Privacy Policy

We greatly appreciate your interest in our company. Data protection is of particular importance to Elisabeth Sutterlüty. The use of the Internet pages of Elisabeth Sutterlüty is generally possible without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to use special services offered by our company via our website, the processing of personal data may become necessary. If the processing of personal data is required and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the data subject.

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, email address, or telephone number of a data subject, is always carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and in compliance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to Elisabeth Sutterlüty. Through this privacy policy, our company seeks to inform the public about the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, use, and process. Furthermore, this privacy policy informs data subjects of their rights.

As the controller responsible for processing, Elisabeth Sutterlüty 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 can generally have security vulnerabilities, so absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transfer personal data to us via alternative means, such as by telephone.

1. Definitions

The privacy policy of Elisabeth Sutterlüty is based on the terms used by the European legislator for the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy should be easy to read and understand for the public as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to first explain the terminology used.

In this privacy policy, we use the following terms, among others:

a) Personal data
Personal data refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as the "data subject"). A natural person is considered identifiable if they 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 one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.

b) Data subject
A data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller responsible for processing.

c) Processing
Processing refers to any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, 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 refers to any form of automated processing of personal data that consists of using personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements.

f) Pseudonymization
Pseudonymization refers to the processing of personal data in such a way 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 organizational measures to ensure that the personal data is not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

g) Controller or data controller
The controller or data controller is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body that, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing 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
A processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body that processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

i) Recipient
A recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or another body to which personal data are disclosed, whether or not it is a third party. However, public authorities that may receive personal data in the framework of a specific inquiry under Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients.

j) Third party
A 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 authorized to process personal data.

k) Consent
Consent is any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which they, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signify agreement to the processing of personal data relating to them.

2. Name and Address of the Controller

The controller responsible for processing, as defined by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), other applicable data protection laws in the member states of the European Union, and other provisions related to data protection, is:

Elisabeth Sutterlüty
Alte Belziger Strasse 53
14806 Bad Belzig
Germany

Tel.: 00491776032581
Email: sutterluty@gmx.de
Website: www.voice-stimmarbeit.com

3. Cookies

The internet pages of Elisabeth Sutterlüty use cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored on a computer system via an internet browser.

Many websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier for the cookie. It consists of a string of characters through which websites and servers can be assigned to the specific internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This allows visited websites and servers to differentiate the individual browser of the data subject from other internet browsers that contain different cookies. A specific internet browser can be recognized and identified using the unique cookie ID.

By using cookies, Elisabeth Sutterlüty can provide users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting.

Through a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized for the user. Cookies allow us to recognize the users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to utilize our website. For example, a user of a website that uses cookies does not need to re-enter their access data each time they visit the website because this is handled by the website and the cookie stored on the user's computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping cart in an online store. The online store remembers the items a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart via a cookie.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by adjusting the settings of the internet browser they are using and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies can be deleted at any time via an internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all common internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be fully usable.

4. Collection of General Data and Information

The website of Elisabeth Sutterlüty collects a series of general data and information whenever a data subject or an automated system accesses the website. This general data and information are stored in the server log files. The data collected may include (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 accessed via an accessing system on our website, (5) the date and time of access to the website, (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 this general data and information, Elisabeth Sutterlüty does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Instead, this information is needed to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) optimize the content of our website and its advertising, (3) ensure the long-term functionality of our information technology systems and website technology, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for prosecution in case of a cyberattack. Therefore, Elisabeth Sutterlüty statistically analyzes this anonymously collected data and information with the aim of increasing data protection and data security within our company and ensuring 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.

5. Subscription to Comments in the Blog on the Website

Comments made in the blog of Elisabeth Sutterlüty can generally be subscribed to by third parties. In particular, there is the possibility that a commenter subscribes to follow-up comments on a specific blog post.

If a data subject chooses the option to subscribe to comments, the controller will send an automatic confirmation email to verify, using the double opt-in procedure, whether the owner of the provided email address has indeed opted for this feature. The option to subscribe to comments can be terminated at any time.

6. Routine Erasure and Blocking of Personal Data

The controller processes and stores personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or as provided by the European legislator or other legislators in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject.

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 is routinely blocked or erased in accordance with legal requirements.

7. Rights of the Data Subject

Every data subject has the following rights granted by the European legislator under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

a) Right to Confirmation
The data subject has the right to obtain confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning them is being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right, they may contact a staff member of the controller at any time.

b) Right to Access
The data subject has the right to obtain free information from the controller about their stored personal data and a copy of this information at any time. Furthermore, the data subject has the right to access 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 has been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organizations
If possible, the planned 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 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 is not collected from the data subject, any available information as to its 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 has the right to know whether personal data is transferred to a third country or an international organization. If this is the case, the data subject has the right to be informed about the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.

