Privacy policy

The high standards you place on our service are our guideline for handling your data. Our aim is to create and maintain the basis for a trusting business relationship with our customers and prospective customers. The confidentiality and integrity of your personal data is of particular importance to us. We will therefore process and use your data carefully, for the intended purpose or in accordance with your consent and in accordance with the statutory provisions on data protection.

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 is any data that can be used to personally identify you. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our data protection declaration below this text.
Data collection on this website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator's contact details in the “Information on the responsible body” section of this data protection declaration.
How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected on the one hand by you providing it to us. This may be data that you enter in a contact form, for example.

Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website by our IT systems. This is mainly technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.
What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have with regard to your data?
You have the right to obtain information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data at any time and free of charge. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to the processing of your data, you can revoke this consent at any time with future effect. 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 lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. You can contact us at any time with questions about this or other data protection issues.
Analysis tools and tools from third-party providers
When you visit this website, your surfing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is done primarily with so-called analysis programs. Detailed information about these analysis programs can be found in the following data protection declaration.
2. Hosting
WIX

We host our website at Wix.com Ltd., 40 Namal Tel Aviv St., Tel Aviv 6350671, Israel (hereinafter “WIX”).
WIX is a tool for creating and hosting websites. When you visit our website, WIX analyzes user behavior, visitor sources, the region of the website visitors and the number of visitors. WIX stores cookies on your browser that are necessary for the website to be displayed and to ensure security (necessary cookies). The data collected via WIX may be stored on various servers worldwide.
WIX's servers are located in the USA, among other places. For details, please refer to WIX's privacy policy:
https://de.wix.com/about/privacy.

According to WIX, data transfer to the USA and other third countries is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission or comparable guarantees in accordance with Art. 46 GDPR. Details can be found here:
https://de.wix.com/about/privacy-dpa-users.
WIX is used on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in ensuring that our website is presented as reliably as possible. If consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
3. General information and mandatory information
Data protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this data protection declaration.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you. This data protection declaration explains what data we collect and how we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done. We would like to point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) can have security gaps. It is not possible to completely protect data from access by third parties.

Information on the responsible body
The responsible body for data processing on this website is:
Viridis Events e.K.
Essener Straße 100
04357 Leipzig
Phone: +49 (0) 178 5736900
E-mail: kontakt@viridisevent.de

The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g. names, e-mail addresses, etc.).
Storage period

Unless a specific storage period is mentioned in this data protection declaration, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for which the data is processed no longer applies. If you make a justified request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, provided that we have no other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, the data will be deleted after these reasons have ceased 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 on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, if special categories of data are processed in accordance with Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR. In the event of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing shall also be carried out on the basis of Art. 49 (1) (a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to access to information on your end device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), data processing shall also be carried out on the basis of Section 25 (1) of the German Teleservices Data Protection Act (TTDSG). Consent may be revoked at any time. If your data is required for the fulfillment of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if it is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Furthermore, data processing may take place on the basis of our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The relevant legal basis in each individual case is explained in the following paragraphs of this data protection declaration.
Note on data transfer to the USA and other third countries

We use tools from companies based in the USA or other third countries that do not have a secure data protection regime. If these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to these third countries and processed there. We would like to point out that these countries cannot guarantee a level of data protection comparable to that in the EU. For example, US companies are obliged to disclose personal data to security authorities

without you, as the data subject, being able to take legal action against this. It cannot therefore be ruled out that US authorities (e.g. secret services) will process, evaluate and permanently store your data on US servers for surveillance purposes. We have no influence over these processing activities.
Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke your consent at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out up to the time of revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to object to data collection in special cases and to direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)
IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 PAR. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING IS STATED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING PROTECTION-WORTHY REASONS FOR PROCESSING THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR

PROCESSING SERVES TO ASSERT, EXERCISE OR DEFEND LEGAL CLAIMS (OPPOSITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 21 PARAGRAPH 1 GDPR). IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR

DATA FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 21(2) GDPR).

Right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR, the data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement. The right of appeal exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability
You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done if it is technically feasible.
Information, deletion and correction

In accordance with the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to obtain information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of the data processing free of charge at any time, and you may also have the right to have this data corrected or deleted. You can contact us at any time with any questions you may have on this topic or any other questions regarding personal data.
Right to restriction of processing
You have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted. You can contact us at any time. The right to restriction of processing applies in the following cases:
If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by 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 in accordance with Art. 21 (1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. 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 – apart from its storage – only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of an 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 requests that you send to us as the site operator.

