Privacy Statement

Introduction

As the operator of the website, KEB Automation KG, Südstraße 38, 32683 Barntrup (hereinafter referred to as “We”), is the body responsible for the processing of the personal data of the users of the website. You can find our contact details in the legal notice of our website; the contact persons for questions regarding the processing of personal data are named directly in this privacy statement.
We take the protection of your privacy and personal data very seriously. We record, store and use your personal data only in accordance with the contents of this privacy statement and the applicable data protection law provisions, in particular the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the national data protection provisions.
With this privacy statement, we would like to inform you to what extent and for what purpose personal data are processed in connection with the use of our website.

 

Personal data

Personal data are information about an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes all information about your identity, such as your name, your email address or your postal address. Information that cannot be connected with your identity (for instance, statistical information such as the number of users of the website) is not, however, considered personal information.
You can always use our website without disclosing your identity and without providing personal data. We will then only collect general information about your visit to our website. However, for some of the services offered, personal data will be collected from you. These data are then invariably processed by us only for the purposes of using this website, in particular for providing the desired information. When collecting personal data, only data that are absolutely necessary must be specified. In addition, it may be possible for you to give further information, in which case it is voluntary. In each case, we indicate whether the information is mandatory or voluntary. We will then inform you about the specific details in the corresponding section of this privacy statement.
Automated decision-making based on your personal data is not carried out in connection with the use of our website.

 

Processing of personal information

Your information is stored on specially protected servers within the European Union. These are protected by technical and organisational measures against loss, destruction, access, modification or distribution of your data by unauthorised persons. Access to your data is only possible by a few authorised persons. These are persons responsible for the technical, commercial or editorial support of the servers. Despite regular monitoring, however, complete protection against all risks is not possible.
Your personal data will be transmitted in encrypted form via the Internet. We use the TLS (Transport Layer Security) encryption protocol for data transmission.

 

Transfer of personal data to third parties

We only use your personal information to provide the services you request. If we use external service providers while providing services, their access to the data will also be exclusively for the purpose of providing services. Through technical and organisational measures, we ensure compliance with data protection regulations and also require our external service providers to do so.

We also do not forward the data to third parties without your express consent, particularly for advertising purposes. Your personal data are forwarded only if you have consented to data transfer, or if we are authorised or obligated to do so due to statutory provisions and/or official or judicial orders. This may be in particular the provision of information for the purposes of prosecution, the prevention of danger or the enforcement of intellectual property rights.

Insofar as we transmit your personal data ourselves or through service providers to countries outside the European Union, we comply with the special requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR and also oblige our service providers to comply with these regulations. We will therefore only transfer your data to countries outside the European Union subject to the level of protection guaranteed by the GDPR. This level of protection is guaranteed in particular by an adequacy decision of the EU Commission or by suitable guarantees in accordance with Art. 46 GDPR.

 

Legal bases of data processing

To the extent that we obtain consent for the processing of your personal data, Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR serves as a legal basis for the data processing.
To the extent that we process your personal data because this is necessary to fulfil a contract or in the context of a contractual relationship with you, Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR serves as a legal basis for the data processing.
To the extent that we process your personal data to fulfil a legal obligation, Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR serves as a legal basis for the data processing.
Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR is considered as a legal basis for data processing if the processing of your personal data is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, and thereby your interests, basic rights and freedoms do not require protection of personal data.
Within the context of this privacy statement, we always refer to the legal basis on which we base the processing of your personal data.

 

Data deletion and storage duration

We always delete or block your personal data when the purpose for storing it lapses. However, storage can take place beyond this if this is due to legal requirements to which we are subject, for example, with regard to statutory retention and documentation obligations. In such a case, we delete or block your personal data after the end of the corresponding requirements.

 

Use of our website

Information about your computer

Every time you access our website, we collect the following information about your computer, regardless of your registration: your computer’s IP address, your browser’s request and the time of this request. In addition, the status and the transferred data volume are recorded within the framework of this request. We also collect product and version information about the browser used and the operating system of the computer. We also record from which website access to the website was made. The IP address of your computer is stored only for the time the website is in use and then deleted or anonymised by shortening. The remaining data are stored for a limited time.
We use these data in order to operate the website, in particular to determine and eliminate errors, to determine the extent to which the website is used and to make adjustments or improvements. These purposes also represent our legitimate interest in data processing in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

 

Use of cookies

As on many websites, cookies are used for our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and save certain settings as well as data for exchanging details with our website via your browser. A cookie usually contains the name of the domain from which the cookie file was sent, as well as information about the age of the cookie and an alphanumeric identifier.

Cookies allow us to recognise your computer and make any pre-settings and preferences immediately available. The cookies we use are – wherever possible – so-called session cookies, which are automatically deleted after the end of the browser session. In some cases, cookies with a longer storage period can also be used so that your pre-settings and preferences can also be taken into account during your next visit to our website.

Most browsers are set to automatically accept cookies. However, you can disable the storage of cookies or set your browser to notify you as soon as cookies are sent. It is also possible to manually delete cookies that have already been saved via the browser settings. Please note that you may only be able to use our website to a limited extent or not at all if you refuse the storage of cookies or delete necessary cookies.

