Data Protection Statement of name of 42 GmbH

We appreciate you visiting our websites and we thank you for your interest in our company. Protection of personal data is a very important issue for us. Therefore, the processing of personal data of a data subject, for instance of names, postal or e-mail addresses and phone numbers, is carried out in accordance with the applicable European and national legislation.

If data processing is necessary, but there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally request a consent from the data subject.

In the following chapters, our company 42 GmbH (hereinafter called “our company”, “we”, “us” etc.) would like to inform the general public about nature, extent and purpose of the data processed. In this data protection statement the persons concerned shall furthermore be informed of the rights granted to them.

Right of revocation against any consent you may have given for data processing

If the data processing is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR, i.e. your express consent, you have the right to revoke this given consent at any time (pursuant to Art. 7 Para. 3 S. 1 GDPR). The respective legal basis on which processing is based can be found in this data protection statement.

The lawfulness of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation (pursuant to Art. 7 Para. 3 S. 2 GDPR).

Right to object to the collection of data in special cases; right to object to direct advertising

IN THE EVENT THAT DATA ARE PROCESSED ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO AT ANY TIME OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA BASED ON GROUNDS ARISING FROM YOUR UNIQUE SITUATION. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO ANY PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. TO DETERMINE THE LEGAL BASIS, ON WHICH ANY PROCESSING OF DATA IS BASED, PLEASE CONSULT THIS DATA PROTECTION DECLARATION. IF YOU LOG AN OBJECTION, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE ARE IN A POSITION TO PRESENT COMPELLING PROTECTION WORTHY GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING OF YOUR DATA, THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR IF THE PURPOSE OF THE PROCESSING IS THE CLAIMING, EXERCISING OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL ENTITLEMENTS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS BEING PROCESSED IN ORDER TO ENGAGE IN DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH ADVERTISING AT ANY TIME. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS AFFILIATED WITH SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).

Definitions

The data protection statement of our company is based on the terms, which the European legislative and regulatory authority uses in the EU General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter called “GDPR”). Our data protection statement aims to be easy to read and to understand by general public as well as by our customers or business partners. To guarantee this we shall first explain the terms used.

We use in this data protections statement and on our internet homepage, inter alia, following terminology:

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‚data subject‘). 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 factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

Data subject means any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the party responsible for the processing.

Processing means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

Restriction of processing means the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.

Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements.

Pseudonymisation means the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Controller or the party responsible for the processing means the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. Where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law.

Processor means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

Recipient means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or another body, to which the personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients.

Third party means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, controller, processor and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorised to process personal data.

Consent of the data subject means any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

Rights of the data subject

As the party affected by the processing of your data, you may claim certain rights under the GDPR and other relevant data protection regulations. Under the GDPR, you are entitled to claim the following specific rights as the data subject:

Right of access by the data subject

You have the right to request information on the data we hold about you from us at any time. This information includes, but is not limited to, the categories of data we process, the purposes for which it is processed, the source of the data if not collected directly from you, and, if applicable, the recipients with whom we have shared your data. You can obtain a copy of your data from us free of charge. If you require additional copies, we reserve the right to charge you for these copies.

Right to rectification

You have the right to request that we rectify inaccurate data relating to you. We will take appropriate steps to keep the data we store and process on an ongoing basis accurate, complete and current, based on the most up-to-date information available.

Right to erasure

You have the right to request that we erase your data, as long as the legal requirements for this are satisfied. This may be the case under Art. 17 GDPR if:

the data is no longer required for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed;
you withdraw the consent on which data processing is based, and there is no other legal basis for processing;
you lodge an objection to the processing of your data and there are no legitimate reasons for processing, or you object to data processing for direct marketing purposes;
the data was processed unlawfully,
and provided that processing is not required
to ensure compliance with a legal obligation that requires us to process your data especially with regard to statutory retention periods;
to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request that we restrict processing of your data if:

you dispute the accuracy of the data – in which case processing may be restricted during the time it takes to verify the accuracy of the data;
processing is unlawful, and you reject erasure of your data, requesting that its usage be restricted instead;
we no longer need your data, but you need it to establish, exercise or defend your rights;
you have lodged an objection to its processing, as long as it is not certain that our legitimate reasons outweigh yours.

