PRIVACY POLICY & TERMS
The security and protection of your data is important to us, Germanedge Solutions GmbH (hereinafter "Germanedge" or "we"). We operate our website in accordance with the applicable regulations on the protection of personal data and data security, in particular the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (DSGVO), the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), the Telemedia Act (TMG) and the Telecommunications and Telemedia Data Protection Act (TTDSG).
At this point, we would like to inform you about which data we process when you use our website, for what purpose and on what legal basis this is done in each case, to whom we may make it available and what rights you have in this respect.
This privacy policy applies to the Germanedge Marketplace, available at https://marketplace.germanedge.com/terms (as „Website“). The responsible party within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO) and other national data protection laws and other data protection regulations is the
Germanedge Solutions GmbH
Martin-Luther-Ring 13
04109 Leipzig
UstIdNr. DE 289291835
Amtsgericht Leipzig, HRB 28318
Phone: +49 (0) 341 230 89-00
E-Mail: info@germanedge.com
General Manager: Andreas F. Lüth, Dr. Jörg Kastrup
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GENERAL INFORMATION ON DATA PROCESSING
As a matter of principle, we only process your personal data if this is necessary for the provision of our offer. In addition, we only process personal data if you actively provide it to us, e.g. as part of a registration, by filling out forms, sending e-mails and inquiries or as part of ordering a newsletter or other services. We will only use the personal data you provide for the purpose of processing the contract and handling your inquiries (the legal basis in this case is Art. 6 (1) lit. b DSGVO). Processing and use of your personal data for other purposes, such as consulting, advertising and market research, will only take place if you have previously consented to the corresponding use (legal basis in this case is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO or § 25 para. 1 TTDSG) or we are entitled or obliged to the processing due to a legal provision. Germanedge only discloses personal data of users to third parties if this is necessary for the purpose of contract execution or for billing purposes (legal basis for the transmission in this case is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO) or you have expressly consented to this beforehand (legal basis for the transfer in this case is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO or § 25 para. 1 TTDSG) or Tank & Rast is legally obliged to do so (legal basis in this case is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c DSGVO). We make use of the services of third parties in connection with the provision of our offer on the website and the data processed for this purpose, we have concluded commissioned processing agreements with these in each case in accordance with Art. 28 Para. 3 DSGVO and, if data is also processed in third countries, with the inclusion of standard contractual clauses (2021/914/EU) or other suitable guarantees in accordance with Art. 46 Para. 2 DSGVO.
COLLECTION OF GENERAL INFORMATION WHEN VISITING OUR WEBSITE
Purpose of processing
If you access our website purely for informational purposes, i.e. without registering or otherwise transmitting information, the following information is automatically recorded which your browser transmits to our server and which is technically necessary for us to enable you to visit the website and to ensure its stability and security:
- IP-Address (temporary)
- Date and time of use of the website
- Called Internet address (URL)
- Browser type
- Operating system
- Domain name of your Internet service provider
- If applicable, date, time and content of an error message
This information stored in the server log files is processed in particular for the following purposes:
- Ensuring that the website connection is established without any problems,
- Ensuring a smooth use of our website, as well as
- Evaluation of system security and stability.
We do not use this data to draw conclusions about your person. Information of this kind is statistically evaluated by us, if necessary, in order to optimize our Internet presence and the technology behind it.
Legal basis:
The processing is carried out pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.
Recipient:
Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as order processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.
Storage duration:
The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected. This is generally the case for the data used to provide the website when the respective session has ended. In the case of storage of data in the server log files, this is the case after 90 days at the latest. Storage beyond this period is possible; in this case, the IP addresses are deleted or alienated so that it is no longer possible to assign the calling client.
Provision prescribed or required:
The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, without the IP address, the service and functionality of our website is not guaranteed. In addition, individual services and services may not be available or may be limited.
COOKIES
Purpose of processing:
Like many other websites, we also use so-called "cookies". Cookies are small text files that are stored on your end device (laptop, tablet, smartphone or similar) when you visit our website.
This provides us with certain data such as IP address, browser used and operating system.
Cookies cannot be used to launch programs or transfer viruses to a computer. Based on the information contained in cookies, we can facilitate your navigation and enable the correct display of our web pages.
