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Privacy Policy

1. Data protection at a glance

General notes

The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens with your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data means all data with which you can be personally identified. Detailed information about data protection can be found in our Privacy Policy listed below this text.

Data collection on this website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the section “Note on the responsible body” in this Privacy Policy.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected on the one hand by you providing it to us. This can be, for example, data that you enter in a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically or after your consent when visiting the website by our IT systems. These are mainly technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of the page request). The collection of this data takes place automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data can be used to analyze your user behavior. If contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contract offers, orders or other inquiries.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to receive free of charge information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you may withdraw this consent at any time for the future. Furthermore, you have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. In addition, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

For this purpose and for further questions about data protection, you can contact us at any time.

Analysis tools and tools from third-party providers

When visiting this website, your surfing behavior may be statistically evaluated. This happens mainly with so-called analysis programs.

Detailed information on these analysis programs can be found in the following Privacy Policy.

2. Hosting

External hosting

This website is hosted externally. The personal data collected on this website are stored on the servers of the hosting provider(s). This may concern in particular IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website accesses and other data generated via a website.

External hosting takes place for the purpose of fulfilling the contract with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast and efficient provision of our online offering by a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). If corresponding consent has been requested, processing takes place exclusively based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

Our host(s) will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill their service obligations and follow our instructions regarding this data.

We use the following host(s):

digalo | DIGITAL MARKETING
Kaiser-Joseph-Straße 274 79098 Freiburg Germany

Netlify, Inc. 2325 3rd Street Suite 215, San Francisco 94107 CA

The company Netlify, Inc. is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF is obliged to comply with these data protection standards. Further information can be found under the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/list

Data processing agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the service mentioned above. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that this provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General notes and mandatory information

Data protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations as well as this Privacy Policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data means data with which you can be personally identified. This Privacy Policy explains which data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

We point out that data transmission on the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Note on the responsible body

The responsible body for data processing on this website is:

Mesa Parts GmbH Im Gewerbegebiet 1 79853 Lenzkirch Germany

Phone: +49 765 368 30 E-Mail: info@mesa-parts.com

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

Storage duration

Unless a more specific storage period is stated within this Privacy Policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing ceases to apply. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, provided that we have no other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, deletion will take place once these reasons no longer apply.

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR if special categories of data pursuant to Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR are processed. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your end device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally carried out on the basis of § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time. If your data is required for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if this is necessary for the fulfillment of a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Information on the relevant legal bases applicable in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this Privacy Policy.

Data Protection Officer

We have appointed a Data Protection Officer.

DSS-Connect GmbH Gottlieb-Daimler-Straße 40 74172 Neckarsulm Germany

Phone: +49 7132 15677778 E-Mail: theitlinger@dss-connect.de

Recipients of personal data

In the course of our business activities, we work together with various external parties. This sometimes also involves the transfer of personal data to these external parties. We only pass on personal data to external parties if this is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. disclosure of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR in the transfer, or if another legal basis permits the data transfer. When using processors, we only pass on our customers’ personal data based on a valid processing contract. In the case of joint processing, a contract on joint processing will be concluded.

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may revoke consent you have already given at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to object to the collection of data in special cases as well as to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME, FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT ADVERTISING (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

In the event of breaches of the GDPR, data subjects shall have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work or the place of the alleged breach. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data which we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to yourself or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only take place insofar as it is technically feasible.

Access, rectification and erasure

Within the framework of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of the data processing and if applicable, a right to rectification or erasure of this data. For this purpose and for further questions about personal data, you can contact us at any time.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request a restriction on the processing of your personal data. For this purpose, you can contact us at any time. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

  • If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
  • If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you may request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
  • If we no longer need your personal data, but you require it for the exercise, defense or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
  • If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balancing of your interests and ours must be carried out. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
  • If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, such data – apart from its storage – may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

4. Data collection on this website

Cookies

Our website uses so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small data packages and do not cause any damage to your end device. They are either stored 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 end device until you delete them yourself or an automatic deletion takes place through your web browser.

