Last Revision: December 5th, 2022
Privacy Policy
Impressum
Innovation Technology Incubator GmbH
Company number: HRB 775252
VAT ID: DE334749974
Headquarter address: Heinz-Nixdorf-Strasse 6, 74172 Neckarsulm, Germany
Director: Eugen Geldt
Email: info@hiry.me
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, you may contact us using the data in this Impressum or as otherwise stated on the website https://hiry.me (the “Site”).
Our response time shall not exceed the time stipulated by the applicable law, and, if such is not stipulated, we shall respond to you not later than 30 (Thirty) days, starting from the date we received your message.
Overview
This Privacy Policy applies to information collected by us through or in connection with the Site. We understand how important your personal privacy is to you, and we want you to be aware of the kinds of information we collect, how we collect it, how we use it, and with whom we share it.
When you submit information to us through the Site, you agree to the treatment of your data in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
We may modify this Privacy Policy from time to time by updating the information posted on the Site. Amendments to the Privacy Policy will be effective when posted. You should therefore periodically visit this page to review the current Privacy Policy so that you are aware of any such revisions.
If you have any questions about our privacy practices, please contact us as set forth in the section entitled “Impressum”.
Information Collection
Information You Provide
In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us.
We collect the information you provide directly via the Site, such as when you fill in a form or contact us. We may use third-party service providers to collect this information.
The information we collect includes information that identifies you personally (whether alone or in combination). Some examples of information we collect include the following:
● Contact Data.
For the purpose of:
- studying data you provided to us in order to evaluate potential collaboration opportunities, as well as enable such collaboration (for example, to draft contracts, non-disclosure agreements and other documents of similar nature that establish a legally binding relationship between you and us);
- providing a demo of our services (“Demo”) for you;
- engaging in business communication;
- receiving feedback for any questions you may have.
We may collect Contact Data about you that may include:
- email;
- First name;
- Last name;
- phone number;
- job function;
- company name;
You provide the Contact Data to us by using:
- Demo request form (if available);
- meeting request form (if available);
- email form (if available);
- our email and/or postal address.
For the purpose of you being able to request a Demo from us or set up a meeting with us we may engage Calendly, LLC as a third-party service provider. Calendly, LLC allows you to pick a convenient time for an online meeting with us. You can find out more about their privacy practices and the way your data is treated by visiting https://calendly.com/privacy.
● Content. We collect the content of messages you send to us, such as questions and information you provide to us.
● Business and Financial Data. We may collect data about your business, your job position/function in order to evaluate the opportunities for mutually beneficial collaboration. We may collect your bank details for the purposes of issuing an invoice for payment of our services, as well as for the purpose of a possible refund. Keep in mind that we collect only business and financial data that you voluntarily provide to us and in the amount strictly necessary to evaluate the opportunities for mutually beneficial collaboration, as well as to provide you services, if so requested by you.
● We do not collect and process sensitive information.
Information Collected Automatically
In Short: Some information — such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and device characteristics — may be collected automatically when you use our Site.
We may automatically collect information about your device and how your device interacts with our Site. We may use third-party service providers to collect this information. Some examples of information we may collect include the following:
● Site Use Data. We may collect data about the features you use, the pages you visit, the e-mails and content you view, the time of day you browse, your referring and exiting pages, and other similar information.
● Device Connectivity and Configuration Data. We collect data about the type of device or browser you use, your device’s operating software, your device’s regional and language settings, and other similar information. This data also includes IP address, MAC address, device advertising ID, and other device identifiers.
We may use various current – and later – developed technologies to collect this information (“Tracking Technologies”), including the following:
● Log Files. A log file is a file that records events that occur in connection with your use of the Site.
● Cookies. Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies. A cookie is a small data file stored on your device that acts as a unique tag to identify your browser. You can find out more about the cookies we use and your choices in the corresponding section below.
● Advertising Analytics Technology. We may use certain advertising analytics technology, like that provided by Google to analyze your use of the Site or content that was displayed to you.
Some information about your use of the Site and certain third-party services may be collected using Tracking Technologies across time and services and used by us and third parties for purposes such as to associate different devices you use, and deliver relevant content to you on the Site and certain third party services.
Links to Other Websites
The Site may contain links to websites that are not affiliated with us and that may or may not have practices in place to protect the privacy of your information. We are not responsible for privacy practices employed by third-party websites and encourage you to review their privacy statements so that you will be aware of their data collection, use, and distribution policies.
Legal Basis
We base the processing of your data on the following legal bases:
● Your consent, if you have given us such consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR)
● The initiation or execution of a contract with you (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR)
● The fulfilment of legal obligations (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c) GDPR)
● The implementation of our legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR)
Use of Information
In Short: We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Site, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and comply with the law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent.
We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you interact with our Site, including:
● To study data you provided to us in order to evaluate potential collaboration opportunities, as well as enable such collaboration (for example, to draft contracts, non-disclosure agreements and other documents of similar nature that establish a legally binding relationship between you and us).
