Privacy Policy

1. An overview of data protection

General information

The following information will provide you with an easy to navigate overview of what will happen with yourpersonal data when you visit this website. The term “personal data” comprises all data that can be used topersonally identify you. For detailed information about the subject matter of data protection, please consultour Data Protection Declaration, which we have included beneath this copy.

Data recording on this website

Who is the responsible party for the recording of data on this website (i.e., the “controller”)?
The data on this website is processed by the operator of the website, whose contact information is availableunder section “Information about the responsible party (referred to as the “controller” in the GDPR)” in thisPrivacy Policy.

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 informationyou enter into our contact form.Other data shall be recorded by our IT systems automatically or after you consent to its recording duringyour 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.

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 datamay be used to analyze your user patterns.

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 archivedpersonal data at any time without having to pay a fee for such disclosures. You also have the right to demandthat your data are rectified or eradicated. If you have consented to data processing, you have the option torevoke this consent at any time, which shall affect all future data processing. Moreover, you have the right todemand that the processing of your data be restricted under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you havethe 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 protectionrelated issues.

2. Hosting

External Hosting
This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). Personal data collected on this website arestored on the servers of the host. These may include, but are not limited to, IP addresses, contact requests,metadata and communications, contract information, contact information, names, web page access, andother data generated through a web site.The host is used for the purpose of fulfilling the contract with our potential and existing customers (Art.6(1)(b) GDPR) and in the interest of secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online services by aprofessional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). If appropriate consent has been obtained, the processing is carriedout exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TTDSG, insofar the consent includes thestorage of cookies or the access to information in the user's end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within themeaning of the TTDSG. This consent can be revoked at any time.Our host will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfil its performance obligations and tofollow our instructions with respect to such data.We are using the following host:

Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd
One Microsoft Place
South County Business Park
Leopardstown
Dublin 18
D18 P521
Irland
Server Standort Europe / Region Germany West Central / Frankfurt

Data processing
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) with the above-mentioned provider. This is acontract mandated by data privacy laws that guarantees that they process personal data of our websitevisitors only based on our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General information and mandatory information

Data protection
The operators of this website and its pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. Hence,we handle your personal data as confidential information and in compliance with the statutory dataprotection regulations and this Data Protection Declaration.Whenever you use this website, a variety of personal information will be collected. Personal data comprisesdata that can be used to personally identify you. This Data Protection Declaration explains which data wecollect as well as the purposes we use this data for. It also explains how, and for which purpose theinformation 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.

Information about the responsible party (referred to as the “controller” in the GDPR)
The data processing controller on this website is:

marbet Marion & Bettina Würth GmbH & Co. KG
Karl-Kurz-Straße 44
74523 Schwäbisch Hall
Telefon: +49 791 49380 100
E-Mail: datenschutz@marbet.com

The controller is the natural person or legal entity that single-handedly or jointly with others makesdecisions as to the purposes of and resources for the processing of personal data (e.g., names, e-mailaddresses, etc.).

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

Designation of a data protection officer
We have appointed a data protection officer.

Mister Martin Goebes
i.A. der DSS-connect GmbH
Salinenstr. 23/1
74177 Bad Friedrichshall
Phone: +49713 696 575 99
E-mail: dsb@dss-connect.de

Information on data transfer to the USA and other non-EU countries
Among other things, we use tools of companies domiciled in the United States or other from a dataprotection perspective non-secure non-EU countries. If these tools are active, your personal data maypotentially be transferred to these non-EU countries and may be processed there. We must point out that inthese countries, a data protection level that is comparable to that in the EU cannot be guaranteed. Forinstance, U.S. enterprises are under a mandate to release personal data to the security agencies and you asthe data subject do not have any litigation options to defend yourself in court. Hence, it cannot be ruled outthat U.S. agencies (e.g., the Secret Service) may process, analyze, and permanently archive your personaldata for surveillance purposes. We have no control over these processing activities.

Revocation of your consent to the processing of data
A wide range of data processing transactions are possible only subject to your express consent. You can alsorevoke at any time any consent you have already given us. This shall be without prejudice to the lawfulnessof any data collection that occurred prior to your revocation.

Right to object to the collection of data in special cases; right to object to directadvertising (Art. 21 GDPR)
IN THE EVENT THAT DATA ARE PROCESSED ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVETHE RIGHT TO AT ANY TIME OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA BASED ONGROUNDS ARISING FROM YOUR UNIQUE SITUATION. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO ANY PROFILING BASEDON THESE PROVISIONS. TO DETERMINE THE LEGAL BASIS, ON WHICH ANY PROCESSING OF DATA ISBASED, PLEASE CONSULT THIS DATA PROTECTION DECLARATION. IF YOU LOG AN OBJECTION, WEWILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE ARE IN A POSITION TOPRESENT COMPELLING PROTECTION WORTHY GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING OF YOUR DATA,THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR IF THE PURPOSE OF THEPROCESSING IS THE CLAIMING, EXERCISING OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL ENTITLEMENTS (OBJECTIONPURSUANT 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 FORTHE PURPOSES OF SUCH ADVERTISING AT ANY TIME. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THEEXTENT THAT IT IS AFFILIATED WITH SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONALDATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES(OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) GDPR).

