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Privacy Policy

– As of September 1, 2023 –

Data protection is a particularly high priority for beppo AG (hereinafter referred to as beppo). The use of the beppo website is generally possible without any indication of personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to make use of special services of our company via our website, processing of personal data may be necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the data subject.

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, email address or telephone number of a data subject, is always carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and in accordance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to beppo. By means of this data protection declaration, our company would like to inform the public about the type, scope and purpose of the personal data collected, used and processed by us. Furthermore, data subjects are informed about the rights to which they are entitled by means of this data protection declaration.

As the controller, beppo has implemented numerous technical and organisational measures to ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed via this website. Nevertheless, Internet-based data transmissions can generally have security gaps, so that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us by alternative means, for example by post.

1. Definitions

a) Personal data

Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter “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

beppo complies with the applicable legal bases in accordance with the revised Swiss Data Protection Act (revFADP) valid from 1 September 2023 and Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR) of 27 April 2016, in force since 25 May 2018.

b) Data subject

Data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller.

c) Processing

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

d) Restriction of processing

Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of restricting their future processing.

e) Profiling

Profiling is any type of automated processing of personal data that consists of using such personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects relating to that natural person’s work performance, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movement

f) Pseudonymization

Pseudonymisation is the processing of personal data in such a way 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 is not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person become.

g) Controller or controller

The controller or controller 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 designation may be provided for by Union or Member State law.

h) Processors

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

i) Recipient

The recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body to which personal data is disclosed, whether or not it is a third party. However, public authorities that may receive personal data in the context of a specific investigative mandate under Union or Member State law are not considered recipients.

j) Third parties

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

k) Consent

Consent is any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes, in the form of a statement or other clear affirmative action, by which the data subject signifies that he or she agrees to the processing of personal data concerning him or her.

l) Legal basis

The processing of your personal data is carried out in accordance with Art. 4 FADP and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a (consent) and/or f (legitimate interest) GDPR.

m) White Papers

When you download a white paper from our website, we create a profile of you in the CMS with the information you provide. To do this, we also assign you to a segment in the Marketing Automation Tool. The segment depends on the content of the white paper (e.g. industry, standard, etc.). Based on this information, you will receive newsletters from us that match the content. The newsletters can be unsubscribed at any time.

2. Name and address of the entity responsible for the processing

The controller within the meaning of the FADP and the GDPR, other data protection laws applicable in Switzerland and the member states of the European Union and other provisions of a data protection nature is:

beppo AG
Technoparkstrasse 1
8005 Zurich

E-mail: info@mybeppo.ch
Website: www.mybeppo.ch

3. Cookies

The websites of beppo use cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored on a computer system via an internet browser.

Many websites 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 string of characters through which websites and servers can be assigned to the specific Internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This allows the websites and servers visited to distinguish the individual browser of the data subject from other Internet browsers that contain other cookies. A particular internet browser can be recognized and identified via the unique cookie ID.

By using cookies, beppo can provide users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the setting of cookies.

A cookie can be used to optimise the information and offers on our website in the interests of the user. As mentioned above, cookies allow us to recognise the users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website. For example, the user of a website that uses cookies does not have to re-enter their login details each time they visit the website, because this is done by the website and the cookie stored on the user’s computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping cart in the online shop. The online shop remembers the items that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart via a cookie.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by means of an appropriate setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Furthermore, cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all common Internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the Internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be fully usable.

4. Collection of general data and information

The beppo website collects a series of general data and information every time the website is accessed by a data subject or an automated system. This general data and information is stored in the log files of the server. The following can be recorded: (1) 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 that are accessed via an accessing system on our website, (5) the date and time of access to the website, (6) an Internet protocol address (IP address),  (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system and (8) other similar data and information that serves to avert danger in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using this general data and information, beppo does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is required in order to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) to optimise the content of our website and the advertising for it, (3) to ensure the long-term functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website, and (4) to provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in the event of a cyber attack. This anonymously collected data and information is therefore evaluated by beppo statistically on the one hand and with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company in order to ultimately 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.

4.1 Platforms and contact options

Events / meetings with beppo employees: beppo stores the data provided in registration forms in accordance with statutory retention periods.

LinkedIn: LinkedIn services, offers through LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. LinkedIn can assign a page view, the content and functions on our website to a user profile. Scripts and measures can also be integrated that allow beppo marketing and statistics functions in LinkedIn. This includes LinkedIn’s Insight Tag. This technology can be used to deliver personalized ads on LinkedIn to visitors to this website. Opt-out option: Logged in LinkedIn users can deactivate data collection under the following link. https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/enhanced-advertising.

5. Registration on our website

The data subject has the option of registering on the Controller’s website by providing personal data. The personal data that is transmitted to the controller can be found in the respective input mask used for registration. The personal data entered by the data subject will be collected and stored exclusively for internal use by the controller and for its own purposes. The controller may arrange for the transfer to one or more processors, such as a parcel service provider, who will also use the personal data exclusively for internal use attributable to the controller.

