Privacy

DATA PROTECTION NOTICE


This Data Protection Notice informs you about the type, scope and purpose of the processing of personal data (hereinafter referred to as "data") within the scope of our website service and the associated web pages, functions and contents as well as external online presence, e.g. our social media profile (hereinafter collectively referred to as "website service"). We also refer to data processing outside the scope of our website service on a case-by-case basis in this Data Protection Notice and explicitly point such out in the respective text of this Data Protection Notice. All information and guidance provided in this Data Protection Notice analogously apply to data processing outside the scope of our website service if applicable.


In respect of the terms used, such as "personal data" or "processing", we refer to the relevant definitions in Article 4 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to as “GDPR”).


Responsible Party/Controller:

Name/Company: Westfalenhallen Unternehmensgruppe GmbH
Street, House No.: Strobelallee 45
Postcode, Town, Country: 44139 Dortmund, Germany
Commercial Register No.: Dortmund Local Court, HRB 2522
CEO: Sabine Loos
Telephone number: +49(0)231-12040
Email address: medien[at]westfalenhallen[dot]de


Data Protection Officer:

Name: Christian Volkmer, Projekt 29 GmbH & Co. KG
Street no.: Ostengasse 14
Postcode, City, Country: 93047 Regensburg
Phone Number: 0231 1204 368

Email address: datenschutz[at]westfalenhallen[dot]de


Types of Processed Data:

  • User data (e.g. salutation, first name, surname, title, home address, country, business address, date of birth if necessary, full legal capacity, industry, job title / position, decision-making power, areas of responsibility, fields of interest)
  • Contact data (email address and fixed-network / mobile telephone numbers, fax number)
  • Content data (e.g. text input in contact form, photographs, videos)
  • Contract data (e.g. subject matter of the contract, term, customer category, username)
  • Payment data (e.g. bank details, bank account data, credit card data, payment history)
  • Usage data (e. g. visited web pages, usage of services, interest in contents, access times)
  • Meta/communication data (e.g. terminal equipment information, IP addresses, browser type)
  • Health data (disability)

Processing of Special Categories of Data (Article 9 (1) GDPR):

We process health data (question about any disability) if and when necessary for the specific case. We process no special categories of data unless such are entered by you, e.g. in contact forms, for processing.


Categories of Data Subjects:

  • Customers / interested parties /suppliers / partners
  • Visitors and users of our website service. Below, we also collectively refer to such data subjects as “users”.

Purpose of the Processing:

  • Provision of the website service, its contents and functions/features
  • Rendering of contractual services (e.g. ticketing)
  • Service and customer care
  • Answering of contact enquiries and communication
  • Marketing, advertising, public relations, and market research
  • Security measures

Data Protection Notice Last Updated: 08.12.2023


1. Applicable Legal Basis

In accordance with Article 13 GDPR, we inform you of the legal basis of our data processing. If the legal basis is not mentioned in the Data Protection Notice, the following applies: The legal basis for obtaining consents is Article 6 (1), lit. a), Article 7 GDPR and Article 9 (2), lit. a) GDPR, the legal basis for processing for the rendering of our services and performance of contractual measures as well as for answering enquiries is Article 6 (1), lit. b) GDPR, the legal basis for processing for the fulfilment of our legal obligations is Article 6 (1) lit. c) GDPR, and the legal basis for processing for the protection of our legitimate interests is Article 6 (1), lit. f) GDPR. In the event that the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Article 6 (1) (d) GDPR serves as the legal basis.


2. Changes and Updates to the Data Protection Notice

We ask you to inform yourself regularly about the contents of our Data Protection Notice. We will adapt the Data Protection Notice as soon as changes in the data processing carried out by us make this necessary. We will inform you as soon as the changes require your cooperation (e.g. consent) or other individual notification.


3. Security Measures

3.1. We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk in accordance with Article 32 GDPR and take into account the state of the art, implementation costs and the nature, scope, circumstances and purposes of the processing as well as the different probability of occurrence and severity of the risk for the rights and freedoms of natural persons; the measures particularly include the ensuring of the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data by controlling physical access to the data, as well as the access, input, transmission/transfer, protection of availability and their separation. We have also established procedures that guarantee the exercise of data subject rights, erasure of data and response to data risks. Furthermore, we already consider the protection of personal data during the development or selection of hardware, software and procedures, in accordance with the principle of data protection through technology design and data-protection-friendly presettings (Article 25 GDPR).

