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Privacy Policy

We take the protection of your privacy very seriously when collecting, processing, and using your personal data. As a general principle, all personal data collected by PCSG is subject to the special protection of the Social Security Code (SGB).

Privacy Policy

1. Data Privacy at a Glance

General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data with which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data privacy can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.

Data Collection on Our Websites

Who is responsible for data collection on our websites?

The data processing on our websites is carried out by the website operator. The operator's contact details can be found in the website's imprint.

How do we collect your data?

Some data is collected when you provide it to us. This could, for example, be data you enter into a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This data is primarily technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of the page visit). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data can be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time free of charge. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. For this purpose and for further questions on the subject of data privacy, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You also have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. Details can be found in the privacy policy under “Right to Restriction of Processing.”

Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools

When you visit our websites, your surfing behavior can be statistically evaluated. This is mainly done with cookies and so-called analysis programs. The analysis of your surfing behavior is usually anonymous; the surfing behavior cannot be traced back to you.

You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information on these tools and your options to object can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. General Information and Mandatory Information

Data Privacy

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

We point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g., when communicating via email) can have security gaps. A complete protection of the data from access by third parties is not possible.

Note on the Responsible Entity

The responsible entity for data processing on our websites is:

PCSG - Computer & Internet Service OHG
Pfaffenberger Weg 142
42659 Solingen

Phone: +492122263078
Email: info@pcsg.de

The responsible entity is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke an already given consent at any time. A formless message via email to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and Direct Advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 ABS. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH A PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION ACCORDING TO ART. 21 ABS. 1 GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED TO CONDUCT DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL THEN NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES (OBJECTION ACCORDING TO ART. 21 ABS. 2 GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, the affected persons have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the member state of their habitual residence, their workplace, or the place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data that we process based on your consent or in the performance of a contract automatically delivered to you or a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done insofar as 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 content, 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 line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

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

Encrypted Payment Transactions on This Website

If, after the conclusion of a fee-based contract, there is an obligation to send us your payment data (e.g., account number for direct debit authorization), this data is required for payment processing.

Payment transactions via the common means of payment (Visa/MasterCard, direct debit) are exclusively carried out via an encrypted SSL or TLS connection. 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 your browser line.

With encrypted communication, your payment data that you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Information, Deletion, and Correction

You have the right to free information about your stored personal data, its origin, and recipient and the purpose of the data processing and, if necessary, a right to correction or deletion of this data within the framework of the applicable legal provisions. For this purpose and for further questions on the subject of personal data, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. For this purpose, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

  • If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
  • If the processing of your personal data happened/happens unlawfully, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
  • 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 the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
  • If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 Abs. 1 GDPR, a balancing of your and our interests must be carried out. As long as it is not yet clear 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, this data – apart from being stored – may only be processed with your consent or to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a member state.

3. Data Collection on Our Websites

Cookies

Our websites use so-called cookies. Cookies do not damage your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offer more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies.” They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of our websites may be limited.

Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions you desire (e.g., shopping cart function) are stored based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If a corresponding consent has been requested (e.g., consent to store cookies), the processing is carried out exclusively based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.

Insofar as other cookies (e.g., cookies for the analysis of your surfing behavior) are stored, these are treated separately in this privacy policy.

Server Log Files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

  • Browser type and browser version
  • Operating system used
  • Referrer URL
  • Host name of the accessing computer
  • Time of the server request
  • IP address

A combination of this data with other data sources is not made.

The collection of this data is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of our websites – for this purpose, the server log files must be recorded.

Contact Form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact data you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b GDPR, if your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after the completion of your request). Mandatory legal provisions – especially retention periods – remain unaffected.

Inquiry by Email, Telephone, or Fax

If you contact us by email, telephone, or fax, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b GDPR, if your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR) and/or on our legitimate interests (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR), as we have a legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us.

The data you send to us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after the completion of your request). Mandatory legal provisions – especially statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

Registration on Our Websites

You can register on our websites to use additional features on the site. The input data will only be used for the purpose of using the respective offer or service you have registered for. The mandatory information requested during registration must be provided in full. Otherwise, we will reject the registration.

For important changes such as the scope of the offer or technically necessary changes, we use the email address provided during registration to inform you in this way.

The processing of the data entered during registration is based on your consent (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your consent at any time. A formless message via email to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data collected during registration will be stored by us as long as you are registered on our website and will then be deleted. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

Registration with Facebook Connect

Instead of registering directly on our website, you can register with Facebook Connect. This service is provided by Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. The data collected is transferred to the USA and other third countries according to Facebook.

