Data protection

1. Data Privacy at a Glance

General information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data refers to all data that can be used to personally identify you. We process your data exclusively in accordance with legal regulations (GDPR, DPA 2018, TKG 2021). Detailed information on data privacy can be found in our data protection statement listed below this text.

Data collection on our website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator:

  • AEROCOMPACT Group Holding AG
  • Wollzeile 1/2/3rd Floor/3
  • A-1010 Vienna
  • Tel. +43 (0) 5524 22 566
  • office@aerocompact.com
  • Executive Board Members: CEO Dirk Morbitzer / CFO Gustavo Edinger

How do we record your data?

Your data is collected in part by you providing it to us. This can include data you enter into a contact form, for example. Other data is automatically collected by our IT systems when you visit the website. This primarily consists of technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or the time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.

For what purposes do we use your data?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data can be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have to your data?

You have the right to receive free information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. For this and other questions regarding data protection, you can contact us at any time using the contact information provided in the imprint. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

Analytic tools and tools from third party providers

When you visit our website, your surfing behavior can be statistically evaluated. This is mainly done with cookies and so-called analysis programs. The analysis of your surfing behavior is usually anonymous; your surfing behavior cannot be traced back to you. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools.

Detailed information can be found in the following data protection statement. You can object to this analysis. We will inform you about your objection options in this data protection statement.

 

2. Hosting

External Hosting

This website is hosted by an external service provider. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the host's servers. This may include IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contact details, names, website access, and other data generated by a website. The use of the host is for the purpose of fulfilling the contract with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online offering by a professional provider (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR). Our host will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill its performance obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.

 

3. GENERAL INFORMATION AND MANDATORY INFORMATION

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 data protection declaration (GDPR, DPA 2018, TKG 2021). When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you. This data protection declaration explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done. We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating by e-mail) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

STORAGE DURATION

Unless a specific storage period is specified in this data protection declaration, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for processing the data no longer applies. If you make a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your 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 retention periods).

NOTICE REGARDING DATA TRANSFER TO THE USA AND OTHER THIRD COUNTRIES

We use tools from companies based in the USA or other data protectionally unsafe third countries. When these tools are active, your personal data can be transferred to and processed in these third countries. We would like to point out that in these countries, a level of data protection comparable to that in the EU cannot be guaranteed. For example, US companies are obligated to disclose personal data to security authorities without you being able to take legal action against this. It is therefore not possible to exclude the possibility that US authorities (e.g., intelligence agencies) may process, evaluate, and permanently store your data located on US servers for monitoring purposes. We have no influence on these processing activities.

WITHDRAWAL OF YOUR CONSENT TO DATA PROCESSING

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

RIGHT TO OBJECT TO DATA COLLECTION IN SPECIAL CASES AND TO DIRECT ADVERTISING (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 at any time, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object 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 data protection declaration. If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights, and freedoms or the processing serves to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims (objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR).

If your personal data is processed to engage in direct advertising, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for the purpose of such advertising; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct advertising. If you object, your personal data will subsequently no longer be used for the purpose of direct advertising (objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 2 GDPR).

RIGHT TO COMPLAIN TO THE COMPETENT SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY

In the event of breaches of data protection law, the data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

In Austria, this is the Austrian Data Protection Authority, Barichgasse 40-42, 1030 Vienna, Tel +43 1 52 152-0, E-Mail: dsb@dsb.gv.at.

In Germany, the competent supervisory authority for data protection matters is the State Commissioner for Data Protection of the federal state in which our company is located.

Right to data portability

You have the right to receive the data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract in a commonly used and machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.

SSL and 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 website operator, this site uses SSL/TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of your browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line. When SSL/TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Information, blockage, deletion

Within the framework of applicable legal provisions, you have the right to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing at any time. You also have the right to correct, block, or delete this data, as well as other questions regarding personal data. You can contact us at any time using the contact information provided in the imprint.

