Privacy policy

Name and Address of the Responsible Party

The responsible party within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other national data protection laws of the member states as well as other data protection regulations is:

LeanScope GmbH
Science Park 2
66123 Saarbrücken
Deutschland

Tel.: +49 681 959 3110
Fax: +49 681 959 3119

Website: www.leanscope.ai
E-Mail: contact@leanscope.ai

Data Protection Officer

In accordance with legal requirements, we have appointed a Data Protection Officer for our company. You can contact them via email at contact@leanscope.ai .

General information on data processing

1. Scope of the processing of personal data

As the operator of this website, LeanScope GmbH takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. As a rule, the website can be used without providing personal data. We collect and use the personal data of our users only to the extent necessary to provide a functional website and for our content and services. The collection and use of our users' personal data only takes place regularly with the user's consent. An exception applies in cases where prior consent cannot be obtained for factual reasons and the processing of the data is permitted by law.

2. Legal basis for the processing of personal data

Insofar as we obtain the consent of the data subject for the processing of personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) serves as the legal basis.

When processing personal data that is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures.

Insofar as the processing of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR serves as the legal basis.

In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. d GDPR serves as the legal basis.

If the processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party and if the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not outweigh the former interest, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR serves as the legal basis for the processing.

3. Data erasure and storage duration

The personal data of the data subject will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage no longer applies. Data may also be stored if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in EU regulations, laws or other provisions to which the controller is subject. The data will also be blocked or erased if a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires, unless there is a need for further storage of the data for the conclusion or fulfillment of a contract.

Provision of the website and creation of log files

1. Description and scope of data processing

Each time our website is accessed, our internet provider automatically collects general data and information from the computer system of the accessing computer.

The following data is collected:

• Information about the browser type and version used
• The user's operating system
• The user's internet service provider
• IP address of the computer from which the request was sent, in anonymized (shortened) form
• Date and time of access
• Websites from which the user's system accesses our website
• Websites that are accessed by the user's system via our website

This information cannot be assigned to specific persons. This information is not merged with other data sources. The Internet address of the end device you are using is anonymized after a short time by anonymizing the last block of an IP address before it is saved in the log file (e.g. 83.245.49.xxx). No personal user profiles are created and the data is not passed on to third parties.

2. Legal basis for the processing of personal data

The legal basis for the temporary storage of general data and information in the log files is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. In addition, there is a legal obligation pursuant to Art. 32 GDPR to protect our own IT infrastructure and thus also these websites and to implement technical and organizational measures in this regard, above all to prevent misuse. Log files are a central component of these (preventive) security measures. The legal basis is therefore also Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.

3. Purpose of data processing

The data is stored in the log files to ensure the functionality of the website. We also use the data to optimize the website and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. The data is not analyzed for marketing purposes in this context.

4. Duration of data processing

Data is only stored in log files for the period of time required to achieve the purpose of storage or if this is provided for by applicable laws.

5. Possibility of objection and removal

The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of data in log files is absolutely necessary for the operation of the website and for IT security reasons. Consequently, the user has no option to object.

Use of cookies, configuration via cookie management platform (CMP)

1. Description and scope of data processing

Our website uses cookies to provide you with a convenient and functional online service and to verify your authorization to use the services offered. Cookies are text files that are stored in the Internet browser or by the Internet browser on the user's computer system. When a user accesses a website, a cookie may be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string of characters that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is called up again.

The following data is stored and transmitted in the cookies:

• Cookie-ID
• PHP-SESSION
• We also use cookies on our website that enable an analysis of the user's surfing behavior.

The following data can be transmitted in this way:

• Frequency of page views
• Use of website functions

The user data collected in this way is pseudonymized by technical precautions. It is therefore no longer possible to assign the data to the accessing user. The data is not stored together with other personal data of the user.

Via our Cookie Management Platform (CMP), which is displayed as a banner at the bottom of the website when you visit our website, you can configure the cookie services used at any time, give your consent or revoke this consent by deactivating the cookie services accordingly. You can deactivate or restrict the transmission of cookies by changing the settings in your Internet browser. To do this, please use the help functions of your respective browser.

You can deactivate or restrict the transmission of cookies by changing the settings in your Internet browser. To do this, please use the help functions of your browser.

2. Legal basis for the processing of personal data

Processing that is based on cookies or other identifiers (e.g. browser fingerprints, pixels) and is not technically necessary for the function of our websites (e.g. for the services mentioned in Section X. of this Privacy Policy) will only be carried out with your consent, which you can give via our CMP.