If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of access, they may contact a staff member of the controller at any time.

c) Right to Rectification
The data subject has the right to obtain the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning them without undue delay. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, the data subject also has 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, they may contact a staff member of the controller at any time.

d) Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten)
The data subject has the right to obtain the erasure of personal data concerning them from the controller without undue delay, and the controller has the obligation to erase personal data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies, provided that processing is not necessary:

The personal data is no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.
The data subject withdraws consent on which the processing is based according to Article 6(1)(a) or Article 9(2)(a) 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 has 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 has been collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Article 8(1) of the GDPR.

If a data subject wishes to request the erasure of personal data stored by Elisabeth Sutterlüty, they may contact a staff member of the controller at any time. The staff member will promptly ensure that the erasure request is complied with.

Where the controller has made personal data public and is obliged to erase the personal data pursuant to Article 17(1) of the GDPR, 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 the erasure by such controllers of any links to, or copies or replication of, those personal data, as far as processing is not required. A staff member of Elisabeth Sutterlüty will take the necessary steps in individual cases.

e) Right to Restriction of Processing
The data subject has the right 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 the restriction of its 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 defense of legal claims.
The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR pending the verification of whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

If a data subject wishes to request the restriction of the processing of personal data stored by Elisabeth Sutterlüty, they may contact a staff member of the controller at any time. The staff member will arrange the restriction of processing.

f) Right to Data Portability
The data subject has the right to receive the personal data concerning them, which they have provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. They have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data has been provided, as long as the processing is based on consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) or Article 9(2)(a) of the GDPR, or on a contract pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, and the processing is carried out by automated means.

Furthermore, in exercising their right to data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) of the GDPR, the data subject has the right to have the 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.

To assert the right to data portability, the data subject may contact Elisabeth Sutterlüty at any time.

g) Right to Object
The data subject has the right to object, on grounds relating to their particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning them, which is based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) of the GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

Elisabeth Sutterlüty shall no longer process the personal data in the event of the objection unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

If personal data is processed by Elisabeth Sutterlüty for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning them for such marketing. This also applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to Elisabeth Sutterlüty processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data will no longer be processed for these purposes.

In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning them 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.

To exercise the right to object, the data subject may directly contact Elisabeth Sutterlüty.

h) Automated Individual Decision-Making, Including Profiling
The data subject has the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning them or similarly significantly affects them, unless the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data controller, or (2) is authorized 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 based on the data subject's explicit consent.

If the decision is (1) 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, Elisabeth Sutterlüty 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 their point of view, and to contest the decision.

If the data subject wishes to exercise the rights concerning automated individual decision-making, they may contact a staff member of the controller at any time.

i) Right to Withdraw Consent
The data subject has the right to withdraw their consent to the processing of their personal data at any time.

If the data subject wishes to exercise their right to withdraw consent, they may contact a staff member of the controller at any time.

8. Privacy Policy on the Use and Application of Facebook

The controller has integrated components of the company Facebook on this website. Facebook is a social network.

A social network is a place for social interaction on the Internet, an online community that typically allows users to communicate and interact with one another in a virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for exchanging opinions and experiences or enable the online community to provide personal or business-related information. Facebook allows social network users to create private profiles, upload photos, and network via friend requests.

The operating company of Facebook is Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. For data processing purposes outside the United States and Canada, the controller is Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

With each visit to one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a Facebook component (Facebook plugin) has been integrated, the web browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Facebook component to download a display of the corresponding Facebook component from Facebook. A complete overview of all Facebook plugins can be accessed at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/. During this technical process, Facebook becomes aware of which specific subpage of our website was visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged in to Facebook at the same time, Facebook detects every visit to our website by the data subject—and for the entire duration of their stay on our website—which specific subpage of our website the data subject visited. This information is collected by 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, such as the "Like" button, or if the data subject submits a comment, Facebook matches this information with the personal Facebook user account of the data subject and stores the personal data.

Facebook always receives information via the Facebook component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged in to Facebook at the time of visiting our website; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Facebook component or not. If such information sharing with Facebook is not desired by the data subject, they can prevent it by logging out of their Facebook account before accessing our website.

The data policy published by Facebook, available at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/, provides information on the collection, processing, and use of personal data by Facebook. Additionally, it explains what settings Facebook offers to protect the privacy of the data subject. Furthermore, various applications are available that allow the suppression of data transmission to Facebook. Such applications can be used by the data subject to suppress data transmission to Facebook.

9. Privacy Policy on the Use and Application of Google Analytics (with Anonymization Function)

The controller has integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymization function) on this website. Google Analytics is a web analytics service. Web analytics is the collection, gathering, and analysis of data about the behavior of visitors to websites. Among other things, a web analytics service collects data about the website from which a data subject has come (the "referrer"), which subpages were visited, or how often and for what duration a subpage was viewed. Web analytics is mainly used to optimize a website and to carry out a cost-benefit analysis of internet advertising.

