Privacy Policy

  1. An overview of data protection

General information

The following information will provide you with an easy to navigate overview of what will happen with your personal data when you visit this website. The term “personal data” comprises all data that can be used to personally identify you. For detailed information about the subject matter of data protection, please consult our Data Protection Declaration, which we have included in this text.

Data recording on this website

Who is the responsible party for the recording of data on this website?

The data on this website are processed by the operator of the website, whose contact information is available under the Imprint on this website.

How do we record your data?

We collect your data as a result of your sharing of your data with us. This may, for instance be information you enter into our contact form.

Other data shall be recorded by our IT systems automatically or after you consent to their recording during your website visit. This data comprises primarily technical information (e.g., web browser, operating system or time the site was accessed). This information is recorded automatically when you access this website.

What are the purposes we use your data for?

A portion of the information is collected to guarantee the error free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyse your user patterns.

What rights do you have as far as your information is concerned?

You have the right to receive information about the source, recipients and purposes of your archived personal data at any time without having to pay a fee for such disclosures. You also have the right to request that your data are rectified or eradicated. If you have consented to data processing, you have the option to revoke this consent at any time. Moreover, you have the right to demand that the processing of your data be restricted under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right to log a complaint with the competent supervising agency.

Please do not hesitate to contact us at any time under the address mentioned in the imprint on this website if you have questions about this or any other data protection related issues.

Analysis tools and tools provided by third parties

When you visit this website your browsing patterns might be statistically analysed. Such analyses are performed primarily with what we refer to as analysis programs.

For detailed information about these analysis programs please consult our Data Protection Declaration below.

  1. Hosting and Content Delivery Networks (CDN)

External Hosting

This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). Personal data collected on this website are stored on the servers of the host. These may include, but are not limited to, IP addresses, contact requests, metadata and communications, contract information, contact information, names, web page access, and other data generated through a web site.

The host is used for the purpose of fulfilling the contract with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 section 1 lit. b of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and in the interest of secure, fast and efficient provision of our online services by a professional provider (Art. 6 section 1 lit. f of the GDPR).

Our host will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfil its performance obligations and to follow our instructions with respect to such data.

Execution of a data processing agreement

In order to guarantee processing in compliance with data protection regulations, we have concluded an order processing agreement with our host.

  1. General information and mandatory information

Data protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. Hence, we handle your personal data as confidential information and in compliance with the statutory data protection regulations and this Data Protection Declaration.

Whenever you use this website, a variety of personal information will be collected. Personal data comprises data that can be used to personally identify you. This Data Protection Declaration explains which data we collect as well as the purposes we use this data for. It also explains how, and for which purpose the information is collected.

We herewith advise you that the transmission of data via the Internet (e.g., through e-mail communications) may be prone to security gaps. It is not possible to completely protect data against third-party access.

Information about the responsible party

The data processing controller on this website is :

ICM InvestmentBank AG
Meinekestraße 26
10719 Berlin
Tel. : 030 / 887106-0
Fax : 030 / 887106-20
Internet : www.i-c-m.de
E-mail : info@i-c-m.de

The controller is the natural person or legal entity that single-handedly or jointly with others makes decisions as to the purposes of and resources for the processing of personal data (e.g., names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

Designated data protection officer as mandated by law

We have appointed a data protection officer for our company.

ICM InvestmentBank AG
Data protection
Friedrichstr. 34
40217 Düsseldorf
Tel : +49 (0)211-913-868-0
E-mail : datenschutz@i-c-m.de

Information on data transfer to the USA

Our website uses, in particular, tools from companies based in the USA. When these tools are active, your personal information may be transferred to the US servers of these companies. We must point out that the USA is not a safe third country within the meaning of EU data protection law. US companies are required to release personal data to security authorities without you as the data subject being able to take legal action against this. The possibility cannot therefore be excluded that US authorities (e.g., secret services) may process, evaluate and permanently store your data on US servers for monitoring purposes. We have no influence over these processing activities.

