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As the provider of the website "www.weidinger.eu" and the responsible body, Weidinger GmbH takes its data privacy obligation very seriously and designs its website such that as little personal data as necessary are collected, processed and used. Under no circumstances are personal data rented or sold to third parties for advertising purposes. No personal data are used for advertising or marketing purposes without the website visitor's express consent.
Access to personal data at Weidinger GmbH is only granted to such individuals who require these data to perform their duties at the responsible body, who have been informed of their duties regarding statutory data privacy regulations and have been bound by the applicable statutory provisions (Art. 5 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR)). The collection, processing, use and transfer of the collected personal data are only carried out, pursuant to Art. 6, Paragraph 1 EU GDPR, to the extent that this is necessary for the fulfilment of a contractual relationship between Weidinger GmbH as responsible body, and the visitor, as affected party.
Your rightsYou have the following rights concerning your personal data:
Right of access,Right of correction or deletion,Right of limitation of processing,Right of objection to processing,Right of data transferability.You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data privacy regulatory body concerning the processing of your personal data.
Change of purpose of processing and data useSince the data processing purposes used change/advance based on technical progress and organisational changes, we reserve the right to further develop this data privacy statement according to the new technical framework conditions. We therefore request that you check the data privacy statement of Weidinger GmbH from time to time. If, time, you do not agree to further developments arising over the course of time you may, in writing, pursuant to Art. 17 EU GDPR, request the deletion of the data which are not stored pursuant to other legal regulations, such as commercial or tax law retention obligations.
Anonymous data collectionYou may, as a rule, visit the websites of the responsible body without communicating to us who you are. We shall only learn the name of your Internet service provider, the website from which you are visiting us and our websites you visit. This information is evaluated for statistical purposes. As an individual user, you shall remain anonymous when visiting.
Collection and processing of personal dataPersonal data shall only be collected when you specifically communicate these, e.g. when you sign up for the newsletter. The responsible body must comply with the provisions of Art. 5 and 6 DSGVO here. As part of the personalised services of the responsible body, your registration data shall be processed subject to the condition of your consent to the purpose of sending our newsletter, e.g. for needs-appropriate design of the offered electronic services. You shall have the option at any time to object to the storage of your personal data. To this end, please send an e-mail to info@weidinger.eu with "De-register data files."
The processing and use of your personal data shall take place according to the provisions of EU GDPR.
Use of our web shopIf you would like to order from our web shop, you are required to submit your personal data, which we use to carry out your order, in order to enter into the contract. For the execution contracts, necessary mandatory information is marked separately, other information is voluntary. We use the data provided by you to carry out your order. To this end, we may pass on your payment details to our bank. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 Abs. 1 S. 1 lit. b GDPR.
You may voluntarily create a customer account through which your data can be stored for other future purposes. When you create an account under "My account", the data provided by you shall be revocable stored. You can delete all additional data, including your user account, in the customer area at any time.
We may also process the data provided by you to notify you of other interesting products from our portfolio or send you e-mails with technical information.
We are required due to commercial and tax law regulations to retain your address, payment and order data for a period of ten years. However, after two years we implement a restriction on processing, i.e. your data shall only be used to comply with the legal obligations.
In order prevent unauthorised third-party access to your personal data, in particular financial data, the order transaction is encrypted using "TLS" technology.
Exporting and processing of data in countries outside the European Economic Area
Your personal data are not exported to countries outside the European Economic Area (hereinafter referred to as the EEA).
Transmission of personal data to Google as part of the use of analysis programs by the responsible body is not carried out since your IP address is only transferred after being anonymised. Please see the Item "Use of analysis programs" in this data privacy statement for more information.
Service providers used by the responsible body shall have their registered office and operate their IT infrastructure exclusively within the EEA. This shall also apply to any use of Cloud-based services. Agreements which comply with the data privacy and security regulations of the EU GDPR exist with said service providers. Weidinger GmbH shall remain the party responsible for the processing of data even if outside service providers are used.
Use and disclosure of personal dataWithout your consent, the personal data collected from the websites of the responsible body shall only be used to fulfil contracts and handle your enquiries. In addition, the responsible body shall only your data for the purposes of advertising and market research if you have given your prior consent. No further disclosure to third parties shall occur. Of course, you may revoke your consent at any time with effect in the future.
External linksFor your information, you will find links on our sites referring to third-party sites. If this is not obviously recognisable, we shall point out that the link in question is an external one. The responsible body has no influence on the content and design of these sites of other providers. The guarantees contained in this data privacy statement therefore do not apply to external providers.
Use of cookiesThe responsible body uses so-called "cookies," to individually engineer and optimise the on-line experience and on-line time of customers (is this the case?). A cookie is a text file which is either temporary stored in the ram of the computer ("session cookie") or on the hard drive ("permanent"). Cookies contain e.g. information about previous user visits to the corresponding server or information on which offerings have been called up to date. Cookies are not used to run programs or upload viruses to your computer. The main purpose of cookies is rather to provide an offering custom-tailored to the customer and to make using the service as convenient as possible.
The responsible body uses both session and permanent cookies.
Session cookiesThe responsible body uses primarily "session cookies" which are not saved on the customer's hard drive and which are deleted upon exiting the browser. Session cookies are used here for login authentication and load balancing.
Permanent cookiesIn addition, the responsible body uses "permanent cookies" to save the personal usage settings entered by a customer when using the services of the responsible body, to save these and thus to be able to personalise and enhance the service. Permanent cookies are used to ensure that when re-visiting the websites of the responsible body, customers are able to find their personal settings as they left them. In addition, the service providers the responsible body has contracted to handle the analysis of user behaviour use permanent cookies to be able to detect repeat visitors. These services only store the data transmitted by the cookie anonymously. No attribution to the customer's IP address is made.
Preventing of cookiesAt any time, the user has the option to disallow cookies. This is generally done by selecting the corresponding option in the browser settings or additional programs. For more information, the customer should use the help function in his or her browser. If the customer decides to turn off cookies, this may reduce the scope of the services and may have a negatively perceptible impact on the use of the responsible body's services.
