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Privacy policy for the use of the websites and the online shop

Thank you for your interest in our company. Data protection is of particular importance to the management of MT Medizin & Technik GmbH. The MT Medizin & Technik GmbH website can be used without the need to provide any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to make use of special services of our company via our website, it may be necessary to process personal data. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the affected individual.

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, e-mail address or telephone number of a affected individual, is always carried out in accordance with the Basic Data Protection Regulation and in accordance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to MT Medizin & Technik GmbH. By means of this data protection declaration, our company would like to inform the public about the type, scope and purpose of the personal data collected, used and processed by us. Furthermore, affected individuals will be informed of their rights by means of this data protection declaration.

MT Medizin & Technik GmbH has implemented numerous technical and organisational measures to ensure that personal data processed via this website is protected as completely as possible. Nevertheless, Internet-based data transmissions can have security gaps, so that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every person concerned is free to transmit personal data to us by alternative means, for example by telephone or fax.

1. Definitions

The data protection declaration of MT Medizin & Technik GmbH is based on the terms used by the European guideline and regulation provider when the general data protection regulation (GDPR) was issued. Our data protection declaration should be easy to read and understand both for the public and for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terms used in advance.

We use the following terms, among others, in this data protection declaration:

a) personal data
Personal data are all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter “affected individual). Identifiable is a natural person who can be identified directly or indirectly, in particular by assignment to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or one or more special characteristics that express the physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

b) affected individual
Affected individual is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data are processed by the controller.

c) processing
Processing means any operation or series of operations carried out, with or without the aid of automated procedures, in connection with personal data such as the collection, collection, organisation, arrangement, storage, adaptation or modification, reading, retrieval, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or any other form of provision, reconciliation or linking, restriction, erasure or destruction.

d) limitation of processing
Limitation of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of restricting their future processing.

e) profiling
Profiling is any form of automated processing of personal data consisting in the use of such personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects relating to the performance of work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or relocation of that natural person.

f) pseudonymization
Pseudonymization is the processing of personal data in such a way that the personal data can no longer be assigned to a specific affected individual without the use of additional information, provided that this additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures that ensure that the personal data are not assigned to an identified or identifiable natural person.

g) supervisor or processing controller
The supervisor or processing controller is the natural or legal person, public authority, institution or other body which alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data. Where the purposes and means of such processing are laid down by Union law or by the law of the Member States, the controller or the specific criteria for his appointment may be laid down in accordance with Union law or the law of the Member States.

h) contract processor
Contract processor is a natural or legal person, authority, institution or other body that processes personal data on behalf of the data controller.

i) recipient
Recipient is a natural or legal person, authority, institution or other body to which personal data is disclosed, regardless of whether it is a third party or not. However, authorities which may receive personal data under Union law or the law of the Member States within the framework of a particular investigation mandate shall not be regarded as recipients.

j) third party
A third party is a natural or legal person, authority, institution or other body other than the affected individual, the supervisor, the contract processor and the persons who are authorised to process the personal data under the direct responsibility of the supervisor or the contract processor.

k) compliance
Compliance shall mean any informed and unequivocal expression of will voluntarily given by the affected individual in the particular case in the form of a declaration or other clear affirmative act by which the affected individual indicates his or her consent to the processing of personal data concerning him or her.

2. name and address of the supervisor

The person responsible within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws in force in the Member States of the European Union and other provisions of a data protection nature is:

MT Medizin & Technik GmbH
Ambrosius-Marthaus-Straße 1

04758 Oschatz
Germany

phone.: +49 3435 666 0-20
email: info@mt-oschatz.de
website: https://mt-oschatz.de

Contact for data protection : Mathias Schröter (email: datenschutz@mt-oschatz.de / phone: +49 3435 666 0-18)

3. Cookies

The websites of MT Medizin & Technik GmbH use cookies. Cookies are text files which are stored on a computer system via an Internet browser.