● To respond to user inquiries/offer support to users. We may process your information to respond to your inquiries and solve any potential issues you might have.
● To request feedback. We may process your information when necessary to request feedback and to contact you.
● To protect our Site. We may process your information as part of our efforts to keep our Site safe and secure, including fraud monitoring and prevention.
● To evaluate and improve our Site, products, marketing, and your experience. We may process your information when we believe it is necessary to identify usage trends, determine the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, and evaluate and improve our Site, products, marketing, and your experience.
● To identify usage trends. We may process information about how you use our Site to better understand how it is being used so we can improve it.
● To determine the effectiveness of our marketing and promotional campaigns. We may process your information to better understand how to provide marketing and promotional materials that are most relevant to you.
● To comply with our legal obligations. We may process your information to comply with our legal obligations, respond to legal requests, and exercise, establish, or defend our legal rights.
We may use information that does not identify you (including information that has been de-identified) without obligation to you except as prohibited by applicable law. For information on your rights and choices regarding how we use your information, please see the section entitled “Your Rights and Choices” below.
Retention Period
We will retain your personal information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy unless a longer retention period is required or allowed by law.
Sharing of Information
In Short: We may share information in specific situations described in this section and/or with the following third parties.
We share information about you as follows:
● Service Providers. We may share your information with our agents, vendors, and other service providers (collectively "Service Providers") in connection with their work on our behalf. Service Providers assist us with services such as payment processing, credit checks, data analytics, marketing, and promotional services, promotions, website hosting, and technical support. Service Providers are prohibited from using your information for any purpose other than to provide this assistance, although we may permit them to use aggregate information which does not identify you or de-identified data for other purposes.
● Affiliates. We may share your information with our related entities including our parent and sister companies. For example, we may share your information with our affiliates for corporate issues, support, marketing, and technical operations.
● Third Parties. We may share your information with third parties for purposes of facilitating your requests.
● Merger or Acquisition. We may share your information in connection with or during negotiations of, any proposed or actual merger, purchase, sale, or any other type of acquisition or business combination of all or any portion of our and/or your assets, or transfer of all or a portion of our business to another business.
● Security and Compelled Disclosure. We may share your information to comply with the law or other legal processes, and where required, in response to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements. We may also share your information to protect the rights, property, life, health, security, and safety of us, the Service, or any third party. We may also disclose personally identifiable information to a third party if the disclosure is required to comply with a subpoena, court order, and/or another legal instrument, legal proceeding, or relevant law; or if there is an immediate, imminent threat to the safety of any person, us, or the Site. YOU EXPRESSLY WAIVE, RELEASE, AND HOLD US HARMLESS FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY SUCH ACTION WE TAKE.
● Consent. We may share your information for any other purpose disclosed to you and with your consent.
Without limiting the foregoing, in our sole discretion, we may share aggregated information that does not identify you or de-identified information about you with third parties or affiliates for any purpose except as prohibited by applicable law. For information on your rights and choices regarding how we share your information, please see the section entitled “Your Rights and Choices” below.
Except as described in this section, we will not share your personally identifiable information with any third party unless you expressly consent to such disclosure in advance.
Your Rights and Choices
Review and Update of Information
In Short: You may review, change, or remove your personal information at any time, but limited for some cases and your status.
You may access, update, or remove certain personal information that you have voluntarily submitted to us through the Site by sending an e-mail to the e-mail address set forth in the section entitled “Impressum”. We may require additional information from you to allow us to confirm your identity. Please note that we will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. California residents have additional rights as set forth in the sections entitled “Your California Privacy Rights.”
By providing personal information to us, you understand we will collect, hold, use, and disclose your personal information under this Privacy Policy. You do not have to provide personal information to us, however, if you do not, it may affect your use of the Site.
If we receive personal information about you from a third party, we will protect it as set out in this Privacy Policy. If you are a third party providing personal information about somebody else, you represent and warrant that you have such person’s consent to provide the personal information to us.
If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by contacting us using the details below.
Upon request, we will provide you with information about whether we hold any of your personal information. You may access, correct, or request deletion of your personal information by contacting us as stated below. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe.
Please note that this right is subject to certain exceptions, including if we need to comply with a legal obligation or complete a transaction for which we collected the information.
We acknowledges that you have the right to access your personal information.
We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your rights over your personal information.
To unsubscribe from our email database or opt-out of communications (including marketing communications), please contact us using the details provided in this Privacy Policy, or opt-out using the opt-out facilities provided in the communication, if any.
An individual who seeks access, or who seeks to correct, amend, or delete inaccurate data should direct their query to us using the details in the “Impressum” section. If requested to remove data, we will respond within a reasonable timeframe.
You have the right to access information held about you. You also have the right to ask us to update and correct any out-of-date or incorrect personally identifiable information that we hold about you free of charge.
