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We have prepared this privacy statement (version 10.05.2022-112016316) in order to provide you with information in accordance with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and applicable national laws to explain which personal data (data for short) we as the controller - and the processors (e.g. providers) - commissioned, process, and will process in the future, and what lawful options you have. The terms used are to be understood as gender-neutral.
Privacy notices usually sound very technical and use legal terminology. This privacy notice should describe the most important things as simply and transparently as possible. Where it is conducive to transparency, technical terms are explained in a reader-friendly manner and links to further information are provided. We thereby inform you in clear and simple language that we only process personal data in the course of our business activities if there is a corresponding legal basis.
This privacy notice applies to all personal data processed by us in the company and to all personal data processed by companies commissioned by us (order processors). By personal data, we mean information within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 1 GDPR, such as a person's name, email address and postal address. The processing of personal data ensures that we can offer and invoice our services and products. The scope of this privacy notice includes:
In the following data protection declaration, we provide you with transparent information on the legal principles and regulations, i.e. the legal bases of the General Data Protection Regulation, which enable us to process personal data.
Regarding EU law, we refer to REGULATION (EU) 2016/679 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 April 2016. You can of course access this EU General Data Protection Regulation online here on EUR-Lex, the gateway to EU law.
We only process your data if at least one of the following conditions applies:
In addition to the EU regulation, national laws apply:
If other regional or national laws apply, we will provide the relevant information in the following sections.
If you have any questions about data protection or the processing of personal data, you will find the contact details of the responsible person or office below:
Intervalid GmbH
Benigna Prochaska, MSc
Am Heumarkt 11/1/2 1030 Vienna, Austria
Email: info@intervalid.com
Telephone: +43 1 905 10 44
Imprint: https://intervalid.com/impressum/
We generally only store personal data for as long as is strictly necessary for the provision of our services and products. This means that we delete personal data as soon as the reason for processing the data no longer exists. In some cases, we are legally obliged to store certain data even after the original purpose has ceased to exist, for example for accounting purposes.
Should you wish your data to be deleted or revoke your consent to data processing, the data will be deleted as soon as possible and insofar as there is no obligation to store it. This notice contains information about the specific retention periods of the respective data processing services, provided we have the relevant information on this.
In accordance with Articles 13 and 14 of the GDPR, we hereby inform you of your rights with respect to ensuring that data is processed fairly and transparently:
- According to Article 15 of the GDPR, you have the right to know whether we are processing data about you. If this is the case, you have the right to receive a copy of the data and the following information:
- You have a right to rectification of data under Article 16 of the GDPR: we must rectify your data.
- According to Article 17 of the GDPR, you have the right to erasure ("right to be forgotten"): You may request the deletion of your data.
- According to Article 18 of the GDPR, you have the right to restriction of processing: we may only store the data but not use it any further.
- According to Article 19 of the GDPR, you have the right to data portability: we will provide you with your data in a machine-readable format upon request.
- According to Article 21 of the GDPR, you have a right to object, which, once enforced, entails a change in processing.
- If the processing of your data is based on Article 6(1)(e) (public interest, exercise of official authority) or Article 6(1)(f) (legitimate interest), you may object to the processing. We will then assess whether we can legally comply with this objection.
- If data is used to carry out direct marketing, you can object to this type of data processing at any time. We are then no longer allowed to use your data for direct marketing.
- If data is used to carry out profiling, you can object to this type of data processing at any time. We are then no longer allowed to use your data for profiling.
- You may have the right under Article 22 of the GDPR not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing (for example profiling).
- According to Article 77 of the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint. This means that you can complain to the relevant data protection authority at any time if you believe that the data processing of personal data is in breach of the GDPR.
If you believe that the processing of your data is in breach of data protection law or that your data protection rights have been violated in any other way, you can complain to the supervisory authority. For Austria, this is the Datenschutzbehörde, whose website can be found at https://www.dsb.gv.at/ In Germany, there is a data protection commissioner for each federal state. For more information, you can contact the Bundesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit (BfDI) .
We only transfer or process data to countries outside the EU (third countries) if you consent to this processing, if this is required by law, or if it is contractually necessary, and in any case only to the extent that this is generally permitted. Your consent is in most cases the most important ground for data processing to be carried out in third countries. Processing personal data in third countries such as the US, where many software vendors provide services and have their server locations, may mean that personal data is processed and stored in unexpected ways. Where possible, we try to use server locations within the EU.
We will provide you with more detailed information about data transfers to third countries, where applicable, at the appropriate points in this privacy policy.
To protect personal data, we have implemented both technical and organizational measures. Where possible, we encrypt or pseudonymize personal data. In this way, we make it as difficult as possible for third parties to infer personal information from our data.
Article 25 of the GDPR refers to "data protection through technical design and through data protection-friendly default settings" and thus means that both software (e.g. forms) and hardware (e.g. access to the server room) should always be designed with security in mind and that appropriate measures should be taken. Below, we will provide more detail on specific measures, where necessary.
We use HTTPS ("secure hypertext transfer protocol") to transmit data, to avoid hacking attempts on the
internet.
Hence we have introduced an additional layer of security, enabling us to fulfill data protection obligations via technology design (Article 25 (1) GDPR). By using TLS (Transport Layer Security), an encryption protocol for secure data transmission on the internet, we can ensure the protection of confidential data. You can recognize the use of this data transmission protection by the small lock symbol at the top left of the browser, to the left of the internet address (e.g. intervalid.com), as well as by the use of the https scheme (instead of http) as part of our internet address.
If you want to find out more about encryption, we recommend carrying out a Google search for "Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure wiki", which should list a number of links to further information.
When you contact us and communicate by phone, email or online form, personal data may be processed. The data is processed for the purpose of handling your enquiry and the related business transaction. The data is stored for as long as it is required by law.
Persons concerned
All those who make contact with us via the communication channels provided by us are affected by the aforementioned processes.
Processed data
Legal basis
What are cookies?
Our website uses HTTP cookies to store user-specific data.
Whenever you browse the internet, you use a browser. Well-known browsers include Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge. Most websites store small text files in your browser, and these files are called cookies.
Almost all websites use cookies. More precisely, these are HTTP cookies, as there are also cookies for other applications. HTTP cookies are small files that are stored on your computer by our website. These cookie files are automatically placed in the cookie folder of your browser. A cookie consists of a name and a value. When defining a cookie, one or more attributes must also be specified.
Cookies store certain user data, such as language or personal page settings. When you return to our site, your browser transmits the "user-related" information back to our site. Thanks to the cookies, our website recognizes who you are and offers you the setting you are used to. In some browsers, each cookie has its own file, while in others, such as Firefox, all cookies are stored in a single file.
Cookies can be divided into first-party cookies and third-party cookies. First-party cookies are created directly by our site, and third-party cookies are created by partner websites. Each cookie must be evaluated individually, as each stores different data. The time it takes for a cookie to expire also varies from a few minutes to a few years. Cookies are not software programs and do not contain viruses, Trojans or other "pests." Nor can cookies access information on your computer.
For example, cookie data might look like this:
Name: _ga
Value: GA1.2.1326744211.152112016316-9
Intended use: differentiation of website visitors
Expiry date: 2 years
What are the different types of cookies?
The question of which cookies we use in particular depends on the services used; this is clarified in the following sections of the privacy notice. First, the different types of HTTP cookies are briefly described below.
There are 4 different types of cookies:
Usually, when you visit a website for the first time, you are asked which of these cookie types you would like to allow. And of course, this decision is also stored in a cookie.
Why are cookies needed for processing?
The purpose ultimately depends on the cookie in question. You can find more details about this from the manufacturer of the software that sets the cookie.
What data is processed?
Unfortunately, it is not possible to generalize about what data is stored in cookies, but we will keep you informed you about the data that is processed or stored in this privacy notice.
How long do cookies last?
How long a cookie is kept depends on what kind it is, as specified below. Some cookies are deleted after less than an hour, while others can remain stored on a computer for several years.
Right of objection - how can I delete cookies?
You decide how and whether you want to use cookies. Regardless of which service or website the cookies come from, you always have the option to delete, disable or only partially allow cookies. For example, you can block third-party cookies but allow all other cookies.
