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></span></p><p>Register of associations: Frankfurt am Main local court No. 5190;<br>President of the Advisory Board: Brigitte Goertz-Meissner<br>Executive Board: Petra Hedorfer (Chief Executive Officer), Benedikt Esser</p><p>Supported by the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action on the basis of a decision by the German Bundestag</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="standardtext---kontakt" class=" content zebra-auto" > <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-lg-10 offset-lg-1"> <div class="richtext "> <div class="text-wrap"> <div class="bodytext"> <p>We are very delighted that you have shown interest in our enterprise. Data protection is of a particularly high priority for the management of the Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus (DZT). The use of the Internet pages of the DZT is possible without any indication of personal data; however, if a data subject wants to use special enterprise services via our website, processing of personal data could become necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no statutory basis for such processing, we generally obtain consent from the data subject.</p><p></p><p>The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number of a data subject shall always be in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and in accordance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to the DZT. By means of this data protection declaration, our enterprise would like to inform the general public of the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed, by means of this data protection declaration, of the rights to which they are entitled.</p><p></p><p>As the controller, the DZT has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed through this website. However, Internet-based data transmissions may in principle have security gaps, so absolute protection may not be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transfer personal data to us via alternative means, e.g. by telephone.</p><p></p><p><b>1. Definitions</b></p><p>The data protection declaration of the DZT is based on the terms used by the European legislator for the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our data protection declaration should be legible and understandable for the general public, as well as our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to first explain the terminology used.</p><p>In this data protection declaration, we use, inter alia, the following terms:</p><p><ul class="standardList"><li><b>Personal data</b><br>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.</li><li><b>Data subject</b><br>Data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person, whose personal data is processed by the controller responsible for the processing.</li><li><b>Processing</b><br>Processing is 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.</li><li><b>Restriction of processing</b><br>Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.</li><li><b>Profiling</b><br>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.</li><li><b>Pseudonymisation</b><br>Pseudonymisation is 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.</li><li><b>Controller or controller responsible for the processing</b><br>Controller or controller responsible for the processing is 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.</li><li><b>Processor</b><br>Processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.</li><li><b>Recipient</b><br>Recipient is 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; the processing of those data by those public authorities shall be in compliance with the applicable data protection rules according to the purposes of the processing.</li><li><b>Third party</b><br>Third party is 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.</li><li><b>Consent</b><br>Consent of the data subject is 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.</li></ul></p><p><b>2. Name and Address of the controller</b></p><p>Controller for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), other data protection laws applicable in Member states of the European Union and other provisions related to data protection is:</p><p>Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus e.V.<br>Beethovenstraße 69<br>60325 Frankfurt<br>Deutschland</p><p>Tel.: 069 97464 - 0<br>E-Mail: <span class="type-email" data-value="eyJoMSI6IlpHRjBaVzV6WTJoMWRIbz0iLCJoMiI6IloyVnliV0Z1ZVM1MGNtRjJaV3c9IiwidDEiOiJaR0YwWlc1elkyaDFkSG89IiwidDIiOiJaMlZ5YldGdWVTNTBjbUYyWld3PSJ9" tabindex="0" aria-label="Contact by email" ></span><br>Website: www.germany.travel</p><p><b>3. Name and Address of the Data Protection Officer</b></p><p>The Data Protection Officer of the controller is:<br>Ralph Bürger<br>Beethovenstraße 69<br>D-60325 Frankfurt<br>datenschutz@germany.travel</p><p>Any data subject may, at any time, contact our Data Protection Officer directly with all questions and suggestions concerning data protection.</p><p><b>4. The supervisory authority responsible for data protection is:</b></p><p>Der Hessische Datenschutzbeauftragte<br>Gustav-Stresemann-Ring 1<br>65189 Wiesbaden</p><p><b>5. Cookies</b></p><p>The Internet pages of the DZT use cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored in a computer system via an Internet browser.</p><p>Many Internet sites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a character string through which Internet pages and servers can be assigned to the specific Internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This allows visited Internet sites and servers to differentiate the individual browser of the dats subject from other Internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific Internet browser can be recognized and identified using the unique cookie ID.</p><p>Through the use of cookies, the DZT can provide the users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting.</p><p>By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized with the user in mind. Cookies allow us, as previously mentioned, to recognize our website users. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to utilize our website.</p><p>The data subject may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies through our website by means of a corresponding setting of the Internet browser used, and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular Internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the Internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be entirely usable.</p><p><b>6. Collection of general data and information</b></p><p>The website of the DZT collects a series of general data and information when a data subject or automated system calls up the website. This general data and information are stored in the server log files. Collected may be (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrers), (4) the sub-websites, (5) the date and time of access to the Internet site, (6) an Internet protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system, and (8) any other similar data and information that may be used in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.