RIGHT TO RESTRICTION OF PROCESSING

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time to exercise this right. The right to restrict 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 exercise, defense, or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
  • If you have filed an objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, an assessment must be made between your interests and ours. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests outweigh the other, 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 assertion, 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.

OBJECTION TO PROMOTIONAL EMAILS

We hereby object to the use of contact data published in the context of the imprint obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials. The operators of these pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.

 

4. DATA COLLECTION ON OUR WEBSITE

Cookies

Our websites use so-called "cookies." Cookies are small text files that do not harm your device. They are either temporarily stored for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit ends. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or your web browser automatically deletes them. In some cases, cookies from third-party companies may also be stored on your device when you enter our site (third-party cookies). These cookies enable us or you to use certain services of the third-party company (e.g., cookies for processing payment services). Cookies serve various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies are used to analyze user behavior or display advertising. Cookies that are necessary for the electronic communication process (necessary cookies) or for the provision of certain functions requested by you (functional cookies, e.g., for the shopping cart function) or for the optimization of the website (e.g., cookies for measuring web traffic) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is provided. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent for the storage of cookies has been requested, the storage of the relevant cookies will be based exclusively on this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR); consent can be revoked at any time. You can configure your browser to notify you about the setting of cookies, allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general, and enable the automatic deletion of cookies when the browser is closed. If cookies are disabled, the functionality of this website may be limited. In the case of cookies being used by third-party companies or for analytical purposes, we will inform you separately in this privacy policy and, if necessary, request your consent.

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

These data will not be combined with data from other sources. The basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

Contact form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your data from the inquiry form, including the contact data you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not share this data without your consent. The processing of the data entered into the contact form is thus exclusively based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR).

You can revoke this consent at any time. An informal email to us is sufficient for this purpose. The legality of the data processing operations carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation. The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions - especially retention periods - remain unaffected.

INQUIRY BY EMAIL, TELEPHONE, OR FAX

If you contact us by e-mail, 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 processing your request. We will not share this data without your consent. The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries directed 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. The data you send to us via contact requests will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions - especially statutory retention periods - remain unaffected.

 

5. Analysis tools and advertising

Google Analytics

GOOGLE ANALYTICS

This website uses features of the Google Analytics web analytics service. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Analytics allows the website operator to analyze the behavior of website visitors. The website operator receives various usage data, such as page views, time spent on the website, operating systems used, and the user's origin. This data may be aggregated by Google into a profile that is assigned to the respective user or their device. Furthermore, we can record your mouse and scroll movements and clicks using Google Analytics. Google Analytics also uses various modeling approaches to supplement the collected data 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 usually transmitted to a Google server in the United States and stored there. The use of this analysis tool is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its web offering and its advertising. If consent for the storage of cookies has been requested (e.g., consent to store cookies), the processing will be carried out exclusively based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time. Data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here:  https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.

DEMOGRAPHIC FEATURES WITH GOOGLE ANALYTICS

This website uses the "demographic features" function of Google Analytics. This allows reports to be generated that contain information about the age, gender, and interests of the site visitors. This data comes from Google's interest-based advertising and visitor data from third-party providers. This data cannot be associated with any specific individual. You can disable this feature at any time through the ad settings in your Google account or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described in the "Objection to data collection" section.

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 on our website. Google Tag Manager does not create user profiles, store cookies, or perform independent analyses. It is only used for managing and deploying the tools integrated through it. However, Google Tag Manager collects your IP address, which can also be transmitted 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 quickly and easily integrating and managing various tools on its website. If consent has been requested, the processing will be based exclusively on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.

STORAGE DURATION

Data stored by Google at the user and event level, linked to cookies, user identifiers (e.g., User ID), or advertising IDs (e.g., DoubleClick cookies, Android advertising ID), will be anonymized or deleted after 2 months. For details, please see the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=de

IP ANONYMIZATION

We have activated the IP anonymization function on this website. As a result, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the United States. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the United States and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services related to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google.

BROWSER PLUGIN

You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use all the features of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de. For more information on how Google Analytics handles user data, please see Google's privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.