We use cookies to personalize content and ads, provide social media features, and analyze traffic to our website. We also share information about your use of our website with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. Our partners may combine this information with other data that you have provided to them or that they have collected in the course of your use of the Services.
By law, we may store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of this site. For all other cookie types, we need your permission. This site uses different types of cookies. Some cookies are placed by third parties that appear on our pages. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time via the Cookie-Settings on our website.
Of course, you can also view our website without cookies in principle. Internet browsers are regularly set to accept cookies. In general, you can deactivate the use of cookies at any time via your browser settings. Please use the help functions of your Internet browser to find out how to change these settings. Please note that individual functions of our website may not work if you have disabled the use of cookies.
Storage duration and cookies used:
If you allow us to use cookies through your browser settings or consent, the following cookies may be used on our websites:
Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions such as page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
Preference cookies allow a website to remember information that affects the way a website behaves or looks, such as your preferred language or the region you are in.
Statistics cookies help website owners understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
Marketing cookies are used to follow visitors on websites. The intention is to show ads that are relevant and appealing to the individual user and therefore more valuable to publishers and advertising third parties.
Unclassified cookies are cookies that we are currently trying to classify, along with providers of individual cookies.
Should these cookies may (also) affect personal data, we inform you about this in the following sections.
Which types of cookies we use in detail, which purposes we pursue with these cookies exactly and how long these cookies are stored in each case, you can see in the overview in our cookie declaration.
You can delete individual cookies or the entire cookie inventory via your browser settings. In addition, you will receive information and instructions on how to delete these cookies or block their storage in advance. Depending on the provider of your browser, you will find the necessary information under the following links:
- Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-loeschen-daten-von-websites-entfernen
- Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
- Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=de
- Opera: http://www.opera.com/de/help
- Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH17191?locale=de_DE&viewlocale=de_DE
Legal basis
We process personal data from you in connection with the use of preference, statistics or marketing cookies, we base this on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO or § 25 para. 1 TTDSG). You can decide individually which types of cookies you wish to accept or reject. In addition, you can revoke your granted consent to the use of preference, statistics and/or marketing cookies in whole or in part at any time via the Cookie-Settings and change your Cookie-Settings. By revoking your consent, the legality of the processing of your data carried out on the basis of your consent until the revocation is not affected.
NEWSLETTER
Type and purpose of processing:
Your data will only be used to send you the newsletter you have subscribed to by e-mail. Your name and other necessary details are provided in order to be able to address you personally in the newsletter and, if necessary, to identify you if you wish to exercise your rights as a data subject.
When registering to receive our newsletter, the data you provide will be used exclusively for the purpose of sending the newsletter and generating leads using the Pardot tool (see below). Subscribers may also be informed by e-mail about circumstances relevant to the service or registration (e.g. changes to the newsletter offer or technical circumstances)..
For an effective registration we need a valid e-mail address. In order to verify that a registration is actually made by the owner of an e-mail address, we use the "double-opt-in" procedure. For this purpose, we log the order of the newsletter, the sending of a confirmation email and the receipt of the response requested herewith. No further data is collected. The data is used exclusively for sending the newsletter and is not passed on to third parties, except the lead generation or marketing automation provider Pardot (see below).
Legal basis
Based on your explicit consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO), we will regularly send you our newsletter or similar information by e-mail to your specified e-mail address.
You can revoke your consent to the storage of your personal data and its use for the newsletter dispatch at any time with effect for the future. You will find a corresponding link in each newsletter. In addition, you can also unsubscribe directly on this website at any time or inform us of your revocation using the contact option provided at the end of this privacy policy.
Recipient:
Recipients of the data are, if applicable, order processors.
Storage duration:
In this context, the data will only be processed as long as the corresponding consent is given. Afterwards they will be deleted.
Provision prescribed or required:
The provision of your personal data is voluntary, based solely on your consent. Without existing consent, we can unfortunately not send you our newsletter.
CONTACT FORM
Purpose of processing:
The data you enter will be stored for the purpose of individual communication with you. This requires, among other things, the specification of a valid e-mail address and your name. These and other details are used for the assignment of the inquiry and the subsequent response as well as the leadnurturing of the same.