Use of analysis programsThe responsible body performs analyses on the behaviour of its customers as part of the use of its service or has such analyses performed by third parties. To this end, anonymised or pseudonymised use profiles are created. The creation of these use profiles is solely for the purpose of continuously improving the responsible body's service.
The responsible body also uses Google Analytics as part of the web analysis, which is a web analysis service by Google Inc. ("Google"); Analytics is used with the suffix "anonymizeIp()". This allows IP addresses to only be used in an abbreviated manner so as to exclude persons from being directly identified. The data collection and storage occurring in this context can be revoked with future effect at any time. To this end, please contact Google directly: (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de)
Google provides its users, e.g. the responsible body with the following notice in its data privacy statements. Weidinger GmbH meets this requirement by reproducing the following text:
"Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies," which are text files stored on your computer and which allow an analysis of the use of the website by you. The information generated about your use of the website (including your IP address) is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google will use this information to analyse your use of the website, to compile reports about website activities for website operators and to provide other services associated with use of the website and the Internet. Google will also, if needed, transmit this information to third parties if this is statutorily required or if third parties process these data on behalf of Google. In no case with Google associate your IP address with other Google data. You can prevent the installation of cookies with the appropriate setting in your browser; please note that if you do so, you may not be able to fully use all of the functions of this website. By using this website, you agree to the processing of data collected about you by Google as described above and for the purpose described above."
Hotjar web analytics
This website uses Hotjar, an analysis tool of Hotjar Ltd., Level 2, St Julian's Business Center, 3, Elia Zammit Street, St Julian's STJ 1000, Malta. This makes it possible to measure and evaluate the usage behavior (clicks, mouse movements, scrolling height, etc.) on our website. The information generated by the "tracking code" and "cookie" about your visit to our website is transmitted to the Hotjar servers in Ireland and stored there. The tracking code collects information which includes: the IP address of your device (collected and saved in an anonymized format), your e-mail address including your first and last name (as long as you have made them available via our website,) geographical position (country only) as well as log data such as the referencing domain, visited pages, etc. Hotjar uses this information to evaluate your use of our website, to generate reports of use, as well as other services concerning the website use and internet evaluation of the website. Hotjar also uses third-party services, such as Google Analytics and Optimizely. These third parties can store information that your browser sends during the visit, such as cookies or IP requests. For more information on how to store and use Google Analytics and Optimizely data, please refer to their respective privacy statements.
Hotjar's Privacy Policy is available here: https://www.hotjar.com/privacy
You can prevent the collection of data by Hotjar by clicking on the following link and following the instructions: Hotjar Opt-out
elopageWe also offer digital products such as online courses and download products for purchase via our website.For this purpose, we use the elopage digital service.
As soon as you click on one of our product buttons, you will leave our website and be redirected to our individual elopage sales page.
elopage is a service of:elopage GmbHKurfürstendamm 20810719 Berlin
All functions on the sales page as well as the entire follow-up sales processing are carried out via elopage. You can find elopage's privacy policy here.
We have a separate privacy policy on our elopage sales website, which you should also read.
We have concluded a corresponding contract with elopage GmbH as our order processor in accordance with Art. 28 DSGVO. The legal basis for the processing of personal data when forwarding from our website to the sales website via elopage results from the present Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b).
Other information and contactsIf you have further questions on Data privacy, please contact our company's data protection officer. You can ask what data are stored with us. In addition, you may also send information, deletion and correction requests concerning your data and even suggestions by letter or e-mail to the following address:
PROLIANCE GmbHwww.datenschutzexperte.de Leopoldstr. 2180802 München
datenschutzbeauftragter@datenschutzexperte.de
Data privacy statement
1. Introduction
Thank you for your interest in our website. The protection of your personal data is important to us. Below you will find information about how we handle your data that is collected through your use of our website. Your data will be processed in accordance with the legal data protection regulations.
Our privacy policy regarding our social media profiles can be found at the end of this privacy policy.
2. Controller within the meaning of data protection law
WEIDINGER GmbHHertha-Sponer-Str. 1a82216 Gernlinden, GermanyPhone: +49 (0)8142 / 4289 – 300Mail: info@weidinger.eu
3. Data Protection Officer
Proliance GmbH / www.datenschutzexperte.deData Protection OfficerLeopoldstraße 2180802 Munichdatenschutzbeauftragter@datenschutzexperte.de
When contacting our Data Protection Officer, please specify the company to which your request relates. Please refrain from enclosing sensitive information such as a copy of an identification document with your request.
4. Definitions
Our privacy policy should be simple and understandable for everyone. For this reason, our privacy policy generally uses the official terms of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The official definitions are explained in Art. 4 GDPR.
5. Access to and storage of information in terminal equipment
By using our website, access to information (e.g. IP address) or storage of information (e.g. cookies) in your terminal equipment may occur. This access or storage may involve further processing of personal data pursuant to the GDPR.
In cases where such access to information or such storage of information is strictly necessary for the technically error-free delivery of our services, this is done on the basis of § 25 (1) s. 1, (2) no. 2 TDDDG.
In cases where such a process serves other purposes (e.g. the needs-based design of our website), this will only be carried out on the basis of § 25 (1) TDDDG with your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future. For the processing of your personal data, the provisions of the GDPR and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) apply.
For more information on the processing of your personal data and the relevant legal basis in this context, please refer to the following sections on the specific processing activities on our website.
6. Web Hosting
This website is hosted by an external service provider (hoster). This website is hosted in Germany. Personal data collected on this website is stored on the hoster's servers. This may include, but is not limited to, IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, web page accesses and other data generated by a website.
We collect the listed data to ensure a proper connection to the website and an error-free delivery of our services. The processing of this data is strictly necessary to make the website available to you. The legal basis for the processing of the data is our legitimate interest in the correct presentation and functionality of our website in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.
We use the following service provider to host our website:
maxcluster GmbHLise-Metiner-Str. 1b33104 PaderbornGermany
The provider makes server capacity available to us in a data center in Germany for hosting our website. We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement with the provider in accordance with the requirements of Art. 28 GDPR, in which we commit him to protect the data of our customers and not to pass them on to third parties.
