Privacy Policy
1. Privacy at a Glance
General Information
The following information provides a brief overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data refers to any information that can be used to personally identify you. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our Privacy Policy listed below.
Data Collection on This Website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator’s contact information in the “Information on the Data Controller” section of this Privacy Policy.
How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected, in part, because you provide it to us. This may include, for example, data that you enter into a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. This primarily consists of technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you access this website.
What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website functions properly. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to obtain, free of charge, information about the source, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to the processing of your data, you may withdraw this consent at any time with future effect. In addition, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right to file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
Please feel free to contact us at any time regarding this matter or any other questions you may have about data protection.
Analytics tools and third-party tools
When you visit this website, your browsing behavior may be analyzed for statistical purposes. This is primarily done using so-called analytics tools.
You can find detailed information about these analytics programs in the following privacy policy.
2. General Information and Mandatory Privacy Notice
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with applicable data protection laws and this Privacy Policy.
When you use this website, various types of personal data are collected. Personal data is information that can be used to identify you personally. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect and how we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.
Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating via email) may be subject to security risks. It is not possible to completely protect data from access by third parties.
Information about the responsible entity
The entity responsible for data processing on this website is:
menio GmbH
Alexanderstraße
330159 Hannover
Phone: +49 (0) 511 – 165899-0
Email: info@menio.com
The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).
The data protection officer of the data controller is:
ploon.compliance GmbH
Garvenstraße 4,
30519 Hannover
Management: Martin List and Jan-Michael Lohr
Hannover Local Court
HRB 216656
VAT ID: DE 317750175
+49 511 499999600
compliance@ploonit.group
www.compliance.ploonit.group
3. Hosting
External Hosting
This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the host’s servers. This may include, in particular, IP addresses, contact requests, metadata and communication data, contract data, contact information, names, website visits, and other data generated through the website.
We use the hosting provider to fulfill our contractual obligations to our potential and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and to ensure the secure, fast, and efficient delivery of our online services through a professional provider Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
Our hosting provider will process your data only to the extent necessary to fulfill its service obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.
We use the following web hosting provider:
RAIDBOXES GmbH
Hafenstraße 32
48153 Münster, Germany
Order Processing
We have provider a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with the provider mentioned above. This is a contract required by data protection law that ensures the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
4. Data Collection on This Website
Cookies
Our website uses so-called “cookies.” Cookies are small text files that do not cause any harm to your device. They are stored on your device either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Persistent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or your web browser deletes them automatically.
In some cases, cookies from third-party companies may also be stored on your device when you visit our site (third-party cookies). These enable us or you to use certain services provided by the third-party company (e.g., cookies used to process payment transactions).
Cookies serve various purposes. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website features would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart feature or the display of videos). Other cookies are used to analyze user behavior or display advertisements.
Cookies that are necessary for the electronic communication process (essential cookies), for providing specific features you have requested (functional cookies, e.g., for the shopping cart feature), or for optimizing the website (e.g., cookies for measuring website traffic) are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies to ensure the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies has been requested, the storage of the relevant cookies takes place exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR); consent may be revoked at any time.
You can configure your browser to notify you when cookies are set and to allow cookies only on a case-by-case basis, to block cookies in certain cases or generally, and to enable the automatic deletion of cookies when you close your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
If cookies from third-party providers or for analytical purposes are used, we will inform you separately about this in this Privacy Policy and, if necessary, request your consent.
Real Cookie Banner
We use the Real Cookie Banner cookie consent management tool on our website.
This tool allows you to grant consent for data processing via the website—in particular, the use of cookies—and to exercise your right to withdraw consent that has already been granted. The purpose of this data processing is to obtain and document the necessary consents for data processing and thereby comply with legal obligations.
Cookies may be used for this purpose. Among other things, the following information is collected and provider to the provider : the date and time the page was accessed, the IP address (anonymized where applicable), consent status, and browser and device information.
