Privacy Policy

We are very pleased about your interest in our company. Data protection has a particularly high priority for the management of Softfolio.ics GmbH. The use of the Internet pages of Softfolio.ics GmbH is generally possible without any indication of personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to use special services of our company via our website, processing of personal data could 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.

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number of a data subject, always takes place in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and in compliance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to Softfolio.ics GmbH. By means of this privacy policy, our company would like to inform the public about the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed about their rights by means of this privacy policy.

As the controller, Softfolio.ics GmbH has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed through this website. However, Internet-based data transmissions may in principle have security gaps, so absolute protection may not be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transfer personal data to us via alternative means, such as by telephone.

This text is a translation of the original German text and is provided for information purposes only. In the event of any discrepancies between this translation and the German original, the German original shall prevail.

Definitions

The privacy policy of Softfolio.ics GmbH is based on the terminology used by the European Directive and Regulatory Authority in issuing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy is intended to be easy to read and understand for both the general public and our customers and business partners. In order to ensure this, we would like to explain the terminology used in advance.

In this privacy policy, we use, among other things, the following terms:

a) Personal data
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as the “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 one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.

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

c) Processing
Processing is 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, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

d) Restriction of processing
Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.

e) Profiling
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 analyze or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location or movements.

f) Pseudonymization
Pseudonymization 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 organizational measures to ensure that the personal data is not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

g) Controller
Controller 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.

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

i) Recipient
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.

j) Third party
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 authorized to process personal data.

k) Consent
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.

2 Name and Address of the Controller

The controller, as defined by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other national data protection laws of the member states as well as other provisions related to data protection, is:

Softfolio.ics GmbH
Rottweiler Straße 56
78713 Schramberg
Germany

Phone: +4974229518100
Email: info@tamarello.de
Website: www.tamarello.com

3 Collection of General Data and Information

The website of Softfolio.ics GmbH collects a series of general data and information with each visit by a data subject or an automated system. This general data and information are stored in the server log files. The data collected may include (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, (5) the date and time of access to the website, (6) an internet protocol (IP) address, (7) the internet service provider of the accessing system, and (8) other similar data and information that may be used in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

The Softfolio.ics GmbH does not draw any conclusions about the data subject when using this general data and information. Rather, this information is needed to (1) correctly deliver the contents of our website, (2) optimize the contents of our website and the advertising for it, (3) ensure the long-term viability of our information technology systems and website technology, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in the event of a cyber attack. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

4 Subscription to Our Newsletter

On the website of Softfolio.ics GmbH, users are given the opportunity to subscribe to our company’s newsletter. The personal data transmitted to the controller when ordering the newsletter can be found in the input mask used for this purpose.

Softfolio.ics GmbH informs its customers and business partners at regular intervals through a newsletter about company offers. The newsletter of our company can only be received by the data subject if (1) the data subject has a valid email address and (2) the data subject registers for the newsletter. A confirmation email is sent to the email address first registered by a data subject for the newsletter for legal reasons in a double-opt-in procedure. This confirmation email serves to verify whether the owner of the email address as the data subject authorized the receipt of the newsletter.

When registering for the newsletter, we also store the IP address of the computer system used by the data subject at the time of registration, as assigned by the internet service provider (ISP), as well as the date and time of registration. The collection of this data is necessary in order to understand the (possible) misuse of the email address of a data subject at a later date and therefore serves to legally safeguard the controller.

The personal data collected as part of a newsletter subscription will be used exclusively for the purpose of sending our newsletter. Furthermore, subscribers to the newsletter may be informed by email if this is necessary for the operation of the newsletter service or for registration, as may be the case in the event of changes to the newsletter offering or changes to the technical conditions. The personal data collected as part of the newsletter service will not be passed on to third parties. The subscription to our newsletter can be cancelled by the data subject at any time. The consent to the storage of personal data that the data subject has given us for sending the newsletter can be revoked at any time. For the purpose of revoking consent, a corresponding link can be found in each newsletter. Furthermore, there is the possibility to unsubscribe from the newsletter directly on the website of the data controller or to inform the data controller of this in another way.

5 Newsletter tracking

The newsletters of Softfolio.ics GmbH 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 analysis. This allows for a statistical evaluation of the success or failure of online marketing campaigns. By means of the embedded tracking pixel, Softfolio.ics GmbH can recognize whether and when an email from a data subject was opened and which links contained in the email were accessed by the data subject.

Such personal data collected via the tracking pixels contained in newsletters is stored and evaluated by the data controller in order to optimize the newsletter dispatch and to better adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the data subject. This personal data is not disclosed to third parties. Data subjects are entitled to revoke the separate consent given via the double-opt-in procedure at any time. After revocation, this personal data will be deleted by the data controller. Softfolio.ics GmbH automatically interprets unsubscribing from the newsletter as a revocation.