If cookies are not required for our website, we ask you to consent to the use of cookies when you first access the website. With regard to the non-necessary cookies of third-party providers, you will find a more detailed description of the services of these third-party providers used by us below. The legal basis for the related data processing, including any data transfer, is in each case your consent within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Once given, consent can be withdrawn at any time with effect for the future, in particular by changing the selected settings.

The legal basis for the use of necessary cookies is our legitimate interest in the proper provision of our website within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR and – insofar as contracts are concluded or fulfilled via our website – the fulfilment of the contract within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.

 

Registration

You can register to use our website. To do this, you must provide the data requested during registration, for example, your name, address and email address. We also record the date and time of registration and the IP address. As part of the registration process, we ask for your consent for the use of the data, with the advantage that you do not have to re-enter these data with each use or when placing an order.
In the case of consent, the legal basis for processing the data for registration is Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. If you register with us for the purpose of performing or initiating a contract, the legal basis for the processing of the data is also Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.
The information requested as mandatory data during registration is necessary for the performance or initiation of a contract with us for certain services. You are not obliged to register, but can also place orders as a guest. In this case, however, you must enter all the data required for the processing of the contract again with each order.
Upon registration, a customer account is created for you. The data in the customer account are stored with us for as long as an active customer relationship exists. If there is no activity detected over a period of three years, the status of the customer relationship is set to inactive. You can request the deletion of your customer account at any time. View, edit and delete the data provided during registration at any time via your registration confirmation.

 

Integration of third-party services

For certain functions on our website, we use the services of third-party providers. The corresponding services are predominantly optional functions that must be explicitly selected or used by you. We have contractual agreements in place with the respective providers for the provision or integration of their services and do everything in our power to ensure that the third-party providers also provide transparent information about the scope of the processing of personal data and comply with the data protection provisions.

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eTracker

The “etracker” tool is used for analysing usage data for our website. etracker is a web analytics service of etracker GmbH, Erste Brunnenstraße 1, 20459 Hamburg (“etracker”). Cookies are used for this purpose; they enable a statistical analysis of the use of the website by visitors and the display of usage-related content or advertising.
The data generated in this way are processed and stored by etracker on our behalf exclusively in Germany and are therefore subject to the strict German and European data protection laws and standards. etracker has been independently audited and certified in this respect and awarded the ePrivacyseal data protection seal of approval.
The data are processed on the basis of your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. As the privacy of our visitors is important to us, data that may allow a reference to an individual person, such as the IP address, login or device identifiers, will be anonymised or pseudonymised as early as possible. There is no other use, merging with other data from etracker or transfer to third parties.
You can also prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that, by doing so, you may not be able to use all the functions of this website in full.
For more information on etracker, please visit 
https://www.etracker.com/datenschutz/

 

Lead Forensics

We use Lead Forensics for our website. Lead Forensics is a web analytics service provided by Lead Forensics, Communication House, 26 York Street, London W1U 6PZ (“Lead Forensics”). The data collected by Lead Forensics are the IP addresses of the users of the website and data about their use of our website. On behalf of the operator of this website, Lead Forensics will use the information collected to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activities and to provide other services related to website use and Internet use to the website operator.
The IP addresses are compared with a database of Lead Forensics. To the extent that the IP addresses of British or Irish companies are involved, the names of the companies in which our website is accessed are transmitted to us from the Lead Forensics database. In this case, we will also receive information about which pages of our website have been accessed by the respective companies. If these are non-company IP addresses, only statistical information about the use of our website that does not permit any conclusions to be drawn about persons behind such information is transmitted. Lead Forensics does not collect and identify private IP addresses. For more information, please visit
https://www.leadforensics.com/privacy-policy/ or https://www.leadforensics.com/software-data-compliance/ (general information on Lead Forensics and data protection).

Our legal basis for the use of Lead Forensics is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

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Sales-Suckers

Products and services of Sales-Suckers OG ( www.sales-suckers.com) are used on this website for marketing and optimisation purposes. Data are collected, processed and stored from which usage profiles are created under a pseudonym. Where possible and appropriate, the user profiles are completely anonymised. Cookies may be used for this purpose. The data collected, which may also include personal data, are transmitted to Sale-Suckers or collected directly by Sale-Suckers. Sale-Suckers may use information that is left behind by visits to websites to create anonymised user profiles. The data obtained in the process will not be used to personally identify the visitor to this website without the separately granted consent of the data subject, and they will not be merged with personal data about the bearer of the pseudonym. If IP addresses are collected, they are anonymised immediately after collection by deleting the last number block. The collection, processing and storage of data can be objected to at any time with effect for the future. For more information, please visit https://www.sales-suckers.com/datenschutz/ and https://www.sales-suckers.com/cookie-richtlinie-eu/.

