It is generally possible to use our website without providing any personal data. If you wish to make use of special services of our company via our website, the processing of personal data may become necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we obtain the consent of the data subject.
1. Terms
The technical terms used in this privacy policy are to be understood as legally defined in Art. 4 GDPR.
2. Principles for the collection and processing of personal data
3. Processing of personal data
3.1 Automated data processing
You can visit our website without actively providing any personal information. However, we automatically store access data (server log files), such as the name of your Internet service provider, the operating system used, the website from which you visit us, the date and duration of the visit or the name of the requested file, as well as the IP address of the computer used for a period of 7 days for security reasons, e.g. to detect attacks on our websites. This data is evaluated exclusively to improve our offer and does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about your person. This data is not merged with other data sources. The legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. We process and use the data for the following purposes: 1. provision of the PKS website, 2. improvement of our websites and 3. prevention and detection of errors/malfunctions and misuse of the websites. Data processing of this kind is carried out either to fulfill the contract for the use of the PKS website or we pursue a legitimate interest in ensuring the functionality and error-free operation of the PKS website and adapting these websites to the requirements of the users.
3.2 Cookie-based services
In order to make your visit to our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use so-called cookies on our websites. The use of cookies serves our legitimate interest in making your visit to our website as pleasant as possible and is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Cookies are a standard internet technology for storing and retrieving login and other usage information for all users of the PKS website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your end device. Among other things, they enable us to save user settings so that our websites can be displayed in a format tailored to your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted again at the end of the browser session, i.e. after you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your end device and enable us or our partner companies to recognize your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies).
You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and can decide individually about their acceptance or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general. Furthermore, cookies can be deleted retrospectively in order to remove data that websites have stored on your computer. Deactivating cookies can lead to some restrictions in the functionality of the PKS website.
Deactivate or remove cookies (opt-out)
Web browsers offer options for restricting and deleting cookies. Further information on this can be found on the following websites:
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442
Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=de
Safari: https://support.apple.com/de-de/HT201265
3.2.1 Cookie-Consent
We use "Cookie Consent" (the Java-Script code) on our website, a service provided by Silktide Ltd, Brunel Parkway, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8HR, United Kingdom (hereinafter referred to as Cookie Consent).
This service is a cookie-based tool that we use to store the website visitor's consent status for the setting of cookies. This data is stored and processed by Cookie Consent.
You can allow the use of cookies or data processing by giving your prior consent on the banner that appears (opt-in solution).
You can also prevent the processing of this data by deactivating the execution of Java Script in your browser. In addition, you can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and decide individually whether to accept them or to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general.
Furthermore, cookies can be deleted retrospectively in order to remove data that websites have stored on your computer. Deactivating cookies can lead to some restrictions in the functionality of the website. You can also prevent the execution of Java Script code by installing a blocker https://noscript.net/ or https://www.ghostery.com.
The applicable data protection provisions of Cookie-Consent may be retrieved under https://privacypolicies.com/legal/privacy-policy or under https://silktide.com/privacy-policy.
Matomo
When the cookie settings are displayed and saved, two independent tracking pixels are transmitted to the domain matomo.synaigy.io (which belongs to TIMETOACT GROUP GmbH). The collection and processing is based on our interest in ensuring that the functions are secure and error-free, especially in conjunction with campaigns, landing pages and the first visit to our offers by you as a user. Only the loss rate within the web analysis is determined and for this purpose the current URL and the approval/rejection of the different consent categories are recorded. No personal data is collected and no conclusions can be drawn about individuals or their behavioral flow.
3.3 Google-Dienste
We use cookie-based Google programs to make visiting our website attractive and to simplify the use of certain functions for you. The use of these Google programs serves our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR to make your visit to our website clear, uncomplicated and as pleasant as possible for you.
