Privacy Information Regarding Services, Service Providers and Partners

Bing Ads

On some of our web pages, we use Bing Ads (bingads.microsoft.com), a web analytics service provided by Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA ("Microsoft"), for website analysis, provided that you have consented to this data processing. Microsoft places a cookie on your device if you have accessed our website via a Microsoft Bing advertisement. In this way, Microsoft and we can recognize that someone has clicked on one of our advertisements and was redirected to one of our previously defined target pages. In addition, Microsoft may use so-called cross-device tracking to analyze user behavior across multiple electronic devices and thereby display personalized advertising on Microsoft websites and in Microsoft apps. We only receive information about the total number of users who clicked on a Bing Ads advertisement and were then redirected to the respective target page. Through the cookie that is set, Microsoft collects, processes, and uses information from which user profiles are created using pseudonyms. These user profiles are used to analyze visitor behavior and to display advertisements. According to Microsoft, no personal information identifying the user is processed. You may prevent Microsoft from collecting your data as described above at any time when visiting our website by disabling the required cookie in your internet browser settings. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website, as well as the processing of this data by Microsoft, by declaring your withdrawal of consent via the following link: http://choice.microsoft.com/de-DE/opt-out.

Further information on data protection and the cookies used by Microsoft and Bing Ads can be found on the Microsoft website and at https://about.ads.microsoft.com/de-de/ressourcen/Richtlinien/richtlinien-zur-datensicherheit-und-datnschutzerklaerung. Please note in connection with data processing in the United States: according to the European Court of Justice, the level of data protection in the United States is considered inadequate, and there is a risk that your data may be processed by U.S. authorities for monitoring and surveillance purposes, potentially without effective legal remedies.

The storage of Microsoft cookies and the evaluation of data for statistical purposes are based on your consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR in conjunction with Article 49(1)(a) GDPR. You may withdraw your consent at any time. You can declare your withdrawal by clicking the opt-out link above or by sending a message to the contact details specified under Section 1 (e.g. by email or letter). The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.

Brevo

This website uses the services of Brevo GmbH, Köpenicker Straße 126, 10179 Berlin, Germany, for the distribution of newsletters. Brevo is a service provider that enables the organization, analysis, and design of newsletter campaigns. Through Brevo, we can analyze our campaigns and determine how often a campaign has been opened and which links have been clicked most frequently. We can also determine whether a purchase action was carried out after clicking a link and whether a conversion occurred. In addition, Brevo allows us to segment prospective customers by dividing contacts into interest-based lists in order to provide more targeted communication. If you do not agree to this analysis, you may unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time. Every email campaign we send contains an unsubscribe link through which we will remove you from our contact lists and refrain from further communications.

Data processing is carried out on the basis of your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may withdraw this consent at any time. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out prior to the withdrawal.

The data you provide for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be removed from the newsletter distribution list once you have unsubscribed. Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected by this.

After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist to prevent future mailings. The data stored in the blacklist is used solely for this purpose and is not combined with any other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with the legal requirements for sending newsletters (legitimate interest pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR). Storage in the blacklist is not time-limited. You may object to such storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.

For more information, please refer to Brevo's privacy policy at: https://www.brevo.com/de/legal/impressum.


Cloudflare

We use the service “Cloudflare”. The provider is Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA (hereinafter “Cloudflare”). Cloudflare provides a globally distributed Content Delivery Network (CDN) with DNS services. Technically, the transfer of information between your browser and our website is routed through Cloudflare's network. This enables Cloudflare to analyze traffic between your browser and our website and to act as a filter between our servers and potentially malicious internet traffic. In this context, Cloudflare may also use cookies or other technologies to recognize internet users; however, these are used solely for the purposes described herein. The use of Cloudflare is based on our legitimate interest in providing our website as securely and error-free as possible (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR). Data transfers to the United States are based on the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses. Details and further information regarding security and data protection at Cloudflare can be found here: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/.

The company is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States designed to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the United States. Every company certified under the DPF commits to complying with these data protection standards. Further information is available from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5666.

Data Processing

We have entered into a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) for the use of the service mentioned above. This is a contract required under data protection law that ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Cloudflare Turnstile

We use Cloudflare Turnstile (hereinafter “Turnstile”) on this website. The provider is Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA (hereinafter “Cloudflare”). Turnstile is used to verify whether data entered on this website (e.g. in a contact form) is submitted by a human or by an automated program. To do so, Turnstile analyzes the behavior of website visitors based on various characteristics. This analysis begins automatically as soon as a visitor accesses a website with Turnstile enabled. For the purpose of this analysis, Turnstile evaluates various types of information (e.g. IP address, time spent on the website, or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is transmitted to Cloudflare.

The storage and analysis of this data are based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web services against abusive automated surveillance and spam. Where corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

Data processing is based on the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses, which can be found here: https://www.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-customer-scc/.

Further information about Cloudflare Turnstile can be found in Cloudflare’s privacy documentation at https://www.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-customer-dpa/.

The company is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States designed to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the United States. Every company certified under the DPF commits itself to complying with these data protection standards. Further information is available from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5666.

Google Ads

Our website uses Google Ads, an online advertising program provided by Google. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”). Through Google Ads, we can analyze browsing behavior and display advertisements tailored to users’ interests within the Google advertising network. For this purpose, Google stores a cookie in the browser of users or website visitors, allowing the web browser to be recognized in the future. No individual users are identified in this process. The legal basis for this processing is your consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.

