We are delighted by your interest in our company. Data protection is of particular importance to the management of GROO GmbH | CARGO LOGISTICS. The use of the GROO GmbH | CARGO LOGISTICS website is generally possible without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to use special services provided 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 seek the consent of the data subject.
The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, email address, or telephone number of a data subject, always takes place in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and in compliance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to GROO GmbH | CARGO LOGISTICS. Through this privacy policy, our company aims to inform the public about the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, use, and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed about their rights through this privacy policy.
GROO GmbH | CARGO LOGISTICS, as the data controller, has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most comprehensive protection possible for 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 data subject to freely transmit personal data to us using alternative methods, such as by telephone.
The privacy policy of GROO GmbH | CARGO LOGISTICS is based on the terms used by the European legislator for the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy aims to be easily readable and understandable for the public as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terminology used in advance.
In this privacy policy, we use, among other terms, the following:
Personal data refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as the “data subject”). An identifiable natural person is one who can be directly or indirectly identified, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or one or more specific characteristics that express the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.
A data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the data controller.
Processing means any operation or set of operations performed on 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.
Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting its processing in the future.
Profiling is any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of such data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects concerning performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements of that natural person.
Pseudonymization is the processing of personal data in such a way that the data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal data is not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.
Data controller or controller is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body that, 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 law or the law of a Member State, the controller or the specific criteria for their nomination may be provided for by Union law or the law of a Member State.
A data processor is a natural or legal person, authority, agency, or other body that processes personal data on behalf of the data controller.
A recipient is a natural or legal person, authority, agency, or other body to whom personal data is disclosed, whether or not they are a third party. However, authorities that may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union law or the law of a Member State shall not be considered recipients.
A third party is a natural or legal person, authority, agency, or other body other than the data subject, the data controller, the data processor, and the persons who, under the direct authority of the data controller or data processor, are authorized to process personal data.
Consent is any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which they, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signify agreement to the processing of their personal data.
The data controller, as defined in the General Data Protection Regulation and other data protection laws of the European Union member states, as well as other provisions with data protection character, is:
GROO GmbH | CARGO LOGISTICS
Randersweide 1
21035 Hamburg
Deutschland
Tel.: 040 – 46 89 769 10
E-Mail: info@groo.de
Website: www.groo.de
The data protection officer of the data controller is:
Andreas Groo
GROO GmbH | CARGO LOGISTICS
Randersweide 1
21035 Hamburg
Deutschland
Tel.: 0170 – 235 26 68
E-Mail: info@groo.de
Website: www.groo.de
Any data subject can contact our data protection officer directly at any time with any questions or suggestions regarding data protection.
The websites of GROO GmbH | CARGO LOGISTICS use 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 unique identifier called a cookie ID. A cookie ID is a string of characters through which websites and servers can be assigned to the specific internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This allows the 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, GROO GmbH | CARGO LOGISTICS can provide users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting.
By means of 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 use our website. For example, a user of a website that uses cookies 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 a cookie of a shopping cart in an online shop. The online shop remembers the items that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart through a cookie.
The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by 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, cookies that have already been set can 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 fully usable.
The website of GROO GmbH | CARGO LOGISTICS collects a series of general data and information with each visit by a data subject or an automated system. These general data and information are stored in the server’s log files. The data collected may include (1) the types and versions of browsers 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.
GROO GmbH | CARGO LOGISTICS does not draw any conclusions about the data subject when using this general data and information. Rather, this information is needed to (1) deliver the contents of our website correctly, (2) optimize the contents 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 the event of a cyber attack. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.
The website of GROO GmbH | CARGO LOGISTICS contains information, as required by legal regulations, that enables quick electronic contact with our company and direct communication with us, including a general email address. If a data subject contacts the data controller via email or a contact form on the website, the personal data transmitted by the data subject will be automatically stored. Such voluntarily provided personal data transmitted by a data subject to the data controller will be stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. There is no disclosure of this personal data to third parties.
The data controller processes and stores personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage or as stipulated by the European legislator or another applicable legislator in laws or regulations to which the data controller is subject.
Once the purpose of storage no longer applies or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with legal requirements.
