1. Privacy at a glance
General information
The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our Privacy Policy listed below this text.
Data collection on this website
Who is responsible for the data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is performed by the website operator. You will find their contact details in the section “Information on the controller” in this Privacy Policy.
How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected, on the one hand, when you provide it to us. This may, for example, be data that you enter into a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically or with your consent by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of page view). The collection of this data takes place automatically as soon as you enter this website.
What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected in order to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour. Where contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contract offers, orders or other order enquiries.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right, at any time and free of charge, to obtain information about the origin, recipients and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to demand the rectification or erasure of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you may withdraw this consent at any time with effect for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
For this and any further questions on the subject of data protection, you may contact us at any time.
Analytics tools and tools of third-party providers
When you visit this website, your browsing behaviour may be statistically analysed. This is done above all with so-called analytics programmes.
Detailed information on these analytics programmes can be found in the Privacy Policy below.
2. Hosting
We host the content of our website with the following provider:
IONOS
The provider is IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur (hereinafter IONOS). When you visit our website, IONOS records various log files, including your IP addresses. For details, please refer to the IONOS privacy policy: https://www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/terms-privacy.
The use of IONOS is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable possible presentation of our website. To the extent that corresponding consent has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s end device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
Data processing on behalf
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract prescribed by data protection law that ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
3. General information and mandatory information
Data protection
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations as well as this Privacy Policy.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. The present Privacy Policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.
We point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Information on the controller
The controller for the data processing on this website is:
MARTIN International Freight Forwarder & Trading GmbH
Westhafenstr. 1
13353 Berlin, Germany
Phone: +4930921037360
Email: mail@martin-spedition.de
The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).
Retention period
Unless a more specific retention period has been stated within this Privacy Policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for the data processing ceases to apply. If you assert a justified request for erasure or withdraw your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible grounds for storing your personal data (e.g. tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will take place after these reasons have ceased.
General information on the legal bases for data processing on this website
If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, insofar as special categories of data pursuant to Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR are processed. In the case of express consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to the access to information on your end device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), data processing additionally takes place on the basis of § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time. If your data is required to fulfil a contract or to carry out pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data where this is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Data processing may also be based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The legal bases applicable in each individual case are explained in the following paragraphs of this Privacy Policy.
Recipients of personal data
In the course of our business activities, we work together with various external parties. In doing so, it is sometimes necessary to transfer personal data to these external parties. We only transfer personal data to external parties where this is necessary for the performance of a contract, where we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. transfer of data to tax authorities), where we have a legitimate interest in the transfer pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, or where another legal basis permits the transfer of data. When using processors, we only transfer our customers’ personal data on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, an agreement on joint processing is concluded.
Withdrawal of your consent to data processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can withdraw consent already given at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out before withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.
Right to object to data collection in special cases and to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)
WHERE DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH ANY PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA CONCERNED, UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES TO ASSERT, EXERCISE OR DEFEND LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR).
WHERE YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).
Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority
In the event of breaches of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work or the place of the alleged breach. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to data portability
You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract handed over to yourself or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only take place insofar as it is technically feasible.
Information, rectification and erasure
Within the framework of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of the data processing and, where applicable, a right to rectification or erasure of this data. For this and any further questions on the subject of personal data, you can contact us at any time.
SSL and TLS encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or enquiries that you send to us as the site operator, this page uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.
If SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Objection to advertising emails
We hereby object to the use of contact data published as part of the legal-notice obligation for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and information materials. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.
4. Data collection on this website
Cookies
Our internet pages use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any damage on your end device. They are stored on your end device either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Persistent cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them yourself or until automatic deletion by your web browser takes place.
Cookies may come from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services of third-party companies within websites (e.g. cookies for handling payment services).
Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, since certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping-cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies may be used to analyse user behaviour or for advertising purposes.
Cookies that are necessary to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions desired by you (e.g. for the shopping-cart function) or to optimise the website (e.g. cookies for measuring web audiences) (necessary cookies) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is stated. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies in order to provide its services in a technically error-free and optimised manner. Where consent for the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG); consent can be withdrawn at any time.
You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when the browser is closed. If cookies are disabled, the functionality of this website may be limited.
You can find out which cookies and services are used on this website in this Privacy Policy.
Contact form
If you send us enquiries via the contact form, your details from the enquiry form, including the contact data you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, insofar as your enquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of the enquiries directed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) where this has been requested; consent can be withdrawn at any time.
