General information

The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data, for example when you visit this website. Personal data is any data by which you can be personally identified. For detailed information about data protection, please refer to our data protection declaration listed below this text.

1.1 Responsible party and contact

Orgatent AG is responsible for the data processing described here, unless otherwise stated in individual cases. Inquiries about data protection can be sent to us by letter or e-mail, enclosing a copy of the user’s ID or passport for identification purposes.

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Orgatent AG
Gewerbe Badhus 7
6022 Grosswangen
Switzerland

Phone : +41 41 980 49 39

E-mail : info@orgatent.ch

The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e. g. names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

 

1.2 Collection and processing of personal data

We process personal data in the following categories in particular:

• Customer data of customers for whom we provide or have provided services.
• Personal data that we have received indirectly from our customers in the course of providing services.
• When visiting our website
• When using our newsletter
• When participating in an event of ours.
• When we communicate or a visit takes place.
• In the case of any other contractual relationship, e. g. as a supplier, service provider or consultant.
• When we receive applications.
• When we are required to do so for legal or regulatory reasons.
• When we are exercising our due diligence or other legitimate interests, e. g. to avoid conflicts of interest, prevent money laundering or other risks, ensure data accuracy, check creditworthiness, ensure security or enforce our rights.

1.3 Categories of Personal Data

We collect the following categories of Personal Data, depending on the purpose for which we process it:

• Contact information (e. g. surname, first name, address, telephone number, e-mail).
• Customer information (e. g. date of birth, nationality, marital status, profession, title, job title, passport / ID number, AHV number)
• Risk assessment data (e. g. credit rating information, commercial register data)
• Financial information (e. g. data on bank details)
• Mandate data, depending on the mandate (e. g. tax information, statutes, minutes, projects, contracts, employee data (e. g. salary, social security), accounting data, beneficial owners, ownership)
• Website data (e. g. IP address, device information (UDI), browser information, website usage (analysis and use of plugins, etc.)
• Job application data (e. g. resume, employment references)
• Marketing information (e. g. newsletter registration)
• Security and network data (e. g. visitor lists, access controls, network and mail scanners, telephone call lists)

To the extent permitted, we also take certain data from publicly accessible sources (e. g. debt collection registers, land registers, commercial registers, press, Internet) or receive such data from our clients and their employees, from authorities, (arbitration) courts and other third parties. In addition to the data about you that you give us directly, the categories of personal data that we receive about you from third parties include, in particular, information from public registers, information that we learn in connection with official and judicial proceedings, information in connection with your professional functions and activities (so that we can, for example, conclude and process transactions with your employer with your help), information about you in correspondence and meetings with third parties, creditworthiness information, information about you that people close to you (family, advisors, legal representatives, etc.) give us so that we can conclude contracts with you. ) so that we can conclude or process contracts with you or involving you (e.g. references, your address for deliveries, powers of attorney), information on compliance with legal requirements such as anti-money laundering and export restrictions, information from banks, insurance companies, sales and other contractual partners of ours on the use or provision of services by you (e.g. payments made, purchases made), information from the media and internet about you (if this is appropriate in the specific case, e.g. in the context of an application, etc.), your addresses and, if applicable, interests and other socio-demographic data (for marketing), data in connection with the use of the website (e.g. IP address, MAC address of the smartphone or computer, information about your device and settings, cookies, date and time of visit, pages and content accessed, functions used, referring website, location information).

 

1.4 Purposes of data processing and legal basis

Provision of services

We primarily process the personal data that we receive from our customers and other contractual relationships with business partners in the course of our business relationships with them and other persons involved in them.

• The personal data of our customers is in particular the following information:
• Contact information (e. g. last name, first name, address, telephone number, email, other contact information).
• Personal information (e. g. date of birth, nationality, marital status, profession, title, job title, passport / ID number, AHV number, family circumstances, etc.)
• Risk assessment data (e. g. credit rating information, commercial register data, sanctions lists, specialized databases, data from the Internet)
• Financial information (e. g. data on bank details, investments, or shareholdings)
• Mandate data, depending on the mandate, e. g. tax information, articles of association, minutes, employee data (e. g. salary, social security), accounting data, etc.
• Particularly sensitive personal data: These personal data may also include personal data requiring special protection, such as data on health, religious beliefs, or social assistance measures, especially if we provide payroll processing or accounting services.

