Privacy

Thank you for using our website. The protection of your personal data is important to us and we want you to feel secure when using our website.

1.    Information regarding the collection of personal data  

(1) In the following, we inform you about the collection of personal data when using our website. Personal data is all data that can be related to you personally, e.g. name, address, email addresses, user behaviour.

(2) The controller pursuant to Art. 4 Section 7 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:

CONTI Sanitärarmaturen GmbH
Hauptstraße 98
35435 Wettenberg - Krofdorf/Gleiberg
Germany
Managing Director: Udo Hilbert

We have appointed the following data protection officer:

Mr Oliver Greiner
entplexit GmbH
Kölner Straße 12
65760 Eschborn
datenschutz@conti.plus

bestellt.

(3) If we use contracted service providers for the individual functions of our website, or if we want to use your data for advertising purposes, we will inform you about the respective processes in detail later on in the privacy policy. 

2.    Your rights as a data subject

(1) You have the following rights in relation to us with respect to your personal data:

•    Right to information (Art. 15 GDPR):
You have the right to request information about your personal data processed by us. In particular, you can request information about the processing purposes, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right of appeal, the origin of your data if it has not been collected by us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information on its details.

•    Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR):
You have the right to demand the immediate correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us.

•    Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR):
You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data stored by us, unless the processing is necessary for exercising the right to freedom of expression and information, for the fulfilment of a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims.

•    Right to restriction of data processing (Art. 18 GDPR):
You have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data if the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful, but you reject its deletion and we no longer need the data, but you need it for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims or you have lodged an objection to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR.

•    Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR):  
You have the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request that it be transmitted to another controller.

•    Right to object to processing (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. In particular, you can object to the processing of your personal data for the purposes of advertising and data analysis as well as the associated profiling. When exercising such an objection, we ask you to explain the reasons why we should not process your personal data as we have done. In the event of your justified objection, we will examine the situation and either discontinue or adapt the data processing or express to you our compelling reasons worthy of protection on the basis of which we will continue the processing of your data.

•    Right to cancellation (Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR):
You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. As a result, we may no longer continue the data processing that was based on this consent in the future. 

(2) Please direct any inquiries regarding your rights as a data subject to the contact details listed in Section 1 below. 

(3) You also have the right to object to a data protection supervisory authority about the processing of your personal data by us. The following data protection supervisory authority is responsible for us: 

http://www.datenschutz.hessen.de.

3. Storage period and retention periods

We only store your data collected via our website for as long as is necessary to achieve the purpose of the data processing and delete it immediately after the purpose has been fulfilled, provided that there are no legal retention periods to the contrary.

4. Collection of personal data when visiting our website 

If you use the website for information purposes only, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect the personal data that your browser transmits to our server. If you wish to view our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display our website to you and to ensure stability and security (the legal basis for this is Art. 6 Para. 1 No. 1 (f) GDPR):

- IP address
- Date and time of the inquiry
- Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
- Content of the request (specific page)
- Access status/HTTP status code
- Amount of data transmitted in each case
- Website from which the request originates
- Browser
- Operating system and its interface
- Language and version of the browser software

We process the aforementioned data for the following purposes:

•    Ensuring a faultless connection to the website
•    Ensuring straightforward use of our website
•    Analysing system security and stability and for other administrative purposes

This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. This information is collected without any action on your part and stored until it is automatically deleted. We only store your data for as long as is necessary to achieve the purpose of the data processing and delete it immediately after the purpose has been fulfilled, provided that there are no legal retention periods to the contrary.

5.    Use of cookies

(1) In addition to the aforementioned data, cookies are stored on your computer when you use our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your hard drive assigned to the browser you are using, through which certain information flows to the location that sets the cookies (in this case, our premises). Cookies cannot run programs or transfer viruses to your computer. They serve to make the website more user-friendly and effective.

