Data protection

1. Introduction

With the following information, we would like to provide you, as a "data subject," with an overview of how we process your personal data and your rights under data protection laws. In general, it is possible to use our websites without providing any personal data. However, if you wish to use specific services offered by our company via our website, the processing of personal data may become necessary. If the processing of personal data is required and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain your consent.

The processing of personal data, such as your name, address, or email address, is always carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and in compliance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to "elevait GmbH & Co. KG - Dresden." By means of this privacy policy, we would like to inform you about the scope and purpose of the personal data we collect, use, and process.

As the controller, we have implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed through this website. Nevertheless, internet-based data transmissions can generally have security gaps, so absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, you are free to transmit personal data to us via alternative means, such as by telephone or by mail.

You can also take simple and easy-to-implement measures to protect yourself against unauthorized third-party access to your data. Therefore, we would like to provide you with some tips on how to handle your data securely:

  • Protect your account (login, user, or customer account) and your IT system (computer, laptop, tablet, or mobile device) with secure passwords.

  • Only you should have access to your passwords.

  • Ensure that you use your passwords for only one account (login, user, or customer account) at a time.

  • Do not use the same password for different websites, applications, or online services.

  • Especially when using publicly accessible IT systems or systems shared with others, you should always log out after using a website, application, or online service.

Passwords should consist of at least 12 characters and be chosen so that they cannot be easily guessed. Therefore, they should not contain common everyday words, your own name, or the names of relatives, but should instead include a mix of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters.

2. Controller

elevait GmbH & Co. KG
Antonstraße 2 A
01097 Dresden
Germany

3. Data Protection Officer

You can reach our Data Protection Officer as follows:

TÜV Süd Akademie GmbH
Westendstraße 160
80339 Munich
frank.hillmer@partner.tuvsud.com
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You can contact our Data Protection Officer directly at any time with any questions or suggestions regarding data protection.

4. Definitions

This privacy policy is based on the terminology used by the European legislator for the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy is intended to be easy to read and understand for the public as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terminology used in advance.

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

Personal data

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

Data subject

A data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data are processed by the controller (our company).

Processing

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

Right to restriction of processing

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

Profiling

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

Pseudonymization

Pseudonymization 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 the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Processor

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

Recipient

A recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or another body to which the personal data are disclosed, whether it is a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients.

Third party

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

Consent

Consent is any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which they, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signify agreement to the processing of personal data relating to them.

5. Legal basis for processing

Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR (in conjunction with Section 25(1) of the TTDSG) serves as the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific purpose.

If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party, as is the case, for example, with processing operations required for the delivery of goods or the provision of another service or consideration, the processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR. The same applies to processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, such as in cases of inquiries 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 fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR.

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 were injured on our premises and their name, age, health insurance data, or other vital information had to be passed on to a doctor, hospital, or other third party. In such a case, the processing would be based on Article 6(1)(d) of the GDPR.

Finally, processing operations could be based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. This legal basis is used for processing operations that are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases if the processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights, and fundamental freedoms of the data subject do not override this. Such processing operations are permitted to us in particular because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. The legislator took the view that a legitimate interest could be assumed if you are a customer of our company (Recital 47, sentence 2 of the GDPR).

Our services are generally aimed at adults. Persons under the age of 16 may not transmit any personal data to us without the consent of their parents or legal guardians. We do not request personal data from children and adolescents, nor do we collect such data or share it with third parties.

6. Transfer of data to third parties

Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those listed below.

We only share your personal data with third parties if:

  • you have given us your express consent to do so pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR,

  • the transfer is permissible pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR for the protection of our legitimate interests and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in the non-disclosure of your data,

  • in the event that there is a legal obligation for the transfer pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR, as well as

  • this is legally permissible and necessary for the performance of contractual relationships with you pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.

To protect your data and, if necessary, to enable data transfer to third countries (outside the EU/EEA), we have concluded data processing agreements based on the European Commission's standard contractual clauses. If the standard contractual clauses are not sufficient to establish an adequate level of security, your consent pursuant to Art. 49 (1) (a) GDPR can serve as the legal basis for the transfer to third countries. This does not apply to data transfers to third countries for which the European Commission has issued an adequacy decision pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR.

Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those listed below.

As part of the processing operations described in this privacy policy, personal data may be transferred to the USA. Companies in the USA only have an adequate level of data protection if they have certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, meaning the EU Commission's adequacy decision pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR applies. We have explicitly mentioned this for the relevant service providers in the privacy policy. To protect your data in all other cases, we have concluded data processing agreements based on the European Commission's standard contractual clauses. If the standard contractual clauses are not sufficient to establish an adequate level of security, your consent pursuant to Art. 49 (1) (a) GDPR can serve as the legal basis for the transfer to third countries. This does not apply to data transfers to third countries for which the European Commission has issued an adequacy decision pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR.

7. Technology

7.1 SSL/TLS encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption to ensure the security of data processing and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders, login data, or contact requests that you send to us as the operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line. We use this technology to protect your transmitted data.