Revocation of your consent to the processing of data

A wide range of data processing transactions are possible only subject to your express consent. You can also revoke at any time any consent you have already given us. This shall be without prejudice to the lawfulness of any data collection that occurred prior to your revocation.

Right to object to the collection of data in special cases; right to object to direct advertising (Art. 21 of the GDPR)

IN THE EVENT THAT DATA ARE PROCESSED ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6 SECT. 1 LIT. E OR F OF THE GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA BASED ON GROUNDS ARISING FROM YOUR UNIQUE SITUATION. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO ANY PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. TO DETERMINE THE LEGAL BASIS, ON WHICH ANY PROCESSING OF DATA IS BASED, PLEASE CONSULT THIS DATA PROTECTION DECLARATION. IF YOU LOG AN OBJECTION, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE ARE IN A POSITION TO PRESENT COMPELLING PROTECTION WORTHY GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING OF YOUR DATA, THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR IF THE PURPOSE OF THE PROCESSING IS THE CLAIMING, EXERCISING OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL ENTITLEMENTS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 SECT. 1 OF the GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA ARE BEING PROCESSED IN ORDER TO ENGAGE IN DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH ADVERTISING. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS AFFILIATED WITH SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 SECT. 2 OF THE GDPR).

Right to log a complaint with the competent supervisory agency

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects are entitled to log a complaint with a supervisory agency, in particular in the member state where they usually maintain their domicile, place of work or at the place where the alleged violation occurred. The right to log a complaint is in effect regardless of any other administrative or court proceedings available as legal recourses.

Right to data portability

You have the right to demand that we hand over any data we automatically process on the basis of your consent or in order to fulfil a contract be handed over to you or a third party in a commonly used, machine readable format. If you should demand the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will be done only if it is technically feasible.

SSL and/or TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as purchase orders or inquiries you submit to us as the website operator, this website uses either an SSL or a TLS encryption program. You can recognize an encrypted connection by checking whether the address line of the browser switches from “http ://” to “https ://” and also by the appearance of the lock icon in the browser line.

If the SSL or TLS encryption is activated, data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Information, rectification and eradication of data

Within the scope of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right to at any time demand information about your archived personal data, their source and recipients as well as the purpose of the processing of your data. You may also have a right to have your data rectified or eradicated. If you have questions about this subject matter or any other questions about personal data, please do not hesitate to contact us at any time at the address provided in the Imprint

Right to demand processing restrictions

You have the right to demand the imposition of restrictions as far as the processing of your personal data is concerned. To do so, you may contact us at any time at the address provided in the imprint. The right to demand restriction of processing applies in the following cases :

  • In the event that you should dispute the correctness of your data archived by us, we will usually need some time to verify this claim. During the time that this investigation is ongoing, you have the right to demand that we restrict the processing of your personal data.
  • If the processing of your personal data was/is conducted in an unlawful manner, you have the option to demand the restriction of the processing of your data instead of demanding the eradication of this data.
  • If we do not need your personal data any longer and you need it to exercise, defend or claim legal entitlements, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of its eradication.
  • If you have raised an objection pursuant to Art. 21 sect. 1 of the GDPR, your rights and our rights will have to be weighed against each other. As long as it has not been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to demand a restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data – with the exception of their archiving – may be processed only subject to your consent or to claim, exercise or defend legal entitlements or to protect the rights of other natural persons or legal entities or for important public interest reasons cited by the European Union or a member state of the EU.

Rejection of unsolicited e-mails

Herewith the use of contact data published in the context of the imprint obligation for the transmission of not expressly requested advertisement and information materials is hereby explicitly declined. The operators of this website explicitly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of promotional information, for example by Spam mail.

