Privacy Policy

We are very pleased with your interest in our company. Data protection is of particular importance to the management of Wastics GmbH. The use of the Wastics GmbH website is generally possible without providing any personal data. However, if an individual wishes to use special services offered by our company through our website, the processing of personal data may be necessary. If the processing of personal data is required and there is no legal basis for such processing, we will generally obtain the consent of the individual concerned.

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, email address, or telephone number of an individual, always takes place in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and in compliance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to Wastics GmbH. Through this data protection declaration, our company aims to inform the public about the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, use, and process. Furthermore, individuals are informed about their rights through this data protection declaration.

Wastics GmbH, as the controller responsible for the processing, has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed through this website. However, internet-based data transmissions can generally have security vulnerabilities, so absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, it is up to each individual to freely transmit personal data to us through alternative means, such as by telephone.

1. Definitions

The data protection declaration of Wastics GmbH is based on the terms used by the European legislator for the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our data protection declaration should be easy to read and understand for the public as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terms used in advance.

In this data protection declaration, we use, among other things, the following terms:

• a) Personal data

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

• b) Data subject

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

• c) Processing

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

• d) Restriction of processing

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

• e) Profiling

  Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects concerning that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements.

• f) Pseudonymization

  Pseudonymization is the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

• g) Controller

  Controller means the natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data; where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law.

• h) Processor

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

• i) Recipient

  Recipient means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or another body to which the personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities that may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients; the processing of those data by those public authorities shall be in compliance with the applicable data protection rules according to the purposes of the processing.

• j) Third party

  Third party means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or body other than the data subject, controller, processor, and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorized to process personal data.

• k) Consent

  Consent of the data subject is any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

2. Name and Address of the Controller

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

Wastics GmbH

Vivenotgasse 52/42

1120 Vienna

Austria

Tel.: +43 1 9346231

Email: hello@wastics.eu

Website: https://www.wastics.eu

3. Cookies

The website of Wastics GmbH uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored on a computer system via an internet browser.

Many websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a character string through which internet pages and servers can be assigned to the specific internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This allows visited websites and servers to distinguish the individual browser of the data subject from other internet browsers that contain different cookies. A specific internet browser can be recognized and identified using the unique cookie ID.

By using cookies, Wastics GmbH can provide users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting.

With a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized with the user in mind. Cookies allow us, as previously mentioned, to recognize the users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to utilize our website. The user of a website that uses cookies, for example, does not have to enter their access data each time they visit the website because this is taken over by the website and the cookie stored on the user's computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping cart in an online shop. The online store remembers the articles that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart via a cookie.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding setting of the internet browser used and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via an internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be entirely usable.

4. Collection of General Data and Information

The website of Wastics GmbH collects a series of general data and information with each visit by a data subject or an automated system. This general data and information are stored in the server log files. The data and information collected may include (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrers), (4) the sub-websites accessed via an accessing system on our website, (5) the date and time of access to the website, (6) an internet protocol address (IP address), (7) the internet service provider of the accessing system, and (8) other similar data and information that may be used in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using these general data and information, Wastics GmbH does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is needed to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) optimize the content of our website and its advertisement, (3) ensure the long-term viability of our information technology systems and website technology, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in case of a cyber-attack. Therefore, Wastics GmbH analyzes anonymously collected data and information statistically, with the aim of increasing the data protection and data security of our enterprise and ensuring an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

5. Registration on Our Website

The data subject has the opportunity to register on the website of the controller by providing personal data. The specific personal data to be transmitted to the controller is determined by the respective input mask used for registration. The personal data entered by the data subject will be collected and stored solely for internal use by the controller and for its own purposes. The controller may arrange for the transfer to one or more processors, such as a parcel service, who will also use the personal data exclusively for internal purposes attributable to the controller.