The operating company of the Google Analytics component is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

The controller uses the "_gat._anonymizeIp" function for web analytics via Google Analytics. By means of this function, Google truncates and anonymizes the IP address of the internet connection of the data subject when accessing our website 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 traffic on our website. Google uses the collected data and information, among other things, to evaluate the use of our website, to compile online reports for us that show the activities on our website, and to provide other services concerning the use of our website.

Google Analytics sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. What cookies are has already been explained above. By setting the cookie, Google is enabled to analyze the use of our website. With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and into which a Google Analytics component has been 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 analysis to Google. During the course of this technical procedure, Google is provided with personal information, such as the IP address of the data subject, which Google uses, among other things, 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 to our website by the data subject. With each visit to our website, 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 can prevent the setting of cookies through our website, as already stated above, at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the internet 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. Additionally, cookies already in use by Google Analytics may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the possibility to object to a collection of data 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 https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout and install it. This browser add-on tells Google Analytics through 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-on 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-on to disable Google Analytics. If the browser add-on was uninstalled or disabled by the data subject or any other person who is attributable to their sphere of competence, it is possible to execute the reinstallation or reactivation of the browser add-on.

Further information and Google's applicable privacy regulations can be retrieved under https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ and under http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html. Google Analytics is further explained under the following link: https://www.google.com/analytics/.

10. Privacy Policy on the Use and Application of Google Ads (AdWords)

The controller has integrated Google Ads on this website. Google Ads is an internet advertising service that allows advertisers to place ads in both Google’s search engine results and the Google Advertising Network. Google Ads enables an advertiser to predefine specific keywords by means of which an ad will be displayed in Google’s search engine results only when the user retrieves a keyword-relevant search result. In the Google Advertising Network, the ads are distributed to relevant web pages using an automatic algorithm, taking into account the predefined keywords.

The operating company of Google Ads services is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

The purpose of Google Ads is to promote our website by displaying interest-relevant advertising on the websites of third-party companies and in the search engine results of Google, as well as to display third-party advertising on our website.

If a data subject accesses our website via a Google ad, a conversion cookie is stored on the information technology system of the data subject by Google. The definition of cookies has already been 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 yet expired, the conversion cookie is used to check whether certain subpages, such as the shopping cart from an online store system, were accessed on our website. Through the conversion cookie, both we and Google can track whether a person who reached our website via an Ads ad generated revenue, that is, completed or canceled a purchase.

The data and information collected through the use of the conversion cookie are used by Google to create visit statistics for our website. These visit statistics are used to determine the total number of users who were served through Ads ads to ascertain the success or failure of each Ads ad and to optimize our Ads campaigns for the future. Neither our company nor other Google Ads advertisers receive information from Google that could identify the data subject.

The conversion cookie stores personal information, e.g., the websites visited by the data subject. Each time our website is visited, personal data, including the IP address of the internet connection 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. Google may transfer these personal data collected through the technical process to third parties.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already stated above, at any time by adjusting the settings of the internet browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the internet browser used would also prevent Google from placing a conversion cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. Additionally, cookies already set by Google Ads may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.

The data subject has the possibility to object to interest-based advertising by Google. For this purpose, the data subject must access the link www.google.de/settings/ads from each internet browser they use and set their desired preferences.

Further information and the applicable privacy regulations of Google can be retrieved under https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.

11. Privacy Policy on the Use and Application of Instagram

The controller has integrated components of the Instagram service on this website. Instagram is a service that qualifies as an audiovisual platform, allowing users to share photos and videos as well as disseminate such data on other social networks.

The operating company of Instagram’s services is Instagram LLC, 1 Hacker Way, Building 14 First Floor, Menlo Park, CA, USA.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website, operated by the controller and on which an Instagram component (Insta button) has been integrated, is accessed, the internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Instagram component to download a display of the corresponding component from Instagram. During this technical process, Instagram becomes aware of which specific subpage of our website was visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged in to Instagram at the same time, Instagram detects every visit to our website by the data subject—and for the entire duration of their stay on our website—which specific subpage of our website the data subject visited. This information is collected by the Instagram component and associated with the respective Instagram account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on one of the Instagram buttons integrated into our website, the data and information transmitted will be linked to the personal Instagram user account of the data subject and stored and processed by Instagram.

Instagram always receives information via the Instagram component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged in to Instagram at the time of accessing our website; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Instagram component or not. If such information sharing with Instagram is not desired by the data subject, they can prevent it by logging out of their Instagram account before accessing our website.