Many websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a string of characters through which Internet pages and servers can be assigned to the specific Internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This enables the visited Internet pages and servers to distinguish the individual browser of the person concerned from other Internet browsers that contain other cookies. A particular Internet browser can be recognized and identified by its unique cookie ID.

MT Medizin & Technik GmbH may use cookies to provide users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without cookies. This concerns e.g. the size of the monitor (to adjust images and contents to the respective screen size) or the setting of the language (english / german).

By using a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized for the user. Cookies enable us, as already mentioned, to recognize the users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website. For example, the user of a website that uses cookies does not have to re-enter his access data each time he visits the website because this is taken over by the website and the cookie stored on the user’s computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping basket in the online shop. The online shop remembers the items that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping basket via a cookie.

The person concerned can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by means of an appropriate setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Furthermore, cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all common internet browsers. If the person concerned deactivates the setting of cookies in the Internet browser used, not all functions of our Internet site may be fully usable.

4. General data and information

The website of MT Medizin & Technik GmbH collects a series of general data and information each time a person or an automated system accesses the website. This general data and information is stored in the log files of the server. We may record (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrer), (4) the subwebsites which are accessed via an accessing system on our website, (5) the date and time of access to the Website, (6) an Internet Protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service providers of the accessing system, and (8) other similar data and information used for security purposes in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

MT Medizin & Technik GmbH does not draw any conclusions about the person concerned when using this general data and information. Rather, this information is required to (1) correctly deliver the contents of our website, (2) optimize the contents of our website and the advertising for it, (3) ensure the permanent functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in the event of a cyber attack. MT Medizin & Technik GmbH therefore evaluates this anonymously collected data and information statistically and with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company in order ultimately to ensure an optimum level of protection for the personal data processed by us. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a person concerned.

5. Registration on our website

The affected individual has the option of registering on the website of the controller, providing personal data. The personal data transferred to the controller is determined by the respective input mask used for registration. The personal data entered by the affected individual are collected and stored exclusively for internal use by the data controller and for his own purposes. The controller may arrange for the data to be transferred to one or more processors, such as a parcel service, who also uses the personal data exclusively for internal use attributable to the controller.

Furthermore, the IP address assigned by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) to the affected individual, the date and time of registration are stored by registration on the website of the data controller. This data is stored against the background that this is the only way to prevent misuse of our services and, if necessary, to enable us to investigate criminal offences committed. In this respect, the storage of this data is necessary to protect the data controller. This data will not be passed on to third parties unless required to do so by law or for the purpose of criminal prosecution.

Registration of the affected individual with the voluntary provision of personal data serves the controller to offer the data subject content or services which, due to the nature of the matter, can only be offered to registered users. Registered persons are free to modify the personal data provided during registration at any time or to have them completely deleted from the database of the data controller.

The controller shall at all times, upon request, inform each affected individual of the personal data relating to the affected individual. Furthermore, the controller shall correct or delete personal data at the request or notice of the affected individual, provided that there are no legal obligations to keep such data in safekeeping. A data protection officer named in this data protection declaration and all the employees of the controller are available to the affected individual as contact persons in this connection.

6. Contact option via the website

Due to legal regulations, the website of MT Medizin & Technik GmbH contains information that enables rapid electronic contact with our company and direct communication with us, which also includes a general address for so-called electronic mail (e-mail address). If a data subject contacts the data controller via e-mail or a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the affected individual will be stored automatically. Such personal data voluntarily provided by a affected individual to the data controller will be stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the affected individual. This personal data is not passed on to third parties.

7. Routine deletion and blocking of personal data

The controller shall process and store the personal data of the affected individual only for the time necessary to achieve the purpose of the data retention or insofar as this has been provided for by the European regulator or another legislator in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject.

If the storage purpose ceases to apply or if a storage period prescribed by the European Directive and Regulation Giver or another competent legislator expires, the personal data is routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with the statutory provisions.

