Privacy policy

 1. Data protection 

General information 

The following notices provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data by which you can be personally identified. For detailed information on the subject of data protection, please refer to our data protection declaration listed below this text.

Data collection on this website 

Who is responsible for the data collection on this website? 

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Contact details can be found in the section “Information on the responsible party” in this data protection declaration.

How do we collect your data? 

Firstly, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may be data that you enter in a contact form, for example. 

Other data is collected automatically or with your consent by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is mainly 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 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 at any time to receive information free of charge about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have a right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. You can contact us at any time about this and other questions on the subject of data protection. 

Third-party analysis tools and tools 

When visiting this website, your surfing behaviour may be statistically analysed. This is mainly done with so-called analysis programmes. You can find detailed information on these analysis programmes in the following data protection declaration.

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider: 

HubSpot, Inc. 
25 First Street 
Cambridge, MA 02141 USA 
(hereinafter referred to as HubSpot).  

For details, please refer to HubSpots privacy policy: 

https://legal.hubspot.com/privacy-policy 

The use of HubSpot is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in ensuring that our website is presented as reliably as possible. Insofar as 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 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time. 

Order Processing 

We have concluded an Data Processing Agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract that is required by data protection law, which guarantees that the personal data of our website visitors will only be processed in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General notes 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 statutory data protection regulations and this data protection declaration. When you use this website, various personal data are collected. 

Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect and how we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done. We would like to point out that data transmission on the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible. 

Note on the responsible entity 

The data controller for this website is: 

PixelMechanics | grenzenlos digital Michael Rohrmüller 

Bucher Str. 79a (Rilke Park) 

D-90419 Nürnberg 

Telefon: +49 911 – 1313 3780 

E-Mail: contact@pixelmechanics.tech 

The controller 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, e-mail addresses, etc.). 

Contact details of the data protection officer 

Below you will find the contact details of the data protection officer: 

Alfred Billmann 

PixelMechanics | grenzenlos digital Michael Rohrmüller 

Bucher Str. 79a (Rilke Park) 

D-90419 Nürnberg 

Telefon: +49 911 – 1313 3780 E-Mail: datenschutz@pixelmechanics.de 

Storage period 

Unless a more specific storage period has been specified 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 justified request for deletion or revoke consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, the data will be deleted 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 Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR if special categories of data are processed according to Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR. In the event of express consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to the access to information in your terminal device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), the data processing is additionally carried out on the basis of § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for If your data is required for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, if your data is required for the fulfilment of a legal obligation, we process it on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Furthermore, the data processing may be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. F GDPR. Information on the relevant legal basis in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this data protection declaration. 

Note on data transfer to the USA and other third countries 

We use, among other things, tools from companies based in the USA or other third countries that are not secure under data protection law. If these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to these third countries and processed there. We would like to point out that no level of data protection comparable to that in the EU can be guaranteed in these countries. For example, US companies are obliged to hand over personal data to security authorities without you as a data subject being able to take legal action against this. It can therefore not be ruled out that US authorities (e.g. intelligence services) process, evaluate and permanently store your data located on US servers for monitoring purposes. We have no influence on these processing activities. 

Revoking 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 legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation. 

Right to object to the collection of data in specific cases and to direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR) 

IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 ABS. 1 LIT. E OR F OF THE GDPR 

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AT ANY TIME ON GROUNDS RELATING TO 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 DATA PROTECTION DECLARATION. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSERTING, EXERCISING OR DEFENDING LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ARTICLE 21(1) GDPR). IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA ARE 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 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 THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR). 

Right of Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority 

In the event of breaches of the GDPR, the data subjects shall have a right of appeal to a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work or the place of the alleged infringement. The right of appeal is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy. 

Right to data transferability 

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in performance of a contract or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format, which we process automatically. 

If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible. 

Information, deletion and correction 

Within the framework of the applicable legal regulations, you have the right at any time to request information about your stored personal data free of charge, its origin and recipients and the purpose of the data purpose of the data processing and, if applicable, the right to have this data corrected or deleted. You can contact us at any time for this purpose and for further questions on the subject of personal data. 

Right to restrict processing 

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. To do this, you can contact us at any time.

The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases: 

If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to check this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. If the processing of your personal data happened/is happening unlawfully, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of erasure. If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend or assert legal claims, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of erasure. If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR, a balancing of your and our interests must be carried out. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data. If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data may – apart from being stored – only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of an important public interest of the European Union or a Member State. 

SSL or TLS encryption 

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or enquiries that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. 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. If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties. 

