Data protection declaration Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal data is neither required by law or contract nor necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the data. Failure to provide shall have no consequences. This shall apply only to the extent that no indication to the contrary is given in the subsequent processing operations. “Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Server log files
You can visit our website without providing any personal information.
Every time you access our website, usage data is transmitted to us or our web hoster / IT service provider by your Internet browser and stored in log data (so-called server log files). This stored data includes, for example, the name of the page accessed, the date and time of access, the IP address, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO based on our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the trouble-free operation of our website and improving our services.

Contact usResponsible person/data protection officer Contact us on request. The controller responsible for data processing is: actoVent GmbH, Daimlerstraße 1, 71384 Weinstadt Germany, +49 711 4804800, info@actovent.de You can contact our data protection officer directly at: datenschutz@actovent.de

If you contact us by e-mail on your own initiative, we will only collect your personal data (name, e-mail address, message text) to the extent provided by you. The data processing serves the treatment and answer of your contact inquiry. If the contact serves the execution of pre-contractual measures (e.g. consultation with purchase interest, offer preparation) or concerns an already closed contract between you and us, this data processing takes place on basis of the art. 6 exp. 1 lit. b GDPR. If the contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO from our overriding legitimate interest in processing and responding to your request. In this case, you have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to exercise this right at any time on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO based processing of personal data concerning you. We will only use your e-mail address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Collection and processing when using the contact form When you use the contact form, we only collect your personal data (name, e-mail address, message text) to the extent that you provide it. The data processing serves the purpose of contacting you. If the contact serves the execution of pre-contractual measures (e.g. consultation with purchase interest, offer preparation) or concerns an already closed contract between you and us, this data processing takes place on basis of the art. 6 exp. 1 lit. b GDPR. If the contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO from our overriding legitimate interest in processing and responding to your request. In this case, you have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to exercise this right at any time on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO based processing of personal data concerning you. We will only use your e-mail address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use. Advertising Use of your personal data for sending postal advertising We use your personal data (name, address), which we have received as part of the sale of a product or service, to send you postal advertising, provided you have not objected to this use. The provision of this data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to do so will result in the inability to enter into a contract. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in direct advertising. You can object to this use of your address data at any time by notifying us. You can find the contact details for exercising your objection in the legal notice. Use of the e-mail address for sending newsletters We use your e-mail address independently of the contract processing exclusively for our own advertising purposes for sending newsletters, provided you have expressly consented to this. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO with your consent. You may revoke your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation. You can unsubscribe at any time by using the appropriate link in the newsletter or by notifying us. Your e-mail address will then be removed from the mailing list. Use of Brevo (formerly Sendinblue) We use the service of Sendinblue GmbH (Köpenicker Straße 126, 10179 Berlin; “Brevo”) for sending newsletters as part of order processing. We pass on the information you provide during the newsletter registration process (e-mail address, first name and surname if applicable) to Brevo. The data processing serves the purpose of sending the newsletter and its statistical evaluation. In order to evaluate newsletter campaigns, the email newsletters sent contain a 1×1 pixel graphic (tracking pixel) and/or a tracking link. This allows us to determine whether you have opened the newsletter and whether you have clicked on any integrated links. In this context, your personal data such as IP address, browser type and device as well as the time of opening may also be collected. This data can be used to create user profiles under a pseudonym. The data collected will not be used to identify you personally. The data collected is only used for statistical analysis to improve newsletter campaigns. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in a targeted, effective advertising and user-friendly newsletter system. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation. Further information and Brevo’s privacy policy can be found at: https://www.brevo.com/de/legal/privacypolicy/.

