Email: info@wetzlich.de  |  Tel. +49 2161 56 33 – 0

Fabricante de lentes de Alemania
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Privacy Policy

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data as confidential and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data by which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

We point out that data transmission on the internet (e.g. when communicating via email) can have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

I General information on data processing on our website

1. Information on the responsible entity

The responsible entity for data processing on this website is:
Wetzlich Optik-Präzision GmbH Friedrich-Ebert-Str. 9-11
41352 Korschenbroich

Telephone: +49 2161 56 33 – 0
Email: info@wetzlich.de

2. Data Protection Officer

We have appointed a Data Protection Officer for our company, who can be contacted at:
Data Protection Officer
Friedrich-Ebert-Str. 9-11
41352 Korschenbroich

Telephone: +49 2161 56 33 – 0
Email: datenschutz@wetzlich.de

3. Legal basis for data processing on this website

If you have given your consent to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR if special categories of data are processed pursuant to Art. 9(1) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), data processing is also based on § 25(1) TTDSG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time. If your data is necessary for the performance of a contract or for pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if required to fulfil a legal obligation based on Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also be based on our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The specific legal basis applicable in each individual case is explained in the following sections of this privacy policy.

4. Right to withdraw consent

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can withdraw your already given consent at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out before the withdrawal remains unaffected.

5. Contact form

If you send us enquiries via the contact form, your details from the enquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively processing the enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), if this was requested.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for the data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been fully processed). Mandatory legal provisions – especially retention periods – remain unaffected.

6. Enquiries by email, phone or fax

If you contact us by email, telephone or fax, your enquiry, including all personal data resulting from it (name, enquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We do not share this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively processing the enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), if requested.

The data sent to us via contact enquiries will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been fully processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – particularly retention periods – remain unaffected.

7. Newsletter distribution via Mailchimp

We use the marketing platform “MailChimp” for the distribution of our newsletter, a service provided by Intuit Mailchimp, 405 N Angier Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA.

With the help of MailChimp, we organise and analyse the newsletter dispatch. Data provided for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter, such as your email address, are stored on MailChimp’s servers in the USA. MailChimp enables us to analyse our newsletter campaigns. When you open an email sent via MailChimp, a file contained in the email (called a web beacon) connects to MailChimp’s servers in the USA to determine whether the newsletter message was opened and which links were clicked. In addition, device-specific information such as time of access, IP address, browser type and the operating system used is recorded. This information cannot be assigned to the respective newsletter recipient. It is used solely for statistical analysis of newsletter campaigns. The results of these analyses can be used to better tailor future newsletters to the interests of the recipients. For further details, please refer to MailChimp’s privacy policy: https://mailchimp.com/legal/terms/.

The processing of data in the USA is based on Standard Contractual Clauses (https://mailchimp.com/legal/data-processing-addendum) and additional security measures (https://mailchimp.com/help/Mailchimp-european-data-transfers/).

The data you provide to us for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from both our servers and those of MailChimp after you unsubscribe. Data stored by us for other purposes (e.g. email addresses for the members area) remain unaffected.

If you do not want any analysis by MailChimp, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. We provide a corresponding link in each newsletter message. You can revoke your consent at any time by unsubscribing from the newsletter. The legality of the data processing already carried out remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

8. Your rights as a data subject

You have the following rights with regard to your personal data:

General rights

You have the right to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, objection to processing, and data portability. If processing is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Right to object to data collection in special cases and to direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you which is based on Article 6(1)(e) GDPR (processing in the public interest) or Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (processing for the purposes of legitimate interests). This also applies to profiling based on these provisions. If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

Rights regarding direct marketing

If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing; this also applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing.
If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, your personal data will no longer be processed for these purposes.

Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority about our processing of your personal data.

9. Storage duration

Personal data that we collect will be deleted when the purpose for processing ceases or within the legal retention periods.

10. SSL or TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as inquiries that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the browser’s address line changing from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.
When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

11. Hosting

This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the host’s servers on the basis of a data processing agreement in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR. This may include IP addresses, contact requests, metadata and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website accesses and other data generated via a website.
The use of the host is for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast and efficient provision of our online offer by a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Where consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG, provided the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Our host will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfil its performance obligations and follow our instructions regarding this data.

