Privacy statement of Q-TECH

1. Introduction

We truly appreciate your visit to our website and thank you for your interest in our products and our company. The protection of your private and personal data is very important to us and we want you to feel comfortable when visiting our website. It has always been our intention to protect personal data and your privacy when processing data and we considered these aspects in the design of our business processes.

We process personal data collected when our website is visited, while further handling our business relationship, in our further communication and in any other routine data management subject to the applicable data protection provisions of the European Union (EU General Data Protection Regulation GDPR, hereinafter referred to as DSGVO) and Germany (BDSG).

1.1 Collection / recording

This privacy statement sets out the manner in which we handle your personal data. A collection or recording of personal data arises in connection with your order process, if you use our services, purchase any of our products or visit our website.

1.2 Description

This privacy statement covers the manner in which we handle your personal data and comply with the statutory provisions and obligations to protect such data with respect to you.

We are committed to protect your data and set for ourselves a high standard to uphold your rights regarding data privacy.

1.3 Categories of data subjects

This privacy statement covers any personal data of visitors to our website, customers and suppliers, employees, job applicants intending to work with us as well as any other person we communicate with.

2. Responsibility

The responsible body for processing personal data with Siebenrock GmbH within the meaning of the applicable data protection act, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) et al., is as follows:

Q-TECH

Falscheider Str. 9

32584 Löhne

Germany

Phone: +49 5732 891720
E-mail: info@q-tech.de

Q-TECH is represented by the managing director.

Q-TECH operates the website as sole responsible body.

2.1 Contact details of the person in charge of data protection

If you have any queries regarding the manner in which we handle your data pursuant to privacy laws, regarding general questions on data protection or any request for information, please contact our responsible body and specify your request in detail:

Q-TECH

Person in charge of data protection

Rudolf Kallenbach
Falscheider Str.9

D-32584 Löhne

Phone: +49 5732 891720

e-mail: info@q-tech.de

2.2 Amendments to our privacy statement

Important note:

This privacy statement may be amended from time to time. Such amendments may, for instance, be required due to technical progress, amended statutory provisions or other influences. We therefore kindly ask you to visit this site from time to time to keep yourself informed on any amendments we publish in this place.

2.3 Legal claims

If you disagree with any part of this privacy statement, you may be entitled to certain legal claims we set out in the relevant passages of this privacy statement.

3. Executive summary - "At a glance"

3.1 Which categories of personal data are collected?

3.1.1 Data of applicants

We are very pleased if you are interested in a job to support our team. Various compulsory data such as name, address, date of birth, contact details, education, career, nationality, resident status, if applicable, as well as certificates are required in connection with your job application to enable us to gain a first impression of who you are and what your professional competence etc. is. If appropriate and in compliance with local laws and regulations, we may also require some information on your medical condition.

As a rule, we require your name, age/date of birth, birth number, gender, contact details,

First & last name
address data
phone and fax number
e-mail data

3.1.2. Customer data

If you are a customer of Q-TECH, we record - in the case of private persons - your personal data and - in the case of corporate customers - information on your company as well as information on your person (such as contact details) or any further person within your company in order to render services to you.

Essentially, you enter your personal data directly by yourself (e.g., via the contact form or by any order) or we collect them in the course of processing if required to perform your order.

We record the following data of our customers:

First & last name
contact details
address data
phone and fax number
e-mail data
bank details
motorcycles held by you

3.1.3 Prospective customers

With respect to prospective customers, we record - in the case of private persons - information on your person (such as contact details), and - in the case of corporate customers - information on your person (such as contact details) or any further person within your company in order to render services to you.

Essentially, you enter your personal data directly by yourself (e.g., by contacting us via the contact form or by e-mail) or we collect them in the course of processing if required to process your request.

3.1.4 Suppliers

With respect to suppliers, we record information on your company as well as information on your person (such as contact details) or any further person within your company to ensure a smooth operation of the order process and handling.

We record the following data of our suppliers:

Last name & first name
Contact details of persons in charge
address data
e-mail data
phone and fax number
bank details

3.1.5 Employees

Employees of our company receive our leaflet "Umgang mit personenbezogenen Daten von Mitarbeitern" ("Handling of personal data of employees").

