Jobriver privacy policy

Note: Only the German version of this page is legally binding. This translation is for information purposes only.

1. Privacy at a glance

General information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data with which you can be personally identified. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our privacy policy listed below this text.

Data collection on this website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the "Information on the responsible party" section of this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected, on the one hand, by you providing it to us. This may be data that you enter into a contact form, for example.

Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website via our IT systems. This is mainly technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of the page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You can contact us at any time regarding this and other questions on the subject of data protection.

Analytics tools and third-party tools

When you visit this website, your browsing behaviour may be analysed statistically. This happens mainly with so-called analytics programs.

Detailed information about these analytics programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting and Content Delivery Networks (CDN)

External hosting

This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the host's servers. This may primarily include IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact data, names, website accesses and other data generated via a website.

The host is used for the purpose of fulfilling the contract with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in the interest of secure, fast and efficient provision of our online offering by a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Our host will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfil its performance obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.

We use the following host:

Hetzner Online GmbH
Industriestr. 25
91710 Gunzenhausen

Data processing agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) with the above-mentioned provider. This is a contract required under data protection law that ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Cloudflare (CDN and DNS proxy)

We use the Content Delivery Network (CDN) and the DNS proxy service of Cloudflare. The provider is Cloudflare, Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA (for users in the EU: Cloudflare Ireland Limited, Block 6, Riverwalk, City West Business Campus, Dublin 24, Ireland).

Cloudflare acts as a reverse proxy between your browser and our web server. This means that all requests to our website are first routed via Cloudflare's servers. This allows content to be delivered faster and protects the website from attacks (e.g. DDoS attacks).

When you access our website, the following data is transmitted to or processed by Cloudflare:

• IP address
• Requested URL and referrer URL
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Date and time of access
• Volume of data transferred

Cloudflare stores temporary log data for analysis purposes and to detect attacks (generally less than 24 hours). Cloudflare operates a global content delivery network; processing or transfer to third countries (including the USA) cannot be ruled out. Safeguards are provided via the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) and, additionally, the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses.

Cloudflare is used on the basis of our legitimate interest in providing our web offering as securely and efficiently as possible (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Separate consent is not required, as the service is technically necessary for the secure operation of the website.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission's adequacy decision on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Cloudflare, Inc. is certified under the DPF. In addition, the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses are used. Further information on data protection at Cloudflare can be found at: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/.

3. General information and mandatory information

Data protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

We point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g. when communicating by email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Information on the responsible party

The party responsible for data processing on this website is:

FINK GROUP LLC
5830 E 2nd St, Ste 7000 #27026
Casper, Wyoming 82609
United States

Email: [email protected]

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).

EU representative pursuant to Art. 27 GDPR:
Viktor Fink, Helmholtzstraße 2, 40215 Düsseldorf, [email protected]

Storage period

Unless a more specific storage period has been stated within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for the data processing no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for deletion or revoke consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, deletion takes place after these reasons cease to apply.

Information on data transfer to the USA and other third countries

Among other things, we use tools from companies based in the USA or other third countries. Since 10 July 2023, the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) provides an adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the transfer of personal data to DPF-certified US companies. Insofar as our service providers are certified under the DPF, we base the data transfer on this adequacy decision. In addition or as an alternative, we use the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses as a further protective measure. When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to and processed in these third countries. We point out that, despite the DPF, a residual risk remains, as US companies may under certain conditions be obliged to hand over personal data to security authorities. We have no influence over these processing activities.

Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent that has already been given at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out up to the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to object to data collection in special cases and to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA CONCERNED UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES TO ASSERT, EXERCISE OR DEFEND LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT ADVERTISING (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) GDPR).

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of their habitual residence, their place of work or the place of the alleged violation. The right to complain exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only take place insofar as it is technically feasible.

SSL/TLS encryption

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

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

Information, deletion and correction

Within the framework of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of the data processing and, where applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time regarding this and other questions on the subject of personal data.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time regarding this. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

• If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we generally need time to check this. For the duration of the check, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
• If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
• If we no longer need your personal data but you need it to exercise, defend or assert legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
• If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it has not been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data – apart from its storage – may only be processed with your consent or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of an important public interest of the European Union or a member state.

Objection to advertising emails

The use of contact data published within the framework of the imprint obligation to send advertising and information materials not expressly requested is hereby objected to. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, for example through spam emails.