You can read Google's data protection information at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
3.3.1 Google-Analytics
Diese Webseite nutzt Funktionen des Webanalysedienstes Google Analytics. Anbieter ist die Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland (nachfolgend Google). Google Analytics verwendet sog. „Cookies“, Textdateien, die auf Ihrem Computer gespeichert werden und die eine Analyse der Benutzung der Webseite durch Sie ermöglichen. Die durch die Cookies erzeugten Informationen über Ihre Benutzung dieser Webseite (einschließlich Ihrer IP-Adresse) wird an einen Server von Google in den USA übertragen und dort gespeichert. Google wird diese Informationen benutzen, um Ihre Nutzung der Webseite auszuwerten, um Reports über die Webseitenaktivitäten für die Webseitenbetreiber zusammenzustellen und um weitere mit der Webseitennutzung und der Internetnutzung verbundene Dienstleistungen zu erbringen. Auch wird Google diese Informationen gegebenenfalls an Dritte übertragen, sofern dies gesetzlich vorgeschrieben ist oder soweit Dritte diese Daten im Auftrag von Google verarbeiten.
Preventing the storage of cookies
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
Objection to data recording
If you do not want Google to receive data from your browser when you access the pages, you can find the link to the opt-out solution for Google Analytics here: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.
This plug-in prevents the browser from requesting the analytics code so that Google does not receive any data when the page is accessed. The plug-in is only available for Microsoft Internet Explorer 11, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Opera. According to Google, the browser blocks the Google Analytics script after installation. You can find more information on terms of use and data protection at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de
As an alternative to this browser plug-in or for browsers on mobile devices, you can use the following link to the opt-out solution: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.
Storage period
We have used the Google Analytics data retention controls to determine how long data is stored at user and event level before it is automatically deleted from the Analytics servers. We have selected the following retention period: 26 months
Demographic characteristics in Google Analytics
This website uses the "demographic characteristics" function of Google Analytics. This allows reports to be created that contain statements about the age, gender and interests of site visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google and from visitor data from third-party providers. This data cannot be assigned to a specific person. You can deactivate this function at any time via the ad settings in your Google account or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described in the section "Objection to data collection".
3.3.2 Google-Ads-Conversion-Tracking (ehemals AdWords)
Auf unserer Webseite nutzen wir Google-Ads-Conversion-Tracking. Anbieter ist die Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland (nachfolgend Google). Dabei wird ein Cookie auf Ihrem Rechner gesetzt („Conversion Cookie“), sofern Sie über eine Google-Anzeige auf unsere Webseite gelangt sind. Diese Cookies verlieren nach 30 Tagen ihre Gültigkeit und dienen nicht der persönlichen Identifizierung. Besuchen Sie bestimmte Seiten von uns und das Cookie ist noch nicht abgelaufen, können wir und Google erkennen, dass jemand auf die Anzeige geklickt hat und so zu unserer Seite weitergeleitet wurde. Jeder Ads-Kunde erhält ein anderes Cookie. Cookies können somit nicht über die Webseiten von Ads-Kunden nachverfolgt werden. Die mithilfe des Conversion-Cookies eingeholten Informationen dienen dazu, Conversion-Statistiken für Ads-Kunden zu erstellen, die sich für Conversion-Tracking entschieden haben. Die Ads-Kunden erfahren die Gesamtanzahl der Nutzer, die auf ihre Anzeige geklickt haben und zu einer mit einem Conversion-Tracking-Tag versehenen Seite weitergeleitet wurden. Sie erhalten jedoch keine Informationen, mit denen sich Nutzer persönlich identifizieren lassen.
Sollten Sie nicht am Tracking teilnehmen wollen, können Sie dieser Nutzung widersprechen, indem Sie die Installation der Cookies durch eine entsprechende Einstellung Ihrer Browser-Software verhindern (Deaktivierungsmöglichkeit). Sie werden sodann nicht in die Conversion-Tracking-Statistiken aufgenommen. Nähere Informationen zu Nutzungsbedingungen und Datenschutz finden Sie unter: http://www.google.de/policies/privacy/
3.3.3 Google Ajax search API
Ajax is used on our website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as Google). This tool is used to optimize the loading speed. The optimization is done by retrieving program libraries such as jQuery from Google servers and using CDN (content delivery network). If you have already used jQuery, the copy stored in your cache will be accessed. If this is not the case, a download is required, whereby data is transferred from your browser to Google. This data is transferred to the USA.
You can find more information on terms of use and data protection at: http://www.google.de/policies/privacy/
3.3.4 Google Maps
We use Google Maps to display maps and to create directions. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ( referred to below as Google).