The data you enter in the contact form remains with us until you request us to erase it, withdraw your consent to storage or the purpose for the data storage ceases (e.g. after your enquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.
Enquiry by email, phone or fax
If you contact us by email, phone or fax, your enquiry, including all personal data arising from it (name, enquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your concern. We do not pass on this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, insofar as your enquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of the enquiries directed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) where this has been requested; consent can be withdrawn at any time.
The data sent to us via contact enquiries remains with us until you request us to erase it, withdraw your consent to storage or the purpose for the data storage ceases (e.g. after your concern has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.
The company holds a certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits to comply with these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4452.
ProvenExpert
We have integrated review seals from ProvenExpert on this website. The provider is Expert Systems AG, Quedlinburger Str. 1, 10589 Berlin, https://www.provenexpert.com.
The ProvenExpert seal allows us to display customer reviews submitted to ProvenExpert about our company on our website. When you visit our website, a connection to ProvenExpert is established, so that ProvenExpert can determine that you have visited our website. ProvenExpert also records your language settings in order to display the seal in the selected language.
The use of ProvenExpert is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the most transparent possible presentation of customer reviews. To the extent that corresponding consent has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s end device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
5. Social media
eRecht24 Safe Sharing Tool
The content on this website can be shared in social networks such as Facebook, X & Co. in a data-protection-compliant way. For this purpose, this page uses the eRecht24 Safe Sharing Tool. This tool establishes direct contact between the networks and users only when the user actively clicks on one of these buttons. The click on the button constitutes consent within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. This consent can be withdrawn at any time with effect for the future.
This tool does not automatically transmit user data to the operators of these platforms. If the user is logged into one of the social networks, an information window appears when using the social-media elements of Facebook, X & Co. in which the user can confirm the text before sending.
Our users can share the content of this page in social networks in a data-protection-compliant way, without complete browsing profiles being created by the operators of the networks.
The service is used to obtain the legally required consents for the use of certain technologies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.
Elements of the Facebook social network are integrated on this website. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland. According to Facebook, however, the data collected is also transferred to the USA and other third countries.
You can find an overview of the Facebook social-media elements here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE.
When the social-media element is active, a direct connection is established between your end device and the Facebook server. Facebook thereby receives the information that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click the Facebook “Like” button while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of this website to your Facebook profile. As a result, Facebook can associate the visit to this website with your user account. We point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Facebook. Further information can be found in the Facebook privacy policy at: https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.
The use of this service is based on your consent under Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
To the extent that personal data is collected on our website and passed on to Facebook using the tool described here, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of the data and its transfer to Facebook. The processing carried out by Facebook after the transfer is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations incumbent on us jointly are set out in an agreement on joint processing. The wording of the agreement can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Facebook tool and for the data-protection-compliant implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of the Facebook products. Data-subject rights (e.g. requests for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook can be asserted directly with Facebook. If you assert data-subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to Facebook.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381 and https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.
The company holds a certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits to comply with these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4452.
X (formerly Twitter)
Functions of the X (formerly Twitter) service are integrated on this website. These functions are offered by the parent company X Corp., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. For the data processing of persons living outside the USA, the branch Twitter International Unlimited Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland is responsible.
When the social-media element is active, a direct connection is established between your end device and the X server. X (formerly Twitter) thereby receives information about your visit to this website. By using X (formerly Twitter) and the function “Re-Tweet” or “Repost”, the websites you visit are linked to your X (formerly Twitter) account and made known to other users. We point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by X (formerly Twitter). Further information can be found in the privacy policy of X (formerly Twitter) at: https://x.com/de/privacy.
The use of this service is based on your consent under Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: https://gdpr.x.com/en/controller-to-controller-transfers.html.
You can change your privacy settings on X (formerly Twitter) in your account settings at https://x.com/settings/account.
The company holds a certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits to comply with these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/2710.
Functions of the Instagram service are integrated on this website. These functions are offered by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland.
When the social-media element is active, a direct connection is established between your end device and the Instagram server. Instagram thereby receives information about your visit to this website.
If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of this website to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. As a result, Instagram can associate the visit to this website with your user account. We point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram.