6 Contact via the website

Due to legal regulations, the website of Softfolio.ics GmbH contains information that enables rapid electronic contact with our company and direct communication with us, which also includes a general electronic mail (email) address. If a data subject contacts the data controller via email or a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject is automatically stored. Such personal data voluntarily provided by a data subject to the data controller is stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. This personal data is not disclosed to third parties.

7 Routine erasure and blocking of personal data

The data controller processes and stores the personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the storage purpose or as provided for by the European directives and regulations or any other legislator in laws or regulations to which the data controller is subject.

If the storage purpose ceases to apply or if a storage period prescribed by the European directives and regulations or any other competent legislator expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or erased in accordance with the statutory provisions.

8 Rights of the data subject

a) Right to confirmation
Every data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator 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 any employee of the controller.

b) Right to information
Every data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller free information about his or her personal data stored at any time and a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European legislator 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 rectification or erasure of personal data, or restriction of processing of personal data concerning the data subject, or to object to such processing
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 shall have a 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 to information, he or she may at any time contact any employee of the controller.

c) Right to rectification
Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator to demand the immediate rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning him or her. Furthermore, taking into account the purposes of the processing, the data subject has the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary statement. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of rectification, he or she may contact an employee of the controller at any time.

d) Right to erasure (Right to be forgotten)
Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to demand that the controller immediately erase the personal data concerning him or her, provided that one of the following reasons applies and the processing is not necessary:

The personal data were collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which they are no longer necessary.
The data subject withdraws his or her consent on which the processing was based according to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Art. 21(2) GDPR.
The personal data have been unlawfully processed.
The erasure of personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under 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 Art. 8(1) GDPR.

If one of the above reasons applies and a data subject wishes to have personal data stored by Softfolio.ics GmbH deleted, he or she may contact an employee of the controller at any time. The Softfolio.ics GmbH employee will arrange for the deletion request to be complied with immediately. If the personal data have been made public by Softfolio.ics GmbH and our company as the controller is obliged to delete the personal data pursuant to Art. 17(1) GDPR, Softfolio.ics GmbH, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, will take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform other data controllers processing the published 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, as far as processing is not necessary. The Softfolio.ics GmbH employee will arrange the necessary in individual cases.

e) Right to restriction of processing
Any data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European directive and regulation maker, to request from the controller the restriction of processing if one of the following conditions is met:

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 defense 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 above conditions is met and a data subject wants to request the restriction of personal data stored by Softfolio.ics GmbH, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time. The employee of Softfolio.ics GmbH will arrange for the restriction of processing.

f) Right to data portability
Any data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European directive and regulation maker, to receive the personal data concerning them, which they have provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. They also have 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 Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) of the GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, and the processing is carried out by automated means, as long as 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 their right to data portability under Article 20(1) of the GDPR, the data subject has the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and if doing so does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

To exercise the right to data portability, the data subject can contact an employee of Softfolio.ics GmbH at any time.

g) Right to object
Any person whose personal data is being processed has the right, granted by the European Directive and Regulation, to object at any time, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to the processing of their personal data based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) of the GDPR, including profiling based on those provisions. Softfolio.ics GmbH 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 Softfolio.ics GmbH 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 includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to Softfolio.ics GmbH to the processing for direct marketing purposes, Softfolio.ics GmbH 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 by Softfolio.ics GmbH 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 Softfolio.ics GmbH or another employee. The data subject is also free, in the context of the use of information society services, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to exercise his or her right to object by automated means using technical specifications.

h) Automated individual decision-making, including profiling
Any person whose personal data is being processed has the right granted by the European Directive and Regulation not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning him or her or similarly significantly affects him or her, unless the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data controller, or (2) is authorized 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 performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data controller, or (2) it is based on the data subject’s explicit consent, Softfolio.ics GmbH 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 contest the decision.
To exercise the right to object, the data subject may directly contact any employee of Softfolio.ics GmbH or another employee.

i) Right to withdraw consent
Any person whose personal data is being processed has the right granted by the European Directive and Regulation to withdraw consent to the processing of their personal data at any time. If the data subject wishes to exercise the right to withdraw consent, he or she may do so at any time by contacting an employee of the data controller.

9 Data protection provisions regarding the use and application of Facebook

The controller has integrated components from the company Facebook into this website. Facebook is a social network.

A social network is an online community and social gathering place operated on the Internet that generally allows users to communicate with each other and interact in the virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for the exchange of opinions and experiences or enable the Internet community to provide personal or business-related information. Among other things, Facebook allows users of the social network to create private profiles, upload photos, and connect with each other through friend requests.

