Privacy Notice

Information about data processing

In accordance with Art. 12 of the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter: DSGVO), we are obliged to inform you about the processing of your data when using our website. We take the protection of your personal data very seriously and this privacy policy informs you about the details of processing your data as well as your legal rights in this regard.

We reserve the right to adapt the data protection declaration with effect for the future, in particular in the event of further development of the website, the use of new technologies or changes to the legal basis or the corresponding jurisdiction.

We encourage you to review the Privacy Policy from time to time and to keep a hard copy or copy for your records.

Definitions

“Website” or “Internet presence” hereinafter means all pages of the responsible parties on https://biotrics.com.
“Personal data”
means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. An identifiable 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 to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person. Personal data therefore includes, for example, a person’s name, e-mail address and telephone number, but may also include data about preferences, hobbies and memberships.
“Processing” means operations or series of operations performed with or without the aid of automated procedures in relation to personal data, such as collection, recording, organization, filing, storage, adaptation, alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment, combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
“Pseudonymization” means the processing of personal data in such a way 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 is not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.
“Consent” means the processing of personal data in such a way 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 is not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.
“Google” hereinafter means Google, LLC 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; reachable in the European Union at: Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, Fax: +353 (1) 436 1001.

Scope

The privacy policy applies to all pages of https://biotrics.com. It does not extend to any linked websites or Internet presences of other providers.

Responsible provider/ representative of the provider in the European Union (EU)

Responsible for the processing of personal data within the scope of this privacy policy is:

biotrics bioimplants AG
Ullsteinstr. 108
12109 Berlin
Germany
Tel./Phone: +49 30 34 64 94 50 0
Fax: +49 30 20 60 73 95 99
office@biotrics.com

Questions about data protection

If you have any questions about data protection with regard to our company or our website, you can contact our data protection officer:

Damir Tadic
botiss biomaterials GmbH
Main street 28
15806 Zossen
Damir.tadic@botiss.com

Security

We have taken comprehensive technical and organizational precautions to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, misuse, loss and other external interference. To this end, we regularly review our security measures and adapt them to the state of the art.

Your rights

You have the following rights with respect to personal data concerning you, which you may exercise against us:

Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR),
Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR) or deletion (Art. 17 GDPR),
Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR),
Right to object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR),
Right to withdraw your consent (Art. 7 (3) DSGVO),
Right to receive the data in a structured, common, machine-readable format (“data portability”) as well as the right to have the data transferred to another data controller if the requirement of Art. 20 para. 1 lit. a, b DSGVO are present (Art. 20 DSGVO).

You may exercise your rights by notifying the contact details listed in the “Responsible Provider” section or by contacting our designated data protection officer.

You also have the right to complain to a data protection supervisory authority about the processing of your personal data carried out by us (Art. 77 DSGVO).

Use of the website, access data

In principle, you can use our website for purely informational purposes without disclosing your identity. When calling up the individual pages of the website in this sense, only access data is transmitted to our web space provider so that the website can be displayed to you. These are the following data:

Browser type/ browser version,
operating system used,
Language and version of the browser software,
Host name of the accessing end device,
IP address,
Website from which the request comes,
Content of the request (concrete page),
Date and time of the server request,
Access status/HTTP status code,
Referrer URL (the previously visited page),
Amount of data transferred,
Time zone difference from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

The temporary processing of the IP address by the system is necessary to technically enable delivery of the website to your computer. Processing of your IP address for the duration of the session is required for this. The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f) GDPR.

The access data is not used to identify individual users and is not merged with other data sources. The access data are deleted when they are no longer required to achieve the purpose of their processing. In case of data collection for provision of the website, this is the case when you end the visit to the website.

IP addresses are stored in log files to ensure the functionality of the website. In addition, we use the data to optimize the website and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. An evaluation of the data for marketing purposes does not take place in this context either. The data is generally deleted after seven days at the latest; processing beyond this is possible in individual cases. In this case, the IP address is deleted or alienated in such a way that it is no longer possible to assign the calling client.

The collection of data to provide the website and the processing of data in log files is mandatory for the operation of the website. You can object to the processing. You have the right to object on grounds relating to your particular situation, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing is for the purposes of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims (Article 21(1) of the GDPR). In the event of your justified objection, we will review the merits of the case and either discontinue or adjust the data processing or show you our compelling legitimate grounds on the basis of which we will continue the processing. You can send us your objection via the contact details listed in the “Responsible provider” section.