7.2 Data collection when visiting the website and server log file storage

When using our website for purely informational purposes, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise transmit information to us, we only collect data that your browser transmits to our server (in so-called "server log files"). Each time you or an automated system accesses a page, our website collects a series of general data and information. This general data and information is stored in the server's log files. The following can be collected:

  • the browser types and versions used,

  • the operating system used by the accessing system,

  • the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrers),

  • the sub-pages that are accessed via an accessing system on our website,

  • the date and time of access to the website,

  • an internet protocol address (IP address) and,

  • the internet service provider of the accessing system.

When using this general data and information, we do not draw any conclusions about your person. Rather, this information is required to

  • to deliver the content of our website correctly,

  • to optimize the content of our website and the advertising for it,

  • to ensure the long-term functionality of our IT systems and our website technology, as well as

  • to provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for prosecution in the event of a cyberattack.

We analyze this collected data and information both statistically and for the purpose of increasing data protection and data security within our company, ultimately ensuring an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. Server log file data is stored separately from any personal data provided by an individual.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6(1) sentence 1(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the purposes for data collection listed above.

7.3 Data collection when visiting the website and storage of anonymized IP addresses

When using our website for informational purposes only—that is, if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information—we only collect the data that your browser transmits to our server (in so-called "server log files"). Each time you or an automated system accesses our website, a series of general data and information is collected. This general data and information is stored in the server's log files. The following may be collected:

  • the browser types and versions used,

  • the operating system used by the accessing system,

  • the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrers),

  • the sub-pages accessed via an accessing system on our website,

  • the date and time of access to the website,

  • an internet protocol address (IP address) and,

  • the internet service provider of the accessing system.

When using this general data and information, we do not draw any conclusions about you personally. Rather, this information is required to

  • to deliver the content of our website correctly,

  • to optimize the content of our website and the advertising for it,

  • to ensure the long-term functionality of our IT systems and our website technology, as well as

  • to provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for prosecution in the event of a cyberattack.

We analyze this collected data and information both statistically and for the purpose of increasing data protection and data security within our company, ultimately ensuring an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. Anonymous server log file data is stored separately from any personal data provided by an individual.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the purposes for data collection listed above.

7.4 Akamai (Content Delivery Network)

To accelerate our website, we use the Content Delivery Network (CDN) from Akamai Technologies Inc., 150 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA ("Akamai"). A CDN is a service that helps deliver content from our online services, especially large media files such as graphics or scripts, faster with the help of regionally distributed servers connected via the Internet. Your data is processed solely for the aforementioned purposes and to maintain the security and functionality of the CDN.

With every data processing operation, Akamai transfers personal data from log files (e.g., IP addresses) to the USA, as certain servers for processing log files are located only in the USA. Akamai has therefore committed to complying with the standards and regulations of European data protection law.

Data is stored by Akamai for up to 24 hours so that content can be provided faster when you visit our website. Akamai cookies are classified as necessary cookies.

We process your data to accelerate our website based on our legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the high-performance provision of our website.

This US company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. An adequacy decision pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR is in place, meaning that a transfer of personal data may take place even without further guarantees or additional measures.

Further information on Akamai's data protection provisions can be found at: https://www.akamai.com/de/de/privacy-policies/.

7.6 Amazon Cloudfront (Content Delivery Network)

We use Amazon CloudFront, a web service from Amazon Web Services Inc., 410 Terry Avenue North, 98109, Seattle, Washington, USA.

Amazon CloudFront is a Content Delivery Network (CDN). It routes information transfer between your browser and our website through the CloudFront network. This reduces the latency with which we can provide static and dynamic web content. It also improves the security of our website through data traffic encryption and access controls.

In addition, CloudFront stores cookies on your computer to optimize the service. You can delete cookies in your browser, allow cookies only in individual cases, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser.

Amazon Web Services receives and processes personal data as our data processor in accordance with EU standard contractual clauses. CloudFront collects statistical data about visits to our website. This includes, among other things:

- IP address
- Accessed website
- Referrer URL
- Browser type
- Operating system
- Device type

If you have consented to the use of CloudFront, the legal basis for the processing of personal data is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. In addition, it is in our legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR to use CloudFront to optimize our website, make it more secure, and avoid operating our own Content Delivery Network. Personal data is stored by Amazon Web Services for as long as it is necessary for the described purpose.

The transfer of your personal data to the USA takes place on the basis of standard contractual clauses. Further information can be found at: https://d1.awsstatic.com/legal/aws-gdpr/AWS_GDPR_DPA.pdf

More detailed information on CloudFront can be found at: https://aws.amazon.com/de/cloudfront/

7.7 Amazon Web Services (AWS) - Hosting of individual components

Our website integrates components from Amazon Web Services (AWS) of Amazon.com Inc., Seattle, 410 Terry Ave N, United States. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and widely used cloud platform.
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The purpose of using AWS in this case is, among other things, to host applications and services on AWS and to rent resources for compute-intensive tasks.
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If you have consented to the use of services hosted on AWS, the legal basis for the processing of personal data is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. In addition, it is in our legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR to rely on hosting individual components with AWS in order to operate our website in an appealing and secure manner.

