Privacy - Atlas Compliance Int.

Privacy Policy

We are pleased with your interest in our company. Data protection has a particularly high priority for the management of Atlas Compliance GmbH. The use of the internet pages of Atlas Compliance GmbH is basically possible without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to make use of special services of our company through our internet page, processing of personal data may be required. If processing of personal data is required 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 phone number of a data subject, is always carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and in compliance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to Atlas Compliance GmbH. By means of this privacy policy, our company wishes to inform the public about the nature, scope and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed by means of this privacy policy about the rights to which they are entitled.

Atlas Compliance GmbH, as the controller, has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection possible of the personal data processed via this internet page. Nevertheless, internet-based data transmissions can generally have security gaps, so absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us also via alternative means, for example by telephone.

1. Definitions

The privacy policy of Atlas Compliance GmbH is based on the terminology used by the European legislator when adopting the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy should be easily readable and understandable both for the general public and for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terminology used in advance.

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

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

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

c) Processing
Processing is any operation or series of operations performed with or without the aid of automated processes in relation to personal data, 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 is 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 work performance, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location or movements.

f) Pseudonymization
Pseudonymization is the processing of personal data in a manner such 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 that ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

g) Controller or Processor
Controller or processor is the natural or legal person, authority, agency or 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 law or the law of a Member State, the controller or the specific criteria for its designation may be provided for by Union law or the law of a Member State.

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

i) Recipient
Recipient is a natural or legal person, authority, agency or body to which personal data are disclosed, regardless of whether it is a third party or not. Authorities that may receive personal data in the context of a particular investigation mandate under Union law or Member State law shall not, however, be regarded as recipients.

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

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

Atlas Compliance GmbH
Mühlenstraße 16
59590 Geseke
Germany

Tel.: +49 (0) 2942 799 1288
Email: info@atlas-compliance.de
Website: www.atlas-compliance.de

3. Cookies

The internet pages of Atlas Compliance GmbH use cookies. Cookies are text files which are stored and saved via an internet browser on a computer system.

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

By using cookies, Atlas Compliance GmbH can provide users of this internet page with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting.

By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our internet page can be optimized in the sense of the user. Cookies allow us, as already mentioned, to recognize the users of our internet page. The purpose of this recognition is to facilitate the use of our internet page for users. For example, a user of a web page that uses cookies does not need to re-enter his access data on each visit to the web page because this is taken over by the web page 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 that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart via a cookie.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our internet page 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 internet page may be fully usable.

4. Collection of General Data and Information

The internet page of Atlas Compliance GmbH collects a series of general data and information with each access to the internet page by a data subject or an automated system. This general data and information is stored in the server’s log files. The following may be collected: (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the internet page from which an accessing system reaches our internet page (so-called referrer), (4) the sub-pages which are accessed via an accessing system on our internet page, (5) the date and time of access to the internet page, (6) an Internet Protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet Service Provider of the accessing system, and (8) other similar data and information serving to avert dangers in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

In using this general data and information, Atlas Compliance GmbH does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is needed to (1) correctly deliver the contents of our internet page, (2) optimize the contents of our internet page as well as the advertising for it, (3) ensure the permanent functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our internet page, and (4) to provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for law enforcement in the event of a cyber attack. These anonymously collected data and information are therefore evaluated by Atlas Compliance GmbH both statistically and with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company in order to ultimately ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

5. Subscription to Our Newsletter

On the internet page of Atlas Compliance GmbH, users are given the opportunity to subscribe to our company’s newsletter. The personal data transmitted to the controller when ordering the newsletter can be seen from the input form used for this purpose.

Atlas Compliance GmbH informs its customers and business partners at regular intervals by means of a newsletter about offers of the company. Our company’s newsletter 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 is sent to the email address initially entered by a data subject for newsletter dispatch using the double opt-in procedure. This confirmation email serves to verify that the owner of the email address, as a 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) of 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 in order to be able to trace any misuse of a data subject’s email address at a later date and therefore serves the legal protection of the controller.

