Thank you for your interest in the information on our website!

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With the help of this Privacy Policy we would like to inform the users of our website about the type, scope and purpose of the personal data processed. Personal data in this context are all information with which you can be personally identified as a user of our website, including your IP address and information that is stored in cookies.

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In a general section of this Privacy Policy, we provide you with information on data protection, which generally applies to our processing of data, including data collection on our website. In particular, you as a data subject will be informed about the rights to which you are entitled.

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The terms used in our Privacy Policy and our data protection practice are based on the provisions of the EU General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") and other relevant national legal provisions.

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Controller according to the GDPR

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SHW AG
FN HRB 726621
Stiewingstraße 111
73433 Aalen
Germany

e: datenschutz@shw.de
t: +49(0)7361-502-448
f: +49(0)7361-52790-20-448 

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Data collection on our website

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On the one hand, personal data is collected from you when you expressly communicate such data to us, on the other hand, data, especially technical data, is automatically collected when you visit our website. Some of this data is collected to ensure that our website functions without errors. Other data may be used for analysis. However, you can use our website without a need to provide personal information.

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Technologies on our website

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Applicants

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On our website you have the possibility to inform yourself about open positions and to apply online at the same time. 

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We process the data you have provided to us in the context of an application only for the purpose of and within the scope of the application process in accordance with the statutory provisions. If your application refers to a specific job advertisement, we process the data only for the purpose of processing for this specific job. The processing of your applicant data is carried out for the implementation of pre-contractual measures at the request of an applicant in accordance with Art 6 paragraph 1 lit. b GDPR. 

Beyond the conclusion of the application process for a specific position, we process your application data only to the extent that this is necessary to safeguard our legitimate interest in accordance with Art 6 paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR (e.g. for the defense against unjustified claims) or if you have expressly consented to the processing of your application data for future job advertisements in accordance with Art 6 paragraph 1 lit. a GDPR. The same applies to unsolicited applications after comparison of your job requirements and your qualification profile with our job offers.

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The absolutely necessary applicant data are marked as such or result from the respective job description. Furthermore, applicants may voluntarily provide us with additional information.

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By submitting your application to us, you agree to the processing of your data for purposes of the execution of the application process in accordance with the type and scope described in this Privacy Policy.

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Insofar as special categories of personal data as defined in Art. 9 paragraph 1 GDPR are disclosed as part of the application process, they will be processed in accordance with Art. 9 paragraph 2 lit. b GDPR (e.g. health data, such as severely disabled status) or on the basis of your consent in accordance with Art. 9 paragraph 2 lit. a GDPR (e.g. health data to the extent necessary for the assessment of suitability to practice the profession).

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The data provided to us in an online-form will be transmitted to us in encrypted form according to the state of the art. You can also send us your application by e-mail. In this case, however, we would like to point out that e-mails are generally not sent encrypted and that you would have to provide for encryption yourself, in order to protect yourself optimally. 

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In the event of a successful application, the data provided by you can be processed by us for the purposes of the employment relationship. Otherwise, if the application for a job offer is not successful, the applicant's data will be deleted after the legal deadlines have expired or, if you have expressly consented to a longer-term storage for a specific purpose, after this period has expired. 

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If you have not given your consent for a longer storage, the data will basically be deleted after a period of seven months so that we can answer any follow-up questions regarding the application and fulfil our obligations to provide evidence under the Equal Treatment Act. Invoices for any reimbursement of travel expenses will be archived in accordance with tax law requirements.

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Cookies

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We use cookies to make our website as user-friendly and functional as possible for you. Some of these cookies are stored on the device you use to access the site. 

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Cookies are small packages of data that are exchanged between your browser and our web server whenever you visit our website. They do not cause any damage and are used solely to recognise website visitors. Cookies can only store information provided by your browser, e.g. information that you have entered into your browser or that is available on the website. Cookies cannot execute code and cannot be used to access your terminal device. 