3.2. The security measures include in particular the encrypted transmission of data between your browser and our server.


4. Co-operation with Contract Processors and Third Parties

4.1. If we disclose data to other persons and companies (order processors or third parties) within the scope of our processing, transfer data to them or otherwise grant them access to the data, such shall only occur on the basis of a statutory permission (e.g. if a transfer of the data to third parties, such as payment service providers, is required for contract performance pursuant to Article 6 (1), lit. b) GDPR) , if you have consented, if a legal obligation provides for this or on the basis of our legitimate interests (e.g. when using agents, web hosts, etc.).

4.2. If we contract third parties for the processing of data on the basis of a so-called "order processing contract", such is done on the basis of Article 28 GDPR.


5. Transfers to Third Countries

If we process data in a third country (i.e. outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA)) or if that occurs within the scope of the use of third-party services or disclosure or transfer of data to third parties, such will only occur within the scope of the fulfilment of our (pre)contractual obligations, on the basis of your consent, on the basis of a legal obligation or on the basis of our legitimate interests. Subject to legal or contractual permissions, we process the data or let the data be processed in a third country only if the special requirements of Article 44 ff. GDPR are fulfilled. This means, for example, that the processing will be carried out on the basis of special guarantees, such as the officially recognised determination of a data protection level corresponding to the EU (e.g. for the USA by the "Privacy Shield") or compliance with officially recognised special contractual obligations (so-called "standard contractual clauses").


6. Rights of Data Subjects

6.1. You have the right to request confirmation as to whether the data concerned is being processed and to request information about such data as well as further information and a copy of the data in accordance with Article 15 GDPR.

6.2. In accordance with Article 16 GDPR, you have the right to request the completion of data concerning you or the correction of incorrect data concerning you.

6.3. In accordance with Article 17 GDPR, you have the right to demand that data concerning you be erased immediately or, alternatively, that the processing of your data be restricted pursuant to Article 18 GDPR.

6.4. You have the right to receive the data concerning you which you have provided to us in a specific format in accordance with Article 20 GDPR and to request that it be forwarded to another Controller.

6.5. You also have the right to file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority pursuant to Article 77 GDPR.


7. Right of Revocation

You have the right to revoke given consents pursuant to Article 7 (3) GDPR with effect for the future.


8. Right of Objection

You can object to the future processing of the data concerning you in accordance with Article 21 GDPR at any time. The objection may be lodged in particular against processing for direct marketing purposes.


9. Collection of Access Data and Log Files

9.1. On the basis of our legitimate interests within the meaning of Article 6 (1), lit. f. GDPR, we collect data on each access to the server on which this service is located (so-called server log files). Access data includes the path/name of the accessed web page, linked files, date and time of access, transferred data volume, notification of successful access, browser type and version, the user's operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited page), IP address, the requesting provider and further browser header data.

9.2. Log file information is stored for a maximum of six months for security reasons (e.g. to investigate misuse or fraud) and then erased. Data for which a longer storage is required for evidentiary purposes are excluded from erasure until the respective incident has been finally clarified. Such data will not be passed on to third parties unless that is necessary for the assertion of our claims or there is a legal obligation to do so pursuant to Article 6 (1), lit. c) GDPR.


10. Analysis, Tracking, Optimisation

Our technologies and third-party technologies that serve not only for the provision of a function within the scope of our website service but exclusively or additionally for the analysis of user behaviour, tracking, optimisation of our marketing activities or other purposes are primarily described in our Cookie Policy.


11. Cookies

You can primarily find Information on cookies used by us in our Cookie Policy.