The personal data collected in connection with newsletter registration are used exclusively for sending our newsletter. Furthermore, newsletter subscribers could be notified by email if this is required for the operation of the newsletter service or a related registration, such as in the event of changes to the newsletter offer or changes in the technical conditions. There is no sharing of the personal data collected in the context of the newsletter service with third parties. Newsletter subscription can be terminated by the data subject at any time. The consent to the storage of personal data that the data subject has given us for newsletter dispatch can be revoked at any time. For the purpose of revoking consent, there is a corresponding link in each newsletter. Furthermore, it is possible to unsubscribe from the newsletter dispatch at any time directly on the internet page of the controller or to notify the controller in another manner.

6. Newsletter Tracking

The newsletters of Atlas Compliance GmbH contain so-called counting pixels. A counting pixel is a miniature graphic embedded in such emails that are sent in HTML format to enable log file recording and log file analysis. This allows statistical evaluation of the success or failure of online marketing campaigns. By means of the embedded counting pixel, Atlas Compliance GmbH can determine whether and when an email was opened by a data subject and which links in the email were clicked by the data subject.

Such personal data collected via the counting pixels contained in the newsletters are stored and evaluated by the controller in order to optimize newsletter dispatch and to adapt the content of future newsletters even better to the interests of the data subject. This personal data is not shared with third parties. Data subjects are always entitled to revoke the separate consent given via the double opt-in procedure. After revocation, this personal data will be deleted by the controller. Unsubscribing from the newsletter is automatically interpreted by Atlas Compliance GmbH as a revocation.

7. Contact Possibility via the Internet Page

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

8. Comment Function in the Blog on the Internet Page

Atlas Compliance GmbH offers users a blog on a blog located on the internet page of the controller the opportunity to leave individual comments on individual blog posts. A blog is a portal maintained on a website, usually publicly accessible, in which one or more persons, called bloggers or web-bloggers, can post articles or write thoughts in so-called blog posts. Blog posts can generally 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 about the time of comment entry as well as the username chosen by the data subject (pseudonym) are 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 for security reasons and in the event that the data subject violates the rights of third parties through a comment made or posts unlawful content. The storage of this personal data is therefore in the legitimate interest of the controller so that it can, if necessary, exculpate itself in the event of a violation of rights. There is no sharing of this collected personal data with third parties unless such sharing is required by law or serves the legal defense of the controller.

9. Subscription to Comments in the Blog on the Internet Page

Comments posted in the blog of Atlas Compliance GmbH can generally be subscribed to by third parties. In particular, there is the possibility that a commentator can subscribe to comments following his comment on a particular blog post.

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

10. 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 if this is provided for by the European legislator or another legislator in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject.

Once the purpose of storage is no longer applicable or a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator has expired, personal data is routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with the legal requirements.

11. Rights of the Data Subject

a) Right to Confirmation
Each data subject has the right granted by the European legislator to request confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning them is being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of confirmation, he may contact any employee of the controller at any time.

b) Right of Access
Each data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain, at any time and free of charge from the controller, confirmation of the personal data stored about him and a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European legislator has granted the data subject access to the following information:

the purposes of processing
the categories of personal data being processed
the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data has been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organizations
where possible, the intended duration for which personal data will be stored, or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining this duration
the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning them or restriction of processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing
the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
where personal data is not collected from the data subject: all available information on the origin of the data
the existence of automated decision-making including profiling pursuant to Article 22 (1) and (4) GDPR and — at least in those cases — meaningful information about the logic involved as well as the significance and envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject
Furthermore, the data subject has the right to obtain information about whether personal data has been transferred to a third country or to an international organization. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to obtain information about the appropriate safeguards in connection with the transfer.

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

c) Right to Rectification
Each data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to request immediate rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Furthermore, taking into account the purposes of processing, the data subject has the right to request completion of incomplete personal data — also by means of a supplementary statement.