We process this personal data for the described purposes based on the following legal bases:

Conclusion or execution of a contract with the data subject or for the benefit of the data subject, incl. contract initiation and possible enforcement

• Fulfillment of a legal obligation (e.g., if we are required to disclose information) Safeguarding legitimate interests, (e. g. for administrative purposes, to improve our quality, ensure security, manage risk, enforce our rights, defend against claims, or to review potential conflicts of interest)
• Consent (e. g. to send them marketing information).

 

1.5 Indirect data processing from service provision

When we provide services to our customers, we may also process personal data that we have not collected directly from the data subjects or personal data from third parties. These third parties are usually employees, contacts, family members or persons who have a relationship with the customers or data subjects for other reasons. We need this personal data to fulfill contracts with our customers. We receive this personal data from our customers or from third parties engaged by our customers. Third parties whose information we process for this purpose are informed by our customers that we process their data. Our customers may refer to this privacy policy for this purpose.

The personal data of persons who have a relationship with our customers is in particular the following information:

• Contact information (e. g. surname, first name, address, telephone number, e-mail, other contact information, marketing data).
• Personal information (e. g. date of birth, nationality, marital status, profession, title, job title, passport / ID number, AHV number, family circumstances, etc.)
• Financial information (e. g. data on bank details, investments, or shareholdings)
• Mandate data, depending on the mandate, e. g. tax information, articles of association, minutes, employee data (e. g. salary, social insurance), accounting data.
• Personal data requiring special protection: These personal data may also include personal data requiring special protection, such as data on health, religious beliefs, or social assistance measures, especially if we provide payroll processing or accounting services.

We process this personal data for the described purposes based on the following legal grounds:

Conclusion or execution of a contract with or for the benefit of the data subject (e.g., when we perform our contractual obligations)

Fulfillment of a legal obligation (e.g., when we perform our duties as auditors or are required to disclose information)

Safeguarding legitimate interests, in particular our interest in providing optimal service to our customers.

 

1.6 Participation in events

If you participate in an event organized by us, we collect personal data in order to organize and conduct the event and, if necessary, to send you additional information afterwards. We also use your information to inform you about other events. It is possible that you will be photographed or filmed by us at these events and that we will publish this footage internally or externally.

In particular, this includes the following information:

• Contact information (e.g., last name, first name, address, phone number, e-mail).
• Personal information (e.g., occupation, position, title, employer company, eating habits)
• Pictures or videos
• Payment information (e.g., bank account information).

We process this personal data for the purposes described based on the following legal grounds:

• Fulfillment of a contractual obligation with the data subject or for the benefit of the data subject, incl. contract initiation and possible enforcement (enabling participation in the event).
• Safeguarding legitimate interests (e. g. holding events, disseminating information about our event, providing services, efficient organization)
• Consent (e. g. to send them marketing information or to create visual material).

 

1.7 Direct communication and visits

When you contact us (e. g. via phone, email, or chat) or when we contact you, we process the personal data necessary for this purpose. We also process this personal data when you visit us. In this case, you may be required to leave your contact details before visiting us or at reception. We keep this information for a certain period of time to protect our infrastructure and information.

We use the “Zoom” or “Microsoft Teams” service to conduct conference calls, online meetings, video conferences and/or webinars (“Online Meetings”).

In particular, we process the following information:

• Contact information (e. g. surname, first name, address, telephone number, e-mail).
• Marginal data on communication (e. g. IP address, duration of communication, communication channel)
• Recordings of conversations, e.g., during video conferences
• Other information uploaded, provided, or created by the user during the use of the video conferencing service, as well as metadata used for the maintenance of the service provided Additional information about the processing of personal data by “Zoom” or Microsoft Teams can be found in their privacy statements.
• Personal information (e.g., occupation, position, title, employer company).
• Time and reason for visit.