The legal basis for processing using technically unnecessary cookies is Section 15 (3) sentence 1 TMG in conjunction with Art. 5 (3) sentence 1 ePrivacy Directive. Art. 5 para. 3 sentence 1 ePrivacy Directive. Cookies that are not required for the function of our websites will not be set before you have given your consent.

The use of technically necessary cookies is based on legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The right to object is excluded for technically essential cookies, as these are absolutely necessary in order to display our websites and their content to you and to provide you with the functionalities of the websites.

3. Purpose of data processing

Analysis cookies are used for the purpose of improving the quality of our website and its content. Through the analysis cookies, we learn how the website is used and can thus constantly optimize our offer.
With the help of these cookies, we can optimize the information and offers on our website in your interest and make it easier for you to use the website.

Technically necessary cookies are used for the purpose of simplifying the use of websites for users. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For example, it is necessary for the browser to be recognized even after a page change. The user data collected by technically necessary cookies is not used to create user profiles.

4. Duration of storage, possibility of objection and removal

Cookies are stored on the user's computer and transmitted by it to our website. As a user, you therefore have full control over the use of cookies. You can deactivate or restrict the transmission of cookies by changing the settings in your Internet browser. Cookies that have already been saved can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically. If cookies are deactivated for our website, it may no longer be possible to use all functions of the website to their full extent.

Further information on the cookies and services that use cookies on our websites can be found in our CMP. You can also revoke any cookie consent you may have given via our CMP by deactivating the cookie services that are not technically necessary for the function of our websites.

Contact form and e-mail contact

1. Description and scope of data processing

Contact forms are available on our website which can be used to contact us electronically. If a user makes use of this option, the data entered in the input mask will be transmitted to us and stored.

These data are:

• Surname, first name
• Company
• Your email address
• Phone
• Topic
• Message
• Consent

The following data is also stored at the time the message is sent:

• Date and time of sending the form

Your consent is obtained for the processing of the data as part of the sending process and reference is made to this privacy policy.

Alternatively, contact can be made via the e-mail address provided. In this case, the user's personal data transmitted with the e-mail will be stored.

No data will be passed on to third parties in this context. The data will be used exclusively for processing the conversation of your request communicated to us.

2. Legal basis for the processing of personal data

The legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR if the user has given consent.

The legal basis for the processing of data transmitted in the course of sending an email is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If the e-mail contact is aimed at the conclusion of a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

3. Purpose of data processing

The processing of the personal data from the input mask serves us solely to process the contact. If you contact us by email, this also constitutes the necessary legitimate interest in processing the data.

The other personal data processed during the sending process is used to prevent misuse of the contact form and to ensure the security of our information technology systems.

4. Duration of data processing

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. For the personal data from the input screen of the contact form and those sent by email, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user about your request communicated to us has ended. The conversation is ended when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified.

The additional personal data collected during the sending process will be deleted after a period of seven days at the latest.

5. Possibility of objection and removal

The user has the option to revoke their consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If the user contacts us by email, they can object to the storage of their personal data at any time. In such a case, the conversation cannot be continued.

The user concerned can object to the processing and storage of the data at any time by sending an e-mail to the address stated in the legal notice.

All personal data stored in the course of contacting us will be deleted in this case.

Newsletter registration

1. Description and scope of data processing

You can subscribe to a free newsletter on our website. When you register for the newsletter, the data from the input screen is transmitted to us.

This data can be

• Your email address
• Consent

The following data is also collected during registration:

• IP address of the calling computer
• Date and time of registration

Your consent is obtained for the processing of the data as part of the registration process and reference is made to this privacy policy.

We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. Mailchimp is a service of the Rocket Science Group, LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE #5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA. By clicking on "Confirm registration" in the newsletter form, you confirm that your data will be forwarded to Mailchimp for processing. Find out more about Mailchimp's privacy policy here.

2. Legal basis for the processing of personal data

The legal basis for the processing of data after registration for the newsletter by the user is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR if the user has given consent.

3. Purpose of data processing

The purpose of collecting the user's email address is to send the newsletter. The other personal data processed during the sending process is used to prevent misuse of the contact form and to ensure the security of our information technology systems.

4. Duration of storage

The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. The user's e-mail address is therefore stored for as long as the subscription to the newsletter is active.

5. Possibility of objection and removal

Das Abonnement des Newsletters kann durch den betroffenen Nutzer unentgeltlich und jederzeit gekündigt werden. Zu diesem Zweck genügt es, eine E-Mail an die im Impressum genannte Stelle per Mail Bescheid zu senden. Oder Sie nutzen den in jedem von uns versandten Newsletter enthaltenen Abbestellen-Link.