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

d) Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten)
Each data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to request that the controller erase personal data concerning them without delay, if one of the following reasons applies and insofar as the processing is not necessary:

The personal data was collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which it is no longer necessary.
The data subject withdraws consent on which processing was based pursuant to Article 6 (1) lit. a or Article 9 (2) lit. a GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for processing.
The data subject objects to processing pursuant to Article 21 (1) GDPR, and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for processing, or the data subject objects to processing pursuant to Article 21 (2) GDPR.
The personal data has been unlawfully processed.
Erasure of the personal data is necessary to comply with a legal obligation under Union law or the law of a Member State to which the controller is subject.
The personal data was collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Article 8 (1) GDPR.
If one of the aforementioned reasons applies and a data subject wishes to request the erasure of personal data stored with Atlas Compliance GmbH, he may contact any employee of the controller at any time. The employee of Atlas Compliance GmbH will ensure that the deletion request is complied with without delay.

If the personal data has been made public by Atlas Compliance GmbH and the company is obliged as a controller pursuant to Article 17 (1) GDPR to erase the personal data, Atlas Compliance GmbH shall, taking into account available technology and implementation costs, take appropriate measures, including technical measures, to inform other controllers processing the published personal data that the data subject has requested erasure of all links to this personal data or copies or replications of this personal data by these other controllers, insofar as processing is not required. The employee of Atlas Compliance GmbH will take the necessary steps in each individual case.

e) Right to Restriction of Processing
Each data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to request restriction of processing from the controller where one of the following conditions is met:

The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject for a period allowing the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
The processing is unlawful, the data subject refuses erasure of the personal data and instead requests restriction of the use of the personal data.
The controller no longer requires the personal data for processing purposes, but the data subject needs it for establishing, exercising or defending legal claims.
The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Article 21 (1) GDPR and it is not yet clear 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 restriction of personal data stored with Atlas Compliance GmbH, he may contact any employee of the controller at any time. The employee of Atlas Compliance GmbH shall arrange for the restriction of processing.

f) Right to Data Portability
Each 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 have been provided to a controller by the data subject in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. He also has the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data was provided, provided that the processing is based on consent pursuant to Article 6 (1) lit. a or Article 9 (2) lit. a GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Article 6 (1) lit. b GDPR and the processing is carried out by automated means, provided that the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

Furthermore, when exercising the right to data portability pursuant to Article 20 (1) GDPR, the data subject has the right to request that personal data be transmitted directly from one controller to another controller, insofar as this is technically feasible and provided that this does not affect the rights and freedoms of others.

To exercise the right to data portability, the data subject may contact any employee of Atlas Compliance GmbH at any time.

g) Right to Object
Each 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 his particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning him on the basis of Article 6 (1) lit. e or f GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

In the event of an objection, Atlas Compliance GmbH shall no longer process the personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing is necessary for establishing, exercising or defending legal claims.

If Atlas Compliance GmbH 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 the purpose of such marketing. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is connected with such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to Atlas Compliance GmbH processing for direct marketing purposes, Atlas Compliance GmbH shall no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

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

To exercise the right to object, the data subject may contact any employee of Atlas Compliance GmbH directly. Furthermore, the data subject is free to exercise his right of objection, in the context of the use of information society services, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, by means of automated procedures using technical specifications.

h) Automated Decision-Making in Individual Cases including Profiling
Each 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 — that produces legal effects concerning him or similarly significantly affects him, if the decision (1) is not necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) is permissible on the basis of Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and such law contains appropriate safeguards for the rights and freedoms and legitimate interests of the data subject, or (3) is based on explicit consent from the data subject.

If the decision (1) is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between the data subject and the controller or (2) is based on explicit consent from the data subject, Atlas Compliance GmbH shall implement appropriate safeguards to protect the rights and freedoms and legitimate interests of the data subject, including at least the right to obtain intervention by a person from the controller, to express their own position and to challenge the decision.

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

i) Right to Withdraw Consent
Each data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data at any time.

