Data Protection

1. Data Protection at a Glance

General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data refers to all data with which you can be personally identified. This Privacy Policy applies to all processing of personal data carried out by us, both in the context of providing our services and, in particular, on our websites, in mobile applications, and within external online presences, such as our social media profiles (hereinafter collectively referred to as “online offering”).
The terms used are not gender-specific.

Status: May 5, 2026

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. You can find their contact details in the “Information on the Controller” section of this Privacy Policy.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected, on the one hand, by you providing it to us. This may include, for example, data you enter into a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems or after your consent when you visit the website. This primarily includes 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?

Part of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. If contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contract offers, orders, or other order inquiries.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive information free of charge at any time about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. Furthermore, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

For this and other questions on the subject of data protection, you can contact us at any time.

Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools

When visiting this website, your surfing behavior can be statistically evaluated. This is primarily done with so-called analysis programs.

Detailed information on these analysis programs can be found in the following Privacy Policy.

2. Hosting

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

Hetzner

The provider is www.hetzner.de –
Email:data-protection@hetzner.com

Postal address:
Hetzner Online GmbH
Datenschutz
Industriestr. 25
91710 Gunzenhausen

Phone: +49 (0)9831 505216
Fax: +49 (0)3745 744472361
For details, please refer to Hetzner’s Privacy Policy: https://www.hetzner.com/de/legal/privacy-policy/

The use of Hetzner is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable presentation of our website possible. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG, 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 TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Data Processing Agreement

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

3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

Data Protection

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 Privacy Policy.

When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data are data with which you can be personally identified. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

We point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., communication by email) can have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

Controller

The controller for data processing on this website is:

Dynamic License Control GmbH
Mattentwiete 8
D-20457 Hamburg

Authorized Representatives: Claus-Uwe Ysander Hodum

T +49 (0) 40 32 80 86 – 0
info@d-l-c.com

Imprint:

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, email addresses, etc.).

Storage Duration

Unless a more specific storage period has been mentioned within this Privacy Policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing ceases to apply. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, provided we have no other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will occur after these reasons cease to apply.

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 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, if special categories of data according to Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR are processed. In the event of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing also takes place on the basis of Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information in your terminal device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing also takes place on the basis of § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is necessary for the fulfillment 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 GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data, if it is necessary for the fulfillment of a legal obligation, on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Data processing can also take place on the basis of our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Information on the respective legal bases applicable in individual cases is provided in the following paragraphs of this Privacy Policy.

Recipients of Personal Data

In the course of our business activities, we work with various external entities. In some cases, it is necessary to transfer personal data to these external entities. We only pass on personal data to external entities if this is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g., transfer of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR in the transfer, or if another legal basis permits the data transfer. When using processors, we only pass on personal data of our customers on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is 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 GDPR)

If data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e or f GDPR, you have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of your personal data; 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 affected personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims (objection according to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR).

If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, 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 to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If you object, your personal data will no longer be used for direct marketing purposes (objection according to Art. 21 para. 2 GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement. The right to complain exists 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 fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.

Information, Rectification, 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 applicable, a right to rectification or deletion of this data. For this and other 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, 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 was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balancing of your interests and ours 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 – apart from its storage – may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of 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 inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. 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.

Objection to Advertising Emails

The use of contact data published within the framework of the imprint obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby objected to. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information, for example, through spam emails.

4. Data Collection on this Website

Cookies

Cookies are text files that contain data from visited websites or domains and are stored by a browser on the user’s computer. A cookie primarily serves to store information about a user during or after their visit within an online offering. Stored information may include, for example, language settings on a website, login status, a shopping cart, or the point at which a video was watched. The term cookies also includes other technologies that perform the same functions as cookies (e.g., when user information is stored using pseudonymous online identifiers, also referred to as “user IDs”).

