Data Privacy

1 Introduction Privacy

We are very pleased about your interest in our services.

The protection of your personal data on the occasion of your visit to our website is an important concern for us.

We protect your privacy and your private data. We collect, process and use your personal data in accordance with the content of these data protection provisions and the applicable data protection rules, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation, the Federal Data Protection Act ("Bundesdatenschutzgesetz") and the Digital Services Act ("Digitale-Dienste-Gesetz") of Germany.

These data protection provisions regulate which personal data we collect, process and use about you. We therefore ask you to read the following carefully.

To help you find the information that is important to you more quickly, we have established the following data protection icons of the LfDI BW.

2 Contact

The responsible controller is:

Catnic GmbH
represented by: Udo Berg, David Hanson
Am Leitzelbach 16
74889 Sinsheim

Impressum: www.catnic.de/de/imprint

You can contact our data protection officer, Mr. José Enrique Gómez Asbeck, at the above postal address with the addition ‘Data Protection Officer’ or at: Datenschutz@bitbasegroup.com.

3 Summary: Data recording on this website

3.1 Introduction

The operator of this website and its pages takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. Hence, we handle your personal data as confidential information and in compliance with the statutory data protection regulations and this Data Protection Declaration.

Whenever you use this website, a variety of personal information will be collected. Personal data comprises data that can be used to personally identify you. This Data Protection Declaration explains which data we collect as well as the purposes we use this data for. It also explains how, and for which purpose the information is collected.

We herewith advise you that the transmission of data via the Internet (i.e., through e-mail communications) may be prone to security gaps. It is not possible to completely protect data against third-party access.

The individual legal bases, purposes, recipients, third-country transfers, storage periods and other special features are specified for each type of processing after this summary.

3.2 Anonymous Data Processing

It is generally possible for every visitor to visit this website without disclosing who they are. Only the name of the Internet service provider, the website from which this was linked to us and your IP address are automatically determined. This transmitted information is collected and analysed exclusively to combat abuse. An anonymised and shortened version of the IP address is evaluated for statistical purposes.

3.3 Collection and processing of personal data

Further Personal data is only collected if you provide and transmit it to us of your own accord. All personal data transmitted by you will be treated confidentially by us and used only for the purpose for which it was transmitted.

The data you transmit to us in the context of an enquiry, an order or a business relationship will be stored and processed exclusively for the purpose for which this data was transmitted. We will not pass on any personal data transmitted to third parties unless this has been expressly authorised by you or is absolutely necessary for the purpose of providing the service.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

We hereby expressly object to any use by third parties of contact data published within the scope of the obligation to provide a legal notice for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising or information material. We expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam e-mails.

3.4 How do we record your data?

We collect your data as a result of your sharing of your data with us. This may, for instance be information you enter into our contact form.

Other data shall be recorded by our IT systems automatically or after you consent to its recording during your website visit. This data comprises primarily technical information (e.g., web browser, operating system, or time the site was accessed). This information is recorded automatically when you access this website.

3.5 What are the purposes we use your data for?

A portion of the information is generated to guarantee the error free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyse your user patterns.

3.6 What rights do you have as far as your information is concerned?

You have the right to receive information about the source, recipients, and purposes of your archived personal data at any time without having to pay a fee for such disclosures. You also have the right to demand that your data are rectified or eradicated. If you have consented to data processing, you have the option to revoke this consent at any time, which shall affect all future data processing. Moreover, you have the right to demand that the processing of your data be restricted under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right to log a complaint with the competent supervising agency.

Please do not hesitate to contact us at any time if you have questions about this or any other data protection related issues.

3.7 Analysis tools and tools provided by subprocessors

There is a possibility that your browsing patterns will be statistically analysed when your visit this website. Such analyses are performed primarily with what we refer to as analysis programs.

For detailed information about these analysis programs please consult our Data Protection Declaration below.

4 General Information and Rights of Data Subjects

4.1 General information on the legal basis for data processing on this website

If you have consented to the data processing, we process your personal data based on art. 6 para 1 subpara 1 a) GDPR or art. 9 para 2 a) GDPR, if special data categories according to art. 9 para 1 GDPR are processed. In the event of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on art. 49 para 1 a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your end device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), data processing is also based on § 25 para 1 German TDDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required to fulfil the contract or to carry out pre-contractual measures, we process your data based on art. 6 para 1 subpara 1 b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if it is required to fulfil a legal obligation based on art. 6 para 1 subpara 1 c) GDPR.