Right to data portability

You have the right to request that we transfer your data – if technically possible – to another responsible party. However, you may only enforce this right if data processing is based on your consent or is necessary for the performance of a contract. Rather than receiving a copy of your data, you may also ask us to submit the data directly to another responsible party specified by you.

Right to object

You have the right to object to the processing of your data at any time for reasons that arise from your particular situation, as long as data processing is based on your consent, on our legitimate interests or those of a third party. In this case, we will cease to process your data. This does not apply if we can show that there are compelling legitimate grounds for processing that outweigh your interests, or if we need your data for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

Right to revoke the declaration of consent

You have the right to withdraw your given consent at any time.

Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), other data protection laws applicable in the Member States of the European Union or other provisions of a data protection nature. A list of the state data protection officers and their contact details can be found at the following link:

https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Service/Anschriften/anschriften_table.html (in German)

The data protection supervisory authority responsible for us is:

The State Commissioner for Data Protection of Lower Saxony

P.O. Box 221

30002 Hannover

or:

Prinzenstraße 5

30159 Hannover

Phone: +49 511 120-4500

Email: poststelle@lfd.niedersachsen.de

Legal basis for the processing of personal data

Insofar as we obtain the consent of the data subject for processing of personal data, the Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR serves as legal basis.

In the processing of personal data required to fulfil a contract of which the data subject is a party, the Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR serves as legal basis. This also applies to processing operations required to carry out pre-contractual measures.

Insofar as processing of personal data is required to fulfil a legal obligation to which we are subject, Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR serves as legal basis.

If processing is necessary to safeguard the legitimate interests of our company or of a third party, and if the interest, fundamental rights and fundamental freedoms of the data subject do not prevail over the first mentioned interest, Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR serves as legal basis for data processing.

Routine deletion and blocking of personal data

The controller processes (in this connection also: stores) the personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of the storage or,

if the processing is required by the European legislative and regulatory authorities, or laid down in another law or regulation to which the controller is liable.

If the purpose of the storage ceases to apply, or if a storage period prescribed by the European directives and regulations or by any other relevant legislator expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with the statutory provisions.

Cooperation with processors and third parties

If we disclose data to other people and companies (processors or third parties) as part of our processing, transmit them to them or otherwise grant them access to the data, this will only be done on the basis of legal permission (e.g. if the data is transmitted to third parties, as to payment service providers, in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR for the fulfillment of the contract), you have consented, a legal obligation provides for this or on the basis of our legitimate interests (e.g. when using agents, web hosts, etc.).

If we commission third parties to process data on the basis of a so-called „order processing contract“, this is done on the basis of Art. 28 GDPR.

Privacy in recruitment and in the application process

The controller collects and processes personal data for the purposes of the application procedure. The processing can also be done electronically. This is particularly the case where an applicant submits the corresponding documents to the controller by means of electronic communications, e.g. by e-mail. If the controller concludes a contract of employment with one applicant, the transmitted data are stored for the purpose of executing the employment relationship in compliance with the statutory provisions. If the controller does not conclude a contract of employment with any of the applicants, the application documents will automatically be deleted six months after the notification of letter of rejection, provided that deletion does not conflict with any other legitimate interests of the controller. In this context other legitimate interest means for instance a burden of proof in legal proceedings pursuant to the General Law on Equal Treatment (AGG).

Information on video surveillance in our properties

Video surveillance is a particularly intensive form of processing personal data. Almost everyone feels uncomfortable when they are under video surveillance. This is also referred to as „surveillance pressure“. Not being exposed to this pressure is almost one of the basic human needs.

Another human need, however, is the desire for security. Individuals and communities, but also inanimate things such as objects and systems, derive great benefit from an environment that is free of security risks or dangers.

Video surveillance is subject to strict data protection requirements for good reasons. On the other hand, the security interests of the controller must also be fairly assessed. Because often these interests are not limited to the controller alone. Employees, interested parties, suppliers, customers, tenants, guests, visitors, etc. may also have a need for security, which can be satisfied by a moderate and sensible use of video surveillance.