7. Server- Logfiles
Once you visit our website, it is technically necessary that data is transmitted to our web server via your internet browser. The following data is recorded during an active connection for communication between your internet browser and our web server:
We collect the listed data to ensure a proper connection to the website and an error-free delivery of our services. The processing of this data is strictly necessary to make the website available to you. The log files are processed for the purpose of evaluating system security and stability as well as for administrative purposes. The log files serve to evaluate system security and stability as well as administrative purposes. The legal basis for the processing of the data is our legitimate interest in the protection and functionality of our website in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.
For reasons of technical security, in particular to prevent attempts to attack our web server, we may temporarily store this data. After 7 days at the latest, the data is deleted.
The data may also be processed in anonymized form for statistical purposes. At no time will this data be stored together with other personal data of the user, compared with other databases or passed on to third parties.
8. Use of the contact form and contact by e-mail/telephone
If you contact us via our contact forms or by e-mail or telephone, the information you provide on the form or in your e-mail or telephone call, including the personal data you provide there (in particular your name, e-mail address, telephone number, company address and the content of your enquiry), will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your enquiry and in the event of any follow-up questions. The legal basis for processing the data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR and, if applicable, Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR if your request is for the purpose of concluding a contract. Your data will be deleted after the final processing of your request, unless there is a legal obligation to retain the data. You may at any time object to the processing of your personal data in the case of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.
9. Use of our online shop
To place an order in our online shop, it is necessary for the conclusion of the contract that you provide us with your (personal) data. This data is required for the processing of your order. Mandatory information required for the processing of the contract is marked separately, other information is voluntary. We process the information you provide to process your order. For this purpose, we may pass on your payment details to our house bank. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR.
You can also voluntarily create a customer account, which allows us to store your details for future purchases. If you create an account under "My Data", the data you provide will be stored by us for this purpose. The legal basis for this is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You may revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. You have the option to request the deletion of your user account by sending us an e-mail to ecommerce@weidinger.eu with your request for account deletion.
Due to commercial and tax law requirements, we are obliged to store your address, payment and order data for a period of ten years. After two years, however, we restrict the processing of your data, i.e. your data will only be used to comply with legal obligations.
To prevent unauthorised third-party access to your personal information, particularly financial information, the order process is encrypted using TLS technology.
In connection with the purchase of our products through our online shop, we offer our customers efficient and secure payment options and, in addition to banks and credit institutions (collectively, "Payment Service Providers"), we use other Payment Service Providers for this purpose.
Depending on which payment option you choose when placing your order, we will pass on the data required to process the payment to the bank or payment service provider entrusted with the payment. The necessary data transfer to the payment service providers is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR (necessity for the fulfilment of the contract) as well as Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in a convenient and secure payment process).
The data processed by the payment service providers include inventory data such as name and address, bank data such as account numbers or credit card numbers, passwords, TANs and checksums, as well as contract, sum and recipient-related information, but also meta/communication data (device information, IP addresses). The information is required to carry out the transactions. However, the data entered is only processed and stored by the payment service providers under their own responsibility. In other words, we do not receive any account or credit card information, only information confirming or denying the payment. Under certain circumstances, the Payment Service Providers may transmit the data to credit reference agencies. The purpose of this transfer is to verify identity and creditworthiness. Please refer to the terms and conditions and privacy policies of the payment service providers.
The general terms and conditions and the data protection information of the respective payment service providers apply to the payment transactions and can be accessed within the respective websites or transaction applications. We also refer you to them for further information and to exercise your right of objection, information and other rights as a data subject.
Services used and service providers:
Mollie B.V., Keizersgracht 126, 1015CW, Amsterdam, Netherlands. We use the Mollie payment service in our store to process credit card payments. If you pay for your order by credit card, you will automatically be connected to Mollie's secure services. As part of the payment process, your personal data will be processed by the service provider. The data processed is your payment data (e.g. credit card number), your IP address, your internet browser and device type. In some cases, the service provider processes (if necessary) your first and last name, your address data, your e-mail address and/or telephone number as well as information about the product or service that you have purchased in our store. We ourselves do not have access to your payment data. The payment service provider processes your data under its own responsibility. The legal basis for the processing of personal data during the purchase process in this case results from Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b). Further information on data processing by the provider can be found at: https://www.mollie.com/de/privacy.
10. E-mail marketing without newsletter registration and your right to object
If we obtain your e-mail address in connection with the sale of a product or service and you have not objected, we reserve the right to send you regular e-mail offers for similar products to those you have already purchased from our range based on Section 7(3) of the German Act against Unfair Competition (UWG). This serves the protection of our legitimate interests in advertising to our customers, which outweigh your interests in the context of a balancing of interests; the legal basis for this is therefore Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. You may object to this use of your e-mail address at any time by sending a message to the above-mentioned contact details of the data controller or by clicking on the link provided for this purpose in the advertising e-mail, without costs arising by virtue thereof, other than transmission costs in accordance with the basic rates.
11. Newsletter registration
When registering for the newsletter offered on our website with regular information about our offers and products, the provision of your email address is mandatory. The additional provision of your first and last name is optional and is used to address you personally in the newsletter.
We use the double opt-in process to send out our newsletter. This means that we will only send you our newsletter by email if you have expressly confirmed that you agree to receive newsletters. In the first step, you will receive an email with a link to confirm that you, as the owner of the email address, wish to receive newsletters in the future. By confirming, you give us your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR that we may use your personal data for the purpose of sending the requested newsletter.
When you register for the newsletter, in addition to the email address required to send the newsletter, we also store the IP address used to register for the newsletter, as well as the date and time of registration and confirmation, in order to be able to detect any misuse at a later date. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.
You may unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by clicking on the link contained in each newsletter or by sending an email to the Controller as described above. Once you unsubscribe, your email address will be immediately removed from our newsletter list, unless you have expressly consented to the continued use of the collected data.
Our email newsletters are sent via the technical service provider “Brevo” (Sendinblue GmbH, Köpenicker Straße 126, 10179 Berlin, Germany) to whom we pass the information you provide when registering for the newsletter. We concluded a Data Processing Agreement with the provider.
