Privacy Policy

The privacy policy of inventory manager seventhings by seventhings GmbH can here be read up.

Order processing contract DSGVO

This agreement specifies the obligations of the parties to data protection arising from order processing.

Seventhings order processing contract

Information requirements for download

Information obligation for customers

Information requirement for business partners

Information requirement for applicants

Information requirement for visitors

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initiation

With the following information, we would like to give you, as a “data subject”, an overview of how we process your personal data and your rights under data protection laws. In principle, it is possible to use our Internet pages without entering personal data. However, if you would like to make use of special services offered by our company via our website, it may be necessary to process personal data. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we will generally obtain your consent.

Personal data, such as your name, address or email address, is always processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and in accordance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to “seventhings GmbH”. By means of this privacy policy, we would like to inform you about the scope and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and process.

As data controller, we have implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure that personal data processed via this website is protected as completely as possible. However, Internet-based data transmissions can generally have security gaps, meaning that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, you are also free to submit personal data to us by alternative means, for example by telephone or post.

You too can take simple and easy-to-implement measures to protect yourself against unauthorized access to your data by third parties. We would therefore like to take this opportunity to provide you with some information on how to handle your data securely:

l Protect your account (login, user or customer account) and your IT system (computer, laptop, tablet or mobile device) with secure passwords.

l Only you should have access to passwords.

l Make sure that you only ever use your passwords for one account (login, user or customer account).

l Don't use a password for different websites, applications, or online services.

l Especially when using publicly available IT systems or used jointly with other people, you should definitely log out after logging on to a website, an application or an online service.

Passwords should consist of at least 12 characters and should be chosen in such a way that they cannot be easily guessed. Therefore, they should not contain common everyday words, your own names or the names of relatives, but uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers and special characters.

person responsible

Responsible person within the meaning of the GDPR is:

seventhings GmbH

Hainstraße 2, 01097 Dresden, Germany

Representative of the person responsible: The management

data protection officer

You can contact the data protection officer as follows:

DataOrga® GmbH

email: dsb@seventhings.com

You can contact our data protection officer directly at any time if you have any questions or suggestions regarding data protection.

Definitions

The data protection declaration is based on the terms used by the European legislator when adopting the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy should be easy to read and understand both for the public and for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terms used in advance.

In this privacy statement, we use the following terms, among others:

personal data

Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. An identifiable natural 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 or to one or more particular characteristics that are an expression of the physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

Affected person

Data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller (our company).

workmanship

Processing is any process carried out with or without the aid of automated processes or any such series of processes in connection with personal data, such as collecting, organizing, storing, adapting or modifying, reading, querying, using, disclosing through transmission, dissemination or any other form of provision, reconciliation or linking, restriction, deletion or destruction.

Restriction of processing

Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of restricting their future processing.

profiling

Profiling is any type of automated processing of personal data that consists of using this personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects relating to the work performance, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, whereabouts or changes of location of that natural person.

pseudonymization

Pseudonymization is the processing of personal data in such a way that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that this additional information is stored separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures which ensure that the personal data is not assigned to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Contract processor

Contract processor is a natural or legal person, authority, agency or other body that processes personal data on behalf of the person responsible.

8. transceivers

The recipient is a natural or legal person, authority, institution or other body to which personal data is disclosed, regardless of whether it is a third party or not. However, public authorities that may receive personal data as part of a specific investigation mandate under Union or Member State law are not considered recipients.

third

A third party is a natural or legal person, authority, agency or body other than the data subject, the controller, the processor and the persons who, under the direct responsibility of the controller or processor, are authorized to process personal data.

consent

Consent is any expression of will given voluntarily by the data subject in an informed and unequivocal manner in the form of a statement or other unequivocal affirmative action by which the data subject indicates that he or she agrees to the processing of personal data concerning you.

Legal basis of processing

Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR (in conjunction with Section 25 para. 1 TDDDG (formerly TTDSG)) serves our company as the legal basis for processing operations in which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose.

If the processing of personal data is necessary to fulfill a contract to which you are a party, as is the case, for example, in processing operations that are necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of another service or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures, for example in cases of inquiries about our products or services.

If our company is subject to a legal obligation which requires the processing of personal data, such as to fulfill tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c) GDPR.

In rare cases, the processing of personal data could be necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured in our company and his name, age, health insurance data or other vital information would then have to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third party. Processing would then be based on Article 6 (1) (d) GDPR.

Ultimately, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Processing operations that are not covered by any of the above legal bases are based on this legal basis if processing is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights and fundamental freedoms of the data subject do not prevail. We are permitted to carry out such processing operations in particular because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. In this respect, he was of the opinion that a legitimate interest could be assumed if you are a customer of our company (recital 47 sentence 2 GDPR).

Transfer of data to third parties

Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those listed below.

We only share your personal data with third parties if:

1. you have given us your express consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR,
2. the transfer is permitted in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR to protect our legitimate interests and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding legitimate interest in not sharing your data,
3. in the event that there is a legal obligation to transfer data in accordance with Article 6 (1) (c) GDPR, and
4. This is legally permitted and is required in accordance with Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR to process contractual relationships with you.

As part of the processing operations described in this privacy policy, personal data may be transferred to the USA. Companies in the USA only have an appropriate level of data protection if they have certified themselves under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and the EU Commission's adequacy decision in accordance with Article 45 GDPR therefore applies. We have explicitly stated this in the privacy policy of the service providers concerned. In order to protect your data in all other cases, we have concluded order processing agreements based on the European Commission's standard contractual clauses. If the standard contractual clauses are not sufficient to establish an adequate level of security, your consent may serve as a legal basis for transfer to third countries in accordance with Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. This sometimes does not apply to data transfers to third countries for which the European Commission has issued an adequacy decision in accordance with Article 45 GDPR.

technique

7.1 SSL/TLS encryption

This site is used for warrant the security of data processing and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders, login data or contact requests that you send to us as the operator, SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser's address line contains “https://” instead of “http://” and by the lock icon in your browser line.

