As of: September 2026

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 personally identify you. For detailed information on 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?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator’s contact details in the “Information on the Responsible Party” section of 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 or application form or upload as a file as part of an application.

Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. This primarily includes technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure error-free and secure provision of the website. Other data may be used, with your consent, to analyze your user behavior or to measure the success of our online offerings. Data that you provide to us via contact or application forms is used to process your inquiry or to conduct the application process. If contracts are initiated via the website, the transmitted data may also be used to carry out pre-contractual measures.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to receive information free of charge about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You can contact us at any time regarding this and other questions about data protection.

Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools

When you visit this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is done primarily using analysis programs.

Detailed information about these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

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(s). This may include IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website accesses, and other data generated via a website.

External hosting is carried out for the purpose of contract fulfillment with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in the interest of secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online offering by a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). If appropriate consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Our host(s) will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill their performance obligations and follow our instructions regarding this data.

We use the following host(s):

Variomedia AG
August-Bebel-Straße 68
14482 Potsdam

Insofar as Variomedia processes personal data on our behalf, this is done within the framework of a data processing agreement pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR.

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 statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can personally identify you. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

We point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g., when communicating via email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

Information on the Responsible Party

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Brockmann & Büchner
Partnerschaftsgesellschaft
Hohe Bleichen 8
20354 Hamburg

Phone: +49 – (0) 40 – 59 46 66 93

Email: kontakt@2bic.de

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Storage Duration

Unless a more specific storage period has been specified within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible grounds for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will occur after these grounds cease to 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 Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, if special categories of data pursuant to Art. 9(1) GDPR are processed. 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 Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information in your end 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 required for contract fulfillment or to carry out pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if it is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Information on the relevant legal basis in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Data Protection Officer

We have appointed a data protection officer.

Marc Brockmann

Hohe Bleichen 8

20354 Hamburg

Phone: +49 – (0) 40 – 59 46 66 93

Email: kontakt@2bic.de

Notice Regarding Data Transfer to Third Countries Not Deemed Safe Under Data Protection Law and Transfer to US Companies Not DPF-Certified

We use, among other things, tools from companies based in third countries not deemed safe under data protection law, as well as US tools whose providers are not certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to and processed in these countries. We point out that no level of data protection comparable to that of the EU can be guaranteed in third countries not deemed safe under data protection law.

We point out that the USA, as a safe third country, generally has a level of data protection comparable to that of the EU. Data transfer to the USA is therefore permissible if the recipient has certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF) or has appropriate additional safeguards. Information on transfers to third countries, including data recipients, can be found in this privacy policy.

Recipients of Personal Data

In the course of our business activities, we work with various external parties. This sometimes requires the transmission of personal data to these external parties. We only pass on personal data to external parties if this is necessary for contract fulfillment, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g., disclosure of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR in the disclosure, or if another legal basis permits the data disclosure. When using data processors, we only pass on personal data from our customers on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. The lawfulness of data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of data to another controller, this will only be done to the extent that it is technically feasible.

Information, Correction, and Deletion

Within the framework of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, and, if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time regarding this and other 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 for this purpose. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

• If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we generally need time to verify this. For the duration of the review, 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 can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
• If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defense, or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
• If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balancing of your interests and ours must be carried out. As long as it has not yet been determined 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, this data may—apart from its storage—only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, 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 European Union or a Member State.

SSL or TLS Encryption

This site 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 recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Objection to Advertising Emails

The use of contact data published within the framework of the imprint obligation to send unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby objected to. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.

Data Collection on This Website

Cookies

Our websites use so-called cookies and comparable technologies. Cookies are small data packets that are stored on your end device. They can be stored for the duration of a session and deleted after closing the browser, or stored permanently on your end device.

Cookies can originate from us or from third-party providers. Some cookies are technically necessary for certain functions of the website to be provided properly. Other cookies or comparable technologies can be used, for example, to analyze user behavior or for marketing purposes.