Due to affiliated companies of Brevo and other sub-processors used by Brevo, a transfer of personal data to countries outside the EU/EEA (e.g. U.S.) is possible. Therefore, further appropriate safeguards are required to ensure the level of data protection under the GDPR. To guarantee this, we have contractually agreed with the provider that he will ensure the conclusion of standard contractual clauses in accordance with Art. 46 (2) lit. c GDPR or other appropriate safeguards in accordance with Art. 44 et seqq. GDPR. These obligate the recipients of the data in countries outside the EU to process the data in accordance with the level of protection in Europe.
Based on your consent according to Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR, our provider uses this information to send the newsletter and track your interaction with our newsletters for statistical analysis on our behalf. For this purpose, the emails sent contain so-called web beacons or tracking pixels, which are one-pixel image files stored on our website. This allows us to determine whether a newsletter message has been opened and, if so, which links have been clicked. Conversion tracking may also be used to analyse whether a pre-defined action (e.g. purchase of a product on our website) was taken after clicking on the link in the newsletter. Technical information is also recorded (e.g. time of access, IP address, browser type and operating system). The data is collected under a pseudonym and is not linked to your other personal data; a direct personal reference is therefore excluded. This data is used exclusively for statistical analysis of newsletter campaigns. The results of this analysis may be used to better tailor future newsletters to the interests of the recipients.
If you wish to revoke your consent to data analysis for statistical purposes, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter.
12. Purchase of online courses and download products via our ablefy sales page
We also offer digital products such as online courses and download products for purchase via our website. We use the “ablefy” service (a service provided by elopage GmbH, Kurfürstendamm 208, 10719 Berlin) for this purpose. As soon as you click on one of our product buttons, you leave our website and are redirected to our individual ablefy sales page. For data processing in connection with the purchase of online courses and download products via our individual ablefy sales page, we are the controller within the meaning of data protection law. For these processing operations, ablefy acts as our data processor and we have concluded a data processing agreement with ablefy for these purposes.
In order to process your purchase, it is necessary to send us your name and contact details and your VAT ID number using the form provided on our ablefy sales page. Mandatory fields are marked as such. The legal basis for the processing of your name and contact details is the initiation or execution of the contract in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
12.1 Payment processing via our ablefy sales page
As part of a purchase of our products via our ablefy sales page, we offer customers efficient and secure payment options and use other payment service providers in addition to banks and credit institutions (collectively “payment service providers”).
Depending on which payment option you choose when placing your order, we will pass on the data required to process the payment to the bank or payment service provider commissioned with the payment. We base the necessary data transfer to the payment service providers on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (the necessity for processing the contract) and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (the interest in a payment process that is as smooth, convenient and secure as possible).
The data processed by the payment service providers includes customer data, such as name and address, bank data, such as account numbers or credit card numbers, passwords, TANs and checksums as well as contract, sum and recipient-related information, but also meta/communication data (device information, IP addresses). The information is required to carry out the transactions. However, the data entered is only processed and stored by the payment service providers under their own responsibility. This means that we do not receive any account or credit card-related information, but only information with confirmation or negative information about the payment. Under certain circumstances, the data may be transmitted by the payment service providers to credit agencies. The purpose of this transmission is to check identity and creditworthiness. Please refer to the general terms and conditions and the data protection information of the payment service providers.
Payment transactions are subject to the terms and conditions and data privacy policies of the respective payment service providers, which can be accessed on the respective websites or transaction applications. We also refer to these for further information about the exercising of rights of withdrawal, access and other rights of data subjects.
12.2. Further data processing by ablefy on our behalf
When you visit our ablefy sales page, ablefy also processes further (technical) data on our behalf regarding the visit and use of our sales page.
Data that is required to be able to use the ablefy sales page is processed on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR in the error-free and secure operation of the sales page. This involves the following technical data (e.g. IP address, device, browser, location, Mac address).
When using the contact form on our ablefy sales page, please note the information in section 8 of this privacy policy.
In addition, ablefy also processes data on our behalf that is processed on the basis of the performance of the contract pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR or our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR in the error-free provision of the products purchased by our customers. This involves the following data Customer history (e.g. login, product usage, products purchased) and content data (e.g. videos, images, texts, audios, files, course comments, answers to quiz questions).
For statistical evaluations, ablefy also processes planning and control data on our behalf (e.g. visitor sources, number of views, pages visited, clicks) and uses analysis and marketing tools on our ablefy sales page that can use cookies and similar technologies. If there is a requirement for consent in this regard in accordance with the GDPR and/or the TDDDG (see section 5 of this privacy policy), processing will only take place if your consent has been obtained in advance in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR via the cookie banner provided on our ablefy sales page. You can revoke or adjust the consent you have given for this at any time via the “Cookies” button in the bottom left-hand corner of our ablefy sales page. For general information on the use of cookies, please refer to section 13 of this privacy policy.
The following services are used on our ablefy sales page for analysis and marketing purposes:
12.2. Meta Pixel (formerly Facebook Pixel)
We use "Meta Pixel" on our ablefy sales page, a service of Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour Dublin 2, Irland (hereinafter referred to as: "Meta/Facebook").
Provided you have given us your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR, we use Meta Pixel for marketing and optimization purposes, in particular to place relevant and interesting advertisements on Facebook and thus improve our offer, make it more interesting for you as a user and avoid annoying advertisements.
Meta Pixel enables Meta to display our ads on Facebook, so-called "Facebook Ads" only to those Facebook users who were visitors to our website, in particular those who showed interest in our online offer. In this case, Meta Pixel also enables us to check whether a user was redirected to our website after clicking on our Facebook Ads. Among other things, Meta Pixel uses cookies, i.e. small text files that are stored locally in the cache of your web browser on your end device. If you are logged into Facebook with your user account, the visit to our online offer will be noted in your user account. The data collected about you is anonymous to us, so we cannot draw any conclusions about the identity of the user. However, this data can be linked by Facebook with your user account there. If you have a user account on Facebook and are registered, Facebook can assign the visit to your user account.
