General
Below we inform you about the collection of personal data when using our website.
The term “personal data”, in reference to the definition of Art. 4 (1) of the 2016/2017 regulation (EU) (hereafter referred to as the “General Data Protection Regulation” or the abbreviation “GDPR”), designates all data that are personally related to you. This includes, for example, the name, address, email-addresses or user behavior. With regard to the other terminology, and in particular the terms “processing”, “controller”, “processor” and “consent”, we refer to the legal data protection definitions of the Art. 4 GDPR.
In principle, we process personal data only if it is necessary for the provision of a functional website and the content and services provided by us. The processing of personal data takes place regularly only if you give us your consent in the sense of Art. 6 (1) lit a) of the GDPRor if the processing is permitted according to statutory provisions, in particular pursuant to one of the legal bases mentioned in Art. 6 (1) lit b) to f) GDPR.
Your personal data are deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of their storage ceases. Furthermore, storage may be provided if it is stipulated by national or European provisions to which we are subject. In this case, a blocking or deletion of the data takes place if the storage period prescribed in the respective regulations has expired. The latter does not apply if further storage is necessary for the conclusion or the fulfillment of a contract. As far as we resort to commissioned providers for particular website features or if we want to use your data for advertising purposes, we will inform you in detail about the respective procedures here below.
Controller
The controller within the meaning of Art. 4 (7) GDPR, the other data protection laws applicable in the member states of the European Union and other provisions with data protection character is:
Your rights
You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:
Processing of personal data in case of informational use of our website
If you visit our website without registering or providing us with information in any other way (“informational use”), we may only collect those personal data that your web browser transmits to our server. If you want to view our website, we will collect the data that are technically necessary for us to make it possible for you to view our website and to ensure stability and safety.
The data mentioned previously will also be saved in so-called log files on our servers. There will be no storage of these data along with other of your personal data. The collection and temporary storage of the IP address is necessary in order to enable the presentation of our website on your terminal. For this purpose, your IP address must me stored for the duration of your visit on our website. The storage in our log files serves the purpose to ensure the functionality and optimization of our website as well as the safety of our information technology systems. There will be no evaluation of these data for marketing purposes.
For the above purposes, we have a legitimate interest in processing data. The legal basis for the collection and temporary storage of the aforementioned data and the logfiles is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR.
The aforementioned data for the provision of our website are deleted when the corresponding session is ended. The collection of the aforementioned data for the provision of our website and the storage of these data in log files is absolutely necessary for the running of our website. There is no possibility to object.
Processing of personal data via cookies
We are using so-called cookies on our website. Cookies are small text files which are stored on a storage medium on your terminal device, such as a hard drive, and which provides us with certain information. Cookies cannot run programs or transmit viruses to your terminal device. This website uses the following types of cookies, whose extent and operation principle are explained below.
Cookies that are stored in connection with your web browser:
Persistent cookies: These cookies are automatically deleted after a determined duration which can vary depending on the cookie. These cookies can be deleted at any time in your browser settings.
The processing of personal data through the aforementioned cookies helps us to make our website more user-friendly and effective overall. Some of our website’s features cannot be offered without the use of these cookies. In particular, some of our website’s features require that your web browser be identifiable even after a page change. In case you have an account, we will be using the cookies in order to identify you for future visits. This way, you do not need to log in again each time you visit our website. Those data processed by cookies, which are required for the provision of our website’s features, are not used for the creation of user profiles. As far as cookies are used for analysing purposes, they will serve to improve the quality and user-friendliness of our website as well as its contents and features. They allow us to understand how the website is used, which features and how often they are used. This allows us to optimize our offer continuously. For the above purposes, we have a legitimate interest in processing data. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR.
The aforementioned cookies are stored on your terminal device and transmitted by the latter to our server. Thus, you can configure by yourself the processing of data and information through cookies. You can proceed to the corresponding configurations in your browser settings, for example, by rejecting third party cookies or cookies altogether. In this context, we would like to point out that you may not be able to use all of our website’s features properly. In addition, we recommend a regular manual deletion of the cookies as well as your browser history.
Further features and offers on our website
In addition to the before mentioned informational use of our website, we also offer various services that you can use if you are interested. For this purpose, it is usually necessary to provide further personal data. We need these data to provide the respective service. The aforementioned principles for data processing apply.
For the processing of these data, we partly rely on external providers, which are carefully selected and commissioned by us. These service providers are bound to our instructions and are controlled by us on a regular basis. As far as personal data are transmitted to third parties in the context of services that we provide together with partners, you can find more detailed information in the following descriptions of the individual services. If these third parties have their head office in a state outside of the European Economic Area, you can find more detailed information on the consequences of this circumstance in the following descriptions of the individual services.