  1. Recording of data on this website

Cookies

Our websites and pages use what the industry refers to as “cookies.” Cookies are small text files that do not cause any damage to your device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or they are permanently archived on your device (permanent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted once you terminate your visit. Permanent cookies remain archived on your device until you actively delete them or they are automatically eradicated by your web browser.

In some cases, it is possible that third-party cookies are stored on your device once you enter our site (third-party cookies). These cookies enable them or us to take advantage of certain services offered by the third party (e.g., cookies for the processing of payment services).

Cookies have a variety of functions. Many cookies are technically essential since certain website functions would not work in the absence of the cookies (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos). The purpose of other cookies may be the analysis of user patterns or the display of promotional messages.

Cookies, which are required for the performance of electronic communication transactions (required cookies) or for the provision of certain functions you want to use (functional cookies, for example. for the shopping cart function) or those that are necessary for the optimization of the website (e.g., cookies that provide measurable insights into the web audience), shall be stored on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless a different legal basis is cited. The operator of the website has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies to ensure the technically error free and optimized provision of the operator’s services. If your consent to the storage of the cookies has been requested, the respective cookies are stored exclusively on the basis of the consent obtained (Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a of the GDPR); this consent may be revoked at any time.

You have the option to set up your browser in such a manner that you will be notified any time cookies are placed and to permit the acceptance of cookies only in specific cases. You may also exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or in general or activate the delete function for the automatic eradication of cookies when the browser closes. If cookies are deactivated, the functions of this website may be limited.

In the event that third-party cookies are used or if cookies are used for analytical purposes, we will separately notify you in conjunction with this Data Protection Policy and, if applicable, ask for your consent.

Cookie Consent with Borlabs Cookie

This website uses the cookie consent technology of Borlabs Cookie to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies on your device and to document the former in a data protection compliant manner. The party offering this technology is Borlabs – Benjamin A. Bornschein, Georg-Wilhelm-Str. 17, 21107 Hamburg, Germany (hereinafter referred to as Borlabs).

The data collected will be stored until you request us to delete them, until you delete the Borlabs cookie itself, or until the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory legal retentions remain unaffected. Details on data processing by Borlabs Cookie can be found athttps://de.borlabs.io/kb/welche-daten-speichert-borlabs-cookie/

Borlabs cookie consent technology is used to obtain the legally required consent for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 Section 1 S. 1 lit. c of the GDPR

Server log files

The provider of this website automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser communicates to us automatically. The information comprises :

  • The type and version of browser used
  • The used operating system
  • Referrer URL
  • The hostname of the accessing computer
  • The time of the server inquiry
  • The IP address

These data will not be combined with data from other sources.

The basis for the data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) of the General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR. The operator of the website has a legitimate interest in the technically error free presentation and the optimization of his website. In order to achieve this, server log files must be stored.

Contact form

If you send us enquiries via the contact form, your details from the request form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored with us for the purpose of processing the request and in case of follow-up questions. We do not share these data without your consent.

The processing of these data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b of the GDPR, provided that your request is related to the fulfilment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 sec. 1 lit. f of the GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 sec. 1 lit. a of the GDPR) if this has been requested.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage is omitted (for instance after your request has been processed. Mandatory legal provisions – in particular with regard to retention periods – remain unaffected.

Request by e-mail, telephone or fax

If you submit inquiries to us via our contact form, the information provided in the contact form as well as any contact information provided therein will be stored and processed by us in order to handle your inquiry. We will not share this information without your consent.

The processing of these data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b  of the GDPR, provided that your request is related to the fulfilment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 sec. 1 lit. f of the GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 sec. 1 lit. a of the GDPR) if this has been requested.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage is omitted (for instance after your request has been processed. Mandatory legal provisions – in particular with regard to retention periods – remain unaffected.

Registration on this website

You can register on our website in order to use additional functions on the site. We use the data entered thereto only for the purpose of the respective offer or service for which you have registered. The mandatory information requested during registration must be provided in full. Otherwise, we will reject the registration.