3.1.6 Visitors to our website

We collect a limited number of information on visitors to our website.

This is necessary to continuously improve our website as we gain important insights from such collected information to make improvements to our website.

We currently use the services of Google Analytics to collect and evaluate such data, and when implementing that program, we made sure that the IP address inevitably transmitted (personal information) is delivered to our service providers in an anonymized manner only.

We collect data of visitors to our website in two ways:

1. We record the following data on our website:

When visiting our website

As a principle, you can use our website without disclosing your identity. When accessing our website, the browser software you use in your terminal device will automatically send information to the server of our website. Such information is temporarily stored in a log file. The following information is collected and stored without any action on your part until it is automatically deleted:

IP address of the requesting processor
date and time of access
name and URL of the data of the downloaded file
website from which our site is accessed (referrer URL)
browser software used and operating system of your computer, if applicable, as well as the name of your access provider

We process the above-mentioned data for the following purposes:

to ensure a smooth connection to our website
to ensure a comfortable use of our website
to evaluate system security and stability, an
for further administrative purposes

Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 f DSGVO forms the legal basis for our data processing. Our legitimate interest results from the purposes of data collection set out above. In no case will we use the data collected for the purpose of drawing any conclusions as to you as a person. We further use website cookies and analytics services when visitors use our website. Please refer to clauses 3.9 and 4 of this privacy statement for further explanations.

When contacting us

When you contact us (e.g., through our contact form, by e-mail, telephone or social media) user details are processed to deal with your contact request and its processing pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence b) DSGVO. User details may be stored in a customer relationship management system ("CRM system") or any similar enquiry set-up. The following data are collected:

Mandatory details

First name, last name
a valid e-mail address
message

Optionally:

title
address
phone number (landline and/or cell phone)
contacts
company name
VAT ID no.
fax number

We delete any enquiries as soon as they are no longer required. We review the necessity every two years. Furthermore, the statutory storing duties shall be applicable.

When placing orders through our online shop

You may only place orders through our website after registration. Your advantage of registration is that you may directly log in to our shop using your e-mail address and password in the event of a future order without having to enter your contact details again.

You enter your personal data in an input mask and then transmit them to us, and we will store them. If you place an order through our website, we collect the following data in the case of a guest access as well as in the case of registration in the shop:

Mandatory details

First name, last name
a valid e-mail address
address
phone number (landline and/or cell phone)

Optionally:

title
company name
VAT ID no.
fax number
date of birth

Such data are collected for the following purposes:

to identify you as our customer
to be able to process, perform and deliver your order
to communicate with you
for invoicing
to deal with any existing liability claims and to assert any claims we may have against you
to ensure the technical administration of our website
to administer our customer data

We seek your consent to the processing of such data in connection with the order process.

Data processing results from your order and/or registration and is required pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 b DSGVO for the purposes specified to appropriately process your order and for mutual performance of obligations arising from the purchase agreement.

We will store the personal data collected by us for processing your order until expiry of the statutory retention requirements and then delete them, unless we are obliged to a longer storage period pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 c DSGVO due to any retention and documentation requirements under tax or commercial laws (of German Commercial Code, German Criminal Code or German Fiscal Code) or unless you consented to a storage beyond this period pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 a DSGVO.

This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g., orders or enquiries to the responsible person). You may recognize an encrypted connection at the character string "https://" and the padlock icon in your browser line.

2. The provider of the sites automatically collects and stores information in server log files which your browser automatically transmits to us. These include:

type and version of browser
the operating system used
referrer URL
host name of the accessing computer
time of server request
IP address

3.2 In which manner are your personal data recorded?

3.2.1 Data of applicants

Essentially, you enter and send to us your personal data by yourself in the form of application documents. Subsequently, we may become aware of further personal information in the course of a telephone interview or personal interview with you which we will add to the existing information.

3.2.2 Prospective customers

Essentially, you enter your personal data directly by yourself, e.g., through enquiries by e-mail, phone, via our contact form, or we collect them in the course of initiating a transaction (e.g., quotation) if required to perform such.

