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Privacy Policy

We are very pleased about your interest in our company. Data protection is of a particularly high priority for the management of entAHRtainment GbR.

The use of the internet pages of entAHRtainment GbR is possible without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wants to use special services of our company via our website, processing of personal data could become necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no statutory basis for such processing, we generally obtain consent from the data subject.

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, email address, or telephone number of a data subject, is always carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and in compliance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to entAHRtainment GbR. By means of this privacy policy, our company aims to inform the public about the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, use, and process. Furthermore, this privacy policy informs data subjects about their rights.

entAHRtainment GbR has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed through this website. However, internet-based data transmissions can always have security vulnerabilities, so absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transfer personal data to us via alternative means, such as by telephone.

Definitions

The privacy policy of entAHRtainment GbR is based on the terms used by the European legislator for the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy should be both easy to read and understand for the public as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to first explain the terminology used.

We use, among others, the following terms in this privacy policy:

a) Personal Data
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter “data subject”). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.

b) Data Subject
Data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller responsible for the processing.

c) Processing
Processing is any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

d) Restriction of Processing
Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.

e) Profiling
Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects concerning that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements.

f) Pseudonymization
Pseudonymization is the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

g) Controller or Controller Responsible for the Processing
Controller or controller responsible for the processing is 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. Where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law.

h) Processor
Processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

i) Recipient
Recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or another body, to which the personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients.

j) Third Party
Third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or body other than the data subject, controller, processor, and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorized to process personal data.

k) Consent
Consent of the data subject is any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

2. Name and Address of the Controller

Controller for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws applicable in Member States of the European Union, and other provisions related to data protection is:

entAHRtainment GbR
Keltenstraße 29
53518 Adenau
Germany

Phone: +49 (0) 151 59446899
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.entAHRtainment.de

3. Name and Address of the Data Protection Officer

The Data Protection Officer of the controller is:

entAHRtainment GbR
Keltenstraße 29
53518 Adenau
Germany

Phone: +49 (0) 151 59446899
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.entAHRtainment.de

Every data subject may, at any time, contact our Data Protection Officer directly with all questions and suggestions concerning data protection.

4. Cookies

The internet pages of entAHRtainment GbR use cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored in a computer system via an internet browser.

Many internet sites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a string of characters through which internet pages and servers can be assigned to the specific internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This allows visited internet sites and servers to differentiate the individual browser of the data subject from other internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific internet browser can be recognized and identified using the unique cookie ID.

Through the use of cookies, entAHRtainment GbR can provide the users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting.

By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized with the user in mind. Cookies allow us, as previously mentioned, to recognize our website users. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to utilize our website. The website user who uses cookies, for example, does not have to enter access data each time the website is accessed because this is taken over by the website, and the cookie is thus stored on the user's computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping cart in an online shop. The online store remembers the articles that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart via a cookie.

The data subject can, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies through our website by means of a corresponding setting of the internet browser used, and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, cookies that have already been set may be deleted at any time via an internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be entirely usable.

5. Collection of General Data and Information

The website of entAHRtainment GbR collects a series of general data and information when a data subject or automated system calls up the website. This general data and information are stored in the server log files. Collected may be (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrers), (4) the sub-websites, (5) the date and time of access to the internet site, (6) an Internet Protocol (IP) address, (7) the Internet Service Provider (ISP) of the accessing system, and (8) any other similar data and information that may be used in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using these general data and information, entAHRtainment GbR does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is needed to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) optimize the content of our website as well as its advertisement, (3) ensure the long-term viability of our information technology systems and website technology, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in case of a cyber-attack. Therefore, entAHRtainment GbR analyzes anonymously collected data and information statistically, with the aim of increasing the data protection and data security of our enterprise, and to ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

6. Registration on Our Website

The data subject has the possibility to register on the website of the controller with the indication of personal data. Which personal data are transmitted to the controller is determined by the respective input mask used for the registration. The personal data entered by the data subject are collected and stored exclusively for internal use by the controller and for his or her own purposes. The controller may request transfer to one or more processors (e.g., a parcel service) that also uses personal data for an internal purpose attributable to the controller.

