Thank you for visiting our website. In this Policy, we would like to inform you about how we handle your data in accordance with Art. 13 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The Controller for the data processing operations described below is the office named in the imprint.
When you visit our website, our web server temporarily evaluates usage data for statistical purposes in order to improve the quality of our website. This data consists of the following data categories:
The above-mentioned log data will only be evaluated anonymously.
We store the complete IP address transmitted by your web browser for a period of seven days in the interest of detecting, limiting and eliminating attacks on our web pages. After this period, we delete or anonymize the IP address.
The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
We take technical and organizational measures to protect your data as comprehensively as possible from unwanted access. These measures include encryption procedures on our web pages. Your data is transferred from your computer to our server and vice versa via the internet using TLS encryption.
You can usually recognize this by the fact that the lock symbol in the status bar of your browser is closed and the address line begins with https://.
On our website, we use cookies which are necessary in order for the site to function.
Cookies are small text files that can be placed on your computer or mobile device by websites that you visit.
A distinction is made between session cookies, which are deleted as soon as you close your browser, and permanent cookies, which are stored beyond the individual session.
We do not use these necessary cookies for analysis, tracking or advertising purposes.
In some cases, these cookies only contain information on certain settings and cannot be linked to a person. They may also be necessary to enable user guidance, security and implementation of the site.
The legal basis for using these cookies is our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
You can set your browser to inform you about the placement of cookies. This is in order to make the use of cookies transparent for you.
You can also delete cookies or prevent the setting of new cookies at any time by using the appropriate browser settings.
Please note that if you delete certain cookies, our web pages may not be displayed correctly and some functions may no longer be available.
| Provider | Purpose | Maximum Storage Period | Adequate level of data protection |
| Usercentrics | Consent Management | 1 year | Data processing within the EU |
We use the web analysis tool "Google Analytics" to design our websites according to your needs. Google Analytics creates user profiles based on pseudonyms. For this purpose, permanent cookies are stored on your end device and accessed out by us. In this way we are able to recognize and measure returning visitors.
The Google Analytics tool is provided by Google Ireland Limited and Google LLC. (USA) who support us as processors according to Art. 28 GDPR. The data processing can therefore also take place outside the EU or EEA. With regard to Google LLC (USA), no adequate level of data protection can be assumed due to the processing in the USA. There is a risk that authorities may access the data for security and surveillance purposes without you being informed or having the right to appeal.
Please take this into account if you decide to give your consent to our use of Google Analytics.
The legal basis for this data processing is your consent if you have given your consent via our consent banner.
The transfer to a third country takes place on the basis of Art. 49 (1) (a) GDPR.
You can withdraw your consent at any time. Please follow this link and make the appropriate settings via our banner.
You may contact us third-party via our contact form. In order to use our contact form, we will require you to provide the data marked as mandatory.
The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, being our legitimate interest to respond to your request.
You can decide whether or not you would like to provide us with further information. This information is provided voluntarily and is not required to contact us.
We process your voluntary details on the basis of your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
Your data will only be processed to process your request. We will delete your data if they are no longer required and there are no legal obligations to retain them.
Where the processing of your data which is transmitted via the contact form is based on legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, you have the right to object to that processing at any time. To do so, please use the email address provided in the imprint.
In addition, you can withdraw your consent to the processing of your voluntarily provided information at any time. To do so, please use the email address provided in the imprint.
On our websites, we embed videos that are not hosted on our servers. In order to ensure that accessing our websites containing embedded videos does not automatically lead to the download of third-party content, we only show locally hosted preview images of the videos as a first step. As a result, the third-party provider does not receive any information.
Only after you click on the preview image, is content from the third-party provider downloaded. This provides the third party with information that you have accessed our site and with the usage data technically required for this purpose. Furthermore, the third party provider is then able to implement tracking technologies. We have no influence on the further data processing by the third-party provider. By clicking on the preview image, you give us your consent to download content from the third-party provider.
The embedding is based on your consent if you have given your consent by clicking on the preview image. Please note that the embedding of many videos leads to your data being processed outside the EU or EEA. In some countries, there is a risk that authorities may access the data for security and surveillance purposes without informing you or allowing you to take legal action. Where we use providers in third countries without an adequate level of protection and you give your consent, the transfer to this third country is based on Art. 49 (1) (a) GDPR.
| Provider | Maximum Storage Period | Adeqaute level of data protection | Withdrawal of consent |
| YouTube / Google (USA) | No adequate level of data protection. The data is transmitted on the basis of Art. 49 (1) (a) GDPR. | You can withdraw your consent at any time via our cookie banner. |
To protect our web forms from automated requests, we use a Captcha function. Within the captcha function you may be asked to carry out a specific task or click on certain checkboxes. The user input required in this context A, the mouse movements are used to determine whether the input comes from a person or an automated program.
The legal basis for the embedding processing is our legitimate interest to protection against spam and abuse according to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
If you do not agree to this data processing, please refrain from using our web forms.
You may register to receive our newsletter on our website. Please note that we require certain data (your e-mail address at the minimum) to complete the newsletter registration.
We will only send the you the newsletter if you have given us your express consent. After you have completed the newsletter registration on our website, you will receive a confirmation e-mail at the e-mail address you provided (double opt-in).