The use of this service is based on your consent under Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
To the extent that personal data is collected on our website and passed on to Facebook or Instagram using the tool described here, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of the data and its transfer to Facebook or Instagram. The processing carried out by Facebook or Instagram after the transfer is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations incumbent on us jointly are set out in an agreement on joint processing. The wording of the agreement can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Facebook or Instagram tool and for the data-protection-compliant implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of the Facebook and Instagram products. Data-subject rights (e.g. requests for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook or Instagram can be asserted directly with Meta. If you assert data-subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to Meta.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/ and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.
Further information can be found in the Instagram privacy policy: https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/.
The company holds a certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits to comply with these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4452.
This website uses elements of the LinkedIn network. The provider is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Each time a page on this website containing LinkedIn elements is accessed, a connection is established to LinkedIn servers. LinkedIn is informed that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click the LinkedIn “Recommend” button and are logged into your LinkedIn account, it is possible for LinkedIn to associate your visit to this website with you and your user account. We point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by LinkedIn.
The use of this service is based on your consent under Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a1343190/datenubertragung-aus-der-eu-dem-ewr-und-der-schweiz?lang=de
Further information can be found in the LinkedIn privacy policy at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
The company holds a certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits to comply with these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5448.
This website uses elements of the XING network. The provider is New Work SE, Am Strandkai 1, 20457 Hamburg, Germany.
Each time one of our pages containing XING elements is accessed, a connection to XING servers is established. To our knowledge, no personal data is stored in this process. In particular, no IP addresses are stored and usage behaviour is not evaluated.
The use of this service is based on your consent under Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
Further information on data protection and the XING Share button can be found in the XING privacy policy at: https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung.
6. Analytics tools and advertising
Google Tag Manager
We use Google Tag Manager. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Tag Manager is a tool that allows us to integrate tracking or statistical tools and other technologies on our website. Google Tag Manager itself does not create user profiles, does not store cookies and does not carry out any independent analyses. It only serves the management and delivery of the tools integrated through it. However, Google Tag Manager records your IP address, which may also be transferred to Google’s parent company in the United States.
The use of Google Tag Manager is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the fast and uncomplicated integration and management of various tools on its website. To the extent that corresponding consent has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s end device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
The company holds a certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits to comply with these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.
Google Analytics
This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyse the behaviour of website visitors. In doing so, the website operator receives various usage data such as page views, time spent on site, operating systems used and origin of the user. This data is summarised in a user ID and assigned to the respective end device of the website visitor.
Furthermore, with Google Analytics we can record your mouse and scroll movements and clicks, among other things. In addition, Google Analytics uses various modelling approaches to supplement the recorded data sets and employs machine-learning technologies in data analysis.
Google Analytics uses technologies that enable the recognition of the user for the purpose of analysing user behaviour (e.g. cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Google about the use of this website is generally transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
The use of this service is based on your consent under Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.
The company holds a certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits to comply with these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.
IP anonymisation
Google Analytics IP anonymisation is enabled. As a result, your IP address is shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activities and to provide further services related to website use and internet use to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
Browser plugin
You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.
For more information on how Google Analytics handles user data, please refer to the Google privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.
Google Signals
We use Google Signals. When you visit our website, Google Analytics also collects, among other things, your location, search history and YouTube history as well as demographic data (visitor data). This data may be used with the help of Google Signal for personalised advertising. If you have a Google account, the visitor data from Google Signal is linked to your Google account and used for personalised advertising messages. The data is also used to compile anonymised statistics on the user behaviour of our users.
Data processing on behalf
We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.
Google Analytics e-commerce measurement
This website uses the “e-commerce measurement” function of Google Analytics. With the help of e-commerce measurement, the website operator can analyse the purchasing behaviour of website visitors in order to improve its online marketing campaigns. In doing so, information such as orders placed, average order values, shipping costs and the time from view to purchase of a product is recorded. This data may be summarised by Google under a transaction ID assigned to the respective user or their device.
Microsoft Advertising
The website operator uses Microsoft Advertising. Microsoft Advertising is an online advertising programme of Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA.
Microsoft Advertising enables us to display advertisements on the Bing search engine or on third-party websites when the user enters certain search terms in Bing (keyword targeting). Furthermore, targeted advertisements can be displayed on the basis of user data available at Microsoft (e.g. location data and interests) (audience targeting). As the website operator, we can evaluate this data quantitatively by analysing, for example, which search terms led to the display of our advertisements and how many advertisements led to corresponding clicks.
