Privacy Policy

THE PROTECTION OF YOUR DATA IS IMPORTANT TO US!

At part.io we attach great importance to the protection of your personal data. That's why we respect your privacy. We always inform you transparently about what we need your data for and if and for how long we store it.

1. General Information

Personal data within the meaning of Art. 4 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, e.g. name, address, email address, etc. The purpose of this privacy policy is to provide you with information concerning the processing of personal data when using our website and related services. This privacy policy applies to all websites or services that refer to this privacy policy.

1.1. Controller

Responsible for the processing of personal data within the meaning of Art. 4 (7) GDPR is: Dr. Jens Arndt, Kriemhildstr. 2, 69469 Weinheim, Germany (see our imprint).

Specific data processing activities might occur under the responsibility of other controllers. It is indicated in the respective description of those activities below, where this is the case.

1.2. Rights of the Data Subject

As data subject affected by the data processing activity, you have the following rights with regard to your personal data in accordance with the legal provisions:

- Right of access;
- Right to rectification and to erasure;
- Right to restriction of processing;
- Right to data portability; and
- Right to object.

Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority concerning the processing of your personal data.

1.3. Disclosure to Authority

In the event of a legal obligation, we reserve the right to disclose information about you if we are required to surrender it to competent authorities or law enforcement bodies.

2. Collection and Processing of Personal Data

When visiting and using our website and services we collect personal and usage data from you. We use your personal and usage data to provide and improve our service. By using our service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this privacy policy.

Personal Data

While using our service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

- Email address
- First name and last name
- Phone number
- Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City

Usage Data

Usage data is collected automatically when using our service.

Usage data may include information such as your device's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

When you access our service by or through a mobile device, we may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our service or when you access our service by or through a mobile device.

We transfer the collected data to the relevant internal departments for processing or to external service providers, contractors (e.g. hosting, content management system) in accordance with the purposes required.

2.1. Cookies

In addition to the aforementioned data, cookies or other technologies like pixels (hereinafter referred to as “Cookies”) are used on your computer when visiting and using our website and services. Cookies are small text files that are stored by your browser on your device to save certain information or image files, such as pixels. The next time you visit our website on the same device, the information saved in the cookies will subsequently be transmitted either to our website (“First Party Cookie”) or to another website to which the cookie belongs (“Third Party Cookie”).

Through the information saved and returned, the respective website recognizes that you have already accessed and visited it with the browser you use on that device. We use this information to be able to design and display the website in an optimum way in line with your preferences. In that respect, only the cookie itself is identified on your device. Beyond this extent, your personal data will only be saved upon your express consent or if it is strictly necessary to be able to use the service offered to and accessed by you accordingly.

This website uses the following types of cookies, the scope and functionality of which are explained below:

- Technical cookies (Type A)
- Functional and Performance Cookies (Type B)
- Consent based Cookies (e.g. Marketing) (Type C)

You can find more information on the cookie types set and used in the description of the tools implemented on our websites in this privacy policy. In case this website is using a cookie management platform you can additionally find further information in there.

2.1.1. Technical cookies (Type A)

Technical cookies guarantee functions without which you cannot use our web pages as intended. These cookies are used exclusively by us. This means that all information stored in the cookies will be returned to our website.

Technical cookies serve, for example, to ensure that you as a registered user always remain logged in when accessing various subpages of our website and thus do not have to re-enter your login data every time you access a new page.

The use of technical cookies on our website is possible without your consent. For this reason, technical cookies cannot be activated or deactivated individually. However, you can deactivate cookies in your browser at any time (see below).

2.1.2. Functional and Performance Cookies (Type B)

Functional cookies enable our website to store information already provided (such as registered name or language selection) and to offer you improved and more personalized functions based on this information. These cookies collect and store only pseudonymised information so that they cannot track your movements on other websites.

Performance cookies collect information about how our websites are used in order to improve their attractiveness, content and functionality. These cookies help us, for example, to determine whether and which subpages of our website are visited and in which content users are particularly interested. In particular, we record the number of visits to a page, the number of subpages accessed, the time spent on our website, the order of the pages visited, which search terms led you to us, the country, region and, if applicable, the city from which access is made, and the proportion of mobile devices accessing our websites. We also capture movement, clicks and scrolling with the computer mouse to understand which areas of our website are of particular interest to users. As a result, we can tailor the content of our website more specifically to the needs of our users and optimize our offering. The IP address of your computer transmitted for technical reasons is in general automatically made anonymous and does not allow us to draw any conclusions about the individual user.