Contact
If you want to contact us via email, the personal data you provide us via email are stored. In addition, we offer a contact form on our website that you can use to contact us. The data entered by you into the entry form will be transmitted to us and saved.
In addition, we also collect your IP address and the time of sending. The data are used exclusively to answer your requests. As far as we do not rely on one of the third parties mentioned below for the provision of our contact feature, there will be no disclosure of your data to third parties.
The processing of the aforementioned personal data has the only purpose to process your requests. The processing of any further personal data, that result from the use of the before mentioned contact form on our website, serves to prevent any fraud and to ensure the safety of our information technology systems.
Therein lies our legitimate interest in the processing of your personal data. Insofar as you have given us your consent, the legal basis for the processing of the data is Art 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR. Apart from that, the legal basis for the processing of these data is Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR, in particular for the case that you transmit the data via email to us. Insofar as you want to work towards concluding a contract through your email, Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR is an additional legal basis.
The data are deleted pursuant to the legal storage period, as soon as we completed the processing of your request. If you contact us by email, you may object to the storage of your personal data at any time. Please be aware that, in this case, your request cannot be further processed. You can state your objection by sending it via email to the email address displayed in the impressum.
Newsletter
We offer you a newsletter to which you can subscribe on our website. Further details on the newsletter, and in particular on its content, are explained in the declaration of consent. If you subscribe to our newsletter, the data you entered in the input screen when signing up will be transmitted to us. In order to subscribe to the newsletter, you need to enter the requested mandatory data:
If you provide further personal data when registering, the information is voluntary.
For the subscription to our newsletter, we are using the so-called Double Opt In procedure. After your registration, we will send you an email to the email address you provided, in which we will ask you to confirm that you wish to receive the newsletter in the future. If you do not confirm your registration within the period indicated in the email, the data you provided will be blocked and deleted after 7 days. In addition, we will save your IP address and the time of the registration to the newsletter as well as the time of the confirmation. In connection with the processing of the data for the dispatch of the newsletter, the data will not be transmitted to third parties. These data will be used exclusively to send the newsletter. If we do not rely on any of the below mentioned third parties to send the newsletter, the data will not be transmitted to third parties in connection with the processing of the data for the dispatch of the newsletter.
The data entered by you in the input screen during the registration are processed for the purpose of addressing you personally. After your confirmation, we will store your email address to send you the newsletter. We store the respective IP address as well as the time of registration and confirmation in order to prove your registration and, if necessary, to clarify a possible misuse of your personal data. Therein lies our legitimate interest. Insofar as you have given us your consent, the legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR. Insofar as the processing is otherwise based on our legitimate interests, the legal basis is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR.
The aforementioned data are deleted as soon as they are not necessary anymore for the above mentioned purposes. Thus, the aforementioned data are stored as long as you are subscribed to the newsletter. After unsubscribing the newsletter, we store the aforementioned data purely statistically and anonymously.
We wish to point out that we evaluate your user behavior when sending the newsletter. The newsletter emails sent by us contain a so-called web beacon or a so-called tracking pixel. This is a one pixel image file that is stored on our website. These data are collected exclusively pseudonymized. This processing of the data serves the purpose to tailor the newsletter according to your individual interests, to optimize our offer and to make it more interesting for you overall. Therein lies our legitimate interest. Insofar as you have given us your consent, the legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR. Insofar as the processing is otherwise based on our legitimate interests, the legal basis is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR. If you have given us your consent to the above mentioned processing of the data, you can revoke it at any time. You can object to the evaluation of your user behavior at any time by clicking on the separate link contained in the newsletter email. In addition, if you have disabled the display of images in your email program by default, you can prevent the above mentioned evaluation of your user behavior. Please be aware that, in this case, the newsletter will not be entirely displayed and that you may not be able to use all the features of the newsletter. If you activate the display of the images manually, the above mentioned evaluation of your user behavior takes place again.
Use of the comment feature on our blog
We offer a blog on our website. In this blog we publish posts on different topics. You can submit comments on the respective posts. When submitting a comment, it will be published in relation with the respective post with the user name you chose. When choosing a user name, we recommend that you use a pseudonym instead of your name. In order to use the comment feature, it is mandatory to provide the user name you chose as well as your email address. All other information provided by you is voluntary. When submitting a comment, we store your IP address for the aforementioned data.
The storage of your email address serves the purpose to contact you in case a third party reports your comment as being illegal or to defend ourselves against claims of third parties in case you publish illegal content. Therein lies our legitimate interest. Insofar as you have given us your consent, the legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR. Insofar as the processing is otherwise based on our legitimate interests, the legal basis is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR. We reserve the right to delete comments in case they are claimed to be illegal by third parties.
We store your email address as long as your comment is public.