Right to log a complaint with the competent supervisory agency
n the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects are entitled to log a complaint with a supervisoryagency, 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 otheradministrative or court proceedings available as legal recourses.

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

Information about, rectification and eradication of data
Within the scope of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right to at any time demandinformation about your archived personal data, their source and recipients as well as the purpose of theprocessing of your data. You may also have a right to have your data rectified or eradicated. If you havequestions about this subject matter or any other questions about personal data, please do not hesitate tocontact us at any time.

Right to demand processing restrictions
You have the right to demand the imposition of restrictions as far as the processing of your personal data isconcerned. To do so, you may contact us at any time. The right to demand restriction of processing applies inthe following cases:

• In the event that you should dispute the correctness of your data archived by us, we will usually needsome time to verify this claim. During the time that this investigation is ongoing, you have the right todemand 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 todemand 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 legalentitlements, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data insteadof its eradication.If you have raised an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, your rights and our rights will have to beweighed against each other. As long as it has not been determined whose interests prevail, you have theright 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 toprotect the rights of other natural persons or legal entities or for important public interest reasons cited bythe European Union or a member state of the EU.

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 toprotect the rights of other natural persons or legal entities or for important public interest reasons cited bythe European Union or a member state of the EU.

SSL and/or TLS encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as purchase orders orinquiries you submit to us as the website operator, this website uses either an SSL or a TLS encryptionprogram. You can recognize an encrypted connection by checking whether the address line of the browserswitches 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.

Rejection of unsolicited e-mails
We herewith object to the use of contact information published in conjunction with the mandatoryinformation to be provided in our Site Notice 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 legalaction in the event of the unsolicited sending of promotional information, for instance via SPAM messages.

4. Recording of data on this website

Cookies
Our websites and pages use what the industry refers to as “cookies.” Cookies are small text files that do notcause any damage to your device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (sessioncookies) or they are permanently archived on your device (permanent cookies). Session cookies areautomatically deleted once you terminate your visit. Permanent cookies remain archived on your deviceuntil 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 (third-party cookies). These cookies enable you or us to take advantage of certain services offered by the thirdparty (e.g., cookies for the processing of payment services).Cookies have a variety of functions. Many cookies are technically essential since certain website functionswould not work in the absence of the cookies (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Thepurpose of other cookies may be the analysis of user patterns or the display of promotional messages.Cookies, which are required for the performance of electronic communication transactions, or for theprovision of certain functions you want to use (e.g., for the shopping cart function) or those that arenecessary for the optimization (required cookies) of the website (e.g., cookies that provide measurableinsights into the web audience), shall be stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless a different legal basisis cited. The operator of the website has a legitimate interest in the storage of required cookies to ensure thetechnically error free and optimized provision of the operator’s services. If your consent to the storage of thecookies and similar recognition technologies has been requested, processing occurs exclusively on the basisof the consent obtained (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TTDSG); this consent may be revoked at any time.You have the option to set up your browser in such a manner that you will be notified any time cookies areplaced and to permit the acceptance of cookies only in specific cases. You may also exclude the acceptance ofcookies in certain cases or in general or activate the delete function for the automatic eradication of cookieswhen 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 willseparately notify you in conjunction with this Data Protection Policy and, if applicable, ask for your consent.

Consent with Usercentrics
This website uses the consent technology of Usercentrics to obtain your consent to the storage of certaincookies on your device or for the use of specific technologies, and to document the former in a dataprotection compliant manner. The party offering this technology is Usercentrics GmbH, Sendlinger Straße 7,80331 München, Germany, website:https://usercentrics.com/ (hereinafter referred to as “Usercentrics”).

Whenever you visit our website, the following personal data will be transferred to Usercentrics:
The type and version of browser used
The used operating system

• Referrer URL
  
• The type and version of browser used
• The hostname of the accessing computer
• The time of the server inquiry
• The IP address
  

This data is not merged with other data sources.This data is recorded on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The operator of the website has a legitimate interestin the technically error free depiction and the optimization of the operator’s website. In order to achieve this,server log files must be recorded.

Contact form
If you submit inquiries to us via our contact form, the information provided in the contact form as well as anycontact information provided therein will be stored by us in order to handle your inquiry and in the eventthat we have further questions. We will not share this information without your consent.The processing of these data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, if your request is related to the execution of acontract or if it is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases the processing is basedon our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the requests addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) oron your agreement (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested; the consent can be revoked at any time.The information you have entered into the contact form shall remain with us until you ask us to eradicate thedata, revoke your consent to the archiving of data or if the purpose for which the information is beingarchived no longer exists (e.g., after we have concluded our response to your inquiry). This shall be withoutprejudice to any mandatory legal provisions, in particular retention periods.

