Privacy policy
General
The use of the website is possible for you without registering as a user. No software or hardware techniques are used to personalise the user’s email address or other data.
Personal data will only be collected if you expressly leave it to us. Your data will always be treated confidentially and will only be used for the purpose for which it was provided to us.
You have the right to request information about the personal data stored about you free of charge. In addition, they have the right to rectification, blocking and deletion of this data in accordance with the statutory provisions.
This website contains links to other websites or social media sites. If you click on such a link that leads to other third-party websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policy. Please check their privacy policy when using these websites.
Use of cookies
The website, e-mail traffic, online services, advertising and interactive applications may use “cookies” to optimize our services.
What is a “cookie”?
A “cookie” is a series of text characters that we transmit to the browser’s cookie file on your computer’s hard drive via our web server. This allows our website to recognize you when a connection is established between our web server and your browser. The main purpose of a cookie is to identify visitors to the website so that our web server can present you with a more individual and tailored personalized website.
Two types of cookies are used on this website:
Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that remain in the cookie file of your browser until you leave our website. These cookies are necessary for certain applications or functions of the website to run properly.
Persistent cookies: We may use persistent cookies for better usability (e.g. to provide optimal navigation). These are cookies that remain in the cookie file of your browser for a long time. This period depends on the settings of your Internet browser. Persistent cookies allow the transmission of information to a web server every time you visit the website. Persistent cookies are also known as tracking cookies.
Cookies
Our website uses so-called cookies. These are small text files that are stored on your PC, cell phone or other end devices with the help of the browser. They do not cause any damage.
Cookies are used to make offers more user-friendly. Some cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them. They enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit. if you do not want this, you can set up your browser so that it informs you about the setting of cookies and you only allow this in individual cases.
If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of our website may be restricted.
Google Fonts
We use special fonts provided by Google on our website. If these fonts are not found in your browser, they will be downloaded by your browser directly from Google servers. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Google.
We are represented on LinkedIn. You can find more information on privacy guidelines at :
https://de.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy?
How can I delete my data or prevent data storage?
The data that Google stores for one day or one year cannot simply be deleted. The data is automatically transmitted to Google when the page is accessed. To delete this data prematurely, you must contact Google support at https://support.google.com/?hl=de&tid=121744531. In this case, you can only prevent data storage if you do not visit our site.
Legal basis
If you have consented to the use of Google Fonts, the legal basis for the corresponding data processing is this consent. According to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent), this consent constitutes the legal basis for the processing of personal data, as may occur when Google Fonts is used.
We also have a legitimate interest in using Google Fonts to optimize our online service. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests).
You can also find out which data is generally collected by Google and what this data is used for at https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/.
Using Google Analytics
This Website uses Google Analytics, a Web Analytics service of Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called “Cookies,” Text Files that are stored on Your Computer and that allow You to Analyze your use of the Website.
The Information generated by the Cookie about Your Use of this Website Is Usually transmitted to a Google Server in the USA and stored there. However, by activating IP anonymisation on this website, your IP address will be truncated by Google within Member States of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on the website activities and to provide other services related to the use of the website and the internet. To the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
You can prevent cookies from being stored by adjusting your browser software accordingly; However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to make full use of all the functions of this website. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link (http://tools .google .com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en).
Further information on terms of use and data protection can be found at http://www.google.com/a nalytics/terms/en.html or at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ .
Youtube
This website contains at least one plugin from YouTube. This is a plugin of the company Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States.
When you click on the YouTube Share button on our site, your browser establishes a direct connection to Google’s servers. The content of the share button is transmitted by Google directly to your browser, which integrates it into the website.
This provides Google with the information that you have accessed the corresponding page of our website. If you are logged in to Google, Google can assign the visit to our site to your Google account.
The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Google as well as your rights in this regard and setting options to protect your privacy can be found in Google’s data protection information.
Contact
You can contact us using special online forms. Only the personal data necessary to answer the requests will be collected. The disclosure of this data is expressly made on a voluntary basis. Here, too, your data will be treated confidentially and will not be passed on to third parties.
