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Thank you for your interest in our company. Data protection is of particularly high importance to the management of Georg Kesel GmbH & Co. KG. The use of the Georg Kesel GmbH & Co. KG websites is generally possible without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to use special services of our company via our website, processing of personal data may become necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the data subject. <\/p>

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, email address, or telephone number of a data subject, always takes place in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and in compliance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to Georg Kesel GmbH & Co. KG. Through 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 of their rights by means of this Privacy Policy.
As the controller, Georg Kesel GmbH & Co. KG has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection possible of personal data processed via this website. Nevertheless, internet-based data transmissions can fundamentally have security vulnerabilities, so absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us by alternative means, for example, by telephone. <\/p>

1. Definitions<\/strong><\/h2>

The Privacy Policy of Georg Kesel GmbH & Co. KG is based on the terms used by the European legislator and regulator when enacting the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our Privacy Policy should be easy to read and understand for both the public and our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terms used in advance.
In this Privacy Policy, we use, among others, the following terms: <\/p>

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

b) Data subject<\/em>
A data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller.<\/p>

c) Processing<\/em>
Processing means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.<\/p>

d) Restriction of processing<\/em>
Restriction of processing means the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.<\/p>

e) Profiling<\/em>
Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements.<\/p>

f) Pseudonymisation<\/em>
Pseudonymisation means the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.<\/p>

g) Controller or controller for the processing<\/em>
Controller or controller for the processing means the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. Where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law. <\/p>

h) Processor<\/em>
Processor means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.<\/p>

i) Recipient<\/em>
Recipient means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or another body, to which the personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients. <\/p>

j) Third party<\/em>
Third party means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, controller, processor and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorised to process personal data.<\/p>

k) Consent<\/em>
Consent of the data subject means 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.<\/p>

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2. Name and Address of the Controller<\/strong><\/h2>

The controller in the sense of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws applicable in the Member States of the European Union, and other provisions with a data protection character is:<\/p>

Georg Kesel GmbH & Co. KG
Maybachstra\u00dfe 6
87437 Kempten
Germany
Tel.: +49 831-25288-0<\/p>

Email: info@kesel.com<\/a>
Website: www.kesel.com<\/a><\/p>

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3. Name and Address of the Data Protection Officer<\/strong><\/h2>

The Data Protection Officer of the controller is:
External Data Protection Officer Andreas Gutsell
PCK IT Consulting GmbH
Edisonstra\u00dfe 2
87437 Kempten
Germany
Tel.: +49 831-56400-500
Email: support@pck-consulting.de<\/a>
Website: www.pck-consulting.de
Any data subject may, at any time, contact our Data Protection Officer directly with all questions and suggestions concerning data protection.<\/p>

4. Cookies<\/strong><\/h2>

The websites of Georg Kesel GmbH & Co. KG use cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored and saved on a computer system via an internet browser.
Numerous websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a string of characters by which internet pages and servers can be assigned to the specific internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This enables the visited internet pages and servers to distinguish the individual browser of the data subject from other internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific internet browser can be recognized and identified via the unique cookie ID.
Through the use of cookies, Georg Kesel GmbH & Co. KG can provide more user-friendly services to the users of this website that would not be possible without the cookie setting.
By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized in the user’s interest. Cookies allow us, as already mentioned, to recognize the users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website. For example, the user of a website that uses cookies does not have to re-enter their access data each time they visit the website, because this is taken over by the website and the cookie stored on the user’s computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping cart in an online shop. The online shop 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 website at any time by means of a corresponding setting of the internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies can be deleted at any time via an internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all common internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be fully usable. <\/p>

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5. Collection of General Data and Information<\/strong><\/h2>

The website of Georg Kesel GmbH & Co. KG collects a series of general data and information with each call of the website by a data subject or an automated system. This general data and information are stored in the server’s log files. Collected may be (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrers), (4) the sub-websites that are accessed on our website via an accessing system, (5) the date and time of an access to the website, (6) an Internet Protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system, and (8) other similar data and information that serve to avert danger in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.
When using this general data and information, Georg Kesel GmbH & Co. KG does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is needed to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) optimize the content of our website as well as the advertising for it, (3) ensure the permanent functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website, and (4) to provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for prosecution in the event of a cyberattack. Therefore, this anonymously collected data and information are evaluated by Georg Kesel GmbH & Co. KG statistically and furthermore with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company, to ultimately ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data processed by us. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject. <\/p>

