Privacy Policy

Personal data (hereinafter mostly referred to as „data“) is processed by us only to the extent necessary and for the purpose of providing a functional and user-friendly website, including its contents and the services offered there.

Pursuant to Art. 4 No. 1 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, i.e., the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to as the „GDPR“), „processing“ means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

With the following privacy policy, we inform you in particular about the type, scope, purpose, duration, and legal basis of the processing of personal data, insofar as we decide either alone or jointly with others on the purposes and means of processing. In addition, we inform you below about the third-party components we use for optimization purposes and to increase the quality of use, insofar as third parties thereby process data in their own responsibility.

Our privacy policy is structured as follows:

I. Information about us as the data controller
II Rights of users and data subjects
III. Information on data processing

I. Information about us as the data controller

The responsible provider of this website in terms of data protection law is

Covesto Asset Management GmbH
Schauenburgerstraße 10
20095 Hamburg
Germany

Phone: +49 40 – 63 74 15 – 77
Fax: +49 40 - 63 74 15 - 82
E-Mail: contact@covesto-am.com

II Rights of users and data subjects

With a view to the data processing described in more detail below, the users and data subjects have the right

to confirmation as to whether data concerning them is being processed, to information about the processed data, to further information about the data processing, and to copies of the data (cf. also Art. 15 GDPR);
to the rectification or completion of incorrect or incomplete data (cf. also Art. 16 GDPR);
to the immediate deletion of the data concerning them (cf. also Art. 17 GDPR), or, alternatively, insofar as further processing is required in accordance with Art. 17 para. 3 GDPR, to restriction of processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR;
to receive the data concerning them and provided by them, and to the transmission of this data to other providers/controllers (cf. also Art. 20 GDPR);
to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority if they consider that the processing of data relating to them by the provider infringes data protection provisions (see also Art. 77 GDPR).

In addition, the provider is obliged to notify all recipients to whom data has been disclosed by the provider of any rectification or erasure of data or restriction of processing carried out in accordance with Articles 16, 17(1), 18 GDPR. However, this obligation does not apply if this notification proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort. Notwithstanding this, the user has the right to be informed about these recipients.

In addition, pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, users and data subjects have the right to object to the future processing of data concerning them, provided that the data is processed by the provider in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. In particular, an objection to data processing for the purpose of direct marketing is permissible.

III. Information on data processing

Your data processed during the use of our website will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage ceases to apply, provided there are no statutory retention obligations opposing the deletion of the data, and no conflicting details regarding individual processing methods are provided below.

Server data

For technical reasons, in particular to ensure a secure and stable website, data is transmitted to us or our webspace provider by your internet browser. These so-called server log files collect, among other things, the type and version of your internet browser, the operating system, the website from which you accessed our website (referrer URL), the website(s) of our website that you visit, the date and time of the respective access, as well as the IP address of the internet connection from which our website is being used.

Data collected in this way is stored temporarily, but not together with any other data belonging to you.

This storage is based on the legal grounds of Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the improvement, stability, functionality, and security of our website.

The data will be deleted after seven days at the latest, provided that no further retention is necessary for evidentiary purposes. Otherwise, the data are wholly or partially exempt from deletion until an incident has been finally resolved.

Cookies

a) Session cookies/session cookies

We use so-called cookies on our website. Cookies are small text files or other storage technologies that are placed and stored on your device by the internet browser you use. These cookies process certain information about you to a specific extent, such as your browser or location data or your IP address.

This processing makes our website more user-friendly, effective, and secure, as the processing enables, for example, the display of our website in different languages or the provision of a shopping cart function.

The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b.) GDPR, insofar as these cookies process data for contract initiation or contract processing.

If the processing does not serve to initiate or execute a contract, our legitimate interest lies in improving the functionality of our website. The legal basis in this case is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR.