Since a transfer of personal data by Meta to affiliates and sub-processors to countries outside the EU and EEA is possible, further appropriate safeguards are required to ensure the level of data protection under the GDPR. For the U.S., there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission pursuant to Art. 45 (1) GDPR regarding companies with certification under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. Meta Platforms, Inc. is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and is therefore committed to compliance with adequate data protection standards, which can be verified via the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search
For potential transfers to other countries outside the EU and the EEA, for which no adequacy decision of the EU Commission exists, we have concluded standard contractual clauses with the provider in accordance with Art. 46 (2) lit. c GDPR. These oblige the recipient of the data in the country outside the EU to process the data in accordance with the level of protection in Europe.
Further information on data protection from the third party provider can be found on the following Facebook website: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy.
Information on Meta Pixel can be found on the following Facebook website: https://www.facebook.com/business/help/651294705016616.
You can make the relevant settings for which types of advertisements are displayed to you within Facebook on the following Facebook website: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads.
We would like to point out that this setting is deleted when you delete your cookies. In addition, you can deactivate cookies that are used to measure reach and advertising purposes via the following websites:
Please note that this setting is also deleted when you delete your cookies.
13. Cookies
Our website uses so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small text files that are either temporarily stored on your end device for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your terminal device until you delete them yourself or an automatic solution is provided by your web browser.
Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping basket function or language settings). Other cookies are used to evaluate user behaviour or display advertising.
The processing of data using strictly necessary cookies is based on a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR in the technically error-free delivery of our services. For details on the processing purposes and legitimate interests, please refer to the following explanations on the specific data processing.
The processing of personal data using other cookies is based on consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future. Insofar as such cookies are used for analysis and optimisation purposes, we will inform you separately about this in this privacy policy and obtain your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR.
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Most browsers also offer a so-called "do-not-track function". When this feature is enabled, the browser tells ad networks, websites, and applications that you do not want to be "tracked" for behavioural advertising and the like.
For information and instructions on how to edit this feature, please refer to the links below, depending on your browser provider:
Additionally, you can prevent the loading of so-called scripts by default. "NoScript" allows the execution of JavaScripts, Java and other plug-ins only at trusted domains of your choice. Information and instructions on how to edit this function can be obtained from the provider of your browser (e.g. for Mozilla Firefox at: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/noscript/).
Please note that if you disable cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.
13.1 Use of CMP provider CookieScript
We use CookieScript, a service provided by Objectis Ltd, Laisves st. 60, LT-05120 Vilnius, Lithuania, to operate our Consent Management Platform (“CMP” / cookie banner). We use the service to manage your consent to the use of cookies and similar technologies and the subsequent data processing. For this purpose, the following data is transmitted to the service provider and processed:
This data is logged on the provider's servers. In this way, our websites are able to check your consent status for all subsequent and future page views and to activate or deactivate cookies and other technologies in accordance with your decision to use them when you return to the site. Your IP address is shortened in such a way that it can no longer be traced back to you. The data processing takes place within the EU; the service provider does not pass on the data to third parties. You can find more information on data processing by the service provider at: https://cookie-script.com/de/legal/privacy-policy.
Insofar as we use technically necessary cookies and similar technologies as part of the integration of the service, this is done in accordance with Section 25 (2) of the (German) Telecommunications Telemedia Data Protection Act (TDDDG). Subsequent data processing by the service provider is based on our legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. The purpose and our legitimate interest are to use cookies and similar technologies on our websites in compliance with data protection regulations and to enable you to easily revoke your declarations of consent.
13.2 Change cookie settings
You can revoke or change your cookie settings at any time. To do so, click on the cookie symbol (“Cookie settings”) at the bottom left of our website.
14. Google Tag Manager
This website uses the Google Tag Manager of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google"). This service allows website tags to be managed through an interface. The Google Tag Manager only implements tags. This means that no cookies are used and only the user's IP address is transmitted to Google to establish a connection. The Google Tag Manager triggers other tags, which in turn may collect data. However, the Google Tag Manager does not access this data. If a deactivation has been made on domain or cookie level, it will remain for all tracking tags as long as they are implemented with the Google Tag Manager.
We use the Google Tag Manager based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR.
Since a transfer of personal data by Google to affiliates and sub-processors to countries outside the EU and EEA is possible, further appropriate safeguards are required to ensure the level of data protection under the GDPR. For the U.S., there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission pursuant to Art. 45 (1) GDPR regarding companies with certification under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. Google LLC is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and is therefore committed to compliance with adequate data protection standards, which can be verified via the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search
15. Google Analytics 4
This website uses Google Analytics 4, a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google"), which can be utilized to analyze the use of websites.
When using Google Analytics 4, so-called "cookies" are used. The information collected by cookies about your use of the website (including the IP address transmitted by your terminal device, of which the last digits are shortened, see below) is usually transmitted to a Google server and stored and processed there. This may also result in the transmission of information to the servers of Google LLC, a company based in the U.S., where the information is further processed.
When using Google Analytics 4, the IP address transmitted by your terminal device during your use of the website is always collected and processed automatically and by default only in a shortened form, so that a direct reference of the collected information to your person is excluded. This automatic anonymization is carried out by Google shortening the IP address transmitted by your terminal device within member states of the European Union (EU) or other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA) by the last digits.
On our behalf, Google uses this and other information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports about your website activities and usage behavior, and to provide us with other services related to your website and internet usage. In this context, the shortened IP address transmitted by your terminal device in the context of Google Analytics 4 will not be merged with other data from Google. The data collected during the use of Google Analytics 4 will be retained for 2 months and then deleted.
Google Analytics 4 also enables the creation of statistics with statements about the age, gender and interests of website users on the basis of an evaluation of interest-based advertising and with the involvement of third-party information via a special function, the so-called "demographic characteristics". This makes it possible to determine and distinguish between groups of website users for the purpose of targeted marketing measures. However, data collected via the "demographic characteristics" cannot be assigned to a specific person and thus not to you personally. This data collected via the "demographic characteristics" function is retained for 2 months and then deleted.
All processing described above, in particular the placement of Google Analytics cookies for the storage and reading of information on the terminal device used by you for the use of the website, will only take place if you have given us your express consent for this in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. Without your consent, Google Analytics 4 will not be used during your visit to the website.