If you want to find out which cookies have been stored in your browser, or if you want to change or delete cookie settings, you can find these options in your browser settings:
Chrome: Delete, enable and manage cookies in Chrome
Safari: Managing cookies and website data with Safari
Firefox: Delete cookies to remove data that websites have placed on your computer
Internet Explorer: Delete and manage cookies
Microsoft Edge: Delete and manage cookies
If you generally do not want cookies, you can set up your browser so that it always informs you when a cookie is to be set. In this way, you can decide for each individual cookie whether you allow it or not. The procedure varies depending on the browser. It is best to search for the instructions in Google with the search term "Delete Cookies Chrome" or "Deactivate Cookies Chrome" in the case of a Chrome browser.
Legal basis
The so-called "Cookie Guidelines" have been in place since 2009. These state that the storage of cookies requires your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). In Austria, this directive was implemented in § 96 para. 3 of the Telecommunications Act (TKG). In Germany, the Cookie Directive was not implemented as national law. Instead, this directive was largely implemented in § 15 para.3 of the Telemedia Act (TMG).
For absolutely necessary cookies, even where there is no consent, there are legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR), which in most cases are of a commercial nature. We want to provide visitors to the website with a pleasant user experience and for this purpose certain cookies are often absolutely necessary.
In the following sections, you will be informed in more detail about the use of cookies, insofar as the software used uses cookies.
What is web hosting?
When you visit a website, certain information - including personal data - is automatically created and stored, including on this website. This data should be processed to the minimum level required and only when justified.
When you want to view a website on a computer, tablet or smartphone, you use a web browser to do so. To view the website, the browser must connect to another computer where the website's code is stored: the web server. The operation of a web server is usually taken over by professional providers. These offer web hosting and thus ensure reliable and error-free storage of website data.
When the browser on your computer (desktop, laptop, tablet or smartphone) connects and during data transfer to and from the web server, personal data may be processed. On the one hand, your computer stores data; on the other hand, the web server must also store data for a while to ensure proper operation.
Why do we process personal data?
What data is processed?
The web server usually automatically saves data such as
How long is data stored?
As a rule, the above data is stored for a fortnight and then automatically deleted. We do not pass on this data, but we cannot rule out the possibility that this data may be viewed by the authorities in the event of unlawful conduct.
Legal basis
The lawfulness of the processing of personal data in the context of web hosting results from Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (protection of legitimate interests), because the use of professional hosting with a provider is necessary to present the company on the internet in a secure and user-friendly manner and to be able to pursue attacks and claims from this if necessary.
Below you will find the contact details of our external hosting provider, where you can find out more about data processing, in addition to the information above:
Zubasoft
Bernhard Zuba
Sonnenweg 9, 3482 Stettenhof, Austria
You can find out more about data processing at this provider in its own Privacy notice.
What are website construction kits?
We use a website construction kit system for our website. Modular systems are special forms of content management system (CMS). With a modular system, website operators can create a website very easily and without programming knowledge. By using a modular system, personal data can also be collected from you, stored and processed. In this privacy notice, we provide you with general information about data processing via modular systems. You can find more detailed information in the provider's own data protection declarations.
Why do we use website building systems for our website?
The biggest advantage of a modular system is its ease of use. We want to offer you a clear, simple and concise website that we can easily operate and maintain ourselves - without external support. A modular system now offers many helpful functions that we can use even without programming knowledge.
What data is stored by a modular system?
Exactly what data is stored depends, of course, on the website construction system used. Each provider processes and collects different data from the website visitor. But as a rule, technical usage information such as operating system, browser, screen resolution, language and keyboard settings, hosting provider and the date of your website visit are collected. Tracking data (e.g. browser activity, clickstream activity, session heatmaps, etc.) may also be processed. In addition, personal data may be collected and stored. This is mostly contact data such as email address, telephone number, IP address and geographical location data. You can find out exactly what data is stored in the provider's privacy policy.
Where is the data stored and for how long?
This notice contains information about how long data is kept, in connection with the website construction kit system used, provided we have further details on this, or you can follow the link to the provider's privacy policy. In general, we only process personal data for as long as is absolutely necessary for the provision of our services and products. It may be that the provider stores data from you according to its own specifications, over which we have no influence.
Right to object
You always have the right to information, correction and deletion of your personal data. If you have any questions, you can also contact the person responsible for the website construction kit system used at any time. You can find contact details either in our privacy notice or on the website of the relevant provider.
You can delete, deactivate or manage cookies that providers use for their functions in your browser. Depending on which browser you use, this works in different ways. Please note, however, that not all functions may then work as usual.
Legal basis
We have a legitimate interest in using a website construction kit system to optimize our online service and to present it to you in an efficient and user-friendly manner. The corresponding legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interests).
Insofar as the processing of data is not absolutely necessary for the operation of the website, the data will only be processed on the basis of your consent. This applies in particular to tracking activities. The legal basis in this respect is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
With this privacy notice, we have provided you with the most important general information about data processing. If you would like more detailed information, you can find this - if available - in the following section or in the privacy policy of the provider.
We use WordPress.com, a website construction system, for our website. The service provider is the American company Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA.
WordPress uses so-called standard contractual clauses (= Art. 46, paras 2 and 3 GDPR) as the basis for data processing for recipients based in third countries (outside the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, i.e. in particular the USA) or data transfer there. Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) are templates provided by the EU Commission and are intended to ensure that your data comply with European data protection standards even if they are transferred to third countries (such as the USA) and stored there. Through these clauses, WordPress undertakes to comply with the European level of data protection when processing your relevant data, even if the data is stored, processed and managed in the USA. These clauses are based on an implementing decision of the EU Commission. You can find the decision and the corresponding standard contractual clauses here, among other places: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/914/oj?locale=de
The Data Processing Agreements, which correspond to the standard contractual clauses, can be found at https://wordpress.com/support/data-processing-agreements/.
You can find out more about the data processed through the use of WordPress.com in its privacy policy at https://automattic.com/de/privacy/.
What is web analytics?
We use software on our website to evaluate the behavior of website visitors, and this is called web analytics. It involves collecting data that the respective analytic tool provider (also called tracking tool) stores, manages and processes. With the help of the data, analyses of user behavior on our website are created and made available to us as the website operator. For such analytics procedures, user profiles may also be created and the data stored in cookies.
Why do we do web analytics?
We would like to make our website as user-friendly and efficient as possible for you. With the help of web analysis tools, we can take a closer look at the behavior of our website visitors and then improve our website offering for you accordingly. For example, we can see where our visitors come from, when our website is visited the most or which content or products are particularly popular. All this information helps us to optimize the website and thus best adapt it to your needs, interests and wishes.
What data is processed?
The exact data that is stored depends on the analysis tools used. As a rule, for example, it includes which content you view on our website, which buttons or links you click on, when you access a page, which browser you use and with which device (PC, tablet, smartphone, etc.) you visit the website or which computer system you use. If you agreed that location data may be collected, these may also be processed by the web analysis tool provider.
In addition, your IP address is stored. According to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), IP addresses are personal data. However, your IP address is usually stored pseudonymously (i.e. in an unrecognizable and shortened form). For the purpose of testing, web analysis and web optimization, no direct data, such as your name, age, address or email address, is stored as a matter of principle. All this data, if collected, is stored pseudonymously. This means that you cannot be identified as a person.
How long the respective data is stored always depends on the provider. Some cookies only store data for a few minutes or until you leave the website again, while other cookies can store data for several years.
Duration of data processing
This notice contains information about how long data is kept, provided we have these details. In general, we only process personal data for as long as is strictly necessary for the provision of our services and products. If it is required by law, for example in the case of accounting, this storage period may also be exceeded.
Right to object
You also have the right and the opportunity to revoke your consent to the use of cookies or third-party providers at any time. This works either via our cookie settings or via other opt-out functions. For example, you can also prevent data collection through cookies by managing, deactivating or deleting cookies in your browser.
Legal basis
The use of web analytics requires your consent, which we have obtained with our cookie pop-up. According to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent), this consent constitutes the legal basis for the processing of personal data, as may occur during data collection by web analytics tools.
In addition to consent, there is a legitimate interest on our part to analyze the behavior of website visitors and thus to improve our offer both from a technical and commercial perspective. With the help of web analytics, we detect website errors, can identify attacks and improve commercial efficiency. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interests). Nevertheless, we only use the tools insofar as you have given your consent.