By registering on the website of the controller, the IP address—assigned by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) and used by the data subject—date, and time of the registration are also stored. The storage of this data takes place against the background that this is the only way to prevent the misuse of our services and, if necessary, to make it possible to investigate committed offenses. Insofar, the storage of this data is necessary to secure the controller. This data is not passed on to third parties unless there is a statutory obligation to pass on the data, or if the transfer serves the aim of criminal prosecution.

The registration of the data subject, with the voluntary indication of personal data, is intended to enable the controller to offer the data subject contents or services that may only be offered to registered users due to the nature of the matter in question. Registered persons are free to change the personal data specified during the registration at any time, or to have them completely deleted from the data stock of the controller.

The controller shall, at any time, provide information upon request to each data subject as to what personal data are stored about the data subject. In addition, the controller shall correct or erase personal data at the request or indication of the data subject, insofar as there are no statutory storage obligations. The entirety of the controller’s employees are available to the data subject in this respect as contact persons.

7. Subscription to Our Newsletters

On the website of entAHRtainment GbR, users are given the opportunity to subscribe to our enterprise's newsletter. The input mask used for this purpose determines what personal data are transmitted, as well as when the newsletter is ordered from the controller.

entAHRtainment GbR informs its customers and business partners regularly by means of a newsletter about enterprise offers. The enterprise's newsletter may only be received by the data subject if (1) the data subject has a valid email address and (2) the data subject registers for the newsletter shipping. A confirmation email will be sent to the email address registered by a data subject for the first time for newsletter shipping, for legal reasons, in the double opt-in procedure. This confirmation email is used to prove whether the owner of the email address as the data subject is authorized to receive the newsletter.

During the registration for the newsletter, we also store the IP address of the computer system assigned by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) and used by the data subject at the time of the registration, as well as the date and time of the registration. The collection of this data is necessary in order to understand the (possible) misuse of the email address of a data subject at a later date, and it therefore serves the aim of the legal protection of the controller.

The personal data collected as part of a registration for the newsletter will only be used to send our newsletter. In addition, subscribers to the newsletter may be informed by email, as long as this is necessary for the operation of the newsletter service or a registration in question, as this could be the case in the event of modifications to the newsletter offer, or in the event of a change in technical circumstances. There will be no transfer of personal data collected by the newsletter service to third parties. The subscription to our newsletter may be terminated by the data subject at any time. The consent to the storage of personal data, which the data subject has given for the shipping of the newsletter, may be revoked at any time. For the purpose of revocation of consent, a corresponding link is found in each newsletter. It is also possible to unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time directly on the website of the controller, or to communicate this to the controller in a different way.

8. Newsletter-Tracking

The newsletter of entAHRtainment GbR contains so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic embedded in such emails, which are sent in HTML format to enable log file recording and analysis. This allows a statistical analysis of the success or failure of online marketing campaigns. Based on the embedded tracking pixel, entAHRtainment GbR may see if and when an email was opened by a data subject, and which links in the email were called up by data subjects.

Such personal data collected in the tracking pixels contained in the newsletters are stored and analyzed by the controller in order to optimize the shipping of the newsletter, as well as to adapt the content of future newsletters even better to the interests of the data subject. These personal data will not be passed on to third parties. Data subjects are at any time entitled to revoke the respective separate declaration of consent issued by means of the double-opt-in procedure. After a revocation, these personal data will be deleted by the controller. entAHRtainment GbR automatically regards a withdrawal from the receipt of the newsletter as a revocation.

9. Contact Possibility via the Website

The website of entAHRtainment GbR contains information that enables a quick electronic contact to our enterprise, as well as direct communication with us, which also includes a general address of the so-called electronic mail (email address). If a data subject contacts the controller by email or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject are automatically stored. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a data subject to the data controller are stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. There is no transfer of this personal data to third parties.

10. Routine Erasure and Blocking of Personal Data

The data controller shall process and store the personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or as far as this is granted by the European legislator or other legislators in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject to.

If the storage purpose is not applicable, or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data are routinely blocked or erased in accordance with legal requirements.