Log Files
when you visit a single page web servers in a log file by default collect the name of the retrieved file, the date and time of the retrieval, the amount of data transferred, any error messages, and, if applicable, your computer’s operating system and browser software as well as the website from which you are visiting us. The log file data is used by us for the purposes specified in “Use of Google Analytics” and to ensure system security and to protect against misuse (e.g. detection and prevention of hacker attacks).
Changes to the Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to adapt this Privacy Policy to the current legal situation. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy regularly to keep up to date with the protection of the information we collect. By continuing to use these websites or through an upright business relationship, you agree to this Privacy Policy and its timeliness.
Contact
If you have any questions or suggestions about “Privacy”, you can send us your enquiries and suggestions using the contact form.
LinkedIn Privacy Policy
LinkedIn Privacy Policy Summary
Data subjects: Visitors to the website
Purpose: Optimization of our services
Processed data: Data such as user behavior data, information about your device and your IP address.
More details can be found below in the privacy policy.
Storage period: the data is generally deleted within 30 days
Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests)
What is LinkedIn?
We use social plug-ins from the social media network LinkedIn, LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, on our website. The social plug-ins may be feeds, content sharing or links to our LinkedIn page. The social plug-ins are clearly marked with the familiar LinkedIn logo and allow, for example, interesting content to be shared directly via our website. For the European Economic Area and Switzerland, LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company Wilton Place in Dublin is responsible for data processing.
By embedding such plug-ins, data can be sent to LinkedIn, stored and processed there. In this privacy policy, we want to inform you about what data is involved, how the network uses this data and how you can manage or prevent data storage.
LinkedIn is the largest social network for business contacts. Unlike Facebook, for example, the company focuses exclusively on establishing business contacts. Companies can present services and products on the platform and establish business relationships. Many people also use LinkedIn to look for jobs or to find suitable employees for their own company. In Germany alone, the network has over 11 million members. In Austria, there are around 1.3 million.
Why do we use LinkedIn on our website?
We know how busy you are. You can’t follow all your social media channels individually. Even if, as in our case, it would be worthwhile. Because we are always posting interesting news or reports that are worth sharing. That’s why we have created the option on our website to share interesting content directly on LinkedIn or to link directly to our LinkedIn page. We regard integrated social plug-ins as an extended service on our website. The data that LinkedIn collects also helps us to show possible advertising measures only to people who are interested in our offer.
What data is stored by LinkedIn?
LinkedIn does not store any personal data simply by integrating the social plug-ins. LinkedIn calls this data generated by plug-ins passive impressions. However, if you click on a social plug-in, for example to share our content, the platform stores personal data as so-called “active impressions”. This happens regardless of whether you have a LinkedIn account or not. If you are logged in, the data collected will be assigned to your account.
Your browser establishes a direct connection to LinkedIn’s servers when you interact with our plug-ins. In this way, the company logs various usage data. In addition to your IP address, this may include login data, device information or information about your internet or mobile provider. If you access LinkedIn services via your smartphone, your location can also be determined (after you have allowed this). LinkedIn can also pass this data on to third-party advertisers in hashed form. Hashing means that a data record is converted into a character string. This allows the data to be encrypted in such a way that individuals can no longer be identified.
Most of the data on your user behavior is stored in cookies. These are small text files that are usually set in your browser. LinkedIn can also use web beacons, pixel tags, display tags and other device identifiers.
Various tests also show which cookies are set when a user interacts with a social plug-in. The data found cannot claim to be complete and serves only as an example. The following cookies were set without being logged in to LinkedIn:
Name: bcookie
Value: =2&34aab2aa-2ae1-4d2a-8baf-c2e2d7235c16112466107-
Purpose: The cookie is a so-called “browser ID cookie” and therefore stores your identification number (ID).
Expiry date: After 2 years
Name: lang
Value: v=2&lang=en-de
Purpose: This cookie stores your preset or preferred language.
Expiry date: after end of session
Name: lidc
Value: 1818367:t=1571904767:s=AQF6KNnnJ0G112466107…
Purpose: This cookie is used for routing. Routing records the ways in which you came to LinkedIn and how you navigate through the website.
Expiry date: after 24 hours
Name: rtc
Value: kt0lrv3NF3x3t6xvDgGrZGDKkX
Purpose: No further information could be found on this cookie.