Information on specific web analytics tools, if available, can be found in the following sections.
We also use Google Remarketing, an advertising analysis tool, for our website. The service provider is the American company Google Inc. The company Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street Dublin 4, Ireland) is responsible for all Google services in Europe.
Google uses so-called standard contractual clauses (= Art. 46 paras 2 and 3 GDPR) as the basis for data processing for recipients based in third countries (outside the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, i.e. in particular in the USA) or data transfer there. Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) are templates provided by the EU Commission and are intended to ensure that your data comply with European data protection standards even if they are transferred to third countries (such as the USA) and stored there. Through these clauses, Google undertakes to comply with the European level of data protection when processing your relevant data, even if the data is stored, processed and managed in the US. These clauses are based on an implementing decision of the EU Commission. You can find the decision and the corresponding standard contractual clauses, among others, here https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/914/oj?locale=de
The data processing terms for Google advertising products (Google Ads Controller Data Protection Terms), which correspond to the standard contractual clauses and also apply to Google Remarketing, can be found at https://business.safety.google/adscontrollerterms/.
You can find out more about the data processed through the use of Google Remarketing in Google's own privacy notice at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
What is the Google Tag Manager?
For our website, we use the Google Tag Manager of the company Google Inc. and for the European area, the company Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street Dublin 4, Ireland) is responsible for all Google services. The Google Tag Manager allows us to centrally integrate and manage code sections of various tracking tools that we use on our website.
The Google Tag Manager is an organizational tool with which we can integrate and manage website tags centrally and via a user interface. Tags are small sections of code that, for example, record (track) your activities on our website. For this purpose, JavaScript code sections are inserted into the source code of our page. The tags often come from Google-internal products such as Google Ads, but tags from other companies can also be integrated and managed via the manager. Such tags perform different tasks. They can collect browser data, feed marketing tools with data, embed buttons, set cookies and also track users across multiple websites.
Why do we use Google Tag Manager for our website?
To make our website as good as it can be for website visitors we need various tracking tools. The data collected by these tools shows us where we are performing well and what we should improve. In order for this tracking to work, we need to embed appropriate JavaScript codes into our website. That's why we use the Google Tag Manager. We can easily incorporate the necessary scripts and manage them from one place.
What data is stored by the Google Tag Manager?
The Tag Manager itself is a domain that does not set any cookies and does not store any data. It acts as a mere "administrator" of the implemented tags. The data is collected by the individual tags of the different web analysis tools and it is virtually passed through to the individual tracking tools in the Google Tag Manager; the data is not stored.
The situation is quite different with the embedded tags of the various web analysis tools. Depending on the analysis tool, various data about your web behavior is usually collected, stored and processed with the help of cookies. For this, please read our data protection text on the individual analysis and tracking tools that we use on our website.
Where is the data stored and for how long?
When Google stores data, it is on Google's own servers, which are distributed all over the world. Most of them are located in America. At https://www.google.com/about/datacenters/locations/?hl=de you can find out exactly where the Google servers are located. You can find out how long the individual tracking tools store data from you in our individual data protection text for the respective tools.
How can I delete my data or prevent data storage?
The Google Tag Manager itself does not set cookies, but manages tags from various tracking websites. In our data protection texts on the respective tracking tools, you will find detailed information on how you can delete or manage your data.
Legal basis
The use of the Google Tag Manager requires your consent, which we have obtained with our cookie pop-up. According to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent), this consent constitutes the legal basis for the processing of personal data, as may occur during the collection by web analytics tools.
In addition to consent, there is a legitimate interest on our part to analyze the behavior of website visitors and thus to improve our offer from both a technical and commercial perspective. With the help of the Google Tag Manager, we can improve our commercial efficiency. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interests). Nevertheless, we only use the Google Tag Manager if you have given your consent.
Google uses so-called standard contractual clauses (= Art. 46 paras 2 and 3 GDPR) as the basis for data processing for recipients based in third countries (outside the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, i.e. in particular in the USA) or data transfer there. Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) are templates provided by the EU Commission and are intended to ensure that your data comply with European data protection standards even if they are transferred to third countries (such as the USA) and stored there. Through these clauses, Google undertakes to comply with the European level of data protection when processing your relevant data, even if the data is stored, processed and managed in the US. These clauses are based on an implementing decision of the EU Commission. You can find the decision and the corresponding standard contractual clauses here, among other places: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/914/oj?locale=de
The Google Ads Data Processing Terms, which correspond to the standard contractual clauses, also apply to Google Tag Manager https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms/.
If you want to learn more about Google Tag Manager, we recommend the FAQs at https://support.google.com/tagmanager/?hl=de#topic=3441530.
This website uses Matomo, a web analytics service provided by InnoCraft Ltd, 7 Waterloo Quay PO625, 6140 Wellington, New Zealand. Matomo is an open source solution that places a cookie on your computer, which can be used to recognize your browser. If sub-pages on this website are called up, the following data is stored on the server for up to 3 years:
Your IP address is anonymized before it is stored.
The legal basis on which we process personal data using Matamo is Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. As the operator of this website, we have a legitimate interest in the anonymized analysis of user behavior in order to optimize our web offering. The stored information about the use of this website is not passed on to third parties. The personal data obtained via Matomo is sent to:
As Matomo processes personal data on the basis of legitimate interest, you can exercise the following rights:
Further information on Matomo's terms of use and data protection regulations can be found at: https://matomo.org/privacy/ and in its privacy policy at https://matomo.org/matomo-cloud-privacy-policy/
What is email marketing?
In order to keep you up to date, we may also use email marketing. If you have agreed to receive our newsletter, your data will also be processed and stored. This involves sending news or general information about our company, products or services by email to a specific group of interested parties.
If you want to subscribe to our newsletter, you must register with your email address. To do this, you fill out and submit an online form. However, we may also ask you for your title and name so that we can write to you personally.
In principle, the registration for newsletters works with the help of the so-called "double opt-in procedure". After you have registered for our newsletter on our website, you will receive an email to confirm your registration. This ensures that the email address belongs to you and that no one has registered with a third-party email address. We use a notification tool to log each individual subscription. This is necessary so that we can prove that the registration process is legally correct. As a rule, the time of registration, the time of the registration confirmation and your IP address are saved.
Why do we use email marketing?
We want to stay in touch with you and always provide you with the most important news about our company. To do this, we use email marketing - often just referred as "newsletters" - as an essential part of our online marketing. Provided you agree to this or it is legally permitted, we will send you newsletters, system-related emails or other notifications by email. When we use the term "newsletter" in the following text, we usually mean emails sent out on a regular basis.
What data is processed?
If you become a subscriber to our newsletter via our website, you confirm membership of an email list by email. In addition to your IP address and email address, your title, name, address and telephone number may be stored, but only if you agree to this data storage. The data marked as such are necessary so that you can participate in the service offered. Providing this information is voluntary, but failure to provide it will result in you not being able to use the service. In addition, information about your device or your preferred content on our website may be stored. We record your declaration of consent so that we can always prove that this complies with the law.
Duration of data processing
If you unsubscribe your email address from our email/newsletter distribution list, we may store your address for up to three years based on our legitimate interests so that we can still prove your consent at the time. We may only process this data if we need to defend ourselves against any claims.
If you confirm that you have given us your consent to subscribe to the newsletter, you can submit an individual deletion request at any time. If you permanently object to the consent, we reserve the right to store your email address in a blacklist. As long as you have voluntarily subscribed to our newsletter, we will of course also keep your email address.
Right to object
You have the option to cancel your newsletter subscription at any time. All you have to do is revoke your consent to the newsletter subscription. You will find a link to cancel your newsletter subscription directly at the end of each email. If you cannot find the link in the newsletter, please contact us by email at info@intervalid.com and we will cancel your newsletter subscription immediately.
Legal basis
The sending of our newsletter is based on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). This means that we may only send you a newsletter if you have actively registered for it beforehand. If necessary, we may also send you advertising messages on the basis of Section 7 (3) of the German Unfair Competition Act (UWG), provided you have become our customer and have not objected to the use of your email address for direct advertising.