We use this technology to protect the information you submit.

7.2 Data collection when you visit the website

If you only use our website for informational purposes, if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information or do not give consent to processing that requires consent, we only collect data that is technically absolutely necessary to provide the service. This is regularly data that your browser transmits to our server (“in so-called server log files”). Our website collects a range of general data and information each time you or an automated system access a page. This general data and information is stored in the server's log files. The following can be recorded:

1. browser types and versions used,
2. the operating system used by the accessing system,
3. the website from which an accessing system accesses our website (so-called referrer),
4. the sub-pages, which are accessed via an accessing system on our website,
5. the date and time of access to the website,
6. an abbreviated Internet protocol address (anonymized IP address) and
7. the Internet service provider of the accessing system.

When using this general data and information, we do not draw any conclusions about you personally. Rather, this information is needed to

1. to deliver the content of our website correctly,
2. to optimize the content of our website and advertising for it,
3. to ensure the long-term functionality of our IT systems and the technology of our website, and
4. to provide law enforcement agencies with the information necessary to prosecute in the event of a cyber attack.

We therefore analyse this collected data and information statistically on the one hand and with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company in order to ultimately ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data in the server log files is stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest results from the data collection purposes listed above.

7.3 Cloudflare (Content Delivery Network)

Our website uses features from CloudFlare. The provider is CloudFlare, Inc. 665 3rd St. #200, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA.

CloudFlare offers a globally distributed content delivery network with DNS. Technically, the transfer of information between your browser and our website is routed via the CloudFlare network. CloudFlare is thus able to analyze traffic between users and our websites, for example to identify and ward off attacks on our services. CloudFlare may also store cookies on your computer for optimization and analysis.

You can set your browser so that you are informed when cookies are set and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when you close the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.

We have concluded a corresponding agreement with Cloudflare on the basis of the GDPR for order processing or according to EU standard contractual clauses. Cloudflare collects statistical data about visits to this website. Access data includes: name of the retrieved website, file, date and time of retrieval, amount of data transferred, notification of successful retrieval, browser type and version, the user's operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited page), IP address and the requesting provider. Cloudflare uses log data for statistical evaluations for the purpose of operation, security and optimization of the offer.

If you have agreed that Cloudflare may be used, the legal basis for processing personal data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. We also have a legitimate interest in using Cloudflare to optimize our online offering and make it more secure. The corresponding legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. The personal data is stored for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purpose of processing. The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose.

This US company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. There is hereby an adequacy decision in accordance with Article 45 of the GDPR, meaning that personal data may also be transferred without further guarantees or additional measures.

For more information about CloudFlare, visit: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/.

7.4 UNPKG (Content Delivery Network)

On our website, we display icons (favicons) using the “UNPKG” Content Delivery Network (CDN). This is an open source CDN operated by CloudFlare, Inc. 665 3rd St. #200, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required icons into your browser cache to display them correctly.

For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to UNPKG's servers. As a result, UNPKG becomes aware that our website has been accessed via your IP address.

The favicons are displayed using the CDN in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offerings. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If a corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

For more information about viewing favicons using the UNPKG CDN, visit: https://unpkg.com/browse/@mdi/svg@7.2.96/.

7.5 We use the Bootstrap CDN service

Bootstrap is a free front-end CSS framework. It contains HTML and CSS-based design templates for typography, forms, buttons, tables, grid systems, navigation and other interface design elements, as well as additional, optional JavaScript extensions. To make optimal use of this library, we use a so-called CDN (Content Delivery Network). This results in significant performance advantages, and errors within the library are comprehensively fixed without us having to intervene any further. On request, the library can also be loaded locally from the server. CDN src: //netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.2.0/css/bootstrap.min.css src: //maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.3.0/css/font-awesome.min.css src: //netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.2.0/js/bootstrap.min.js

8. cookies

8.1 General information about cookies

Cookies are small files that your browser automatically creates and that are stored on your IT system (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our site.

Information is stored in the cookie, which results from the specific device being used in each case. However, this does not mean that we are immediately aware of your identity as a result.

The use of cookies serves to make the use of our website more pleasant for you. For example, we use so-called session cookies to recognize that you have already visited individual pages of our website. These are automatically deleted after you leave our site.

In addition, we also use temporary cookies to optimize usability, which are stored on your device for a specific period of time. If you visit our site again to use our services, it will automatically recognize that you have already been with us and what entries and settings you have made so that you do not have to enter them again.

On the other hand, we use cookies to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate our offer for you for the purpose of optimization. When you visit our website again, these cookies enable us to automatically recognize that you have already visited it. The cookies set in this way are automatically deleted after a defined period of time. The respective storage period of cookies can be found in the settings of the consent tool used.

8.2 Legal basis for using cookies

The data processed by cookies, which is required for the website to function properly, is therefore necessary to protect our legitimate interests and those of third parties in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

For all other cookies, you have given your consent to this via our opt-in cookie banner in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

8.3 Tips for avoiding cookies in common browsers

You can delete cookies, allow only selected cookies or completely deactivate cookies at any time via the settings on your browser. For more information, visit the support pages of the respective providers:

l Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?tid=311178978

l Safari: https://support.apple.com/de-at/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac?tid=311178978.

l Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-und-website-daten-in-firefox-loschen?tid=311178978

l Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/microsoft-edge/cookies-in-microsoft-edge-l%C3%B6schen-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09

8.4 Usercentrics (consent management tool)

We use the consent management tool “Usercentrics” from Usercentrics GmbH, Sendlinger Str. 7, 80331 Munich, Germany. This service allows us to obtain and manage the consent of website users to process data.