Our legal basis for the use of Sales-Suckers is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

 

Google Tag Manager

For our website, we use the Google Tag Manager of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as “Google”). The Google Tag Manager is a tag management system (TMS) that allows tags, i.e. tracking codes and associated code fragments, to be managed on our website. Google services can be integrated into a website via Google Tag Manager.
When using the Google Tag Manager, a connection is established to the Google servers. This saves the IP address of the browser of the end device of Google used by the visitor to these Internet pages. It is not excluded that data will be transmitted to Google in the US in this context and that US security authorities may, under certain circumstances, be able to gain access to the data. However, cookies are not set in connection with the use of the Google Tag Manager.
Further information on the Google Tag Manager and data processing by Google can be found here:
support.google.com/tagmanager/answer/6102821
www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Our legal basis for the use of the Google Tag Manager is our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is to manage the tracking codes in our website, which enable us to analyse the use of our website and to improve and personalise our services.


Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics for statistical analyses. Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, Ireland (“Google”).

As part of Google Analytics, Google uses cookies, among other things, for analyses. The nature and scope of the use and analysis of cookies are specified by Google. The information generated by the cookies about your use of the website is transmitted to a Google server and stored there. In this case, it is not excluded that data will be transmitted to the US and that government bodies may thereby have access to these data. However, standardized IP anonymization will truncate your IP address by Google previously on servers in the European Union.
On our behalf, Google uses this information to analyse your use of the website, to compile reports on website activities and to provide other services related to website use and Internet use to us as the operator of the website. In addition, Google may use the data for its own purposes. For these purposes, Google creates a profile for user behaviour, for example, or links the data with other data, for example, with an existing Google account. We have no influence on these data processing procedures. According to information provided by Google, the IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not combined with other data that Google collects or already exist. You can find more detailed information in Google’s privacy policy, which is linked for you below.

Moreover, we use the “Demographics” feature of Google Analytics. It allows us to create re-ports that contain information on the age, gender and interests of visitors to the site. These data are derived from interest-based advertising by Google and visitor data from third parties. You can deactivate this function at any time via the ad settings in your Google account or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described in the following paragraph. For further information on the “Demographics” feature of Google Analytics please refer to https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2799357?hl=en.  

You can prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address), as well as the processing of these data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

You can find further information on this at support.google.com/analytics/answer/181881 or http://www.google.com/intl/de/analytics/privacyoverview.html  (general information on Google Analytics and data protection). We would like to point out that on our websites, Google Analytics has been extended by the code “anonymizeIp(),” to anonymise the IP addresses, whereby the last octet is deleted.

Our legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (1) (a) GDPR.

 

Google Maps

We use the Google Maps service for our website. Google Maps is a service provided by Google. If you access a page of our website on which a map is integrated, a connection to the Google servers is established so that Google always receives your IP address when displaying the map. For the various services, Google uses cookies, which can also be used to evaluate your user behaviour. The Google server will be informed of which pages of our website you have visited.

If you are logged in to your Google account when accessing the page, you enable Google to attribute your surfing behaviour directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your Google account.

In order to comply with data protection regulations, the terms of use for the map service contain data protection provisions that serve to protect you. Google’s terms of use for the map service can be found at https://www.google.com/intl/de_US/help/terms_maps.html, and Google’s general information on privacy can be found at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de.

The legal basis for the integration of the map service is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR; our legitimate interest lies in the provision of map material so that you can find your bearings. Our legal basis for the setting of cookies in connection with the use of Google Maps is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

 

Use of YouTube

YouTube videos, for which we use a plugin of the YouTube service operated by Google (hereinafter: “YouTube”), are integrated in our website. The operator of the service is Google.

We use the YouTube service in extended data protection mode to protect your privacy as much as possible. When you call up a page of our website on which a YouTube video is integrated, Google initially receives only the information necessary for integration and no cookies are set for usage analysis. Google only receives further information when you play the integrated video; in this case, cookies can also be set by Google to analyse your user behaviour. When playing the video, the YouTube servers of Google are informed, for example, via which page of our website you are playing the video.

If you are logged into your Google account, you enable Google or YouTube to attribute your surfing behaviour directly to your personal Google profile. We therefore recommend that you only play integrated YouTube videos if you agree to the associated data processing by Google. You can prevent data from being attributed to your Google profile by logging out of your YouTube account. Further information on the handling of user data can be found in Google’s privacy statement at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/, which also applies to YouTube.

We use YouTube so that we can show you videos and in this way better inform you about us and our services. The legal basis for the integration of the videos is our legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR; however, the videos are played and the associated further data processing is only carried out on the basis of your consent within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

 

Use of Google Fonts

Google Fonts are used as external fonts for our website. Google Fonts come from Google and are freely provided by Google. The fonts are stored on our own servers. These Google Fonts are integrated by calling them up from our own servers. A connection to the Google servers is not established. You can find more detailed information on data processing by Google in Google's privacy policy, which you can access here:

www.google.com/fonts#AboutPlace:about
www.google.com/policies/privacy/

The legal basis for the integration of Google Fonts is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR; our legitimate interest is the optimisation of our website.

 

Customer account

You can create a customer account for our website on a voluntary basis. The customer account gives you access to the complete KEB documentation and the KEB software range. You will also have access to the registration of the KEB COMBIVIS operating and diagnostic program for the KEB COMBIVERT drive controller. All information about you and the use of the various offers is managed centrally in the customer account. In this way, you have the ability to manage, update and, if necessary, delete all data. The legal basis for the processing of registration data if consent has been given is Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. If you register with us for the purpose of performing or initiating a contract, the legal basis for the processing of the data is also Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.