You can subscribe to our company newsletter on our website. We inform our customers, interested parties and business partners about our services at regular intervals via this channel.
A valid email address is required for your registration for the newsletter. When you register, your IP address and the date of your registration are stored. The collection of this data is necessary in order to be able to trace any misuse of your email address at a later date and therefore serves our legal protection.
The dispatch is carried out by the list provider CleverReach. CleverReach is a service provided by CleverReach GmbH & Co. KG, Mühlenstr. 43, 26180 Rastede, Germany.
If you register for the newsletter, the data provided during newsletter registration will be transferred to CleverReach and stored there. After registering, you will receive an email from CleverReach in which you confirm your registration via a link ("double opt-in"). CleverReach offers analysis options on how newsletters are opened and used. These analyses are group-related and are not used for individual evaluation.
The personal data collected in the context of a registration for the newsletter is used exclusively for sending our newsletter. It will not be passed on to third parties. You can cancel your subscription to our newsletter at any time. The consent to the storage of personal data that you have given us for the newsletter dispatch can be revoked at any time. For the purpose of revoking consent, there is a corresponding link in each newsletter. In addition, it is possible to unsubscribe directly at info@intervalid.com at any time. The data will be deleted immediately after revocation. The legal basis for data processing for the purpose of sending the newsletter is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
For more information on data protection at CleverReach, please visit: https://www.cleverreach.com/de/datenschutz/.
What is social media?
In addition to our website, we are active on various social media platforms. This may involve processing user data so that we can target users who are interested in us via the social networks. In addition, elements of a social media platform may be embedded directly in our website. This is the case, for example, when you click on a so-called social button on our website and are directly redirected to our social media presence. So-called social media are websites and apps through which registered members can produce content, share content openly or in specific groups and network with other members.
Why do we use social media?
With our social media presence, we can bring our products and services closer to interested parties. The social media elements integrated on our website help you to switch to our social media content quickly and easily.
The data that is stored and processed through your use of a social media channel is primarily for the purpose of being able to carry out web analyses. The aim of these analyses is to be able to develop more precise and personalized marketing and advertising strategies. Depending on your behavior on a social media platform, appropriate conclusions can be drawn about your interests with the help of the evaluated data, and so-called user profiles can be created. This also enables the platforms to present you with customized advertisements. Cookies are usually set in your browser for this purpose, which store data on your usage behavior.
Please note that when using the social media platforms or our built-in elements, your data may also be processed outside the European Union, as many social media channels, for example Facebook or Twitter, are American companies. This may make it less easy for you to claim or enforce your rights in relation to your personal data.
What data is processed?
Exactly what data is stored and processed depends on the provider of the social media platform. But usually it is data such as phone numbers, email addresses, data you enter in a contact form, user data such as which buttons you click, who you like or follow, when you visited which pages, information about your device and your IP address. Most of this data is stored in cookies. In particular, if you have a profile on the visited social media channel and are logged in, data can be linked to your profile.
All data collected via a social media platform is also stored on the servers of the providers. Thus, only the providers have access to the data and can give you the appropriate information or make changes.
If you want to know exactly what data is stored and processed by the social media providers and how you can object to the data processing, you should carefully read the respective privacy policy of the company. Also, if you have questions about data storage and data processing or want to assert corresponding rights, we recommend that you contact the provider directly.
Duration of data processing
This notice contains information about how long data is kept, provided we have these details. For example, the social media platform Facebook stores data until it is no longer needed for its own purpose. However, customer data that is matched with our own user data is deleted within two days. In general, we only process personal data for as long as is absolutely necessary for the provision of our services and products. If it is required by law, for example in the case of accounting, this storage period can also be exceeded.
Right to object
You have the right and the opportunity to revoke your consent to the use of cookies or third-party providers such as embedded social media elements at any time. This works either via our cookie management tool or via other opt-out functions. For example, you can also prevent data collection through cookies by managing, deactivating or deleting cookies in your browser.
Legal basis
If you have consented to your data being processed and stored by integrated social media elements, this consent is considered the legal basis of the data processing (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). In principle, if consent is given, your data will also be stored and processed on the basis of our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) in efficient communication with you or other clients and business partners. Most social media platforms also set cookies in your browser to store data. That is why we recommend that you read our privacy text on cookies carefully and view the privacy policy or cookie policy of the respective service provider.
What are Facebook tools?
We use selected tools from Facebook on our website, specifically a button that links you directly from our website to our Facebook page. Facebook is a social media network of the company Meta Platforms Inc. or, for the European region, of the company Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland. With the help of these tools, we can inform interested parties about our products and services and share relevant information.
If data is collected from you and forwarded via our embedded Facebook elements or via our Facebook page (fan page), both we and Facebook Ireland Ltd. are responsible for this. Facebook is solely responsible for the further processing of this data. Our joint obligations have also been set out in a publicly available agreement at https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum This states, for example, that we must clearly inform you about the use of Facebook tools on our website. Furthermore, we are also responsible for ensuring that the tools are securely integrated into our website in accordance with data protection law. Facebook, on the other hand, is responsible for the data security of Facebook products, for example. If you have any questions about data collection and data processing by Facebook, you can contact the company directly. If you direct the question to us, we are obliged to forward it to Facebook.
Among many other products, Facebook also offers the so-called "Facebook Business Tools". These include, among others:
Through these tools, Facebook expands its range of services and has the ability to obtain information about user activity outside of Facebook.
What data is stored by Facebook tools?
By using individual Facebook tools, personal data (customer data) can be sent to Facebook. Depending on the tools used, customer data such as name, address, telephone number and IP address may be sent.
Facebook uses this information to match the data with the data it itself has from you (if you are a Facebook member). Before customer data is transmitted to Facebook, a so-called "hashing" takes place. This means that a data record of any size is transformed into a string of characters. This also serves to encrypt data.
In addition to contact details, "event data" is also transmitted. Event data means the information we receive about you on our website (e.g. which subpages you visit.). Facebook does not share the information it receives with third parties (such as advertisers) unless it has explicit permission or is legally required to do so. Event data can also be linked to contact details. This allows Facebook to offer better personalized advertising. After the matching process already mentioned, Facebook deletes the contact data again.
In order to deliver ads in an optimized way, Facebook only uses event data when it has been aggregated with other data (collected by Facebook in other ways). Facebook also uses this event data for security, protection, development and research purposes. Much of this data is transferred to Facebook via cookies. Depending on the tools you use and whether you are a Facebook member, different numbers of cookies will be placed in your browser. You can also find out general information about the use of Facebook cookies at https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies.
Where is the data stored and for how long?
Generally, Facebook stores data until it is no longer needed for its own services and Facebook products. Facebook has servers all over the world where its data is stored. However, customer data is deleted within 48 hours after it has been compared with its own user data.
How can I delete my data or prevent data storage?
In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation, you have the right to information, correction, transferability and deletion of your data.
Complete erasure of the data only takes place if you delete your Facebook account completely.
The storage of data that Facebook receives via our site takes place, among other things, via cookies (e.g. for social plugins). In your browser, you can deactivate, delete or manage individual or all cookies. Depending on which browser you use, this works in different ways. Under the section "Cookies" you will find the corresponding links to the respective instructions of the most popular browsers.
If you generally do not want cookies, you can set up your browser so that it always informs you when a cookie is to be set. In this way, you can decide for each individual cookie whether you allow it or not.
Legal basis
If you have consented to your data being processed and stored by integrated Facebook tools, this consent is considered the legal basis for data processing (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). In principle, your data will also be stored and processed on the basis of our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) in efficient communication with you or other clients and business partners. Nevertheless, we only use the tools if you have given your consent. Most social media platforms also set cookies in your browser to store data.
Facebook uses so-called standard contractual clauses (= Art. 46 paras 2 and 3 GDPR) as the basis for data processing for recipients based in third countries (outside the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, i.e. in particular in the USA) or a data transfer there. Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) are templates provided by the EU Commission and are intended to ensure that your data comply with European data protection standards even if they are transferred to third countries (such as the USA) and stored there. Through these clauses, Facebook undertakes to comply with the European level of data protection when processing your relevant data, even if the data is stored, processed and managed in the US. These clauses are based on an implementing decision of the EU Commission. You can find the decision and the corresponding standard contractual clauses here: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/914/oj?locale=de
The Facebook data processing terms and conditions, which comply with the standard contractual clauses, can be found at https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/dataprocessing.