Usercentrics collects data generated by end users who use our website. When an end user gives consent, Usercentrics automatically logs the following data:

l Browser information.

l Date and time of access.

l Device information.

l The URL of the page you visited.

l Geographic location.

l Site page path.

l The consent status of the end user, which serves as proof of consent.

The consent status is also stored in the end user's browser so that the website can automatically read and follow the end user's consent on all subsequent page requests and future end user sessions for up to 12 months. The consent data (consent and withdrawal of consent) are stored for three years. The storage period corresponds to the regular limitation period in accordance with Section 195 BGB. The data is then immediately deleted or passed on to the responsible person in the form of a data export upon request.

The functionality of the website is not guaranteed without the described processing. The user has no right to object as long as there is a legal obligation to obtain the user's consent to certain data processing processes (Art. 7 para. 1, 6 para. 1 lit. c) GDPR).

Usercentrics is a recipient of your personal data and acts as an order processor for us.

Detailed information about using Usercentrics can be found at: https://usercentrics.com/privacy-policy/.

9. Content of our website

9.1 Registering as a user

You have the option to register on our website by providing personal data.

Which personal data is transmitted to us is determined by the respective input mask that is used for registration. The personal data you enter is collected and stored exclusively for internal use by us and for our own purposes. We may arrange for the transfer to one or more contract processors, such as a parcel service provider, who also uses the personal data exclusively for internal use attributable to us.

By registering on our website, the IP address assigned by your Internet service provider (ISP), the date and time of registration are also stored. This data is stored in view of the fact that this is the only way to prevent misuse of our services and, if necessary, enables the investigation of committed crimes. It is therefore necessary to store this data for our security. As a matter of principle, this data is not passed on to third parties. This does not apply if we are required by law to disclose data or if the transfer is for law enforcement purposes.

Your registration, subject to voluntary provision of personal data, also serves us to offer you content or services which, due to the nature of the matter, can only be offered to registered users. Registered persons are free to change the personal data provided during registration at any time or to have them completely deleted from our database.

On request, we will provide you with information about which personal data is stored about you at any time. Furthermore, we will correct or delete personal data at your request, provided that there are no legal storage requirements to the contrary. A data protection officer named in this data protection declaration and all other employees are available to the data subject as contact persons in this context.

Your data is processed in the interest of convenient and easy use of our website. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR.

9.2 Data processing when opening a customer account and for contract processing

In accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR, personal data is collected and processed if you provide it to us to execute a contract or open a customer account. Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms. You can delete your customer account at any time and can be done, among other things, by sending a message to the above address of the person responsible. We store and use the data you provide to process the contract. After complete processing of the contract or deletion of your customer account, your data will be blocked, taking into account retention periods under tax and commercial law, and deleted after expiry of these periods, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we have reserved a legally permitted further use of data, which we will inform you accordingly below.

9.3 Services/Digital goods

We only transfer personal data to third parties if this is necessary as part of contract processing, for example to the bank responsible for payment processing.

Further transmission of data will not take place or will only take place if you have expressly agreed to the transfer. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without express consent, for example for advertising purposes.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR, which permits the processing of data to fulfill a contract or pre-contractual measures.

10. Newsletter delivery

10.1 Newsletter delivery to existing customers

If you have provided us with your email address when purchasing goods or services, we reserve the right to send you regular offers for goods or services similar to those you have already purchased from our range of products by e-mail. In accordance with Section 7 (3) UWG, we do not have to obtain any separate consent from you for this. In this respect, data processing is carried out solely on the basis of our legitimate interest in personalized direct marketing in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. If you have initially objected to the use of your email address for this purpose, we will not send you an email. You are entitled to object to the use of your email address for the aforementioned advertising purpose at any time with effect for the future by sending a message to the person responsible named at the beginning. For this, you will only incur transmission costs according to the basic rates. After receipt of your objection, the use of your email address for advertising purposes will be immediately discontinued.

10.2 Advertising newsletter

Our website gives you the opportunity to subscribe to our company's newsletter. The input mask used for this purpose shows which personal data is transmitted to us when ordering the newsletter.

We inform our customers and business partners about our offers at regular intervals by means of a newsletter. In principle, you can only receive our company's newsletter if

1. you have a valid email address, and
2. You have signed up to receive the newsletter.

For legal reasons, a confirmation email will be sent to the e-mail address you entered for the first time for sending the newsletter using a double opt-in procedure. This confirmation email is used to check whether you, as the owner of the email address, have authorized receipt of the newsletter.

When you register for the newsletter, we also store the IP address of the IT system you were using at the time of registration, as well as the date and time of registration, as well as the date and time of registration. The collection of this data is necessary to be able to trace the (possible) misuse of your e-mail address at a later date and is therefore our legal protection.

The personal data collected as part of a subscription to the newsletter is used exclusively to send our newsletter. In addition, subscribers to the newsletter could be informed by e-mail if this is necessary to operate the newsletter service or to register in this regard, as could be the case in the event of changes to the newsletter offer or if technical conditions change. There is no transfer of personal data collected as part of the newsletter service 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 sending the newsletter can be withdrawn at any time. For the purpose of withdrawing consent, there is a corresponding link in every newsletter. It is also possible to unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time directly on our website or to inform us of this in another way.

The legal basis for data processing for the purpose of sending newsletters is Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

11. Our activities on social networks

So that we can also communicate with you on social networks and inform you about our services, we have our own pages there. If you visit one of our social media pages, we are jointly responsible for the processing with regard to the processing operations triggered as a result, within the meaning of Article 26 GDPR, with the provider of the respective social media platform.

We are not the original provider of these pages, but only use them within the scope of the options offered to us by the respective providers.

As a precautionary measure, we therefore point out that your data may also be processed outside the European Union or the European Economic Area. Use may therefore involve data protection risks for you, as the protection of your rights, e.g. to information, deletion, objection, etc. could be difficult and the processing on social networks is often carried out directly for advertising purposes or to analyze user behavior by the providers, without this being able to be influenced by us. If user profiles are created by the provider, cookies are often used or the usage behavior is assigned to your own social network member profile.