Cookies

In addition to the aforementioned access data, so-called cookies are stored in the Internet browser of the terminal device you are using when you use the website. These are small text files with a sequence of numbers that are stored locally in the cache of the browser used. Cookies do not become part of the PC system and cannot execute programs. You serve to make our website user-friendly. The use of cookies may be technically necessary or for other purposes (e.g. analysis/ evaluation of website usage).

a) Technically necessary cookies

Some elements of our website require that the requesting browser can be identified even after a page change. The following data is processed in the cookies:

Language settings

The user data collected through technically necessary cookies are not processed to create user profiles. We also use so-called “session cookies”, which store a session ID that can be used to assign various requests from your browser to the joint session. Session cookies are necessary for the use of the website. In particular, this allows us to recognize the terminal device used when you return to the website. We use this cookie to recognize you on subsequent visits to the website if you have an account with us; otherwise, you would have to log in again each time you visit. The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f) GDPR. We use session cookies to make the use of the website more attractive and effective. The session cookies are deleted as soon as you log out or close the browser.

Most browsers are preset to accept cookies automatically. You can object to the processing of your data by cookies. You have the right to object on grounds relating to your particular situation, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing is for the purposes of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims (Article 21(1) of the GDPR). In the event of your justified objection, we will review the merits of the case and either discontinue or adjust the data processing or show you our compelling legitimate grounds on the basis of which we will continue the processing.

By changing the settings in your Internet browser, you can disable or restrict the transfer of cookies. Cookies that have already been saved can be deleted at any time. This can also be automated. If cookies are deactivated for our website, it may no longer be possible to use all functions of the website to their full extent.

b) Technically unnecessary cookies

We also use cookies on the website that enable an analysis of the user’s surfing behavior. The following data, for example, is stored and processed in the cookies:

Entered search terms,
Frequency of page views,
Use of website functions.

These cookies are used to make the use of the website more efficient and attractive. The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f) GDPR. The technically unnecessary cookies are automatically deleted after a specified duration, which may differ depending on the cookie.

You can object to the processing of your data by cookies. You have the right to object on grounds relating to your particular situation, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing is for the purposes of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims (Article 21(1) of the GDPR). If you do not wish to use cookies, you can change your browser settings to block cookies generally or selectively or to remove cookies that have already been stored. You can also display appropriate notices before setting a cookie. If you change the browser settings for the use of cookies or disable cookies, the functionality of this website may be limited.

Insofar as we integrate third-party cookies into our website, we will point this out to you separately below.

c) Cookie banner notice

When you access the website, you will be informed by an info banner about the use of cookies and referred to this privacy policy. In this context, there is also an indication of how the storage of cookies can be prevented in the browser settings.

Contacting our company

When contacting our company, e.g. by e-mail or via the contact form on the website, the personal data you provide will be processed by us in order to respond to your inquiry.

For the processing of inquiries via the contact form on the website, it is mandatory to provide a name or a pseudonym, your country and a valid e-mail address. At the time of sending the message to us, the following data will also be processed:

IP address,
Date/time of registration.

The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f) DSGVO or Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b) DSGVO, if the contact is aimed at the conclusion of a contract. If the provision of your data is necessary for the conclusion of a contract, it may be impossible to conclude or execute the contract or to process the request if the data is not provided.

The processing of personal data from the input mask serves us solely to process the contact. In the case of contact by e-mail, this also constitutes the necessary legitimate interest in processing the data. The other personal data processed during the submission process are used to prevent misuse of the contact form and to ensure the security of our information technology systems.

In this context, the data will not be passed on to third parties. The data will be processed exclusively for the processing of the conversation. We delete the data accruing in this context after the processing is no longer necessary or restrict the processing to compliance with the existing legally mandatory retention obligations.

You have the possibility to object to the processing of your personal data for contact requests at any time. You have the right to object on grounds relating to your particular situation, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves the purpose of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims (Article 21(1) DSGVO). A right to object is given in particular if the processing is not necessary for the fulfillment of a contract with you, which is shown by us in each case in the preceding description of the functions. In such a case, the processing of the request may not be continued. In the event of your justified objection, we will review the merits of the case and either discontinue or adjust the data processing or show you our compelling legitimate grounds on the basis of which we will continue the processing. You can send us your objection via the contact details listed in the “Responsible provider” section.