You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line. If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data that you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Encrypted payment transactions on this website
If you are obliged to provide us with your payment details (e.g. account number for direct debit authorization) after concluding a contract that is subject to a fee, these details are required for payment processing. Payment transactions using the usual means of payment (Visa/MasterCard, direct debit) are carried out exclusively via an encrypted SSL or TLS connection. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line. With encrypted communication, your payment data that you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Objection to advertising e-mails

We hereby object to the use of contact data published in the context of the imprint obligation for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and information material. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising, such as spam e-mails.
4. Data collection on this website
Cookies
Our websites use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small text files and do not cause any damage to your device. They are either stored temporarily on your device for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted after you leave our website. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or until they are automatically deleted by your web browser. In some cases, cookies from third-party companies may also be stored on your device when you

enter our site (third-party cookies). These enable us or you to use certain services provided by the third party (e.g. cookies for processing payment services). Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies are used to analyze user behavior or to display advertising. Cookies that are necessary to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions you request (e.g. for the shopping cart function) or to optimize the website (e.g. cookies to measure the web audience) (necessary cookies) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is given. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies to ensure that its services are provided in a technically error-free and optimized manner. If consent to
the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, the
processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG); the consent can be revoked at any time. You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and
allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when you close the browser. If you disable cookies, the functionality of this website may be limited. If cookies from third-party companies or for analysis purposes are used, we will inform you about this separately in this data protection declaration and, if necessary, request your consent.
Contact form

If you send us enquiries using the contact form, we will store the information you provide on the enquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent. This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, provided that your enquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested; the consent can be revoked at any time. The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to its storage or the purpose for which it is stored no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.
Enquiries by e-mail, telephone or fax

If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, your request, including all personal data arising from it (name, request), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We will not pass on this data without your consent. This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, provided that your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested; the consent can be revoked at any time. The data you send us via contact requests will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular legal retention periods – remain unaffected.

Communication via WhatsApp
We use the instant messaging service WhatsApp, among other things, to communicate with our customers and other third parties. The provider is WhatsApp Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland. Communication takes place via end-to-end encryption (peer-to-peer), which prevents WhatsApp or other third parties from accessing the communication content. However, WhatsApp does receive access to metadata that is generated in the course of the communication process (e.g. sender, recipient and time). We would also like to point out that WhatsApp, according to its own statement, shares personal data of its users with its parent company Meta, which is based in the USA.
Further details on data processing can be found in WhatsApp's privacy policy at: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/#privacy-policy. We use WhatsApp on the basis of our legitimate interest in communicating with customers, interested parties and other business and
contractual partners as quickly and effectively as possible (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). If consent has been requested, data processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of consent; this can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

The communication content exchanged between and on WhatsApp remains with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected. We use WhatsApp in the “WhatsApp Business” version. Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here:

https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/business-data-transfer-addendum.
Google Calendar
On our website, you have the option of making appointments with us. We use Google Calendar for planning. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4 Ireland (hereinafter “Google”).

To book an appointment, please enter the requested data and the desired appointment time in the designated form. The data entered will be used for the planning, execution and, if necessary, for the follow-up of the appointment. The appointment data will be stored for us on the Google Calendar servers, whose privacy policy you can view here: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

The data you enter will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to its storage or the purpose for which it is stored no longer applies. Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected. The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in making it as easy as possible for interested parties and

customers. If consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's terminal device (e.g. for device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission.
Details can be found here: https://workspace.google.com/terms/dpa_terms.html and here https://cloud.google.com/terms/sccs.
Eventbrite

On our website, you have the option of booking tickets for various events. Tickets are booked via the Eventbrite ticket booking system. The provider is Eventbrite, Inc., Delaware, 155 5th Street, Floor 7, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. When you book a ticket with us, Eventbrite records all the data you provide when booking (name, e-mail address, etc.). In addition, your payment data, IP address and other metadata (browser, operating system, version, end device) are also recorded. You can view the Eventbrite privacy policy here:
https://www.eventbrite.de/support/articles/de/Troubleshooting/datenschutzrichtlinie-voneventbrite?lg=de.

has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time. Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission.
5. Social media
Facebook
Elements of the social network Facebook are integrated into this website. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. However, according to Facebook, the data collected is also transferred to the USA and other third countries. An overview of the Facebook social media elements can be found here:

https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE. If the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your end device and the Facebook server. Facebook thereby receives the information that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click on the Facebook “Like button” while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link the contents of this website to your Facebook profile. This enables Facebook to associate your visit to this website with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or of its use by Facebook. For more information, please refer to Facebook's privacy policy at: https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.