3.2.3 Customer data

Essentially, you enter your personal data directly by yourself (e.g., by any order), or we collect them in the course of processing if required to perform your order.

3.2.4 Suppliers

Essentially, your personal data are collected when we accept you as a supplier. Any change of contact in your company may, as a follow-up, also lead to a further collection of personal data in connection with employees of your company.

3.2.5 Website

When you visit our website, we automatically collect your data by means of cookies according to the cookie settings in your browser software. Please find below further information on cookies, such as the manner in which we use them and which options you have.

Moreover, we also collect data from you if you contact us via our website, e.g., by filling in a form or posting a comment.

3.3. In which manner do we use personal data?

3.3.1 Data of applicants

The main reason for using your personal data is to valuate your person and your skills in connection with candidate sorting or the selection procedure.

3.3.2 Prospective customers

The main reason for using your personal data is to create and carry out communication between us and you.

That includes exchanging quotations, confirmations of orders or delivery notes, invoices and further communication in the form of letters, e-mails, notes or messages between us. Moreover, you and we all have a legitimate interest to ensure the performance of our contractual agreements and a smooth business relationship.

If you subscribe to our e-mail newsletter, we will regularly send you information on our offers. The only mandatory detail required to receive our newsletter is your e-mail address. The entering of any further details is done on a voluntary basis and is used to contact you personally. We use the double opt-in procedure to send our newsletters. That means that we will only send you an e-mail newsletter after you have expressly confirmed your consent to receive our newsletters. We will then send you a confirmation e-mail requesting you to click on the relevant link to confirm that you agree to receive newsletters in the future.

You give us your consent to use your personal data by activating the confirmation link pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence a DSGVO. If you subscribe to our newsletter, we will store your IP address registered by your internet service provider as well as date and time of your subscription to be able to identify any possible misuse of your e-mail address at a later time. The data collected in the course of subscription to our newsletter are solely used for promotional reasons by means of the newsletter. You may unsubscribe to the newsletter at any time using the relevant link in the newsletter or by sending us an appropriate message to the responsible person mentioned above. Your e-mail address will immediately be deleted in our newsletter distribution list after successful unsubscription unless you expressly agreed to a further use of your data or we reserve a use of data beyond that which is permitted by law and on which we will inform you in this statement.

3.3.3 Suppliers

The main reason for using your personal data is to create and carry out communication between us and you.

That includes exchanging enquiries, orders or incoming invoices and further communication in the form of letters, e-mails, notes or messages between us. Moreover, you and we all have a legitimate interest to ensure the performance of our contractual agreements and statutory provisions and a smooth business relationship.

3.3.4 Customer data

The main reason for using your personal data is to create and carry out communication between us and you.

3.4 Who will we pass on your personal data to?

In certain events it may be required to pass on personal data to outside bodies, such as public authorities (administrative bodies etc.), external service providers or other recipients.

3.4.1 Data of applicants

Any personal data collected remain exclusively within our company.

3.4.2 Prospective customers

The personal data collected remain, as a rule, exclusively within our company.

3.4.3 Customer data

The personal data collected remain, as a rule, exclusively within our company.

Data processing to handle orders

For purposes of processing your order, we cooperate with the following service provider(s) supporting us in full or in part to perform any contracts concluded. We transmit certain personal data to such service providers according to the following information. The personal data collected by us are passed on to the carrier commissioned with the delivery in connection with the contract processing to the extent such is required to deliver the goods. We forward your payment details to the entrusted bank in connection with payment processing if such is required for the payment processing. If a payment service provider is engaged, we will explicitly inform you below. Art. 6 (1) sentence b DSGVO forms the legal basis for our data transfer.
We cooperate with external shipping partners to perform our contractual duties vis-à-vis our customers. We pass on your name and delivery address to a shipping partner selected by us exclusively for purposes of delivery of goods pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence b DSGVO.
Use of payment service providers

* BS Payone

If you decide to use a credit card via the payment service provider BS-Payone for payment, payment will be processed via the payment service provider BS-Payone GmbH, Lyoner Strasse 9, 60528 Frankfurt / Germany, to which we pass on the information given in connection with your order process together with the information on your order pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence b DSGVO. We pass on your data exclusively for purposes of payment processing with the payment service provider BS-Payone and only to the extent required.