Processing and disclosure of personal data for contractual purposes

We process your personal data if and to the extent that this is necessary for the initiation, establishment, execution and/or termination of a legal transaction with our company. The legal basis for this results from Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b) GDPR.

After the purpose has been achieved (e.g. contract processing), the personal data will be blocked for further processing or deleted, unless we are entitled to further storage and processing required in the respective context on the basis of a consent granted by you (e.g. consent to the processing of the e-mail address for sending electronic advertising mail), a contractual agreement, a legal authorization (e.g. authorization to send direct advertising) or on the basis of legitimate interests (e.g. storage for the enforcement of claims).

The transfer of your personal data takes place insofar, if

it is necessary for the establishment, execution or termination of legal transactions with our company (e.g. in the case of the transfer of data to a payment service provider/shipping company for the processing of a contract with your person), (Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b) DSGVO), or
a subcontractor or vicarious agent that we use exclusively in the course of providing the offers or services you have requested requires such data (such agents are only authorized to process the data to the extent necessary to provide the offer or service, unless you are explicitly notified otherwise), or
an enforceable official order (Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. c) DSGVO) exists, or
there is an enforceable court order (Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. c) DSGVO), or
we are obliged to do so by law (Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. c) DSGVO), or
processing is necessary in order to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person (Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. d) DSGVO), or
we are authorized or even obliged to disclose data in order to pursue overriding legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f) DSGVO).

Your personal data will not be passed on to other persons, companies or bodies unless you have effectively consented to such a transfer. The legal basis of the processing is then Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

Email marketing

You have the possibility to subscribe to our e-mail newsletter on the website, with which we will inform you regularly about the following contents:

Offers from our portfolio,
Events of our company,
Offers (including events) of third parties, insofar as you have given your consent to this,
New articles

To receive the newsletter, you must provide the following personal data.

Receiver
valid email address

The registration for our e-mail newsletter takes place in the double-opting process. After you have entered the data marked as mandatory, we will send you an e-mail to the e-mail address you have provided, in which we ask you to explicitly confirm your subscription to the newsletter (by clicking on a confirm link). This is how we ensure that you actually want to receive our e-mail newsletter. If the confirmation is not received within 24 hours, we will block the data transferred to us.

We will automatically delete this information after one month at the latest.

Furthermore, the following data are also processed at the time of subscription:

IP address
Date/time of subscription to the newsletter,
Time of your confirmation of the confirm link,

We process your IP address, the time of your newsletter registration and the time of your confirmation in order to document your newsletter registration and to prevent misuse of your personal data. The legal basis of the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f) GDPR. We process this data until two years after termination of the contract. Insofar as the newsletter registration takes place outside of the conclusion of a contract, we process this data until the expiration of two years after the end of the usage process. We delete this data when the newsletter subscription ends.

After your confirmation, we process the e-mail address and name/pseudonym of the recipient concerned for the purpose of sending you our e-mail newsletter. The legal basis of the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a) GDPR. We delete this data when you cancel the newsletter subscription.

Revocation of your consent to the processing of the e-mail address for the receipt of the newsletter is possible at any time, either by sending a message to us (see you the contact details in the section “Responsible provider / representative of the provider in the European Union”) or by directly using the unsubscribe link contained in the newsletter. In this context, the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation is not affected by the revocation (Art. 13 para. 2 lit. c) DSGVO).

We would like to point out that we evaluate your user behavior when sending the newsletter. For this evaluation, the emails sent contain so-called web beacons or tracking pixels, which are single-pixel image files that are embedded on our website. For the evaluations, we link the links received in the section “Access data” Also in the newsletter contain this ID.

With the data obtained, we create a user profile to tailor the newsletter to your individual interests. In doing so, we record when you read our newsletters, which links you click on in them and infer your personal interests from this. We link this data to actions you take on our website. The information will be processed as long as you have subscribed to the newsletter. After unsubscribing, we process the data purely statistically and anonymously.

The purpose of this is to evaluate the use and optimization of the e-mail advertising that we send to you. The legal basis of the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f) GDPR.

