contact) and performance-specific evidence of the qualifications required for a position. If necessary, health-related information may also be required, which must be given special consideration under labor and social law in the interest of social protection in the person of the applicant.
Which components an application must contain in individual cases for it to be considered and in which form these components are to be transmitted by mail can be found in the respective job advertisement.
After receipt of the application sent using the specified mail contact address, the applicant data will be stored by us and evaluated exclusively for the purpose of processing the application. For queries arising in the course of processing, we use, at our discretion, either the e-mail address provided by the applicant with his or her application or a telephone number provided.
The legal basis for this processing, including contacting us for queries, is in principle Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO (for processing in Germany in conjunction with § 26 Para. 1 BDSG), in the sense of which going through the application process is considered to be the initiation of an employment contract.
Insofar as special categories of personal data within the meaning of Art. 9 (1) DSGVO (e.g. health data such as information on severely disabled status) are requested from applicants as part of the application process, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 9 (2) letter b. DSGVO so that we can exercise the rights arising from labor law and social security and social protection law and fulfill our obligations in this regard.
Cumulatively or alternatively, the processing of the special categories of data may also be based on Article 9(1)(h) of the GDPR if it is carried out for the purposes of preventive health care or occupational medicine, for the assessment of the applicant's fitness for work, for medical diagnosis, health or social care or treatment, or for the management of health or social care systems and services.
If, in the course of the evaluation described above, the applicant is not selected or if an applicant withdraws his or her application prematurely, his or her data transmitted by e-mail and all electronic correspondence, including the original application e-mail, will be deleted at the latest after 6 months following appropriate notification. This period is measured on the basis of our legitimate interest in being able to answer any follow-up questions about the application and, if necessary, to meet our obligations to provide evidence under the regulations on equal treatment of applicants.
In the event of a successful application, the data provided will be further processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b DSGVO (for processing in Germany in conjunction with Section 26 (1) BDSG) for the purposes of implementing the employment relationship.

10.6 Google reCAPTCHA

On this website, we also use the reCAPTCHA function of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google"). This function is primarily used to distinguish whether an input is made by a natural person or is abused by machine and automated processing. The service includes the sending of the IP address and possibly other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service to Google and is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO on the basis of our legitimate interest in determining individual ownership on the Internet and the prevention of abuse and spam. In the context of the use of Google reCAPTCHA, there may also be a transmission of personal data to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.

For further information on Google reCAPTCHA and Google's privacy policy, please visit: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/

As far as legally required, we have obtained your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO for the processing of your data as outlined above. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your revocation, please follow the option described above to make an objection.

11) Tools and miscellaneous

Cookie Consent Tool

This website uses a so-called "cookie consent tool" to obtain effective user consent for cookies and cookie-based applications that require consent. The "cookie consent tool" is displayed to users in the form of an interactive user interface when they access the page, on which consent for certain cookies and/or cookie-based applications can be given by ticking the appropriate box. By using the tool, all cookies/services requiring consent are only loaded if the respective user grants the corresponding consent by setting a check mark. This ensures that such cookies are only set on the respective end device of the user in the event that consent has been granted.
The tool sets technically necessary cookies to store your cookie preferences. Personal user data will not be processed in this case.
If, in individual cases, personal data (such as the IP address) is processed for the purpose of storing, assigning or logging cookie settings, this is done in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO on the basis of our legitimate interest in legally compliant, user-specific and user-friendly consent management for cookies and thus in a legally compliant design of our website.
Further legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c DSGVO. As the responsible party, we are subject to the legal obligation to make the use of technically unnecessary cookies dependent on the respective user consent.
Further information on the operator and the setting options of the cookie consent tool can be found directly in the corresponding user interface on our website.

12) Rights of the data subject

12.1 The applicable data protection law grants you the following data subject rights (rights of access and intervention) vis-à-vis the controller with regard to the processing of your personal data, whereby reference is made to the indicated legal basis for the respective exercise prerequisites:

  • Right to information pursuant to Art. 15 DSGVO;
  • Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 DSGVO;
  • Right to erasure pursuant to Art. 17 DSGVO;
  • Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 DSGVO;
  • Right to information pursuant to Art. 19 DSGVO;
  • Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 DSGVO;
  • Right to withdraw consent granted pursuant to Art. 7 (3) DSGVO;
  • Right to complain pursuant to Art. 77 DSGVO;

12.2 RIGHT OF REVOCATION

If WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA IN THE CONTEXT OF AN INTEREST CONSIDERATION ON THE BASIS OF OUR EXCEEDING AUTHORIZED INTEREST, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO SUCH PROCESSING FOR REASONS ARISING OUT OF YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION.
IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED. FURTHER PROCESSING WILL BE RESERVED, however, IF WE CAN DEMONSTRATE EXCUSIVE PROTECTIVE REASONS FOR PROCESSING THAT EXCEED YOUR INTERESTS, PRIVACY AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS, OR IF PROCESSING IS INTENDED TO ENFORCE, EXERCISE OR DEFEND LEGAL CLAIMS.

If YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED BY US 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. YOU MAY EXERCISE THE OPPOSITION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

If YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT OF RESISTANCE, WE WILL TERMINATE THE PROCESSING OF THE DATA CONCERNED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES.

13) Duration of storage of personal data

The duration of the storage of personal data is measured on the basis of the respective legal basis, the purpose of processing and - if relevant - additionally on the basis of the respective legal retention period (e.g. retention periods under commercial and tax law).

When personal data is processed on the basis of explicit consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO, this data is stored until the data subject revokes his or her consent.

If there are legal retention periods for data that is processed within the scope of legal business or obligations similar to legal business on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b DSGVO, this data will be routinely deleted after the retention periods have expired, insofar as it is no longer required for the fulfillment or initiation of a contract and/or there is no continuing legitimate interest on our part in the continued storage.

When personal data are processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO, these data are stored until the data subject exercises his or her right to object pursuant to Art. 21 (1) DSGVO, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

When personal data are processed for the purpose of direct marketing on the basis of Article 6 (1) (f) DSGVO, these data are stored until the data subject exercises his or her right to object pursuant to Article 21 (2) DSGVO.

In addition, unless otherwise stated in the other information in this statement about specific processing situations, stored personal data will be deleted when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.