The parent company, Amazon Inc., is a US company certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. An adequacy decision pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR is in place, meaning that a transfer of personal data may take place even without further guarantees or additional measures.

You can view the AWS privacy policy at:
https://d1.awsstatic.com/legal/privacypolicy/AWS_Privacy_Notice_German_2023-08-11.pdf

7.8 Cloudflare (Content Delivery Network)

Our website uses functions from CloudFlare. The provider is CloudFlare, Inc., 665 3rd St. #200, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA.

CloudFlare offers a globally distributed Content Delivery Network with DNS. Technically, information transfer between your browser and our website is routed through the CloudFlare network. CloudFlare is therefore able to analyze data traffic between the user and our websites, for example, to detect and defend against attacks on our services. In addition, CloudFlare may store cookies on your computer for optimization and analysis purposes.

You can set your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

We have concluded a corresponding data processing agreement with Cloudflare based on the GDPR and EU standard contractual clauses. Cloudflare collects statistical data about visits to this website. Access data includes: name of the accessed website, file, date and time of access, volume of data transferred, notification of successful access, browser type and version, the user's operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited page), IP address, and the requesting provider. Cloudflare uses the log data for statistical analysis for the purpose of operation, security, and optimization of the service.

If you have consented to the use of Cloudflare, the legal basis for the processing of personal data is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. In addition, we have a legitimate interest in using Cloudflare to optimize our online services and make them more secure. The corresponding legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Personal data is stored for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purpose of processing.

The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose. This US company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. An adequacy decision pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR is in place, meaning that a transfer of personal data may take place even without further guarantees or additional measures.

Further information on CloudFlare can be found at: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/

7.9 Content Delivery Network SP CDN (formerly MaxCDN)

Our website uses functions from SP CDN (formerly MAX CDN). The provider is StackPath LLC, 1950 N Stemmons Fwy, Suite 1001, Dallas, TX 75207, USA.

SP CDN offers a globally distributed Content Delivery Network with DNS. Technically, information transfer between your browser and our website is routed through the SP CDN network. SP CDN is therefore able to analyze data traffic between the user and our websites. Statistical data about visits to this website is collected. Access data includes: name of the accessed website, file, date and time of access, volume of data transferred, notification of successful access, browser type and version, the user's operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited page), IP address, and the requesting provider. SP CDN uses log data for statistical analysis for the purpose of operation, security, and optimization of the service.

If you have consented to the use of SP CDN, the legal basis for the processing of personal data is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. In addition, we have a legitimate interest in using SP CDN to optimize our online services and make them more secure. The corresponding legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

This US company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. An adequacy decision pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR is in place, meaning that a transfer of personal data may take place even without further guarantees or additional measures.

Personal data is stored for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purpose of processing.

Further information on SP CDN can be found at: https://www.stackpath.com/legal/.

7.10 Hosting by Amazon Web Services - AWS

We host our website with Amazon Web Services (AWS). The provider is Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy, 1855 Luxembourg. When you visit our website, your personal data is processed on AWS servers. In this process, personal data may also be transferred to the AWS parent company in the USA. The use of AWS is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in ensuring our website is displayed as reliably as possible. We have concluded a data processing agreement with AWS. This is a contract required by data protection law that ensures AWS processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR. This US company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. An adequacy decision pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR is in place, meaning that a transfer of personal data may take place even without further guarantees or additional measures. Further information on AWS data protection provisions can be found at: https://aws.amazon.com/de/privacy/?nc1=f_pr

7.11 JsDelivr

Our website integrates components from jsDelivr, operated by Prospect One, Królewska 65A/1, PL-30-081 Kraków, Poland.

We use the open-source service jsDelivr on our website to deliver our content to various user devices as quickly and technically flawlessly as possible.

jsDelivr is a Content Delivery Network (CDN) that distributes content on our website across various servers to ensure optimal global accessibility. A CDN generally uses servers that are geographically close to the respective website user. It can therefore be assumed that users within the EU are served content via servers within the EU. To provide this content, jsDelivr collects user data such as the IP address.

According to the provider, jsDelivr does not use cookies or similar tracking technologies; it is only necessary for the technical reasons mentioned above.

Data processing is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

You can view the jsDelivr privacy policy at: https://www.jsdelivr.com/terms/privacy-policy-jsdelivr-net

7.12 unpkg (Content Delivery Network)

We display icons (favicons) on our website using the "UNPKG" Content Delivery Network (CDN). This is an open-source CDN operated by CloudFlare, Inc., 665 3rd St. #200, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. When you visit a page, your browser loads the required icons into your browser cache to display them correctly.

For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to the UNPKG servers. As a result, UNPKG becomes aware that our website has been accessed via your IP address.

The display of favicons using the CDN is in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online services. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

Further information on the display of favicons using the UNPKG CDN can be found at:
‍https://unpkg.com/browse/@mdi/svg@7.2.96/.

8. Cookies

8.1 General information about cookies

Cookies are small files that your browser automatically creates and stores on your IT system (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our site.

