This privacy policy clarifies the type, scope and purpose of processing personal data (hereinafter referred to as "data") within our online offer and the websites, functions and contents connected with it as well as external online presences, such as our social media profile (hereinafter jointly referred to as "online offer"). With regard to the terms used, e.g. "processing" or "responsible person", we refer to the definitions in Art. 4 of the "Datenschutz-Grundverordnung" (DSGVO).
Responsible
SOMMER+SOMMER GmbH
Tübinger Straße 15
70173 Stuttgart
Tel.: 0711 248496-30
Data used
– general data (e.g. names, addresses)
– Contact details (e.g. e-mail, telephone numbers)
– Content data (e.g. text entries, photographs, videos)
– Usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times)
– Meta/communication data (e.g. device information, IP addresses)
Categories of persons affected
Visitors and users of the online offer
(In the following, the persons concerned will be referred to collectively as "users").
Purpose of processing
Used terms
"Personal data" shall mean any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as "data subject"); an identifiable person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier (e.g. a cookie) or one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person "Processing" means any operation or set of operations which is performed upon personal data, whether or not by automatic means. The term is broad and covers virtually all data handling. The term " responsible person " shall mean the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
Relevant legal basis
In accordance with Art. 13 DSGVO we inform you about the legal basis of our data processing. If the legal basis is not stated in the data protection declaration, the following applies: The legal basis for obtaining consent is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a and Art. 7 DSGVO, the legal basis for processing for the purpose of fulfilling our services and implementing contractual measures and answering inquiries is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO, the legal basis for processing for the purpose of fulfilling our legal obligations is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c DSGVO, and the legal basis for processing for the purpose of protecting our legitimate interests is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. In the event that essential interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. d DSGVO serves as the legal basis.
Cooperation with contract processors and third parties
If, in the course of our processing, we disclose data to other persons and companies (processors or third parties), transfer it to them or otherwise grant them access to the data, this is only done on the basis of a legal authorization (e.g. if the data must be transferred to third parties, such as payment service providers, in accordance with Art. 6 Par. 1 letter b DSGVO for the purpose of fulfilling the contract), if they have given their consent, if a legal obligation provides for this or on the basis of our legitimate interests (e.g. when using agents, web hosts, etc.). If we commission third parties to process data on the basis of a so-called "contract processing agreement", this is done on the basis of Art. 28 DSGVO
Transfer to third countries
If we process data in a third country (i.e. outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA)) or if this is done in the context of using the services of third parties or disclosure or transfer of data to third parties, this will only take place if it is done to fulfil our (pre-)contractual obligations, on the basis of your consent, on the basis of a legal obligation or on the basis of our legitimate interests. Subject to legal or contractual permissions, we will only process or transfer the data in a third country if the special requirements of Art. 44 ff. DSGVO. This means that the processing is carried out, for example, on the basis of special guarantees, such as the officially recognized determination of a level of data protection corresponding to that of the EU (e.g. for the USA through the "Privacy Shield") or compliance with officially recognized special contractual obligations (so-called "standard contractual clauses").
Rights of affected persons
You have the right to obtain confirmation as to whether or not data in question is being processed and to obtain information about this data, as well as further information and a copy of the data in accordance with Art. 15 of the Data Protection Act. You have the right to request the completion of data concerning you or the correction of incorrect data concerning you in accordance with art. 16 of the DPA. In accordance with Art. 17 DSGVO, you have the right to demand that data concerning you be deleted immediately, or alternatively, in accordance with Art. 18 DSGVO, to demand that the processing of the data be restricted. You have the right to obtain the data concerning you that you have provided us with, in accordance with Art. 20 DSGVO, and to request that it be communicated to other persons responsible. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority pursuant to Art. 77 DSGVO.
Right of withdrawal
You have the right to revoke consents granted in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 DSGVO with effect for the future.
Right of objection
You can object to the future processing of data concerning you at any time in accordance with Art. 21 DSGVO. The objection may in particular be made against processing for the purposes of direct advertising.
Cookies and right of objection for direct advertising
"Cookies" are small files that are saved on users' computers. Different information can be stored within the cookies. A cookie is primarily used to store information about a user (or the device on which the cookie is stored) during or after his visit to an online service. Temporary cookies or "session cookies" or "transient cookies" are cookies that are deleted after a user leaves an online offer and closes his browser. In such a cookie, for example, the contents of a shopping cart in an online store or a login status can be stored. Cookies are described as "permanent" or "persistent" if they remain stored even after the browser is closed. For example, the login status can be saved if the user visits it after several days. Likewise, the interests of the users can be stored in such a cookie, which is used for range measurement or marketing purposes. Third-party cookies are cookies that are offered by providers other than the person responsible for operating the website (otherwise, if it is only their cookies, it is called "first-party cookies").