Data processing can also take place based on our legitimate interest in accordance with art. 6 para 1 subpara 1 f) GDPR. The following paragraphs of this data protection declaration provide information on the relevant legal bases in each individual case.

4.2 Note on data transfer to the so called “non-safe” third countries

Among other things, we use tools of companies domiciled in the United States or other from a data protection perspective non-secure non-EEA countries. If these tools are active, your personal data may potentially be transferred to these non-EU countries and may be processed there. We must point out that in these countries, a data protection level that is comparable to that in the EU cannot be guaranteed.

For instance, U.S. enterprises are under a mandate to release personal data to the security agencies and you as the data subject do not have any litigation options to defend yourself in court. Hence, it cannot be ruled out that U.S. agencies (e.g., the Secret Service) may process, analyse, and permanently archive your personal data for surveillance purposes. We have no control over these processing activities.

We have no direct influence on these processing activities, but the risk can be minimised through appropriate contractual arrangements (EU standard contractual clauses). The standard contract clauses have been defined by the EU and can be found here: eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/914/oj. In a transfer impact assessment for third countries (so-called TIA), we regularly check whether the risk is sufficiently managed. If you have any questions about the technical-organisational measures, you can contact our data protection officer.

Since 11.07.2023, there has also been an adequacy decision by the EU Commission pursuant to section. 45 GDPR, the so-called Transatlantic Data Protection Network (TADPF) with the USA. Only in case that a US company self-certifies in the associated database and joins this network, the EU has determined that the US is considered a safe third country for these companies. We will make a note of this with the relevant processor. You can then check for yourself at www.dataprivacyframework.gov whether the company is registered there.

4.3 Retention Period

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

4.4 Revocation of your consent to the processing of data

A wide range of data processing transactions are possible only subject to your express consent according to Article 7 GDPR. You can according to Section 3 at any time revoke any consent you have already given us. This shall be without prejudice to the lawfulness of any data collection that occurred prior to your revocation.

4.5 Right to object to the collection of data in special cases; right to object to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

IN THE EVENT THAT DATA ARE PROCESSED ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6 (1) (E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO AT ANY TIME OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA BASED ON GROUNDS ARISING FROM YOUR UNIQUE SITUATION. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO ANY PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. TO DETERMINE THE LEGAL BASIS, ON WHICH ANY PROCESSING OF DATA IS BASED, PLEASE CONSULT THIS DATA PROTECTION DECLARATION. IF YOU LOG AN OBJECTION, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE ARE IN A POSITION TO PRESENT COMPELLING PROTECTION WORTHY GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING OF YOUR DATA, THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR IF THE PURPOSE OF THE PROCESSING IS THE CLAIMING, EXERCISING OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL ENTITLEMENTS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS BEING PROCESSED IN ORDER TO ENGAGE IN DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH ADVERTISING AT ANY TIME. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS AFFILIATED WITH SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 (2) GDPR).

4.6 Right to log a complaint with the competent supervisory agency according to article 57 Section 1 f) GDPR

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects are entitled to log a complaint with a supervisory agency, in particular in the member state where they usually maintain their domicile, place of work or at the place where the alleged violation occurred. The right to log a complaint is in effect regardless of any other administrative or court proceedings available as legal recourses.

4.7 Right to data portability according to article 20 GDPR

You have the right to demand that we hand over any data we automatically process on the basis of your consent or in order to fulfil a contract be handed over to you or a third party in a commonly used, machine readable format. If you should demand the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will be done only if it is technically feasible.

4.8 SSL or TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as purchase orders or inquiries you submit to us as the website operator, this website uses either an SSL or a TLS encryption program. You can recognize an encrypted connection by checking whether the address line of the browser switches from “http://” to “https://” and also by the appearance of the lock icon in the browser line.

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

4.9 Information about, rectification and eradication of data

Within the scope of the applicable statutory provisions of article 15 GDPR, you have the right to at any time demand information about your archived personal data, their source and recipients as well as the purpose of the processing of your data. You may also have a right to have your data rectified according to article 16 GDPR or eradicated according to article 17GDPR If you have questions about this subject matter or any other questions about personal data, please do not hesitate to contact us at any time.