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 thesedata 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 acontract or is required for the performance of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the data areprocessed 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 consent can berevoked at any time.The data sent by you to us via contact requests remain with us until you request us to delete, revoke yourconsent 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.

Hubspot CRM
We use Hubspot CRM on this website. The provider is Hubspot Inc. 25 Street, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA(hereafter Hubspot CRM).Hubspot CRM enables us, among other things, to manage existing and potential customers and customercontacts, to communicate with you and to plan and execute marketing activities in line with your interests.Hubspot CRM enables us to capture, sort and analyze customer interactions via email, social media, or phoneacross multiple channels. The personal data collected in this way can be evaluated and used forcommunication with the potential customer or marketing measures (e.g., newsletter mailings). HubspotCRM also enables us to collect and analyze the user behavior of our contacts on our website.

The use of Hubspot CRM is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in themost efficient customer management and customer communication. If appropriate consent has beenobtained, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TTDSG,insofar the consent includes the storage of cookies or the access to information in the user’s end device (e.g.,device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. This consent can be revoked at any time.

For details, please refer to Hubspot’s privacy policy:https://legal.hubspot.com/de/p...

Data transmission to the US is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details canbe found here:https://www.hubspot.de/data-pr....

Data processing
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) with the above-mentioned provider. This is acontract mandated by data privacy laws that guarantees that they process personal data of our websitevisitors only based on our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

5. Analysis tools and advertising

Google Tag Manager
We use the Google Tag Manager. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street,Dublin 4, IrelandThe Google Tag Manager is a tool that allows us to integrate tracking or statistical tools and othertechnologies on our website. The Google Tag Manager itself does not create any user profiles, does not storecookies, and does not carry out any independent analyses. It only manages and runs the tools integrated viait. However, the Google Tag Manager does collect your IP address, which may also be transferred toGoogle’s parent company in the United States. The Google Tag Manager is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimateinterest in the quick and uncomplicated integration and administration of various tools on his website. Ifappropriate consent has been obtained, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a)GDPR and § 25 (1) TTDSG, insofar the consent includes the storage of cookies or the access to information inthe user’s end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. This consent can berevoked at any time.

Google Analytics
This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider of this service isGoogle Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyze the behavior patterns of website visitors. To thatend, the website operator receives a variety of user data, such as pages accessed, time spent on the page, theutilized operating system and the user’s origin. This data is summarized in a user-ID and assigned to therespective end device of the website visitor. Furthermore, Google Analytics allows us to record your mouse and scroll movements and clicks, amongother things. Google Analytics uses various modeling approaches to augment the collected data sets anduses machine learning technologies in data analysis. Google Analytics uses technologies that make the recognition of the user for the purpose of analyzing theuser behavior patterns (e.g., cookies or device fingerprinting). The website use information recorded byGoogle is, as a rule transferred to a Google server in the United States, where it is stored. The use of these services occurs on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1)TTDSG. You may revoke your consent at any time.

Data transmission to the US is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the EuropeanCommission. Details can be found here:https://privacy.google.com/bus...

Browser Plugin
You can prevent the recording and processing of your data by Google by downloading and installing thebrowser plugin available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

For more information about the handling of user data by Google Analytics, please consult Google’s DataPrivacy Declaration at:https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.

Contract data processing
We have executed a contract data processing agreement with Google and are implementing the stringentprovisions of the German data protection agencies to the fullest when using Google Analytics.

Hotjar
This website utilizes Hotjar. The provider is Hotjar Ltd., Level 2, St Julians Business Centre, 3, Elia ZammitStreet, St Julians STJ 1000, Malta, Europe (website:https://www.hotjar.com

Hotjar is a tool used to analyze your user patterns on this website. Hotjar allows us to for instance recordyour mouse and scroll movements as well as your click. During this process, Hotjar also has the capability to determine how long your cursor remained in a certain position. Based on this information, Hotjar compilesso-called Heatmaps, that make possible to determine which parts of the website the website visitor reviewswith preference.We are also able to determine how long you have stayed on a page of this website and when you left. We canalso determine at which point you suspended making entries into a contact form (so-called conversionfunnels).Furthermore, Hotjar can be deployed to obtain direct feedback from website visitors. This function aims atthe improvement of the website offerings of the website operator.Hotjar uses technologies that make it possible to recognize the user for the purpose of analyzing the userpatterns (e.g., cookies or the deployment of device fingerprinting).If your approval (consent) has been obtained the use of the abovementioned service shall occur on the basisof Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25 TTDSG (German Telecommunications Act). Such consent may be revoked atany time. If your consent was not obtained, the use of the service will occur on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR;the website operator has a legitimate interest in the analysis of user patterns to optimize both, the webpresentation and the operator’s advertising activities.