Facebook, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of the data and its transfer to Facebook. The processing by Facebook that takes place after the transfer is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations incumbent on us jointly have been recorded in an agreement on joint processing. The wording of the

agreement can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Facebook tool and for the legally secure

implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of the Facebook products. You can assert your rights as the data subject (e.g. request for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook directly with Facebook. If you assert your rights as the data subject with us, we are obliged to forward these to Facebook. The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission.

For details, please see: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum,
https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381 and https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.

Twitter
This website includes functions of the Twitter service. These functions are provided by Twitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland. When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your end device and the Twitter server. This means that Twitter receives information about your visit to this website. By using Twitter and the “Re-Tweet” function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and made known to other users. Please note that, as the provider of the pages, we do not receive any information about the content of the transmitted data or how it is used by
Twitter. For more information, please refer to Twitter's privacy policy at: https://twitter.com/de/privacy.

If consent has been obtained, the use of the above-mentioned service is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If no consent has been obtained, the service is used on the basis of our legitimate interest in the greatest possible visibility in social media. Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission.
You can find details here: https://gdpr.twitter.com/en/controller-to-controller-transfers.html. You can change your privacy settings on Twitter in your account settings at https://twitter.com/account/settings.
Instagram

This website uses functions of the Instagram service. These functions are provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland. When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your end device and the Instagram server. This provides Instagram with information about your visit to this website. If you are logged in to your Instagram account, you can link the content of this website to your Instagram profile by clicking on the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to this website with your user account. Please note that, as the provider of the pages, we

receive any knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram. Insofar as consent has been obtained, the use of the above-mentioned service is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. Insofar as no consent has been obtained, the use of the service is based on our legitimate interest in the greatest possible visibility in social media. Insofar as personal data is collected on our website using the tools described here and forwarded to Facebook or Instagram, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). Joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of the data and its transfer to Facebook or Instagram. The processing by Facebook or Instagram that takes place after the data has been forwarded is not part of our joint responsibility.
The obligations that we have jointly assumed have been set out in a joint processing agreement. The wording of the agreement can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Facebook or Instagram tool and for implementing the tool on our website in a manner that complies with data protection law. Facebook is responsible for

data security of the Facebook and Instagram products is the responsibility of Facebook. You can assert your rights as a data subject (e.g. request for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook and Instagram directly with Facebook. If you assert your rights as a data subject with us, we are obliged to forward these to Facebook.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission.

For more information, please refer to the Instagram privacy policy: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.
LinkedIn
This website uses elements of the LinkedIn network. The provider is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. Each time you access a page on this website that contains elements of LinkedIn, a connection is established to

LinkedIn servers. LinkedIn is informed that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click on the LinkedIn “Recommend” button and are logged into your LinkedIn account, LinkedIn is able to associate your visit to this website with you and your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or of its use by LinkedIn.

If consent has been obtained, the use of the above-mentioned service is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If no consent has been obtained, the service is used on the basis of our legitimate interest in the greatest possible visibility in social media. Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission.
Details can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/62538/datenubertragung-aus-der-eu-dem-ewr-und-derschweiz?lang=de

For more information, please refer to LinkedIn's privacy policy at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
XING
This website uses elements of the XING network. The provider is New Work SE, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany. Each time you access one of our pages that contains XING elements, a connection to XING servers is established. To our knowledge, no personal data is stored in the process. In particular, no IP addresses are stored or usage behavior is evaluated. Insofar as consent has been obtained, the use of the above-mentioned service is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If no consent has been obtained, the service is used on the basis of our legitimate interest in the greatest possible visibility in social media. For more information on data protection and the XING Share button, please refer to the XING data protection declaration at:
https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.