By registering on the website of the controller, the IP address assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) to the data subject, the date and time of registration is also stored. The storage of this data takes place against the background that this is the only way to prevent the misuse of our services and, if necessary, to make it possible to solve crimes that have been committed. In this respect, the storage of this data is necessary to protect the controller. As a matter of principle, this data will not be passed on to third parties unless there is a legal obligation to pass it on or if the disclosure serves the purpose of criminal prosecution.

The purpose of the Data Controller’s registration with the voluntary provision of personal data is to offer the Data Subject content or services that, due to the nature of the matter, can only be offered to registered Users. Registered persons are free to change the personal data provided during registration at any time or to have them completely deleted from the data of the controller.

The controller shall provide each data subject with information on what personal data about the data subject is stored at any time upon request. Furthermore, the controller corrects or deletes personal data at the request or notification of the data subject, provided that this does not conflict with statutory retention obligations. All the employees of the controller are available to the data subject as contact persons in this context.

6. Possibility of contact via the website

Due to legal regulations, the beppo website contains information that enables quick electronic contact with our company 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 will be automatically stored. Such personal data provided on a voluntary basis by a data subject to the controller will be stored for the purposes of processing or contacting the data subject. This personal data will not be passed on to third parties.

If a form for objections or complaints is filled out on the beppo website or on its applications, we process the following data in addition to the data according to the contact form:

  • Reason for the objection/complaint
  • Organization about which there is an appeal/complaint
  • Description of the incident/violation
  • Organizational area affected by the incident/violation
  • Registration for user training courses or other data stored by us

 If you receive user training from beppo, we will also process the following data from you in addition to the data according to the contact form:

Organization (Name, Street / P.O. Box and Zip Code / City)/Private (Name, Street / P.O. Box and Zip Code / City)

  • Function/Position
  • Billing Address/Different Billing Address
  • Declaration of Consent Conditions
  • beppo customer information, beppo customer number and additional information
  • Invoice/Remarks. This information helps us to serve you in a customer-oriented manner.

7. Routine deletion and blocking of personal data

    The controller processes and stores personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage or if this has been provided for by the Swiss FADP or the GDPR.

    If the purpose of storage no longer applies, or if a storage period prescribed by the Swiss or European legislature or another competent legislator expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with the statutory provisions.

    8. Rights of the data subject

    a) Right to confirmation

    Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning him or her is being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of confirmation, he or she may contact an employee of the controller at any time

    b) Right to information

    Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislature to obtain information about the personal data stored about him or her and a copy of this information from the controller at any time, free of charge. In addition, the European legislator has granted the data subject information on the following information:

    • the purposes of processing
    • the categories of personal data that are processed
    • the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular in the case of recipients in third countries or international organisations
    • if possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining this duration
    • the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning them or to restriction of processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing;
    • the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority
    • if the personal data is not collected from the data subject: all available information about the origin of the data
    • the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, in accordance with Article 22 (1) and (4) of the GDPR and, at least in these cases, meaningful information about the logic involved as well as the scope and intended effects of such processing for the data subject
    • In addition, the data subject has the right to know whether personal data has been transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to obtain information on the appropriate safeguards in connection with the transfer

    If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of access, he or she may contact an employee of the controller at any time.

    c) Right to rectification

    Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to request the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning him or her without undue delay. Furthermore, the data subject has the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary statement, taking into account the purposes of the processing.

    If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of rectification, he or she may contact an employee of the controller at any time.

    d) Right to erasure (right to be forgotten)

    Every data subject to the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator for directives and regulations, to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning him or her without undue delay, provided that one of the following grounds applies and in so far as the processing is not necessary:

    • The personal data has been collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which it is no longer necessary.
    • The data subject withdraws his/her consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or Art. 9 (2) (a) GDPR and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
    • The data subject objects to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 (1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 (2) GDPR.
    • The personal data has been processed unlawfully.
    • The erasure of the personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the controller is subject.
    • The personal data was collected in relation to the information society services offered in accordance with Art. 8 para. 1 GDPR.

    If one of the above reasons applies and a data subject wishes to request the deletion of personal data stored by beppo, he or she may contact an employee of the controller at any time. The beppo employee will arrange for the deletion request to be complied with immediately.