(2) Types of cookies
This website uses the following types of cookies, the scope and function of which are explained below:
- Transient cookies (see a)
- Persistent cookies (see b)

a) Transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close the browser. In particular, these include session cookies – these cookies store a so-called session ID on your computer, with which various requests from your browser can be assigned to the shared session. This allows your computer to be recognised when you return to our website, for example to prevent you from having to log in again each time you change pages. Session cookies are deleted when you log out or close the browser.

b) Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period, which may vary depending on the cookie. The length of time that the cookie remains on your device depends on the duration or expiry date of the respective cookie and your browser settings. You can delete the cookies in the security settings of your browser at any time. These cookies enable the website to remember your information and settings the next time you visit. This gives you faster and more convenient access to the website, because you do not have to change your language settings again, for example. 

(3) We use cookies either on the basis of our legitimate interests (technically necessary cookies) or on the basis of your consent (optional cookies), depending on your selections on the cookie banner displayed when you access the website. You can also configure your browser settings according to your preferences and, for example, refuse to accept third party cookies or all cookies. This may result in functional restrictions to our services.

Detailed information about the cookies used on our website can be found later on in our privacy policy.

6.    Recipients or categories of recipients of the data

(1) Within the framework of our activities and services, it may be necessary for us to disclose the personal data stored about you to natural persons, legal entities or other bodies. We conclude order processing contracts with our service providers, where relevant, which ensure that they are only permitted to process your personal data in a way that we have explicitly instructed them to do so. Furthermore, we ensure that they have taken the necessary technical and organisational measures to process your data securely and that they only store your personal data for as long as is really necessary. External service providers who may receive personal data generally fall into the following categories of recipients:

- Credit institutions and providers of payment services for billing and processing payments (online payment providers), parcel shippers

- IT service providers and cloud providers to maintain our IT infrastructure, to manage files or service providers to optimise our online presence

- Promotion organisers: e.g. special promotions or competitions from selected partners     

- Debt collection service providers and lawyers/solicitors to collect receivables and enforce claims in court. If personal data (customer and contact data, payment and consumption data and data on the receivable) is transmitted to a debt collection service provider in the event of debt collection, we will inform you in advance of the intended data transmission.  

(2) If data is processed in countries outside the EU, we will ensure that your personal data is processed in accordance with the European level of data protection. If there is no decision by the EU Commission, we only transmit data to service providers from third countries that offer suitable guarantees in accordance with Art. 46 GDPR (usually EU standard contractual clauses). In cases where this cannot be ensured by this contractual extension, we endeavour to agree additional provisions and commitments from the recipient in the respective country. 

7.    Contact 

(1) When you contact us (for example by email or using the contact form), the information you provide will be processed for the purpose of handling your inquiry and in the event that follow-up questions arise. The contact form is an additional service provided by us and serves our legitimate interests in enabling you to get in contact with us quickly and easily (cf. Art. 6 Para. 1 No. 1 (f) GDPR). However, in order to process your data, we obtain your express consent before processing takes place, Art. 6 Para. 1 No. 1 (a) GDPR.

(2) The personal data collected by us in this context will be deleted when the matter associated with this contact has been fully clarified and it is not anticipated that this specific instance of contact will be relevant again in the future, unless statutory retention obligations prevent this.

8. Contact regarding tender documentation/product master data 

(1) You have the option of requesting information regarding the "Service" and "Tender documentation/product master data" sections. For this purpose, you must enter your email address and optionally your telephone number and other contact details. This data will be forwarded to ORCA Software GmbH for processing the inquiry.

(2)  To enable you to get in contact with us quickly and easily, collecting your contact details serves our legitimate interest (cf. Art. 6 Para. 1 No. 1 (f) GDPR). In order to process your data, we obtain your express consent before processing takes place, Art. 6 Para. 1 No. 1 (a) GDPR.

(3) We have concluded a data processing agreement with ORCA Software GmbH in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.

(4) For further information, please visit https://ausschreiben.de/datenschutz.

9. Customer service request form

(1) You can use our digital form in the "Technical Service" section to get in touch with us in the event of problems or to report faults. To do this, you must complete the fields in the form. You will need to enter your email address, name, landline telephone number, mobile phone number and fax number. Your data will not be transmitted to third parties.

(2) To enable you to get in contact with us quickly and easily, collecting your contact details serves our legitimate interest (cf. Art. 6 Para. 1 No. 1 (f) GDPR). In order to process your data, we obtain your express consent before processing takes place, Art. 6 Para. 1 No. 1 (a) GDPR.

