Privacy Policy

1. Privacy Policy of DEKRA Arbeit Group

General information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our data protection declaration listed below this text.

Data collection on this website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the “Information on the controller” section of this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

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

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

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

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

You can contact us at any time if you have any further questions on the subject of data protection.

Analysis tools and tools from third-party providers

When you visit this website, your surfing behavior may be statistically evaluated. This is mainly done with so-called analysis programs.
Detailed information on these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting

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

Hetzner Online GmbH
Industriestr. 25
91710 Gunzenhausen

External hosting

This website is hosted externally. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the hoster(s). This may include IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website accesses and other data generated via a website.

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

Our hoster(s) will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill its performance obligations and follow our instructions with regard to this data.

We use the following hoster(s):

Hetzner Online GmbH
Industriestr. 25
91710 Gunzenhausen

Order processing

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract prescribed by data protection law, which guarantees that it processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General notes and mandatory information

Data protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

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

We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Note on the responsible authority

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is

DEKRA Arbeit GmbH
Handwerkstr. 15
70565 Stuttgart

Telephone: +49.7 11.78 61 32 03
E-mail: info.arbeit@dekra.com

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

Storage period

Unless a more specific storage period has been specified in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, deletion will take place after these reasons no longer apply.

General information on the legal basis for data processing on this website

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, insofar as special categories of data are processed in accordance with Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR. In the event of express consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information in your end device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), the data processing is also carried out on the basis of Section 25 (1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required to fulfill the contract or to carry out pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if this is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Information on the relevant legal bases in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Data protection officer

Wir haben einen Datenschutzbeauftragten benannt.

We have appointed a data protection officer.

DEKRA Arbeit GmbH
Kerstin Ihrig
Data Protection Officer
Handwerkstr. 15
70565 Stuttgart

Phone: +49.711.7861-3222
E-mail: kerstin.ihrig@dekra.com

Recipients of personal data

As part of our business activities, we work together with various external bodies. In some cases, it is also necessary to transfer personal data to these external bodies. We only pass on personal data to external bodies if this is necessary in the context of fulfilling a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. passing on data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in passing on data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR or if another legal basis permits the passing on of data. When using processors, we only pass on our customers' personal data on the basis of a valid contract for order processing. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.

Withdrawal of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

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

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

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

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

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

Right to data portability

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

Information, correction and deletion

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of the data processing and, if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data at any time. You can contact us at any time with regard to this and other questions on the subject of personal data.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time to do this. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we generally need time to verify this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted.
If the processing of your personal data was/is carried out unlawfully, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of erasure.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defense or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of its erasure.
If you have lodged an objection in accordance with Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data - apart from its storage - may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or of a Member State.

SSL and TLS encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

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

Objection to advertising emails

We hereby object to the use of contact data published as part of our obligation to provide a legal notice for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and information material. The operators of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam e-mails.

4. Cookie handling

Cookies

Our Internet pages use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any damage to your end device. They are stored on your device either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or they are automatically deleted by your web browser.

Cookies may originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third-party companies within websites (e.g. cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies can be used to evaluate user behavior or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions that you have requested (e.g. for the shopping cart function) or to optimize the website (e.g. cookies to measure the web audience) (necessary cookies) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG); the consent can be revoked at any time.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

You can find out which cookies and services are used on this website in this privacy policy.

Consent with Usercentrics

This website uses the consent technology of Usercentrics to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies on your end device or to the use of certain technologies and to document this in compliance with data protection regulations. The provider of this technology is Usercentrics GmbH, Sendlinger Straße 7, 80331 Munich, Germany, website: usercentrics.com/de/ (hereinafter “Usercentrics”).

When you visit our website, the following personal data is transmitted to Usercentrics:

Your consent(s) or the revocation of your consent(s)
your IP address
Information about your browser
Information about your end device
Time of your visit to the website
geolocation

Furthermore, Usercentrics stores a cookie in your browser in order to be able to assign the consents you have given or revoke them. The data collected in this way is stored until you ask us to delete it, delete the Usercentrics cookie yourself or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention obligations remain unaffected.

Usercentrics is used to obtain the legally required consent for the use of certain technologies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.