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The next time you access our website using the same device, the information stored in the cookies can then either be sent back to us (“first-party cookie”) or to a web application of third party to whom the cookie belongs (“third-party cookie”).  The information that is stored and sent back allows each web application to recognise that you have already accessed and visited the website using the browser on your device. 

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Cookies contain the following information:

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• Cookie name

• Name of the server from which the cookie originates

• Cookie ID number

• An expiry date, after which the cookie will be automatically delete

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We classify cookies in the following categories depending on their purpose and function:  

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• Technically necessary cookies, to ensure the technical operation and basic functions of our website. These types of cookies are used, for example, to maintain your settings while you navigate our website; or they can ensure that important information is retained throughout the session (e.g. login, shopping cart). 

• Statistics cookies, to understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and analysing information on an anonymous basis only. In this way we gain valuable insights to optimize both the website and our products and services. 

• Marketing cookies, to provide targeted promotional and marketing activities for users on our website.

• Unclassified cookies are cookies that we are trying to classify together with individual cookie providers.

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Depending on the storage period, we also divide cookies into session and persistent cookies. Session cookies store information that is used during your current browser session. These cookies are automatically deleted when the browser is closed. No information remains on your device. Persistent cookies store information between two visits to the website. Based on this information, you will be recognized as a returning visitor on your next visit and the website will react accordingly. The lifespan of a persistent cookie is determined by the provider of the cookie.

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The legal basis for using technically necessary cookies is our legitimate interest in the technically fault-free operation and smooth functionality of our website as described in Art. 6 paragraph 1 lit. f of the GDPR. The use of statistics and marketing cookies is subject to your consent, in accordance with Art. 6 paragraph 1 lit. a of the GDPR.  You can withdraw your consent for the future use of cookies at any time in accordance with Art. 7 paragraph 3 of the GDPR.  Your consent is voluntary. If consent is not given, no disadvantages arise. For more information about the cookies we actually use (specifically, their purpose and lifespan), refer to this Privacy Policy and to the information in our cookie banner about the cookies we use.

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You can also set your web browser so that it does not store any cookies in general on your device or so that you will be asked each time you visit the site whether you accept the use of cookies. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. Refer to the Help section of your browser to learn how to do this.
 
Please note that a general deactivation of cookies may lead to functional restrictions on our website. 

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Facebook-Pixel

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We use the Facebook-Pixel provided by the social network Facebook on our website for purposes of analysis and optimisation and for the commercial operation of our website. This tool is operated by Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland (‘Facebook’).

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ATTENTION: Within the scope of this service, data is transferred to the US or such a transfer cannot be excluded.

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Facebook-Pixel makes it possible for Facebook to identify visitors of our website as target groups for displaying ads (‘Facebook ads’). Therefore, we use Facebook-Pixel to display our Facebook ads only to Facebook users who have shown interest in our online product offering, or who show certain characteristics (e.g. interests in specific topics or products that are determined based on the websites they have visited), which we share with Facebook (i.e. ‘custom audiences’). By using Facebook-Pixel, we also want to ensure that our Facebook ads match the potential interests of users and do not cause any inconvenience. Furthermore, by using Facebook-Pixel, we can evaluate the effectiveness of Facebook ads for statistical and market research purposes by seeing whether the user was redirected to our website after clicking on a Facebook ad (i.e. ‘conversion’).

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Your actions are stored in one or more cookies. These cookies enable Facebook to match your user data (such as IP address, user ID) with the data of your Facebook account. The collected data is anonymous and not visible to us and can only be used in the context of advertisements. You can prevent the linking with your Facebook account by logging out before you take any action.

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The processing of your data is based on your consent within the meaning of Art 6 paragraph 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future.