11. Rights of the Data Subject

a) Right of Confirmation
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller the confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her are being processed. If a data subject wishes to avail himself of this right of confirmation, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller.

b) Right of Access
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller free information about his or her personal data stored at any time and a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European directives and regulations grant the data subject access to the following information:

the purposes of the processing;
the categories of personal data concerned;
the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organizations;
where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period;
the existence of the right to request from the controller rectification or erasure of personal data, or restriction of processing of personal data concerning the data subject, or to object to such processing;
the existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;
where the personal data are not collected from the data subject, any available information as to their source;
the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject.

Furthermore, the data subject shall have a right to obtain information as to whether personal data are transferred to a third country or to an international organization. Where this is the case, the data subject shall have the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.

If a data subject wishes to avail himself of this right of access, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller.

c) Right to Rectification
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning him or her. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, the data subject shall have the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement.

If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller.

d) Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten)
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning him or her without undue delay, and the controller shall have the obligation to erase personal data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies, as long as the processing is not necessary:

The personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
The data subject withdraws consent to which the processing is based according to point (a) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR, or point (a) of Article 9(2) of the GDPR, and where there is no other legal ground for the processing.
The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) of the GDPR.
The personal data have been unlawfully processed.
The personal data must be erased for compliance with a legal obligation in Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
The personal data have been collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Article 8(1) of the GDPR.

If one of the aforementioned reasons applies, and a data subject wishes to request the erasure of personal data stored by entAHRtainment GbR, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller. An employee of entAHRtainment GbR shall promptly ensure that the erasure request is complied with immediately.

Where the controller has made personal data public and is obliged pursuant to Article 17(1) to erase the personal data, the controller, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform other controllers processing the personal data that the data subject has requested erasure by such controllers of any links to, or copy or replication of, those personal data, as far as processing is not required. An employees of entAHRtainment GbR will arrange the necessary measures in individual cases.

e) Right of Restriction of Processing
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller restriction of processing where one of the following applies:

The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
The processing is unlawful and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of their use instead.
The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by the data subject for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

If one of the aforementioned conditions is met, and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of the processing of personal data stored by entAHRtainment GbR, he or she may at any time contact any employee of the controller. The employee of entAHRtainment GbR will arrange the restriction of the processing.

f) Right to Data Portability
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator, to receive the personal data concerning him or her, which was provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. He or she shall have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data have been provided, as long as the processing is based on consent pursuant to point (a) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR or point (a) of Article 9(2) of the GDPR, or on a contract pursuant to point (b) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR, and the processing is carried out by automated means, as long as the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

Furthermore, in exercising his or her right to data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) of the GDPR, the data subject shall have the right to have personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and when doing so does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

In order to assert the right to data portability, the data subject may at any time contact any employee of entAHRtainment GbR.

g) Right to Object
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to object, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, at any time, to processing of personal data concerning him or her, which is based on point (e) or (f) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

entAHRtainment GbR shall no longer process the personal data in the event of the objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

If entAHRtainment GbR processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject shall have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning him or her for such marketing. This applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to entAHRtainment GbR to the processing for direct marketing purposes, entAHRtainment GbR will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning him or her by entAHRtainment GbR for scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.

In order to exercise the right to object, the data subject may contact any employee of entAHRtainment GbR. In addition, the data subject is free in the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to use his or her right to object by automated means using technical specifications.

h) Automated Individual Decision-Making, Including Profiling
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning him or her, or similarly significantly affects him or her, as long as the decision (1) is not is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data controller, or (2) is not authorized by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the data subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or (3) is not based on the data subject's explicit consent.

If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data controller, or (2) it is based on the data subject's explicit consent, entAHRtainment GbR shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view and contest the decision.

If the data subject wishes to exercise the rights concerning automated individual decision-making, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of entAHRtainment GbR.

i) Right to Withdraw Data Protection Consent
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to withdraw his or her consent to the processing of his or her personal data at any time.

If the data subject wishes to exercise the right to withdraw the consent, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of entAHRtainment GbR.