We process this personal data for the purposes described based on the following legal grounds:

• Fulfillment of a contractual obligation with the data subject or for the benefit of the data subject, including contract initiation and possible enforcement (provision of a service).
• Safeguarding legitimate interests (e. g. security, traceability as well as processing and administration of customer relationships).

 

1.8. Applications

You can submit your application for a position with us by mail or via the e-mail address provided on our website. The application dossier and all personal data disclosed to us in connection with it will be treated as strictly confidential, will not be disclosed to any third party and will only be processed for the purpose of handling your application for employment with us. Without your consent to the contrary, your application file will either be returned to you or deleted/destroyed after the application process has been completed, unless it is subject to a legal obligation to retain it. The legal basis for processing your data is your consent, the fulfillment of the contract with you and our legitimate interests.

In particular, we process the following information:

• Contact information (e. g. last name, first name, address, phone number, e-mail).
• Personal information (e. g. profession, function, title, employer company)
• Application documents (e. g. letter of motivation, certificates, diplomas, curriculum vitae)
• Assessment information (e. g. assessment by personnel consultants, reference information, assessments)

We process this personal data for the purposes described based on the following legal grounds:

• Safeguarding legitimate interests (e. g. hiring new employees).
• Consent

 

1.9 Suppliers, service providers, other contractual partners.

If we enter into a contract with you to provide a service for us, we will process personal data about you or your employees. We need this data to communicate with you and to use your services. We may also process this personal data in order to check whether there might be a conflict of interest and to ensure that we do not enter into any unwanted risks, e. g. with regard to money laundering or sanctions.

In particular, we process the following information:

• Contact information (e.g., last name, first name, address, phone number, e-mail).
• Personal information (e. g. profession, function, title, employer company).
• Financial information (e.g., bank account information).

We process this personal data for the purposes described based on the following legal grounds:

• Conclusion or execution of a contract with the data subject or for the benefit of the data subject, including contract initiation and possible enforcement.
• Safeguarding legitimate interests, (e. g. avoidance of conflicts of interest, protection of the company, enforcement of legal claims).

 

1.10. Data disclosure and data transfer

We will only disclose your data to third parties if this is necessary to provide our service, if these third parties provide a service for us, if we are required to do so by law or by the authorities, or if we have an overriding interest in disclosing the personal data. We will also disclose personal data to third parties if you have given your consent or requested us to do so.

Not all personal data is transmitted in encrypted form as standard. Unless explicitly agreed otherwise with the customer, accounting data, salary administration data, salary slips, and salary statements are transmitted unencrypted.

The following categories of recipients may receive personal data from us:

• Service providers (e. g. IT service providers, hosting providers, suppliers, consultants, lawyers, insurance companies).
• Third parties within the scope of our legal or contractual obligations, authorities, state institutions, courts.

We conclude contracts with service providers who process personal data on our behalf, obliging them to ensure data protection. The majority of our service providers are located in Switzerland or in the EU / EEA. Certain personal data may also be transferred to the USA (e. g. Google Analytics data) or, in exceptional cases, to other countries worldwide. If data transfer to other countries that do not have an adequate level of data protection is necessary, this will be done on the basis of the EU standard contractual clauses (e. g. in the case of Google) or other appropriate instruments).

 

1.11. Duration of retention of personal data

We process and store your personal data as long as it is necessary for the fulfillment of our contractual and legal obligations or otherwise the purposes pursued with the processing, i.e., for example, for the duration of the entire business relationship (from the initiation, processing to the termination of a contract) and beyond that in accordance with the statutory retention and documentation obligations. In this context, it is possible that personal data will be retained for the time during which claims can be asserted against our company (i. e. in particular during the statutory limitation period) and to the extent that we are otherwise legally obliged to do so, or legitimate business interests require this (e. g. for evidence and documentation purposes). As soon as your personal data is no longer required for the above-mentioned purposes, it will be deleted or anonymized as a matter of principle and as far as possible. For operational data (e. g. system logs, logs), shorter retention periods of twelve months or less generally apply.