Cookies
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored in the Internet browser or by the Internet browser on a user’s computer system. When a user accesses a website, a cookie may be stored on the user’s operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string of characters that allows the browser to be uniquely identified when you return to the website.
Cookies are stored on your computer. Therefore, you have full control over the use of cookies. By selecting the appropriate technical settings in your Internet browser, you can be notified before cookies are set and decide individually whether to accept them, as well as prevent cookies from being stored and the data they contain from being transmitted. Already stored cookies can be deleted at any time. However, we would like to point out that you may then not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent.
You can find out how to manage (including disabling) cookies in the main browsers by following the links below:
Technically necessary cookies
Unless otherwise stated in the data protection declaration below, we only use these technically necessary cookies for the purpose of making our offer more user-friendly, effective and secure. Furthermore, cookies enable our systems to recognize your browser even after a page change and to offer you services. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after a page change.
The use of cookies or similar technologies is based on § 25 para. 2 TTDSG. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO from our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the optimal functionality of the website and a user-friendly and effective design of our offer.
You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation.
Use of Borlabs cookie
On our website, we use the consent management tool Borlabs Cookie from the provider Borlabs – Benjamin A. Bornschein (Georg-Wilhelm-Str. 17, 21107 Hamburg; “Borlabs”).
The tool enables you to give your consent to data processing via the website, in particular the setting of cookies, and to exercise your right of revocation for consent already given.
The purpose of data processing is to obtain and document the necessary consent for data processing and thus to comply with legal obligations.
Cookies can be used for this purpose. The following information, among others, may be collected: Date and time of page view, information about the browser you are using and the device you are using, UID (randomly assigned anonymous ID), opt-in and opt-out data. This data will not be passed on to third parties.
The data processing is carried out for the fulfilment of a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.
For more information about Borlabs’ privacy practices, please visit: https://de.borlabs.io/borlabs-cookie/

Analysis of advertising tracking Use of Google Analytics We use the web analysis service Google Analytics from Google Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “Google”) on our website. The data processing is for the purpose of analysing this website and its visitors and for marketing and advertising purposes. Google will use the information obtained on behalf of the operator of this website for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The following information, among others, may be collected: IP address, date and time of page view, click path, information about the browser you are using and the device you are using, pages visited, referrer URL (website from which you accessed our website), location data, purchase activity. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the framework of Google Analytics is not merged with other data from Google. Google Analytics uses technologies such as cookies, web storage in the browser and tracking pixels, which allow an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by this about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. There is no EU Commission adequacy decision for the USA. The data transfer is carried out, among others, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, viewable at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms/. Both Google and US government agencies have access to your data. Your information may be linked by Google to other information, such as your search history, personal accounts, usage data from other devices, and any other information Google may have about you. IP anonymization is activated on this website. This means that your IP address will be shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. The use of cookies or similar technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of § 25 para. 1 p. 1 TTDSG in conjunction with. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data is carried out with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You may revoke your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation. You can find more information on terms of use and data protection at https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ and at https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=de. Use of Facebook Pixel We use the remarketing function “Custom Audiences” of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland “Facebook”) on our website. Meta Platforms Ireland and we are jointly responsible for the collection of your data and the transmission of this data to Facebook when the service is integrated. This is based on an agreement between us and Meta Platforms Ireland on the joint processing of personal data, which defines the respective responsibilities. The agreement can be accessed at https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. Thereafter, we are responsible in particular for complying with the information obligations under Articles 13, 14 GDPR, for complying with the security requirements of Article 32 GDPR with regard to the correct technical implementation and configuration of the Service, and for complying with the obligations under Articles 33, 34 GDPR to the extent that a personal data breach affects our obligations under the Joint Processing Agreement. Meta Platforms Ireland has the responsibility to enable data subject rights under Art. 15 – 20 GDPR, to comply with the security requirements of Art. 32 GDPR with respect to the security of the Service, and to comply with the obligations under Art. 33, 34 GDPR to the extent that a personal data breach affects Meta Platforms Ireland’s obligations under the Joint Processing Agreement. The application serves the purpose of targeting visitors to the website with interest-based advertising on the social network Facebook. For this purpose, Facebook’s remarketing tag was implemented on the website. Via this tag, a direct connection to the Facebook servers is established when visiting the website. This transmits to the Facebook server which of our pages you have visited. Facebook associates this information with your personal Facebook user account. When you visit the Facebook social network, you are then shown personalized, interest-based Facebook ads. Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no EU Commission adequacy decision for the USA. The data transfer is based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as appropriate safeguards for the protection of personal data, available at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO due to our overriding legitimate interest in targeting site visitors with interest-based advertising. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation. You can deactivate the “Custom Audiences” remarketing function here. For more information on the collection and use of data by Facebook, your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy, please refer to Facebook’s privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