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 are being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to confirmation, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to obtain from the data controller, at any time and 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 the right to be provided with 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, especially recipients in third countries or international organizations
If 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 of personal data concerning the data subject, or to object to such processing
The existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
If the personal data are not collected from the data subject, any available information regarding their source
The existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR, and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject
Furthermore, the data subject has the right to be informed whether personal data have 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 related to the transfer.
If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to information, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to obtain without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Furthermore, taking into account the purposes of the processing, the data subject has the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement.
If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to request the data controller to erase personal data concerning them without undue delay if 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 on which the processing is based according to Article 6(1)(a) or Article 9(2)(a) of the GDPR, and there is no other legal ground for the processing.
The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR, and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) of the GDPR.
The personal data has been unlawfully processed.
The erasure of personal data is required to fulfill a legal obligation under 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) of the GDPR.
If any of the above-mentioned grounds apply and a data subject wishes to request the erasure of personal data stored by GROO GmbH | CARGO LOGISTICS, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time. The employee of GROO GmbH | CARGO LOGISTICS will ensure that the erasure request is promptly complied with.
If the personal data has been made public by GROO GmbH | CARGO LOGISTICS, as the data controller, and our company is obligated to erase the personal data according to Article 17(1) of the GDPR, GROO GmbH | CARGO LOGISTICS, 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 any links to, or copies or replication of, those personal data. The employee of GROO GmbH | CARGO LOGISTICS will take the necessary actions on a case-by-case basis.
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to request the data controller to restrict the processing if one of the following conditions 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 the restriction of its use instead.
The data controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but it is required by the data subject for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
The data subject has objected to the 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-mentioned conditions applies and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored by GROO GmbH | CARGO LOGISTICS, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time. The employee of GROO GmbH | CARGO LOGISTICS will initiate the restriction of processing.
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 they have 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 whom the personal data have been provided, where the processing is based on consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) of the GDPR, or on a contract pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, and the processing is carried out by automated means, as long as the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the data controller.
Furthermore, in exercising their right to data portability under Article 20(1) of the GDPR, the data subject has the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one data controller to another, where technically feasible and where this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.
To exercise the right to data portability, the data subject can contact an employee of GROO GmbH | CARGO LOGISTICS at any time.
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to object at any time, for reasons arising from their particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning them, which is based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) of the GDPR, including profiling based on those provisions.
GROO GmbH | CARGO LOGISTICS will no longer process the personal data in the event of an objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject or the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
If GROO GmbH | CARGO LOGISTICS processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to the processing of their 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 GROO GmbH | CARGO LOGISTICS’s processing for direct marketing purposes, GROO GmbH | CARGO LOGISTICS will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.
Furthermore, the data subject has the right to object, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning them by GROO GmbH | CARGO LOGISTICS for scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.
To exercise the right to object, the data subject can directly contact any employee of GROO GmbH | CARGO LOGISTICS or another employee. The data subject is also free to exercise their right to object in connection with the use of information society services, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, by automated means using technical specifications.
Any data subject concerned by the processing of personal data shall have the right, granted by the European Directive and the Regulation, not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning him or her or similarly significantly affects him or her, unless the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) is permitted by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and that law contains suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or (3) is based on the data subject’s explicit consent.
If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and the data controller, or (2) it is made with the data subject’s explicit consent, the GROO GmbH | CARGO LOGISTICS shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, which include at least the right to obtain the intervention of a data subject on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view and to contest the decision.
If the data subject wishes to exercise the rights concerning automated decisions, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller.
Any individual affected by the processing of personal data has the right, as granted by the European legislator, to withdraw consent for the processing of personal data at any time.
If the affected person wishes to exercise their right to withdraw consent, they may contact an employee of the data controller responsible for processing at any time.
The data controller collects and processes personal data from applicants for the purpose of managing the application process. The processing may also be done electronically. This is particularly the case when an applicant submits corresponding application documents electronically, such as via email or through a web form on the website, to the data controller. If the data controller enters into an employment contract with an applicant, the transmitted data will be stored for the purpose of managing the employment relationship in compliance with legal provisions. If the data controller does not enter into an employment contract with the applicant, the application documents will be automatically deleted two months after the rejection decision has been communicated, unless deletion conflicts with other legitimate interests of the data controller. Another legitimate interest in this sense, for example, could be an obligation to provide evidence in a proceeding under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG).