Please note that we will try to verify your identity via the email address or other information such as the phone number that is associated with your request before deleting your personal information. If another person makes this request on your behalf, please note that we will verify your identity and require them to prove that they have your written authorization to request on your behalf.
Cookies and Tracking Technology Choices
In Short: We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your information.
Cookies and Pixels. Most browsers accept cookies by default. You can instruct your browser, by changing its settings, to decline or delete cookies. If you use multiple browsers on your device, you will need to instruct each browser separately. Your ability to limit cookies is subject to your browser settings and limitations.
Do Not Track. Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage, no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this privacy notice. For more information on “Do Not Track,” visit http://www.allaboutdnt.com.
Please be aware that if you disable or remove Tracking Technologies some parts of the Site may not function correctly.
We further categorize cookies as follows:
Type
Description
Category 1: essential cookies
Always On. These cookies are essential so that you can use the website and use its functions. They cannot be turned off. They're set in response to requests made by you, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms.
Category 2: analytics cookies
These cookies collect information to help us understand how oour website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website for you.
Category 3: advertising cookies
These cookies provide advertising companies with information about your online activity to help them deliver more relevant online advertising to you or to limit how many times you see an ad. This information may be shared with other advertising companies.
Legal basis for deploying category 1 cookies is our legitimate interest in operating our website and providing functionality as specified on the Site. Legal basis for deploying category 2 to 3 cookies is your consent. When you first visit the Site or if necessary again, we will (i) inform you about the use of category 2 to 3 cookies and (ii) ask for your consent. In order to request your consent, we display a respective banner.
In addition, some web analytics providers are members of industry associations whose websites allow to centrally prevent the use of web tracking. Please find below reference to the websites of these associations for expressing your choices in regard to web tracking and processing data in pseudonymous profiles.
· “Digital Advertising Alliance“ (DAA):
www.aboutads.info/choices/
· “Network Advertising Initiative“ (NAI):
http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/
· “European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance“ (EDAA): http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/
In case you do not consent to cookies deployment or delete cookies from your device, this may affect your ability to use the website or individual functionalities.
If you do not want us to collect and store your data, you may delete cookies stored in your browser at any time. Information stored in such cookies will be removed from your device.
Please note, that it may affect the functionality of the websites that we work with.
Please note: although we choose our business partners and clients carefully, we are not responsible for the privacy practices of websites and mobile applications operated by such third parties. You should check the applicable privacy policies of such websites and mobile applications you visit for more information on what kind of data they are processing with the help of our services and technologies and how they handle any data they collect from you as well as the legal base(s) for that processing.
Our website may use third-party technically necessary cookies and authorization technically necessary cookies. Cookies other than technically necessary will not be used.
We may use the following third-party cookies, social plugins and analyzing tools:
Facebook
Tailor and improve the adverts that are presented to you on the Site and measure the effectiveness of these advertisements and to manage and to provide you with the possibility of use the part of this website’s functionality on the third parties’ websites
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-pixel.
Google Analytics
Web analysis, interest-oriented advertising
https://policies.google.com/?hl=en&gl=en
Prevent processing: Via Browser-Plugin (see Add-On https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en) and for additional information see section 2.5.2 https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=en
Below you can learn more about how social plugins and analyzing use your information and, if you avoid connecting to plugins, find out how to opt-out.
This processing of (personal) data is necessary for our legitimate interests (i.e. marketing by increasing the range of our website/services).
Please note that we may not use some of the third-parties cookies at all times. We want you to be aware of the possibility that such cookies may be used, therefore, we included all such cookies in this policy for you to be fully acquainted with how your data is used or may be used by third parties
Facebook
Facebook is a social network of Meta Platforms, Inc. (hereinafter „Facebook“). On our website, we may include Facebook pixel. For a summary of Facebook pixel, please refer to https://developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-pixel.
When you enter a page on our website that contains a Facebook pixel your browser or app will establish a direct connection to Facebook’s servers where the pixel is loaded from. The information that your browser has visited the corresponding page of our online services will be transmitted to Facebook, even if you do not have a Facebook account or are not logged into your account. This information (including your IP address) will be sent by your browser directly to a server of Facebook in the USA and stored there.
If you are logged into your Facebook account at the same time, it is also possible to assign the page impression to your Facebook profile. If you click on embedded Facebook buttons and log into your Facebook account (or are already logged in), this information will be sent directly to a Facebook server and stored there. The corresponding information is published on your Facebook profile and in your chronicle/timeline in short form. Facebook can thus collect and store additional usage data. If you want to prevent the transmission and storage of your data and your behavior on our online services through Facebook, you can change your Ad Settings here: https://www.facebook.com/ads/settings or log out of your Facebook account before you visit our sites and delete any cookies placed by Facebook.
For more information on your rights and on how Facebook is recording and processing data please see Facebook’s Data Privacy Policy which is available at http://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/ and https://www.facebook.com/help/443483272359009#!/help/340599879348142/.
