Privacy Policy and Cookies

 

1. Data protection at a glance

 

General information

 

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally. Detailed information about data protection can be found in our data protection declaration below this text.

Data collection on our website

 

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

 

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Contact details can be found in this website’s legal notice.

 

How do we collect your data?

 

Your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may involve, for example, data you enter in a contact form.

 Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit our website. This mainly concerns technical data (e.g. Internet browser, operating system or time of page consultation). This data is automatically collected when you access our website.

What do we use your data for?

 

Some of this data is collected to ensure that the website remains error-free. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

 

What rights do you have concerned your data?

 

You have the right at any time to obtain free information on the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to demand that this data be corrected, blocked or deleted. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint if you wish to do this, or if you have any other questions about data protection. You also have the right to appeal to the relevant supervisory authority.

Under certain circumstances, you also have the right to demand that we restrict the processing of your personal data. Details of this can be found in the data protection declaration under “Right to restrict processing”.

 

Analysis tools and third-party tools

 

When you visit our website, your browsing behavior may be subject to statistical analysis. This is done mainly by means of cookies and so-called analysis programs. The analysis of your browsing behavior is generally anonymous; it cannot be traced back to you.

You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information on these tools and your right to object can be found in the following data protection declaration.

 

2. General information and mandatory details

 

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 and this data protection declaration.

When you use this website, various types of personal data are collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy statement explains what data we collect and how we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose we do so.

We would like to draw your attention to the fact that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. during e-mail communication) can be subject to security breaches. It is not possible to provide complete protection against access by third parties.

 

Note on the department responsible

 

The department responsible for data processing on this website is:

SIC MARKING FRANCE

195 rue des Vergers

ZAC Bel Air

69480 POMMIERS

Téléphone : +33 (0)4 72 54 80 00

Courrier électronique : info@sic-marking.com

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

 

Data protection officer required by law

 

We have appointed a Data Protection Officer for our company.

 

Stéphane HIDALGO

Operational Excellence – QHSE – IS Director

195 Rue des Vergers

ZAC Bel Air

69480 Pommiers

Telephone: +33 (0)4 72 54 80 00

E-mail: s.hidalgo@sic-marking.com

 

Withdrawal of your consent to data processing

 

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time. To do so, simply send us an informal e-mail. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out up to the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

 

Right to object to data collection in individual cases and to direct advertising (Art. 21 RGPD)

 

If data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(e) or (f) of the GDPR, you have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of your personal data; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. You will find the legal basis for any processing in this data protection declaration. If you object, we will no longer process your personal data concerned, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights and freedoms, or that the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims (objection in accordance with Article 21(1) of the GDPR).

If your personal data is processed for direct advertising purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such advertising purposes; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct advertising. If you object, your personal data will then no longer be used for direct advertising purposes (objection in accordance with Article 21(2) of the GDPR).

 

Right of recourse to the competent supervisory authority

 

In the event of a breach of the GDPR, data subjects have a right of recourse to a supervisory authority, in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work or the place of the alleged breach. This right of appeal is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.

 

Right to data portability

 

You have the right to have the data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in performance of a contract transferred to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request that your data, be forwarded directly to another data controller, this will only be done to the extent that it is technically possible.

 

SSL or TLS encryption

 

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser’s address line changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the padlock symbol in your browser’s address line.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

 

Information, blocking, deletion and correction

 

Within the scope of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient as well as the purpose of the data processing and, where applicable, a right to rectification, blocking or deletion of such data. You can contact us at any time to exercise this right, or for any other questions relating to personal data, at the address given in the legal notice.

 

Right to limit processing

 

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. To do so, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint. The right to limit processing exists in the following cases:

If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we generally need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If the processing of your personal data has occurred/is occurring unlawfully, you may request that we restrict the processing of your data instead of deleting it.

If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend or assert legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of its erasure.