6. Registration on our Website<\/strong><\/h2>

The data subject has the option to register on the controller’s website by providing personal data. Which personal data are transmitted to the controller results from the respective input mask used for registration. The personal data entered by the data subject are collected and stored exclusively for internal use by the controller and for their own purposes. The controller may arrange for the transfer to one or more processors, for example, a parcel service provider, who also uses the personal data exclusively for internal use attributable to the controller.
By registering on the controller’s website, the IP address assigned by the data subject’s Internet service provider (ISP), the date, and the time of registration are also stored. The storage of this data takes place against the background that only in this way can the misuse of our services be prevented, and this data, if necessary, enables the investigation of committed criminal offenses. In this respect, the storage of this data is necessary to secure the controller. As a matter of principle, this data is not passed on to third parties, unless there is a legal obligation to pass it on or the passing on serves the purpose of criminal prosecution.
The registration of the data subject with the voluntary provision of personal data serves the controller to offer the data subject content or services that, due to their nature, can only be offered to registered users. Registered persons are free to modify the personal data provided during registration at any time or to have it completely deleted from the controller’s database.
The controller shall provide any data subject with information, upon request, at any time, about which personal data are stored about the data subject. Furthermore, the controller shall correct or erase personal data at the request or indication of the data subject, insofar as no legal retention obligations conflict with this. All employees of the controller are available to the data subject as contact persons in this context. <\/p>

7. Subscription to our Newsletter<\/strong><\/h2>

On the website of Georg Kesel GmbH & Co. KG, users are given the opportunity to subscribe to our company’s newsletter. Which personal data are transmitted to the controller when ordering the newsletter results from the input mask used for this purpose.
Georg Kesel GmbH & Co. KG informs its customers and business partners at regular intervals about company offers by means of a newsletter. The newsletter of our company can generally only be received by the data subject if (1) the data subject has a valid email address and (2) the data subject registers for newsletter dispatch. For legal reasons, a confirmation email is sent using the double opt-in procedure to the email address entered by a data subject for the first time for newsletter dispatch. This confirmation email serves to verify whether the owner of the email address, as the data subject, has authorized the receipt of the newsletter.
When registering for the newsletter, we also store the IP address assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) 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 to be able to trace any (possible) 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 during registration for the newsletter are used exclusively for sending our newsletter. Furthermore, newsletter subscribers could be informed by email if this is necessary for the operation of the newsletter service or a related registration, as might be the case with changes to the newsletter offer or changes in technical conditions. No personal data collected within the scope of the newsletter service will be passed on to third parties. The subscription to our newsletter 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. A corresponding link for revoking consent can be found in every newsletter. Furthermore, it is possible to unsubscribe from newsletter dispatch directly on the controller’s website at any time or to inform the controller of this in another way. <\/p>

8. Newsletter Tracking<\/strong><\/h2>

The newsletters of Georg Kesel GmbH & Co. KG contain so-called tracking pixels. A tracking 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 for a statistical evaluation of the success or failure of online marketing campaigns. Based on the embedded tracking pixel, Georg Kesel GmbH & Co. KG can recognize 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 tracking pixels contained in the newsletters are stored and evaluated by the controller to optimize newsletter dispatch and to better adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the data subject. This personal data will not be passed on to third parties. Data subjects are entitled at any time to revoke the separate declaration of 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 Georg Kesel GmbH & Co. KG as a revocation. <\/p>

9. Contact Option via the Website<\/strong><\/h2>

The website of Georg Kesel GmbH & Co. KG contains, due to legal regulations, information that enables quick electronic contact with our company and direct communication with us, which also includes a general address for 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 will be automatically stored. Such personal data voluntarily transmitted by a data subject to the controller are stored for the purposes of processing or contacting the data subject. This personal data will not be passed on to third parties. <\/p>

10. Routine Erasure and Blocking of Personal Data<\/strong><\/h2>

The controller processes and stores personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage or insofar as this has been provided for by the European legislator or regulator or another legislator in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject.
If the purpose of storage ceases to apply or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or regulator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or erased in accordance with legal provisions.<\/p>