For important changes, for example in the scope of the offer or for technically necessary changes, we use the e-mail address provided during registration to inform you in this way.

The data entered during registration are processed in order to carry out the user’s requests and if necessary, for the initiation of further contracts (Art. 6 section 1 lit. of the GDPR).

The data provided during registration will be stored by us as long as you are registered on our website and will then be deleted. The mandatory legal retention periods remain unaffected.

 

 

  1. Social media

Facebook

In order to promote our products and services as well as to communicate with interested parties or customers, we operate a company presence on the Facebook platform.

On this social media platform, we are jointly responsible with Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland.

Facebook’s data protection officer can be reached via a contact form :

https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970

We have regulated joint responsibility in an agreement regarding the respective obligations within the meaning of the GDPR This agreement, which gives rise to the mutual obligations, is available at the following link :

https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum

The legal basis for the processing of the resulting and subsequently reproduced personal data is Art. 6 sec. 1 lit. f of the GDPR Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, communication and sales and promotion of our products and services.

The legal basis may also be the consent of the user has granted to the platform operator in accordance with Art. 6 sec. 1 lit. a of the GDPR. The user may revoke the consent to this in accordance with Art. 7 sec. 3 of the General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR at any time by a notification to the platform operator for the future.

When accessing our online presence on the Facebook platform, Facebook Ireland Ltd., as the operator of the platform in the EU, processes the user’s data (e.g., personal information, IP address, etc.).

These user data are used for statistical information about the use of our company presence on Facebook. Facebook Ireland Ltd. uses these data for market research and advertising purposes as well as for the creation of user profiles. Using these profiles Facebook Ireland Ltd. is for example able to promote users within and outside Facebook in an interest-based manner. If the user is logged into his account on Facebook at the time of the call, Facebook Ireland Ltd. can also link the data to the respective user account.

In the event of a contact of the user via Facebook, the personal data of the user entered on this occasion will be used to process the request. The user’s data will be deleted by us, provided that the user’s request has been finally answered and that no legal retention obligations, such as in the event of subsequent contract processing, prevent this.

Facebook Ireland Ltd. may also install cookies for the processing of the data.

If the user does not agree with this processing, it is possible to prevent the installation of cookies by setting the browser accordingly. Cookies that have already been saved can also be deleted at any time. The settings for this depend on the respective browser. In the case of Flash cookies, processing cannot be prevented by the settings of the browser, but by the corresponding setting of the Flash player. Should the user prevent or restrict the installation of cookies, some of the Facebook functions might not be fully usable.

More information about the processing activities, their elimination and the deletion of the data processed by Facebook can be found in the data policy of Facebook :

Facebook verarbeiteten Daten finden sich in der Datenrichtlinie von Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation

It is not excluded that the processing by Facebook Ireland Ltd. also takes place via Facebook Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025 in the USA.

Facebook uses standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission and relies, if necessary, on adequacy decisions  issued by the European Commission for data transfers from the EEA to the US and other countries.

Facebook Plugins (Like & Share-Button)

Plugins of the social network Facebook are integrated on this website. The provider of this service is Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. However, according to Facebook, the data collected will also be transferred to the USA and other third countries.

You can recognize the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the “Like” button on this website. You can find an overview of the Facebook at : https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE.

When you visit this website, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Facebook server via the plugin. Facebook receives the information that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click the Facebook “Like” button while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of this website to your Facebook profile. This enables Facebook to assign your visit to this website to your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or their use by Facebook. You can find more information on this in Facebook’s data protection declaration at : https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.

If you do not want Facebook to be able to assign your visit to this website to your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook user account.

The Facebook plugins are used on the basis of Art. 6 sect. 1 lit. f of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility in social media. If a corresponding consent has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Section 1 lit. of the General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.

Instagram

In order to promote our products and services as well as to communicate with interested parties or customers, we operate a company presence on the Instagram platform.

On this social media platform, we are jointly responsible with Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland.