Legal basis:
The processing of the data entered in the contact form is based on a legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO).
By providing the contact form, we would like to enable you to contact us easily. The information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing the request and for possible follow-up questions.
If you contact us to request a quote, the data entered in the contact form will be processed to carry out pre-contractual measures (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO).
Recipient:
Recipients of the data are, if applicable, order processors.
Storage duration:
Data will be deleted no later than 6 months after processing the request.
If a contractual relationship arises, we are subject to the statutory retention periods according to the German Commercial Code (HGB) and delete your data after these periods have expired.
Provision mandatory or required:
The provision of your personal data is voluntary. However, we can only process your request if you provide us with your name, e-mail address and the reason for the request.
STORAGE OF DATA VIA NEWSLETTER REGISTRATION, CONTACT, DOWNLOAD FORMS VIA PARDOT
We use the Pardot Marketing Automation System (MAS) of Salesforce.com Inc, Salesforce Tower, 415 Mission Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA ("Pardot") on our website. Pardot is a software module for recording and evaluating usage by website visitors, for integrating forms on our website and for planning and controlling e-mail campaigns.
Pardot is a so-called marketing automation tool linked to our Salesforce CRM system, which we use to cover various aspects of our online marketing (e.g. name, professional contact details, details of your organization and position, newsletters you have subscribed to, topic interests) as well as with information to address you individually, i.e. based on interests and usage.
If you agree to the use of Pardot, cookies will be set on your terminal device. The legal basis for this is Section 25 (1) TTDSG. Subsequent processing of data is based on your consent given to us according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) DSGVO.
The cookies used by Pardot have a storage period of up to 10 years and have the purpose of throttling the request rate, identifying between users, checking whether the user has allowed the identification and preventing multiple page views of a user from being assigned to different users.
The use of Pardot results in a transfer of your data to the USA. There is no adequacy decision of the European Commission for data transfers to the USA. The data transfer takes place, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, which we have concluded with Pardot in an order processing contract.
You can find Pardot's privacy policy at the following link: https://www.salesforce.com/company/privacy
You can deactivate the creation of a pseudonymized usage profile at any time by configuring your browser so that cookies from the domain "pardot.com" are not accepted. However, this may result in any restrictions to the functions and user-friendliness of our website.
MAILING AND DATA STORAGE VIA PARDOT
If you have explicitly registered for our newsletter, filled out a contact form (regarding a sales inquiry or for downloading a whitepaper or similar), we use your data to send you information about new products, current offers and our customer services at regular intervals. For an effective registration we need a valid e-mail address. In order to verify that a registration is actually made by the owner of an e-mail address, we use the "double opt-in" procedure. For this purpose, we log the order of the newsletter mailing, the sending of a confirmation e-mail and the receipt of the response requested herewith. The data is used exclusively for the mailing and is not passed on to third parties. In order to provide you with information tailored to your needs, we collect other information in addition to the e-mail address, such as your company, job title or similar. You can revoke your consent to receive Germanedge mailings at any time and thus cancel the subscription via so-called unsubscribe pages and/or the notification centers, which are integrated in the respective mailings. After your cancellation, your personal data will be deleted. Your consent to the mailing will expire at the same time. At the end of each mailing from Germanedge you will find the link to cancel (unsubscribe or notification center).
The newsletter is sent using Pardot, a service provided by Salesforce.com Inc. This also allows us to merge your data with your other customer data stored with us and, if applicable, with information from third-party providers in order to address you individually, i.e. based on your interests and usage. For details on the processing of your data by Pardot and the provider Salesforce.com Inc. see the preceding paragraph. We continue to use Pardot to analyze the newsletter. For this purpose, the newsletter messages contain so-called "web beacons". These are pixel-sized files that are retrieved from the server of our service provider when the newsletter is opened. For analysis purposes, the data you provide and the "web beacons" are linked to your e-mail address and an individual ID.
The legal basis for storing information or accessing this information is Section 25 (1) TTDSG. Subsequent processing of data is based on your consent given to us according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) DSGVO.