</p><p>When using these general data and information, the DZT does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is needed to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) optimize the content of our website as well as its advertisement, (3) ensure the long-term viability of our information technology systems and website technology, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in case of a cyber-attack. Therefore, the DZT analyzes anonymously collected data and information statistically, with the aim of increasing the data protection and data security of our enterprise, and to ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.</p><p><b>7. Subscription to our newsletters</b></p><p>On the website of the DZT, users are given the opportunity to subscribe to our enterprise's newsletter. The input mask used for this purpose determines what personal data are transmitted (Legal basis: Art. 6 Section 1 lit. a DSGVO), as well as when the newsletter is ordered from the controller.</p><p>The DZT informs its customers and business partners regularly by means of a newsletter about enterprise offers. The enterprise's newsletter may only be received by the data subject if (1) the data subject has a valid e-mail address and (2) the data subject registers for the newsletter shipping. A confirmation e-mail will be sent to the e-mail address registered by a data subject for the first time for newsletter shipping, for legal reasons, in the double opt-in procedure. This confirmation e-mail is used to prove whether the owner of the e-mail address as the data subject is authorized to receive the newsletter. If the link is not confirmed within 56 days, the data concerned will be deleted at the end of this period.</p><p>We use the marketing CRM system of starmate solutions GmbH, based in Ulm, Germany (www.starmate.io), to send you our newsletter on a regular basis. Your contact information (e.g. name, e-mail address), which you have voluntarily provided to us, is collected and processed.</p><p>We also store the date and time of registration when you register for the newsletter.</p><p>This data is processed exclusively for the purposes of sending the newsletter and customer service and is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Your data is hosted on servers in Germany respectively within the European Union, which ensures compliance with European data protection standards. The personal data collected as part of the newsletter service will not be passed on to third parties.</p><p>You can unsubscribe at any time by using the corresponding link in the newsletter or by contacting us directly by email by sending an email to <span class="type-email" data-value="eyJoMSI6ImJtVjNjMnhsZEhSbGNnPT0iLCJoMiI6IloyVnliV0Z1ZVM1MGNtRjJaV3c9IiwidDEiOiJibVYzYzJ4bGRIUmxjZz09IiwidDIiOiJaMlZ5YldGdWVTNTBjbUYyWld3PSJ9" tabindex="0" aria-label="Contact by email" ></span>.</p><p><b>8. Newsletter-Tracking</b></p><p>The newsletter of the DZT contains so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic embedded in such e-mails, which are sent in HTML format to enable log file recording and analysis. This allows a statistical analysis of the success or failure of online marketing campaigns. Based on the embedded tracking pixel, the DZT may see if and when an e-mail was opened by a data subject, and which links in the e-mail were called up by data subjects.</p><p>Such personal data collected in the tracking pixels contained in the newsletters are stored and analyzed by the controller in order to optimize the shipping of the newsletter, as well as to adapt the content of future newsletters even better to the interests of the data subject. These personal data will not be passed on to third parties. Data subjects are at any time entitled to revoke the respective separate declaration of consent issued by means of the double-opt-in procedure. After a revocation, these personal data will be deleted by the controller and no newsletter will be sent to this address anymore. The DZT automatically regards a withdrawal from the receipt of the newsletter as a revocation.</p><p>Our newsletters may contain touristic partner offers with links to external websites, which may use different tracking tools.</p><p><b>9. Contact possibility via the website</b></p><p>The website of the DZT contains information that enables a quick electronic contact to our enterprise, as well as direct communication with us, which also includes a general address of the so-called electronic mail (e-mail address). If a data subject contacts the controller by e-mail or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject are automatically stored. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a data subject to the data controller are stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. There is no transfer of this personal data to third parties.</p><p><b>10. Routine erasure and blocking of personal data</b></p><p>The data controller shall process and store the personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or as far as this is granted by the European legislator or other legislators in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject to.</p><p>If the storage purpose is not applicable, or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data are routinely blocked or erased in accordance with legal requirements.</p><p><b>11. Rights of the data subject</b></p><p><small></small><b>a) Right of confirmation</b></p><p>Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller the confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her are being processed. If a data subject wishes to avail himself of this right of confirmation, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller.</p><p><small></small><b>b) Right of access</b></p><p>Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller free information about his or her personal data stored at any time and a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European directives and regulations grant the data subject access to the following information:</p><p><ul class="standardList"><li>the purposes of the processing;</li><li>the categories of personal data concerned;</li><li>the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations;</li><li>where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period;</li><li>the existence of the right to request from the controller rectification or erasure of personal data, or restriction of processing of personal data concerning the data subject, or to object to such processing;</li><li>the existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;</li><li>where the personal data are not collected from the data subject, any available information as to their source;</li><li>the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject.</li></ul></p><p>Furthermore, the data subject shall have a right to obtain information as to whether personal data are transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. Where this is the case, the data subject shall have the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.<br>If a data subject wishes to avail himself of this right of access, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller.</p><p><small></small><b>c) Right to rectification</b></p><p>Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning him or her. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, the data subject shall have the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement.<br>If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller.</p><p><small></small><b>d) Right to erasure (Right to be forgotten)</b></p><p>Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning him or her without undue delay, and the controller shall have the obligation to erase personal data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies, as long as the processing is not necessary:</p><p><ul class="standardList"><li>The personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.</li><li>The data subject withdraws consent to which the processing is based according to point (a) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR, or point (a) of Article 9(2) of the GDPR, and where there is no other legal ground for the processing.</li><li>The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) of the GDPR.</li><li>The personal data have been unlawfully processed.</li><li>The personal data must be erased for compliance with a legal obligation in Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.</li><li>The personal data have been collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Article 8(1) of the GDPR.</li></ul></p><p>If one of the aforementioned reasons applies, and a data subject wishes to request the erasure of personal data stored by the DZT, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller. An employee of DZT shall promptly ensure that the erasure request is complied with immediately.</p><p>Where the controller has made personal data public and is obliged pursuant to Article 17(1) to erase the personal data, the controller, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform other controllers processing the personal data that the data subject has requested erasure by such controllers of any links to, or copy or replication of, those personal data, as far as processing is not required. An employees of the DZT will arrange the necessary measures in individual cases.</p><p><small></small><b>e) Right of restriction of processing</b></p><p>Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller restriction of processing where one of the following applies:</p><p><ul class="standardList"><li>The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.</li><li>The processing is unlawful and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of their use instead.</li><li>The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by the data subject for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.</li><li>The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.</li></ul></p><p>If one of the aforementioned conditions is met, and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of the processing of personal data stored by the DZT, he or she may at any time contact any employee of the controller. The employee of the DZT will arrange the restriction of the processing.</p><p><small></small><b>f) Right to data portability</b></p><p>Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator, to receive the personal data concerning him or her, which was provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. He or she shall have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data have been provided, as long as the processing is based on consent pursuant to point (a) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR or point (a) of Article 9(2) of the GDPR, or on a contract pursuant to point (b) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR, and the processing is carried out by automated means, as long as the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.</p><p>Furthermore, in exercising his or her right to data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) of the GDPR, the data subject shall have the right to have personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and when doing so does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.</p><p>In order to assert the right to data portability, the data subject may at any time contact any employee of the DZT.</p><p><small></small><b>g) Right to object</b></p><p>Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to object, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, at any time, to processing of personal data concerning him or her, which is based on point (e) or (f) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.</p><p>The DZT shall no longer process the personal data in the event of the objection, unless we 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.</p><p>If the DZT processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject shall have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning him or her for such marketing. This applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to the DZT to the processing for direct marketing purposes, the DZT will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.</p><p>In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning him or her by the DZT for scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.</p><p>In order to exercise the right to object, the data subject may contact any employee of the DZT. In addition, the data subject is free in the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to use his or her right to object by automated means using technical specifications.</p><p><small></small><b>h) Automated individual decision-making, including profiling</b></p><p>Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning him or her, or similarly significantly affects him or her, as long as the decision (1) is not is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data controller, or (2) is not authorised by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the data subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or (3) is not based on the data subject's explicit consent.</p><p>If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data controller, or (2) it is based on the data subject's explicit consent, the DZT shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view and contest the decision.