1.12. Data security

We take appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access and misuse, such as issuing instructions, training, IT and network security solutions, access controls and restrictions, encryption of data carriers and transmissions, pseudonymization and controls.

 

1.13. Obligation to provide personal data

In the context of our business relationship, you must provide those personal data that are necessary for the establishment and implementation of a business relationship and the fulfillment of the associated contractual obligations (you generally do not have a legal obligation to provide us with data). Without this data, we will not be able to enter into or perform a contract with you (or the entity or person you represent). Also, the website cannot be used if certain information to secure the traffic (such as IP address) is not disclosed.

1.14. Your rights

You have the following rights in connection with our processing of personal data:

• Right to information about personal data stored about you by us, the purpose of processing, the origin and about recipients or categories of recipients to whom personal data is disclosed.
• Right to rectification if your data is incorrect or incomplete.
• Right to restrict the processing of your personal data
• Right to request the deletion of the processed personal data
• Right to data portability
• Right to object to data processing or to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data at any time without giving reasons.
• Right to complain to a competent supervisory authority, if provided for by law.

To exercise these rights, contact us at the address provided in Section 1.

Please note, however, that we reserve the right to assert the restrictions provided for by law on our part, for example if we are obliged to retain or process certain data, have an overriding interest in doing so (insofar as we are entitled to rely on this) or require it for the assertion of claims. If costs arise for you, we will inform you in advance.

2. DATA PROTECTION WHEN USING OUR WEBSITE AT A GLANCE

Data collection on this website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. See above.

How do we collect your data?

On the one hand, your data is collected by you providing it to us. This can be, for example, data that you enter in a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically or after your consent when you visit the website by our IT systems. This is mainly technical data (e. g. Internet browser, operating system, or time of page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

 

Analysis tools and third-party tools

When visiting this website, your surfing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is mainly done with so-called analysis programs. Detailed information on these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

 

3. HOSTING OF OUR WEBSITE

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

External Hosting

This website is hosted externally. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the hoster(s). This may include, but is not limited to, IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website accesses and other data generated via a website.

External hosting is carried out for the purpose of contract fulfillment vis-à-vis our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO) and in the interest of a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online offer by a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO). Insofar as a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device (e. g. device fingerprinting) as defined by the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Our hoster(s) will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill their service obligations and follow our instructions regarding this data.

We use the following hoster(s):

Hostpoint AG
New Jonastrasse 60
8640 Rapperswil-Jona
Switzerland

Order processing

We have concluded an order processing agreement (AVV) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that this processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the DSG and DSGVO.

 

4. GENERAL NOTES AND OBLIGATORY INFORMATION DATA PROTECTION ON OUR WEBSITE

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this data protection declaration.

When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data is data with which you can be

can be identified personally. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

We would like to point out that data transmission on the Internet (e. g. when communicating by e-mail) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

General information on the legal basis for data processing on this website

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 (1) a DSGVO or Art. 9 (2) a DSGVO, if special categories of data are processed according to Art. 9 (1) DSGVO. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, the data processing is also based on Art. 49 (1) a DSGVO. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to the access to information in your terminal device (e. g. via device fingerprinting), the data processing is additionally carried out on the basis of Section 25 (1) TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO. Furthermore, if your data is required for the fulfillment of a legal obligation, we process it on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c DSGVO. Furthermore, the data processing may be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. Information about the relevant legal basis in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Notice regarding data transfer to third countries that are not secure under data protection law and transfer to US companies that are not DPF-certified

Among other things, we use tools from companies based in third countries that are not secure under data protection law, as well as US tools whose providers are not certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). If these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to these states and processed there. We would like to point out that no level of data protection comparable to that in the EU can be guaranteed in third countries that are insecure in terms of data protection.

We would like to point out that the USA, as a secure third country, generally has a level of data protection comparable to that of the EU and CH. A data transfer to the USA is therefore permitted if the recipient is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF) or has suitable additional guarantees. Information on transfers to third countries, including data recipients, can be found in this Privacy Policy.