Even if some of the following information is already mentioned elsewhere in this data protection declaration, we would like to list all the information in this section of the text as it can also be found in a detailed information sign for video surveillance (information sheet according to Art. 13 GDPR):

Name and contact details of controller and, if applicable, his representative:

To be found at the bottom of this Data Protection Statement.

Contact details of the data protection officer:

To be found at the bottom of this Data Protection Statement.

Purposes and legal basis of data processing:

Investigation and detection of criminal offences as well as other security-related events.

Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f EU General Data Protection Regulation.

Legitimate interests pursued:

Safety of employees, suppliers, customers, visitors, etc.

Protection of property, exercise of domiciliary rights.

Duration of storage or criteria for determining the duration:

In our properties, image data is usually deleted after 72 hours at the latest, insofar as the purpose of the storage has also ceased to apply at this time.

In doing so, we follow a recommendation of the independent data protection authorities of the federal and state governments (Data Protection Conference – DSK).

With a storage period of 72 hours, according to the DSK’s justification, the supervisor can regularly pursue his security interests, while at the same time the interests of the data subjects worthy of protection remain protected.

If necessary, a special monitoring purpose may justify longer storage. However, this must be adequately justified.

Recipients or categories of recipients of the data (if data transfer takes place):

The data controller will not transfer the personal data to a third country or an international organisation.

Information on the rights of the data subject

See also the section „Rights of the data subject“ at the top of this Data Protection Statement. For video surveillance in summary:

The data subject has the right to obtain confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning him or her are being processed; if this is the case, he or she has a right of access to such personal data and to the information specified in Article 15 of the GDPR.

The data subject has the right to obtain from the controller the rectification without delay of inaccurate personal data concerning him or her and, where applicable, the completion of incomplete personal data (Article 16 GDPR).

The data subject has the right to obtain from the controller the erasure without delay of personal data concerning him or her, where one of the grounds listed in detail in Article 17 of the GDPR applies, e.g. where the data are no longer needed for the purposes pursued (right to erasure).

The data subject has the right to request the controller to restrict processing if one of the conditions listed in Art. 18 GDPR applies, e.g. if the data subject has objected to the processing, for the duration of the controller’s review.

The data subject shall have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning him or her. The controller shall then no longer process the personal data unless it can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims (Article 21 GDPR).

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, any data subject shall have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if the data subject considers that the processing of personal data relating to him or her infringes the GDPR (Art. 77 GDPR). The data subject may exercise this right before a supervisory authority in the Member State of his or her residence, place of work or the place of the alleged infringement. In Lower Saxony, the competent supervisory authority is:

The State Commissioner for Data Protection of Lower Saxony

P.O. Box 221

30002 Hannover

or:

Prinzenstraße 5

30159 Hannover

Phone: +49 511 120-4500

Email: poststelle@lfd.niedersachsen.de

Security of personal data

Our company shall take numerous technical and organizational measures in order to protect your personal data against accidental or illegal destruction, alteration, loss, unlawful disclosure or unauthorized access.

Nevertheless, for instance internet-based data transfer can principally bear gaps in the security, and therefore absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, any data subject is free to communicate personal data to us in an alternative way, for instance by telephone.

Website Encryption

This site TLS-encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as the requests you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from „http: //“ to „https: //“ and by the lock symbol in the browser line.

If encryption is activated, the data that you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Collection of general data and information

Our website collects a number of general data and information each time the website is accessed by data subject or an automated system. This general data and information is stored in the log files of the server. Following data can be collected:

browser types and versions used
operating system used by the accessing computer
website from which an accessing system gets to our website (so called referrers)
sub-websites, which are accessed via an accessing system on our website
date and time of access to our website
web protocol address (IP address)
Internet service provider of the accessing system
other similar data and information, which is used to protect our information technology systems against possible attacks

When using this general data and information, our company does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. In fact, this information is needed in order:

to deliver the contents of our website correctly
to optimize the content of our website as well as possibly the advertising for it
to ensure long-term functionality of our information technology systems and of the technology on our website
to provide law enforcement authorities with necessary information related to criminal prosecution in case of a cyberattack

This collected data and information is therefore evaluated by our company on the one hand statistically, and on the other hand to increase data protection and data security in our company, and last but not least to ensure the best possible level of protection for the personal data processed by us. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by the data subject.