4.10 Right to demand processing restrictions

You have according to article 18 GDPR the right to demand the imposition of restrictions as far as the processing of your personal data is concerned. To do so, you may contact us at any time. The right to demand restriction of processing applies in the following cases:

In the event that you should dispute the correctness of your data archived by us, we will usually need some time to verify this claim. During the time that this investigation is ongoing, you have the right to demand that we restrict the processing of your personal data.
If the processing of your personal data was/is conducted in an unlawful manner, you have the option to demand the restriction of the processing of your data in lieu of demanding the eradication of this data.
If we do not need your personal data any longer and you need it to exercise, defend or claim legal entitlements, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of its eradication.
If you have raised an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, your rights and our rights will have to be weighed against each other. As long as it has not been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to demand a restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data – with the exception of their archiving – may be processed only subject to your consent or to claim, exercise or defend legal entitlements or to protect the rights of other natural persons or legal entities or for important public interest reasons cited by the European Union or a member state of the EU.

4.11 Rejection of unsolicited e-mails

We herewith object to the use of contact information published in conjunction with the mandatory information to be provided e.g. in our imprint or privacy policy to send us promotional and information material that we have not expressly requested. The operators of this website and its pages reserve the express right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of promotional information, for instance via SPAM messages.

5 Hosting of Content and Apps

In this section, we describe the provision of network content (hosting) based on legitimate interest. If consent has been requested, processing will be carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) a) GDPR and Section 25 (1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's end device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time. A website is transmitted in a simple form from a computer in one location. Content delivery networks (CDN) are used to counter certain attacks and to accelerate and optimise access. These serve to provide a website efficiently and securely worldwide by directing your page view to the country and computer that can process it most efficiently. Therefore, when using a CDN, we necessarily also process your data in non-secure third countries, such as the USA; see the 'note on processing in ‘non-secure third countries’ on data transfer to the USA and other ‘non-secure third countries’'. When we offer applications (apps) for smartphones, these also generally access this network content; see the section on our own services. The data is stored for as long as necessary, usually for a maximum of twelve months.

5.1 Provision by service provider

5.1.1 bbg bitbase group

The website is maintained by bbg bitbase group GmbH, Am Heilbrunnen 47, D-72766 Reutlingen, Germany. Their privacy policy can be found at www.bitbasegroup.com/data privacy policy.

5.2 External Hosting

5.2.1 Externes Hosting Pantheon (Europa)

We use the following hosting provider: Pantheon Systems, Inc., 717 California St, San Francisco, CA 94108. The provider would be located in a so-called ‘unsafe third country’, but due to its participation in the EU-US data protection framework, the USA is considered a safe country in this case. In the event that these conditions are no longer met, we have concluded the standard contract clauses. Further information can be found in the provider's privacy policy at: legal.pantheon.io/ClientAgreements.html#contract-bkts5zgrf.

6 Recording of data on this website in detail

6.1 Server log files

The provider of this website and its pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser communicates to us automatically. The information comprises:

Browser type, language and version of the browser,
operating system used and its interface,
Page from which the request comes (referrer),
Host name of the accessing computer,
date and time of the request, time zone difference to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)),
IP address
Content of the request (specific page),
access status/HTTP status code
amount of data transferred in each case

This data is not merged with other data sources.

This data is recorded on base of Art. 6 para 1 f) GDPR. The operator of the website has a legitimate interest in the technically error free depiction and the optimization of the operator’s website. In order to achieve this, server log files must be recorded.

6.2 Cookies in the browser

Our websites and pages use what the industry refers to as “cookies.” Cookies are small text files that do not cause any damage to your device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or they are permanently archived on your device (permanent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted once you terminate your visit. Permanent cookies remain archived on your device until you actively delete them, or they are automatically eradicated by your web browser.

In some cases, it is possible that third-party cookies are stored on your device once you enter our site (thirdparty cookies). These cookies enable you or us to take advantage of certain services offered by the third party (e.g., cookies for the processing of payment services).

Cookies have a variety of functions. Many cookies are technically essential since certain website functions would not work in the absence of the cookies (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos). The purpose of other cookies may be the analysis of user patterns or the display of promotional messages. They are used on the basis of our legitimate interest.