11. Rights of the Data Subject<\/strong><\/h2>

a) Right to confirmation<\/em>
Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator and regulator to obtain from the controller confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her are being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of confirmation, he or she may, at any time, contact an employee of the controller. <\/p>

b) Right of access<\/em>
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator and regulator to obtain free information from the controller at any time about the personal data stored about him or her and a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European legislator and regulator has granted the data subject access to the following information:
the purposes of the processing
the categories of personal data concerned
the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations
where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period
the existence of the right to request from the controller rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing concerning the data subject or to object to such processing
the existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
where the personal data are not collected from the data subject: any available information as to their source
the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject
Furthermore, the data subject has the right to obtain information as to whether personal data are transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. Where this is the case, the data subject shall have the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.
If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of access, he or she may, at any time, contact an employee of the controller. <\/p>

c) Right to rectification<\/em>
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator and regulator to obtain without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning him or her. Furthermore, the data subject has the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement, taking into account the purposes of the processing.
If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, he or she may, at any time, contact an employee of the controller. <\/p>

d) Right to erasure (right to be forgotten)<\/em>
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator and regulator to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning him or her without undue delay, provided that one of the following grounds applies and insofar as the processing is not necessary:
The personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
The data subject withdraws consent on which the processing is based according to point (a) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR or point (a) of Article 9(2) of the GDPR, and where there is no other legal ground for the processing.
The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) of the GDPR.
The personal data have been unlawfully processed.
The erasure of the personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation in Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
The personal data have been collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Article 8(1) of the GDPR.
If one of the aforementioned reasons applies and a data subject wishes to request the erasure of personal data stored by Georg Kesel GmbH & Co. KG, he or she may, at any time, contact an employee of the controller. The employee of Georg Kesel GmbH & Co. KG will arrange for the erasure request to be complied with immediately.
Where Georg Kesel GmbH & Co. KG has made the personal data public and is obliged pursuant to Article 17(1) of the GDPR to erase the personal data, Georg Kesel GmbH & Co. KG, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform other controllers which are processing the personal data that the data subject has requested the erasure by such controllers of any links to, or copy or replication of, those personal data, insofar as processing is not required. The employee of Georg Kesel GmbH & Co. KG will arrange the necessary measures in individual cases. <\/p>

e) Right to restriction of processing<\/em>
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator and regulator to obtain from the controller restriction of processing where one of the following applies:
The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
The processing is unlawful and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of their use.
The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by the data subject for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.
If one of the aforementioned conditions is met and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored by Georg Kesel GmbH & Co. KG, he or she may, at any time, contact an employee of the controller. The employee of Georg Kesel GmbH & Co. KG will arrange for the restriction of processing. <\/p>

f) Right to data portability<\/em>
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator and regulator to receive the personal data concerning him or her, which he or she has provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. He or she also has the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data have been provided, where the processing is based on consent pursuant to point (a) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR or point (a) of Article 9(2) of the GDPR or on a contract pursuant to point (b) of Article 6(1) of the 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, in exercising his or her right to data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) of the GDPR, the data subject has the right to have personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and where this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.
To assert the right to data portability, the data subject may, at any time, contact an employee of Georg Kesel GmbH & Co. KG. <\/p>

g) Right to object<\/em>
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator and regulator to object, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning him or her which is based on point (e) or (f) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.
Georg Kesel GmbH & Co. KG shall no longer process the personal data in the event of the objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
Where Georg Kesel GmbH & Co. KG processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject shall have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning him or her for such marketing. This applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to Georg Kesel GmbH & Co. KG to the processing for direct marketing purposes, Georg Kesel GmbH & Co. KG will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.
In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning him or her carried out by Georg Kesel GmbH & Co. KG for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.
To exercise the right to object, the data subject may directly contact any employee of Georg Kesel GmbH & Co. KG or another employee. The data subject is also free, in the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002\/58\/EC, to exercise his or her right to object by automated means using technical specifications. <\/p>