You have a general right to object to data processing for the purpose of direct marketing without stating reasons (Art. 21 (2) DSGVO). You can object to this tracking at any time by clicking on the separate unsubscribe link provided in each newsletter or by informing us via the contact details provided in the “Responsible provider” section. You can also prevent tracking by disabling the display of images by default in your email program. In this case, the newsletter will not be displayed in its entirety and you may not be able to use all of its features. When you display the images manually, the tracking mentioned above takes place.

Email marketing service “MailChimp

We use the email marketing service “MailChimp” of the provider Rocket Science Group, LLC (675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Suite 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA, Web: https://mailchimp.com/; hereinafter: “MailChimp”).

If you have registered for the newsletter, the data provided during registration will be stored and processed on MailChimp’s servers in the USA. Mailchimp has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework. You can view Rocket Science Group’s certification at https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000TO6hAAG. MailChimp processes this information to send and evaluate the newsletter on our behalf. The MailChimp newsletters contain so-called “web beacons”, which are pixel-sized files that are retrieved from the MailChimp server when the newsletter is opened. Technical information, such as the browser used, time of page retrieval and IP address, is collected during the retrieval process. This information is processed for evaluation and technical improvement of the services. Furthermore, it is evaluated whether newsletters are opened, when they are opened and which links are clicked on by the reader. This information is theoretically assignable to individual newsletter recipients. However, neither we nor MailChimp intend to monitor individual recipients; rather, the evaluation of the aforementioned information serves to identify the reading habits of recipients in order to better adapt and distribute our newsletter content accordingly. The legal basis of the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f) GDPR. The provision of your data is required for the conclusion of the contract. However, if you do not provide the data, it will not be possible to send you the newsletter. We have no knowledge of the storage period at MailChimp and no possibility to influence it.

You have a general right to object to data processing for the purpose of direct marketing without stating reasons (Art. 21 (2) DSGVO). You can object to the processing at any time with effect for the future by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the end of the newsletter or by sending us the objection via the contact details mentioned in the section “Responsible provider”.

This also ends the processing for receiving the newsletter and for the statistical analyses. A separate objection of the dispatch via MailChimp or the statistical evaluation is not possible.

Alternatively, you can object at http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ and http://www.youronlinechoices.com/ (for the European Union area).

Furthermore, MailChimp may, according to its own information, use the transmitted data to optimize and improve its own services, e.g. to technically optimize the dispatch and presentation of the newsletters. According to its own information, MailChimp does not process the data in order to send you its own advertising, nor is the data passed on to third parties.

It may happen that you, as a recipient of the newsletter, are redirected to the MailChimp website, for example, if you follow the link contained in the newsletter to retrieve the newsletter online in the event of display problems in the e-mail program. In this context, we would like to point out that other analysis services and cookies may be used on the MailChimp website, which may process your personal data on behalf of MailChimp. We have no influence on this processing.

MailChimp is certified under the US-EU data protection agreement “Privacy Shield” and thus undertakes to comply with the data protection requirements of the European Union. For more information, please refer to MailChimp’s: https ://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/.

Hosting

We use external hosting services that serve to provide the following services: Infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage resources and database services, security as well as technical maintenance services. All data required for the operation and use of our website is processed.

We use external hosting services for the operation of this website. By using external hosting services, we aim to provide our website efficiently and securely. The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f) GDPR.

The collection of data for the provision and use of the website and the processing of data via external web hosts is absolutely necessary for the operation of the website. You can object to the processing. You have the right to object on grounds relating to your particular situation, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing is for the purposes of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims (Article 21(1) of the GDPR). You can send us your objection via the contact details listed in the “Responsible provider” section. In the event of your justified objection, we will review the merits of the case and either discontinue or adjust the data processing or show you our compelling legitimate grounds on the basis of which we will continue the processing.

Integration of third party content

Third-party content such as videos, maps, RSS feeds or graphics from other websites are embedded on the website. This integration always assumes that the providers of this content (“third-party providers”) are aware of the IP addresses of the users. Because without the IP address, they cannot send the content to the browser of the respective user. The IP address is thus required for the display of this content.

We strive to use only content from third-party providers that process the IP address only for the delivery of the content. However, we have no influence if the third-party providers process the IP addresses, e.g. for statistical purposes. As far as this is known to us, we will inform you about it in what follows.

