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. According to Art. 4 No. 1 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, i.e., the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter only “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 either alone or jointly with others decide on the purposes and means of the 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 process data under their own responsibility. Our privacy policy is structured as follows: I. Information about us as the controller II. Rights of users and data subjects III. Information on data processing

I. Information about us as the controller

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

valanx.bio
VALANX Biotech Gmbh
Rinnböckstraße 3, 2. Stock
1030 Vienna, Austria
Email: info@valanx.bio

II. Rights of users and data subjects

With regard to the data processing described in more detail below, 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 rectification or completion of incorrect or incomplete data (cf. also Art. 16 GDPR);
to immediate erasure of the data concerning them (cf. also Art. 17 GDPR), or, alternatively, insofar as further processing is necessary pursuant to 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 transmit this data to other providers/controllers (cf. also Art. 20 GDPR);
to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority if they are of the opinion that the data concerning them is being processed by the provider in breach of data protection provisions (cf. also Art. 77 GDPR).

In addition, the provider is obliged to inform all recipients to whom data has been disclosed by the provider about any rectification or erasure of data or restriction of processing that takes place on the basis of Articles 16, 17 para. 1, 18 GDPR. However, this obligation does not exist insofar as this notification is impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. Notwithstanding this, the user has a right to information about these recipients. Users and data subjects also have the right under Art. 21 GDPR to object to the future processing of data concerning them, insofar as the data is processed by the provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. 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 when using our website will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of the storage ceases to apply, the deletion of the data does not conflict with any statutory retention obligations and no other information is provided below regarding individual processing procedures.

Cookie Manager

To obtain consent for the use of technically unnecessary cookies on the website, the provider uses a cookie manager. When the website is accessed, a cookie with the setting information is placed on the user’s device so that the consent query does not have to be made again on a subsequent visit. The cookie is necessary to obtain legally compliant user consent. The user can prevent or terminate the installation of cookies through their browser settings.

Cookies

a) Session Cookies/Session Cookies

We use so-called cookies with 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 from you to an individual 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 reproduction of our website in different languages or the offer 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 the initiation or execution of a contract. If the processing does not serve the initiation or execution of a contract, our legitimate interest lies in improving the functionality of our website. The legal basis is then 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 which we cooperate for the purpose of advertising, analysis or the functionalities of our website. Please refer to the following information for details, in particular on the purposes and legal bases of the processing of such third-party cookies.

c) Removal Option

You can prevent or restrict the installation of cookies by setting your internet browser. You can also delete cookies that have already been stored at any time. However, the steps and measures required for this depend on the specific internet browser you use. 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 setting of your Flash player accordingly. The steps and measures required for this also depend on the specific Flash player you use. If you have any questions, 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 mean that not all functions of our website can be used to their full extent.

Contest

We offer you the opportunity to participate in contests via our website. If you participate in one of our contests, the data you enter when participating will be processed without your further consent, but of course exclusively only for the execution and handling of the respective contest. As part of the processing of the contest, we pass on your data to the transport company entrusted with the delivery of goods or to a financial service provider, insofar as the transfer is necessary for the delivery or payment of your prize. If your data is published in the event of a win, you will be informed of this in the consent declaration. The legal basis for the transfer of the data is then Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR. You can revoke your consent to the processing of the data for participation in our contests at any time with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR. To do so, you only need to inform us of your revocation.

Contact Inquiries / Contact Option

If you contact us via contact form or email, the data you provide will be used to process your inquiry. The provision of the data is necessary for processing and answering your inquiry – without providing it, we cannot answer your inquiry or can only answer it to a limited extent. The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted if your inquiry has been finally answered and the deletion does not conflict with any statutory retention obligations, such as in the case of any subsequent contract processing.

If you register for our free newsletter, the data requested from you for this purpose, i.e., your email 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 send the newsletter, describe the content specifically and refer to this privacy policy. The data collected in this way is used exclusively for sending the newsletter – it is therefore in particular not 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 the newsletter at any time with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR. To do so, you only need to inform us of your revocation or click the unsubscribe link contained in each newsletter.

User Contributions, Comments and Ratings

We offer you the opportunity to publish questions, answers, opinions or ratings, hereinafter only “contributions,” on our websites. If you make use of this offer, we process and publish your contribution, the date and time of submission and any pseudonym you may have used. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR. To do so, you only need to inform 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 steps if your contribution infringes 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.