* In the event of payment via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or – if available - "purchase on account" or "instalments" via PayPal, we pass on your payment details to PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter referred to as "PayPal") in connection with any payment processing. We pass on such data pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence b DSGVO and only to the extent required for payment processing.

PayPal reserves the right to perform a credit check for the payment methods credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or - if available - "purchase on account" or "instalments" via PayPal. For such purpose, we may pass on your payment details to credit agencies pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence f DSGVO on the basis of the legitimate interest of PayPal in the identification of your solvency. PayPal uses the result of the credit check with respect to the statistical default probability to decide on the provision of the relevant payment method. The credit check may include probability values (known as score values). To the extent score values are included in the result of the credit check, such are based on a scientifically proven mathematical statistical procedure. The calculation of score values includes, but is not limited to, address data. Please refer to the privacy statement of PayPal for any further information under data protection laws, with respect, inter alia, to the credit agencies used: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full

You may object to such processing of your data at any time by sending a message to PayPal. PayPal may, however, remain entitled to process your personal data if required for a payment processing according to the relevant agreement.

3.4.4 Suppliers

Any personal data collected remain exclusively within our company.

3.4.5 Visitors to our website

If you did not specify otherwise, we may pass on information to providers of web analytics services or social media services to ensure that you will only receive target-oriented advertising.

3.5 Transfer of personal data to a third country

As a rule, we will not transfer any personal data gained through this website to any country outside the European Union or the European Economic Area (third countries).

It may, however, be possible that data have to be transferred to a third country in connection with any obligation arising from contracts between us and you as business or communication partners. Such transfer will only be made after a detailed check and evaluation by our person in charge of data protection. The data will only be transferred if the relevant body (the recipient in the third country) shows and is able to ensure an appropriate, suitable and secure data protection level. We also concluded appropriate contractual regulations with such recipients.

If you require additional information in individual cases, you may contact our company or our person in charge of data protection whose contact details can be found in clause 2.1.

3.6 How are your personal data protected?

3.6.1 Measures

We ensure the protection of your information and, in particular, the protection of personal data by taking appropriate technical and/or organizational measures to protect your personal and other data from unauthorized access within our company.

3.7 How long are your personal data stored?

3.7.1 Law

Unless we are obliged to store your personal data due to any (other) provision and if no relevant contact occurred within three years, we will delete your personal data from our systems.

The legislator has enacted many different retention requirements and periods. The relevant data are deleted after expiry of such periods if they are no longer required to perform a contract or for business purposes and/or due to any statutory provisions.

If the data subject has given its consent in writing, the information may be retained beyond such periods.

3.8 How can you access, change or withdraw personal data provided to us?

3.8.1 General

If we are in possession of your personal data, you will have various rights.

Please feel free to contact us in this connection - we will try to process your request as soon as possible and according to the statutory provisions.

3.8.2 Consent

We must, under certain circumstances, obtain your consent to process your personal data in connection with specific activities, workflows or offers. That depends on the reason and purpose why we need and use your data. We obtain such consent from you explicitly by means of opt-ins.

It is required that you give your consent on a voluntary basis and perform the required steps, e.g., ticking the relevant checkbox or confirming links received by e-mail, personally.

We thus ensure that you are in control of such processing and may give, refuse or withdraw (revoke) your consent.

We store the records of your consent given in such manner.

You are entitled to revoke any consent given at any time.

3.8.3 Right to revoke your consent

You have the right to revoke your consent to process your personal data for certain activities at any time.

3.8.4 Right of objection

If you believe that we use your personal data in an unauthorized manner and do not give your consent, you will have a right of objection. We will response to your request within a period of 30 days. We will, as a rule, object to you only under certain strictly limited circumstances.

3.8.5. Right of access

You have at any time the right of access to your personal data being stored with us. You also have the right to demand the change, update or deletion of such information,

We further have the possibility to demand that you confirm your identity or to ask for further information relating to your request. We may also refuse a request if such is permitted by law. You will, of course, be informed of the reasons for such.