Pinterest
On this website, we use elements of the social network Pinterest, which is operated by Pinterest Europe Ltd., Palmerston House, 2nd Floor, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland. When you visit a page that contains such an element, your browser establishes a direct connection to the Pinterest servers. This social media element transmits log data to the Pinterest server in the USA. This protocol data may contain your IP address, the address of the websites visited that also contain Pinterest functions, the type and settings of the browser,
the date and time of the request, your use of Pinterest and cookies. If consent has been obtained, the above-mentioned service is used on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If no consent has been obtained, the service is used on the basis of our legitimate interest in achieving the greatest possible visibility in social media. For more information on the purpose, scope and further processing and use of the data by Pinterest, as well as your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy, please refer to Pinterest's privacy policy:
https://policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy.
6. Analysis tools and advertising

Google Ads
The website operator uses Google Ads. Google Ads is an online advertising program of Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Ads enables us to display advertisements in the Google search engine or on third-party websites when the user enters certain search terms on Google (keyword targeting). Furthermore

targeted ads can be displayed based on the user data available to Google (e.g. location data and interests) (target group targeting). As the website operator, we can evaluate this data quantitatively, for example by analyzing which search terms led to the display of our ads and how many ads led to corresponding clicks. The use of this service is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and §25 Para. 1 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here:
https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.

7. Newsletter
Newsletter data
If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an e-mail address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the e-mail address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. No further data is collected, or only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.

The data entered in the newsletter registration form is processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your consent to the storage of the data, the e-mail address and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the “Unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The lawfulness of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation. The data you provide us with for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter or the newsletter service provider and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe from the newsletter or after the purpose has ceased to apply. We reserve the right to delete or block e-mail addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our own discretion in the context of our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Data that has been stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected by this. After you have unsubscribed from the newsletter distribution list, your e-mail address will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist if necessary, provided that this is necessary to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist will only be used for this purpose and will not be merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in

compliance with the legal requirements for sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f (GDPR). The storage in the blacklist is not limited in time. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.
8. Plugins and tools
YouTube

This website embeds videos from the YouTube website. The website is operated by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. When you visit one of our websites that embeds YouTube, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. The YouTube server is informed which of our pages you
have visited. Furthermore, YouTube can store various cookies on your device or use comparable

technologies for recognition (e.g. device fingerprinting). In this way, YouTube can obtain information about visitors to this website. This information is used, among other things, to collect video statistics, improve user-friendliness and prevent fraud. If you are logged in to your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to associate your surfing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account. YouTube is used in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a

GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
For more information on how user data is handled, please refer to YouTube's privacy policy at:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
Google Maps

This site uses the Google Maps map service. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. In order to use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This

information is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer. If Google Maps is activated, Google may use Google Web Fonts for the purpose of uniform representation of fonts. When you access Google Maps, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly. Google Maps is used in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers and to make it easier to find the locations we have indicated on the website. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a

GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here:

https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and
https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/.
For more information on how Google handles user data, please refer to the Google Privacy Policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
Google reCAPTCHA

We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereinafter referred to as “reCAPTCHA”) on this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. reCAPTCHA is used to check whether the data entered on this website (e.g. in a contact form) is being entered by a human or an automated program. To do this,
reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis begins automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g. IP address, length of time the website visitor stays on the website or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google. The reCAPTCHA analyses run completely in the background. Website visitors are not informed that an analysis is taking place. The storage and analysis of the data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offers from abusive automated spying and from SPAM. If consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1

TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. For more information about Google reCAPTCHA, please refer to the Google Privacy Policy and the Google Terms of Service at the following links: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=deund https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=de.
SoundCloud

This website may contain plugins from the social network SoundCloud (SoundCloud Limited, Berners House, 47-48 Berners Street, London W1T 3NF, United Kingdom). You can recognize the SoundCloud plugins by the SoundCloud logo on the pages concerned. When you visit this website, a direct connection is established between

your browser and the SoundCloud server. This means that SoundCloud receives the information that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click on the “Like” or “Share” button while you are logged in to your SoundCloud user account, you can link and/or share the contents of this website with your SoundCloud profile. This enables SoundCloud to associate your visit to this website with your user account. Please note that, as the provider of the pages, we do not receive any information about the content of the transmitted data or how it is used by SoundCloud. The data is stored and analyzed on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in ensuring that its content is as visible as possible in social media. If consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time. The United Kingdom is considered a safe third country under data protection law. This means that the United Kingdom has a level of data protection that is equivalent to the level of data protection in the European Union. If you do not want SoundCloud to associate your visit to this website with your SoundCloud user account, please log out of your SoundCloud user account before activating content from the SoundCloud plugin.
Spotify