Google Analytics
We may use Google Analytics which is a web analyzing tool of Google Inc., Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter “Google“) for the purposes of the adequate design and continuous optimization of our website. Google Analytics works with cookies and creates pseudonymized usage profiles, which enable an analysis of your use of our website. Information stored in such cookies (such as browser type/version, an operating system used, referrer URL, Hostname of the accessing computer, time of server request) is usually transmitted to and stored on Google’s servers.
Due to the activation of the IP anonymization (IP masking), Google will truncate and therefore anonymize the IP address of your device within the European Union or the European Economic Area.
We contracted Google to analyze your use of this website in order to produce reports on the activities on our website and provide more services connected to the use of our website and the internet in general. We also use Google Analytics for marketing purposes: it allows us to advertise on third party websites (including Google) to previous visitors to our website.
The IP address provided by your browser will not be combined with other Google data. The information may be transferred to third parties if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of Google. You can prevent cookies from being stored on your device by adjusting your browser software accordingly. Please note, however, that changing your settings may have negative effects on the usability of our website. You may prevent Google from recording and processing data on your use of our website (including your device’s IP address) and storing such information in a cookie. You can download and install a browser deactivation add-on from http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
For more information, see Google privacy policy: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.
Below you can see OPT-OUT for different browsers
● Google Chrome
● Microsoft Edge
● Mozilla Firefox
● Microsoft Internet Explorer
● Opera
● Apple Safari
You can also manage many companies’ cookies used for online advertising via the consumer choice tools created under self-regulation programs in many countries, such as the US-based Your Ad Choice page or the EU-based Your Online Choices.
Communications
In Short: We may use the information you provide to contact you strictly for the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy.
E-mails. We may contact you via e-mail using the address provided by you for the purposes stated in “Use of Information” section.
Messaging and Phone Calls. We may contact you via telephone or text messages (including by an automatic telephone dialing system) at any of the phone numbers provided by you (if any) for the purposes stated in “Use of Information” section.
If you do not wish to be contacted by us, you need to avoid filling out a contact form on the Site or contacting us in any other way
Your California Privacy Rights
In Short: If you are a resident of California, you are granted specific rights regarding access to your personal information.
These additional disclosures are required by the California Consumer Privacy Act and are effective as of January 24, 2020.
California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the "Shine The Light" law, permits our users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to us using the contact information provided in the “Impressum” section.
If you are under 18 years of age, reside in California, you have the right to request the removal of unwanted data in connection with your use of the Site, including data that was posted publicly (if any). To request the removal of such data, please contact us using the contact information provided in the “Impressum” section, and include the email address associated with your account and a statement that you reside in California. We will make sure the data is not publicly displayed on the Site, but please be aware that the data may not be completely or comprehensively removed from our systems.
Categories of personal information collected. The personal information that we may collect, or may have collected from consumers in the preceding twelve months, falls into the following categories established by the California Consumer Privacy Act, depending on how you engage with us:
● Identifiers, such as your name, alias, address, phone numbers, or IP address;
● Characteristics of protected classifications under California or US federal law, such as age or gender, for example, if we conduct user surveys or analysis;
● Internet or other electronic network activity information, including content interaction information, such as content downloads.
● Geolocation data, such as the location of your device or computer.
● Audio, visual, electronic, or other similar information, including when you communicate with us by phone or otherwise;
● Professional or employment-related information, for example, data you may provide about your employer(s);
● Inference data, such as information about your preferences; and
Categories of personal information disclosed for a business purpose. The personal information that we may have disclosed about consumers for a business purpose in the preceding twelve months fall into the following categories established by the California Consumer Privacy Act, depending on how you engage with the Company:
● Identifiers, such as your name, address, or phone numbers;
● Personal information as described in subdivision (e) of Section 1798.80 of the California Civil Code, such as a credit card number, for example, if we use a third-party payment processor;
● Your age, gender, or other protected classifications under California or US federal law, for example, if we conduct user surveys or analysis using a third-party service provider;
● Internet or other electronic network activity information, such as if we use a third-party service provider to help us gather reports for analyzing the health of our devices and services;
● Geolocation data for your device or computer, for example, if we need to monitor or confirm your payments or purchases;
● Audio, visual, electronic, or other similar information, for example, if a third-party service provider reviews recordings of customer support phone calls for quality assurance purposes and;
● Professional or employment-related information, for example, if we provide information to a third-party service provider for verification.
Data Security
In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures.
We implement and maintain reasonable administrative, physical, and technical security safeguards to help protect your information from loss, theft, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. Nevertheless, transmission via the internet is not completely secure and we cannot guarantee the security of your information.
Storage and International Transfer of Data
Data may be transferred to countries outside the European Economic Area. We only transfer personal data to third countries where the EU Commission has confirmed an adequate level of protection or where we can ensure the careful handling of personal data by employing contractual agreements or other suitable guarantees, such as certifications or proven compliance with international security standards.
Your data may be stored and processed in Germany or any other country in which we or our subsidiaries, affiliates or service providers maintain facilities, subject to such data being handled as described in this Privacy Policy.