The following cookie types and functions are distinguished:

Temporary Cookies (also: Session Cookies): Temporary cookies are deleted at the latest after a user leaves an online offering and closes their browser.
Persistent Cookies: Persistent cookies remain stored even after the browser is closed. For example, the login status can be saved or preferred content can be displayed directly when the user revisits a website. Similarly, user interests, which are used for reach measurement or marketing purposes, can be stored in such a cookie.
First-Party Cookies: First-party cookies are set by us ourselves.
Third-Party Cookies: Third-party cookies are primarily used by advertisers (so-called third parties) to process user information.
Necessary (also: essential or strictly necessary) Cookies: Cookies can be absolutely necessary for the operation of a website (e.g., to save logins or other user inputs or for security reasons).
Statistics, Marketing, and Personalization Cookies: Furthermore, cookies are generally also used for reach measurement and when a user’s interests or behavior (e.g., viewing certain content, using functions, etc.) are stored in a user profile on individual websites. Such profiles are used, for example, to display content to users that matches their potential interests. This process is also referred to as “tracking,” i.e., tracking the potential interests of users. Insofar as we use cookies or “tracking” technologies, we will inform you separately in our Privacy Policy or when obtaining consent.

Information on Legal Bases: The legal basis on which we process your personal data with the help of cookies depends on whether we ask for your consent. If this is the case and you consent to the use of cookies, the legal basis for processing your data is the given consent. Otherwise, the data processed with the help of cookies will be processed on the basis of our legitimate interests (e.g., in the economic operation of our online offering and its improvement) or, if the use of cookies is necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations.

Storage Duration: Unless we provide you with explicit information on the storage duration of persistent cookies (e.g., within the framework of a so-called cookie opt-in), please assume that the storage duration can be up to two years.

General Information on Revocation and Objection (Opt-Out): Depending on whether the processing is based on consent or legal permission, you have the option at any time to revoke given consent or to object to the processing of your data by cookie technologies (collectively referred to as “Opt-Out”). You can initially declare your objection via your browser settings, e.g., by deactivating the use of cookies (although this may also restrict the functionality of our online offering). An objection to the use of cookies for online marketing purposes can also be declared via a variety of services, especially in the case of tracking, via the websites https://optout.aboutads.info and https://www.youronlinechoices.com/. In addition, you can receive further objection notices within the information on the service providers and cookies used.

Processing of Cookie Data Based on Consent: Before we process or have data processed within the scope of using cookies, we ask users for consent, which can be revoked at any time. Unless consent has been given, only cookies that are absolutely necessary for the operation of our online offering will be used.

Cookie Settings / Objection Options:

Cookie Policy

Legal Bases: Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR), Legitimate Interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR).

Types of Data Processed: Usage data (e.g., visited websites, interest in content, access times), Meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses).

Affected Persons: Users (e.g., website visitors, users of online services).

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
Hostname 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 GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of his website – for this purpose, the server log files must be recorded.

Contact Form

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

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, insofar as your inquiry is related to the fulfillment 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 inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested; consent can be revoked at any time.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage ceases to apply (e.g., after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Inquiry by Email, Telephone, or Fax

If you contact us by email, telephone, or fax, your inquiry, including all personal data resulting from it (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

The data you send us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage ceases to apply (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

Hubspot CRM

We use Hubspot CRM on this website. The provider is Hubspot Inc., 25 Street, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA (hereinafter Hubspot CRM).

Hubspot CRM enables us, among other things, to manage existing and potential customers as well as customer contacts. With the help of Hubspot CRM, we are able to record, sort, and analyze customer interactions via email, social media, or telephone across various channels. The personal data collected in this way can be evaluated and used for communication with the potential customer or for marketing measures (e.g., newsletter mailings). With Hubspot CRM, we are also able to record and analyze the user behavior of our contacts on our website.

The use of Hubspot CRM is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in efficient customer management and customer communication. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG, 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 TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

For details, please refer to Hubspot’s Privacy Policy: https://legal.hubspot.com/de/privacy-policy.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.hubspot.de/data-privacy/privacy-shield.

The company is certified 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. Further information on this can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5812.

Data Processing Agreement

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

Registration on this Website

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

For important changes, such as in the scope of the offer or technically necessary changes, we use the email address provided during registration to inform you in this way.

The processing of the data entered during registration is carried out for the purpose of implementing the user relationship established by the registration and, if applicable, for initiating further contracts (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR).

The data collected during registration will be stored by us as long as you are registered on this website and will then be deleted. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

5. Analysis Tools and Advertising

Google Tag Manager

We use Google Tag Manager. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Tag Manager is a tool that allows us to integrate tracking or statistical tools and other technologies into our website. Google Tag Manager itself does not create user profiles, store cookies, or perform independent analyses. It merely serves to manage and deploy the tools integrated through it. However, Google Tag Manager collects your IP address, which can also be transferred to Google’s parent company in the United States.