Instagram’s data protection officer can be reached via a contact form :

https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970

We have regulated joint responsibility in an agreement regarding the respective obligations within the meaning of the GDPR This agreement, which gives rise to the mutual obligations, is available at the following link :

https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum

 

The legal basis for the processing of the resulting and subsequently reproduced personal data is Art. 6 sec. 1 lit. f of the General Data Protection Regulation –

GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, communication and sales and promotion of our products and services.

The legal basis may also be the consent of the user has granted to the platform operator in accordance with Art. 6 sect. 1 lit. a of the GDPR. The user may revoke the consent to this in accordance with Art. 7 sect. 3 of the General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR at any time by a notification to the platform operator for the future.

When accessing our online presence on the Instagram platform, Facebook Ireland Ltd., as the operator of the platform in the EU, processes the user’s data (e.g., personal information, IP address, etc.).

These user data are used for statistical information about the use of our company presence on Instagram. Facebook Ireland Ltd. uses these data for market research and advertising purposes as well as for the creation of user profiles. Using these profiles Facebook Ireland Ltd. is for example able to promote users within and outside Facebook in an interest-based manner. If the user is logged into his account on Facebook at the time of the call, Facebook Ireland Ltd. can also link the data to the respective user account.

In the event of a contact of the user via Instagram, the personal data of the user entered on this occasion will be used to process the request. The user’s data will be deleted by us, provided that the user’s request has been finally answered and that no legal retention obligations, such as in the event of subsequent contract processing, prevent his.

Facebook Ireland Ltd. may also install cookies for the processing of the data.

If the user does not agree with this processing, it is possible to prevent the installation of cookies by setting the browser accordingly. Cookies that have already been saved can also be deleted at any time. The settings for this depend on the respective browser. In the case of Flash cookies, processing cannot be prevented by the settings of the browser, but by the corresponding setting of the Flash player. Should the user prevent or restrict the installation of cookies, some of the Instagram functions might not be fully usable.

More information about the processing activities, their elimination and the deletion of the data processed by Facebook can be found in the data policy of Instagram :

https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875

It is not excluded that the processing by Facebook Ireland Ltd. also takes place via Facebook Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025 in the USA.

Facebook uses standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission and relies, if necessary, on adequacy decisions issued by the European Commission for data transfers from the EEA to the US and other countries.

Instagram Plugin

This website contains functions of the social network Instagram. These functions are provided by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025 in the USA.

If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the contents of this website to your Instagram profile by clicking on the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to this website with your user account. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, do not receive any knowledge of the content of the transmitted data as well as their use by Instagram.

The storage and analysis of the data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 sect. 1 lit. f of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility on social media. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 sect. 1 lit. a of the GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.

For more information, see Instagram’s privacy policy :

https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

  1. Analysis tools and advertising

Google Ads

The website operator uses Google Ads. Google Ads is an online promotional program of Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Ads enables us to display ads in the Google search engine or on third-party websites, if the user enters certain search terms into Google (keyword targeting). It is also possible to place targeted ads based on the user data Google has in its possession (e.g., location data and interests; target group targeting). As the website operator, we can analyse these data quantitatively, for instance by analysing which search terms resulted in the display of our ads and how many ads led to respective clicks.

The use of Google Ads is based on Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f. of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in marketing the operator’s services and products as effectively as possible.

  1. Newsletter

Newsletter data

If you would like to subscribe to the newsletter offered on this website, we will need from you an e-mail address as well as information that allow us to verify that you are the owner of the e-mail address provided and consent to the receipt of the newsletter. No further data shall be collected, unless they are provided on a voluntary basis. We shall use such data only for the sending of the requested information and shall not share such data with any third parties.

The processing of the data entered into the newsletter subscription form shall exclusively take place on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a of the GDPR). You can revoke the consent you have given to the archiving of data, the e-mail address and the use of these data for the sending of the newsletter at any time, for instance by clicking on the “Unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. This shall be without prejudice to the lawfulness of any data processing transactions that have taken place to date.

