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Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

We are very pleased about your interest in our company. Data protection has a particularly high priority for the management of JAVAPRO. The use of the websites of JAVAPRO is generally possible without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes 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 legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of 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 (GDPR) and in compliance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to JAVAPRO. With 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, data subjects are informed of their rights through this privacy policy.

JAVAPRO, as the controller responsible for processing, has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection possible of personal data processed through this website. However, internet-based data transmissions can generally have security vulnerabilities, so absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us by alternative means, for example, by telephone.

1. Definitions

The privacy policy of JAVAPRO is based on the terminology used by the European legislator when adopting the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy is intended to be readable and understandable for the public as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terms used in advance.

In this privacy policy, we use, among others, the following terms:

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
A data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data are 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 future processing.

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 ensuring that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

g) Controller or data controller
Controller or data controller 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 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 Data Controller

The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws applicable in the Member States of the European Union, and other provisions of a data protection nature is:

Impuls Mediengruppe GmbH
Im Gewerbepark 29
92681 Erbendorf
Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 61 96 – 20 48 0 – 10
Email: info@javapro.io
Website: www.javapro.io

3. Cookies

The websites of JAVAPRO use cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored on a computer system via an Internet browser.

Many websites 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 through which websites and servers can be assigned to the specific internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This allows visited websites and servers to distinguish the individual browser of the data subject from other internet browsers that contain different cookies. A specific internet browser can be recognized and identified using the unique cookie ID.

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

Cookies allow the information and offers on our website to be optimized with the user in mind. As already mentioned, cookies enable us to recognize the users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website. For example, the user of a website that uses cookies does not have to enter access data again each time the website is visited, because this is taken over by the website and the cookie stored on the user’s computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping cart in an online store. The online store remembers the items a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart via a cookie.

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

4. Collection of General Data and Information

Each time the JAVAPRO website is accessed by a data subject or an automated system, a series of general data and information is collected. These general data and information are stored in the server’s log files. The data collected may include: (1) the types and versions of browsers used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrer), (4) the sub-websites that are accessed on our website via an accessing system, (5) the date and time of access to the website, (6) an Internet Protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system, and (8) other similar data and information that serve to avert danger in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using these general data and information, JAVAPRO does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is needed to (1) correctly deliver the contents of our website, (2) optimize the contents of our website as well as the advertising for it, (3) ensure the long-term functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for prosecution in the event of a cyberattack. These anonymously collected data and information are therefore statistically evaluated by JAVAPRO, and additionally with the aim of increasing data protection and data security within our company, in order to ultimately ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data from the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

5. Registration on Our Website

The data subject has the possibility to register on the website of the controller by providing personal data. The specific personal data transmitted to the controller are determined by the respective input mask used for the registration process. The personal data entered by the data subject is collected and stored exclusively for internal use by the controller and for its own purposes. The controller may arrange for the data to be forwarded to one or more processors, for example a parcel service provider, who shall also use the personal data exclusively for internal purposes attributable to the controller.

By registering on the website of the controller, the IP address assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) to the data subject, as well as the date and time of registration, are also stored. The storage of this data takes place against the background that this is the only way to prevent misuse of our services, and, if necessary, this data makes it possible to investigate committed criminal offenses. In this respect, the storage of this data is necessary to secure the controller. This data will not be passed on to third parties unless there is a legal obligation to do so or the disclosure serves the purpose of criminal prosecution.

The registration of the data subject by voluntarily providing personal data enables the controller to offer the data subject content or services that, by their nature, can only be offered to registered users. Registered persons are free to modify the personal data provided during registration at any time or to have it completely deleted from the data records of the controller.

The controller shall, at any time upon request, provide each data subject with information about what personal data is stored about the data subject. Furthermore, the controller shall correct or delete personal data at the request or indication of the data subject, insofar as this does not conflict with any statutory retention obligations. The entire staff of the controller is available to the data subject as a contact person in this context.