Innovation Technology Incubator GmbH
Company number: HRB 775252
VAT ID: DE334749974
Headquarter address: Heinz-Nixdorf-Strasse 6, 74172 Neckarsulm, Germany
Director: Eugen Geldt
Email: info@hiry.me
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, you may contact us using the data in this Impressum or as otherwise stated on the website https://hiry.me (the “Site”).
Our response time shall not exceed the time stipulated by the applicable law, and, if such is not stipulated, we shall respond to you not later than 30 (Thirty) days, starting from the date we received your message.
Overview
This Privacy Policy applies to information collected by us through or in connection with the Site. We understand how important your personal privacy is to you, and we want you to be aware of the kinds of information we collect, how we collect it, how we use it, and with whom we share it.
When you submit information to us through the Site, you agree to the treatment of your data in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
We may modify this Privacy Policy from time to time by updating the information posted on the Site. Amendments to the Privacy Policy will be effective when posted. You should therefore periodically visit this page to review the current Privacy Policy so that you are aware of any such revisions.
If you have any questions about our privacy practices, please contact us as set forth in the section entitled “Impressum”.
Information Collection
Information You Provide
In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us.
We collect the information you provide directly via the Site, such as when you fill in a form or contact us. We may use third-party service providers to collect this information.
The information we collect includes information that identifies you personally (whether alone or in combination). Some examples of information we collect include the following:
● Contact Data.
For the purpose of:
- studying data you provided to us in order to evaluate potential collaboration opportunities, as well as enable such collaboration (for example, to draft contracts, non-disclosure agreements and other documents of similar nature that establish a legally binding relationship between you and us);
- providing a demo of our services (“Demo”) for you;
- engaging in business communication;
- receiving feedback for any questions you may have.
We may collect Contact Data about you that may include:
- email;
- First name;
- Last name;
- phone number;
- job function;
- company name;
You provide the Contact Data to us by using:
- Demo request form (if available);
- meeting request form (if available);
- email form (if available);
- our email and/or postal address.
For the purpose of you being able to request a Demo from us or set up a meeting with us we may engage Calendly, LLC as a third-party service provider. Calendly, LLC allows you to pick a convenient time for an online meeting with us. You can find out more about their privacy practices and the way your data is treated by visiting https://calendly.com/privacy.
● Content. We collect the content of messages you send to us, such as questions and information you provide to us.
● Business and Financial Data. We may collect data about your business, your job position/function in order to evaluate the opportunities for mutually beneficial collaboration. We may collect your bank details for the purposes of issuing an invoice for payment of our services, as well as for the purpose of a possible refund. Keep in mind that we collect only business and financial data that you voluntarily provide to us and in the amount strictly necessary to evaluate the opportunities for mutually beneficial collaboration, as well as to provide you services, if so requested by you.
● We do not collect and process sensitive information.
Information Collected Automatically
In Short: Some information — such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and device characteristics — may be collected automatically when you use our Site.
We may automatically collect information about your device and how your device interacts with our Site. We may use third-party service providers to collect this information. Some examples of information we may collect include the following:
● Site Use Data. We may collect data about the features you use, the pages you visit, the e-mails and content you view, the time of day you browse, your referring and exiting pages, and other similar information.
● Device Connectivity and Configuration Data. We collect data about the type of device or browser you use, your device’s operating software, your device’s regional and language settings, and other similar information. This data also includes IP address, MAC address, device advertising ID, and other device identifiers.
We may use various current – and later – developed technologies to collect this information (“Tracking Technologies”), including the following:
● Log Files. A log file is a file that records events that occur in connection with your use of the Site.
● Cookies. Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies. A cookie is a small data file stored on your device that acts as a unique tag to identify your browser. You can find out more about the cookies we use and your choices in the corresponding section below.
● Advertising Analytics Technology. We may use certain advertising analytics technology, like that provided by Google to analyze your use of the Site or content that was displayed to you.
Some information about your use of the Site and certain third-party services may be collected using Tracking Technologies across time and services and used by us and third parties for purposes such as to associate different devices you use, and deliver relevant content to you on the Site and certain third party services.
Links to Other Websites
The Site may contain links to websites that are not affiliated with us and that may or may not have practices in place to protect the privacy of your information. We are not responsible for privacy practices employed by third-party websites and encourage you to review their privacy statements so that you will be aware of their data collection, use, and distribution policies.
Legal Basis
We base the processing of your data on the following legal bases:
● Your consent, if you have given us such consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR)
● The initiation or execution of a contract with you (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR)
● The fulfilment of legal obligations (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c) GDPR)
● The implementation of our legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR)
Use of Information
In Short: We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Site, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and comply with the law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent.
We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you interact with our Site, including:
● To study data you provided to us in order to evaluate potential collaboration opportunities, as well as enable such collaboration (for example, to draft contracts, non-disclosure agreements and other documents of similar nature that establish a legally binding relationship between you and us).
