Data protection: 

1) Introduction and contact details of the person responsible 

1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Below we will inform you about how your personal data is handled when you use our website. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified. 

1.2 Person responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): See above. The person responsible for the processing of personal data is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data. 

2) Data collection when you visit our website If you use our website for informational purposes only, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect data that your browser transmits to the site server (so-called “server log files”). 

When you access our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website to you: 

- Our visited website 

- Date and time at the time of access 

- Amount of data sent in bytes 

- Source/reference from which you came to the page

- Browser used 

- Operating system used 

- IP address used (if necessary: ​​in anonymized form) 

Processing is carried out in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. 

The data will not be passed on or used in any other way. However, we reserve the right to subsequently check the server log files if there are concrete indications of illegal use. 

3) Cookies In order to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies, which are small text files that are stored on your device. Some of these cookies are automatically deleted after you close the browser (so-called “session cookies”), while some of these cookies remain on your device for a longer period of time and enable you to save page settings (so-called “persistent cookies”). In the latter case, you can find out the storage period in the overview of the cookie settings in your web browser. If personal data is also processed through individual cookies we use, the processing takes place in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR either to implement the contract, in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR to protect our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website as well as a customer-friendly and effective design of the page visit. You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and can decide individually whether to accept them or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general. Please note that if you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be restricted. 

4) Contact us 

When you contact us (e.g. via contact form or email), personal data is collected. Which data is collected when a contact form is used can be seen in the respective contact form. This data is stored and used exclusively for the purpose of answering your request or for contacting you and the associated technical administration. The legal basis for processing this data is our legitimate interest in answering your request in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If your contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted after your request has been processed. This is the case if it can be seen from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified and if there are no legal retention obligations to the contrary.

5) Page functionalities 

5.1 Microsoft Teams We use this provider to hold online meetings, video conferences and/or webinars: Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399 USA The provider processes different data, whereby the extent of the data processed depends on which data you provide before or during participation in an online meeting, a video conference or a webinar. Your data as a communication participant will be processed and stored on the provider's servers. This can in particular be your login data (name, email address, telephone number (optional) and password) and session data (topic, participant IP address, device information, description (optional)). 

In addition, image and audio contributions from participants as well as voice input can be processed in chats. For the processing of personal data that is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract with you (this also applies to processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures), Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR serves as the legal basis. If you have given us your consent to process your data, the processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. Furthermore, the legal basis for data processing when conducting online meetings, video conferences or webinars is our legitimate interest in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR in the effective implementation of the online meeting, webinar or video conference. 

We have concluded an order processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties. For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection levels on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission. 

5.2 TeamViewer We use this provider to hold online meetings, video conferences and/or webinars: TeamViewer Germany GmbH, Bahnhofsplatz 2, 73033 Göppingen, Germany The provider processes different data, whereby the extent of the data processed depends on which data you provide before or during participation in an online meeting, a video conference or a webinar. Your data as a communication participant will be processed and stored on the provider's servers. 

This can in particular be your login data (name, email address, telephone number (optional) and password) and session data (topic, participant IP address, device information, description (optional)). In addition, image and audio contributions from participants as well as voice input can be processed in chats. For the processing of personal data that is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract with you (this also applies to processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures), Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR serves as the legal basis. 

If you have given us your consent to process your data, the processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. Furthermore, the legal basis for data processing when conducting online meetings, video conferences or webinars is our legitimate interest in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR in the effective implementation of the online meeting, webinar or video conference. We have concluded an order processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties. 

5.3 Zoom We use this provider to hold online meetings, video conferences and/or webinars: Zoom Video Communications Inc., 55 Almaden Blvd, Suite 600, San Jose, CA 95113, USA The provider processes different data, whereby the extent of the data processed depends on which data you provide before or during participation in an online meeting, a video conference or a webinar. Your data as a communication participant will be processed and stored on the provider's servers. This can in particular be your login data (name, email address, telephone number (optional) and password) and session data (topic, participant IP address, device information, description (optional)). In addition, image and audio contributions from participants as well as voice input can be processed in chats.

For the processing of personal data that is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract with you (this also applies to processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures), Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR serves as the legal basis. If you have given us your consent to process your data, the processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. 

You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect. Furthermore, the legal basis for data processing when conducting online meetings, video conferences or webinars is our legitimate interest in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR in the effective implementation of the online meeting, webinar or video conference. 

We have concluded an order processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties. For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US data protection framework (EU-US Data Privacy Framework), which ensures compliance with European data protection levels on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission. 

6) Tools and miscellaneous

Adobe Acrobat Sign 

We use the services of the following provider to digitally sign documents: Adobe Systems Software Ireland Limited, 4-6 Riverwalk, City West Business Campus, Dublin 24, Ireland 

The service enables the legally valid signing of documents via electronic signature from any device. For this purpose, in addition to the electronic signature for verification and proof of signature, the service also collects, stores and transmits usage data of the device used (in particular the IP address) as well as certain transaction data. 

The processing is carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest in efficient and reaction-time-saving business management and customer-friendly and effective document management in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have concluded an order processing agreement with the provider, which protects the data of our site visitors and prohibits passing it on to third parties. 

7) Rights of the person concerned 

7.1 The applicable data protection law grants you the following data subject rights (rights of information and rights of intervention) vis-à-vis the person responsible for the processing of your personal data, whereby reference is made to the legal basis listed for the respective exercise requirements: 

- Right to information in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR; 

- Right to rectification in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR; 

- Right to deletion in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR; 

- Right to restriction of processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR; 

- Right to information in accordance with Art. 19 GDPR; 

- Right to data portability in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR; 

- Right to revoke consent given in accordance with Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR; 

- Right to complain in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR. 

7.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA AS PART OF A BALANCE OF INTERESTS BASED ON OUR OVERWHELMING LEGITIMATE INTEREST, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION. IF YOU USE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE AFFECTED DATA. HOWEVER, FURTHER PROCESSING IS RESERVED IF WE CAN PROVE COMPLEX REASONS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT ARE DESIGNED TO BE PROTECTED, WHICH OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS. IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED BY US FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING. YOU MAY EXERCISE YOUR OPT-OUT AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. IF YOU USE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE AFFECTED DATA FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES.

8) Duration of storage of personal data 

The duration of storage of personal data is determined based on the respective legal basis, the purpose of processing and - if relevant - additionally based on the respective legal retention period (e.g. commercial and tax retention periods). When processing personal data on the basis of express consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR, the data concerned will be stored until you revoke your consent. 

If there are statutory retention periods for data that are processed within the framework of legal or transaction-like obligations on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit and/or we have no legitimate interest in further storage. 

When processing personal data on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object in accordance with Article 21 Paragraph 1 of the GDPR, unless we can provide compelling legitimate reasons for this demonstrate that the processing outweighs your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims. 

When processing personal data for the purpose of direct advertising on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object in accordance with Article 21 Paragraph 2 of the GDPR. 

Unless otherwise stated in the other information in this declaration about specific processing situations, stored personal data will be deleted when they are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed. 

May 22, 2024 JK