Privacy policy and consents

Personal data (hereinafter referred to as “data”) is processed by us only as necessary and for the purpose of providing a functional and user-friendly website, including its content and the services offered there.

Pursuant to Art. 4 no. 1. of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, i.e. the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to only as “GDPR”), “processing” shall mean any operation or set of operations which is performed upon personal data, whether or not by automatic means, such as collection, recording, organization, filing, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

With the following privacy policy, we inform you in particular about the nature, scope, purpose, duration and legal basis of the processing of personal data, insofar as we decide either alone or jointly with others on the purposes and means of processing. In addition, we inform you below about the third-party components we use for optimization purposes and to increase the quality of use, insofar as third parties process data under their own responsibility.

Our privacy policy is structured as follows:

I. Information about us as the responsible party

II. Rights of users and data subjects

III. Information on data processing

I. Information about us as the responsible party

Responsible provider of this website in the sense of data protection law is:
asioso GmbH
Wilhelmine-Reichard-Str.
26
80935 Munich
Germany
Phone: +49 89 9545706 10

E-mail: info@asioso.de

Data protection officer at the provider:
IITR Data Protection Ltd.
Dr. Sebastian Kraska
Marienplatz 2
80331 Munich
Germany
Phone: 089 18917360
E-mail: email@iitr.de

II. Rights of users and data subjects

With regard to the data processing described in more detail below, users and data subjects have the right to

to confirmation as to whether data concerning them is being processed, to information about the data being processed, to further information about the data processing and to copies of the data (cf. also Art. 15 DSGVO);
to correct or complete incorrect or incomplete data (cf. also Art. 16 DSGVO);
to the immediate erasure of the data concerning them (cf. also Art. 17 GDPR), or, alternatively, insofar as further processing is required pursuant to Art. 17 (3) GDPR.
3 of the GDPR, to restriction of processing in accordance with Art. 18 of the GDPR;
to receive the data concerning them and provided by them and to transfer this data to other providers/controllers (cf. also Art. 20 GDPR);
to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority if they are of the opinion that the data concerning them is being processed by the provider in breach of data protection provisions (cf. also Art. 77 GDPR).

In addition, the Provider is obliged to inform all recipients to whom data has been disclosed by the Provider about any correction or deletion of data or restriction of processing that may be necessary on the basis of Articles 16, 17 para. 1, 18 DSGVO takes place. However, this obligation shall not apply if such notification is impossible or involves disproportionate effort. Notwithstanding the above, the user has a right to information about these recipients.

Likewise, according to Art. 21 DSGVO, users and data subjects have the right to object to the future processing of data concerning them, provided that the data is processed by the provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO are processed. In particular, an objection to data processing for the purpose of direct advertising is permitted.

III. Information on data processing

Your data processed during the use of our website will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of the storage no longer applies, the deletion of the data does not conflict with any statutory retention obligations and no other information on individual processing procedures is provided below.

Server data

For technical reasons, in particular to ensure a secure and stable Internet presence, data is transmitted by your Internet browser to us or to our web space provider. With these so-called server log files, among other things, the type and version of your Internet browser, the operating system, the website from which you have accessed our website (referrer URL), the website(s) of our website that you visit, the date and time of the respective access as well as the IP address of the Internet connection from which the use of our website takes place are collected.

The data collected in this way is temporarily stored, but not together with other data from you.

This storage takes place on the legal basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the improvement, stability, functionality and security of our website.

The data is deleted again after seven days at the latest, unless further storage is required for evidence purposes. Otherwise, the data is exempt from deletion in whole or in part until final clarification of an incident.

Cookies

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a) Session cookies/session cookies

We use so-called cookies with our internet presence. Cookies are small text files or other storage technologies that are placed and stored on your terminal device by the Internet browser you use. Through these cookies, certain information from you, such as your browser or location data or your IP address, is processed to an individual extent.

This processing makes our website more user-friendly, more effective and more secure, as the processing e.g.. enables the reproduction of our website in different languages or the offer of a shopping cart function.

The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit b.) DSGVO, insofar as these cookies data are processed for contract initiation or contract execution.