The operator of Facebook is Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. If a data subject lives outside the United States or Canada, the controller responsible for the processing of personal data is Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a Facebook component (Facebook plug-in) has been integrated, is accessed, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Facebook component to download a representation of the corresponding Facebook component from Facebook. An overview of all Facebook plug-ins can be accessed at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE. As part of this technical process, Facebook becomes aware of which specific subpage of our website is being visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is simultaneously logged in to Facebook, Facebook recognizes with every visit to our website by the data subject and for the entire duration of their stay on our website which specific subpage of our website the data subject is visiting. This information is collected by the Facebook component and assigned by Facebook to the respective Facebook account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on one of the Facebook buttons integrated on our website, for example the “Like” button, or if the data subject submits a comment, Facebook assigns this information to the personal Facebook user account of the data subject and stores this personal data.

Facebook always receives information about the fact that the data subject has visited our website via the Facebook component if the data subject is simultaneously logged into Facebook at the time of accessing our website; this happens regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Facebook component or not. If such transmission of this information to Facebook by the data subject is not wanted, the data subject can prevent this transmission by logging out of their Facebook account before accessing our website.

The data policy published by Facebook, which can be accessed at https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/, provides information on the collection, processing, and use of personal data by Facebook. It also explains the privacy protection options that Facebook offers to data subjects. In addition, there are various applications available that allow data transmission to Facebook to be suppressed. Such applications can be used by the data subject to suppress data transmission to Facebook.

10 Privacy Policies for the Use and Deployment of Google Analytics (with Anonymization Function)

The data controller has integrated the Google Analytics (with anonymization function) component on this website. Google Analytics is a web analytics service that involves the collection, processing, and evaluation of data on the behavior of visitors to websites. A web analytics service collects data on which internet page an affected person accessed the website (known as a referrer), which subpages of the website were accessed, and how often and for what duration a subpage was viewed. Web analytics is primarily used to optimize a website and analyze the cost-benefit of internet advertising.

The operator of the Google Analytics component is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

The data controller uses the “_gat._anonymizeIp” add-on for web analytics via Google Analytics. This add-on shortens and anonymizes the IP address of the affected person’s internet connection when accessing our website from a member state of the European Union or another state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyze visitor traffic to our website. Google uses the data and information obtained to evaluate the use of our website, compile online reports that show the activities on our website, and provide other services related to the use of our website.

Google Analytics places a cookie on the affected person’s IT system. Cookies were explained above. The cookie enables Google to analyze the use of our website. Each time one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the data controller and on which a Google Analytics component has been integrated, is accessed, the internet browser on the affected person’s IT system is automatically prompted by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data to Google for online analysis purposes. As part of this technical process, Google becomes aware of personal data, such as the IP address of the affected person, which is used to track the origin of visitors and clicks and enable commission statements to be made.

The cookie stores personal information, such as access time, the location from which an access originated, and the frequency of visits to our website by the affected person. Each time our website is visited, this personal data, including the IP address of the internet connection used by the affected person, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. Google stores this personal data in the United States of America. Google may disclose this personal data obtained through the technical process to third parties.

The data controller has integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymization function) on this website. Google Analytics is a web analysis service that collects, analyzes, and evaluates data on the behavior of visitors to websites. A web analysis service primarily optimizes a website and performs cost-benefit analyses for online advertising.

The operator of the Google Analytics component is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

The data controller uses the addition “_gat._anonymizeIp” for web analysis via Google Analytics. This addition ensures that the IP address of the internet connection of the data subject is truncated and anonymized by Google when accessing our website 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 visitor flows on our website. Google uses the collected data and information to evaluate the use of our website, to compile online reports that show the activities on our website, and to provide other services related to the use of our website.

Google Analytics sets a cookie on the data subject’s IT system. This cookie allows Google to analyze the usage of our website. With every visit to one of the pages of our website that is operated by the data controller and on which a Google Analytics component is integrated, the internet browser on the data subject’s IT system is automatically prompted by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data to Google for the purpose of online analysis. As part of this technical process, Google gains knowledge of personal data such as the IP address of the data subject, which serves, among other things, to trace the origin of visitors and clicks and to enable subsequent commission settlements.