Cookies can come from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies make it possible to integrate certain services of third-party companies within websites (e.g. cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Numerous cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies may be used to evaluate user behavior or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are necessary for carrying out the electronic communication process, for providing certain functions requested by you (e.g. for the shopping cart function) or for optimizing the website (e.g. cookies for measuring the web audience) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. Insofar as consent has been requested for the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG); consent can be withdrawn at any time.

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

Which cookies and services are used on this website can be found in this Privacy Policy.

Server log files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

  • Browser type and browser version
  • Operating system used
  • Referrer URL
  • Host name of the accessing computer
  • Time of the server request
  • IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources.

The collection of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website – for this purpose, the server log files must be recorded.

Contact form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form including the contact details you provided there will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, if your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries directed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested; consent can be withdrawn at any time.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Inquiry by e-mail, telephone or fax

If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, your inquiry including all personal data resulting from it (name, inquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, if your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries directed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested; consent can be withdrawn at any time.

The data you send to us via contact requests will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

5. Social Media

We maintain publicly accessible profiles on social networks. The individual social networks we use can be found below.

Social networks such as Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), etc. can generally comprehensively analyze your user behavior when you visit their website or a website with integrated social media content (e.g. like buttons or advertising banners). Visiting our social media presences triggers numerous data protection-relevant processing operations.

If you are logged into your social media account and visit our social media presence, the operator of the social media portal can assign this visit to your user account. Your personal data may also be collected under certain circumstances even if you are not logged in or do not have an account with the respective social media portal. In this case, this data is collected, for example, via cookies that are stored on your end device or by recording your IP address.

With the help of the data collected in this way, the operators of the social media portals can create user profiles in which your preferences and interests are stored. In this way, interest-based advertising can be displayed to you inside and outside of the respective social media presence. If you have an account with the respective social network, interest-based advertising may be displayed on all devices on which you are or were logged in.

Please also note that we cannot trace all processing operations on social media portals. Depending on the provider, further processing operations may therefore be carried out by the operators of the social media portals. Details can be found in the terms of use and privacy policies of the respective social media portals.

Our social media presences are intended to ensure the broadest possible presence on the Internet. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The analysis processes initiated by the social networks may be based on other legal bases, which must be specified by the operators of the social networks (e.g. consent within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR).

Controller and exercise of rights

If you visit one of our social media presences (e.g. Facebook), we are jointly responsible with the operator of the social media platform for the data processing operations triggered during this visit. In principle, you can assert your rights (access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability and complaint) both against us and against the operator of the respective social media portal.

Please note that despite the joint responsibility with the social media portal operators, we do not have full influence on the data processing operations of the social media portals. Our possibilities are largely determined by the corporate policy of the respective provider.

Storage duration

The data collected directly by us via the social media presence will be deleted from our systems as soon as the purpose for its storage no longer applies, you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Stored cookies remain on your end device until you delete them. Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

We have no influence on the storage duration of your data, which is stored by the operators of the social networks for their own purposes. For details, please refer directly to the operators of the social networks (e.g. in their privacy policy, see below).

Social networks in detail

Facebook

We have a profile on Facebook. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland. The data collected is also transferred to the USA and other third countries.

According to Facebook, data is transferred to the USA and other third countries on the basis of the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses (SCC). Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.

The transfer of data to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s adequacy decision and on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Meta is certified under the DPF.

Details on how they handle your personal data can be found in Facebook’s privacy policy: https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/policy.

Instagram

We have a profile on Instagram. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland. The data collected is also transferred to the USA and other third countries.

According to Instagram, data is transferred to the USA and other third countries on the basis of the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses (SCC). Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.

The transfer of data to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s adequacy decision and on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Meta is certified under the DPF.

Details on how they handle your personal data can be found in Instagram’s privacy policy: https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy.

LinkedIn

We have a profile on LinkedIn. The provider of this service is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Any transfer of data to the USA and other third countries is based on the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses (SCC). Details can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/dpa and https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/eu-sccs.