6. Subscription to Our Newsletter

Users are given the opportunity to subscribe to the newsletter of JAVAPRO on the company’s website. Which personal data is transmitted to the controller when ordering the newsletter is determined by the input mask used for this purpose.

JAVAPRO regularly informs its customers and business partners about company offers by means of a newsletter. The newsletter of our company can generally 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 dispatch. For legal reasons, a confirmation email will be sent to the email address entered by a data subject for the first time for the purpose of newsletter delivery in a double opt-in procedure. This confirmation email is used to verify whether the owner of the email address, as the data subject, has authorized the receipt of the newsletter.

When registering for the newsletter, we also store the IP address assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) to the computer system used by the data subject at the time of registration, as well as the date and time of registration. The collection of this data is necessary to be able to trace any possible misuse of the email address of a data subject at a later date and therefore serves the legal protection of the controller.

The personal data collected as part of a newsletter registration will be used exclusively for the purpose of sending our newsletter. Furthermore, newsletter subscribers may be informed by email if this is necessary for the operation of the newsletter service or a related registration, as could be the case in the event of changes to the newsletter offer or changes in technical circumstances. There will be no disclosure of personal data collected as part of the newsletter service to third parties. The subscription to our newsletter can be cancelled by the data subject at any time. The consent to the storage of personal data, which the data subject has given us for the purpose of newsletter dispatch, can be revoked at any time. A corresponding link for the purpose of revoking consent is included in every newsletter. Furthermore, there is also the option to unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time directly on the website of the controller or to communicate this to the controller in another way.

7. Newsletter Tracking

The newsletters of JAVAPRO contain so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic embedded in such emails sent in HTML format to enable log file recording and log file analysis. This allows statistical analysis of the success or failure of online marketing campaigns. Based on the embedded tracking pixel, JAVAPRO can determine if and when an email was opened by a data subject and which links in the email were accessed by the data subject.

The personal data collected via the tracking pixels contained in the newsletters is stored and analyzed by the controller in order to optimize the newsletter distribution and to better adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the data subject. These personal data will not be passed on to third parties. Data subjects are entitled at any time to revoke their separate consent declaration issued via the double opt-in procedure. After a revocation, these personal data will be deleted by the controller. Unsubscribing from the newsletter is automatically interpreted by JAVAPRO as a revocation.

8. Contact Option via the Website

The website of JAVAPRO contains, due to legal regulations, information that enables quick electronic contact with our company and direct communication with us, which also includes a general address for 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 controller are stored for the purposes of processing or contacting the data subject. There is no disclosure of these personal data to third parties.

9. Comment Function in the Blog on the Website

JAVAPRO offers users the possibility to leave individual comments on individual blog posts on a blog located on the website of the controller. A blog is a publicly accessible portal on a website, through which one or more people, called bloggers or web bloggers, may post articles or express thoughts in so-called blog posts. The blog posts can usually be commented on by third parties.

If a data subject leaves a comment in the blog published on this website, in addition to the comments left by the data subject, information on the time of the comment input and the username (pseudonym) chosen by the data subject will also be stored and published. Furthermore, the IP address assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) of the data subject is also logged. This storage of the IP address is carried out for security reasons and in case the data subject violates the rights of third parties or posts unlawful content through a comment. The storage of these personal data is therefore in the controller’s own interest to allow exoneration in the event of a legal violation. These collected personal data will not be passed on to third parties, unless such a transfer is required by law or serves the legal defense of the controller.

10. Subscription to Comments in the Blog on the Website

The comments made in the JAVAPRO blog can generally be subscribed to by third parties. In particular, it is possible for a commenter to subscribe to the follow-up comments to a specific blog post.

If a data subject opts for the option to subscribe to comments, the controller sends an automatic confirmation email to verify in a double opt-in procedure whether the owner of the specified email address has indeed chosen this option. The option to subscribe to comments can be terminated at any time.

11. Routine Deletion and Blocking of Personal Data

The controller processes and stores personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage or as stipulated by the European legislator or another legislator in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject.

If the storage purpose ceases to apply, or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with legal requirements.