Cookies, which are required for the performance of electronic communication transactions (required cookies) or for the provision of certain functions you want to use (functional cookies, e.g., for the shopping cart function) or those that are necessary for the optimization of the website (e.g., cookies that provide measurable insights into the web audience), shall be stored on the basis of legitimate interest, unless a different legal basis is cited. The operator of the website has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies to ensure the technically error free and optimized provision of the operator’s services. If your consent to the storage of the cookies has been requested, the respective cookies are stored exclusively on the basis of the consent obtained (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR); this consent may be revoked at any time. Due to legal requirements, we must process this consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 c) GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG.

You have the option to set up your browser in such a manner that you will be notified any time cookies are placed and to permit the acceptance of cookies only in specific cases. You may also exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or in general or activate the delete function for the automatic eradication of cookies when the browser closes. If cookies are deactivated, the functions of this website may be limited.

In the event that third-party cookies are used or if cookies are used for analytical purposes, we will separately notify you in conjunction with this Data Protection Policy and, if applicable, ask for your consent.

6.2.1 Consent with Usercentrics (Cookiebot)

Our website uses the consent application from Usercentrics to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies on your terminal device or to the use of certain technologies and to document this in accordance with data protection law. The provider of this technology is Usercentrics A/S, Havnegade 39, 1058 Copenhagen, Denmark (hereinafter "Cookiebot").

When you access our Website, a connection is established to Usercentrics' servers in order to obtain your consent and other declarations regarding the use of cookies. Cookiebot then stores a cookie in your browser in order to be able to allocate the consents granted to you or their revocation. The data collected in this way is stored until you request us to delete it, delete the Cookiebot cookie yourself or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory legal storage obligations remain unaffected.

Cookiebot is used to obtain the legally required consent for the use of cookies. The legal base for this is Art. 6 (1) c) GDPR.

Our cookie policy is displayed in the Usercentrics/Cookiebot window, which reappears when you click on the icon at the bottom left.

Usercentrics uses third-party providers, such as BunnyWay d.o.o, to operate geolocation. For more details, see their privacy policy at https://www.cookiebot.com/de/privacy-policy.

6.3 Contact form

If you submit inquiries to us via our contact form, the information provided in the contact form as well as any contact information provided therein will be stored by us in order to handle your inquiry and in the event that we have further questions. We will not share this information without your consent.

The processing of these data is based on Art. 6 para 1 b) GDPR, if your request is related to the execution of a contract or if it is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the requests addressed to us (Art. 6 para 1 f) GDPR) or on your agreement (Art. 6 para 1 a) GDPR) if this has been requested.

The information you have entered into the contact form shall remain with us until you ask us to eradicate the data, revoke your consent to the archiving of data or if the purpose for which the information is being archived no longer exists (e.g., after we have concluded our response to your inquiry). This shall be without prejudice to any mandatory legal provisions, in particular retention periods.

6.4 Request by e-mail, telephone, or fax

If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, your request, including all resulting personal data (name, request) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass these data on without your consent.

These data are processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is required for the performance of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the data are processed on the basis of our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries submitted to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if it has been obtained.

The data sent by you to us via contact requests remain with us until you request us to delete, revoke your consent to the storage or the purpose for the data storage lapses (e.g. after completion of your request). Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular statutory retention periods - remain unaffected

7 Social media

7.1 General

We maintain publicly accessible profiles on social networks. The social networks we use in detail can be found below.

Social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, etc. can usually analyse your user behaviour comprehensively when you visit their website or a website with integrated social media content (e.g. Like buttons or advertising banners). Visiting our social media presence triggers numerous data protection-related processing operations. In detail: If you are logged into your social media account and visit our social media presence, the operator of the social media portal can assign this visit to your user account. Under certain circumstances, however, your personal data can also be recorded if you are not logged in or do not have an account with the respective social media portal. In this case, this data is collected, for example, via cookies that are stored on your end device or by recording your IP address.

With the help of the data collected in this way, the operators of the social media portals can create user profiles in which your preferences and interests are stored. In this way, interest-based advertising can be displayed to you both inside and outside of the respective social media presence. If you have an account with the respective social network, interest-based advertising can be displayed on all devices on which you are logged in or were logged in.