Information is stored in the cookie that relates to the specific device being used. However, this does not mean that we gain direct knowledge of your identity.

Cookies are used to make your experience of our services more pleasant. For example, we use session cookies to recognize that you have already visited individual pages of our website. These are automatically deleted after you leave our site.

In addition, we use temporary cookies to optimize user-friendliness, which are stored on your device for a specific, defined period. If you visit our site again to use our services, it is automatically recognized that you have been here before and which entries and settings you made, so you do not have to enter them again.

Furthermore, we use cookies to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate our services for the purpose of optimization. These cookies allow us to automatically recognize that you have visited our website before when you return. The cookies set in this way are automatically deleted after a defined period. The respective storage duration of the cookies can be found in the settings of the consent tool used.

8.2 Legal basis for the use of cookies

The data processed by cookies that are required for the proper functioning of the website is therefore necessary to protect our legitimate interests and those of third parties pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

For all other cookies, you have provided your consent via our opt-in cookie banner in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

8.3 Usercentrics (Consent Management Tool)

We use the consent management platform "Usercentrics" from Usercentrics GmbH, Sendlinger Str. 7, 80331 Munich, Germany. This service allows us to obtain and manage the consent of website users for data processing.

Usercentrics collects data generated by end users who visit our website. When an end user provides consent, the following data is automatically logged by Usercentrics:

1. Browser information.
2. Date and time of access.
3. Device information.
4. The URL of the visited page.
5. Geographic location.
6. Page path of the website.
7. The consent status of the end user, which serves as proof of consent.

The consent status is also stored in the end user's browser so that the website can automatically read and follow the end user's consent for all subsequent page requests and future end-user sessions for up to 12 months. Consent data (consent and withdrawal of consent) is stored for three years. The retention period corresponds to the regular limitation period pursuant to Section 195 of the German Civil Code (BGB). The data is then deleted immediately or, upon request, passed on to the responsible person in the form of a data export.

The functionality of the website is not guaranteed without the described processing. There is no option for the user to object as long as there is a legal obligation to obtain the user's consent for certain data processing operations (Art. 7(1), Art. 6(1) sentence 1(c) GDPR).

Usercentrics is a recipient of your personal data and acts as a data processor on our behalf.

Detailed information on the use of Usercentrics can be found at: //https://usercentrics.com/privacy-policy/.

9. Content of our website

9.1 Contacting us / Contact form

Personal data is collected when you contact us (e.g., via a contact form or email). The data collected when using a contact form can be seen from the respective form. This data is stored and used exclusively for the purpose of responding to your request or for establishing contact and the associated technical administration. The legal basis for processing this data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If your contact is aimed at concluding a contract, an additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted after your request has been processed; this is the case when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified and there are no statutory retention obligations to the contrary.

9.2 Application management / Job board

We collect and process the personal data of applicants for the purpose of managing the application process. Processing may also be carried out electronically. This is particularly the case if an applicant submits relevant application documents to us electronically, for example, by email or via a web form on the website. If we enter into an employment or service contract with an applicant, the transmitted data will be stored for the purpose of managing the employment relationship in compliance with legal requirements. If we do not enter into a contract with the applicant, the application documents will be automatically deleted two months after the rejection decision is announced, provided that no other legitimate interests on our part prevent such deletion. Another legitimate interest in this sense is, for example, a burden of proof in proceedings under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG).

The legal basis for the processing of your data is Art. 88 GDPR in conjunction with Section 26(1) of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).

10. Newsletter distribution

10.1 Promotional newsletter

Our website offers you the opportunity to subscribe to our company newsletter. The personal data transmitted to us when ordering the newsletter is determined by the input mask used for this purpose. We inform our customers and business partners at regular intervals via a newsletter about our offers.

In principle, you can only receive our company newsletter if:
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1. You have a valid email address, and
2. You have registered for the newsletter.

For legal reasons, a confirmation email is sent to the email address you first registered for the newsletter using the double opt-in procedure. This confirmation email is used to verify that you, as the owner of the email address, have authorized the receipt of the newsletter.

When you register for the newsletter, we also store the IP address of the IT system you used at the time of registration, as assigned by your Internet Service Provider (ISP), as well as the date and time of registration. The collection of this data is necessary to trace any (potential) misuse of your email address at a later date and therefore serves our legal protection.

The personal data collected during newsletter registration is 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 related registration, such as in the event of changes to the newsletter offer or technical circumstances.

Personal data collected as part of the newsletter service will not be passed on to third parties. You can cancel your subscription to our newsletter at any time. Consent to the storage of personal data that you have provided to us for the newsletter can be withdrawn at any time. A corresponding link is included in every newsletter for the purpose of withdrawing consent. It is also possible to unsubscribe from the newsletter directly on our website at any time or to inform us of this in another way.