 

Recipients of personal data

In the course of our business activities, we cooperate with various external bodies. In some cases, this also requires the transfer of personal data to these external bodies. We only pass on personal data to external bodies if this is necessary within the framework of the performance of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. passing on data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in passing on the data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO or if another legal basis permits the passing on of the data. When using processors, we only disclose personal data of our customers on the basis of a valid contract on commissioned processing. In case of joint processing, a contract on joint processing will be concluded.

Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to object to data collection in special cases and to direct marketing (Art. 21 DSGVO).

IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6 ABS. 1 LIT. E OR F DSGVO, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA CONCERNED UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSERTING, EXERCISING OR DEFENDING LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ARTICLE 21(1) DSGVO).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA ARE PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 21 (2) OF THE GERMAN DATA PROTECTION ACT).

Right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority

In the event of violations of the DSG and the DSGVO, data subjects shall have a right of appeal to a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work or the place of the alleged violation. The right of appeal is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in performance of a contract transferred to you or to a third party in

in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another responsible party, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.

Information, correction and deletion

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient and the purpose of data processing and, if necessary, a right to correction or deletion of this data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions on the subject of personal data, you can contact us at any time.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. For this purpose, you can contact us at any time.

The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If the processing of your personal data happened/is happening unlawfully, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.

If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend or assert legal claims, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of erasure.

If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 (1) DSGVO, a balancing of your and our interests must be carried out. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data may – apart from being stored – only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of an important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

SSL or TLS encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or requests that you send to us as a

operator of the site, an SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

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

5. DATA COLLECTION ON THIS WEBSITE

5.1 Cookies

Our website uses so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any damage to your terminal device. They are stored either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your end device. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them yourself or until they are automatically deleted by your web browser.

Cookies can originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services of third-party companies within websites (e. g. cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e. g. the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies may be used to evaluate user behavior or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are used to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions requested by you

(e. g. for the shopping cart function) or to optimize the website (e. g. cookies to measure the web audience) are required (necessary cookies), are stored on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG); consent can be revoked at any time.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.

Which cookies and services are used on this website can be found in this privacy policy.

5.2 Server log files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

• Browser type and browser version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL
• Host name of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request
• IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources.

The collection of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website – for this purpose, the server log files must be collected.

5.3 Contact form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your data from the inquiry form, including the contact data you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. b DSGVO, if your request is related to the performance 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 requests addressed to us (Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO) or on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) DSGVO) if this has been requested; the consent can be revoked at any time.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to store it, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e. g. after we have completed processing your request). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

6. NEWSLETTER

Newsletter data

If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an e-mail address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the e-mail address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. Further data is not collected or only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.

The processing of the data entered in the newsletter registration form is based exclusively on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO). You can revoke your consent to the storage of the data, the e-mail address and their use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you provide for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after unsubscribing from the newsletter or after the purpose has ceased to exist. We reserve the right to delete or block e-mail addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our own discretion within the scope of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO.

Data that has been stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected by this.

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

7. PLUGINS AND TOOLS

7.1 YouTube

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

When you visit one of our websites on which YouTube is embedded, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. In doing so, the YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited.

Furthermore, YouTube may store various cookies on your end device or use comparable technologies for recognition (e. g. device fingerprinting). In this way, YouTube can obtain information about visitors to this website. This information is used, among other things, to collect video statistics, improve the user experience, and prevent fraud attempts.

If you are logged into your YouTube account, you allow YouTube to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

YouTube is used in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. Insofar as a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device (e. g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Further information on the handling of user data can be found in YouTube’s privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

The company is certified in accordance with the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA, which is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please contact the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?contact=true&id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active

7.2 Vimeo

This website uses plugins of the video portal Vimeo. The provider is Vimeo Inc, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA.

When you visit one of our pages equipped with a Vimeo video, a connection to the servers of Vimeo is established. In the process, the

Vimeo server which of our pages you have visited. In addition, Vimeo obtains your IP address. This also applies if you are not logged in to Vimeo or do not have an account with Vimeo. The information collected by Vimeo is transmitted to the Vimeo server in the USA.