We can use temporary and permanent cookies and clarify this in the context of our privacy policy.
If users do not want cookies to be stored on their computer, they are asked to deactivate the corresponding option in the system settings of their browser. Stored cookies can be deleted in the system settings of the browser. The exclusion of cookies can lead to functional limitations of this online offer. A general objection to the use of cookies used for online marketing purposes can be declared for many of the services, especially in the case of tracking, via the US site www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU site www.youronlinechoices.com. Furthermore, the storage of cookies can be achieved by deactivating them in the browser settings. Please note that in this case not all functions of this online offer can be used.
Deletion of data
The data processed by SOMMER+SOMMER GmbH will be deleted or limited in its processing in accordance with articles 17 and 18 DSGVO. Unless expressly stated in this data protection declaration, the data stored by us will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for their intended purpose and no legal storage obligations stand in the way of deletion. If the data are not deleted because they are required for other and legally permissible purposes, their processing will be restricted. This means that the data is blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be retained for commercial or tax law reasons. In accordance with legal requirements in Germany, data is stored in particular for 6 years in accordance with § 257 Paragraph 1 HGB (commercial books, inventories, opening balance sheets, annual financial statements, commercial letters, accounting vouchers, etc.) and for 10 years in accordance with § 147 Paragraph 1 AO (books, records, management reports, accounting vouchers, commercial and business letters, documents relevant for taxation, etc.).
In accordance with legal requirements in Austria, the storage takes place in particular for 7 years in accordance with § 132 para. 1 BAO (accounting documents, records/invoices, accounts, vouchers, business documents, statement of income and expenditure etc.) for 22 years in connection with real estate and for 10 years for documents in connection with electronically provided services, telecommunications, radio and television services which are provided to non-entrepreneurs in EU member states and for which the Mini-One-Stop-Shop (MOSS) is used.
Hosting
The hosting services used by SOMMER+SOMMER GmbH serve to provide the following services: Infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space and database services, security services and technical maintenance services which we use for the purpose of operating this online service. In doing so, we or our hosting provider process inventory data, contact data, content data, contract data, usage data, meta and communication data of customers, interested parties and visitors of this online offer on the basis of our legitimate interests in an efficient and secure provision of this online offer in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO in conjunction with Art. 28 DSGVO (conclusion of contract processing agreement).
Collection of access data and log files
SOMMER+SOMMER GmbH or our hosting provider collects data about every access to the server on which this service is located (so-called server log files) on the basis of our legitimate interests in the sense of Art. 6 Par. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The access data includes the name of the accessed website, file, date and time of access, transferred data volume, notification of successful access, browser type and version, the user's operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited site), IP address and the requesting provider. For security reasons (e.g. to clarify misuse or fraud), log file information is stored for a maximum of 7 days and then deleted. Data whose further storage is required for evidence purposes is excluded from deletion until the respective incident has been finally clarified.
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, in the event that IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before this happens. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics is not combined with other data from Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de) You can prevent the collection by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie is set, which prevents the future collection of your data when you visit this website: Disable Google Analytics. For more information on terms of use and privacy, please visit www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or www.google.com/intl/de/analytics/privacyoverview.html. We would like to point out that on this website Google Analytics has been extended by the code "gat._anonymizeIp();" in order to ensure anonymous collection of IP addresses (so-called IP masking).
Google Maps
On our website a web service of the company Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway in 94043 Mountain View, USA (hereinafter: Google Maps) is loaded. We use this data to ensure the full functionality of our website. In this context, your browser may transmit personal data to Google Maps. The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 Par. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The legitimate interest lies in an error-free function of the website. Google Maps has certified itself within the framework of the EU-US Privacy Shield Agreement (see www.privacyshield.gov/list). The data will be deleted as soon as the purpose for which they were collected has been fulfilled. Further information on the handling of the transferred data can be found in the Google Maps privacy policy: www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/. You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by Google Maps by deactivating the execution of the script code in your browser or by installing a script blocker in your browser (this can be found, for example, at www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com).
Contact
When contacting SOMMER+SOMMER (e.g. via contact form, e-mail, telephone or social media), the user's details will be processed for the purpose of handling the contact request and its processing in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO. User data may be stored in a customer relationship management system ("CRM system") or a comparable inquiry organization. SOMMER+SOMMER will delete the inquiries if they are no longer required. We check the necessity every two years; furthermore, the legal archiving obligations apply.
