1. Data Protection at a Glance & General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data includes all data that can personally identify you. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our privacy policy below this text.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the section “Notice Regarding the Responsible Party” in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected firstly when you provide it to us. This may involve data you enter in a contact form, for example.

Other data is collected automatically or after your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. This mainly includes technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). The collection of this data occurs automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data can be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to obtain free information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent for data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right to file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You can contact us at any time regarding this and other questions on the topic of data protection.

Analysis Tools and Tools from Third Parties

When visiting this website, your surfing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is mainly done with so-called analysis programs.

Detailed information on these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

All-Inkl

The provider is ALL-INKL.COM – Neue Medien Münnich, owner René Münnich, Hauptstraße 68, 02742 Friedersdorf (hereinafter referred to as All-Inkl). Details can be found in the privacy policy of All-Inkl: https://all-inkl.com/datenschutzinformationen/.

The use of All-Inkl is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in a reliable representation of our website. If a corresponding consent was requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and § 25(1) of the TTDSG, as far as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) in the sense of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Contract Processing

We have concluded a contract for order processing (AVV) to use the above-mentioned service. This is a legally required contract that ensures that this service processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General Information and Mandatory Information on Data Protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and according to the legal data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

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

We point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., in the case of communication by email) may have security vulnerabilities. A complete protection of the data against access by third parties is not possible.

Notice Regarding the Responsible Party

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Erik Quade, Katja Quade
Ingenieurbüro Quade GmbH
Im Westerbruch 68
49152 Bad Essen – Rabber
Phone: +49 5472 9496-10
Email: iq@iq-engineering.distracted-engelbart.85-215-98-205.plesk.page

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Storage Duration

Unless a specific storage duration has been mentioned in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate deletion request or revoke your consent for data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, the deletion will occur after these reasons cease to apply.

General Information on the Legal Basis for Data Processing on This Website

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data based on Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) of the GDPR if special data categories under Article 9(1) of the GDPR are processed. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Article 49(1)(a) of the GDPR. If you consented to the storage of cookies or to access information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally based on § 25(1) of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is necessary for the performance of a contract or for pre-contractual measures, we process your data based on Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR. We also process your data if it is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation based on Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR. Data processing can also be carried out based on our legitimate interest under Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The relevant legal basis for data processing is mentioned in the following sections of this privacy policy.

Recipients of Personal Data

In the course of our business activities, we work with various external parties. It is sometimes necessary to transfer personal data to these external parties. We only transfer personal data to external parties if it is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g., data transfer to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in data transfer based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, or if another legal basis permits the data transfer. When using data processors, we only transfer personal data of our customers based on a valid contract for data processing. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing contract is concluded.

Revocation of Your Consent for Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke your consent at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Marketing (Article 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT BASED ON ARTICLE 6(1)(E) OR (F) OF THE GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING IS FOR THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ARTICLE 21(1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH MARKETING, INCLUDING PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION UNDER ARTICLE 21(2) GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement. This right is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data that we process based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract automatically transferred to you or a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done as far as it is technically feasible.

Access, Correction, and Deletion

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to access your stored personal data, its origin, and recipients, and the purpose of the data processing, as well as the right to correct or delete this data at any time free of charge. You can contact us at any time regarding this and other questions on the subject of personal data.

Right to Restrict Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. To do this, you can contact us at any time. The right to restrict processing exists in the following cases:

• If you contest the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
• If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
• If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend, or assert legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
• If you have filed an objection under Article 21(1) of the GDPR, a balance must be struck between your and our interests. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data may only be processed – apart from its storage – with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

SSL or TLS Encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the address line of the browser changing from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Consent with Usercentrics

This website uses the consent technology of Usercentrics to obtain your consent for the storage of certain cookies on your device or the use of certain technologies and to document this in a data protection-compliant manner. The provider of this technology is Usercentrics GmbH, Sendlinger Straße 7, 80331 Munich, Germany, Website: https://usercentrics.com/en/ (hereinafter “Usercentrics”).

When you enter our website, the following personal data is transferred to Usercentrics:

• Your consent(s) or the withdrawal of your consent(s)
• Your IP address
• Information about your browser
• Information about your device
• The time of your visit to the website

Furthermore, Usercentrics stores a cookie in your browser to assign the given consents or their withdrawal to you. The collected data is stored until you request us to delete it, delete the Usercentrics cookie yourself, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention obligations remain unaffected.

The Usercentrics banner on this website was configured using eRecht24. You can recognize this by the fact that the eRecht24 logo appears in the banner. To display the eRecht24 logo in the banner, a connection to the image server of eRecht24 is established. In doing so, the IP address is also transmitted, which is only stored in anonymized form in the server logs. The image server of eRecht24 is located in Germany with a German provider. The banner itself is provided exclusively by Usercentrics.

The use of Usercentrics is to obtain the legally required consents for the use of certain technologies. The legal basis for this is Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR.