WEBSHOP / REGISTRATION
In order to use the functionalities of the web store provided on the website and to purchase licenses for the software products offered on the marketplace, you must register on the website and create a user account. To do so, the registration data requested during the registration process must be entered correctly and completely in the corresponding input mask. This includes title, first and last name, job title, company, a self-selected password and a valid e-mail address. Other information not marked as mandatory in the input mask (such as telephone number) is voluntary.
We log the registration with the data provided by you, the sending of the confirmation email and the receipt of the requested response. Further data is not collected.
After successful registration, an automatic confirmation e-mail with an activation link will be sent to the e-mail address provided during registration. Registration is not complete until the user account is activated via the link contained in the automatically sent confirmation e-mail.
The legal basis for the processing of data processed in the context of registration and the creation of user accounts is Art. 6 (1) lit. b DSGVO.
STRIPE
For payment processing in our webshop, we use the payment tool of the payment service provider Stripe. The contractual partner for customers within the EU is Stripe Payments Europe, Ltd, 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, Ireland ("Stripe"). Stripe offers payment solutions for online payments. With Stripe, it is possible to make credit and debit card payments in our web store. In doing so, the entire payment process is handled by Stripe.
As part of the payment processing via Stripe, personal data of you will also be transmitted to Stripe and stored there. This is transaction data. This data includes, for example, the payment method (i.e. credit card, debit card or account number), bank code, currency, amount and date of payment. In the context of a license purchase, your name, e-mail address, billing or shipping address, and transaction history may also be transmitted. This data is necessary for authentication purposes. Furthermore, in order to prevent fraud and to be able to offer its own services in full, Stripe may also collect your name, address, telephone number and country in addition to technical data about your terminal device, such as the IP address.
Stripe also uses cookies to collect data. You can find more information about this in our Cookie Statement. You can delete, disable, or manage cookies that Stripe uses in your browser. Depending on which browser you use, this works in different ways. Please note, however, that the payment process may then no longer work.
Storage duration:
Personal data is generally stored for the duration of the service provision. This means that the data is stored until we terminate the cooperation with Stripe. However, if Stripe is legally obligated to do so, data may be stored beyond the duration of the cooperation.
Legal basis:
The legal basis for the payment processing via Stripe and the data processed for this purpose is Art. 6 (1) lit. b DSGVO. The use of Stripe also requires your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO), the use of Stripe requires the approval of cookies.
We would like to point out that the data processed via Stripe may also be processed outside the EU or the EEA, such as in the USA.
As a basis for the data transfer to third countries and the processing there, Stripe uses so-called standard contractual clauses which the European Commission has issued on the basis of Art. 46 (2) lit. c DSGVO (EU) 2021/914). The standard contractual clauses are intended to ensure that your data complies with European data protection standards even if it is transferred to third countries (such as the USA) and processed there. Through these clauses, Stripe undertakes to comply with the European level of data protection when processing your relevant data, even if the data is processed in the US or other third countries. You can find the resolution and the corresponding standard contractual clauses here, among other places: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/914/oj?locale=de
You can also find more information about Stripe's use of the standard contractual clauses in the "Stripe Privacy Center", available at https://stripe.com/at/privacy-center/legal#data-transfers, under the section "International Data Transfers".
For more information about the data processed through Stripe, please see Stripe's Privacy Policy, available at https://stripe.com/de/privacy
GOOGLE ANALYTICS
If you have given your consent, this website uses Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC. The responsible entity for users in the EU/EEA and Switzerland is Google Ireland Limited, Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google").
If the user visits certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, we and Google can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Cookies can therefore not be tracked across AdWords customers' websites. The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. The customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that personally identifies users.
Scope of processing:
Google Analytics uses cookies that enable an analysis of your use of our website. The information collected by means of the cookies about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
We use the User ID feature. User ID allows us to assign a unique, persistent ID to one or more sessions (and the activities within those sessions) and analyze user behavior across devices.
In Google Analytics 4, the anonymization of IP addresses is activated by default. Due to IP anonymization, your IP address is shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. According to Google, the IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
During your visit to the Website, your user behavior is recorded in the form of "events". Events can be:
- Page views
- First visit to the website
- Session start
- Your "click path", interaction with the website
- Scrolls (whenever a user scrolls to the end of the page (90%))
- Clicks on external links
- Internal search queries
- Interaction with videos
- File downloads
- Ads seen / clicked
- Language setting
It also records:
- Your approximate location (region)
- Your IP address (in shortened form)
- technical information about your browser and the end devices you use (e.g. language setting, screen resolution)
- Your Internet provider
- the referrer URL (via which website/advertising medium you came to this website)
Processing purposes
On our behalf, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website and compiling reports on website activity. The reports provided by Google Analytics are used to analyze the performance of our website.