12. Rights of the Data Subject

a) Right to Confirmation
Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning them are being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of confirmation, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time.

b) Right of Access
Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller free information about their stored personal data and a copy of this information. Furthermore, the data subject has the right to access the following information:

  • the purposes of the processing;
  • the categories of personal data processed;
  • 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 rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing or to object to such processing;
  • 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) GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject.

Furthermore, the data subject has a right to be informed whether personal data have been transferred to a third country or to an international organization. If 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 exercise this right of access, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time.

c) Right to Rectification
Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning them without undue delay. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, the data subject also has the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of a supplementary statement.

d) Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten)
Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator to request the erasure of personal data concerning them without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies and to the extent that processing is not required:

  • 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 on which the processing is based, and there is no other legal ground for the processing.
  • The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) GDPR.
  • The personal data have been unlawfully processed.
  • The personal data must be erased to comply with a legal obligation in Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
  • The personal data were collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Article 8(1) GDPR.

If one of the above-mentioned grounds applies and a data subject wishes to request the erasure of personal data stored by JAVAPRO, they may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller responsible for processing. The employee of JAVAPRO will arrange for the erasure request to be promptly complied with.

If the personal data has been made public by JAVAPRO and our company, as the controller pursuant to Article 17(1) GDPR, is obliged to erase the personal data, JAVAPRO shall, taking into account the available technology and the cost of implementation, take reasonable measures, including technical measures, to inform other controllers processing the publicly disclosed personal data that the data subject has requested the erasure of any links to, or copies or replications of, such personal data, insofar as the processing is not required. The employee of JAVAPRO will arrange the necessary measures on a case-by-case basis.

e) Right to restriction of processing
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to obtain from the controller the restriction of processing if one of the following conditions is met:

  • 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 the restriction of its use instead.
  • The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but the data subject requires it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
  • The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR and it has not yet been determined whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

If one of the above-mentioned grounds applies and a data subject wishes to request the erasure of personal data stored by JAVAPRO, they may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller responsible for processing. The employee of JAVAPRO will arrange for the erasure request to be promptly complied with.

If the personal data has been made public by JAVAPRO and our company, as the controller pursuant to Article 17(1) GDPR, is obliged to erase the personal data, JAVAPRO shall, taking into account the available technology and the cost of implementation, take reasonable measures, including technical measures, to inform other controllers processing the publicly disclosed personal data that the data subject has requested the erasure of any links to, or copies or replications of, such personal data, insofar as the processing is not required. The employee of JAVAPRO will arrange the necessary measures on a case-by-case basis.

f) Right to restriction of processing
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to obtain from the controller the restriction of processing if one of the following conditions is met:

  • 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 the restriction of its use instead.
  • The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but the data subject requires it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
  • The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR and it has not yet been determined whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

If one of the above conditions is met and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored by JAVAPRO, they may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller. The employee of JAVAPRO will initiate the restriction of processing.

g) Right to data portability
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to receive the personal data concerning them, which was provided by the data subject to a controller, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. They also have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data were provided, provided that the processing is based on consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, and the processing is carried out by automated means, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

Furthermore, in exercising their right to data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) GDPR, the data subject has the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and provided that the rights and freedoms of others are not adversely affected.

To assert the right to data portability, the data subject may at any time contact any employee of JAVAPRO.

h) Right to object
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to object at any time, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning them which is based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, including profiling based on those provisions.

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

If JAVAPRO processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data for such marketing. This also applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to JAVAPRO processing the data for direct marketing purposes, JAVAPRO will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

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

To exercise the right to object, the data subject may directly contact any employee of JAVAPRO or any other employee. The data subject is also free to exercise their right to object in connection with the use of information society services, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, by automated means using technical specifications.

i) Automated individual decision-making, including profiling
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has 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 them or similarly significantly affects them, unless the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) is authorized by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the rights, freedoms, and legitimate interests of the data subject, or (3) is based on the data subject’s explicit consent.