This website includes functions of the music service Spotify. The provider is Spotify AB, Birger Jarlsgatan 61, 113 56 Stockholm, Sweden. You can recognize the Spotify plugins by the green logo on this website. You can find an overview of the Spotify plugins at: https://developer.spotify.com. This means that when you visit this website, a direct connection can be established between your browser and the Spotify server via the plugin. Spotify receives the information that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click on the Spotify button while you are logged in to your Spotify account, you can link the content of this website to your Spotify profile. This allows Spotify to associate your visit to this website with your user account. We would like to point out that Google Analytics cookies are used when using Spotify, so that your usage data can also be passed on to Google when using Spotify. Google Analytics is a tool of the Google group for analyzing user behavior, based in the USA.
Spotify is solely responsible for this integration. As the website operator, we have no influence on this processing.
The storage and analysis of the data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the appealing acoustic design of its website. If consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time. For more information, please refer to Spotify's privacy policy: https://www.spotify.com/de/legal/privacy-policy/.
If you do not want Spotify to be able to associate your visit to this website with your Spotify user account, please log out of your Spotify user account.
9. eCommerce and payment providers
Processing of customer and contract data

We collect, process and use personal customer and contract data to establish, define the content of and amend our contractual relationships. We only collect, process and use personal data about the use of this website (usage data) to the extent necessary to enable the user to use the service or to bill for it. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. The customer data collected will be deleted after the order has been completed or the business relationship has ended and any statutory retention periods that may apply have expired. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.
Payment services

We integrate payment services from third-party companies into our website. If you make a purchase from us, your payment data (e.g. name, payment amount, account details, credit card number) will be processed by the payment service provider for the purpose of payment processing. The respective contractual and data protection provisions of the respective providers apply to these transactions. The payment service providers are used on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (contract processing) and in the interest of a payment process that is as smooth, convenient and secure as possible (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f (GDPR). Insofar as your consent is requested for certain actions, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR is the legal basis for data processing; consent can be revoked at any time with future effect.

We use the following payment services/payment service providers on this website:
PayPal
The provider of this payment service is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter “PayPal”). Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission.

Apple Pay
The payment service provider is Apple Inc., Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA 95014, USA. Apple's privacy policy can be found at: https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/de-ww/.
Google Pay
The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google's privacy policy can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
Klarna

Klarna AB, Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden (hereinafter “Klarna”). Klarna offers various payment options (e.g. installment purchase). If you choose to pay with Klarna (Klarna checkout solution), Klarna will collect various personal data from you. Klarna uses cookies to optimize the use of the Klarna checkout solution. For details on the use of Klarna cookies, please refer to the following link:
https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/policy/cookie/de_de/checkout.pdf.
For details, please refer to the Klarna privacy policy at the following link: https://www.klarna.com/de/datenschutz/.

Paydirekt
The provider of this payment service is Paydirekt GmbH, Hamburger Allee 26-28, 60486 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (hereinafter referred to as “Paydirekt”). When you make a payment using Paydirekt, Paydirekt collects various transaction data and forwards it to the bank with which you are registered with Paydirekt. In addition to the data required for the payment, Paydirekt may collect further data during the transaction processing, such as the delivery address or individual items in the shopping cart. Paydirekt then authenticates the transaction using the

authentication procedure. The payment amount is then transferred from your account to our account. Neither we nor any third parties have access to your account details. For details on payment with Paydirekt, please refer to the terms and conditions and data protection provisions of Paydirekt at: https://www.paydirekt.de/agb/index.html.
Instant bank transfer

The provider of this payment service is Sofort GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich (hereinafter referred to as “Sofort GmbH”). With the help of the “Sofortüberweisung” procedure, we receive a payment confirmation from Sofort GmbH in real time and can immediately begin to fulfill our obligations. If you have chosen the payment method “instant transfer”, you will send the PIN and a valid TAN to Sofort GmbH, which will then be able to log into your online banking
account. Sofort GmbH will automatically check your account balance after logging in and will transfer the funds to us using the TAN you have sent. It will then send us a transaction confirmation immediately. After logging in, your transactions, the credit limit of the overdraft facility and the existence of other accounts and their balances are also automatically checked. In addition to the PIN and the TAN, the payment data you enter and personal data are also transmitted to Sofort GmbH. The personal data includes your first and last name, address, telephone number(s), e-mail address, IP address and, if necessary, other data required for

payment processing. The transmission of this data is necessary to establish your identity beyond doubt and to prevent fraud. For details on payment with Sofortüberweisung, please refer to the following links:
https://www.sofort.de/datenschutz.html and https://www.klarna.com/sofort/.

