We maintain publicly accessible profiles on social networks. The specific social networks we use

are listed below.

As a rule, social networks, like Facebook, Google+, etc. can comprehensively analyze your

user behavior, when you visit their website or a website with social media content (e.g.

Like buttons or advertising banners). Visiting our social media presences

triggers numerous processing operations that are relevant for data protection. Specifically:

When you are logged into your social media account and visit our social media presences,

the operator of the social media portal can allocate this visit to your user account. However, under

certain circumstances your personal data can also be collected, even if you are not logged in

or even if you do not have an account with the respective social media portal. In this case, this data collection

occurs through cookies, for example, that are stored on your end device or through

collection of your IP address.

 

With the aid of data collected in this manner, the operators of the social media portals can create user profiles,

in which your preferences and interests are stored. In this manner interest-based advertising

can be shown to you inside and outside of the respective social media presence. If you have an account

with the respective social media presence, the interest-based advertising can be displayed on all

devices, on which you are logged in or were logged in.

Moreover, please note that we cannot track processing operations on the social media

portals. Consequently, depending on the provider, it is possible that additional processing

operations can be executed by the operators of the social media portals. Details in this regard are

provided in the terms of use and data protection regulations of the respective social media portals.

 

Legal basis

Our social media appearances are designed to ensure an Internet presence that is as extensive as possible. This

is a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) 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) GDPR).

 

Responsible party (controller) and assertion of rights

If you visit one of our social media presences (Facebook, for example), then we, together with the

operator of the social media platform, are responsible for the data processing operations

triggered by your visit. Categorically you can assert your rights (information, correction, deletion, restriction of processing,

data portability, and right to file a complaint) against us and also against the

operator of the respective social media portal (e.g. against Facebook).

Please note, that in spite of the joint responsibility with the social media operators

we do not have absolute influence on the data processing operations of the social media

portals. Our possibilities largely depend on the corporate policy of the respective

provider.

 

Duration of storage

The data that we collect directly via the social media presences will be deleted from our

systems, as soon as the purpose for its storage no longer exists, or if you request that we delete it,

revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for which the data is stored no longer applies. Stored cookies

remain on your end device until you delete them. Mandatory statutory regulations

– in particular retention periods – remain hereby unaffected.

We have no influence on the storage duration of your data that is stored by the operators of the

social networks for their own purposes. Please contact the operators of the social networks directly for

operators information in this regard (e.g. in their privacy policy, see below).

 

Social networks in particular

 

Instagram

We have a profile on Instagram. The provider is Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park,

CA, 94025, USA. Details concerning the handling of your data are provided in the

Data Privacy Statement of Instagram:

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

 

LinkedIn

We have a profile on LinkedIn. The provider is the LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton

Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. LinkedIn is certified in accordance with the EU/US Privacy

Shield. LinkedIn uses ad cookies.

 

If you want to deactivate ad cookies, please use the following link:

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

Details concerning the handling of your data are provided in the Data Privacy Statement

of LinkedIn:

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

 

Google / YouTube

We have a profile at YouTube. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Details concerning the handling of your data are provided in Google's Privacy Policy:

https://policies.google.com/privacy,

 

If you want to deactivate Google ad cookies, please use the following link:

https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated

Details concerning the Privacy Shield certification of Google LLC are provided at the following link:

https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active.

 

 

 

Google / YouTube

 

We have a profile at YouTube. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Details concerning the handling of your data are provided in Google's Privacy Policy:

https://policies.google.com/privacy,

 

If you want to deactivate Google ad cookies, please use the following link:

https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated

Details concerning the Privacy Shield certification of Google LLC are provided at the following link:

https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active.