These session cookies are deleted when you close your internet browser.

b) Third-party cookies

Our website may also use cookies from partner companies with whom we cooperate for the purpose of advertising, analysis, or the functionalities of our website.

Please refer to the following information for details, in particular the purposes and legal basis for processing such third-party cookies.

c) Disposal option

You can prevent or restrict the installation of cookies by adjusting the settings of your internet browser. You can also delete cookies that have already been saved at any time. However, the necessary steps and measures for this depend on the specific internet browser you are using. If you have any questions, please use the help function or documentation of your internet browser or contact its manufacturer or support. In the case of so-called Flash cookies, however, processing cannot be prevented via the browser settings. Instead, you must change the settings of your Flash player for this purpose. The steps and measures required for this also depend on the specific Flash player you are using. If you have any questions regarding this, please also use the help function or documentation of your Flash player or contact the manufacturer or user support.

However, if you prevent or restrict the installation of cookies, this may result in some or all of the functions of our website not being fully usable.

Customer account / registration function

If you create a customer account with us via our website, we will collect and store the data you entered during registration (e.g., your name, your address, or your email address) exclusively for pre-contractual services, for the fulfillment of the contract, or for the purpose of customer care (e.g., to provide you with an overview of your previous orders with us or to be able to offer you the so-called notepad function). At the same time, we will then store the IP address and the date of your registration along with the time. Of course, this data will not be passed on to third parties.

As part of the further registration process, your consent to this processing will be obtained and reference will be made to this privacy policy. The data collected by us in the process will be used exclusively for the provision of the customer account.

Insofar as you consent to this processing, Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR is the legal basis for the processing.

If the opening of the customer account also serves pre-contractual measures or the performance of a contract, the legal basis for this processing is also Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR.

You can revoke the consent given to us for the opening and maintenance of the customer account at any time with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR. To do this, you simply need to notify us of your revocation.

The data collected in this regard will be deleted as soon as processing is no longer required. However, in doing so, we must observe retention periods under tax and commercial law.

If you sign up for our free newsletter, the data requested from you for this purpose—namely your e-mail address and—optionally—your name and address—will be transmitted to us. At the same time, we store the IP address of the internet connection from which you access our website, as well as the date and time of your registration. As part of the further registration process, we will obtain your consent to the sending of the newsletter, describe the content in detail, and refer to this privacy policy. We use the data collected in this context exclusively for sending the newsletter—therefore, in particular, it will not be passed on to third parties.

The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

You can revoke your consent to the sending of newsletters at any time with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR. To do this, you simply need to notify us of your revocation or click on the unsubscribe link included in every newsletter.

Contact requests / Contact options

If you contact us via the contact form or email, the data you provide will be used to process your request. Providing this data is necessary to process and answer your request – without it, we cannot answer your request or can only do so to a limited extent.

The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.

Your data will be deleted once your request has been conclusively answered and there are no statutory retention obligations preventing deletion, such as in the case of any subsequent contract processing.

User contributions, comments, and ratings

We offer you the opportunity to publish questions, answers, opinions, or reviews, hereinafter referred to simply as „contributions," on our websites. If you make use of this offer, we will process and publish your contribution, the date and time of submission, and the pseudonym you may have used.

The legal basis for this is Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time with future effect in accordance with Art. 7 (3) GDPR. To do so, you simply need to notify us of your revocation.

In addition, we also process your IP and email address. The IP address is processed because we have a legitimate interest in initiating or supporting further measures if your contribution infringes upon the rights of third parties and/or is otherwise unlawful.

The legal basis in this case is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in any necessary legal defense.

Subscription to posts

If you publish posts on our websites, we also offer you the option to subscribe to any subsequent posts by third parties. In order to be able to inform you about these subsequent posts by e-mail, we process your e-mail address.

The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent to this subscription at any time with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7(3) GDPR. To do this, you simply need to notify us of your revocation or click the unsubscribe link contained in the respective email.