4. Data collection on this website

Cookies

Our web pages use so-called "cookies". Cookies are small text files and do not cause any damage to your device. They are stored on your device either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit ends. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or until they are automatically deleted by your web browser.

In some cases, cookies from third-party companies may also be stored on your device when you enter our site (third-party cookies). These enable us or you to use certain services of the third-party company (e.g. cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the booking function or the display of videos). Other cookies serve to analyse user behaviour or to display advertising.

Cookies that are strictly necessary to carry out the electronic communication process (necessary cookies) or to provide certain functions you have requested (functional cookies, e.g. for the booking function) are used on the basis of Section 25(2) TDDDG and Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing these technically necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimised provision of its services. All other cookies (e.g. for audience measurement or marketing) are set exclusively on the basis of your consent pursuant to Section 25(1) TDDDG and Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.

Insofar as cookies are used by third-party companies or for analysis purposes, we will inform you separately about this within the framework of this privacy policy and, if necessary, request your consent.

Cookie consent management

This website uses a cookie consent banner to obtain your consent to the use of non-necessary cookies. On your first visit to the website, a banner is displayed in which you have the option to accept or reject cookies in the "Analytics" and "Marketing" categories. Necessary cookies are set without consent, as they are required for the operation of the website.

You can change your cookie settings at any time:

• Via the "Cookie settings" link in the footer of every page
• Via our cookie policy, where you will find a detailed overview of all cookies and their purpose and can adjust your settings

Your consent decision is stored in a cookie (jobriver_consent) on your device. This cookie contains your settings in pseudonymised form (category decisions, time stamp and a randomly generated identifier) and has a validity period of 365 days. When we update our cookie policy, the banner will be displayed to you again so that you can grant or refuse your consent again on the basis of the updated information.

For Google services (Google Analytics, Google Ads / conversion tracking) we use Google Consent Mode v2. As long as you have not given consent, no cookies are set and no advertising identifiers are processed; Google only receives signals without cookies or advertising identifiers, from which aggregated or modeled measurement values are derived (conversion modeling). For technical reasons, data such as your IP address may still be transmitted to Google. Only with your express consent are the full measurement and marketing functions, including cookies, activated. The Meta Pixel is loaded exclusively after your express consent; without consent, no tracking by Meta takes place.

Logging of cookie consent

Pursuant to Art. 7(1) GDPR, we are obliged to be able to prove that you have consented to the processing of your data. For this purpose, we log your consent decision in a database. The following data is recorded:

• A randomly generated consent ID (UUID, no reference to your user account)
• Your decision per category (Analytics: granted/refused, Marketing: granted/refused)
• The version of the cookie policy at the time of consent
• The source of the decision (banner or settings page)
• A SHA-256 hash of your IP address (not reversible, no plain text)
• A SHA-256 hash of your user agent (not reversible, no plain text)
• Time stamp of the decision

The legal basis for this logging is Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR in conjunction with Art. 7(1) GDPR (fulfilment of a legal obligation). The log data is retained for a period of 3 years, which corresponds to the limitation period for administrative offences. The data is then automatically deleted.

As the logging serves the obligation to provide proof, the deletion of individual entries can be refused pursuant to Art. 17(3)(b) GDPR as long as the statutory retention period has not expired.

Cookies used on this website

Necessary cookies

• PHPSESSID — session cookie for the basic functionality of the website (login, forms). Deleted when the browser is closed.
• csrf_token — protection against cross-site request forgery attacks. Deleted when the browser is closed.
• jobriver_consent — stores your cookie consent decision. Validity period: 365 days.

Analytics cookies (only with consent)

• _ga — Google Analytics: distinguishing unique users. Validity period: 2 years.
• _ga_* — Google Analytics: storage of session status. Validity period: 2 years.
• _gid — Google Analytics: distinguishing unique users. Validity period: 24 hours.

Marketing cookies (only with consent)

• _fbp — Meta Pixel: identification of the browser for advertising purposes. Validity period: 90 days.
• _fbc — Meta Pixel: storage of the last click identifier. Validity period: 90 days.
• _gcl_au — Google Ads (conversion linker): attribution of ad clicks to conversions. Only set after your consent. Validity period: 90 days.

Registration and login via OAuth services

We offer you the option of registering and logging in on our website via your existing Google or GitHub account (so-called "single sign-on"). If you use this function, you will be redirected to the login page of the respective provider, where you authenticate with your existing access data.