Some of the third party providers may process data outside the European Union.

You can object by installing a JavaScript blocker such as the browser plugin ‘NoScript’(www.noscript.net) or by disabling the JavaScript in your browser. You have the right to object on grounds relating to your particular situation, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing is for the purposes of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims (Article 21(1) of the GDPR). However, this may result in functional restrictions on the website.

Google Web Fonts

We use so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.

For this purpose, the browser you use must connect to Google’s servers. This gives Google knowledge that our website was accessed via your IP address. Google also processes your personal data in the US and has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework. You can view Google’s certification at https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active. Google Web Fonts are used in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f) GDPR. We have no knowledge of the storage period at Google and no possibility to influence it.

For more information on Google Web Fonts, please visit https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and see Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

You can object to the processing by changing the browser settings so that the browser does not support web fonts – but then a default font is used by your computer. You have the right to object on grounds relating to your particular situation, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing is for the purposes of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims (Article 21(1) of the GDPR). In the event of your justified objection, we will review the merits of the case and either discontinue or adjust the data processing or show you our compelling legitimate grounds on the basis of which we will continue the processing.

Bookmarks

Bookmarks, e.g. to social networks such as Facebook.com, Twitter.com, Google+, allow you as a user of certain social networks to create links from our website on your profiles in social networks to save them as bookmarks or share them with your contacts in social networks.

You can recognize the bookmarks on our website by the corresponding icons (e.g. “f”, “g+”) at the bottom of the page. When you open a page of our website, bookmarks may place cookies on your terminal device/browser, which are small text files with a sequence of numbers that allow the browser to be recognized. If you are logged in to one of the social networks in question at the same time, this allows the operator of the social network to track which pages you visit, unless you have disabled the acceptance and storage of cookies in your browser settings. When you use bookmarks, information is sent to the respective social network.

Comments or activities of persons using the bookmarks for this purpose are neither controlled by us nor can we be held responsible for them. Persons who share our content via bookmarks are not authorized to speak for us and our website or to create a corresponding appearance to third parties.

The legal basis for the use of the bookmarks is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f) GDPR. We have no knowledge of the further processing and storage period on the part of operators of social networks and no corresponding possibilities of influence.

You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact the respective plug-in provider to exercise this right. You have the right to object on grounds relating to your particular situation, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing is for the purposes of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims (Article 21(1) of the GDPR).

You can also prevent the creation of user profiles in various ways and thus exercise your right to object:

by an appropriate setting of your browser software, in particular the suppression of third-party cookies leads to the fact that you do not receive ads from third-party providers;
by disabling the interest-based ads of the providers that are part of the self-regulatory campaign “About Ads” via the link http://www.aboutads.info/choices, this setting being deleted when you delete your cookies.

YouTube videos

We use plug-ins of the video platform YouTube.de or YouTube.com on the website, a service that – represented by Google – is operated by YouTube LLC (headquarters at 901 Cherry Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA; “YouTube”). By means of the plug-ins, we can also integrate visual content (“videos”) that we have published on Youtube.de or Youtube.com on this website.

The videos are all embedded in “enhanced privacy mode”, which means that no data about you as a user is transmitted to YouTube if you do not play the videos. Only when you play the videos, the data mentioned below will be transmitted. We have no influence on this data transmission.

By visiting the website, YouTube receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. In addition, the data mentioned in the section “Access data” is transmitted. This occurs regardless of whether YouTube provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data is directly assigned to your account. If you do not want the assignment with your profile at YouTube, you must log out before activating the button. YouTube stores your data as usage profiles and processes them for the purposes of advertising, market research, and/or the needs-based design of its website. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) for the provision of tailored advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. Google also processes your personal data in the USA and has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework. You can view Google’s certification at https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active.

For more information on the purpose and scope of processing by YouTube, please see the privacy policy at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

You have the right to object to the processing. You have the right to object on grounds relating to your particular situation, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing is for the purposes of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims (Article 21(1) of the GDPR). By changing the settings in your Internet browser, you can disable or restrict the transfer of cookies. Cookies that have already been saved can be deleted at any time. This can also be automated. If cookies are deactivated for our website, it may no longer be possible to use all functions of the website to their full extent.