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

If the data subject wishes to assert rights relating to automated decision-making, they may at any time contact any employee of the controller responsible for processing.

j) Right to withdraw data protection consent
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to withdraw their consent to the processing of personal data at any time.

If the data subject wishes to exercise their right to withdraw consent, they may at any time contact any employee of the controller responsible for processing.

13. Data Protection in Applications and the Application Process

The controller responsible for processing collects and processes the personal data of applicants for the purpose of handling the application procedure. Processing may also be carried out electronically. This is particularly the case if an applicant submits corresponding application documents to the controller by electronic means, for example via email or through a web form located on the website.

If the controller concludes an employment contract with an applicant, the transmitted data will be stored for the purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with legal requirements. If the controller does not conclude an employment contract with the applicant, the application documents will be automatically deleted two months after notification of the rejection decision, provided that no other legitimate interests of the controller oppose the deletion. Another legitimate interest in this sense could be, for example, the burden of proof in proceedings under the German General Equal Treatment Act (AGG).

14. Data Protection Provisions Regarding the Use of Facebook

The controller has integrated components of the company Facebook on this website. Facebook is a social network.

A social network is a web-based social meeting place, an online community that generally enables users to communicate and interact with one another in virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for sharing opinions and experiences or allows the online community to provide personal or business-related information. Facebook allows users of the social network, among other things, to create private profiles, upload photos, and network via friend requests.

The operating company of Facebook is Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. If a data subject lives outside the United States or Canada, the controller responsible for processing personal data is Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

With each individual visit to a page on this website on which a Facebook component (Facebook plug-in) has been integrated, the internet browser on the data subject’s IT system is automatically prompted by the respective Facebook component to download a representation of the corresponding Facebook component from Facebook. A complete overview of all Facebook plug-ins can be accessed at: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=en_US. As part of this technical process, Facebook becomes aware of which specific subpage of our website the data subject is visiting.

If the data subject is simultaneously logged into Facebook, Facebook recognizes which specific subpage of our website the data subject is visiting during the entire duration of the visit. This information is collected by the Facebook component and associated with the data subject’s Facebook account. If the data subject clicks on one of the Facebook buttons integrated on our website, such as the “Like” button, or leaves a comment, Facebook assigns this information to the data subject’s personal Facebook user account and stores the personal data.

Through the Facebook component, Facebook receives information that the data subject has visited our website, whenever the data subject is logged in to Facebook at the time of accessing our website – regardless of whether the person clicks on the Facebook component or not. If such transmission of this information to Facebook is not desired by the data subject, they can prevent this by logging out of their Facebook account before accessing our website.

The data policy published by Facebook, available at https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/?entry_point=data_policy_redirect&entry=0&locale=en_US, provides information about the collection, processing, and use of personal data by Facebook. It also explains the settings Facebook offers to protect the data subject’s privacy. In addition, various applications are available that make it possible to suppress data transmission to Facebook. Such applications can be used by the data subject to prevent the transmission of data to Facebook.

15. Data Protection Provisions Regarding the Use of Google AdSense

The controller has integrated Google AdSense on this website. Google AdSense is an online service that enables the placement of advertising on third-party websites. Google AdSense is based on an algorithm that selects ads displayed on third-party websites according to the content of the respective third-party site. Google AdSense allows interest-based targeting of internet users, which is implemented by generating individual user profiles.

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

The purpose of the Google AdSense component is the integration of advertisements on our website. Google AdSense places a cookie on the data subject’s IT system. What cookies are has already been explained above. By setting the cookie, Alphabet Inc. is enabled to analyze the use of our website. Each time one of the individual pages of this website is accessed and a Google AdSense component is integrated, the internet browser on the data subject’s IT system is automatically prompted to transmit data to Alphabet Inc. for the purpose of online advertising and commission accounting. In the course of this technical process, Alphabet Inc. receives personal data such as the IP address of the data subject, which is used, among other things, to trace the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently enable commission accounting.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time, as described above, by configuring the settings of their internet browser accordingly and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a configuration would also prevent Alphabet Inc. from placing a cookie on the data subject’s IT system. Additionally, cookies already set by Alphabet Inc. can be deleted at any time via the internet browser or other software programs.