Google OAuth

The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. When registering or logging in via Google, the following data from your Google account is transmitted to us:

• Name (first and last name)
• Email address
• Profile picture (if available)
• Google user ID (unique identifier)

The data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission's adequacy decision on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Google LLC is certified under the DPF. Further information on data protection at Google can be found at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

GitHub OAuth

The provider is GitHub, Inc., 88 Colin P Kelly Jr St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA (for users in the EU: GitHub B.V., Prins Bernhardplein 200, 1097 JB Amsterdam, Netherlands). When registering or logging in via GitHub, the following data from your GitHub account is transmitted to us:

• Username
• Email address
• Profile picture (if available)
• GitHub user ID (unique identifier)

The data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission's adequacy decision on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) and, in addition, on the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses. Further information on data protection at GitHub can be found at: https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement.

Legal basis and purpose

The data collected via OAuth is used exclusively for the purpose of registration and authentication on our website. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (contract fulfilment or pre-contractual measures), as the processing is necessary for the setup and use of your user account. You can unlink your OAuth account at any time in your account settings. In addition, you can revoke our website's access to your Google or GitHub data at any time in the settings of the respective provider.

Server log files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

• Browser type and browser version
• operating system used
• Referrer URL
• Hostname of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request
• IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources.

This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimisation of its website – for this, the server log files must be recorded.

For security reasons, the server log files are stored for a maximum of 30 days and then automatically deleted. Longer storage only takes place if there are concrete indications of a security-relevant incident, misuse or an attack on our systems and further retention is necessary for clarification or legal prosecution.

Contact form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact data you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, insofar as your inquiry is related to the fulfilment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this was requested.

The data you enter in the contact form remains with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Inquiry by email, phone or fax

If you contact us by email, phone or fax, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, insofar as your inquiry is related to the fulfilment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this was requested.

The data you send us via contact inquiries remains with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

Communication via WhatsApp

For communication with our customers and other third parties, we use, among other things, the instant messaging service WhatsApp. The provider is WhatsApp Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Communication takes place via end-to-end encryption (peer-to-peer), which prevents WhatsApp or other third parties from gaining access to the communication content. However, WhatsApp gains access to metadata that arises in the course of the communication process (e.g. sender, recipient and time). We also point out that, according to its own statements, WhatsApp shares its users' personal data with its US-based parent company Meta Platforms, Inc. Further details on data processing can be found in WhatsApp's privacy policy at: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/#privacy-policy.

WhatsApp is used on the basis of our legitimate interest in the fastest and most effective communication possible with customers, prospects and other business and contractual partners (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). If corresponding consent has been requested, data processing takes place exclusively on the basis of the consent; this can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

The communication content exchanged between and on WhatsApp remains with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Newsletter

If you would like to subscribe to our newsletter, we require an email address from you as well as your first name for personal salutation. We send the newsletter in two variants: a content newsletter with posts from our blog and career section for interested parties, and a separate newsletter with recruiting information for employers and recruiters. Registration is voluntary; the data is provided solely for the purpose of sending the newsletter.

Registration for our newsletter takes place using the so-called double opt-in procedure. This means that after registering you will receive an email asking you to confirm your registration. This confirmation is necessary so that no one can register using someone else's email address. Your email address is only added to the mailing list after your confirmation.

For registration and to document your consent, we log the time of registration, the time of confirmation, the IP address used during registration and confirmation, the origin of the registration (e.g. the page on which the form was completed) and the version of the consent text shown at the time of registration. This logging serves exclusively to document your consent in accordance with Art. 7 (1) GDPR and to defend against any claims.

The processing of the data entered into the newsletter registration form is based solely on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). The newsletter is sent via our own mail server, operated at our hosting provider Hetzner Online GmbH, with whom a data processing agreement (Art. 28 GDPR) is in place. Your data will not be passed on to any other third parties.

We process the data stored for registration until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and delete it after you cancel the newsletter. The log data stored to document consent is retained for three years after you unsubscribe and then deleted; this retention serves our legitimate interest in being able to demonstrate the consent originally given (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR). Registrations that are not confirmed within 30 days, as well as permanently undeliverable addresses, are deleted after 30 days.

You can revoke your consent to receiving the newsletter at any time with effect for the future, for example via the unsubscribe link in every newsletter email or via your account settings. The lawfulness of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

5. Analytics tools and advertising

Google Analytics

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

Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyse the behaviour of website visitors. In doing so, the website operator receives various usage data, such as page views, time spent, operating systems used and the origin of the user. This data may be summarised by Google in a profile assigned to the respective user or their device.