8. Rights of the affected individual

a) Right of confirmation
Every affected individual has the right granted by the European legislator of directives and regulations to require the controller to confirm whether personal data concerning him/her are being processed. If a affected individual wishes to make use of this right of confirmation, he may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the data controller at any time.

b) Right of information
Any person concerned by the processing of personal data shall have the right granted by the European legislator of directives and regulations to obtain, at any time and free of charge, information from the controller concerning the personal data relating to him/her stored and a copy of that information. Furthermore, the European regulator has granted the data subject access to the following information:

the processing purposes
the categories of personal data to be processed
the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or are still being disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations
if possible, the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining this duration
the existence of a right of rectification or deletion of personal data concerning him or of a restriction on processing by the controller or of a right of opposition to such processing
the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority
if the personal data is not collected from the data subject: All available information about the origin of the data
the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling in accordance with Article 22(1) and (4) GDPR and, at least in these cases, meaningful information on the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for the data subject

Furthermore, the affected individual has a right of access to information as to whether personal data have been transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. If this is the case, the affected individual shall also have the right to obtain information on the appropriate guarantees in connection with the transfer.

If a affected individual wishes to exercise this right to information, he may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the data controller at any time.

c) Right of correction

Any affected individual involved in the processing of personal data shall have the right granted by the European legislator of directives and regulations to request the immediate correction of inaccurate personal data concerning him/her. Furthermore, taking into account the purposes of the processing, the affected individual has the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary declaration.

If a affected individual wishes to exercise this right of rectification, he may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.

d) Right of deletion (right to be forgotten)
Any affected individual involved in the processing of personal data shall have the right granted by the European legislator of directives and regulations to require the data controller to request that the personal data concerning him/her be deleted immediately, provided that one of the following reasons applies and insofar as the processing is not necessary:

The personal data have been collected or otherwise processed for such purposes for which they are no longer necessary.
The affected individual withdraws his/her consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
The affected individual opposes processing under Article 21(1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for processing or the affected individual opposes processing under Article 21(2) GDPR.
The personal data have been processed unlawfully.
The deletion of personal data is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the data controller is subject.
The personal data was collected in relation to information society services offered in accordance with Art. 8 para. 1 GDPR.

If one of the above-mentioned reasons applies and a affected individual wishes to have personal data stored at MT Medizin & Technik GmbH deleted, he or she can contact our data protection officer or another employee of the data controller at any time. The data protection officer of MT Medizin & Technik GmbH or another employee will arrange for the request for deletion to be complied with without delay.

If MT Medizin & Technik GmbH has made the personal data public and our company is obliged to delete the personal data in accordance with Art. 17 para. 1 GDPR, MT Medizin & Technik GmbH will take appropriate measures, including technical measures, taking into account the available technology and the implementation costs, to inform other persons responsible for data processing who process the published personal data, that the person concerned has requested that all links to this personal data or copies or replications of this personal data be deleted by these other persons responsible for data processing, insofar as processing is not necessary. The data protection officer of MT Medizin & Technik GmbH or another employee will take the necessary steps in individual cases.

e) Right of limitation of processing
Any affected individual involved in the processing of personal data shall have the right granted by the European legislator of directives and regulations to require the controller to restrict the processing if one of the following conditions is met:

The accuracy of the personal data is disputed by the affected individual for a period of time that enables the data controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
The processing is unlawful, the affected individual refuses to delete the personal data and instead requests a restriction on the use of the personal data.
The data controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but the affected individual needs them to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
The affected individual has lodged an objection to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR and it has not yet been determined whether the legitimate reasons of the data subject outweigh those of the affected individual.

If one of the above conditions is met and a affected individual wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored at MT Medizin & Technik GmbH, he can contact our data protection officer or another employee of the data controller at any time. The data protection officer of MT Medizin & Technik GmbH or another employee will have the processing restricted.

f) Right of data transferability
Any affected individual involved in the processing of personal data shall have the right granted by the European legislator to receive personal data relating to him/her provided by the affected individual to a data controller in a structured, current and machine-readable format. It shall also have the right to transmit such data to another data controller without obstruction by the controller to whom the personal data have been made available, provided that the processing is based on the consent provided for in Article 6(1)(a) GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR or on a contract in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) GDPR and that the processing is carried out using automated procedures, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task in the public interest or in the exercise of public authority conferred on the data controller.

