Data protection information of LICHTZENTRALE Lichtgroßhandel GmbH

§ 1 General notes and mandatory information

(1) The aim of data protection and also our aim as LICHTZENTRALE Lichtgroßhandel GmbH is to organise the handling of personal data in such a way that the personal rights of the individual are protected.

In order to ensure the fulfilment of this objective, entities responsible for the processing of personal data are obliged to comply with the provisions of EU legislation (General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)) and national data protection laws.

Personal data may only be collected and processed if this is permitted by the GDPR or another law. The fundamental principles of the GDPR are

• Lawfulness of processing, processing in good faith, transparency
• purpose limitation
• data minimisation
• Accuracy of the data processing
• Storage limitation and erasure concepts
• Integrity and confidentiality

Responsible behaviour when handling personal data, as well as the risk-conscious use of IT systems and applications, are further key objectives of LICHTZENTRALE Lichtgroßhandel GmbH.

(2) The controller responsible for data processing on this website is

LICHTZENTRALE Lichtgroßhandel GmbH
Rettistraße 5, 91522 Ansbach
Managing Directors: Damjan Plahuta, Uwe Schaffitzel und Kai Spahn
Tel.: +49 981 8903-333 (Main office)
Fax: +49 981 8903-291 (Main office)
E-Mail: info@lichtzentrale.de

The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g. names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

(3) You can contact our data protection officer at the following e-mail address: datenschutz@lichtzentrale.de 

(4)Purpose of data collection, processing or use:

LICHTZENTRALE Lichtgroßhandel GmbH is a wholesale partner for professional lighting and sophisticated lighting concepts in the contract, industrial and private sectors.

The collection, processing or use of personal data is carried out to fulfil this corporate purpose or supporting secondary purposes, such as customer advice.

(5)

Groups of data subjects and related data or data categories:

The groups of persons concerned are

• current employees,
• former employees,
• applicants,
• interested parties,
• customers,
• suppliers,
• service providers and
• other business partners.

The relevant data includes all personal data required to fulfil the respective purpose. Which specific data of the data subjects are processed is explained in detail below.

(6) Legal basis

The processing of personal data is only lawful if this is permitted by law, i.e. if there is a legal basis, or if the person has given their consent.

Personal data is only processed in our company in accordance with the statutory provisions. As a rule, these are

• if consent to the processing of personal data has been given (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR),
• if personal data must be processed for the fulfilment of a contract or the initiation of a contract (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR),
• if the processing of personal data is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR) or
• if we process personal data on the basis of a legitimate interest or on the basis of a legitimate interest of a third party (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

(7) Special feature regarding the legal basis of data processing for contractual purposes

LICHTZENTRALE Lichtgroßhandel GmbH primarily addresses its services to tradespeople. Therefore, the legal basis for the processing of personal data for contractual purposes is, unless otherwise specified in individual cases

1. if you are a registered trader or freelancer, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, data processing for the purpose of performing the contract or pre-contractual measures with the data subject; or
2. if you act as an employee of a company, e.g. as an employee in purchasing, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, is the legitimate interest of LICHTZENTRALE Lichtgroßhandel GmbH. The legitimate interest of LICHTZENTRALE Lichtgroßhandel GmbH in this case is the sale of its own goods and services, which is based in particular on entrepreneurial freedom and freedom to choose an occupation.

For the sake of simplicity, the term "data processing for contractual purposes" is used below.

(8) Potential recipients for data transmission

The potential recipients of transferred personal data are

• Public authorities, insofar as a legal obligation exists,
• service providers and other business partners, insofar as this is necessary to fulfil the respective purpose and a legal provision permits or requires this or the data subject has consented.

(9) Planned data transfer to third countries or international organisations

Should it become necessary to transfer data to third countries (countries that are not member states of the European Union) or to international organisations, this will be done exclusively for the conclusion or fulfilment of contracts - insofar as this does not conflict with the legitimate interests of the data subject - taking into account all data protection requirements. If we transfer your data to a third country or an international organisation in individual cases, we will provide you with the information required for this case.