If you want to learn more about Facebook's use and data processing, we recommend that you read its data policies at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/update.
We also have a Facebook fan page for our website. The service provider is the American company Meta Platforms Inc. Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland) is responsible for the European region. Facebook also processes your data in the USA, among other places.
Facebook uses so-called standard contractual clauses (= Art. 46 paras 2 and 3 GDPR) as the basis for data processing for recipients based in third countries (outside the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, i.e. in particular in the USA) or a data transfer there. Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) are templates provided by the EU Commission and are intended to ensure that your data comply with European data protection standards even if they are transferred to third countries (such as the USA) and stored there. Through these clauses, Facebook undertakes to comply with the European level of data protection when processing your relevant data, even if the data is stored, processed and managed in the US. These clauses are based on an implementing decision of the EU Commission. You can find the decision and the corresponding standard contractual clauses here: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/914/oj?locale=de
The Facebook data processing term, which complies with the standard contractual clauses, can be found at https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/dataprocessing.
You can find out more about the data processed through the use of Facebook in its privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy.
What is LinkedIn?
We use social plugins of the social media network LinkedIn, of LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, on our website. The social plugins on our website are links to our LinkedIn page. They are clearly marked with the familiar LinkedIn logo. For the European Economic Area and Switzerland, LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company Wilton Place in Dublin is responsible for data processing. By embedding such plugins, data can be sent to LinkedIn, and can be stored and processed there.
LinkedIn is a network for business contacts. Companies can present services and products on the platform and establish business relationships.
Why do we use LinkedIn on our website?
We have created the opportunity with the social media button on our website to link directly to our LinkedIn page and interesting posts.
What data is stored by LinkedIn?
LinkedIn does not store any personal data merely by integrating the social plugins. LinkedIn calls this data generated by plugins "passive impressions." However, when you click on a social plugin, for example to share our content, the platform stores personal data as so-called "active impressions." This is regardless of whether you have a LinkedIn account or not. If you are logged in, the collected data is assigned to your account.
Your browser establishes a direct connection to LinkedIn's servers when you interact with our plugins. In this way, the company logs various usage data. In addition to your IP address, this may include login data, device information or information about your internet or mobile provider. If you access LinkedIn services via your smartphone, your location (after you have allowed this) can also be determined. LinkedIn may also share this data with third party advertisers in a "hashed" form. Hashing means that a data record is turned into a string of characters. This makes it possible to encrypt the data in such a way that people can no longer be identified.
Most data about your user behavior is stored in cookies. LinkedIn may also use web beacons, pixel tags, display tags and other device identifiers.
Various tests also show which cookies are set when a user interacts with a social plugin. The data found cannot claim to be complete and only serves as an example. The following cookies were set without being logged in to LinkedIn:
Name: bcookie
Value: =2&34aab2aa-2ae1-4d2a-8baf-c2e2d7235c16112016316-
Purpose: The cookie is a so-called "browser ID cookie" and consequently stores your identification number (ID).
Expiry date: After 2 years
Name: long
Value: v=2&lang=de-de
Purpose: This cookie stores your preset or preferred language.
Expiry date: after end of session
Name: lidc
Value: 1818367:t=1571904767:s=AQF6KNnJ0G112016316…
Purpose: This cookie is used for routing. Routing records the ways you came to LinkedIn and how you navigate through the website there.
Expiry date: after 24 hours
Name: rtc
Value: kt0lrv3NF3x3t6xvDgGrZGDKkX
Purpose: No further information could be obtained about this cookie.
Expiry date: after 2 minutes
Name: JSESSIONID
Value: ajax:1120163162900777718326218137
Intended use: This is a session cookie that LinkedIn uses to maintain anonymous user sessions through the server.
Expiry date: after end of session
Name: bscookie
Value: “v=1&201910230812…
Purpose: This cookie is a security cookie. LinkedIn describes it as a secure browser ID cookie.
Expiry date: 2 years
Name: fid
Value: AQHj7Ii23ZBcqAAAA…
Purpose: No further information could be found on this cookie.
Expiry date: after 7 days
Note: LinkedIn also works with third-party providers. That is why we also detected the two Google Analytics cookies _ga and _gat during our test.
Where is the data stored and for how long?
As a general rule, LinkedIn will retain your personal data for as long as it deems necessary to provide its services. LinkedIn deletes your personal data when you delete your account. In some exceptional cases, LinkedIn may retain some data in aggregate and anonymized form even after you delete your account. Within a day of deleting your account, your data will no longer be visible to other users. LinkedIn generally deletes data within 30 days. However, LinkedIn retains data if it is necessary for legal reasons. Data that can no longer be assigned to a person remains stored even after the account is closed. The data is stored on various servers in America and presumably also in Europe.
How can I delete my data or prevent data storage?
You have the right to access and also delete your personal data at any time. You can manage, change and delete your data in your LinkedIn account. You can also request a copy of your personal data from LinkedIn. You also have the option in your browser to prevent data processing by LinkedIn. As mentioned above, LinkedIn stores most data via cookies that are set in your browser. You can manage, deactivate or delete these cookies. You can also set up your browser so that you are always informed when a cookie is to be set, meaning you can decide on a case-by-case basis whether you want to allow the cookie or not.
Legal basis
If you have consented to your data being processed and stored through integrated social media elements, this consent is considered the legal basis for data processing (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). In principle, your data will also be stored and processed on the basis of our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) in efficient communication with you or other clients and business partners. Nevertheless, we only use the integrated social media elements if you have given your consent. Most social media platforms also set cookies in your browser to store data.
LinkedIn uses so-called standard contractual clauses (= Art. 46 Para. 2 and 3 GDPR) as the basis for data processing for recipients based in third countries (outside the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, i.e. in particular in the USA) or data transfer there. Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) are templates provided by the EU Commission and are intended to ensure that your data comply with European data protection standards even if they are transferred to third countries (such as the USA) and stored there. Through these clauses, LinkedIn undertakes to comply with the European level of data protection when processing your relevant data, even if the data is stored, processed and managed in the US. These clauses are based on an implementing decision of the EU Commission. You can find the decision and the corresponding standard contractual clauses, among others, here https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/914/oj?locale=de
More information on the standard contractual clauses at LinkedIn can be found at https://de.linkedin.com/legal/l/dpa or https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/eu-sccs.
At https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy you can learn even more about the data processing of the social media network LinkedIn.
What is Twitter?
We have integrated Twitter functions on our website. One of these is a button that links you directly to our Twitter profile. Twitter is a short message service and a social media platform of the company Twitter Inc, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2 D02 AX07, Ireland.
To our knowledge, in the European Economic Area and in Switzerland, no personal data or data about your web activities are transmitted to Twitter by the mere inclusion of the Twitter function. Only when you interact with the Twitter functions, such as clicking on a button, can data be sent to Twitter, and be stored and processed there. We have no influence on this data processing and bear no responsibility for it.
Both private individuals and companies use Twitter to communicate with interested people via short messages. Unlike Facebook, for example, the service does not focus on expanding a network for "friends", but wants to be understood as a worldwide and open news platform.
Why do we use Twitter on our website?
Like many other websites and companies, we try to offer our services and communicate with our clients through various channels. We regularly tweet or retweet interesting content, which is why we have created a direct link to our Twitter page on our website. Through this integration, we want to strengthen our service and the user-friendliness of our website.
What data is stored by Twitter?
On some of our subpages you will find built-in Twitter functions. When you interact with the Twitter content, such as clicking on a button, Twitter can collect and store data. This is the case even if you do not have a Twitter account yourself. Twitter calls this data "log data". This includes demographic data, browser cookie IDs, your smartphone ID, hashed email addresses, and information about which pages you have visited on Twitter and what actions you have taken. Twitter naturally stores more data if you have a Twitter account and are logged in. Mostly, this storage happens via cookies.
We will now show you which cookies are set when you are not logged in to Twitter but visit a website with built-in Twitter functions. Please consider this list as an example. We can in no way guarantee completeness here, as the choice of cookies always changes and depends on your individual actions with the Twitter content.