The data controller has integrated components from Adobe on this website. Adobe Analytics (Omniture) or Adobe Marketing Cloud (referred to as “Omniture” below) is a tool that enables more efficient online marketing and web analytics. Omniture is part of the Adobe Marketing Cloud, which allows real-time analysis of visitor traffic on websites. Real-time analyses include project reports and enable ad-hoc analysis of website visitors. Customer interactions are presented in a way that provides the data controller with a better overview of the online activities of users of this website, displaying the data in simple and interactive dashboards and converting them into reports. This enables the data controller to receive real-time information and identify issues more quickly.
The operator of these services is Adobe Systems Software Ireland Limited, 4-6 Riverwalk, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24, Republic of Ireland.
Omniture sets a cookie on the data subject’s information technology system (cookies have been explained earlier; please refer above for details). The data controller ensures, through server settings, that the tracking records transmitted to Adobe’s data center are anonymized before geolocation takes place. Anonymization is achieved by replacing the last part of the IP address. The data controller has made server-side settings that anonymize the IP address of the data subject separately for geolocation and reach measurement. Adobe will use the data obtained through our website to analyze the user behavior of the data subject on behalf of the data controller. Furthermore, Adobe will use the data to create reports on user activities and provide additional services to our company related to the use of our website. Adobe does not merge the data subject’s IP address with other personal data.
The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as explained above, at any time by adjusting the settings of the internet browser used and thereby permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the internet browser would also prevent Omniture from setting a cookie on the data subject’s information technology system. In addition, cookies already set by Omniture can be deleted at any time via an internet browser or other software programs.
Furthermore, the data subject has the option to object to the collection of data generated by the Adobe cookie related to the use of this website and the processing of this data by Adobe. To do so, the data subject must click the opt-out button at the link http://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/opt-out.html, which sets an opt-out cookie. The opt-out cookie, set with the objection, is stored on the data subject’s information technology system. If the cookies on the data subject’s system are deleted after an objection, the data subject must revisit the link and set a new opt-out cookie.
However, setting the opt-out cookie may limit the full functionality of the websites of the data controller for the data subject.
The applicable privacy policy of Adobe can be accessed at http://www.adobe.com/de/privacy.html.
The data controller has integrated components from the company Facebook on this website. Facebook is a social network.
A social network is an online community or social meeting place operated on the internet that usually allows users to communicate and interact with each other in a virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for the exchange of opinions and experiences or enable the internet community to provide personal or company-related information. Among other features, Facebook allows users of the social network to create private profiles, upload photos, and connect with others through friend requests.
The operating company of Facebook is Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. If a data subject resides outside of the USA or Canada, the data controller responsible for the processing of personal data is Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Each time one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the data controller and on which a Facebook component (Facebook plug-in) has been integrated, is accessed, the internet browser on the data subject’s information technology system 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 becomes aware of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.
If the data subject is logged in to Facebook at the same time, Facebook recognizes with each visit to our website by the data subject and for the entire duration of the respective 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, such as the “Like” button, or if the data subject submits a comment, Facebook assigns this information to the personal Facebook user account of the data subject and stores this personal data.
Facebook receives information through the Facebook component that the data subject has visited our website whenever the data subject is logged in to Facebook at the same time as accessing our website, 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 this transmission by logging out of their Facebook account before accessing our website.
The data policy published by Facebook, which can be accessed at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/, provides information on the collection, processing, and use of personal data by Facebook. It also explains the privacy settings Facebook offers to protect the data subject’s privacy. In addition, various 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.
The data controller has integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymization function) into this website. Google Analytics is a web analytics service. Web analytics involves the collection, gathering, and evaluation of data about the behavior of visitors to websites. A web analytics service captures, among other things, data about the website from which a data subject has accessed a particular website (so-called referrer), which subpages of the website were accessed or how often and for what duration a subpage was viewed. Web analytics is primarily used to optimize a website and analyze the cost-effectiveness of internet advertising.
The operating company of the Google Analytics component is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.
The data controller uses the addition “_gat._anonymizeIp” for web analytics through Google Analytics. By means of this addition, the IP address of the data subject’s internet connection is shortened and anonymized by Google when accessing our websites from a member state of the European Union or another state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.
The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyze visitor traffic on our website. Google uses the data and information obtained, among other things, to evaluate the use of our website, compile online reports showing the activities on our websites, and provide other services related to the use of our website.