h) Automated individual decision-making, including profiling<\/em>
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator and regulator not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing \u2013 including profiling \u2013 which produces legal effects concerning him or her or similarly significantly affects him or her, provided that the decision (1) is not necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data controller, or (2) is authorised by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or (3) is based on the data subject’s explicit consent.
If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) it is based on the data subject’s explicit consent, Georg Kesel GmbH & Co. KG shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view and to contest the decision.
If the data subject wishes to assert rights relating to automated decisions, he or she may, at any time, contact an employee of the controller.<\/p>

i) Right to withdraw data protection consent<\/em>
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator and regulator to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data at any time.
If the data subject wishes to exercise his or her right to withdraw consent, he or she may, at any time, contact an employee of the controller.<\/p>

12. Data Protection for Applications and in the Application Process<\/strong><\/h2>

The controller collects and processes the personal data of applicants for the purpose of handling the application process. The processing can also take place electronically. This is particularly the case if an applicant submits corresponding application documents electronically, for example, via email or via a web form located on the website, to the controller. If the controller concludes an employment contract with an applicant, the transmitted data will be stored for the purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with legal regulations. If no employment contract is concluded with the applicant by the controller, the application documents will be automatically deleted two months after notification of the rejection decision, provided that no other legitimate interests of the controller conflict with such deletion. Other legitimate interest in this sense is, for example, a burden of proof in a procedure under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG). <\/p>

13. Data Protection Provisions for the Use of Google Analytics (with anonymization function)<\/strong><\/h2>

The controller has integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymization function) on this website. Google Analytics is a web analysis service. Web analysis is the collection, gathering, and evaluation of data about the behavior of visitors to websites. A web analysis service collects, among other things, data about which website a data subject came from to a website (so-called referrers), which subpages of the website were accessed, or how often and for what duration a subpage was viewed. Web analysis is predominantly used for optimizing a website and for the cost-benefit analysis of internet advertising.
The operating company of the Google Analytics component is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.
The controller uses the addition “_gat._anonymizeIp” for web analysis 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 occurs from a Member State of the European Union or from another contracting state of the Agreement on the European Economic Area.
The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyze the 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 for us that show the activities on our websites, and to provide other services related to the use of our website.
Google Analytics places a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. What cookies are has already been explained above. With the setting of the cookie, Google is enabled to analyze the use of our website. With each call of one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a Google Analytics component has been integrated, the internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data to Google for the purpose of online analysis. Within the framework of this technical procedure, Google gains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the data subject, which Google uses, among other things, to trace the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently to enable commission settlements.
By means of the cookie, personal information, for example, the access time, the location from which an access originated, and the frequency of visits to our website by the data subject, are 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 of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass on this personal data collected via the technical procedure to third parties under certain circumstances.
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 information technology system of the data subject. In addition, 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 option to object to and prevent the collection of data generated by Google Analytics relating to the use of this website and the processing of this data by Google. To do this, the data subject must download and install a browser add-on under the link https:\/\/tools.google.com\/dlpage\/gaoptout<\/a>. This browser add-on informs Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data and information about visits to websites may be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-on is considered an objection by Google. If the data subject’s information technology system is deleted, formatted, or reinstalled at a later date, 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 attributable to their sphere of influence, it is possible to reinstall or reactivate the browser add-on.
Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google can be found at https:\/\/www.google.de\/intl\/de\/policies\/privacy\/<\/a> and at http:\/\/www.google.com\/analytics\/terms\/de.html<\/a>. Google Analytics is explained in more detail under this link https:\/\/www.google.com\/intl\/de_de\/analytics\/<\/a>. <\/p>