Data protection during the application process and for applications

LeanScope GmbH collects and processes the personal data of applicants for the purpose of handling the application process. Processing may also be carried out electronically. This is particularly the case if an applicant submits corresponding application documents to us electronically, for example by e-mail or via a web form on the website. If LeanScope GmbH concludes an employment contract with an applicant, the transmitted data will be stored for the purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with the statutory provisions. If no employment contract is concluded between LeanScope GmbH and the applicant, the application documents will be automatically deleted six months after notification of the rejection decision, provided that no other legitimate interests of LeanScope GmbH stand in the way of deletion. Other legitimate interest in this sense is, for example, a burden of proof in proceedings under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG). The legal basis for the processing of applicant data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, § 26 BDSG.

Disclosure of personal data to third parties

1. Privacy policy for the use of Google Analytics

Due to our legitimate interests in optimizing and analyzing our online offer within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR. GDPR the service "Google Analytics", which is offered by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google"). The service (Google Analytics) uses "cookies" - text files that are stored on your end device. The information collected by the cookies is generally sent to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

IP anonymization is used on this website. The IP address of the user is shortened within the member states of the EU and the European Economic Area and in the other contracting states of the agreement. Only in individual cases is the IP address initially transmitted to a Google server in the USA without being shortened and shortened there. This shortening eliminates the personal reference of your IP address. The user's IP address transmitted by the browser is not combined with other data stored by Google.

As part of the contract data agreement that we as the website operator have concluded with Google, Google uses the information collected to analyze website usage and website activity and provides services related to Internet usage.

The data collected by Google on our behalf is used to evaluate the use of our online offering by individual users, e.g. to compile reports on website activity in order to improve our online offering.

You have the option of preventing the storage of cookies on your device by making the appropriate settings in your browser. There is no guarantee that you will be able to access all functions of this website without restrictions if your browser does not allow cookies.

You can also use a browser plugin to prevent the information collected by cookies (including your IP address) from being sent to Google and used by Google. The following link will take you to the corresponding plugin: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

Further options for deactivating Google Analytics:

As an alternative to installing the browser plugin and revoking the consent you may have given via our CMP, you can prevent Google Analytics from collecting data, especially in Internet browsers on mobile devices, by clicking on the following link: Deactivate Google Analytics

This will place an opt-out cookie on your device, which prevents the future collection of your data by Google Analytics when you visit this website.

Please note that if you delete cookies in your browser settings, this may result in the opt-out cookie from Google Analytics also being deleted and you may have to reactivate it.

Here you can find further information on the use of data by Google:

• https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites (Data collected by Google partners)
• https://adssettings.google.de/authenticated (Settings about advertising that is displayed to you)
• https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=de (Use of cookies in advertisements)

2. Privacy policy for the use of Google Ads

The controller has integrated Google Ads on this website. Google Ads is an internet advertising service that allows advertisers to place ads both in Google's search engine results and in the Google advertising network. Google AdWords allows an advertiser to specify certain keywords in advance, which are used to display an ad in Google's search engine results only when the user uses the search engine to retrieve a keyword-relevant search result. In the Google advertising network, the ads are distributed to relevant websites using an automatic algorithm and taking into account the previously defined keywords.

The operating company of the Google Ads services is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google").

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

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

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

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

The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from placing a conversion cookie on the data subject's IT system. In addition, a cookie already set by Google AdWords can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.

The data subject also has the option of objecting to interest-based advertising by Google. To do this, the data subject must call up the link http://www.google.de/settings/ads from each of the Internet browsers they use and make the desired settings there.

Weitere Informationen und die geltenden Datenschutzbestimmungen finden Sie unter: https://policies.google.com/privacy/ .

3. Privacy policy for the use of Google Remarketing

On our websites, we use DoubleClick Remarketing Pixel and Google Ads Remarketing or "Similar Audiences", both services of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google"). With the help of these services, we can show you advertising messages in connection with our website, e.g. interesting product offers, on the websites of other providers who also use these Google services ("partners" in the Google Display Network). This is done using cookie technology.

Google stores a small file with a sequence of numbers (so-called cookie ID) in your browser in order to remember you as a visitor to our websites and to collect further anonymous data about the use of our websites. The cookie ID is stored by us and is only used to uniquely identify your browser and not to identify you personally. No personal data about you is collected or stored via these services.