Online Job Applications / Publication of Job Advertisements

We offer you the opportunity to apply to us via our website. For these digital applications, your applicant and application data are collected and processed electronically by us for the purpose of handling the application process. The legal basis for this processing is § 26 para. 1 sentence 1 BDSG in conjunction with Art. 88 para. 1 GDPR. If an employment contract is concluded after the application process, we store the data you transmitted during the application in your personnel file for the purpose of the usual organizational and administrative process – naturally while observing further legal obligations. The legal basis for this processing is also § 26 para. 1 sentence 1 BDSG in conjunction with Art. 88 para. 1 GDPR. If an application is rejected, we automatically delete the data transmitted to us two months after notification of the rejection. However, deletion does not take place if the data requires longer storage of up to four months or until the conclusion of legal proceedings due to legal provisions, e.g., due to the burden of proof under the AGG. The legal basis in this case is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR and § 24 para. 1 no. 2 BDSG. Our legitimate interest lies in legal defense or enforcement. If you expressly consent to longer storage of your data, e.g., for your inclusion in an applicant or prospect database, the data will be further processed on the basis of your consent. The legal basis is then Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. However, you can of course revoke your consent at any time in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR by declaration to us with effect for the future.

Server Data

For technical reasons, in particular to ensure a secure and stable website, data is transmitted by your internet browser to us or to our web space provider. 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 switched to our website (referrer URL), the website(s) of our website that you visit, the date and time of the respective access and the IP address of the internet connection from which our website is used. The data collected in this way is temporarily stored, but not together with other data from you. This storage takes place on the legal basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the improvement, stability, functionality and security of our website. The data will be deleted at the latest after seven days, unless further storage is required for evidence purposes. Otherwise, the data is exempt from deletion in whole or in part until the final clarification of an incident.

Contract Processing

The data transmitted by you for the use of our goods and/or services offer is processed by us for the purpose of contract processing and is necessary in this respect. Conclusion and processing of the contract are not possible without the provision of your data. The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR. We delete the data with complete contract processing, but must observe the tax and commercial law retention periods. As part of contract processing, we pass on your data to the transport company entrusted with the delivery of goods or to the financial service provider, insofar as the transfer is necessary for the delivery of goods or for payment purposes. The legal basis for the transfer of the data is then Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR.

Facebook

To advertise our products and services and to communicate with interested parties or customers, we operate a company presence on the Facebook platform. On this social media platform, we are jointly responsible with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. Facebook’s data protection officer can be reached via a contact form: https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970 We have regulated joint responsibility in an agreement regarding the respective obligations within the meaning of the GDPR. This agreement, from which the mutual obligations arise, can be accessed under 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, sales and promotion of our products and services. The legal basis may also be the user’s consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR to the platform operator. The user can revoke this consent for the future at any time by notifying the platform operator in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR. When our online presence on the Facebook platform is accessed, 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 for statistical information about the use of our company presence on Facebook. Facebook Ireland Ltd. uses this data for market research and advertising purposes and to create user profiles. Based on these profiles, Facebook Ireland Ltd. can, for example, advertise users based on their interests within and outside of Facebook. If the user is logged into their Facebook account at the time of access, 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 is used to process the inquiry. The user’s data will be deleted by us if the user’s inquiry has been finally answered and there are no legal retention obligations, e.g., in the case of subsequent contract processing. 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 setting the browser accordingly. Cookies that have already been stored can also be deleted at any time. The settings for this depend on the respective browser. In the case of Flash cookies, processing cannot be prevented via the browser settings, but by the corresponding setting of the Flash player. If the user prevents or restricts the installation of cookies, this may mean that not all functions of Facebook can be used to their full extent. More details on the processing activities, their prevention and the deletion of the data processed by Facebook can be found in Facebook’s data policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation It is not excluded that processing by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited also takes place via Meta Platforms, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025 in the USA.