Order processing

Server log files

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

Browser type and browser version
Operating system used
referrer URL
Host name of the accessing computer
Time of the server request
IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources.

This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website - the server log files must be recorded for this purpose.

Contact form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact data you provide there, 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.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested; consent can be revoked at any time.

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.

Request by e-mail, telephone or fax

If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, we will store and process your inquiry, including all personal data (name, inquiry), for the purpose of processing your request. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

The data you send to us via contact requests 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 statutory retention periods - remain unaffected.

5. Social media

Facebook

Auf dieser Website sind Elemente des sozialen Netzwerks Facebook integriert. Anbieter dieses Dienstes ist die Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Irland. Die erfassten Daten werden nach Aussage von Facebook jedoch auch in die USA und in andere Drittländer übertragen.

Eine Übersicht über die Facebook Social-Media-Elemente finden Sie hier: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE.

Elements of the social network Facebook are integrated on this website. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland. However, according to Facebook, the data collected is also transferred to the USA and other third countries.

You can find an overview of the Facebook social media elements here: developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.

When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your end device and the Facebook server. Facebook receives the information that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click on the Facebook “Like” button while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of this website to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to this website with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Facebook. Further information on this can be found in Facebook's privacy policy at: de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.

The use of this service is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Insofar as personal data is collected on our website with the help of the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of the data and its transfer to Facebook. The processing carried out by Facebook after forwarding is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations incumbent on us jointly have been set out in an agreement on joint processing. The text of the agreement can be found at: www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing the data protection information when using the Facebook tool and for the secure implementation of the tool on our website in accordance with data protection law. Facebook is responsible for the data security of Facebook products. You can assert data subject rights (e.g. requests for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook directly with Facebook. If you assert your data subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to Facebook.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381 and www.facebook.com/policy.php.

The company is certified in accordance with the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA, which is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. Further information on this can be obtained from the provider at the following link: www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4452.

This website uses elements of the LinkedIn network. The provider is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Each time you access a page on this website that contains LinkedIn elements, a connection to LinkedIn servers is established. LinkedIn is informed that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click on the LinkedIn “Recommend” button and are logged into your LinkedIn account, LinkedIn will be able to associate your visit to this website with you and your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by LinkedIn.

The use of this service is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. You can find details here: www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a1343190/datenubertragung-aus-der-eu-dem-ewr-und-der-schweiz

Further information can be found in LinkedIn's privacy policy at: www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

The company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States designed to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the United States. Every company certified under the DPF is committed to adhering to these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5448.

6. Analysis tools and advertising

Google Tag Manager

We use Google Tag Manager, a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Tag Manager is a tool that allows us to integrate tracking or statistical tools and other technologies on our website. Google Tag Manager itself does not create user profiles, stores cookies, or perform independent analyses. It is solely used to manage and deploy the tools integrated through it. However, Google Tag Manager records your IP address, which may also be transmitted to Google's parent company in the United States.

Google Tag Manager is used on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the quick and uncomplicated integration and management of various tools on its website. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and Section 25 (1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

The company is certified according to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States designed to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the United States. Every company certified according to the DPF is committed to adhering to these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

Google Analytics

This website uses features of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyze the behavior of website visitors. This provides the website operator with various usage data, such as page views, length of stay, operating systems used, and user origin. This data is summarized in a user ID and assigned to the respective device of the website visitor.

Furthermore, Google Analytics allows us to record, among other things, your mouse and scroll movements and clicks. Furthermore, Google Analytics uses various modeling approaches to supplement the collected data sets and employs machine learning technologies for data analysis.

Google Analytics uses technologies that enable user recognition for the purpose of analyzing user behavior (e.g., cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Google about the use of this website is generally transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

The use of this service is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and Section 25 (1) TDDDG. This consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.

The company is certified according to the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA designed to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified according to the DPF is committed to adhering to these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

IP Anonymization

Google Analytics IP anonymization is activated. This means that your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide the website operator with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

Browser Plugin

You can prevent Google from collecting and processing your data by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

For more information on how Google Analytics handles user data, please see Google's privacy policy: support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245.