    If the personal data has been made public by beppo and our company as the controller is obliged to delete the personal data in accordance with Art. 17 para. 1 GDPR, beppo will take appropriate measures, including technical measures, taking into account the available technology and the implementation costs, to inform other data controllers who process the published personal data:  that the data subject has requested from those other data controllers the deletion of all links to such personal data or of copies or replications of such personal data, to the extent that the processing is not necessary. The beppo employee will arrange the necessary measures in individual cases.

    e) Right to restriction of processing

    Every data subject to the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator for directives and regulations, to obtain from the controller the restriction of processing if one of the following conditions applies:

    • The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject for a period of time that allows the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
    • The processing is unlawful, the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and instead requests the restriction of the use of the personal data.
    • The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but the data subject needs it for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
    • The data subject has objected to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 (1) GDPR and it is not yet clear whether the legitimate reasons of the controller outweigh those of the data subject.

    If one of the above conditions is met and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored by beppo, he or she may contact an employee of the controller at any time. The beppo employee will arrange for the processing to be restricted.

    f) Right to data portability

    Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to receive the personal data concerning him or her, which have been provided by the data subject to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. It also has the right to transmit these data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data has been provided, provided that the processing is based on consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) of the GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR and the processing is carried out by automated means,  provided that 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.

    Furthermore, when exercising his or her right to data portability in accordance with Art. 20 (1) GDPR, the data subject has the right to obtain that the personal data be transferred directly from one controller to another controller, insofar as this is technically feasible and provided that this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of other persons.

    To assert the right to data portability, the data subject can contact a beppo employee at any time.

    g) Right to object

    Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to object, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, at any time to the processing of personal data concerning him or her on the basis of Article 6(1)(e) or (f) of the GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

    beppo will no longer process the personal data in the event of the objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

    If beppo processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to processing of personal data for such marketing. This also applies to profiling, insofar as it is related to such direct advertising. If the data subject objects to beppo to the processing for direct marketing purposes, beppo will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

    In addition, the data subject has the right to object, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning him or her carried out by beppo for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89 (1) GDPR, unless such processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.

    To exercise the right to object, the data subject may contact any beppo employee or any other employee directly. The data subject is also free to exercise his or her right to object to the use of information society services by means of automated procedures using technical specifications, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC.

    h) Automated decision-making on a case-by-case basis, including profiling

    Every data subject to the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislature, 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/her, provided that the decision (1) does not apply to the conclusion or performance of a contract between the data subject person and the controller, or (2) is permitted by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject, and that legislation contains appropriate measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms and legitimate interests of the data subject, or (3) is given with the explicit consent of the data subject.

    If the decision (1) is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) it is made with the express consent of the data subject, beppo shall take appropriate measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms and legitimate interests of the data subject, including at least the right to obtain the intervention of a person from the controller,  to present its own position and to contest the decision.

    If the data subject wishes to exercise rights relating to automated decision-making, he or she may contact an employee of the controller at any time.

    1. i) Right to revoke consent under data protection law

    Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data at any time.

    If the data subject wishes to exercise his or her right to withdraw consent, he or she may contact an employee of the controller at any time.

    9. Data protection provisions on the use of Google Analytics (with anonymization function)

    The Controller has integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymization function) on this website. Google Analytics is a web analytics service. Web analysis is the collection, collection and evaluation of data about the behaviour of visitors to websites. A web analysis service collects, among other things, data on the website from which a data subject came to a website (so-called referrers), which subpages of the website were accessed or how often and for how long a subpage was viewed. A web analysis is mainly used to optimize a website and for the cost-benefit analysis of Internet advertising.

    The operating company of the Google Analytics component is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

    The controller uses the addition “_gat._anonymizeIp” for web analysis via Google Analytics. By means of this addition, the IP address of the data subject’s Internet connection will be shortened and anonymized by Google if our website is accessed from a member state of the European Union or from another contracting state of the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

    The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyse the flow of visitors to our website. Google uses the data and information obtained, among other things, to evaluate the use of our website, to compile online reports for us that show the activities on our website, and to provide other services related to the use of our website.

    Google Analytics places a cookie on the data subject’s information technology system. What cookies are has already been explained above. By setting the cookie, Google is enabled to analyse the use of our website. Each time you visit one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a Google Analytics component has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data to Google for the purpose of online analysis. As part of this technical process, Google becomes aware of personal data, such as the IP address of the data subject, which Google uses, among other things, to trace the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently enables commission settlements.

    The cookie is used to store personal information, such as the access time, the location from which access originated and the frequency of visits to our website by the data subject. Each time you visit our website, this personal data, including the IP address of the Internet connection used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass on this personal data collected via the technical process to third parties.

    The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already described above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from placing a cookie on the data subject’s information technology system. In addition, a cookie already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the internet browser or other software programs.

    Furthermore, the data subject has the option of objecting to and preventing the collection of data generated by Google Analytics relating to the use of this website as well as the processing of this data by Google. To do this, the data subject must download and install a browser add-on under the link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This browser add-on informs Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data and information about visits to websites may be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-on is considered a contradiction by Google. If the data subject’s information technology system is deleted, formatted or reinstalled at a later date, the data subject must reinstall the browser add-on in order to deactivate Google Analytics. If the browser add-on is uninstalled or deactivated by the data subject or another person who is attributable to his or her sphere of influence, there is the possibility of reinstalling or reactivating the browser add-on.