12. Erasure, Anonymisation and Retention of Data

12.1. The data processed by us will be erased in accordance with Article 17 GDPR. Unless expressly stated in this Data Protection Notice, the data stored by us will be erased as soon as it is no longer required for its intended purpose, provided that the erasure does not conflict with any statutory retention obligations. If the data is not erased because its processing is necessary for other and legally permissible purposes, its processing will be restricted. This means that the data is blocked and not processed for other purposes.

12.2. Instead of an erasure of your data, we may anonymise your data in such a way that a future re-identification of the data subject is made impossible in the future.

12.3. In accordance with statutory provisions, data retention shall be effected specifically for 6 years in accordance with Section 257 (1) of the German Commercial Code (HGB) (trading books, inventories, opening balance sheets, annual financial statements, commercial letters, accounting documents, etc.) or for 10 years in accordance with Section 147 (1) of the German Fiscal Code (AO) (books, records, management reports, accounting documents, commercial and business letters, documents relevant to taxation, etc.).


13. Rendering of Contractual Services

13.1. We process user data (e.g., salutation, first name and surname, title, home address or company address) contract data (e.g. subject matter of the contract, username or payment information) and contract data for the purpose of fulfilling our contractual obligations and rendering services pursuant to Article 6 (1) lit b) GDPR. The information marked as mandatory in online forms is required for the conclusion of the contract.

13.2. We always set up user accounts within the scope of the performance of our contractual obligations and services – particularly ticketing. The user accounts will especially allow you to view your purchase orders. The required mandatory information will be communicated to you during the registration process. The user accounts are not public and cannot be indexed by search engines. Within the scope of the erasure of your user account (cf. sub-section 13.3 below), we will irretrievably remove all data stored by you or us during the term of the contract from all systems. You are therefore responsible for saving your data after termination of the contract or before the expiry of 3 years.

13.3. Your user account and all data stored therein (e.g. purchase order data) will always be erased after the expiry of 3 years following your registration or at an earlier point in time upon receipt of your notice of termination unless such erasure would conflict with statutory retention periods for commercial or tax reasons pursuant to Article 6 (1) lit. c) GDPR.

13.4. Within the scope of registration, subsequent log-ins and usage of our online services, we store your IP address and the respective time of user activity for a period of 6 months. This data is stored on the basis of our and your legitimate interests for proof of the respective activity and for protection against misuse and other unauthorised use. We will erase such data after the expiry of 6 months. If the continued retention of such data is necessary for evidentiary purposes, such data will be excluded from erasure until the respective incident has been finally clarified. Such data will not be passed on to third parties unless that is necessary for the assertion of our claims or if there is a legal obligation to do so in accordance with Article 6 (1) lit. c) GDPR.


14. Trade Fair or Event Visits, Site Surveillance, Pictures (outside the scope of the website service)

14.1. Pictures in the form of videos, photographs and TV shots are usually taken during trade fairs, exhibitions and other events. The data will be processed on the basis of our legitimate interests pursuant to Article 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR (public relations / marketing purposes). The pictures may be published on our web pages, on social media platforms and in print media to show our activities. We will provide you with further information on the respective processing – where necessary – on the respective day of the trade fair or event or even in advance on a case-by-case basis.

14.2. We usually use video surveillance cameras with recording function on the exhibition site during exhibitions and other events. We store the pictures taken. The pictures will only be stored for as long as necessary for the below-mentioned purposes. In this case, the data will be erased after expiry of 72 hours, i.e. after 3 days. The processing occurs on the basis of Section 4 (1), sentence 1, items 2 and 3, of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) or, where applicable, Article 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR within the scope of the assertion of our right to ban people from our premises or the safeguarding of our legitimate interests or the compliance with a legal obligation which we are subject to (cf. Article 6 (1), lit. c) GDPR, e.g. for securing evidence). Processing pursuant to Section 4 (1), sentence 1, items 2 and 3 of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) is done for the protection of life, health and freedom of the persons on the site (visitors) pursuant to Section 4 (1), sentence 2, item 1, of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). We also have a legitimate interest in the deterrence of potential criminal offenders and the securing of evidence in the event of an attempted or accomplished criminal offence to our detriment or to a visitor’s detriment. There is therefore a legitimate interest in the prevention and, if applicable, prosecution of criminal offences. We will provide you with further information on the respective processing – where necessary – on the respective day of the trade fair or event or even in advance on a case-by-case basis.