The use of Google Tag Manager is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the quick and uncomplicated integration and management of various tools on his website. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG, 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 TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Each company certified under the DPF commits to complying with these data protection standards. Further information on this can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analytics service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyze the behavior of website visitors. In doing so, the website operator receives various usage data, such as page views, duration of stay, operating systems used, and origin of the user. This data is summarized in a user ID and assigned to the respective end device of the website visitor.

Furthermore, with Google Analytics, we can, among other things, record your mouse and scroll movements and clicks. Google Analytics also uses various modeling approaches to supplement the collected data sets and employs machine learning technologies in data analysis.

Google Analytics uses technologies that enable the recognition of the user for the purpose of analyzing user behavior (e.g., cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Google about the use of this website is generally transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

The use of this service is based on your consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. 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://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.

IP Anonymization

Google Analytics IP anonymization is activated. This means that your IP address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services related to website use and internet use to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

Browser Plugin

You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

More information on how Google Analytics handles user data can be found in Google’s Privacy Policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.

Data Processing Agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

Google Ads

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

Google Ads enables us to display advertisements in the Google search engine or on third-party websites when the user enters specific search terms into Google (keyword targeting). Furthermore, targeted advertisements can be displayed based on user data available to Google (e.g., location data and interests) (audience targeting). As the website operator, we can quantitatively evaluate this data by, for example, analyzing which search terms led to the display of our advertisements and how many advertisements led to corresponding clicks.

The use of this service is based on your consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. 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://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://business.safety.google/controllerterms/.

6. Newsletter

Newsletters and Electronic Notifications

We send newsletters, emails, and other electronic notifications (hereinafter “newsletters”) only with the consent of the recipients or a legal permission. If the content of the newsletter is specifically described during registration, it is decisive for the users’ consent. Otherwise, our newsletters contain information about our services and us.

To subscribe to our newsletters, it is generally sufficient to provide your email address. However, we may ask you to provide a name for personalized addressing in the newsletter, or other information, if this is necessary for the purposes of the newsletter.

Double Opt-In Procedure: Registration for our newsletter generally takes place in a so-called double opt-in procedure. This means that after registration, you will receive an email asking you to confirm your registration. This confirmation is necessary so that no one can register with foreign email addresses. Newsletter registrations are logged to be able to prove the registration process in accordance with legal requirements. This includes storing the time of registration and confirmation as well as the IP address. Changes to your data stored with the shipping service provider are also logged.

Deletion and Restriction of Processing: We may store the unsubscribed email addresses for up to three years based on our legitimate interests before deleting them, in order to be able to prove a previously given consent. The processing of this data will be limited to the purpose of a possible defense against claims. An individual deletion request is possible at any time, provided that the former existence of consent is simultaneously confirmed. In the case of obligations to permanently observe objections, we reserve the right to store the email address solely for this purpose in a blocklist.

The logging of the registration process is based on our legitimate interests for the purpose of proving its proper course. Insofar as we commission a service provider with the sending of emails, this is done on the basis of our legitimate interests in an efficient and secure sending system.

Information on Legal Bases: The sending of newsletters is based on the consent of the recipients or, if consent is not required, on the basis of our legitimate interests in direct marketing, if and to the extent that this is legally permitted, e.g., in the case of existing customer advertising. Insofar as we commission a service provider with the sending of emails, this is done on the basis of our legitimate interests. The registration procedure is recorded on the basis of our legitimate interests to prove that it was carried out in accordance with the law.

Content: Information about us, our services, promotions, and offers.

Order Processing

Video Conferencing, Online Meetings, Webinars, and Screen Sharing

We use platforms and applications from other providers (hereinafter referred to as “third-party providers”) for the purpose of conducting video and audio conferences, webinars, and other types of video and audio meetings. When selecting third-party providers and their services, we observe legal requirements.

In this context, data of the communication participants is processed and stored on the servers of the third-party providers, insofar as these are part of communication processes with us. This data may include, in particular, registration and contact data, visual and vocal contributions, as well as entries in chats and shared screen content.

If users are referred to third-party providers or their software or platforms in the context of communication, business, or other relationships with us, the third-party providers may process usage data and metadata for security purposes, service optimization, or marketing purposes. We therefore ask you to observe the data protection notices of the respective third-party providers.