DATA PROCESSING AGREEMENT

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

META PIXEL

This website uses the Meta visitor action pixel for conversion measurement. The provider of this service is Meta Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. According to Meta, the data collected is also transmitted to the USA and other third countries. This allows the behavior of website visitors to be tracked after they click on a Meta ad and are redirected to the provider's website. This enables the effectiveness of Facebook ads to be evaluated for statistical and market research purposes and allows future advertising measures to be optimized. The data collected is anonymous to us as the operator of this website; we cannot draw any conclusions about the identity of the users. However, Meta stores and processes the data so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible, and Meta can use the data for its advertising purposes in accordance with Meta's data usage policy. As a result, Meta can enable ads to be placed on Meta pages and outside of Meta. We, as the website operator, have a legitimate interest in effective advertising measures, including social media. If a corresponding consent has been requested (e.g., consent to store cookies), processing will be carried out exclusively based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time. Data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381. To the extent that personal data is collected on our website using the Meta tool described here and forwarded to Meta, we and Meta Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). Joint responsibility is limited to the collection of data and its transfer to Meta. The processing carried out by Facebook after the data has been forwarded is not part of joint responsibility. The obligations jointly incumbent on us have been set out in a joint processing agreement. The wording of the agreement can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Meta tool and for the data protection-compliant implementation of the tool on our website. Meta is responsible for the data security of the Meta products. Data subjects' rights (e.g., requests for information) regarding data processed by Meta can be asserted directly with Meta. If you assert data subject rights with us, we are obligated to forward them to Meta. For further information on the protection of your privacy, please refer to Meta's privacy policy: https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/. You can also deactivate the "Custom Audiences" remarketing feature in the ad settings at https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen. You must be logged into Meta to do this. If you do not have a Meta account, you can opt out of usage-based advertising from Meta on the website of the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/.

Data stored by Meta on the user and event level, linked to cookies, user identifiers (e.g., User ID), or advertising IDs (e.g., DoubleClick cookies, Android advertising ID), will be anonymized or deleted after 90 days.

LinkedIn Insight Tag

This website uses the Insight tag from LinkedIn. This service is provided by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Data processing by LinkedIn Insight tag

We use the LinkedIn Insight tag to obtain information about visitors to our website. Once a website visitor is registered with LinkedIn, we can analyze the key occupational data (e.g., career level, company size, country, location, industry, job title) of our website visitors to help us better target our site to the relevant audience. We can also use LinkedIn Insight tags to measure whether visitors to our websites make a purchase or perform other actions (conversion measurement). Conversion measurement can also be carried out across devices (e.g. from PC to tablet). LinkedIn Insight Tag also features a retargeting function that allows us to display targeted advertising to visitors to our website outside of the website. According to LinkedIn, no identification of the advertising addressee takes place. LinkedIn itself also collects log files (URL, referrer URL, IP address, device and browser characteristics and time of access). The IP addresses are shortened or (if they are used to reach LinkedIn members across devices) hashed (pseudonymized). The direct identifiers of LinkedIn members are deleted by LinkedIn after seven days. The remaining pseudonymized data will then be deleted within 180 days. The data collected by LinkedIn cannot be assigned by us as a website operator to specific individuals. LinkedIn will store the personal data collected from website visitors on its servers in the USA and use it for its own promotional activities. For details, please see LinkedIn’s privacy policy at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy#choices-oblig.

Demographic features on Google Analytics

This website uses the “demographic features” function of Google Analytics. This function can be used to create reports with information on the age, sex and interests of page visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertisements from Google and visitor data from third party providers. This data cannot be associated with a specific person. You can deactivate this function at any time using the display settings in your Google account, or generally object to the collection of your data by Google Analytics as indicated in the point “Objection to data collection.”