14.3. We always use one, or sometimes several, video surveillance cameras without a recording function on our site. The image data of the camera is transmitted in real time to a monitor in the fire prevention control centre (camera-monitor principle) where the images are displayed but cannot be stored. A recording or storage of the image data will therefore not take place. The processing is done for the protection of vital interests of persons on the site (fire detection) in accordance with Article 6 Abs. 1 lit. d) GDPR. For this purpose, we have a fire prevention concept including, for example, a real-time video surveillance system, in place to ensure the detection of any fire. The processing is also done to safeguard legitimate interests under Section 4 (1), sentence 1, item 3, of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), i.e. to specifically protect the life and health of the persons on the site (cf. Section 4 (1), sentence 2, item 1, of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). We will provide you with further information on the respective processing – where necessary – on the respective day of the trade fair or event or even in advance on a case-by-case basis.


15. Making Contact

15.1. When contacting us (by contact form, telephone, fax, post or email), your data will be processed for the purpose of processing your enquiry in accordance with Article 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. The information marked as mandatory in the contact form is needed for the processing of your enquiry.

15.2. We usually erase enquiries 3 months after their receipt or after having answered them at the latest. In the case of statutory archiving obligations, the erasure takes place after their expiry (commercial law obligation: 6 years; tax law obligation: 10 years).

15.3. You can object to the use of your personal data for advertising purposes at any time, either as a whole or for individual measures, without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic rates.

Subject to the legal requirements of Section 7 (3) UWG, we are authorised to use the email address you provided when concluding the contract for direct advertising for our own similar goods or services. You will receive these product recommendations from us regardless of whether you have subscribed to a newsletter.

If you do not wish to receive such recommendations from us by e-mail, you can object to the use of your address for this purpose at any time without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic rates. A message in text form is sufficient for this. Of course, each e-mail always contains an unsubscribe link.


16. Integration of Share Buttons to Share Contents in Social Media Networks

We do not use any data-collecting social plug-ins from social media networks on our web pages. To allow uncomplicated sharing of contents on our web pages in social media networks, the so-called Shariff solution is used for our Share buttons (see https://www.heise.de/ct/artikel/Shariff-Social-Media-Buttons-mit-Datenschutz-2467514.html for further information). That prevents the transfer of data of our users, without their knowledge, to social media networks when they access our web pages. The Shariff Share buttons only establish a link to the respective social media network upon request – i.e. after the user has clicked on a Share button. The user can share the contents of our web pages with other users provided that he/she is registered with the relevant social media network. This process is different for each social media network. After a click on the Share button, the contents to be shared, the IP address and the general header information of the user’s browser will be sent to the respective social media network. We point out that we have no knowledge of the contents of the personal data passed on in the following process and their use by the social media networks.

The above-described Shariff Share buttons are provided for the following social media networks:

Provider: Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland
Data Privacy Notice: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/
Opt-Out: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads

Provider: Twitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland
Data Privacy Notice: https://twitter.com/de/privacy
Opt-Out: https://twitter.com/personalization

Provider: LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
Data Privacy Notice: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
Opt-Out: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out

Provider: XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany
Data Privacy Notice: https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection


17. Web Pages on Social Media Networks

17.1. We maintain web pages on social media networks and platforms in order to communicate with the customers, interested parties and users active there and to inform them about our services. When accessing the respective networks and platforms, the terms and conditions and the data processing guidelines of their respective operators apply.

17.2. Unless otherwise stated in our Data Protection Notice, we process your data if you communicate with us via social media networks and platforms, e.g. write articles on our social media network web pages or send us messages.

17.3. We point out that your data can also be processed outside the European Union or European Economic Area by the respective operator. That may therefore pose a risk to you, especially because the enforcement of your rights can be more difficult as a result. We also point out that US operators certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield have undertaken to comply with the EU data protection standards.