By registering on the website of the controller, the IP address assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) of the data subject, the date, and the time of registration are also stored. The storage of this data takes place against the background that this is the only way to prevent the misuse of our services and, if necessary, to make it possible to investigate any offenses committed. In this respect, the storage of this data is necessary to secure the controller. This data will not be passed on to third parties unless there is a statutory obligation to do so or the disclosure serves the purpose of criminal prosecution.

The registration of the data subject, with the voluntary provision of personal data, is intended to enable the controller to offer content or services that may only be offered to registered users due to the nature of the matter in question. Registered persons are free to modify the personal data provided during registration at any time or to have it completely deleted from the data stock of the controller.

The data controller shall, at any time, provide information upon request to each data subject as to what personal data are stored about the data subject. Furthermore, the data controller shall correct or erase personal data at the request or indication of the data subject, insofar as there are no statutory storage obligations. The entirety of the controller's employees are available to the data subject in this context as contact persons.

6. Subscription to Our Newsletter

On the website of Wastics GmbH, users are given the opportunity to subscribe to our company's newsletter. The personal data that is transmitted to the controller when subscribing to the newsletter is determined by the input mask used for this purpose.

Wastics GmbH informs its customers and business partners at regular intervals by means of a newsletter about company offers. The newsletter of our company can only be received by the data subject if (1) the data subject has a valid email address and (2) the data subject registers for the newsletter. A confirmation email will be sent to the email address entered by a data subject for the first time for newsletter shipping, for legal reasons, in the double opt-in procedure. This confirmation email is used to prove whether the owner of the email address as the data subject is authorized to receive the newsletter.

When subscribing to the newsletter, we also store the IP address of the computer system assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) and used by the data subject at the time of the subscription, as well as the date and time of the subscription. The collection of this data is necessary in order to understand the potential misuse of the email address of a data subject at a later date and it therefore serves the aim of the legal protection of the controller.

The personal data collected as part of a registration for the newsletter will only be used to send our newsletter. In addition, subscribers to the newsletter may be informed by email, as long as this is necessary for the operation of the newsletter service or a registration in question, as this could be the case in the event of modifications to the newsletter or technical changes. There will be no transfer of personal data collected by the newsletter service to third parties. The subscription to our newsletter may be terminated by the data subject at any time. The consent to the storage of personal data, which the data subject has given for the newsletter, may be revoked at any time. For the purpose of revocation of consent, a corresponding link is found in each newsletter. It is also possible to unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time directly on the website of the controller, or to communicate this to the controller in a different way.

7. Newsletter Tracking

The newsletters of Wastics GmbH contain so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic embedded in such emails, which are sent in HTML format to enable log file recording and analysis. This allows a statistical analysis of the success or failure of online marketing campaigns. Based on the embedded tracking pixel, Wastics GmbH may see if and when an email was opened by a data subject and which links in the email were clicked on by the data subject.

Such personal data collected via the tracking pixels contained in the newsletters are stored and analyzed by the data controller in order to optimize the newsletter delivery and tailor the content of future newsletters even better to the interests of the data subject. This personal data will not be passed on to third parties. Data subjects are at any time entitled to revoke the respective separate declaration of consent issued via the double opt-in procedure. After a revocation, this personal data will be deleted by the data controller. Unsubscribing from the newsletter is interpreted automatically by Wastics GmbH as a revocation.

8. Contact Options via the Website

The website of Wastics GmbH contains information that enables quick electronic contact with our company, as well as direct communication with us, which also includes a general email address. If a data subject contacts the data controller by email or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject is automatically stored. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a data subject to the data controller are stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. There is no disclosure of this personal data to third parties.

9. Comment Function on the Website

Wastics GmbH offers users the opportunity to leave individual comments on individual blog posts on the website of the data controller. A blog is a web-based, generally publicly accessible portal in which one or more people, called bloggers or web bloggers, can post articles or write down thoughts in so-called blog posts. Blog posts can usually be commented on by third parties.