Online Job Applications / Publication of Job Advertisements

We offer you the opportunity to apply to us via our website. In the case of these digital applications, your applicant and application data are collected and processed electronically by us to process the application procedure.

The legal basis for this processing is Section 26, paragraph 1, sentence 1 of the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) in conjunction with Article 88, paragraph 1 of the GDPR.

If an employment contract is concluded following the application process, we will store the data you submitted during the application in your personnel file for the purpose of the standard organizational and administrative process – while complying with further legal obligations, of course.

The legal basis for this processing is also Section 26 (1) sentence 1 of the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) in conjunction with Art. 88 (1) of the GDPR.

In the event of a rejected application, we automatically delete the data transmitted to us two months after the notification of the rejection. However, the data will not be deleted if legal provisions, such as burden of proof obligations under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG), require a longer storage period of up to four months or until the conclusion of legal proceedings.

The legal basis in this case is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR and Section 24 (1) No. 2 BDSG. Our legitimate interest lies in the defense against or enforcement of legal claims.

Provided you explicitly consent to a longer storage of your data, for example for your inclusion in an applicant or interested party database, the data will be further processed based on your consent. The legal basis in this case is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. You may, of course, revoke your consent at any time pursuant to Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR by declaring it to us with effect for the future.

Twitter

We maintain an online presence on Twitter to present our company and services and to communicate with customers and interested parties. Twitter is a service provided by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.

In this regard, we point out that there is a possibility that user data may be processed outside the European Union, in particular in the USA. This may result in increased risks for users, as, for example, subsequent access to user data may be made more difficult. Furthermore, we have no access to this user data. The ability to access it lies exclusively with Twitter.

You can find Twitter's privacy policy at

https://twitter.com/de/privacy

YouTube

We maintain an online presence on YouTube to present our company and our services and to communicate with customers and prospective clients. YouTube is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA.

In this regard, we point out that user data may be processed outside the European Union, particularly in the USA. This may pose increased risks for users, as, for example, subsequent access to user data may be made more difficult. Furthermore, we have no access to this user data. The ability to access it lies exclusively with YouTube.

You can find YouTube's privacy policy at

https://policies.google.com/privacy

We maintain an online presence on LinkedIn to present our company and services and to communicate with customers and interested parties. LinkedIn is a service provided by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, a subsidiary of LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 W. Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA.

In this regard, we point out that there is a possibility that user data may be processed outside the European Union, particularly in the USA. This may result in increased risks for users, as, for example, subsequent access to user data may be made more difficult. Furthermore, we have no access to this user data. The ability to access it lies exclusively with LinkedIn.

You can find LinkedIn's privacy policy at

https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

Facebook

To promote our products and services and to communicate with prospective or existing customers, we operate a company presence on the Facebook platform.

On this social media platform, we are jointly responsible with Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland.

Facebook's Data Protection Officer can be reached via a contact form:

https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970

We have governed the joint controllership in an agreement regarding the respective obligations pursuant to the GDPR. This agreement, from which the mutual obligations arise, is available at the following link:

https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum

The legal basis for the resulting and subsequently reproduced processing of personal data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, communication, as well as the sale and promotion of our products and services.

The legal basis may also be the user's consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR given to the platform operator. Pursuant to Art. 7 (3) GDPR, the user may revoke this consent at any time for the future by notifying the platform operator.

When accessing our online presence on the Facebook platform, user data (e.g., personal information, IP address, etc.) is processed by Facebook Ireland Ltd. as the operator of the platform within the EU.

This user data is used to provide statistical information on the use of our company presence on Facebook. Facebook Ireland Ltd. uses this data for market research and advertising purposes, as well as for creating user profiles. Based on these profiles, Facebook Ireland Ltd. is able, for example, to display interest-based advertisements to users both within and outside of Facebook. If the user is logged into their Facebook account at the time they access the page, Facebook Ireland Ltd. can also link the data to the respective user account.