3.8.6 Right of adjustment

You also have the right to immediately have your personal data adjusted by us if they are found to be inaccurate and/or incomplete or have changed.

3.8.7 Right of deletion

If we processed your personal data unlawfully, you may request deletion of such data. We will response to your request within a period of 30 days. We may object to such under certain circumstances only.

If we agree to the request for deletion, we will delete your data.

3.8.8 Right of limitation of processing

You have the right to request limitation (blocking) of the processing of your data. You are, in particular, entitled to such if one of the following grounds applies:

You dispute the completeness and accuracy.

Processing is unlawful, but you refuse deletion of the data.
We no longer require the data, but you require such data to assert or exercise claims.
You objected to the processing and we are in the process of checking whether we have justified reasons to refuse your instruction.

3.8.9 Right to information

If you asserted the right of correction, deletion or limitation of processing against us, we are obliged to notify all recipients to which we disclosed your personal data of such change unless this is impossible or only possible with an unreasonable effort.

You also have of course the right to inform us on your change requests through such recipients.

3.8.10 Right of data portability

You have the right to transfer data from us to any other responsible person. We will support you in that by directly transferring your data on behalf of you or by providing you with a copy in a customary machine-readable form.

3.8.11 Right of appeal

You have the right to complain to us or with a competent supervisory body on the processing of your personal data. You may assert such against us in writing, by e-mail, telephone or in a personal conversation, addressed directly to our company or via our person in charge of data protection as an intermediary whose contact details can be found under clause 2.1.

3.9 What are cookies and how are they used?

3.9.1 What are cookies?

A cookie is a little file storing the internet settings. Nearly every website makes use of the cookie technology. Cookies are downloaded from your web browser when you first visit a website. The next time you access that website with the same terminal device, the cookie and any information stored therein is either sent back to the website that created it (first party cookie) or sent to another website to which it belongs (third party cookie). That way the website recognizes that it has been accessed before with that browser and varies the content displayed in some cases.

Some cookies are extremely useful as they may improve the user experience at the renewed access of a website which you visited before. The cookies remember your preferences, for instance, provided you use the same terminal device and the same browser as before, or the way you use a site, and adjust the offers displayed in a more relevant manner to your personal interests and needs.

Cookies may be divided into four categories, depending on their intended purpose and function: essential cookies, performance cookies, functional cookies and cookies for marketing purposes.

3.9.2 Types of cookies

You may also check or change which type of cookies are accepted. This can usually be done in your browser settings.

In addition, we provide you with information on such in this privacy statement.

3.9.3 Refuse cookies

You may also adjust your browser settings to only receive cookies which are absolutely necessary to perform the basic features of the website - any other cookies would no longer be accepted.

Most browsers accept cookies. If you prefer that we do not collect any data by the use of cookies, you may determine in the privacy settings of your browser that some or all cookies are accepted or all cookies are refused.

If, however, all cookies are refused, it may be that not all of the features and content of our website are available to you.

As every browser has a different structure, we recommend looking up in the help menu of your browser in which way you may change cookie settings.

Please find further general information on the subject of cookies, including the possibility of cookie deactivation, at aboutcookies.org. You will also find instructions there how to delete cookies from your computer.

3.9.4 Which cookies are used?Necessary (2)

Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Name

Provider

Purpose

Expiry

Type

cookie_consent_level

q-tech-shop.de

Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain

1 year

HTTP Cookie

XTCsid

?q-tech-shop.de

Preserves users states across page requests.

Session

HTTP Cookie

Statistics (3)

Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

Name

Provider

Purpose

Expiry

Type

_ga

?q-tech-shop.de

Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate

2 years

HTTP Cookie

_gat

?q-tech-shop.de

Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate

Session

HTTP Cookie

_gid

?q-tech-shop.de

Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website..

Session

HTTP Cookie

Marketing (4)

Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers.

Name

Provider

Purpose

Expiry

Type

collect

google-analytics.com

Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels.

Session

Pixel Tracker

facebook.com

Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers.

