Data protection and Privacy
We are very delighted that you have shown interest in our enterprise.
Data protection is of a particularly high priority for the management of
the Athmer oHG. The use of the Internet pages of the Athmer oHG is
possible without any indication of personal data; however, if a data
subject wants to use special enterprise services via our website,
processing of personal data could become necessary. If the processing of
personal data is necessary and there is no statutory basis for such
processing, we generally obtain consent from the data subject. The
processing of personal data, such as the name, address, e-mail address,
or telephone number of a data subject shall always be in line with the
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and in accordance with the
country-specific data protection regulations applicable to the Athmer
oHG. By means of this data protection declaration, our enterprise would
like to inform the general public of the nature, scope, and purpose of
the personal data we collect, use and process. Furthermore, data
subjects are informed, by means of this data protection declaration, of
the rights to which they are entitled. As the controller, the Athmer oHG
has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to
ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed through
this website. However, Internet-based data transmissions may in
principle have security gaps, so absolute protection may not be
guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transfer
personal data to us via alternative means, e.g. by telephone.
1. Definitions
The
data protection declaration of the Athmer oHG is based on the terms
used by the European legislator for the adoption of the General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our data protection declaration should be
legible and understandable for the general public, as well as our
customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to first
explain the terminology used. In this data protection declaration, we
use, inter alia, the following terms:
a) Personal data Personal
data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable
natural person (“data subject”). An identifiable natural person is one
who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by
reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number,
location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific
to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or
social identity of that natural person.
b) Data subject Data
subject is any identified or identifiable natural person, whose personal
data is processed by the controller responsible for the processing.
c)
Processing Processing is any operation or set of operations which is
performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not
by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation,
structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation,
use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making
available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or
destruction.
d) Restriction of processing Restriction of
processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of
limiting their processing in the future.
e) Profiling Profiling
means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of
the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating
to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects
concerning that natural person's performance at work, economic
situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability,
behaviour, location or movements.
f) Pseudonymisation
Pseudonymisation is the processing of personal data in such a manner
that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data
subject without the use of additional information, provided that such
additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical
and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data are not
attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.
g)
Controller or controller responsible for the processing Controller or
controller responsible for the processing is the natural or legal
person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly
with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of
personal data; where the purposes and means of such processing are
determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific
criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State
law.
h) Processor Processor is a natural or legal person, public
authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf
of the controller.
i) Recipient Recipient is a natural or legal
person, public authority, agency or another body, to which the personal
data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public
authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a
particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall
not be regarded as recipients; the processing of those data by those
public authorities shall be in compliance with the applicable data
protection rules according to the purposes of the processing.
j)
Third party Third party is a natural or legal person, public authority,
agency or body other than the data subject, controller, processor and
persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor,
are authorised to process personal data.
k) Consent Consent of
the data subject is any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous
indication of the data subject's wishes by which he or she, by a
statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the
processing of personal data relating to him or her.
2. Name and Address of the controller
Controller
for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR),
other data protection laws applicable in Member states of the European
Union and other provisions related to data protection is: Athmer oHG
Sophienhammer 59755 Arnsberg Germany Phone: +49 2932 477 500 Email:
info(at)athmer.com Website: www.athmer.com
3. Name and Address of the Data Protection Officer
The
Data Protection Officer of the controller is: - - - Athmer oHG
Sophienhammer 59755 Arnsberg Germany Phone: +49 2932 477 500 Email:
datenschutzbeauftragter(at)athmer.com Website: www.athmer.com Any data
subject may, at any time, contact our Data Protection Officer directly
with all questions and suggestions concerning data protection.
4. Cookies
The
Internet pages of the athmer oHG use cookies. Cookies are text files
that are stored in a computer system via an Internet browser. Many
Internet sites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called
cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It
consists of a character string through which Internet pages and servers
can be assigned to the specific Internet browser in which the cookie was
stored. This allows visited Internet sites and servers to differentiate
the individual browser of the dats subject from other Internet browsers
that contain other cookies. A specific Internet browser can be
recognized and identified using the unique cookie ID. Through the use of
cookies, the Athmer oHG can provide the users of this website with more
user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie
setting. By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our website
can be optimized with the user in mind. Cookies allow us, as previously
mentioned, to recognize our website users. The purpose of this
recognition is to make it easier for users to utilize our website. The
website user that uses cookies, e.g. does not have to enter access data
each time the website is accessed, because this is taken over by the
website, and the cookie is thus stored on the user's computer system.