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Further information on how Facebook processes personal data, including the legal basis on which Facebook relies and the possibilities for exercising the rights of data subjects vis-à-vis Facebook, can be found in the Facebook Data Policy at https://www.facebook.com/policy.php

If you want to control what kind of adverts are displayed to you on Facebook, you can go to the page Facebook has set up for this purpose and follow the instructions on configuring user-targeted adverts:  https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads 

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The settings chosen will be applied across all platforms, meaning that they will apply to all devices from your desktop to mobile.

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Facebook processes data in accordance with its privacy policy. For general information about the presentation of Facebook ads, refer to: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php 

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You can find more specific, detailed information about Facebook-Pixel and how it works on Facebook’s Help pages: https://en-gb.facebook.com/business/help/742478679120153?id=1205376682832142

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Google Analytics

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We use the functions of the web analytics service Google Analytics on our website to analyse user behaviour and to optimise our website. The provider of this service is Google Ireland Limited, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google"). 

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ATTENTION: Within the scope of this service, data is transferred to the US or such a transfer cannot be excluded.

Google Analytics uses cookies that enable an analysis of the use of our website.

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In general, information about your use of the website is transferred to a Google server and stored there, such as the type and version of browser you used, the operating system you used, the site you visited prior to accessing our site, the host name of the computer (IP address) you used to access the site, and the time of your server request. For this purpose, we have entered into a contract with Google for contractual processing of your data in accordance with Art. 28 of the GDPR.

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At our request, Google will use this information to analyse the use of our website, to create reports on the activities within our website and to render additional services related to the use of our website and of the internet. According to Google, the IP address submitted by your browser will not be added to other data held by Google. 

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We use Google Analytics only with IP anonymisation activated, which means we have expanded this website to include the code ‘anonymizeIP’. This ensures that your IP address is masked, so that all data is collected anonymously. Only under exceptional circumstances will a full IP address be transmitted to a Google server and truncated there.

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During the website visit, the following data is collected:

• the pages you call up, your "click path"

• Achievement of "website goals" (conversions, e.g. newsletter registrations, downloads, purchases)

• Your user behavior (for example clicks, duration of stay, bounce rates)

• Your approximate location (region)

• Your IP address (in shortened form)

• technical information about your browser and the end devices you use (e.g. language settings, screen resolution)

• Your internet provider

• the referrer URL (via which website / via which advertising medium you came to our website)

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The data about the use of our website is immediately deleted after expiration of the storage limits that we have set. Google Analytics gives us the following options for the storage limits: 14 months, 26 months, 38 months, 50 months or no automatic deletion. You can ask us any time for the current storage limit that we have set.

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The processing of your data using Google Analytics is subject to your explicit consent in the sense of Art 6 paragraph 1 lit. a of the GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.

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You can also block the collection of data by downloading and installing the browser plugin available through the link below: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

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You can find out exactly where Google data centres are located here: https://www.google.com/about/datacenters/inside/locations/ 

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For more information about how Google uses your data, and about options for settings and withdrawal of consent, refer to the Google Privacy Policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy

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Google Doubleclick

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We use the service Doubleclick provided by Google on our website for purposes of analysis and optimisation and for the commercial operation of our website. This tool is operated by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google"). 

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ATTENTION: Within the scope of this service, data is transferred to the US or such a transfer cannot be excluded.

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This service works by means of a pseudonymous identification number (pID), which is received by and assigned to your browser. This pID enables the service to detect which ads have already been displayed to you and which have been accessed. 

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This data is used to display ads throughout a website be enabling Google to identify which pages you have visited. The information collected is transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there for analysis. Google is only allowed to transfer data to third parties in accordance with legal regulations or in the context of contractual data processing. Under no means is Google permitted to add your data to other data that it has collected. 

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The processing of your data is subject to your consent in the sense of  Art 6 paragraph 1 lit. a of the GDPR. You can withdraw this consent at any time, with effect for the future.