The functional and performance cookies are so-called “strictly necessary” cookies within the meaning of the ePrivacy Directive 2002/58 EC, which do not require consent.

2.1.3. Consent based Cookies (Type C)

Cookies, which are neither technical Cookies (Type A) nor functional or performance cookies (Type B) will be used only upon your express consent, e.g. marketing cookies.

We also reserve the right to use information that we have obtained by means of cookies from an anonymous analysis of the usage behaviour of visitors to our website in order to display specific advertising for certain of our products on our own websites. We believe that you as a user benefit from this because we display advertising or content that we think suits your interests based on your surfing behaviour, so that you will see less randomly scattered advertising or certain content that might be of less interest to you.

Marketing cookies come from external advertising companies (third party cookies) and are used to collect information about the websites visited by the user in order to create target group-oriented advertising for the user.

Opt-out for cookies used for online advertising

You can also manage many companies’ cookies used for online advertising via the consumer choice tools created under self-regulation programs in many countries, such as the US-based https://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU-based http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices.

Administration and deletion of all cookies

You can set your web browser in such a way that cookies are generally prevented from being saved to your device and/or that you are asked each time whether you are in agreement with cookies being enabled. You can also at any time delete cookies that have been enabled again. You can find out how all this works in detail from your browser’s help function.

Please note that generally deactivating cookies may lead to functional restrictions of our website.

2.2. Web Analytics

2.2.1. Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Ireland Ltd. (“Google”). The configuration of Google Analytics has been modified by us to the measurement only function, unless separate consent for further advertising features has been given.

Google Analytics uses a specific form of cookie, which is stored on your computer and enables an analysis of your use of our website. The cookies set by Google Analytics for measurement are first party cookies, which means that data subjects’ cookie values will be different for each customer (i.e. there is not a single Google Analytics cookie ID that is used on all sites using Google Analytics). The information about your use of this website generated by the cookie is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

We would like to point out that Google Analytics has been expanded on this website to include the code “gat._anonymizeIp();” to ensure the anonymized recording of IP addresses (so-called IP masking). Due to the IP anonymization on this website, your IP address is shortened by Google within the territory of the EU and the Treaty States of the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases the full IP address is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.

Google uses this information on our behalf to analyze your use of this website in order to compile reports on website activities and provide additional services related to website and internet use. The IP address transmitted by your browser in the context of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data.

We use Google Analytics to analyse and regularly improve the usage of our website. We can use the statistics obtained to improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user. In addition, we gain information about the functionality of our site (for example to detect navigation problems).

In the configuration of Google Analytics, we ensured that Google receives this data as a processor and is therefore not allowed to use this data for its own purposes. The “Google Analytics Advertising Features” configuration is independent from this and is described in the appropriate section below, provided it is also used on this website.

Used Cookies: Type B. For further information, see Cookie Section.

Third party information: Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Analytics Terms of Service: https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/gb.html, General overview on Google Analytics security and privacy principles: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en, as well as Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

Transfer to third countries are possible. As an appropriate safeguard we have agreed on standard contractual clauses pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR. More information on this topic is published here: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/data-transfers-outside-eu_en.

Recipients: We transfer the collected data to the relevant internal departments for processing or to external service providers, contract processors (e.g. platform, hosting, support and analysis service providers) in accordance with the required purposes (to perform analyses). Platform/hosting providers will have access to personal data from a third country (countries outside the European Economic Area). As an appropriate safeguard we have agreed on standard contractual clauses pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR with these providers. More information on this topic is published here: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/data-transfers-outside-eu_en.

Deletion/Objection: You can prevent the storage of cookies by making the proper setting using your browser software. In addition, you can prevent Google from recording the data related to your use of the website generated by the cookie (including your IP address) and from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

2.2.2. HubSpot

For our website and service we use the HubSpot marketing automation software by Hubspot Inc., 2nd Floor 30 North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as “Hubspot”). Hubspot is an integrated software solution by which we cover different aspects of our digital marketing, sales and customer relation management. Furthermore we use the tool for analytical purposes of our web offer in order to optimize it and to offer you the best possible and user-friendly service.