Technically strictly necessary cookies and comparable technologies are used on the basis of Section 25(2) TDDDG. Insofar as personal data is processed in this context, this is done on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless a more specific legal basis applies. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free and secure provision of its services.

Insofar as consent is obtained for the storage of cookies or access to information in your end device, processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR in conjunction with Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

You can configure your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies on a case-by-case basis, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If technically necessary cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

If additional cookies or comparable technologies are used on this website, you will find additional information on this in the following sections of this privacy policy.

Consent with Borlabs Cookie

Our website uses the consent technology from Borlabs Cookie to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies in your browser or to the use of certain technologies and to document this in a data protection-compliant manner. The provider of this technology is Borlabs GmbH, Hamburger Str. 11, 22083 Hamburg (hereinafter Borlabs).

When you enter our website, a Borlabs cookie is stored in your browser, in which the consents you have given or the revocation of these consents are stored. This data is not passed on to the provider of Borlabs Cookie.

The collected data is stored until you request us to delete it or delete the Borlabs cookie yourself, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected. Details on data processing by Borlabs Cookie can be found at https://de.borlabs.io/kb/welche-daten-speichert-borlabs-cookie/.

The use of Borlabs Cookie consent technology is carried out to obtain the legally required consents for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR.

Server Log Files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

• Browser type and browser version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL
• Hostname of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request
• IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources.

The collection of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website—for this purpose, the server log files must be collected.

Contact Form and Elementor Forms

If you send us an inquiry via a contact form provided on this website, we process the data you provide in the form for the purpose of processing your inquiry and in case of follow-up questions.

For the provision of the forms, we use Elementor Forms as part of Elementor Pro. Depending on the form used, in particular name, first name, company, email address, telephone number, and the content of your message may be processed.

We use the function included in Elementor Pro for storing form submissions. The data transmitted via the form is thereby additionally stored in the WordPress database of this website. The storage takes place on the servers of our hosting provider Variomedia. Access to the stored form submissions is restricted to appropriately authorized users of the WordPress administration area.

In addition, a notification about the receipt of an inquiry can be sent via email. For the technical delivery of WordPress emails, we use WP Mail SMTP. WP Mail SMTP serves the technical connection of our WordPress installation to the email service or mail server we use. The data required for sending the respective message is transmitted to the email service configured for this purpose.

The processing of data transmitted via the contact form is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, insofar as your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR or on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, if this has been requested. Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

The data transmitted via a contact form and stored in Elementor remains with us until you request us to delete it, revoke consent you have given, or the purpose for storage no longer applies, for example after final processing of your inquiry. Mandatory statutory provisions, in particular statutory retention periods, remain unaffected.

Inquiry via Email or Telephone

If you contact us by email or telephone, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data, will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass on this data to third parties without a legal basis.

Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, insofar as your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR or on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, if this has been requested.

The data you transmit to us remains with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent, or the purpose for storage no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

Website Creation with Elementor and Elementor Pro

For the technical creation and presentation of this website, we use Elementor and Elementor Pro, including the Theme Builder. The software is integrated within our WordPress installation and is used in particular for the design of pages, templates, navigation areas, forms, and other website components.

The processing of data via Elementor Forms is described in the “Contact Form and Elementor Forms” section and for applications in the “Handling of Applicant Data” section. Insofar as external services are integrated via individual Elementor functions, their use only takes place in accordance with the settings described in this privacy policy.

Multilingualism with WPML

This website is provided in multiple languages using WPML. WPML may use technically necessary cookies to, among other things, store the currently selected language or, when browser language redirection is activated, provide the correct language version of the website. This information is used exclusively for proper language display and is not used for advertising purposes.

Insofar as storage is absolutely necessary to provide the language function you have requested, it is carried out on the basis of Section 25(2) TDDDG. Insofar as personal data is processed in this context, processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the technically error-free and user-friendly provision of our multilingual website.