Google AdSense also uses so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic embedded in websites to enable log file recording and log file analysis, which can then be used for statistical evaluation. Based on the embedded tracking pixel, Alphabet Inc. can determine whether and when a website was opened by a data subject and which links were clicked. Tracking pixels are used, among other things, to analyze visitor traffic on a website.

Through Google AdSense, personal data and information – including the IP address – necessary for the display and billing of advertisements is transmitted to Alphabet Inc. in the United States of America. These personal data are stored and processed in the United States. Alphabet Inc. may transfer these personal data collected via the technical process to third parties.

Google AdSense is further explained at the following link: https://adsense.google.com/intl/en/start/

16. Data Protection Provisions Regarding the Use of Google Analytics (with Anonymization Function)

The controller has integrated the component Google Analytics (with anonymization function) on this website. Google Analytics is a web analytics service. Web analytics involves the collection, gathering, and analysis of data about the behavior of visitors to websites. Among other things, a web analytics service collects data about the referring website (the source a user came from), which subpages were accessed, how often, and for how long a subpage was viewed. Web analytics is primarily used to optimize a website and to perform cost-benefit analysis of online advertising.

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

The controller uses the addition “_gat._anonymizeIp” for web analysis via Google Analytics. With this addition, the IP address of the data subject’s internet connection is truncated and anonymized by Google when access to our websites is from a Member State of the European Union or another state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

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

Google Analytics places a cookie on the data subject’s IT system. What cookies are has been explained above. The cookie allows Google to analyze the use of our website. With each access to an individual page of this website, on which a Google Analytics component is integrated, the data subject’s internet browser is automatically prompted to transmit data to Google for analysis purposes. In the course of this process, Google receives personal data such as the IP address, which serves, among other things, to trace the origin of users and clicks and subsequently enable commission billing.

Personal data such as access time, location of access, and frequency of visits are stored via the cookie. Each time our website is visited, this data – including the IP address – is transmitted to Google in the United States and stored there. Google may share these data with third parties.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies as described above by adjusting their internet browser settings. This would also prevent Google from setting a cookie. Furthermore, cookies already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time.

Additionally, the data subject may object to and prevent the collection of data generated by Google Analytics related to the use of this website and the processing of these data by Google. To do so, the data subject must download and install a browser add-on available at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This add-on informs Google Analytics via JavaScript that data about website visits should not be transmitted. Google considers the installation of the browser add-on as an objection. If the IT system is later deleted, formatted, or reinstalled, the data subject must reinstall the add-on. If the add-on is deactivated or uninstalled, it can be reinstalled or reactivated.

Further information and applicable data protection provisions of Google can be found at: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ and https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html. Google Analytics is explained in more detail at: https://www.google.com/intl/en/analytics/.

17. Data Protection Provisions on the Use of Google AdWords

The controller has integrated Google AdWords on this website. Google AdWords is an internet advertising service that allows advertisers to display advertisements in Google’s search engine results and within the Google advertising network. Google AdWords enables advertisers to pre-define specific keywords, by which an advertisement is displayed in Google’s search engine results only when the user retrieves a keyword-relevant search result using the search engine. Within the Google advertising network, the advertisements are distributed on topic-relevant web pages by means of an automatic algorithm and with consideration of the previously defined 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 advertisements on third-party websites and within the search engine results of Google, as well as by displaying third-party advertisements on our own website.

If a data subject accesses our website via a Google advertisement, Google places a so-called conversion cookie on the data subject’s IT system. The use of cookies has been previously explained above. A conversion cookie expires after thirty days and does not serve to identify the data subject. As long as the cookie has not expired, it is used to determine whether certain subpages, such as the shopping cart of an online shop system, were accessed on our website. Through the conversion cookie, both we and Google can track whether a data subject who accessed our website via an AdWords advertisement generated revenue, for example, whether they completed or abandoned a purchase.