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

12. Data Protection in Applications and Application Procedures

The controller 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 in particular the case if an applicant submits corresponding application documents electronically, for example by email or via a web form on the website, to the controller. If the controller concludes an employment contract with an applicant, the submitted data will be stored for the purpose of handling the employment relationship in accordance with legal requirements. If the controller does not conclude an employment contract with the applicant, the application documents are automatically deleted two months after notification of the rejection decision, unless deletion is opposed by other legitimate interests of the controller. Another legitimate interest in this sense is, for example, a burden of proof in proceedings under the General Act on Equal Treatment (AGG).

13. Data Protection Provisions on the Use and Application of Google AdSense

The controller has integrated Google AdSense on this website. Google AdSense is an online service through which the placement of advertising on third-party websites is made possible. Google AdSense is based on an algorithm which selects the advertisements displayed on third-party websites appropriate to the content of the respective third-party website. Google AdSense allows for interest-based targeting of the internet user, which is implemented through the generation of individual user profiles.

The operating company of the Google AdSense component is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.

The purpose of the Google AdSense component is the integration of advertisements on our website. Google AdSense sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. What cookies are was already explained above. By setting the cookie, Alphabet Inc. is enabled to analyze the use of our website. By each visit to one of the individual pages of this website operated by the controller and on which a Google AdSense component has been integrated, the internet browser on the data subject’s information technology system is automatically prompted by the respective Google AdSense component to transmit data for the purpose of online advertising and accounting of commissions to Alphabet Inc. In the course of this technical process, Alphabet Inc. obtains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the data subject, which serves Alphabet Inc., among other things, to track the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently to enable commission accounting.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already described above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting of the internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the internet browser used would also prevent Alphabet Inc. from setting a cookie on the data subject’s information technology system. Furthermore, a cookie 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 counting pixels. A counting pixel is a miniature graphic embedded in websites to enable log file recording and log file analysis, whereby a statistical evaluation can be carried out. By means of the embedded counting pixel, Alphabet Inc. can determine whether and when a website was opened by a data subject and which links were clicked by the data subject. Counting pixels serve, among other things, to evaluate the visitor flow of a website.

Via Google AdSense, personal data and information, including the IP address, which is necessary for the capture and accounting of displayed advertisements, is transmitted to Alphabet Inc. in the United States. This personal data is stored and processed in the United States. Alphabet Inc. may pass on this personal data collected through the technical process to third parties.

Google AdSense is explained in more detail at the following link https://www.google.de/intl/de/adsense/start/

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

The controller has integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymization function) on this website. Google Analytics is a web analytics service. Web analytics is the collection, gathering and evaluation of data about the behavior of visitors to websites. A web analytics service collects, among other things, data about which website a data subject came from to reach a website (so-called referrer), which sub-pages of the website were accessed and how often and for how long a sub-page was viewed. Web analytics is mainly used to optimize a website and for cost-benefit analysis of internet advertising.

The operating company of the Google Analytics component is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.

The controller uses the “_gat._anonymizeIp” addition for web analytics via Google Analytics. By means of this addition, the IP address of the internet connection of the data subject is shortened and anonymized by Google if access to our websites is from a Member State of the European Union or from another Contracting State of the European Economic Area Agreement.

The purpose of the Google Analytics component is the analysis of visitor flows on our website. Google uses the data and information obtained, among other things, to evaluate the use of our website, to compile online reports showing the activities on our websites for us, and to provide other services related to the use of our website.

Google Analytics sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. What cookies are was already explained above. By setting the cookie, Google is enabled to analyze the use of our website. By each visit to one of the individual pages of this website operated by the controller and on which a Google Analytics component has been integrated, the internet browser on the data subject’s information technology system is automatically prompted by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data for online analysis purposes to Google. In the course of this technical process, Google obtains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the data subject, which serves Google, among other things, to track the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently to enable commission accounting.