 

Registration for a customer account

You can register online for a customer account. The following information is required to create the customer account: Name, address, email address. Further information can be added on a voluntary basis. After sending, you will receive an email in which you must confirm your registration. You will also receive your login data. In addition to registration via the website, we reserve the right to offer further options for registration, for which the regulations apply accordingly.

To use the full range of functions of the customer account, it may be necessary to verify the email address provided at registration. For this purpose, we will then send a confirmation link to the email address provided, which must be accessed by you. This procedure serves firstly to ensure the security of your data and secondly to ensure communication to a valid email address.

 

Collection of data via the customer account

All data on the use of the website is stored in the customer account, insofar as you log in with your customer account in each case. This includes in particular personal data (name, addresses, contact information, information about the company).

If you want to end the storage of the data in the customer account as a whole, you can have your customer account deleted.

 

Use of the data from the customer account

We use the stored data for the processing of our mutual business relationship and – if you have given your consent – to provide you with interesting and relevant offers via all communication channels used by the customer. Based on the stored data, we try to determine which offers are relevant to you.

We will contact you within the framework of the business relationship using the contact details provided if you make use of individual services. Contact can be made by email, by sending text messages by smartphone or via other digital communication channels. In addition, you can select optional communication channels and opportunities; these include in particular special newsletters and app notifications.

 

Storage duration and deletion

The data accumulated while the customer account is used is always stored for as long as the customer account exists, but can also be deleted earlier upon request. Most of the data can be viewed and changed or deleted directly online. You can delete your customer account at any time by notifying us of your wish to delete it, for example, via the general contact form. In the event of immediate deletion, the data may not be restored later in the event of renewed registration.

 

Applicant portal

You can use the applicant portal to apply for a job with us and submit all the necessary information and documents. The use of the applicant portal is voluntary; you can also send us your application by other means, for example, by email or post.

As part of the application process, we collect the following information in particular: all the information you send us with your application, such as contact details, CV and references.

The data are collected for the purpose of carrying out the application procedure, deciding whether to establish an employment relationship and communicating with you.

When we receive an application via the applicant portal, your documents will be forwarded electronically to the relevant employees at our company. If you have applied for an advertised position, the documents will be automatically deleted six months after completion of the recruitment process, provided that no other legitimate interests prevent deletion. Such legitimate interests in this regard are, for example, obligations to provide evidence in proceedings under the General Equal Treatment Act (Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz, AGG). Alternatively, you can choose to have your data stored for one year. In the case of an application without reference to an advertised position (spontaneous application), the application will be stored for as long as there is the possibility that the application may be of interest. You may also opt to be included in our database of applicants on request. In this case, your data will be stored for six months or one or two years, depending on your choice. You have the option at any time to request the deletion of your application even before the expiry of the planned retention periods. In the event of a successful application, the transmitted data will be stored for the purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with the legal requirements. In all other cases, the legal basis for storing your applicant data is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or the processing for the decision on the establishment of an employment relationship pursuant to Section 26 (1) sentence 1 BDSG [Bundesdatenschutzgesetz (German Federal Data Protection Act)].

In addition, you have the option of saving vacancies that are of particular interest to you using the Favourites function and then revisiting your favourites. The use of the function is voluntary. Our legal basis in this case is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
 

Showroom

On our website, you also have the opportunity to visit our virtual showroom and find out more about our products. The showroom can be reached at showroom.keb-automation.com.

You also have the option of contacting us via the form provided. If you would like to use the contact form on our website, we collect the personal data that you enter in the contact form, in particular your name and email address. We also save the date and time of the request. We process the data transmitted via the contact form exclusively for the purpose of being able to process your request or respond to your concern.
You can decide for yourself which information you send us via the contact form. The legal basis for the processing of your data is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
After we have processed the matter, the data will be stored for the time being in the event of any queries. A deletion of the data can be requested at any time. Otherwise, they will be deleted after the matter has been completely dealt with. Statutory retention obligations remain unaffected in each case.

In our showroom, we also use the web analytics service Google Analytics. You can find more information about this service in the corresponding section under Integration of third-party services. Our legal basis in this case is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 (a) GDPR.


Service portal

In addition to our website, we also operate a service portal, to which we provide links on our website. There you have the possibility to submit service reports about our products, for example. You can find our service portal at serviceportal.keb-automation.com.

You can find more detailed information about the portal and its use in the separate privacy statement of our service portal. This can be found at Datenschutz_Serviceportal_en.pdf (keb-automation.com).

 

Communication with us

You can contact us in various ways, including via the contact form on our website. You are also welcome to keep up to date with our regular email newsletter.


Contact form

If you would like to use the contact form on our website, we collect the personal data you provide in the contact form, in particular your name and email address. We also save the date and time of the request. We process the data transmitted via the contact form exclusively for the purpose of being able to process your request or respond to your concern.
You can decide for yourself which information you send us via the contact form. The legal basis for the processing of your data is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
After we have processed the matter, the data will be stored for the time being in the event of any queries. A deletion of the data can be requested at any time. Otherwise, they will be deleted after the matter has been completely dealt with. Statutory retention obligations remain unaffected in each case.