This data is not amalgamated with other data sources.

This data is recorded on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of his website – the server log files must be recorded for this.

Hosting with STRATO

Our website is hosted by STRATO AG, Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7, 10249 Berlin, Germany (hereinafter referred to as ‚STRATO‘).

When you visit our website, STRATO collects various log files, including your IP address. The collection and storage of this data is necessary to ensure a secure and stable operation of our website. In addition, personal data such as access times, browser type, operating system and referrer URL may be processed.

The storage and processing of this data is carried out to safeguard our legitimate interests in the secure and reliable provision of our website pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement within the meaning of Art. 28 Para. 3 GDPR with STRATO. In this agreement, we oblige STRATO to protect our customers‘ data and not to disclose it to third parties.

Further information on data processing by STRATO can be found at: https://www.strato-hosting.co.uk/privacy-policy/

Request by E-Mail, Phone or Fax

If you contact us by e-mail, phone or fax, your request, including all personal data resulting from it (name, request), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, if your request is related to the fulfilment of a contract or is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this was queried.

The data you send to us via contact requests will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – especially legal storage periods – remain unaffected.

Data transmission via web form

Data subject has an option to register on the website of the controller stating his or her personal data. During the registration process the respective entry windows indicate, which personal data are transmitted to the controller. The personal data entries made by the data subject are exclusively intended for internal use of the controller, this data is collected and stored for the purposes of own use. The controller can transmit the data to one or to several processor(s), e.g. to parcel service which also makes only internal use of the personal data and acts under the responsibility of the controller.

By registration on the website of the controller the following data is also stored: data subject’s IP address, which the internet service provider has assigned, the date and the exact time at the moment of the registration. These data are stored against the background of being the only way to prevent misuse of our services. If necessary, these data can enable clearing up offences or copyright infringements committed. Insofar it is necessary to store this data as to protect the controller. In general, these data are not transmitted to a third party, unless there is a legal obligation to a transmission, or the data transmission serves legal pursuit of rights or criminal prosecution.

When the data subject registers himself or herself on the website and voluntarily supplies personal data, it enables the controller to offer to him or her content and services, which can by the very nature of the issues only be offered to registered users.

Google reCAPTCHA

We use „Google reCAPTCHA“ (hereinafter „reCAPTCHA“) on our website. This service is provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA („Google“).

reCAPTCHA is used to check whether the data entered on our website (such as on a contact form) have been entered by a human or by an automated program. To do this, reCAPTCHA analyses the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis starts automatically as soon as the visitor enters the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g. IP address, how long the visitor has been on the website, or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis will be forwarded to Google.

reCAPTCHA analyses take place entirely in the background. Visitors are not advised that such an analysis is taking place.

The data collected may be stored and processed in the USA, i.e. a third country for which there is no adequacy decision by the European Commission.

However, Google bases the data transfer to the USA on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework of the European Commission.

Data processing is carried out under Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its site from abusive automated crawling and SPAM.

Further information about Google reCAPTCHA and Google’s privacy policy can be found at:

https://policies.google.com/privacy

https://cloud.google.com/security/products/recaptcha

Links to other websites

Our websites contain links to other websites (so called external links).

Our company is as a supplier responsible for the contents of our own as required by the European and national legislation in force. Our own contents are to be distinguished from links to contents provided by other suppliers. We have no influence over whether or not operators of other websites comply with the European and national data protection regulations in force. Please learn more about the data protection statements on the websites of the respective suppliers.

Cookies

We use cookies in order to further improve our internet presentation for you, make it more user-friendly and to tailor it as well as possible to meet your needs. Cookies are small text data files, which a webserver sends to your internet browser when you visit a website. The cookies are stored locally on your terminal (personal computer, notebook, tablet, smartphone etc.).