Our company does not process the data itself. The data is generally stored on servers located within the European Union. This data is not disclosed to any other third parties.
provider: devowl.io GmbH, Tannet 12, 94539 Grafling, Germany
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR
Website: https://devowl.io/
Link to the Privacy Policy: https://devowl.io/de/rcb/datenverarbeitung
Order Processing
We have provider a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with the provider mentioned above. This is a contract required by data protection law that ensures the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
Contact Form
If you submit an inquiry to us via the contact form, we will store the information you provide in the form—including the contact details you enter there—for the purpose of processing your inquiry and in case we have any follow-up questions. We will not share this information without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, provided that your inquiry relates to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries directed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if such consent has been requested.
The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request that we delete it, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., once your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions—in particular retention periods—remain unaffected.
Inquiries by email, phone, or fax
If you contact us by email, phone, or fax, your inquiry—including all personal data contained therein (name, inquiry)—will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We will not disclose this information without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, provided that your inquiry relates to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries directed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if such consent has been requested.
The data you send us via contact requests will remain with us until you request that we delete it, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., once your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions—in particular statutory retention periods—remain unaffected.
5. Analytics Tools and Advertising
Google Tag Manager
We use Google Tag Manager. provider Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Tag Manager is a tool that allows us to integrate tracking and analytics tools and other technologies into our website. Google Tag Manager itself does not create user profiles, store cookies, or perform any independent analysis. It is used solely to manage and deploy the tools integrated through it. However, Google Tag Manager collects your IP address, which may also be transferred to Google’s parent company in the United States.
The use of Google Tag Manager is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the quick and easy integration and management of various tools on its website. If consent has been obtained, processing is based exclusively on Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR; consent may be withdrawn at any time.
Order Processing
We have provider a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with the provider mentioned above. This is a contract required by data protection law that ensures the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR. https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms/?sjid=11973044810232187530-EU
Google Analytics
This website uses features of the web analytics service Google Analytics. provider Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Analytics allows website operators to analyze the behavior of website visitors.
In this process, the website operator receives various usage data, such as page views, time spent on the site, operating systems used, and the user’s location. Google may combine this data into a profile associated with the respective user or their device.
Google Analytics uses technologies that enable user recognition for the purpose of analyzing user behavior (e.g., cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Google regarding the use of this website is generally transmitted to a Google server in the United States and stored there.
The use of this analytics tool is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising. If consent has been obtained (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR; consent may be revoked at any time.
Data transfers to the United States are based on the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses. For more details, please visit: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.
IP anonymization
We have enabled the IP anonymization feature on this website. This means that Google will truncate your IP address within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before transmitting it to the United States. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the United States and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services related to website and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
Browser plugin
You can prevent Google from collecting and processing your data by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.
For more information on how Google Analytics handles user data, please refer to Google's Privacy Policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.
Demographic characteristics in Google Analytics
This website uses the "demographic characteristics" feature of Google Analytics to display relevant ads to website visitors within the Google advertising network. This allows for the creation of reports containing information about the age, gender, and interests of site visitors. This data is derived from Google’s interest-based advertising and from third-party visitor data. This data cannot be linked to any specific individual. You can disable this feature 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 section “Objection to Data Collection.”
Retention period
Data stored by Google at the user and event levels that is linked to cookies, user identifiers (e.g., UserID), or advertising IDs (e.g., DoubleClick cookies, Android Advertising ID) is anonymized or deleted after 14 months. For more details, please visit the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=de
Order Processing
We have provider a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with the provider mentioned above. This is a contract required by data protection law that ensures the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
Google Ads
The website operator uses Google Ads. Google Ads is an online advertising program provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Ads allows us to display ads in the Google search engine or on third-party websites when users enter specific search terms into Google (keyword targeting). Furthermore, targeted ads can be displayed based on user data available to Google (e.g., location data and interests) (audience targeting). As website operators, we can quantitatively evaluate this data by, for example, analyzing which search terms led to the display of our ads and how many ads resulted in corresponding clicks.
The use of Google Ads is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in marketing its services and products as effectively as possible.
Data transfers to the United States are based on the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses. For more details, please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.