</p><p>If the data subject wishes to exercise the rights concerning automated individual decision-making, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the DZT.</p><p><small></small><b>i) Right to withdraw data protection consent</b></p><p>Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to withdraw his or her consent to processing of his or her personal data at any time.</p><p>If the data subject wishes to exercise the right to withdraw the consent, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the DZT.</p><p><b>12. Data protection for applications and the application procedures</b></p><p>The data controller shall collect and process the personal data of applicants for the purpose of the processing of the application procedure. The processing may also be carried out electronically. This is the case, in particular, if an applicant submits corresponding application documents by e-mail or by means of a web form on the website to the controller. If the data controller concludes an employment contract with an applicant, the submitted data will be stored for the purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with legal requirements. If no employment contract is concluded with the applicant by the controller, the application documents shall be automatically erased two months after notification of the refusal decision, provided that no other legitimate interests of the controller are opposed to the erasure. Other legitimate interest in this relation is, e.g. a burden of proof in a procedure under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG).</p><p><b>13. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Etracker</b></p><p>The provider of this website uses the services of etracker GmbH, Hamburg, Germany <a class="type-external dzt-link dzt-link-external " target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://www.etracker.com/en/home-en/" data-value="" title="www.etracker.com" data-tracking-category="Linkaufruf" data-tracking-title="www.etracker.com" aria-label = "www.etracker.com (open in a new tab)">www.etracker.com</a> to analyse usage data. We do not use cookies for web analysis by default. If we use analysis and optimisation cookies, we will obtain your explicit consent separately in advance. If this is the case and you agree, cookies are used to enable a statistical range analysis of this website, a measurement of the success of our online marketing measures and test procedures, e.g. to test and optimise different versions of our online offer or its components. Cookies are small text files that are stored by the Internet browser on the user's device. etracker cookies do not contain any information that could identify a user.</p><p>The data generated by etracker on behalf of the provider of this website is processed and stored by etracker solely in Germany by commission of the provider of this website and is thus subject to the strict German and European data protection laws and standards. In this regard, etracker was independently checked, certified and awarded with the <a class="type-external dzt-link dzt-link-external " target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://www.eprivacy.eu/en/customers/awarded-seals/company/etracker-gmbh/" data-value="" title="ePrivacyseal" data-tracking-category="Linkaufruf" data-tracking-title="ePrivacyseal" aria-label = "ePrivacyseal (open in a new tab)">ePrivacyseal</a> data protection seal of approval.</p><p>The data processing is based on Art. 6 Section 1 lit f (legitimate interest) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our legitimate interest is the optimisation of our online offer and our website. As the privacy of our visitors is very important to us, the data that may possibly allow a reference to an individual person, such as IP address, registration or device IDs, will be anonymised or pseudonymised as soon as possible. etracker does not use the data for any other purpose, combine it with other data or pass it on to third parties.</p><p>You can object to the outlined data processing at any time by clicking on the slider. The objection has no disadvantageous consequences. If no slider is displayed, the data collection is already prevented by other blocking means.</p><p><a class="type-external dzt-link dzt-link-external btn btn-default" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" id="etracker-opt-out" href="#" data-value="" title="Please exclude me from the etracker tracking" data-tld="germany.travel" data-tracking-category="Linkaufruf" data-tracking-title="Please exclude me from the etracker tracking" aria-label = "Please exclude me from the etracker tracking (open in a new tab)">Please exclude me from the etracker tracking</a></p><p>Further information on data protection with etracker can be found <a class="type-external dzt-link dzt-link-external " target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://www.etracker.com/en/data-privacy/" data-value="" title="here" data-tracking-category="Linkaufruf" data-tracking-title="here" aria-label = "here (open in a new tab)">here</a>.</p><p></p><p><b>14. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Google Analytics (with anonymization function)</b></p><p>On this website, the controller has integrated the component of Google Analytics (with the anonymizer function). Google Analytics is a web analytics service. Web analytics is the collection, gathering, and analysis of data about the behavior of visitors to websites. A web analysis service collects, inter alia, data about the website from which a person has come (the so-called referrer), which sub-pages were visited, or how often and for what duration a sub-page was viewed. Web analytics are mainly used for the optimization of a website and in order to carry out a cost-benefit analysis of Internet advertising.</p><p>The operator of the Google Analytics component is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, United States.</p><p>For the web analytics through Google Analytics the controller uses the application "_gat. _anonymizeIp". By means of this application the IP address of the Internet connection of the data subject is abridged by Google and anonymised when accessing our websites from a Member State of the European Union or another Contracting State to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.</p><p>The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyze the traffic on our website. Google uses the collected data and information, inter alia, to evaluate the use of our website and to provide online reports, which show the activities on our websites, and to provide other services concerning the use of our Internet site for us.