Furthermore, in exercising his right to data transferability pursuant to Article 20(1) GDPR, the affected individual has the right to obtain that the personal data be transferred directly by a data controller to another data controller, provided this is technically feasible and provided that the rights and freedoms of other persons are not affected by this.

To assert the right to data transferability, the person concerned may contact the data protection officer appointed by MT Medizin & Technik GmbH or another employee at any time.

g) Right of opposition
Any affected individual involved in the processing of personal data shall have the right granted by the European legislator for reasons arising from their particular situation to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning them under Article 6(1)(e) or (f) of the GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

MT Medizin & Technik GmbH will no longer process personal data in the event of an objection, unless we can prove compelling reasons worthy of protection for the processing, which outweigh the interests, rights and freedoms of the person concerned, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

If MT Medizin & Technik GmbH processes personal data in order to carry out direct advertising, the person concerned has the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data for the purpose of such advertising. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is connected with such direct advertising. If the person concerned objects to MT Medizin & Technik GmbH processing for direct advertising purposes, MT Medizin & Technik GmbH will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

Furthermore, the affected individual has the right to object to the processing of personal data concerning him/her which is carried out at MT Medizin & Technik GmbH for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89 para. 1 GDPR, for reasons arising from his or her particular situation, unless such processing is necessary to fulfil a task in the public interest.

To exercise the right of opposition, the person concerned may contact the data protection officer of MT Medizin & Technik GmbH or another employee directly. The affected individual is also free to exercise his right of opposition in connection with the use of information society services by means of automated procedures using technical specifications, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC.

h) Automated decisions in individual cases including profiling
Any affected individual involved in the processing of personal data shall have the right granted by the European legislator of directives and regulations not to be subject to a decision based exclusively on automated processing, including profiling, which has legal effect against him or significantly affects him in a similar manner, provided that the decision (1) is not necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between the affected individual and the data controller, or (2) is admissible under Union or Member State law to which the data controller is subject and that such law contains appropriate measures to safeguard the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of the affected individual, or (3) with the express consent of the affected individual.

If the decision (1) is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between the affected individual and the data controller or (2) is taken with the express consent of the affected individual, MT Medizin & Technik GmbH shall take appropriate measures to protect the rights and freedoms as well as the legitimate interests of the affected individual, including at least the right to obtain the intervention of a person by the data controller, to state his own position and to challenge the decision.

If the affected individual wishes to assert rights relating to automated decisions, he/she may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.

i) Right to revoke the agreement under data protection law
Any affected individual involved in the processing of personal data shall have the right granted by the European legislator of directives and regulations to revoke consent to the processing of personal data at any time.

If the affected individual wishes to exercise his or her right of withdrawal of consent, he or she may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.

9. Data protection for job applications and in the application process
The controller collects and processes the personal data of applicants for the purpose of processing the application procedure. Processing may also be carried out electronically. This is particularly the case if an applicant sends corresponding application documents to the controller by electronic means, for example by e-mail or via a web form on the website. If the controller concludes an employment contract with an applicant, the data transmitted will be stored for the purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with the statutory provisions. If the controller does not conclude an employment contract with the applicant, the application documents shall be automatically deleted two months after notification of the decision of refusal, provided that no other legitimate interests of the controller stand in the way of deletion. Other legitimate interest in this sense is, for example, a burden of proof in proceedings under the General Equal Treatment Act (GETA).

10. Facebook Use and Usage Privacy Policy
The controller has not integrated any components of Facebook on this website.
This paragraph only deals with the use and consequences for the person concerned as a precautionary measure.

Facebook is a social network.