Please also note that we cannot trace all processing operations on the social media portals. Depending on the provider, additional processing operations may therefore be carried out by the operators of the social media portals. Details can be found in the terms of use and data protection regulations of the respective social media portals.

Our social media appearances should ensure the widest possible presence on the Internet. This is a legitimate interest within the meaning of art. 6 para 1 subpara 1 f) GDPR. The analysis processes initiated by the social networks may be based on different legal bases, which must be specified by the operators of the social networks (e.g. consent within the meaning of art. 6 para 1 subpara 1 a) GDPR.

If you visit one of our social media presences (e.g. Facebook), we are jointly responsible with the operator of the social media platform for the data processing operations triggered during this visit. In principle, you can exercise your rights (information, correction, deletion, restriction of processing, data transferability and complaints) both against us as well as the operator of the respective social media portal (e.g. vs. Facebook).

Please note that despite the joint responsibility with the social media portal operators, we do not have full influence on the data processing operations of the social media portals. Our options are largely based on the corporate policy of the respective provider.

The data collected directly by us via the social media presence will be deleted from our systems as soon as you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Saved cookies remain on your end device until you delete them. Mandatory legal provisions - especially retention periods - remain unaffected.

We have no influence on the storage period of your data, which is stored by the operators of the social networks for their own purposes. For details, please contact the operators of the social networks directly (e.g. in their data protection declaration, see below).

7.2 Networks in detail

We are active in the following networks:

7.2.1 Meta-Services Facebook and Instagram

We use the services of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

If consent has been obtained, the above-mentioned service is used on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 a) GDPR and § 25 TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If no consent has been obtained, the service is used R on the basis of our legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility in social media and in relation to the joint controlling with Meta on the basis of a contract to this effect.

The parent company of Facebook and Instagram, Meta Platforms, Inc. 1601 Willow Rd, Menlo Park, California 94025-1453, United States is located in an insecure third country. Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381. Further details can be found in Facebook's privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy. In addition, th USA is considered secure as long as the EU Commission's adequacy decision applies and Meta participates in the TADPF. It currently does: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active

We have concluded an agreement on joint processing (Controller Addendum) with Facebook. This agreement defines which data processing operations we or Facebook are responsible for when you visit our Facebook page. You can view this agreement at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum.

7.2.1.1 Meta Facebook profile

We have a profile on Facebook. You can adjust your advertising settings independently in your user account. To do this, click on the following link and log in: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads.

7.2.1.2 Meta Instagram profile

We have a profile on Instagram. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875 and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.

For details on how they handle your personal data, see the privacy policy from Instagram: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875.

7.2.2 LinkedIn profile

We have a profile on LinkedIn. The provider is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. LinkedIn uses advertising cookies. If you would like to disable LinkedIn advertising cookies, please use the following reference: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/dpa and https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/eu-sccs.

For details on their handling of your personal data, please refer to the privacy policy from LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.

7.2.3 Xing profile

We have a profile on XING. The provider is New Work SE, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany. If you make entries on Xing, these and your metadata will be processed there. Details on how they handle your personal data can be found in the XING data protection declaration: https://privacy.xing.com/en/privacy-policy.

7.2.4 Youtube profile

We have a profile on YouTube. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. We have concluded a joint responsibility agreement with the provider and the standard data protection contracts will transfer data to unsafe third countries. Details on how they handle your personal data can be found in the YouTube Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en. Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. See further the section Google General.

7.2.5 Vimeo-Profil

We have a profile on the video portal Vimeo, a service provided by Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA. Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission and on legitimate business interests. Further information on the handling of user data can be found in Vimeo's privacy policy at: vimeo.com/privacy.

8 Analysis tools and advertising

8.1 Google General

We use Google services for analysis and advertising. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

The use of Google is based on legitimate interest in marketing its service products as effectively as possible. Your data will also be processed in so-called unsafe third countries, such as the USA. The data transfer from Google Ireland Limited to the Google parent company in the USA, other subcontractors and other unsafe third countries is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. The USA ares not considered an unsecured third country as long as the current adequacy decision of the Commission is upheld and Google LLC continues to participate in the TATPF.