The data and information collected through the use of the conversion cookie are used by Google to generate visitor statistics for our website. These visitor statistics are used by us to determine the total number of users conveyed to us via AdWords advertisements, i.e., to determine the success or failure of each AdWords advertisement and to optimize our AdWords advertisements for the future. Neither our company nor any other AdWords advertisers receive information from Google that could identify the data subject.

Through the conversion cookie, personal information, such as the web pages visited by the data subject, is stored. Each time our website is visited, personal data, including the IP address of the data subject’s internet connection, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may disclose this personal data collected via the technical procedure to third parties.

The data subject may prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time, as described above, by means of an appropriate browser setting and thereby permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting would also prevent Google from placing a conversion cookie on the data subject’s IT system. In addition, cookies already set by Google AdWords can be deleted at any time via the browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the option to object to interest-based advertising by Google. For this purpose, the data subject must access the link https://www.google.com/settings/ads from each browser used and set the desired preferences.

Further information and the applicable Google privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.

18. Data Protection Provisions on the Use of LinkedIn

The controller has integrated components of the LinkedIn Corporation on this website. LinkedIn is an internet-based social network that enables users to connect with existing business contacts and to establish new business contacts. Over 400 million registered users in more than 200 countries use LinkedIn, making it currently the largest platform for business contacts and one of the most visited websites in the world.

The operating company of LinkedIn is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. For data protection matters outside the USA, the responsible entity is LinkedIn Ireland, Privacy Policy Issues, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Each time our website, which contains a LinkedIn component (LinkedIn plugin), is accessed, this component prompts the browser used by the data subject to download a corresponding representation of the LinkedIn component. More information on LinkedIn plugins is available at: https://developer.linkedin.com/plugins. As part of this technical process, LinkedIn receives information about which specific subpage of our website the data subject visits.

If the data subject is simultaneously logged into LinkedIn, LinkedIn recognizes which specific subpage of our website the data subject visits during the entire duration of their stay. This information is collected by the LinkedIn component and assigned by LinkedIn to the respective LinkedIn account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks a LinkedIn button integrated on our website, LinkedIn assigns this information to the personal LinkedIn account and stores this personal data.

LinkedIn receives information via the LinkedIn component that the data subject visited our website, provided that the data subject is logged in to LinkedIn at the time of the visit—regardless of whether the LinkedIn component is clicked or not. If the data subject does not want this transmission to LinkedIn, they can prevent it by logging out of their LinkedIn account before accessing our website.

LinkedIn offers the possibility to unsubscribe from email messages, SMS messages, and targeted advertisements and to manage ad preferences at: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls. LinkedIn also uses partners such as Quantcast, Google Analytics, BlueKai, DoubleClick, Nielsen, Comscore, Eloqua, and Lotame, who may set cookies. Such cookies can be rejected at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy. The applicable LinkedIn privacy policy is available at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. LinkedIn’s cookie policy is accessible at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy.

19. Data Protection Provisions on the Use of Twitter

The controller has integrated components of Twitter on this website. Twitter is a multilingual, publicly accessible microblogging service on which users can publish and distribute so-called tweets—short messages limited to 280 characters. These short messages are accessible to anyone, including users not registered with Twitter. The tweets are also displayed to the so-called followers of the respective user. Followers are Twitter users who follow another user’s tweets. Furthermore, Twitter enables addressing a broad 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 an individual page of our website that contains a Twitter component (Twitter button) is accessed, the internet browser on the IT system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Twitter component to download a representation of the Twitter component. More information on Twitter buttons is available at: https://about.twitter.com/en/resources/buttons. As part of this technical process, Twitter is informed about which specific subpage of our website the data subject visits. The purpose of integrating the Twitter component is to enable our users to share the content of this website, make our website more widely known in the digital world, and increase our visitor numbers.

If the data subject is simultaneously logged into Twitter, Twitter recognizes with each visit to our website and for the entire duration of the stay which specific subpage of our website was visited. This information is collected by the Twitter component and associated with the respective Twitter account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on a Twitter button integrated on our website, the corresponding data is linked to the personal Twitter user account and stored and processed by Twitter.