If you have given us your consent for the storage of the data, you can revoke it at any time. You can object to the storage of the aforementioned data at any time.
In addition, we offer a service that notifies you by email when other users leave a comment on your post. In order to use this service, you need to activate the checkbox „Email service“ when writing your comment. We are using the so-called Double-Opt-In procedure for this service. When publishing a comment by activating the checkbox, you will receive an email, in which you need to confirm your email address as well as the wish to receive notification emails in the future.
Your personal data will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the service. You can deactivate the notifications at any time by clicking on the link contained in the email.
Online application
On our website, we offer you the possibility to apply online. In order for you to participate in the application process, it is necessary to provide personal data. These data can be personal master data such as name, surname, address, date of birth, contact data such as phone number or email address, as well as data in connection with your academic or professional career such as school certificates, job references, data on apprenticeships, internships or former employers. These data can come from an online application form filled in by you on the application platform or from the documents provided by you, such as a cover letter, a CV, an application photo, certificates or other qualified evidence. Data that are mandatory for the participation in the application process are marked accordingly. As long as no third parties are mentioned in this privacy policy whose service we use to provide the online application feature, the data will not be transmitted to third parties.
The aforementioned data are processed for the purpose of performing the application process. Insofar as you have given us your consent, the legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR. Insofar as the processing of the aforementioned data takes place for the initiation of contractual relationships, the legal basis is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b) GDPR.
The data are deleted as soon as they are no longer necessary for their purpose of collection. In the event that an employment, apprenticeship, internship or any other employment relationship occurs after the application process, we will keep on storing the data first and transfer them to a personal file. Otherwise the application process ends with the receipt of a rejection. In this case, the data will be deleted with the rejection. Deletion will not occur if the further processing and storage of your personal data is required in individual cases to assert, exercise or defend legal claims In this case, we have a legitimate interest in the further processing and storage of your personal data. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit f) GDPR. A deletion does not take place even if we are obliged by law to keep on storing your personal data.
You can revoke your consent at any time. You can object to the processing of your personal data at any time. In particular, you have the option to withdraw your application. During the application process, you should only provide us the personal data that are necessary to participate in the application process and to carry it out. There is no legal or contractual obligation to provide the data. Please notice, however, that we cannot carry out the application process nor take into consideration your application without these data. The same applies in case of an objection against the processing of your data. You can modify the data stored about you at any time.
Payment and Subscription processing
We utilize business partners for data storage and integrated applications to enhance our Forms functionality. If you are a Registered User who purchases a subscription directly through flyingforms.io you will be required to provide payment processing information to Chargebee, a third party PCI-Compliant subscription and billing management service.
We authorize Chargebee to collect from you only the minimum necessary information required to manage your subscription or process your payment and to share only the minimum necessary with specific third parties Stripe, Paypal, GoCardless and Avalara for the sole purpose of completing your transaction. In order to protect your privacy, Chargebee assigns each user a unique Chargebee Indirect Identifier which serves as the basis for confirmation of an subscription purchase.
Information that Registered Users may provide Chargebee through the Site include contact information (name, billing and email address), products purchased and credit card or other payment information. In order to confirm your transaction is processed or your Subscription is active, we receive back the unique Chargebee Indirect Identifier and a code indicating a successful or failed transaction. This token enables you to proceed into the purchased subscription within FlyingForms. Chargebee also provides us with payment reports, such as sales and tax statistics for accounting and financial reporting purposes.
We do not see your credit card information. To protect your privacy, questions concerning your subscription or payment transaction should be directed to Chargebee at support@chargebee.com.
Registration
In order to use additional features on our website, we offer you the possibility to register by providing personal data. The data are entered into an input screen, transmitted to us and saved. A transfer of data to a third party does not take place. The mandatory information requested during registration is marked accordingly and has to be provided completely. Otherwise, we will reject the registration. The following data are collected during registration:
At the time of registration, the IP address as well as the data and time of the registration will also be saved. As part of the registration process, we will ask for the user’s consent to process these data.
The registration is necessary for the provision of certain contents and services on our website. The data provided for this purpose are only used in order to put to use the respective offer or services or to provide services for which you have registered. In case of important changes in our offers, services and performances, for example, in relation with the scope of the offer or with modifications that are technically necessary, we use the email address provided during the registration in order to inform you about it. The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR. Insofar as the registration serves to conclude or execute the contract, Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b) GDPR is an additional legal basis.
You can revoke your consent at any time. The legality of the already completed data processing remains unaffected by the revocation.
The data are deleted as soon as they are no longer necessary for their purpose of collection. This is the case when the registration on our website has been canceled or modified. You have the possibility to cancel the registration at any time. You can modify your personal data at any time. The legal storage time remains unaffected.