Notes on legal bases: If we request users’ consent to the use of third-party providers or certain functions (e.g., consent to the recording of conversations), the legal basis for processing is consent. Furthermore, their use may be part of our (pre-)contractual services, provided the use of third-party providers has been agreed upon in this context. Otherwise, users’ data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests in efficient and secure communication with our communication partners. In this context, we would also like to refer you to the information on the use of cookies in this privacy policy.

Types of data processed: Inventory data (e.g., names, addresses), contact data (e.g., email, telephone numbers), content data (e.g., text entries, photographs, videos), usage data (e.g., websites visited, interest in content, access times), meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses).
Data subjects: Communication partners, users (e.g., website visitors, users of online services).
Purposes of processing: Contractual services and support, contact requests and communication, office and organizational procedures, direct marketing (e.g., by email or post).
Legal bases: Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), performance of a contract and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR), legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Services and Service Providers Used:

Microsoft Teams: Messenger and conferencing software; service provider: Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399 USA; website: https://products.office.com; privacy policy: https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement, security information: https://www.microsoft.com/de-de/trustcenter.
Zoom: Video conferencing, web conferencing, and webinars; service provider: Zoom Video Communications, Inc., 55 Almaden Blvd., Suite 600, San Jose, CA 95113, USA; website: https://zoom.us; privacy policy: https://zoom.us/docs/de-de/privacy-and-legal.html; standard contractual clauses (ensuring data protection level when processing in third countries): https://zoom.us/docs/de-de/privacy-and-legal.html (referred to as Global DPA).

7. Plugins and Tools

YouTube with Enhanced Privacy Protection

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

When you visit one of our pages on which YouTube is embedded, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established. This informs the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

We use YouTube in enhanced privacy mode. According to YouTube, videos played in enhanced privacy mode are not used to personalize browsing on YouTube. Advertisements displayed in enhanced privacy mode are also not personalized. In enhanced privacy mode, no cookies are set. Instead, so-called local storage elements are stored in the user’s browser, which, like cookies, contain personal data and can be used for recognition purposes. Details on enhanced privacy mode can be found here: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/171780.

After activating a YouTube video, further data processing operations may be triggered over which we have no control.

The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If appropriate consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Further information on data protection at YouTube can be found in their privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Ninja Firewall

We have integrated Ninja Firewall on this website. The provider is NinTechNet Limited, Unit 1603, 16th Floor, The L. Plaza 367 – 375 Queen’s Road Central Sheung Wan, Hong Kong (hereinafter Ninja Firewall).

Ninja Firewall serves to protect our website from unwanted access or malicious cyberattacks. For this purpose, Ninja Firewall records IP address, request, referrer, and time of page access. Ninja Firewall is integrated on our own servers and does not transmit any personal data to the provider of the tool or other third parties.

We have activated IP anonymization in Ninja Firewall, so that the tool only records the IP address in shortened form.

The use of Ninja Firewall is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the most effective protection of its website from cyberattacks.

8. eCommerce and Payment Providers

Processing of Customer and Contract Data

We collect, process, and use personal customer and contract data to establish, structure, and modify our contractual relationships. We collect, process, and use personal data concerning the use of this website (usage data) only to the extent necessary to enable the user to use the service or to bill for it. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

The collected customer data will be deleted after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship and expiration of any applicable statutory retention periods. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

9. Audio and Video Conferencing

Data Processing

For communication with our customers, we use, among other things, online conferencing tools. The tools we use in detail are listed below. When you communicate with us via video or audio conference over the internet, your personal data is collected and processed by us and the provider of the respective conferencing tool.

The conferencing tools collect all data that you provide/use to utilize the tools (email address and/or your telephone number). Furthermore, the conferencing tools process the duration of the conference, start and end (time) of participation in the conference, number of participants, and other “context information” related to the communication process (metadata).

Furthermore, the provider of the tool processes all technical data necessary to conduct the online communication. This includes, in particular, IP addresses, MAC addresses, device IDs, device type, operating system type and version, client version, camera type, microphone or speaker, and the type of connection.

If content is exchanged, uploaded, or otherwise made available within the tool, it is also stored on the servers of the tool providers. Such content includes, in particular, cloud recordings, chat/instant messages, voicemails, uploaded photos and videos, files, whiteboards, and other information shared during use of the service.