By using this website, you consent to the collection, processing and use of the data collected automatically and the data you enter by Google, one of its representatives or third-party providers.
You can find more details in the data protection center of google.de: Transparency and choices as well as privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de
3.3.5 Google Webfonts
We use the Web Fonts application on our website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as Google). The service is used to display a system font in a web application. When the page is called up, the web fonts are transferred to the browser cache and can be used for the display. Data about the website and your IP address are transmitted to the Google server. You have the option of setting your browser so that no fonts are loaded from Google's servers.
The terms of use for Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq?hl=de-DE&csw=1
General information on data protection at Google can be found at http://www.google.com/intl/de-DE/policies/privacy/
3.3.6 Google reCAPTCHA
We use the reCAPTCHA service. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as Google). We use this service to ensure adequate data security when submitting forms. This service is used to recognize whether the input is made by a person or by automated machine processing. The following data is used: the IP address of the website visitor, the duration, date and time of the request, the identification data of your browser and operating system type used, the data relating to your Google account (if you are logged in), mouse movements on the reCAPTCHA areas and the tasks for which you have to identify images. This data is transmitted to a Google Inc. server and stored there.
The deviating data protection provisions of Google Inc. apply. You can find more information on this here: http://www.google.de/intl/de/privacy
3.4 Soziale Medien
3.4.1 Unsere Angebote auf Plattformern von sozialen Medien
We make offers (e.g. fan pages) available online on various social media platforms that provide information about PKS and give us the opportunity to get in touch with you. We would like to point out that we have no influence on the processing of your personal data on these platforms and that only the respective operator of the platform has full knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and its use.
As a rule, cookies are stored in your browser when you visit the respective platform.
You may be affected by this data collection even if you are not registered on the respective platform. We do not know whether the data is transferred outside the European Economic Area.
The processing of personal data on the platforms by us is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in being able to present PKS to the outside world in a variety of ways and to use the communication options with our customers as effectively as possible.
Consent to data processing in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR may also be the legal basis if you have given this to the platform operator.
You will receive detailed information about the data processing of the platform operators on the respective objection options, the rights to information as well as specific information on the respective platforms via the following data protection notices of the respective operators:
Google+ / YouTube
Provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland
Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Cookie-Informations: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=de
Specific information about YouTube accounts or channels: YouTube processes your personal data when you visit our YouTube site. This data is transmitted to us by YouTube in anonymized form as part of YouTube STUDIO usage. This anonymized data is statistical data about our channel subscribers.
In addition, YouTube provides us with the username of your "Google+" profile when you interact with us or our site, for example by liking or commenting on videos or subscribing to our channel.
Provider: LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Irland
Privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
Opt-Out: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out
Specific information on LinkedIn company pages: When you visit our LinkedIn company page, LinkedIn processes your personal data. This data is transmitted to us by LinkedIn in anonymized form as part of LinkedIn Analytics. This anonymized data is statistical data of our subscribers.
In addition, we receive your profile name from LinkedIn if you interact with us or our page, for example by liking or commenting on posts or following our pages.
Provider: Twitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland
Privacy policy: https://twitter.com/privacy?lang=de
Opt-Out: https://twitter.com/personalization
Specific information on Twitter company profile: When you visit our Twitter company profile, Twitter processes your personal data. This data is transmitted to us by Twitter in anonymized form as part of Twitter Analytics. This anonymized data is statistical data of our subscribers.
In addition, we receive your profile name from Twitter if, for example, you interact with us or our page or tweets, for example by liking, retweeting or replying to posts or following our page.
Provider: XING SE, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Deutschland
Privacy policy: https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung
Spezifische Informationen zu Xing-Unternehmensprofil: Beim Besuch unserer Xing Unternehmensprofil verarbeitet Xing Ihre personenbezogenen Daten.
In addition, we receive your profile name from Xing if you interact with us or our site, for example by liking or commenting on posts or following our profile.