If a data subject leaves a comment on the blog published on this website, the comments made by the data subject are also stored and published, as well as information on the date of the commentary and the chosen username (pseudonym) of the data subject. In addition, the IP address assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) to the data subject is logged. This storage of the IP address is done for security reasons and in the event that the data subject violates the rights of third parties or posts illegal content through a given comment. The storage of these personal data is, therefore, in the own interest of the data controller, so that they can exculpate themselves in the event of an infringement. There is no transfer of this personal data to third parties, unless such transfer is required by law or serves the aim of legal defense by the data controller.

10. Subscription to Comments on the Website

Comments made on the blog of Wastics GmbH may be subscribed to by third parties. In particular, there is the possibility that a commentator subscribes to the comments following his or her comments on a particular blog post.

If a data subject chooses the option to subscribe to comments, the data controller sends an automatic confirmation email to verify in the double-opt-in procedure whether the owner of the specified email address has opted for this option. The option to subscribe to comments may be terminated at any time.

11. Routine Erasure and Blocking of Personal Data

The data controller processes and stores personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the storage purpose or as far as this was granted by the European legislator or other legislators in laws or regulations to which the data controller is subject to.

If the storage purpose is not applicable, or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data is routinely blocked or erased in accordance with legal requirements.

12. Rights of the Data Subject

• a) Right to Confirmation

  Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain confirmation from the data controller as to whether or not personal data concerning them is being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to confirmation, they may contact an employee of the data controller at any time.

• b) Right to Access

  Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the data controller, free of charge, information about the personal data stored about them and a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European legislator has granted the data subject access to the following information:

  • The purposes of the processing
  • The categories of personal data being processed
  • The recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organizations
  • Where possible, the envisaged duration for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that duration
  • The existence of the right to request rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing by the data controller or the right to object to such processing
  • The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
  • Where the personal data are not collected from the data subject, any available information as to their source
  • The existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, pursuant to Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject

  Furthermore, the data subject has the right to know whether personal data has been transferred to a third country or to an international organization. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to obtain information about the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.

  If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of access, they may contact an employee of the data controller at any time.

• c) Right to Rectification

  Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to request the immediate rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Furthermore, taking into account the purposes of the processing, the data subject has the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of providing a supplementary statement.

  If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, they may contact an employee of the data controller at any time.

• d) Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten)

  Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to demand from the data controller the erasure of personal data concerning them without undue delay, provided one of the following grounds applies and the processing is not necessary:

  • The personal data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.
  • The data subject withdraws consent to which the processing is based according to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR, and there is no other legal ground for the processing.
  • The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR, and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) GDPR.
  • The personal data has been unlawfully processed.
  • The personal data must be erased for compliance with a legal obligation in Union or Member State law to which the data controller is subject.
  • The personal data has been collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Article 8(1) GDPR.

  So, if one of the aforementioned reasons applies and a data subject wishes to request the erasure of personal data stored by Wastics GmbH, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time. The employee of Wastics GmbH will ensure that the request for erasure is promptly fulfilled.

  If the personal data has been made public by Wastics GmbH, and our company is obliged as the data controller under Article 17(1) of the GDPR to erase the personal data, Wastics GmbH, taking into account available technology and implementation costs, will take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform other data controllers processing the published personal data that the data subject has requested the erasure of all links to, or copies or replications of, this personal data, unless the processing is required. The employee of Wastics GmbH will take the necessary measures on a case-by-case basis.

• e) Right to Restriction of Processing

  Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the data controller restriction of processing where one of the following applies:

  • The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the data controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
  • The processing is unlawful, and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of their use.
  • The data controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but the data subject requires them for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
  • The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the data controller override those of the data subject.

  If one of the above conditions is met, and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored by Wastics GmbH, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time. The employee of Wastics GmbH will initiate the restriction of processing.

• f) Right to Data Portability

  Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to receive the personal data concerning them, which was provided to a data controller, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. They also have the right to transmit those data to another data controller without hindrance from the data controller to which the personal data have been provided, where the processing is based on consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, and the processing is carried out by automated means, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the data controller.