Details on how they handle your personal data can be found in LinkedIn’s privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

X (formerly Twitter)

We use the short message service X (formerly Twitter). The provider is Twitter International Unlimited Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland.

You can adjust your Twitter data protection settings yourself in your user account. To do so, click on the following link and log in: https://twitter.com/personalization.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s adequacy decision and on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Twitter is certified under the DPF.

Details can be found in Twitter’s privacy policy: https://twitter.com/en/privacy.

6. Analytics tools and advertising

Google Tag Manager

We use Google Tag Manager. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Tag Manager is a tool that allows us to integrate tracking or statistical tools and other technologies on our website. Google Tag Manager itself does not create user profiles, does not store cookies, and does not carry out independent analyses. It only serves to manage and display the tools integrated via it. However, the Google Tag Manager records your IP address, which may also be transmitted to Google’s parent company in the United States.

Google Tag Manager is used on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in a quick and uncomplicated integration and management of various tools on his website. If a corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s end device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States that aims to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. Further information can be found under the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/list

Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyze the behavior of website visitors. In doing so, the website operator receives various usage data, such as page views, length of stay, operating systems used and the origin of the user. This data may be summarized by Google in a profile that is assigned to the respective user or their end device.

Google Analytics uses technologies that enable the recognition of the user for the purpose of analyzing user behavior (e.g. cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Google about the use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

The use of this service is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s adequacy decision and on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Google is certified under the DPF.

Browser Plugin

You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

For more information on how Google Analytics handles user data, please see Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.

Data processing agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

Google Signals

We use Google Signals. When you visit our website, Google Analytics records, among other things, your location, search history and YouTube history as well as demographic data (visitor data). This data may be used for personalized advertising with the help of Google Signals. If you have a Google account, the visitor data from Google Signals is linked to your Google account and used for personalized advertising. The data is also used to create anonymous statistics on the user behavior of our users.

7. Plugins and tools

To inform you about current content from our social media channels, we use a plugin from the following provider on this website: Elfsight, LLC, 0015, Armenia, Yerevan, Paronyana str., 19/3, 201; hereinafter referred to as “Elfsight.”

When you access our website and use this service, your personal data will be transmitted to, stored on, and processed by the servers of “Elfsight.” This includes: browser type and version, operating system used, referrer URL, hostname of the accessing device, time of the server request, IP address, and other metadata.

Please note that “Elfsight” acts as the data controller for its services. “Elfsight” is based in Armenia. Therefore, the transfer and processing of your data outside the EU/EEA cannot be ruled out. We have no influence over the processing and storage periods of “Elfsight.” Further privacy information about “Elfsight” can be found at: https://elfsight.com/privacy-policy/

To implement and manage the displayed content, the cookie “elfsight_viewed_recently” is stored on your device. The cookie data will be deleted once the cookie’s storage period expires or you delete the cookie yourself. Additional cookies may be set by the platform operators. More information: https://help.elfsight.com/article/418-elfsight-and-gdpr

The use of “Elfsight” is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your consent at any time via the cookie management tool at the bottom of each webpage.

If you click on a displayed element of the social media feed, a direct connection to the server of the respective social media channel may be established. If you are simultaneously logged into your respective social media account (e.g., Facebook or Instagram), the respective provider may associate your visit to this website with your user account. Further information about our social media channels and their providers can be found in this privacy policy.

Google Fonts (local hosting)

This site uses so-called Google Fonts, which are provided by Google, for the uniform display of fonts. Google Fonts are installed locally. There is no connection to Google servers.

Further information on Google Fonts can be found under: https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

Google Maps

This site uses the map service Google Maps. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to save your IP address. This information is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer. If Google Maps is activated, Google may use Google Fonts for the uniform display of fonts. When you call up Google Maps, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers and an easy location of the places indicated by us on the website. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If a corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s end device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s adequacy decision and on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Google is certified under the DPF.