Objection to advertising e-mails 

The use of contact data published within the scope of the imprint obligation to send advertising and information material that has not been expressly requested is hereby prohibited. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam e-mails.

4. Data collection on this website

Cookies 

Our internet pages use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any damage to your end device. They are stored either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your end device. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them yourself or until they are automatically deleted by your web browser. Cookies can originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services of third-party companies within websites (e.g. cookies for processing payment services). Cookies have various functions. Many 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 can be used to evaluate user behaviour or for advertising purposes. Cookies that are necessary to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions that you have requested (e.g. for the shopping cart function) or to optimise the website (e.g. cookies to measure the web audience) (necessary cookies) 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 its services. If consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPRand § 25 para. 1 TTDSG); the consent can be revoked at any time. You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If you deactivate cookies, the functionality of this website may be limited. You can find out which cookies and services are used on this website in this privacy policy. 

Server log files 

The provider of these 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 Host name 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 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimisation of its website – the server log files must be collected for this purpose. 

Contact form 

If you send us enquiries via the contact form, your details from the enquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent. The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPRif your request is related to the performance 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 handling of enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR) if this has been requested; consent can be revoked at any time. The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to store it or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. after we have completed processing your enquiry). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected. 

Request by e-mail or telephone 

If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, your enquiry including all resulting personal data (name, enquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent. The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR if your request is related to the performance 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 the enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested; the consent can be revoked at any time. The data you send us via contact requests will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to store it or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected. 

Hubspot CRM 

We use Hubspot CRM on this website. The provider is Hubspot Inc. 25 Street, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA (hereafter Hubspot CRM). Hubspot CRM enables us, among other things, to manage existing and potential customers and customer contacts, to communicate with you and to plan and execute marketing activities in line with your interests. Hubspot CRM enables us to capture, sort and analyze customer interactions via email, social media, or phone across multiple channels. The personal data collected in this way can be evaluated and used for communication with the potential customer or marketing measures (e.g., newsletter mailings). Hubspot CRM also enables us to collect and analyze the user behavior of our contacts on our website. The use of Hubspot CRM is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the most efficient customer management and customer communication. If consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent may be revoked at any time. For details, please refer to Hubspot’s privacy policy: https://legal.hubspot.com/de/privacy-policy. Data transmission to the US is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.hubspot.de/data-privacy/privacy-shield.

5. Analysis tools and advertising

Matomo 

This website uses the open source web analytics service Matomo. 

With the help of Matomo, we are able to collect and analyse data about the use of our website by website visitors. This enables us to find out, among other things, when which page views were made and from which region they came. We also collect various log files (e.g. IP address, referrer, browsers and operating systems used) and can measure whether our website visitors perform certain actions (e.g. clicks, purchases, etc.). The use of this analysis tool is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analysing user behaviour in order to optimise both its website and its advertising. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPRand § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revocable at any time. 

IP anonymisation 

We use IP anonymisation for the analysis with Matomo. In this case, your IP address is shortened before analysis so that it can no longer be clearly assigned to you. 

Hosting 

We host Matomo exclusively on our own servers so that all analysis data remains with us and is not passed on. 

Leadinfo 

We use the lead generation service of Leadinfo B.V., Rotterdam, Netherlands. This recognises visits by companies to our website on the basis of IP addresses and shows us publicly available information, such as company names or addresses. In addition, Leadinfo sets two first-party cookies to analyse user behaviour on our website and processes domains from form entries (e.g. “leadinfo.com”) in order to correlate IP addresses with companies and improve the services. For more information, please visit www.leadinfo.com. On this page: www.leadinfo.com/en/opt-out you have an opt-out option. If you opt-out, your data will no longer be collected by Leadinfo. 

SalesViewer®-Technology 

On this website, data is collected and stored for marketing, market research and optimisation purposes using the SalesViewer® technology of SalesViewer® GmbH on the basis of legitimate interests of the website operator (Art. 6 para.1 lit.f GDPR). 

For this purpose, a javascript-based code is used to collect company-related data and the corresponding use. The data collected with this technology is encrypted via a non-reversible one-way function (so-called hashing). The data is immediately pseudonymised and not used to personally identify the visitor to this website. 

You can object to the collection and storage of data at any time with effect for the future by clicking on this link here to prevent the collection of data by SalesViewer® within this website in the future. This will place an opt-out cookie for this website on your device.

If you delete your cookies in this browser, you must click this link again. 