10. CNX system programming

You have the option of commissioning system programming for our CNX water management system. To do this, you must complete the "Commissioning Request" form. We require the data you provide in order to process the request in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 (b) GDPR. The data will not be transmitted to third parties.

11. Wet Academy

(1) You have the option of booking the Conti+ WET Academy training course on our website. To do this, you need to fill out our contact form. Please enter your company, email address, first name, last name and your message. Optionally, you can provide your telephone number, house number, street, town/city, postcode and country. The data will not be transmitted to third parties.

(2) We require your data for processing inquiries and bookings for training courses in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 (b) GDPR.  In order to process your data, we obtain your express consent before processing takes place, Art. 6 Para. 1 No. 1 (a) GDPR.

12. SanReMo

(1) You can use the "SanReMo" section to send inquiries regarding decontamination, refurbishment and modernisation projects. To do this, you must fill out the linked form. In order to process your inquiry, we require the following data: Company, contact person, street, town/city, postcode, telephone number and email address.

(2) You have the option of uploading photos when contacting us. Please note that you can only upload photos of your entire washroom. No people should be visible in the photos.

(3) To enable you to get in contact with us quickly and easily, we process your data based on our legitimate interest (cf. Art. 6 Para. 1 No. 1 (f) GDPR). However, in order to process your data, we obtain your express consent before processing takes place, Art. 6 Para. 1 No. 1 (a) GDPR.

13.    Blog

You are able to make public comments in our blog, in which we publish various articles on topics related to our activities. Your comment will be published with your specified user name in the post. You can use a pseudonym instead of your real name. The user name and email address are required, all other information is voluntary. If you leave a comment, we will continue to store your IP address. This storage is necessary for us to be able to defend ourselves against liability claims in the event of the possible publication of unlawful content. We require your email address in order to contact you in the event that a third party objects to your comment as unlawful. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 Para. 1 No. 1 (f) GDPR. Comments are not checked before publication. We reserve the right to delete comments if third parties object to them as unlawful.

14.    Job applications 

(1) If you submit a job application to us via our website, we will process the data you provide to us for this purpose within the framework of the application process. The legal basis for this is Art. 88 GDPR in conjunction with Section 26 BDSG (Federal Data Protection Act) and Art. 6 Section 1 (b) GDPR for the initiation or execution of contractual relationships. If an employment relationship is established between you and us, we will process the personal data already received from you for the purpose of employment in accordance with Art. 88 GDPR in conjunction with Section 26 BDSG. 

(2) The processing of your personal data once transmitted serves the purpose of the assessment and selection procedure associated with filling a vacancy. Once the application process is complete or if you withdraw your application, your application data transmitted as part of the online application will be deleted in accordance with the applicable statutory provisions, but no later than six months after completion of the respective application process. Notwithstanding this, you can withdraw your consent to the use of data in writing or by email to bewerbung(at)conti.plus at any time with effect for the future, with the result that your data will be deleted immediately and the application process will be terminated. This does not apply if statutory provisions prevent deletion or if further storage is necessary for the purpose of providing evidence.

(3) If you wish to provide us with your application data for a longer period of time, so that we can consider you for new open positions for example, we require your express consent for this. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future. Furthermore, we will not pass on your personal data to third parties unless we are obliged to do so due to mandatory legal regulations or if you yourself stipulate this.

(4) The data will be deleted after six months, provided there are no legal obligations to retain the data and no overriding interests exist worthy of protection. If you have also granted your express consent to extended storage in an applicant tool in your application, the duration of processing will extend to this period. Any consent granted can be withdrawn at any time with effect for the future. 
 

15. Newsletter

We use the provider CleverReach Newsletter to send the newsletter.

(1) We send newsletters, emails and other electronic notifications with advertising information via the CleverReach newsletter tool from the provider CleverReach GmbH & Co. KG, Schafjückenweg 2, 26180 Rastede, Germany. 

(2) Our newsletters contain information about our products, offers, promotions and our company. In the following section, we inform you about the contents of our newsletter as well as the registration, sending and statistical evaluation procedure and your rights of objection. 