The described processing of personal data is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest and the legitimate interest of the respective provider in order to be able to communicate with you in a timely manner or to inform you about our services. If you have to give the respective providers consent to data processing as a user, the legal basis relates to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR in conjunction with Art. 7 GDPR.

Since we have no access to the providers' databases, we would like to point out that it is best to assert your rights (e.g. to information, correction, deletion, etc.) directly with the respective provider. We have provided further information on the processing of your data in social networks below with the respective social network provider we use:

11.1 Facebook

(Co-) responsible for data processing in Europe:

Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland

Meta (Facebook) can, unless there is an objection, process content of adult users from the EU, e.g. photos, contributions or comments, to train its own AI models. The basis is a legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. As a company, we have no influence on this specific data processing by Meta. Users can object to this via an online form on the meta platforms.

Privacy Policy (Data Policy):

https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy

11.2 LinkedIn

(Co-) responsible for data processing in Europe:

LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland

Privacy statement:

https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

11.3 XING (New Work SE)

(Co-) responsible for data processing in Germany:

New Work SE, Am Strandkai 1, 20457 Hamburg, Germany

Privacy statement:

https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung

Information requests for XING members:

https://www.xing.com/settings/privacy/data/disclosure

11.4 YouTube

(Co-) responsible for data processing in Europe:

Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland

Privacy statement:

https://policies.google.com/privacy

12. web analysis

12.1 Meta Pixel (formerly Facebook Pixel)

This website uses the “Facebook Pixel” from Meta Platforms, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA (“Meta”). If explicit consent is given, this can be used to track the behavior of users after they have seen or clicked on a Facebook ad. This process is used to evaluate the effectiveness of Facebook ads for statistical and market research purposes and can help optimize future advertising measures.

When you visit the website, the following data, among others, can be processed by the Meta Pixel:

l IP address,

l device information,

l Browsing history

l Interactions on our website (e.g. page views, clicks, conversions).

The data is stored and processed by Meta so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible and Meta can use the data for its own advertising purposes, in accordance with the Meta (Facebook) data usage policy (https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/). This enables Meta and its partners to place advertisements on and off Facebook. A cookie may also be stored on your computer for these purposes.

The collected data is stored by Meta for a period of 180 days and then removed if the website is not visited again by the user.

These processing operations are carried out exclusively with express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

This US company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. There is hereby an adequacy decision in accordance with Article 45 of the GDPR, meaning that personal data may also be transferred without further guarantees or additional measures.

12.2 Google Analytics 4 (GA4)

On our websites, we use Google Analytics 4 (GA4), a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”).

In this context, pseudonymized user profiles are created and cookies (see “Cookies” section) are used. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website may include:

l A brief recording of the IP address without permanent storage

l Location data

l Browser type/version

l Operating system used

l Referrer URL (previously visited page)

l Time of server request

The pseudonymized data can be transferred from Google to a server in the USA and stored there.

The information is used to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity and Internet usage for the purposes of market research and to tailor these websites to meet the needs of users. This information may also be transferred to third parties if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of third parties.

These processing operations are carried out exclusively with express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

The default storage period for data set by Google is 14 months. In addition, personal data is stored for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purpose of processing. The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose.

The parent company Google LLC is certified as a US company under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. There is hereby an adequacy decision in accordance with Article 45 of the GDPR, meaning that personal data may also be transferred without further guarantees or additional measures.

Further information on data protection when using GA4 can be found at: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/12017362?hl=de.

12.3 Google Analytics Universal

On our websites, we use Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited (https://www.google.de/intl/de/about/), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”). In this context, pseudonymized user profiles are created and cookies (see “Cookies” section) are used. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website, such as

1. the browser type/version,
2. the operating system used,
3. the referrer URL (the previously visited page),
4. the host name of the accessing computer (IP address) and
5. time of the server request,

are transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The information is used to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity and Internet usage for the purposes of market research and to tailor these websites to meet the needs of users. This information may also be transferred to third parties if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of third parties. Under no circumstances will your IP address be combined with other data from Google. The IP addresses are anonymized so that allocation is not possible (IP masking).

You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.

These processing operations are carried out exclusively with express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing a browser add-on (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de).

The parent company Google LLC is certified as a US company under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. There is hereby an adequacy decision in accordance with Article 45 of the GDPR, meaning that personal data may also be transferred without further guarantees or additional measures.

The privacy policy of Google Analytics can be viewed at: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.

12.4 HubSpot services (HubSpot, HubSpot CMS, HubSpot Forms)

This website uses features of the HubSpot service. The provider is HubSpot, Inc., 25 First Street, Cambridge, MA 02141, USA.

Can different services be provided as part of the use of HubSpot? in particular, a content management system (CMS), contact forms, and tracking and analysis functions.

Content from this website can be delivered via the HubSpot CMS. This involves the transmission of technical access data (e.g. IP address, time of access, requested content) to HubSpot servers. This processing is for the technical provision of the website, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR.

When you fill out a form, the email address you enter is used to associate it with an existing contact profile, provided that one has already been created on HubSpot. If you have also consented to the use of HubSpot tracking cookies, previous page visits are also assigned to the contact profile. Processing is based on your consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

If you give your consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR, HubSpot uses cookies to analyze your user behavior. When you visit for the first time, is it checked whether a HubSpot tracking cookie exists? If not, a cookie is set. This allows you to link your visits to our website and any form submissions.