If the processing does not serve the purpose of initiating or executing a contract, our legitimate interest lies in improving the functionality of our website. The legal basis is then Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR.

When you close your Internet browser, these session cookies are deleted.

b) Third-party cookies

Where applicable, cookies from partner companies with which we cooperate for the purpose of advertising, analysis or the functionalities of our website are also used with our website.

The details of this, in particular the purposes and legal bases of the processing of such third-party cookies, please refer to the following information.

c) Elimination possibility

You can prevent or restrict the installation of cookies by setting your internet browser. Likewise, you can delete already stored cookies at any time. However, the steps and measures required for this depend on your specific Internet browser used. Therefore, if you have any questions, please use the help function or documentation of your Internet browser or contact its manufacturer or support. In the case of so-called Flash cookies, however, processing cannot be prevented via the browser settings. Instead, you need to change the setting of your Flash player to that extent. The steps and measures required for this also depend on your specific Flash player used. Therefore, if you have any questions, please also use the help function or documentation of your Flash player or contact the manufacturer or user support.

However, if you prevent or restrict the installation of cookies, this may mean that not all functions of our website can be fully used.

Customer account / registration function

If you create a customer account with us via our website, we will collect and store the data you enter during registration (e.g. your name, address or e-mail address) exclusively for pre-contractual services, for the fulfillment of the contract or for customer care purposes (e.g. to provide you with an overview of your previous orders with us or to be able to offer you the so-called memo function). At the same time, we then store the IP address and the date of your registration along with the time. Of course, this data will not be passed on to third parties.

During the further registration process, your consent to this processing will be obtained and reference will be made to this privacy policy. The data collected by us in this process is used exclusively for the provision of the customer account.

Insofar as you consent to this processing, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) DSGVO Legal basis for processing.

If the opening of the customer account also serves pre-contractual measures or the fulfillment of the contract, the legal basis for this processing is also Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) GDPR.

The consent given to us for the opening and maintenance of the customer account can be revoked in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 DSGVO at any time with effect for the future. To do this, you only need to inform us of your revocation.

The data collected in this respect will be deleted as soon as processing is no longer necessary. However, we must observe retention periods under tax and commercial law.

Newsletter

If you register for our free newsletter, the data you requested for this purpose, i.e. your e-mail address and – optionally – your name and address, will be transmitted to us. At the same time, we store the IP address of the Internet connection from which you access our website as well as the date and time of your login. During the further registration process, we will ask for your consent to send you the newsletter, describe the content specifically and refer to this privacy policy. We use the data collected exclusively for sending the newsletter – in particular, it is therefore not passed on to third parties.

The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

You can withdraw your consent to the sending of newsletters in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 DSGVO at any time with effect for the future. To do this, you simply need to inform us of your revocation or click on the unsubscribe link contained in each newsletter.

Contact requests / contact possibility

If you contact us via contact form or e-mail, the data you provide will be used to process your request. The provision of the data is necessary for processing and answering your request – without their provision, we can not answer your request or at best limited.

The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR.

Your data will be deleted if your inquiry has been answered conclusively and the deletion does not conflict with any legal obligations to retain data, such as, for example. in the event of any subsequent processing of the contract.

Online job applications / publication of job advertisements

We offer you the possibility to apply for a job through our website. For these digital applications, your applicant and application data will be collected and processed electronically by us for the purpose of handling the application process.

The legal basis for this processing is § 26 para. 1 p. 1 BDSG in conjunction with. Art. 88 para. 1 GDPR.

If an employment contract is concluded after the application process, we will store the data you provided during the application in your personnel file for the purpose of the usual organizational and administrative process – this, of course, in compliance with the more extensive legal obligations.

The legal basis for this processing is also § 26 para. 1 p. 1 BDSG in conjunction with. Art. 88 para. 1 GDPR.

In the event that an application is rejected, we automatically delete the data submitted to us two months after notification of the rejection. However, the deletion does not take place if the data is not stored due to statutory provisions, e.g. due to the obligations to provide evidence under the AGG, require longer storage of up to four months or until the conclusion of legal proceedings.