Google Conversion Tracking
This website uses Google Conversion Tracking. provider Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
With the help of Google Conversion Tracking, Google and we can determine whether a user has performed certain actions. For example, we can analyze which buttons on our website are clicked and how often, as well as which products are viewed or purchased particularly frequently. This information is used to generate conversion statistics. We learn the total number of users who clicked on our ads and what actions they took. We do not receive any information that allows us to personally identify the user. Google itself uses cookies or similar recognition technologies for identification purposes.
The use of Google Conversion Tracking is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising. If consent has been obtained (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR; consent may be revoked at any time.
For more information about Google Conversion Tracking, please refer to Google's Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
6. Plugins and Tools
Spam protection (Honeypot and hCaptcha)
We use various mechanisms on our website to protect against spam and the misuse of forms.
First, we use what are known as honeypot fields. These are invisible form fields that are not visible to regular users and are therefore not filled out. However, automated programs (bots) often fill out these fields, causing such requests to be automatically identified as spam and discarded. No personal data is transferred to third parties in this process.
In addition, we use the hCaptcha service, which is integrated into our forms (e.g., via Contact Form 7). provider Intuition Machines, Inc., 2211 Selig Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90026, USA.
hCaptcha is used to verify whether data is being entered on this website by a human or by an automated program. To do this, hCaptcha analyzes the website visitor’s behavior based on various characteristics. This analysis begins automatically as soon as the website visitor interacts with the relevant form. Information such as IP address, browser data, and interactions (e.g., mouse movements) is processed for this analysis.
The data collected during the analysis may be transmitted to the hCaptcha provider .
The processing is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web services from abusive automated use and spam. If consent has been obtained, the processing is based exclusively on Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR; consent may be withdrawn at any time.
For more information about hCaptcha, visit:https://www.hcaptcha.com/privacyhttps://www.hcaptcha.com/terms
PPayPal
We offer the option of processing the payment transaction through the payment service provider PayPal (PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg). This is in accordance with our legitimate interest in offering an efficient and secure payment method (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). In this context, we share the following data with PayPal to the extent necessary for the performance of the contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).
First NameLast NameAddressEmail AddressPhone Number
The processing of the data specified in this section is not required by law or contract. Without the transmission of your personal data, we cannot process a payment via PayPal. [You have the option to choose a different payment method.]
PayPal conducts a credit check for various services, such as direct debit payments, to verify your willingness and ability to pay. This is in accordance with PayPal’s legitimate interest (pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR) and serves the purpose of contract performance (pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR). For this purpose, your data (name, address, date of birth, and bank account details) is shared with credit reporting agencies. We have no influence over this process and only receive the result indicating whether the payment was processed, declined, or is pending review.
For more information on how to file a dispute or request a refund with PayPal, please visit:https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full
Your data will be stored until the payment process is complete. This includes the time required to process refunds, manage accounts receivable, and prevent fraud.
7. Audio and Video Conferences
Data Processing
We use online conferencing tools, among other methods, to communicate with our customers. The specific tools we use are listed below. When you communicate with us via video or audio conference over the Internet, your personal data is collected and processed by us and by the provider respective conferencing tool.
The conferencing tools collect all data that you provide or enter when using the tools (email address and/or phone number). In addition, the conferencing tools process the duration of the conference, the start and end times of your participation in the conference, the number of participants, and other “contextual information” related to the communication process (metadata).
In addition, the provider processes all technical data necessary for handling online communication. This includes, in particular, IP addresses, MAC addresses, device IDs, device type, operating system type and version, client version, camera type, microphone or speaker, and the type of connection.
If content is exchanged, uploaded, or otherwise made available within the tool, it is alsoprovider on theprovider servers. Such content includes, in particular, cloud recordings, chat/instant messages, voicemails, uploaded photos and videos, files, whiteboards, and other information shared while using the service.
Please note that we do not have full control over the data processing activities of the tools we use. Our ability to influence these activities depends largely on the corporate policies of the respective providers. For further information on data processing by the conference tools, please refer to the privacy policies of the respective tools, which we have listed below.
Purpose and Legal Basis
The conference tools are used to communicate with prospective or existing contractual partners or to offer specific services to our customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR). Furthermore, the use of these tools serves to generally simplify and expedite communication with us or our company (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Where consent has been requested, the use of the relevant tools is based on this consent; consent may be revoked at any time with future effect.