(3) We use a logged double opt-in process for our newsletter registration. This means that you will receive an email after registering, asking you to confirm your registration. This confirmation is necessary in order that no one is able to log in with another person's email address. Registrations for the newsletter are logged, in order to prove the registration process in accordance with legal requirements. This includes storing the time of registration and confirmation as well as the IP address. Changes to your data stored with the sending service provider are also logged. The purpose of the procedure is to be able to provide proof of your registration and, if necessary, to clarify any possible misuse of your personal data. We have concluded a data processing agreement with CleverReach in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.

(4) To subscribe to the newsletter, it is sufficient to enter your email address. The provision of further data is voluntary and is used in order to address you personally. Following your confirmation, we will save your email address for the purpose of sending you the newsletter. Sending the newsletter and measuring success are based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 (a), Art. 7 GDPR. 

(5) You can withdraw your consent to the newsletter being sent to you at any time and unsubscribe from the newsletter. You can declare your withdrawal by clicking on the link provided in every newsletter email, by sending an email to info@mmm-gmbh.com, or by sending a message to the contact details given in the legal note.

(6) Further information on data protection at CleverReach can be found at: https://www.cleverreach.com/en/.

16.    Leadinfo

"We use the lead generation service from Leadinfo B.V., Rotterdam, Netherlands. This service recognises visits by companies to our website on the basis of IP addresses and shows us publicly available information, such as company names or addresses. In addition, Leadinfo sets two first-party cookies to evaluate user behaviour on our website and processes domains from form entries (e.g. "leadinfo.com"), in order to correlate IP addresses with companies and improve services.

For more information on data processing by Leadinfo and the storage period of the data at Leadinfo, see www.leadinfo.com.

On this page: www.leadinfo.com/en/opt-out you have an opt-out option. If you opt out, your data will no longer be collected by Leadinfo.

In fulfilment of our obligations under the GDPR and to better protect your data, we have concluded a corresponding data processing agreement (DPA) with Leadinfo, which can be viewed here.

The legal basis for this data processing is your consent, which you granted via the cookie banner, in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 No. 1 (a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by accessing the cookie settings and changing your selection there.

Detailed information on the cookies used via Leadinfo can be found later on in our privacy policy.

17.    Presence on social media sites, portals 

(1) As an operator with online presences, we are represented on the social networks and platforms (e.g. fan pages and employer review portals) listed below. These social networks and platforms are operated exclusively by the respective provider. These online presences are used to communicate with customers, interested parties and users and serve the purpose of advertising and market research. If you contact us via our social media channels, we process the data you provide us with and the data required to process the inquiry (Art. 6 Section 1 (b) GDPR). Further data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 No. 1 (f) GDPR due to our legitimate interest in direct communication with users and optimising the design of our online presence. If you have given your consent to the operators of the respective social media platforms (e.g. through a checkbox opt-in), processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 (a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent to the provider of the respective platform at any time with effect for the future.
 
(2) When you access our social media pages, your user data is collected and provided to us by the provider. The exact types of data differ from provider to provider, but generally include the following information:

- Followers: number and stored profiles; information on growth and development over a defined time frame.

- Reach: Number of people who see a specific post; number of interactions with a post. With this information it is possible, for example, to deduce what content is (and is not) better received by the community.

- Ad performance: How many people were reached by a post or paid advert and interacted with it?

- Demographics: Average age of visitors, gender, place of residence, language. 

(3) Because our social media channels are operated by the providers of the respective social network, your personal data may also be used by them, whereby we have no influence over this. This often involves the recording of your IP address, the creation of statistical analyses and the processing of other information stored in the form of cookies. This data is often also used to show you interest-based advertising within and outside the platforms. As the operator, we have no influence on the generation and display, and we can neither switch off this function nor prevent the processing of the data.

(4) The assertion of data subject rights and requests for information can be most effectively addressed directly to the providers of the platforms, because only they have access to your data and can take immediate action. If our cooperation is required for this, we will support you in enforcing your rights as a data subject.   