A social network is an Internet-based social meeting place, an online community that usually enables users to communicate with each other and interact in virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for the exchange of opinions and experiences or enables the Internet community to provide personal or company-related information. Facebook enables social network users to create private profiles, upload photos and network via friendship requests, among other things.

Facebook is operated by Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. The person responsible for the processing of personal data if a affected individual lives outside the USA or Canada is Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website is accessed, which is operated by the controller and on which a Facebook component (Facebook plug-in) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the person’s information technology system is automatically prompted by the respective Facebook component to download a representation of the corresponding Facebook component of Facebook. An overview of all Facebook plug-ins can be found at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=en_EN. As part of this technical process, Facebook is informed about which specific subpage of our website is visited by the person concerned.

If the person concerned is logged on to Facebook at the same time, Facebook recognizes which specific subpage of our website the person concerned visits with every visit to our website by the person concerned and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website. This information is collected by the Facebook component and assigned by Facebook to the respective Facebook account of the person concerned. If the person concerned clicks one of the Facebook buttons integrated on our website, for example the “Like” button, or the person concerned makes a comment, Facebook assigns this information to the personal Facebook user account of the person concerned and stores this personal data.

Facebook receives information via the Facebook component that the person concerned has visited our website whenever the person concerned is logged on to Facebook at the same time as accessing our website; this happens regardless of whether the person concerned clicks on the Facebook component or not. If the person concerned does not want this information to be transmitted to Facebook, they can prevent it from being transmitted by logging out of their Facebook account before calling up our website.

The data policy published by Facebook, which is available at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/update, provides information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by Facebook. It also explains what setting options Facebook offers to protect the privacy of the person concerned. In addition, various applications are available that make it possible to suppress data transmission to Facebook, for example the Facebook blocker of the provider Webgraph, which can be obtained at http://webgraph.com/resources/facebookblocker/ Such applications can be used by the person concerned to suppress data transmission to Facebook.

11. Google+ Use and Usage Privacy Policy
The controller has not integrated any component of Google+ or a Google+ button on this website.
This paragraph only deals with the use and consequences for the person concerned as a precautionary measure.

Google+ is a so-called social network. A social network is an Internet-based social meeting place, an online community that usually enables users to communicate with each other and interact in virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for the exchange of opinions and experiences or enables the Internet community to provide personal or company-related information. Google+ enables users of the social network to create private profiles, upload photos and network via friendship requests, among other things.

Google+ is operated by Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website is called up, which is operated by the person responsible for processing and on which a Google+ button has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned is automatically prompted by the respective Google+ button to download a representation of the corresponding Google+ button from Google. As part of this technical procedure, Google is informed about which specific subpage of our website is visited by the person concerned. More detailed information about Google+ is available at https://developers.google.com/+/.

If the person concerned is logged in to Google+ at the same time, every time the person concerned visits our website and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website, Google recognises which specific subpage of our website the person concerned visits. This information is collected by the Google+ button and assigned by Google to the respective Google+ account of the person concerned.

If the person concerned clicks one of the Google+ buttons integrated on our website and thereby makes a Google+1 recommendation, Google assigns this information to the personal Google+ user account of the person concerned and stores this personal data. Google stores the Google+1 recommendation of the person concerned and makes it publicly available in accordance with the conditions accepted by the person concerned. A Google+1 recommendation made by the person concerned on this website will subsequently be stored and processed together with other personal data, such as the name of the Google+1 account used by the person concerned and the photo stored in this account in other Google services, such as the search engine results of the Google search engine, the Google account of the person concerned or in other places, such as on websites or in connection with advertisements. Furthermore, Google is able to link the visit to this website with other personal data stored by Google. Google also records this personal information for the purpose of improving or optimising the various services provided by Google.

The Google+ button will always inform Google that the person concerned has visited our website if the person concerned is logged in to Google+ at the same time as accessing our website; this happens regardless of whether the person concerned clicks the Google+ button or not.

If the affected individual does not want personal data to be transmitted to Google, the person concerned can prevent such a transmission by logging out of their Google+ account before calling up our website.