Social Media and External Links

Links to External Offerings

On our website, you will find links to external websites and social networks, in particular to LinkedIn, XING, and Nextcontinent. These are generally normal links. By merely displaying such a link on our website, no connection to the server of the respective external provider is established.

Only when you click on a corresponding link do you leave our website and access the offering of the respective third-party provider. In doing so, the third-party provider may process, among other things, your IP address, browser information, time of access, and possibly other data. The respective operator of the external website accessed is generally responsible for data processing on that external website.

Analysis Tools and Advertising

Matomo

This website uses the open-source web analysis service Matomo. Matomo is set up within our WordPress installation. The data collected as part of web analysis is stored in the WordPress or Matomo database on the server infrastructure provided by our hosting provider Variomedia. Storage of analysis data in a Matomo cloud is not planned.

Using Matomo, we can statistically evaluate the use of our website. This allows us to determine, among other things, when certain pages were accessed, from which region accesses occur, which technical devices and browsers are used, and how visitors navigate through our online offering. In particular, IP address, referrer URL, browser used, operating system, screen resolution, as well as time and pages accessed may be processed.

Matomo is only activated on this website after your prior consent via our consent solution. The legal basis for the processing of personal data is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. Insofar as information is stored or read on your end device in connection with Matomo, this is additionally carried out on the basis of Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time via the cookie settings of this website with effect for the future.

IP Anonymization

We use Matomo with activated IP anonymization. In doing so, the IP address is shortened as part of the analysis so that it cannot easily be assigned to a specific person.

Hosting

Matomo is operated within our own WordPress installation. The analysis data collected in this process is stored on the server infrastructure of our hosting provider Variomedia and is not transmitted to the provider of Matomo for the purpose of web analysis.

LinkedIn Insight Tag

This website uses the LinkedIn Insight Tag with your consent. The provider of this service is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.

The LinkedIn Insight Tag enables us, in particular, to statistically evaluate our website visitors, measure the success of LinkedIn campaigns, and create target groups for advertising measures on LinkedIn. For this purpose, among other things, the accessed URL, referrer URL, IP address, device and browser properties, and time of access can be transmitted to LinkedIn. If a website visitor is registered with LinkedIn, LinkedIn may be able to assign the collected information to an existing user account.

LinkedIn may process the collected data on its own servers and use it for analysis and advertising purposes within its own services. The data collected by LinkedIn cannot easily be assigned to specific individuals by us as website operators.

The LinkedIn Insight Tag is only activated after you have consented to the corresponding processing via our consent solution. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. Insofar as cookies or comparable technologies are stored or read on your end device, the use is additionally carried out on the basis of Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time via the cookie settings of this website with effect for the future.

LinkedIn may also process personal data in the USA. LinkedIn has certification under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. Insofar as data transfers can be based on this, there is an adequacy decision by the European Commission. In addition, LinkedIn uses standard contractual clauses of the European Commission for certain international data transfers.

Further information on data protection at LinkedIn can be found at:

https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

Options for controlling personalized advertising can be found at:

https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out

Plugins and Tools

Local Web Fonts

This website uses locally integrated web fonts for the uniform display of fonts. The font files required for this are provided by our own web server or via the infrastructure of our hosting provider. When loading these fonts, no connection is established to servers of external font providers such as Google Fonts. As a result, no IP addresses are transmitted to an external font provider in connection with the display of the fonts used.

Cloudflare Turnstile

We use Cloudflare Turnstile (hereinafter “Turnstile”) on this website. The provider is Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA (hereinafter “Cloudflare”).

Turnstile is intended to verify whether data entries on this website, in particular in contact and application forms, are made by a human or by an automated program. For this purpose, Turnstile analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics.

The analysis can start automatically as soon as a website visitor accesses a page with activated Turnstile. In particular, technical information such as IP address, browser and device information, dwell time, and interactions with the website can be processed and transmitted to Cloudflare.

Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offerings and, in particular, its forms from abusive automated use and spam. Insofar as consent is required for the use of Turnstile or for access to information in the end device and is obtained via our consent solution, processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR in conjunction with Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

Cloudflare may also process personal data in the USA. For international data transfers, Cloudflare uses, among other things, standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. Further information on this can be found at:

https://www.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-customer-scc/

Further information on data processing by Cloudflare can be found at:

https://www.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-customer-dpa/

Cloudflare has certification under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. Further information on this can be found at:

https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5666

Audio and Video Conferences

Data Processing

For communication with our customers, we use, among other things, online conference tools. The tools we use in detail are listed below. When you communicate with us via video or audio conference over the internet, your personal data is collected and processed by us and the provider of the respective conference tool.

The conference tools collect all data that you provide/use to use the tools (email address and/or your telephone number). Furthermore, the conference tools process the duration of the conference, start and end (time) of participation in the conference, number of participants, and other “context information” in connection with the communication process (metadata).

Furthermore, the provider of the tool processes all technical data necessary for the handling of online communication. This includes, in particular, IP addresses, MAC addresses, device IDs, device type, operating system type and version, client version, camera type, microphone or speaker, and the type of connection.

If content is exchanged, uploaded, or otherwise made available within the tool, it is also stored on the servers of the tool providers. Such content includes, in particular, cloud recordings, chat/instant messages, voicemails, uploaded photos and videos, files, whiteboards, and other information shared while using the service.

Please note that we do not have full control over the data processing operations of the tools used. Our options are largely determined by the corporate policy of the respective provider. Further information on data processing by the conference tools can be found in the privacy policies of the respective tools used, which we have listed below this text.

Purpose and Legal Basis

The conference tools are used to communicate with prospective or existing contractual partners or to offer certain services to our customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR). Furthermore, the use of the tools serves the general simplification and acceleration of communication with us or our company (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Insofar as consent has been requested, the use of the tools in question is based on this consent; consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

Storage Duration

The data collected directly by us via the video and conference tools is deleted from our systems as soon as you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Stored cookies remain on your end device until you delete them. Mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

We have no influence on the storage duration of your data that is stored by the operators of the conference tools for their own purposes. For details on this, please contact the operators of the conference tools directly.

Conference Tools Used

We use the following conference tools:

Microsoft Teams

We use Microsoft Teams. The provider is Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, One Microsoft Place, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, Ireland. Details on data processing can be found in the Microsoft Teams privacy policy: https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement.

The company has certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits to complying with these data protection standards. Further information on this can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/6474.

Data Processing Agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required under data protection law that ensures that the service processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Our Own Services

Handling of Applicant Data

We offer you the opportunity to apply to us via email, by post, or via an online application form provided on this website. In the following, we inform you about the scope, purpose, and use of personal data collected as part of the application process. We treat all personal data collected during the application process confidentially and in accordance with applicable data protection regulations.

Online Application Form with Elementor Forms

For our online application form, we use Elementor Forms as part of Elementor Pro. As part of an application, the following data in particular may be processed:

• Salutation and, if applicable, title
• First and last name
• Address and contact details
• Email address and telephone number
• Information on the desired start date
• Salary expectations
• Information on how you became aware of us
• Messages and additional information
• CV
• Certificates
• Other application documents uploaded by you

The information and files you submit via the application form may be additionally stored in the WordPress installation or in the WordPress database of our website via the Elementor Submissions function. This data is stored on the server infrastructure of our hosting provider Variomedia. In addition, the data may be transmitted via email to the responsible internal contacts for processing the application. For the technical delivery of WordPress emails, we use WP Mail SMTP or the email service we have set up for this purpose.

Access to application data is restricted to persons involved in conducting the respective application process.

Scope and Purpose of Data Collection

If you send us an application, we process the associated personal data, in particular contact and communication data, application documents, and, if applicable, notes arising from application interviews, insofar as this is necessary for the decision on establishing an employment relationship.

The legal basis for this is in particular Section 26 BDSG. Insofar as processing is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, it may additionally be based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. If you have given consent, processing is also carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. Consent given can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

Insofar as application documents contain special categories of personal data, their processing only takes place to the extent that this is permissible under statutory provisions and necessary for the application process or appropriate consent exists.