The legal basis for data processing for the purpose of sending the newsletter is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

10.1.1 Use of HubSpot

Description and purpose: We use HubSpot to send newsletters. The provider is HubSpot, Inc., 25 First Street, Cambridge, MA 02141, USA. HubSpot is used to organize and analyze the distribution of newsletters. The data you enter for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter is stored on HubSpot's servers in Europe. If you do not wish for your data to be analyzed by HubSpot, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. We provide a link for this purpose in every newsletter message. For analysis purposes, emails sent via HubSpot contain a tracking pixel that connects to HubSpot's servers when the email is opened. This allows us to determine whether a newsletter message has been opened. Furthermore, HubSpot allows us to determine whether and which links in the newsletter message are clicked. Optionally, links in the email can be set as tracking links to count your clicks.

Legal basis: The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. Recipients: The recipient of the data is HubSpot, Inc. Transfer to third countries: Data is not transferred to third countries. Duration: The data you provided for the purpose of the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe. After unsubscribing, the data will be deleted from both our servers and HubSpot's servers. Data stored for other purposes (e.g., email addresses for the member area) remains unaffected. Right to withdraw consent: You have the right to withdraw your consent for data processing at any time with effect for the future. The legality of data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the withdrawal. Further privacy information: For more details, please refer to HubSpot's data security information here.

11. Our activities on social networks

To communicate with you on social networks and provide information about our services, we maintain a presence on these platforms. When you visit one of our social media pages, we are joint controllers with the respective platform provider for the resulting data processing operations, as defined by Art. 26 of the GDPR.

We are not the original provider of these pages but merely use them within the scope of the options provided by the respective platforms. Please be aware that your data may be processed outside the European Union or the European Economic Area. This may involve data protection risks, as exercising your rights—such as the right to information, deletion, or objection—could be more difficult. Furthermore, social networks often process data directly for advertising purposes or to analyze user behavior, which is beyond our control. If the provider creates user profiles, they often use cookies or associate your usage behavior with your existing member profile on the social network.

The described processing of personal data is based on our legitimate interest and the legitimate interest of the respective provider, pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, to communicate with you in a modern way and inform you about our services. If you are required to provide consent for data processing to the respective providers, the legal basis is Art. 6(1)(a) in conjunction with Art. 7 GDPR.

Since we do not have access to the providers' databases, we recommend that you exercise your rights (e.g., access, rectification, deletion) directly with the respective provider. Further information regarding the processing of your data on social networks is provided below for each of the providers we use:

11.1 Instagram

Joint controller for data processing in Germany:
Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland

Privacy Policy (Data Policy): https://instagram.com/legal/privacy/

11.2 LinkedIn

Joint controller for data processing in Europe:
LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland

Privacy Policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

11.3 X

(Joint) Controller for data processing in Europe:
Twitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland

Privacy Policy: https://twitter.com/de/privacy
Information about your data: https://twitter.com/settings/your_twitter_data

11.4 YouTube

(Joint) Controller for data processing in Europe:
Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland

Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

11.5 XING

(Joint) Controller for data processing in Germany:
New Work SE, Am Strandkai 1, 20457 Hamburg, Germany

Privacy Policy: https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung
Information requests for XING members: https://www.xing.com/settings/privacy/data/disclosure

12. Social Media Plugins

12.1 YouTube Plugin

We have integrated YouTube components on this website. YouTube is an internet video portal that allows video publishers to post video clips for free and other users to view, rate, and comment on them, also free of charge. YouTube allows the publication of all types of videos, which is why complete film and television programs, as well as music videos, trailers, or videos created by users themselves, can be accessed via the internet portal.

The operating company of YouTube is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Each time you access one of the individual pages of this website operated by us on which a YouTube component (YouTube plugin) has been integrated, the internet browser on your IT system is automatically prompted by the respective YouTube component to download a display 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 receive information about which specific subpage of our website you are visiting.

If you are logged into YouTube at the same time, YouTube recognizes which specific subpage of our website you are visiting when you access a subpage that contains a YouTube plugin. This information is collected by YouTube and Google and associated with your YouTube account.

YouTube and Google always receive information via the YouTube component that you have visited our website if you are logged into YouTube at the time you access our website; this occurs regardless of whether you click on a YouTube video or not. If you do not want this information to be transmitted to YouTube and Google, you can prevent the transmission by logging out of your YouTube account before accessing our website.

The use of YouTube is in the interest of a comfortable and easy use of our website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

This US company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. An adequacy decision pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR is in place, meaning that a transfer of personal data may take place even without further guarantees or additional measures. Processing of personal data via social media buttons only occurs after your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

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

13. Web Analytics

13.1 Google Analytics 4 (GA4)

On our websites, we use Google Analytics 4 (GA4), a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google").

In this context, pseudonymized usage profiles are created and cookies (see "Cookies" section) are used. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website may include:

1. short-term recording of the IP address without permanent storage
2. location data
3. browser type/version
4. operating system used
5. referrer URL (previously visited page)
6. time of the server request

The pseudonymized data may be transmitted to a server in the USA and stored there.

The information is used to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services related to website and internet usage for the purposes of market research and the needs-based design of these websites. This information may also be transferred to third parties if required by law or if third parties process this data on our behalf. Under no circumstances will your IP address be merged with other data from Google.