If you decide to register with Facebook Connect and click on the “Login with Facebook” / “Connect with Facebook” button, you will be automatically redirected to the Facebook platform. There you can log in with your usage data. This will link your Facebook profile with this website or our services. Through this link, we gain access to your data stored on Facebook. These are primarily:

  • Facebook name
  • Facebook profile and cover picture
  • Facebook cover picture
  • Email address stored on Facebook
  • Facebook ID
  • Facebook friend lists
  • Facebook Likes ("Like" information)
  • Birthday
  • Gender
  • Country
  • Language

These data are used to set up, provide, and personalize your account.

The registration with Facebook-Connect and the associated data processing processes are based on your consent (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future.

For more information, refer to the Facebook Terms of Use and Facebook Privacy Policy. You can find these at: https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/ and https://de-de.facebook.com/legal/terms/.

Comment Function on Our Websites

For the comment function on this site, in addition to your comment, information about the time of creation of the comment, your email address, and, if you do not post anonymously, the username you have chosen will be stored.

Storage of the IP Address

Our comment function stores the IP addresses of users who write comments. Since we do not check comments on our site before activation, we need this data to be able to act against the author in case of legal violations such as insults or propaganda.

Storage Duration of the Comments

The comments and the associated data (e.g., IP address) are stored and remain on our website until the commented content is completely deleted or the comments must be deleted for legal reasons (e.g., insulting comments).

Legal Basis

The storage of comments is based on your consent (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your consent at any time. A formless message via email to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

4. Social Media

Facebook Plugins (Like & Share Button)

Plugins of the social network Facebook are integrated on our websites. The provider of this service is Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. The data collected is transferred to the USA and other third countries according to Facebook.

You can recognize the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the “Like Button” (“Like”) on our site. An overview of the Facebook plugins can be found here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE.

When you visit our website, a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server is established via the plugin. Facebook receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click the Facebook "Like Button" while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link the contents of our site to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to assign your visit to our site to your user account. We point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or their use by Facebook. For more information, see the Facebook Privacy Policy at: https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.

If you do not want Facebook to assign your visit to our site to your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook user account.

The use of Facebook plugins is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in achieving the widest possible visibility in social media.

Twitter Plugin

Functions of the Twitter service are integrated on our websites. These functions are offered by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. By using Twitter and the "Re-Tweet" function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and made known to other users. Data is also transmitted to Twitter. We point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or their use by Twitter. For more information, see the Twitter Privacy Policy at: https://twitter.com/de/privacy.

The use of the Twitter plugin is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in achieving the widest possible visibility in social media.

You can change your Twitter privacy settings in the account settings at https://twitter.com/account/settings.

Instagram Plugin

Functions of the Instagram service are integrated on our websites. These functions are offered by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA.

If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of our pages with your Instagram profile by clicking on the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to assign the visit to our pages to your user account. We point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or their use by Instagram.

The use of the Instagram plugin is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in achieving the widest possible visibility in social media.

For more information, see the Instagram Privacy Policy: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

XING Plugin

This website uses functions of the XING network. The provider is XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.

Each time you access one of our pages that contains XING functions, a connection to XING servers is established. To our knowledge, no personal data is stored in this process. In particular, no IP addresses are stored, and no usage behavior is analyzed.

The use of the XING plugin is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in achieving the widest possible visibility in social media.

For more information on data protection and the XING Share Button, see the XING Privacy Policy at: https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.

5. Analysis Tools and Advertising

Matomo (formerly Piwik)

This website uses the open-source web analytics service Matomo. Matomo uses so-called "cookies". These are text files that are stored on your computer and allow an analysis of the use of the website by you. For this purpose, the information generated by the cookie about the use of this website is stored on our server. The IP address is anonymized before storage.

Matomo cookies remain on your device until you delete them.

The storage of Matomo cookies and the use of this analysis tool are based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the anonymized analysis of user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising. If a corresponding consent has been requested (e.g., consent to store cookies), the processing is carried out exclusively based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.

The information generated by the cookie about the use of this website will not be passed on to third parties. You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent.

If you do not agree to the storage and use of your data, you can disable storage and use here. In this case, an opt-out cookie will be stored in your browser that prevents Matomo from saving usage data. If you delete your cookies, this will result in the Matomo opt-out cookie also being deleted. The opt-out must be reactivated when you visit this website again.

Google AdSense

This website uses Google AdSense, a service for embedding advertisements. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google AdSense uses so-called "cookies", text files that are stored on your computer and allow an analysis of the use of the website. Google AdSense also uses so-called web beacons (invisible graphics). Through these web beacons, information such as visitor traffic on these pages can be evaluated.