 

6. Newsletter

Newsletter data

If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we need an e-mail address from you and information allowing us to verify that you are the owner of the e-mail address provided and consent to receive the newsletter. Further data will be collected only on a voluntary basis. We only use this data to send the requested information, and do not transmit it to third parties. Data entered into the newsletter registration form is processed solely based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke the consent you have granted to save your data and your e-mail address and to use these to send the newsletter at any time, for instance by clicking the “Unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The legality of data processing carried out up to the time the revocation was submitted shall remain unaffected by it. We will continue saving data obtained for the purpose of sending the newsletter until you unsubscribe. This data will be deleted after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Data we have saved for other purposes (such as e-mail addresses for the member area) shall remain unaffected.

Pardot

We use the analysis tool Pardot from salesforce.com Inc., Salesforce Tower, 415 Mission Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, Main: 1-800-NO-SOFTWARE, Fax: 415-901-7040, Sales: 1-800-NO-SOFTWARE on our website. Pardot is a software module for tracking and analysing the use of a website by website visitors. Pardot sets a maximum of two cookies. These are a "Visitor Cookie" and a "Pardot App Session Cookie". The "Visitor Cookie" generates an identification number that is used to recognize the browser of the website visitor. The identification number is a generated numerical code that has no meaning outside of Pardot Services. The "Pardot App Session Cookie" is only set when a customer logs into the Pardot App as a user. The Pardot cookies record your click path and uses it to create an individual user profile using a pseudonym. This allows us to analyse the use of our website and improve it regularly. The cookies are stored for a maximum of 360 days and the user data for a maximum of 5 years. The deletion of the profile data can be requested by the user at any time. The legal basis for the use of Pardot is your consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. a GDPR. Insofar as Pardot processes personal data, the processing is carried out exclusively on our behalf and according to our instructions. For this purpose, we have concluded a data processing agreement with Salesforce.com, Inc. to ensure compliance with the GDPR. When using Pardot, a data transfer to the USA cannot be ruled out. Salesforce.com Inc. has had Binding Corporate Rules approved by the European Data Protection Board since 2015, which ensure a level of data protection that complies with the GDPR. For more information, see: Salesforce’s Processor Binding Corporate Rules for the Processing of Personal Data 

 European Data Protection Board Binding Corporate Rules. 
Furthermore, Standard Contractual Clauses have been concluded in addition to the data processing agreement. For further information on data processing, please refer to the privacy policy of Salesforce.com inc. at: Salesforce Privacy Policy. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future within the cookie settings. In addition, you may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.

 

7. Plugins und Tools

Google Maps

This website uses the mapping service Google Maps. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. To enable the use of the Google Maps features, your IP address must be stored. As a rule, this information is transferred to one of Google’s servers in the United States, where it is archived. The operator of this website has no control over the data transfer. In case Google Maps has been activated, Google has the option to use Google web fonts for the purpose of the uniform depiction of fonts. When you access Google Maps, your browser will load the required web fonts into your browser cache, to correctly display text and fonts. We use Google Maps to present our online content in an appealing manner and to make the locations disclosed on our website easy to find. This constitutes a legitimate interest as defined in Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If a respective declaration of consent has been obtained, the data shall be processed exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. This declaration of consent may be revoked at any time. Data transmission to the US is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and
https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/.

For more information on the handling of user data, please review Google’s Data Privacy Declaration under:
 https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

YouTube with expanded data protection integration

Our website embeds videos of the website YouTube. The website operator is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. We use YouTube in the expanded data protection mode. According to YouTube, this mode ensures that YouTube does not store any information about visitors to this website before they watch the video. Nevertheless, this does not necessarily mean that the sharing of data with YouTube partners can be ruled out as a result of the expanded data protection mode. For instance, regardless of whether you are watching a video, YouTube will always establish a connection with the Google DoubleClick network. As soon as you start to play a YouTube video on this website, a connection to YouTube’s servers will be established. As a result, the YouTube server will be notified, which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account while you visit our site, you enable YouTube to directly allocate your browsing patterns to your personal profile. You have the option to prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account. Furthermore, after you have started to play a video, YouTube will be able to place various cookies on your device or comparable technologies for recognition (e.g. device fingerprinting). In this way YouTube will be able to obtain information about this website’s visitors. Among other things, this information will be used to generate video statistics with the aim of improving the user friendliness of the site and to prevent attempts to commit fraud. Under certain circumstances, additional data processing transactions may be triggered after you have started to play a YouTube video, which are beyond our control. The use of YouTube is based on our interest in presenting our online content in an appealing manner. Pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, this is a legitimate interest. If a corresponding agreement has been requested, the processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; the agreement can be revoked at any time. For more information on how YouTube handles user data, please consult the YouTube Data Privacy Policy under: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

