Privacy Policy
1. Data protection at a glance
General information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally. For detailed information on the subject of data protection, please refer to our privacy policy listed below this text.
Data collection on this website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the section "Notice to the Responsible Party" in this privacy policy.
How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected in part by you providing it to us. This may include, for example, data that you enter into a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website by our IT systems. This mainly includes technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). The collection of this data occurs automatically as soon as you enter this website.
What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to obtain, free of charge, information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can withdraw this consent at any time for the future. Furthermore, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. Additionally, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
You can contact us at any time regarding this as well as any further questions on the topic of data protection.
Analysis tools and third-party tools
When visiting this website, your browsing behaviour may be statistically evaluated. This is primarily done using so-called analysis programmes.
Detailed information about these analysis programmes can be found in the following privacy policy.
2. Hosting
We host the content of our website with the following provider:
External Hosting
This website is hosted externally. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the host. This may primarily include IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website accesses, and other data generated through a website.
The external hosting is carried out for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of providing our online services securely, quickly, and efficiently through a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). If corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
Our host will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfil its performance obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.
We use the following host(s):
snafu Company for Interactive Networks Ltd
Knesebeckstraße 59-61
10719 Berlin
Data processing
We have entered into a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the aforementioned service. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that it processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
3. General Information and Mandatory Information
Data protection
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the legal data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy.
If you use this website, various personal data will be collected. Personal data is information that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and how we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this occurs.
We would like to point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g. when communicating via email) may have security gaps. It is not possible to ensure complete protection of data against access by third parties.
Notice regarding the responsible party
The responsible party for data processing on this website is:
Sekucon GmbH
Kurfürstendamm 11
10719 Berlin
Marc Schröder
Managing Director
Telephone: 030/233 244 80
E-Mail: info@sekucon.de
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).
Storage duration
Unless a more specific retention period is stated within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for processing the data no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, provided we do not have any other legally permissible reasons for retaining your personal data (e.g. tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will occur after these reasons no longer apply.
General information on the legal basis for data processing on this website
If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR, provided that special categories of data are processed under Article 9(1) GDPR. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of Article 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to access information on your device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally carried out on the basis of Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is necessary for the fulfilment of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if it is necessary for the fulfilment of a legal obligation on the basis of Article 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interests under Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The relevant legal bases applicable in each individual case are provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.
Recipients of personal data
As part of our business activities, we collaborate with various external parties. In some cases, it is also necessary to transmit personal data to these external parties. We only share personal data with external parties when this is required for the fulfilment of a contract, when we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. sharing data with tax authorities), when we have a legitimate interest in the sharing under Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, or when another legal basis permits the data sharing. When using processors, we only share our customers' personal data based on a valid contract for processing. In the case of joint processing, a contract for joint processing will be established.
Withdrawal of your consent to data processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out before the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.
Right to object to data collection in specific cases as well as to direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)
IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME, ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. YOU CAN FIND THE RELEVANT LEGAL BASIS FOR THE PROCESSING IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR THE PROCESSING IS NECESSARY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).
Right of complaint to the competent supervisory authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR, affected individuals have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the member state of their habitual residence, their place of work, or the location of the alleged infringement. The right to complain exists without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to data portability
You have the right to request that data we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfilment of a contract be provided to you or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done to the extent that it is technically feasible.
Information, Correction and Deletion
You have the right, under the applicable legal provisions, to request free information at any time about your stored personal data, their origin and recipients, and the purpose of the data processing, as well as, if applicable, the right to rectification or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time regarding this and any further questions about personal data.
Right to restriction of processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time regarding this. The right to restrict processing exists in the following cases:
- If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we generally require time to verify this. During the verification period, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
- If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you may request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
- If we no longer require your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defence, or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of processing your personal data instead of its deletion.
- If you have lodged an objection under Article 21(1) of the GDPR, a balancing of interests between yours and ours must be carried out. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, such data may only be processed – apart from their storage – with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of significant public interest of the European Union or a Member State.
SSL or TLS encryption
This page uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address bar of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the padlock symbol in your browser bar.
If SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Objection to advertising emails
The use of contact details published in accordance with the legal obligation to provide an imprint for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and informational materials is hereby objected to. The operators of the sites expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as through spam emails.
4. Data collection on this website
Cookies
Our websites use so-called "cookies". Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any harm to your device. They are either temporarily stored for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit ends. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or an automatic deletion occurs through your web browser.
Cookies can originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third parties (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third parties within websites (e.g. cookies for processing payment services).
Cookies have various functions. Numerous cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies may be used for analysing user behaviour or for advertising purposes.
Cookies that are necessary for the execution of the electronic communication process, for providing certain functions you desire (e.g. for the shopping cart function), or for optimising the website (e.g. cookies for measuring web audience) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimised provision of their services. If consent for the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, processing will occur solely on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDG); consent can be revoked at any time.
You can configure your browser to be informed about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only on a case-by-case basis, exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or generally, as well as enable the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
You can find out which cookies and services are used on this website in this privacy policy.
5. Social Media
This website uses elements of the LinkedIn network. The provider is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Each time a page of this website that contains elements from LinkedIn is accessed, a connection is established to LinkedIn's servers. LinkedIn is informed that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click the "Recommend" button from LinkedIn and are logged into your LinkedIn account, LinkedIn can associate your visit to this website with you and your user account. We would like to point out that as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by LinkedIn.
The use of this service is based on your consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and Section 25(1) of the TDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. You can find details here:https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a1343190/datenubertragung-aus-der-eu-dem-ewr-und-der-schweiz?lang=de
For more information, please see LinkedIn's privacy policy at:https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
The company has a certification under the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that aims to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits to adhering to these data protection standards. For more information, you can contact the provider at the following link:https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5448.
Functions of the Instagram service are integrated on this website. These functions are offered by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.
If the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the Instagram server. This allows Instagram to receive information about your visit to this website.
If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of this website to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to this website with your user account. We would like to point out that as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or how it is used by Instagram.
Insofar as consent has been obtained, the use of the aforementioned service is based on Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and Section 25 of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If no consent has been obtained, the use of the service is based on our legitimate interest in achieving the broadest possible visibility on social media.
Insofar as personal data is collected on our website using the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook or Instagram, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of the data and its transfer to Facebook or Instagram. The processing that occurs after the forwarding by Facebook or Instagram is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations that we share have been documented in an agreement on joint processing. The text of the agreement can be found at:https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendumAccording to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Facebook or Instagram tools and for the data protection-compliant implementation of the tools on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of the Facebook or Instagram products. Rights of the data subjects (e.g. requests for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook or Instagram can be asserted directly with Facebook. If you assert the rights of the data subjects with us, we are obliged to forward these to Facebook.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. You can find details here:https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875 and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.
For more information, please see Instagram's privacy policy:https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.