Twitter receives information via the Twitter component that the data subject visited our website if they are logged into Twitter at the time of the visit—regardless of whether the Twitter component is clicked. If the data subject does not wish such transmission to Twitter, they can prevent it by logging out of their Twitter account before visiting our website.

The applicable privacy policy of Twitter is available at: https://twitter.com/privacy.

20. Data Protection Provisions on the Use of Xing

The 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 personal profiles on Xing. Companies can create corporate profiles or publish job offers on Xing.

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

Each time an individual page of our website containing a Xing component (Xing plugin) is accessed, the browser on the data subject’s IT system automatically prompts the download of a Xing component from Xing. More information on Xing plugins is available at: https://dev.xing.com/plugins. During this technical process, Xing receives information about which specific subpage of our website was visited.

If the data subject is logged into Xing at the time of visiting our website, Xing recognizes which specific subpage was visited during the entire stay on the site. This information is collected and associated with the Xing account of the data subject. If the data subject interacts with a Xing button, such as the “Share” button, Xing links the information to the personal Xing user account and stores this personal data.

Xing receives information via the Xing component that the data subject visited our website, provided they are logged into Xing at the time of the visit, regardless of whether they click on the component. If the data subject does not wish this transmission, they can prevent it by logging out of their Xing account before visiting our website.

Xing’s privacy policy is available at: https://www.xing.com/privacy. Xing’s information regarding the Xing Share Button is available at: https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.

21. Data Protection Provisions on the Use of YouTube

The controller has integrated components of YouTube on this website. YouTube is an internet video portal that allows video publishers to upload video clips free of charge and other users to view, rate, and comment on them. YouTube permits the publication of all types of videos, including full movies, TV shows, music videos, trailers, and user-generated content.

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 an individual page of our website with a YouTube component (YouTube video) is accessed, the browser on the data subject’s system downloads the corresponding YouTube component. More information about YouTube is available at: https://www.youtube.com/about/. As part of this technical process, YouTube and Google receive information about which subpage was visited.

If the data subject is logged in to YouTube, YouTube recognizes which subpage of our website is visited. This information is collected by YouTube and Google and assigned to the YouTube account of the data subject.

YouTube and Google receive this information regardless of whether the data subject clicks on a video. If the data subject does not wish this transmission, they can prevent it by logging out of their YouTube account before visiting our website.

YouTube’s privacy policy is available at: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.

22. Data Protection Provisions on the Use of Oracle Eloqua / Oracle Marketing Cloud

The controller has integrated components of Oracle Eloqua / Oracle Marketing Cloud (hereinafter referred to as “Eloqua”) on this website. Eloqua customizes relevant website content based on data from prospects, customers, and their profiles, allowing website operators to address prospects and customers more effectively. The purpose of Eloqua is to increase the conversion rate of prospects into customers and thereby boost revenue.

The operating company of Eloqua is Oracle Corporation, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065, USA.

Eloqua places a cookie on the data subject’s IT system. The use of cookies has been explained above. Eloqua uses the data collected via our website to analyze user behavior and generate reports and provide related services.

The data subject may block the setting of cookies at any time via their browser settings. This also prevents Oracle from placing cookies. Previously set cookies can be deleted at any time.

The data subject may also object to the processing of data by Eloqua. To do so, they must click the opt-out link at https://www.oracle.com/marketingcloud/opt-status.html, which places an opt-out cookie. If this cookie is deleted, a new one must be set.

However, setting the opt-out cookie may impair full functionality of our website.

Oracle’s privacy policy is available at: https://www.oracle.com/legal/privacy/index.html.

23. Privacy Policy for Microsoft Clarity

When visiting this website, personal data is processed. Categories of data processed: data for the creation of usage statistics. Purpose of processing: anonymization and generation of statistics and analysis of user behavior. The legal basis for processing: your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) a GDPR. Data is transmitted to: the independent controller Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd., One Microsoft Place, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, Ireland. The legal basis for the data transfer to Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd. is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) a GDPR. This may also involve the transfer of personal data to a country outside the European Union. Data transfer to the USA is carried out on the basis of Art. 45 GDPR in conjunction with the Adequacy Decision C(2023) 4745 of the European Commission, as the data recipient has committed to complying with the data processing principles of the Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Information on Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd.’s DPF membership is available. For email contact with the data protection officer of Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd.: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/concern/privacy. Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd.’s privacy policy: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement.