Recipient
Recipients of the data are/could be:
- Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland (als Auftragsverarbeiter nach Art. 4 Nr. 8, 28 DSGVO)
- Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
- Alphabet Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
It cannot be ruled out that U.S. authorities will access the data stored by Google.
Third country transfer
Data is processed outside the EU/EEA and there is no level of data protection corresponding to the European standard, we have concluded EU standard contractual clauses with the service provider to establish an appropriate level of data protection. The parent company of Google Ireland, Google LLC, is based in California, USA. A transfer of data to the USA and access by US authorities to the data stored by Google cannot be ruled out. The USA is currently considered a third country from a data protection perspective. You do not have the same rights there as within the EU/EEA. You may not be entitled to any legal remedies against access by authorities.
Storage duration
The data sent by us and linked to cookies are automatically deleted after 3 months. The deletion of data whose retention period has been reached occurs automatically once a month.
Legal basis
Legal basis for this data processing is your consent according to Art.6 Abs. lit.a DSGVO
Cancellation
You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by calling up the Cookie-Settings and changing your selection there. The lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation remains unaffected.
You can also prevent the storage of cookies from the outset by setting your browser accordingly. However, if you configure your browser to reject all cookies, this may restrict functionalities on this and other websites. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google, as well as the processing of this data by Google, by selecting
- a. Do not give your consent to the setting of the cookie or
- b. Download and install the browser add-on to disable Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
You can find more information about Google Analytics terms of use and Google's privacy policy at https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/de/ und unter https://policies.google.com/?hl=de.
GOOGLE ADS (ADWORDS)
Google Ads Conversion
We use the Google Ads Conversion offer to draw attention to our offer with the help of advertising media (so-called Google Ads) on external websites. This allows us to determine, for example, how successful our advertising campaigns are. We thus pursue the interest of showing you advertising that is of interest to you, to make our website more interesting for you.
These advertisements are delivered by Google via so-called "ad servers". For this purpose, we use ad server cookies, which can be used to measure certain parameters for measuring success, such as display of the ads or clicks by users. If you access our website via a Google ad, Google Ads will store a cookie on your end device. The unique cookie ID, number of ad impressions per placement (frequency), last impression (relevant for post-view conversions) and opt-out information (marking that a user no longer wishes to be addressed) are usually stored as analysis values for this cookie.
These cookies enable Google to recognize your internet browser. If you visit certain parts of our website and the cookie stored on your device has not yet expired, Google and its customers can recognize that a user has clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. Cookies can therefore not be tracked via the websites of other Google Ads customers. We ourselves do not collect and process any personal data in the aforementioned advertising measures. We only receive statistical evaluations from Google. Based on these evaluations, we can see which of the advertising measures used are particularly effective. We do not receive any further data from the use of the advertising media; in particular, we cannot identify users on the basis of this information.
Due to the marketing tools used, your browser automatically establishes a direct connection with Google's server. We have no influence on the scope and further use of the data collected by Google through the use of this tool and therefore inform you according to our state of knowledge: Through the integration of Ads Conversion, Google receives the information that you have called up the corresponding part of our website or clicked on an ad from us. If you are registered with a Google service, Google can assign the visit to your account. Even if you are not registered with Google or have not logged in, there is the possibility that Google learns your IP address and stores it.
Google Ads Remarketing
We use the remarketing function within the Google Ads service. With the remarketing function, we can present users of our website with advertisements based on their interests on other websites within the Google advertising network (in Google Search or on YouTube, so-called "Google Ads" or on other websites). For this purpose, the interaction of users on our website is analyzed, e.g. which offers a user was interested in, in order to be able to display targeted advertising to users on other sites even after they have visited our website. For this purpose, Google stores cookies on the end devices of users who visit certain Google services or websites in the Google display network. These cookies are used to record the visits of these users. The cookies are used to uniquely identify a web browser on a specific end device and not to identify a person.