Expiry date: after 2 minutes
Name: JSESSIONID
Value: ajax:1124661072900777718326218137
Purpose: This is a session cookie that LinkedIn uses to maintain anonymous user sessions through the server.
Expiry date: after the end of the session
Name: bscookie
Value: “v=1&201910230812…
Purpose: This cookie is a security cookie. LinkedIn describes it as a secure browser ID cookie.
Expiry date: after 2 years
Name: fid
Value: AQHj7Ii23ZBcqAAAA…
Purpose: No further information could be found for this cookie.
Expiry date: after 7 days
Note: LinkedIn also works with third-party providers. This is why we also recognized the two Google Analytics cookies _ga and _gat during our test.
How long and where is the data stored?
In principle, LinkedIn retains your personal data for as long as the company considers it necessary to provide its own services. However, LinkedIn deletes your personal data when you delete your account. In some exceptional cases, LinkedIn retains some data in aggregated and anonymized form even after you delete your account. As soon as you delete your account, other people will no longer be able to see your data within one day. LinkedIn generally deletes the data within 30 days. However, LinkedIn retains data if it is required by law. Data that can no longer be assigned to a person remains stored even after the account has been closed. The data is stored on various servers in America and presumably also in Europe.
How can I delete my data or prevent data storage?
You have the right to access and delete your personal data at any time. You can manage, change and delete your data in your LinkedIn account. You can also request a copy of your personal data from LinkedIn.
How to access the account data in your LinkedIn profile:
Click on your profile icon in LinkedIn and select the “Settings and privacy” section. Now click on “Privacy” and then on “Change” in the “How LinkedIn uses your data” section. In just a short time, you can download selected data about your web activity and account history.
You also have the option in your browser to prevent data processing by LinkedIn. As mentioned above, LinkedIn stores most of the data via cookies that are set in your browser. You can manage, deactivate or delete these cookies. Depending on which browser you have, the management works slightly differently. In the “Cookies” section, you will find the relevant links to the instructions for the most popular browsers.
You can also set up your browser so that you are always informed when a cookie is to be set. Then you can always decide individually whether you want to allow the cookie or not.
Legal basis
If you have consented to your data being processed and stored by integrated social media elements, this consent is the legal basis for data processing (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). In principle, your data is also stored and processed on the basis of our legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) in fast and good communication with you or other customers and business partners. Nevertheless, we only use the integrated social media elements if you have given your consent. Most social media platforms also set cookies in your browser to store data. We therefore recommend that you read our data protection text on cookies carefully and consult the privacy policy or cookie guidelines of the respective service provider.
LinkedIn also processes your data in the USA, among other places. We would like to point out that, in the opinion of the European Court of Justice, there is currently no adequate level of protection for data transfers to the USA. This may entail various risks for the legality and security of data processing.
LinkedIn uses so-called standard contractual clauses (= Art. 46. para. 2 and 3 GDPR) as the basis for data processing with recipients based in third countries (outside the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, i.e. in particular in the USA) or data transfer to these countries. Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) are templates provided by the EU Commission and are intended to ensure that your data complies with European data protection standards even if it is transferred to and stored in third countries (such as the USA). Through these clauses, LinkedIn undertakes to comply with the European level of data protection when processing your relevant data, even if the data is stored, processed and managed in the USA. These clauses are based on an implementing decision of the EU Commission. You can find the decision and the corresponding standard contractual clauses here: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/914/oj?locale=de
You can find more information on the standard contractual clauses at LinkedIn at https://de.linkedin.com/legal/l/dpa or https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/eu-sccs.
We have tried to provide you with the most important information about data processing by LinkedIn. You can find out more about data processing by the LinkedIn social media network at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
LinkedIn data processing agreement (DPA)
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) with LinkedIn in accordance with Article 28 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). You can find out exactly what a DPA is and, in particular, what must be included in a DPA in our general section “Data processing agreement (DPA)”.
This contract is required by law because LinkedIn processes personal data on our behalf. It clarifies that LinkedIn may only process data that it receives from us in accordance with our instructions and must comply with the GDPR. You can find the link to the data processing agreement (DPA) at https://de.linkedin.com/legal/l/dpa.
Data protection agreement applies to social networks such as LinkedIn and YouTube.