Google-Signals

We use Google Signals. When you visit our website, Google Analytics records, among other things, your location, search history, YouTube history, and demographic data (visitor data). This data can be used for personalized advertising with the help of Google Signal. If you have a Google Account, Google Signal's visitor data is linked to your Google Account and used for personalized advertising messages. The data is also used to create anonymized statistics on our users' behavior.

Order processing

We have concluded a contract with Google for order processing and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

Google Analytics E-Commerce Measurement

This website uses the "E-Commerce Measurement" feature of Google Analytics. E-Commerce Measurement allows the website operator to analyze the purchasing behavior of website visitors to improve their online marketing campaigns. Information such as orders placed, average order values, shipping costs, and the time from viewing to purchasing a product is collected. Google may aggregate this data under a transaction ID that is assigned to the respective user or their device.

etracker

This website uses the etracker analytics service. The provider is etracker GmbH, Erste Brunnenstraße 1, 20459 Hamburg, Germany.

With etracker, we can analyze the behavior of our website visitors. For this purpose, etracker records, among other things, your abbreviated IP address, geo-information (maximum city level), log files, and other information that your browser transmits to our web server when you visit the website. This allows us to measure website interactions, such as the length of stay, conversions (e.g., registrations, orders), scroll events, clicks, and page views of the website visitor. These interactions are assigned to the website visitor for the duration of the current day so that they are recognized on subsequent visits. After the end of the day, visitor recognition is no longer possible.

Without your consent, no cookies will be stored in your browser, nor will any information be read from the memory of your device. The cookie-free use of this analysis tool is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising. The rights and fundamental freedoms of the data subjects are protected. The IP address is anonymized as soon as possible during the analysis with etracker, and visitor recognition is possible for a maximum of the current day.

If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and Section 25 (1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Meta-Pixel (former Facebook Pixel)

This website uses Facebook/Meta's visitor action pixel to measure conversions. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. However, according to Facebook, the collected data is also transferred to the USA and other third countries.

This allows the behavior of site visitors to be tracked after they have been redirected to the provider's website by clicking on a Facebook ad. This allows the effectiveness of Facebook ads to be evaluated for statistical and market research purposes and to optimize future advertising measures.

The data collected is anonymous to us as the operator of this website; we cannot draw any conclusions about the identity of the users. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible and Facebook can use the data for its own advertising purposes, in accordance with the Facebook Data Use Policy (https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/). This enables Facebook to place advertisements on Facebook pages and outside of Facebook. We, as the site operator, cannot influence this use of data.

The use of this service is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and Section 25 (1) TDDDG. This consent can be revoked at any time.

We use the enhanced matching feature within meta pixels.

Enhanced matching allows us to transmit various types of data (e.g., city, state, zip code, hashed email addresses, names, gender, date of birth, or phone number) of our customers and prospects that we collect through our website to Meta (Facebook). By activating this feature, we can tailor our Facebook advertising campaigns even more precisely to people who are interested in our offerings. Enhanced matching also improves the attribution of website conversions and expands custom audiences.

To the extent that personal data is collected on our website using the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). Joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of the data and its forwarding to Facebook. Any processing by Facebook that occurs after forwarding is not part of this joint responsibility. Our joint obligations have been set out in a joint processing agreement. The wording of the agreement can be found at:

www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Facebook tool and for implementing the tool on our website in compliance with data protection law. Facebook is responsible for the data security of Facebook products. You can assert your data subject rights (e.g., requests for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook directly with Facebook. If you assert your data subject rights with us, we are obligated to forward them to Facebook.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum and de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.

Facebook's privacy policy provides further information on protecting your privacy: de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

You can also deactivate the "Custom Audiences" remarketing feature in the Ad Settings section at www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/. You must be logged in to Facebook to do so.

If you don't have a Facebook account, you can opt out of Facebook's usage-based advertising on the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance website: www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/.

The company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States designed to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the United States. Every company certified under the DPF is committed to adhering to these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4452.