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You can find out exactly where Google data centres are located here: https://www.google.com/about/datacenters/inside/locations/

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For more information about how Google uses your data, and about options for settings and withdrawal of consent, refer to the Google Privacy Policy at https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads as well as the settings for Google ad display under https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated

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Google reCAPTCHA

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Our website uses the reCAPTCHA service of the provider Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google") to protect against abuse by non-human visitors (bots) and to prevent spam.

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ATTENTION: Within the scope of this service, data is transferred to the US or such a transfer cannot be excluded.

When reCAPTCHA is started, your browser establishes a connection to Google's servers. This enables Google to know that our website has been accessed via your IP address.

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The purpose of reCAPTCHA is to check whether the data entry on our website is made by a human or by an automated programme. To do this, reCAPTCHA analyses the behaviour of the website visitor on the basis of various characteristics. This analysis begins automatically as soon as the website visitor enters our website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information.

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According to our information, the following data is processed by Google:

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• the address of the page from which the visitor comes

• IP address

• Information about the operating system

• Cookies

• Mouse and keyboard behavior

• Date and language settings

• All Java-Script Objects

• Screen resolution

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The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google and used by Google. The reCAPTCHA analyses run completely in the background. 

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Cookies are used for the execution of the service. These cookies require a unique identifier for tracking purposes. According to Google, the IP address is not merged with other data from other Google services unless you are logged into your Google account while using the reCAPTCHA plug-in.

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You can find out exactly where Google data centres are located here: https://www.google.com/about/datacenters/inside/locations/

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Further information on Google reCAPTCHA can be found here: https://developers.google.com/recaptcha/

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For Google's privacy policy, please see the following link: https://policies.google.com/privacy

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Google Tag Manager

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We use the service Google Tag Manager on our website. This service is provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google").

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ATTENTION: Within the scope of this service, data transfer to the USA takes place or cannot be ruled out. 

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When the Tag Manager is started, your browser establishes a connection to Google's servers. This informs Google that our website has been accessed via your IP address.

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Google Tag Manager is used to manage website tags via an interface. This enables us to embed code snippets such as tracking codes or conversion pixels into our website without interfering with the source code. In this process, Tag Manager data is only transferred; it is not collected or stored. The Tag Manager itself is a cookie-less domain and does not process any personal data, because it is used solely to manage other services used on our website. The Tag Manager triggers other tags which in turn collect data under specific circumstances. However, the Tag Manager has no access to this data. If you have chosen to deactivate cookies on our site in general or to deactivate specific cookies, this will remain in effect for all tracking tags that are implemented using the Tag Manager.

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You can find out exactly where Google data centres are located here: https://www.google.com/about/datacenters/inside/locations/

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For more information about data protection, refer to the following Google websites:

Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

FAQ Google Tag Manager: https://www.google.com/intl/de/tagmanager/faq.html

Use Policy Google Tag Manager: https://marketingplatform.google.com/intl/de/about/analytics/tag-manager/use-policy/

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Hosting

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In the process of hosting our website, we store all data related to the operation of our website. This is necessary for enabling operation of our website. Therefore, we process this data on the legal grounds of our legitimate interest in optimising our website as described under Art. 6 paragraph 1 lit. f of the GDPR. To provide access to our website, we use the services of web hosting providers, to whom we supply the aforementioned data within the context of contractual processing in accordance with art. 28 of the GDPR.

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Instagram Social-Plugins

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To improve our online presence, the functions and content of the Instagram service are integrated into our website. The provider of these functions and services is Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Facebook").

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ATTENTION: Within the scope of this service, data is transferred to the US or such a transfer cannot be excluded.

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For these data processing we are jointly responsible with Facebook according to Art 26 GDPR. 

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The information required for joint responsibility in accordance with Article 13 paragraph 1 lit. a) and b) GDPR can be found in the Facebook data policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy. The addition for responsible persons, which we have concluded with Facebook in order to determine the fulfillment of the obligation under the GDPR with regard to joint responsibility, applies. In this regard, it has been agreed with Facebook that Facebook is responsible for fulfilling the rights of data subjects in accordance with Articles 15-20 of the GDPR regarding personal data stored by Facebook after joint processing.