The cookie stores personal information such as access time, the location from which access originated, and the frequency of visits to our website by the data subject. These personal data, including the IP address of the internet connection used by the data subject, are transmitted to Google in the United States of America every time the data subject visits our website. Google stores this personal data in the United States of America. Google may transfer this personal data collected through the technical process to third parties.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as described above, at any time by adjusting the settings of the internet browser used and thus permanently objecting to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the data subject’s IT system. 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 of objecting to the collection of data generated by Google Analytics regarding the use of this website and to the processing of this data by Google. To do this, the data subject must download and install a browser add-on at the link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This browser add-on tells Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data or information on 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 IT system is deleted, formatted, or reinstalled at a later time, the data subject must reinstall the browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics. If the browser add-on is uninstalled or deactivated by the data subject or another person within 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/ and http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html. Google Analytics is explained in more detail at this link: https://www.google.com/intl/de

11. Data Protection Regulations for the Use of Xing

The data controller has integrated components from Xing on this website. Xing is an internet-based social network that allows users to connect with existing business contacts and establish new business contacts. Individual users can create a personal profile on Xing, while companies can create company profiles or publish job offers.

The operating company of Xing is XING SE, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website is called up, which is operated by the data controller and on which a Xing component (Xing plug-in) has been integrated, the internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Xing component to download a display of the corresponding Xing component from Xing. Further information on the Xing plug-ins can be found at https://dev.xing.com/plugins. As part of this technical process, Xing becomes aware of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is simultaneously logged in to Xing, each time our website is accessed by the data subject and throughout the entire duration of their stay on our website, Xing recognizes which specific subpage of our website the data subject is visiting. This information is collected by the Xing component and assigned by Xing to the respective Xing account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on one of the Xing buttons integrated on our website, for example the “Share” button, Xing assigns this information to the personal Xing user account of the data subject and stores this personal data.

Xing always receives information via the Xing component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged in to Xing at the time of calling up our website, regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Xing component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to Xing, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their Xing account before calling up our website.

The data protection regulations published by Xing, which can be accessed at https://www.xing.com/privacy, provide information on the collection, processing, and use of personal data by Xing. Xing has also published privacy information for the XING Share button at https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.

The data controller has integrated components from YouTube on this website. YouTube is an internet video portal that allows video publishers to upload video clips for free and other users to view, rate, and comment on them. YouTube allows the publication of all types of videos, which is why complete movies and TV shows, music videos, trailers, or user-generated videos are available through the portal.

The operator 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.

Every time a single page of this website is called up, which is operated by the data controller and on which a YouTube component (YouTube video) has been integrated, the internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective YouTube component to download a representation of the corresponding YouTube component from YouTube. Further information about YouTube can be found at https://www.youtube.com/yt/about/de/. As part of this technical process, YouTube and Google gain knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is simultaneously logged in to YouTube, YouTube recognizes which specific subpage of our website the data subject visits when the data subject calls up a subpage that contains a YouTube video. YouTube and Google collect this information and associate it with the respective YouTube account of the data subject.

YouTube and Google receive information about the fact that the data subject has visited our website via the YouTube component whenever the data subject is logged in to YouTube at the time of calling up our website, regardless of whether or not the data subject clicks on a YouTube video. If the data subject does not want such information to be transmitted to YouTube and Google, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their YouTube account before calling up our website.

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

13 Legal basis for processing

Article 6(1)(a) of the 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 a party, as is the case, for example, with processing operations that are necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of other services or consideration, the processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures, for example in the case of inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation by which processing of personal data is required, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may be necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor to our premises were injured and his or her name, age, health insurance data or other vital information would have to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third party. Then the processing would be based on Article 6(1)(d) of the GDPR.

Ultimately, processing operations could be based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. This legal basis is used for processing operations that are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases, if 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 particularly permissible because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. He considered that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a customer of the controller (Recital 47 sentence 2 of the GDPR).

14 Legitimate interests pursued by the controller or a third party in the processing

If the processing of personal data is based on Article 6 I lit. f GDPR, our legitimate interest is to carry out our business activities for the benefit of the well-being of all our employees and shareholders.

15 Period for which the personal data will be stored

The criterion for the duration of the storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After the expiry of the period, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, provided it is no longer necessary for the fulfilment or initiation of a contract.

16 Legal or contractual provisions regarding the provision of personal data; necessity for the conclusion of the contract; obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of non-provision

We inform you that providing personal data may be required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or may result from contractual regulations (e.g. information about the contracting party).

In some cases, it may be necessary for a data subject to provide us with personal data that we will subsequently have to process in order to conclude a contract. The data subject, for example, is obliged to provide us with personal data if our company concludes a contract with him or her. Failure to provide personal data would result in the contract with the data subject not being concluded.

Before providing personal data, the data subject must contact one of our employees. Our employee will inform the data subject on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of personal data is required by law or contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data, and what consequences the failure to provide the personal data would have.

17 Existence of automated decision-making

As a responsible company, we do not use automated decision-making or profiling.

This privacy policy was created using the privacy policy generator of Datenschutz Braunschweig in cooperation with RC GmbH, which recycles used notebooks, and the file-sharing lawyers of WBS-LAW.