Use of Google Ads conversion tracking We use the online advertising program “Google Ads” on our website and in this context conversion tracking (visit action evaluation). Google Conversion Tracking is an analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland). When you click on an ad placed by Google, a cookie for conversion tracking is placed on your computer. These cookies have a limited validity, do not contain any personal data and are therefore not used for personal identification. If you visit certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that you clicked on the ad and were redirected to this page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. Thus, there is no possibility that cookies can be tracked through Ads clients’ websites. The information obtained with the help of the conversion cookie is used for the purpose of creating conversion statistics. This tells us the total number of users who clicked on one of our ads and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, we do not receive any information that personally identifies users. Your data may be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC in the USA. There is no EU Commission adequacy decision for the USA. The data transfer is carried out, among others, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, viewable at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://business.safety.google/adscontrollerterms/.
The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO from our overriding legitimate interest in targeting site visitors with interest-based advertising. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation. You can deactivate personalized advertising for you in the Google advertising settings. You can find instructions on how to do this at https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=de. Alternatively, you can prevent the use of cookies by third-party providers by visiting the deactivation page of the Network Advertising Initiative at https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and implementing the further information on opting out mentioned there. They will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics. You can find more information and Google’s privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/
Use of Google AdSense We use the AdSense function of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) on our website. The purpose of data processing is to rent out advertising space on the website and to target visitors to the website with interest-based advertising. By means of this function, visitors to the Provider’s website are shown personalized, interest-based advertisements from the Google Display Network. In doing so, Google uses cookies that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. There is no EU Commission adequacy decision for the USA. The data transfer is carried out, among others, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, viewable at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://business.safety.google/adscontrollerterms/. Google may transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.
The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our overriding legitimate interest in targeting website visitors with interest-based advertising. You have the right to object to this processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. You can permanently deactivate the use of cookies by Google by following the link below and downloading and installing the plug-in provided there: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996?hl=de. Alternatively, you can prevent the use of cookies by third parties by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page at https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and implementing the further opt-out information provided there. For more information and Google’s privacy policy, please visit: https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/ and https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/
Use of the remarketing or “similar target groups” function of Google Inc. We use the remarketing or “similar target groups” function of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) on our website. The application serves the purpose of analyzing visitor behavior and interests. Google uses cookies to perform the analysis of website usage, which forms the basis for the creation of interest-based advertisements. The cookies are used to record visits to the website and anonymized data about the use of the website. There is no storage of personal data of visitors to the website. If you subsequently visit another website in the Google Display Network, you will be shown advertisements that are highly likely to take into account previously accessed product and information areas. Your data may be transmitted to Google LLC servers in the USA. There is no EU Commission adequacy decision for the USA. The data transfer is based, inter alia, on standard contractual clauses as appropriate safeguards for the protection of personal data, viewable at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our overriding legitimate interest in targeting website visitors with interest-based advertising. You have the right to object to this processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. You can permanently deactivate the use of cookies by Google by following the following link and downloading and installing the plug-in provided there: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996?hl=de Alternatively, you can prevent the use of cookies by third-party providers by visiting the deactivation page of the Network Advertising Initiative at https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and implementing the further information on opt-out mentioned there. You can find more information on Google Remarketing and the associated privacy policy at: https://www.google.com/privacy/ads/