12. Data Protection for Applications and the Application Procedures

The data controller shall collect and process the personal data of applicants for the purpose of the processing of the application procedure. The processing may also be carried out electronically. This is the case, in particular, if an applicant submits corresponding application documents by email or by means of a web form on the website to the controller. If the data controller concludes an employment contract with an applicant, the submitted data will be stored for the purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with legal requirements. If no employment contract is concluded with the applicant by the controller, the application documents shall be automatically erased two months after notification of the refusal decision, provided that no other legitimate interests of the controller are opposed to the erasure. Other legitimate interest in this relation is, e.g. a burden of proof in a procedure under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG).

13. Legal Basis for the Processing

Art. 6(1) lit. a GDPR serves as the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, as is the case, for example, when processing operations are necessary for the supply of goods or to provide any other service, the processing is based on Article 6(1) lit. b GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures, for example, in the case of inquiries concerning our products or services. Is our company subject to a legal obligation by which processing of personal data is required, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6(1) lit. c GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may be necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured in our company and his name, age, health insurance data or other vital information would have to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third party. Then the processing would be based on Art. 6(1) lit. d GDPR. Finally, processing operations could be based on Article 6(1) lit. f GDPR. This legal basis is used for processing operations that are not covered by any of the abovementioned legal grounds, if processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by our company or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data. Such processing operations are particularly permissible because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. He considered that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a client of the controller (Recital 47 Sentence 2 GDPR).

14. Data Protection Provisions on the Use and Application of Google Analytics (with Anonymization Function)

The data controller has integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymization function) on this website. Google Analytics is a web analytics service. Web analytics is the collection, gathering, and analysis of data about the behavior of visitors to websites. A web analytics service collects data about, among other things, from which website a user arrived at a website (known as a referrer), which subpages of the website were accessed, or how often and for what duration a subpage was viewed. Web analytics is primarily used to optimize a website and to analyze the cost-benefit ratio of online advertising.

The operating company of the Google Analytics component is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

The data controller uses the "_gat._anonymizeIp" extension for web analysis via Google Analytics. This extension shortens and anonymizes the IP address of the user's internet connection by Google when accessing our websites from a member state of the European Union or from another contracting state of the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyze visitor traffic on our website. Google uses the data and information obtained, among other things, to evaluate the use of our website, to compile online reports that show the activities on our websites, and to provide further services related to the use of our website.

Google Analytics places a cookie on the user's IT system. What cookies are has been explained above. By setting the cookie, Google is enabled to analyze the use of our website. Each time one of the individual pages of this website, operated by the data controller, is called up and on which a Google Analytics component has been integrated, the user's browser is automatically prompted by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data for online analysis to Google. As part of this technical process, Google becomes aware of personal data, such as the user's IP address, which Google uses to track the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently to enable commission settlements.

The cookie stores personal information such as access time, the location from which access originated, and the frequency of visits to our website by the user. Each visit to our website results in this personal data, including the IP address of the user's internet connection, being transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may transfer this personal data collected through the technical procedure to third parties under certain circumstances.

The user can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by making the appropriate setting in the browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting in the browser used would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the user's IT system. In addition, a cookie already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the user has the option to object to the collection of data generated by Google Analytics related to the use of this website and to prevent such data from being processed by Google. To do this, the user must download and install a browser add-on from the link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This browser add-on informs Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data and information about visits to websites may be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-on is considered by Google as an objection. If the user's IT system is deleted, formatted, or reinstalled at a later time, the user must reinstall the browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics. If the browser add-on is uninstalled or deactivated by the user or another person within their area of control, there is the possibility of reinstalling or reactivating the browser add-on.

Further information and the applicable data protection regulations of Google can be accessed at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html. Google Analytics is further explained at https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/analytics/.

15. Data Protection Provisions on the Use and Application of Google+

The data controller has integrated the Google+ button as a component on this website. Google+ is a so-called social network. A social network is an online community that typically allows users to communicate and interact with each other in the virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for exchanging opinions and experiences or allow the online community to provide personal or business-related information. Google+ allows users to create private profiles, upload photos, and connect through friend requests.