The following special features should be considered when tracking HubSpot:

l Your visit to our websites will only be traced using the HubSpot cookie if you have given your consent to the setting of the HubSpot cookie or all tracking cookies.

l If you fill out and submit one of the forms on our websites (e.g. a contact form) and have given your consent to set the HubSpot cookie, HubSpot will associate your previous page views resulting from the tracking cookie with the form you have sent.

l If you have already been in contact with us, your email address submitted via the form will be assigned to the information we have already stored.

l If you delete all of your cookies or specifically delete HubSpot cookies, you will be considered a new visitor to our site and a new cookie will be set. However, HubSpot automatically duplicates all form submissions received from the same email address, even if there are different browser cookies associated with those submissions.

l Since cookies are only set once on a browser, submissions from two people who share a single computer are associated with the same contact entry. This cookie deduplication ensures that when a contact from different email addresses sends forms to your website, all submissions are attributed to a single contact entry in HubSpot.

l HubSpot assigns page views to a contact when the contact clicks on a link in a followed marketing email that links to a page that has the HubSpot tracking code installed.

This US company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. There is hereby an adequacy decision in accordance with Article 45 of the GDPR, meaning that personal data may also be transferred without further guarantees or additional measures.

For more information about HubSpot, visit: https://legal.hubspot.com/privacy-policy.

12.5 Leadinfo (lead generation service)

On our website, we use the lead generation service from Leadinfo B.V., Rivium Quadrant 141, Capelle aan den IJssel, South Holland 2909.

The service recognizes visits by companies to our website based on IP addresses and shows us publicly available information, such as company names or addresses. The IP addresses are neither displayed nor saved.

In addition, Leadinfo sets two first-party cookies to evaluate user behavior on our website and processes domains from form inputs (e.g.\? leadinfo.com\?) to correlate IP addresses with companies and improve services.

As a rule, the following data is collected and processed:

l IP address without permanent storage

l Location based on IP address

l Domain from form field entries

These processing operations are carried out exclusively with express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. Your data will be stored until the purpose is achieved or until you withdraw your consent.

For more information about Leadinfo's privacy policy, please visit: https://www.leadinfo.com/de/rechtliches/datenschutz/.

12.6 LinkedIn Analytics

On this website, we use the retargeting tool and conversion tracking from LinkedIn Ireland, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland (LinkedIn).

For this purpose, the LinkedIn Insight Tag is integrated on our website, which enables LinkedIn to collect statistical data about your visit and use of our website and to provide us with appropriate aggregate statistics on this basis. In addition, the service is used to be able to show you interest-based and relevant offers and recommendations after you have found out about certain services, information and offers on the website. The relevant information is stored in a cookie.

As a rule, the following data is collected and processed:

l IP address

l Device information

l Browser information

l referrer URL and

l Timestamp

These processing operations are carried out exclusively with express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. Your data will be stored until you withdraw your consent.

As part of processing via LinkedIn, data may be transferred to the USA and Singapore. This US company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. There is hereby an adequacy decision in accordance with Article 45 of the GDPR, meaning that personal data may also be transferred without further guarantees or additional measures. In addition, the security of transmission is regularly ensured by so-called standard contractual clauses, which ensure that the processing of personal data is subject to a level of security that complies with the GDPR. If the standard contractual clauses are not sufficient to establish an adequate level of security, consent will be obtained from you in accordance with Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

For more information about LinkedIn's privacy policy, please visit: https://de.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

12.7 Microsoft Clarity

On our website, we use the Microsoft Clarity service (“Clarity”), a web analysis service provided by Microsoft Corp., One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington, USA.

In this context, pseudonymized user profiles are created and cookies are set on your device.

Processed data includes:

l the browser type/version,

l the operating system used,

l the referrer URL (the previously visited page),

l the host name of the accessing computer (IP address),

l user behavior on the visited website,

l mouse movements and clicks,

The information is used to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity and Internet usage for the purposes of market research and the needs-based design of our websites.

These processing operations are carried out exclusively with express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

This US company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. There is hereby an adequacy decision in accordance with Article 45 of the GDPR, meaning that personal data may also be transferred without further guarantees or additional measures.

Microsoft's privacy policy can be viewed at: https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement.

12.8 Use of Capterra (reviews and marketing)

On our website, we use services from Capterra Inc. (Gartner Digital Markets), 1201 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22209, United States (Capterra). Users can rate our services via Capterra; we also use Capterra to measure the effectiveness of our advertising measures (e.g. Capterra campaigns). Among other things, Capterra uses cookies and comparable technologies to track whether a visit or registration on our website has occurred via Capterra (so-called referral tracking). In particular, the following data can be processed: IP address, date and time of visit, devices? and browser information, sub-pages viewed, origin URL (referrer URL), information about conversions (e.g. registration, demo request). Insofar as personal data is processed and cookies are set via Capterra, this is done on the basis of your consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR in conjunction with Section 25 (1) TTDSG. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future via our consent management tool (cookie settings). Capterra can also process data on servers in the USA. For the USA, there is currently no adequacy decision from the EU Commission. We have agreed appropriate guarantees with Capterra or the underlying provider in accordance with Art. 46 GDPR (in particular EU standard contractual clauses). Nevertheless, when transferred to the USA, there may be a risk that US authorities may access data and may be restricted in enforcing data subject rights there. For more information about data processing by Capterra, please see Capterra's privacy policy at: https://www.capterra.com/legal/privacy-policy

13. promotion

13.1 Google Ads (AdWords) Remarketing/Retargeting

We have integrated Google Ads on this website. The operating company of Google Ads services is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”).

We use it to advertise this website in Google search results, as well as on third-party websites. For this purpose, Google places a cookie in the browser of your device, which automatically enables interest-based advertising using a pseudonymous cookie ID and based on the pages you visit.

Any further data processing will only take place if you have agreed with Google that your Internet and app browsing history will be linked by Google to your Google account and that information from your Google account will be used to personalize ads that you view on the web. In this case, if you are logged in to Google while visiting our website, Google uses your data together with Google Analytics data to create and define target group lists for cross-device remarketing. For this purpose, Google temporarily links your personal data with Google Analytics data to form target groups.