If you have objected in accordance with Article 21(1) of the GDPR, a balancing of your interests against ours must be carried out. If it has not been determined which 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, this data – with the exception of 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 an important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

 

Opposition to advertising e-mails

 

The use of contact data published as part of the obligatory imprint for sending advertising and information material not expressly requested is prohibited. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information, e.g. via spam mails.

 

 

3. Data collection on our website

 

Cookies

 

Some web pages use so-called cookies. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain any viruses. Cookies serve to make our website more user-friendly, more efficient and safer. Cookies are small text files that are deposited on your computer and saved by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are “session cookies”. They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your terminal until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser on your next visit.

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

Cookies that are necessary for the execution of the electronic communication process or for the provision of certain functions that you have requested (e.g. shopping cart function) are stored on the basis of Article 6, paragraph 1, point f of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for a technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. Insofar as other cookies (e.g. cookies for analyzing your browsing behavior) are stored, these are dealt with separately in this data protection declaration.

 

Server log files

 

The page provider automatically collects and saves information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. This information includes:

 

  • browser type and version
  • operating system used
  • referrer URL
  • Host name of the computer accessing the site
  • Time of server request
  • IP address
  • These data are not cross-checked with other data sources.

 

This data is collected on the basis of Article 6, paragraph 1, point f of the RGPD. The website operator has a legitimate interest in ensuring that its website is presented without technical errors and is optimized – for this purpose, server log files must be collected.

 

Contact form

 

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, the information you provide in the inquiry form, including the contact data you entered there, is stored with 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 data entered in the contact form is therefore processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Article 6, paragraph 1, point a of the GDPR). You may revoke this consent at any time. To do so, simply send us an informal message by e-mail. The legality of data processing operations carried out up to the revocation is not affected by the revocation.

The data you have entered in the contact form will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to its storage or the purpose of the data storage becomes obsolete (e.g. after your request has been processed). Binding legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

 

Request by e-mail, telephone or fax

 

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

The processing of this data is based on Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, insofar as your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the performance of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR) and/or our legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR), as we have a legitimate interest in efficiently processing the requests sent to us.

The data you have sent us via contact requests remains with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to its storage or the purpose of the data storage becomes obsolete (e.g. after your request has been processed). Binding legal provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

 

Data processing (customer and contract data)

 

We collect, process and use personal data only insofar as they are necessary for the establishment, organization of the content or modification of the legal relationship (basic data). This is done on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, which allows data to be processed for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures. We only collect, process and use personal data relating to the use of our web pages (usage data) insofar as this is necessary to enable the user to use or bill for the service.

The customer data collected is deleted after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

Transmission of data when concluding a contract for services and digital content

 

We only pass on personal data to third parties if this is necessary for the execution of the contract, e.g. to the credit institute responsible for payment processing.

We will not pass on your data to third parties for any other purpose, or only if you have expressly agreed to this. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent, e.g. for advertising purposes.

Data processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) of the RGPD, which authorizes the processing of data for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

 

4. Analysis tools and advertising

 

Google Analytics

 

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

Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”. These are text files that are stored on your computer and enable analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is generally transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.

The storage of Google Analytics cookies and the use of this analysis tool are based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both its web offering and its advertising.

 

IP anonymization

 

We have activated IP anonymization on this website. In this way, your IP address is shortened by Google in the member states of the European Union or in other signatory states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the United States. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. Google will use this information on behalf of the website operator for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be combined with other Google data.

 

Browser plug-in

 

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the data generated by the cookie relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) from being collected and processed by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

Opposition to data collection

 

You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be installed, which will prevent the collection of your data the next time you visit this site: Deactivate Google Analytics.

 

For further information on the processing of user data by Google Analytics, please refer to the Google privacy statement: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.

 

Order processing

We have concluded an order processing contract with Google and fully comply with the strict guidelines of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

 

Demographic characteristics with Google Analytics

 

This site uses the “demographic characteristics” function of Google Analytics. This creates reports containing statements about the age, gender and interests of site visitors. This data comes from Google’s interest-targeted advertising as well as visitor data from third-party suppliers. This data cannot be attributed to a specific person. You can deactivate this function at any time via the ad settings in your Google Account or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described under “Opposition to data collection”.