These cookies were used in our test:
Name: personalization_id
Wert: “v1_cSJIsogU51SeE112016316”
Purpose: This cookie stores information about how you use the website and which advertisements may have brought you to Twitter.
Expiry date: 2 years
Name: long
Value: de
Purpose: This cookie stores your preset or preferred language.
Expiry date: after end of session
Name: guest_id
Value: 112016316v1157132626
Purpose: This cookie is set to identify you as a guest.
Expiry date: 2 years
Name: fm
Value: 0
Purpose: Unfortunately, we were unable to find out the purpose of this cookie.
Expiry date: after end of session
Name: external_referer
Wert: 1120163162beTA0sf5lkMrlGt
Purpose: This cookie collects anonymous data, such as how often you visit Twitter and how long you visit Twitter.
Expiry date: After 6 days
Name: eu_cn
Value: 1
Purpose: This cookie stores user activity and is used for various advertising purposes by Twitter.
Expiry date: After one year
Name: ct0
Value: c1179f07163a365d2ed7aad84c99d966
Purpose: Unfortunately, we have not found any information on this cookie.
Expiry date: after 6 hours
Name: _twitter_sess
Value: 53D3D–dd0248112016316-
Purpose: This cookie allows you to use functions within the Twitter website.
Expiry date: after end of session
Note: Twitter also works with third-party providers. That's why we also detected the three Google Analytics cookies _ga, _gat, _gid during our test.
Twitter uses the collected data on the one hand to better understand user behavior and thus improve its own services and advertising offers; on the other hand the data also serve internal security measures.
Where is the data stored and for how long?
If Twitter collects data from other websites, it will be deleted, aggregated or otherwise hidden after a maximum of 30 days. The Twitter servers are located at various server centers in the United States. It can therefore be assumed that the data collected will be collected and stored in America. In principle, Twitter can store the collected data until it is no longer useful for the company, you delete the data or deletion deadline is imposed by law.
How can I delete my data or prevent data storage?
Twitter repeatedly emphasizes in its privacy policy that it does not store any data from external website visits if you or your browser are located in the European Economic Area or Switzerland. However, if you interact with Twitter directly, Twitter will of course store data about you. If you have a Twitter account, you can personally manage your data there.
Most data is stored via cookies, as mentioned above, and you can manage, deactivate or delete these in your browser. Please note that you can only "edit" the cookies in the browser you have chosen. This means: if you use a different browser in the future, you will have to manage your cookies there again according to your wishes. Under the section "Cookies" you will find the corresponding links to the respective instructions of the most popular browsers.
You can also manage your browser in such a way that you are informed about each individual cookie, meaning you can decide on a case-by-case basis whether to allow it or not.
Twitter also uses the data for personalized advertising inside and outside Twitter. You can switch off personalized advertising in the settings under "Data sharing and personalisation". If you use Twitter on a browser, you can switch off the personalized advertising at https://optout.aboutads.info/?c=2&lang=EN .
Legal basis
If you have consented to your data being processed and stored through integrated social media elements, this consent is considered the legal basis for data processing (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). In principle, your data will also be stored and processed on the basis of our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) in efficient communication with you or other clients and business partners. Nevertheless, we only use the integrated social media elements if you have given your consent. Most social media platforms also set cookies in your browser to store data.
Twitter uses so-called standard contractual clauses (= Art. 46 paras 2 and 3 GDPR) as the basis for data processing for recipients based in third countries (outside the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, i.e. in particular in the USA) or a data transfer there. Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) are templates provided by the EU Commission and are intended to ensure that your data comply with European data protection standards even if they are transferred to third countries (such as the USA) and stored there. Through these clauses, Twitter undertakes to comply with the European level of data protection when processing your relevant data, even if the data is stored, processed and managed in the US. These clauses are based on an implementing decision of the EU Commission. You can find the decision and the corresponding standard contractual clauses here, among other places: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/914/oj?locale=de
More information on Twitter's standard contractual clauses can be found at https://gdpr.twitter.com/en/controller-to-controller-transfers.html.
We do not receive any data from Twitter and are not responsible for what Twitter does with your data. If you have any further questions on this topic, we recommend that you read the Twitter privacy statement at https://twitter.com/de/privacy.
What is Xing?
We use social plugins of the social media network Xing, of Xing SE, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany, on our website. Through these functions, we are directly linked to our Xing page via a Xing button, for example. You can recognize the plugins by the company name or the Xing logo. When you call up a website that uses a Xing plugin, data may be transmitted to the Xing servers, stored and evaluated. Xing is a social network headquartered in Hamburg. The company specializes in managing professional contacts.
Why do we use Xing on our website?
We use Xing so that visitors to our website can obtain interesting information from our Xing page directly. With such social plugins we extend the reach of our service on our website.
What data is stored by Xing?
Xing offers the share button, the follow button and the log-in button as plugins for websites. As soon as you open a page where a social plugin from Xing is installed, your browser connects to servers in a data center used by Xing. In the case of the share button, according to Xing, no data is stored that could be directly linked to a person. In particular, Xing does not store your IP address. Furthermore, no cookies are set in connection with the share button. Therefore, no evaluation of your user behavior takes place. You can find more information on this at https://dev.xing.com/plugins/share_button/privacy_policy
With the other Xing plugins, cookies are only set in your browser when you interact with the plugin or click on it. Personal data such as your IP address, browser data, and date and time of your page view on Xing may be stored here. If you have a Xing account and are logged in, the data collected will be assigned to your personal account and the data stored in it.
The following cookies are set in your browser when you click on the follow or log-in button and are not yet logged in to Xing. Please bear in mind that this list is an example only and we do not claim that is it comprehensive:
Name: AMCVS_0894FF2554F733210A4C98C6%40AdobeOrg
Value: 1
Purpose: This cookie is used to create and store website visitor identifiers.
Expiry date: after end of session
Name: c_
Value: 157c609dc9fe7d7ff56064c6de87b019112016316-8
Purpose: We were not able to find out any more information about this cookie
Expiry date: after one day
Name: prevPage
Value: wbmWelcomelogin
Purpose: This cookie stores the URL of the previous website you visited.
Expiry date: after 30 minutes
Name: s_cc
Value: true
Purpose: This Adobe Site Catalyst cookie determines whether cookies are generally enabled in the browser.
Expiry date: after end of session
Name: s_fid
Value: 6897CDCD1013221C-39DDACC982217CD1112016316-2
Purpose: This cookie is used to identify a unique visitor.
Expiry date: after 5 years
Name: visitor_id
Value: fe59fbe5-e9c6-4fca-8776-30d0c1a89c32
Purpose: The visitor cookie contains a unique visitor ID and the unique identifier for your account.
Expiry date: 2 years
Name:_session_id
Value: 533a0a6641df82b46383da06ea0e84e7112016316-2
Purpose: This cookie creates a temporary session ID that is used as an in-session user ID. The cookie is absolutely necessary to provide the functions of Xing.
Expiry date: after end of session
As soon as you are logged in to Xing or become a member, further personal data will definitely be collected, processed and stored. Xing also passes on personal data to third parties if this is necessary for the fulfillment of its own business purposes, if you have given your consent or if there is a legal obligation.
Where is the data stored and for how long?
Xing stores the data on various servers in various data centers. The company stores this data until you delete the data or until a user account is deleted. Of course, this only applies to users who are already Xing members.
How can I delete my data or prevent data storage?
You have the right to access and also delete your personal data at any time. Even if you are not a Xing member, you can use your browser to prevent possible data processing or manage it according to your wishes. Most data is stored via cookies. Depending on which browser you have, the management works slightly differently. Under the section "Cookies" you will find the corresponding links to the respective instructions of the most popular browsers.
You can also set up your browser so that you are always informed when a cookie is to be set, meaning you can decide on a case-by-case basis whether you want to allow the cookie or not.
Legal basis
If you have consented to your data being processed and stored through integrated social media elements, this consent is considered the legal basis for data processing (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). In principle, your data will also be stored and processed on the basis of our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) in efficient communication with you or other clients and business partners. Nevertheless, we only use the integrated social media elements if you have given your consent. Most social media platforms also set cookies in your browser to store data.
At https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung you can learn more about the data processing of the social media network Xing.