Furthermore, with Google Analytics we can record, among other things, your mouse and scroll movements and clicks. Google Analytics also uses various modelling approaches to supplement the recorded data sets and uses machine learning technologies in data analysis.

Google Analytics uses technologies that enable the recognition of the user for the purpose of analysing user behaviour (e.g. cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Google about the use of this website is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

Google Analytics is used exclusively on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as information is stored on or read from your device. Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission's adequacy decision on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Google LLC is certified under the DPF. In addition, the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses are used. Details can be found here: https://business.safety.google/adscontrollerterms/sccs/.

IP anonymisation

Google Analytics 4 (GA4) anonymises IP addresses by default. IP addresses are only processed temporarily and not stored permanently. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide further services associated with website use and internet use to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not merged with other data from Google.

Browser plugin

You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

More information on how Google Analytics handles user data can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.

Google Signals

We use Google Signals. When you visit our website, Google Analytics records, among other things, your location, search history and YouTube history as well as demographic data (visitor data). This data can be used for personalised advertising with the help of Google Signals. If you have a Google account, the visitor data from Google Signals is linked to your Google account and used for personalised advertising messages. The data is also used to create anonymised statistics on the user behaviour of our users. Google Signals is used exclusively on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG; consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

Data processing agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

Storage period

Data stored at Google at user and event level that is linked to cookies, user identifiers (e.g. user ID) or advertising IDs (e.g. Google advertising cookies, Android advertising ID) is anonymised or deleted after 14 months. You can find details on this at the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=de

Google Ads

The website operator uses Google Ads. Google Ads is an online advertising program of Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Ads enables us to display advertisements in the Google search engine or on third-party websites when the user enters certain search terms on Google (keyword targeting). Furthermore, targeted advertisements can be displayed based on the user data available at Google (e.g. location data and interests) (audience targeting). As the website operator, we can evaluate this data quantitatively by analysing, for example, which search terms led to the display of our advertisements and how many ads led to corresponding clicks.

Google Ads is used exclusively on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as information is stored on or read from your device. Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission's adequacy decision on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) and, in addition, on the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://business.safety.google/adscontrollerterms/sccs/.

Google Remarketing

This website uses the functions of Google Analytics Remarketing. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Remarketing analyses your user behaviour on our website (e.g. clicking on certain products) in order to classify you into certain advertising target groups and then display suitable advertising messages to you when you visit other online offers (remarketing or retargeting).

Furthermore, the advertising target groups created with Google Remarketing can be linked to Google's cross-device functions. In this way, interest-based, personalised advertising messages that have been adapted to you depending on your previous usage and browsing behaviour on one device (e.g. mobile phone) can also be displayed on another of your devices (e.g. tablet or PC).

If you have a Google account, you can object to personalised advertising at the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/.

Google Remarketing is used exclusively on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as information is stored on or read from your device. Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission's adequacy decision on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) and, in addition, on the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses.

You can find further information and the data protection provisions in Google's privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=de.

Google Conversion Tracking

This website uses Google Conversion Tracking. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

With the help of Google Conversion Tracking, Google and we can recognise whether the user has carried out certain actions. For example, we can evaluate which buttons on our website were clicked how often and which products were viewed or bought particularly frequently. This information serves to create conversion statistics. We learn the total number of users who clicked on our ads and which actions they carried out. We do not receive any information with which we can personally identify the user. Google itself uses cookies or comparable recognition technologies for identification.

We use Google Consent Mode v2. Without your consent, no cookies are set and no advertising identifiers are processed; only signals without cookies or advertising identifiers are transmitted to Google, from which aggregated or modeled measurement values are derived (conversion modeling). For technical reasons, data such as your IP address may still be transmitted. Cookie-based, user-level conversion measurement only takes place after your express consent and can be revoked at any time.

Google Conversion Tracking is used exclusively on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as information is stored on or read from your device. Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission's adequacy decision on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) and, in addition, on the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses.

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

Meta Pixel (formerly Facebook Pixel)

This website uses the Meta Pixel (formerly Facebook Pixel) for conversion measurement. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. However, according to Meta, the collected data is also transferred to the USA and other third countries.

This allows the behaviour of site visitors to be tracked after they have been redirected to the provider's website by clicking on a Meta advertisement. In this way, the effectiveness of the Meta advertisements can be evaluated for statistical and market research purposes and future advertising measures can be optimised.