If the user contacts us via Facebook, the personal data entered by the user on this occasion will be used to process the inquiry. The user's data will be deleted by us once the user's inquiry has been fully answered and there are no statutory retention obligations, such as for subsequent contract processing, to the contrary.

Facebook Ireland Ltd. may also set cookies to process the data.

If the user does not agree with this processing, it is possible to prevent the installation of cookies by making the appropriate settings in the browser. Cookies that have already been saved can also be deleted at any time. The settings for this depend on the respective browser. In the case of Flash cookies, the processing cannot be prevented via the browser settings, but rather by making the appropriate settings in the Flash Player. If the user prevents or restricts the installation of cookies, this may result in not all functions of Facebook being fully usable.

More details on the processing activities, how to prevent them, and the deletion of data processed by Facebook can be found in Facebook's Data Policy:

https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation

It cannot be ruled out that processing by Facebook Ireland Ltd. may also be carried out via Facebook Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025 in the USA.

Instagram

To promote our products and services and to communicate with interested parties or customers, we operate a company presence on the Instagram platform.

On this social media platform, we are jointly responsible with Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland.

The data protection officer of Instagram can be reached via a contact form:

https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970

https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum

When accessing our online presence on the Instagram platform, user data (e.g., personal information, IP address, etc.) is processed by Facebook Ireland Ltd. as the operator of the platform in the EU.

This user data is used to provide statistical information on the use of our company's presence on Instagram. Facebook Ireland Ltd. uses this data for market research and advertising purposes, as well as to create user profiles. These profiles enable Facebook Ireland Ltd., for example, to display interest-based advertisements to users within and outside of Instagram. If the user is logged into their Instagram account at the time the page is accessed, Facebook Ireland Ltd. can also link this data to the respective user account.

If the user contacts us via Instagram, the personal data entered by the user on this occasion will be used to process the inquiry. The user's data will be deleted by us once the user's inquiry has been fully answered and provided that no statutory retention obligations, such as for subsequent contract processing, conflict with this.

Facebook Ireland Ltd. may also set cookies to process the data.

Further details on the processing activities, how to prevent them, and the deletion of data processed by Instagram can be found in Instagram's Data Policy:

https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875

It cannot be ruled out that processing by Facebook Ireland Ltd. may also be carried out via Facebook Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025 in the USA.

Social media linking via graphic or text link

We also promote our presence on the social networks listed below on our website. The integration is achieved via a linked graphic of the respective network. The use of this linked graphic prevents an automatic connection to the respective social network's server from being established when a website featuring social media promotion is accessed in order to display a graphic of the network itself. Only by clicking on the corresponding graphic is the user redirected to the service of the respective social network.

After the user is redirected, information about the user is collected by the respective network. It cannot be ruled out that the data collected in this way may be processed in the USA.

Initially, these are data such as IP address, date, time, and page visited. If the user is logged into their user account of the respective network at the time, the network operator may be able to associate the collected information from the user's specific visit with the user's personal account. If the user interacts via a „share“ button of the respective network, this information can be saved in the user's personal user account and published if applicable. If the user wants to prevent the collected information from being directly associated with their user account, they must log out before clicking the graphic. In addition, there is the option to configure the respective user account accordingly.

The following social networks are integrated into our site through links:

facebook

Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, a subsidiary of Facebook Inc, 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.

twitter

Twitter Inc, 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA

YouTube

Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA

LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, a subsidiary of LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 W. Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA.

Instagram

Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, a subsidiary of Facebook Inc, 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.

„Facebook social plugin

On our website, we use the plug-in of the social network Facebook. Facebook is an internet service provided by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. In the EU, this service is in turn operated by Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, hereinafter both referred to simply as „Facebook“.

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website.

Further information on the possible plug-ins and their respective functions is available from Facebook at

https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/

ready for you.

If the plug-in is integrated on one of the pages of our website that you visit, your internet browser downloads a representation of the plug-in from Facebook's servers in the USA. For technical reasons, it is necessary for Facebook to process your IP address in the process. In addition, the date and time of your visit to our website are also recorded.