Google Analytics 4

With your permission, this site utilizes Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service from Google LLC. For users in the EU/EEA and Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland) is the responsible entity.

Nature and Purpose of Processing

Google Analytics 4 employs cookies to analyze your interaction with our website. Data gathered via these cookies is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

By default, Google Analytics 4 anonymizes IP addresses. This means that within EU Member States, or other states adhering to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, your IP address is truncated by Google. In exceptional instances, the complete IP address might be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. As per Google's assurances, the IP address collected through your browser will not be combined with other Google data.

During your visit, user behavior is captured in the form of "events," such as:

• Page views
• First website visit
• Session initiation
• Visited web pages
• Click path and website interactions
• Scrolling (when 90% of the page is viewed)
• External link clicks
• Internal searches
• Video interactions
• File downloads
• Ads viewed/clicked

Additionally documented are:

• Approximate location (region)
• Visit date and time
• Shortened IP address
• Technical details about your browser and device (e.g., language setting, screen resolution)
• Internet service provider
• Referring URL (how you arrived at this site)

Purpose of Data Processing

Google, on behalf of the site operator, uses this data to assess your pseudonymous use of the website and generate reports on site activity. These reports aid in analyzing site performance and the success of marketing efforts.

Recipients

The data may be received by:

• Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (as a data processor under Art. 28 GDPR)
• Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
• Alphabet Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA

Transfer to Third Countries

The European Commission issued an adequacy decision for the USA on July 10, 2023. Google LLC is certified under the EU-US Privacy Framework. Given the global distribution of Google’s servers, a transfer to other third countries (e.g., Singapore) cannot be entirely excluded. Therefore, the EU standard contractual clauses have been agreed upon with the provider to ensure adequate data protection in these regions.

Retention Period

Data linked to cookies is automatically deleted after 2 month. Google Analytics cookies have a maximum lifespan of two years. Data due for deletion is automatically purged monthly.

Legal Basis

The processing of these data is based on your consent as per Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 p. 1 TTDSG.

Withdrawal of Consent

You may withdraw your consent at any time by altering your cookie settings. Withdrawal does not affect the legality of processing based on your consent prior to the withdrawal.

You can also prevent cookie storage from the beginning by configuring your browser properly. Note that rejecting all cookies might limit the functionality of this and other websites. Additionally, you can prevent data collection by cookies and its processing by Google by either:

1. Withholding consent for cookie setting
2. Downloading and installing the browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

For further information on Google Analytics' terms of use and Google's privacy policy, please visit:

Google Analytics Terms of Use (https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/us/)

Google Privacy Policy (https://policies.google.com/?hl=en)

6. Newsletter

Newsletter data 

If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. Further data will not be collected or will only be collected on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties. The data entered into the newsletter registration form is processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your consent to the storage of the data, the e-mail address and their use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation. The data you provide us with for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe from the newsletter or after the purpose has ceased to exist. We reserve the right to delete or block e-mail addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our own discretion within the scope of our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Data that has been stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected by this. 

After you have unsubscribed from the newsletter distribution list, your email address will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist. 

newsletter service provider in a blacklist if this is necessary to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist will only be used for this purpose and will not be merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR). The storage in the blacklist is not limited in time. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest. 

Active Campaign 

This website uses the services of Active Campaign to send newsletters. The provider is the US provider ActiveCampaign,

LLC, 150 N. Michigan Ave Suite 1230, Chicago, IL, US, USA. 

Active Campaign is a service that can be used, to organise and analyse the sending of newsletters. If you enter data for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter (e.g. e-mail address), this data is stored on Active Campaign’s servers in the USA. 

The transfer of your data to the USA takes place on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 49 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR. In addition, Active Campaign has committed to us under a standard contractual clause that a level of data protection equivalent to that of the EU is guaranteed in third countries outside the EU to which data is exported. 

With the help of Active Campaign we can analyse our newsletter campaigns. When you open an email sent with Active Campaign, a file contained in the email (called a web beacon) connects to Active Campaign’s servers in the USA. This allows you to determine whether a newsletter message has been opened and which links have been clicked on. Technical information is also collected (e.g. time of access, IP address, browser type and operating system). This information cannot be assigned to the respective newsletter recipient. It is used exclusively for statistical analysis of newsletter campaigns. The results of these analyses can be used to better adapt future newsletters to the interests of the recipients. 

If you do not wish to receive analysis from Active Campaign, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. For this purpose, we provide a corresponding link in every newsletter message. You can also unsubscribe directly on the website. 

The data processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time by unsubscribing to the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation. 

