Privacy policy

CONTA-CLIP Verbindungstechnik GmbH takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. We therefore process your data exclusively on the basis of the applicable legal provisions. Under no circumstances will the data collected be sold or passed on to third parties without authorisation. The following declaration gives you an overview of how we guarantee the protection of your personal data within our online offer and what type of data is collected for what purpose. Please refer to our imprint for information on responsibility.

1.) Data processing on this website 

Personal data is only processed on this website to the extent necessary to fulfil the purpose for which you have requested it. The purpose of the website is to provide you with information about our company and our products and services and to give you the opportunity to initiate and process contracts or make other enquiries. In addition, security aspects and authorised marketing measures are reasons for processing personal data. As a result of your visit and use of our online offer, the following types of data are processed: 

• Inventory data (e.g., names, addresses) 
• Contact data (e.g., e-mail, telephone numbers) 
• Content data (e.g., text entries, photographs, videos) 
• Utilisation data (e.g., websites visited, interest in content, interest in content, videos)&nbsp, websites visited, interest in content, access times) 
• Meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses) 

1.1) Cookies 

"Cookies" are small files that are stored on users' computers. Different data can be stored in cookies. The primary purpose of a cookie is to store user information (e.g. device type, the storing medium) during or after a visit to an online service. Temporary cookies, or "session cookies" or "transient cookies", are cookies that are deleted after visiting an online offer and closing the browser (e.g. shopping basket content). There are also "permanent" or "persistent" cookies. These remain stored even after the browser is closed (e.g. login status) and are therefore suitable for storing the interests of users and using them for reach measurements or marketing purposes. "Third-party cookies" are cookies from providers other than the controller who operates the online service (otherwise "first-party cookies"). We clarify the use of temporary and permanent cookies below as part of the specific processing facts of the data protection declaration.

If you do not want cookies to be stored on your computer, you must set the corresponding options in your browser yourself and configure the deletion. The exclusion of cookies can lead to functional restrictions of this online offer. Various services (e.g. www.aboutads.info/choices/ [US] or www.youronlinechoices.com [EU]) also offer general help against online marketing cookies, especially in the area of tracking. This may also result in restrictions regarding the functions of this online offer.

1.2) Google Analytics 

We use Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google LLC ("Google"), as part of our legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR) in an attractive and user-orientated online offering. Google uses the cookies described above. Information generated in this way about the use of our online offer is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

Google is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement (obligation to comply with European data protection standards). Google will use the information on our behalf (existing order processing contract in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR) to analyse the use of our online offer, to create reports on the activities within this online offer and to provide other services related to the use of this online offer. The creation of pseudonymised user profiles is possible.

The pseudonymisation is guaranteed by Google (in principle IP anonymisation by shortening the IP address of Google within the member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area, otherwise shortening after transmission to Google servers in the USA). A combination with other data by Google is excluded.

It is also possible to restrict Google Analytics by configuring the browser. In addition, Google itself offers a tool that allows you to deactivate Google Analytics (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de). You can find more information on the use of data by Google, setting and objection options at: www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/partners ,http://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads and www.google.de/settings/ads. 

1.3) Collection of access data and log files 

On the basis of our legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR), we collect data about every access to the server on which our websites are located. The access data includes: 

• Website visited 
• Time at the time of access 
• Amount of data sent in bytes 
• Website visited before 
• Browser used 
• Operating system used 
• IP address used 

For security reasons, the log files are stored for a maximum of 5 days and then deleted. Data whose further storage is required for evidentiary purposes is excluded from deletion until the respective incident has been finally clarified 

1.4) Newsletter 

The following provides you with the essential information about our newsletter (content, registration, cancellation, dispatch and evaluation. By subscribing to the newsletter, you agree to the procedures explained below 

Content 

The term newsletter covers all electronic messages (primarily email) that we send for advertising purposes (information about us and our services). The newsletter is only sent if it is justified by the underlying consent of the recipient or a legal authorisation (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a, Art. 6 GDPR in conjunction with Section 7 para. 2 no. 3 UWG). If you have not objected, we may also use your email address to send you information about similar articles or services. (§ 7 para. 3 UWG) 

Registration 

Registration for our newsletter takes place using the double opt-in procedure (after registration you will receive an email which you must confirm again). This prevents third-party email addresses from being added to our mailing list. Subscriptions to the newsletter are logged for verification purposes (IP address and time of subscription and confirmation). Changes to your stored data are also logged. To register, simply enter your e-mail address and select the newsletter language (DE, EN). Optionally, you can leave your first name and surname for the purpose of personalisation. We log your registration on the basis of our legitimate interest in a user-friendly and secure mailing list that fulfils our documentation obligations (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

Cancellation 

You can revoke and cancel your consent to the newsletter at any time. You will find a link to do so on our registration website and at the end of each newsletter. Unsubscribed e-mail addresses are stored for up to three years due to the obligation to provide proof of consent (legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). You can also submit a request for final deletion, which confirms the former existence of your consent.