What is online marketing?
Online marketing refers to all measures that are carried out online to achieve marketing goals such as increasing brand awareness or closing a deal. Furthermore, our online marketing measures aim to draw people's attention to our website. This usually involves online advertising, content marketing or search engine optimization. In order for us to use online marketing efficiently and in a targeted manner, personal data is also stored and processed. On the one hand, the data helps us to show our content only to those people who are really interested in it, and on the other hand, we can measure the advertising success of our online marketing measures.
Why do we use online marketing tools?
There are various tools that make it easier for us to work on our online marketing measures and, in addition, they provide suggestions for improvement via data. In this way, we can direct our activities more precisely to our target group. The purpose of these online marketing tools is therefore ultimately to optimize our offer.
What data is processed?
In order for our online marketing to work and the success of the strategies to be measured, user profiles are created and data is stored in cookies, for example. With the help of this data, not only can we place advertisements in the classic sense, but we can also display our content directly on our website in the way our users prefer. For this purpose, there are various third-party tools that offer these functions and accordingly also collect and store your data. The named cookies store, for example, which web pages you have visited on our website, how long you have looked at these pages, which links or buttons you click or from which website you have come to us. In addition, technical information may be stored, for example, your IP address, which browser you use, from which end device you visit our website or the time when you accessed our website and when you left it again. If you have consented to us determining your location, we can also store and process this.
Your IP address is stored in pseudonymized form (i.e. shortened). Unique data that directly identifies you as a person, such as your name, address or email address, is also only stored in pseudonymized form as part of the advertising and online marketing procedures. We are therefore unable to identify you as a person, and only have the pseudonymized information stored in the user profiles.
The cookies may also be deployed, analyzed and used for advertising purposes on other websites that work with the same advertising tools. The data may then also be stored on the servers of the advertising tools providers.
With all the advertising tools we use that store your data on their servers, we only ever receive aggregated information and never data that makes you identifiable as an individual. The data only shows how well the advertising measures worked. For example, we see which measures have persuaded you or other users to come to our website and purchase a service or product there. Based on the analyses, we can improve our advertising offer in the future and adapt it even more precisely to the needs and wishes of interested persons.
Duration of data processing
This notice contains information about how long data is kept, provided we have these details. In general, we only process personal data for as long as is strictly necessary for the provision of our services and products. Data stored in cookies are stored for different lengths of time. Some cookies are deleted as soon as you leave the website, while others may be stored in your browser for several years. In the respective privacy policies of the individual providers, you will usually find precise information about the individual cookies used by the provider.
Right to object
You also have the right and the opportunity to revoke your consent to the use of cookies or third-party providers at any time. This works either via our cookie management tool or via other opt-out functions. For example, you can also prevent data collection through cookies by managing, deactivating or deleting cookies in your browser. The lawfulness of the processing remains unaffected until the revocation.
Legal basis
If you have consented to third-party providers being used, the legal basis of the corresponding data processing is this consent. According to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent), this consent constitutes the legal basis for the processing of personal data as it may occur when collected by online marketing tools.
We also have a legitimate interest in measuring online marketing strategies in anonymized form in order to optimize our offer and our strategies with the help of the data obtained. The corresponding legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interests). Nevertheless, we only use the tools if you have given your consent.
Information on specific online marketing tools - if available - can be found in the following sections.
What is Google Ads conversion tracking?
We use Google Ads as an online marketing measure to promote our products and services. In this way, we want to draw the attention of more people to the high quality of our offers on the internet. As part of our advertising measures through Google Ads, we use the conversion tracking of the company Google Inc. on our website. In Europe, however, the company Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street Dublin 4, Ireland) is responsible for all Google services. With the help of this tracking tool, we can better adapt our advertising offer to your interests and needs.
Google Ads is the in-house online advertising system of Google Inc. We want to gain an accurate overview of the cost-benefit factor of our advertising campaigns. That's why we use the Google Ads conversion tracking tool.
What is a conversion?
A conversion occurs when you go from being a purely interested website visitor to an active visitor. This happens whenever you click on our ad and then perform another action, such as visiting our website. We use Google's conversion tracking tool to record what happens after a user clicks on our Google Ads ad.
Why do we use Google Ads conversion tracking on our website?
We use Google Ads to draw attention to our offer on other websites as well. The aim is to ensure that our advertising campaigns really only reach those people who are interested in our offers. With the conversion tracking tool, we see which keywords, ads, ad groups and campaigns lead to the desired customer actions. We see how many customers interact with our ads on a device and then make a conversion. This data allows us to calculate the cost-benefit factor, measure the success of individual advertising strategies and consequently optimize our online marketing strategies. We can also use the data obtained to make our website more interesting for you and adapt our advertising offer even more individually to your needs.
What data is stored with Google Ads conversion tracking?
We have included a conversion tracking tag or code snippet on our website to better analyze certain user actions. If you now click on one of our Google Ads ads, the "conversion" cookie from a Google domain is stored on your computer (usually in the browser) or mobile device. Here is an example of a cookie for Google's conversion tracking:
Name: Conversion
Value: EhMI_aySuoyv4gIVled3Ch0llweVGAEgt-mr6aXd7dYlSAGQ112016316-3
Purpose: This cookie stores every conversion you make on our site after coming to us via a Google Ad.
Expiry date: after 3 months
Note: Google also uses other cookies for analytical purposes.
As soon as you complete an action on our website, Google recognizes the cookie and saves your action as a so-called conversion. As long as you browse our website and the cookie has not yet expired, we and Google recognize that you have found us via our Google Ads ad. The cookie is read and sent back to Google Ads with the conversion data. It is also possible that other cookies are used to measure conversions. We do not collect or receive any personal data. We receive a report from Google with statistical evaluations. For example, we learn the total number of users who clicked on our ad and we see which advertising measures were well received.
Where is the data stored and for how long?
At this point, we would like to point out that we have no influence on how Google uses the collected data. According to Google, the data is encrypted and stored on secure servers. In most cases, conversion cookies expire after 30 days and do not transmit any personal data. The cookies with the name "Conversion" have an expiry date of 3 months.
How can I delete my data or prevent data storage?
You have the option of not participating in Google Ads conversion tracking. If you deactivate the Google conversion tracking cookie via your browser, you block conversion tracking. In this case, you will not be included in the statistics of the tracking tool. You can change the cookie settings in your browser at any time. This works slightly differently for each browser. Under the section "Cookies" you will find the corresponding links to the respective instructions of the most popular browsers.
If you generally do not want cookies, you can set up your browser so that it always informs you when a cookie is to be set. In this way, you can decide for each individual cookie whether to allow it or not. By downloading and installing this browser plugin on https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996 all "advertising cookies" are also deactivated. Keep in mind that by deactivating these cookies you do not prevent the advertisements, only the personalized advertising.
Please note that when using this tool, your data may also be stored and processed outside the EU. Most third countries (including the USA) are not considered secure under current European data protection law. Data to insecure third countries may therefore not simply be transferred, stored and processed there unless there are appropriate safeguards (such as EU standard contractual clauses) between us and the non-European service provider.
Legal basis
If you have consented to the use of Google Ads conversion tracking, the legal basis for the corresponding data processing is this consent. According to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent), this consent constitutes the legal basis for the processing of personal data as it may occur during the collection by Google Ads conversion tracking.
We also have a legitimate interest in using Google Ads conversion tracking to optimize our online service and our marketing measures. The corresponding legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interests).
Google uses so-called standard contractual clauses (= Art. 46 paras 2 and 3 GDPR) as the basis for data processing for recipients based in third countries (outside the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, i.e. in particular in the USA) or data transfer there. Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) are templates provided by the EU Commission and are intended to ensure that your data comply with European data protection standards even if they are transferred to third countries (such as the USA) and stored there. Through these clauses, Google undertakes to comply with the European level of data protection when processing your relevant data, even if the data is stored, processed and managed in the US. These clauses are based on an implementing decision of the EU Commission. You can find the decision and the corresponding standard contractual clauses, among others, here https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/914/oj?locale=de
The data processing terms for Google advertising products (Google Ads Controller Data Protection Terms), which correspond to the standard contractual clauses and are also applicable to Google Ads, can be found at https://business.safety.google/adscontrollerterms/.