The data you provide us with for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from our servers as well as from the servers of Active Campaign after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Data that has been stored by us for other purposes (e.g. e-mail addresses for the member area) remains unaffected. 

Here you can find the standard contractual clause concluded with Active Campaign: https://www.activecampaign.com/legal/newscc 

For more information, please refer to Active Campaign’s privacy policy at https://www.activecampaign.com/privacy-policy/.

7. Plugins und Tools

YouTube 

This website embeds videos from the website YouTube. The operator of the website is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. 

When you visit one of our websites on which YouTube is embedded, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. This tells the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited. 

Furthermore, YouTube may store various cookies on your end device or use comparable technologies for recognition (e.g. device fingerprinting). In this way, YouTube can obtain information about visitors to this website. This information is used, among other things, to collect video statistics, improve the user experience and prevent fraud attempts. 

If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to associate your surfing behaviour directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account. 

YouTube is used in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If a 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 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. Further information on the handling of user data can be found in YouTube’s privacy policy under: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de. 

Google Maps 

This site uses the map service Google Maps. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. 

To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transmission. If Google Maps is activated, Google may use Google Fonts for the purpose of uniform font display. When you call up Google Maps, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly. 

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers and an easy location of the places indicated by us on the website. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Insofar as a corresponding consent has been requested, basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. A GDPRand § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time. Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. 

Details can be found here: 

https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/. 

You can find more information on the handling of user data in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

8. Application data

What are application data? 

Application Data Summary Data subjects: users who apply for a job with us Purpose: Handling of an application procedure Data processed: Name, address, contact details, email address, telephone number, proof of qualifications (certificates), possibly special category data. Storage period: if the application is successful, until the end of the employment relationship. Otherwise, the data will be deleted after the application process or stored for a certain period with your consent. Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR(consent), legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (contract), Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a. GDPR (processing of special categories) 

You can apply to us via a recruiting tool for a job in our company. All data that we receive and process from you as part of an application counts as application data. In doing so, you always disclose personal data such as your name, date of birth, address and telephone number. 

Why do we process application data? 

We process your data so that we can run a proper selection procedure in relation to the advertised position. In addition, we also like to keep your application documents in our application archive. This is because it often happens that a cooperation for the advertised position does not work out for a variety of reasons, but we are impressed by you and your application and can very well imagine a future cooperation. Provided you give us your consent, we will archive your documents so that we can easily contact you for future assignments in our company. We guarantee that we will handle your data with particular care and only ever process your data within the legal framework. Even within our company, your data will only be passed on to people who are directly involved with your application. In short: Your data is in safe hands with us! 

What data is processed? 

If you apply to us by e-mail, for example, we will of course also receive personal data, as mentioned above. Even the e-mail address counts as personal data. However, in the course of an application procedure, only those data are processed that are relevant for our decision as to whether or not we want to welcome you to our team. Exactly which data is processed depends primarily on the job advertisement. Mostly, however, it is a matter of name, date of birth, contact details and proof of qualifications. If you submit the application via an online form, the data will be passed on to us in encrypted form. If you send us the application by e-mail, this encryption does not take place. We cannot therefore accept any responsibility for the way in which the data is transmitted. However, once the data is on our servers, we are responsible for the lawful handling of your data. 

During an application process, in addition to the above-mentioned data, information about your health or ethnic origin may also be requested so that we and you can exercise the rights relating to labour law, social security and social protection and, at the same time, comply with the corresponding obligations. These data are special category data. 

Here is a list of possible data we receive from you and process: 

• Name
• Contact address
• E-Mail address
• Phone number
• Date of birth
• Information that emerges from the cover letter and CV
• Proof of qualifications (e.g.) Certificates
• Special category data (e.g. ethnic origin, health data, religious beliefs)
• Usage data (websites visited, access data ect.)
• Metadata (IP address, device information)

How long will the data be stored? 

If we accept you as a team member in our company, your data will be further processed for the purpose of the employment relationship and kept with us at least until the employment relationship ends. All application documents are then placed in your employee file. 

If we do not offer you the job, if you reject our offer or withdraw your application, we may keep your data for up to 6 months after the end of the application process due to legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). After that, both your electronic data and all data from physical application documents will be completely deleted or destroyed. We retain your data, for example, so that we can still answer any follow-up questions or so that we can provide evidence of the application in the event of a legal dispute. If a legal dispute arises and we may still need the data after the 6 months have expired, we will only delete the data when there is no longer any reason to retain it. If there are legal retention obligations to fulfil, we must generally store the data for longer than 6 months. 