3.5 Social Media Plug-ins
3.5.1 LinkedIn
On our website, we use functions and content of the LinkedIn service, which is operated by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place 2, Dublin, Ireland (hereinafter LinkedIn). We use these services on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR, as we have a legitimate interest in disseminating and increasing the level of awareness of our online presence. For example, content such as images, videos or texts and buttons with which you can share content from our website within the social medium can be integrated. If you are registered on the LinkedIn platform itself, LinkedIn can assign your visit to our website to your user profile. You can find LinkedIn's privacy policy at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. LinkedIn is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and thus offers a guarantee within the meaning of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR to comply with the European data protection standard (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000L0UZAA0&status=Active).
Privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
Opt-Out: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out
3.5.2 Xing
On our website, we use functions and content of the Xing service, which is operated by XING SE, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany (hereinafter referred to as Xing). We use these services on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR, as we have a legitimate interest in disseminating and increasing the level of awareness of our online presence. For example, content such as images, videos or texts and buttons with which you can share content from our website within the social medium can be integrated. If you are registered on the Xing platform itself, Xing can assign your visit to our website to your user profile. You can find Xing's privacy policy at https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung
3.5.4 YouTube
Our website contains videos from the YouTube platform, which is operated by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as Google).
We use these services on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR, as we have a legitimate interest in disseminating and increasing awareness of our online presence. If you are logged into your YouTube account and play the video, you enable YouTube to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. This assignment takes place regardless of whether you click on the video or not. You can prevent this assignment to your YouTube account by logging out of your YouTube account.
Further information on the handling of user data can be found in YouTube's privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.
Provider: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Opt-Out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated
Specific information on YouTube accounts or channels: When you visit our YouTube site, YouTube processes your personal data. This data is transmitted to us by YouTube in anonymized form as part of YouTube STUDIO usage. This anonymized data is statistical data about our channel subscribers.
3.6 Accessories and other plug-ins
3.6.1 Shariff
We have integrated the so-called Shariff solution on our website. The provider is GitHub, Inc. 88 Colin P. Kelly Junior Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA (Shariff). Shariff helps us to ensure data protection-compliant integration of social media buttons using an HTML link on our website. Usually, plugins provided by social networks already transfer personal data to the social media operator when the visitor accesses the website on which the plugin is integrated. By using Shariff, however, the personal data is only transferred when the plugin is actively activated by the visitor. We therefore use Shariff to protect your personal data and at the same time to use social media plugins in compliance with data protection regulations.
Further information on the function and use of Shariff is provided by the computer magazine c't at www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Datenschutz-und-Social-Media-Der-c-t-Shariff-ist-im-Einsatz-2470103.html. You can also find the GitHub privacy policy at https://help.github.com/articles/github-privacy-statement/
3.6.2 SSL encryption
In addition, we use SSL/TLS from Cloudflare to protect you and our website. At the same time, we use Cloudflare to protect our website from so-called DDoS attacks. For this reason, all requests are routed through Cloudflare servers and consolidated into statistics that cannot be deactivated. The collected raw data is usually deleted there within 4 hours, at the latest after 3 days. Here you can find information on the data collected there and on security & data protection at CloudFlare.
3.7 Our services
3.7.1 Contact form/inquiries
You have the option of sending us inquiries via the contact form on our website. Your details from the contact form (content of your request, subject of your request and date) including the contact details you provide there (name, surname, company, telephone number and email) will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the request and in the event of follow-up questions. The legal basis for the collection and processing of the data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.
We will retain the data you provide on the contact form until you request its deletion, revoke your consent for its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer pertains (e.g. after fulfilling your request). Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected.
3.7.2 E-Mail-Contact
If you send us inquiries or information by e-mail, your details (e-mail address, content of your e-mail, subject of your e-mail and date/time) including the contact details you provide there (name, surname, company if applicable, position, telephone number, address) will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent. The legal basis for the collection and processing of data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.
The user is advised that emails can be read or altered during transmission without authorization or detection. PKS uses software to filter unwanted emails (spam filter). The spam filter can reject e-mails if they have been falsely identified as spam due to certain characteristics.
The data you enter will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected.