The collected data is anonymous for us as the operator of this website; we cannot draw any conclusions about the identity of the users. However, the data is stored and processed by Meta, so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible and Meta can use the data for its own advertising purposes in accordance with the Meta Data Usage Policy. This enables Meta to display advertisements on Meta platforms as well as outside of them. This use of the data cannot be influenced by us as the site operator.

The Meta Pixel is used exclusively on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as information is stored on or read from your device. Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission's adequacy decision on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) and, in addition, on the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses. Meta Platforms, Inc. is certified under the DPF. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.

In Meta's privacy information you will find further information on protecting your privacy: https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

Contentsquare

This website uses Contentsquare, a platform for analysing the user experience. The provider is Contentsquare SAS, 7 Rue de Madrid, 75008 Paris, France.

Contentsquare analyses user behaviour on this website using heatmaps, anonymised session recordings and statistical evaluations. This includes mouse movements, scroll and click behaviour and other interaction data.

The collected data is used to improve the usability and performance of the website. A transfer to third countries cannot be ruled out.

Use is based exclusively on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as information is stored on or read from your device. Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

Where personal data is transferred to third countries, this is done on the basis of the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses.

You can find more information in Contentsquare's privacy policy: https://contentsquare.com/privacy-center/.

Data processing agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) with the provider in accordance with the requirements of the GDPR.

Storage period

Data collected via Contentsquare is generally deleted after no more than 13 months.

6. Newsletter

Newsletter data

If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we need an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified email address and agree to receive the newsletter. No further data is collected, or only on a voluntary basis.

We use the so-called double opt-in procedure for registration. This means that after you sign up, you will receive an email asking you to confirm your registration. Sending only begins once you have confirmed via the link contained in that email. This ensures that no one can register using someone else's email address. As proof of your consent, we log the time of registration and of confirmation. Every message also contains an unsubscribe link through which you can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Our newsletters are sent via a self-developed newsletter system hosted on our own servers. Your data is not passed on to third-party providers for the purpose of sending the newsletter. All newsletter data is stored exclusively on our servers in Germany (Hetzner Online GmbH).

Data processing takes place on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time by unsubscribing from the newsletter. For this, we provide a corresponding link in every newsletter message. The lawfulness of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you have deposited with us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter is stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and is deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe. Data stored with us for other purposes remains unaffected by this.

7. Plugins and tools

Cloudflare Turnstile

This website uses Cloudflare Turnstile for bot detection and to protect our forms from automated abuse (spam). The provider is Cloudflare, Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA (for users in the EU: Cloudflare Ireland Limited, Block 6, Riverwalk, City West Business Campus, Dublin 24, Ireland).

Cloudflare Turnstile analyses the behaviour of the website visitor based on various characteristics in order to recognise whether it is a human visitor or an automated bot. For this purpose, technical data such as IP address, browser type, screen resolution and interaction patterns are recorded and transmitted to Cloudflare.

Cloudflare Turnstile is designed so that it does not set any cookies on your device. Instead, temporary data is stored in your browser's session storage (sessionStorage), which is automatically deleted when the browser tab is closed.

Cloudflare Turnstile is used on the basis of our legitimate interest in protecting our web forms from abusive automated use and spam (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Separate consent is not required, as the service is necessary for the secure provision of the website functionality.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission's adequacy decision on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Cloudflare, Inc. is certified under the DPF. Further information on data protection at Cloudflare can be found at: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/.

YouTube with extended data protection

This website embeds videos from YouTube. The operator of the pages is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

We use YouTube in extended data protection mode. According to YouTube, this mode means that YouTube does not store any information about visitors to this website before they watch the video. However, the extended data protection mode does not necessarily exclude the passing on of data to YouTube partners. Thus, YouTube establishes a connection to the Google advertising network – regardless of whether you watch a video.

As soon as you start a YouTube video on this website, a connection to YouTube's servers is established. The YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to assign your browsing behaviour directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

Furthermore, after starting a video, YouTube can store various cookies on your device or use comparable recognition technologies (e.g. device fingerprinting). In this way, YouTube can receive information about visitors to this website. This information is used, among other things, to record video statistics, improve user-friendliness and prevent fraud attempts.

If applicable, further data processing operations may be triggered after the start of a YouTube video, over which we have no influence.

YouTube is used in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If corresponding consent has been requested, the processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.