We also use Google Remarketing across devices. This means that if, for example, you start shopping in our online store on your smartphone and complete your purchase on your laptop, we can also reach you with the aforementioned personalized advertising messages on the other device you are using. However, this will only happen if you have consented to Google linking your web and app browsing history to your Google Account and using information from your Google Account to personalize ads you see on the web. In this case, Google uses the data of these logged-in users together with Google Analytics data to create and define target group lists for cross-device remarketing. To support this function, Google Analytics collects Google-authenticated IDs of these users. This data from Google is temporarily linked to our Google Analytics data in order to form our target groups.

Please check the privacy settings of your Google account to prevent Google from linking your web and app browsing history to your Google account.

Further information on Google's remarketing services, the details of data processing via these services and Google's corresponding privacy policy can be found at http://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/ .

Further options for deactivating Google Analytics

In addition to revoking the consent you may have given via our CMP, you can permanently deactivate the use of cookies by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link ( https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin ) or > click here < and follow the further instructions that may then appear. You can use Google's ad settings to determine which ads you see and disable interest-based ads.

4. Privacy policy for the use of YouTube

The data controller has integrated YouTube components on this website. YouTube is an Internet video portal that allows video publishers to post video clips free of charge and other users to view, rate and comment on them free of charge. YouTube allows the publication of all types of videos, which is why complete film and television programs as well as music videos, trailers or videos made by users themselves can be accessed via the Internet portal.

The operating company of YouTube for en.youtube.com is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Durch jeden Aufruf einer der Einzelseiten dieser Webseite, die durch den für die Verarbeitung Verantwortlichen betrieben wird und auf welcher eine YouTube-Komponente (YouTube-Video) integriert wurde, wird der Internetbrowser auf dem informationstechnologischen System der betroffenen Person automatisch durch die jeweilige YouTube-Komponente veranlasst, eine Darstellung der entsprechenden YouTube-Komponente von YouTube herunterzuladen. Weitere Informationen zu YouTube können unter https://about.youtube/ abgerufen werden. Im Rahmen dieses technischen Verfahrens erhalten YouTube und Google Kenntnis darüber, welche konkrete Unterseite unserer Webseite durch die betroffene Person besucht wird.

If the data subject is logged in to YouTube at the same time, YouTube recognizes which specific subpage of our website the data subject is visiting when a subpage containing a YouTube video is accessed. This information is collected by YouTube and Google and assigned to the respective YouTube account of the data subject.

YouTube and Google always receive information via the YouTube component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged in to YouTube at the same time as accessing our website; this takes place regardless of whether the data subject clicks on a YouTube video or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to YouTube and Google, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their YouTube account before accessing our website.

Further information on the handling, collection and processing of user data can be found in the YouTube and Google privacy policies at

https://policies.google.com/privacy

Pages on external social media

We operate social media pages where data is processed both by us and by the social media provider. This type of service enables interaction with social networks or other external platforms directly from LeanScope AI pages.

The respective provider of the social media assumes the data protection obligations towards you, such as information on data processing, and is the contact person for your rights. This is due to the fact that the provider has direct access to the relevant information on the social media sites and data processing. However, you are also welcome to contact us if this should be necessary and we will forward your request to the respective provider if necessary.

We can communicate with you via our social media pages and provide you with interesting information. In doing so, we may receive additional data through comments, shared images, messages and reactions, which we process in order to respond to you or communicate with you. If you use social media on multiple devices, the data may be analyzed across devices. In addition, the providers of social media sites may use cookies and tracking technologies to analyze and improve their services.

Data processing is carried out with your consent or for the purpose of responding to user inquiries (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a or b GDPR) or on the basis of legitimate interests, e.g. to improve the services, for advertising and marketing activities and for external presentation (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR). The interaction and information received via leanscope.ai is always subject to your privacy settings for each social network. This type of service may also collect traffic data for the pages on which the service is installed, even if you do not use it.

We recommend that you log out of the respective services to ensure that the data processed on leanscope.ai is not linked to your social media profile.

Die Anbieter von Social Media können Ihre Daten außerhalb der EU/EWR verarbeiten (hauptsächlich in den USA). Die US-Unternehmen von Facebook, Twitter und LinkedIn sind jeweils nach dem EU-US-Datenschutzschild-Abkommen zertifiziert und gewährleisten damit die Einhaltung der Datenschutzvorschriften in der EU (siehe: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/list).