17.4. When you click on the button of the respective operator, you will be transferred to our respective online presence in a separate browser window and can, for example, share our news or subscribe to our newsletter there provided that you are logged in to your user account. The respective operator will then receive the information that you visited our web page with your IP address. The respective operator can collect further data as soon as you use its website. Furthermore, the respective operator will then be able to assign your visit on our web page to you and your user account – provided that you are logged in to your user account.

17.5. Furthermore, your data will usually be processed for market research and advertising purposes. That means that profiles based on your usage behaviour and the associated preferences and interests can be created. Such profiles can be used, for example, to place targeted advertisements based on your identified interests on our online presence or on other online presences or web pages. For this purpose, cookies are placed and stored on your terminal equipment and can be used for the collection and bundling of data on usage behaviour and for further processing to ascertain your interests. The collection and bundling of such data can also be implemented across several terminal equipment devices used by you – especially if you are logged in to your user account.

17.6. The data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interest in effective information sharing and direct communication with you in connection with our website service pursuant to Article 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR.

17.7. If you want to request information or exercise other legitimate rights, we ask you to first contact the respective operator directly because only the respective operators have access to your data and can provide you with the relevant information and take further action if necessary. However, if you need assistance in exercising your legitimate rights, you can also contact us at any time.

17.8. You can find a description of the data processing implemented by the respective operator and the prerequisites of filing an objection (opt-out) in the information provided by the respective operator.:

Provider: Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland
Data Privacy Notice: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/
Opt-Out: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads

Provider: Twitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland
Data Privacy Notice: https://twitter.com/de/privacy
Opt-Out: https://twitter.com/personalization

Provider: LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
Data Privacy Notice: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
Opt-Out: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out

Provider: XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany
Data Privacy Notice: https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection

Provider: YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA
Data Privacy Notice: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de

Provider: (Instagram) Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland
Data Privacy Notice: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875

Provider: Pinterest Europe Ltd., Palmerston House, 2nd Floor, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland Data Privacy Notice: https://policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy
Opt-Out: https://help.pinterest.com/de/articles/notifications#Web


18. Links

We do not use any data-collecting social plug-ins from social media networks on our web pages. We only use links to social media networks on our web pages if we do not use the Shariff solution. That prevents the transfer of data of our users, without their knowledge, to social media networks when they access our web pages. The links only connect with our online presence of the respective social media network upon request, i.e. after the user has clicked on the link. After a click on the link, the IP address and the general header information of the user’s browser will be sent to the respective social media network. The respective social media network can collect further data if you use its website service. We point out that we have no knowledge of the contents of the personal data passed on in the following process and their use by the social media networks.

The above-described links are used for the following social media networks:

Provider: Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland
Data Privacy Notice: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/

Provider: Twitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland
Data Privacy Notice: https://twitter.com/de/privacy

Provider: LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
Data Privacy Notice: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

Provider: XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany
Data Privacy Notice: https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection

Provider: Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland
Data Privacy Notice: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875/


19. Newsletter

19.1   The following information is included to inform you of the content of our newsletter, of the registration, dispatch and statistical evaluation procedure, and of your right of objection. By subscribing to our newsletter, you agree to receive it and to the procedures described.

19.2   Content of the newsletter: We send e-mails and other (electronic) notifications containing promotional information ((hereinafter referred to as “newsletters”) only with your consent or based upon a legal permission so to do. Where the contents of the newsletter are specifically set out during the registration procedure, they form an inherent part of the expression of consent. In addition, our newsletters contain information on our company and on our products, offers and promotions.

19.3   Recording the double opt-in and changes: Registering for our newsletter is done using what is referred to as a double opt-in procedure. This means that after registering you receive an e-mail asking you to confirm your registration. This confirmation is necessary to prevent people registering using other people's e-mail addresses. Registrations for the newsletter are recorded in order to retain evidence of registration as required by law. This includes retaining the times of registration and confirmation, and the IP address used. Changes to your data retained by the mail service provider are also recorded.

19.4   Mail Service Provider: The newsletter is sent out by rapidmail GmbH, Wentzingerstraße 21, 79106 Freiburg im Breisgau, hereinafter referred to as the “Mail Service Provider”.