The information generated by cookies and web beacons about the use of this website (including your IP address) and the delivery of advertising formats is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. This information may be passed on by Google to contractual partners of Google. However, Google will not merge your IP address with other data stored by you.

The storage of AdSense cookies is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising.

You can prevent the installation of cookies by adjusting your browser software accordingly; however, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data collected about you by Google in the manner and for the purpose described above.

Google Ads and Google Conversion Tracking

This website uses Google Ads. Google Ads is an online advertising program of Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

In the context of Google Ads, we use so-called conversion tracking. If you click on an ad placed by Google, a cookie for conversion tracking is stored on your computer. These cookies lose their validity after 30 days and are not used for personal identification of users. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page.

Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. The cookies cannot be tracked across Google Ads customers' websites. The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for Google Ads customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive information that personally identifies users. If you do not want to participate in tracking, you can object to this use by easily deactivating the Google Conversion Tracking cookie via your internet browser under user settings. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.

The storage of "conversion cookies" and the use of this tracking tool are based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising. If a corresponding consent has been requested (e.g., consent to store cookies), the processing is carried out exclusively based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.

For more information about Google Ads and Google Conversion Tracking, see Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

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

6. Newsletter

MailChimp

This website uses the services of MailChimp for sending newsletters. The provider is Rocket Science Group LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Suite 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA.

MailChimp is a service with which, among other things, the sending of newsletters can be organized and analyzed. If you enter data for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter (e.g., email address), these will be stored on MailChimp's servers in the USA.

MailChimp is certified under the "EU-US Privacy Shield". The "Privacy Shield" is an agreement between the European Union (EU) and the USA to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in the USA.

With the help of MailChimp, we can analyze our newsletter campaigns. When you open an email sent with MailChimp, a file contained in the email (so-called web-beacon) connects to MailChimp's servers in the USA. This allows us to determine whether a newsletter message has been opened and which links, if any, have been clicked. In addition, technical information is collected (e.g., time of retrieval, IP address, browser type, and operating system). This information cannot be assigned to the respective newsletter recipient. It is used exclusively for the statistical analysis of newsletter campaigns. The results of these analyses can be used to tailor future newsletters better to the interests of the recipients.

If you do not want an analysis by MailChimp, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. For this purpose, we provide a corresponding link in every newsletter message. Furthermore, you can also unsubscribe from the newsletter directly on the website.

The data processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time by unsubscribing from the newsletter. The legality of the data processing already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you have provided to us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and deleted from our servers as well as from the servers of MailChimp after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Data stored by us for other purposes remain unaffected.

After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist will only be used for this purpose and will not be merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with the legal requirements for sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR). The storage in the blacklist is not limited in time. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.

For more details, see MailChimp's privacy policy at: https://mailchimp.com/legal/terms/.

Conclusion of a Data-Processing-Agreement

We have entered into a so-called "Data-Processing-Agreement" with MailChimp, in which we oblige MailChimp to protect the data of our customers and not to pass them on to third parties.

7. Plugins and Tools

YouTube

This website embeds videos from the YouTube website. The operator of the website is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

When you visit one of our websites that embeds YouTube, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. In the process, the YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited.

Furthermore, YouTube can store various cookies on your end device. With the help of these cookies, YouTube can obtain information about visitors to this website. This information is used, among other things, to collect video statistics, improve user-friendliness, and prevent fraud attempts. The cookies remain on your device until you delete them.

If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to directly associate your browsing behavior with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR. If a corresponding consent has been requested (e.g., consent to store cookies), the processing is carried out exclusively based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.

Further information on the handling of user data can be found in YouTube's privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Google Web Fonts

This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform representation of fonts. The Google Fonts are installed locally. There is no connection to Google servers.

Google Maps (with Consent)

This website uses the Google Maps map service via an API. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

To ensure data privacy on our website, Google Maps is deactivated when you first enter this website. A direct connection to Google's servers is only established when you activate Google Maps on your own (consent according to Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR). This prevents your data from being transmitted to Google already when you first enter the site.

After activation, Google Maps will store your IP address. This is then usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transmission after the activation of Google Maps.

More information on the handling of user data can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

Google reCAPTCHA

We use "Google reCAPTCHA" (hereinafter "reCAPTCHA") on our websites. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

The purpose of reCAPTCHA is to check whether data entry on our websites (e.g., in a contact form) is done by a human or by an automated program. For this purpose, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis starts automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g., IP address, time spent on the website, or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google.

The reCAPTCHA analyses run entirely in the background. Website visitors are not informed that an analysis is taking place.