Should you be logged in to Facebook while visiting one of our websites equipped with the plug-in, the information about your specific visit collected by the plug-in is recognized by Facebook. Facebook may assign the information collected in this way to your personal user account there. Therefore, if you use, for example, the so-called „Like“ button from Facebook, this information is stored in your Facebook user account and possibly published via the Facebook platform. If you wish to prevent this, you must either log out of Facebook before visiting our website or use an add-on for your internet browser to block the loading of the Facebook plug-in.

Further information on the collection and use of data, as well as your corresponding rights and privacy options, is provided by Facebook under

https://www.facebook.com/policy.php

available in the data protection information.

„Twitter social plugin

On our website, we use the plug-in of the social network Twitter. Twitter is an internet service provided by Twitter Inc., 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA, hereinafter referred to as „Twitter“.

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website.

If the plug-in is integrated on one of the pages of our website that you visit, your internet browser downloads a representation of the plug-in from Twitter's servers in the USA. For technical reasons, it is necessary for Twitter to process your IP address in the process. In addition, the date and time of your visit to our web pages are also recorded.

If you are logged in to Twitter while visiting one of our websites equipped with the plug-in, the information about your specific visit collected by the plug-in is recognized by Twitter. Twitter may assign the information collected in this way to your personal user account there. Therefore, if you use Twitter's „Share“ button, for example, this information is saved in your Twitter user account and possibly published via the Twitter platform. If you want to prevent this, you must either log out of Twitter before visiting our website or make the corresponding settings in your Twitter user account.

Further information on the collection and use of data, as well as your corresponding rights and protection options, is provided by Twitter in the

https://twitter.com/privacy

available in the data protection information.

„Google+ social plug-in

On our website, we use the plug-in of the social network Google+ („Google Plus“). Google+ is an internet service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to simply as „Google“.

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website.

Google provides further information on the possible plug-ins and their respective functions at

https://developers.google.com/+/web/

ready for you.

If the plug-in is integrated on one of the pages of our website that you visit, your internet browser downloads a rendering of the plug-in from Google servers in the USA. For technical reasons, it is necessary for Google to process your IP address in the process. In addition, the date and time of the visit to our websites are also recorded.

If you are logged into Google while visiting one of our websites equipped with the plug-in, the information collected by the plug-in about your specific visit is recognized by Google. Google may associate the information collected in this way with your personal user account there. Therefore, if you use the so-called „Share“ button from Google, for example, this information will be saved in your Google user account and possibly published via Google's platform. If you want to prevent this, you must either log out of Google before visiting our website or make the corresponding settings in your Google user account.

Further information on the collection and use of data, as well as your corresponding rights and privacy options, can be found in Google's privacy policy at

https://policies.google.com/privacy

available in the data protection information.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics on our website. This is a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to simply as „Google“.

The Google Analytics service is used to analyze the usage behavior of our website. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website.

Usage and user-related information, such as IP address, location, time, or frequency of visits to our website, is transmitted to a Google server in the US and stored there. However, we use Google Analytics with the so-called anonymization function. Due to this function, Google truncates the IP address within the EU or the EEA.

The data collected in this way is in turn used by Google to provide us with an evaluation of visits to our website and user activity there. This data can also be used to provide further services associated with the use of our website and the use of the Internet.

Google states that it does not connect your IP address with other data. Furthermore, Google keeps under

https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/partners

further data protection information is available for you, including on the possibilities of opting out of data usage.

Google also offers

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

a so-called deactivation add-on along with further information on this. This add-on can be installed with common internet browsers and offers you further control over the data that Google collects when you visit our website. In this process, the add-on informs the JavaScript (ga.js) of Google Analytics that information about the visit to our website should not be transmitted to Google Analytics. However, this does not prevent information from being transmitted to us or to other web analysis services. You will of course also find out whether and which other web analysis services are used by us in this privacy policy.