We only transfer personal data to third parties if it is necessary in the context of the contract execution. A further transmission of the data does not take place or only in case you have given your express consent to the transmission. A transmission of your data to third parties without express permission, for example for the purpose of advertising, does not take place.
Insofar as you have given us your consent, the legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR. Apart from that, the legal basis is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b) GDPR.
Server location
We process and/or store your personal data on the server of an external provider within the European Union. This way, we guarantee that the standards and regulations of the European data protection are being complied with.
Purchase or order
On our website, we offer you services for a fee. For this purpose, we process the personal data you provide.
The processing is for the purpose of justification and execution of a contractual relationship with you. Insofar as you have given us your consent, the legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR. Apart from that, the legal basis is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b) GDPR.
You can revoke your consent at any time. You can object to the processing of your personal data at any time. However, please be aware that the conclusion of the contract is not possible without these data.
The data are deleted as soon as they are no longer necessary for their purpose of collection. This is the case if we no longer need your personal data for the execution of the contractual relationship. A deletion does not take place even if we are obliged by law to keep on storing your personal data.
Facebook Connect
We are using “Facebook Connect” on our website, a service by Facebook Inc., 1601 S California Ave, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA (hereafter referred to as: “Facebook”). Facebook Connect makes it easier to register for services on the Internet. Instead of using our website’s registration mask, you can enter your login data from Facebook and then use our website. By using “Facebook Connect”, your web browser automatically establishes a direct connection to the Facebook server. To log in, you are redirected to the Facebook page. There you can log in with your user data. This will link your Facebook user account with our service. We do not have any influence on the extent and the further use of the data that are collected by Facebook via Facebook Connect. As far as we are aware, Facebook receives the information that you have visited the respective part of our website or clicked on one of our ads. In case you have a Facebook user account and you are registered, Facebook can associate the visit with your user account. Even if you are not registered to Facebook, or if you are not logged in, there is the possibility that Facebook gets to know your IP address as well as further identification features and stores them.
We are using Facebook Connect in order to make your registration and login process easier and faster. Therein lies our legitimate interest in processing the aforementioned data by the third party. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR. You can prevent the processing of the aforementioned data by Facebook by using our registration mask instead of Facebook Connect.
In addition, Facebook complies with the Privacy Shield Agreement between the European Union and the USA and is certified accordingly. As a result, Facebook is obliged to comply with the standards and regulations of the European data protection law. Further information can be found under the following link: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active
Information on the third party: Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland. Further information on data protection by the third party can be found on the following Facebook website: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy
Facebook Custom Audiences
We are using “Facebook Custom Audiences” on our website, a remarketing tool by Facebook Inc., 1601 S California Ave, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA (hereafter referred to as: “Facebook”). Facebook Custom Audiences allows us to display interest-related ads, the so-called “Facebook-Ads“, to our website’s customers as part of a visit of the social network Facebook or as part of a visit to other websites that also use Facebook Custom Audiences. By using “Facebook Custom Audiences”, your web browser automatically establishes a direct connection to the Facebook server. We do not have any influence on the extent and the further use of the data that are collected by Facebook via Facebook Custom Audiences. As far as we are aware, Facebook receives the information that you have visited the respective part of our website or clicked on one of our ads. In case you have a Facebook user account and you are registered, Facebook can associate the visit with your user account. Even if you are not registered to Facebook, or if you are not logged in, there is the possibility that Facebook gets to know your IP address as well as further identification features and stores them.
We are using Facebook Custom Audiences for marketing and optimization purposes, especially in order to show you relevant and interesting ads and, thus, to improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user. Therein lies our legitimate interest in processing the aforementioned data by the third party. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR.
The deactivation of Facebook Custom Audiences is possible for logged in users under https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads#. Please be aware that this configuration is deleted as soon as you delete your cookies. Furthermore, you can deactivate the cookies that serve the purpose of range measurement and advertising purposes throughout the following websites:
Please notice that these settings are also deleted as soon as you delete your cookies.
In addition, Facebook complies with the Privacy Shield Agreement between the European Union and the USA and is certified accordingly. As a result, Facebook is obliged to comply with the standards and regulations of the European data protection law. Further information can be found under the following link: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active
Information on the third party: Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland. Further information on data protection by the third party can be found on the following Facebook website: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy
Facebook Custom Audiences
We are using “Facebook Impressions” on our website, a service by Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland (hereafter referred to as: “Facebook”). Facebook Impressions stores and processes information on your user behavior on our website. For this purpose, Gravatar uses cookies, amongst others, that is, small text files that are stored locally in your browser’s cache on your terminal device and which allow to analyze the use you make of our website.