LinkedIn Insight Tag

This website uses the LinkedIn Insight Tag. This service is provided by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Data processing by LinkedIn Insight Tag

With the help of the LinkedIn Insight Tag, we receive information about the visitors to our website. If a website visitor is registered with LinkedIn, we can, among other things, analyze the key professional data (e.g., career level, company size, country, location, industry, and job title) of our website visitors and thus better tailor our site to the respective target groups. Furthermore, we can use LinkedIn Insight Tags to measure whether visitors to our website make a purchase or take another action (conversion measurement). Conversion measurement can also be carried out across devices (e.g., from PC to tablet). LinkedIn Insight Tag also offers a retargeting function that allows us to show visitors to our website targeted advertising outside of the website. According to LinkedIn, this does not identify the advertising recipient.

LinkedIn itself also collects so-called log files (URL, referrer URL, IP address, device and browser characteristics, and time of access). The IP addresses are shortened or (if used to reach LinkedIn members across devices) hashed (pseudonymized). The direct identifiers of LinkedIn members are deleted by LinkedIn after seven days. The remaining pseudonymized data is then deleted within 180 days.

We, as the website operator, cannot assign the data collected by LinkedIn to specific individuals. LinkedIn will store the personal data collected from website visitors on its servers in the USA and use it for its own advertising purposes. Details can be found in LinkedIn's privacy policy at www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

Legal basis

If consent has been obtained, the use of the above-mentioned service is based exclusively on Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and Section 25 of the Telemedia Act (TDDDG). Consent can be revoked at any time. If no consent has been obtained, this service is used on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR; the website operator has a legitimate interest in effective advertising measures, including social media.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: www.linkedin.com/legal/l/dpa and www.linkedin.com/legal/l/eu-sccs.

The company is certified according to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States designed to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the United States. Every company certified under the DPF is committed to adhering to these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5448.

Objection to the use of LinkedIn Insight Tag

You can opt out of LinkedIn's analysis of user behavior and targeted advertising at the following link: www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.

Furthermore, LinkedIn members can control the use of their personal data for advertising purposes in their account settings. To prevent LinkedIn from linking data collected on our website with your LinkedIn account, you must log out of your LinkedIn account before visiting our website.

Order Processing

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

Stepstone 360 Hire - Appcast Pixel

The following are jointly responsible for processing:

DEKRA Arbeit GmbH, Handwerkstraße 5, 70565 Stuttgart. The data protection officer can be reached at: kerstin.ihrig@dekra.com

The Stepstone Group Deutschland GmbH, Völklinger Str. 1, 40219 Düsseldorf. The data protection officer of StepStone Deutschland GmbH can be reached at: datenschutz@stepstone.de

When using the Stepstone 360 Hire product, Stepstone connects data subjects ("applicants") to the applicant management system (ATS) of DEKRA Arbeit GmbH by placing job advertisements. DEKRA Arbeit GmbH integrates a so-called AppCast pixel into the ATS of DEKRA Arbeit GmbH. The AppCast pixel is deactivated by default. The AppCast pixel is only activated upon the applicant's active consent by clicking "Accept." If applicants accept the AppCast pixel integrated into the ATS, Stepstone stores the IP address, with the last octet hashed using pseudonymization, as well as the user agent string (browser information). The user agent string is recorded to ensure that the application was submitted via an ad generated by Stepstone, with the source being taken from the URL. The pseudonymized IP address can be used to determine whether applicants have applied for the same position multiple times. The purpose of processing is internal billing between DEKRA Arbeit GmbH and Stepstone.

In connection with the processing of applicants' personal data using the AppCast pixel, the parties are jointly responsible pursuant to Art. 26 GDPR to the following extent: DEKRA Arbeit GmbH and Stepstone collect applicants' personal data using the AppCast. DEKRA Arbeit GmbH transmits the collected applicants' personal data to Stepstone. Stepstone generates a report on the placed applicants based on the transmitted applicants' personal data.

Within the framework of joint controllership, Stepstone is responsible for assigning a user ID and immediately hashing it for applicants who have consented to the activation of the AppCast pixel and have registered with DEKRA Arbeit GmbH by clicking the corresponding "Activate" button. The legal basis for processing is the consent of the applicants pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR, as well as the legitimate interest of the parties pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR to be able to correctly invoice the service provided. The processed data that, based on the circumstances, allow a personal reference to be established are the user ID assigned by Stepstone, the timestamp of the submitted application, and the job title of the job advertisement for which applicants applied. DEKRA Arbeit GmbH receives the report as part of the joint responsibility and checks its accuracy. DEKRA Arbeit GmbH can also compare the information in the report with its own applications for this campaign. The legal basis for processing is, in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, the consent of applicants to activate the pixel within the ATS, and, in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, the legitimate interest in verifying the correct billing of the service and retaining this information. The processed data that, based on the circumstances, allow a personal reference to be established are the user ID assigned by Stepstone, the timestamp of the submitted application, and the job title of the job advertisement for which applicants have applied.