Google Maps

On our website, we use Google Maps to display our location and to create directions. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to simply as „Google“.

To enable the display of certain fonts on our website, a connection to the Google server in the USA is established when our website is accessed.

When you access the Google Maps component integrated into our website, Google stores a cookie on your device via your internet browser. Your user settings and data are processed in order to display our location and create route directions. In doing so, we cannot rule out the possibility that Google uses servers in the USA.

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in optimizing the functionality of our website.

Through the connection to Google established in this way, Google can determine from which website your request was sent and to which IP address the directions are to be transmitted.

If you do not agree with this processing, you have the option to prevent the installation of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your internet browser. Details on this can be found above under the section „Cookies“.

In addition, the use of Google Maps and the information obtained via Google Maps is subject to the Google Terms of Use https://policies.google.com/terms?gl=DE&hl=de and the Terms of Service for Google Maps https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/help/terms_maps.html.

Moreover, Google offers under

https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated

https://policies.google.com/privacy

for further information.

Google reCAPTCHA

On our website, we use Google reCAPTCHA to check and prevent interactions on our website by automated access, e.g., by so-called bots. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to simply as „Google“.

Through this service, Google can determine from which website a request is sent as well as the IP address from which you are using the so-called reCAPTCHA input box. In addition to your IP address, further information may be collected by Google that is necessary for the provision and guarantee of this service.

The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the security of our website and in the prevention of unwanted, automated access in the form of spam or the like.

Google offers under

https://policies.google.com/privacy

further information on the general handling of your user data.

Google Fonts

On our website, we use Google Fonts to display external fonts. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as „Google“.

To enable the display of certain fonts on our website, a connection to the Google server in the USA is established when our website is accessed.

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the optimization and economic operation of our website.

Through the connection to Google established when accessing our website, Google can determine from which website your request was sent and to which IP address the display of the font is to be transmitted.

Google offers under

https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated

https://policies.google.com/privacy

further information, specifically regarding the options for restricting data usage.

FontAwesome

To be able to display fonts and visual elements of our website, we use external fonts from FontAwesome. FontAwesome is a service provided by

Fonticons Inc., 6 Porter Road, Apartment 3R, Cambridge, MA 02140, USA, hereinafter referred to as „FontAwesome“.

When accessing our website, a connection is established with the FontAwesome server in the USA to enable and update the display of fonts and visual elements.

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the optimization and economic operation of our website.

Through the connection to the FontAwesome server established when accessing our website, FontAwesome can determine from which website your request was sent and to which IP address the display of the font is to be transmitted.

FontAwesome offers under

https://fontawesome.com/privacy

further information, specifically regarding the options for restricting data usage.

Google search feature (CSE)

For the full-text search on the website, we use „Google Custom Search Engine“ („CSE“). „CSE“ is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as „Google“.

„CSE“ enables a full-text search for content on our website. Access to this search function is provided via a „Google Custom Search“ search box.

The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the user-friendliness of the website.

The function is integrated unchanged on our website as a Google software module.
When the search is activated by entering a search term, Google uses a plug-in to load the requested information. At the same time, the terms entered by the user and the user's IP address are transmitted to Google in order to execute the search and display the search results.

If the user is logged into their existing Google account at the time of the search, Google can associate the collected information with the corresponding user profile.

Further information, in particular regarding options for preventing the use of data, is provided by Google at the following links:

https://policies.google.com/privacy
https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated

YouTube

On our website, we use YouTube. This is a video portal operated by YouTube LLC., 901 Cherry Ave., 94066 San Bruno, CA, USA, hereinafter referred to as „YouTube“.

YouTube is a subsidiary of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as „Google“.

We use YouTube in conjunction with the „Enhanced Privacy Mode“ feature to be able to show you videos. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website. According to YouTube, the „Enhanced Privacy Mode“ feature ensures that the data described in more detail below is only transmitted to the YouTube server if you actually start a video.