The legal basis in this case is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO and § 24 para. 1 No. 2 BDSG. Our legitimate interest lies in the legal defense or enforcement.

If you expressly consent to a longer storage of your data, e.g. for your inclusion in an applicant or prospect database, the data will be further processed based on your consent. The legal basis is then Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. However, you can of course withdraw your consent at any time in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 DSGVO by declaration to us with effect for the future.

Twitter

We maintain an online presence on Twitter to present our company and our services and to communicate with customers/prospects. Twitter is a service of Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.

In this respect, we would like to point out that there is a possibility that user data may be processed outside the European Union, in particular in the USA. This may result in increased risks for users in that, for example, it may be more difficult to access user data at a later date. We also do not have access to this user data. The access option lies exclusively with Twitter.

You can find Twitter’s privacy policy at

https://twitter.com/de/privacy

YouTube

We maintain an online presence on YouTube to present our company and our services and to communicate with customers/interested parties. YouTube is a service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA.

You can find YouTube’s privacy policy at

https://policies.google.com/privacy

LinkedIn

We maintain an online presence on LinkedIn to present our company and our services and to communicate with customers/prospects. LinkedIn is a service of LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, a subsidiary of LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 W. Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA.

You can find LinkedIn’s privacy policy at

https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

Facebook

We operate a company presence on the Facebook platform to advertise our products and services and to communicate with interested parties or customers.

On this social media platform, we are jointly responsible with Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland.

Facebook’s data protection officer can be reached via a contact form:

https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970

We have regulated the joint responsibility in an agreement regarding the respective obligations within the meaning of the GDPR. This agreement, which sets out the mutual obligations, is available at the following link:

https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum

The legal basis for the processing of personal data thereby carried out and reproduced below is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the analysis, communication, sales and promotion of our products and services.

The legal basis may also be the consent of the user pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO vis-à-vis the platform operator. The user can give consent to this in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 DSGVO at any time by notifying the platform operator for the future.

When our online presence is called up on the Facebook platform, user data (e.g. personal information, IP address, etc.) is processed by Facebook Ireland Ltd. as the operator of the platform in the EU.

This user data is used for statistical information about the use of our company presence on Facebook. Facebook Ireland Ltd. uses this data for market research and advertising purposes and to create profiles of users. On the basis of these profiles, it is possible for Facebook Ireland Ltd., for example, to advertise users within and outside of Facebook based on their interests. If the user is logged into his account on Facebook at the time of the call, Facebook Ireland Ltd. can also link the data with the respective user account.

In the event that the user contacts us via Facebook, the personal data entered by the user on this occasion will be used to process the request. The user’s data will be deleted from our system as soon as the user’s inquiry has been conclusively answered and there are no legal storage obligations, e.g. for the subsequent processing of a contract, to the contrary.

Cookies may also be set by Facebook Ireland Ltd. to process the data.

If the user does not agree to this processing, it is possible to prevent the installation of cookies by setting the browser accordingly. Cookies that have already been saved can also be deleted at any time. The settings for this depend on the browser. In the case of Flash cookies, processing cannot be prevented via the browser settings, but by the corresponding setting of the Flash player. If the user prevents or restricts the installation of cookies, this may mean that not all functions of Facebook can be fully used.

For more details on processing activities, how to stop them, and how to erase the data processed by Facebook, please refer to Facebook’s Data Policy:

https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation

It is not excluded that processing by Facebook Ireland Ltd. also takes place via Facebook Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025 in the USA.

Instagram

To advertise our products and services and to communicate with interested parties or customers, we operate a company presence on the Instagram platform.

On this social media platform, we are jointly responsible with Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland.

Instagram’s data protection officer can be reached via a contact form:

https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970

https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum

When calling up our online presence on the Instagram platform, data of the user (e.g. personal information, IP address, etc.) is processed by Facebook Ireland Ltd. as operator of the platform in the EU.

This user data is used for statistical information about the use of our company presence on Instagram. Facebook Ireland Ltd. uses this data for market research and advertising purposes and to create profiles of users. On the basis of these profiles, it is possible for Facebook Ireland Ltd., for example, to advertise users within and outside of Instagram based on their interests. If the user is logged into his account on Instagram at the time of the call, Facebook Ireland Ltd. can also link the data with the respective user account.