 

Registration for training

On our website, you have the option of registering for various training courses. If you would like to use the registration form on our website, we collect the personal data that you enter in the registration form, in particular your name and contact information - in particular your email address. We also save the date and time of the request. We process the data transmitted via the registration form exclusively for the purpose of being able to answer your request and register you for the training. The use of the registration form is voluntary.

You can decide for yourself which additional information you send us via the registration form. The legal basis for the processing of your data is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

Data will be deleted after the matter has been completely dealt with; statutory retention obligations remain unaffected in each case.


Newsletter

When you subscribe to our newsletter, your email address will be used for our own advertising purposes until you unsubscribe. You will receive regular information by email on current topics as well as emails for special occasions, for example, for special promotions. The emails may be personalised and tailored to your needs based on the information we have about you. By subscribing to the newsletter, you give us your consent for user-related analysis and profiling. Sign up for the newsletter only if you agree to the described analysis and profile creation. Withdrawal of your consent also automatically means that you will no longer receive any newsletters.

To register for our newsletter, unless you have given us your consent in writing, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure, i.e. we will only send you a newsletter by email if you have previously expressly confirmed that you want us to start sending the newsletter. We will then send you a notification email and ask you to confirm that you wish to receive our newsletter by clicking on a link contained in this email.
The legal basis for the processing of your data is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR if you have expressly registered for the newsletter. Within the framework of the statutory requirements, it may also be possible that you receive our newsletter from us without express consent because you have ordered goods or services from us, we have received your email address in this context and you have not objected to receiving information by email. In this case, the legal basis is our legitimate interest in transmitting direct advertising in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
If you no longer wish to receive newsletters from us, you can withdraw your consent once granted at any time with effect for the future or object to the further receipt of the newsletter without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs at the basic rates. Simply use the unsubscribe link contained in each newsletter or send a message to us or to or our data protection officer.

 

CleverReach

We use CleverReach to send our newsletter. CleverReach is a service offered by CleverReach GmbH & Co. KG, Mühlenstr. 43, 26180 Rastede (“CleverReach”). The email addresses of our newsletter recipients as well as the other data processed as part of the newsletter dispatch are stored on the servers of CleverReach in Germany or Ireland. CleverReach also offers various analysis options regarding the extent to which the newsletters sent are opened and used, e.g. to how many users an email was sent, whether emails were rejected and whether users have unsubscribed from the list after receiving an email. With the help of so-called conversion tracking, it can also be analysed whether a pre-defined action took place after clicking on a link in the newsletter. The analyses are group-related and are not used by us for individual analysis. Further information on data analysis and data protection in connection with CleverReach can be found at: https://www.cleverreach.com/de/funktionen/reporting-und-tracking/ and cleverreach.com/de/datenschutz/.

The legal basis for the cooperation with CleverReach is your express consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
 

Webinars

You have the option of participating in webinars that we conduct online via various links on our website. We use the service provider LogMeIn, LogMeIn Ireland Limited, Bloodstone Building Block C, 70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland, (“LogMeIn”) to conduct the webinars. You can find more detailed information about data processing by LogMeIn at https://www.logmeininc.com/de/legal and https://www.logmeininc.com/de/legal/privacy.

Participation in our webinars is voluntary. If you would like to participate in a webinar, we process personal data provided by you in a registration form, in particular your name and email address. In addition, for the purpose of conducting the webinars, we also process technical information as well as information about participation in our webinars, such as the start of participation, duration of participation and end of participation.

We process the data transmitted via the registration form as well as the data collected during the course of the webinars for the purpose of being able to carry out the webinar, to contact you regarding the event, to send you further information and to evaluate and optimise our offer.

Our legal basis for data processing in relation to conducting the webinars and with regard to the information you provide to us in this context is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR in conjunction with our interest in conducting webinars, unless you have consented to the processing pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

We would also like to point out that our live webinars are always recorded and the recordings are reused by the company and are made available to participants and persons who could not participate in the live webinar. Our legal basis is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 (a) GDPR. If you do not agree to a recording, participation in our live webinars is unfortunately not possible.

During the webinars, you also have the opportunity to participate, for example, by using the chat function or requesting to speak. The use of the respective functions is voluntary. Our legal basis is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 (a) GDPR. If you do not agree to your participation being recorded, please do not give your consent.


Prize draws

We may from time to time offer prize draws through our website or through other channels. You can register for the prize draw on a voluntary basis. Participation may be made subject to additional conditions, such as solving a problem or sending in an article. In connection with your participation, you must provide contact data, which will be used by us exclusively for the purpose of running the prize draw. Unless otherwise stipulated in the specific case, the data from the prize draw will not be combined with other data; the chances of winning are independent of other factors, such as the purchase of goods or the granting of optional consent to receive advertising. 
After the end of the prize draw, your data will be kept for a period of six months, unless you request earlier deletion of the data. The temporary storage serves to check any queries or complaints. All participant data are then deleted. The deletion does not include data that is stored for a longer period of time due to an explicit agreement with the respective participant. This may be information about the winner, for example. You are not obliged to make corresponding agreements with us. Regardless of a corresponding agreement, the publication of participant data in anonymised form (Max. M. from M.) is permitted.
The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR (consent within the framework of participation in the prize draw) or Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (running of the prize draw).