The operating company of Google+ is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website, operated by the data controller and on which a Google+ button has been integrated, is accessed, the browser on the user’s IT system is automatically prompted by the respective Google+ button to download a representation of the Google+ button from Google. As part of this technical procedure, Google becomes aware of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the user. More detailed information about Google+ is available at https://developers.google.com/+/.

If the user is simultaneously logged into Google+ at the time of visiting our website, Google recognizes with each visit which specific subpage of our website the user is visiting during their stay on our website. This information is collected by the Google+ button and assigned to the respective Google+ account of the user.

If the user activates one of the Google+ buttons integrated on our website and thus gives a Google+1 recommendation, Google assigns this information to the personal Google+ user account of the user and stores this personal data. Google stores the Google+1 recommendation of the user and makes it publicly available in accordance with the conditions accepted by the user. A Google+1 recommendation given by the user on this website will subsequently be stored and processed along with other personal data, such as the name of the Google+1 account used by the user and the photo stored in it, in other Google services, such as Google search results, the Google account of the user, or other places, such as websites or in connection with advertisements. Google can also link the visit to this website with other personal data stored by Google. Google further records this personal information with the purpose of improving or optimizing the various Google services.

Google receives information through the Google+ button whenever the user visits our website if the user is logged into Google+ at the time of visiting our website, regardless of whether the user clicks the Google+ button or not.

If the user does not want personal data to be transmitted to Google, they can prevent this transmission by logging out of their Google+ account before visiting our website.

Further information and the applicable data protection regulations of Google can be accessed at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/. Further notes from Google on the Google+1 button can be accessed at https://developers.google.com/+/web/buttons-policy.

16. Data Protection Provisions on the Use and Application of Google AdWords

The data controller has integrated Google AdWords on this website. Google AdWords is an internet advertising service that allows advertisers to place ads both in Google search results and in the Google advertising network. Google AdWords enables an advertiser to set specific keywords in advance, so that an ad is only displayed in Google search results when the user retrieves a search result relevant to the keywords. In the Google advertising network, ads are distributed to relevant websites using an automated algorithm and taking into account the previously set keywords.

The operating company of Google AdWords services is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

The purpose of Google AdWords is to promote our website by displaying interest-relevant advertising on third-party websites and in Google search results, and to display third-party advertisements on our website.

If a user arrives at our website via a Google ad, a so-called conversion cookie is placed on the user’s IT system by Google. What cookies are has been explained above. A conversion cookie loses its validity after thirty days and does not serve to identify the user. The conversion cookie tracks whether specific subpages, such as the shopping cart of an online shop system, have been called up on our website, provided the cookie has not yet expired. Using the conversion cookie, both we and Google can track whether a user who arrived at our website via an AdWords ad generated revenue, i.e., completed or abandoned a purchase.

The data and information collected through the use of the conversion cookie are used by Google to create visit statistics for our website. We use these visit statistics to determine the total number of users who were referred to us via AdWords ads, to determine the success or failure of the respective AdWords ad, and to optimize our AdWords ads for the future. Neither our company nor other Google AdWords advertisers receive information from Google that would allow the identification of the user.

The conversion cookie stores personal information, such as the websites visited by the user. Therefore, each visit to our website results in personal data, including the IP address of the user’s internet connection, being transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may transfer this personal data collected through the technical procedure to third parties under certain circumstances.

The user can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by making the appropriate setting in the browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting in the browser used would also prevent Google from setting a conversion cookie on the user’s IT system. In addition, a cookie already set by Google AdWords can be deleted at any time via the browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the user has the option to object to interest-based advertising by Google. To do this, the user must access the link www.google.de/settings/ads from any of the browsers they use and make the desired settings.

Further information and the applicable data protection regulations of Google can be accessed at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

17. Data Protection Provisions on the Use and Application of Instagram

The data controller has integrated components of the Instagram service on this website. Instagram is a service that qualifies as an audiovisual platform, allowing users to share photos and videos and also to disseminate such data across other social networks.