These processing operations are carried out exclusively upon the granting of express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. The parent company, Google LLC, is certified as a US company under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. An adequacy decision pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR is in place, meaning that a transfer of personal data may take place even without further guarantees or additional measures.

Further information on data protection when using GA4 can be found at: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/12017362?hl=de.

13.2 Google Analytics Remarketing

We have integrated Google Remarketing services on this website. The operating company for Google Remarketing services is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Remarketing is a feature of Google AdWords that allows a company to display advertisements to internet users who have previously visited the company's website. The integration of Google Remarketing therefore allows a company to create user-related advertising and consequently display interest-based ads to the internet user.

The purpose of Google Remarketing is to display interest-based advertising. Google Remarketing allows us to display advertisements via the Google advertising network or on other websites that are tailored to the individual needs and interests of internet users.

Google Remarketing sets a cookie on the data subject's IT system. By setting the cookie, Google is enabled to recognize the visitor to our website if they subsequently visit websites that are also members of the Google advertising network. With each visit to a website on which the Google Remarketing service has been integrated, your internet browser automatically identifies itself to Google. As part of this technical process, Google receives information about personal data, such as your IP address or browsing behavior, which Google uses, among other things, to display interest-based advertising.

Personal information, such as the websites you have visited, is stored by means of the cookie. Consequently, personal data, including your IP address, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America each time you visit our websites. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass this personal data collected through the technical process on to third parties.

These processing operations are carried out exclusively upon the granting of express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

The parent company, Google LLC, is certified as a US company under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. An adequacy decision pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR is in place, meaning that a transfer of personal data may take place even without further guarantees or additional measures.

You can view the privacy policy for Google Analytics Remarketing at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/

13.2 HubSpot

We use HubSpot features on this website. The provider is HubSpot, Inc., 25 First Street, Cambridge, MA 02141, USA.

HubSpot tracks our website visitors using browser cookies. Each time you access our website, HubSpot checks whether a HubSpot tracking cookie has been set. If no such cookie has been set on your browser yet, a HubSpot cookie will be set on your browser—provided you give your consent—which records all our websites that you visit subsequently.

Regarding HubSpot's handling of tracking cookies, please note the following:

  • Your visit to our websites is only tracked using HubSpot cookies if you have given your consent to the setting of HubSpot cookies or all tracking cookies.

  • If you fill out and submit one of the forms on our websites (e.g., a contact form) and have consented to the setting of HubSpot cookies, HubSpot will associate your previous page views, derived from the tracking cookie, with the form you submitted.

  • If you have already been in contact with us, the email address you submit via the form will be associated with the information we already have on file for you.

  • If you delete all your cookies or specifically delete HubSpot cookies, you will be treated as a new visitor on our websites and a new cookie will be set. However, HubSpot automatically deduplicates form submissions received from the same email address, even if those submissions were associated with different browser cookies.

  • HubSpot associates page views with a contact when that contact clicks a link in a tracked marketing email that leads to a page where the HubSpot tracking code is installed.

These processing operations are carried out exclusively upon your express consent in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. Your data will be stored until you withdraw your consent.

You can configure your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies on a case-by-case basis, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.

The transfer of your personal data to the USA is based on Standard Contractual Clauses.

Further information on HubSpot can be found at: https://legal.hubspot.com/privacy-policy.

13.4 New Relic

We use the web analytics service New Relic for our website. The service provider is the American company New Relic Inc., 188 Spear St, San Francisco, CA, USA.

With the New Relic service, we can monitor the speed and availability of our website. Furthermore, this service allows us to analyze user behavior. In the course of using our website, the following data may be transmitted to, processed by, and stored by New Relic:

- Frequency of page views
- Number of users
- Use of website functions
- Date
- IP address

These processing operations are carried out exclusively upon your express consent in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. Your data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose of processing or you withdraw your consent.

The company New Relic Inc. is certified as a US company under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. An adequacy decision pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR is in place, allowing for the transfer of personal data without further guarantees or additional measures.

Further information on New Relic's privacy policy can be found at: https://newrelic.com/termsandconditions/privacy.

14. Advertising

14.1 Google Ads with conversion tracking

We have integrated Google Ads on this website. The operating company for Google Ads services is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Ads is an internet advertising service that allows advertisers to place ads both in Google's search engine results and in the Google advertising network. Google Ads allows an advertiser to pre-define specific keywords so that an ad is only displayed in Google's search results when the user retrieves a keyword-relevant search result using the search engine. In the Google advertising network, the ads are distributed on topically relevant websites using an automatic algorithm and in compliance with the previously defined keywords.

The purpose of Google Ads is to promote our website by displaying interest-relevant advertising on third-party websites and in the search results of the Google search engine.

If you reach our website via a Google ad, a so-called conversion cookie is placed on your IT system by Google. A conversion cookie loses its validity after thirty days and is not used to identify you. As long as the cookie has not expired, the conversion cookie is used to track whether certain sub-pages, such as the shopping cart of an online shop system, have been accessed on our website. Through the conversion cookie, both we and Google can track whether a user who reached our website via a Google Ads ad generated a conversion, i.e., completed or abandoned a form.