In the event that the user contacts us via Instagram, the personal data entered by the user on this occasion will be used to process the request. The user’s data will be deleted from our system as soon as the user’s inquiry has been conclusively answered and there are no legal storage obligations, e.g. for the subsequent processing of a contract, to the contrary.

Cookies may also be set by Facebook Ireland Ltd. to process the data.

More details about the processing activities, their prevention and the deletion of the data processed by Instagram can be found in Instagram’s data policy:

https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/?entry_point=ig_help_center_data_policy_redirect

It is not excluded that processing by Facebook Ireland Ltd. also takes place via Facebook Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025 in the USA.

Linking social media via graphic or text link

We also promote presences on our website on the social networks listed below. The integration is done via a linked graphic of the respective network. The use of this linked graphic prevents the automatic establishment of a connection to the respective server of the social network when calling up a website that has a social media application in order to display a graphic of the respective network itself. Only by clicking on the corresponding graphic is the user redirected to the service of the respective social network.

After the user is redirected, information about the user is collected by the respective network. It cannot be ruled out that the data collected in this way will be processed in the USA.

This is initially data such as IP address, date, time and page visited. If the user is logged into his user account of the respective network during this time, the network operator may be able to assign the collected information of the user’s specific visit to the user’s personal account. If the user interacts via a “Share” button of the respective network, this information may be stored in the user’s personal user account and may be published. If the user wants to prevent the collected information from being directly assigned to his user account, he must log out before clicking on the graphic. In addition, it is possible to configure the respective user account accordingly.

The following social networks are integrated into our site by linking:

facebook

Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, a subsidiary of Facebook Inc, 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.

twitter

Twitter Inc., 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA

YouTube

Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA

LinkedIn

LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, a subsidiary of LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 W. Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA.

Instagram

Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, a subsidiary of Facebook Inc, 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.

“Facebook” social plug-in

We use the plug-in of the social network Facebook on our website. Facebook is an internet service of facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. In the EU, this service is in turn operated by Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, hereinafter both referred to as “Facebook”.

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the quality improvement of our Internet presence.

Facebook provides further information about the possible plug-ins and their respective functions at

https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/

ready for you.

If the plug-in is stored on one of the pages of our website that you visit, your internet browser downloads a representation of the plug-in from Facebook’s servers in the USA. For technical reasons, it is necessary for Facebook to process your IP address. In addition, the date and time of your visit to our website are also recorded.

If you are logged in to Facebook while visiting one of our websites with the plug-in, the information collected by the plug-in from your specific visit will be recognized by Facebook. Facebook may assign the information collected in this way to your personal user account there. So if you want to use e.g. use the so-called “Like” button of Facebook, this information is stored in your Facebook user account and may be published via the platform of Facebook. If you want to prevent this, you must either log out of Facebook before visiting our website or prevent the loading of the Facebook plug-in by using an add-on for your internet browser.

Facebook provides further information on the collection and use of data as well as your rights and protection options in this regard in the privacy policy available at

https://www.facebook.com/policy.php

data protection information that can be downloaded from our website.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics on our website. This is a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter only referred to as “Google”.

The Google Analytics service is used to analyze the usage behavior of our website. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website.

Usage and user-related information, such as e.g. IP address, location, time or frequency of visits to our website are transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, we use Google Analytics with the so-called anonymization function. Through this function, Google already shortens the IP address within the EU or EEA.

The data collected in this way is in turn used by Google to provide us with an evaluation of visits to our website and of usage activities there. This data may also be used to provide other services related to the use of our website and the use of the Internet.

Google states that it does not associate your IP address with any other data. In addition, Google holds under

https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

further data protection information is available for you, for example. also on the options for preventing data use.

In addition, Google offers under

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

a so-called deactivation add-on together with further information on this. This add-on can be installed with the most common Internet browsers and offers you further control over the data that Google collects when you call up our website. In doing so, the add-on tells the JavaScript (ga.js) of Google Analytics that information about the visit to our website should not be transmitted to Google Analytics. However, this does not prevent information from being transmitted to us or to other web analytics services. If and which other web analytics services are used by us, you will of course also find out in this privacy policy.