By means of the cookie, personal data information, such as access time, the location from which access was made and the frequency of visits to our website by the data subject, is stored. With each visit to our websites, this personal data, including the IP address of the internet connection used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States. Google may pass on this personal data collected through the technical process to third parties.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already described above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting of the internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the data subject’s information technology system. Furthermore, a cookie already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the possibility to object to the collection of data generated by Google Analytics in relation to the use of this website and the processing of this data by Google and to prevent such processing. To do this, the data subject must download and install a browser add-on at the following link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This browser add-on notifies Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data and information about website visits may be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-on is regarded by Google as an objection. If the data subject’s information technology system is later deleted, formatted or reinstalled, the data subject must reinstall the browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics. If the browser add-on is uninstalled or deactivated by the data subject or another person within his sphere of influence, it is possible to reinstall or reactivate the browser add-on.

Further information and the applicable Google privacy provisions can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html. Google Analytics is explained in more detail at the following link https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/analytics/

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

The controller has integrated Google Remarketing services on this website. Google Remarketing is a function of Google AdWords that enables a company to display advertisements to internet users who have previously visited the company’s website. The integration of Google Remarketing thus allows a company to create user-based advertising and consequently to display interest-relevant advertisements to internet users.

The operating company of Google Remarketing services is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.

The purpose of Google Remarketing is the display of interest-relevant advertising. Google Remarketing enables us to display advertisements via the Google advertising network or to display them on other websites, which are tailored to the individual needs and interests of internet users.

Google Remarketing sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. What cookies are was already explained above. By setting the cookie, Google is enabled to recognize the visitor to our website when the latter subsequently accesses websites that are also members of the Google advertising network. With each visit to a website on which the Google Remarketing service has been integrated, the internet browser of the data subject automatically authenticates with Google. In the course of this technical process, Google obtains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address or the user’s surfing behavior, which Google uses, among other things, to display interest-relevant advertising.

By means of the cookie, personal data information, such as the websites visited by the data subject, is stored. With each visit to our websites, personal data, including the IP address of the internet connection used by the data subject, is thus transmitted to Google in the United States. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States. Google may pass on this personal data collected through the technical process to third parties.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already described above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting of the internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the data subject’s information technology system. Furthermore, a cookie already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the possibility to object to the interest-based advertising by Google. To do this, the data subject must access the link www.google.de/settings/ads from each internet browser used and make the desired settings there.

Further information and the applicable Google privacy provisions can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/

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

The controller has integrated the Google+ button as a component on this website. Google+ is a so-called social network. A social network is a social meeting place operated on the Internet, an online community that usually enables users to communicate with each other and interact in virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for the exchange of opinions and experiences or allows the internet community to provide personal or business-related information. Google+ enables users of the social network, among other things, to create private profiles, upload photos and network through friend requests.

The operating company of Google+ is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.

By each visit to one of the individual pages of this website operated by the controller and on which a Google+ button has been integrated, the internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Google+ button to download a representation of the corresponding Google+ button from Google. In the course of this technical process, Google obtains knowledge of which specific sub-page of our website is visited by the data subject. More detailed information about Google+ can be found at https://developers.google.com/+/

If the data subject is simultaneously logged into Google+, Google recognizes with each visit to our website by the data subject, and during the entire duration of the respective stay on our website, which specific sub-page of our website the data subject visits. This information is collected by the Google+ button and assigned by Google to the respective Google+ account of the data subject.

If the data subject clicks on one of the Google+ buttons integrated on our website and thus gives a Google+1 recommendation, Google assigns this information to the personal Google+ user account of the data subject and stores this personal data. Google stores the Google+1 recommendation of the data subject and makes it publicly accessible in accordance with the conditions accepted by the data subject. A Google+1 recommendation given by the data subject on this website is subsequently stored and processed together with other personal data, such as the name of the Google+1 account used by the data subject and the photo stored in it, in other Google services, such as Google search engine results, the Google account of the data subject or elsewhere, such as on websites or in connection with advertisements. Furthermore, Google is able to link the visit to this website with other personal data stored at Google. Google also records this personal data with the aim of improving or optimizing the various Google services.