Please note that we do not have complete control over the data processing operations of the tools used. Our options are largely determined by the corporate policy of the respective provider. Further information on data processing by the conferencing tools can be found in the privacy policies of the respective tools used, which we have listed below this text.

Purpose and Legal Bases

The conferencing tools are used to communicate with prospective or existing contractual partners or to offer certain services to our customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR). Furthermore, the use of the tools serves the general simplification and acceleration of communication with us or our company (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). If consent has been requested, the use of the tools in question is based on this consent; consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

Storage Duration

The data directly collected by us via the video and conferencing tools will be deleted from our systems as soon as you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Stored cookies remain on your device until you delete them. Mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

We have no control over the storage duration of your data that is stored by the operators of the conferencing tools for their own purposes. For details, please contact the operators of the conferencing tools directly.

Conferencing Tools Used

We use the following conferencing tools:

Microsoft Teams

We use Microsoft Teams. The provider is Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, One Microsoft Place, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, Ireland. Details on data processing can be found in Microsoft Teams’ privacy policy: https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement.

Data Processing Agreement

10. Proprietary Services

Handling of Applicant Data

We offer you the opportunity to apply to us (e.g., by email, post, or via online application form). In the following, we inform you about the scope, purpose, and use of your personal data collected during the application process. We assure you that the collection, processing, and use of your data is carried out in accordance with applicable data protection law and all other statutory provisions, and that your data is treated in strict confidence.

Scope and Purpose of Data Collection

When you submit an application to us, we process your associated personal data (e.g., contact and communication data, application documents, notes from application interviews, etc.) to the extent necessary to decide on the establishment of an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is Section 26 BDSG under German law (initiation of an employment relationship), Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (general contract initiation), and—if you have given consent—Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. Consent can be revoked at any time. Your personal data will be shared within our company only with persons involved in processing your application.

If the application is successful, the data you submitted will be stored in our data processing systems on the basis of Section 26 BDSG and Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR for the purpose of implementing the employment relationship.

Data Retention Period

If we cannot make you a job offer, you decline a job offer, or you withdraw your application, we reserve the right to retain the data you submitted on the basis of our legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) for up to 6 months from the end of the application process (rejection or withdrawal of the application). The data will then be deleted and the physical application documents destroyed. Retention serves in particular for evidentiary purposes in the event of a legal dispute. If it is evident that the data will be required after the 6-month period (e.g., due to an impending or pending legal dispute), deletion will only take place when the purpose for further retention no longer applies.

Longer retention may also occur if you have given appropriate consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) or if statutory retention obligations prevent deletion.

Inclusion in the Applicant Pool

If we cannot make you a job offer, there may be the possibility of including you in our applicant pool. In the event of inclusion, all documents and information from the application will be transferred to the applicant pool in order to contact you in the event of suitable vacancies.

Inclusion in the applicant pool is based exclusively on your express consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). Giving consent is voluntary and has no relation to the ongoing application process.

The data subject can revoke their consent at any time.

In this case, the data from the applicant pool will be irrevocably deleted, provided there are no statutory retention reasons.

The data from the applicant pool will be irrevocably deleted no later than two years after consent is given.

Our Social Media Presence

We maintain online presences within social networks and process data of users in this context in order to communicate with users active there or to offer information about us.

We point out that users’ data may be processed outside the territory of the European Union. This may result in risks for users because, for example, enforcement of users’ rights could be made more difficult.

Furthermore, users’ data within social networks is generally processed for market research and advertising purposes. For example, usage profiles can be created based on users’ usage behavior and resulting interests. The usage profiles can in turn be used, for example, to place advertisements within and outside the networks that presumably correspond to users’ interests. For these purposes, cookies are generally stored on users’ computers, in which users’ usage behavior and interests are stored. Furthermore, data may also be stored in the usage profiles independently of the devices used by the users (especially if the users are members of the respective platforms and are logged in to them).

For a detailed description of the respective forms of processing and the opt-out options, we refer to the privacy policies and information provided by the operators of the respective networks.

Also in the case of information requests and the assertion of data subject rights, we point out that these can be asserted most effectively with the providers. Only the providers have access to users’ data and can take appropriate measures and provide information directly. If you still need assistance, you can contact us.