We are using Facebook Impressions for marketing and optimization purposes, especially in order to analyze the use of our website and to continuously improve particular features and offers as well as the user experience. Thanks to the statistical evaluation of the user behavior, we can improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user. Therein lies our legitimate interest in processing the aforementioned data by the third party. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR.
You can prevent the installtion of cookies by deleting existing cookies and deactivating the storage of cookies in your browser settings. Please be aware that, in this case, you may not be able to use all the features on our website to the full extent. You can also prevent the collection of the aforementioned information by Facebook by setting an opt-out cookie:
Please be aware that this configuration is deleted as soon as you delete your cookies. You can object to the collection and transmission of personal data or prevent the processing of these data by deactivating the execution of the Java script in your browser. In addition, you can prevent the execution of the Java script code by installing a Java script blocker (for example https://noscript.net/ or https://www.ghostery.com). We would like to point out that, in this case, you may not be able to use all the features on our website to the full extent.
In addition, Facebook complies with the Privacy Shield Agreement between the European Union and the USA and is certified accordingly. As a result, Automattic is obliged to comply with the standards and regulations of the European data protection law. Further information can be found under the following link: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active
Information on the third party: Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland. Further information on data protection by the third party can be found on the following website: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy
Facebook Pixel
We are using “Facebook Pixel” on our website, a service by Facebook Inc., 1601 S California Ave, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA (hereafter referred to as: “Facebook”). Facebook Pixel allows Facebook to show ads on Facebook, the so-called “Facebook-Ads” only to the Facebook users that were visitors of our website, especially to those visitors that have shown interest in our online service or in particular topics or products. Facebook Pixel allows to determine whether a user has been redirected to our website after having clicked on our Facebook ads. Facebook Pixel uses cookies, amongst others, that is, small text files that are stored locally in your browser’s cache on your terminal device. If you are logged in to Facebook with your user account, the visit of our website will be recorded in your user account. The data that have been collected about you remain anonymous to us and therefore do not give us any conclusions about the user’s identity. However, these data can be linked to your local user account by Facebook. We do not have any influence on the extent and the further use of the data that are collected by Facebook via Facebook Pixel. As far as we are aware, Facebook receives the information that you have visited the respective part of our website or clicked on one of our ads. In case you have a Facebook user account and you are registered, Facebook can associate the visit with your user account. Even if you are not registered to Facebook, or if you are not logged in, there is the possibility that Facebook gets to know your IP address as well as further identification features and stores them.
We are using Facebook Pixel for marketing and optimization purposes, especially in order to show you relevant ads on Facebook and, thus, to improve our offer, to make it more interesting for you as a user and to avoid annoying ads. Therein lies our legitimate interest in processing the aforementioned data by the third party. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR.
You can object to the before mentioned collection of your data by Facebook Pixel and the use of your data by Facebook Ads. You can set which type of ads shall be displayed by Facebook on the following Facebook website: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads. Please be aware that this configuration is deleted as soon as you delete your cookies. Furthermore, you can deactivate the cookies that serve the purpose of range measurement and advertising purposes throughout the following websites:
Please notice that these settings are also deleted as soon as you delete your cookies.
In addition, Facebook complies with the Privacy Shield Agreement between the European Union and the USA and is certified accordingly. As a result, Facebook is obliged to comply with the standards and regulations of the European data protection law. Further information can be found under the following link: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active
Information on the third party: Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland. Further information on data protection by the third party can be found on the following Facebook website: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy.Learn more about Facebook Pixel at: https://www.facebook.com/business/help/651294705016616
Google AdWords
We are using “Google Adwords” on our website, a service by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereafter referred to as: “Google”). Google Adwords allows us to draw attention to our attractive offers on external websites by means of advertising materials (the so-called Google Adwords). This way, we can determine how successful our advertising measures are. These advertising materials are delivered by Google through the so-called „Ad Server“. For this purpose, we are using the so-called ad server cookies which can be used to measure certain parameters for measuring success, such as the display of ads or clicks by the users. Insofar as you have accessed our website through a Google ad, Google Adwords sets a cookie on your computer. These cookies usually lose their validity after 30 days. They are not meant to identify you personally. The following information is typically stored as analysis values for this cookie: unique cookie ID, number of ad impressions per placement (frequency), last impression (relevant to post-view conversions), opt-out information (sign that the user does not want to be addressed anymore). These cookies allow Google to recognize your web browser. If a user visits certain pages of an Adwords customer’s website and the cookie stored on their computer has not expired, Google and the customer will be able to detect that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to that page. Each Adwords customer is assigned a different cookie. Cookies cannot be tracked via the websites of Adwords customers. We do not collect and process any personal data in the aforementioned advertising measures. We receive only statistical evaluations provided by Google. On the basis of these evaluations, we can identify which of the advertising measures are particularly effective. We do not receive any further data from the use of the advertising material and, in particular, we cannot identify the users on the basis of this information. Due to the marketing tools used, your browser automatically establishes a direct connection to the Google server. We do not have any influence over the extent and further use of the data collected by Google via Google AdWords. As far as we are aware, Google receives the information that you have visited the respective part of our website or clicked on one of our ads. In case you have a Google user account and you are registered, Google can associate the visit with your user account. Even if you are not registered to Google, or if you are not logged in, there is the possibility that Google gets to know your IP address and stores it.