Recipient
Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland.
Transfers to third countries are possible. So-called standard contractual clauses pursuant to Art. 46 DSGVO have been concluded as suitable guarantees. For third countries/companies for which an adequacy decision exists, the adequacy decision also applies. Further information can be found here: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/data-transfers-outside-eu_de.
Cancellation/revocation
You can disable the tool via the Cookie-Settings.
Storage duration of the cookies
up to 180 days (this only applies to cookies set via this website).
Legal basis
Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO (consent)
PAYPAL
The controller has integrated components of PayPal on this website. PayPal is an online payment service provider. Payments are processed via so-called PayPal accounts, which represent virtual private or business accounts. In addition, PayPal offers the option of processing virtual payments via credit cards if a user does not maintain a PayPal account. A PayPal account is managed via an email address, which is why there is no classic account number. PayPal makes it possible to initiate online payments to third parties or to receive payments as well. PayPal also assumes trustee functions and offers buyer protection services.
The European operating company of PayPal is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. & Cie. S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, 2449 Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
If the data subject selects "PayPal" as a payment option in our marketplace to deposit funds, data of the data subject will be automatically transmitted to PayPal. By selecting this payment option, the data subject consents to the transmission of personal data required for payment processing.
The personal data transmitted to PayPal are usually first name, last name, address, email address, IP address, phone number, cell phone number or other data that are necessary for payment processing. Also necessary for the processing of the purchase contract are such personal data that are related to the respective order.
The purpose of the transmission of the data is payment processing and fraud prevention. The controller will transfer personal data to PayPal in particular if there is a legitimate interest for the transfer. The personal data exchanged between PayPal and the controller may be transferred by PayPal to credit reporting agencies. The purpose of this transmission is to check identity and creditworthiness.
PayPal gibt die personenbezogenen Daten gegebenenfalls an verbundene Unternehmen und Leistungserbringer oder Subunternehmer weiter, soweit dies zur Erfüllung der vertraglichen Verpflichtungen erforderlich ist oder die Daten im Auftrag verarbeitet werden sollen.
The data subject has the option to revoke the consent to the handling of personal data at any time vis-à-vis PayPal. A revocation does not affect personal data that must necessarily be processed, used or transmitted for (contractual) payment processing.
PayPal's applicable privacy policy can be found at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.
CONFLUENCE UND JIRA
We use the collaboration tool Confluence and the project management tool Jira for our website. The service provider in each case is the American company Atlassian Inc., 1098 Harrison Street, San Francisco, California 94103, USA ("Atlassian").
Confluence and Jira also process 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, which may entail various risks for the legality and security of the data processing.
As a basis for the data transfer to third countries and the processing there, Atlassian uses so-called standard contractual clauses for Confluence and Jira which the European Commission has issued on the basis of Art. 46 para. 2 lit. c DSGVO (EU) 2021/914). The standard contractual clauses 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 processed there. Through these clauses, Atlassian undertakes to comply with the European level of data protection when processing your relevant data, even if the data is processed in the US. You can find the resolution and the corresponding standard contractual clauses here, among other places: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/914/oj?locale=de
For more information on the standard contractual clauses when using Confluence and Jira, see https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Trust-Security-articles/New-Atlassian-Standard-Contractual-Clauses-SCC/ba-p/1846231.
For more information on the data processed using Confluence and Jira, please refer to the provider's privacy policy, available at https://www.atlassian.com/legal/privacy-policy.
We have concluded an order processing agreement (AVV) with Atlassian pursuant to Art. 28 (3) DSGVO, which ensures that Atlassian may process the data it receives from us processed by means of Confluence and Jira exclusively on our behalf and in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the statutory provisions.