You may withdraw your consent at any time. An easy way to withdraw your consent is, for example, to use the unsubscribe link provided in every newsletter.
As part of the newsletter registration process, we store certain data in addition to the above-mentioned data, as far as it is necessary to prove so that you have registered for our newsletter. This may include storing the complete IP address at the time of the registration or confirmation of the newsletter, as well as a copy of the confirmation mail sent by us.
The legal basis for the data processing is our legitimate interest to be able to account for the legality of the newsletter delivery according to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
If you register for our newsletter, we ask you to agree to further newsletter tracking as part of the registration process.
If you give us the appropriate consent, we will include individual tracking pixels in our newsletters, with which we can recognize when the newsletter sent to you was accessed or opened and individualize the links in the newsletter to determine when you clicked on which link.
To withdraw your consent, please use the link provided in each newsletter to unsubscribe or adjust your consent preferences.
We use functions and content of the third-party providers listed below to enhance our websites.
Calling up our websites will lead to downloading contents of the third-party providers who provide these functions and contents. As a result, the third-party provider receives the information that you have visited our site as well as the usage data technically required for this purpose.
We have no control over the further data processing by the third-party provider.
The legal basis for this data processing is your consent if you have previously given your consent via our banner/ consent management system.
Please note that the use of third-party content and functions may result in your data being processed outside the EU or EEA. In some countries, there is a risk that authorities may access the data for security and surveillance purposes without informing you or allowing you to take legal action.
Where we use providers in third countries without an adequate level of protection and you give your consent, the transfer to this third country is based on Art. 49 (1) (a) GDPR.
| Provider | Technical function or consent | Adeqaut level of data protection | Withdrawal of consent |
| Google LLC (USA) | Doubleclick, Google Ads, Google AdServices, Google Analytics, Google Signals, Google Tag Manager, Google Translate, gstatics.com, YouTube Video |
No adequate level of data protection. The data is transferred on the basis of Art. 49 (1) (a) GDPR. | You can withdraw your consent at any time via our cookie banner. |
| Hotjar ltd (Malta) | Hotjar Analytics | Data processing within the EU | You can withdraw your consent at any time via our cookie banner. |
| LinkedIn Inc. (USA) | LinkedIn Insight Tag, LinkedIn PlugIn |
No adequate level of data protection. The data is transferred on the basis of Art. 49 (1) (a) GDPR. | You can withdraw your consent at any time via our cookie banner. |
| Meta Inc. (USA) |
Facebook Pixel, Facebook Social Plugins |
No adequate level of data protection. The data is transferred on the basis of Art. 49 (1) (a) GDPR. | You can withdraw your consent at any time via our cookie banner. |
Unless otherwise specified, we will delete your personal data if they are no longer required for the relevant processing purposes and no legal retention obligations oppose deletion.
We transfer your data to service providers who support us in the operation of our websites and related processes. These service providers are usually data processors within the meaning of Art. 28 GDPR. Our service providers are strictly bound by contracts and our instructions.
Any processors who may not have been previously disclosed are listed below. If data is transferred outside the EU or the EEA, we will also provide information on the adequate level of data protection.
| Service Provider/ Processor | Purpose | Adequate level of data protection |
| Strato AG | Webhosting and Support | Processing only within EU/EEA |
| connectiv! eSolutions GmbH | Deployment and support CMS | Processing only within EU/EEA |
| Werbeagentur Holl GmbH & Co. KG | Marketing agency | Processing only within EU/EEA |
When processing your personal data, the GDPR grants you certain rights as a data subject:
You have the right to obtain confirmation as to whether personal data concerning you are being processed; if this is the case, you have the right to be informed of this personal data and to receive the information specified in Art. 15 GDPR.
You have the right to rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you and, taking into account the purposes of the processing, the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement without delay.
You have the right to obtain the erasure of personal data concerning you without undue delay if one of the reasons listed in Art. 17 GDPR applies.
You have the right to request the restriction of processing if one of the conditions listed in Art. 18 GDPR is met, e.g. if you have objected to the processing, for the duration of our examination.
In certain cases, which are listed in detail in Art. 20 GDPR, you have the right to receive the personal data concerning you in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, or to request that this data be transferred to a third party.
If the processing of data is based on your consent, you are entitled to withdraw your consent to the use of your personal data at any time in accordance with Art. 7 (3) GDPR. Please note that the withdrawal is only effective for the future. Processing that took place before the withdrawal is not affected.
If data is collected on the basis of Art. 6 (1) 1 f GDPR (data processing for the purpose of our legitimate interests) or on the basis of Art. 6 (1) 1 e GDPR (data processing for the purpose of protecting public interests or in the exercise of official authority), you have the right to object to the processing at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. We will then no longer process the personal data unless there are compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms or if data is still needed for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
According to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection regulations. This right may be asserted in particular with a supervisory authority in the Member State of your habitual residence, your place of work or the place of the suspected infringement.
Unless otherwise described above, please contact us to assert your rights. You will find our contact details in our imprint.
Our external data protection officer is available to provide further information on data protection.
datenschutz nord GmbH
Konsul-Smidt-Straße 88
28217 Bremen
Web: www.datenschutz-nord-gruppe.de
E-Mail: office@datenschutz-nord.de
When contacting our data protection officer, please specify the name of the company, stated in our imprint.