3.7.3 Subscription to our newsletter
On our website, you have the option of subscribing to our company newsletter. This enables us to inform our customers and business partners about company offers at regular intervals. We require a valid e-mail address from you for this purpose. Further data is not collected or is only collected on a voluntary basis. For legal reasons, a confirmation e-mail will be sent to the e-mail address entered by a data subject for the first time for the newsletter dispatch using the double opt-in procedure. We use this data exclusively for sending the newsletter and do not pass it on to third parties. The legal basis for the collection and processing of the data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.
When registering for the newsletter, we also store the IP address assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) of the computer system used by the data subject at the time of registration, as well as the date and time of registration. The collection of this data is necessary in order to be able to trace the (possible) misuse of a data subject's e-mail address at a later date and therefore serves to protect us.
You can revoke your consent to the storage of the data, the e-mail address and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the "unsubscribe" link in every newsletter. Alternatively, you can also send your unsubscribe request at any time to [email protected] by email. The legality of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation. After a revocation, this personal data will be deleted. Unsubscribing from the newsletter will be interpreted as an automatic revocation.
3.7.4 Newsletter-Tracking
The newsletters contain so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic that is embedded in emails that are sent in HTML format to enable log file recording and log file analysis. This allows a statistical evaluation of the success or failure of online marketing campaigns to be carried out. Based on the embedded tracking pixel, we can recognize whether and when an e-mail was opened by a data subject and which links in the e-mail were accessed by the data subject.
Such personal data collected via the tracking pixels contained in the newsletters are stored and evaluated by us on the basis of legitimate interests in order to optimize the newsletter dispatch and to adapt the content of future newsletters even better to your interests. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR.
3.7.5 Information material (brochures, magazines, price lists, etc.)
On our website, you have the option of requesting information material on our products and services via an online form.
For this purpose, your details from the order form, including the contact details you provide there (title, first name, surname, company, address, telephone number or email) will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your order and in the event of follow-up questions and forwarded to the processor commissioned by us to send the documents. The legal basis for the collection and processing of the data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.
The data you enter in the online form will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after the information material has been sent). Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected.
3.7.6 Event registration
You have the option of registering for events on our website. Your details from the registration form (e.g. type of event), including the contact details you provide there (e.g. first name, surname, last name, zip code, street and house number, city and email, company, position) will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the event registration and in case of queries. The legal basis for the collection and processing of data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.
The data entered by you as part of the event registration will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after the end of the event). Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected.
3.8 Data transmission
3.8.1 Contact form/inquiries
You have the option of sending us inquiries via the contact form on our website. Your details from the contact form (content of your request, subject of your request and date) including the contact details you provide there (name, surname, company, telephone number and email) will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the request and in the event of follow-up questions. The legal basis for the collection and processing of the data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. We will retain the data you provide on the contact form until you request its deletion, revoke your consent for its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer pertains (e.g. after fulfilling your request). Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected.
3.8.2 E-Mail-Contact
If you send us inquiries or information by e-mail, your details (e-mail address, content of your e-mail, subject of your e-mail and date/time) including the contact details you provide there (name, surname, company if applicable, position, telephone number, address) will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent. The legal basis for the collection and processing of data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. The user is advised that emails can be read or altered during transmission without authorization or detection. PKS uses software to filter unwanted emails (spam filter). The spam filter can reject e-mails if they have been falsely identified as spam due to certain characteristics. The data you enter will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected.
3.8.3 Subscription to our newsletter
On our website, you have the option of subscribing to our company newsletter. This enables us to inform our customers and business partners about company offers at regular intervals. We require a valid e-mail address from you for this purpose. Further data is not collected or is only collected on a voluntary basis. For legal reasons, a confirmation e-mail will be sent to the e-mail address entered by a data subject for the first time for the newsletter dispatch using the double opt-in procedure. We use this data exclusively for sending the newsletter and do not pass it on to third parties. The legal basis for the collection and processing of the data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. When registering for the newsletter, we also store the IP address assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) of the computer system used by the data subject at the time of registration, as well as the date and time of registration.
The collection of this data is necessary in order to be able to trace the (possible) misuse of a data subject's e-mail address at a later date and therefore serves to protect us. You can revoke your consent to the storage of the data, the e-mail address and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the "unsubscribe" link in every newsletter. Alternatively, you can also send your unsubscribe request at any time to [email protected] by email. The legality of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation. After a revocation, this personal data will be deleted. Unsubscribing from the newsletter will be interpreted as an automatic revocation.