Instagram

To advertise 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 Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. Instagram’s data protection officer can be reached via a contact form: https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970 We have regulated joint responsibility in an agreement regarding the respective obligations within the meaning of the GDPR. This agreement, from which the mutual obligations arise, can be accessed under 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, sales and promotion of our products and services. The legal basis may also be the user’s consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR to the platform operator. The user can revoke this consent for the future at any time by notifying the platform operator in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR. When our online presence on the Instagram platform is accessed, 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 for statistical information about the use of our company presence on Instagram. Facebook Ireland Ltd. uses this data for market research and advertising purposes and to create user profiles. Based on these profiles, Facebook Ireland Ltd. can, for example, advertise users based on their interests within and outside of Instagram. If the user is logged into their Instagram account at the time of access, Facebook Ireland Ltd. can also link the data to the respective user account. If the user contacts us via Instagram, the personal data entered by the user on this occasion is used to process the inquiry. The user’s data will be deleted by us if the user’s inquiry has been finally answered and there are no legal retention obligations, e.g., in the case of subsequent contract processing. 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 setting the browser accordingly. Cookies that have already been stored can also be deleted at any time. The settings for this depend on the respective browser. In the case of Flash cookies, processing cannot be prevented via the browser settings, but by the corresponding setting of the Flash player. If the user prevents or restricts the installation of cookies, this may mean that not all functions of Facebook can be used to their full extent. More details on the processing activities, their prevention and the deletion of the data processed by Instagram can be found in Instagram’s data policy: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875 It is not excluded that processing by Facebook Ireland Ltd. also takes place via Meta Platforms, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025 in the USA.

We maintain an online presence on LinkedIn to present our company and our services and to communicate with customers/prospects. LinkedIn is a service of 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 the possibility that user data may be processed outside the European Union, particularly in the USA. This may result in increased risks for users, such as making later access to user data more difficult. We also have no access to this user data. Access is exclusively with LinkedIn. LinkedIn’s privacy notices can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

We maintain an online presence on Pinterest to present our company and our services and to communicate with customers/prospects. Pinterest is a service of Pinterest Inc., 651 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA, 94107, USA. In this regard, we point out that there is the possibility that user data may be processed outside the European Union, particularly in the USA. This may result in increased risks for users, such as making later access to user data more difficult. We also have no access to this user data. Access is exclusively with Pinterest. Pinterest’s privacy notices can be found at https://policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy

Twitter

We maintain an online presence on Twitter to present our company and our services and to communicate with customers/prospects. Twitter is a service of Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. In this regard, we point out that there is the possibility that user data may be processed outside the European Union, particularly in the USA. This may result in increased risks for users, such as making later access to user data more difficult. We also have no access to this user data. Access is exclusively with Twitter. Twitter’s privacy notices can be found 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/prospects. YouTube is a service of 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 there is the possibility that user data may be processed outside the European Union, particularly in the USA. This may result in increased risks for users, such as making later access to user data more difficult. We also have no access to this user data. Access is exclusively with YouTube. YouTube’s privacy notices can be found at https://policies.google.com/privacy

General Linking to Third-Party Profiles

The provider uses a link on the website to the social networks listed below. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The provider’s legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of use of the website. The plugins are integrated via a linked graphic. The user is only redirected to the service of the respective social network by clicking on the corresponding graphic. After the customer is redirected, information about the user is collected by the respective network. This initially includes data such as IP address, date, time and page visited. If the user is logged into their user account of the respective network during this time, the network operator may assign the collected information of the specific visit of the user to the personal account of the user. If the user interacts via a “Share” button of the respective network, this information can be stored in the user’s personal user account and possibly published. If the user wants to prevent the collected information from being directly assigned to their user account, they must log out before clicking on the graphic. It is also possible to configure the respective user account accordingly. The following social networks are linked by the provider:

facebook

Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. Privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php

Instagram

Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. Privacy policy: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875

LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, a subsidiary of LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 W. Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA. Privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

Pinterest Inc., 651 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA, 94107, USA. Privacy policy: https://policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy

twitter

Twitter Inc., 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA Privacy policy: https://twitter.com/privacy

YouTube

Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

“Facebook” Social Plug-in

We use the plug-in of the social network Facebook on our website. Facebook is an internet service of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. If you have given your consent to this processing, the legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The legal basis may also be Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website. Further information about the possible plug-ins and their respective functions is available from Facebook at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/ If the plug-in is stored 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 addition, the date and time of the visit to our websites are also recorded. If you are logged into Facebook while visiting one of our pages equipped with the plug-in, the information collected by the plug-in from your specific visit is recognized by Facebook. Facebook may assign the information collected in this way to your personal user account there. If, for example, you use Facebook’s “Like” button, this information is stored in your Facebook user account and possibly published via the Facebook platform. If you want to prevent this, you must either log out of Facebook before visiting our website or prevent the loading of the Facebook plug-in by using an add-on for your internet browser. Further information about the collection and use of data as well as your rights and protection options in this regard is available in Facebook’s privacy notices at https://www.facebook.com/policy.php