We use the following host:

MEGABIT Informationstechnik GmbH
Karstr. 31
41068 Mönchengladbach

II Data collection on this website

1. Use of cookies

Cookies are data that are stored on your device by a website you visit and allow your browser to be recognised again. Cookies transmit information to the party that sets the cookie. Cookies can store various information such as your language settings, the duration of your visit to our website, or your entries made there. For example, this prevents you from having to re-enter necessary form data every time you use the site. The information stored in cookies can also be used to identify preferences and customise content according to areas of interest.
There are different types of cookies: session cookies are data that are stored temporarily in memory and deleted when you close your browser. Permanent or persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a certain period, which may vary depending on the cookie. This type of cookie may also store the information in text files on your computer. However, you can delete these cookies at any time via your browser settings.

First-party cookies are set by the website you are currently visiting. Only this website is allowed to read the information stored in these cookies. Third-party cookies are set by organisations other than the operator of the website you are visiting. These cookies are often used by marketing companies.

The legal basis for potential processing of personal data through cookies and their storage duration may vary. If you have given us your consent, the legal basis is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. If the processing is based on our overriding legitimate interests, the legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. In this case, the stated purpose corresponds to our legitimate interest.

We use cookies to ensure the proper operation of the website, to provide essential functionalities, for reach measurement and – with your consent – to tailor our services to preferred areas of interest. We use both transient cookies and persistent cookies for this purpose.

You can read in this privacy policy which cookies are used on our website, including their scope, functionality and storage duration.

You can delete cookies already stored on your device at any time. If you want to prevent cookies from being stored, you can do this via your internet browser settings. Instructions for common browsers can be found here: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Google Chrome mobile, Microsoft Edge, Safari, Safari mobile. Alternatively, you can also install so-called ad blockers. Please note that some features of our website may not function properly if you disable the use of cookies.

2. Server log files

When you visit our website for purely informational purposes, we only collect the personal data that your browser transmits to our server. If you wish to view our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website and to ensure stability and security:

  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system used
  • Referrer URL
  • Host name of the accessing computer
  • Time of the server request
  • IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources.

The collection of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimisation of its website – for this, the server log files must be collected.

3. Borlabs Cookie

Our website uses the consent technology from Borlabs Cookie to obtain your consent for the storage of certain cookies in your browser or for the use of certain technologies in accordance with data protection regulations and to document this. The provider of this technology is Borlabs – Benjamin A. Bornschein, Rübenkamp 32, 22305 Hamburg (hereinafter referred to as Borlabs).
When you enter our website, a Borlabs cookie is stored in your browser in which the consents you have given or the withdrawal of these consents are stored. These data are not passed on to the provider of Borlabs Cookie.

The recorded data will be stored until you ask us to delete it, delete the Borlabs cookie yourself, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Mandatory legal retention periods remain unaffected. Details on Borlabs Cookie’s data processing can be found at https://de.borlabs.io/kb/welche-daten-speichert-borlabs-cookie/.

The use of the Borlabs Cookie Consent technology is based on obtaining the legally required consents for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR.

You can change your cookie settings here: Settings.

III Wevinet / Online Orders via Wevinet

1. Registration on Wevinet

You can submit a registration request to create a customer account via our B2B customer portal “Wevinet” at https://www.wevinet.de/. The following data is required for this:

  • Name
  • Address (street, postal code, city, country)
  • Contact person
  • Telephone number
  • Email address
  • Customer number
  • Personal password

As our service is intended exclusively for opticians in the B2B sector, we review every registration request manually. In this context, we may contact you.

We store your data – including payment method information if provided – until you permanently delete your access. We also retain any additional data you provide during your use of the customer/user account, unless you delete it beforehand. You can manage and modify all information within the protected customer area.

You can delete your customer account at any time. Upon deletion, all personal data that is not subject to a statutory retention obligation or exempted under Article 17(3) GDPR will be deleted.

The legal basis for this data processing is Art. 6(1)(a), (b), and (f) GDPR.

2. Online orders via Wevinet

Once registered on Wevinet, you can place your orders online via the portal. For this purpose, we collect the data necessary for concluding the contract.

As a B2B portal, the personal data processed is limited. Generally, you place orders as a company via the “Order” tab under the first and last name of your contact person, plus email address, telephone number, and fax number. Your order will also include product data, but this is not attributable to a natural person, and thus does not constitute personal data. Optionally, you may provide the name of your end customer. Please only use this feature in exceptional cases where assigning the product to your customer is otherwise not possible for data protection reasons. You may also provide your billing data and bank details via the “Control Centre”.

The data is stored for the duration of the contract and in accordance with statutory obligations. Where necessary to process the order, your address data will be shared with a shipping service provider. The legal basis is the conclusion and performance of a contract pursuant to Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

For payment processing of your orders, we use the payment method already stored in your Wetzlich customer account.