Furthermore, we may also store your data for longer if you have given us special consent to do so. We do this, for example, if we can well imagine working with you in the future. Then it is helpful to have your data archived so that we can contact you without any problems. In this case, the data will be added to our applicant pool. Of course, you can revoke your consent to the longer storage of your data at any time. If you do not revoke your consent and do not give new consent, your data will be deleted after 2 years at the latest.

9. BootstrapCDN privacy policy

BootstrapCDN Privacy Policy Summary Data subject: Visitors to the website Purpose: To optimise our service performance (to enable the website to load faster) Data processed: Data such as your IP address, browser type, browser version, which web page is loaded or time and date of page visit More details below in this privacy policy. Storage period: For the most part, data is stored until it is no longer needed to fulfil the service. Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests). 

What is BootstrapCDN? 

In order to deliver all our individual web pages (sub-pages of our website) to you quickly and securely on all devices, we use the Content Delivery Network (CDN) BootstrapCDN, an open source service provided by jsdelivr.com of the Polish software company ProspectOne, Królewska 65A/1, 30-081, Kraków, Poland. A Content Delivery Network (CDN) is a network of regionally distributed servers that are connected to each other via the Internet. Through this network, content, especially very large files, can be delivered quickly even during large load peaks. 

Why do we use BootstrapCDN? 

Of course, we want to offer you a comprehensive and well-functioning service with our website. This also includes a fast website. With jsdelivr.com-CDN, our website can load much faster for you. The use of jsdelivr.com-CDN is especially helpful for users from abroad, as here the page can be delivered from a server nearby. 

What data is processed by BootstrapCDN? 

BootstrapCDN works in such a way that so-called JavaScript libraries are delivered to your browser. If your browser downloads a file from BootstrapCDN, your IP address is transmitted during the connection to the Bootstrap CDN server. This means that personal data can also be sent and stored. BootstrapCDN can thus collect and store user data such as IP address, browser type, browser version, which web page is loaded or time and date of the page visit. The privacy policy of BootstrapCDN or jsdelivr.com explicitly states that the company does not use cookies or other tracking services. 

How long and where is the data stored? 

BootstrapCDN has servers located in various countries and your data may be stored outside the European Economic Area. BootstrapCDN will retain personal data processed on our behalf for as long as necessary to provide services offered, to comply with legal obligations, to resolve disputes and to enforce agreements. 

Right of objection 

You always have the right to information, correction and deletion of your personal data. If you have any questions, you can also contact BootstrapCDN’s responsible persons at any time. If you want to prevent this data transfer, you can use a JavaScript blocker (see for example https://noscript.net/) or deactivate the execution of JavaScript codes in your browser. Please note, however, that this will mean that the website can no longer offer the usual service (such as fast loading speed). 

Legal foundation 

If you have consented to BootstrapCDN being used, the legal basis for the corresponding data processing is this consent. According to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent), this consent constitutes the legal basis for the processing of personal data as it may occur during the collection by BootstrapCDN. On our part, there is also a legitimate interest in using BootstrapCDN to optimise our online service and make it more secure. The corresponding legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (Legitimate Interests). Nevertheless, we only use BootstrapCDN if you have given your consent. 

We would like to point out that according to the opinion of the European Court of Justice, there is currently no adequate level of protection for data transfer to the USA. The data processing is essentially carried out by BootstrapCDN. This may result in data not being processed and stored anonymously. Furthermore, US government authorities may have access to individual data. It may also happen that this data is linked to data from possible other BootstrapCDN services where you have a user account. 

You can find more information about BootstrapCDN’s privacy policy at https://www.jsdelivr.com/terms/privacy-policy-jsdelivr-net.

10. Cookie consent management platform introduciton

Cookie Consent Management Platform Summary Data subjects: website visitors Purpose: To obtain and manage consent for certain cookies and thus the use of certain tools. Data processed: Data used to manage the cookie settings set such as IP address, time of consent, type of consent, individual consents. More details can be found with the respective tool used. Storage period: Depends on the tool used, you must be prepared for periods of several years. Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. A GDPR (consent),

Art. 6 para. 1 lit.f GDPR (legitimate interests). 

What is a Cookie consent management platform? 

We use Consent Management Platform (CMP) software on our website to help us and you deal correctly and safely with scripts and cookies in use. The software automatically creates a cookie pop-up, scans and checks all scripts and cookies, provides cookie consent for you as required by data protection law and helps us and you to keep track of all cookies. With most cookie consent management tools, all existing cookies are identified and categorised. You as a website visitor then decide yourself whether and which scripts and cookies you allow or do not allow. The following graphic illustrates the relationship between browser, web server and CMP. 