  Furthermore, in exercising their right to data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) of the GDPR, the data subject has the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one data controller to another, where technically feasible and where doing so does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

  To exercise the right to data portability, the data subject may contact an employee of Wastics GmbH at any time.

• g) Right to Object

  Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to object, on grounds relating to their particular situation, at any time, to the processing of personal data concerning them, which is based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) of the GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

  Wastics GmbH will no longer process the personal data in the event of the objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

  If Wastics GmbH processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data for such marketing. This also applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to Wastics GmbH to the processing for direct marketing purposes, Wastics GmbH will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

  In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to object to the processing of personal data concerning them by Wastics GmbH for scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.

  To exercise the right to object, the data subject may directly contact any employee of Wastics GmbH or another employee. The data subject is also free, in the context of the use of information society services, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to exercise their right to object by automated means using technical specifications.

• h) Automated Individual Decision-Making, Including Profiling

  Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning them or similarly significantly affects them, provided that the decision (1) is not necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data controller, or (2) is not authorized by Union or Member State law to which the data controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the data subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or (3) is not based on the data subject's explicit consent.

  If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data controller, or (2) it is based on the data subject's explicit consent, Wastics GmbH shall take appropriate measures to safeguard the data subject's rights, freedoms, and legitimate interests, including the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the data controller, to express their point of view, and to contest the decision.

  If the data subject wishes to exercise the rights concerning automated individual decision-making, they may contact an employee of the data controller at any time.

• i) Right to withdraw consent

  Any data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data at any time.

  If the data subject wishes to exercise their right to withdraw consent, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.

13. Data Protection in Job Applications and Recruitment Process

The data controller collects and processes the personal data of applicants for the purpose of managing the job application process. Processing may also occur electronically. This is particularly the case when an applicant submits application documents electronically, for example, via email or through a web form on the website of the data controller. If the data controller enters into an employment contract with an applicant, the data transmitted will be stored for the purpose of managing the employment relationship in compliance with legal requirements. If no employment contract is concluded between the data controller and the applicant, the application documents will be automatically deleted two months after the rejection decision, unless deletion conflicts with other legitimate interests of the data controller. An example of such a legitimate interest is the burden of proof in proceedings under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG).

14. Data Protection provisions regarding the use of Facebook

The data controller has integrated components of the company Facebook on this website. Facebook is a social network.

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

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

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

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

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

The data policy published by Facebook, which is available at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/, provides information on the collection, processing, and use of personal data by Facebook. It also explains the privacy settings options Facebook offers to protect the privacy of the data subject. In addition, different applications are available that allow the data subject to suppress data transmission to Facebook. Such applications can be used by the data subject to suppress data transmission to Facebook.

15. Data Protection provisions regarding the use of Google AdSense

The data controller has integrated Google AdSense on this website. Google AdSense is an online service that enables the placement of advertisements on third-party websites. Google AdSense is based on an algorithm that selects advertisements relevant to the content of third-party websites. Google AdSense enables interest-based targeting of the Internet user, which is implemented by generating individual user profiles.

The operating company of the Google AdSense component is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.

The purpose of the Google AdSense component is to integrate advertisements on our website. Google AdSense sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. The concept of cookies has been explained above. By setting the cookie, Alphabet Inc. is enabled to analyze the use of our website. With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the data controller and on which a Google AdSense component is integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject will automatically submit data through the Google AdSense component for the purpose of online advertising and the settlement of commissions to Alphabet Inc. Within the scope of this technical procedure, the Alphabet Inc. gains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the data subject, which serves Alphabet Inc., among other things, to understand the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently create commission settlements.

The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent Alphabet Inc. from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already in use by Alphabet Inc. may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.

Google AdSense also uses so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic that is embedded in web pages to enable a log file recording and a log file analysis through which a statistical analysis can be performed. Based on the embedded tracking pixels, Alphabet Inc. is able to determine if and when a website was opened by a data subject and which links were clicked on by the data subject. Tracking pixels serve, among other things, to analyze the flow of visitors on a website.