(10) Standard deadlines for the erasure of data

The deletion of personal data is carried out in accordance with the applicable statutory or contractual regulations on data deletion, taking into account statutory or contractual retention obligations. Such legal obligations arise from the German Commercial Code (HGB) and the German Fiscal Code (AO), among others. The retention and documentation periods specified there are up to ten years beyond the end of the business relationship or the pre-contractual legal relationship.

Furthermore, other statutory provisions may require a longer retention period, such as the preservation of evidence within the scope of the statutory limitation period. The regular limitation period is three years; in certain cases, however, limitation periods of up to 30 years or, in individual cases, even longer may apply. The deletion of personal data that is not subject to any statutory or contractual retention or deletion obligation takes place after it has become dispensable for the fulfilment of the respective purpose.

(11) Your rights with regard to data protection (Art. 12 ff. GDPR)

The data subject has various rights with regard to data protection. These rights are explained below. The above contact details can be used to exercise these rights.

(12) Right of access (Art. 15), rectification (Art. 16), restriction of processing (Art. 18) and erasure (Art. 17)

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to obtain information free of charge at any time about the personal data concerning you that is stored by the controller, its origin and recipients and the purpose of the data processing and, if applicable, a right to rectification, blocking or erasure of this data.

(13) Right of objection (Art. 21 GDPR)

Every data subject has the right to object to the processing of their data if the data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR or for direct marketing purposes. In the event of an objection to the processing of your personal data, we will examine your objection on a case-by-case basis. If we are obliged to erase your personal data due to your objection under data protection law, we will erase your data in compliance with statutory retention obligations. The objection does not affect the permissibility of the processing that took place before the objection.

(14) Obligation to provide data

Every data subject has the right to know whether the provision of personal data is required by law or contract or is necessary for the conclusion of a contract, whether the data subject is obliged to provide the personal data and what the possible consequences of non-provision would be.

(15) Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

The data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority if they believe that their rights have been violated. The competent supervisory authority for data protection issues is the state data protection officer of the federal state in which our company is based. In principle, however, the person concerned can also contact the supervisory authority of their place of residence or the place of the suspected infringement.  A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at the following link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Service/Anschriften/Laender/Laender-node.html

(16) 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 transferred to yourself or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only take place if it is technically feasible.

(17) Revoking your consent to data processing

Some data processing operations are only possible with your consent. You can revoke any consent you have already given at any time. All you need to do is send an informal e-mail to one of the e-mail addresses given above. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

(18) Use of your data for (direct) marketing purposes

Irrespective of your subscription to our newsletter, we may use your data, in particular your e-mail address, for (direct) marketing purposes. We will only use your data for this purpose if you have not objected to this. We would like to point out that you can object to the use of your data for (direct) marketing purposes at any time, without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs at the basic rates.

(19) SSL or TLS encryption

This site uses SSL or 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. 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.

§ 2 Data collection on our website

(1) Cookies

The websites of LICHTZENTRALE Lichtgroßhandel GmbH partly use so-called cookies. Cookies are used to make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.

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 closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

We process cookies for contractual purposes if they are required to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide our services (e.g. shopping basket function). LICHTZENTRALE Lichtgroßhandel GmbH uses these cookies primarily to process your orders in the online shop. Insofar as other cookies (e.g. cookies for analysing your surfing behaviour) are stored, these are treated separately in this data protection information and only processed with your prior consent.

You can view an overview of the active cookies on this page, following the data protection notice. The cookie settings can also be changed there at any time.

(2) Cookiefirst

The website of LICHTZENTRALE Lichtgroßhandel GmbH uses the cookie consent technology of CookieFirst to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies on your end device and to document this in compliance with data protection regulations. The provider is Digital Data Solutions B.V., Plantage Middenlaan 42a, 1018DH, Amsterdam.

When you visit our website, the following personal data is transferred to CookieFirst:

• Your consent(s) or the withdrawal of your consent(s)
• your IP address
• Information about your browser
• Information about your device
• Time of your visit to the website

In addition, CookieFirst stores a cookie in your browser in order to be able to assign the consents given or their revocation to you. The data collected in this way is stored until you ask us to delete it, delete the CookieFirst cookie yourself or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention obligations remain unaffected.

CookieFirst is used to obtain the legally required consent for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR.

(3) „Do Not Track“-Setting

You can control the storage of cookies using the "Do Not Track" (DNT) settings in your internet browser. Depending on the browser, DNT is either a setting in the programme settings or a so-called plug-in or add-on. When activated, the browser signals that tracking measures by this tool are not desired without your explicit consent. If the setting is activated, the tracking functions of tools are anonymised by us. Please note that the procedure with which you can activate DNT differs depending on the Internet browser you are using.

(4) Server-Log Files

When you visit our website, we process information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. The purpose of data processing is to ensure that the website is displayed correctly and to guarantee the secure operation of the website.

The categories of data collected are

• IP address
• Date and time of the request
• Content of the request (specific page)
• Access status/HTTP status code
• Amount of data transferred in each case
• Website from which the request originates
• browser
• Operating system and its interface
• Language and version of the browser software

This data is not merged with other data sources.

The legal basis for data processing is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. As the website operator, we have a legitimate interest in the correct presentation of the website and in ensuring the secure operation of the website.

The data processed in connection with the collection of server log files is stored for as long as is necessary for the aforementioned purposes.

§ 3 Contact form

(1) If you send us an enquiry via the contact form, your details from the enquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in the event of follow-up questions.

(2) Categories of personal data

The following categories of personal data are processed for an enquiry via the contact form:

• Surname, first name
• company name
• e-mail address
• Telephone number
• postal address
• Subject
• Your message

(3) Legal basis

The legal basis for this processing of mandatory data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, implementation of a pre-contractual measure. The processing of the data voluntarily provided by you is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. This permits processing that is necessary to safeguard our legitimate interests. Our legitimate interest is to have contact with you, our customers, to improve the quality of our advice and to be able to contact you more easily in the event of any queries.

(4) Duration of storage

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you ask us to delete it or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. after your enquiry has been processed). An exception to this may be statutory retention obligations.

§ 4 Online shop

(1) You can register in our online shop to use additional functions on the site. We will only use the data you enter for the purpose of using the respective offer or service for which you have registered. The mandatory information requested during registration must be provided in full. Otherwise we will refuse your registration.

(2) Categories of data processed

The following data is processed when you use the online shop:

Company details:

• Company name*
• Street/house number*
• Country*
• POSTCODE*
• City*
• Company e-mail*
• Industry*

Details of the owner/managing director:

• Salutation*
• First name*
• Surname*
• Value added tax ID
• Trade licence*

Personal details

• Salutation*
• First name*
• Surname*
• Telephone*
• Fax
• Mobile
• e-mail*

(3) Legal basis

The processing of mandatory information (marked with "*") when registering in our online shop serves the purpose of data processing for contractual purposes.

You can provide us with information beyond the mandatory information on a voluntary basis. The legal basis for this information is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR, your consent. The data processing of the voluntary information serves to improve our service to you and to provide you with more comprehensive support. You can revoke your consent to the processing of the voluntarily provided data at any time. To do so, please use the contact option above.

(4) Contactvia E-Mail

For important changes, such as changes to the scope of the offer or technically necessary changes, we will use the e-mail address provided during registration to inform you in this way.

(5) Duration of storage

The data collected during registration will be stored by us for as long as you are a customer. After cancellation of your access to the online shop, your customer account will be retained and your customer data will continue to be stored. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

§ 5 Newsletter

(1) With your consent, you can subscribe to our newsletter, with which we inform you about our current interesting offers. The advertised goods and services are named in the declaration of consent.

(2) We use the so-called double opt-in procedure to subscribe to our newsletter. This means that after you have registered, we will send you an e-mail to the e-mail address you have provided in which we ask you to confirm that you wish to receive the newsletter. If you do not confirm your registration within 24 hours, your information will be blocked and automatically deleted after one month. We also store the IP addresses you use and the times of registration and confirmation. The purpose of this procedure is to be able to prove your registration and, if necessary, to clarify any possible misuse of your personal data.

(3) The only mandatory information for sending the newsletter is your e-mail address. The provision of further, separately marked data is voluntary and is used to be able to address you personally. After your confirmation, we will save your e-mail address for the purpose of sending you the newsletter. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.

(4) You can revoke your consent to receive the newsletter at any time and unsubscribe from the newsletter. You can declare your cancellation by clicking on the link provided in every newsletter e-mail or by sending an e-mail to marketing@lichtzentrale.de or by sending a message to the contact details given in the imprint.

(5) We would like to point out that we evaluate your user behaviour when sending the newsletter. For this analysis, the emails sent contain so-called web beacons or tracking pixels, which are one-pixel image files stored on our website. For the analyses, we link the data mentioned in § 2 and the web beacons with your email address and an individual ID. We use the data obtained in this way to create a user profile in order to tailor the newsletter to your individual interests. In doing so, we record when you read our newsletters, which links you click on in them and deduce your personal interests from this. We link this data to the actions you take on our website.  

You can object to this tracking at any time by clicking on the separate link provided in each e-mail or by informing us via another contact channel. The information will be stored for as long as you are subscribed to the newsletter. After you unsubscribe, we store the data purely statistically and anonymously. Such tracking is also not possible if you have deactivated the display of images in your e-mail programme by default. In this case, the newsletter will not be displayed in full and you may not be able to use all the functions. If you display the images manually, the above-mentioned tracking will take place.

§ 6 Use of Google Analytics

(1) We use functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics to statistically analyse the use of our website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland. We have concluded an order processing contract with Google. As part of the use of Google Analytics, personal data may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA. For the transfer of personal data to Google LLC. based in the USA, Google LLC. has concluded so-called standard contractual clauses of the Commission of the European Union with us. These can be viewed here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/processorterms/.

(2) We have activated the IP anonymisation function on this website. This means that your IP address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to analyse your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide the website operator with other services relating to website activity and internet usage.

(3)

The use of Google Analytics for the statistical analysis of our website is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, your consent.

You can prevent the use of cookies by not giving us your consent. However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.

If you do not or no longer agree to the storage and use of your data, you can stop the storage and use here. In this case, your decision will be saved in the form of a cookie. If you delete your cookies, this cookie will also be deleted. When you visit our site again, you will be asked again whether cookies may be used for web analysis.

(4) Further information about Google Analytics and Google's privacy policy can be found at:

https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/    (General Google privacy policy)

https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de    (Privacy policy for Google Analytics)

https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=de#toc-software    (Terms of use Google services)

https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=de    (Overview on the use of cookies by Google)

https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=de    (Overview of the use of data for adverts by Google)

§ 7 Use of Google Adwords Conversion

(1)   We use Google Adwords to draw attention to our attractive offers on external websites with the help of advertising material (so-called Google Adwords). The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland. We can determine how successful the individual advertising measures are in relation to the advertising campaign data. We are interested in showing you adverts that are of interest to you, making our website more interesting for you and achieving a fair calculation of advertising costs.

(2)   These adverts are delivered by Google via so-called "ad servers". For this purpose, we use ad server cookies, through which certain parameters for measuring success, such as the display of adverts or clicks by users, can be measured. If you access our website via a Google advert, Google Adwords will store a cookie on your PC. These cookies generally lose their validity after 30 days and are not intended to identify you personally. The unique cookie ID, number of ad impressions per placement (frequency), last impression (relevant for post-view conversions) and opt-out information (marking that the user no longer wishes to be addressed) are usually stored as analysis values for this cookie. These cookies enable Google to recognise your internet browser. If a user visits certain pages of an Adwords customer's website and the cookie stored on their computer has not yet expired, Google and the customer can recognise that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. A different cookie is assigned to each Adwords customer. Cookies can therefore not be tracked via the websites of Adwords customers. We ourselves do not collect and process any personal data in the aforementioned advertising measures. We only receive statistical analyses from Google. These analyses enable us to recognise which of the advertising measures used are particularly effective. We do not receive any further data from the use of the advertising media; in particular, we cannot identify users on the basis of this information.

(3) Due to the marketing tools used, your browser automatically establishes a direct connection with the Google server. We have no influence on the scope and further use of the data collected by Google through the use of this tool and therefore inform you according to our level of knowledge: Through the integration of AdWords Conversion, Google receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding part of our website or clicked on an advert from us. If you are registered with a Google service, Google can assign the visit to your account. Even if you are not registered with Google or have not logged in, it is possible that the provider will find out your IP address and store it.

(4) You can prevent participation in this tracking process in various ways: a) by setting your browser software accordingly, in particular by suppressing third-party cookies so that you do not receive any ads from third-party providers; b) by deactivating cookies for conversion tracking by setting your browser to block cookies from the domain "www.googleadservices.com", https://www.google. de/settings/ads , whereby this setting will be deleted if you delete your cookies; c) by deactivating the interest-based ads of the providers that are part of the "About Ads" self-regulation campaign via the link www.aboutads.info/choices , whereby this setting will be deleted if you delete your cookies; d) by permanent deactivation in your browsers Firefox, Internet Explorer or Google Chrome under the link www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin.    We would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent.

(5) The legal basis for the processing of your data is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. Further information on data protection at Google can be found here: www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy and https://services.google.com/sitestats/de.html.    Alternatively, you can visit the website of the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) at www.networkadvertising.org  For the transfer of personal data to Google LLC. based in the USA, Google LLC. has concluded so-called standard contractual clauses of the Commission of the European Union with us. These can be viewed here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/processorterms/.

§ 8 Google Web Fonts

(1) This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the standardised display of fonts. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland. When you access a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.

(2) For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to Google's servers. This informs Google that our website has been accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web Fonts is in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

(3) If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font will be used by your computer.

(4) Further information on Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy: www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

§ 9 Integration of Google Maps

(1) We use the Google Maps service on this website. This allows us to show you interactive maps directly on the website and enables you to use the map function conveniently. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.

(2) When using Google Maps, personal data may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA. For the transfer of personal data to Google LLC. based in the USA, Google LLC. has concluded so-called standard contractual clauses of the Commission of the European Union with us. These can be viewed here:

https://privacy.google.com/businesses/processorterms/.

(3) When you visit the website, Google receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding sub-page of our website. This occurs regardless of whether Google provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account. If you do not wish your data to be associated with your Google profile, you must log out of your Google account before accessing a map. Google stores your data as usage profiles and uses them for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or customising its website. Such an analysis is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide customised advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact Google to exercise this right.

(4) The legal basis for data processing by LICHTZENTRALE Lichtgroßhandel GmbH is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time. The legality of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.

(5) Further information about Google Maps and Google's privacy policy can be found at

https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/     (General Google privacy policy)

https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=de#toc-software    (Terms of use Google services)

§ 10 Social networks

(1) We operate profiles on the social networks Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, YouTube, Xing and LinkedIn to present our company and to communicate with customers and interested parties. Below we inform you about the associated processing activities.

(2) Data processing for presentation and communication

Social networks enable us to present our company to people who have an account with the social network (hereinafter "users") and to all visitors to our profiles without an account with the social network (hereinafter "guest"). Furthermore, customers and interested parties can contact us via this profile. As a rule, our profiles and posts can be viewed by users and guests (hereinafter users and guests are referred to collectively as "visitors"). If you comment on our posts or send us a message, this data is stored by the social network and can be viewed by us. We can reply to your comment or message. In the case of posts, your comment and our reply may still be visible to all users of the social network or to all visitors.

(3) Data processing for statistical and advertising purposes

When you visit our profile, the social network can save and analyse your visit and all other interactions you have on the social network's website. This data is made available to the profile owners as statistics and processed by the social networks for advertising purposes, among other things.

If you have an account with the social network and are logged in when you visit our profile, the provider of the social network can link your interactions with our profile to your account data and process them further. However, it is also possible that data about your interactions with our profile may be stored by the social network for the duration of your visit and processed for further purposes if you are not logged in there or do not have an account. In this case, an assignment can be made, for example, through the use of cookies, small files that are stored on your end device, or in connection with your IP address.

The purpose of data processing is generally to create a profile of the visitor's interests and to use these profiles for advertising purposes. If a person visits certain websites, information about this visit is analysed and the provider assigns interests to the visitor. Adverts are displayed to the visitor based on the assigned interests. Interest-based adverts can be displayed by the provider both within and outside the websites of the social network.

(4) Categories of persons concerned

People who access our profile on the respective social network (both users with an account with the provider of the social network and visitors without an account).

(5) Assertion of your rights as a data subject

For requests for information or to assert your other rights as a data subject, we recommend that you contact the provider directly, as only the provider has full access to the data that is processed in connection with accessing our profile or interacting with us on the social network. The contact information of the social networks for exercising your rights as a data subject can be found under "Information on the social networks we use". In the case of data processing where the provider of the social network and we are jointly responsible, you also have the right to assert your rights as a data subject against us. In such a case, we will forward your enquiry to the social network if the enquiry concerns data or processing activities that are processed by the social network.

(6) Information about the social networks we use:

Facebook

Provider Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Irland
Website: https://de-de.facebook.com/   
Privacy notice: https://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php  

Instagram

Provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Irland
Website: https://www.instagram.com/
Privacy notice: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875 

Pinterest

Provider: Pinterest Europe Ltd., Palmerston House, 2nd Floor, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Irland
Website: https://www.pinterest.de/
Privacy notice: https://policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy

TikTok

Provider: TikTok Technology Limited, 10 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, D02 T380, Irland
Website: https://www.tiktok.com/de-DE/
Privacy notice: https://www.tiktok.com/legal/privacy-policy?lang=de

YouTube

Provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Irland
Website: https://www.youtube.com/   
Privacy notice: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de

Xing

Provider: XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Deutschland
Website: https://www.xing.com/   
Privacy notice: https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung

LinkedIn

Provider: LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, California 94043, USA
Website: https://www.linkedin.com/
Privacy notice: http://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

§ 11 Integration of YouTube videos

(1) We have integrated YouTube videos into our online offering, which are stored on www.youtube.com and can be played directly from our website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland. When using YouTube, personal data may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA. For the transfer of personal data to Google LLC. based in the USA, Google LLC. has concluded so-called standard contractual clauses of the Commission of the European Union with us. These can be viewed here:https://privacy.google.com/businesses/processorterms/.

(2)

YouTube videos on our website are all integrated in "extended data protection mode", i.e. no data about you as a user is transferred to YouTube if you do not play the videos. Data is only transferred when you play the videos. We have no influence on this data transfer. You will be explicitly informed again before the transfer that your data will be transferred to YouTube when you play the video. This occurs regardless of whether YouTube provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account.

(3) If you do not wish to be associated with your profile on YouTube, you must log out of your Google account before playing the video. YouTube stores your data as user profiles and uses them for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or customising its website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact YouTube to exercise this right.

(4) The use of YouTube is 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.

Further information about YouTube and Google's privacy policy can be found at

https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/ (General Google privacy policy)

https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=de#toc-software (Terms of use Google services)

https://www.youtube.com/static?gl=DE&template=terms&hl=de (YouTube terms of use)

END of the data protection notice
Status January 2023