Google always receives information via the Google+ button that the data subject has visited our website whenever the data subject is simultaneously logged into Google+ at the time of accessing our website; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Google+ button or not.

If transmission of personal data to Google is not desired by the data subject, he can prevent such transmission by logging out of his Google+ account before visiting our website.

Further information and the applicable Google privacy provisions can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/. Further information from Google regarding the Google+1 button can be found at https://developers.google.com/+/web/buttons-policy

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

The controller has integrated Google AdWords on this website. Google AdWords is an internet advertising service that allows advertisers to place advertisements both in Google search engine results and in the Google advertising network. Google AdWords allows an advertiser to predetermine certain keywords by means of which an advertisement in Google’s search results is only displayed when the user retrieves a search result relevant to the keyword using the search engine. In the Google advertising network, advertisements are distributed by means of an automatic algorithm and in consideration of previously defined keywords on topic-relevant websites.

The operating company of Google AdWords services is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.

The purpose of Google AdWords is the promotion of our website through the display of interest-relevant advertising on the websites of third parties and in the search results of Google search engine and the display of third-party advertising on our website.

When a data subject reaches our website via a Google advertisement, a so-called conversion cookie is stored on the information technology system of the data subject by Google. What cookies are was already explained above. A conversion cookie loses its validity after thirty days and is not used to identify the data subject. By means of the conversion cookie, if the cookie has not yet expired, it is tracked whether certain sub-pages, such as the shopping cart of an online shop system, were called up on our website. By means of the conversion cookie, both we and Google can track whether a data subject who came to our website via an AdWords advertisement generated revenue, i.e., completed or abandoned a goods purchase.

The data and information collected through the use of the conversion cookie is used by Google to create visit statistics for our website. These visit statistics are used by us in turn to determine the total number of users who were directed to us via AdWords advertisements, i.e., to determine the success or failure of the respective AdWords advertisement, and to optimize our AdWords advertisements for the future. Neither our company nor other advertisers of Google AdWords receive information from Google by which the data subject could be identified.

Personal data information, such as the websites visited by the data subject, is stored by means of the conversion cookie. With each visit to our websites, personal data, including the IP address of the internet connection used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States. Google may pass on this personal data collected through the technical process to third parties.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already described above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting of the internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the internet browser used would also prevent Google from placing a conversion cookie on the data subject’s information technology system. Furthermore, a cookie already set by Google AdWords can be deleted at any time via the internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the possibility to object to interest-based advertising by Google. To do this, the data subject must access the link www.google.de/settings/ads from each internet browser used and make the desired settings there.

Further information and the applicable Google privacy provisions can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/

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

The controller has integrated components of LinkedIn Corporation on this website. LinkedIn is an internet-based social network that enables users to connect with existing business contacts and establish new business contacts. Over 400 million registered people use LinkedIn in more than 200 countries. This makes LinkedIn 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, LinkedIn Ireland, Privacy Policy Issues, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, is responsible.

With each individual access to our website, which is equipped with a LinkedIn component (LinkedIn plug-in), this component causes the browser used by the data subject to download a corresponding representation of the component from LinkedIn. Further information on the LinkedIn plug-ins can be found at https://developer.linkedin.com/plugins. In the course of this technical process, LinkedIn obtains knowledge of which specific sub-page of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is simultaneously logged into LinkedIn, LinkedIn recognizes with each visit to our website by the data subject, and during the entire duration of the respective stay on our website, which specific sub-page of our website the data subject visits. 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 on a LinkedIn button integrated on our website, LinkedIn assigns this information to the personal LinkedIn user account of the data subject and stores this personal data.

LinkedIn always receives information via the LinkedIn component that the data subject has visited our website whenever the data subject is simultaneously logged into LinkedIn at the time of accessing our website; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the LinkedIn component or not. If such transmission of information to LinkedIn is not desired by the data subject, he can prevent it by logging out of his LinkedIn account before visiting our website.