3.8.4 Newsletter-Tracking
The newsletters contain so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic that is embedded in emails that are sent in HTML format to enable log file recording and log file analysis. This allows a statistical evaluation of the success or failure of online marketing campaigns to be carried out. Based on the embedded tracking pixel, we can recognize whether and when an e-mail was opened by a data subject and which links in the e-mail were accessed by the data subject. Such personal data collected via the tracking pixels contained in the newsletters are stored and evaluated by us on the basis of legitimate interests in order to optimize the newsletter dispatch and to adapt the content of future newsletters even better to your interests. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR.
3.8.5 Information material (brochures, magazines, price lists, etc.)
On our website, you have the option of requesting information material on our products and services via an online form. For this purpose, your details from the order form, including the contact details you provide there (title, first name, surname, company, address, telephone number or email) will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your order and in the event of follow-up questions and forwarded to the processor commissioned by us to send the documents. The legal basis for the collection and processing of data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. The data you enter in the online form will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after the information material has been sent). Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected.
3.8.5 Event registration
You have the option of registering for events on our website. Your details from the registration form (e.g. type of event), including the contact details you provide there (e.g. first name, surname, last name, zip code, street and house number, city and email, company, position) will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the event registration and in case of queries. The legal basis for the collection and processing of data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. The data entered by you as part of the event registration will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after the end of the event). Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected.
3.8.4 Online-Bewerbung
The personal data you provide will be collected, processed and used for the purpose of deciding on the establishment of an employment relationship in accordance with Section 26 (1) of the Federal Data Protection Act. The provision of your personal data is necessary for the handling of the application process and for the decision on the establishment of an employment relationship. If you do not provide your personal data, we will unfortunately not be able to consider you for the advertised position. Automated decision-making is not carried out.
We will provide you with the necessary information in accordance with Art. 13 GDPR when we receive your application by means of a reply e-mail. In order to assess your documents, they will be forwarded to the responsible employees and the responsible contact persons/department heads of the respective specialist department for which the application is intended.
Your personal data will be passed on to external third parties:
Personio GmbH & Co. KG
Rundfunkplatz 4
80335 München
Germany
A transfer of the personal data provided by you to a third country or an international organization does not take place and is also not planned.
Your application documents will be stored by us for the duration of the application process and kept for a further 3 months so that we can answer any questions you may have. After this period, the documents will be deleted. Documents sent by post will be returned or destroyed at the end of the 3-month period. If you are hired by us, your application documents will be transferred to your personnel file.
If you decide to join the talent pool, all companies in the Timetoact Group will have access to your personal data in the event of any job vacancies and may subsequently contact you to invite you to an interview. You can join the talent pool by ticking the appropriate box in the application process. Your data will be processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 subpara. 1 lit. a) GDPR.
Only with your express written consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 subpara. 1 lit. a) GDPR will we store your data until revoked in order to be able to contact you in the future regarding job offers within our company that may be of interest to you.
You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future. The legality of the data processing until the revocation remains unaffected.
Your personal data, which you provide to us as part of the job subscription order, will be stored by us until you withdraw your consent to receive the news and will be removed from the mailing list after you unsubscribe.
4. Data transmission
4.1 Internal data transfer
We transfer your data internally to the administration and HR department in order to fulfill our contractual or legal obligations. Your data will only be transferred or disclosed to the extent necessary for this purpose in compliance with the relevant data protection regulations.
4.2 Transmission to other recipients
We would like to inform you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or may also result from contractual regulations (e.g. information on the contractual partner). Sometimes it may be necessary for a contract to be concluded for a data subject to provide us with personal data that must subsequently be processed by us. For example, the data subject is obliged to provide us with personal data if our company concludes a contract with them. Failure to provide the personal data would mean that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded.
If the processing of your data takes place outside the EEA, this transfer takes place in compliance with all applicable data protection laws and in particular in accordance with Art. 44 f. GDPR.
4.3 Transfer to a third country
Data is not transferred to a third country.
4.4 Transmission to an international organization
Data is not transferred to an international organization.