 

Duration of storage

 

Data stored by Google at user and event level, which is linked to cookies, user IDs (e.g. User ID) or advertising IDs (e.g. DoubleClick cookies, Android advertising ID), is anonymized or deleted after 14 months. For further details, please consult the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=de

 

Use of SalesViewer® technology:

 

On this website, SalesViewer® technology from SalesViewer® GmbH is used to collect and store data for marketing, market research and optimization purposes, based on the legitimate interests of the website operator (art. 6, para. 1, let. f RGPD).

 

To this end, javascript-based code is used to collect company and usage data. Data collected using this technology is encrypted using a non-recalculable one-way function (known as “hashing”). The data is immediately pseudonymized and is not used to personally identify the visitor to this website.

It is possible to object at any time to the collection and storage of data with future effect by clicking on this link HERE to prevent future data capture by SalesViewer® on this website. An opt-out cookie for this website will then be placed on your device. If you delete your cookies in this browser, you will need to click on this link again.

 

Hotjar

 

This website uses Hotjar. The supplier is Hotjar Ltd, Level 2, St Julians Business Centre, 3, Elia Zammit Street, St Julians STJ 1000, Malta, Europe (website: https://www.hotjar.com).

Hotjar is a tool for analyzing your user behavior on our website. Among other things, Hotjar enables us to record your mouse movements, scrolling and clicks. Hotjar can also determine how long you remain with the mouse cursor in a particular place. From this information, Hotjar creates so-called heat maps, which help to determine which areas of the website visitors prefer to look at.

We can also determine how long you stayed on a page and when you left it. We can also determine when you stopped entering a contact form (so-called conversion tunnels).

Hotjar also collects direct feedback from website visitors. This function is used to improve the website operator’s web offerings.

Hotjar uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. They are used to make our offer more user-friendly, more efficient and safer. In particular, these cookies enable us to determine whether our website has been visited with a given terminal or whether Hotjar functions have been deactivated for the browser concerned. Hotjar cookies remain on your terminal until you delete them.

You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, to allow cookies only on a case-by-case basis, to prevent cookies from being accepted in certain cases or in general, and to enable automatic deletion of cookies when you close your browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.

The use of Hotjar and the storage of Hotjar cookies are based on Article 6, paragraph 1, point f of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both its web offering and its advertising.

 

Deactivation of Hotjar

 

If you wish to deactivate data collection by Hotjar, click on the following link and follow the instructions there: https://www.hotjar.com/opt-out

Please note that Hotjar deactivation must be performed separately for each browser or terminal.

For more information on Hotjar and the data it collects, please consult the Hotjar privacy statement by clicking on the following link: https://www.hotjar.com/privacy

 

Order processing contract

 

We have concluded an order processing contract with Hotjar to implement the strict European data protection legislation.

 

Google Analytics Remarketing

 

Our websites use the functions of Google Analytics Remarketing in combination with the cross-device functions of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

This function makes it possible to link advertising target groups created with Google Analytics Remarketing to the cross-device functions of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick. In this way, interest-based advertising messages that have been tailored to you based on your previous usage and browsing behavior on one device (e.g. cell phone) can also be displayed on another of your devices (e.g. tablet or PC).

If you have given your consent, Google will link your web and application browsing history to your Google Account for this purpose. In this way, the same personalized advertising messages can be delivered to each terminal on which you log in with your Google Account.

To support this function, Google Analytics collects users’ Google-authenticated identifiers, which are temporarily combined with our Google Analytics data to define and create target groups for cross-device advertising.

You can permanently object to cross-device remarketing/targeting by deactivating personalized advertising in your Google account; to do so, follow this link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/.

The aggregation of data collected in your Google Account takes place exclusively on the basis of your consent, which you can give or revoke with Google (art. 6, para. 1, let. a RGPD). For data collection operations that are not aggregated in your Google Account (for example, because you do not have a Google Account or you have objected to aggregation), data collection is based on art. 6, para. 1, let. f of the RGPD. The legitimate interest arises from the fact that the website operator has an interest in the anonymized analysis of website visitors for advertising purposes.