Retention period
Data that we collect directly through our video and conferencing tools will be deleted from our systems as soon as you request that we delete it, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Stored cookies remain on your device until you delete them. Mandatory legal retention periods remain unaffected.
We have no control over how long your data is stored by the operators of the conferencing tools for their own purposes. For more details, please contact the operators of the conferencing tools directly.
Conference tools used
We use the following conferencing tools:
Microsoft Teams
We use Microsoft Teams. provider Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA. For details on data processing, please refer to the Microsoft Teams Privacy Statement: https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement.
Order Processing
We have provider a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with the provider mentioned above. This is a contract required by data protection law that ensures the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
8. Our Services: Handling of Applicant Data
We offer you the opportunity to apply for a position with us (e.g., by email, mail, or via our online application form). Below, we provide information about the scope, purpose, and use of your personal data collected during the application process. We assure you that the collection, processing, and use of your data are carried out in accordance with applicable data protection laws and all other legal provisions, and that your data will be treated as strictly confidential.
Scope and Purpose of Data Collection
When you submit an application to us, we process the associated personal data (e.g., contact and communication details, application documents, notes taken during interviews, etc.) to the extent necessary to decide whether to establish an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is Section 26 of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) (initiation of an employment relationship), Art. 6(1)(b) of the GDPR (general contract initiation), and—provided you have given your consent—Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. Consent may be revoked at any time. Your personal data will be shared within our company exclusively with those individuals involved in processing your application.
If your application is successful, the data you have submitted will be stored in our data processing systems in accordance with Section 26 of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and Article 6(1)(b) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for the purpose of administering the employment relationship.
Data retention period
If we are unable to offer you a position, if you decline a job offer, or if you withdraw your application, we reserve the right to retain the data you have provided for up to 6 months from the conclusion of the application process (rejection or withdrawal of the application) based on our legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). The data will then be deleted and the physical application documents destroyed. The retention serves, in particular, as evidence in the event of a legal dispute. If it becomes apparent that the data will be required after the 6-month period has expired (e.g., due to an impending or pending legal dispute), deletion will not take place until the purpose for continued retention no longer applies.
Data may also be retained for a longer period if you have provided the necessary consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) or if statutory retention requirements prevent its deletion.
We usePersonio for our recruiting processes. You can find the privacy policy for our careers page here: https://menio.jobs.personio.de/privacy-policy?language=de
Our social media channels
Data Processing by Social Networks
We maintain publicly accessible profiles on social media platforms. You can find a list of the specific social media platforms we use below.
Social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, etc., can generally analyze your user behavior in detail when you visit their website or a website that includes integrated social media content (e.g., “Like” buttons or advertising banners). Visiting our social media pages triggers numerous data processing operations that are relevant to data protection. Specifically:
If you are logged into your social media account and visit our social media page, the operator of the social media platform may associate this visit with your user account. However, your personal data may also be collected even if you are not logged in or do not have an account with the respective social media portal. In this case, data collection occurs, for example, through cookies stored on your device or by recording your IP address.
Using the data collected in this way, social media platform operators can create user profiles that store your preferences and interests. This allows them to display interest-based ads to you both on and off the respective social media platform. If you have an account on the respective social network, these interest-based ads may appear on any device on which you are currently logged in or have previously been logged in.
Please also note that we are unable to track all data processing activities on social media platforms. Depending on provider , additional processing operations provider therefore be carried out by the operators of these social media platforms. For more details, please refer to the terms of use and privacy policies of the respective social media platforms.
Legal basis
Our social media accounts are intended to ensure the broadest possible online presence. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The analysis processes initiated by the social networks may be based on different legal grounds, which must be specified by the operators of the social networks (e.g., consent within the meaning of Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR).
Data Controller and Exercising Your Rights
When you visit one of our social media pages (e.g., Facebook), we are jointly responsible with the operator of the social media platform for the data processing activities triggered by that visit. You may generally exercise your rights (right of access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, and the right to lodge a complaint) both against us and against the operator of the respective social media portal (e.g., against Facebook).
Please note that, despite our joint responsibility with the social media platform operators, we do not have full control over the data processing activities of these platforms. Our options are largely determined by the corporate policies of the respective provider.