Use of Social Media

Our company is also present on social media platforms. These pages are operated independently of our website. When using our website exclusively, no personal data is transmitted to these providers. By clicking on the social media links on our site, you will leave our website and visit the respective provider's site.

Please refer to the respective privacy policies of the platform providers for information about the data collected and data processing activities, the scope of data collection, the purposes of data collection, and retention periods. You will also find further information on your rights and privacy protection settings there:

On our social media pages, we process personal data provided by all users who visit our page based on §6 (1) letter f) GDPR. We do this to tailor our social media channels to the needs of our customers and prospects as best as possible and to draw conclusions about the success of our social media measures. If you do not wish this, please do not visit our social media channels.

 

8. CUSTOM SERVICES

HANDLING OF APPLICANT DATA

We offer you the opportunity to apply to us (e.g., by email, postal mail, or online application form). In the following, we will 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 will be in accordance with applicable data protection law and all other legal requirements and that your data will be treated as strictly confidential.

Scope and purpose of the collection of data

If you send us an application, we will process the personal data associated with it (e.g., contact and communication data, application documents, notes from job interviews, etc.), to the extent necessary to decide on the establishment of an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is § 26 BDSG-new according to German law (initiation of an employment relationship), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (general initiation of a contract), and – if you have given your consent – Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Consent is revocable at any time. Your personal data will only be passed on within our company to persons involved in the processing of your application. If the application is successful, the data you submitted will be stored on the basis of § 26 BDSG-new and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR for the purpose of carrying out the employment relationship in our data processing systems.

Data Archiving Period

If we do not make you a job offer or you reject a job offer or withdraw your application, we reserve the right to retain the data you have submitted to us on the basis of our legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) for up to 6 months after the end of the application process (rejection or withdrawal of the application). Afterward, the data will be deleted, and the physical application documents will be destroyed. Storage serves in particular as evidence in the event of a legal dispute. If it is apparent that the data will be required after the 6-month period has expired (e.g., due to an impending or pending legal dispute), deletion will only take place when the purpose for further storage no longer applies. A longer storage period may also occur if you have given your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) or if statutory retention obligations prevent deletion.

Photos Published on Our Site

The photos of our products, facilities, employees, or customers published on our website and on the internet are strictly subject to legal copyright protection. Copying, storing, extracting, reusing, processing, and/or otherwise publishing them requires our express consent and is prohibited until then. Any violations will be reported without exception.

Photos of Events

We take photos at events (e.g., trade fairs, company events, etc.), which are published on the website, social media channels, and in print media (e.g., brochures and flyers, etc.). These photos serve public relations, customer retention, and the presentation of our activities. We base this on our legitimate interest. We assume that our stated interest in taking and using the photos does not unduly interfere with the rights and freedoms of the natural persons involved. This is particularly the case because they have voluntarily entered the public space and have been informed in advance and during the event, among other things, by signs, about the taking and use of the photos. If, for particularly worthy reasons, the rights and freedoms of a person depicted are violated, we will refrain from further processing through appropriate measures. Anonymization in already handed out print media is not possible. Deletion from our website or social media channels will take place within the technical possibilities.

Children and Adolescents

Persons under 18 years of age should not transmit personal data to us without the consent of their parents or legal guardians. We do not request, collect, or share personal data from children and adolescents unless it is directly necessary for apprenticeship training.

 

We reserve the right to change this privacy policy at any time with effect for the future; the most current version is available on our website.

Date: 18.09.2023