Vimeo

We use the plugins of Vimeo for the integration of videos on our website. Vimeo is operated by Vimeo LLC, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA. By means of the plug-ins, we can also embed visual content (“videos”) that we have published on www.vimeo.com on this website.

When you visit one of our websites with the Vimeo plugin, a connection to the servers of Vimeo is established. This transmits to the Vimeo server which website you have visited. If you are logged in as a Vimeo member, Vimeo assigns this information to your personal user account. When using the plugin, such as playing a video by activating the play button, this information is also assigned to your user account. Vimeo stores your data as usage profiles and processes it for the purposes of advertising, market research, and/or designing its website to meet user needs. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) for the provision of tailored advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website.

The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f) GDPR. The processing serves to make our web offer more attractive and to provide you with additional service. We have no knowledge of the storage period at Vimeo and no possibility to influence it. We have concluded so-called “standard contractual clauses” with Vimeo in order to commit Vimeo to maintaining an appropriate level of data protection. We will provide you with a copy of the agreement upon request.

For more information on data processing and privacy notices by Vimeo, please visit https://vimeo.com/privacy.

Getty Images

We use plugins from the image agency Getty Images on our website, which offers images and other visual material. The provider of the Getty Images Components is Getty Images International, 1st Floor, The Herbert Building, The Park, Carrickmines, Dublin 18, Ireland (“Getty Images”).

Getty Images permits us to embed stock images using an embed code, such as text, video, or image data provided by a third-party website. Via the technical implementation of the embed code, your IP address is transmitted to Getty Images. Furthermore, Getty Images processes information about our website, the browser type used, the browser language, the time and length of access. In addition, Getty Images may collect information about your use of our website (e.g., viewing subpages and clicking on links) and other interactions you have performed while visiting our website. Getty Images also processes your personal data in the United States and has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework. You can view Getty Images’ certification at https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000TNchAAG&contact=true. Additional information and the applicable Getty Images privacy policy can be found at http://www.gettyimages.de/enterprise/privacy-policy.

Adobe Stock (formerly Fotolia)

We use plugins from Adobe Stock, an image agency that offers images and other visual material, on our website. The provider of the Adobe Stock components is Adobe Systems Software Ireleand Ltd, 4-6 Riverwalk, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24, Ireland (“Adobe Stock”).

Adobe Stock allows us to embed stock images using an embed code, such as text, video, or image data provided by a third-party website. Your IP address is transmitted to Adobe Stock via the technical implementation of the embed code. Adobe Stock also processes information about our website, the type of browser used, the browser language, the time and length of access. In addition, Adobe Stock may collect information about your use of our website (e.g., viewing subpages and clicking on links) and other interactions you have performed while visiting our website. Adobe Stock also processes your personal data in the U.S. and has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework. You can view Adobe Systems Software certification at https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000TNo9AAG. More information and the applicable Adobe Stock privacy policy can be found at https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policy.html.

Google Maps

This website also uses the “Google Maps” service from Google to display maps or map sections and thus enables you to conveniently use the map function on the website.

By visiting the website, Google receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding sub-page of our website. In addition, the data mentioned in the section “Access data” is transmitted to Google. This occurs regardless of whether Google provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data is directly assigned to your account. If you do not want the assignment with your profile at Google, you must log out before activating the button.

Google stores your data as usage profiles and processes them for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or demand-oriented design of its website. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) for the provision of tailored advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website.

For more information on the purpose and scope of processing by the plug-in provider, please refer to the provider’s privacy policy. There you will also receive further information about your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy: http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy. Google also processes your personal data in the US and has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework. You can view Google’s certification at https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active.

Further information on the Google Maps Terms of Use can be found at https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/help/terms_maps.html.

Services for statistical, analytical and marketing purposes

We use third-party services for statistical, analytical and marketing purposes. In this way, it is possible for us to provide you with a user-friendly, optimized use of the website. The third-party providers use cookies to control their services (see the section “Cookies” above). Personal data will not be processed unless otherwise explained below.

Some of the third-party providers open the possibility to declare a direct objection to the use of the respective service, e.g. by setting an opt-out cookie.

If you activate a corresponding opt-out cookie, the external provider will no longer process any data about your usage behavior in the future. A merely selective objection to an individually made choice of external services is also possible. If you change the browser or the terminal device used or delete all cookies, you must set the opt-out cookie again.