(5) You will find the network providers used in the following. If data processing takes place outside the EU, we have taken the necessary measures to ensure that the level of data protection is maintained (usually by concluding EU standard data protection clauses). Furthermore, where possible, we have concluded a joint controllership agreement with the providers in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. Further information on the terms of use and data protection of the respective platform as well as a detailed description of further data processing and the respective options to object can be found on the providers' websites at:

Facebook (Facebook Inc., 1601 S California Ave, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA): www.facebook.com/policies/cookies/ and www.facebook.com/policy.php/. Opt-out link: www.facebook.com/settings;
 

Instagram (Instagram LLC., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA): www.instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/before-january-19-2013/.

LinkedIn (LinkedIn Ireland, Privacy Policy Issues, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland). Privacy policy: www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. Opt-out link: www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.  
 

Kununu (application of New Work SE, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany): privacy.xing.com/en Opt-out link: www.xing.com/settings/privacy/data/tracking

YouTube (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland): policies.google.com/privacy. Opt-out link: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout or www.google.com/account/about/.

18.    Facebook Page Insights – “Facebook Fanpages”
 

(1) When you visit our Facebook page, services of Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd 4 Grad Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin, D02, Ireland ("Meta"), Facebook collects data including your IP address and other information that is stored on your PC in the form of cookies. This information is used to provide us, as the operator of the Facebook page, with statistical information about the use of the Facebook page. This statistical data is available to us, the operator of the page, via the so-called "Insights" of the Facebook page. These statistics are generated and provided solely by Facebook. As the operator, we have no influence on the generation and display. We cannot switch off this function or prevent the generation and processing of data. For more information on "Insights", Facebook provides the following link: en.facebook.com/help/pages/insights.

(2) The following data is provided to us by Facebook via "Insights": number of page views, "Like" information, page activity, reach, video views, post interactions, post reach, comments, shared content, replies, gender ratio, regional distribution of users (origin based on country and city), language, views and clicks in the shop, clicks on route planners and clicks on telephone numbers. 

(3) The operation of this Facebook page and the associated processing of users' personal data is based on Art. 6 Section 1 (f) GDPR, our legitimate interest in a contemporary and supportive information and interaction opportunity for and with the users and visitors of our Facebook page.

(4) As the operator of the fan page, we are jointly responsible with Facebook for the processing of your data. For this reason, an agreement has been concluded with Facebook as part of a so-called Page Insights Controller Addendum as to who satisfies which obligations under the GDPR. The primary responsibility under the GDPR for the processing of Insights data lies with Facebook. Facebook therefore satisfies all obligations under the GDPR with regard to the processing of Insights data (including Articles 12 and 13 GDPR, Articles 15 to 22 GDPR and Articles 32 to 34 GDPR). Your data subject rights can be asserted with us or Facebook Ireland Limited ("Facebook Ireland"). If you get in touch with us as a data subject in accordance with the GDPR regarding the processing of Insights data and the obligations assumed by Facebook Ireland as part of the Page Insights Controller Addendum, we are obliged to forward all relevant information in this regard to Facebook Ireland. 

The full Page Insights addendum regarding the controller can be viewed at: www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum

(5) Addresses of Facebook and URL with the data protection notice:
 

Facebook Inc, 1601 S California Ave, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA; www.facebook.com/policy.php; further information about data collection: www.facebook.com/help/186325668085084, www.facebook.com/about/privacy/your-info-on-other and  www.facebook.com/about/privacy/your-info.  

19.     Integration of YouTube videos

(1) For marketing purposes, we have integrated YouTube videos into our online presence, which are stored on www.youtube.com and can be played directly from our website. YouTube is operated by YouTube LLC. with headquarters at 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube is represented by Google LLC. with its registered office in 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. These videos are integrated in "extended data protection mode", i.e. YouTube does not set any cookies to analyse user behaviour, e.g. to personalise video playback. Instead, video recommendations are based on the current video. Videos that are played in extended data protection mode do not affect which videos are recommended to a user on YouTube.

The legal basis for the integration of videos (in extended data protection mode) is our legitimate interest in improving the quality of our website, Art. 6 Para. 1 No. 1 (f) GDPR.

The legal basis for playing videos is your previously provided declaration of consent, Art. 6 Section 1 (a) GDPR. Furthermore, we have concluded a joint controllership agreement with the provider in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR.