Amazon Pay
The provider of this payment service is Amazon Payments Europe S.C.A., 38 avenue J.F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg.
You can find details on how your data is handled in the Amazon Pay privacy policy at the following link:
https://pay.amazon.de/help/201212490?ld=APDELPADirect.

giropay
The provider of this payment service is paydirekt GmbH, Stephanstraße 14 – 16, 60313 Frankfurt am Main (hereinafter referred to as “giropay”). For details, please refer to the giropay privacy policy: https://www.paydirekt.de/agb/index.html.

American Express
The provider of this payment service is American Express Europe S.A., Theodor-Heuss-Allee 112, 60486 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (hereinafter “American Express”). American Express may transfer data to its parent company in the USA. The data transfer to the USA is based on the Binding Corporate Rules. Details can be found here:

https://www.americanexpress.com/en-pl/company/legal/privacy-centre/european-implementingprinciples/.
For further information, please refer to the American Express data protection declaration:
https://www.americanexpress.com/de/legal/online-datenschutzerklarung.html.

Mastercard
The provider of this payment service is Mastercard Europe SA, Chaussée de Tervuren 198A, B-1410 Waterloo, Belgium (hereinafter referred to as “Mastercard”). Mastercard may transfer data to its parent company in the USA. Data transfer to the
USA is based on Mastercard's Binding Corporate Rules. Details can be found here:

https://www.mastercard.de/de-de/datenschutz.html and
https://www.mastercard.us/content/dam/mccom/global/documents/mastercard-bcrs.pdf.
VISA

The provider of this payment service is Visa Europe Services Inc., London branch, 1 Sheldon Square, London W2 6TT, United Kingdom (hereinafter referred to as “VISA”). The United Kingdom is considered a safe third country under data protection law. This means that the United Kingdom has a level of data protection that is equivalent to the level of data protection in the European Union. VISA may transfer data to its parent company in the United States. The transfer of data to the United States is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. You can find details here:
https://www.visa.de/nutzungsbedingungen/visa-globale-datenschutzmitteilung/mitteilung-zuzustandigkeitsfragen-fur-den-ewr.html.
For further information, please refer to the VISA data protection declaration: https://www.visa.de/nutzungsbedingungen/visa-privacy-center.html.
10. Audio and video conferences
Data processing

We use online conference tools, among other things, to communicate with our customers. The tools we use are listed below. If you communicate with us via video or audio conference over the internet, your personal data will be collected and processed by us and the provider of the respective conference tool. The conference tools collect all the data that you provide/use to use the tools (e-mail address and/or your telephone number). Furthermore, the conference tools process the duration of the conference, the start and end (time) of participation in the conference, the number of participants and other “contextual information” in connection with the communication process (metadata). In addition, the provider of the tool processes all technical data required to process the online

This includes, in particular, IP addresses, MAC addresses, device IDs, device type, operating system type and version, client version, camera type, microphone or loudspeaker, and the type of connection.

If content is exchanged, uploaded or otherwise provided within the tool, it will also be stored on the servers of the tool providers. Such content includes, in particular, cloud recordings, chat/instant messages, voicemails, uploaded photos and videos, files, whiteboards and other information that is shared while using the service. Please note that we do not have full control over the data processing operations of the tools used. Our options are largely determined by the company policy of the respective provider. For more information on data processing by the conference tools, please refer to the data protection declarations of the respective tools used, which we have listed below this text.
Purpose and legal basis
The conference tools are used to communicate with prospective or existing contractual partners or to offer certain services to our customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b (GDPR). Furthermore, the use of the tools serves to generally simplify and accelerate communication with us or our company (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). If consent has been requested, the use of the tools in question is based on this consent; the consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.
Storage period