These processing operations are carried out exclusively with express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

The parent company Google LLC is certified as a US company under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. There is hereby an adequacy decision in accordance with Article 45 of the GDPR, meaning that personal data may also be transferred without further guarantees or additional measures.

The privacy policy and further information from Google Ads can be viewed at: https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/

13.2 Google AdSense

We have integrated Google AdSense on this website. The operating company of the Google AdSense component is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google AdSense is an online service that enables advertising to be placed on third-party sites. Google AdSense is based on an algorithm that selects the advertisements displayed on third-party sites to match the content of the respective third-party site. Google AdSense allows interest-based targeting of Internet users, which is implemented by generating individual user profiles.

The purpose of the Google AdSense component is to integrate advertisements on our website. Google AdSense places a cookie on your IT system. By setting the cookie, Alphabet Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA, is able to analyse the use of our website. Each time you access one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by us and on which a Google AdSense component has been integrated, the Internet browser on your IT system is automatically prompted by the respective Google AdSense component to transmit data to Alphabet Inc., for the purpose of online advertising and billing of commissions. As part of this technical process, Alphabet Inc. Knowledge of personal data, such as your IP address, which Alphabet Inc. uses, among other things, to trace the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently to enable commission statements.

Google AdSense also uses so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic that is embedded in Internet pages to enable log file recording and log file analysis, which allows statistical evaluation to be carried out. Based on the embedded tracking pixel, Alphabet Inc. can recognize whether and when a website was opened by your IT system and which links you clicked on. Tracking pixels are used, among other things, to evaluate the flow of visitors to a website.

Google AdSense transfers personal data and information, which also includes the IP address and is necessary to collect and bill the advertisements displayed, to Alphabet Inc. in the United States of America. This personal data is stored and processed in the United States of America. Alphabet Inc. may share this personal data collected via the technical process with third parties.

These processing operations are carried out exclusively with express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

The parent company Google LLC is certified as a US company under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. There is hereby an adequacy decision in accordance with Article 45 of the GDPR, meaning that personal data may also be transferred without further guarantees or additional measures.

The privacy policy and further information from Google AdSense can be viewed at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/adsense/start/ and at https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/

13.3 Google Ads with conversion tracking

We have integrated Google Ads on this website. The operating company of Google Ads services is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Ads is an Internet advertising service that allows advertisers to place ads both in Google's search engine results and in the Google advertising network. Google Ads allows an advertiser to define specific keywords in advance, which are used to display an ad in Google's search engine results only when the user retrieves a keyword-relevant search result with the search engine. In the Google advertising network, ads are distributed on topic-relevant websites using an automatic algorithm and taking into account the previously defined keywords.

The purpose of Google Ads is to promote our website by displaying interest-based advertising on the websites of third-party companies and in the search engine results of the Google search engine and to display third-party advertising on our website.

If you access our website via a Google ad, Google stores a so-called conversion cookie on your IT system. A conversion cookie expires after thirty days and is not used to identify you. If the cookie has not yet expired, the conversion cookie is used to track whether certain sub-pages, such as the shopping cart from an online shop system, have been accessed on our website. With the conversion cookie, both we and Google can understand whether a user who came to our website via an AdWords ad generated revenue, i.e. completed or canceled a purchase of goods.

The data and information collected through the use of conversion cookies is used by Google to create visit statistics for our website. These visit statistics are in turn used by us to determine the total number of users who were referred to us via ads ads, i.e. to determine the success or failure of the respective ads ad and to optimize our ads ads for the future. Neither our company nor other Google Ads advertisers receive information from Google that could identify you.

Conversion cookies are used to store personal information, such as the websites you visit. Each time you visit our website, personal data, including the IP address of the Internet connection you are using, is therefore transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may share this personal data collected via the technical process with third parties.

These processing operations are carried out exclusively with express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

The parent company Google LLC is certified as a US company under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. There is hereby an adequacy decision in accordance with Article 45 of the GDPR, meaning that personal data may also be transferred without further guarantees or additional measures.

The privacy policy and further information from Google AdSense can be viewed at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

13.4 Microsoft Bing Ads

We have integrated Microsoft Bing Ads on this website. The operating company is Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, One Microsoft Place, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18 D18 P521, Ireland.

Bing Ads is an online advertising service that allows advertisers to place ads both in Bing's search engine results and on the Bing advertising network. The purpose of Bing Ads is to promote our website by displaying interest-based advertising on the websites of third-party companies and in the search engine results of the Bing search engine and to display third-party advertising on our website.

Microsoft Bing Ads conversion tracking allows us and Microsoft to recognize whether users have taken certain actions. For example, we analyse which buttons are frequently clicked on our website and which products are viewed or purchased particularly often. This information is used to generate conversion statistics. We receive the total number of users who have clicked on our ads and details of the actions taken. Users' personal identification data is not collected. Microsoft uses cookies or similar recognition technologies for identification.

Among other things, the following data can be processed:

l IP address (without permanent storage),

l browser details,

l URL visited,

l referrer URL (previously visited page),

l time of the server request,

l User behavior.

These processing operations are carried out exclusively with express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

The data can be transferred to servers in the USA and stored there. Microsoft Corporation is certified as a US company under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. There is hereby an adequacy decision in accordance with Article 45 of the GDPR, meaning that personal data may also be transferred without further guarantees or additional measures.

The privacy policy and further information from Microsoft Bing Ads can be viewed at: https://about.ads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/remarketing-in-paid-search-policies.

14. Partner and affiliate programs

14.1 DoubleClick

This website contains components from DoubleClick by Google. DoubleClick is a brand of Google (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland), under which special online marketing solutions are marketed to advertising agencies and publishers.