Without this „Enhanced Privacy Mode“, a connection to the YouTube server in the USA is established as soon as you visit one of our web pages that has an embedded YouTube video.

This connection is required to be able to display the respective video on our website via your internet browser. In the course of this, YouTube will at least collect and process your IP address, the date and time, and the website you visited. In addition, a connection is established to Google's „DoubleClick“ advertising network.

If you are logged in to YouTube at the same time, YouTube will assign the connection information to your YouTube account. If you want to prevent this, you must either log out of YouTube before visiting our website or make the appropriate settings in your YouTube user account.

For the purpose of functionality and the analysis of user behavior, YouTube permanently stores cookies on your device via your internet browser. If you do not agree with this processing, you have the option to prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your internet browser settings. Further information on this can be found above under „Cookies“.

Further information on the collection and use of data, as well as your corresponding rights and privacy options, can be found in Google's privacy policy at

https://policies.google.com/privacy

available in the data protection information.

Vimeo

For the display of videos, we use „Vimeo“ on our website. This is a service provided by Vimeo, LLC, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA, hereinafter referred to simply as „Vimeo“.

Some of the user data is processed on Vimeo servers in the USA.

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website.

If you visit a page of our website that has a video embedded, a connection to Vimeo's servers in the USA is established to display the video. For technical reasons, it is necessary for Vimeo to process your IP address. In addition, the date and time of your visit to our website are also recorded.

If you are logged into Vimeo at the same time as visiting one of our websites that has an embedded Vimeo video, Vimeo may associate the information collected in this way with your personal user account there. If you wish to prevent this, you must either log out of Vimeo before visiting our website or configure your Vimeo user account accordingly.

For the purpose of functionality and usage analysis, Vimeo uses the web analytics service Google Analytics. Google Analytics uses cookies stored on your device via your internet browser to send information about the use of our web pages—in which a Vimeo video is embedded—to Google. It cannot be ruled out that Google may process this information in the USA.

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website and in Vimeo's legitimate interest in statistically analyzing user behavior for optimization and marketing purposes.

Vimeo offers under

http://vimeo.com/privacy

further information on the collection and use of data as well as on your rights and options for protecting your privacy.

Google AdWords with conversion tracking

On our website, we use the advertising component Google AdWords and, in this context, so-called conversion tracking. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to simply as „Google“.

We use conversion tracking to advertise our website in a targeted manner. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website.

If you click on an ad placed by Google, the conversion tracking we use stores a cookie on your device. These so-called conversion cookies lose their validity after 30 days and are otherwise not used for your personal identification.

Provided the cookie is still valid and you visit a specific page of our website, both we and Google can determine that you clicked on one of our ads placed on Google and that you were subsequently redirected to our website.

Using the information gathered in this way, Google creates statistics for us regarding the visit to our website. In addition, this provides us with information about the number of users who clicked on our ad(s) as well as the pages of our website that were subsequently visited. However, neither we nor third parties who also use Google AdWords are thereby enabled to identify you in this manner.

You can also prevent or restrict the installation of cookies by adjusting the corresponding settings in your internet browser. At the same time, you can delete cookies that have already been saved at any time. However, the steps and measures required for this depend on the specific internet browser you are using. If you have any questions, please therefore use the help function or documentation of your internet browser or contact its manufacturer or support.

Google also offers

https://services.google.com/sitestats/de.html

https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/

http://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

further information on this topic, and in particular on the possibilities for preventing the use of data.

Google AdSense

For our website, we use Google AdSense to integrate advertisements. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to simply as „Google“.

Google AdSense uses cookies and so-called web beacons to store information on your end device via your internet browser. This enables Google to analyze your use of our website. The information collected in this way, along with your IP address and the ad formats displayed to you, is transmitted to Google in the USA and stored there. Furthermore, Google may pass this information on to contractual partners. However, Google states that your IP address will not be merged with any other data concerning you.