“Twitter” Social Plug-in

We use the plug-in of the social network Twitter on our website. Twitter is an internet service of Twitter Inc., 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA, hereinafter only “Twitter”. If you have given your consent to this processing, the legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The legal basis may also be Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website. If the plug-in is stored 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 addition, the date and time of the visit to our websites are also recorded. If you are logged into Twitter while visiting one of our pages equipped with the plug-in, the information collected by the plug-in from your specific visit is recognized by Twitter. Twitter may assign the information collected in this way to your personal user account there. If, for example, you use Twitter’s “Share” button, this information is stored 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 appropriate settings in your Twitter user account. Further information about the collection and use of data as well as your rights and protection options in this regard is available in Twitter’s privacy notices at https://twitter.com/privacy

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics on our website. This is a web analysis service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter only “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 USA and stored there. However, we use Google Analytics with the so-called anonymization function. With this function, Google shortens the IP address already within the EU or EEA. The data collected in this way is in turn used by Google to provide us with an evaluation of the visit to our website and the usage activities there. This data can also be used to provide other services related to the use of our website and the use of the internet. Google states that it does not link your IP address to other data. In addition, Google provides further data protection information at https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/partners for example, on the options for preventing data use. In addition, Google offers a so-called deactivation add-on with further information at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de This add-on can be installed with common internet browsers and offers you further control over the data that Google collects when you access our website. 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. Of course, you will also find out in this privacy policy whether and which other web analysis services we use.

Cookiebot

We use “Cookiebot” as a “cookie banner”. “Cookiebot” is a product of Cybot A/S, Havnegade 39, 1058 Copenhagen, Denmark, hereinafter “Cybot”. The “Cookiebot” function informs the user about the use of cookies on the website and enables the user to make a decision about their use. If the user gives consent to the use of cookies, the following data is automatically logged by Cybot: • The anonymized IP number of the user; • Date and time of consent; • User agent of the end user’s browser; • The provider’s URL; • An anonymous, random and encrypted key. • The user’s allowed cookies (cookie status), which serves as proof of consent. The encrypted key and the cookie status are stored by means of a cookie on the user’s device to establish the corresponding cookie status on future page views. This cookie automatically deletes itself after 12 months. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the user-friendliness of the website as well as in fulfilling the legal requirements of the GDPR. The user can prevent or terminate the installation of the cookie and thus their cookie consent at any time through their browser settings. Further information on data protection is offered by Cybot under the following links: https://www.cookiebot.com/de/privacy-policy/

Google Fonts

We use Google Fonts on our website to display external fonts. This is a service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter only “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 our website is accessed, 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 further information at https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated https://policies.google.com/privacy in particular on the options for preventing data use.

Google reCAPTCHA

We use Google reCAPTCHA on our website to check and prevent interactions on our website by automated access, e.g., by so-called bots. This is a service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter only “Google”. Through this service, Google can determine from which website a request is sent and from which IP address you use the so-called reCAPTCHA input box. In addition to your IP address, Google may collect further information necessary for the offer and guarantee of this service. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the security of our website and in defending against unwanted, automated access in the form of spam, etc. Google offers further information on the general handling of your user data at https://policies.google.com/privacy

Google Maps

We use Google Maps on our website to display our location and to create directions. This is a service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter only “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. If 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 to display our location and create directions. We cannot exclude that Google uses servers in the USA. If you have given your consent to this processing, the legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The legal basis may also be 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 of preventing the installation of cookies through the corresponding settings in your internet browser. Details can be found above under the point “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. In addition, Google offers further information at https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated https://policies.google.com/privacy

Mapbox API

We use Mapbox API for directions, a service of Mapbox Inc., 740 15th Street NW, 5 th Floor, Washington, District of Columbia 20005, USA, hereinafter only “Mapbox”. If you have given your consent to this processing, the legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The legal basis may also be Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in optimizing the functionality of our website. When one of our websites into which the Mapbox service is integrated is accessed, Mapbox stores a cookie on your device via your internet browser. This transmits information about your use of our website, including your IP address, to a Mapbox server in the USA and stores it there. This data is processed for the purpose of displaying the page or ensuring the functionality of the Mapbox service. Mapbox may pass this information on to third parties if required by law or if the information is processed by third parties on behalf of Mapbox. The “Terms of Service” provided by Mapbox at https://www.mapbox.com/tos/#maps contain further information about the use of Mapbox and the data obtained by Mapbox. If you do not agree with this processing, you have the option of preventing the installation of cookies through the corresponding settings in your internet browser. Details can be found above under the point “Cookies”. The use of the Mapbox service via our website is then no longer possible. In addition, Mapbox offers further information on the collection and use of data as well as your rights and options for protecting your privacy at https://www.mapbox.com/privacy/