Dhe AVV is available at https://www.atlassian.com/de/legal/data-processing-addendum
STORAGE OF WEBINAR REGISTRATIONS AND PARTICIPANTS (GOTOWEBINAR)
In order to be able to conduct webinars via the Internet, Germanedge uses the software solution GoToWebinar from LogMeIn, Inc. 333 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210 USA. LogMeIn, Inc. is the data controller for the provision of this service and the associated data processing. LogMeIn's privacy policy can be found here. For the implementation of the webinar, we transmit your registration or customer data to LogMeIn, Inc. The processing of your data is based on your consent (Article 6 para 1 lit. a DSGVO). For the execution of the webinar, an encrypted connection is established between you and the organizer of the webinar. The webinars are regularly recorded in order to make them available on our website for later retrieval ("Webinar On Demand"). However, there is no transparency or inference about the participants of a webinar; likewise, the written chat used is not published. The questions asked by the participants during the webinar and the corresponding answers are therefore not recorded and stored. Statistical data is collected during and after the webinar. If you participate in a webinar, in addition to your registration data we receive information about the duration of participation, interest in the webinar, questions asked or answers given for the purpose of further customer support or to enhance the user experience.
For more information about LogMeIn's GoToWebinar tool and the GDPR, click here: https://www.logmeininc.com/de/gdpr/gdpr-compliance
SSL ENCRYPTION
To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (e.g. SSL) via HTTPS.
YOUR RIGHTS
We process personal data from you, you are entitled to the following rights as a data subject within the meaning of the GDPR:
Right to information
You can request confirmation from us your personal data we are processing about you. If this is the case, you can request information from us about the following:
- (a) the purposes for which the personal data are processed;
- (b) the categories of personal data which are processed;
- (c) the recipients or categories of recipients to whom your personal data have been or will be disclosed;
- (d) the planned duration of the storage of your personal data or, if concrete information on this is not possible, criteria for determining the storage duration;
- (e) the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning you, a right to restriction of processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing;
- (f) the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority;
- (g) all available information about the origin of the data, if personal data about you are not collected from yourself but from third parties.
You have the right to request information about whether the personal data concerning you is transferred to a third country or to an international organization. In this context, you may request to be informed about the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Art. 46 DSGVO in connection with the transfer.
Right of objection
If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) DSGVO, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data pursuant to Art. 21 DSGVO, provided that there are grounds for doing so that arise from your particular situation. Your personal data will then no longer be processed unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the assertion or defense of legal claims.
Right to rectification
You have the right to rectification and/or completion if your personal data processed by us is incorrect or incomplete. Should this be the case, we will make the correction without delay.
Right to restriction of processing
You may request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under the following conditions:
- (a) if you dispute the accuracy of your personal data for a period of time that allows us to verify the accuracy;
- (b) the processing is unlawful and you object to the erasure of your personal data and request instead the restriction of the use of the personal data;
- (c) we no longer need your personal data for the purposes of processing, but you need them for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims, or
- (d) if you have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) DSGVO and it has not yet been determined whether our legitimate grounds as controller outweigh your grounds as data subject.
If the processing of your personal data has been restricted, these data - apart from their storage - may only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of an important public interest of the Union or a Member State.
If the restriction of processing has been restricted in accordance with the above conditions, we will inform you of this before the restriction is lifted.
Right to deletion
Obligation to delete: You may request that we delete your personal data without undue delay, provided that one of the following reasons applies:
- (a) Your personal data are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed;
- (b) if the processing was based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO or § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, you revoke your consent and there is no other legal basis for the processing;
- (c) you object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) DSGVO and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the use of your personal data for advertising purposes pursuant to Art. 21 (2) DSGVO;
- (d) your personal data have been processed unlawfully;
- (e) the deletion of your personal data is necessary for the fulfillment of a legal obligation.
Exceptions
- (a) The right to erasure does not exist to the extent that the processing is necessary
- (b) on the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information;
- (c) to fulfill a legal obligation or to perform a task that is in the public interest;
- (d) for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims.
Right to complain to a supervisory authority
Without prejudice to any other remedies, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority if you consider that the processing of your personal data infringes the GDPR.
QUESTIONS FOR DATA PROTECTION
If you have any questions about data protection, please write us an e-mail or contact the person responsible for data protection in our organization directly:
E-Mail: datenschutz@germanedge.com
Phone: +49 89 12 55 65-0
CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
We reserve the right to adapt this data protection declaration so that it always complies with the current legal requirements or in order to implement changes to our services in the data protection declaration, e.g. when introducing new services. The new privacy policy will then apply to your next visit.
Date: January 2024