Numerous websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain so called cookie ID, which is a unique identifier of the cookie. Cookie ID consists of a string of characters through which websites and servers can trace back the actual web browser, on which the cookie is stored. This allows the visited web pages and servers to distinguish the individual browser of the data subject from other web browsers that contain other cookies. A specific web browser can be recognized and identified by the unique cookie ID. The purpose of this information is to automatically recognize you and to facilitate your navigation, when you visit the website again with the same device.

You can also consent or reject cookies – also for web tracking – via the settings of your web browser. You can configure your web browser so that it blocks cookies generally, or you will be warned in advance when a new cookie is about to be stored. In this case, however, the functionality of the website may be impaired (for example when placing orders). Your browser also offers a function to delete cookies (for instance by choosing “Clear browsing data”. This is possible in all common web browsers. Further information can be found in the user manual or in the settings of your browser.

First-party cookies: First-party cookies are permanent cookies that are stored on the computer and only lose their validity when the expiry date assigned to them has expired. The word „party“ refers to the domain from which the cookie originated. In contrast to third-party cookies, first-party cookies usually come from the website operator itself. They are therefore not accessible to browsers across domains. For example, website A assigns a cookie A, which is not recognized by website B, but can only be recognized by website A. This means that data cannot be passed on to third parties.

Third-party cookies: With a third-party cookie, the cookie is set and recorded by a third party. These cookies are mostly used by advertisers who use their cookies on other websites to collect information about website visitors using the cookies. These are data records that are stored in the user’s web browser when he visits a page with the advertisement. If he visits a page with advertising from the same provider again, he will be recognized.

Other distinguishing characteristics:

Transient cookies: Transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close the browser. These include session cookies in particular. These store a so-called session ID, with which various requests from your browser can be assigned to the joint session. This allows your computer to be recognised when you return to our website. The session cookies are deleted when you log out or close the browser.

Persistent cookies: Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period, which may vary depending on the cookie. You can delete the cookies at any time in the security settings of your browser.

Consent with Borlabs Cookie

Our website uses the Borlabs Cookie consent technology to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies in your browser or to the use of certain technologies and to document this in accordance with data protection law. The provider of this technology is Borlabs GmbH, Rübenkamp 32, 22305 Hamburg (hereinafter referred to as „Borlabs“).

When you enter our website, a Borlabs cookie is stored in your browser, in which the consents you have given or the revocation of these consents are stored. This data is not shared with Borlabs.

The data collected will be stored until you request us to delete it or until you delete the Borlabs cookie yourself or until the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory legal retention periods remain unaffected.

The Borlabs cookie consent technology is used to obtain the legally required consent for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR.

Details on the data processing of Borlabs Cookie can be found at https://de.borlabs.io/kb/welche-daten-speichert-borlabs-cookie/ and https://de.borlabs.io/datenschutz/ (in German)

Google Tag Manager

We use Google Tag Manager, a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Tag Manager allows us to manage and deploy website tags via a centralized interface. While the Tag Manager itself does not set cookies or directly access personal data collected by individual tags, it may process personal data such as your IP address or other metadata during the loading process. It cannot be ruled out that Google may use this data for its own purposes, such as service optimization or error analysis.

For this reason, Google Tag Manager is only activated after you have given your explicit consent via our cookie banner.

The storage and processing of the data collected takes place in the USA, i.e. a third country for which there is no adequacy decision by the European Commission.

However, Google bases the data transfer to the USA on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework of the European Commission.

The legal basis for the use of Google Tag Manager is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit a GDPR and, where applicable, Section 25 Para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the processing involves access to information on your device (e.g., IP address, device configuration).

You can withdraw your consent at any time with future effect by adjusting your preferences in the cookie settings.

For more information about how Google handles your data, please refer to Google’s Tag Manager Use Policy:

https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/tag-manager/use-policy/

Google Analytics 4

If you have given your consent, this website uses Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC. The controller for users in the EU/EEA and Switzerland is Google Ireland Limited, Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland („Google“).

Nature and purpose of the processing

Google Analytics 4 uses cookies that enable an analysis of your use of our websites. The information collected by means of the cookies about your use of this website is generally transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

[OPTIONAL: We use the User ID function. User ID allows us to assign a unique, persistent ID to one or more sessions (and the activities within those sessions) and to analyse user behaviour across devices].