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14. Data Protection Provisions for the Use of YouTube<\/strong><\/h2>
The controller has integrated YouTube components on this website. YouTube is an internet video portal that allows video publishers to upload video clips free of charge and other users to view, rate, and comment on them, also free of charge. YouTube permits the publication of all types of videos, which is why complete film and television programs, as well as music videos, trailers, or user-generated videos, are available via the internet portal.
The operating company of YouTube is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.
With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this website, which is 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 display of the corresponding YouTube component from YouTube. Further information about YouTube can be found at https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/yt\/about\/de\/<\/a>. Within the scope of this technical procedure, YouTube and Google gain knowledge of which specific sub-page of our website is visited by the data subject.
If the data subject is logged in to YouTube at the same time, YouTube recognizes which specific sub-page of our website the data subject visits when a sub-page containing a YouTube video is called up. 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 if the data subject is logged in to YouTube at the time of calling up our website; this takes place regardless of whether the data subject clicks on a YouTube video or not. If the data subject does not wish for such a transmission of this information to YouTube and Google, they can prevent this by logging out of their YouTube account before calling up our website.
The data protection provisions published by YouTube, which are available at https:\/\/www.google.de\/intl\/de\/policies\/privacy\/<\/a>, provide information about the collection, processing, and use of personal data by YouTube and Google. <\/div>

15. Legal Basis for Processing<\/strong><\/h2>

Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR serves as the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, as is the case, for example, with processing operations that are necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of any other service or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures, for example in cases of inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation by which the processing of personal data becomes necessary, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may become necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured in our company and their name, age, health insurance data, or other vital information had to be passed on to a doctor, hospital, or other third parties. Then the processing would be based on Art. 6 (1) lit. d GDPR. Finally, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Processing operations that are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases are based on this legal basis if the processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by our company or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject. Such processing operations are permitted to us in particular because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. He was of the opinion that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a client of the controller (Recital 47 Sentence 2 GDPR). <\/p>

16. Legitimate Interests Pursued by the Controller or a Third Party<\/strong><\/h2>

If the processing of personal data is based on Article 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, our legitimate interest is the performance of our business activities for the well-being of all our employees and shareholders. <\/p>

17. Period for which the Personal Data Will Be Stored<\/strong><\/h2>

The criterion for the duration of the storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After the expiry of that period, the corresponding data will be routinely deleted, provided that they are no longer necessary for contract fulfillment or contract initiation. <\/p>

18. Statutory or Contractual Provisions for the Provision of Personal Data; Necessity for the Conclusion of a Contract; Obligation of the Data Subject to Provide the Personal Data; Possible Consequences of Non-Provision<\/strong><\/h2>

We inform you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g., tax regulations) or may also result from contractual provisions (e.g., information on the contractual partner). Sometimes it may be necessary for the conclusion of a contract that a data subject provides us with personal data that must subsequently be processed by us. The data subject is, for example, obliged to provide us with personal data if our company concludes a contract with them. Non-provision of the personal data would mean that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Before providing personal data, the data subject must contact one of our employees. Our employee will clarify to the data subject on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of the personal data is legally or contractually required or necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data, and what consequences the non-provision of the personal data would have. <\/p>

19. Existence of Automated Decision-Making<\/strong><\/h2>

As a responsible company, we refrain from automated decision-making or profiling.<\/p>

Email \u2013 Confidentiality and Disclaimer<\/b>
Our email may contain trade and business secrets or other confidential information. If you have received an email in error, the disclosure or retention of this email is expressly prohibited. Please notify the sender and delete this message. The sender has taken all conceivable precautions to ensure that this message and its attachments are free of computer viruses or similar. Nevertheless, we exclude liability for any damage caused by computer viruses or similar to the computer or IT system. We advise you to always perform your own virus check before opening the attachments.<\/p>

Etracker<\/strong>
This website uses the etracker analytics service. The provider is etracker GmbH, Erste Brunnenstra\u00dfe 1, 20459 Hamburg, Germany. With etracker, we can analyze the behavior of our website visitors. For this purpose, etracker collects, among other things, your truncated IP address, geo-information (maximum city level), log files, and other information that your browser transmits to our web server when you access the website. This allows us to measure website interactions such as dwell time, conversions (e.g., registrations, orders), scroll events, clicks, and page views of the website visitor. These interactions are assigned to the website visitor for the duration of the current day, so that they are recognized on subsequent visits. After the day has passed, visitor recognition is no longer possible. Without your consent, no cookies are stored in your browser, and no information is read from your device’s memory. The cookie-less use of this analysis tool is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both its web offering and its advertising. The rights and fundamental freedoms of the data subjects remain protected. The IP address is anonymized as early as possible during analysis with etracker, and visitor recognition is possible for a maximum of the current day. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR and Section 25 (1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. <\/p>

Data Processing Agreement<\/strong>
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