1.4.1) Shipping service provider 

We send the newsletter using the "Redaxo" software. The service provider was selected on the basis of our legitimate interest in a user-friendly and secure mailing list (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). The service provider is permitted to use the recipient data in pseudonymised form (without user assignment) to improve its own service (technology, presentation) or for statistical purposes. Any other own use, in particular own letters, as well as disclosure to third parties is excluded.

1.4.2) Evaluation 

Through the use of "web-beacon" (pixel-sized file), it is possible for us to monitor the opening of the newsletter. As part of the process, technical information (browser, operating system, IP address, time of access, access location) is collected. In addition, we can determine which links in the newsletter are clicked on. We use this information to optimise our newsletter service. Although the information can technically be assigned to individual newsletter recipients, we do not monitor individual users. Analyses are only carried out at group or category level, in which many recipients are grouped together. In this way, we want to understand the reading behaviour of the recipients and control our content in such a way that it meets the interests of the recipients.

1.5) Facebook Pixel 

We use the visitor action pixel ("Facebook pixel") from Facebook, Facebook Inc, 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA ("Facebook") on our website. The Facebook pixel can be used to track the behaviour of site visitors after they have been redirected to or visit the provider's website by clicking on a Facebook ad or by other means. Furthermore, the Facebook pixel enables Facebook to display our adverts on Facebook (hereinafter referred to as "Facebook ads") only to those Facebook users who have visited our website.

The data collected is anonymous to us as the operator of this website; we cannot draw any conclusions about the identity of the users. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible and Facebook can use the data for its own advertising purposes in accordance with the Facebook Data Usage Policy. This enables Facebook to place adverts on Facebook pages and outside of Facebook. This use of the data cannot be influenced by us as the site operator.

1.5.1) Basis 

We use the Facebook pixel for marketing and optimisation purposes, in particular to: 

• to place ads on Facebook that are relevant and interesting for you, 
• to measure the reach of the ads placed and 
• to improve our offer, make it more interesting for you as a user and avoid annoying ads 

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Our legitimate interest in the processing of the above data by the third-party provider is also derived from these points. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR. 

1.5.2) Privacy policy of Facebook 

You can find further information on protecting your privacy in Facebook's privacy policy: de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/. 

1.5.3) EU-US Privacy Shield 

Facebook is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and thus offers a guarantee of compliance with European data protection law. More information: www.privacyshield.gov/participant;

1.5.4) Objection 

Although we have a legitimate interest in using the Facebook pixel, we offer you opt-out options. You can object to the collection by the Facebook pixel and the use of your data to display Facebook ads. To set which types of adverts are displayed to you within Facebook, you can go to the page set up by Facebook and follow the instructions on the settings for usage-based advertising. The settings are platform-independent, i.e. they are applied to all devices, such as desktop computers or mobile devices. Please use the following 

Link: www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/;

If you do not have a Facebook account, you can deactivate usage-based advertising from Facebook on the website of the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance. Please use the following 

Link: www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/ 

In addition, you can deactivate cookies used for reach measurement and advertising purposes via the following websites:

http://optout.networkadvertising.org/ 

www.aboutads.info/choices 

www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices/ 

1.6) Facebook Custome Audiences 

We use "Facebook Custom Audiences" on our website, a remarketing tool from Facebook Inc, 1601 S California Ave, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA ("Facebook"). Facebook Custom Audiences enables us to display interest-based adverts ("Facebook Ads") to visitors to our website when they visit the Facebook social network or other websites that also use Facebook Custom Audiences. By using "Facebook Custom Audiences", the visitor's web browser automatically establishes a direct connection with the Facebook server. We have no influence on the scope and further use of the data collected by Facebook through the use of Facebook Custom Audiences. To the best of our knowledge, Facebook receives the information that visitors have accessed the relevant part of our website or clicked on an advert from us. If the visitors have a Facebook user account and are registered, Facebook can assign the visit to their user accounts. Even if the visitors are not registered with Facebook or have not logged in, there is a possibility that Facebook will find out and store their IP address and any other identifying features.