We are using Google AdWords for marketing and optimization purposes, especially in order to show you relevant and interesting ads, to improve the reports on the campaign performance and to provide a fair calculation of advertising costs. Therein lies our legitimate interest in processing the aforementioned data by the third party. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR.
You can prevent the installation of cookies by deleting existing cookies and deactivating the storage of cookies in your browser settings. Please be aware that, in this case, you may not be able to use all the features on our website to the full extent. You can also prevent the storage of cookies by setting your web browser to block the cookies from the domain „www.googleadservices.com“ (https://www.google.de/settings/ads). We remind you that these settings are deleted as soon as you delete your cookies. You can also deactivate interest-based ads via the link http://www.aboutads.info/choices. Please be aware that this setting will also be deleted when you delete your cookies.
In addition, Google complies with the Privacy Shield Agreement between the European Union and the USA and is certified accordingly. As a result, Google is obliged to comply with the standards and regulations of the European data protection law. Further information can be found under the following link: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active
Information on the third party: Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, Fax: +353 (1) 436 1001. Further information on the use of data by Google, on the setting options and the possibilities of making an appeal, as well as on data protection can be found on one of the following Google websites:
Google Analytics
We are using “Google Analytics”on our website, a web analysis service by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereafter referred to as: “Google”). Google uses cookies, that is, small text files that are stored on your terminal device and that enable the analysis of the use you make of our website. The information generated by the cookie about the use of our website is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. If, on the website, an anonymisation of the IP address that is to be transmitted by the cookie is activated (“IP anonymisation”), your IP address is shortened beforehand by Google within the member states of the European Union or in other parties of the agreement of the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases the entire IP address is transmitted to Google servers in the USA and shortened. Google will be using this information, on our behalf, in order to evaluate your use of our website, to create reports about the use of the website and to provide further services related to the use of the website and the Internet. In this case, pseudonymous user profiles can be created based on the processed data. The transmitted IP address provided when using Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
We are using Google Analytics only for the purpose of the above mentioned activated IP anonymisation. This means that Google will only shorten and process your IP address. The reference to any person can therefore be excluded.
We are using Google Analytics in order to analyze the use of our website and to continuously improve particular features and offers as well as the user experience. Thanks to the statistical evaluation of the user behavior, we can improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user. Therein lies our legitimate interest in processing the aforementioned data by Google. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR.
You can prevent the storage of the cookies generated by Google Analytics by proceeding to the corresponding settings in your web browser. Please be aware that, in this case, you may not be able to use all of our website’s features. If you wish to prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and related to your user behavior (your IP address too) as well as the processing of these data by Google, you can download and install the web browser plugin under the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.
In order to oblige Google to process the data submitted in accordance with our instructions and to comply with applicable data protection regulations, we have entered into a order data processing agreement with Google.
For the exceptional cases in which personal data are transferred to the United States, Google has subjected to the Privacy Shield Agreement concluded between the European Union and the United States and is certified accordingly. As a result, Google agrees to comply with the standards and regulations of European data protection law. Further information can be found under the following link: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active
Information about the third party: Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, Fax: +353 (1) 436 1001. Further information on the use of data by Google, on the setting options and the possibilities of making an appeal, as well as on data protection can be found on one of the following Google websites:
The data are deleted as soon as they are no longer necessary for their purpose of collection.
A deletion of the data takes place max. 14 months after their collection.
You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by disable marketing cookies on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set which prevents the collection of your data when visiting this website in the future: Cookie Policy Settings
Google Dynamic Remarketing
We are using “Google Dynamic Remarketing” on our website, a service by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereafter referred to as: “Google”). Google Dynamic Remarketing allows us to show you ads after visiting our website as you continue to use the Internet. This is done by means of cookies that are saved in your browser, through which Google records and evaluates your user behavior when visiting different websites. This way, Google can determine your previous visit to our website. According to Google, a merging of the data collected during the remarketing and your personal data, that may be stored by Google, does not take place. In particular, according to Google, pseudonymization is used in remarketing.
We are using Google Dynamic Remarketing for marketing and optimization purposes, especially in order to show you relevant and interesting ads, to improve the reports on the campaign performance and to provide a fair calculation of advertising costs. Therein lies our legitimate interest in processing the aforementioned data by the third party. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR.