</p><p>Google Analytics places a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained above. With the setting of the cookie, Google is enabled to analyze the use of our website. With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and into which a Google Analytics component was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject will automatically submit data through the Google Analytics component for the purpose of online advertising and the settlement of commissions to Google. During the course of this technical procedure, the enterprise Google gains knowledge of personal information, such as the IP address of the data subject, which serves Google, inter alia, to understand the origin of visitors and clicks, and subsequently create commission settlements.</p><p>The cookie is used to store personal information, such as the access time, the location from which the access was made, and the frequency of visits of our website by the data subject. With each visit to our Internet site, such personal data, including the IP address of the Internet access used by the data subject, will be transmitted to Google in the United States of America. These personal data are stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass these personal data collected through the technical procedure to third parties.</p><p>The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent Google Analytics from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already in use by Google Analytics may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.</p><p>In addition, the data subject has the possibility of objecting to a collection of data that are generated by Google Analytics, which is related to the use of this website, as well as the processing of this data by Google and the chance to preclude any such. For this purpose, the data subject must download a browser add-on under the link <a class="type-external " target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout" data-value="" title="https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout" data-tracking-category="Linkaufruf" data-tracking-title="https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout" aria-label = "https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout (open in a new tab)">https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout</a> and install it. This browser add-on tells Google Analytics through a JavaScript, that any data and information about the visits of Internet pages may not be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-ons is considered an objection by Google. If the information technology system of the data subject is later deleted, formatted, or newly installed, then the data subject must reinstall the browser add-ons to disable Google Analytics. If the browser add-on was uninstalled by the data subject or any other person who is attributable to their sphere of competence, or is disabled, it is possible to execute the reinstallation or reactivation of the browser add-ons.</p><p>Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google may be retrieved under <a class="type-external " target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/" data-value="" title="https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/" data-tracking-category="Linkaufruf" data-tracking-title="https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/" aria-label = "https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ (open in a new tab)">https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/</a> and under <a class="type-external " target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html" data-value="" title="http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html" data-tracking-category="Linkaufruf" data-tracking-title="http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html" aria-label = "http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html (open in a new tab)">http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html</a>. Google Analytics is further explained under the following Link <a class="type-external " target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://www.google.com/analytics/" data-value="" title="https://www.google.com/analytics/" data-tracking-category="Linkaufruf" data-tracking-title="https://www.google.com/analytics/" aria-label = "https://www.google.com/analytics/ (open in a new tab)">https://www.google.com/analytics/</a>.</p><p><b>15. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Google Remarketing</b></p><p>On this website, the controller has integrated Google Remarketing services. Google Remarketing is a feature of Google AdWords, which allows an enterprise to display advertising to Internet users who have previously resided on the enterprise's Internet site. The integration of Google Remarketing therefore allows an enterprise to create user-based advertising and thus shows relevant advertisements to interested Internet users.</p><p>The operating company of the Google Remarketing services is the Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, United States.</p><p>The purpose of Google Remarketing is the insertion of interest-relevant advertising. Google Remarketing allows us to display ads on the Google network or on other websites, which are based on individual needs and matched to the interests of Internet users.</p><p>Google Remarketing sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained above. With the setting of the cookie, Google enables a recognition of the visitor of our website if he calls up consecutive web pages, which are also a member of the Google advertising network. With each call-up to an Internet site on which the service has been integrated by Google Remarketing, the web browser of the data subject identifies automatically with Google. During the course of this technical procedure, Google receives personal information, such as the IP address or the surfing behaviour of the user, which Google uses, inter alia, for the insertion of interest relevant advertising.</p><p>The cookie is used to store personal information, e.g. the Internet pages visited by the data subject. Each time we visit our Internet pages, personal data, including the IP address of the Internet access used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. These personal data are stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass these personal data collected through the technical procedure to third parties.</p><p>The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already in use by Google may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.</p><p>In addition, the data subject has the possibility of objecting to the interest-based advertising by Google. For this purpose, the data subject must call up the link to www.google.de/settings/ads and make the desired settings on each Internet browser used by the data subject.</p><p>Further information and the actual data protection provisions of Google may be retrieved under <a class="type-external " target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/" data-value="" title="https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/" data-tracking-category="Linkaufruf" data-tracking-title="https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/" aria-label = "https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ (open in a new tab)">https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/</a>.