The data and information collected through the use of the conversion cookie are used by Google to create visit statistics for our website. We use these visit statistics to determine the total number of users who were referred to us via Google Ads ads, i.e., to determine the success or failure of the respective Google Ads ad and to optimize our Google Ads ads for the future. Neither our company nor other Google Ads advertisers receive information from Google that could be used to identify you.

Personal information, such as the websites you have visited, is stored via the conversion cookie. Each time you visit our website, personal data, including the IP address of the internet connection you use, 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 this personal data collected through the technical process on to third parties.

These processing operations are carried out exclusively upon your express consent in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

The parent company, Google LLC, is certified as a US company under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. An adequacy decision pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR is in place, allowing for the transfer of personal data without further guarantees or additional measures.

You can view the privacy policy and further information about Google Ads at: https://www.google.de/intl/en/policies/privacy/.


14.2 LinkedIn Ads with conversion tracking


This website integrates the LinkedIn Insight Tag from LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. The LinkedIn Insight Tag is a JavaScript code snippet that enables the collection of data about visitors to our website.

If you visit our website while logged into LinkedIn, LinkedIn can associate your visit with your LinkedIn profile. The data processed in this process includes, among other things, the URL, referrer URL, IP address, device characteristics, browser type, and the date and time of the page visit.

We use the LinkedIn Insight Tag for the following purposes: Conversion tracking: tracking actions that users take on our website after clicking on LinkedIn ads; Retargeting: reaching website visitors with targeted ads on LinkedIn; Campaign analysis: evaluating the performance of our LinkedIn advertising campaigns in an aggregated and anonymized form.

The collected data is pseudonymized by LinkedIn within 90 days. The pseudonymized data is deleted after 180 days. These processing operations are carried out exclusively upon your express consent in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company is a subsidiary of LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 W. Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA.

The transfer of personal data to the USA is based on the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. Further information on data processing by LinkedIn and your options for objecting to data processing can be found in LinkedIn's privacy policy at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

15. Partner and affiliate programs

15.1 DoubleClick

This website contains components from DoubleClick by Google. DoubleClick is a brand of Google (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) under which special online marketing solutions are marketed to advertising agencies and publishers.

DoubleClick by Google transmits data with every impression, click, or other activity to the DoubleClick server. Each of these data transfers triggers a cookie request to your browser. If the browser accepts this request, DoubleClick places a cookie on your IT system. The purpose of the cookie is to optimize and display advertisements. The cookie is used, among other things, to serve and display user-relevant advertising and to create or improve reports on advertising campaigns. Furthermore, the cookie serves to prevent multiple displays of the same advertisement.

DoubleClick uses a cookie ID, which is necessary for the technical process. The cookie ID is required, for example, to display an advertisement in a browser. Through the cookie ID, DoubleClick can also record which advertisements have already been displayed in a browser to avoid duplicate displays. Furthermore, the cookie ID enables DoubleClick to record conversions.

A DoubleClick cookie does not contain any personal data. However, a DoubleClick cookie may contain additional campaign identifiers. A campaign identifier is used to identify the campaigns with which you have already been in contact.

Each time you access one of the individual pages of this website operated by us on which a DoubleClick component has been integrated, the internet browser on your IT system is prompted by the respective DoubleClick component to transmit data to Google for the purpose of online advertising and commission settlement. As part of this technical process, Google receives information that it also uses to generate commission statements. Google can, among other things, track that you have clicked on certain links on our website.

These processing operations are carried out exclusively upon your express consent in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

The parent company, Google LLC, is certified as a US company under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. An adequacy decision pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR is in place, allowing for the transfer of personal data without further guarantees or additional measures.

You can view the privacy policy of DoubleClick by Google at: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/.

16. Plugins and other services

16.1 Google reCAPTCHA

We use the reCAPTCHA function on this website. The operating company for Google reCAPTCHA is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Ireland Limited is part of the Google group of companies, headquartered at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. The reCAPTCHA function is primarily used to distinguish whether an input is made by a natural person or improperly by mechanical and automated processing. The service includes sending your IP address and any other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service to Google.

These processing operations are carried out exclusively upon your express consent in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

The parent company, Google LLC, is certified as a US company under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. An adequacy decision pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR is in place, allowing for the transfer of personal data without further guarantees or additional measures.

Further information on Google reCAPTCHA and Google's privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.

16.2 Google Tag Manager

We use the Google Tag Manager service on this website. The operating company is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Ireland Limited is part of the Google group of companies, headquartered at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

This tool allows "website tags" (i.e., keywords embedded in HTML elements) to be implemented and managed via an interface. By using Google Tag Manager, we can automatically track which buttons, links, or personalized images you have actively clicked, allowing us to determine which content on our website is of particular interest to you.

The tool also triggers other tags, which may in turn collect data. Google Tag Manager does not access this data. If you have opted out at the domain or cookie level, this remains in effect for all tracking tags implemented via Google Tag Manager.

These processing operations are carried out exclusively upon your express consent in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

The parent company, Google LLC, is certified as a US company under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. An adequacy decision pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR is in place, allowing for the transfer of personal data without further guarantees or additional measures.