As an extension of Google Analytics 4, the "UserIDs" function is also used for this website. By assigning individual UserIDs, we can have Google create cross-device reports (so-called "cross-device tracking"). This means that your usage behavior can also be analyzed across devices if you have given your corresponding consent to the use of Google Analytics 4 in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR, if you have set up a personal account by registering on this website and are logged into your personal account on different end devices with your relevant login data. The data collected in this way shows, among other things, which end device was used to click on an ad for the first time and which end device was used for conversion.
We have concluded a so-called data processing agreement with Google for our use of Google Analytics 4, by which Google is obliged to protect the data of our website users and not to pass it on to third parties.
Further legal information on Google Analytics 4, including a copy of the aforementioned standard contractual clauses, can be found at the following link: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Details on the processing triggered by Google Analytics 4 and Google's handling of data from websites can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
16. Google advertising services and features: Google Ads, Google Ads Conversion Tracking, Google Marketing Platform (formerly Google Double Click), Google Adsense, Google Ads Remarketing
We integrate Google advertising services and functions of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California 94043, USA, on our websites.
In the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA), the services are provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Description of data processing and purpose
We use Google marketing services and functions such as Google Ads, Google Ads Conversion Tracking, Google Ads Retargeting and the Google Marketing Platform to be able to place and control target group-oriented advertisements for our products and services via the Google advertising network and to be able to measure how successful these advertisements are.
Data collection and processing on our websites is carried out using cookies and JavaScript code, which is loaded when the page is accessed and executed in the browser of your end device. With the help of this JavaScript code, cookies can then be stored on your device and various information can be read from your device and from cookies stored on it. Details on the cookies used and similar technologies can be found above under “Cookies” and via the information that you can access via our consent management platform “CookieScript”.
In this way, Google is able to recognize website visitors and the end devices they use pseudonymously. Visitors who have their own user account on Google platforms can also be identified by Google as visitors to our websites across all devices.
If you click on an ad placed for us via Google, cookies for conversion tracking are set by the website or app of other providers. These are read again when you visit our site. Data from the original website or app is processed to determine which search terms (keywords) you may have entered in a search engine, which advertisement or groups of advertisements you clicked on and which of our online marketing campaigns the advertisement was assigned to.
We then collect data on our websites about how you have used our website and how you have interacted with the website content, e.g. which subpages were accessed, which content was clicked on or retrieved or which forms or dialogs you used. The conversion of an advertisement into a specific action by the website visitor on a website is referred to as conversion.
When using “Google Analytics” at the same time, we can use the data collected to evaluate your actions on our websites even more precisely
From the processed information, Google creates summarized statistics for us as part of “Google Ads Conversion Tracking” in “Google Ads” and in the “Google Marketing Platform”, from which we can see how many users have reacted to our advertisements and in what way. We only receive summarized statistics (aggregated data) from Google from which we, as users of Google advertising services, cannot draw any conclusions about individual persons.
Based on the statistics, we can optimize the effectiveness of our online advertising and manage our advertising strategy via Google advertising services.
Google Ads Remarketing then enables us to place interest- and target group-related advertisements when you continue to use the Internet or app based on websites and content that you have visited on our website, as well as how you have used them and what actions (conversions) you have taken on our websites.
Legal grounds for the processing of data
The legal basis for the integration and use of the service is your consent, provided that you have given it via our consent management platform.
The use of cookies and similar technologies is based on Section 25 (1) TDDDG. The subsequent data processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.
Your consent is voluntary and can be freely revoked at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your revocation, please use the cookie symbol at the bottom left of the website to change your settings.
Data processing in third countries
When using the service, your data may also be processed in countries outside the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA) in third countries, in particular in the USA.
For data transfers to the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission pursuant to Art. 45 para. 1 GDPR with regard to companies with certification under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
Google LLC is certified in accordance with the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and is therefore committed to complying with appropriate data protection standards, which can be viewed at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/list
17. Etrusted / trustedshops
Integration of the Trusted Shops Trustbadge/other widgets
Trusted Shops widgets are integrated on this website to display Trusted Shops services (e.g. seal of approval, collected reviews) and to offer Trusted Shops products to buyers after an order. This serves to safeguard our legitimate interests, which predominate in the context of a balancing of interests, in optimal marketing by enabling secure shopping in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. The Trustbadge and the services advertised with it are an offer from Trusted Shops AG, Subbelrather Str. 15C, 50823 Cologne (“Trusted Shops”), with which we are jointly responsible under data protection law in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. In the context of this data protection information, we inform you below about the essential contents of the contract in accordance with Art. 26 para. 2 GDPR.
Within the framework of the joint controllership existing between us and Trusted Shops, please contact Trusted Shops in the event of data protection issues and to assert your rights using the contact options provided in the data protection information. Irrespective of this, you can always contact the controller of your choice. If necessary, your request will then be forwarded to the other responsible party for a response.
Data processing when integrating the Trustbadge / other widgets
The trust badge is provided by a US CDN provider (content delivery network). An adequate level of data protection is ensured in each case by an adequacy decision of the EU Commission, which can be accessed here for the USA. Service providers used from the USA are generally certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Further information can be found here. If the service providers used are not certified under the DPF, standard contractual clauses have been concluded as a suitable guarantee.
When the Trustbadge is accessed, the web server automatically saves a so-called server log file, which also contains your IP address, the date and time of access, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider (access data) and documents the access. The IP address is anonymized immediately after collection so that the stored data cannot be assigned to your person. The anonymized data is used in particular for statistical purposes and for error analysis.
Data processing after order completion
After the order is completed, order information (order total, order number, product purchased if applicable) and your e-mail address hashed using a cryptographic one-way function are transmitted to Trusted Shops. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. This serves to check whether you are already registered for services with Trusted Shops and is therefore necessary for the fulfillment of our and Trusted Shops' overriding legitimate interests in the provision of the buyer protection linked to the specific order and the transactional evaluation services in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR. If this is the case, further processing will be carried out in accordance with the contractual agreement concluded between you and Trusted Shops. If you have not yet registered for the services, you will then be given the opportunity to do so for the first time. Further processing after registration is also based on the contractual agreement with Trusted Shops. If you do not register, all transmitted data will be automatically deleted by Trusted Shops and a personal reference is then no longer possible.