Contract Processing

We have concluded a contract for order processing (AVV) to use the above-mentioned service. This is a legally required contract that ensures that this service processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

5. Analysis Tools and Advertising

Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analytics service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyze the behavior of website visitors. The website operator receives various usage data, such as page views, dwell time, operating systems used, and the origin of the user. This data may be assigned to a specific device of the user. No assignment to a user ID is made.

In addition, we can use Google Analytics to record your mouse and scroll movements and clicks. Furthermore, Google Analytics uses various modeling approaches to supplement the collected datasets and applies machine learning technologies in data analysis.

Google Analytics uses technologies that allow the recognition of the user for the purpose of analyzing user behavior (e.g., cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Google about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

The use of this service is based on your consent according to Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and § 25(1) of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.

The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that ensures compliance with European data protection standards in data processing in the USA. Any company certified under the DPF is committed to complying with these data protection standards. For more information, please refer to the provider’s website: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?contact=true&id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active.

Browser Plugin

You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

More information on the handling of user data by Google Analytics can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.

Matomo

This website uses the open source web analytics service Matomo.

With the help of Matomo, we are able to collect and analyze data about the use of our website by website visitors. This allows us to determine, among other things, when page views were made and from which region they came. We also collect various log files (e.g., IP address, referrer, browser used, and operating systems) and can measure whether our website visitors perform certain actions (e.g., clicks, purchases, etc.).

The use of this analysis tool is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both its web offering and its advertising. If a corresponding consent was requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and § 25(1) of the TTDSG, as far as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) in the sense of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

IP Anonymization

We use IP anonymization in the analysis with Matomo. In this process, your IP address is shortened before analysis, so it can no longer be clearly assigned to you.

Hosting

We host Matomo exclusively on our own servers, so all analysis data remains with us and is not passed on.

6. Plugins and Tools

Google Fonts (Local Hosting)

This site uses so-called Google Fonts provided by Google for the uniform representation of fonts. The Google Fonts are installed locally. A connection to Google’s servers does not take place.

More information about Google Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Adobe Fonts

This website uses web fonts provided by Adobe for the uniform representation of certain fonts. The provider is Adobe Systems Incorporated, 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110-2704, USA (Adobe).

When you call up this website, your browser loads the required fonts directly from Adobe to be able to display them correctly on your device. In doing so, your browser establishes a connection to the servers of Adobe in the USA. Adobe thereby becomes aware that this website was accessed via your IP address. According to Adobe, no cookies are stored when providing the fonts.

The storage and analysis of the data are based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the uniform presentation of the font on its website. If a corresponding consent was requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and § 25(1) of the TTDSG, as far as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) in the sense of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: https://www.adobe.com/privacy/eudatatransfers.html.

More information about Adobe Fonts can be found at: https://www.adobe.com/privacy/policies/adobe-fonts.html.

Adobe’s privacy policy can be found at: https://www.adobe.com/privacy/policy.html.

The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that ensures compliance with European data protection standards in data processing in the USA. Any company certified under the DPF is committed to complying with these data protection standards. For more information, please refer to the provider’s website: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?contact=true&id=a2zt0000000TNo9AAG&status=Active.

Google Maps

This site uses the Google Maps map service. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer. When Google Maps is activated, Google may use Google Fonts to ensure the uniform representation of fonts. When you call up Google Maps, your browser loads the necessary web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers and an easy findability of the locations indicated by us on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. If a corresponding consent was requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and § 25(1) of the TTDSG, as far as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) in the sense of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/.

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

The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that ensures compliance with European data protection standards in data processing in the USA. Any company certified under the DPF is committed to complying with these data protection standards. For more information, please refer to the provider’s website: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?contact=true&id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active.

7. Own Services

Handling Applicant Data

We offer you the opportunity to apply to us (e.g., by email, by post, or via an online application form). In the following, we inform you about the scope, purpose, and use of your personal data collected during the application process. We assure you that the collection, processing, and use of your data is in accordance with applicable data protection law and all other legal provisions and that your data will be treated strictly confidentially.

Scope and Purpose of Data Collection

If you send us an application, we process your associated personal data (e.g., contact and communication data, application documents, notes during job interviews, etc.) as far as this is necessary for the decision on establishing an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is § 26 of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) under German law (initiation of an employment relationship), Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR (general contract initiation), and – if you have given consent – Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. Consent can be revoked at any time. Your personal data will only be passed on within our company to persons involved in processing your application.

If the application is successful, the data you submitted will be stored in our data processing systems on the basis of § 26 of the BDSG and Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR for the purpose of carrying out the employment relationship.

Retention Period of Data

If we cannot make you a job offer, you reject a job offer, or withdraw your application, we reserve the right to retain the data you have submitted based on our legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR) for up to 6 months from the end of the application process (rejection or withdrawal of the application). The data will then be deleted, and the physical application documents will be destroyed. The retention serves particularly for evidence purposes in the event of a legal dispute. If it is evident that the data will be required after the 6-month period has expired (e.g., due to a pending or imminent legal dispute), deletion will take place only when the purpose for further retention ceases to apply.

Longer retention can also occur if you have given your consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR) or if statutory retention obligations prevent deletion.