● To respond to user inquiries/offer support to users. We may process your information to respond to your inquiries and solve any potential issues you might have.
● To request feedback. We may process your information when necessary to request feedback and to contact you.
● To protect our Site. We may process your information as part of our efforts to keep our Site safe and secure, including fraud monitoring and prevention.
● To evaluate and improve our Site, products, marketing, and your experience. We may process your information when we believe it is necessary to identify usage trends, determine the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, and evaluate and improve our Site, products, marketing, and your experience.
● To identify usage trends. We may process information about how you use our Site to better understand how it is being used so we can improve it.
● To determine the effectiveness of our marketing and promotional campaigns. We may process your information to better understand how to provide marketing and promotional materials that are most relevant to you.
● To comply with our legal obligations. We may process your information to comply with our legal obligations, respond to legal requests, and exercise, establish, or defend our legal rights.
We may use information that does not identify you (including information that has been de-identified) without obligation to you except as prohibited by applicable law. For information on your rights and choices regarding how we use your information, please see the section entitled “Your Rights and Choices” below.
Retention Period
We will retain your personal information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy unless a longer retention period is required or allowed by law.
Sharing of Information
In Short: We may share information in specific situations described in this section and/or with the following third parties.
We share information about you as follows:
● Service Providers. We may share your information with our agents, vendors, and other service providers (collectively "Service Providers") in connection with their work on our behalf. Service Providers assist us with services such as payment processing, credit checks, data analytics, marketing, and promotional services, promotions, website hosting, and technical support. Service Providers are prohibited from using your information for any purpose other than to provide this assistance, although we may permit them to use aggregate information which does not identify you or de-identified data for other purposes.
● Affiliates. We may share your information with our related entities including our parent and sister companies. For example, we may share your information with our affiliates for corporate issues, support, marketing, and technical operations.
● Third Parties. We may share your information with third parties for purposes of facilitating your requests.
● Merger or Acquisition. We may share your information in connection with or during negotiations of, any proposed or actual merger, purchase, sale, or any other type of acquisition or business combination of all or any portion of our and/or your assets, or transfer of all or a portion of our business to another business.
● Security and Compelled Disclosure. We may share your information to comply with the law or other legal processes, and where required, in response to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements. We may also share your information to protect the rights, property, life, health, security, and safety of us, the Service, or any third party. We may also disclose personally identifiable information to a third party if the disclosure is required to comply with a subpoena, court order, and/or another legal instrument, legal proceeding, or relevant law; or if there is an immediate, imminent threat to the safety of any person, us, or the Site. YOU EXPRESSLY WAIVE, RELEASE, AND HOLD US HARMLESS FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY SUCH ACTION WE TAKE.
● Consent. We may share your information for any other purpose disclosed to you and with your consent.
Without limiting the foregoing, in our sole discretion, we may share aggregated information that does not identify you or de-identified information about you with third parties or affiliates for any purpose except as prohibited by applicable law. For information on your rights and choices regarding how we share your information, please see the section entitled “Your Rights and Choices” below.
Except as described in this section, we will not share your personally identifiable information with any third party unless you expressly consent to such disclosure in advance.
Your Rights and Choices
Review and Update of Information
In Short: You may review, change, or remove your personal information at any time, but limited for some cases and your status.
You may access, update, or remove certain personal information that you have voluntarily submitted to us through the Site by sending an e-mail to the e-mail address set forth in the section entitled “Impressum”. We may require additional information from you to allow us to confirm your identity. Please note that we will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. California residents have additional rights as set forth in the sections entitled “Your California Privacy Rights.”
By providing personal information to us, you understand we will collect, hold, use, and disclose your personal information under this Privacy Policy. You do not have to provide personal information to us, however, if you do not, it may affect your use of the Site.
If we receive personal information about you from a third party, we will protect it as set out in this Privacy Policy. If you are a third party providing personal information about somebody else, you represent and warrant that you have such person’s consent to provide the personal information to us.
If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by contacting us using the details below.
Upon request, we will provide you with information about whether we hold any of your personal information. You may access, correct, or request deletion of your personal information by contacting us as stated below. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe.
Please note that this right is subject to certain exceptions, including if we need to comply with a legal obligation or complete a transaction for which we collected the information.
We acknowledges that you have the right to access your personal information.
We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your rights over your personal information.
To unsubscribe from our email database or opt-out of communications (including marketing communications), please contact us using the details provided in this Privacy Policy, or opt-out using the opt-out facilities provided in the communication, if any.
An individual who seeks access, or who seeks to correct, amend, or delete inaccurate data should direct their query to us using the details in the “Impressum” section. If requested to remove data, we will respond within a reasonable timeframe.
You have the right to access information held about you. You also have the right to ask us to update and correct any out-of-date or incorrect personally identifiable information that we hold about you free of charge.
Please note that we will try to verify your identity via the email address or other information such as the phone number that is associated with your request before deleting your personal information. If another person makes this request on your behalf, please note that we will verify your identity and require them to prove that they have your written authorization to request on your behalf.