 

Social media

In addition to our website, we also use various social media channels for the transmission of information and communication, to which you will find links on our website and which also contain links to our website. Specifically, we use the social network Instagram, the career networks Xing and LinkedIn, the employer review platform kununu and the video platform YouTube. You can recognise the links by the respective logo of the providers.

By clicking on the links, the corresponding social media pages are opened, for which this privacy statement does not apply. The provisions and privacy policies of the respective providers always apply. Below is an overview of the respective privacy policies of the providers. For the applicable provisions, please refer to the respective privacy statements of the individual providers; you can find them at:

Instagram: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875

Xing: https://www.xing.com/privacy

LinkedIn: https://de.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?trk=homepage-basic_join-form-privacy-policy

kununu: https://www.kununu.com/de/info/datenschutz

YouTube: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de

Personal information is not transmitted to the respective providers before the corresponding links are accessed. Your access to the linked page is also the basis for data processing by the respective providers.

For our use of the social media channels Instagram, Xing, LinkedIn and YouTube, the following information also applies to the associated processing of your personal data.

 

Instagram account

If you have any questions about our use of personal data in connection with our use of the Facebook fan page, you are welcome to contact us and our data protection officer at any time. The contact details and communication channels are outlined in our privacy statement. If you have any questions about data protection at Facebook, please contact Facebook directly. The Federal Office for Information Technology Security (BSI) also provides general information on the secure use of social networks on its website at https://www.bsi-fuer-buerger.de/BSIFB/DE/DigitaleGesellschaft/SozialeNetze/sozialeNetze_node.html.

 

Responsibility under data protection law

Within the realm of possibility on Instagram, we try to ensure the protection of your privacy and personal data. If your personal data are processed by us in connection with your visit to the Instagram account, the explanations in this privacy statement apply without restriction. Due to the integration of the account into the Facebook service, it should also be noted that personal data are processed by Facebook at the same time. We have no influence on data processing by Facebook; in particular, Facebook does not act as a processor for us under our responsibility. For data processing by Facebook, the guidelines of Facebook, which can be accessed at https://de-de.facebook.com/help/instagram/519522125107875, apply - at least according to Facebook’s statements.

From the perspective of data protection law, two separate responsibilities of Facebook and us for the operation of the Instagram account and the associated communication and analysis options must be assumed. If your personal data are processed by us in connection with your visit to our Instagram site and we alone decide on the purposes and means of this data processing, we are responsible for this data processing. This is usually the case if you communicate directly with us via the “Instagram Direct Messaging” function and transmit your data to us. If your personal data are processed by Facebook and Facebook alone decides on the purposes and means of this data processing, Facebook alone is responsible for this data processing. This applies in particular to the analysis of user behaviour by Facebook for its own purposes.

 

Instagram Insights

Facebook offers operators of Instagram accounts the option of obtaining an overview of the use of the account and its users via the “Instagram Insights” function. Statistical data can be called up and analysed via Instagram Insights. We use the data of Instagram Insights to make the Instagram account as attractive and efficient as possible. For this purpose, Facebook provides us with data that Facebook itself has generated on its own responsibility. The data we receive from Facebook is usually anonymised data and statistics. Insofar as we receive personal data in this context, we are responsible for our further processing of these data to analyse the use of our Instagram account.

Facebook provides further information on Instagram Insights at https://www.facebook.com/help/instagram/788388387972460.

 

Instagram Direct Messaging

With Instagram, you have the option of communicating directly with us via the “Instagram Direct Messaging“ function. If you contact us via the Instagram Direct Messaging function, the transmitted data will be stored and used by us exclusively to answer your request. The legal basis for the processing of your data is your consent within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and our legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the recording and processing of customer enquiries, the analysis of customer enquiries and the monitoring of misuse.

The data are deleted as soon as they are no longer required to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. For your personal data, this is the case when the respective conversation has ended. The conversation ends for us if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the situation in question has been conclusively resolved. You have the option of withdrawing your consent to the processing of personal data at any time; in this case, the data will be deleted by us immediately if there is no basis for further storage.

 

More information about Instagram

If you have any questions about our use of personal data in connection with the use of our Instagram account, you are welcome to contact us and our data protection officer at any time. The contact details and communication channels are outlined in our privacy statement. If you have questions about data protection on the Instagram social network offered by Facebook, we request that you contact Facebook directly. We would also like to point out in this connection that the Federal Office for Information Technology Security (BSI) provides general information on the secure use of social networks on its website at https://www.bsi-fuer-buerger.de/BSIFB/DE/DigitaleGesellschaft/SozialeNetze/sozialeNetze_node.html.

 

Xing

In addition to our own website, we also have an account with the career network Xing. We use the account to provide information about our company and our activities and offer a channel for communication. The career network Xing is operated by New Work SE, Am Strandkai 1, 20457 Hamburg (“New Work”).