If you are logged into your Vimeo account, you enable Vimeo to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your Vimeo account.

To recognize website visitors, Vimeo uses cookies or comparable recognition technologies (e. g. device fingerprinting).

The use of Vimeo is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of

of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent allows the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device

(e. g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission and, according to Vimeo, on “legitimate business interests”. Details can be found here: https://vimeo.com/privacy.

Further information on the handling of user data can be found in Vimeo’s privacy policy at: https://vimeo.com/privacy.

7.3 Google Fonts

This site uses so-called Google Fonts, which are provided by Google, for the uniform display of fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required fonts into its browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.

For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to Google’s servers. This enables Google to know that your IP address has been used to access this website. The use of Google Fonts is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the uniform presentation of the typeface on its website. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device (e. g. device fingerprinting) as defined by the TTDSG. The consent can be

revocable at any time.

If your browser does not support Google Fonts, a standard font will be used by your computer.

For more information about Google Fonts, please visit https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

The company has certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA, which is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please contact the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?contact=true&id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active

7.4 Google reCAPTCHA

We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereinafter “reCAPTCHA”) on this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

The purpose of reCAPTCHA is to verify whether data entry on this website (e. g. in a contact form) is made by a human or by an automated program. For this purpose, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis begins automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e. g. IP address, time spent by the website visitor on the website or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google.

The reCAPTCHA analyses run entirely in the background. Website visitors are not notified that an analysis is taking place.

The storage and analysis of the data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offers from abusive automated spying and from SPAM. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device (e. g. device fingerprinting) as defined by the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

For more information on Google reCAPTCHA, please refer to the Google Privacy Policy and the Google Terms of Use at the following links: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de and https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=de.

The company has a certification according to the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA, which is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please contact the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?contact=true&id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active

 7.5 Wordfence

We have integrated Wordfence on this website. The provider is Defiant Inc, Defiant, Inc, 800 5th Ave Ste 4100, Seattle, WA 98104, USA (hereinafter “Wordfence”).

Wordfence is used to protect our website from unwanted access or malicious cyberattacks. For this purpose, our website establishes a permanent connection to Wordfence’s servers so that Wordfence can match its databases with the accesses made to our website and block them if necessary.

The use of Wordfence is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.

The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its website as effectively as possible against cyberattacks. Insofar as a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device (e. g. device fingerprinting) as defined by the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.wordfence.com/help/general-data-protection-regulation/

Order processing

We have concluded an order processing agreement (AVV) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that this processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the DSG and DSGVO.

7.6 Social Media

So-called social media plugins (“plugins”) from third-party providers are used on our website. The plugins are recognizable by the logo of the respective social network. Through the plugins, we offer you the opportunity to interact with the social networks and other users. When you call up our website, your browser establishes a direct connection to the servers of the third-party provider. The content of the plugin (e. g. YouTube videos) is transmitted directly to your browser by the respective third-party provider and integrated into the page.

The data transfer for the display of content (e. g. publications on Twitter) takes place regardless of whether you have an account with the third-party provider and are logged in there. If you are logged in to the third-party provider, the data we collect is also directly assigned to your account with the third-party provider. If you activate the plugins, the information will also be published on the social network and displayed to your contacts there. The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by the third-party providers, as well as your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy, can be found in the data protection notices of the third-party providers. The third-party provider stores the data collected about you as usage profiles and uses them for purposes of advertising, market research and/or demand-oriented design of its website. In particular, such an evaluation is also carried out for non-logged-in users for the display of needs-based advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. If you would like to prevent the third-party providers from assigning the data collected via our website to your personal profile in the respective social network, you must log out of the corresponding social network before visiting our website. You can also completely prevent the loading of the plugins with specialized add-ons for your browser, such as “Ghostery” (https://www.ghostery.com/) or “NoScript” (http://noscript.net/).

 

8. change of the privacy policy

We expressly reserve the right to change this privacy policy at any time.

Last change: September 2023