[OPTIONAL: We use Google Signals. This allows Google Analytics to collect additional information about users who have personalised ads enabled (interests and demographics) and ads can be delivered to these users in cross-device remarketing campaigns].

Google Analytics 4 has IP anonymisation enabled by default. Due to IP anonymisation, your IP address will be shortened by Google within Member States of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. According to Google, the IP address transferred by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

During your website visit, your user behaviour is recorded in the form of „events“. Events can be:

Page views
First visit to the website
Start of session
Web pages visited
Your „click path“, interaction with the website
Scrolls (whenever a user scrolls to the bottom of the page (90%))
Clicks on external links
Internal search queries
Interaction with videos
File downloads
Seen Ads / clicked Ads

Also recorded:

Your approximate location (region)
Date and time of your visit
Your IP address (in shortened form)
Technical information about your browser and the end devices you use (e.g. language setting, screen resolution)
your internet service provider
the referrer URL (via which website/advertising medium you came to this website)

Purposes of the data processing

On behalf of the operator Google will use this information to evaluate your [pseudonymous [NOT USING USER ID]] use of the website and to compile reports on website activity. The reports provided by Google Analytics 4 serve to analyse the performance of our website [OPTIONAL: and the success of our marketing campaigns].

Recipients

Recipients of the data are/may be:

Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (as processor under Art. 28 GDPR).
Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
Alphabet Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA

Third country transfer

For the USA, the European Commission adopted a news adequacy decision on 10 July 2023. Google LLC is certified under the EU-US Privacy Framework. Since Google servers are distributed worldwide and a transfer to third countries (for example to Singapore) cannot be completely ruled out, we have also concluded the EU standard contractual clauses with the provider to establish an appropriate level of data protection in those countries.

Retention period

The data sent by us and linked to cookies are automatically deleted after 2 months. The maximum lifespan of Google Analytics cookies is 2 years. The deletion of data whose retention period has been reached occurs automatically once a month.

Legal basis

The legal basis for this data processing is your consent pursuant to Art.6 Para.1 lit.a GDPR and § 25 Para. 1 TDDDG.

Withdrawal

You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by accessing the cookie settings [SET THE LINK TO COOKIE SETTINGS HERE] and changing your selection there. The lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation remains unaffected.

You can also prevent the storage of cookies from the outset by setting your browser software accordingly. However, if you configure your browser to reject all cookies, this may result in a restriction of functionalities on this and other websites. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google, and the processing of this data by Google, by:

not giving your consent to the setting of the cookie or
downloading and installing the browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

For more information on Google Analytics‘ terms of use and Google’s privacy policy, please visit https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/us/ and at https://policies.google.com/?hl=en

Adobe Fonts

This website uses web fonts provided by Adobe for the uniform display of certain typefaces. The provider is Adobe Inc., 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110-2704, USA (hereinafter referred to as ‚Adobe‘).

When you access this website, your browser loads the required fonts directly from Adobe in order to display them correctly on your device. In doing so, your browser establishes a connection to Adobe’s servers. As a result, Adobe becomes aware that our website has been accessed via your IP address. According to Adobe, no cookies are stored when providing the fonts.

The storage and processing of the collected data may also take place in the USA, a third country for which there is no adequacy decision by the European Commission. However, Adobe bases the transfer of data to the USA on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework adopted by the European Commission.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the uniform presentation of the typeface on our website. Where consent has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and, where applicable, § 25 Para. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time with effect for the future.

Further information on Adobe Fonts can be found at: https://www.adobe.com/privacy/policies/adobe-fonts.html

Adobe’s Privacy Policy can be found at: https://www.adobe.com/privacy/policy.html

Our Social Media Profiles

Data processing by social networks

We operate publicly accessible profiles on social networks. The social networks we use in detail are listed below.

Social networks such as Facebook, X etc. can usually analyse your user behaviour extensively when you visit their website or a website with integrated social media content (e.g. Like buttons or advertising banners). Visiting our social media profiles triggers numerous data protection‑relevant processing operations. In detail:

If you are logged into your social media account and visit our social media presence, the operator of the social media portal can assign this visit to your user account. Your personal data may also be collected if you are not logged in or do not have an account with the respective social media portal. In this case, this data collection may take place, for example, via cookies stored on your device or by recording your IP address.