Please note that use of the career network and its functions is your own responsibility. This applies in particular to the use of interactive functions (e.g. like, share, comment).

 

Processing of personal information

The data collected about you when using the service are processed by New Work. It cannot be ruled out that data may also be transferred to countries outside the European EU. The processed data includes, among other things, the data you voluntarily provide, such as your name, user name, email address, telephone number, information about your professional history, profile data, content that you create, upload or receive, as well as comments, your IP address, information about the terminal you use, information about websites and content accessed and your location. We have no influence on the nature and scope of the data processed by New Work, the type of processing and use or the transfer of these data to third parties. Information about which data are processed by New Work and for what purposes can be found in the New Work privacy statement at https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung.

We process the data you enter at Xing to the extent that we like, comment on or share your posts, or contact you and interact with you. In this way, we include the data you freely publish and distribute on Xing on our own website.

You can restrict the processing of your data in the general settings of your Xing account. In addition, on mobile devices, you can restrict New Work’s access to contact and calendar data, photos, location data, etc. in the settings options, although this depends on the operating system used. You can find out more about Xing’s privacy settings at: https://privacy.xing.com/de/ihre-privatsphaere.

 

Analysis

New Work offers operators of Xing accounts the opportunity to obtain an overview of the use of the account and its users. Statistical data in particular can be called up and analysed via the analysis functions. We use the data to make our account as attractive and efficient as possible. For this purpose, New Work provides us with data that New Work itself has generated on its own responsibility. Most of the data we receive from New Work are anonymised data and statistics. If we receive personal data in this context, we are responsible for our further processing of these data to analyse the use of our Xing account. Further information can be found in the Xing privacy provisions at https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung.

 

Communication

Via Xing, you have the opportunity to communicate with us directly. If you contact us via Xing, the data transmitted will be stored and used by us exclusively to answer your request. The legal basis for the processing of your data is your consent within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and our legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the recording and processing of enquiries, the analysis of enquiries and the monitoring of misuse.

The data are deleted as soon as they are no longer required to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. For your personal data, this is the case when the respective conversation has ended. The conversation ends for us if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the situation in question has been conclusively resolved. You have the option of withdrawing your consent to the processing of personal data at any time; in this case, the data will be deleted by us immediately if there is no basis for further storage.

 

Further information on Xing

If you have any questions about our use of personal data in connection with the use of the Xing account, you are welcome to contact us and our data protection officer at any time. The contact details and communication channels are outlined in our privacy statement. If you have any questions about data protection at Xing, please contact New Work directly.

 

LinkedIn

In addition to our own website, we also have an account with the career network LinkedIn. We use the account to provide information about our company and our activities and offer a channel for communication. The career network LinkedIn is operated by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland (“LinkedIn”).

Please note that use of the career network and its functions is your own responsibility. This applies in particular to the use of interactive functions (e.g. like, share, comment).

 

Processing of personal information

The data collected about you when using the service are processed by LinkedIn. It cannot be ruled out that data may also be transferred to countries outside the European EU. The processed data includes, among other things, the data you voluntarily provide, such as your name, user name, email address, telephone number, information about your professional history, profile data, content that you create, upload or receive, as well as comments, your IP address, information about the terminal you use, information about websites and content accessed and your location. We have no influence on the nature and scope of the data processed by LinkedIn, the type of processing and use or the transfer of these data to third parties. Information about which data are processed by LinkedIn and for what purposes can be found in the LinkedIn privacy statement at https://de.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?.

We process the data you enter into LinkedIn to the extent that we may like, comment on or share your posts, or contact you and interact with you. In this way, we include the data you freely publish and distribute on LinkedIn on our own website.

You can restrict the processing of your data in the general settings of your LinkedIn account. In addition, on mobile devices, you can restrict LinkedIn’s access to contact and calendar data, photos, location data, etc. in the settings options, although this depends on the operating system used. You can find out more about the privacy settings at LinkedIn at: https://de.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?.

 

Analysis

LinkedIn offers the operators of LinkedIn accounts the opportunity to obtain an overview of the use of the account and its users. Statistical data in particular can be called up and analysed via the analysis functions. We use the data to make our account as attractive and efficient as possible. For this purpose, LinkedIn provides us with data that LinkedIn itself has generated on its own responsibility. The data we receive from LinkedIn is usually anonymised data and statistics. If we receive personal data in this context, we are responsible for our further processing of these data to analyse the use of our LinkedIn account. Further information can be found in the LinkedIn privacy provisions at https://de.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?.

 

Communication

At LinkedIn, you have the opportunity to communicate directly with us. If you contact us via LinkedIn, the transmitted data will be stored and used by us exclusively to answer your request. The legal basis for the processing of your data is your consent within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and our legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the recording and processing of enquiries, the analysis of enquiries and the monitoring of misuse.

The data are deleted as soon as they are no longer required to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. For your personal data, this is the case when the respective conversation has ended. The conversation ends for us if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the situation in question has been conclusively resolved. You have the option of withdrawing your consent to the processing of personal data at any time; in this case, the data will be deleted by us immediately if there is no basis for further storage.

