Privacy Policy

As a data subject, you have the following rights under the GDPR regarding the processing of your personal
data:
• Right of Access (Art. 15 GDPR): You have the right to obtain confirmation as to whether or not personal
data concerning you are being processed and to receive a copy of that data.
• Right to Rectification (Art. 16 GDPR): You have the right to request the rectification of inaccurate personal
data concerning you without undue delay.
• Right to Erasure / 'Right to be Forgotten' (Art. 17 GDPR): You have the right to request that personal data
concerning you be erased without undue delay under certain conditions.
• Right to Restriction of Processing (Art. 18 GDPR): You have the right to request the restriction of
processing where specific legal conditions are met.
• Right to Data Portability (Art. 20 GDPR): You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you in
a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
• Right to Object (Art. 21 GDPR): You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation,
at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: If the data processing is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw
this consent at any time with future effect.
• Right to Lodge a Complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory
authority regarding our processing of your personal data.

3. Data Collection on Our Website
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/version, operating system used, referrer URL,
host name of the accessing computer (IP address), and the time of the server request.
The legal basis for this data processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (Legitimate Interest). Our legitimate interest lies in
ensuring a technically error-free, optimized display and secure operation of our website.
Contact Form and Email Contact
If you send us inquiries via the contact form or email, 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 the event of
follow-up questions. The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your request is related to the
performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, it is based on our legitimate interest
in processing inquiries (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).

Cookies
Our website uses cookies. These are small text files that make it possible to store specific, user-related information on the user's device while they are using the website. Cookies make it possible, in particular, to determine the frequency of use and the number of users of the pages, to analyze website usage behavior, and to make our offer more customer-friendly. Cookies remain stored after the end of a browser session and can be recalled when you visit the page again. If you do not wish this to happen, you should configure your internet browser to refuse the acceptance of cookies.

Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies", which are text files stored on your computer that enable an analysis of 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, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be shortened beforehand 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 website activity, and to provide other services related to website and internet usage 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 the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser software; 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 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 downloading and installing the browser plugin available under the following link: google.com.Further information on the terms of use and data privacy can be found at google.com or at google.com.Please note that on this website, Google Analytics has been extended by the code "anonymizeIp" to ensure an anonymized collection of IP addresses (so-called IP masking).

Google +1
Our website uses social media features from Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. When you access our pages with Google plugins, a connection is established between your browser and Google's servers. Data is already being transmitted to Google during this process. If you have a Google account, this data can be linked to it. If you do not want this data to be assigned to your Google account, please log out of Google before visiting our site. Interactions, in particular using a comment function or clicking a "+1" or "Share" button, are also passed on to Google. You can find out more at google.com.

Facebook
Our website uses features from Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. When you access our pages with Facebook plugins, a connection is established between your browser and Facebook's servers. Data is already being transmitted to Facebook during this process. If you have a Facebook account, this data can be linked to it. If you do not want this data to be assigned to your Facebook account, please log out of Facebook before visiting our site. Interactions, in particular using a comment function or clicking a "Like" or "Share" button, are also passed on to Facebook. You can find out more at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy.

Twitter
Our website uses features from Twitter, Inc., 1355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. When you access our pages with Twitter plugins, a connection is established between your browser and Twitter's servers. Data is already being transmitted to Twitter during this process. If you have a Twitter account, this data can be linked to it. If you do not want this data to be assigned to your Twitter account, please log out of Twitter before visiting our site. Interactions, in particular clicking a "Re-Tweet" button, are also passed on to Twitter. You can find out more at https://twitter.com/privacy.

Integration of YouTube Videos
1. Nature and Scope of Data Processing
We integrate videos from the "YouTube" platform on our website. This service is provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as "Google").
We use these videos in the **extended data protection mode** (integration via the domain youtube-nocookie.com). This ensures that YouTube does not store any data about you as long as you do not actively play the video. However, as soon as you click to start the video, your browser establishes a direct connection to Google’s servers. This transmits your IP address, technical browser information, and the fact that you have visited our website to Google.
If you are logged into your Google or YouTube account at the same time, Google can directly associate this visit with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your Google account before playing the video.
2. Legal Basis and Withdrawal of Consent
The data processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of your explicit consent pursuant to **Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR** and Section 25 (1) TDDDG. You grant this consent actively via the cookie consent banner (consent manager) on our website. You can withdraw your consent at any time with future effect by accessing the cookie settings on our website and disabling the loading of YouTube content.
3. Third Country Data Transfer (USA)
By using YouTube, data may be transferred to the parent company, Google LLC, in the United States. Google LLC is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Since an adequacy decision by the European Commission is in place for this framework, the level of data protection is deemed legally secure.
4. Purpose of Processing
The integration is carried out to present informative or visual content directly on our website, ensuring you do not have to leave our platform.
For more information regarding data protection and your privacy settings, please refer to Google's Privacy Policy at: https://google.com

Use of LinkedIn Features (LinkedIn Button)
1. Nature and Scope of Data Processing
We use features of the LinkedIn network on our website. This service is provided by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as "LinkedIn").
By default, we integrate LinkedIn buttons (e.g., "InShare" or "Follow" buttons) in a privacy-compliant manner (e.g., via a two-click solution or as a static link). This ensures that simply visiting our website does not establish an automatic connection to LinkedIn's servers, and no personal data is transmitted.
Only when you actively click the LinkedIn button does your browser establish a direct connection to LinkedIn's servers. LinkedIn then receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you are logged into your LinkedIn account at the same time, LinkedIn can associate the visit to our website with your user account.
2. Legal Basis and Withdrawal of Consent
The processing of your data during the active use of the button is based on your consent pursuant to **Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR** or to safeguard our legitimate interests in optimal marketing of our online offering and networking with interested parties pursuant to **Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR**. If you have granted consent via our cookie consent banner, you can withdraw it there at any time with future effect.
3. Third Country Data Transfer (USA)
When using LinkedIn services, it cannot be ruled out that data may be transferred to the parent company, LinkedIn Corporation, in the United States. LinkedIn Corporation is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Since an adequacy decision by the European Commission is in place for this framework, the level of data protection is deemed legally secure.
4. Purpose of Processing
The purpose of the integration is to provide you with the opportunity to connect with our LinkedIn corporate profile or to share the content of our website within your LinkedIn network.
For more information on this, please refer to LinkedIn's Privacy Policy at: https://linkedin.com