19.5   If you subscribe to the newsletter of the Mail Service Provider, the data entered into the corresponding input screen will be transmitted to the controller. Registering for our newsletter is done using what is referred to as a double opt-in procedure. This means that after registering you receive an e-mail asking you to confirm your registration. This confirmation is necessary to prevent people registering using other people's e-mail addresses. When registering for the newsletter, the user's IP address and the date and time of registration are retained. This serves to prevent misuse of the services or the e-mail address of the data subject. The data will not be transmitted to third parties. An exception shall apply where there is a legal obligation to disclose. The data will only be used sending out the newsletter. The newsletter subscription may be cancelled by the data subject at any time. Likewise, consent to retention of personal data may be withdrawn at any time. Each newsletter contains a corresponding link for this purpose. The legal basis for the processing of data after the user has registered for the newsletter is GDPR Art. 6 Para. 1 Item a) where the user has given his or her consent. The legal basis for sending out the newsletter as a result of the sale of goods or services is Section 7 Para. 3 of the German Unfair Competitive Practices Act.

19.6   Use of rapidmail

Description and purpose: We use rapidmail for sending out newsletters. The provider is rapidmail GmbH, Wentzingerstraße 21, 79106 Freiburg, Germany. Among other things, rapidmail is used to organise and analyse the dispatch of newsletters. The data entered by you for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored on rapidmail servers in Germany. If you do not wish any analysis to be performed by rapidmail, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. A link for this purpose is provided in each newsletter e-mail. You can also unsubscribe from the newsletter directly on the website. For analysis purposes, the e-mails sent via rapidmail contain a so-called tracking pixel which connects to the rapidmail servers when the e-mail is opened. In this way it can be determined whether a newsletter e-mail has been opened. With the aid of rapidmail, we can also identify which links (if any) contained in the newsletter e-mail are clicked. All links in the e-mail are so-called tracking links which count your clicks.

Legal basis: The legal basis for the data processing is GDPR Art. 6 Para. 1 Item a).

Recipient: The recipient of the data is rapidmail GmbH.

Transmission to third countries: The data is not transferred to third countries.

Duration: The data retained by us under your expression of consent for the purpose of the newsletter is retained by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter, and will be deleted from our servers and from those of rapidmail after you have unsubscribed from the newsletter. Data retained by us for other purposes (e.g. e-mail addresses for the members' area) are unaffected by this.

Ability to withdraw consent: You have the option to withdraw your consent to data processing at any time with effect for the future. The lawfulness of the data processing operations already conducted shall remain notwithstanding the withdrawal.

Further data privacy notices: For more details, please refer to rapidmail's data privacy notices at: www.rapidmail.de/datensicherheit. For more information on rapidmail's analysis functions, please refer to the following link: www.rapidmail.de/wissen-und-hilfe

19.7   Withdrawal of consent: You may withdraw consent to receive our newsletter at any time. A link to cancel receipt of the newsletter can be found at the end of each newsletter. If you withdraw consent, your data will be erased.


20. Integration of Third-Party Services and Contents

20.1. We use third-party services and contents on our web pages on the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in the analysis, optimisation and economic operation of our website service within the meaning of Article 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR). That means that we incorporate contents and services of third-party providers, such as videos or fonts (hereinafter collectively referred to as "contents"). A prerequisite for that is that the third-party providers get your IP address because they cannot send the contents to your browser without knowing the IP address. The IP address is therefore required for the display of contents. Third-party providers may also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also known as "web beacons") for statistical or marketing purposes. "Pixel tags" can be used to evaluate information such as visitor traffic on the web page. The pseudonymous information may also be stored in cookies on your terminal equipment and may include technical information about the browser and operating system, the referring web page, the visiting time and other information about the usage of our website service and may be linked to such information from other sources.

20.2. The following information provides an overview of third-party providers and their website contents, together with links to their Data Protection Notices, which may contain further information on the processing of data and possibilities of objection. Please note that we listed further third-party providers in our Cookie Policy.