The personal data will be processed until the invoice is verified and then deleted. If the pixel is activated, personal data will also be transmitted to Appcast Inc., Appcast Inc., 10 Water Street, Lebanon, NH 03766, USA, as a processor in the USA. The services provided by Appcast Inc. consist of providing the pixel technology, collecting, hashing and transmitting the data collected by the pixel. EU standard data protection clauses have been concluded with Appcast Inc. As with any processing, you are entitled to the following data subject rights: You have the right to request information about the data stored about you. Furthermore, under certain conditions you can request the correction or deletion of your data. You may also have the right to restrict the processing of your data and the right to data portability. Right of revocation: You can revoke your consent to the processing of personal data at any time with future effect. This does not affect the legality of the processing up to the time of revocation.

Right of objection: If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time, provided there are reasons for doing so arising from your particular situation. You have the option of filing a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. To exercise your data subject rights, you can contact the data protection officers of DEKRA Arbeit GmbH and/or StepStone using the contact details listed above.

Order processing

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

7. Newsletter

Newsletter data

If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified email address and that you agree to receive the newsletter. No further data will be collected or will be collected only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively to send the requested information and do not share it with third parties.

The data entered into the newsletter registration form will be processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). You can revoke your consent to the storage of your data, your email address, and their use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example, via the "unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the provided email address and that you agree to receive the newsletter. No further data will be collected or will be collected only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively to send the requested information and will not share it with third parties.

The data you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe from the newsletter or if the purpose no longer applies. We reserve the right to delete or block email addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our own discretion within the scope of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected.

After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored on a blacklist by us or the newsletter service provider if this is necessary to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist will be used only for this purpose and will not be merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR). Storage on the blacklist is not time-limited. You can object to storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.

8. Audio and video conferences

Data processing

To communicate with our customers, we use online conferencing tools, among others. The specific tools we use are listed below. If you communicate with us via video or audio conference over the Internet, your personal data will be collected and processed by us and the provider of the respective conferencing tool.

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

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

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

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

Purpose and legal basis

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

Storage period

The data we collect directly via the video and conference tools will be deleted from our systems as soon as you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Stored cookies remain on your device until you delete them. Mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

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

Conference tools used

We use the following conference tools:

Microsoft Teams

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

Order processing

9. Own services

Handling applicant data

We offer you the opportunity to apply to us (e.g., by email, post, or online application form). Below, we will inform you about the scope, purpose, and use of your personal data collected during the application process. We assure you that the collection, processing, and use of your data will be carried out in compliance with applicable data protection law and all other legal provisions, and that your data will be treated with strict confidentiality..

Scope and purpose of data collection

If you send us an application, we will process your associated personal data (e.g., contact and communication details, application documents, notes taken during job interviews, etc.) to the extent necessary to decide whether to establish an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is Section 26 of the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) under German law (initiation of an employment relationship), Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR (general contract initiation), and – if you have given your consent – Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. This consent can be revoked at any time. Your personal data will only be passed on within our company to those persons involved in processing your application.

If your application is successful, the data you submitted will be stored in our data processing systems on the basis of Section 26 of the Federal Data Protection Act and Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR for the purpose of implementing the employment relationship.

Data retention period

If we are unable to make you a job offer, if you reject a job offer, or if you withdraw your application, we reserve the right to retain the data you have submitted for up to six months from the end of the application process (rejection or withdrawal of the application) based on our legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR). The data will then be deleted and the physical application documents destroyed. This retention period serves primarily for evidential purposes in the event of a legal dispute. If it becomes apparent that the data will be required after the six-month period (e.g., due to an impending or pending legal dispute), it will only be deleted when the purpose for further retention no longer applies.

Longer retention may also occur if you have given your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR) or if statutory retention obligations prevent deletion.