Another example is the cookie of a shopping cart in an online shop. The
online store remembers the articles that a customer has placed in the
virtual shopping cart via a cookie. The data subject may, at any time,
prevent the setting of cookies through our website by means of a
corresponding setting of the Internet browser used, and may thus
permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set
cookies may be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other
software programs. This is possible in all popular Internet browsers. If
the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the Internet
browser used, not all functions of our website may be entirely usable.
5. Collection of general data and information
The
website of the Athmer oHG collects a series of general data and
information when a data subject or automated system calls up the
website. This general data and information are stored in the server log
files. Collected may be (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the
operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from
which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrers), (4)
the sub-websites, (5) the date and time of access to the Internet site,
(6) an Internet protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service
provider of the accessing system, and (8) any other similar data and
information that may be used in the event of attacks on our information
technology systems. When using these general data and information, the
Athmer oHG does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather,
this information is needed to (1) deliver the content of our website
correctly, (2) optimize the content of our website as well as its
advertisement, (3) ensure the long-term viability of our information
technology systems and website technology, and (4) provide law
enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal
prosecution in case of a cyber-attack. Therefore, the Athmer oHG
analyzes anonymously collected data and information statistically, with
the aim of increasing the data protection and data security of our
enterprise, and to ensure an optimal level of protection for the
personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files are
stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.
6. Registration on our website
The
data subject has the possibility to register on the website of the
controller with the indication of personal data. Which personal data are
transmitted to the controller is determined by the respective input
mask used for the registration. The personal data entered by the data
subject are collected and stored exclusively for internal use by the
controller, and for his own purposes. The controller may request
transfer to one or more processors (e.g. a parcel service) that also
uses personal data for an internal purpose which is attributable to the
controller. By registering on the website of the controller, the IP
address—assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) and used by the
data subject—date, and time of the registration are also stored. The
storage of this data takes place against the background that this is the
only way to prevent the misuse of our services, and, if necessary, to
make it possible to investigate committed offenses. Insofar, the storage
of this data is necessary to secure the controller. This data is not
passed on to third parties unless there is a statutory obligation to
pass on the data, or if the transfer serves the aim of criminal
prosecution. The registration of the data subject, with the voluntary
indication of personal data, is intended to enable the controller to
offer the data subject contents or services that may only be offered to
registered users due to the nature of the matter in question. Registered
persons are free to change the personal data specified during the
registration at any time, or to have them completely deleted from the
data stock of the controller. The data controller shall, at any time,
provide information upon request to each data subject as to what
personal data are stored about the data subject. In addition, the data
controller shall correct or erase personal data at the request or
indication of the data subject, insofar as there are no statutory
storage obligations. The entirety of the controller’s employees are
available to the data subject in this respect as contact persons.
7. Contact possibility via the website
The
website of the Athmer oHG contains information that enables a quick
electronic contact to our enterprise, as well as direct communication
with us, which also includes a general address of the so-called
electronic mail (e-mail address). If a data subject contacts the
controller by e-mail or via a contact form, the personal data
transmitted by the data subject are automatically stored. Such personal
data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a data subject to the data
controller are stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the
data subject. There is no transfer of this personal data to third
parties.
8. Subscription to comments in the blog on the website
The
comments made in the blog of the Athmer oHG may be subscribed to by
third parties. In particular, there is the possibility that a commenter
subscribes to the comments following his comments on a particular blog
post. If a data subject decides to subscribe to the option, the
controller will send an automatic confirmation e-mail to check the
double opt-in procedure as to whether the owner of the specified e-mail
address decided in favor of this option. The option to subscribe to
comments may be terminated at any time.
9. Routine erasure and blocking of personal data
The
data controller shall process and store the personal data of the data
subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage,
or as far as this is granted by the European legislator or other
legislators in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject
to. If the storage purpose is not applicable, or if a storage period
prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator
expires, the personal data are routinely blocked or erased in accordance
with legal requirements.