We use Hubspot for:

- contacting us using the contact form
- subscription to the newsletter and sending the newsletter
- evaluating the usage of our web pages (e.g. access, pages visited, dwelling time, etc.) as well as for evaluating the usage of our newsletter (opening rate, click rate, unsubscribe, etc.)

Hubspot uses cookies which are saved on your computer and allow us to analyze your usage of the website. The information gathered (e.g. IP address, geographical location, type of browser, duration of the visit and pages viewed) is evaluated by Hubspot on our behalf so that we can generate reports on the visit and the pages viewed and can therefore improve our online presence. You can prevent participation in this tracking process by setting your browser software accordingly.

Used Cookies: Type B. For further information, see Cookie Section.

Third party information: Hubspot Inc., 2nd Floor 30 North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, Ireland. HubSpot security and privacy principles: https://legal.hubspot.com/data-privacy

Deletion/Objection: You can prevent the storage of cookies by making the proper setting using your browser software.

2.2.3. A/B Testing

This website also carries out analyses of user behavior via a so-called A/B testing. We can show you our websites with slightly varied content, depending on your profile assignment. This enables us to analyze and regularly improve our services and make them more interesting for you as a user.

Cookies are stored on your computer for these analyses. The information collected in this way is stored exclusively on a server in the EU. You can prevent the storage of cookies by making the proper setting using your browser software.

Before the analyses are carried out, the IP addresses are further processed in abbreviated form, so that direct personal contact can be ruled out. The IP address transmitted by your browser is not merged with other data collected by us.

Used Cookies: Type B. For further information, see Cookie Section.

Recipients: The data is accessible by our analytical service providers based in the EU.

2.3. YouTube-Videos

We might integrate YouTube videos into our website, which are stored on http://www.YouTube.com and can be played directly from our website. These are all integrated in the “extended data protection mode”, i.e. no data about you as a user will be transmitted to YouTube, if you do not click on the videos to start playing them. Only when you play the videos the data referred to in the next paragraph will be transferred to YouTube. We have no influence on this data transfer.

By visiting the website, YouTube receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. In addition, the data specified in Section 2 of this privacy policy will be transmitted. This is independent of whether YouTube provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your information will be directly associated with your account. If you do not wish to be associated with your profile on YouTube, you must log out before activating the button. YouTube stores your data as user profiles and uses them for purposes of advertising, market research and/or demand-oriented design of its website. Such evaluation takes place in particular (even for unlogged-in users) to provide demand-oriented advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact YouTube to exercise this right.

For more information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by YouTube, please refer to the privacy policy. There you will also find further information about your rights and setting options to protect your privacy: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy.

2.4. Online Advertising

2.4.1. Google Ads (formerly Google Adwords)

2.4.1.1. Google Ads Conversion

We use the services of Google Ads to draw attention to our attractive offers with the help of advertising materials (so-called Google Ads) on external websites. We can determine in relation to the data of the advertising campaigns how successful the individual advertising measures are. We are interested in showing you advertisements that are of interest to you, to make our website more interesting for you and to achieve a fair calculation of advertising costs.

The advertising materials are delivered by Google via so-called “Ad Servers”. For this purpose, we use ad server cookies, through which certain parameters for measuring success, such as the insertion of ads or clicks by users, can be measured. If you access our website via a Google ad, Google Ads stores a cookie on your device. These cookies usually expire after 30 days and are not intended to identify you personally. For this cookie, the unique cookie ID, number of ad impressions per placement (frequency), last impression (relevant for post-view conversions) and opt-out information (mark that the user no longer wishes to be addressed) are usually stored as analysis values.

These cookies enable Google to recognize your Internet browser. If a user visits certain pages of an Ads customer's website and the cookie stored on their device has not expired, Google and the customer can recognize that the user has clicked on the ad and has been redirected to this page. Each Ads customer is assigned a different cookie. Cookies cannot therefore be traced via the websites of Ads customers. We do not collect and process any personal data in the aforementioned advertising measures. We only receive statistical evaluations from Google. On the basis of these evaluations we can recognize which of the used advertising measures are particularly effective. We do not receive any further data from the use of advertising material; in particular, we cannot identify users on the basis of this information.