Through Google AdSense, personal data and information, which also includes the IP address and is necessary for the collection and accounting of the displayed advertisements, is transmitted to Alphabet Inc. in the United States of America. This personal data is stored and processed in the United States of America. Alphabet Inc. may pass on this personal data collected through the technical procedure to third parties.

Google AdSense is further explained under the following link: https://www.google.com/adsense/start/.

16. Data Protection provisions regarding the use of Google Analytics (with anonymization function)

The data controller has integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymization function) into this website. Google Analytics is a web analytics service. Web analytics is the collection, gathering, and analysis of data about the behavior of visitors to websites. A web analysis service collects, inter alia, data about the website from which a person has come (the so-called referrer), which sub-pages were visited, or how often and for what duration a sub-page was viewed. Web analytics are mainly used for the optimization of a website and the cost-benefit analysis of Internet advertising.

The operating company of the Google Analytics component is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.

The data controller uses the addition “_gat._anonymizeIp” for web analytics via Google Analytics. By means of this addition, the IP address of the Internet connection of the data subject is truncated and anonymized by Google when accessing our websites from a member state of the European Union or another contracting state to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyze the traffic on our website. Google uses the collected data and information, among other things, to evaluate the use of our website and to provide online reports, which show the activities on our websites, and to provide other services concerning the use of our Internet site for us.

Google Analytics sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. The concept of cookies has been explained above. With the setting of the cookie, Google is enabled to analyze the use of our website. With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the data controller and on which a Google Analytics component was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject will automatically submit data through the Google Analytics component for the purpose of online analysis to Google. During the course of this technical procedure, the Google company gains knowledge of personal information, such as the IP address of the data subject, which serves Google, inter alia, to understand the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently create commission settlements.

The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already in use by Google Analytics may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the possibility of objecting to a collection of data that are generated by Google Analytics, which is related to the use of this website, as well as the processing of this data by Google and the chance to preclude any such. For this purpose, the data subject must download a browser add-on under the link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout and install it. This browser add-on tells Google Analytics through a JavaScript that any data and information about the visits of Internet pages may not be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-ons is considered an objection by Google. If the information technology system of the data subject is later deleted, formatted, or newly installed, then the data subject must reinstall the browser add-ons to disable Google Analytics. If the browser add-on was uninstalled by the data subject or any other person who is attributable to their sphere of competence, or is disabled, it is possible to execute the reinstallation or reactivation of the browser add-ons.

Additional information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google may be retrieved under https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ and under http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html. Google Analytics is further explained under the following link https://www.google.com/analytics/.

17. Data Protection provisions regarding the use of Google Remarketing

The data controller has integrated Google Remarketing services on this website. Google Remarketing is a feature of Google AdWords that allows a company to display advertisements to internet users who have previously engaged with the company's website. The integration of Google Remarketing therefore allows a company to create user-related advertising and subsequently display interest-based advertisements to internet users.

The operating company of the Google Remarketing services is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.

The purpose of Google Remarketing is the display of interest relevant advertising. Google Remarketing allows us to display ads through the Google advertising network or on other websites that are tailored to the individual needs and interests of internet users.

Google Remarketing sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. The concept of cookies has been explained above. By setting the cookie, Google is able to recognize the visitor of our website if the visitor subsequently accesses websites that are also members of the Google advertising network. With each call-up to an internet site on which the Google Remarketing service has been integrated, the web browser of the data subject identifies automatically with Google. During the course of this technical procedure, Google receives personal information, such as the IP address or browsing behavior of the user, which Google uses, among other things, to display interest-relevant advertising.

The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already in use by Google Remarketing may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the possibility of objecting to the interest-based advertising by Google. For this purpose, the data subject must call up the link www.google.com/settings/ads from each of the internet browsers they use and make the desired settings there.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google can be found at https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.