Further information and data protection provisions can be found in Google’s data protection declaration at: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=de.

 

Google AdWords and Google conversion tracking

 

This website uses Google AdWords. AdWords is an online advertising program of Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

As part of Google AdWords, we use what is known as conversion tracking. When you click on an ad published by Google, a cookie is set for conversion tracking. Cookies are small text files that the Internet browser deposits on the user’s computer. These cookies lose their validity after 30 days and do not serve to identify the user personally. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that the user has clicked on the ad and been redirected to that page.

Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot be tracked on AdWords customer websites. The information obtained from the conversion cookie is used to compile conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. They do not, however, receive any personally identifiable information. If you do not wish to take part in tracking, you can object to this use by easily deactivating the Google conversion tracking cookie via your Internet browser under User settings. You will then not be included in conversion tracking statistics.

The storage of “conversion cookies” and the use of this tracking tool are based on Article 6, paragraph 1, point f of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its web offering and advertising.

More information on Google AdWords and Google Conversion-Tracking can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, to allow cookies only on a case-by-case basis, to prevent cookies from being accepted in certain cases or in general, and to enable automatic deletion of cookies when you close your browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.

 

5. Plugins and tools

 

YouTube

 

Our website uses plugins from the YouTube website operated by Google. The operator of these pages is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

When you visit one of our pages equipped with a YouTube plug-in, a connection is established with the YouTube servers. The YouTube server is then informed of the pages you have visited.

YouTube may also store various cookies on your terminal. These cookies enable YouTube to obtain information about visitors to our website. This information is used, among other things, to collect video statistics, improve user-friendliness and prevent fraud attempts. Cookies remain on your terminal until you delete them.

If you are logged in to your YouTube account, you allow YouTube to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

The use of YouTube takes place in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.

Further information on the processing of user data can be found in YouTube’s privacy statement at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

 

Google Fonts Web

 

This site uses fonts called Web Fonts, provided by Google, for the homogeneous representation of fonts. When you view a page, your browser loads the necessary Web fonts into its cache to display text and fonts correctly.

To do this, your browser must connect to Google’s servers. Google is thus informed that our website has been consulted via your IP address. Google Web Fonts are used in the interests of a uniform and attractive presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.

If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font is used by your computer.

You can find more information about Google Web Fonts at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy statement: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

 

Google Maps

 

This site uses the Google Maps mapping service via an API. 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 register your IP address. This information is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this website has no influence on this data transfer.

Google Maps is used in the interests of an attractive presentation of our online offerings and to make it easier for you to find the locations we have indicated on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) of the RGPD.

More information on the processing of user data can be found in Google’s privacy statement: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

 

6. Own services

 

Applications

 

We offer you the opportunity to apply for a job with us (e.g. by e-mail, by post or via the online application form). In the following, we will inform you about the scope, purpose and use of your personal data collected as part of the application process. We assure you that the collection, processing and use of your data comply with current data protection legislation and all other statutory provisions, and that your data will be treated in strict confidence.

 

Scope and purpose of data collection

 

When you send us an application, we process the personal data associated with it (e.g. contact and communication data, application documents, notes from job interviews, etc.) insofar as this is necessary to decide on the establishment of an employment relationship. The legal basis is § 26 BDSG-neu under German law (initiation of an employment relationship), Art. 6, para. 1, let. b RGPD (general initiation of a contract) and – if you have given your consent – Art. 6, para. 1, let. a RGPD. Consent may be revoked at any time. Your personal data will only be passed on within our company to those involved in processing your application.

If the application is successful, the data you have submitted will be stored in our data processing systems on the basis of § 26 BDSG-neu and Art. 6, para. 1, let. b RGPD for the purpose of performing the employment relationship.