3. Data transfer to third parties

Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties unless required by law, necessary for the performance of the contractual relationship, or you have expressly consented to the data transfer in advance.

External service providers and partner companies, such as online payment providers or shipping companies commissioned with the delivery, receive your data only to the extent necessary to process your order. In these cases, the scope of the transmitted data is limited to the minimum necessary. If our service providers process your personal data on our behalf, we ensure compliance with data protection laws through processing agreements in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR. Please also note the privacy policies of the respective providers. The respective service provider is responsible for third-party content, although we check the services for compliance with legal requirements within reasonable limits.

We are committed to processing your data within the EU/EEA. However, it is possible that we may use service providers who process data outside the EU/EEA. In these cases, we ensure that an adequate level of data protection is established at the recipient before your personal data is transferred. This may be ensured, for example, through EU standard contractual clauses, binding corporate rules, or specific agreements to which the company adheres.

If we provide services in advance, e.g. purchase on account, we may obtain a credit check on you from the following company:
Creditreform Mönchengladbach Dorenbeck KG
Krefelder Straße 691
D-41066 Mönchengladbach
Tel: 02161 / 68 01-10
Fax: 02161 / 68 01-30

For this purpose, we will transmit your personal data (e.g. name and address) to this company. Based on mathematical-statistical procedures, the probability of a payment default is assessed. We base the conclusion of the purchase contract on the outcome of the credit assessment.

IV Analysis Tools and Advertising

1. Google Tag Manager

We use Google Tag Manager on the websites wetzlich.de and wevinet.de. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. The Tag Manager itself does not create user profiles, store cookies, or carry out independent analyses. It merely serves to manage and display the tools integrated via it. However, the Google Tag Manager does collect your IP address, which may also be transmitted to Google’s parent company in the United States.
The Google Tag Manager makes it easier for us to integrate and manage our tags. Tags are small code elements that are used, among other things, to measure traffic and visitor behaviour, track the effectiveness of online advertising and social channels, enable remarketing and targeting, and test and optimise websites.

We use the Tag Manager to deploy Google Analytics. If you have disabled tracking, this will also be respected by the Google Tag Manager. For more information on Google Tag Manager, see: https://www.google.com/intl/de/tagmanager/use-policy.html.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection levels based on an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

Data processing and transmission to Google only takes place with your consent in accordance with § 25(1) TTDSG and Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. You may withdraw this consent at any time.

2. Google Analytics

If you have given your consent, we use Google Analytics on the websites wetzlich.de and wevinet.de – a web analytics service provided by Google LLC. The entity responsible for users in the EU/EEA and Switzerland is Google Ireland Limited, Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”).

Scope of processing

Google Analytics uses cookies to analyse your use of our websites. The information generated by cookies about your use of this website is usually transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the USA.
In Google Analytics 4, IP anonymisation is activated by default. With IP anonymisation, Google truncates your IP address within the EU or EEA before transmitting it. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address sent to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data.

During your website visit, your user behaviour is recorded in the form of “events”. These can include:

– Page views
– First visit to the website
– Start of session
– Your click path and interactions
– Scrolling behaviour (e.g. 90% page scrolls)
– Clicks on external links
– Internal search queries
– Video interactions
– Viewed or clicked ads

Additionally recorded:

– Your approximate location (region)
– IP address (in shortened form)
– Technical information such as browser, language settings, screen resolution
– Internet service provider
– Referrer URL (the site or ad that brought you to us)

Purpose of processing

On behalf of the website operator, Google uses this information to analyse your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services related to website and internet usage. The reports are used to evaluate the performance of our website and marketing campaigns.

Recipients

The recipients of the data may be:
– Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (as processor under Art. 28 GDPR)
– Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
– Alphabet Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA

It cannot be ruled out that US authorities may access the data stored by Google.

Third-country transfer

If data is processed outside the EEA, Google LLC is certified under the Data Privacy Framework (DPF) programme and is listed in the Data Privacy Framework List of the International Trade Administration (ITA). This certification indicates that Google commits to complying with DPF obligations, making any data transfer to the USA lawful under the European Commission’s adequacy decision of 10 July 2023.

Storage duration

The data we send and that is linked to cookies will be automatically deleted after 14 months. Data whose retention period has expired is deleted automatically once a month.