We use Microsoft Advertising’s Universal Event Tracking (UET) on this page. Pseudonymised data is collected to track which actions you carry out on our websites after clicking on a Microsoft Advertising advertisement. UET records your IP address (anonymised), device identifiers, information about device and browser settings, the Microsoft Click ID (stored in a cookie), time spent on the website, which areas of the website were accessed, via which advertisement you reached the website and the clicked keyword.
The use of this service is based on your consent under Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: https://learn.microsoft.com/de-de/compliance/regulatory/offering-eu-model-clauses.
The company holds a certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits to comply with these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/6474.
Data processing on behalf
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract prescribed by data protection law that ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
Google Ads
The website operator uses Google Ads. Google Ads is an online advertising programme of Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Ads enables us to display advertisements on the Google search engine or on third-party websites when the user enters certain search terms in Google (keyword targeting). Furthermore, targeted advertisements can be displayed on the basis of user data available at Google (e.g. location data and interests) (audience targeting). As the website operator, we can evaluate this data quantitatively by analysing, for example, which search terms led to the display of our advertisements and how many advertisements led to corresponding clicks.
The use of this service is based on your consent under Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://business.safety.google/controllerterms/.
The company holds a certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits to comply with these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.
Google Ads Remarketing
This website uses the functions of Google Ads Remarketing. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
With Google Ads Remarketing we can assign people who interact with our online offering to specific target audiences in order to subsequently display interest-based advertising to them within the Google advertising network (remarketing or retargeting).
Furthermore, the advertising target audiences created with Google Ads Remarketing can be linked with the cross-device functions of Google. In this way, interest-based, personalised advertising messages adapted to you based on your previous usage and browsing behaviour on one end device (e.g. mobile phone) can also be displayed on another of your end devices (e.g. tablet or PC).
If you have a Google account, you can object to personalised advertising at the following link: https://adssettings.google.com/anonymous?hl=de.
The use of this service is based on your consent under Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
Further information and the data protection provisions can be found in the Google privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=de.
The company holds a certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits to comply with these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.
Audience building with customer matching
For audience building we use, among other things, customer matching of Google Ads Remarketing. In this process, we transfer certain customer data (e.g. email addresses) from our customer lists to Google. If the relevant customers are Google users and are logged into their Google account, suitable advertising messages are displayed to them within the Google network (e.g. on YouTube, Gmail or in the search engine).
Google Conversion Tracking
This website uses Google Conversion Tracking. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
With the help of Google Conversion Tracking, Google and we can detect whether the user has carried out certain actions. For example, we can evaluate which buttons on our website are clicked how often and which products were viewed or purchased particularly often. This information is used to compile conversion statistics. We learn the total number of users who have clicked on our advertisements and what actions they have taken. We do not receive any information that would allow us to personally identify the user. Google itself uses cookies or comparable recognition technologies for identification.
The use of this service is based on your consent under Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
For more information on Google Conversion Tracking, please refer to the Google data protection provisions: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
The company holds a certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits to comply with these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.
Meta Pixel (formerly Facebook Pixel)
This website uses the visitor-action pixel of Meta for conversion measurement. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. According to Meta, however, the data collected is also transferred to the USA and to other third countries.
This allows the behaviour of site visitors to be tracked after they have been redirected to the provider’s website by clicking on a Meta advertisement. In this way, the effectiveness of Meta advertisements can be evaluated for statistical and market-research purposes and future advertising measures can be optimised.
The data collected is anonymous to us as the operator of this website; we cannot draw any conclusions about the identity of the users. The data is, however, stored and processed by Meta, so that a connection to the respective user profile on Facebook or Instagram is possible and Meta can use the data for its own advertising purposes, in accordance with the Meta data usage policy (https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/). This enables Meta to serve advertisements on pages of Facebook or Instagram and on other advertising channels. This use of the data cannot be influenced by us as the site operator.
The use of this service is based on your consent under Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
We use the extended-matching function within the Meta Pixel.
Extended matching enables us to transmit various types of data (e.g. place of residence, state, postal code, hashed email addresses, names, gender, date of birth or telephone number) of our customers and prospects collected via our website to Meta. As a result, we can tailor our advertising campaigns on Facebook and Instagram even more precisely to people who are interested in our offers. In addition, extended matching improves the attribution of website conversions and extends Custom Audiences.