- Payment services provided by TeleCash GmbH & Co. KG
Data Privacy Notice: https://www.telecash.de/datenschutz/


- External code of the JavaScript Framework, “jQuery”, provided by the JS Foundation


- Incorporation of event apps (web apps called up via a URL in the browser of a smartphone) provided by LINEUPR GmbH


Adform Conversion Pixel

To improve the convenience and quality of our service, we use conversion tracking and re-targeting technology, both web services provided by Adform ApS, Wildersgade 10B, 1, 1408 Copenhagen K, Denmark.

Conversion tracking: This website uses conversion tracking from Adform. The temporary cookie for conversion tracking is set when a user makes contact with an ad placed by Adform.

Users who do not wish to participate in tracking may disable the Adform or Google cookie via their internet browser or revoke consent to collection and retention of data at any time in the future here. You can delete cookies already stored on your computer in the browser you are using or remove them by deleting temporary websites.

Re-targeting: This website uses re-targeting technology from Adform. This makes it possible to target those Internet users on our partners' websites who have already shown an interest in our website and our products. With re-targeting, the advertising material is displayed using a cookie-based analysis of previous user behaviour. This is a temporary cookie that loses its validity after 60 days. If you do not wish to be shown interest-based advertising by Adform, you may object to collection and retention of data at any time for the future here. For further information on Adform's privacy policy, please visit site.adform.com/privacy-policy/en/


Seeding conversion tracking

This page uses so-called conversion tracking by the Seeding Alliance (Seeding Alliance GmbH, Gustav-Heinemann-Ufer 74b, 50968 Cologne). When the conversion is completed, a cookie is used to record whether the visitor reached the target page via a Seeding Alliance advertising medium. If this is not the case, the visitor's data is not retained, and each conversion is only recorded once per visitor. Under no circumstances will personal data of the visitor be collected.

Further information on Seeding Alliance GmbH privacy practices and the use of cookies, including the possibility of an opt-out, can be found at seeding-alliance.com/privacy/


Ligatus conversion pixel

This site uses behavioural targeting by Ligatus GmbH (Christophstraße 19, D-50670 Cologne, Germany). Ligatus GmbH adheres strictly to the statutory data protection requirements, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation and stipulations contained in the German Telemedia Act and the German Federal Data Protection Act. Further information on the cookies used by Ligatus and data protection at Ligatus, as well as an option to object, can be found at www.ligatus.de/datenschutz. You can withdraw the consent you have already given here: ext.ligatus.com/oba-optout/opt-out.


Outbrain conversion pixel

Our website uses the technology from provider Outbrain which refers our users to further content which may also be of interest to them on our website and on third party websites. The further reading recommendations integrated by Outbrain, for example beneath an article, are determined purely pseudonymously on the basis of the previous content read by the user. For more information on Outbrain's privacy practices, please visit www.outbrain.com/de/legal/privacy. Tracking used to display interest-based recommendations may be object to at any time by clicking on the opt-out button („Ablehnen“) below the Outbrain privacy policy, available for download at www.outbrain.com/de/legal/privacy.


Plista conversion pixel

Our website is assisted by fully automated recommendation technology from plista GmbH, Torstraße 33, 10119 Berlin. With the aid of this technology, we aim to improve the user experience of our website by recommending articles and advertisements to you, our visitors, that are tailored to your individual interests (so-called usage-based advertising). In order to be able to display usage-based advertising, plista collects information on the usage behaviour of website visitors (so-called usage data) by means of cookies on all websites of the plista partner network and combines this with a random identifier assigned by plista (so-called cookie ID) to create usage profiles. More information on this and on plista's privacy practices can be found at www.plista.com/de/about/privacy/.

Of course, you are free to disable plista's usage-based advertising at any time by declaring your opt-out at the bottom of the page www.plista.com/de/about/opt-out/.


LinkedIn conversion pixel

Our site uses LinkedIn conversion tracking components. LinkedIn is a service offered by LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, which allows you to be shown relevant advertising based on your interests. We also receive aggregated and anonymous reports from LinkedIn on ad activity and information on how you interact with our website.

Details on data collection by LinkedIn and on your rights and setting options can be found in LinkedIn's privacy policy. You can find this information at www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

You may object to (opt out of) the analysis of your usage behaviour by LinkedIn and the display of interest-based recommendations by clicking on the “Opt out on LinkedIn” (for LinkedIn members) or “Opt out” (for other users) button at the following link: www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.