The operating company of Instagram services is Instagram LLC, 1 Hacker Way, Building 14 First Floor, Menlo Park, CA, USA.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website, operated by the data controller and on which an Instagram component (Insta-Button) has been integrated, is accessed, the internet browser on the affected person's IT system is automatically prompted by the respective Instagram component to download a representation of the corresponding Instagram component. As part of this technical process, Instagram becomes aware of which specific subpage of our website is being visited by the affected person.

If the affected person is logged into Instagram at the same time, Instagram recognizes with each visit to our website and during the entire duration of the visit which specific subpage of our website the affected person is visiting. This information is collected by the Instagram component and assigned to the respective Instagram account of the affected person. If the affected person activates one of the Instagram buttons integrated on our website, the data and information transmitted are assigned to the personal Instagram user account of the affected person and stored and processed by Instagram.

Instagram always receives information through the Instagram component whenever the affected person visits our website if the affected person is logged into Instagram at the time; this occurs regardless of whether the affected person clicks the Instagram component or not. If the affected person does not want this information transmitted to Instagram, they can prevent it by logging out of their Instagram account before visiting our website.

Further information and the applicable data protection regulations of Instagram can be accessed at https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388 and https://www.instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

18. Data Protection Provisions on the Use and Application of Twitter

The data controller has integrated components of Twitter on this website. Twitter is a multilingual publicly accessible microblogging service that allows users to publish and disseminate tweets, short messages limited to 280 characters. These short messages are accessible to everyone, including those not registered on Twitter. Tweets are also shown to the followers of the respective user. Followers are other Twitter users who follow a user's tweets. Additionally, Twitter allows addressing a wide audience through hashtags, links, or retweets.

The operating company of Twitter is Twitter, Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website, operated by the data controller and on which a Twitter component (Twitter button) has been integrated, is accessed, the internet browser on the affected person's IT system is automatically prompted by the respective Twitter component to download a representation of the corresponding Twitter component. Further information about Twitter buttons can be accessed at https://about.twitter.com/de/resources/buttons. As part of this technical process, Twitter becomes aware of which specific subpage of our website is being visited by the affected person. The purpose of integrating the Twitter component is to enable our users to disseminate the contents of this website, make this website known in the digital world, and increase our visitor numbers.

If the affected person is logged into Twitter at the same time, Twitter recognizes with each visit to our website and during the entire duration of the visit which specific subpage of our website the affected person is visiting. This information is collected by the Twitter component and assigned to the respective Twitter account of the affected person. If the affected person activates one of the Twitter buttons integrated on our website, the data and information transmitted are assigned to the personal Twitter user account of the affected person and stored and processed by Twitter.

Twitter always receives information through the Twitter component whenever the affected person visits our website if the affected person is logged into Twitter at the time; this occurs regardless of whether the affected person clicks the Twitter component or not. If the affected person does not want this information transmitted to Twitter, they can prevent it by logging out of their Twitter account before visiting our website.

The applicable data protection regulations of Twitter can be accessed at https://twitter.com/privacy?lang=de.

19. Data Protection Provisions on the Use and Application of Xing

The data controller has integrated components of Xing on this website. Xing is an internet-based social network that enables users to connect with existing business contacts and establish new business contacts. Users can create a personal profile on Xing. Companies can, for example, create company profiles or post job offers on Xing.

The operating company of Xing is XING SE, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website, operated by the data controller and on which a Xing component (Xing plug-in) has been integrated, is accessed, the internet browser on the affected person's IT system is automatically prompted by the respective Xing component to download a representation of the corresponding Xing component. Further information about Xing plug-ins can be accessed at https://dev.xing.com/plugins. As part of this technical process, Xing becomes aware of which specific subpage of our website is being visited by the affected person.

If the affected person is logged into Xing at the same time, Xing recognizes with each visit to our website and during the entire duration of the visit which specific subpage of our website the affected person is visiting. This information is collected by the Xing component and assigned to the respective Xing account of the affected person. If the affected person activates one of the Xing buttons integrated on our website, such as the “Share” button, Xing assigns this information to the personal Xing user account of the affected person and stores this personal data.