To the extent that personal data is collected on our website and forwarded to Meta using the tool described here, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of the data and its forwarding to Meta. The processing carried out by Meta after the transfer is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations incumbent on us jointly are set out in an agreement on joint processing. The wording of the agreement can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Meta tool and for the data-protection-compliant implementation of the tool on our website. Meta is responsible for the data security of the Meta products. Data-subject rights (e.g. requests for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook or Instagram can be asserted directly with Meta. If you assert data-subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to Meta.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.
You will find further information on protecting your privacy in the Meta privacy notice: https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/.
You can also deactivate the remarketing function “Custom Audiences” in the ad settings area at https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen. To do this, you must be logged into Facebook.
If you do not have an account on Facebook or Instagram, you can deactivate usage-based advertising by Meta on the website of the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance: https://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/.
The company holds a certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits to comply with these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4452.
LinkedIn Insight Tag
This website uses the LinkedIn Insight Tag. The provider of this service is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Data processing by LinkedIn Insight Tag
With the help of the LinkedIn Insight Tag, we receive information about the visitors to our website. If a website visitor is registered with LinkedIn, we can analyse, among other things, professional key data (e.g. career stage, company size, country, location, industry and job title) of our website visitors and thus better align our site to the respective target audiences. Furthermore, with the help of the LinkedIn Insight Tag we can measure whether visitors to our websites make a purchase or carry out another action (conversion measurement). Conversion measurement can also take place across devices (e.g. from PC to tablet). The LinkedIn Insight Tag also offers a retargeting function with the help of which we can display targeted advertising to the visitors of our website outside the website, with no identification of the advertising addressee taking place according to LinkedIn.
LinkedIn itself also records so-called log files (URL, referrer URL, IP address, device and browser properties and time of access). The IP addresses are shortened or (if they are used to reach LinkedIn members across devices) hashed (pseudonymised). The direct identifiers of LinkedIn members are deleted by LinkedIn after seven days. The remaining pseudonymised data is then deleted within 180 days.
The data collected by LinkedIn cannot be assigned to specific individuals by us as the website operator. LinkedIn will store the recorded personal data of website visitors on its servers in the USA and use them as part of its own advertising measures. For details, please refer to the LinkedIn privacy policy at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy#choices-oblig.
Legal basis
To the extent that consent has been obtained, the use of the above-mentioned service takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time. To the extent that no consent has been obtained, the use of this service is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR; the website operator has a legitimate interest in effective advertising measures, including via social media.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/dpa and https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/eu-sccs.
The company holds a certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits to comply with these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5448.
Objection to the use of LinkedIn Insight Tag
Object to the analysis of usage behaviour and to targeted advertising by LinkedIn at the following link: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.
Furthermore, members of LinkedIn can control the use of their personal data for advertising purposes in their account settings. To avoid a linking of data collected on our website by LinkedIn with your LinkedIn account, you must log out of your LinkedIn account before visiting our website.
Data processing on behalf
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract prescribed by data protection law that ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
7. Newsletter
Newsletter data
If you wish to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. Further data is not collected, or is only collected on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.
The processing of the data entered in the newsletter sign-up form takes place exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can withdraw the consent given to the storage of the data, the email address and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The lawfulness of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the withdrawal.
The data you have deposited with us 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 deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe from the newsletter or after the purpose ceases. We reserve the right to delete or block email addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our own discretion within the scope of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
Data stored with us for other purposes remains unaffected.
After you have unsubscribed from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist, where this is necessary to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist is only used for this purpose and is not merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with the legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). The storage in the blacklist is not limited in time. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.
Newsletter dispatch to existing customers
If you order goods or services from us and provide your email address, this email address may subsequently be used by us to send newsletters, provided we inform you in advance. In such a case, only direct marketing for our own similar goods or services will be sent via the newsletter. You can cancel the receipt of this newsletter at any time. For this purpose, every newsletter contains a corresponding link. The legal basis for sending the newsletter in this case is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR in conjunction with § 7 para. 3 UWG.
After you have unsubscribed from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored by us in a blacklist to prevent future mailings to you. The data from the blacklist is only used for this purpose and is not merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with the legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). The storage in the blacklist is not limited in time. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.