With the help of the data collected in this way, the operators of the social media portals can create user profiles in which your preferences and interests are stored. In this way, interest‑based advertising can be displayed to you inside and outside the respective social media presence. If you have an account with the respective social network, this interest‑based advertising may be displayed on all devices on which you are or have been logged in.

Please also note that we cannot track all processing operations on the social media portals. Depending on the provider, further processing operations may therefore be carried out by the operators of the social media portals. For details, please refer to the terms of use and privacy policies of the respective social media portals.

Legal basis

Our social media profiles aim to ensure the broadest possible presence on the internet. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The analysis processes initiated by the social networks may be based on different legal bases, which must be specified by the operators of the social networks (e.g. consent within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR).

Controller and exercising your rights

When you visit one of our social media profiles (e.g. Facebook), we and the operator of the social media platform are jointly responsible for the data processing operations triggered during this visit. You can exercise your rights (access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability and complaint) in principle both against us and against the operator of the respective social media portal (e.g. against Facebook).

Please note that despite the joint controllership with the social media portal operators, we do not have full influence on the data processing operations of the social media portals. Our options are largely determined by the corporate policy of the respective provider.

Storage period

The data collected directly by us via the social media presence will be deleted from our systems as soon as the purpose for its storage no longer applies, you request us to delete it, you withdraw your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Cookies stored on your device remain there until you delete them. Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

We have no influence on the storage period of your data stored by the operators of the social networks for their own purposes. For details, please contact the operators of the social networks directly (e.g. in their privacy policy, see below).

Facebook

We have a profile on Facebook. The provider is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as ‘Facebook’). According to Facebook, the data collected is also transferred to the USA and other third countries.

We have concluded a joint controllership agreement (Controller Addendum) with Facebook.

This agreement specifies the data processing operations for which we or Facebook are responsible when you visit our Facebook page. You can view this agreement here:

https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum

You can adjust your advertising settings in your user account:

https://www.facebook.com/adpreferences

Details can be found in the Facebook Privacy Centre:

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

Instagram

We have a profile on Instagram. The provider is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland.

For details on their handling of your personal data, please refer to the Instagram Privacy Centre:

https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/

YouTube

We have a profile on YouTube. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

For details on their handling of your personal data, please see:

https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

LinkedIn

We have a profile on LinkedIn. The provider is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. LinkedIn uses advertising cookies.

If you wish to deactivate LinkedIn advertising cookies, please use the following link:

https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out

Xing

We have a profile on Xing. The provider is New Work SE, Am Strandkai 1, 20457 Hamburg, Germany.

For details on their handling of your personal data, please see:

https://privacy.xing.com/en/privacy-policy

Tripadvisor

We have a profile on Tripadvisor. The provider is Tripadvisor LLC, 400 1st Avenue, Needham, MA 02494, USA.

For details on their handling of your personal data, please see:

https://tripadvisor.mediaroom.com/uk-privacy-policy

Name and address of the controller:

Party responsible for the processing of personal data for the purposes of the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), or of other applicable data protection laws in the Member States of the European Union, and of other provisions relating to protection of personal data, is

42 GmbH

Eckenerstraße 2

30179 Hannover

Authorised representative: Thomas Hoffstiepel

Email: info@42-gmbh.de

Phone: +49 511 35 32 42-0

Fax: +49 511 35 32 42-42

Name and address of the data protection officer:

SHIELD GmbH

Ohlrattweg 5

25497 Prisdorf

Authorised representatives: Martin Vogel, Martin Dalecki

Email: info@shield-datenschutz.de

Phone: +49 4101 80 50 600

Hannover, September 2025

Amendments in Data Protection Statement

We reserve the right to amend our data protection practices and this data protection statement in order to adjust the aforesaid to reflect possible changes in relevant laws or regulations, or to meet your needs better. Possible amendments in our data protection practices will correspondingly be published here. Please inform yourself about the current date of our data protection policy.