Legal basis

The legal basis for this data processing is your consent under Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

Withdrawal of consent

You may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by adjusting your cookie settings. The lawfulness of the processing carried out prior to the withdrawal remains unaffected.
Alternatively, you can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser settings. Please note that if all cookies are disabled, some features of this and other websites may not work properly. Additionally, you can prevent the data generated by the cookie about your website use (including your IP address) from being sent to and processed by Google by:

  1. Not giving consent to cookie use, or
  2. Downloading and installing the browser add-on to disable Google Analytics, available HERE.


For more information about Google Analytics’ terms of use and data protection, visit https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/de/ and https://policies.google.com/?hl=de.

3. Google Search Console

To improve our search engine visibility, we use the Google Search Console, a service from Google Ireland Limited. The Search Console only provides us with aggregated data on the technical performance of our website in Google Search. No personal data is collected or stored in this process.

V Plugins and Tools

1. Google Maps

This website www.wetzlich.de uses the mapping service Google Maps. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

To use the features of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence over this data transmission. If Google Maps is activated, Google may also use Google Web Fonts to ensure uniform font display. When Google Maps is loaded, your browser downloads the required web fonts into its cache to correctly display text and fonts.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online offerings and easy location of the places we specify on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG, insofar as consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g. device fingerprinting) as defined by the TTDSG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Data transfers to the USA are based on the EU Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses. For details, please see:
https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and
https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/

More information on how user data is handled can be found in Google’s privacy policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de

Google LLC is certified under the Data Privacy Framework (DPF) programme and listed in the DPF list of the International Trade Administration (ITA). This means Google has publicly committed to complying with the DPF obligations, and any data transfer to the USA is permitted under the current adequacy decision by the European Commission (dated 10 July 2023).

2. Friendly Captcha

Our website www.wevinet.de uses the “Friendly Captcha” service (www.friendlycaptcha.com). This service is provided by Friendly Captcha GmbH, Am Anger 3-5, 82237 Wörthsee, Germany.

Nature and scope of data processing

Friendly Captcha is a privacy-friendly solution that helps prevent misuse of our website through automated programs and scripts (so-called “bots”).

We have embedded a script from Friendly Captcha into our website (e.g. in contact forms), which causes the visitor’s device to establish a connection with Friendly Captcha’s servers to receive a computational task. The visitor’s device solves the task, which uses system resources, and sends the result to our web server. Our server communicates with Friendly Captcha to verify whether the solution is correct. Based on the result, we can assess whether the request is likely to be legitimate and process it accordingly.

Friendly Captcha does not set or read cookies on the user’s device. IP addresses are only stored in hashed (one-way encrypted) form and cannot be traced back to individuals.

Purpose and legal basis

The processing is based on our legitimate interests in protecting our website from abusive access by bots – i.e. for spam protection and prevention of attacks (e.g. mass requests) – in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Storage location and duration

Friendly Captcha operates globally and is headquartered in Germany. Depending on configuration, services may be hosted in dedicated data centres or “on the edge” across over 200 global locations, meaning requests are routed to a data centre near the user. By submitting their data, end users agree to the data being stored and processed where Friendly Captcha or its partners operate infrastructure. Friendly Captcha ensures that all data transfers are protected through appropriate safeguards, such as EU standard contractual clauses or binding corporate rules.
If personal data is collected, it is deleted no later than 30 days after collection.

Right to object

If you do not wish for this type of data processing to occur, you will not be able to communicate with us via the contact form. In that case, please use an alternative communication method offered on our site.
For more information on data protection when using Friendly Captcha, please visit:
https://friendlycaptcha.com/legal/privacy-end-users/

VI Our Social Media Appearances

Data processing by social networks

We maintain publicly accessible profiles on social networks. The specific platforms we use are listed below.
Social networks such as Facebook or Instagram typically analyse your user behaviour extensively when you visit their websites or pages with integrated social media content (e.g. like buttons or advertising banners). When you visit our social media profiles, numerous data protection-relevant processing operations may be triggered. These include:

If you are logged into your social media account and visit our profile, the provider of the social media platform can associate this visit with your user account. Even if you are not logged in or do not have an account with the platform, your data may still be collected (e.g. via cookies stored on your device or by recording your IP address).

The collected data can be used by the social network providers to create user profiles that store your preferences and interests. These profiles can then be used to display interest-based advertising both within and outside of the platform. If you have an account with the respective network, this personalised advertising may appear on all devices you are or were logged into.

Please also note that we cannot track all data processing activities carried out by social networks. Depending on the provider, additional processes may be performed by the operators of the social platforms. For more details, please refer to the respective social networks’ terms of use and privacy policies.