3 months

HTTP Cookie

NID

google.com

Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device. The ID is used for targeted ads.

180 days

HTTP Cookie

facebook.com

Unclassified

Session

Pixel Tracker

4. Tools and other

*Use of YouTube videos

This website uses the YouTube embedding feature to display and playback videos of the provider "YouTube" which belongs to Google LLC., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google").

The enhanced data protection mode is applied there which, according to the provider, triggers a storage of user information only when a video is displayed. If playback of embedded YouTube videos is started, the provider "YouTube" uses cookies to collect information on user behavior. According to YouTube's indications, they serve, among other purposes, to collect video statistics, improve user-friendliness and prevent abusive activities. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be directly allocated to your account if you click on a video. If you do not wish such allocation to your profile with YouTube, you will have to log out prior to the activation of the button. Google stores your data (even with non-logged in users) as user profiles and evaluates them. Such evaluation is, in particular, performed on the basis of the legitimate interest of Google to insert personalized advertisement, market research and/or needs-based design of its website pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence f DSGVO. You have a right of objection against the creation of such user profiles, and if you want to exercise that right, you should address YouTube.

Irrespective of a playback of embedded videos, a connection to the Google network "DoubleClick" is established at every access to this website, which may trigger further data processing operations beyond our control.

Google LLC based in the USA is certified for the US-European data protection convention "Privacy Shield" which ensures compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.

For further information on data protection with "YouTube", please refer to the privacy statement of the provider at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy

Our websites use social plug-ins. These are small enhancements in our internet presence which facilitate exchange of information with the relevant groups.

* Google (Universal) Analytics - Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytical service of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", text files which are stored on your computer and enable the analysis of your use of the website. The information on your use of the website generated by the cookie (including the truncated IP address) is, as a rule, transferred to a server of Google in the US and stored there.

This website exclusively uses Google Analytics with the enhancement "_anonymizeIp()" which ensures an anonymization of the IP address by truncation and excludes a direct reference to individuals. Google first truncates your IP address through this enhancement within the member states of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. The full IP address is transferred to a server of Google in the US in exceptional cases only and truncated there. Processing is made pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence f DSGVO in such exceptional cases on the basis of our legitimate interest in the statistical analysis of user behavior for purposes of optimization and marketing.

Google will use such information on behalf of us to evaluate the use of our website, to compile reports on website activities and to render further services to us in connection with the use of the website and the internet. The IP address transmitted from your browser in connection with Google Analytics will not be amalgamated with any other data of Google.

You may prevent the storage of cookies by appropriately setting your browser software; we, however, point out that in such case you may not be able to use all features of this website in full. You may further prevent the collection and transfer of the data generated by the cookie and referring to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of such data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available through the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

As an alternative to the browser plug-in or within individual browsers on mobile devices, please click on the following link to set an opt-out cookie which prevents the collection by Google Analytics within this website in the future (this opt-out cookie only works in this browser and only for this domain; if you delete your cookies in this browser, you will have to click on the link again): Deactivation of Google Analytics

Google LLC based in the USA is certified for the US-European data protection convention "Privacy Shield" which ensures compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.

For further information on the handling of user data with Google Analytics, please refer to the privacy statement of Google: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de

* Google AdWords Remarketing

Our website uses the features of Google AdWords Remarketing, that way we promote this website in the Google search results and on third party websites. The provider is Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). Google sets a cookie in the browser of your terminal device for such purpose which automatically enables interest based advertising by means of a pseudonymous cookie ID on the basis of the sites you visited. Processing is based on our legitimate interest in an optimal marketing of our website pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence f DSGVO.

Any processing of the data that extends beyond this purpose will only take place if you agreed vis-à-vis Google that Google may link your internet and app browser history to your Google account and information from your Google account is used to personalize advertisements you view on the web. If you are logged in with Google at the time of your visit to our website in such case, Google will use your data together with Google Analytics data to create and define target group lists for cross-device remarketing. Google will, for that purpose, temporarily link your personal data with Google Analytics data to create target groups.