Further information on Google Tag Manager and Google's privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.

16.3 Google Translate (GTranslate)

Our website integrates components from GTranslate, provided by GTranslate Inc., 7957 N University Dr #355, Parkland, FL 33067, USA.

We use GTranslate to offer visitors automated language translation. The use of this service is in the interest of providing a multilingual experience for our online offerings. This plugin uses automated translation provided by Google (operated by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland).

To facilitate this, the browser you are using must connect to the servers of GTranslate and Google. As a result, GTranslate and Google become aware that our website has been accessed via your IP address. They collect, store, and process information to provide better services to users.

The following data, among others, is processed:

  • IP address

  • Language

  • Time of access and

  • the page you visited

  • the date and time of access to the website,

  • an internet protocol address (IP address) and,

  • the internet service provider of the accessing system.

Data processing is carried out on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

For all transfers outside the EEA, appropriate security measures are taken in accordance with European law.

The transfer of your personal data to the USA is based on standard contractual clauses.

You can view Gtranslate's privacy policy at: https://gtranslate.io/privacy-policy.

16.4 HubSpot CRM system

We use the CRM software provided by HubSpot, Inc., 25 First Street, Cambridge, MA 02141, USA ("HubSpot").

HubSpot is a CRM software solution for managing customer relationships and includes, among other things, the following functions:

  • Deal management, lead management, and task management,

  • Email tracking and notifications,

  • Email templates and scheduling,

  • Document sharing,

  • Online appointment booking system,

  • Telephony solutions such as automatic call recording and logging.

All departments (including, for example, marketing, sales, customer service, and business development) work together using the software described.

The provider of HubSpot necessarily gains knowledge of the aforementioned data to the extent provided for within the scope of our data processing agreement (Art. 28 GDPR) with HubSpot. This may include names, addresses, email addresses, and telephone numbers. Consequently, personal data is also processed in a third country (outside the EU and the EEA).

If consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. The legal basis for the use of HubSpot in the context of contractual relationships is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. In all other cases, the legal basis for the processing of your personal data is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our interest here lies in the effective coordination of internal and external communication and the management of customer relationships.

To the extent that HubSpot processes personal data in connection with its own legitimate business operations, HubSpot is an independent data controller for such use and, as such, is responsible for compliance with applicable laws and the obligations of a data controller.

This US company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. An adequacy decision pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR is therefore in place, allowing for the transfer of personal data without the need for further guarantees or additional measures.

You can view HubSpot's privacy policy at: https://legal.hubspot.com/de/privacy-policy.

17. Your rights as a data subject

17.1 Right to confirmation

You have the right to request confirmation from us as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed.

17.2 Right of access Art. 15 GDPR

You have the right to receive information from us at any time, free of charge, regarding the personal data stored about you, as well as a copy of this data in accordance with legal requirements.

17.3 Right to rectification under Art. 16 GDPR

You have the right to request the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you. Furthermore, taking into account the purposes of the processing, you have the right to have incomplete personal data completed.

17.4 Erasure under Art. 17 GDPR

You have the right to request that we delete the personal data concerning you without undue delay, provided that one of the legally stipulated reasons applies and the processing or storage is not necessary.

17.5 Restriction of processing under Art. 18 GDPR

You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your data if one of the legal requirements is met.

17.6 Data portability under Art. 20 GDPR

You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from us, provided that the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) or Art. 9(2)(a) of the GDPR, or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, and the processing is carried out by automated means, provided that the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in us.

Furthermore, in exercising your right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20(1) of the GDPR, you have 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 others.

17.7 Right to object under Art. 21 GDPR

You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you which is based on Art. 6(1)(e) (data processing in the public interest) or (f) (data processing based on a balancing of interests) of the GDPR.

This also applies to profiling based on these provisions within the meaning of Art. 4(4) of the GDPR.

If you lodge an objection, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or if the processing serves the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

In individual cases, we process personal data for direct marketing purposes. You have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data for such marketing. This also applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, we will no longer process your personal data for these purposes.

Furthermore, you have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89(1) of the GDPR, unless such processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.

In the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, you are free to exercise your right to object by automated means using technical specifications.

17.8 Withdrawal of consent under data protection law

You have the right to withdraw your consent to the processing of personal data at any time with effect for the future.

17.9 Complaint to a supervisory authority

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority responsible for data protection regarding our processing of personal data.

18. Routine storage, deletion, and blocking of personal data

We process and store your personal data only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or as provided for by the legal regulations to which our company is subject.

If the purpose of storage no longer applies or a prescribed retention period expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with legal requirements.

19. Duration of storage of personal data

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

20. Updates and amendments to the privacy policy

This privacy policy is currently valid and is dated June 1, 2026. Due to the further development of our website and services, or due to changes in legal or regulatory requirements, it may become necessary to amend this privacy policy. The current privacy policy can be accessed and printed by you at any time on the website at "https://www.elevait.de/legal/datenschutz". This privacy policy was created with the support of the data protection software: TÜV SÜD DSMS.