Due to the marketing tools used, your browser automatically starts a direct connection to the Google server. We have no influence on the extent and the further use of the data which are raised by the use of this tool by Google and inform you therefore according to our knowledge: By the integration of Ads conversion Google receives the information that you called the appropriate part of our Internet appearance or clicked an announcement of us. If you are registered with a Google service, Google may associate your visit with your account. Even if you are not registered with Google or have not logged in, it is possible that the providers may obtain and store your IP address.

2.4.1.2. Google Ads Remarketing

We use the remarketing function within the Google Ads service. The remarketing function allows us to present to users of our website advertisements based on their interests on other websites within the Google advertising network (in Google search or on YouTube, so-called “Google ads” or on other websites). For this purpose, the interaction of users on our website is analyzed, e.g. which offers the user was interested in, in order to be able to display targeted advertising to users even after visiting our website on other pages. To do this, Google stores cookies in the browsers of users who visit certain Google services or websites in the Google Display Network. This cookie is used to record the visits of these users. The number is used to uniquely identify a web browser on a particular device.

Used Cookies: Type C. For further information, see Cookie Section.

For more information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by Google, please refer to the privacy policy. There you will also find further information about your rights and setting options to protect your privacy: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy

Transfers to third countries are possible. As an appropriate safeguard standard contractual clauses pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR apply. More information on this topic is published here: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/data-transfers-outside-eu_en. Alternatively, you will also find more information on the website of the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) at http://www.networkadvertising.org.

Deletion/Objection: You can prevent participation in this tracking process in various ways: a) by setting your browser software accordingly (in particular by suppressing third-party cookies, you will not receive any ads from third-party providers); b) by deactivating cookies for conversion tracking: by setting your browser so that cookies are blocked by the domain www.googleadservices.com, https://www.google.de/settings/ads, this setting being deleted when you delete your cookies; c) by deactivating the interest-based ads of the providers that are part of the “About Ads” self-regulation campaign via the link http://www.aboutads.info/choices.This setting is deleted when you delete your cookies; d) by permanently deactivating Firefox, Internet Explorer or Google Chrome in your browsers under the link http://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin, e) by setting your cookie preferences accordingly (click here). Please note that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this offer in full.

2.4.2. Google Analytics Advertising Features

This website also uses the extended functions of Google Analytics (Google Analytics Advertising Features) in addition to the standard functions. The Google Analytics Advertising Features implemented on this website include:

- Google Display Network Impression Reporting
- Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting
- Integrated services that require Google Analytics to collect data for advertising purposes, including the collection of data via advertising cookies and identifiers

We therefore use first-party cookies (e.g. Google Analytics cookies) and Google advertising cookies and identifiers together in order to optimize our website.

You can prevent participation in this tracking process in various ways: a) by setting your browser software accordingly; b) via your Google ad settings on https://www.google.com/ads/preferences/?hl=en; Please note that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this offer in full.

Used Cookies: Type C. For further information, see Cookie Section.

2.5. Google Tag Manager

This website uses the Google Tag Manager. This service allows website tags to be managed through an interface. The Google Tag Manager only implements tags. This means that no cookies are used and no personal data is stored. The Google Tag Manager triggers other tags, which in turn collect data if necessary. However, the Google Tag Manager does not access this data. If a deactivation has been made at domain or cookie level, it remains valid for all tracking tags if they are implemented with the Google Tag Manager.

Third party information: Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Transfer to third countries are possible. As an appropriate safeguard we have agreed on standard contractual clauses pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR. More information on this topic is published here: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/data-transfers-outside-eu_en.

2.6. Captchas

This website uses in specific cases the Google reCAPTCHA v2 to avoid the usage of text fields by automated programs/bots. It helps to support the security of our website and to avoid SPAM for the users. This is also our legitimate interest and fulfills our legal obligation.

The collected data are hardware and software information, such as device and application data and the result of integrity checks. These data will be sent to Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. The data will not be used by Google for personalized ads.

Further information can be found in their privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. Further documentation can be found here: https://developers.google.com/recaptcha/ https://www.google.com/recaptcha/admin/create.

Cookies used: Type A.

Third party information: Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Transfers to third countries are possible. As an appropriate safeguard standard contractual clauses pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR apply. More information on this topic is published here: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/data-transfers-outside-eu_en.

2.7. Google Maps

This website uses the mapping service Google Maps. When using the feature information is transferred to Google and analysed for their purposes. As a rule, this information includes your IP address and the possibility that it will be transferred to one of Google’s servers in the USA. We use Google Maps to make the locations disclosed on our website easy to find. This constitutes our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) f GDPR.