(2) When you visit the website, YouTube is informed that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. This involves the transmission of certain user data to YouTube. Data is transmitted to YouTube regardless of whether you are logged into an account provided by YouTube or whether no user account exists. If you are logged into Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account. If you do not wish to be associated with your profile on YouTube, you must log out before clicking on the button. For the purpose of functionality and the analysis of user behaviour, YouTube permanently stores cookies on your end device via your internet browser. If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the storage of cookies by changing the settings in your internet browser. YouTube continues to store your data as usage profiles and uses it for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or customising its website. Such an analysis is carried out (even for users who are not logged in) in particular to provide tailored advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of user profiles, whereby you must contact YouTube to exercise this right. YouTube may process your personal data on servers in locations including the USA. 
 

(3) Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection, your rights, setting options to protect your privacy and processing by YouTube can be found at: policies.google.com/privacypolicies.google.com/privacy, www.youtube.com/staticsupport.google.com/youtube/answer/171780.   

20.     Google Analytics

(1) This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC. The responsible service provider in the EU is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google"). 

(2) We use Google Analytics to have the use of our website analysed by Google, in order that we can improve it on a regular basis. We can use the statistics obtained to improve our online presence, make it more interesting for you as a user and increase the success of our marketing campaigns. Your usage data, e.g. your IP address, the pages you access (click path), conversions such as newsletter registrations or downloads, clicks, length of time spent on our site, region and technical information about your browser are recorded for this purpose. To this end, Google Analytics uses cookies, text files that are stored on your computer and that enable an analysis of your use of the website. Information generated by cookies on the use of this website is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA, where it is stored. 
 

(3) The legal basis for this data processing is your consent, which you granted via the cookie banner, in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 No. 1 (a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by accessing the cookie settings and changing your selection there. You can also change the appropriate settings in your browser software to prevent cookies being stored. However, we must point out that doing so may mean that you can no longer use the full features of the website. Furthermore, you have the option of preventing the generation of data relating to your use of the website generated by cookies (including your IP address) to Google as well as its processing by Google, by not granting your consent to the setting of cookies or by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available via the following link: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

(4) The recipient of the data is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland as the data processor. For this purpose, we have concluded a data processing agreement with Google and concluded the EU standard data protection clauses. Google LLC, based in California, USA, and the US authorities may have access to the data stored by Google. 

(5) In Google Analytics 4, the anonymisation of IP addresses is activated by default. Due to IP anonymisation, your IP address will be abbreviated by Google within the member states of the European Union or in other countries contracted to 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 abbreviated there. According to Google, the IP address transmitted by your browser within the framework of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

During your visit to the website, your user behaviour is recorded in the form of "events". Events can be:

•           Page views

•           First visit to the website

•           Start of the session

•           Your "click path", interaction with the website

•           Scrolls (whenever a user scrolls to the end of the page (90%))

•           Clicks on external links

•           Internal search queries

•           Interaction with videos

•           File downloads

•           Viewed / clicked adverts

•           Language settings

The following is also recorded:

•           Your approximate location (region)

•           Date and time of the visit

•           Your IP address (in abbreviated form)

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

•           Your internet provider

•           The referrer URL (via which website/advertising medium you came to this website)

(6) Recipients of the data may be

•           Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (as data processor pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR)

•           Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA

•           Alphabet Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA

It is not possible to rule out US authorities accessing the data stored by Google.

(7) For the USA, the European Commission adopted its adequacy decision on 10 July 2023. Google LLC is certified under the EU-US Privacy Framework. Since Google servers are distributed worldwide and it is not possible to fully rule out transmission to third countries, we have also concluded the EU standard contractual clauses with the provider.

(8) The data sent by us and linked to cookies will be automatically deleted after 2 [OR: 14 months]. The maximum lifespan of Google Analytics cookies is 2 years. Data that has reached the end of its retention period is automatically deleted once a month.

(9) You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by accessing the cookie settings and changing your selection there. The legality of processing carried out on the basis of the consent until consent is withdrawn remains unaffected.

You can also prevent the storage of cookies from the outset by setting your browser software accordingly. However, if you configure your browser to reject all cookies, this may limit the functionality of this and other websites. Furthermore, you have the option of preventing the generation of data relating to your use of the website generated by cookies (including your IP address) to Google as well as their processing by Google, by:

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