Further information and Google’s current privacy policy can be found at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en Further information from Google about the Google+1 button can be found at https://developers.google.com/+/web/buttons-policy.

12. Privacy policy regarding the use and application of LinkedIn
The controller has not integrated any components of LinkedIn Corporation on this website.
This paragraph only deals with the use and consequences for the person concerned as a precautionary measure.

LinkedIn is an Internet-based social network that enables users to connect to existing business contacts and make new business contacts. More than 400 million registered users in more than 200 countries use LinkedIn. This makes LinkedIn currently the largest platform for business contacts and one of the most visited websites in the world.

LinkedIn is operated by LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Privacy matters outside the USA are the responsibility of LinkedIn Ireland, Privacy Policy Issues, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Each time our website is accessed and equipped with a LinkedIn component (LinkedIn plug-in), this component causes the browser used by the person concerned to download a corresponding representation of the LinkedIn component. Further information on the LinkedIn plug-ins can be found at https://developer.linkedin.com/plugins In the course of this technical procedure, LinkedIn is informed which specific subpage of our website is visited by the person concerned.

If the affected individual is logged in to LinkedIn at the same time, LinkedIn recognizes with every visit to our website by the affected individual and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website which specific subpage of our website the affected individual visits. This information is collected by the LinkedIn component and assigned by LinkedIn to the respective LinkedIn account of the person concerned. If the person concerned clicks a LinkedIn button integrated on our website, LinkedIn assigns this information to the personal LinkedIn user account of the person concerned and stores this personal data.

LinkedIn receives information via the LinkedIn component that the person concerned has visited our website whenever the person concerned is logged in to LinkedIn at the same time as accessing our website; this happens regardless of whether the person concerned clicks on the LinkedIn component or not. If such a transmission of this information to LinkedIn is not desired by the person concerned, he can prevent the transmission by logging out of his LinkedIn account before calling up our website.

LinkedIn offers the possibility to unsubscribe e-mail messages, SMS messages and targeted ads as well as to manage ad settings at https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls. LinkedIn also uses partners such as Quantcast, Google Analytics, BlueKai, DoubleClick, Nielsen, Comscore, Eloqua and Lotame who can set cookies. Such cookies can be rejected at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy. LinkedIn’s current privacy policy is available at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. LinkedIn’s cookie policy is available at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy.

13. Privacy policy for the use of Twitter
The controller has not integrated any Twitter components on this website.
This paragraph only deals with the use and consequences for the person concerned as a precautionary measure.

Twitter is a multilingual public microblogging service on which users can publish and distribute so-called tweets, i.e. short messages limited to 140 characters. These short messages are available to everyone, including people who are not registered on Twitter. The tweets are also displayed to the so-called followers of the respective user. Followers are other Twitter users who follow a user’s tweets. Furthermore, Twitter makes it possible to address a broad audience via hashtags, links or retweets.

Twitter is operated by Twitter, Inc, 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website is called up, which is operated by the person responsible for processing and on which a Twitter component (Twitter button) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the person’s information technology system is automatically prompted by the respective Twitter component to download a representation of the corresponding Twitter component from Twitter. Further information on the Twitter buttons can be found at https://about.twitter.com/en/resources/buttons. As part of this technical process, Twitter is informed about which specific subpage of our website is visited by the person concerned. The purpose of integrating the Twitter component is to enable our users to disseminate the content of this website, to make this website known in the digital world and to increase our visitor numbers.

If the person concerned is logged on to Twitter at the same time, Twitter recognizes which specific subpage of our website the person concerned visits with every visit to our website by the person concerned and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website. This information is collected by the Twitter component and assigned to the respective Twitter account of the person concerned by Twitter. If the person concerned presses one of the Twitter buttons integrated on our website, the data and information thus transmitted will be assigned to the personal Twitter user account of the person concerned and stored and processed by Twitter.