Recipients: We have entered into an agreement with Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland including the EU Standard Contractual Clauses, and in this way ensure that the level of data protection is adequate even if data is processed in the USA (Art. 46 GDPR). More information on this topic is published here: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/data-transfers-outside-eu_en. In addition, when activating the tool, you expressly declare your consent to the data transfer (Art. 49 (1) a GDPR). More information on the processing of your data by Google can be found here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy.

3. Further Uses of Personal Data

3.1. Contacting/Communication/Collaboration

When communicating and/or collaboration with us, e.g. by email or via contact form on our website, data exchange platform, be it e.g. as a consumer, test person, business partner or customer, the data you provide (your email address, if applicable your name and your telephone number, or personal data submitted during the conversation) will be stored and processed by us in order to e.g. answer your questions, requests or for the purpose of business related correspondence. With regard to the cooperation with our suppliers, we have implemented an internal evaluation process which, in our legitimate interest, is intended to improve the business relationship by developing an "action plan". As a rule, we only process information about the company, but conclusions can be drawn about you as the contact person, if the communication with suppliers is examined with regard to response times, reliability and transparency.

We may ask you when you contact us by telephone as a consumer whether the telephone call may be recorded for quality assurance and training measures. If you agree to the recording, we will process all information that you share with us during the call (communication content, possibly also sensitive data, as well as your phone number and other personal data).

When processing data arising in the course of communication, we have a legitimate interest in processing the data in accordance with legal requirements, for internal verification or in accordance with the respective communication request.

Recipients and sources:

In order to combat terrorism, we are obliged by law to carry out a comparison with sanctions lists. Therefore, we also process your data to meet legal requirements for comparison with these lists. Furthermore, we process your data for the prevention and investigation of criminal offences and other misconduct, the assessment and control of risks, for internal communication and for corresponding administrative purposes. If an affiliated company reports a need to work with you as a supplier, we will share our experiences from working with you with the affiliated company.

If you are a business partner, we will compare your data against published lists of misleading suppliers (e.g. warning lists of World Intellectual Property Organization and Bundesanzeiger Verlag GmbH) to make an informed decision about potential payments. We also regularly check your creditworthiness in certain cases (e.g. when concluding contracts). Our legitimate interest is the minimization of the financial risk. For this purpose, we cooperate with credit agencies from which we receive the necessary data. For this purpose we transmit your name and your contact data to the credit agencies.

If you are a business customer or partner, it may be necessary to transfer your personal data to prospective buyers as part of a company transaction. In the course of due diligence, usually anonymized data is processed. However, it may be necessary in specific individual cases to process personal data. Our legitimate interest lies in the execution of the company transaction.

We transfer the collected data to the relevant internal departments for processing or to external service providers, contract processors (e.g. hosting, call center service providers) in accordance with the purposes required (e.g. for establishing contacts, business related correspondence and customer care). Platform/hosting providers will have access to personal data from a third country (countries outside the European Economic Area). As an appropriate safeguard we have agreed on standard contractual clauses pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR with these providers. More information on this topic is published here: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/data-transfers-outside-eu_en.

Deletion/Objection: We delete the data arising in this context once storage is no longer necessary, unless statutory retention obligations exist or periods of limitation must be observed.

In case of consumer inquiries through our internal consumer management tool the personal data will be usually deleted after one year. As an exception, the data will be kept longer if the data is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

Call recordings are stored for a maximum of 90 days.

3.2. Newsletter

The newsletter contains news, offers and further information on selected topics. By subscribing to the newsletter, you will receive in accordance with the consent you have given in each case personalized information about the products, services or suggestions for participation in promotions.

With your registration for the newsletter you will receive a newsletter tailored to your needs (if the newsletter is “personalized”, “individualized” or “customized”). We evaluate your purchase and click behavior on our websites or within the newsletter in order to compile the information relevant to you.

We also use remarketing measures to show you the relevant online advertising.

Recipients: The data will be forwarded to our customer management platform, which service providers may also have access to support and implement the newsletter. Platform/hosting providers will have access to personal data from a third country (countries outside the European Economic Area). As an appropriate safeguard we have agreed on standard contractual clauses pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR with these providers. More information on this topic is published here: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/data-transfers-outside-eu_en.