Google Analytics

Provided that you have given your consent, this website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). The service includes the “Universal Analytics” mode. This makes it possible to assign data, sessions, and interactions across multiple devices to a pseudonymous user ID and thereby analyze a user's activities across devices.

Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”, which are text files stored on your computer that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is generally transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the United States. However, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will first be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the United States and shortened there.

Please note that Google Analytics on this website has been extended with IP anonymization to ensure the anonymized collection of IP addresses (so-called IP masking). The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics will not be combined with other Google data.

Further information on the terms of use and data protection can be found at https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html and at https://policies.google.com/?hl=de.

Purpose of Processing: On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity, and provide the website operator with additional services related to website usage and internet usage.

Legal Basis: The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is your consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.

Recipients / Categories of Recipients: The recipient of the collected data is Google.

Transfer to Third Countries: Personal data is transferred to the United States under the EU-US Privacy Shield on the basis of the adequacy decision of the European Commission. The certificate can be accessed there.

Data Retention Period: Data sent by us and linked to cookies, user identifiers (e.g. User ID), or advertising IDs will be automatically deleted after 26 months. Data whose retention period has expired is automatically deleted once per month.

Rights of Data Subjects: You may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by preventing the storage of cookies through the appropriate settings in your browser software. Please note, however, that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.

You may also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google, as well as the processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser add-on provided by Google.

Opt-out cookies prevent the future collection of your data when visiting this website. To prevent data collection by Universal Analytics across different devices, you must perform the opt-out process on all systems you use. If you click here, an opt-out cookie will be set: Disable Google Analytics.

Google Fonts

This website uses Google Fonts, which are provided by Google, to ensure the consistent display of fonts. When you access a page, your browser loads the required fonts into its browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.

For this purpose, the browser you use must establish a connection to Google's servers. As a result, Google becomes aware that this website has been accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Fonts is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in ensuring a consistent appearance of fonts on its website. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

If your browser does not support Google Fonts, a standard font installed on your computer will be used instead.

Further information about Google Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq?hl=de and in Google's Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

The company is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States designed to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the United States. Every company certified under the DPF commits to complying with these data protection standards. Further information is available from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.  

Google Maps

This website uses the Google Maps mapping service. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. This service enables us to integrate maps into our website.

To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is generally transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the United States. The provider of this website has no influence over this data transfer. When Google Maps is activated, Google may use Google Fonts for the purpose of ensuring a consistent display of fonts. When you access Google Maps, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache in order to display text and fonts correctly.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of presenting our online offerings in an appealing manner and making the locations specified on our website easy to find. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Where corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

Data transfers to the United States are based on the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses. Details can be found here: https://business.safety.google/controllerterms/ and https://business.safety.google/controllerterms/sccs/.

Further information on the handling of user data can be found in Google's Privacy Policy.

The company is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States designed to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the United States. Every company certified under the DPF commits to complying with these data protection standards. Further information is available from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

Microsoft Bookings

On our website, you have the option to schedule appointments with us. For appointment scheduling, we use Microsoft Bookings. The provider is Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, One Microsoft Place, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, Ireland.

For the purpose of booking an appointment, you enter the requested information and your preferred appointment date and time into the designated form. The data entered will be used for the planning, implementation, and, if necessary, follow-up of the appointment. Appointment data is stored for us on the servers of Microsoft Bookings. You can view Microsoft's Privacy Statement here: https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement.

The data you enter will remain with us until you request its deletion, withdraw your consent to its storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory statutory provisions, in particular statutory retention periods, remain unaffected. The legal basis for data processing is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in making the appointment booking process as simple as possible for prospective customers and clients. Where corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g. for device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

Data transfers to the United States are based on the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses. Details can be found here: https://learn.microsoft.com/de-de/compliance/regulatory/offering-eu-model-clauses.

The company is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States designed to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the United States. Every company certified under the DPF commits to complying with these data protection standards. Further information is available from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/647.

Social Media

We maintain various online presences on social media platforms. In addition to enabling communication with interested parties, social networks process data of visitors to their websites for market research and advertising purposes. Based on users' browsing and usage behavior, preferences and interests may be identified, and the respective platform operator may create individual user profiles based on this analysis. These profiles may be used to display advertisements tailored to the respective user profile within the network or on the website. Cookies are also used for this purpose and may be stored on users' devices. Even if a user does not maintain an account with the respective social network, it cannot be ruled out that cookies may be set and user behavior may be analyzed and stored.

Requests for information regarding stored data or the exercise of other data subject rights should be directed to the respective provider. Only the operators of the social networks have access to this data.

Instagram / Facebook

Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland

Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/

YouTube

YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA

Represented by: Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA

Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de

LinkedIn

LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland

Privacy Policy: https://de.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

The processing of data in connection with our social media presences is based on our legitimate interest in providing effective information and direct communication with prospective and existing customers of our company. The legal basis for this processing is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the purposes of safeguarding the legitimate interests of the controller, provided that such interests are not overridden by the interests, fundamental rights, or freedoms of the data subject. Our interest lies in providing content, communicating with users of the respective social networks, and improving the reach and effectiveness of our contributions.