OpenStreetMap

We use OpenStreetMap for directions, a service of the OpenStreetMap Foundation, St John’s Innovation Centre, Cowley Road, Cambridge, CB 4 0 WS, United Kingdom, hereinafter only “OpenStreetMap”. When one of our websites into which the OpenStreetMap service is integrated is accessed, OpenStreetMap stores a cookie on your device via your internet browser. This processes your user settings and user data for the purpose of displaying the page or ensuring the functionality of the OpenStreetMap service. Through this processing, OpenStreetMap can recognize from which website your request was sent and to which IP address the display of the directions should be transmitted. If you have given your consent to this processing, the legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The legal basis may also be Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the optimization and economic operation of our website. If you do not agree with this processing, you have the option of preventing the installation of cookies through the corresponding settings in your internet browser. Details can be found above under the point “Cookies”. OpenStreetMap offers further information on the collection and use of data as well as your rights and options for protecting your privacy at https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_Policy

YouTube

We use YouTube on our website. This is a video portal of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter only “YouTube”. We use YouTube in connection with the “extended data protection mode” function to be able to show you videos. If you have given your consent to this processing, the legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The legal basis may also be Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website. According to YouTube, the “extended data protection mode” function means that the data described in more detail below is only transmitted to YouTube’s server when you actually start a video. Without this “extended data protection”, a connection to YouTube’s server in the USA is established as soon as you access one of our websites on which a YouTube video is embedded. This connection is necessary to be able to display the respective video on our website via your internet browser. In the course of this, YouTube will at least record and process your IP address, the date and time and the website you visited. In addition, a connection to Google’s “DoubleClick” advertising network is established. If you are logged into YouTube at the same time, YouTube assigns 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 to analyze usage behavior, YouTube permanently stores cookies on your device via your internet browser. If you do not agree with this processing, you have the option of preventing the storage of cookies by setting your internet browser. Further information can be found above under “Cookies”. Further information about the collection and use of data as well as your rights and protection options in this regard is available in Google’s privacy notices at https://policies.google.com/privacy

Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense on our website to integrate advertisements. This is a service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter only “Google”. Google AdSense stores cookies and so-called web beacons on your device via your internet browser. This enables Google to analyze your use of our website. The information collected in this way, in addition to your IP address and the advertising 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 declares that your IP address will not be merged with other data from you. If you have given your consent to this processing, the legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The legal basis may also be Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website. If you do not agree with this processing, you have the option of preventing the installation of cookies through the corresponding settings in your internet browser. Details can be found above under the point “Cookies”. In addition, Google offers further information at https://policies.google.com/privacy https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated in particular on the options for preventing data use.

Google AdWords with Conversion Tracking

We use the advertising component Google AdWords and so-called conversion tracking on our website. This is a service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter only “Google”. We use conversion tracking for targeted advertising of our offer. If you have given your consent to this processing, the legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The legal basis may also be 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 do not otherwise serve your personal identification. If the cookie is still valid and you visit a specific page of our website, both we and Google can evaluate that you clicked on one of our ads placed with Google and that you were then redirected to our website. Google uses the information obtained in this way to create statistics for us about visits to our website. In addition, we receive information about the number of users who clicked on our ad(s) and about the pages of our website subsequently accessed. However, neither we nor third parties who also use Google AdWords are able to identify you in this way. You can also prevent or restrict the installation of cookies through the corresponding settings in your internet browser. At the same time, you can delete cookies that have already been stored at any time. However, the steps and measures required for this depend on the specific internet browser you use. If you have any questions, please use the help function or documentation of your internet browser or contact its manufacturer or support. Furthermore, Google also offers further information on this topic and in particular on the options for preventing data use at https://services.google.com/sitestats/de.html https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/ http://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

Google Remarketing or “Similar Audiences” Component of Google

We use the remarketing or “similar audiences” function on our website. This is a service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter only “Google”. We use this function to place interest-based, personalized advertising on third-party websites that also participate in Google’s advertising network. If you have given your consent to this processing, the legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The legal basis may also be 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 device via your internet browser during your visit to our website. This cookie records both your visit and the use of our website in anonymized form. However, personal data is not passed on. If you subsequently visit the website of a third party that also uses Google’s advertising network, advertising inserts may appear that relate to our website or our offers there. For permanent deactivation, Google offers a browser plugin for the most common internet browsers at https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin Likewise, the use of cookies from certain providers can be deactivated via opt-out, e.g., at http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices or http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ Through so-called cross-device marketing, Google may be able to track your usage behavior across multiple devices, so that you may be shown interest-based, personalized advertising even if you switch devices. However, this requires that you have agreed to link your browser history to your existing Google account. Google offers further information on Google Remarketing at https://www.google.com/privacy/ads/