8. Plugins and tools
YouTube with extended data protection
This website embeds videos from the YouTube website. The website operator is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
When you visit one of these websites that has YouTube embedded, a connection is established to the YouTube servers. The YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you allow YouTube to associate your browsing behaviour directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
We use YouTube in extended data-protection mode. Videos played in extended data-protection mode are, according to YouTube, not used to personalise browsing on YouTube. Advertisements served in extended data-protection mode are also not personalised. In extended data-protection mode, no cookies are set. Instead, however, so-called Local Storage elements are stored in the user’s browser, which, similar to cookies, contain personal data and can be used for recognition. Details on extended data-protection mode can be found here: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/171780.
Where applicable, further data processing operations may be triggered after the activation of a YouTube video, on which we have no influence.
The use of YouTube takes place in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. To the extent that corresponding consent has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s end device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
For more information on data protection at YouTube, please refer to their privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
The company holds a certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits to comply with these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.
Google Fonts (local hosting)
This page uses so-called Google Fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. The Google Fonts are installed locally. A connection to Google servers does not take place.
For further information on Google Fonts, please refer to https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and the Google privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
Google Maps
This page uses the Google Maps map service. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. With the help of this service, we can embed map material on our website.
To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is generally transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this page has no influence on this data transfer. When Google Maps is activated, Google may use Google Fonts for the purpose of uniformly displaying the fonts. When you access Google Maps, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.
The use of Google Maps takes place in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers and easy locatability of the places indicated by us on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. To the extent that corresponding consent has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s end device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/.
For more information on how Google handles user data, please refer to the Google privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
The company holds a certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits to comply with these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.
Google reCAPTCHA
We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereinafter “reCAPTCHA”) on this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
The purpose of reCAPTCHA is to check whether data entry on this website (e.g. in a contact form) is being carried out by a human or by an automated programme. To this end, reCAPTCHA analyses the behaviour of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis starts automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g. IP address, time spent on the website by the website visitor or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google.
The reCAPTCHA analyses run entirely in the background. Website visitors are not informed that an analysis is taking place.
The storage and analysis of the data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offerings from abusive automated spying and from SPAM. To the extent that corresponding consent has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s end device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
For more information on Google reCAPTCHA, please refer to the Google data protection provisions and the Google terms of use at the following links: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de and https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=de.
The company holds a certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits to comply with these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.
9. eCommerce and payment providers
Processing of customer and contract data
We collect, process and use personal customer and contract data for the purpose of establishing, structuring the content of and amending our contractual relationships. Personal data on the use of this website (usage data) is collected, processed and used by us only to the extent necessary to enable the user to use the service or to bill for it. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
The customer data collected is deleted after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship and the expiry of any applicable statutory retention periods. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.
Credit checks
For purchases on account or other payment methods where we make advance performance, we may carry out a credit check (scoring). For this purpose, we transmit your entered data (e.g. name, address, age or bank data) to a credit agency. On the basis of this data, the probability of payment default is determined. In the event of an excessive risk of payment default, we may refuse the payment method concerned.
The credit check is carried out on the basis of contract performance (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and to avoid payment defaults (legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). If consent has been obtained, the credit check is carried out on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR); consent can be withdrawn at any time.
10. Own services
Handling of applicant data
We offer you the opportunity to apply to us (e.g. by email, by post or via an online application form). In the following, we inform you about the scope, purpose and use of your personal data collected as part of the application process. We assure you that the collection, processing and use of your data takes place in compliance with applicable data protection law and all other statutory provisions and that your data is treated strictly confidentially.
Scope and purpose of data collection
If you submit an application to us, we process your related personal data (e.g. contact and communication data, application documents, notes taken during job interviews, etc.) to the extent necessary to decide on the establishment of an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is § 26 BDSG under German law (initiation of an employment relationship), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (general initiation of a contract) and – if you have given your consent – Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Consent can be withdrawn at any time. Within our company, your personal data is only passed on to persons involved in processing your application.
If the application is successful, the data you submit will be stored in our data processing systems on the basis of § 26 BDSG and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR for the purpose of carrying out the employment relationship.
Retention period of the data
If we cannot offer you a job, if you reject a job offer or withdraw your application, we reserve the right to retain the data you have submitted on the basis of our legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) for up to 6 months from the end of the application process (rejection or withdrawal of the application). The data is then deleted and the physical application documents are destroyed. Retention serves in particular as evidence in the event of a legal dispute. If it is evident that the data will be required after the expiry of the 6-month period (e.g. due to an imminent or pending legal dispute), erasure will only take place once the purpose for further retention ceases.
Longer retention may also take place if you have given your corresponding consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) or if statutory retention obligations prevent erasure.