HubSpot We use HubSpot for our online marketing activities. This is an integrated software solution that we use to cover various aspects of our online marketing. We use all collected information exclusively to optimize our marketing. All information we collect is subject to this Privacy Policy. HubSpot is a software company from the USA with a branch in Ireland. Contact: HubSpot 2nd Floor, 30 North Wall Quay Dublin 1, Ireland , Phone: +353 1 5187500 Information includes: – Content management (website and blog) – Email marketing (newsletters and automated mailings, e.g. to provide downloads) – Social media publishing & reporting – Reporting (e.g. traffic sources, hits, etc. …) – Contact management (e.g. user segmentation & CRM) – Landing pages and contact forms Since personal data is transferred to the USA, further protection mechanisms are required to ensure the level of data protection required by the GDPR. To ensure this, we have concluded standard data protection clauses with the provider pursuant to Art. 46 Para. 2 lit. c GDPR agreed. These oblige the recipient of the data in the USA to process the data in accordance with the level of protection in Europe. – HubSpot’s privacy policy more… – HubSpot with regard to EU data protection regulations more… – You can find out more about the cookies used by HubSpot more and moreUse ofthe LinkedIn Insight Tag We use the LinkedIn Insight Tag of LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company (Attn: Legal Dept., Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland; “LindedIn”) on our website for conversion tracking (visit action evaluation) and retargeting (display of personalized advertisements). The LinkedIn Insight tag places a unique LinkedIn browser cookie (conversion cookie) in your browser and allows the following data to be collected for this cookie: metadata such as IP address, timestamp, and page events (e.g. page views). These cookies have a limited validity. If you visit certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, LinkedIn and we can recognize that you clicked on the ad and were redirected to that page. The LinkedIn Insight tag also allows LinkedIn to collect data about visits to our website, including URL, referrer URL, IP address, device and browser properties (user agent), and timestamp. This data is transferred to LinkedIn, encrypted, IP addresses are shortened, and LinkedIn members’ direct IDs are removed within seven days to pseudonymize the data. This remaining pseudonymized data is then deleted by LinkedIn within 90 days. LinkedIn does not share any personally identifiable information with us, but only provides aggregate reports on website audience and ad performance. LinkedIn members can specify the use of their personal data for advertising purposes in their account settings. The information obtained with the help of the conversion cookie is used for the purpose of creating conversion statistics. This tells us the total number of users who clicked on one of our ads and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no EU Commission adequacy decision for the USA. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO from our overriding legitimate interest in targeting site visitors with interest-based advertising. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation. You can prevent the use of cookies by third-party providers by visiting recognized opt-out websites, e.g. at https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ or www.aboutads.info/choices and implement the further information on opting out mentioned there. You can find more information about cookies and LinkedIn’s privacy policy at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy and https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. Plug-ins and miscellaneousUse of social plug-ins We use social network plug-ins on our website. The integration of social plug-ins and the data processing that takes place serves the purpose of optimizing advertising for our products. When social plug-ins are integrated, a link is established between your computer and the servers of the social network providers and the plug-in is displayed on the page by notifying your browser, provided you have expressly consented to this. Both your IP address and the information about which of our pages you have visited are transmitted to the provider servers. This applies regardless of whether you are registered or logged in to the social network. Transmission also takes place for users who are not registered or logged in. If you are connected to one or more of your social network accounts at the same time, the collected information may also be associated with your respective profiles. When using the plug-in functions (e.g. by pressing the button), this information is also assigned to your user account. You can prevent this assignment by logging out of your social media accounts before visiting our website and before activating the buttons. The use of cookies or similar technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of § 25 para. 1 p. 1 TTDSG in conjunction with. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data is carried out with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You may revoke your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation. The social networks named below are integrated into our website by means of social plug-ins. For more information on the scope and purpose of the collection and use of the data, as well as your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy, please refer to the linked data protection notices of the providers. Facebook of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland) Meta Platforms Ireland and we are jointly responsible for the collection of your data when the service is integrated and the transmission of this data to Facebook. This is based on an agreement between us and Meta Platforms Ireland on the joint processing of personal data, which defines the respective responsibilities. The agreement can be accessed at https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. Thereafter, we are responsible in particular for complying with the information obligations under Articles 13, 14 GDPR, for complying with the security requirements of Article 32 GDPR with regard to the correct technical implementation and configuration of the Service, and for complying with the obligations under Articles 33, 34 GDPR to the extent that a personal data breach affects our obligations under the Joint Processing Agreement. Meta Platforms Ireland has the responsibility to enable data subject rights under Art. 15 – 20 GDPR, to comply with the security requirements of Art. 32 GDPR with respect to the security of the Service, and to comply with the obligations under Art. 33, 34 GDPR to the extent that a personal data breach affects Meta Platforms Ireland’s obligations under the Joint Processing Agreement. Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no EU Commission adequacy decision for the USA. The data transfer is based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as appropriate safeguards for the protection of personal data, available at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum. For more information on the collection and use of data by Facebook, your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy, please refer to Facebook’s privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

Instagram of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland): https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388 Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no EU Commission adequacy decision for the USA. The data transfer is based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as appropriate safeguards for the protection of personal data, available at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/standard-contractual-clauses-scc_de.