Google Analytics sets a cookie on the data subject’s information technology system. The use of cookies has been explained above. By setting the cookie, Google is enabled to analyze the use of our website. Each time one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the data controller and on which a Google Analytics component is integrated, is accessed, the internet browser on the data subject’s information technology system is automatically prompted by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data to Google for online analysis. As part of this technical process, Google becomes aware of personal data, such as the IP address of the data subject, which serves, among other things, to trace the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently enable commission settlements.
Using the cookie, personal information, such as the access time, the location from which an access originated, and the frequency of visits to our website by the data subject, is stored. Each time our websites are visited, this personal data, including the IP address used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may disclose this personal data collected through the technical process to third parties.
The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as explained above, at any time by adjusting the settings of the internet browser being used and thereby permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the data subject’s information technology system. Additionally, cookies already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time through the internet browser or other software programs.
Furthermore, it is possible for the data subject to object to and prevent the collection of data generated by Google Analytics related to the use of this website and the processing of this data by Google. To exercise this right, the data subject must download and install the browser add-on available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This browser add-on informs Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data or information regarding visits to websites may be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-on is considered an objection by Google Analytics. If the data subject’s information technology system is deleted, formatted, or reinstalled at a later point, the data subject must reinstall the browser add-on to disable Google Analytics. If the data subject or another person within their sphere of control uninstalls or deactivates the browser add-on, it is possible to reinstall or reactivate the browser add-on.
Further information and the applicable privacy policy of Google can be accessed at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/ and http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/. Google Analytics is explained in more detail at https://www.google.com/analytics/.
The data controller has integrated the Google+ button as a component on this website. Google+ is a social network. A social network is an online community or social meeting place operated on the internet that typically allows users to communicate and interact with each other in the virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for the exchange of opinions and experiences or enable the internet community to provide personal or company-related information. Google+ allows users of the social network to create private profiles, upload photos, and connect with others through friend requests.
The operator of Google+ is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.
Each time an individual page of this website, which is operated by the data controller and contains a Google+ button, is accessed, the internet browser on the data subject’s information technology system is automatically prompted to download a representation of the corresponding Google+ button from Google. As part of this technical process, Google becomes aware of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject. More detailed information about Google+ can be found at https://developers.google.com/+.
If the data subject is simultaneously logged into Google+ while accessing our website, Google recognizes, with each visit by the data subject to our website and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website, which specific subpage of our website the data subject visits. This information is collected by the Google+ button and associated by Google with the respective Google+ account of the data subject.
If the data subject clicks on one of the Google+ buttons integrated on our website and thus gives a Google+1 recommendation, Google assigns this information to the personal Google+ user account of the data subject and stores this personal data. Google stores the Google+1 recommendation of the data subject and makes it publicly available in accordance with the terms and conditions accepted by the data subject in this regard. A Google+1 recommendation made by the data subject on this website will subsequently be stored and processed together with other personal data, such as the name of the Google+1 account used by the data subject and the profile photo stored in it, in other Google services, such as the search engine results of the Google search engine, the Google account of the data subject, or in other places, such as websites or advertisements. Furthermore, Google may link the visit to this website with other personal data stored by Google. Google also records this personal information for the purpose of improving or optimizing the various services provided by Google.
Through the Google+ button, Google always receives information that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged into Google+ at the time of accessing our website, regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Google+ button or not.
If the transmission of personal data to Google is not desired by the data subject, they can prevent such transmission by logging out of their Google+ account before accessing our website.
Further information and the applicable privacy policy of Google can be accessed at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/. Additional information from Google regarding the Google+1 button can be found at https://developers.google.com/+/web/buttons-policy.
The data controller has integrated components of the Instagram service on this website. Instagram is a service that can be classified as an audiovisual platform and allows users to share photos and videos, as well as distribute such data in other social networks.
The operating company of the Instagram services is Instagram LLC, 1 Hacker Way, Building 14 First Floor, Menlo Park, CA, USA.
Each time an individual page of this website, which is operated by the data controller and contains an Instagram component (Insta button), is accessed, the internet browser on the data subject’s information technology system 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 data subject.
If the data subject is simultaneously logged into Instagram, Instagram 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 the data subject visits. This information is collected by the Instagram component and associated by Instagram with the respective Instagram account of the data subject. If the data subject 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 data subject, stored, and processed by Instagram.