DoubleClick by Google transfers data to the DoubleClick server with every impression as well as with clicks or other activities. Each of these data transfers triggers a cookie request to your browser. If the browser accepts this request, DoubleClick sets a cookie on your IT system. The purpose of the cookie is to optimize and display advertising. The cookie is used, among other things, to place and display user-relevant advertising and to create reports on advertising campaigns or to improve them. The cookie is also used to prevent multiple displays of the same advertisement.

DoubleClick uses a cookie ID, which is required to complete the technical process. The cookie ID is required, for example, to display an ad in a browser. DoubleClick can also use the cookie ID to record which advertisements have already been displayed in a browser in order to avoid duplication. DoubleClick also allows DoubleClick to record conversions using the cookie ID.

A DoubleClick cookie does not contain any personal data. However, a DoubleClick cookie may contain additional campaign identifiers. A campaign ID is used to identify the campaigns with which you have already been in contact.

Each time you access one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by us and on which a DoubleClick component has been integrated, the Internet browser on your IT system is prompted by the respective DoubleClick component to transmit data to Google for the purpose of online advertising and the billing of commissions. As part of this technical process, Google receives information that Google also uses to create commission statements. Among other things, Google can understand that you have clicked on certain links on our website.

These processing operations are carried out exclusively with express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

The parent company Google LLC is certified as a US company under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. There is hereby an adequacy decision in accordance with Article 45 of the GDPR, meaning that personal data may also be transferred without further guarantees or additional measures.

You can view DoubleClick by Google's privacy policy at: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/.

15. Plugins and other services

15.1 Google Photos

We use the Google Photos service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, to store images that are embedded on our homepage.

Embedding is the integration of specific external content (text, video or image data) that is provided by another website (Google Photos) and then appears on your own website (our website). A so-called embed code is used for embedding. If we have integrated an embed code, the external content of Google Photos is displayed immediately as soon as one of our websites is visited.

Through the technical implementation of the embed code, which enables images from Google Photos to be displayed, your IP address is transmitted to Google Photos. Google Photos also records our website, the type of browser used, the browser language, the time and length of access. In addition, Google Photos may collect information about which of our sub-pages you have visited and which links have been clicked on, as well as other interactions that you have carried out when you visit our site. This data can be stored and evaluated by Google Photos.

These processing operations are carried out exclusively with express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

This US company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. There is hereby an adequacy decision in accordance with Article 45 of the GDPR, meaning that personal data may also be transferred without further guarantees or additional measures.

Google's privacy policy can be viewed at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

15.2 Google reCAPTCHA

We use the reCAPTCHA function on this website. The operating company of Google reCAPTCHA is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Ireland Limited is part of the Google group of companies headquartered in 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. The reCAPTCHA function is primarily used to distinguish whether an input is made by a natural person or is misused through machine and automated processing. The service also includes sending the IP address and any other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service to Google.

These processing operations are carried out exclusively with express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

The parent company Google LLC is certified as a US company under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. There is hereby an adequacy decision in accordance with Article 45 of the GDPR, meaning that personal data may also be transferred without further guarantees or additional measures.

Further information about Google reCAPTCHA and Google's privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

15.3 Google Tag Manager

We use the Google Tag Manager service on this website. The operating company of Google Tag Manager is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Ireland Limited is part of the Google group of companies headquartered in 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

With this tool, “website tags” (i.e. keywords that are integrated into HTML elements) can be implemented and managed via an interface. By using Google Tag Manager, we can automatically understand which button, link or personalized image you have actively clicked on and can then record which content on our website is of particular interest to you.

The tool also triggers other tags, which in turn may collect data. Google Tag Manager does not access this data. If you have made a deactivation at the domain or cookie level, this will remain valid for all tracking tags that are implemented with Google Tag Manager.

These processing operations are carried out exclusively with express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

The parent company Google LLC is certified as a US company under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. There is hereby an adequacy decision in accordance with Article 45 of the GDPR, meaning that personal data may also be transferred without further guarantees or additional measures.

Further information about Google Tag Manager and Google's privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

15.4 Google Web Fonts

Our website uses so-called web fonts to uniformly display fonts. Google WebFonts are provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Ireland Limited is part of the Google group of companies headquartered in 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

These processing operations are carried out exclusively with express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

The parent company Google LLC is certified as a US company under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. There is hereby an adequacy decision in accordance with Article 45 of the GDPR, meaning that personal data may also be transferred without further guarantees or additional measures.

Further information about Google WebFonts and Google's privacy policy can be found at: https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq; https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

15.5 YouTube (videos)

We have integrated components from YouTube on this website. The operating company of YouTube is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

YouTube is an Internet video portal that allows video publishers to post video clips free of charge and other users to also view, rate and comment on them free of charge. YouTube allows the publication of all types of videos, which is why complete film and television broadcasts, but also music videos, trailers or videos made by users themselves can be accessed via the Internet portal. Each time you access one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by us and on which a YouTube component (YouTube video) has been integrated, the Internet browser on your IT system is automatically prompted by the respective YouTube component to download a representation of the corresponding YouTube component from YouTube. The Google WebFonts, Google Video and Google Photo services can also be downloaded from YouTube. More information about YouTube can be found at https://www.youtube.com/yt/about/de/. As part of this technical process, YouTube and Google are aware of which specific sub-page of our website you are visiting.

If you are logged in to YouTube at the same time, when you call up a subpage that contains a YouTube video, YouTube recognizes which specific subpage of our website you are visiting. This information is collected by YouTube and Google and associated with your YouTube account.

YouTube and Google receive information via the YouTube component that you have visited our website whenever you are logged in to YouTube at the same time as you access our website; this takes place regardless of whether you click on a YouTube video or not. If you do not want this information to be transmitted to YouTube and Google in this way, you can prevent the transmission by logging out of your YouTube account before visiting our website.

These processing operations are carried out exclusively with express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

The parent company Google LLC is certified as a US company under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. There is hereby an adequacy decision in accordance with Article 45 of the GDPR, meaning that personal data may also be transferred without further guarantees or additional measures.