The data deposited with us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter or the newsletter service provider and deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Data stored for other purposes with us remain unaffected.

After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your e-mail address may be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist is used only for this purpose and will not be merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with the legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 section 1 lit. f GDPR). The storage in the blacklist is indefinite. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.

  1. Plug-ins and Tools

YouTube with expanded data protection

This website integrates videos of the website YouTube. The website operator is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

We use YouTube in the advanced privacy mode. According to YouTube, this mode ensures that YouTube does not store any information about visitors to this website before they watch the video. Nevertheless, this does not necessarily mean that the sharing of data with YouTube partners can be ruled out as a result of the advanced privacy mode. For instance, regardless of whether you are watching a video, YouTube will always establish a connection with the Google DoubleClick network.

As soon as you start to play a YouTube video on this website, a connection to

YouTube’s servers will be established. As a result, the YouTube server will be informed, which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account while you visit our site, you enable YouTube to directly allocate your browsing patterns to your personal profile. You have the option to prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

Furthermore, after starting a video, YouTube can store various cookies on your device or use similar recognition technologies (e.g., device fingerprinting). This way, YouTube can receive information about visitors to this website. This information is used, among other things, to collect video statistics, improve the user friendliness and prevent fraud.

If necessary, after starting a YouTube video, further data processing operations may be triggered, over which we have no influence.

The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6 (1) lit. f of the GDPR. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 sect. 1 lit. a of the GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.

For more information about youTube’s privacy policy, see their privacy policy at:  https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Google Maps

This website uses the mapping service Google Maps via an API. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

To enable the use of the Google Maps features, your IP address must be stored. As a rule, this information is transferred to one of Google’s servers in the United States, where it is archived. The operator of this website has no control over the data transfer.

We use Google Maps to present our online content in an appealing manner and to make the locations indicated on our website easy to find. This constitutes a legitimate interest as defined in Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f of the GDPR. If a respective declaration of consent has been obtained, the data shall be processed exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a of the GDPR. This declaration of consent can be revoked at any time.

For more information on the handling of user data, please see Google’s Data Privacy Declaration under : https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

  1. Own services

 

Handling of application data

 

We offer the possibility to submit job applications to us (e.g., via e-mail, via postal services or by submitting the online job application form). Below, we will brief you on the scope, purpose and use of the personal data collected from you in conjunction with the application process. We assure you that the collection, processing and use of your data will occur in compliance with the applicable data privacy rights and all other statutory provisions and that your data will always be treated as strictly confidential.

Scope and purpose of data collection

When you send us an application, we process your associated personal data (e.g., contact and communication data, application documents, notes in the course of job interviews, etc.) insofar as this is necessary for the decision on the establishment of an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is Section 26 of the German Federal Data Protection Act (initiation of an employment relationship), Art. 6 (1) lit. b of the GDPR (general initiation of contracts) and, if you have given your consent, Article 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. The consent can be revoked at any time. Your personal data will only be passed on within our company to persons involved in the processing of your application.

If the application is successful, the data submitted by you will be stored in our data processing systems on the basis of Section 26 of the new German Data Protection Act (BDSG) and Art. 6 (1) lit. b of the GDPR for the purpose of carrying out the employment relationship.

Retention period of the data

If we do not make you a job offer, you may be able to join our applicant pool. In case of admission, all documents and information from the application will be transferred to the applicant pool in order to contact you in case of suitable vacancies.

The admission to the applicant pool is based exclusively on your express agreement (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a of the GDPR). The submission agreement is voluntary and has no relation to the ongoing application procedure. The person concerned can revoke his agreement at any time. In this case, the data from the applicant pool will be irrevocably deleted, provided there are no legal reasons for storage.

The data from the applicant pool will be irrevocably deleted no later than two years after consent has been granted.