1.6.1) Basis 

We use Facebook Custom Audiences for marketing and optimisation purposes, in particular to place relevant and interesting ads for our visitors and thus improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user. This also constitutes our legitimate interest in the processing of the aforementioned data by the third-party provider. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR.

1.6.2) Privacy policy of Facebook 

You can find further information on protecting your privacy in Facebook's privacy policy: de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/. 

1.6.3) EU-US Privacy Shield 

Facebook is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and thus offers a guarantee of compliance with European data protection law. More information: www.privacyshield.gov/participant;

1.6.4) Objection 

Although we have a legitimate interest in the use of Facebook Customer Audience, we offer you opt-out options. Deactivation of Facebook Custom Audiences is possible for logged-in users at www.facebook.com/settings/. If you do not have a Facebook account, you can deactivate usage-based advertising from Facebook on the website of the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance. Please use the following link: www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/ 

In addition, you can deactivate cookies that are used for reach measurement and advertising purposes via the following websites:</p

http://optout.networkadvertising.org/&nbsp;

http://www.aboutads.info/choices&nbsp;

http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices/&nbsp;

<strong>1.7 LinkedIn Insight Tag 

We use the retargeting tool and conversion tracking of LinkedIn Ireland, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland ("LinkedIn"). For this purpose, the LinkedIn Insight Tag is integrated on our website, which enables LinkedIn to collect statistical, pseudonymised data about your visit and use of our website and to provide us with corresponding aggregated statistics on this basis. As a rule, the following information is collected: 

LinkedIn user ID (cookie ID)

IP address 

Metadata of the website visit, such as browser type, website visited 

In addition, this information is used to show you relevant offers and recommendations that are specific to your interests after you have viewed certain services, information and offers on the website. The information in this regard is stored in a cookie.

1.7.1) Basis 

The data processing is justified in each case in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR, as we have a legitimate interest in showing you personalised advertising and evaluating the use of our website 

1.7.2) LinkedIn privacy policy 

For more information on data processing, please refer to LinkedIn's privacy policy: www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.&nbsp;

1.7.3) EU-US Privacy Shield 

LinkedIn is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and thus offers a guarantee of compliance with European data protection law. More information: www.privacyshield.gov/participant;

1.7.4) Objection 

Although we have a legitimate interest in using the LinkedIn Insight Tag, we offer you opt-out options. If you want to prevent this tracking, you can use the following link if you are logged in to LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/psettings/enhanced-advertising.&nbsp;

In addition, you can deactivate cookies that are used for reach measurement and advertising purposes via the following websites: 

optout.networkadvertising.org/&nbsp;

www.aboutads.info/choices&nbsp;

www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices/&nbsp;

1.8) Integration of third-party services and content 

Our website contains third-party services and content. The selection and use is for the further development and improvement of our website content (videos) and services (contact) and is of legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR). The integration is essentially based on cookie technology, so that reference can be made to the explanations under 1.1 and as an example 1.2. The following third-party services and content are currently part of our online offering: 

1.8.1) YouTube 

We integrate videos from our own channel on the "YouTube" platform of the provider Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA 

Privacy Policy: www.google.com/policies/privacy/, Opt-Out: adssettings.google.com/authenticated.&nbsp;

1.8.2) Use of Facebook social plugins 

We use social plugins of the social network facebook.com of Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, (hereinafter Facebook) as part of our legitimate interest in an attractive and user-oriented online offer (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR). The social plugins are designed as interaction elements or content (e.g. videos, graphics or text contributions) and are recognisable by Facebook logos (see allfacebook.de/features/update-social-plugins). Facebook is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and guarantees to comply with European data protection law.