The data collected directly by us via the video and conference tools will be deleted from our systems as soon as you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for which the data is stored no longer applies. Stored cookies remain on your device until you delete them. Compulsory statutory retention periods remain unaffected. We have no influence on the storage period of your data, which is stored by the operators of the conference tools for their own purposes. For details, please contact the operators of the conference tools directly.
Conference tools used
We use the following conference tools:
Zoom
We use Zoom. The provider of this service is Zoom Communications Inc., San Jose, 55 Almaden Boulevard, 6th Floor, San Jose, CA 95113, USA. For details on data processing, please refer to the Zoom privacy policy:

https://zoom.us/de-de/privacy.html.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here:
https://zoom.us/de-de/privacy.html.
TeamViewer
We use TeamViewer. The provider is TeamViewer Germany GmbH, Jahnstr. 30, 73037 Göppingen. For details on data processing, please refer to TeamViewer's privacy policy: https://www.teamviewer.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung/.
Skype for Business
We use Skype for Business. The provider is Skype Communications SARL, 23-29 Rives de Clausen, L-2165 Luxembourg. For details on data processing, please refer to Skype's privacy policy: https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement/.

Microsoft Teams
We use Microsoft Teams. The provider is Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA. For details on data processing, please refer to the Microsoft Teams privacy policy:
https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement.
Google Hangouts
We use Google Hangouts. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. For details on data processing, please refer to the Google Hangouts privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
Google Meet
We use Google Meet. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. For details on data processing, please refer to the Google privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
11. Own services
Handling of applicant data

We offer you the opportunity to apply for a job with us (e.g. by e-mail, post or via an online application form). The following information explains the scope, purpose and use of the personal data collected during the application process. We assure you that the collection, processing and use of your data is carried out in accordance with applicable data protection law and all other legal provisions, and that your data will be treated in strict confidence.
Scope and purpose of data collection

If you send us an application, we will process your personal data associated with it (e.g. contact and communication data, application documents, notes from job interviews, etc.) to the extent necessary to decide whether to establish an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is Section 26 of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) (initiation of an employment relationship), Article 6(1)(b) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (general initiation of a contract) and – if you have given your consent – Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. You may revoke your consent at any time

withdrawable. Your personal data will be passed on within our company only to persons who are involved in processing your application. If the application is successful, the data you have submitted will be stored in our data processing systems on the basis of § 26 BDSG and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO for the purpose of implementing the employment relationship.

Data retention period
If we are unable to offer you a job, if you reject a job offer or withdraw your application, we reserve the right to store the data you have provided for up to six months from the end of the application process (rejection or withdrawal of the application) on the basis of our legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). After that, the data will be deleted and the physical application documents destroyed. The storage serves in particular as evidence in the event of a legal dispute. If it is apparent that the data will be required after the 6-month period has expired (e.g. due to an impending or pending legal dispute), it will only be deleted when the purpose for the continued storage no longer applies. Data may also be stored for a longer period if you have given your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) or if statutory retention obligations prevent deletion.
Inclusion in the applicant pool
If we do not make you an offer of employment, you may be included in our applicant pool. If you are included in the pool, all documents and information from your application will be transferred to the applicant pool so that we can contact you if suitable vacancies arise. You will only be included in the applicant pool if you have given your express consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). Giving your consent is voluntary and has no bearing on the ongoing application process. The data subject can revoke his or her consent at any time. In this case, the data from the applicant pool will be irrevocably deleted, provided that there are no legal reasons for retention. The data from the applicant pool will be irrevocably deleted no later than two years after consent has been given.

OneDrive
We have integrated OneDrive into this website. The provider is Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA (hereinafter “OneDrive”). OneDrive enables us to integrate an upload area on our website where you can upload content. When you upload content, it is stored on OneDrive's servers.

When you enter our website, a connection to OneDrive is also established so that OneDrive can determine that you have visited our website. The use of OneDrive is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in a reliable upload area on its website. If

appropriate consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.
Google Drive
We have integrated Google Drive into this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Drive enables us to integrate an upload area into our website where you can

. When you upload content, it is stored on Google Drive's servers. When you visit our website, a connection to Google Drive is also established so that Google Drive can determine that you have visited our website. Google Drive is used on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The

website operator has a legitimate interest in a reliable upload area on its website. If consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.