Privacy policy

Use of the website for information purposes

When the website is used purely for information purposes, the browser used on your end device sends certain information, for example your IP address, for technical reasons to our website’s server.

We process the data of users of our website for the following purposes:

Providing the website content requested by the user,
ensuring the security of the IT infrastructure used to provide the website,
providing cookie consent management for the website,
maintaining the user’s status for all page requests,
storing the user’s preferred language.

We use cookies (see Section C) to provide cookie consent management, to maintain the status of the website and to store the user’s preferred language. To ensure the security of the IT infrastructure used to provide the website, we also store this information temporarily in a “web server log file”.

I. Details on personal data

HTTP data

Personal data contained in the categories

Protocol data which accrue via the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (Secure) (HTTP(S) for technical reasons when the website is visited:

These include IP address, type and version of your internet browser, operating system used, last site accessed before visiting the Website (referrer URL), date and time of visit.

Sources of the data

Website users.

Obligation to provide the data

The provision of the data is not a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract. You are not obliged to provide the data.

If the data are not provided, we cannot provide the requested website content.

Storage duration

We store the data in server log files in a form that allows your person to be identified for a maximum period of 7 days, unless any security-relevant event occurs (e.g. a DDoS attack).

If there is a security-relevant event, we store the server log files until the security-relevant event has been eliminated and clarified in full.

Opt-in data

Personal data contained in the categories

Data which accrue for cookie consent management for this website:

These include consent and, where applicable, your individual selection for the use of cookies on your end device.

We use strictly necessary cookies for cookie consent management. More detailed information on the content of the cookies used can be found in Section C.III.

Sources of the data

Website users.

Obligation to provide the data

The provision of the data is not a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract. You are not obliged to provide the data.

If the data are not provided, we cannot take any cookies consents into account on this website.

Storage duration

The cookies used for cookie consent management are stored on your end device. Information on the validity period of the cookies used can be found in Section C.III.

Language selection data

Personal data contained in the categories

Data used to provide the language selection function:

These in particular include the language selected by you and data that is assigned to you end device when using the language selection function.

We use strictly necessary cookies for the language selection function. More detailed information on the content of the cookies used can be found in Section C.III.

Sources of the data

Website users.

Obligation to provide the data

The provision of the data is not a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract. You are not obliged to provide the data.

If the data are not provided, the language selection function cannot be provided.

Storage duration

The cookies used for the language selection function are stored on your end device. Information on the validity period of the cookies used can be found in Section C.III.

SessionID data

Personal data contained in the categories

Data stored on your end device and with us to maintain your status for all page requests. (“ASP.NET SessionID data” and “JSESSIONID data”).

These include a randomly generated unique identification number as well display of the website content, in particular table lines in this Privacy Policy which are hidden and can be opened by you.

We use strictly necessary cookies to maintain status. More detailed information on the content of the cookies used can be found in Section C.III.

Sources of the data

Website users.

Obligation to provide the data

The provision of the data is not a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract. You are not obliged to provide the data.

If the data are not provided, status on the website cannot be maintained.

Storage duration

The cookies used for the session ID are store on your end device. Information on the validity period of the cookies used can be found in Section C.III.

II. Details on processing

Providing website content

Purpose of processing

We process HTTP data temporarily on our web server to provide the website content requested by you.

Categories of personal data processed

HTTP data.

Automated decision-making

No automated decision-making takes place.

Legal basis and, where applicable, legitimate interests

The legal basis is a balancing of interests (point (f) of Article 6 paragraph 1 GDPR). Our legitimate interest is the provision of the website content requested by you.

Recipient

Netzkern AG,

Microsoft BV

Security of the IT infrastructure

Purpose of processing

We process HTTP data temporarily in web server log files to ensure the security of the IT infrastructure used to provide the website, in particular to identify, eliminate and preserve evidence of disruptions (e.g. DDoS attacks).

Categories of personal data processed

HTTP data.

Automated decision-making

No automated decision-making takes place.

Legal basis and, where applicable, legitimate interests

The legal basis is a balancing of interests (point (f) of Article 6 paragraph 1 GDPR). Our legitimate interest ensuring the security of the IT infrastructure used to provide the website, in particular identifying, eliminating and preserving evidence of disruptions (e.g. DDoS attacks).

Recipient

Netzkern AG,

Microsoft BV,

Bechtle AG.

Management of cookie consents

Purpose of processing

We process data from strictly necessary cookies (see Section C.) temporarily on our web server in order to manage your cookie consents for this website. We can, for example, identity whether you have already given your consent when you visit our website again.

Categories of personal data processed

Opt-in data.

Automated decision-making

No automated decision-making takes place.

Legal basis and, where applicable, legitimate interests

The legal basis is a balancing of interests (point (f) of Article 6 paragraph 1 GDPR). Our legitimate interest is the management of the cookie consents granted by you for this website.

Recipient

Netzkern AG,

Microsoft BV.

Maintaining the status

Purpose of processing

We process data from strictly necessary cookies (see Section C.) temporarily on our web server in order to maintain your status for all page requests. This in particular applies the table rows in this Privacy Policy which are hidden and which you can open.

Categories of personal data processed

SessionID data.

Automated decision-making

No automated decision-making takes place.

Legal basis and, where applicable, legitimate interests

The legal basis is a balancing of interests (point (f) of Article 6 paragraph 1 GDPR). Our legitimate interest is a user-friendly display of the website content requested by you.

Recipient

Netzkern AG,

Microsoft BV.

Storage of preferred language

Purpose of processing

We process data from strictly necessary cookies (see Section C.) temporarily on our web server in order to store your preferred language.

Categories of personal data processed

Language selection data.

Automated decision-making

No automated decision-making takes place.

Legal basis and, where applicable, legitimate interests

The legal basis is a balancing of interests (point (f) of Article 6 paragraph 1 GDPR). Our legitimate interest is providing our website in the language selected by you.

Recipient

Netzkern AG,

Microsoft BV.