Deletion/Objection: If you no longer wish to receive the newsletter, you can unsubscribe at any time. Click on the link contained in each newsletter, you will then be guided through the unsubscribe process, or send us your withdrawal by email.

If your profile has not been verified during the so-called double opt-in process, your profile will be deleted after 6 months at the latest.

3.3. Campaigns (e.g. Sweepstakes, Surveys, Product Tests)

When you participate in sweepstakes or similar campaigns, we use the personal information you provide to conduct the campaign. Further information on the purposes can be found in the respective terms and conditions of the campaign.

The provision of your personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract. You are not obliged to provide your personal data. If your data is not provided, you cannot participate in the campaign.

Further information can be found in the respective terms and conditions of the campaign.

Recipients: We transfer the collected data to the relevant internal departments for processing or to external service providers, contract processors (e.g. hosting, shipping, processing service providers) in accordance with the purposes required (to carry out the campaign). Platform/hosting providers will have access to personal data from a third country (countries outside the European Economic Area). As an appropriate safeguard we have agreed on standard contractual clauses pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR with these providers. More information on this topic is published here: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/data-transfers-outside-eu_en.

Deletion/Objection: Your data will be deleted after the final processing of the campaign (see terms and conditions of participation), unless this conflicts with statutory retention obligations or statutes of limitations.

3.4. Postal mailings

As a selected customer, business partner, test person and/or consumer, you will also receive individual product information, offers, news and product samples from us by post (letter).

This is a special form of direct marketing, which is also our legitimate interest and intensifies loyalty by providing the above-mentioned persons exclusive information.

Recipients: We transfer the collected data to the relevant internal departments for processing or to external service providers, contractors (e.g. customer/consumer management service providers, marketing agency, postal service provider) in accordance with the required purposes (postal mailings). Platform/hosting providers will have access to personal data from a third country (countries outside the European Economic Area). As an appropriate safeguard we have agreed on standard contractual clauses pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR with these providers. More information on this topic is published here: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/data-transfers-outside-eu_en.

Deletion/Objection: Your data will be deleted as soon as you have unsubscribed, unless this conflicts with legal storage obligations or statutes of limitations. You can unsubscribe or object to further postal mailings as stated within the letter or in the section objection below. We further delete your personal data at the latest automatically after 24 months inactivity (e.g. when you do not use the sent coupons).

3.5. Surveys

When you participate in surveys or similar campaigns, we process the personal information for the purpose described in the consent. The collected data covers questions around the intended purpose of the survey or similar campaign, as well as additional socio-demographic information about you. You may participate without identifying yourself, unless this has been part of the consent.

For some surveys it is necessary to ensure technically that no double participation or a resumption of the survey is possible. This can be done, for example, through the use of individualized links or cookies.

Cookies used: Type A.

Recipients: We transfer the collected data to the relevant internal departments for processing or to external service providers, contract processors (e.g. platform, hosting, analysts) in accordance with the purposes required (to carry out the surveys). Platform/hosting providers will have access to personal data from a third country (countries outside the European Economic Area). As an appropriate safeguard we have agreed on standard contractual clauses pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR with these providers. More information on this topic is published here: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/data-transfers-outside-eu_en.

Deletion/Objection: Your data will be deleted after the final processing of the survey or similar campaign (see terms and conditions of participation), unless this conflicts with statutory retention obligations or statutes of limitations. Usually, data will be deleted after two years.

4. Objection or Withdrawal of your consent to the Processing of Personal Data

If you have given your consent (Art. 6 (1) a GDPR) to the processing of your data, you can withdraw your consent at any time. Such a withdrawal influences the permissibility of processing your personal data after you have given it to us.

If we base the processing of your personal data on the weighing of interests (Art. 6 (1) f GDPR), you may object to the processing. This is the case if processing is not necessary in particular to fulfil a contract with you, which is described by us in the description of the functions / services. When exercising such objection, we ask you to explain the reasons why we should not process your personal data as we have done. In the event of your justified objection, we will examine the situation and either stop or adjust data processing or point out to you our compelling reasons worthy of protection, on the basis of which we will continue processing.

Of course, you can object to the processing of your personal data for purposes of advertising and data analysis at any time. You can inform us about your objection under the above-mentioned contact details for the controller.