Online presence in social media
SOMMER+SOMMER maintains online presences within social networks and platforms in order to be able to communicate with customers, interested parties and users active there and to inform them about our services. When accessing the respective networks and platforms, the terms and conditions and data processing guidelines of their respective operators apply. Unless otherwise stated in our privacy policy, we process the data of users, provided that they communicate with us within the social networks and platforms, e.g. write articles on our online presences or send us messages.
Integration of third-party services and content
Within our online offer, SOMMER+SOMMER uses content or service offers from third parties on the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our online offer in the sense of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO) in order to integrate their content and services, such as videos or fonts (hereinafter referred to uniformly as "content"). This always presupposes that the third-party providers of such content are aware of the IP address of the users, as without the IP address they would not be able to send the content to their browsers. The IP address is therefore necessary for the display of this content. We make every effort to use only such content whose respective providers use the IP address only to deliver the content. Third party providers may also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also known as "web beacons") for statistical or marketing purposes. Pixel tags can be used to evaluate information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website. The pseudonymous information may also be stored in cookies on the user's device and may contain, among other things, technical information on the browser and operating system, referring web pages, visiting time and other information on the use of our online offer and may be linked to such information from other sources.
Facebook
Privacy policy for the use of Facebook-Plugins (Like-Button)
On our pages are integrated plugins of the social network Facebook, 1601 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. You can recognize the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the "Like-Button" ("Like") on our page. An overview of the Facebook plugins can be found here: developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/. When you visit our pages, the plugin establishes a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server. Facebook thereby receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click the Facebook "Like" button while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the contents of our Pages to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to our Pages with your user account. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the Pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Facebook. You can find further information on this in the Facebook privacy policy at de-de.facebook.com/policy.php. If you do not want Facebook to be able to assign visits to our Pages to your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook user account.
Twitter
Privacy policy for the use of Twitter plugins
On our pages plugins of the social network Twitter are integrated. These are offered by Twitter Inc, 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. By using Twitter, the pages you visit will be linked to your Twitter account and shared with other users. Data is also transferred to Twitter. The plugin provider receives the information that you have visited the corresponding page. We have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Twitter. Details can be found in the Twitter privacy policy at twitter.com/de/privacy. If you do not want Twitter to be able to assign visits to our pages to your Twitter user account, please log out of your Twitter user account.
LinkedIn
LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls offers the possibility to unsubscribe from e-mail messages, SMS messages and targeted ads as well as to manage ad settings. LinkedIn's privacy policy is available at www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. The LinkedIn cookie policy is available at www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy.
Vimeo
Our website also includes plug-ins from the Vimeo video portal of Vimeo, LLC, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA. Each time you access a page that offers one or more Vimeo video clips, a direct connection is established between your browser and a Vimeo server in the USA. Information about your visit and your IP address is stored there. Through interaction with the Vimeo plug-ins (e.g. clicking the start button), this information is also transmitted to Vimeo and stored there. If you have a Vimeo user account and do not want Vimeo to collect information about you through this website and link it to your membership data stored at Vimeo, you must log out of Vimeo before visiting this website. The Vimeo Privacy Policy, which provides more information about the collection and use of your information by Vimeo, can be found at vimeo.com/privacy.
Hubspot for job processing
We use Hubspot, a service of Hubspot Inc. on our website for analysis purposes. Hubspot is certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield. This service uses so-called "web beacons" and also sets "cookies" which are stored on your computer and which allow us to analyze your use of the website. The information collected (e.g., IP address, geographic location, type of browser, duration of visit, and pages viewed) is analyzed by Hubspot on behalf of Sommer+Sommer to generate reports about the visit and the pages visited by Sommer+Sommer. If you do not want Hubspot to collect data, you may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser HubSpot is certified under the EU - U.S. Privacy Shield Framework and is subject to TRUSTe's Privacy Seal and the U.S. - Swiss Safe Harbor Framework.
You can view Hubspot's privacy policy here:
https://legal.hubspot.com/de/privacy-policy?__hstc=185665590.1cd86af1494007bb4f081a901ca87448.1569922201110.1575368605774.1576495847291.7&__hssc=185665590.1.1576495847291&__hsfp=1093440419&_ga=2.178580647.2080568340.1576495848-747521514.1570439910
SSL Encryption
This site uses SSL encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as the requests you send to us as site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line. If SSL encryption is activated, the data you send to us cannot be read by third parties.
Sources of information
Disclaimer of eRecht24, the portal for internet law of lawyer Sören Siebert, Facebook-Disclaimer of eRecht24 Privacy policy created with Datenschutz-Generator.de by RA Dr. Thomas Schwenke.
Adapted by the website owner.
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