18. Data protection provisions on the use of Google AdWords

The data controller has integrated Google AdWords on this website. Google AdWords is an online advertising service that allows advertisers to display ads in Google search engine results and the Google advertising network. Google AdWords enables advertisers to pre-define keywords that trigger the display of their ads when users search for specific terms on Google. The ads are distributed on relevant websites within the Google advertising network using an automated algorithm.

The operating company of Google AdWords services is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.

The purpose of Google AdWords is to promote our website by displaying interest-based advertisements on the websites of third-party companies and in the search engine results of the Google search engine, as well as displaying third-party advertising on our website.

If a person reaches our website via a Google ad, a conversion cookie is filed on the information technology system of that person through Google. The definition of cookies is explained above. A conversion cookie loses its validity after thirty days and is not used to identify the person. If the cookie has not expired, the conversion cookie is used to determine whether certain sub-pages, such as the shopping cart from an online store system, were accessed on our website. Through the conversion cookie, both we and Google can understand whether a person who reached our website via an AdWords ad generated sales, that is, executed or canceled a purchase.

The data and information collected through the use of the conversion cookie are used by Google to create visit statistics for our website. These visit statistics are used by us to determine the total number of users who were referred to us through AdWords ads, in order to determine the success or failure of each AdWords ad and to optimize our AdWords ads in the future. Neither our company nor other Google AdWords advertisers receive information from Google that could identify the person.

The conversion cookie stores personal information, such as the web pages visited by the person. Each time our website is visited, personal data, including the IP address of the internet connection used by the person, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored and processed by Google in the United States of America. Google may share this personal data collected through the technical process with third parties.

The person can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as previously described, at any time by means of a corresponding setting of the internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a conversion cookie on the person's information technology system. In addition, a cookie already set by Google AdWords can be deleted at any time through the internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the person has the opportunity to object to interest-based advertising by Google. To do this, the person must access the link www.google.com/settings/ads from each of the internet browsers they use and make the desired settings.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

19. Data protection provisions on the use of Instagram

The data controller has integrated components of the Instagram service on this website. Instagram is an audiovisual platform that allows users to share photos and videos and also enables the distribution of such data on other social networks.

The operating company of the Instagram services is Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website is accessed, which is operated by the data controller and on which an Instagram component (Insta button) has been integrated, the internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned is automatically prompted by the respective Instagram component to download a representation of the corresponding component from Instagram. As part of this technical process, Instagram becomes aware of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the person concerned.

If the person concerned is simultaneously logged in to Instagram, Instagram recognizes with each visit to our website by the person concerned and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website which specific subpage of our website the person concerned visits. This information is collected by the Instagram component and assigned by Instagram to the respective Instagram account of the person concerned. If the person concerned clicks on one of the Instagram buttons integrated on our website, the data and information transmitted with it are assigned to the personal Instagram user account of the person concerned and stored and processed by Instagram.

Instagram receives information via the Instagram component that the person concerned has visited our website whenever the person concerned is logged in to Instagram at the same time as accessing our website, regardless of whether the person concerned clicks on the Instagram component or not. If such a transmission of this information to Instagram is not desired by the person concerned, he or she can prevent the transmission by logging out of their Instagram account before accessing our website.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Instagram can be found at https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388 and https://www.instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

20. Data protection provisions on the use of LinkedIn

The data controller has integrated components of the LinkedIn Corporation on this website. LinkedIn is an Internet-based social network that enables users to connect with existing business contacts and establish new business contacts. With over 400 million registered users in more than 200 countries, LinkedIn is currently the largest platform for business contacts and one of the most visited websites in the world.

The operating company of LinkedIn is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. For privacy matters outside the USA, LinkedIn Ireland, Privacy Policy Issues, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, is responsible.

Each time our website is accessed, which is equipped with a LinkedIn component (LinkedIn plug-in), this component causes the browser used by the person concerned to download a corresponding representation of the LinkedIn component. Further information on the LinkedIn plug-ins can be found at https://developer.linkedin.com/plugins. As part of this technical process, LinkedIn becomes aware of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the person concerned.