If you would like to learn more about Google's privacy policy, we recommend that you read Google's general privacy policies: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de and https://safety.google/security-privacy/ and https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
We use HubSpot, a digital marketing tool. The service provider is the American company HubSpot, Inc, 25 First St 2nd Floor Cambridge, MA, USA. The company also has a registered office in Ireland with the address 1 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland.
HubSpot uses so-called standard contractual clauses (= Art. 46 paras 2 and 3 GDPR) as the basis for data processing for recipients located in third countries (outside the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, i.e. in particular in the USA) or a data transfer there. Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) are templates provided by the EU Commission and are intended to ensure that your data comply with European data protection standards even if they are transferred to third countries (such as the USA) and stored there. Through these clauses, HubSpot undertakes to comply with the European level of data protection when processing your relevant data, even if the data is stored, processed and managed in the US. These clauses are based on an implementing decision of the EU Commission. You can find the decision and the corresponding standard contractual clauses here: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/914/oj?locale=de
The data processing agreement, which corresponds to the standard contractual clauses, can be found at https://legal.hubspot.com/dpa.
You can find out more about the data processed through the use of HubSpot in its privacy policy at https://legal.hubspot.com/de/privacy-policy .
What is a cookie consent management platform?
We use Consent Management Platform (CMP) software on our website to help us and you deal correctly and safely with scripts and cookies in use. The software automatically creates a cookie pop-up, scans and checks all scripts and cookies, provides cookie consent for you as required by data protection law and helps us and you to keep track of all cookies. With most cookie consent management tools, all existing cookies are identified and categorized. You as a website visitor then decide for yourself whether and which scripts and cookies you allow or do not allow.
Why do we use a cookie management tool?
Our goal is to offer you the best possible transparency in the area of data protection, and we are also legally obliged to do so. We want to inform you as much as possible about all tools and all cookies that can store and process your data. You also have the right to decide for yourself which cookies you accept and which you do not. To give you this right, we first need to know exactly which cookies have ended up on our website in the first place. Thanks to a cookie management tool that regularly scans the website for all existing cookies, we know about all cookies and can provide you with GDPR-compliant information about them. You can then accept or reject cookies via the consent system.
What data is processed?
Within the framework of our cookie management tool, you can manage each individual cookie yourself and have complete control over the storage and processing of your data. The declaration of your consent is stored so that we do not have to query you each time you visit our website and so that we can also prove your consent if required by law. This is stored either in an opt-in cookie or on a server. Depending on the provider of the cookie management tool, the storage period of your cookie consent varies. In most cases, this data (e.g. pseudonymous user ID, time of consent, details of cookie categories or tools, browser, device information) is stored for up to two years.
Duration of data processing
This notice contains information about how long data is kept, provided we have these details. In general, we only process personal data for as long as is strictly necessary for the provision of our services and products. Data stored in cookies are stored for different lengths of time. Some cookies are deleted as soon as you leave the website, while others may be stored in your browser for several years. The exact duration of data processing depends on the tool used, but in most cases you should be prepared for a storage period of several years. In the respective privacy policies of the individual providers, you can find precise information about the duration of data processing.
Right to object
You also have the right and the opportunity to revoke your consent to the use of cookies at any time. This works either via our cookie management tool or via other opt-out functions. For example, you can also prevent the collection of data through cookies by managing or deactivating cookies in your browser.
Information on special cookie management tools, if available, can be found in the following sections.
Legal basis
If you consent to cookies, your personal data will be processed and stored via these cookies. If we are allowed to use cookies through your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR), this consent is also the legal basis for the use of cookies or the processing of your data. In order to be able to manage the consent to cookies and to enable you to give your consent, we use cookie consent management platform software. The use of this software enables us to efficiently operate the website in a legally compliant manner, which constitutes a legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR).
We use BorlabsCookie on our website, which is, among other things, a tool to store your cookie consent. The service provider is the German company Borlabs - Benjamin A. Bornschein, Rübenkamp 32, 22305 Hamburg, Germany. You can find out more about the data processed through the use of BorlabsCookie in its own privacy policy at https://de.borlabs.io/datenschutz/.
What is security & anti-spam software?
With so-called security & anti-spam software, you can protect yourself and we can protect ourselves from various spam or phishing emails and other potential cyberattacks. Spam refers to advertising emails from a mass mailing that has not been actively consented to. Phishing emails, on the other hand, are messages that aim to build trust via fake news or websites in order to obtain personal data. Anti-spam software usually protects against unwanted spam messages or malicious emails that could, for example, introduce viruses into our system. We also use general firewall and security systems that protect our computers from unwanted network attacks.
Why do we use security & anti-spam software?
We place particular emphasis on security on our website. Unfortunately, cyber threats are part of everyday life. Hackers often try to steal personal data from an IT system with the help of a cyberattack, and therefore a robust defense system is absolutely necessary. A security system monitors all incoming and outgoing connections to our network or computer. In order to achieve even greater security against cyberattacks, we also use other external security services in addition to the standardized security systems on our computer. Unauthorized data traffic is thus better prevented and we protect ourselves from cybercrime.
What data is processed by security & anti-spam software?
Exactly what data is collected and stored depends, of course, on the service in question. However, we always endeavor to use only programs that collect data very sparingly or only store data that is necessary for the fulfillment of the service offered. In principle, the service may store data such as name, address, IP address, email address and technical data such as browser type or browser version. Any performance and log data may also be collected in order to detect possible incoming threats in good time. This data is processed within the scope of the services and in compliance with applicable laws. This also includes the GDPR in the case of US providers (via the standard contractual clauses). These security services also work in some cases with third-party providers who may store and/or process data under instruction and in accordance with the data protection policies and further security measures. The data storage is mostly done via cookies.
Duration of data processing
This notice contains information about how long data is kept, provided we have these details. For example, security programs store data until you or we revoke the permission or requirement to store the data. In general, personal data is only stored for as long as is absolutely necessary for the provision of the services. In many cases, we unfortunately lack precise information from the providers about the length of time it is stored for.
Right to object
You also have the right and the opportunity to revoke your consent to the use of cookies or third-party security software providers at any time. This works either via our cookie management tool or via other opt-out functions. For example, you can also prevent data collection through cookies by managing, deactivating or deleting cookies in your browser.
Since cookies may also be used with such security services, we recommend that you read our general privacy policy on cookies. To find out exactly which of your data is stored and processed, you should read the privacy policies of the providers of the respective tools.
Legal basis
We use the security services mainly on the basis of our legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) in having a robust security system that can withstand cyberattacks.
Certain processing, in particular the use of cookies and the use of security functions, requires your consent. If you have consented to your data being processed and stored by integrated security services, this consent is the legal basis for the data processing (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). Most of the services we use set cookies in your browser to store data.
We use Wordfence, a WordPress security plugin, for our website. The service provider is the American company Defiant, Inc, 1700 Westlake Ave N Ste 200, Seattle, WA 98109, USA. Wordfence also processes your data in the USA, among other places.
Wordfence uses so-called standard contractual clauses (= Art. 46. paras 2 and 3 GDPR) as the basis for data processing for recipients based in third countries (outside the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, i.e. in particular in the USA) or data transfer there. Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) are templates provided by the EU Commission and are intended to ensure that your data comply with European data protection standards even if they are transferred to third countries (such as the USA) and stored there. Through these clauses, Wordfence undertakes to comply with the European level of data protection when processing your relevant data, even if the data is stored, processed and managed in the US. These clauses are based on an implementing decision of the EU Commission. You can find the decision and the corresponding standard contractual clauses here: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/914/oj?locale=de
The data processing conditions (Data Protection Regulation), which correspond to the standard contractual clauses, can be found at https://www.wordfence.com/help/general-data-protection-regulation/ or in its privacy policy at https://www.wordfence.com/privacy-policy/.
Mehr über die Daten, die durch die Verwendung von Wordfence verarbeitet werden, erfahren Sie in den Nutzungsbedingungen unter https://www.wordfence.com/standard-contractual-clauses/
As this information reflects the current legal situation, we reserve the right to amend this privacy policy accordingly. By continuing to use this website or by maintaining a business relationship, you agree to be bound by this privacy notice, and as per its amended provisions from time to time.
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