Why do we use a cookie management tool? 

Our goal is to offer you the best possible transparency in the area of data protection. In addition, we are also legally obliged to do so. We want to inform you as well as possible about all tools and all cookies that can store and process data from you. It is also your right to decide for yourself which cookies you accept and which you do not. In order to grant you this right, we first need to know exactly which cookies have ended up on our website in the first place. Thanks to a cookie management tool that regularly scans the website for all existing cookies, we know about all cookies and can provide you with GDPR-compliant information about them. You can then accept or reject cookies via the consent system. 

What data is processed? 

Within the framework of our cookie management tool, you can manage each individual cookie yourself and have complete control over the storage and processing of your data. The declaration of your consent is stored so that we do not have to query you each time you visit our website again and we can also prove your consent if required by law. This is stored either in an opt-in cookie or on a server. Depending on the provider of the cookie management tool, the storage period of your cookie consent varies. In most cases, this data (e.g. pseudonymous user ID, time of consent, details of cookie categories or tools, browser, device information) is stored for up to two years. 

Duration of data processing 

We will inform you about the duration of data processing below, provided we have further information on this. In general, we only process personal data for as long as is strictly necessary for the provision of our services and products. Data stored in cookies are stored for different lengths of time. Some cookies are deleted as soon as you leave the website, others may be stored in your browser for several years. The exact duration of data processing depends on the tool used, but in most cases you should be prepared for a storage period of several years. In the respective data protection declarations of the individual providers, you will usually receive precise information about the duration of data processing. 

Right of objection 

You also have the right and the possibility to revoke your consent to the use of cookies at any time. This works either via our cookie management tool or via other opt-out functions. For example, you can also prevent data collection through cookies by managing, deactivating or deleting cookies in your browser. Information on special cookie management tools, if available, can be found in the following sections. 

Legal foundation 

If you agree to cookies, your personal data will be processed and stored via these cookies. If we are allowed to use cookies through your consent (Article 6 (1) lit. A GDPR), this consent is also the legal basis for the use of cookies or the processing of your data.

In order to be able to manage the consent to cookies and to enable you to give your consent, we use cookie consent management platform software. The use of this software enables us to efficiently operate the website in a legally compliant manner, which constitutes a legitimate interest (Article 6 (1) lit. F GDPR)

11. Cookiebot privacy policy
    We use Cookiebot on our website, which is, among other things, a tool to store your cookie consent. The service provider is the European company Usercentrics A/S 
    Havnegade 39 
    1058 Kopenhagen 
    Dänemark.  
    You can find out more about the data processed through the use of Cookiebot in the Privacy Policy on https://www.cookiebot.com/en/privacy-policy/.
    
    
12. Microsoft Teams privacy policy

We use Microsoft Teams, an online meeting and video conferencing service, on our website. The service provider is the American company Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA. 

Microsoft also processes data from you in the USA, among other places. We would like to point out that according to the opinion of the European Court of Justice, there is currently no adequate level of protection for the transfer of data to the USA. This may be associated with various risks for the lawfulness and security of the data processing. 

Microsoft uses so-called standard contractual clauses (= Art. 46. para. 2 and 3 GDPR) as the basis for data processing with recipients located in third countries (outside the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, i.e. in particular in the USA) or a data transfer there. Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) are templates provided by the EU Commission and are intended to ensure that your data comply with European data protection standards even if they are transferred to third countries (such as the USA) and stored there. Through these clauses, Microsoft undertakes to comply with the European level of data protection when processing your relevant data, even if the data is stored, processed and managed in the US. These clauses are based on an implementing decision of the EU Commission. You can find the decision and the corresponding standard contractual clauses here, among other places: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/914/oj?locale=de 

More information on Microsoft’s standard contractual clauses can be found at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/compliance/regulatory/offering-eu-model-clauses 

You can find out more about the data processed by using Microsoft in the privacy statement on  https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement. 

Quelle: 

https://www.e-recht24.de 

Information, correction, blocking and deletion 

The user has the right to receive, upon request and free of charge, information about the personal data stored about him.

In addition, the user has the right to correct incorrect data as well as to block and delete his personal data, provided that this does not conflict with any legal obligation to retain data. 

Please contact us at contact@pixelmechanics.tech or send us your request by mail or fax to: 

PixelMechanics 
Bucher Str. 79a(Rilke Park) 
90419 Nuremberg