LinkedIn offers the possibility to unsubscribe from email messages, SMS messages and targeted advertisements as well as to manage advertisement settings at https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls. LinkedIn also uses partners such as Quantcast, Google Analytics, BlueKai, DoubleClick, Nielsen, Comscore, Eloqua and Lotame, which can place cookies. Such cookies can be rejected at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy. The applicable privacy provisions of LinkedIn can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. LinkedIn’s cookie policy can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy

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

The controller has integrated YouTube components on this website. YouTube is an internet video portal that allows video publishers to post video clips and other users to also freely view, evaluate and comment on them. YouTube allows the publication of all types of videos, which is why both complete films and television broadcasts, but also music videos, trailers or videos made by users themselves can be accessed via the internet portal.

The operating company of YouTube is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.

By each visit to one of the individual pages of this website operated by the controller and on which a YouTube component (YouTube video) has been integrated, the internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective YouTube component to download a representation of the corresponding YouTube component from YouTube. Further information about YouTube can be found at https://www.youtube.com/yt/about/de/. In the course of this technical process, YouTube and Google obtain knowledge of which specific sub-page of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is simultaneously logged into YouTube, YouTube recognizes with the visit to a sub-page containing a YouTube video which specific sub-page of our website the data subject visits. This information is collected by YouTube and Google and assigned to the respective YouTube account of the data subject.

YouTube and Google always receive information via the YouTube component that the data subject has visited our website whenever the data subject is simultaneously logged into YouTube at the time of accessing our website; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks on a YouTube video or not. If such transmission of information to YouTube and Google is not desired by the data subject, he can prevent it by logging out of his YouTube account before visiting our website.

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

20. Legal Basis for Processing

Article 6 I lit. a GDPR serves our company as the legal basis for processing activities in which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If processing of personal data is required to fulfill a contract to which the data subject is a party, as is the case for example with processing activities necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of other services or consideration, the processing is based on Article 6 I lit. b GDPR. The same applies to such processing activities that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures, such as in cases of inquiries regarding our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation by which processing of personal data is required, such as to fulfill tax obligations, the processing is based on Article 6 I lit. c GDPR. In rare cases, processing of personal data may be necessary to protect vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor to our facility were injured and his name, age, health insurance data or other vital information had to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third parties. Then processing would be based on Article 6 I lit. d GDPR. Finally, processing activities may be based on Article 6 I lit. f GDPR. Processing activities are based on this legal basis if they are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases, if processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights and fundamental freedoms of the data subject do not take precedence. Such processing activities are permitted to us in particular because they were specifically mentioned by the European legislator. He took the view that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a customer of the controller (Recital 47, second sentence GDPR).

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

If processing of personal data is based on Article 6 I lit. f GDPR, our legitimate interest is the conduct of our business for the benefit of the wellbeing of all our employees and our shareholders.

22. Duration for Which Personal Data Will Be Stored

The criterion for the duration of storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After expiration of the period, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, unless it is still required for contract performance or contract initiation.

23. Legal or Contractual Provisions for Provision of Personal Data; Necessity for Contract Conclusion; Obligation of the Data Subject to Provide Personal Data; Possible Consequences of Non-Provision

We inform you that the provision of personal data is in some cases legally required (e.g., tax regulations) or may also result from contractual regulations (e.g., information on the contracting party). Sometimes it may be necessary for a contract to be concluded that a data subject provides us with personal data, which must subsequently be processed by us. For example, the data subject is obligated to provide us with personal data if our company enters into a contract with him. Failure to provide the personal data would result in the contract with the data subject not being able to 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 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 consequences the non-provision of the personal data would have.

24. Existence of Automated Decision-Making

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

Developed by top legal tech specialists from Willing & Able, who also developed the system for digital contract signing. The texts of the privacy policy generator were created and published by Prof. Dr. h.c. Heiko Jonny Maniero and attorney Christian Solmecke.