Trusted Shops uses service providers in the areas of hosting, monitoring and logging. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR for the purpose of ensuring trouble-free operation. Processing may take place in third countries (USA and Israel).
An adequate level of data protection is ensured in each case by an adequacy decision of the EU Commission, which can be accessed here for the USA and here for Israel. Service providers used from the USA are generally certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. Further information can be found here. If the service providers used are not certified under the DPF, standard contractual clauses have been concluded as a suitable guarantee.
18. External links
On our website social media (LinkedIn and YouTube) and other websites are solely embedded as a link to the respective domains. After clicking on the embedded text/image-link you will be directed to the website of the respective provider. User information will only be transferred after the redirection to the respective provider. For information on the processing of your personal data during your use of these websites, please refer to the privacy policy of the respective website.
19. Data Transfer and Recipients
Your personal data is not transferred to third parties, unless
In addition, we use external service providers for the processing of our services, whom we have carefully selected and commissioned in writing. They are bound by our instructions and are regularly monitored by us. Required data processing agreements pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR are concluded before the commission. In particular, these contracts concern web hosting services, the dispatch of emails and IT updates and maintenance. Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties by our service providers.
20. Data security
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk in accordance with Article 32 of the GDPR, taking into account the state of the art, the cost of implementation and the nature, scope, circumstances and purposes of the processing, as well as the varying probability and severity of the risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons. This website uses SSL encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content.
21. Storage period
The period for which the personal data will be stored is determined by the relevant statutory storage periods (e.g. from commercial law and tax law). The corresponding data is deleted routinely upon expiry of the respective period. If data is required for the fulfilment of a contract or contract initiation, or if we have a legitimate interest in further storage, the data will be deleted if they are no longer required for these purposes or if you make use of your right of withdrawal or objection.
22. Your rights
In the following, you will find information about your data subject rights, which the current data protection law grants you against the controller concerning the processing of personal data:
The right, pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR, to obtain information about your personal data processed by us. In particular, you may request information about the purposes of processing, the categories of personal data concerned, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the envisaged period for which the data will be stored, the existence of the right to request from the controller rectification or erasure or personal data or restriction of processing of personal data concerning you or to object such processing, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, the origin of your data, if these have not been collected by us, and the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences.
The right to obtain without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you. in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR.
The right to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, unless the processing is necessary to exercise the right of freedom of expression and information, to fulfil a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
The right, pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR, to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data if the accuracy of the data is contested by you, the processing is unlawful, but you oppose the erasure and we no longer need the data for the purposes of processing, but they are required by you for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims or you have filed an objection against the processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR.
The right, in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to us in in a commonly used and machine-readable format and the right to transmit those data to another controller.
The right to withdraw your given consent pursuant to Art. 7 (3) GDPR with effect in the future at any time.
The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work.
The right to withdraw your given consent pursuant to Art. 7 (3) GDPR: You have the right to withdraw your given consent concerning the processing of your personal data with effect for the future at any time. In the event of withdrawal, we will delete the data concerned without delay, unless further processing can be based on a legal basis for processing without consent. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
23. Right to object
If your personal data is processed by us based on legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, you have the right, pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, to object at any time to the processing of your personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation. If the objection is directed against the processing of personal data for the purpose of direct marketing, you have a general right of objection without the requirement of stating a particular situation.
If you wish to exercise your right of withdrawal or objection, you may do so by sending an e-mail to the contact details of the Data Controller set out at the beginning of this Privacy Policy.
24. Necessity of providing personal data
The provision of personal data for the decision on the conclusion of a contract, the fulfilment of the contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures is voluntary. However, we can only make the decision in the context of contractual measures if you provide such personal data that is required for the conclusion of the contract, the fulfilment of the contract or pre-contractual measures.
25. Automated decision making
Automated decision making or profiling according to Art. 22 GDPR does not take place.
26. Subject to change
We reserve the right to adapt or update this privacy policy, if necessary, in compliance with the applicable data protection regulations. In this way, we can adapt it to the current legal requirements and take account of changes to our services, e.g. the introduction of new services. The most current version applies to your visit.
Status of this privacy policy: 20.03.2025
Social Media Profiles
1. Introduction and general information about social media
The protection of your personal data is very important to us. In the following, you will find information on the processing of your data that is collected through your use of our social media presences on social networks and platforms. Your data will be processed in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
1.1 General information about the controller
The controller named at the beginning of this privacy policy (hereinafter "we/us/our"). maintains presences or "fan pages" on various social media – platforms. For the processing of your personal data in connection with your visit to our presence or our "fan page" on the platform LinkedIn, we are jointly responsible with the operators of the respective platform mentioned here under 1., insofar as they provide us with aggregated information on visitors to our fan page or our presence ("Insights"). Detailed information on the scope of processing in joint responsibility related to the respective providers can be found in the second section of this Privacy Policy.
1.1.1 Joint controllership
The operator of the LinkedIn platform is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, a subsidiary of LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 W Maude Ave Sunnyvale, CA, 94085-2810 USA.
We have concluded an agreement with the operator pursuant to Art. 26 GDPR regarding joint responsibility for the processing of your personal data (Controller Addendum). This agreement specifies the data processing operations for which we or the operator are responsible when you visit our Fanpage or our presence on the platform of the operator. You can view this agreement under the following link: https://legal.linkedin.com/pages-joint-controller-addendum
1.1.2 Own responsibility of platform providers
If your personal data is processed by one of the social media platform providers listed below, this processing is carried out under the platform operator's own responsibility within the meaning of Art. 7 No. 4 GDPR. For the assertion of your data subject rights, we point out that these can be asserted most effectively with the respective providers. Only they have access to the data collected from you. Should you still require assistance, please feel free to contact us at any time.
1.1.3 Own responsibility of Weidinger GmbH
For the processing of your personal data in the cases mentioned under 1.4. to 1.7. which is not carried out by the operators mentioned under 1.1.2. solely we are responsible.