Twitter receives information via the Twitter component that the person concerned has visited our website whenever the person concerned is logged on to Twitter at the same time as accessing our website; this happens regardless of whether the person concerned clicks on the Twitter component or not. If such a transmission of this information to Twitter is not desired by the person concerned, he can prevent the transmission by logging out of his Twitter account before calling our website.

The current data protection regulations of Twitter are available at https://twitter.com/privacy?lang=en.

14. Privacy Policy for Use and Usage of Xing
The controller has not integrated any Xing components on this website.
This paragraph only deals with the use and consequences for the person concerned as a precautionary measure.

Xing is an Internet-based social network that enables users to connect to existing business contacts and make new business contacts. Individual users can create a personal profile of themselves at Xing. For example, companies can create company profiles or publish job offers on Xing.

Xing is operated by XING AG, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website is called up, which is operated by the controller and on which a Xing component (Xing plug-in) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned is automatically prompted by the respective Xing component to download a representation of the corresponding Xing component from Xing. More information about the Xing plug-ins can be found at https://dev.xing.com/plugins. As part of this technical process, Xing is informed about which specific subpage of our website is visited by the person concerned.

If the person concerned is logged in to Xing at the same time, Xing recognizes with every visit to our website by the person concerned and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website which specific subpage of our website the person concerned visits. This information is collected by the Xing component and assigned to the respective Xing account of the person concerned by Xing. If the person concerned presses one of the Xing buttons integrated on our website, for example the “Share” button, Xing assigns this information to the personal Xing user account of the person concerned and stores this personal data.

Xing receives information via the Xing component that the person concerned has visited our website whenever the person concerned is logged in to Xing at the same time as accessing our website; this happens regardless of whether the person concerned clicks on the Xing component or not. If such a transmission of this information to Xing is not desired by the person concerned, he can prevent the transmission by logging out of his Xing account before calling up our website.

The data protection regulations published by Xing, which can be accessed at https://www.xing.com/privacy, provide information on the collection, processing and use of personal data by Xing. Xing has also published privacy notices for the XING share button at https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.

15. Legal basis of processing
Art. 6 I lit. a GDPR serves our company as a legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the affected individual is a party, as is the case for example with processing operations necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of other services or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. b GDPR. The same applies to such processing processes that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures, for example in cases of enquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation which requires the processing of personal data, for example to fulfil tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. c GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may become necessary to protect the vital interests of the affected individual or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured in our company and his name, age, health insurance data or other vital information had to be passed on to a doctor, a hospital or other third parties. The processing would then be based on Art. 6 I lit. d GDPR. Ultimately, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 I lit. f GDPR. Processing operations which are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases are based on this legal basis if processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the affected individual do not prevail. Such processing procedures are permitted to us in particular because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. In this respect, it took the view that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the person concerned is a customer of the person responsible (recital 47, second sentence, GDPR).

16. Entitled interests in the processing pursued by the controller or a third party
If the processing of personal data is based on Article 6 I lit. f GDPR, it is in our legitimate interest to conduct our business for the well-being of all our employees and our shareholders.

17. Duration for which the personal data is stored
The criterion for the duration of the storage of personal data is the respective legal retention period. After the expiry of this period, the corresponding data will be routinely deleted, provided that it is no longer necessary for the fulfilment or initiation of the contract.

18. Legal or contractual provisions for the collection of personal data; necessity for the conclusion of the contract; obligation of the affected individual to provide the personal data; possible consequences of non-disclosure
We inform you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or may also result from contractual regulations (e.g. information on the contractual partner). In some cases, it may be necessary for a contract to be concluded if a data subject provides us with personal data which must subsequently be processed by us. For example, the person concerned is obliged to provide us with personal data if our company enters into a contract with him/her. Failure to provide personal data would mean that the contract with the affected individual could not be concluded. Prior to the provision of personal data by the affected individual, the person concerned must contact our data protection officer. Our data protection officer will inform the affected person on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of personal data is required by law or contract or necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data and what consequences the failure to provide the personal data would have.

19. Existence of automated decision-making
As a responsible company, we do without automatic decision-making or profiling.