LinkedIn of LinkedIn Corporation (2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?trk=uno-reg-guest-home-privacy-policy Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA.

Twitter de Twitter Inc. (1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94107, EE. UU.) https://twitter.com/privacy Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no EU Commission adequacy decision for the USA.
Xing of XING SE (Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany) https://www.xing.com/privacy Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no EU Commission adequacy decision for the USA. The data transfer is based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as appropriate safeguards for the protection of personal data, available at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/standard-contractual-clauses-scc_de.

Use of GoogleMaps We use the function for embedding GoogleMaps maps from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “Google”) on our website. The function enables the visual display of geographical information and interactive maps. In doing so, Google also collects, processes and uses data of the visitors of the websites when calling up the pages in which GoogleMaps maps are integrated. Your data may also be transferred to the USA. There is no EU Commission adequacy decision for the USA. The data transfer is based, inter alia, on standard contractual clauses as appropriate safeguards for the protection of personal data, viewable at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of the website. You have the right to object to this processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. You can find more information on the collection and use of data by Google in Google’s privacy policy at https://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html. You can also change your settings there in the data protection center so that you can manage and protect your data processed by Google. Use of YouTube We use the function for embedding YouTube videos from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “YouTube”) on our website.YouTube is a company affiliated with Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”). The function displays videos stored on YouTube in an iFrame on the website. The “Enhanced privacy mode” option is activated. As a result, YouTube does not store any information about visitors to the website. Only when you watch a video, information about it is transmitted to YouTube and stored there. Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no EU Commission adequacy decision for the USA. The data transfer is based, inter alia, on standard contractual clauses as appropriate safeguards for the protection of personal data, viewable at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of the website. You have the right to object to this processing of your personal data at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation. For more information on the collection and use of data by YouTube and Google, your rights in this regard and ways to protect your privacy, please refer to YouTube’s privacy policy at https://www.youtube.com/t/privacy. Use of Vimeo We use plug-ins from Vimeo Inc. on our website. (555 West 18th Street New York, New York 10011, USA; “Vimeo”) for the integration of videos of the portal “Vimeo”. If you call up pages of our website that are provided with such a plug-in, a connection is established to the servers of Vimeo and the plug-in is displayed on the page by notifying your browser. This transmits to the servers of Vimeo both your IP address and the information about which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged in to Vimeo, Vimeo assigns this information to your personal user account. When using the plug-in functions (e.g. by starting a video by pressing the corresponding button), this information is also assigned to your Vimeo account. Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no EU Commission adequacy decision for the USA. The data transfer is based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as appropriate safeguards for the protection of personal data, available at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/standard-contractual-clauses-scc_de. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO from our overriding legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of our website and the legitimate interest of Vimeo in market analysis and in improving its services in a needs-based and targeted manner. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation. If you do not want Vimeo to assign the information collected directly to your Vimeo account, you must log out of Vimeo before visiting our website. For more information on the purpose and scope of the collection and further use and processing of the data by Vimeo, as well as your rights and options for protecting your privacy, please refer to Vimeo’s privacy policy: https://vimeo.com/privacy

Data subject rights and storage period

retention period

The data will be stored in accordance with legal retention periods and then deleted after expiry of the deadline, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Rights of the data subject If the legal requirements are met, you have the following rights under Art. 15 to 20 GDPR: Right of access, right to rectification, right to erasure, right to restriction of processing, right to data portability. Furthermore, according to Art. 21 para. 1 DSGVO the right to object to processing based on Art. 6 (1) DSGVO. 1 f GDPR, as well as against processing for the purpose of direct marketing. Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority In accordance with Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority if you believe that your personal data is being processed unlawfully. Right to object If the personal data processing listed here is based on our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO, you have the right to object to this processing with effect for the future at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. After the objection has been made, the processing of the data concerned will be terminated unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves the purpose of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims. If personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you may object to this processing at any time by notifying us. After the objection has been made, we will stop processing the data concerned for the purpose of direct marketing. last update: 10.01.2022