Furthermore, you can also object directly to the use of cookies via the opt-out platform of the Bundesverband Digitale Wirtschaft e.V. (BVDW) at http://www.meine-cookies.org/cookies_verwalten/praeferenzmanager.html or via the deactivation page of the Network Advertising Initiative at http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/. You have the right to object on grounds relating to your particular situation, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing is for the purposes of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims (Article 21(1) of the GDPR). Further information on usage-based advertising and the opt-out options can also be viewed at the following link: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/.

In the following, we inform you about the services of external providers currently used on our website as well as about the purpose and scope of the respective processing in each individual case and about your existing objection options.

Google Analytics

In order to optimally tailor our website to your interests, we use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google. Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies” (see the section “Cookies” above), which are stored on your computer and which allow an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated about your use of this website is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and processed there.

In case of activation of IP anonymization on this website, your IP address will be truncated beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On our behalf, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for us and providing us with other services relating to website activity and internet usage.

The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not merged with other data from Google.

This website uses Google Analytics with the extension “_anonymizeIp()”. This means that IP addresses are processed in abbreviated form, which means that it is not possible to relate them to a specific person. Insofar as the data collected about you has a personal reference, this is therefore immediately excluded and the personal data is thus immediately deleted.

We use Google Analytics to analyze and regularly improve the use of our website. The statistics enable us to improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user. For the exceptional cases where personal data is transferred to the US, Google has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework. You can view Google’s certification at https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active.

The legal basis for the processing of Google Analytics is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f) GDPR. The Analytics cookies are deleted after fourteen months at the latest.

You can find more information from the third-party provider Google at:

http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html, http://www.google.com/intl/de/analytics/learn/privacy.html, http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

You have the right to object. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You have the right to object on grounds relating to your particular situation, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing is for the purposes of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims (Article 21(1) of the GDPR). You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

Social network plug-ins

Plugins from social networks are integrated on our website. These are provided by the following vendors:

Facebook (provider is Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, email: impressum-support@support.facebook.com, privacy notice at: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation; http://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/your-info-on-other#applications as well as http://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/your-info#everyoneinfo. Facebook has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework; hereinafter: “Facebook”);

We open the possibility for you to communicate directly with the provider of the plug-in via the button. Only if you click on the marked field and thereby activate it, the plug-in provider receives the information that you have called up the corresponding website of our online offer. In addition, the data mentioned in the section “Access data” is transmitted.

In the case of Facebook and Xing, according to the respective providers in Germany, the IP address is anonymized immediately after collection. By activating the plug-in, your personal data is transmitted to the respective plug-in provider and processed there (in the case of US providers, in the USA). Since the plug-in provider collects data in particular via cookies, we recommend that you delete all cookies via your browser’s security settings before clicking on the grayed-out box.

We have no control over the data collected and processing operations, nor are we aware of the full extent of the data processing, the purposes of the processing, the storage periods. We also have no information about the deletion of the collected data by the plug-in provider.

The plug-in provider stores the data collected about you as usage profiles and processes them for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or demand-oriented design of its website. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (also for users who are not logged in) for the display of tailored advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website.

The legal basis for the use of the plug-ins is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Through the plug-ins, we offer you the opportunity to interact with the social networks and other users, so that we can improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user.

You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles. You have the right to object on grounds relating to your particular situation, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing is for the purposes of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims (Article 21(1) of the GDPR). You can also prevent the creation of user profiles in various ways and thus exercise your right to object:

by an appropriate setting of your browser software, in particular the suppression of third-party cookies leads to the fact that you do not receive ads from third-party providers;
by disabling the interest-based ads of the providers that are part of the self-regulatory campaign “About Ads” via the link http://www.aboutads.info/choices, this setting being deleted when you delete your cookies.

The data transfer takes place regardless of whether you have an account with the plug-in provider and are logged in there. If you are logged in to the plug-in provider, the data we collect is directly assigned to your account with the plug-in provider. If you click the activated button and, for example, link to the page, the plug-in provider also saves this information in your user account and shares it publicly with your contacts.

We recommend that you log out regularly after using a social network, but especially before activating the button, as this allows you to avoid an assignment to your profile with the plug-in provider.