Insofar as a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) a) DSGVO and Section 25 (1) of German TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g. digital fingerprint) as defined by the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

By making the appropriate settings on your browser, you can prevent the aforementioned cookies from being stored on your computer. However, this may mean that the contents of this site can no longer be used to the same extent. By agreeing to the processing by Google, you consent to the processing of the data collected about you in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

If you have a Google account, you can object to personalised advertising using the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb. For further information on how to object to the advertisements displayed by Google, please refer to the following links: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads and https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

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

For more information on how Google handles user data, please see Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en, the legal framework for data export to so-called unsafe third countries: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and the standard contractual clauses in this context https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs. Data processing conditions specifically for advertising: https://business.safety.google/intl/de/adsprocessorterms.

8.2 New relic

This website uses new relic. New Relic Inc. is a Delaware corporation located at 188 Spear Street, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA.

New Relic is an integrated application that we use to cover various aspects of our website analysis from necessary functionality to advertising. These include, among other things: Measuring user behaviour on our website.

As part of the optimization of our advertising measures, the following data in particular can be collected and processed via the service: browser data, login data, app data, system and device information, IP address, duration and frequency of use, processed files.

As part of the processing, data can be transmitted to the unsafe third country USA. The service therefore only processes your network data in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 a) GDPR with your consent and otherwise in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 f) GDPR in connection with standard data protection clauses.

For more information on the service in general, see https://newrelic.com/termsandconditions/services-notices, for data protection and cookies see https://newrelic.com/termsandconditions/privacy.

9 Plug-ins and Tools

9.1 Google

9.1.1 We use services from Google. See generally in section 8.1 Google General.

9.1.2 YouTube

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

When you visit one of our websites on which YouTube is embedded, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. This tells the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited.

Furthermore, YouTube may store various cookies on your end device or use comparable technologies for recognition (e.g. device fingerprinting). In this way, YouTube can obtain information about visitors to this website. This information is used, among other things, to collect video statistics, improve the user experience and prevent fraud attempts.

If you are logged into your YouTube account, you allow YouTube to associate your browsing behaviour directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

YouTube is used in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers.

This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) f) DSGVO. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 a) DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Further information on the handling of user data can be found in YouTube's privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

9.1.3 Google Web Fonts (local embedding)

This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display text and fonts correctly.

For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to the Google servers. This gives Google knowledge that this website was accessed via your IP address. If a corresponding consent was requested, the processing takes place exclusively based on art. 6 para 1 subpara 1 a) GDPR. and § 25 TDDDG, as far the consent includes reading of cookies an device information (device fingerprinting). The consent can be revoked at any time.

If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font will be used by your computer.

For more information about Google Web Fonts, see

developers.google.com/fonts/faq- and in Google's privacy policy:

policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

9.1.4 Google Maps

This website uses the mapping service Google Maps. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. To enable the use of the Google Maps features, your IP address must be stored. As a rule, this information is transferred to one of Google’s servers in the United States, where it is archived. The operator of this website has no control over the data transfer. In case Google Maps has been activated, Google has the option to use Google web fonts for the purpose of the uniform depiction of fonts. When you access Google Maps, your browser will load the required web fonts into your browser cache, to correctly display text and fonts. We use Google Maps to present our online content in an appealing manner and to make the locations disclosed on our website easy to find. This constitutes a legitimate interest as defined in Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If a respective declaration of consent has been obtained, the data shall be processed exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. This declaration of consent may be revoked at any time. Data transmission to the US is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European Commission. Details can be found here:

https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and

https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/.

For more information on the handling of user data, please review Google’s Data Privacy Declaration under: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de .

9.2 Vimeo with enhanced privacy

This website integrates videos from the video portal Vimeo. The operator of the pages is Vimeo Inc, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA.

We use Vimeo in the extended data protection mode "Do-not-Track. This mode means that Vimeo does not set a cookie when you play a video on our website. When you visit one of our pages equipped with a Vimeo video, a connection to the Vimeo servers is established. The Vimeo server is informed which of our pages you have visited. In addition, Vimeo obtains your IP address. This also applies if you are not registered with Vimeo or do not have an account with Vimeo. The information collected by the provider is transmitted to its server in the USA. If you are registered with this provider, you enable it to assign your usage behaviour directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out.