Further information and Instagram’s applicable data protection provisions can be retrieved under https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388 and https://www.instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

12. Privacy Policy on the Use and Application of LinkedIn

The controller has integrated components of the LinkedIn Corporation on this website. LinkedIn is an internet-based social network that enables users to connect with existing business contacts and establish new business relationships. Over 400 million registered users in more than 200 countries make LinkedIn 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, USA. For privacy-related matters outside of the USA, LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, is responsible.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website, operated by the controller and on which a LinkedIn component (LinkedIn plugin) has been integrated, is accessed, the internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective LinkedIn component to download a display of the corresponding LinkedIn component. Further information on LinkedIn plugins can be found at https://developer.linkedin.com/plugins. During this technical process, LinkedIn gains knowledge of which specific subpage of our website was visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged in to LinkedIn at the same time, LinkedIn detects every visit to our website by the data subject—and for the entire duration of their stay on our website—which specific subpage of our website the data subject visited. This information is collected by the LinkedIn component and associated with the respective LinkedIn account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on a LinkedIn button integrated into our website, LinkedIn assigns this information to the personal LinkedIn user account of the data subject and stores this personal data.

LinkedIn always receives information via the LinkedIn component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged in to LinkedIn at the time of accessing our website; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the LinkedIn component or not. If such information sharing with LinkedIn is not desired by the data subject, they can prevent it by logging out of their LinkedIn account before accessing our website.

LinkedIn provides the option to unsubscribe from email messages, SMS messages, and targeted ads, as well as to manage ad settings, at https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls. LinkedIn also uses partners such as Quantcast, Google Analytics, BlueKai, DoubleClick, Nielsen, Comscore, Eloqua, and Lotame, which may set cookies. These cookies can be denied at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy. The applicable privacy policy of LinkedIn is available at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. The LinkedIn Cookie Policy is available at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy.

13. Privacy Policy on the Use and Application of YouTube

The controller has integrated components of YouTube on this website. YouTube is an online video portal that allows video publishers to upload video clips free of charge, while other users can view, rate, and comment on these videos for free. YouTube permits the publication of all types of videos, which is why complete films and TV shows, as well as music videos, trailers, and user-generated videos, can be accessed via the platform.

The operating company of YouTube is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube is a subsidiary of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website, operated by the controller and on which a YouTube component (YouTube video) has been integrated, is accessed, the internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective YouTube component to download a display of the corresponding YouTube component from YouTube. Further information about YouTube can be obtained at https://www.youtube.com/yt/about/. During this technical process, YouTube and Google gain knowledge of which specific subpage of our website was visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged in to YouTube at the same time, YouTube recognizes which specific subpage of our website the data subject visited when a subpage containing a YouTube video is accessed. This information is collected by YouTube and Google and assigned to the respective YouTube account of the data subject.

YouTube and Google always receive information via the YouTube component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged in to YouTube at the time of accessing our website; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks on a YouTube video or not. If such information sharing with YouTube and Google is not desired by the data subject, they can prevent it by logging out of their YouTube account before accessing our website.

The privacy policies published by YouTube, which are available at https://policies.google.com/privacy, provide information on the collection, processing, and use of personal data by YouTube and Google.

14. Legal Basis for Processing

Article 6(1)(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 a 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)(b) GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures, such as in cases of inquiries about our products or services.

If our company is 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 Article 6(1)(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 business and their name, age, health insurance data, or other vital information would have to be passed on to a doctor, hospital, or other third party. In such cases, the processing would be based on Article 6(1)(d) GDPR.

Finally, processing operations could be based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. This legal basis is used for processing operations that are not covered by any of the above-mentioned legal grounds, if the processing is necessary for the purposes of 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. The legislator considered that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a client of the controller (Recital 47 Sentence 2 GDPR).

15. Legitimate Interests in Processing Pursued by the Controller or a Third Party

If the processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, our legitimate interest is the conduct of our business for the benefit of the well-being of all our employees and shareholders.

16. Duration of Storage of Personal Data

The criterion used to determine the storage duration of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After expiration of that period, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, provided it is no longer necessary for the fulfillment of the contract or the initiation of a contract.

17. Legal or Contractual Requirements for Providing Personal Data; Necessity for Contract Conclusion; Obligation of the Data Subject to Provide Personal Data; Possible Consequences of Failure to Provide

We inform you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g., tax regulations) or may also result from contractual provisions (e.g., information about the contractual partner).

Sometimes it may be necessary to conclude a contract that a data subject provides us with personal data, which must subsequently be processed by us. For example, the data subject is obliged to provide us with personal data when our company signs a contract with them. Failure to provide the personal data would result in the contract with the data subject not being able to be concluded.

Before personal data is provided by the data subject, the data subject may contact any employee. The employee will clarify to the data subject whether the provision of 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.

18. Existence of Automated Decision-Making

As a responsible company, we do not use automatic decision-making or profiling.