The data processing is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offers from abusive automated spying and SPAM.

For more information on Google reCAPTCHA and Google's privacy policy and terms of use, please refer to the following links: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de and https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=de.

8. Online Marketing and Affiliate Programs

Amazon Affiliate Program

We participate in the Amazon EU affiliate program. On our websites, advertisements and links to the Amazon.de site are integrated, through which we can earn money via advertising reimbursements. Amazon sets cookies for this purpose to trace the origin of the orders. This allows Amazon to recognize that you have clicked on the partner link on our website.

The storage of "Amazon cookies" is based on Art. 6 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in this, as only through the cookies can the amount of its affiliate compensation be determined.

For more information on Amazon's use of data, see Amazon's privacy policy: https://www.amazon.de/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=footer_privacy?ie=UTF8&nodeId=3312401.

9. eCommerce and Payment Providers

Processing Data (Customer and Contract Data)

We collect, process, and use personal data only insofar as it is necessary for the establishment, content, or modification of the legal relationship (inventory data). This is done based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data to fulfill a contract or pre-contractual measures. We collect, process, and use personal data about the use of this website (usage data) only insofar as this is necessary to enable the user to use the service or to bill the user.

The collected customer data will be deleted after the completion of the order or termination of the business relationship. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

Data Transmission at Contract Conclusion for Online Shops, Dealers, and Goods Dispatch

We only transmit personal data to third parties if this is necessary within the scope of the contract processing, for example, to the companies entrusted with the delivery of the goods or the credit institution entrusted with the payment processing. A further transmission of the data does not take place or only if you have expressly consented to the transmission. A transfer of your data to third parties without your express consent, for example for advertising purposes, does not take place.

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

Data Transmission at Contract Conclusion for Services and Digital Content

We only transmit personal data to third parties if this is necessary within the scope of the contract processing, for example, to the credit institution entrusted with the payment processing.

A further transmission of the data does not take place or only if you have expressly consented to the transmission. A transfer of your data to third parties without your express consent, for example for advertising purposes, does not take place.

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

PayPal

On our websites, we offer, among other things, the payment via PayPal. The provider of this payment service is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter "PayPal").

If you choose to pay via PayPal, the payment data you enter will be transmitted to PayPal.

The transmission of your data to PayPal is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent) and Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b GDPR (processing to fulfill a contract). You can revoke your consent to data processing at any time. A revocation does not affect the legality of past data processing operations.

10. Own Services

Handling Applicant Data

We offer you the opportunity to apply to us (e.g., by email, post, or via the online application form). In the following, we inform you 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 will be carried out in accordance with applicable data protection law and all other legal provisions and that your data will be treated strictly confidentially.

Scope and Purpose of Data Collection

If you send us an application, we process your associated personal data (e.g., contact and communication data, application documents, notes during job interviews, etc.), insofar as this is necessary to decide on the establishment of an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is § 26 BDSG-neu under German law (initiation of an employment relationship), Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b GDPR (general contract initiation), and – if you have given your consent – Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR. The consent can be revoked at any time. Within our company, your personal data will only be passed on to persons involved in processing your application.

If the application is successful, the data submitted by you will be stored based on § 26 BDSG-neu and Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b GDPR for the purpose of carrying out the employment relationship in our data processing systems.

Data Retention Period

If we are unable to make you a job offer, you reject a job offer, or withdraw your application, we reserve the right to retain the data you have provided based on our legitimate interests (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR) for up to 6 months from the end of the application process (rejection or withdrawal of the application). 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 is evident that the data will be required after the 6-month period has expired (e.g., due to a pending or impending legal dispute), deletion will only take place when the purpose for further retention no longer applies.

A longer retention can also take place if you have given your consent (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR) or if statutory retention obligations prevent deletion.

Admission to the Applicant Pool

If we do not make you a job offer, there may be the possibility of including you in our applicant pool. In case of inclusion, all documents and information from the application will be transferred to the applicant pool to contact you in case of suitable vacancies.

Inclusion in the applicant pool is based exclusively on your explicit consent (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR). The consent is voluntary and is not related to the ongoing application process. The affected person can revoke their consent at any time. In this case, the data from the applicant pool will be irretrievably deleted unless there are statutory retention obligations.

The data from the applicant pool will be irretrievably deleted no later than two years after consent has been given.

Further Information

Your trust is important to us. Therefore, we would like to answer your questions regarding the processing of your personal data at any time. If you have any questions that this privacy policy could not answer or if you would like more detailed information on any point, please contact us.

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PCSG - Computer & Internet Service OHG
Pfaffenberger Weg 142
42659 Solingen
Germany