24. Integration of Third-Party Services and Content

Within our online offering, we use content or service offerings from third-party providers on the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e., interest in the analysis, optimization, and economic operation of our online offering within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) f GDPR) in order to integrate their content and services, such as videos or fonts (hereinafter collectively referred to as “content”). This always requires that the third-party providers of this content perceive the IP address of the users, since they would not be able to send the content to the user’s browser without the IP address. The IP address is thus necessary for the display of this content. We endeavor to use only content whose respective providers use the IP address solely for the delivery of the content. Third-party providers may also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also referred to as “web beacons”) for statistical or marketing purposes. Pixel tags can be used to evaluate information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website. The pseudonymous information may also be stored in cookies on the users’ device and contain, among other things, technical information about the browser and operating system, referring websites, time of visit, as well as other information about the use of our online offering, and may also be linked with such information from other sources.

The following provides an overview of third-party providers and their content, including links to their privacy policies, which contain further information on the processing of data and, in some cases as mentioned here, options to object (so-called opt-outs):

To display relevant event information, the platform Brella by the company Brella Ltd., Inc. (Kivääritehtaankatu 6 C, 40100 Jyväskylä) is used. Privacy Policy: https://www.brella.io/privacy-notice

Art. 6 (1) a GDPR serves as the legal basis for our company 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 party, such as processing operations required for the delivery of goods or the provision of another service or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) b GDPR. The same applies to processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, for example in the case of inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation requiring the processing of personal data, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) c GDPR. In rare cases, the 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 on our premises and their name, age, health insurance data, or other vital information would need to be passed on to a doctor, hospital, or other third party. Then, processing would be based on Art. 6 (1) d GDPR. Finally, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 (1) f GDPR. This legal basis applies to processing operations not covered by any of the aforementioned legal grounds, if the processing is necessary for the purposes of a legitimate interest pursued by our company or a third party, provided that such interests are not overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject. Such processing operations are particularly permitted because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. In this respect, the legislator considered that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a client of the controller (Recital 47 Sentence 2 GDPR).

26. Legitimate Interests Pursued by the Controller or a Third Party

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

27. Duration for Which the Personal Data Will Be Stored

The criterion for the duration of storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After expiry of that period, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, provided it is no longer required for the fulfillment of the contract or for contract initiation.

28. Statutory or Contractual Requirements for Providing the Personal Data; Necessity for the Conclusion of a Contract; Obligation of the Data Subject to Provide the Personal Data; Possible Consequences of Failure to Provide the Data

We inform you that the provision of personal data may in part be required by law (e.g., tax regulations) or may also result from contractual provisions (e.g., information on the contractual partner). Occasionally, it may be necessary for a data subject to provide us with personal data which must subsequently be processed by us in order to conclude a contract. The data subject is, for example, obliged to provide us with personal data when our company enters into a contract with them. Failure to provide the personal data would mean that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. 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 the personal data is legally or contractually required or necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data, and what the consequences of failure to provide the personal data would be.

29. Existence of Automated Decision-Making

As a responsible company, we do not use automated decision-making or profiling.

This privacy policy was created using the privacy policy generator of DGD Deutsche Gesellschaft für Datenschutz GmbH, which acts as External Data Protection Officer in Ingolstadt, in cooperation with IT and data protection law attorney Christian Solmecke.

Note on Translation

This English version of the privacy policy is a legally compliant translation of the original German version. The translation was generated with the assistance of OpenAI’s language model “ChatGPT” to the best of our knowledge and with due diligence. In the event of any discrepancies or differences in interpretation between the English and the German version, the German version shall prevail.

Last updated: July 25, 2025

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