10. Rights of the data subject
a)
Right of confirmation Each data subject shall have the right granted by
the European legislator to obtain from the controller the confirmation
as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her are being
processed. If a data subject wishes to avail himself of this right of
confirmation, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the
controller.
b) Right of access Each data subject shall have the
right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller
free information about his or her personal data stored at any time and a
copy of this information. Furthermore, the European directives and
regulations grant the data subject access to the following information:
the purposes of the processing; the categories of personal data
concerned; the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the
personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients
in third countries or international organisations; where possible, the
envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not
possible, the criteria used to determine that period; the existence of
the right to request from the controller rectification or erasure of
personal data, or restriction of processing of personal data concerning
the data subject, or to object to such processing; the existence of the
right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority; where the
personal data are not collected from the data subject, any available
information as to their source; the existence of automated
decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and
(4) of the GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information
about the logic involved, as well as the significance and envisaged
consequences of such processing for the data subject. Furthermore, the
data subject shall have a right to obtain information as to whether
personal data are transferred to a third country or to an international
organisation. Where this is the case, the data subject shall have the
right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards relating to the
transfer. If a data subject wishes to avail himself of this right of
access, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the
controller.
c) Right to rectification Each data subject shall
have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the
controller without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal
data concerning him or her. Taking into account the purposes of the
processing, the data subject shall have the right to have incomplete
personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary
statement. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to
rectification, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the
controller.
d) Right to erasure (Right to be forgotten) Each data
subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to
obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning him
or her without undue delay, and the controller shall have the obligation
to erase personal data without undue delay where one of the following
grounds applies, as long as the processing is not necessary: The
personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for
which they were collected or otherwise processed. The data subject
withdraws consent to which the processing is based according to point
(a) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR, or point (a) of Article 9(2) of the
GDPR, and where there is no other legal ground for the processing. The
data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the
GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing,
or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2)
of the GDPR. The personal data have been unlawfully processed. The
personal data must be erased for compliance with a legal obligation in
Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject. The
personal data have been collected in relation to the offer of
information society services referred to in Article 8(1) of the GDPR. If
one of the aforementioned reasons applies, and a data subject wishes to
request the erasure of personal data stored by the Athmer oHG, he or
she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller. An
employee of Athmer oHG shall promptly ensure that the erasure request is
complied with immediately. Where the controller has made personal data
public and is obliged pursuant to Article 17(1) to erase the personal
data, the controller, taking account of available technology and the
cost of implementation, shall take reasonable steps, including technical
measures, to inform other controllers processing the personal data that
the data subject has requested erasure by such controllers of any links
to, or copy or replication of, those personal data, as far as
processing is not required. An employees of the Athmer oHG will arrange
the necessary measures in individual cases.
e) Right of
restriction of processing Each data subject shall have the right granted
by the European legislator to obtain from the controller restriction of
processing where one of the following applies: The accuracy of the
personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling
the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data. The
processing is unlawful and the data subject opposes the erasure of the
personal data and requests instead the restriction of their use instead.
The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of
the processing, but they are required by the data subject for the
establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims. The data subject has
objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR pending
the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the controller
override those of the data subject. If one of the aforementioned
conditions is met, and a data subject wishes to request the restriction
of the processing of personal data stored by the Athmer oHG, he or she
may at any time contact any employee of the controller. The employee of
the Athmer oHG will arrange the restriction of the processing.
f)
Right to data portability Each data subject shall have the right
granted by the European legislator, to receive the personal data
concerning him or her, which was provided to a controller, in a
structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. He or she shall
have the right to transmit those data to another controller without
hindrance from the controller to which the personal data have been
provided, as long as the processing is based on consent pursuant to
point (a) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR or point (a) of Article 9(2) of
the GDPR, or on a contract pursuant to point (b) of Article 6(1) of the
GDPR, and the processing is carried out by automated means, as long as
the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried
out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority
vested in the controller. Furthermore, in exercising his or her right to
data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) of the GDPR, the data
subject shall have the right to have personal data transmitted directly
from one controller to another, where technically feasible and when
doing so does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others. In
order to assert the right to data portability, the data subject may at
any time contact any employee of the Athmer oHG.
g) Right to
object Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European
legislator to object, on grounds relating to his or her particular
situation, at any time, to processing of personal data concerning him or
her, which is based on point (e) or (f) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR.
This also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The Athmer oHG
shall no longer process the personal data in the event of the
objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for
the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the
data subject, or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal
claims. If the Athmer oHG processes personal data for direct marketing
purposes, the data subject shall have the right to object at any time to
processing of personal data concerning him or her for such marketing.
This applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such
direct marketing. If the data subject objects to the Athmer oHG to the
processing for direct marketing purposes, the Athmer oHG will no longer
process the personal data for these purposes. In addition, the data
subject has the right, on grounds relating to his or her particular
situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning him or
her by the Athmer oHG for scientific or historical research purposes, or
for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the GDPR, unless
the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out
for reasons of public interest. In order to exercise the right to
object, the data subject may contact any employee of Athmer oHG. In
addition, the data subject is free in the context of the use of
information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC,
to use his or her right to object by automated means using technical
specifications.
h) Automated individual decision-making,
including profiling Each data subject shall have the right granted by
the European legislator not to be subject to a decision based solely on
automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects
concerning him or her, or similarly significantly affects him or her, as
long as the decision (1) is not is necessary for entering into, or the
performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data
controller, or (2) is not authorised by Union or Member State law to
which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable
measures to safeguard the data subject's rights and freedoms and
legitimate interests, or (3) is not based on the data subject's explicit
consent. If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the
performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data
controller, or (2) it is based on the data subject's explicit consent,
the Athmer oHG shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data
subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the
right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to
express his or her point of view and contest the decision. If the data
subject wishes to exercise the rights concerning automated individual
decision-making, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the
Athmer oHGv.
i) Right to withdraw data protection consent Each
data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to
withdraw his or her consent to processing of his or her personal data at
any time. If the data subject wishes to exercise the right to withdraw
the consent, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the
Athmer oHG.
11. Data protection for applications and the application procedures
The
data controller shall collect and process the personal data of
applicants for the purpose of the processing of the application
procedure. The processing may also be carried out electronically. This
is the case, in particular, if an applicant submits corresponding
application documents by e-mail or by means of a web form on the website
to the controller. If the data controller concludes an employment
contract with an applicant, the submitted data will be stored for the
purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with
legal requirements. If no employment contract is concluded with the
applicant by the controller, the application documents shall be
automatically erased two months after notification of the refusal
decision, provided that no other legitimate interests of the controller
are opposed to the erasure. Other legitimate interest in this relation
is, e.g. a burden of proof in a procedure under the General Equal
Treatment Act (AGG).
12. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Facebook
On
this website, the controller has integrated components of the
enterprise Facebook. Facebook is a social network. A social network is a
place for social meetings on the Internet, an online community, which
usually allows users to communicate with each other and interact in a
virtual space. A social network may serve as a platform for the exchange
of opinions and experiences, or enable the Internet community to
provide personal or business-related information. Facebook allows social
network users to include the creation of private profiles, upload
photos, and network through friend requests. The operating company of
Facebook is Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, United
States. If a person lives outside of the United States or Canada, the
controller is the Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand
Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland. With each call-up to one of the
individual pages of this Internet website, which is operated by the
controller and into which a Facebook component (Facebook plug-ins) was
integrated, the web browser on the information technology system of the
data subject is automatically prompted to download display of the
corresponding Facebook component from Facebook through the Facebook
component. An overview of all the Facebook Plug-ins may be accessed
under developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/. During the course of this
technical procedure, Facebook is made aware of what specific sub-site of
our website was visited by the data subject. If the data subject is
logged in at the same time on Facebook, Facebook detects with every
call-up to our website by the data subject—and for the entire duration
of their stay on our Internet site—which specific sub-site of our
Internet page was visited by the data subject. This information is
collected through the Facebook component and associated with the
respective Facebook account of the data subject. If the data subject
clicks on one of the Facebook buttons integrated into our website, e.g.
the "Like" button, or if the data subject submits a comment, then
Facebook matches this information with the personal Facebook user
account of the data subject and stores the personal data. Facebook
always receives, through the Facebook component, information about a
visit to our website by the data subject, whenever the data subject is
logged in at the same time on Facebook during the time of the call-up to
our website. This occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks
on the Facebook component or not. If such a transmission of information
to Facebook is not desirable for the data subject, then he or she may
prevent this by logging off from their Facebook account before a call-up
to our website is made. The data protection guideline published by
Facebook, which is available at facebook.com/about/privacy/, provides
information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by
Facebook. In addition, it is explained there what setting options
Facebook offers to protect the privacy of the data subject. In addition,
different configuration options are made available to allow the
elimination of data transmission to Facebook. These applications may be
used by the data subject to eliminate a data transmission to Facebook.
13. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Google Analytics (with anonymization function)
On
this website, the controller has integrated the component of Google
Analytics (with the anonymizer function). Google Analytics is a web
analytics service. Web analytics is the collection, gathering, and
analysis of data about the behavior of visitors to websites. A web
analysis service collects, inter alia, data about the website from which
a person has come (the so-called referrer), which sub-pages were
visited, or how often and for what duration a sub-page was viewed. Web
analytics are mainly used for the optimization of a website and in order
to carry out a cost-benefit analysis of Internet advertising. The
operator of the Google Analytics component is Google Inc., 1600
Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, United States. For the
web analytics through Google Analytics the controller uses the
application "_gat. _anonymizeIp". By means of this application the IP
address of the Internet connection of the data subject is abridged by
Google and anonymised when accessing our websites from a Member State of
the European Union or another Contracting State to the Agreement on the
European Economic Area. The purpose of the Google Analytics component
is to analyze the traffic on our website. Google uses the collected data
and information, inter alia, to evaluate the use of our website and to
provide online reports, which show the activities on our websites, and
to provide other services concerning the use of our Internet site for
us. Google Analytics places a cookie on the information technology
system of the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained
above. With the setting of the cookie, Google is enabled to analyze the
use of our website. With each call-up to one of the individual pages of
this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and into which a
Google Analytics component was integrated, the Internet browser on the
information technology system of the data subject will automatically
submit data through the Google Analytics component for the purpose of
online advertising and the settlement of commissions to Google. During
the course of this technical procedure, the enterprise Google gains
knowledge of personal information, such as the IP address of the data
subject, which serves Google, inter alia, to understand the origin of
visitors and clicks, and subsequently create commission settlements. The
cookie is used to store personal information, such as the access time,
the location from which the access was made, and the frequency of visits
of our website by the data subject. With each visit to our Internet
site, such personal data, including the IP address of the Internet
access used by the data subject, will be transmitted to Google in the
United States of America. These personal data are stored by Google in
the United States of America. Google may pass these personal data
collected through the technical procedure to third parties. The data
subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our
website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web
browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an
adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent Google
Analytics from setting a cookie on the information technology system of
the data subject. In addition, cookies already in use by Google
Analytics may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software
programs. In addition, the data subject has the possibility of
objecting to a collection of data that are generated by Google
Analytics, which is related to the use of this website, as well as the
processing of this data by Google and the chance to preclude any such.
For this purpose, the data subject must download a browser add-on under
the link tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout and install it. This browser
add-on tells Google Analytics through a JavaScript, that any data and
information about the visits of Internet pages may not be transmitted to
Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-ons is considered
an objection by Google. If the information technology system of the
data subject is later deleted, formatted, or newly installed, then the
data subject must reinstall the browser add-ons to disable Google
Analytics. If the browser add-on was uninstalled by the data subject or
any other person who is attributable to their sphere of competence, or
is disabled, it is possible to execute the reinstallation or
reactivation of the browser add-ons. Further information and the
applicable data protection provisions of Google may be retrieved under
www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ and under
www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html. Google Analytics is further
explained under the following Link www.google.com/analytics/.
14. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Google Remarketing
On
this website, the controller has integrated Google Remarketing
services. Google Remarketing is a feature of Google AdWords, which
allows an enterprise to display advertising to Internet users who have
previously resided on the enterprise's Internet site. The integration of
Google Remarketing therefore allows an enterprise to create user-based
advertising and thus shows relevant advertisements to interested
Internet users. The operating company of the Google Remarketing services
is the Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA
94043-1351, United States. The purpose of Google Remarketing is the
insertion of interest-relevant advertising. Google Remarketing allows us
to display ads on the Google network or on other websites, which are
based on individual needs and matched to the interests of Internet
users. Google Remarketing sets a cookie on the information technology
system of the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained
above. With the setting of the cookie, Google enables a recognition of
the visitor of our website if he calls up consecutive web pages, which
are also a member of the Google advertising network. With each call-up
to an Internet site on which the service has been integrated by Google
Remarketing, the web browser of the data subject identifies
automatically with Google. During the course of this technical
procedure, Google receives personal information, such as the IP address
or the surfing behaviour of the user, which Google uses, inter alia, for
the insertion of interest relevant advertising. The cookie is used to
store personal information, e.g. the Internet pages visited by the data
subject. Each time we visit our Internet pages, personal data, including
the IP address of the Internet access used by the data subject, is
transmitted to Google in the United States of America. These personal
data are stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may
pass these personal data collected through the technical procedure to
third parties. The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the
setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a
corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently
deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser
used would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the information
technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already in
use by Google may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other
software programs. In addition, the data subject has the possibility of
objecting to the interest-based advertising by Google. For this purpose,
the data subject must call up the link to www.google.de/settings/ads
and make the desired settings on each Internet browser used by the data
subject. Further information and the actual data protection provisions
of Google may be retrieved under
www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.
15. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Google-AdWords
On
this website, the controller has integrated Google AdWords. Google
AdWords is a service for Internet advertising that allows the advertiser
to place ads in Google search engine results and the Google advertising
network. Google AdWords allows an advertiser to pre-define specific
keywords with the help of which an ad on Google's search results only
then displayed, when the user utilizes the search engine to retrieve a
keyword-relevant search result. In the Google Advertising Network, the
ads are distributed on relevant web pages using an automatic algorithm,
taking into account the previously defined keywords. The operating
company of Google AdWords is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy,
Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, UNITED STATES. The purpose of Google
AdWords is the promotion of our website by the inclusion of relevant
advertising on the websites of third parties and in the search engine
results of the search engine Google and an insertion of third-party
advertising on our website. If a data subject reaches our website via a
Google ad, a conversion cookie is filed on the information technology
system of the data subject through Google. The definition of cookies is
explained above. A conversion cookie loses its validity after 30 days
and is not used to identify the data subject. If the cookie has not
expired, the conversion cookie is used to check whether certain
sub-pages, e.g, the shopping cart from an online shop system, were
called up on our website. Through the conversion cookie, both Google and
the controller can understand whether a person who reached an AdWords
ad on our website generated sales, that is, executed or canceled a sale
of goods. The data and information collected through the use of the
conversion cookie is used by Google to create visit statistics for our
website. These visit statistics are used in order to determine the total
number of users who have been served through AdWords ads to ascertain
the success or failure of each AdWords ad and to optimize our AdWords
ads in the future. Neither our company nor other Google AdWords
advertisers receive information from Google that could identify the data
subject. The conversion cookie stores personal information, e.g. the
Internet pages visited by the data subject. Each time we visit our
Internet pages, personal data, including the IP address of the Internet
access used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United
States of America. These personal data are stored by Google in the
United States of America. Google may pass these personal data collected
through the technical procedure to third parties. The data subject may,
at any time, prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as stated
above, by means of a corresponding setting of the Internet browser used
and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the
Internet browser used would also prevent Google from placing a
conversion cookie on the information technology system of the data
subject. In addition, a cookie set by Google AdWords may be deleted at
any time via the Internet browser or other software programs. The data
subject has a possibility of objecting to the interest based
advertisement of Google. Therefore, the data subject must access from
each of the browsers in use the link www.google.de/settings/ads and set
the desired settings. Further information and the applicable data
protection provisions of Google may be retrieved under
www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.
16. Data protection provisions about the application and use of LinkedIn
The
controller has integrated components of the LinkedIn Corporation on
this website. LinkedIn is a web-based social network that enables users
with existing business contacts to connect and to make new business
contacts. Over 400 million registered people in more than 200 countries
use LinkedIn. Thus, LinkedIn is currently the largest platform for
business contacts and one of the most visited websites in the world. The
operating company of LinkedIn is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin
Court Mountain View, CA 94043, UNITED STATES. For privacy matters
outside of the UNITED STATES LinkedIn Ireland, Privacy Policy Issues,
Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, is responsible. With each
call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is
operated by the controller and on which a LinkedIn component (LinkedIn
plug-in) was integrated, the Internet browser on the information
technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted to the
download of a display of the corresponding LinkedIn component of
LinkedIn. Further information about the LinkedIn plug-in may be accessed
under developer.linkedin.com/plugins. During the course of this
technical procedure, LinkedIn gains knowledge of what specific sub-page
of our website was visited by the data subject. If the data subject is
logged in at the same time on LinkedIn, LinkedIn detects with every
call-up to our website by the data subject—and for the entire duration
of their stay on our Internet site—which specific sub-page of our
Internet page was visited by the data subject. This information is
collected through the LinkedIn component and associated with the
respective LinkedIn account of the data subject. If the data subject
clicks on one of the LinkedIn buttons integrated on our website, then
LinkedIn assigns this information to the personal LinkedIn user account
of the data subject and stores the personal data. LinkedIn receives
information via the LinkedIn component that the data subject has visited
our website, provided that the data subject is logged in at LinkedIn at
the time of the call-up to our website. This occurs regardless of
whether the person clicks on the LinkedIn button or not. If such a
transmission of information to LinkedIn is not desirable for the data
subject, then he or she may prevent this by logging off from their
LinkedIn account before a call-up to our website is made. LinkedIn
provides under www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls the possibility
to unsubscribe from e-mail messages, SMS messages and targeted ads, as
well as the ability to manage ad settings. LinkedIn also uses affiliates
such as Eire, Google Analytics, BlueKai, DoubleClick, Nielsen,
Comscore, Eloqua, and Lotame. The setting of such cookies may be denied
under www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy. The applicable privacy
policy for LinkedIn is available under
www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. The LinkedIn Cookie Policy is
available under www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy.