    For more information and Google’s applicable privacy policy, please visit https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html. Google Analytics is https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/analytics/ explained in more detail under this link.

    10. Privacy Policy on the Use and Use of Google Maps

    beppo may use Google’s “Google Maps” service to display maps and locations. (short: Google), which is located at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. 

    Google is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and thus offers a guarantee of compliance with European data protection law (www.privacyshield.gov/participant). When calling up a geographical map from Google Maps, data is sent to a server of the service, which may sometimes be located outside the EU. Google processes the information related to this activity, such as information about the content displayed, device IDs, IP addresses, cookie data with, for example, information about the last visit and preferred language, for advertising purposes and location information. Google’s privacy policy can be found at: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

    11. Privacy Policy on the Use and Use of Google AdWords

    The controller has integrated Google AdWords on this website. Google AdWords is an internet advertising service that allows advertisers to place ads in Google’s search engine results as well as in the Google advertising network. Google AdWords allows an advertiser to pre-define certain keywords that will only be used to display an ad in Google’s search engine results when the user uses the search engine to retrieve a keyword-relevant search result. In the Google advertising network, the ads are distributed by means of an automatic algorithm and in compliance with the previously defined keywords on topic-relevant websites.

    The operating company of the services of Google AdWords is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

    The purpose of Google AdWords is to advertise our website by displaying interest-relevant advertising on the websites of third-party companies and in the search engine results of the Google search engine and by displaying third-party advertising on our website.

    If a data subject reaches our website via a Google ad, a so-called conversion cookie is stored on the data subject’s information technology system by Google. What cookies are has already been explained above. A conversion cookie loses its validity after thirty days and is not used to identify the data subject. If the cookie has not yet expired, the conversion cookie is used to track whether certain subpages, such as the shopping cart from an online shop system, have been accessed on our website. The conversion cookie allows both us and Google to track whether a data subject who has reached our website via an AdWords ad has generated revenue, i.e. has completed or cancelled a purchase of goods.

    The data and information collected through the use of the conversion cookie are used by Google to compile visit statistics for our website. These visit statistics are used by us to determine the total number of users who have been referred to us via AdWords ads, i.e. to determine the success or failure of the respective AdWords ad and to optimize our AdWords ads for the future. Neither our company nor other Google AdWords advertisers receive information from Google that could be used to identify the data subject.

    The conversion cookie is used to store personal information, such as the websites visited by the data subject. Every time you visit our website, personal data, including the IP address of the Internet connection used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass on this personal data collected via the technical process to third parties.

    The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already described above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a conversion cookie on the data subject’s information technology system. In addition, a cookie already set by Google AdWords can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.

    Furthermore, the data subject has the option of objecting to interest-based advertising by Google. To do this, the data subject must call up the link www.google.de/settings/ads from each of the Internet browsers used by him or her and make the desired settings there.

    Further information and Google’s applicable privacy policy can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

    12. Legal basis for processing

    Art. 6 I lit. a GDPR serves our company as the legal basis for processing operations in which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, as is the case, for example, in the case of processing operations necessary for the supply of goods or the provision of another service or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. b GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures, such as in cases of enquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation that requires the processing of personal data, such as for the fulfilment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. c GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may become necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person. 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, a hospital or other third parties. In that case, the processing would be based on Art. 6 I lit. d GDPR. Ultimately, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 I lit. f GDPR. Processing operations that are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases are based on this legal basis if the processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or of a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not prevail. We are permitted to carry out such processing operations in particular because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. In this respect, it took the view that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a customer of the controller (recital 47 sentence 2 GDPR).

    13. Legitimate interests in the processing pursued by the controller or a third party

    If the processing of personal data is based on Article 6 I lit. f GDPR, our legitimate interest is the conduct of our business activities for the benefit of all our employees and our shareholders.

    14. Duration for which the personal data will be stored

    The criterion for the duration of the storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After the expiry of the period, the corresponding data will be routinely deleted, provided that they are no longer required for the performance of the contract or the initiation of a contract.

    15. Legal or contractual requirements for the provision of personal data; Necessity for the conclusion of the contract; Obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of not providing

    We would like to inform you 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). In some cases, it may be necessary for a data subject to provide us with personal data that must subsequently be processed by us. For example, the data subject is obliged to provide us with personal data if our company enters into a contract with him/her. Failure to provide the personal data would mean that the contract with the person concerned could not be concluded. Before providing personal data by the data subject, the data subject must contact one of our employees. Our employee will inform the data subject on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of personal data is required by law or contract or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data and what the consequences of not providing the personal data would be.

    16. Existence of automated decision-making

    As a responsible company, we do not use automatic decision-making or profiling.