MailChimp – Newsletter

We offer you the opportunity to register for our free newsletters via our website. We use MailChimp for sending newsletters, a service of The Rocket Science Group, LLC, 512 Means Street, Suite 404, Atlanta, GA 30318, USA, hereinafter only “The Rocket Science Group”. In addition, The Rocket Science Group offers further data protection information at http://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/ If you register for our newsletter dispatch, 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 of your registration along with the time are stored. As part of the further registration process, your consent to the sending of the newsletter is obtained, the content is specifically described and reference is made to this privacy policy. The newsletter subsequently sent via The Rocket Science Group also contains a so-called tracking pixel, also called a “web beacon”. With the help of this tracking pixel, we can evaluate whether and when you read our newsletter and whether you followed any links possibly contained in the newsletter. In addition to further technical data, such as the data of your IT system and your IP address, the data processed in this way is stored so that we can optimize our newsletter offer and respond to the wishes of readers. The data is thus used to increase the quality and attractiveness of our newsletter offer. The legal basis for sending the newsletter and the analysis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a.) GDPR. You can revoke your consent to the sending of the newsletter at any time with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR. To do so, you only need to inform us of your revocation or click the unsubscribe link contained in each newsletter.

Sendinblue

We offer you the opportunity to register for our free newsletters via our website. We use Sendinblue for sending newsletters. Sendinblue is a service of Sendinblue GmbH, Köpenicker Str. 126, 10179 Berlin, hereinafter only “Sendinblue”. If you register for our newsletter dispatch, the data requested during the registration process (your email address) will be processed by Sendinblue. In addition, your IP address and the date of your registration along with the time are stored. As part of the further registration process, your consent to the sending of the newsletter is obtained, the content is specifically described and reference is made to this privacy policy. In addition, Sendinblue offers further data protection information at https://www.newsletter2go.de/datenschutz/ https://de.sendinblue.com/legal/privacypolicy/ https://www.newsletter2go.de/informationen-newsletter-empfaenger/ https://de.sendinblue.com/informationen-newsletter-empfaenger/?rtype=n2go The newsletters sent by Sendinblue contain technologies by means of which we can recognize in the analyses whether and when an email was opened and whether and which links possibly contained in the newsletter were followed. We store this data in addition to the technical data (system data and IP address) so that the respective newsletter can be optimally tailored to your wishes and interests. The data thus collected is used to continuously increase the quality of our newsletters. The legal basis for sending the newsletter and the analysis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a.) GDPR. You can revoke your consent to the sending of the newsletter at any time with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR. To do so, you only need to inform us of your revocation or click the unsubscribe link contained in each newsletter.

WhatsApp Contact

To enable contact, the provider offers the customer, among other things, the contact option via the messenger service WhatsApp. WhatsApp is a service of WhatsApp Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, hereinafter WhatsApp, a subsidiary of Facebook. Through the user’s communication with the provider via WhatsApp, both the provider and WhatsApp receive the user’s mobile phone number and the information that the user has contacted the provider. The aforementioned data is also forwarded by WhatsApp to Facebook servers in the USA and processed by WhatsApp and Facebook in accordance with the WhatsApp privacy policy, which also includes processing for their own purposes, such as improving the WhatsApp service.

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The USA currently does not have an adequate level of data protection according to the opinion of the data protection supervisory authorities. However, there are so-called standard contractual clauses: https://faq.whatsapp.com/general/about-standard-contractual-clauses However, these are private law agreements and therefore have no direct effect on the access options of authorities in the USA.

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More details on the purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing of this data by WhatsApp and Facebook as well as related rights and setting options to protect privacy are contained in WhatsApp’s privacy policy: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/#privacy-policy. The legal basis for this processing and the transmission to WhatsApp is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 b. GDPR, insofar as the contact relates to an existing contractual relationship or serves to initiate such a contractual relationship. If the contact does not take place for the aforementioned purposes, the legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The provider’s legitimate interest lies in improving service quality. Sample privacy policy of the law firm Weiß & Partner