Google Maps

On our website, we use Google Maps to display our location and to create directions. This is a service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter only referred to as “Google”.

To enable the display of certain fonts on our website, a connection to the Google server in the USA is established when our website is accessed.

If you call up the Google Maps component integrated into our website, Google stores a cookie on your end device via your Internet browser. In order to display our location and provide directions, your user preferences and data are processed. Here we cannot exclude that Google uses servers in the USA.

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in optimizing the functionality of our website.

The connection to Google established in this way enables Google to determine from which website your request was sent and to which IP address the directions are to be sent.

If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the installation of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your Internet browser. Details on this can be found above under the item “Cookies”.

In addition, the use of Google Maps and the information obtained via Google Maps is subject to the Google Terms of Use(https://policies.google.com/terms) and the Terms and Conditions for Google Maps(https://www.google.com/help/terms_maps/).

Furthermore Google offers under

https://myadcenter.google.com/

https://policies.google.com/privacy

further information to.

Google reCAPTCHA

On our website, we use Google reCAPTCHA to check and prevent interactions on our website by automated accesses, e.g., by the user. by so-called bots. This is a service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter only referred to as “Google”.

Through this service, Google can determine from which website a request is sent as well as from which IP address you use the so-called reCAPTCHA input box. In addition to your IP address, other information may be collected by Google that is necessary for offering and guaranteeing this service.

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO. Our legitimate interest lies in the security of our website and in the defense against unwanted, automated access in the form of spam or similar.

Google offers under

https://policies.google.com/privacy

for further information on the general handling of your user data.

Google Fonts

On our website, we use Google Fonts to display external fonts. This is a service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter only referred to as “Google”.

To enable the display of certain fonts on our website, a connection to the Google server in the USA is established when our website is accessed.

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the optimization and economic operation of our website.

Through the connection to Google established when you call up our website, Google can determine from which website your request has been sent and to which IP address the display of the font is to be transmitted.

Google offers under

https://myadcenter.google.com/

https://policies.google.com/privacy

for further information, in particular on the possibilities of preventing the use of data.

YouTube

We use YouTube on our website. This is a video portal of YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, 94066 San Bruno, CA, USA, hereinafter referred to as “YouTube”.

YouTube is a subsidiary of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as “Google”.

We use YouTube in connection with the “Enhanced Privacy Mode” function to show you videos. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the quality improvement of our Internet presence. According to YouTube, the “Enhanced Privacy Mode” function means that the data described in more detail below is only transmitted to YouTube’s server when you actually start a video.

Without this “Enhanced Privacy”, a connection to the YouTube server in the USA is established as soon as you call up one of our Internet pages on which a YouTube video is embedded.

This connection is necessary in order to display the respective video on our website via your internet browser. In the course of this, YouTube will at least record and process your IP address, the date and time, and the website you visited. In addition, a connection to Google’s advertising network “DoubleClick” is established.

If you are logged into YouTube at the same time, YouTube assigns the connection information to your YouTube account. If you want to prevent this, you must either log out of YouTube before visiting our website or make the appropriate settings in your YouTube user account.

For the purpose of functionality as well as for the analysis of user behavior, YouTube permanently stores cookies on your end device via your internet browser. If you do not agree with this processing, you have the option to prevent the storage of cookies by a setting in your Internet browser. You can find more information about this above under “Cookies”.

Google provides further information on the collection and use of data as well as your rights and protection options in this regard in the data protection notices available at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

CloudFlare

To secure our website and optimize loading times, we use the CloudFlare service as a so-called CDN (content delivery network). This is a service of Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, USA, hereinafter referred to as “CloudFlare”.

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the secure operation of our website and its optimization.

If you call up our website, your requests are routed via the CloudFlare server. Here, statistical access data about the visit to our website is collected and a cookie is stored by CloudFlare on your end device via your Internet browser. Access data includes

Your IP address,
the website(s) of our Internet presence that you have accessed,
Type and version of the Internet browser you use,
the operating system you are using,
the Internet page from which you have accessed our website (referrer URL),
Your length of stay on our website and
the frequency with which our Internet pages are called up.