Cookies and Tracking Technology Choices
In Short: We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your information.
Cookies and Pixels. Most browsers accept cookies by default. You can instruct your browser, by changing its settings, to decline or delete cookies. If you use multiple browsers on your device, you will need to instruct each browser separately. Your ability to limit cookies is subject to your browser settings and limitations.
Do Not Track. Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage, no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this privacy notice. For more information on “Do Not Track,” visit http://www.allaboutdnt.com.
Please be aware that if you disable or remove Tracking Technologies some parts of the Site may not function correctly.
We further categorize cookies as follows:
Type
Description
Category 1: essential cookies
Always On. These cookies are essential so that you can use the website and use its functions. They cannot be turned off. They're set in response to requests made by you, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms.
Category 2: analytics cookies
These cookies collect information to help us understand how oour website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website for you.
Category 3: advertising cookies
These cookies provide advertising companies with information about your online activity to help them deliver more relevant online advertising to you or to limit how many times you see an ad. This information may be shared with other advertising companies.
Legal basis for deploying category 1 cookies is our legitimate interest in operating our website and providing functionality as specified on the Site. Legal basis for deploying category 2 to 3 cookies is your consent. When you first visit the Site or if necessary again, we will (i) inform you about the use of category 2 to 3 cookies and (ii) ask for your consent. In order to request your consent, we display a respective banner.
In addition, some web analytics providers are members of industry associations whose websites allow to centrally prevent the use of web tracking. Please find below reference to the websites of these associations for expressing your choices in regard to web tracking and processing data in pseudonymous profiles.
· “Digital Advertising Alliance“ (DAA):
www.aboutads.info/choices/
· “Network Advertising Initiative“ (NAI):
http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/
· “European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance“ (EDAA): http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/
In case you do not consent to cookies deployment or delete cookies from your device, this may affect your ability to use the website or individual functionalities.
If you do not want us to collect and store your data, you may delete cookies stored in your browser at any time. Information stored in such cookies will be removed from your device.
Please note, that it may affect the functionality of the websites that we work with.
Please note: although we choose our business partners and clients carefully, we are not responsible for the privacy practices of websites and mobile applications operated by such third parties. You should check the applicable privacy policies of such websites and mobile applications you visit for more information on what kind of data they are processing with the help of our services and technologies and how they handle any data they collect from you as well as the legal base(s) for that processing.
Our website may use third-party technically necessary cookies and authorization technically necessary cookies. Cookies other than technically necessary will not be used.
We may use the following third-party cookies, social plugins and analyzing tools:
Tailor and improve the adverts that are presented to you on the Site and measure the effectiveness of these advertisements and to manage and to provide you with the possibility of use the part of this website’s functionality on the third parties’ websites
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-pixel.
Google Analytics
Web analysis, interest-oriented advertising
https://policies.google.com/?hl=en&gl=en
Prevent processing: Via Browser-Plugin (see Add-On https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en) and for additional information see section 2.5.2 https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=en
Below you can learn more about how social plugins and analyzing use your information and, if you avoid connecting to plugins, find out how to opt-out.
This processing of (personal) data is necessary for our legitimate interests (i.e. marketing by increasing the range of our website/services).
Please note that we may not use some of the third-parties cookies at all times. We want you to be aware of the possibility that such cookies may be used, therefore, we included all such cookies in this policy for you to be fully acquainted with how your data is used or may be used by third parties
Facebook is a social network of Meta Platforms, Inc. (hereinafter „Facebook“). On our website, we may include Facebook pixel. For a summary of Facebook pixel, please refer to https://developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-pixel.
When you enter a page on our website that contains a Facebook pixel your browser or app will establish a direct connection to Facebook’s servers where the pixel is loaded from. The information that your browser has visited the corresponding page of our online services will be transmitted to Facebook, even if you do not have a Facebook account or are not logged into your account. This information (including your IP address) will be sent by your browser directly to a server of Facebook in the USA and stored there.
If you are logged into your Facebook account at the same time, it is also possible to assign the page impression to your Facebook profile. If you click on embedded Facebook buttons and log into your Facebook account (or are already logged in), this information will be sent directly to a Facebook server and stored there. The corresponding information is published on your Facebook profile and in your chronicle/timeline in short form. Facebook can thus collect and store additional usage data. If you want to prevent the transmission and storage of your data and your behavior on our online services through Facebook, you can change your Ad Settings here: https://www.facebook.com/ads/settings or log out of your Facebook account before you visit our sites and delete any cookies placed by Facebook.
For more information on your rights and on how Facebook is recording and processing data please see Facebook’s Data Privacy Policy which is available at http://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/ and https://www.facebook.com/help/443483272359009#!/help/340599879348142/.