Types of data processed: Inventory data (e.g., names, addresses), contact data (e.g., email, telephone numbers), content data (e.g., text entries, photographs, videos), usage data (e.g., websites visited, interest in content, access times), meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses).
Data subjects: Users (e.g., website visitors, users of online services).
Purposes of processing: Contact requests and communication, tracking (e.g., interest/behavioral profiling, use of cookies), remarketing.
Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Services and Service Providers Used:

LinkedIn: Social network; service provider: LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland; website: https://www.linkedin.com; privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy; opt-out option: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.

This privacy policy applies to the following social media presences

Legal Basis

Our social media presences are intended to ensure the most comprehensive presence possible on the internet. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The analysis processes initiated by the social networks may be based on different legal bases, which must be specified by the operators of the social networks (e.g., consent within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).

Controller and Assertion of Rights

If you visit one of our social media presences (e.g., LinkedIn), we are jointly responsible with the operator of the social media platform for the data processing operations triggered by this visit. You can assert your rights (information, rectification, deletion, restriction of processing, data portability, and complaint) in principle both with us and with the operator of the respective social media portal (e.g., with LinkedIn).

Please note that despite joint responsibility with the social media portal operators, we do not have complete control over the data processing operations of the social media portals. Our options are largely determined by the corporate policy of the respective provider.

Storage Duration

The data directly collected by us via the social media presence will be deleted from our systems as soon as you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Stored cookies remain on your device until you delete them. Mandatory statutory provisions—especially retention periods—remain unaffected.

We have no control over the storage duration of your data that is stored by the operators of the social networks for their own purposes. For details, please contact the operators of the social networks directly (e.g., in their privacy policy, see below).

Your Rights

You have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have a right to object, to data portability, and a right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. Furthermore, you can request the rectification, blocking, deletion, and under certain circumstances the restriction of processing of your personal data.

Social Networks in Detail

XING

We have a profile on XING. The provider is New Work SE, Am Strandkai 1, 20457 Hamburg, Germany. Details on their handling of your personal data can be found in XING’s privacy policy: https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung.

We have a profile on LinkedIn. The provider is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. LinkedIn uses advertising cookies.

If you wish to deactivate LinkedIn advertising cookies, please use the following link: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/dpa and https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/eu-sccs.

Details on their handling of your personal data can be found in LinkedIn’s privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

YouTube

We have a profile on YouTube. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Details on their handling of your personal data can be found in YouTube’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Instagram

We have a profile on Instagram. The provider is Meta

https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/?entry_point=ig_help_center_data_policy_redirect

Data Protection

1. Data Protection at a Glance

General Information

Data Collection on this Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

How do we collect your data?

What do we use your data for?

What rights do you have regarding your data?

Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools

2. Hosting

Hetzner

Data Processing Agreement

3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

Data Protection

Controller

Storage Duration

General Information on the Legal Basis for Data Processing on this Website

Recipients of Personal Data

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

Right to Data Portability

Information, Rectification, and Deletion

Right to Restriction of Processing

SSL or TLS Encryption

Objection to Advertising Emails

4. Data Collection on this Website

Cookies

Server Log Files

Contact Form

Inquiry by Email, Telephone, or Fax

Hubspot CRM

Data Processing Agreement

Registration on this Website

5. Analysis Tools and Advertising

Google Tag Manager

Google Analytics

IP Anonymization

Browser Plugin

Data Processing Agreement

Google Ads

6. Newsletter

Newsletters and Electronic Notifications

Order Processing

Video Conferencing, Online Meetings, Webinars, and Screen Sharing

7. Plugins and Tools

YouTube with Enhanced Privacy Protection

Ninja Firewall

8. eCommerce and Payment Providers

Processing of Customer and Contract Data

9. Audio and Video Conferencing

Data Processing

Purpose and Legal Bases

Storage Duration

Conferencing Tools Used

Microsoft Teams

Data Processing Agreement

10. Proprietary Services

Handling of Applicant Data

Scope and Purpose of Data Collection

Data Retention Period

Inclusion in the Applicant Pool

Our Social Media Presence

This privacy policy applies to the following social media presences

Legal Basis

Controller and Assertion of Rights

Storage Duration

Your Rights

Social Networks in Detail

XING

LinkedIn

YouTube

Company

Products

Service

Contact