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Users of our website have the opportunity to share the content of our website within Instagram.

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We have taken precautions on our website to ensure that such a plugin does not cause your browser to establish a direct connection to Facebook's servers when you view a page.

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Only when you interact with the plug-ins, for example when you confirm the button with the Instagram camera, will your IP address and the corresponding information be transmitted directly to a Facebook server and stored there. However, an active action on your part is required, which is why the data processing in this case is based on your consent according to Art. 6 paragraph 1 lit. a GDPR.  

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If you are logged in to Instagram, Instagram can assign your visit to our website directly to your Instagram account. The information is also published on your Instagram account and displayed to your contacts there. If you do not want Instagram to associate the data collected via our website directly with your Instagram account, you must log out of Instagram. 

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For more information about privacy, please refer to Instagram's Privacy Policy: http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

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Contact

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Whenever you contact us, your information is used to process and handle your contact request in the course of fulfilling pre-contractual rights and obligations in accordance with Art. 6 paragraph 1 lit. b of the GDPR. To handle and answer your request it is necessary for us to process your data; otherwise we are unable to answer your request or only able to partially answer it. Your information can be stored in a database of customers and leads on the grounds of our legitimate interest in direct marketing as described in Art. 6 paragraph 1 lit. f of the GDPR.

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We delete your request and contact information when your request has been definitively answered and there is no legally required time limit for storing this data prior to deletion (e.g. pursuant to a subsequent contractual relationship). This is usually the case when there is no further contact with you for three years in a row.

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LinkedIn Social-Plugins

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On our website functions and content of LinkedIn are used to improve our online presence. This service is provided by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland ("LinkedIn"). 

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ATTENTION: Within the scope of this service, data is transferred to the US or such a transfer cannot be excluded.

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Users of our website have the opportunity to share the content of our website within LinkedIn.

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We have taken precautions on our website to ensure that such a plugin does not cause your browser to connect directly to LinkedIn's servers when a page is viewed.

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Only when you interact with the plugins, for example by clicking the "Recommend" button, your IP address and the corresponding information will be transmitted directly to a LinkedIn server and stored there. However, an active action on your part is required, therefore the data processing in this case is based on your consent according to Art. 6 paragraph 1 lit. a GDPR.

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If you are logged in to your LinkedIn account, it is possible for LinkedIn to assign your visit to our website to you and your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by LinkedIn. If you do not agree, you must log out of your LinkedIn account.

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The latest data protection information on LinkedIn can be found on this website: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?_l=en_EN

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Newsletter

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On our website we offer the possibility to register for a newsletter. Our newsletter contains information about our products or services as well as accompanying information, offers or promotions.

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The consent to our newsletter is given in a so-called double opt-in procedure. This means that after registration you will receive an e-mail asking you to confirm your registration. This confirmation is necessary so that nobody can register with a foreign e-mail address. The registrations for the newsletter are logged in accordance with Art 6 paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in verifiability. This includes the storage of the time of registration and confirmation as well as the IP address. Changes to your stored data are also logged.

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The newsletter is sent on the basis of your consent in accordance with Art. 6 paragraph 1 lit. a GDPR or, if consent is not required, on the basis of our legitimate interest in direct marketing for similar products and services in accordance with Art. 6 paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR. In the context of sending the newsletter, we also process your reaction behaviour on the basis of our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR.

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You can unsubscribe from receiving our newsletter at any time by withdrawing your consent with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7 paragraph 3 GDPR or by submitting an objection to the processing. You will find a relevant option in the respective newsletter itself or simply contact us by email. In the event of revocation or objection, we may store your e-mail address for up to three years on the basis of our legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR before we delete it in order to be able to prove that you have previously given your consent.

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