 

Data retention period

 

If we are unable to offer you a job offer, if you reject a job offer, if you withdraw your application, if you revoke your consent to data processing or if you ask us to delete the data, the data you have transmitted to us, including, where applicable, the remaining physical application documents, will be recorded or stored (retention period) for a maximum of 6 months after the end of the application procedure, in order to be able to trace the details of the application process in the event of disagreement (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR).

YOU MAY OBJECT TO THIS STORAGE INSOFAR AS THERE ARE LEGITIMATE INTERESTS ON YOUR PART THAT PREVAIL OVER OURS.

Once the retention period has expired, the data will be deleted, unless there is a legal obligation to retain the data or another legal reason for continued retention. If it is clear that the retention of your data will be necessary after expiry of the retention period (e.g. due to imminent or ongoing litigation), deletion will only take place when the data has become irrelevant. Other legal retention obligations remain unaffected.

 

7) Data processing by social networks

 

We maintain publicly accessible profiles on social networks. Below you will find the social networks we use in detail.

Social networks such as Facebook, Google+, etc. can generally analyze your user behavior in depth when you visit their website or a website integrating social media content (e.g. “Like” buttons or banner ads). Visiting our social media presences triggers numerous data protection-related processing processes. In detail:

If you are logged in to your social media account and visit our social media presence, the operator of the social media portal may attribute this visit to your user account. Under certain circumstances, your personal data may also be collected if you are not logged in or do not have an account on the relevant social media portal. In this case, data is collected, for example, by means of cookies stored on your terminal or by entering your IP address.

Using the data collected in this way, the operators of the social media portals can create user profiles in which your preferences and interests are recorded. In this way, advertisements based on your interests can be shown to you within and outside the presence of the social media concerned. Provided you have an account on the relevant social network, interest-based advertising may be displayed on all devices on which you are or have been logged in.

Please also note that we are unable to monitor all processing processes on social media portals. Depending on the provider, further processing may therefore be carried out by the operators of the social media portals. For further details on this subject, please refer to the terms of use and data protection provisions of the respective social media portals.

 

Legal basis

 

Our social media sites are intended to provide as comprehensive a presence as possible on the Internet. This is a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. Analysis processes initiated by social networks may be based on divergent legal bases, which must be indicated by the operators of the social networks (e.g. consent within the meaning of Art. 6, para. 1, let. a of the RGPD).

 

Person responsible and exercise of rights

 

If you visit one of our social media sites (e.g. Facebook), we are responsible, together with the operator of the social media platform, for the data processing processes triggered during this visit. In principle, you can assert your rights (information, rectification, deletion, restriction of processing, data portability and complaint) both against us and against the operator of the relevant social media portal (e.g. against Facebook).

Please note that, despite joint responsibility with the operators of the social media portals, we do not have full influence over the data processing processes of the social media portals. Our possibilities depend primarily on the corporate policy of the relevant provider.

 

Duration of storage

 

The data we collect directly via the social media presence is deleted from our systems as soon as the purpose of its storage is no longer valid, you ask us to delete it, you revoke your consent to storage or the purpose of data storage is no longer valid. Stored cookies remain on your terminal until you delete them. Binding legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

We have no influence on how long your data is stored, as it is saved by the operators of the social networks for their own purposes. For further details, please contact the social network operators directly (e.g. in their data protection declaration, see below).

 

Social networks in detail

 

Facebook

 

We have a profile on Facebook. The provider is Facebook Inc, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA. Facebook is certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield.

We have entered into a joint processing agreement (Controller Addendum) with Facebook. This agreement defines the data processing operations for which we or Facebook are responsible when you visit our Facebook page. You can view this agreement by clicking on the following link: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum.

You can adjust your advertising settings in your user account yourself. To do so, click on the following link and log in: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads.

For more details, please consult Facebook’s privacy statement: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

 

LinkedIn

 

We have a profile on LinkedIn. The provider is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. LinkedIn is certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield. LinkedIn uses advertising cookies.

If you wish to disable LinkedIn’s advertising cookies, please use the following link: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.

For more details on how they handle your personal data, please consult LinkedIn’s privacy statement: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

 

 

 

 

 

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