Legal basis

Our social media appearances are intended to ensure a comprehensive online presence. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Any analytical processes initiated by social networks may be based on different legal bases, which must be stated by the respective providers (e.g. consent under Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).

Joint responsibility and exercising rights

If you visit one of our social media profiles (e.g. Facebook), we are jointly responsible with the provider of the social media platform for the data processing operations triggered by your visit. You can exercise your rights (access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, and complaint) both with us and with the provider of the social media platform (e.g. Meta).
Please note that despite our joint responsibility with the social media platform providers, we do not have full control over their data processing. Our influence is largely determined by the policies of the respective provider.

Storage duration

Data that we collect directly via our social media presence will be deleted from our systems as soon as the purpose for storing it no longer applies, you request deletion, revoke your consent, or the data is no longer required. Cookies remain on your device until you delete them. Mandatory legal provisions – especially retention periods – remain unaffected.
We have no control over how long your data is stored by the operators of social networks for their own purposes. For more information, please refer directly to the privacy policies of the respective platforms.

1. Facebook

We have a profile on Facebook. The provider is Meta Platforms Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA (“Meta”).
According to Meta, data collected may also be transferred to the USA and other third countries.

We have concluded a joint processing agreement (Controller Addendum) with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, D2 Dublin, Ireland. This agreement specifies the responsibilities for data processing when visiting our Facebook page. You can view the agreement here:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum

You can adjust your advertising settings in your user account:
https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads

Data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Standard Contractual Clauses. Details:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum and
https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381

More information in Facebook’s privacy policy:
https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/

Meta is certified under the Data Privacy Framework (DPF), allowing lawful data transfers to the USA under the current adequacy decision of the European Commission (10 July 2023).

2. YouTube

We use services from YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., 94066 San Bruno, CA, USA, a subsidiary of Google Inc. For users residing in the EU or Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland is responsible.
We use YouTube’s “enhanced privacy mode”. When you access a page with an embedded YouTube video, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established and the content is displayed via your browser. According to YouTube, no data is transmitted until the video is actively played. If you are logged in to YouTube at that time, your activity may be linked to your personal account.

You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account before visiting our website.

YouTube (via Google) is certified under the Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Google also uses standard contractual clauses. Details in Google’s privacy policy:
https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/

3. Instagram

Our website uses Instagram plugins, operated by Meta Platforms Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. Within the EU/EEA, Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland is responsible.
When you visit a page that includes such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to Instagram’s servers. This allows Instagram to know that your browser visited the respective page, even if you do not have an Instagram account or are not logged in. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted to and stored on Instagram servers in the USA.

If you are logged in to Instagram, the visit will be associated with your Instagram account. If you interact with the plugins (e.g. click the “Instagram” button), this information is also transmitted to Instagram and may be shown to your contacts.

Legal basis: your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

If you do not want Instagram to link your visit to our site with your account, log out before visiting our site.

Meta is certified under the Data Privacy Framework (DPF).

More information in Instagram’s privacy policy:
https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/

4. LinkedIn

If you visit our LinkedIn company page, we are jointly responsible with LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland (https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/solve) for the processing of your personal data.

We operate our LinkedIn page to provide information and communicate with you as a user and person interested in our services or as a potential employee/applicant. In accordance with LinkedIn’s terms of use, which every user accepts when creating a LinkedIn profile, we can identify the followers of our page and view their profiles and other shared information. For example, your LinkedIn name and profile picture are visible to us (and other LinkedIn users) when you visit our page or comment on our posts. We only collect personal data that has become an obvious part of our LinkedIn presence through your voluntary interaction. We have no interest in collecting or further processing your individual personal data for marketing purposes. We may use the data solely to tailor and improve our offering.

LinkedIn uses cookies to store and further process this information – small text files stored on users’ devices. According to LinkedIn, these cookies serve purposes such as authentication, security, preferences, features and services, personalised advertising, and analytics and research. Details on the cookies used by LinkedIn can be found here:
https://de.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy

LinkedIn’s privacy policy contains further information on how data is processed.

The operation of the LinkedIn page, including the processing of users’ personal data, is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, reflecting our legitimate interest in providing an information and communication channel via LinkedIn for and with our users and visitors. In specific cases, other legal bases may apply under Art. 6(1)(a), (b), or (c) GDPR.

We delete personal data once the purpose for its processing has been fulfilled and no legal reasons prevent its deletion. Private messages on our LinkedIn account are generally deleted manually after 6 months.