Taboola

Taboola Inc, London (Oneustonsq, 40 Melton Street, 13th Floor, London, NW1 2FD) uses cookies to identify which websites you frequently visit and how you move around our website. To this end, device-related data and log data is collected and pseudonymized usage profiles created. These usage profiles are not merged with data concerning the individual associated with the pseudonym and do not permit any conclusions to be drawn about your personal data. Your IP address, for example, is transmitted to Taboola in abbreviated form. www.taboola.com/privacy-policy

You can disable tracking at any time using the above link and navigating to the “User Choices” section.


Trade Desk pixel

This site uses a technology from The Trade Desk Inc, 42 N Chestnut St, Ventura, California, CA - 9300, USA. Information on the surfing behaviour of visitors to the website is collected for marketing purposes in a purely anonymous form, and cookies are set for this purpose. In so doing, no personal data is collected or retained.

You may object at any time to the processing of cookie data generated by The Trade Desk at www.adsrvr.org. For further information on data privacy at The Trade Desk, please visit www.thetradedesk.com/general/privacy-policy


Twitter conversion pixel

Our sites use embedded Twitter functions. These functions are offered by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. By using Twitter and the “re-tweet” function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and made known to other users. Data is also transferred to Twitter in the process. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the web pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Twitter.

With the help of the "Twitter pixel" set on our pages, we can in particular track users' actions after they have seen or clicked on a Twitter advertisement. This procedure is used to evaluate the effectiveness of Twitter ads for statistical and market research purposes and can help optimise future advertising. The data collected is anonymous to us in such a way that we cannot draw any conclusions about the identity of the users. However, the data is stored and processed by Twitter so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible and Twitter can use the data for its own advertising purposes in accordance with Twitter's privacy policy. You can enable Twitter and its partners to serve ads on and off Twitter. Furthermore, a cookie may be stored on your computer for these purposes. For more information, please see Twitter's privacy policy at. twitter.com/privacy. Please click here if you wish to disable the function described above: Opt-Out.


Push notifications
If push notifications are enabled by you for this website through the "Signalize" service, a function of your internet browser or mobile operating system is used to provide the notifications to you. For the sending of messages, only anonymous data is retained which does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about any specific individual. This data is processed merely to deliver the notifications you have subscribed to, and to make notification-related settings. We ask for your consent to retain such data. In this case, the legal basis for data processing is GDPR Art. 6 Para. 1 Item a. You may object to receiving notifications at any time via the settings of your browser or mobile device. See here for information on how to unsubscribe from push notifications.
In order to make the push notifications meaningful for you in terms of content, we use the preferences collected on the basis of an anonymous user profile by means of cookies and merge your notification ID with the user profile of the website solely for the purpose of personalised messaging. Tracking technology is also used to statistically analyse notifications on our behalf. This makes it possible to determine whether a notification has been delivered and whether it has been clicked on. The data thus generated is processed and retained on our behalf by etracker GmbH (www.etracker.com) from Hamburg, Germany, which provides the Signalize service, processes and retains it exclusively in Germany and is therefore subject to the strict German and European data protection laws and standards. etracker has been independently audited and certified in this regard and is entitled to bear the data protection seal of approval ePrivacyseal.
The processing of data for the purpose of sending out invitations to the notification service and for the statistical analysis of registration or rejection is based on our legitimate interest pursuant to GDPR Art. 6 Para. 1 Item f in making the notification service user-friendly and effective. As the privacy of our visitors is very important to us, data that may permit reference to an individual person, such as the IP address, login or device identifiers, are anonymised as early as possible. Any direct reference to an individual is thus ruled out. No other use, combination with other data or disclosure to third parties will take place.
You may object to the aforementioned data processing at any time.


Leadinfo:

We use the lead generation service of Leadinfo B.V., Rotterdam, Netherlands. This recognises visits from companies to our website based on IP addresses and shows us publicly available information, such as company names or addresses. In addition, Leadinfo sets two first-party cookies to evaluate 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. Further information can be found at 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.







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