1. Data processing on the LinkedIn page

We may process data contained on the LinkedIn page via the LinkedIn service. LinkedIn is operated by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, and LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 W. Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA. LinkedIn also uses cookies. You can find more information here: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?trk=homepage-basic_footer-privacy-policy

Settings for data protection: https://www.linkedin.com/mypreferences/d/categories/privacy

Rights of the data subject

1. Right to information

You can request confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed by us.

If such processing has taken place, you can request the following information from the controller:

1. the purposes for which the personal data are processed;
2. the categories of personal data that are processed;
3. the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been or will be disclosed;
4. the planned duration of storage of the personal data concerning you or, if specific information on this is not possible, criteria for determining the duration of storage;
5. the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning you, a right to restriction of processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing;
6. the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority;
7. all available information about the origin of the data if the personal data is not collected from the data subject;
8. the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Art. 22 (1) and (4) GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject.

You have the right to request information as to whether the personal data concerning you is transferred to a third country or to an international organization. In this context, you may request to be informed of the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR in connection with the transfer.

2. Right to rectification

You have a right to rectification and/or completion vis-à-vis the controller if the processed personal data concerning you is incorrect or incomplete. The controller must make the correction without delay.

3. Right to restriction of processing

You may request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under the following conditions:

1. if you contest the accuracy of the personal data concerning you for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
2. the processing is unlawful and you oppose the erasure of the personal data and request the restriction of their use instead;
3. the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by you for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims, or
4. if you have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR and it is not yet certain whether the legitimate reasons of the controller outweigh your reasons.

If the processing of personal data concerning you has been restricted, such data may only be processed - apart from being stored - with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the Union or of a Member State.

If the restriction of processing has been restricted in accordance with the above conditions, you will be informed by the controller before the restriction is lifted.

4. Right to erasure

Obligation to delete

You have the right to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning you without undue delay and the controller shall have the obligation to erase personal data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies:

1. The personal data concerning you are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
2. You revoke your consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
3. You object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (2) GDPR.
4. The personal data concerning you has been processed unlawfully.
5. The deletion of personal data concerning you is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the controller is subject.
6. The personal data concerning you was collected in relation to information society services offered in accordance with Art. 8 para. 1 GDPR.

Information to third parties

If the controller has made the personal data concerning you public and is obliged to erase it pursuant to Article 17(1) GDPR, it shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, taking into account the available technology and the cost of implementation, to inform controllers which are processing the personal data that you as the data subject have requested the erasure by such controllers of any links to, or copy or replication of, those personal data.

Exceptions

The right to erasure does not exist if the processing is necessary

1. to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;
2. for compliance with a legal obligation which requires processing by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
3. for reasons of public interest in the area of public health in accordance with Art. 9 para. 2 lit. h and i and Art. 9 para. 3 GDPR;
4. for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes in accordance with Art. 89 para. 1 GDPR, insofar as the right referred to in section a) is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of the objectives of that processing, or
5. for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims.

5. Right to information

If you have asserted the right to correction, erasure or restriction of processing against the controller, the controller is obliged to notify all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been disclosed of this rectification or erasure of the data or restriction of processing, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort.

You have the right to be informed about these recipients by the controller.

6. Right to data portability

You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to the controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data has been provided, where

1. the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and
2. the processing is carried out using automated procedures.

In exercising this right, you also have the right to have the personal data concerning you transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible. The freedoms and rights of other persons must not be affected by this.

The right to data portability does not apply to the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

7. Right to object to certain processing operations

You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on point (e) or (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR, including profiling based on those provisions.

The controller will no longer process the personal data concerning you unless the controller demonstrates compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such marketing, which includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing.

If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, your personal data will no longer be processed for these purposes.

Notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, you have the option of exercising your right to object in connection with the use of information society services by means of automated procedures using technical specifications.

8. Right to revoke the declaration of consent under data protection law

You have the right to withdraw your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

9. Automated decision-making in individual cases including profiling

You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you.

Processing on our websites is neither based on automated decisions nor on profiling.

10. Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes the GDPR.

The supervisory authority with which the complaint has been lodged shall inform the complainant of the status and outcome of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy pursuant to Art. 78 GDPR.

Where can I complain about data protection violations?

Unabhängiges Datenschutzzentrum Saarland
Fritz-Dobisch-Str. 12
66111 Saarbrücken

E-Mail: poststelle@datenschutz.saarland.de
Tel: +49 (0) 681 9 47 81-0
Fax: +49 (0) 681/ 9 47 81-29

Changes to this privacy policy

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy at any time with effect for the future. The current version is available on our website. Please visit our website regularly and inform yourself about the applicable data protection provisions.

Date: January 2nd 2025