Instagram always receives information through the Instagram component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged into Instagram at the time of accessing our website, regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Instagram component or not. If the data subject does not want such information to be transmitted to Instagram, they can prevent this transmission by logging out of their Instagram account before accessing our website.
Further information and the applicable privacy policy of Instagram can be accessed at https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388 and https://www.instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.
The data controller has integrated Jetpack on this website. Jetpack is a WordPress plugin that provides additional features to the operator of a website built on WordPress. Jetpack allows the website operator, among other things, to have an overview of the site’s visitors. By displaying related posts and publications or enabling content sharing on the site, it is also possible to increase visitor numbers. In addition, Jetpack includes security features that enhance protection against brute force attacks for websites utilizing Jetpack. Jetpack also optimizes and accelerates the loading of images integrated on the website.
The operating company of the Jetpack plugin for WordPress is Automattic Inc., located at 132 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. The operating company uses tracking technology from Quantcast Inc., located at 201 Third Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.
Jetpack places a cookie on the data subject’s IT system. The concept of cookies has already been explained above. With each call to one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the data controller and on which a Jetpack component is integrated, the internet browser on the data subject’s IT system is automatically prompted by the respective Jetpack component to transmit data to Automattic for analysis purposes. As part of this technical process, Automattic becomes aware of data that is subsequently used to create an overview of website visits. The data collected in this way is used to analyze the behavior of the data subject, who has accessed the website of the data controller, and is evaluated with the aim of optimizing the website. The data collected through the Jetpack component is not used to personally identify the data subject without the prior obtaining of a separate, explicit consent from the data subject. Quantcast also becomes aware of the data. Quantcast uses the data for the same purposes as Automattic.
The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time, as already described above, 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 Automattic/Quantcast from setting a cookie on the data subject’s IT system. Furthermore, cookies already set by Automattic can be deleted at any time via the internet browser or other software programs.
Moreover, the data subject has the possibility of objecting to the collection of data generated by the Jetpack cookie related to the use of this website and the processing of this data by Automattic/Quantcast and of preventing such processing. To do so, the data subject must press the opt-out button under the following link: https://www.quantcast.com/opt-out/, which sets an opt-out cookie. The opt-out cookie set with the objection is stored on the data subject’s IT system used. If the cookies on the data subject’s system are deleted after an objection, the data subject must call up the link again and set a new opt-out cookie.
However, setting the opt-out cookie may limit the full functionality of the websites of the data controller for the data subject.
The applicable privacy policy of Automattic can be accessed at https://automattic.com/privacy/. The applicable privacy policy of Quantcast can be accessed at https://www.quantcast.com/privacy/.
Article 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, in processing operations for the delivery of goods or the provision of services 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, such as in cases of inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation by which the processing of personal data is required, such as for fulfilling tax obligations, the processing is based on Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may be necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor to our premises were injured and their name, age, health insurance data, or other vital information would need to be disclosed to a doctor, hospital, or other third party. In such a scenario, the processing would be based on Article 6(1)(d) of the GDPR.
Lastly, processing operations could be based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. This legal basis is used for processing operations that are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases, if the processing is necessary for the legitimate interests pursued by our company or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject. Such processing operations are particularly permissible because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. The legislator considered that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a customer of the data controller (Recital 47, sentence 2 of the GDPR).
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.
The criterion for the duration of the storage of personal data is the respective legal retention period. After the expiration of the period, the corresponding data will be routinely deleted, provided that they are no longer necessary for the performance or initiation of a contract.
We would like to inform you that the provision of personal data may be required by law (e.g., tax regulations) or may result from contractual obligations (e.g., information about the contracting party).
In some cases, it may be necessary for a data subject to provide us with personal data in order to enter into a contract with us. The data subject may be obliged, for example, to provide us with personal data if our company is entering into a contract with them. Failure to provide the personal data would mean that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded.
Before providing personal data, the data subject must contact one of our employees. Our employee will inform the data subject on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of personal data is required by law or contract, or necessary for entering into a contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data, and what consequences would arise from the non-provision of personal data.
As a responsible company, we do not engage in automated decision-making or profiling.
This privacy policy has been generated by the privacy policy generator of DGD Deutsche Gesellschaft für Datenschutz GmbH, which operates as an external data protection officer in Ingolstadt, in cooperation with IT and data protection law attorney Christian Solmecke.
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