You may permanently deactivate the placing of cookies for ads preferences by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/

As an alternative, you may gather information and change certain settings with respect to the placing of cookies from Digital Advertising Alliance at the internet address www.aboutads.info. Finally, you may adjust the settings of your browser in such a manner that you will be informed on the placing of cookies and decide in each individual case whether or not to accept such or you may exclude the acceptance of cookies generally or in particular cases. Non-acceptance of cookies may restrict certain features of our website.

Google LLC based in the USA is certified for the US-European data protection convention "Privacy Shield" which ensures compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.

Please find further information and the privacy statement with respect to advertising and Google here: http://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/

* Google reCAPTCHA

This website also uses the reCAPTCHA feature provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). This feature mainly makes it possible to distinguish whether an entry was made by a natural person or in an abusive manner by machine and automatic processing. That service includes the sending of IP addresses to Google and possibly any further data required by Google for the service reCAPTCHA and occurs pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence f DSGVO on the basis of our legitimate interest to establish that an action on the internet is deliberately carried out by a human and to avoid misuse and spam.

Google LLC based in the USA is certified for the US-European data protection convention "Privacy Shield" which ensures compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.

Please find further information on Google reCAPTCHA and the privacy statement of Google here: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/

* Google Maps

This website uses Google Maps (API) provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). Google Maps is a web service to present interactive maps for visualization of geographical information. If you use this service, you will see our location to make it easier to find our office.

As soon as you visit the relevant subpages in which the map of Google Maps is embedded, information on your use of this website (such as your IP address) is transferred to a server of Google in the US and stored there. This happens irrespective of whether Google provides a user account where you are logged in or such user account does not exist. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be directly allocated to your account. If you do not wish such allocation to your profile with Google, you will have to log out prior to the activation of the button. Google stores your data (even with non-logged in users) as user profiles and evaluates them. Such evaluation is, in particular, performed on the basis of the legitimate interest of Google to insert personalized advertisement, market research and/or needs-based design of its website pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence f DSGVO. You have a right of objection against the creation of such user profiles, and if you want to exercise that right, you should address Google.

Google LLC based in the USA is certified for the US-European data protection convention "Privacy Shield" which ensures compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.

If you disagree with a future transfer of your data to Google in connection with the use of Google Maps, you also have the possibility to entirely deactivate the web service of Google Maps by disabling the application JavaScript in your browser. You will then not be able to use Google Maps or view any maps on this website.

Please refer to http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/terms/regional.html to view the user conditions of Google; for the additional user conditions of Google Maps please see: https://www.google.com/intl/de_US/help/terms_maps.html

For detailed information on data protection in connection with the use of Google Maps please see the website of Google ("Google Privacy Policy"): http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/

* Google Web Fonts

This site uses web fonts to display font types in a uniform manner which are provided by Google LLC., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). At the visit of the site, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to correctly display texts and font types.

The browser connection you use has to connect to the servers of Google for that purpose. That way Google becomes aware that our website was visited via your IP address. The use of Google Web Fonts is carried out in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) sentence f DSGVO. If your browser does not support web fonts, your computer will use a standard font.

Google LLC based in the USA is certified for the US-European data protection convention "Privacy Shield" which ensures compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.

For further information on Google Web Fonts, please refer to https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and to the privacy statement of Google: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

5. Legal basis

The legal basis of processing personal data is the DSGVO, the German Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz, BDSG) and other German and European regulations and acts. The following items specify the legal bases used and existing pursuant to DS-GVO and BDSG. We make recourse to this legal basis with respect to the processing of your data.

Art. 6 DSGVO Lawfulness of processing:

Clause (1): Processing shall be lawful only if and to the extent that at least one of the following applies:

Consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 a)
The data subject has given consent to the processing of his or her personal data for one or more specific purposes;
Performance of a contract or taking steps prior to entering into a contract pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 b) DS-GVO
Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract;
Compliance with a legal obligation pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 c) DS-GVO
Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject;
Legitimate own interests or legitimate interests of a third party pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 f) DS-GVO
Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child.
Decision on the establishment of an employment relationship pursuant to Art. 88 DS-GVO in conjunction with Art. 26 (1) sentence 1 BDSG.