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website.

Google also offers

https://policies.google.com/privacy

https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated

further information, specifically regarding the options for restricting data usage.

Google Remarketing or Google's „Similar Audiences“ component

On our website, we use the remarketing or „similar audiences“ feature. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to simply as „Google“.

We use this function to place interest-based, personalized advertising on third-party websites that also participate in the Google advertising network.

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website.

To enable this advertising service, Google stores a cookie with a sequence of numbers on your end device via your internet browser during your visit to our website. This cookie records both your visit and your use of our website in an anonymized form. However, personal data is not passed on in the process. If you subsequently visit the website of a third party that also uses Google's advertising network, advertisements may appear that relate to our website or our offers there.

For the permanent deactivation of this function, Google offers for the most common internet browsers via

https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin

a browser plugin.

Also, the use of cookies from certain providers, for example via

http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices

http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/

can be deactivated via opt-out.

Through the so-called Cross-device marketing Google may also be able to track your usage behavior across multiple devices, meaning that interest-based, personalized ads may be displayed to you even if you switch devices. However, this requires that you have consented to the linking of your browser history with your existing Google account.

Google offers further information on Google Remarketing at

https://www.google.com/privacy/ads/

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Microsoft Bing Ads

We use Bing Ads for remarketing and conversion tracking on our website. This is a service provided by Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052 – 6399, USA, hereinafter referred to as „Microsoft“, which uses so-called Universal Event Tracking (UET).

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website.

If you click on an ad placed by us in the „Bing“ internet search engine, a tracking cookie is stored by Microsoft on your end device via your internet browser. This tracking cookie expires after 180 days and is not used for your personal identification. If you visit certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, both Microsoft and we can recognize that you clicked on an advertisement placed by us on Bing and were redirected from there to our website.

Microsoft uses the information collected by the tracking cookie to compile visit statistics for us. This provides us with information about the number of visits to the advertisements we placed on Bing, as well as the pages of our website that were subsequently accessed. However, we do not receive any information through this that would allow us to personally identify you.

Additionally, Microsoft may be able to track your user behavior across several of your end devices using so-called cross-device tracking. This enables Microsoft to display personalized advertising to you across multiple devices.

If you have a Microsoft account, you can also at http://choice.microsoft.com/de-de/opt-out also change the settings for personalized advertising there.

In addition, Microsoft also offers https://help.bingads.microsoft.com/#apex/3/de/53056/2 and under https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement further information on Bing Ads as well as on the collection and use of data and on your rights and options for protecting your privacy.

MailChimp - Newsletter

We offer you the opportunity to register for our free newsletters on our website.

To send our newsletters, we use MailChimp, a service provided by The Rocket Science Group, LLC, 512 Means Street, Suite 404, Atlanta, GA 30318, USA, hereinafter referred to as „The Rocket Science Group“.

In addition, The Rocket Science Group offers

http://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/

further data protection information.

If you register for our newsletter service, the data requested during the registration process, such as your email address and, optionally, your name and address, will be processed by The Rocket Science Group. In addition, your IP address and the date and time of your registration will be stored. During the further registration process, your consent to the sending of the newsletter will be obtained, the content will be described in detail, and reference will be made to this privacy policy.

The newsletter subsequently sent via The Rocket Science Group also contains a so-called tracking pixel, also known as a web beacon. With the help of this tracking pixel, we can evaluate whether and when you have read our newsletter and whether you have followed any links contained within the newsletter. In addition to other technical data, such as the data of your computer system and your IP address, the data processed in this way is stored so that we can optimize our newsletter service and respond to the readers“ wishes. The data is therefore used to increase the quality and attractiveness of our newsletter service.

The legal basis for sending the newsletter and the analysis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

Model Privacy Policy the Weiß & Partners Law Firm