You can prevent the installation of cookies by deleting existing cookies and deactivating the storage of cookies in your browser settings. Please be aware that, in this case, you may not be able to use all the features on our website to the full extent. You can also prevent the storage of cookies by setting your web browser to block the cookies from the domain „www.googleadservices.com“ (https://www.google.de/settings/ads). We remind you that these settings are deleted as soon as you delete your cookies. You can also deactivate interest-based ads via the link http://www.aboutads.info/choices. Please be aware that this configuration will also be deleted when you delete your cookies.
In addition, Google complies with the Privacy Shield Agreement between the European Union and the USA and is certified accordingly. As a result, Google is obliged to comply with the standards and regulations of the European data protection law. Further information can be found under the following link: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active
Information on the third party: Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, Fax: +353 (1) 436 1001. Further information on the use of data by Google, on the setting options and the possibilities of making an appeal, as well as on data protection can be found on one of the following Google websites:
Google Tag Manager
We are using “Google Tag Manager” on our website, a service by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereafter referred to as: “Google”). Google Tag Manager allows us, as a marketer, to manage website tags through an interface. The tool Google Tag Manager, which implements the tags, is a domain without cookies and does not collect any personal data. Google Tag Manager triggers other tags which, for their part, may collect data. Google Tag Manager, however, does not access these data. If deactivated on the domain level or cookies level, it will remain in effect for all tracking tags that are implemented by Google Tag Manager.
Google complies with the Privacy Shield Agreement between the European Union and the USA and is certified accordingly. As a result, Google is obliged to comply with the standards and regulations of the European data protection law. Further information can be found under the following link: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active
Information on the third party: Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, Fax: +353 (1) 436 1001. Further information on data protection can be found on one of the following Google websites:
You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Tag Manager by disable marketing cookies on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set which prevents the collection of your data when visiting this website in the future: Cookie Policy Settings
LinkedIn Ads
We are using “LinkedIn Ads” on our website, a service by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland (hereafter referred to as: “LinkedIn”). LinkedIn Ads stores and processes information on your user behavior on our website. For this purpose, LinkedIn Ads uses cookies, amongst others, that is, small text files that are stored locally in your browser’s cache on your terminal device and which allow to analyze the use you make of our website.
We are using LinkedIn Ads for marketing and optimization purposes, especially in order to analyze the use of our website and to continuously improve particular features and offers as well as the user experience. Thanks to the statistical evaluation of the user behavior, we can improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user. Therein lies our legitimate interest in processing the aforementioned data by the third party. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR.
You can prevent the installation of cookies by deleting existing cookies and deactivating the storage of cookies in your browser settings. Please be aware that, in this case, you may not be able to use all the features on our website to the full extent. You can object to the collection of the aforementioned information by LinkedIn Ads by setting an opt-out cookie on one of the following websites:
Please be aware that this configuration is deleted as soon as you delete your cookies.
You can object to the collection and transmission of personal data or prevent the processing of these data by deactivating the execution of the Java script in your browser. In addition, you can prevent the execution of the Java script code altogether by installing a Java script blocker (e.g. https://noscript.net/ or https://www.ghostery.com). Please be aware that, in this case, you may not be able to use all the features on our website to the full extent.
In addition, LinkedIn complies with the Privacy Shield Agreement between the European Union and the USA and is certified accordingly. As a result, LinkedIn is obliged to comply with the standards and regulations of the European data protection law. Further information can be found under the following link: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000L0UZAA0&status=Active
Information on the third party: LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. Further information on data protection by the third party can be found on the following website: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
LinkedIn Analytics
We are using “LinkedIn Analytics” on our website, a service by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland (hereafter referred to as: “LinkedIn”). LinkedIn Analytics stores and processes information on your user behavior on our website. For this purpose, LinkedIn Analytics uses cookies, amongst others, that is, small text files that are stored locally in your browser’s cache on your terminal device and which allow to analyze the use you make of our website.
We are using LinkedIn Analytics for marketing and optimization purposes, especially in order to analyze the use of our website and to continuously improve particular features and offers as well as the user experience. Thanks to the statistical evaluation of the user behavior, we can improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user. Therein lies our legitimate interest in processing the aforementioned data by the third party. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR.
You can prevent the installation of cookies by deleting existing cookies and deactivating the storage of cookies in your browser settings. Please be aware that, in this case, you may not be able to use all the features on our website to the full extent. You can object to the collection of the aforementioned information by LinkedIn by setting an opt-out cookie on one of the following websites:
Please be aware that this configuration is deleted as soon as you delete your cookies.