Vimeo is used in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) f) GDPR. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 a) GDPR and § 25 para. 1 German TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission and, according to Vimeo, on "legitimate business interests". Further information on the handling of user data can be found in Vimeo's privacy policy at: https://vimeo.com/privacy.

10 Phone, Audio & Video

10.1 General

We use digital conferencing services, among other things, to communicate with our business partners. The specific services we use are listed below. When you communicate with us via video, chat or audio, your personal data is collected and processed by us and the provider of the respective (conferencing) service.

We collect all data that you disclose (email address or telephone number, image, text, audio). Furthermore, we process the duration, start and end of participation, number of participants and other ‘context information’ in connection with the communication process (metadata).

In addition, we process all technical data required to process online communication. This includes, in particular, IP addresses, MAC addresses, device number, type, operating system type and version, client version, camera type, microphone or loudspeaker and the type of connection.

If content is exchanged, uploaded or otherwise provided within the service, it may be stored at least temporarily on the service providers' servers. Such content includes, in particular, cloud recordings, chat or instant messages, call recordings, uploaded photos and videos, files, drawings and other information shared while using the service.

Please note that we do not have full influence on the data processing operations of the services used. Our options are largely determined by the corporate policy of the respective provider. For more information on data processing by the conference services, please refer to the individual descriptions that we have listed below this text.

We use these services in accordance with Art. 6 (1) b) GDPR to communicate with prospective or existing contractual partners or to offer certain services to our customers, as well as to generally simplify and accelerate communication with us or our company (legitimate interest). Insofar as consent has been requested, for example to record a conference, the use of the relevant applications is based on this consent; the consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future. After that, the application can no longer be used.

If and to the extent that you are informed of this before the start of the conference with reference to this declaration, your data will be recorded or processed by artificial intelligence for transcription or translation. This is usually done on the basis of legitimate interest. You can object to this. If you provide particularly sensitive data in accordance with Art. 9 f. GDPR, this is done on the basis of your consent. Employees who communicate privately are hereby informed that this is done on the basis of their consent. The storage of data based on consent can be revoked at any time. In this case, the data will be deleted and can no longer be used; this may run counter to the original purpose of the storage.

The data collected directly by us via the video and conference services will be deleted from our systems as soon as you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to store it, or the purpose for which it was stored no longer applies. Stored cookies remain on your device until you delete them. Mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

We have no influence over the storage duration of your data, which may be stored by the operators of the conference services for their own purposes or on your behalf. For details, please contact the operators of the conference services directly.

We use the following conference applications:

10.2 Microsoft Teams Ireland

We use Microsoft Teams. The provider is Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, The Atrium Building, Block B, Carmanhall Road, Sandyford Business Estate, Dublin 18, registered office:70 Sir Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland. In rare support cases, the parent company, Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, United States of America has access to your data as a sub-processor. The USA is generally an unsafe third country. This access is secured by standard data protection clauses. The USA is currently considered a safe third country because there is a valid adequacy decision and Microsoft fulfils the condition of being involved in the TADPF. In addition, we ensure that data processing in non-secure third countries also meets the requirements of the GDPR by means of a data protection impact assessment. Details on data processing can be found in the Microsoft Teams privacy policy: https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement.

10.3 CCTV Surveillance

Insofar as reference is made to this privacy policy on a video sign, it is used to monitor publicly or non-publicly accessible areas to safeguard domiciliary rights, access control, deterrence and prosecution of criminal offences to the detriment of visitors, employees or the operator.

The legal basis and purposes of the processing are stated on the video sign. There is a legitimate interest in improving the security of the company. Insofar as vending stands or gaming machines are present, the legal basis for these areas is additionally Art. 6 I c) GDPR in conjunction with German § 15 SGB VII, § 7 DGUV Vorschrift 25. Insofar as employees are affected, Art. 26 BDSG is also observed. Visitors on important routes and in places that are particularly at risk are affected, as are potential criminals who gain access to parts of the company premises that are not open to the public.

Image and video data are recorded, but no audio recordings are made, no biometric analyses are carried out and no filming is ever made in sanitary facilities or changing areas. No data is transferred to third countries outside the EEA or to international organisations. If there is no incident, the video data is deleted after 72 hours. The data is used for legal prosecution and handed over to the law enforcement authorities in cases of justified requests. They are then deleted when they are no longer required for this purpose. You can object to this processing vis-à-vis the controller, provided it is based on a balancing of interests.