Your personal data will only be passed on within our company to persons involved in processing your application. If the application is successful, the submitted data may be transferred to our personnel and data processing systems for the purpose of conducting the employment relationship.

Research of Publicly Accessible Professional Information

As part of an application process, we may review publicly accessible professional information about applicants to a reasonable extent. This may in particular concern publicly accessible information on professional networks such as LinkedIn or XING, insofar as this is necessary and appropriate in connection with the advertised position.

The legal basis for this may be Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in verifying the professional information and qualifications relevant to the respective position.

Retention Period for Applicant Data

If we are unable to make you a job offer, if you decline a job offer, or if you withdraw your application, we reserve the right to retain the data submitted during the application process for up to six months after the conclusion of the application process, based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. This retention serves, in particular, to enable us to understand and defend against potential claims related to the application process.

Subsequently, the data will be deleted and any existing physical application documents will be destroyed, unless legal retention obligations prevent this or further storage is required due to a specific legal dispute. The deletion also includes application data and uploaded documents stored within Elementor Submissions, unless there is another legal basis for their storage.

Inclusion in the Applicant Pool

If we are currently unable to make you a job offer, there may be an option to include you in an applicant pool with your consent. If included, the necessary information and application documents will be transferred to enable us to contact you for suitable future vacancies.

Inclusion in the applicant pool is based exclusively on your explicit consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Consent is voluntary and does not affect the ongoing application process. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future.

After withdrawal, the data will be deleted from the applicant pool, unless there are legal reasons for further storage. Data from the applicant pool will be deleted no later than two years after consent is given, unless consent has been withdrawn earlier.

Our Social Media Presences

This privacy policy also applies to our business presences on social networks. In particular, we maintain company profiles on LinkedIn and XING.

Data Processing by Social Networks

When you visit our social media presences, personal data may be processed by the operator of the respective social network. If you are logged into your user account of the respective social network, the operator can assign your visit to our company profile or your user account. Under certain circumstances, personal data may also be processed if you are not logged in or do not have a user account with the respective service. This may include, in particular, IP address, device information, and information collected via cookies or similar technologies.

With the data collected in this way, the operators of social networks can create user profiles and use them, among other things, for displaying personalized advertising. We have only limited influence on the nature and scope of the processing of personal data by the operators of social networks.

Legal Basis

Our social media presences serve to present our company, communicate with customers, interested parties, applicants, and business partners, and ensure a comprehensive online presence. Insofar as we determine the processing purposes ourselves, processing is generally based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR or within the framework of pre-contractual or contractual communication pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Processing carried out by the operators of social networks themselves may be based on different legal bases.

Responsibility and Assertion of Your Rights

Depending on the specific processing, we may be jointly responsible with the operator of a social network or solely responsible for individual processing operations. You can generally assert your data protection rights against both us and the respective platform operator, provided the respective legal requirements are met. Please note that we have only limited influence on the processing operations of the respective social networks.

Storage Period

Personal data that we receive directly via our social media presences and store in our own systems will be deleted as soon as the processing purpose ceases, you request deletion, or you withdraw a given consent, provided there are no legal retention periods to the contrary. We have no complete influence on the storage period of data stored by the respective platform operators for their own purposes.

LinkedIn

We have a company profile on LinkedIn. The provider is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Further information on the processing of personal data by LinkedIn can be found at:

https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

LinkedIn may also process personal data in the USA. LinkedIn is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. For certain other international transfers, LinkedIn uses the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission.

Options for controlling personalized advertising can be found at:

https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out

XING

We have a company profile on XING. The service provider is New Work SE, Am Baumwall 7, 20459 Hamburg, Germany.

Further information on the handling of personal data by XING can be found at:

https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung

We only have influence over data processing by XING insofar as functions and evaluations are provided to us within our company profile. Your rights against us remain unaffected by this.