You can object to the collection and transmission of personal data or prevent the processing of these data by deactivating the execution of the Java script in your browser. In addition, you can prevent the execution of the Java script code altogether by installing a Java script blocker (e.g. https://noscript.net/ or https://www.ghostery.com). Please be aware that, in this case, you may not be able to use all the features on our website to the full extent.
In addition, LinkedIn complies with the Privacy Shield Agreement between the European Union and the USA and is certified accordingly. As a result, LinkedIn is obliged to comply with the standards and regulations of the European data protection law. Further information can be found under the following link: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000L0UZAA0&status=Active
Information on the third party: LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. Further information on data protection by the third party can be found on the following website: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
LinkedIn Marketing Solutions
We are using “LinkedIn Marketing Solutions” on our website, a service by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland (hereafter referred to as: “LinkedIn”). LinkedIn Marketing Solutions stores and processes information on your user behavior on our website. For this purpose, LinkedIn Analytics uses cookies, amongst others, that is, small text files that are stored locally in your browser’s cache on your terminal device and which allow to analyze the use you make of our website.
We are using LinkedIn Marketing Solutions for marketing and optimization purposes, especially in order to analyze the use of our website and to continuously improve particular features and offers as well as the user experience. Thanks to the statistical evaluation of the user behavior, we can improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user. Therein lies our legitimate interest in processing the aforementioned data by the third party. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR.
You can prevent the installation of cookies by deleting existing cookies and deactivating the storage of cookies in your browser settings. Please be aware that, in this case, you may not be able to use all the features on our website to the full extent. You can object to the collection of the aforementioned information by LinkedIn by setting an opt-out cookie on one of the following websites:
Please be aware that this configuration is deleted as soon as you delete your cookies.
You can object to the collection and transmission of personal data or prevent the processing of these data by deactivating the execution of the Java script in your browser. In addition, you can prevent the execution of the Java script code altogether by installing a Java script blocker (e.g. https://noscript.net/ or https://www.ghostery.com). Please be aware that, in this case, you may not be able to use all the features on our website to the full extent.
In addition, LinkedIn complies with the Privacy Shield Agreement between the European Union and the USA and is certified accordingly. As a result, LinkedIn is obliged to comply with the standards and regulations of the European data protection law. Further information can be found under the following link: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000L0UZAA0&status=Active
Information on the third party: LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. Further information on data protection by the third party can be found on the following website: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
We are using “XING” on our website, a service by XING SE, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany (hereafter referred to as: “XING”). XING stores and processes information on your user behavior on our website. For this purpose, LinkedIn Analytics uses cookies, amongst others, that is, small text files that are stored locally in your browser’s cache on your terminal device and which allow to analyze the use you make of our website.
We are using XING for marketing and optimization purposes, especially in order to analyze the use of our website and to continuously improve particular features and offers as well as the user experience. Thanks to the statistical evaluation of the user behavior, we can improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user. Therein lies our legitimate interest in processing the aforementioned data by the third party. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR.
You can prevent the installation of cookies by deleting existing cookies and deactivating the storage of cookies in your browser settings. Please be aware that, in this case, you may not be able to use all the features on our website to the full extent. You can object to the collection and transmission of personal data or prevent the processing of these data by deactivating the execution of the Java script in your browser. In addition, you can prevent the execution of the Java script code altogether by installing a Java script blocker (e.g. https://noscript.net/ or https://www.ghostery.com). Please be aware that, in this case, you may not be able to use all the features on our website to the full extent.
Information on the third party: XING SE, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany. Further information on data protection by the third party can be found on the following website: https://www.xing.com/privacy
YouTube
We are using “YouTube” on our website, a social plugin by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereafter referred to as: “Google”), in order to integrate content from the social platform YouTube on our website. In this case, data are transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. In case you have a Google user account and you are registered, Google can associate the visit with your user account. Google stores these data as user profiles and uses them for advertising purposes, market research and/or the needs-based design of its websites. Such an evaluation takes place (also for users that are not logged in) to display needs-based advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object against the creation of these user profiles. In this case, please contact directly Google.
We are using YouTube in order to display and offer content and features of this social platform on our website and, thus, to improve our offer and user experience and make it more interesting. Therein lies our legitimate interest in processing the aforementioned information. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR.
If you want to prevent the transmission of data, you cannot use the Youtube features. Regardless, we recommend that you log out of your local user account regularly after using a social network, but especially before activating included content, as this will prevent you from being assigned to your profile with the respective provider.
Google complies with the Privacy Shield Agreement between the European Union and the USA and is certified accordingly. As a result, Google is obliged to comply with the standards and regulations of the European data protection law. Further information can be found under the following link: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active
Information on the third party: Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Further information on data protection and on the use of data by Google can be found on the following Google website: http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy