The Green Energy M&A privacy policy is based on the terms used by the European legislators and regulators when enacting the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy is intended to be easy to read and understand for the general public as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terms used in advance.

We use the following terms in this privacy policy, among others:

• a) Personal data

Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as ‘data subject’).

A natural person is considered identifiable if they can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by association with an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

• b) Data subject

A data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller.

• c) Processing

Processing means any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, retrieval, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

• d) Restriction of processing

Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.

• e) Profiling

Profiling is any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of such personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements.

• f) Pseudonymisation

Pseudonymisation is the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without using additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data is not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

• g) Controller or data controller

The controller or controller responsible for processing is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. Where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union law or the law of Member States, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union law or the law of Member States.

• h) Processor

A processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

• i) Recipient

A recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body to which personal data are disclosed, regardless of whether they are a third party or not. However, public authorities that may receive personal data in the course of a specific investigation under Union law or the law of Member States are not considered recipients.

• j) Third party

A third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body other than the data subject, the controller, the processor and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or the processor, are authorised to process personal data.

• k) Consent

Consent is any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

Jan-Clemens Schwerdtfeger

Zum Langenberg 2

49377 Vechta

Germany

E-Mail: js@m-a.green

Website: www.m-a.green

Any person affected may contact our data protection officer directly at any time with any questions or suggestions regarding data protection.

The Green Energy M&A websites use cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored on a computer system via an Internet browser.
Numerous websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier for the cookie. It consists of a string of characters that allows websites and servers to be assigned to the specific Internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This enables the websites and servers visited to distinguish the individual browser of the person concerned from other Internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific Internet browser can be recognised and identified via the unique cookie ID.

By using cookies, Green Energy M&A can provide users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the use of cookies.

Cookies enable us to optimise the information and offers on our website for the benefit of the user. As already mentioned, cookies enable us to recognise users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website.
For example, users of a website that uses cookies do not have to re-enter their access data each time they visit the website, as this is stored by the website and the cookie stored on the user’s computer system. Another example is the cookie used in an online shop’s shopping basket. The online shop uses a cookie to remember the items that a customer has placed in their virtual shopping basket.
The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by means of a corresponding setting in the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Furthermore, cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programmes. This is possible in all common Internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the Internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be fully usable.

The Green Energy M&A website collects a range of general data and information each time the website is accessed by a data subject or an automated system. This general data and information is stored in the server log files. The following may be recorded: (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (known as the referrer), (4) the sub-websites that are accessed via an accessing system on our website, (5) the date and time of access to the website, (6) an Internet Protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system, and (8) other similar data and information that serve to protect against attacks on our information technology systems.

When using this general data and information, Green Energy M&A does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. This information is required in order to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) optimise the content of our website and the advertising for it, (3) ensure the long-term functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in the event of a cyber attack. This anonymously collected data and information is therefore evaluated by Green Energy M&A on the one hand statistically and on the other hand with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company in order to ultimately ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data in the server log files is stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

The Green Energy M&A website offers users the opportunity to subscribe to our company newsletter. The personal data transmitted to the controller when subscribing to the newsletter is determined by the input form used for this purpose.

Green Energy M&A informs its customers and business partners at regular intervals about the company’s offers by means of a newsletter.The newsletter of our company can only be received by the data subject if (1) the data subject has a valid email address and (2) the data subject has registered for the newsletter. For legal reasons, a confirmation email is sent to the email address entered by a data subject for the first time for the newsletter dispatch using the double opt-in procedure. This confirmation email serves to verify that the owner of the email address is the data subject who authorised the receipt of the newsletter.

When registering for the newsletter, we also store the IP address assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) of the computer system used by the data subject at the time of registration, as well as the date and time of registration. The collection of this data is necessary in order to be able to trace any (possible) misuse of the email address of a data subject at a later date and therefore serves to provide legal protection for the controller.

The personal data collected when registering for the newsletter will be used exclusively for sending our newsletter. Furthermore, subscribers to the newsletter may be informed by email if this is necessary for the operation of the newsletter service or for registration in this regard, as may be the case in the event of changes to the newsletter offer or changes to the technical conditions. The personal data collected as part of the newsletter service will not be passed on to third parties. The subscription to our newsletter can be cancelled by the data subject at any time. The consent to the storage of personal data that the data subject has given us for the purpose of sending the newsletter can be revoked at any time. For the purpose of revoking consent, a corresponding link is provided in every newsletter. Furthermore, it is possible to unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time directly on the website of the controller responsible for processing or to inform the controller responsible for processing in another way.

The Green Energy M&A newsletters contain so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic that is embedded in emails sent in HTML format to enable log file recording and log file analysis. This allows a statistical evaluation of the success or failure of online marketing campaigns to be carried out. The embedded tracking pixel enables Green Energy M&A to determine whether and when an email has been opened by a data subject and which links in the email have been accessed by the data subject.

Such personal data collected via the tracking pixels contained in the newsletters is stored and evaluated by the controller in order to optimise the newsletter dispatch and to tailor the content of future newsletters even better to the interests of the data subject. This personal data will not be passed on to third parties. Data subjects are entitled to revoke their separate declaration of consent given via the double opt-in procedure at any time. Upon revocation, this personal data will be deleted by the controller. Green Energy M&A automatically interprets unsubscribing from the newsletter as revocation.

The controller processes and stores personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the storage purpose or if this has been provided for by the European directive and regulation issuer or another legislator in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject.

If the purpose of storage no longer applies or if a storage period prescribed by European directive and regulation issuers or other competent legislators expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with the statutory provisions.

• a) Right to confirmation

Every data subject has the right, granted by European directives and regulations, to request confirmation from the data controller as to whether personal data concerning them is being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to confirmation, they may contact an employee of the data controller at any time.

• b) Right to information

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by European directives and regulations to obtain, at any time and free of charge, information from the controller about the personal data stored about them and a copy of this information. Furthermore, European directives and regulations grant the data subject the right to obtain the following information:

• the purposes of the processing
• the categories of personal data being processed
• the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations
• where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria for determining this period
• the existence of a right to rectify or erase personal data concerning them or to restrict processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing
• the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
• if the personal data are not collected from the data subject: all available information on the origin of the data
• the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject.

Furthermore, the data subject has the right to obtain information on whether personal data has been transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to obtain information on the appropriate safeguards in connection with the transfer.

If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of access, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time.

• c) Right to rectification

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by European directives and regulations to request the immediate rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Furthermore, the data subject has the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary statement, taking into account the purposes of the processing.

If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of rectification, they may contact an employee of the data controller at any time.

• d) Right to erasure (right to be forgotten)

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by European directives and regulations to request that the controller delete personal data concerning them without delay if one of the following reasons applies and provided that the processing is not necessary:

• The personal data has been collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which it is no longer necessary.
• The data subject withdraws consent on which the processing is based in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) of the GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
• The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) of the GDPR.
• The personal data has been processed unlawfully.
• The erasure of personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject under Union law or the law of Member States.
• The personal data was collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Art. 8(1) GDPR.
• If one of the above reasons applies and a data subject wishes to have personal data stored by Green Energy M&A deleted, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time. The employee of Dr. Immobilienberatung will ensure that the deletion request is complied with immediately.

If the personal data has been made public by Green Energy M&A and our company is obliged to delete the personal data in accordance with Art. 17 (1) GDPR, Green Energy M&A shall take appropriate measures, including technical measures, taking into account the available technology and implementation costs, to inform other data controllers who process the published personal data that the data subject has requested the other controllers to delete all links to this personal data or copies or replications of this personal data, unless processing is necessary. The Green Energy M&A employee will take the necessary steps in each individual case.

• e) Right to restriction of processing

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by European directives and regulations to request that the controller restrict processing if one of the following conditions is met:

• The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
• The processing is unlawful, the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests the restriction of their use instead.
• The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by the data subject for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
• The data subject has objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR and it has not yet been determined whether the legitimate reasons of the controller outweigh those of the data subject.
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If one of the above conditions is met and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored by Green Energy M&A, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time. The Green Energy M&A employee will arrange for the processing to be restricted.

• f) Right to data portability

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by European directives and regulations to receive the personal data concerning them, which they have provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. They also have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data has been provided, provided that the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 letter a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 letter a GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR and the processing is carried out by automated means, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

Furthermore, when exercising their right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20(1) GDPR, the data subject has the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and provided that this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of other persons.

To exercise the right to data portability, the data subject may contact a Green Energy M&A employee at any time.

• g) Right to object

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European Directive and Regulation, to object at any time, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning them on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 letters e or f GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

Green Energy M&A will no longer process the personal data in the event of an objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

If Green Energy M&A processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data for such marketing purposes. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to Green Energy M&A processing their data for direct marketing purposes, Green Energy M&A will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

In addition, the data subject has the right to object, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning them by Green Energy M&A for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes in accordance with Art. 89(1) GDPR, unless such processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.

To exercise the right to object, the data subject may contact any employee of Green Energy M&A or another employee directly. The data subject is also free to exercise their right to object in connection with the use of information society services, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, by means of automated procedures using technical specifications.

• h) Automated individual decision-making, including profiling

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by European directives and regulations not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning them or similarly significantly affects them, unless the decision (1) is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) is authorised by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or (3) is based on the data subject’s explicit consent.

If the decision (1) is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between the data subject and the controller or (2) is made with the express consent of the data subject, Green Energy M&A shall take appropriate measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms and legitimate interests of the data subject, including at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express their own point of view and to contest the decision.

If the data subject wishes to exercise rights relating to automated decisions, they may contact an employee of the controller responsible for processing at any time.

• i) Right to withdraw consent to data protection

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by European directives and regulations to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data at any time.

If the data subject wishes to exercise their right to withdraw consent, they may contact an employee of the controller responsible for processing at any time.

The controller has integrated components from AddThis on this website. AddThis is a so-called bookmarking provider. The service enables simplified bookmarking of websites via buttons. By hovering over the AddThis component with the mouse or clicking on it, a list of bookmarking and sharing services is displayed. AddThis is used on over 15 million websites, and according to the operating company, the buttons are displayed over 20 billion times a year.

The operating company of AddThis is AddThis, Inc. 1595 Spring Hill Road, Suite 300, Vienna, VA 22182, USA.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which an AddThis component has been integrated, is accessed, the internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective AddThis component to download data from the website www.addthis.com. As part of this technical process, AddThis becomes aware of the visit and which specific individual page of this website is being used by the information technology system used by the data subject. Furthermore, AddThis obtains knowledge of the IP address assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) of the computer system used by the data subject, the browser type, the browser language, the website accessed before our website, the date and time of the visit to our website. AddThis uses this data to create anonymous user profiles. The data and information transmitted to AddThis in this way enable AddThis itself, as well as companies affiliated with AddThis or its partner companies, to target visitors to the websites of the data controller with personalised and interest-based advertising.

AddThis displays personalised and interest-based advertising based on a cookie set by the company. This cookie analyses the individual surfing behaviour of the computer system used by the data subject. The cookie stores visits to websites originating from the computer system.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time, as described above, by means of a corresponding setting in the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent AddThis from setting a cookie on the data subject’s information technology system. In addition, cookies already set by AddThis can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programmes.

The data subject also has the option of permanently objecting to the processing of personal data by AddThis. To do this, the data subject must press the opt-out button under the link http://www.addthis.com/privacy/opt-out, which sets an opt-out cookie. The opt-out cookie set with the objection is stored on the information technology system used by the data subject. If the cookies are deleted from the data subject’s system after an objection, the data subject must call up the link again and set a new opt-out cookie.

However, setting the opt-out cookie may mean that the data controller’s websites are no longer fully usable for the data subject.

The applicable data protection provisions of AddThis can be found at http://www.addthis.com/privacy/privacy-policy.

The controller has integrated components of the Facebook company on this website. Facebook is a social network.

A social network is a social meeting place operated on the Internet, an online community that generally allows users to communicate with each other and interact in a virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for exchanging opinions and experiences or enable the Internet community to provide personal or company-related information. Facebook allows users of the social network to create private profiles, upload photos and network via friend requests, among other things.

The operating company of Facebook is Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. If a data subject lives outside the USA or Canada, the controller responsible for the processing of personal data is Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a Facebook component (Facebook plug-in) has been integrated, is accessed, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Facebook component to download a representation of the corresponding Facebook component from Facebook. A complete overview of all Facebook plug-ins can be found at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE. As part of this technical process, Facebook is informed of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged into Facebook at the same time, Facebook recognises which specific subpage of our website the data subject is visiting each time the data subject accesses our website and for the entire duration of the data subject’s visit to our website. This information is collected by the Facebook component and assigned by Facebook to the respective Facebook account of the data subject. If the person clicks on one of the Facebook buttons integrated into our website, such as the ‘Like’ button, or if they leave a comment, Facebook will assign this information to the person’s personal Facebook account and store this personal data.

Facebook always receives information via the Facebook component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged into Facebook at the same time as visiting our website; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Facebook component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transferred to Facebook, they can prevent this by logging out of their Facebook account before visiting our website.

The data policy published by Facebook, which can be found at https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/, provides information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by Facebook. It also explains the settings options Facebook offers to protect the privacy of the person concerned. In addition, various applications are available that allow data transmission to Facebook to be suppressed. Such applications can be used by the person concerned to suppress data transmission to Facebook.

The controller has integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymisation function) into this website. Google Analytics is a web analytics service. Web analytics is the collection, gathering and evaluation of data about the behaviour of visitors to websites. A web analytics service collects, among other things, data about which website a data subject came from (so-called referrers), which subpages of the website were accessed, how often and for how long a subpage was viewed. Web analytics is mainly used to optimise a website and to analyse the cost-benefit ratio of internet advertising.

The operating company of the Google Analytics component is Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.

The controller uses the addition ‘_gat._anonymizeIp’ for web analysis via Google Analytics. This addition shortens and anonymises the IP address of the Internet connection of the data subject by Google if access to our Internet pages is made from a Member State of the European Union or from another contracting state of the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyse visitor traffic on our website. Google uses the data and information obtained to evaluate the use of our website, to compile online reports for us showing the activities on our website, and to provide other services related to the use of our website.

Google Analytics places a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. What cookies are has already been explained above. By placing the cookie, Google is enabled to analyse the use of our website. Each time one of the individual pages of this website operated by the controller and on which a Google Analytics component has been integrated is accessed, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data to Google for the purpose of online analysis. As part of this technical process, Google obtains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the data subject, which Google uses, among other things, to trace the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently to enable commission settlements.

The cookie stores personal information, such as the access time, the location from which access originated and the frequency of visits to our website by the data subject. Each time you visit our website, this personal data, including the IP address of the Internet connection used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass on this personal data collected through the technical process to third parties.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time, as described above, by means of a corresponding setting in the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the data subject’s information technology system. In addition, a cookie already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programmes.

Furthermore, the data subject has the option of objecting to and preventing the collection of data generated by Google Analytics relating to the use of this website and the processing of this data by Google. To do this, the data subject must download and install a browser add-on from the link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This browser add-on informs Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data and information relating to visits to websites may be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-on is considered by Google as an objection. If the information technology system of the data subject is deleted, formatted or reinstalled at a later point in time, the data subject must reinstall the browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics. If the browser add-on is uninstalled or deactivated by the data subject or another person within their sphere of influence, it is possible to reinstall or reactivate the browser add-on.

Further information and Google’s applicable data protection provisions can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html. Google Analytics is explained in more detail at this link: https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/analytics/.

The controller has integrated the Google+ button as a component on this website. Google+ is a social network. A social network is a social meeting place operated on the Internet, an online community that generally allows users to communicate with each other and interact in a virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for exchanging opinions and experiences or enable the Internet community to provide personal or company-related information. Google+ allows users of the social network to create private profiles, upload photos and network via friend requests, among other things.

The operating company of Google+ is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a Google+ button has been integrated, is accessed, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Google+ button to download a representation of the corresponding Google+ button from Google. As part of this technical process, Google obtains knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject. More detailed information about Google+ is available at https://developers.google.com/+.

If the person is logged into Google+ at the same time, Google recognises which specific subpage of our website the person is visiting each time they visit our website and for the entire duration of their visit to our website. This information is collected by the Google+ button and assigned by Google to the person’s Google+ account.

If the data subject clicks on one of the Google+ buttons integrated into our website and thereby submits a Google+1 recommendation, Google will assign this information to the personal Google+ user account of the data subject and store this personal data. Google stores the Google+1 recommendation of the data subject and makes it publicly available in accordance with the terms and conditions accepted by the data subject in this regard. A Google+1 recommendation made by the data subject on this website is subsequently stored and processed together with other personal data, such as the name of the Google+1 account used by the data subject and the photo stored in it, in other Google services, for example in the search engine results of the Google search engine, the Google account of the data subject or in other places, such as on websites or in connection with advertisements. Furthermore, Google is able to link the visit to this website with other personal data stored by Google. Google also records this personal information for the purpose of improving or optimising the various Google services.

Google receives information that the data subject has visited our website whenever the Google+ button is clicked and the data subject is logged into Google+ at the time of accessing our website; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Google+ button or not.

If the data subject does not want personal data to be transferred to Google, they can prevent this by logging out of their Google+ account before visiting our website.

Further information and Google’s applicable data protection provisions can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/. Further information from Google on the Google+1 button can be found at https://developers.google.com/+/web/buttons-policy.

The data controller has integrated components from LinkedIn Corporation on this website. LinkedIn is an Internet-based social network that allows users to connect with existing business contacts and establish new business contacts. Over 400 million registered users use LinkedIn in more than 200 countries. This makes LinkedIn currently the largest platform for business contacts and one of the most visited websites in the world.

LinkedIn is operated by LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. LinkedIn Ireland, Privacy Policy Issues, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, is responsible for data protection matters outside the USA.

Each time you visit our website that contains a LinkedIn component (LinkedIn plug-in), this component causes the browser used by the data subject to download a corresponding representation of the LinkedIn component. Further information about LinkedIn plug-ins can be found at https://developer.linkedin.com/plugins. As part of this technical process, LinkedIn receives information about which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged into LinkedIn at the same time, LinkedIn recognises which specific subpage of our website the data subject visits each time they access our website and for the entire duration of their visit to our website. This information is collected by the LinkedIn component and assigned by LinkedIn to the respective LinkedIn account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on a LinkedIn button integrated into our website, LinkedIn assigns this information to the personal LinkedIn user account of the data subject and stores this personal data.

LinkedIn always receives information via the LinkedIn component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged into LinkedIn at the same time as visiting our website; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the LinkedIn component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transferred to LinkedIn, they can prevent this by logging out of their LinkedIn account before visiting our website.

LinkedIn offers the option to unsubscribe from email messages, SMS messages and targeted ads, as well as to manage ad settings, at https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls. LinkedIn also uses partners such as Quantcast, Google Analytics, BlueKai, DoubleClick, Nielsen, Comscore, Eloqua and Lotame, which may set cookies. Such cookies can be rejected at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy. LinkedIn’s applicable privacy policy is available at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. LinkedIn’s cookie policy is available at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy.

The controller has integrated components from Xing on this website. Xing is an Internet-based social network that enables users to connect with existing business contacts and establish new business contacts. Individual users can create a personal profile on Xing. Companies can, for example, create company profiles or publish job offers on Xing.

The operating company of Xing is XING SE, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a Xing component (Xing plug-in) has been integrated, is accessed, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Xing component to download a representation of the corresponding Xing component from Xing. Further information on Xing plug-ins can be found at https://dev.xing.com/plugins. As part of this technical process, Xing obtains knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the person is logged into Xing at the same time, Xing recognises which specific subpage of our website the person is visiting each time they visit our website and for the entire duration of their visit to our website. This information is collected by the Xing component and assigned by Xing to the person’s Xing account. If the person clicks on one of the Xing buttons integrated into our website, for example the ‘Share’ button, Xing assigns this information to the personal Xing user account of the person and stores this personal data.

Xing always receives information via the Xing component that the person has visited our website if they are logged into Xing at the same time as visiting our website; this happens regardless of whether the person clicks on the Xing component or not. If the person doesn’t want this info to be sent to Xing, they can stop it by logging out of their Xing account before visiting our website.

The privacy policy published by Xing, which can be accessed at https://www.xing.com/privacy, provides information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by Xing. Furthermore, Xing has published privacy information for the XING share button at https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.

The controller has integrated components from YouTube on this website. YouTube is an Internet video portal that allows video publishers to post video clips free of charge and other users to view, rate and comment on them free of charge. YouTube allows the publication of all types of videos, which is why complete films and television programmes, as well as music videos, trailers or videos created by users themselves, can be accessed via the Internet portal.

YouTube is operated by YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a YouTube component (YouTube video) has been integrated, is accessed, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective YouTube component to download a representation of the corresponding YouTube component from YouTube. Further information about YouTube can be found at https://www.youtube.com/yt/about/de/. As part of this technical process, YouTube and Google become aware of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged in to YouTube at the same time, YouTube recognises which specific subpage of our website the data subject is visiting when a subpage containing a YouTube video is accessed.

This information is collected by YouTube and Google and assigned to the respective YouTube account of the data subject. YouTube and Google always receive information via the YouTube component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged into YouTube at the time of accessing our website; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks on a YouTube video or not.

If the data subject does not want this information to be transferred to YouTube and Google, they can prevent this by logging out of their YouTube account before visiting our website.

The privacy policy published by YouTube, which can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/, provides information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by YouTube and Google.

Art. 6 I lit. a DS-GVO serves as the legal basis for our company for processing operations in which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, as is the case, for example, with processing operations necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of other services or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. b DS-GVO. The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, for example in cases of enquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation that requires the processing of personal data, such as for the fulfilment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. c DS-GVO. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may be necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor to our premises were injured and their name, age, health insurance details or other vital information had to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third party. In this case, the processing would be based on Art. 6 I lit. d DS-GVO. Ultimately, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 I lit. f DS-GVO. Processing operations that are not covered by any of the above legal bases are based on this legal basis if the processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not override these interests. We are permitted to carry out such processing operations in particular because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. In this regard, it took the view that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a customer of the controller (Recital 47, sentence 2 of the DS-GVO).

If the processing of personal data is based on Article 6 I lit. f DS-GVO, our legitimate interest is the performance of our business activities for the benefit of all our employees and our shareholders.

The criterion for the duration of storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After expiry of this period, the corresponding data will be routinely deleted, provided that it is no longer required for the fulfilment of the contract or for the initiation of a contract.

We hereby inform you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or may also result from contractual provisions (e.g. information about the contractual partner). In some cases, it may be necessary for a data subject to provide us with personal data in order to conclude a contract, which we will then have to process. For example, the data subject is obliged to provide us with personal data if our company concludes a contract with them. Failure to provide the personal data would mean that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Before providing personal data, the data subject must contact one of our employees. Our employee will inform the data subject on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of personal data is required by law or contract or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data, and what consequences the non-provision of personal data would have.

As a responsible company, we refrain from automatic decision-making or profiling.