By using the social plugins, a direct connection is established with the Facebook servers, i.e. the content is transferred from Facebook directly to the user's device. As we have no influence on this connection, we cannot provide any precise information on the type and scope of data processing by Facebook. We would merely like to point out that user profiles can be created by Facebook in this way and that the following information can be processed by Facebook through the social plugins:</p

• Information that a user has accessed the corresponding page with social plugin 
• Assignment to the Facebook account if the user is logged in to Facebook 
• Through interaction with a social plugin (pressing a button), direct transmission and storage of the respective information on Facebook servers 
• Even without a Facebook account, it is possible for Facebook to store your (anonymised) IP address in 

For more information, see the Facebook privacy policy: www.facebook.com/about/privacy/ Facebook members can use the profile settings of their account to prevent data processing. In addition, the general cookie restrictions in the browser and special services to prevent tracking are available (see 1.2 and 1.3 above). 

1.9) Making contact 

If you contact us (e.g. by email, telephone, product enquiry or via social media), we process your data for this purpose in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b, f GDPR. Your data may be stored in a customer relationship management system ("CRM system") or a comparable database. We delete the enquiries if they are no longer required. We review the necessity every two years, taking into account the statutory documentation obligations.

1.10) Application management 

We use application and recruiting software from softgarden e-Recruiting GmbH, Tauentzienstr. 14, 10789 Berlin (hereinafter referred to as softgarden). The collection and use of your personal data takes place exclusively within the framework of the statutory provisions of the applicable data protection law.

With regard to applications, your personal data will only be processed by us out of your and our interest in filling vacant positions (pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b, f GDPR). Your data will generally be deleted after completion of the application process or at the latest 6 months after receipt of your application. If there is a prospect of recruitment beyond this, we will store your data in our applicant pool for a maximum of 2 further years, subject to your consent.

In accordance with the statutory provisions (Art. 17, 18 GDPR), we generally erase or restrict the processing of personal data once the purpose of the data processing no longer applies. For some processing procedures, there are also explicit deletion periods in the privacy policy (see above). The restriction concerns cases in which data is not erased because it is required for other legitimate purposes and is only used further with regard to these authorised processing procedures. In addition, statutory retention obligations generally prevent immediate erasure once the purpose of the data processing no longer applies. In particular, the documentation obligations under commercial law (Section 257 (1) HGB) and tax law (Section 147 (1) AO) are decisive here, which only allow deletion after 6 (trading books, inventories, opening balance sheets, annual financial statements, commercial letters, accounting vouchers, etc.) or 10 (books, records, management reports, accounting vouchers, commercial and business letters, documents relevant for taxation, etc.) years.

If data is transferred to other persons and companies within our processing procedures or if such third parties gain access to your data in any other way, this will only take place on the basis of relevant authorisations (in particular Art. 6 para. 1 GDPR), your consent or our legitimate interest. In addition, an order processing contract (Art. 28 GDPR) will be concluded if necessary.

The transfer of data to third countries (outside the EU or EEA) only takes place on the basis of relevant authorisations (in particular Art. 6 para. 1 GDPR), your consent or our legitimate interest. In addition, we observe the special requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR (see, for example, Privacy Shield for transfers to the USA above).

Art. 12 ff. GDPR grant you as the data subject a number of different rights vis-à-vis us as the processor of your personal data. We briefly summarise your rights below. To assert these rights, please contact us at datenschutzbeautragter@conta-clip.de.

5.1) Right to information

You have the right to request confirmation as to whether the data in question is being processed and for information about this data as well as for further information and a copy of the data in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR.

5.2) Right to rectification

You have in accordance with. Art. 16 GDPR, you have the right to request the completion of data concerning you or the rectification of inaccurate data concerning you.

5.3) Right to lodge a complaint

In accordance with Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority (poststelle@ldi.nrw.de).

5.4) Data transmission

You have the right to request to receive the data concerning you that you have provided to us in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR and to request its transfer to other controllers

5.5) Right to erasure of data

In accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, you have the right to demand that the data in question be deleted immediately or, alternatively, to demand that the processing of the data be restricted in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR.

5.6) Right of cancellation

You have the right to withdraw your consent in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR with effect for the future

5.7) Right to object

You can object to the future processing of data concerning you at any time in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR. The objection can be made in particular against processing for direct marketing purposes

Taking into account the state of the art, we take the necessary technical and organisational measures to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of your data (Art. 32 GDPR).

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy with regard to the explanations in view of changing legal bases or the adaptation of processing procedures (provided that the rights of data subjects remain unaffected). We therefore ask you to familiarise yourself with the content from time to time.

Matthias Heinemann
Tel: +49 5257 9833 0
E-mail: datenschutzbeauftragter@conta-clip.de