Retention period
Data collected directly by us through our social media presence will be deleted from our systems as soon as you request its deletion, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Stored cookies remain on your device until you delete them. Mandatory legal provisions—in particular retention periods—remain unaffected.
We have no control over how long your data is stored by social media platform operators for their own purposes. For more details, please contact the social media platform operators directly (e.g., by reviewing their privacy policies, see below).
Social Networks in Detail
We have a Facebook profile. provider service is Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland. According to Facebook, the data collected is also transferred to the United States and other third countries.
You can adjust your ad settings yourself in your user account. To do so, click the following link and log in: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads.
Data transfers to the United States are based on the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses. For more details, please click here:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum und https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.
For more details, please refer to Facebook's Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.
We have an Instagram account. provider Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA.
Data transfers to the United States are based on the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses. For details, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875, and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.
For details on how Instagram handles your personal data, please refer to Instagram’s Privacy Policy: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875.
We have a profile on XING. provider New Work SE, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany. For details on how they handle your personal data, please refer to XING’s Privacy Policy: https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung.
We have a profile on LinkedIn. provider LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. LinkedIn uses advertising cookies.
If you would like to disable LinkedIn advertising cookies, please use the following link:
https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.
Data transfers to the United States are based on the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses. For more details, please visit: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/dpa and https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/eu-sccs.
For details on how LinkedIn handles your personal data, please refer to LinkedIn’s Privacy Policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
9. Retention Period and Rights of the Data Subject
Retention period
Unless a more specific retention period is stated in this Privacy Policy, we will retain your personal data until the purpose of the data processing no longer applies. If you submit a valid request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible grounds for storing your personal data (e.g., retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, the data will be deleted once these grounds no longer apply.
Notice Regarding the Transfer of Data to the United States and Other Third Countries
Among other things, we use tools provided by companies based in the United States or other third countries that do not offer an adequate level of data protection. When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to these third countries and processed there. Please note that these countries cannot guarantee a level of data protection comparable to that of the EU. For example, U.S. companies are required to disclose personal data to security authorities without you, as the data subject, being able to take legal action against this. It therefore cannot be ruled out that U.S. authorities (e.g., intelligence agencies) may process, analyze, and permanently store your data located on U.S. servers for surveillance purposes. We have no influence over these processing activities.
Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You may withdraw any consent you have already given at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out prior to the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.
Right to object to data collection in specific cases and to direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)
IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6(1)( E OR F OF THE GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. YOU CAN FIND THE SPECIFIC LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING IS NECESSARY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, , exercise, or defense of legal claims (objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS BEING PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH MARKETING PURPOSES; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING, TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) GDPR).
Right to file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority
In the event of a breach of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work, or the place where the alleged breach occurred. This right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to data portability
You have the right to receive data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract, either directly or through a third party, in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request that the data be transferred directly to another controller, this will only be done to the extent that it is technically feasible.
SSL or TLS encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential information, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address bar of your browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock icon in your browser bar.
When SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, the data you send to us cannot be intercepted by third parties.
Access, Deletion, and Correction
In accordance with applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to request, free of charge, information about your stored personal data, its source and recipients, and the purpose of the data processing, as well as the right to have this data corrected or deleted, if applicable. You may contact us at any time regarding this matter or any other questions you may have about personal data.
Right to restriction of processing
You have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted. You may contact us at any time to do so. The right to restriction of processing applies in the following cases:
If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we generally need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification process, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted. If the processing of your personal data was or is unlawful, you may request that the processing be restricted instead of having the data erased.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend, or assert legal claims, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted instead of erased. If you have lodged an objection under Article 21(1) of the GDPR, a balancing of your interests against ours must be carried out. Until it is determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, such data may—apart from storage—be processed only with your consent, or for the purpose of establishing, exercising, or defending legal claims, or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of an important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.
Objection to promotional emails
We hereby object to the use of contact information published in accordance with legal disclosure requirements for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and informational materials. The operators of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited transmission of advertising information, such as through spam emails.
As of April 21, 2026