Xing always receives information through the Xing component whenever the affected person visits our website if the affected person is logged into Xing at the time; this occurs regardless of whether the affected person clicks the Xing component or not. If the affected person does not want this information transmitted to Xing, they can prevent it by logging out of their Xing account before visiting our website.

The data protection provisions published by Xing, which can be accessed at https://www.xing.com/privacy, provide information about the collection, processing, and use of personal data by Xing. Additionally, Xing has published privacy notices for the XING Share button at https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.

20. Data Protection Provisions on the Use and Application of YouTube

The data controller has integrated components of YouTube on this website. YouTube is an internet video portal that allows video publishers to upload video clips and other users to watch, rate, and comment on them for free. YouTube allows the publication of all kinds of videos, so both complete films and TV shows, as well as music videos, trailers, or user-generated content, can be accessed through the portal.

The operating company of YouTube is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website, operated by the data controller and on which a YouTube component (YouTube video) has been integrated, is accessed, the internet browser on the affected person's IT system is automatically prompted by the respective YouTube component to download a representation of the corresponding YouTube component. Further information about YouTube can be accessed at https://www.youtube.com/yt/about/de/. As part of this technical process, YouTube and Google become aware of which specific subpage of our website is being visited by the affected person.

If the affected person is logged into YouTube at the same time, YouTube recognizes with the visit to a page that contains a YouTube video which specific subpage of our website the affected person is visiting. This information is collected by YouTube and Google and assigned to the respective YouTube account of the affected person.

YouTube and Google always receive information through the YouTube component whenever the affected person visits our website if the affected person is logged into YouTube at the time; this occurs regardless of whether the affected person clicks on a YouTube video or not. If the affected person does not want this information transmitted to YouTube and Google, they can prevent it by logging out of their YouTube account before visiting our website.

The data protection provisions published by YouTube, which can be accessed at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/, provide information about the collection, processing, and use of personal data by YouTube and Google.

21. Legal Basis for Processing

Article 6(1)(a) GDPR serves as the legal basis for processing operations where we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, such as processing operations required for the delivery of goods or the provision of another service or consideration, the processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. The same applies to processing operations necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures, for example, in cases of inquiries regarding our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation requiring the processing of personal data, such as for compliance with tax obligations, the processing is based on Article 6(1)(c) GDPR. In rare cases, processing of personal data may be necessary to protect vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured in our company and his name, age, health insurance details, or other vital information needed to be disclosed to a doctor, hospital, or other third parties. In such cases, the processing would be based on Article 6(1)(d) GDPR. Ultimately, processing operations could be based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. This legal basis applies to processing operations that are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases if the processing is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights, and freedoms of the data subject do not outweigh this interest. Such processing operations are specifically permitted because they were mentioned expressly by the European legislator. It is considered that a legitimate interest might exist if the data subject is a customer of the controller (Recital 47 Sentence 2 GDPR).

22. Legitimate Interests in Processing Pursued by the Controller or a Third Party

If processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, our legitimate interest is conducting our business operations for the benefit of the well-being of all our employees and our shareholders.

23. Duration for Which Personal Data Will Be Stored

The criterion for the duration of the storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After the retention period expires, the corresponding data are routinely deleted, provided they are no longer necessary for the fulfillment of the contract or for initiating a contract.

24. Legal or Contractual Requirements for Providing Personal Data; Necessity for Contract Conclusion; Obligation of the Data Subject to Provide Personal Data; Possible Consequences of Non-provision

We inform you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g., tax regulations) or may result from contractual arrangements (e.g., details of the contracting party). Sometimes it may be necessary to provide personal data to conclude a contract, which will then need to be processed by us. The data subject is, for example, obliged to provide us with personal data if our company concludes a contract with them. Failure to provide personal data would result in the contract not being concluded with the data subject. Before providing personal data, the data subject must contact one of our employees. Our employee will inform the data subject on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of personal data is required by law or contractually or necessary for the contract conclusion, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data, and what the consequences of not providing the personal data would be.

25. Existence of Automated Decision-Making

As a responsible company, we refrain from automated decision-making or profiling.