 

Further information on LinkedIn

If you have any questions about our use of personal data in connection with use of the LinkedIn account, you are welcome to contact us and our data protection officer at any time. The contact details and communication channels are outlined in our privacy statement. If you have any questions about data protection at LinkedIn, please contact LinkedIn directly.

 

YouTube channel

In addition to our own website, we also operate a channel on the YouTube video platform. We use the channel to provide information about our activities and offer a channel for communication. The YouTube video platform is operated by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as “Google”).

Please note that use of the video platform network and its functions is your own responsibility. This applies in particular to the use of interactive functions (e.g. discussion, comments).

 

Processing of personal information

The data collected about you when using the service are processed by Google and, if necessary, transferred to countries outside the European Union. The processed data includes, among other things, the data you voluntarily provide, such as your name, user name, email address and telephone number, the content you create, upload or receive, such as photos and videos, documents and tables as well as comments, your IP address, information on the terminal you use, information on accessed websites and content as well as your location and your mobile phone provider. We have no influence on the nature and scope of the data processed by Google, the type of processing and use or the transfer of these data to third parties. Information about which data are processed by Google and for which purposes can be found in the Google privacy statement at https://policies.google.com/?hl=de&gl=de.

We process the data you enter on YouTube, in particular your username and the content published under your account, insofar as we may link to or respond to your posts or make our own posts that link to your account. In this way, we include the data you freely publish and distribute on YouTube on our own website and make them available to our followers.

You can restrict the processing of your data in the general settings of your Google account. In addition, on mobile devices, you can restrict Google’s access to contact and calendar data, photos, location data, etc. in the settings options, although this depends on the operating system used. In addition to these tools, Google also offers specific privacy settings for YouTube. You can find out more at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de#infochoices.

 

YouTube Analytics

Google offers operators of YouTube channels the option of obtaining an overview of the use of the account and its users via the “YouTube Analytics” function. Above all, statistical data can be called up and analysed via YouTube Analytics. We use the data from YouTube Analytics to make the YouTube channel as attractive and efficient as possible. For this purpose, Google provides us with data that Google itself has generated on its own responsibility. Most of the data we receive from Google are anonymised data and statistics. If we receive personal data in this context, we are responsible for our further processing of these data to analyse the use of our YouTube channel. Further information on YouTube Analytics, among other things, is provided by Google at https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9002587?hl=de.

 

Further information on YouTube

If you have any questions about our use of personal data in connection with our use of the YouTube channel, you are welcome to contact us and our data protection officer at any time. The contact details and communication channels are outlined in our privacy statement. If you have any questions about data protection at Google, we request that you contact Google directly.


Your rights and contact

We place great importance on explaining the processing of your personal data as transparently as possible and also on informing you of the rights to which you are entitled. If you would like more detailed information or if you would like to exercise your rights, you can contact us at any time so that we address your concerns.
 

Rights of data subjects

With regard to the processing of your personal data, you are entitled to extensive rights. First, you have a comprehensive right to information and may demand the correction and/or deletion or blocking of your personal data. You can also demand a restriction of processing and you have a right to object. With regard to your personal data transmitted by you to us, you also have a right to data portability.
If you assert one of your rights and/or would like to obtain more information about this, please contact our customer service. Alternatively, you can also contact our data protection officer.


Withdrawal of consent and the right to object

Consent, once granted by you, can be withdrawn freely at any time with effect for the future. By withdrawing consent, the legality of the processing based on the consent up to the withdrawal is not affected. The contact persons for this purpose are our customer service or our data protection officer.
If the processing of your personal data is not based on consent, but due to another legal basis, you can object to this data processing. Your objection leads to a review and, if necessary, the end of the data processing. You will be informed about the result of the review and – insofar as data processing is still to be continued – receive further information from us as to why the data processing is permissible.

 

Data protection officer and contact

We have appointed an external data protection officer who supports us in data protection law issues, and you can also contact him directly. Our data protection officer and his team are happy to answer questions related to our handling of personal data or further information on data protection law issues:
Attorney Dr Sebastian Meyer, LL.M.
c/o BRANDI Rechtsanwälte
Adenauerplatz 1, 33602 Bielefeld
Telephone: 0521 / 96535-812
Email:
privacy(at)keb.de
If you would like to contact our data protection officer personally by email, you can also reach him at sebastian.meyer(at)brandi.net.

 

Complaints

If you are of the opinion that the processing of your personal data is not being carried out in accordance with this privacy statement or the applicable data protection regulations, you may submit a complaint to our data protection officer. The data protection officer will then examine the matter and inform you about the result of the review. In addition, you also have a right to submit a complaint to a supervisory authority.

 

Further information and changes
Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites. These links are usually marked as such. We have no influence on the extent to which the applicable privacy provisions are complied with on the linked websites. We therefore recommend that you also check the respective privacy statements of other websites.
 

Changes to this privacy statement

The version of this privacy statement is indicated by the date (below). We reserve the right to change this privacy statement at any time with effect for the future. A change takes place in particular in the case of technical adjustments to the website or in the case of changes to the data protection law regulations. The current version of the privacy statement is always available directly via the website. We recommend that you regularly check for changes to this privacy statement.

Version of this privacy statement: October 2023