You can find further information on data protection at YouTube in their privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

8. eCommerce and payment providers

Processing of data (customer and contract data)

We collect, process and use personal data only insofar as it is necessary for the establishment, content design or modification of the legal relationship (inventory data). This is done on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfilment of a contract or pre-contractual measures. We collect, process and use personal data about the use of this website (usage data) only insofar as this is necessary to enable the user to use the service or to bill for it.

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

Payment services (Stripe)

We use the payment service provider Stripe to process payment transactions on our website. The provider is Stripe, Inc., 510 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA (for users in the EU: Stripe Payments Europe, Ltd., 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, D02 H210, Ireland).

If you use a paid service on our website, you will be redirected to a checkout page provided by Stripe for payment processing. The following data is transmitted to or collected by Stripe:

• Payment data (e.g. credit card number, expiry date, CVC)
• Billing address
• Email address
• Order amount and currency
• IP address
• Browser type and device information (for fraud prevention)

The processing of this data is necessary to carry out the payment transaction you have chosen and to prevent fraud. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (contract fulfilment). Insofar as the processing serves fraud prevention, the legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest).

Your payment data (e.g. credit card numbers) is processed exclusively by Stripe and is never stored on our servers. As a payment service provider, Stripe is certified according to the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard).

The data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission's adequacy decision on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Stripe, Inc. is certified under the DPF. In addition, the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses are used.

Further information on data protection at Stripe can be found at: https://stripe.com/de/privacy.

VAT ID verification via VIES (EU Commission)

To check the validity of VAT identification numbers (VAT ID) as part of the invoicing process, we use the VIES service (VAT Information Exchange System) of the European Commission. The operator is the European Commission, Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union (DG TAXUD), Brussels, Belgium.

If you provide a VAT ID as a company, it is transmitted to the VIES interface for validation. The following data is sent to the EU Commission:

• Country code of the VAT ID
• VAT ID (without country code)

The VIES service returns whether the VAT ID is valid, as well as, where applicable, the registered company name and the company's address.

Processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR (fulfilment of a legal obligation), as we as a company are obliged under § 18e UStG to check the validity of VAT IDs for intra-community services. Data processing takes place exclusively within the EU. Further information can be found at: https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/.

9. Own services

Handling of applicant data

We offer you the opportunity to apply to us (e.g. by email, by post or via an online application form). In the following, we inform you about the scope, purpose and use of your personal data collected as part of the application process. We assure you that the collection, processing and use of your data takes place in accordance with applicable data protection law and all other legal provisions and that your data is treated strictly confidentially.

Applicant data is processed exclusively on the basis of qualification and suitability, without discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or other characteristics protected by the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG). Further information can be found in our statement on equality and diversity.

Scope and purpose of data collection

If you send us an application, we process your associated personal data (e.g. contact and communication data, application documents, notes from job interviews, etc.) insofar as this is necessary to decide on the establishment of an employment or contractual relationship. The processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (performance of pre-contractual measures), Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in conducting an efficient application process) and – where applicable to the respective employment relationship – Section 26 BDSG. If you have given consent, processing additionally takes place on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future. Within our company, your personal data is only passed on to persons involved in processing your application.

If the application is successful, the data you have submitted is stored in our data processing systems on the basis of § 26 BDSG (new BDSG) and Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR for the purpose of carrying out the employment relationship.

Retention period of the data

If we cannot offer you a position, you reject an offer or withdraw your application, we reserve the right to retain the data you have transmitted on the basis of our legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) for up to 6 months from the end of the application process (rejection or withdrawal of the application). The data is then deleted and the physical application documents are destroyed. The retention serves in particular for evidence purposes in the event of a legal dispute. If it is apparent that the data will be required after the 6-month period has expired (e.g. due to an impending or pending legal dispute), deletion only takes place when the purpose for the further retention no longer applies.

A longer retention can also take place if you have given corresponding consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) or if statutory retention obligations prevent deletion.

Inclusion in the applicant pool

If we do not offer you a position, there may be the option of including you in our applicant pool. In the event of inclusion, all documents and information from the application are transferred to the applicant pool in order to contact you in the event of suitable vacancies.

Inclusion in the applicant pool takes place exclusively on the basis of your express consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). Giving consent is voluntary and has no relation to the ongoing application process. The data subject can revoke their consent at any time. In this case, the data is irrevocably deleted from the applicant pool, unless there are legal grounds for retention.

The data from the applicant pool is irrevocably deleted no later than two years after consent is given.