17. Data protection provisions about the application and use of SlideShare
On
this website, the controller has integrated SlideShare components.
LinkedIn SlideShare as a file hosting service allows you to exchange and
archive presentations and other documents, such as PDF files, videos,
and webinars. The file hosting service allows users to upload media
content in all popular formats, with the documents either
publicly-accessible or private-labeled. The operating company of
SlideShare is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court Mountain View,
CA 94043, United States. For privacy matters outside of the United
States the LinkedIn Ireland, Privacy Policy Issues, Wilton Plaza, Wilton
Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, is responsible. LinkedIn SlideShare provides
so-called embedded codes for the media content (e.g. presentations, PDF
files, videos, photos, etc.) stored there. Embedded codes are program
codes that are embedded in the Internet pages to display external
content on their own website. Embedded codes allow content to be
reproduced on its own website without storing it on its own server,
possibly violating the right of reproduction of the respective author of
the content. A further advantage of the use of an embedded code is that
the respective operator of a website does not use its own storage space
and the own server is thereby relieved. An embedded code may be
integrated at any point on another website so that an external content
may also be inserted within the own text. The purpose of using LinkedIn
SlideShare is to relieve our server and to avoid copyright
infringements, while at the same time using third-party content. With
each call-up to our Internet site, which is equipped with a SlideShare
component (embedded code), this component prompts the browser that you
are using to download the according embedded data from SlideShare.
During the course of this technical procedure, LinkedIn gains knowledge
of which specific sub-page of our website is visited by the data
subject. If the data subject is logged in on SlideShare at the same
time, SlideShare recognizes with each call-up to our website by the data
subject and for the entire duration of their stay on our Internet site
which specific sub-page was visited by the data subject. This
information is collected by SlideShare and assigned to the respective
SlideShare account of the data subject through LinkedIn. LinkedIn
obtains information via the SlideShare component that the data subject
has visited our website, provided that the data subject is logged in at
SlideShare at the time of the call-up to our website. This occurs
regardless of whether the person clicks on the embedded media data or
not. If such a transmission of information to SlideShare is not
desirable for the data subject, then he or she may prevent this by
logging off from their SlideShare account before a call-up to our
website is made. LinkedIn also uses affiliates such as Eire, Google
Analytics, BlueKai, DoubleClick, Nielsen, Comscore, Eloqua, and Lotame.
The setting of such cookies may be denied under
www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy. The applicable data protection
provisions for LinkedIn is available under
www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
18. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Xing
On
this website, the controller has integrated components of XING. XING is
an Internet-based social network that enables users to connect with
existing business contacts and to create new business contacts. The
individual users can create a personal profile of themselves at XING.
Companies may, e.g. create company profiles or publish jobs on XING. The
operating company of XING is XING SE, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg,
Germany. With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this
Internet site, which is operated by the controller and on which a XING
component (XING plug-in) was integrated, the Internet browser on the
information technology system of the data subject is automatically
prompted to download a display of the corresponding XING component of
XING. Further information about the XING plug-in the may be accessed
under dev.xing.com/plugins. During the course of this technical
procedure, XING gains knowledge of what specific sub-page of our website
was visited by the data subject. If the data subject is logged in at
the same time on XING, XING detects with every call-up to our website by
the data subject—and for the entire duration of their stay on our
Internet site—which specific sub-page of our Internet page was visited
by the data subject. This information is collected through the XING
component and associated with the respective XING account of the data
subject. If the data subject clicks on the XING button integrated on our
Internet site, e.g. the "Share"-button, then XING assigns this
information to the personal XING user account of the data subject and
stores the personal data. XING receives information via the XING
component that the data subject has visited our website, provided that
the data subject is logged in at XING at the time of the call to our
website. This occurs regardless of whether the person clicks on the XING
component or not. If such a transmission of information to XING is not
desirable for the data subject, then he or she can prevent this by
logging off from their XING account before a call-up to our website is
made. The data protection provisions published by XING, which is
available under www.xing.com/privacy, provide information on the
collection, processing and use of personal data by XING. In addition,
XING has published privacy notices for the XING share button under
www.xing.com/app/share.