</p><p><b>16. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Google-AdWords</b></p><p>On this website, the controller has integrated Google AdWords. Google AdWords is a service for Internet advertising that allows the advertiser to place ads in Google search engine results and the Google advertising network. Google AdWords allows an advertiser to pre-define specific keywords with the help of which an ad on Google's search results only then displayed, when the user utilizes the search engine to retrieve a keyword-relevant search result. In the Google Advertising Network, the ads are distributed on relevant web pages using an automatic algorithm, taking into account the previously defined keywords.</p><p>The operating company of Google AdWords is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, UNITED STATES.</p><p>The purpose of Google AdWords is the promotion of our website by the inclusion of relevant advertising on the websites of third parties and in the search engine results of the search engine Google and an insertion of third-party advertising on our website.</p><p>If a data subject reaches our website via a Google ad, a conversion cookie is filed on the information technology system of the data subject through Google. The definition of cookies is explained above. A conversion cookie loses its validity after 30 days and is not used to identify the data subject. If the cookie has not expired, the conversion cookie is used to check whether certain sub-pages, e.g, the shopping cart from an online shop system, were called up on our website. Through the conversion cookie, both Google and the controller can understand whether a person who reached an AdWords ad on our website generated sales, that is, executed or canceled a sale of goods.</p><p>The data and information collected through the use of the conversion cookie is used by Google to create visit statistics for our website. These visit statistics are used in order to determine the total number of users who have been served through AdWords ads to ascertain the success or failure of each AdWords ad and to optimize our AdWords ads in the future. Neither our company nor other Google AdWords advertisers receive information from Google that could identify the data subject.</p><p>The conversion cookie stores personal information, e.g. the Internet pages visited by the data subject. Each time we visit our Internet pages, personal data, including the IP address of the Internet access used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. These personal data are stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass these personal data collected through the technical procedure to third parties.</p><p>The data subject may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as stated above, by means of a corresponding setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from placing a conversion cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, a cookie set by Google AdWords may be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.</p><p>The data subject has a possibility of objecting to the interest based advertisement of Google. Therefore, the data subject must access from each of the browsers in use the link <a class="type-external " target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://www.google.de/settings/ads" data-value="" title="www.google.de/settings/ads" data-tracking-category="Linkaufruf" data-tracking-title="www.google.de/settings/ads" aria-label = "www.google.de/settings/ads (open in a new tab)">www.google.de/settings/ads</a> and set the desired settings.</p><p>Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google may be retrieved under <a class="type-external " target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/" data-value="" title="https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/" data-tracking-category="Linkaufruf" data-tracking-title="https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/" aria-label = "https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ (open in a new tab)">https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/</a>.</p><p><b>17. 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This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured in our company and his name, age, health insurance data or other vital information would have to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third party. Then the processing would be based on Art. 6(1) lit. d GDPR. Finally, processing operations could be based on Article 6(1) lit. f GDPR. This legal basis is used for processing operations which are not covered by any of the abovementioned legal grounds, if processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by our company or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data. Such processing operations are particularly permissible because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. He considered that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a client of the controller (Recital 47 Sentence 2 GDPR).</p><p><b>18. The legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party</b></p><p>Where the processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1) lit. f GDPR our legitimate interest is to carry out our business in favor of the well-being of all our employees and the shareholders.</p><p><b>19. Period for which the personal data will be stored</b></p><p>The criteria used to determine the period of storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After expiration of that period, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, as long as it is no longer necessary for the fulfillment of the contract or the initiation of a contract.</p><p><b>20. Provision of personal data as statutory or contractual requirement; Requirement necessary to enter into a contract; Obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of failure to provide such data</b></p><p>We clarify that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or can also result from contractual provisions (e.g. information on the contractual partner). Sometimes it may be necessary to conclude a contract that the data subject provides us with personal data, which must subsequently be processed by us. The data subject is, for example, obliged to provide us with personal data when our company signs a contract with him or her. The non-provision of the personal data would have the consequence that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Before personal data is provided by the data subject, the data subject must contact any employee. 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