More information on handling user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

8. Our own services

Handling of applicant data

We offer you the opportunity to apply to us (e.g. by e-mail, post or via an online application form). In the following, we inform you about the scope, purpose and use of your personal data collected during the application process. We assure you that the collection, processing and use of your data is carried out in accordance with applicable data protection law and all other statutory provisions and that your data will be treated strictly confidentially.

Scope and purpose of data collection

When you send us an application, we process your related personal data (e.g. contact and communication data, application documents, notes taken during job interviews, etc.), insofar as this is necessary for the decision on the establishment of an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is § 26 BDSG under German law (initiation of an employment relationship), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (general contract initiation) and – if you have given your consent – Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Consent can be revoked at any time. Your personal data will only be passed on within our company to people who are involved in processing your application.

If the application is successful, the data you submitted will be stored in our data processing systems for the purpose of carrying out the employment relationship on the basis of § 26 BDSG and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

Retention period of data

If we are unable to offer you a position, you reject a job offer, withdraw your application, revoke your consent to data processing or request us to delete the data, the data you have provided, including any remaining physical application documents, will be stored or retained for a maximum of 6 months after the conclusion of the application process (retention period) in order to be able to trace the details of the application process in the event of discrepancies (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). YOU MAY OBJECT THIS STORAGE IF YOU HAVE LEGITIMATE INTERESTS THAT OUTWEIGH OUR INTERESTS.

After the retention period has expired, the data is deleted unless there is a legal obligation to retain it or another legal basis for further storage exists. If it is evident that the retention of your data will be necessary after the retention period has expired (e.g. due to an impending or pending legal dispute), deletion will only take place once the data has become irrelevant.

Data may also be stored for longer periods if you have given your corresponding consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) or if legal retention obligations prevent deletion.

9. Privacy notice for business partners

As part of our business relationship, we process personal data of our business partners (including interested parties, customers, suppliers, service providers and their contact persons).

Categories of data processed

In particular, we process the following categories of personal data:

  • Contact information (e.g. first and last name, (business) address, (business) telephone number, (business) mobile number, (business) e-mail address)
  • Professional information (e.g. job title, department)
  • If necessary, bank details (for processing payments)
  • If necessary, information required for processing under tax law, such as VAT ID number or tax number

We process the above-mentioned personal data primarily for the following purposes:

  • Communication with business partners regarding products, services and projects, e.g. to process inquiries from the business partner or to provide technical information about products
  • Planning, execution and management of the business relationship (e.g. to process the ordering of products and services, to collect payments, for accounting and billing purposes, to carry out deliveries and maintenance activities)
  • Compliance with legal requirements (e.g. tax and commercial law requirements, compliance checks, compliance with official obligations to provide information)
  • Maintaining and protecting the security of our services and our websites, preventing and detecting security risks, fraudulent or other criminal acts
  • Assertion of legal claims and defense in connection with legal disputes
  • For purposes of direct marketing (e.g. sending newsletters or other marketing communications)

The processing of personal data is necessary to achieve the above purposes, including the implementation of the business relationship. Unless explicitly stated otherwise at the time of collecting the personal data, the legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b and lit. f GDPR. If you have expressly given your consent to the processing of your personal data in individual cases, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR is the legal basis for data processing. Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

Recipients and transfer of data to third countries

We only pass on your personal data to third parties if this is necessary for the purposes listed above or if you have given your prior consent.

Recipients of personal data may in particular be:

  • Other companies of the group
  • Service providers who process personal data on our behalf and on our instructions (processors)
  • Third parties, insofar as we are obliged to transfer your personal data due to legal regulations or enforceable official or court orders

If recipients are located in countries outside the European Union (“third countries”) where applicable law does not guarantee the same level of data protection as in your home country, we will take measures to ensure an adequate level of data protection before transferring your data.

Storage duration

Unless otherwise specified at the time of collection of your personal data (e.g. within a declaration of consent), we delete your personal data when it is no longer required for the purposes for which it was collected, unless statutory retention obligations (e.g. retention obligations under commercial and tax law) prevent deletion.

The German version shall prevail in case of translation errors.