The data is used by CloudFlare for the purpose of statistical evaluations of the accesses as well as for the security and optimization of the offer.

CloudFlare offers under

https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/

for further information on the collection and use of data and on your rights and options for protecting your privacy.

Zoho One

Functions of the Zoho Campaigns service are integrated on our website. These functions are provided by Zoho Corporation, 4141 Hacienda Drive, Pleasanton, California 94588, USA. Our direct contractual partner is Zoho Corporation B.V., Hoogoorddreef 15, 1101 BA Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and is therefore fully subject to European data protection law.

By subscribing to our newsletter, your data is automatically transferred to our account at Zoho Campaigns, from where we send our newsletters. In addition, we automatically store your data in our CRM system (also from Zoho) to manage business contact with you. When you download one of our whitepapers, we also feed your data into Zoho Campaigns and CRM. The newsletter subsequently sent via Zoho Campaigns contains a so-called tracking pixel, also called a web beacon. With the help of this tracking pixel, we can evaluate whether and when you have read our newsletter and whether you have followed any further links contained in the newsletter. In addition to other technical data, such as the data of your EDP system and your IP address, the data processed in the process is stored so that we can optimize our newsletter offering and respond to the interests of our subscribers. The data is therefore used to increase the quality and attractiveness of our newsletter offer.

In addition, we use Zoho’s CRM system to organize our business contacts as well as our commercial activities such as contract processing with customers and suppliers. For this purpose, we store personal data on Zoho’s systems.

Zoho stores data exclusively on servers in the EU. For technical support purposes, Zoho employees in India can access the data. A corresponding data protection agreement in accordance with European standards is in place with Zoho’s Indian subsidiary. Zoho’s full privacy policy can be found at https://www.zoho.com/privacy.html.

Zoho SalesIQ

When you visit our website, anonymized usage data is collected using Zoho SalesIQ (https://www.zoho.com/de/salesiq), a web analytics service provided by Zoho Corporation, 4141 Hacienda Drive, Pleasanton, California 94588, USA. SalesIQ uses so-called “cookies”, which enable an analysis of our website. These cookies also collect information about how visitors use the website, from which website the user came, the number of visits of each user and the duration of stay on the websites. You can prevent this “tracking” by making the appropriate settings in your browser. We store this data exclusively for statistical purposes. The IP addresses are shortened by the last digits within the scope of the legislation in order to ensure anonymity.

Zoho is certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield. Please see the following links for Zoho Corporation’s Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy:

https://www.zoho.com/de/privacy.html

https://www.zoho.com/de/privacy/cookie-policy.html

Zoho Campaigns

We use Zoho Campaigns, an email marketing software of Zoho Corporation, 4141 Hacienda Drive, Pleasanton, California 94588, USA, for sending newsletters and their evaluation.

During newsletter registration, your data is processed in our CRM system and then transferred to the Zoho Campaigns newsletter tool. On our behalf, Zoho Campaigns uses this information to send and statistically analyze the newsletters. For evaluation purposes, the emails sent contain web beacons or tracking pixels, which are single-pixel image files integrated into our HTML emails. This makes it possible to determine whether a newsletter message has been opened and which links have been clicked. In addition, technical information is collected (e.g. time of retrieval, IP address, browser type and operating system). This data is used for statistical analysis of newsletter campaigns. The resulting findings can be used to better tailor future newsletters to the interests of recipients.

If you wish to object to the data analysis for statistical evaluation purposes, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. Zoho Campaigns does not use the newsletter recipients’ data to write to them itself.

To protect your data in the U.S., Zoho Corporation and IHSE GmbH have entered into a data processing agreement (“Data Processing Agreement”) based on the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses to enable the transfer of your personal data to Zoho Campaigns. In addition, Zoho Campaigns is certified under the us-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield” and thus undertakes to comply with the EU data protection requirements.

You can view Zoho Campaigns’ privacy policy here: https://www.zoho.com/de/privacy.html.

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