11 Other Services

11.1 Job Applications

We offer website visitors the opportunity to submit job applications to us (e.g., via e-mail, via postal services on by submitting the online job application form). Below, we will brief you on the scope, purpose and use of the personal data collected from you in conjunction with the application process. We assure you that the collection, processing and use of your data will occur in compliance with the applicable data privacy rights and all other statutory provisions and that your data will always be treated as strictly confidential.

If you submit a job application to us, we will process any affiliated personal data (e.g., contact and communications data, application documents, notes taken during job interviews, etc.), if they are required to make a decision concerning the establishment or an employment relationship. The legal grounds for the aforementioned are § 26 GDPR according to German Law (Negotiation of an Employment Relationship), Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (General Contract Negotiations) and – provided you have given us your consent – Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. If you provide information on special categories of data in accordance with Art. 9 or 10 GDPR, such as health data, criminal offences, world views or political opinions, in documents sent with the application or in free text fields, for example, this constitutes your consent for us to process this data. You may revoke any consent given at any time. Within our company, your personal data will only be shared with individuals who are involved in the processing of your job application.

If your job application should result in your recruitment, the data you have submitted will be archived on the grounds of § 26 GDPR and Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR for the purpose of implementing the employment relationship in our data processing system.

If we are unable to make you a job offer or you reject a job offer or withdraw your application, we reserve the right to retain the data you have submitted on the basis of our legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) for up to 6 months from the end of the application procedure (rejection or withdrawal of the application). Afterwards the data will be deleted, and the physical application documents will be destroyed. The storage serves in particular as evidence in the event of a legal dispute. If it is evident that the data will be required after the expiry of the 6-month period (e.g., due to an impending or pending legal dispute), deletion will only take place when the purpose for further storage no longer applies.

Longer storage may also take place if you have given your agreement (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR) or if statutory data retention requirements preclude the deletion.

If we do not make you a job offer, you may be able to join our applicant pool. In case of admission, all documents and information from the application will be transferred to the applicant pool in order to contact you in case of suitable vacancies.

Admission to the applicant pool is based exclusively on your express agreement (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). The submission agreement is voluntary and has no relation to the ongoing application procedure. The affected person can revoke his agreement at any time. In this case, the data from the applicant pool will be irrevocably deleted, provided there are no legal reasons for storage.

The data from the applicant pool will be irrevocably deleted no later than two years after consent has been granted.

11.2 kameon PLC

The use of kameon PLC (privacy, legal compliance) is handled for us by bbg bitbase group GmbH together with Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited as host (Azure Cloud). The company bbg bitbase group GmbH, Am Heilbrunnen 47, 72766 Reutlingen, GERMANY, is solely responsible for technical implementation.

Use by our business partners at our invitation takes place within the framework of pre-contractual negotiations and, if necessary, additionally on the basis of consent. For basic functionality, we process your name, title, email address, password and, if desired, a second security factor. Depending on which module you have been invited to, additional data will be processed and service providers will be involved. The data will be stored for as long as necessary for the various purposes.

In PLC Drive, users can securely store and exchange data with any content via their computer or smartphone app, and their metadata is stored.

kameon PLC ACADAMY processes and documents data on how successfully a user has completed an online training course.

kameon PLC CONTRACT processes all inputs from contract negotiations, documents contracts, organises and stores their signing. If necessary, it performs auto-identification with the help of IDnow, for which video recordings of the user, their ID and their signature are processed.

The company may commission subcontractors from so-called unsafe third countries and use cookies necessary in accordance with Art. 6 (1) f) GDPR to ensure worldwide, smooth access to the portal and the necessary maintenance work. This is ensured by appropriate guarantees and the EU standard data contracts.

Further information on data protection can be found at https://www.bitbasegroup.com/datenschutzerklaerung for the bbg bitbase group and at https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-US/privacystatement for Microsoft.

Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited can be contacted at: The Atrium Building, Block B, Carmanhall Road, Sandyford Business Estate, Dublin 18. In rare support cases, the parent company, Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, 98052-6399 Redmond WA, United States of America, may access the data. This constitutes processing in an unsafe third country, which we secure with standard data protection clauses.