Google Analytics
We may use Google Analytics which is a web analyzing tool of Google Inc., Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter “Google“) for the purposes of the adequate design and continuous optimization of our website. Google Analytics works with cookies and creates pseudonymized usage profiles, which enable an analysis of your use of our website. Information stored in such cookies (such as browser type/version, an operating system used, referrer URL, Hostname of the accessing computer, time of server request) is usually transmitted to and stored on Google’s servers.
Due to the activation of the IP anonymization (IP masking), Google will truncate and therefore anonymize the IP address of your device within the European Union or the European Economic Area.
We contracted Google to analyze your use of this website in order to produce reports on the activities on our website and provide more services connected to the use of our website and the internet in general. We also use Google Analytics for marketing purposes: it allows us to advertise on third party websites (including Google) to previous visitors to our website.
The IP address provided by your browser will not be combined with other Google data. The information may be transferred to third parties if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of Google. You can prevent cookies from being stored on your device by adjusting your browser software accordingly. Please note, however, that changing your settings may have negative effects on the usability of our website. You may prevent Google from recording and processing data on your use of our website (including your device’s IP address) and storing such information in a cookie. You can download and install a browser deactivation add-on from http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
For more information, see Google privacy policy: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.
Below you can see OPT-OUT for different browsers
● Google Chrome
● Microsoft Edge
● Mozilla Firefox
● Microsoft Internet Explorer
● Opera
● Apple Safari
You can also manage many companies’ cookies used for online advertising via the consumer choice tools created under self-regulation programs in many countries, such as the US-based Your Ad Choice page or the EU-based Your Online Choices.
Communications
In Short: We may use the information you provide to contact you strictly for the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy.
E-mails. We may contact you via e-mail using the address provided by you for the purposes stated in “Use of Information” section.
Messaging and Phone Calls. We may contact you via telephone or text messages (including by an automatic telephone dialing system) at any of the phone numbers provided by you (if any) for the purposes stated in “Use of Information” section.
If you do not wish to be contacted by us, you need to avoid filling out a contact form on the Site or contacting us in any other way
Your California Privacy Rights
In Short: If you are a resident of California, you are granted specific rights regarding access to your personal information.
These additional disclosures are required by the California Consumer Privacy Act and are effective as of January 24, 2020.
California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the "Shine The Light" law, permits our users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to us using the contact information provided in the “Impressum” section.
If you are under 18 years of age, reside in California, you have the right to request the removal of unwanted data in connection with your use of the Site, including data that was posted publicly (if any). To request the removal of such data, please contact us using the contact information provided in the “Impressum” section, and include the email address associated with your account and a statement that you reside in California. We will make sure the data is not publicly displayed on the Site, but please be aware that the data may not be completely or comprehensively removed from our systems.
Categories of personal information collected. The personal information that we may collect, or may have collected from consumers in the preceding twelve months, falls into the following categories established by the California Consumer Privacy Act, depending on how you engage with us:
● Identifiers, such as your name, alias, address, phone numbers, or IP address;
● Characteristics of protected classifications under California or US federal law, such as age or gender, for example, if we conduct user surveys or analysis;
● Internet or other electronic network activity information, including content interaction information, such as content downloads.
● Geolocation data, such as the location of your device or computer.
● Audio, visual, electronic, or other similar information, including when you communicate with us by phone or otherwise;
● Professional or employment-related information, for example, data you may provide about your employer(s);
● Inference data, such as information about your preferences; and
Categories of personal information disclosed for a business purpose. The personal information that we may have disclosed about consumers for a business purpose in the preceding twelve months fall into the following categories established by the California Consumer Privacy Act, depending on how you engage with the Company:
● Identifiers, such as your name, address, or phone numbers;
● Personal information as described in subdivision (e) of Section 1798.80 of the California Civil Code, such as a credit card number, for example, if we use a third-party payment processor;
● Your age, gender, or other protected classifications under California or US federal law, for example, if we conduct user surveys or analysis using a third-party service provider;
● Internet or other electronic network activity information, such as if we use a third-party service provider to help us gather reports for analyzing the health of our devices and services;
● Geolocation data for your device or computer, for example, if we need to monitor or confirm your payments or purchases;
● Audio, visual, electronic, or other similar information, for example, if a third-party service provider reviews recordings of customer support phone calls for quality assurance purposes and;
● Professional or employment-related information, for example, if we provide information to a third-party service provider for verification.
Data Security
In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures.
We implement and maintain reasonable administrative, physical, and technical security safeguards to help protect your information from loss, theft, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. Nevertheless, transmission via the internet is not completely secure and we cannot guarantee the security of your information.
Storage and International Transfer of Data
Data may be transferred to countries outside the European Economic Area. We only transfer personal data to third countries where the EU Commission has confirmed an adequate level of protection or where we can ensure the careful handling of personal data by employing contractual agreements or other suitable guarantees, such as certifications or proven compliance with international security standards.
Your data may be stored and processed in Germany or any other country in which we or our subsidiaries, affiliates or service providers maintain facilities, subject to such data being handled as described in this Privacy Policy.
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