5. Existence of automated decision-making including profiling
As a responsible company, we do not use automated decision-making or profiling.
6. Storage period
We generally store your data for as long as this is necessary to provide our services or if this has been provided for by the European legislator or another legislator in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject. In all other cases, we delete your personal data after the purpose has been fulfilled, with the exception of data that we must continue to store in order to fulfill legal obligations (e.g. we are obliged to retain documents such as contracts and invoices for a certain period of time due to retention periods under tax and commercial law).
7. Technical safety
PKS uses technical and organizational security measures to protect your data managed by us against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction or access by unauthorized persons. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as the inquiries you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption in conjunction with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser. As a rule, this is 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we use 128-bit v3 technology instead. You can tell whether an individual page of our website is transmitted in encrypted form 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 encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties. We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
8. Legal basis of the processing
Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR serves as the legal basis for processing operations for which we have obtained consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, as is the case, for example, with processing operations necessary for the supply of goods or the provision of any other service or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures, for example in cases of inquiries about our products or services.
If we are subject to a legal obligation which requires the processing of personal data, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c) GDPR. If the processing of personal data is necessary in order to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person, the processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. d) GDPR. Finally, processing operations may be based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Processing operations are based on this legal basis if the processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject.
9. Note minors
This online service is not intended for minors under the age of 16. Persons who have not yet reached the age of 16 may not transmit any personal data to PKS without the consent of their legal guardians.
10. Rights of the data subjects
In accordance with Art. 15 GDPR, you have the right to request confirmation as to whether we are processing data concerning you. You can request information about this data as well as the further information listed in Art. 15 para. 1 GDPR and a copy of your data. In accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, you have the right to request the correction or completion of the data concerning you and processed by us. In accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, you have the right to demand the immediate erasure of data concerning you. Alternatively, you can request that we restrict the processing of your data in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR. In accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, you have the right to request the provision of the data you have provided to us and to request that it be transferred to another controller. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority responsible for you in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR.
11. Revocation of your consent to data processing
Some data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You have the option of revoking any consent you have already given at any time. All you need to do is send us an informal email to [email protected]. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
12. External links
On our website you will find links to the websites of other providers. We would like to point out that we have no influence on the content of the linked websites and the compliance with data protection regulations by their providers.
13. Changes to our privacy policy
We reserve the right to adapt this data protection notice at any time in the event of changes to our website and in compliance with the applicable data protection regulations so that it complies with the legal requirements.
14. Customer satisfaction survey
We process data as part of a customer satisfaction survey in order to ascertain the satisfaction of our customers with regard to the services we provide. This serves in particular to continuously improve our services.
Data is only collected as part of this survey after you have given your express consent. The legal basis for the processing is in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 subpara. 1 lit. a) GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent within the meaning of the TTDSG relates to the setting of cookies or access to information on your terminal device.
We use the "Dynamics 365 Customer Voice" service (operated by Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA). Dynamics 365 Customer Voice is a feedback management application that allows us to easily track our customer metrics. For example, it allows us to quickly capture feedback across multiple channels and create personalized surveys. The insights gained can then be collated and evaluated using the service. The personal data collected with Dynamics 365 Customer Voice is only processed within the European Union and you can view Microsoft's privacy policy here: https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement
A transfer of the personal data provided by you to a third country or an international organization does not take place and is not planned.
You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future. The legality of the data processing carried out up to the point of withdrawal remains unaffected.
Your personal data, which you provide to us via the customer satisfaction survey, will be stored by us for the duration of the collection and evaluation and then deleted in accordance with data protection regulations.
15. Contact details of the controller and the external data protection officer Controller
Responsible body:
PKS Software GmbH
Georgstraße 15
88214 Ravensburg
Tel.: +49 (0) 751 56140 0
E-Mail: [email protected]
External data protection officer:
Deutsche Datenschutzkanzlei
Herr Stefan Fischerkeller
Tel.: 07542 949 21 – 01
E-Mail: [email protected]
Note:
Your inquiries will be treated confidentially and forwarded directly to the data protection officer.
This privacy policy was created by the German Data Protection Law Firm - Office Bodensee