1.2 Data transfer, recipients and data transfers to third countries
If we pass on personal data to the providers of social media platforms, the latter are recipients of the data within the meaning of Art. 4 (9) GDPR. Since personal data is transferred to countries outside the EU (e.g. U.S.) when visiting and interacting with the social media platforms used by us, further appropriate safeguards are required to ensure the level of data protection under the GDPR.
In cases where providers process your personal data under their own responsibility (1.1.2.), we have no influence on the processing thereof by the provider and its use of such data (at least after transmission of the data). For more information, please check the privacy policy of the respective provider and, if necessary, use the opt-out / personalization options regarding data processing by the provider:
1.3 Access to and storage of information in terminal equipment (cookies)
When you visit our Facebook fan page or other social media sites, one or more cookies are set on your terminal device by the platform provider. Cookies are small text files that are stored either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your end device. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your terminal device until you delete them yourself or an automatic solution is provided by your web browser.
Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping cart function or language settings). Other cookies are used to evaluate user behavior or display advertising.
By interacting with our Facebook fan page or our other social media appearances, information (e.g. your IP address) may be accessed or stored (e.g. cookies) in your terminal equipment. This access or storage may involve further processing of personal data according to the GDPR.
The activity or validity period of cookies can vary greatly, but you can delete them manually at any time using your web browser settings. If you have technical questions about this, please contact the manufacturer of your web browser. Further information on the use of cookies and their legal basis can be found in the respective provider's privacy policy. Links to the respective data protection statements can be found above under "Data transfer and recipients". If you have any further questions, please contact the provider of the respective social media platform directly.
1.4 Data processing for market research and advertising purposes
Generally, personal data is processed on the company website for market research and advertising purposes of the provider of the social media platform. For this purpose, a cookie is set in your browser, which enables the respective provider to recognize you when you visit a website. In addition, an extensive evaluation of your interactions on the social media platform is carried out by the provider. By means of the collected data, usage profiles can be created. These are used to place advertisements within and outside the platform that presumably correspond to your interests. Furthermore, data can also be stored in the usage profiles regardless of the devices you use. This is regularly the case if you are a member of the respective platforms and logged in to them. You can find more information on this in the data protection information of the respective provider.
When you visit our social media site or interact with it, we may receive personal data from you, which we, in addition to the provider, also process under our own responsibility, other than in the cases mentioned in section 2. of this privacy policy. This may be information that you actively provide (comments, likes, and information you provide publicly, such as your profile picture or name).
Our access to the aforementioned data results from the operation of our social media presence; no further processing of this data by us takes place except in the cases mentioned in this privacy policy. We have a legitimate interest in the operation of our social media presence and the associated processing of personal data that you actively publish or make available to us in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the promotion as well as in making available an effective communication and interaction option with our company.
1.5 Data processing when you contact us
We collect personal data ourselves when you contact us, for example, via a contact form or through a messenger service of the respective platform, such as Facebook Messenger. Which data is collected depends on the information you provide and the contact data you have submitted or made available. This data is stored by us for the purpose of processing the request and to answer any follow-up questions. The legal basis for processing the data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR and, if applicable, Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR if your request is aimed at concluding a contract. Your data will be deleted after your request has been processed, provided that there are no legal obligations to retain data. We assume that processing is complete if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively resolved.
1.6 Data processing for contract management
If your contact via a social network or other platform aims at the conclusion of a contract for the delivery of goods or the provision of services with us, we process your data for the performance of the contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures or for the performance of the requested services. The legal basis for the processing of your data in this case is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. Your data will be deleted if it is no longer required for the performance of the contract or if it is determined that the pre-contractual measures do not lead to the conclusion of a contract corresponding to the purpose of the contact. Please note, however, that it may be necessary to store personal data of our contractual partners even after the conclusion of the contract in order to comply with contractual or legal obligations.
1.7 Data processing on the basis of consent
If you are asked by the respective providers of the platforms to give your consent to processing for a specific purpose, the legal basis of the processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. a., Art. 7 GDPR. Given consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.
2. Processing in joint responsibility with the provider of the social media platform
2.1 LinkedIn
2.1.1 Data processing regarding "page insights" when visiting our LinkedIn page
When you visit our LinkedIn presence, your personal data will be processed by LinkedIn as operator of the platform and by us as operator of our presence within the platform. Insofar as this data processing takes place in connection with the Insights functionality of LinkedIn (LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company. or LinkedIn Corporation.), we are jointly responsible for it with LinkedIn (Art. 26 (1) GDPR).
LinkedIn Page-Insights (https://legal.linkedin.com/pages-joint-controller-addendum) is a function provided by LinkedIn, which allows the operator of a LinkedIn page (us) to receive summarized data about the interaction of visitors.
LinkedIn evaluates your interaction with our LinkedIn presence as part of the Page Insights function and also uses the personal information provided by you (professional activity, industry, country, etc.). The evaluated data is made available to us by LinkedIn, but only in aggregated form (i.e. LinkedIn does not provide us with specific information on individual users as part of this function, but only summarized information). We use this aggregated data for the target group-specific presentation of our LinkedIn page and generally for its optimization with regard to the above-mentioned advertising purposes.
We have a legitimate interest in these advertising purposes and the processing of your data is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.
For information on the purposes LinkedIn pursues with the processing of your personal data and the legal basis for this data processing, please refer to LinkedIn's privacy policy.
Please note that we have no influence on the data collection and further processing within the responsibility of LinkedIn. As a result, we can not provide information about the extent to which, where and for how long the data is stored by LinkedIn. Furthermore, we cannot state to what extent LinkedIn complies with existing deletion obligations, what evaluations and links are made with the data on the part of LinkedIn and to whom the data is passed on by LinkedIn.
2.1.2 Your rights as an affected person of the data processing
If you as a visitor to the site would like to exercise your rights (information, correction, deletion, restriction, data portability, complaint to the supervisory authority, objection or revocation), you can contact both LinkedIn and us. You can independently adjust your advertising settings in your user account.
For further information on data processing by LinkedIn, please refer to LinkedIn's privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
2.1.3 LinkedIn’s data protection officer
To contact the data protection officer of LinkedIn, you can use the contact form under the link https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/ask/TSO-DPO.