Inclusion in the applicant pool

If we do not offer you a job, you may have the opportunity to be included in our applicant pool. If you are accepted, all documents and information from your application will be transferred to the applicant pool so that we can contact you if suitable vacancies arise.

Admission to the applicant pool is based solely on your express consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). Providing your consent is voluntary and has no connection to the ongoing application process. The data subject may revoke their consent at any time. In this case, the data will be irrevocably deleted from the applicant pool unless there are legal reasons for retention.

The data from the applicant pool will be irrevocably deleted no later than two years after consent is granted.

Our social media presence

This privacy policy applies to the following social media presences

Data processing by social networks

We maintain publicly accessible profiles on social networks. The social networks we use can be found below.

Social networks such as Facebook, X, etc. can generally comprehensively analyze your user behavior when you visit their website or a website with integrated social media content (e.g., like buttons or advertising banners). Visiting our social media presence triggers numerous data protection-relevant processing operations. In detail:

If you are logged into your social media account and visit our social media presence, the operator of the social media portal can assign this visit to your user account. However, your personal data may also be collected if you are not logged in or do not have an account with the respective social media portal. In this case, this data collection occurs, for example, via cookies stored on your device or by recording your IP address.

Using the data collected in this way, the operators of the social media portals can create user profiles that record your preferences and interests. This allows you to see interest-based advertising both within and outside of the respective social media presence. If you have an account with the respective social network, the interest-based advertising can be displayed on all devices on which you are or were logged in.

Please also note that we cannot track all processing operations on the social media portals. Depending on the provider, further processing operations may therefore be carried out by the operators of the social media portals. For details, please refer to the terms of use and privacy policies of the respective social media portals.

Legal basis

Our Social media presence is intended to ensure the most comprehensive online presence possible. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The analysis processes initiated by social networks may be based on different legal bases, which must be specified by the operators of the social networks (e.g., consent within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR).

Person responsible and assertion of rights

If you visit one of our social media sites (e.g., Facebook), we and the operator of the social media platform are jointly responsible for the data processing operations initiated during this visit. You can generally assert your rights (rights to information, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, and complaints) both against us and against the operator of the respective social media portal (e.g., Facebook).

Please note that despite our joint responsibility with the social media portal operators, we do not have full influence over the data processing operations of the social media portals. Our options depend largely on the company policies of the respective provider.

Storage period

The data we collect directly via your social media presence will be deleted from our systems as soon as you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Stored cookies remain on your device until you delete them. Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

We have no influence on the storage period of your data, which is stored by the operators of the social networks for their own purposes. For details, please contact the operators of the social networks directly (e.g., in their privacy policy, see below).

Your rights

You have the right to obtain information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to object, to data portability, and to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. Furthermore, you can request the correction, blocking, deletion, and, under certain circumstances, the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

Social networks in detail

Facebook

We have a profile on Facebook. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as Meta). According to Meta, the collected data is also transferred to the USA and other third countries.

We have entered into a joint processing agreement (Controller Addendum) with Meta. This agreement specifies which data processing operations we and Meta are responsible for when you visit our Facebook page. You can view this agreement at the following link: www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum.

You can adjust your advertising settings independently in your user account. To do so, click on the following link and log in: www.facebook.com/settings.

For details, please see Facebook's privacy policy: www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

The company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States designed to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the United States. Every company certified under the DPF is committed to adhering to these data protection standards. Further information is available from the provider at the following link: www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4452

Instagram

We have a profile on Instagram. This service is provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland.

Details on how they handle your personal data can be found in Instagram's privacy policy: privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/.

The company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States designed to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the United States. Every company certified under the DPF is committed to adhering to these data protection standards. Further information is available from the provider at the following link: www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4452

XING

We have a profile on XING. The provider is New Work SE, Am Strandkai 1, 20457 Hamburg, Germany. Details on how they handle your personal data can be found in XING's privacy policy: privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung.

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

If you would like to deactivate LinkedIn advertising cookies, please use the following link: www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: www.linkedin.com/legal/l/dpa and www.linkedin.com/legal/l/eu-sccs.

Details on how LinkedIn handles your personal data can be found in its privacy policy: www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.