If the person concerned is logged in to LinkedIn at the same time, LinkedIn recognizes with each visit to our website by the person concerned and for the entire duration of their stay on our website which specific subpage of our website the person concerned visits. This information is collected by the LinkedIn component and assigned by LinkedIn to the respective LinkedIn account of the person concerned. If the person concerned clicks on one of the LinkedIn buttons integrated on our website, LinkedIn assigns this information to the personal LinkedIn user account of the person concerned and stores and processes this personal data.

LinkedIn receives information via the LinkedIn component that the person concerned has visited our website whenever the person concerned is logged in to LinkedIn at the same time as accessing our website, regardless of whether the person concerned clicks on the LinkedIn component or not. If such a transmission of this information to LinkedIn is not desired by theperson concerned, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their LinkedIn account before accessing our website.

LinkedIn offers the ability to unsubscribe from email messages, SMS messages, and targeted ads, as well as manage ad settings, at https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls. LinkedIn also uses partners such as Quantcast, Google Analytics, BlueKai, DoubleClick, Nielsen, Comscore, Eloqua, and Lotame, which may set cookies. Such cookies can be rejected at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy. The applicable data protection provisions of LinkedIn can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. The LinkedIn cookie policy is available at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy.

21. Data protection provisions on the use of YouTube

The data controller has integrated components of YouTube on this website. YouTube is an internet video portal that allows video publishers to freely post video clips and other users to view, rate, and comment on them for free. YouTube allows the publication of all types of videos, so that both complete films and TV shows, as well as music videos, trailers, or videos created by users themselves, can be accessed via the internet portal.

The operating company of YouTube is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.

By accessing any of the individual pages of this website operated by the data controller and on which a YouTube component (YouTube video) is integrated, the internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned is automatically prompted by the respective YouTube component to download a representation of the corresponding YouTube component from YouTube. Further information about YouTube can be found at https://www.youtube.com/yt/about/de/. As part of this technical process, YouTube and Google gain knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the person concerned.

If the person concerned is simultaneously logged in to YouTube, YouTube recognizes with the visit of a subpage that contains a YouTube video which specific subpage of our website the person concerned is visiting. This information is collected by YouTube and Google and assigned to the respective YouTube account of the person concerned.

YouTube and Google receive information via the YouTube component that the person concerned has visited our website whenever the person concerned is logged in to YouTube at the same time as accessing our website, regardless of whether the person concerned clicks on a YouTube video or not. If such transmission of this information to YouTube and Google is not desired by the person concerned, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their YouTube account before accessing our website.

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

22. Legal basis for processing

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

23. Legitimate interests pursued by the data controller or a third party

If the processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, our legitimate interest is the conduct of our business activities for the benefit of the well-being of all our employees and shareholders.

24. Duration for which the personal data will be stored

The criteria used to determine the period of storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After the expiration of that period, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, as long as it is no longer necessary for the fulfillment of the contract or the initiation of a contract.

25. Legal or contractual provisions for the provision of personal data; necessity for the conclusion of the contract; obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of failure to provide such data

We clarify that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g., tax regulations) or can also result from contractual provisions (e.g., information on the contractual partner). Sometimes it may be necessary to conclude a contract that the data subject provides us with personal data, which must subsequently be processed by us. The data subject is, for example, obliged to provide us with personal data when our company signs a contract with them. The non-provision of the personal data would have the consequence that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Before personal data is provided by the data subject, the data subject must contact one of our employees. Our employee will clarify to the data subject whether the provision of the personal data is required by law or contract or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data and the consequences of non-provision of the personal data.

26. Existence of automated decision-making

As a responsible company, we refrain from automatic decision-making orprofiling.

Developed by the LegalTech specialists at Willing & Able, who also developed the system for implementing legally required online training. The texts of the privacy policy generator were created and published by Prof. Dr. h.c. Heiko Jonny Maniero and lawyer Christian Solmecke.