Deactivation of Hotjar
If you would like to deactivate the recording of data by Hotjar, please click on the link below and follow theinstructions provided under the link:https://www.hotjar.com/policies/do-not-track

Please keep in mind that you will have to separately deactivate Hotjar for every browser and every device.

For more detailed information about Hotjar and the data to be recorded, please consult the Data PrivacyDeclaration of Hotjar under the following link:https://www.hotjar.com/privacy

Data processing
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) with the above-mentioned provider. This is acontract mandated by data privacy laws that guarantees that they process personal data of our websitevisitors only based on our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

6. Newsletter

Newsletter data
If you would like to subscribe to the newsletter offered on this website, we will need from you an e-mailaddress as well as information that allow us to verify that you are the owner of the e-mail address providedand consent to the receipt of the newsletter. No further data shall be collected or shall be collected only on avoluntary basis. We shall use such data only for the sending of the requested information and shall not sharesuch data with any third parties.The processing of the information entered into the newsletter subscription form shall occur exclusively onthe basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may revoke the consent you have given to the archiving ofdata, the e-mail address, and the use of this information for the sending of the newsletter at any time, forinstance by clicking on the “Unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. This shall be without prejudice to thelawfulness of any data processing transactions that have taken place to date.

The data deposited with us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until youunsubscribe from the newsletter or the newsletter service provider and deleted from the newsletterdistribution list after you unsubscribe from the newsletter or after the purpose has ceased to apply. Wereserve the right to delete or block e-mail addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our owndiscretion within the scope of our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.Data stored for other purposes with us remain unaffected.After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your e-mail address may be stored by us or thenewsletter service provider in a blacklist, if such action is necessary to prevent future mailings. The datafrom the blacklist is used only for this purpose and not merged with other data. This serves both yourinterest and our interest in complying with the legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimateinterest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). The storage in the blacklist is indefinite. You may object tothe storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.

7. Plug-ins and Tools

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 istransferred to one of Google’s servers in the United States, where it is archived. The operator of this websitehas no control over the data transfer. In case Google Maps has been activated, Google has the option to useGoogle web fonts for the purpose of the uniform depiction of fonts. When you access Google Maps, yourbrowser 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 locationsdisclosed on our website easy to find. This constitutes a legitimate interest as defined in Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Ifappropriate consent has been obtained, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a)GDPR and § 25 (1) TTDSG, insofar the consent includes the storage of cookies or the access to information inthe user’s end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. This consent can berevoked at any time.Data transmission to the US is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the EuropeanCommission.

Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/bus... and https://privacy.google.com/bus...

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

Google reCAPTCHA
We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereinafter referred to as “reCAPTCHA”) on this website. The provider isGoogle Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.The purpose of reCAPTCHA is to determine whether data entered on this website (e.g., information enteredinto a contact form) is being provided by a human user or by an automated program. To determine this,reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitors based on a variety of parameters. This analysis istriggered automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the site. For this analysis, reCAPTCHAevaluates a variety of data (e.g., IP address, time the website visitor spent on the site or cursor movementsinitiated by the user). The data tracked during such analyses are forwarded to Google. reCAPTCHA analyses run entirely in the background. Website visitors are not alerted that an analysis isunderway.Data are stored and analyzed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimateinterest in the protection of the operator’s websites against abusive automated spying and against SPAM. Ifappropriate consent has been obtained, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a)GDPR and § 25 (1) TTDSG, insofar the consent includes the storage of cookies or the access to information inthe user’s end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. This consent can berevoked at any time.

For more information about Google reCAPTCHA please refer to the Google Data Privacy Declaration andTerms Of Use under the following links: https://policies.google.com/pr... and https://policies.google.com/te....

7. Custom Services

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

Scope and purpose of the collection of data
If you submit a job application to us, we will process any affiliated personal data (e.g., contact andcommunications data, application documents, notes taken during job interviews, etc.), if they are required tomake a decision concerning the establishment or an employment relationship. The legal grounds for theaforementioned are § 26 BDSG 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. You may revoke any consent given at any time. Within our company, your personal data will only beshared 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 thegrounds of § 26 BDSG and Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR for the purpose of implementing the employment relationshipin our data processing system.

Data Archiving Period
PeriodIf we are unable to make you a job offer or you reject a job offer or withdraw your application, we reserve theright to retain the data you have submitted on the basis of our legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) for upto 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 storageserves in particular as evidence in the event of a legal dispute. If it is evident that the data will be requiredafter the expiry of the 6-month period (e.g., due to an impending or pending legal dispute), deletion will onlytake 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 statutorydata retention requirements preclude the deletion.