19. Data protection provisions about the application and use of YouTube
On
this website, the controller has integrated components of YouTube.
YouTube is an Internet video portal that enables video publishers to set
video clips and other users free of charge, which also provides free
viewing, review and commenting on them. YouTube allows you to publish
all kinds of videos, so you can access both full movies and TV
broadcasts, as well as music videos, trailers, and videos made by users
via the Internet portal. The operating company of YouTube is YouTube,
LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, UNITED STATES. The YouTube,
LLC is a subsidiary of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain
View, CA 94043-1351, UNITED STATES. With each call-up to one of the
individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the
controller and on which a YouTube component (YouTube video) was
integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of
the data subject is automatically prompted to download a display of the
corresponding YouTube component. Further information about YouTube may
be obtained under www.youtube.com/yt/about/en/. During the course of
this technical procedure, YouTube and Google gain knowledge of what
specific sub-page of our website was visited by the data subject. If the
data subject is logged in on YouTube, YouTube recognizes with each
call-up to a sub-page that contains a YouTube video, which specific
sub-page of our Internet site was visited by the data subject. This
information is collected by YouTube and Google and assigned to the
respective YouTube account of the data subject. YouTube and Google will
receive information through the YouTube component that the data subject
has visited our website, if the data subject at the time of the call to
our website is logged in on YouTube; this occurs regardless of whether
the person clicks on a YouTube video or not. If such a transmission of
this information to YouTube and Google is not desirable for the data
subject, the delivery may be prevented if the data subject logs off from
their own YouTube account before a call-up to our website is made.
YouTube's data protection provisions, available at
www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/, provide information about the
collection, processing and use of personal data by YouTube and Google.
20. Legal basis for the processing
Art.
6(1) lit. a GDPR serves as the legal basis for processing operations
for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the
processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a
contract to which the data subject is party, as is the case, for
example, when processing operations are necessary for the supply of
goods or to provide any other service, the processing is based on
Article 6(1) lit. b GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations
which are necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures, for
example in the case of inquiries concerning our products or services. Is
our company subject to a legal obligation by which processing of
personal data is required, such as for the fulfillment of tax
obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6(1) lit. c GDPR. In rare
cases, the processing of personal data may be necessary to protect the
vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person. This
would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured in our company
and his name, age, health insurance data or other vital information
would have to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third party.
Then the processing would be based on Art. 6(1) lit. d GDPR. Finally,
processing operations could be based on Article 6(1) lit. f GDPR. This
legal basis is used for processing operations which are not covered by
any of the abovementioned legal grounds, if processing is necessary for
the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by our company or by a
third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests
or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require
protection of personal data. Such processing operations are particularly
permissible because they have been specifically mentioned by the
European legislator. He considered that a legitimate interest could be
assumed if the data subject is a client of the controller (Recital 47
Sentence 2 GDPR).
21. The legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party
Where
the processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1) lit. f GDPR
our legitimate interest is to carry out our business in favor of the
well-being of all our employees and the shareholders.
22. Period for which the personal data will be stored
The
criteria used to determine the period of storage of personal data is
the respective statutory retention period. After expiration of that
period, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, as long as it is no
longer necessary for the fulfillment of the contract or the initiation
of a contract.
23. Provision of personal data as
statutory or contractual requirement; Requirement necessary to enter
into a contract; Obligation of the data subject to provide the personal
data; possible consequences of failure to provide such data
We
clarify that the provision of personal data is partly required by law
(e.g. tax regulations) or can also result from contractual provisions
(e.g. information on the contractual partner). Sometimes it may be
necessary to conclude a contract that the data subject provides us with
personal data, which must subsequently be processed by us. The data
subject is, for example, obliged to provide us with personal data when
our company signs a contract with him or her. The non-provision of the
personal data would have the consequence that the contract with the data
subject could not be concluded. Before personal data is provided by the
data subject, the data subject must contact any employee. The employee
clarifies to the data subject whether the provision of the personal data
is required by law or contract or is necessary for the conclusion of
the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal
data and the consequences of non-provision of the personal data.
24. Existence of automated decision-making
As
a responsible company, we do not use automatic decision-making or
profiling. The data protection officer of the controller is who succeeds
to reach: Tel.: +49 2932 477 351 E-Mail:
datenschutzbeauftragter@athmer.de Website: www.athmer.com Each affected
person can at any time with all questions and suggestions to the data
protection directly to our data protection officer turn.