YouTube's privacy policy can be viewed at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

15.6 Use of ElevenLabs (voice/audio content)

To provide audio content (e.g. automatically generated language versions of texts), we use the service — ElevenLabs from Eleven Labs Inc., 651 N Broad St, Suite 201, Middletown, DE 19709, USA (ElevenLabs). When you visit a page on which the corresponding audio content is integrated, a connection to the ElevenLabs servers is established. In particular, the following data may be processed: IP address, date and time of the request, page/URL accessed, technical information about the browser and device, usage data (e.g. start, end and extent of audio playback). Depending on integration, ElevenLabs can also process log data for security, diagnostic and usage analysis purposes. ElevenLabs will only be integrated if you have given your prior consent. The legal basis is your consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR in conjunction with Section 25 (1) TTDSG (for reading/placing information on your device). You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future via our consent management tool (cookie settings). According to its own statements, ElevenLabs also processes data in countries outside the European Union, in particular in the USA. For the USA, there is currently no adequacy decision from the EU Commission. We have agreed appropriate guarantees with ElevenLabs within the meaning of Art. 46 GDPR (in particular EU standard contractual clauses). Nevertheless, when transferred to the USA, there may be a risk that US authorities may access data and that data subject rights may only be enforced to a limited extent there. For more information about data processing by ElevenLabs, please see ElevenLabs' privacy policy at: https://elevenlabs.io/privacy-policy

15.7 Using Mux (Video Hosting and Streaming)

We include videos on our website via the Mux service. The provider is Mux, Inc., 1182 Market St. #425, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA (Mux). Mux serves as a video hosting and streaming platform and provides functions for the delivery and quality optimization of videos as well as for the statistical evaluation of video usage. When you visit one of our pages with a Mux video, a connection to Mux's servers is established. In particular, the following data can be processed: IP address, date and time of access, page/URL accessed, technical information about the browser, operating system and device, video playback information (e.g. sections played, playback time, buffer events, quality settings), possibly pseudonymous usage IDs. Insofar as cookies or similar technologies are used for this purpose, we process your data on the basis of your consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR in conjunction with Section 25 (1) TTDSG. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future via our consent management tool (cookie settings). According to its own statements, Mux also processes data on servers in the USA. For the USA, there is currently no adequacy decision from the EU Commission. We have agreed appropriate guarantees with Mux within the meaning of Art. 46 GDPR (in particular EU standard contractual clauses). However, when transferred to the USA, there may be a risk that US authorities may access data and that data subject rights may only be enforced to a limited extent there. For more information about data processing by Mux, please see Mux's privacy policy at: https://mux.com/privacy

16. Your rights as a data subject

16.1 Right to confirmation

You have the right to request confirmation from us as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed.

16.2 Right to information Art. 15 GDPR

You have the right to receive free information from us about the personal data stored about you and a copy of this data in accordance with legal provisions at any time.

16.3 Right to rectification Art. 16 GDPR

You have the right to request that incorrect personal data concerning you be corrected. You also have the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, taking into account the purposes of processing.

16.4 Deletion Art. 17 GDPR

You have the right to request that we delete the personal data relating to you immediately, provided that one of the reasons provided for by law applies and insofar as processing or storage is not necessary.

16.5 Restriction of processing Art. 18 GDPR

You have the right to ask us to restrict processing if one of the legal requirements is met.

16.6 Data portability Art. 20 GDPR

You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transfer this data to another person responsible without hindrance from us to whom the personal data has been provided, provided that the processing is based on consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR or Article 9 (2) (a) GDPR or on a contract in accordance with Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR and the processing is carried out using automated procedures, provided that the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task that is in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority which was transferred to us.

In addition, when exercising your right to data portability in accordance with Article 20 (1) GDPR, you have the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one person responsible to another person responsible, insofar as this is technically feasible and provided that this does not affect the rights and freedoms of other persons.

16.7 Objection Art. 21 GDPR

For reasons arising from your particular situation, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you on the basis of Article 6 (1) (e) (data processing in the public interest) or f (data processing based on a balance of interests) GDPR.

This also applies to profiling based on these provisions within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 4 GDPR.

If you file an objection, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can prove compelling legitimate reasons for processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

In individual cases, we process personal data for direct marketing purposes. You can object to the processing of personal data for the purpose of such advertising at any time. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is associated with such direct advertising. If you object to us processing for direct marketing purposes, we will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

In addition, you have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning you by us for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes in accordance with Article 89 (1) of the GDPR, unless such processing is necessary to perform a task in the public interest.

Notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, you are free to exercise your right of objection in connection with the use of information society services by means of automated procedures using technical specifications.

16.8 Withdrawal of consent under data protection law

You have the right to withdraw your consent to the processing of personal data at any time with effect for the future.

16.9 Complaint to a supervisory authority

You have the right to complain to a supervisory authority responsible for data protection about our processing of personal data.

Routine storage, deletion and blocking of personal data

We process and store your personal data only for the period necessary to achieve the storage purpose or if this is provided for by the legislation to which our company is subject.

If the storage purpose ceases to apply or if a prescribed storage period expires, the personal data will be blocked or deleted routinely and in accordance with legal requirements.

Duration of storage of personal data

The criterion for the duration of storage of personal data is the respective legal retention period. At the end of the period, the corresponding data will be routinely deleted, provided that it is no longer required to fulfill or initiate a contract.

Updating and changing the privacy policy

This privacy policy is currently valid and was last updated: December 2025.

As a result of the development of our websites and offers or as a result of changes in legal or regulatory requirements, it may be necessary to change this privacy policy. You can access and print out the current privacy policy at any time on the website at "https://www.seventhings.com/datenschutz/”.

This privacy policy was created with the support of the data protection software: audatis MANAGER.

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