Privacy policy

Privacy policy

of Scopewire Data GmbH (hereinafter referred to as Scopewire)

We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. It goes without saying that we always treat your personal data in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations.

In the following we would like to inform you about the processing of personal data:

  • Privacy policy of the website
  • Data protection in the processing of personal data of our business partners
  • Data protection in the processing of personal data of our customers
  • Data protection in the context of application procedures
  • Rights of the data subjects

We reserve the right to adjust this privacy policy from time to time to ensure that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g. when introducing new services. The new privacy policy will then apply to your next visit.

Note on the responsible entity

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Scopewire Data GmbH
Leihbühl 21, 33165 Lichtenau

E-Mail: datenschutz@scopewire.de

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.).

Privacy policy of the website

In principle, you can use our online offer without disclosing your identity. If we request personal data (such as name, address or e-mail address) on the website, e.g. in the context of contact forms or during registration, this is done on a voluntary basis. We use this information for our own business purposes (such as sending the requested materials/information).

For questions of any kind, we offer you the opportunity to contact us via a form provided on the website. The data marked as mandatory are required in order to be able to assign and answer the inquiry. Additional information can be provided voluntarily. Data processing for the purpose of contacting us is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 S. 1 lit. a DSGVO on the basis of your voluntarily given consent.

The personal data collected by us for the use of the contact form will be deleted after completion of your request and after expiration of the tax and commercial storage obligations.

Once you have given your consent – for example, for the purpose of receiving a newsletter or other interesting information from our company – you can revoke it at any time without giving reasons with effect for the future. For this purpose, you can use the contact form above or another way mentioned within the newsletter.

Passing on the data

A transfer to third parties, for commercial or non-commercial purposes, will not take place without your express consent. We will only disclose your personal data to third parties if this is legally permitted [such as on the basis of Article 6 DSGVO] and/or required. In some cases, we use service providers as part of commissioned processing pursuant to Article 28 DSGVO; for example, the website is hosted by Hetzner Online GmbH and maintained by Scopewire. The full responsibility for the data processing remains with us. Furthermore, we partly use plugins from other providers on our website; you can find more details below.

We would like to point out that we may also pass on your personal data to other companies within our group for the above-mentioned purposes. [siehe „Über uns“]. The data transfer takes place on the basis of a legitimate interest in order to be able to offer you a comprehensive range of our services.

These are also companies outside the EU/EEA. We ensure an appropriate level of data protection by concluding standard contractual clauses/Binding Corporate Rules. You can request these at any time free of charge from us at: datenschutz@scopewire.de

Cookies and plugins

This page uses “cookies”. Cookies are text files that are stored on your computer and allow an analysis of the use of the website and automatically recognize you on your next visit. You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting the cookie banner or your browser accordingly. You also have the option to revoke your granted consent at any time in the cookie banner. This may result in you not being able to use all offers to their full extent.

On our site, we use various plugins from other service providers, about which we would like to inform you below.

Analyste tool and tracking with MATOMO

This website uses the open source web analytics service Matomo. Matomo uses technologies that enable the cross-page recognition of the user for the analysis of user behavior (e.g. cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Matomo about the use of this website is stored on our server. The IP address is anonymized before storage.

With the help of Matomo, we are able to collect and analyze data about the use of our website by website visitors. This allows us to find out, among other things, when which page views were made and from which region they come. We also collect various log files (e.g., IP address, referrer, browsers used, and operating systems) and can measure whether our website visitors perform certain actions (e.g., clicks, purchases, and the like). The use of this analysis tool is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its web offering and its advertising. If a corresponding consent was requested, the processing is based exclusively on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 6 / 8 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Hosting
We host Matomo exclusively on rented web space from the provider STRATO in Germany, so that all analysis data remains with us and is not passed on.

LinkedIn

Our website links to the website of LinkedIn. The operator of the pages is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. Instead of using plug-ins, we only link to LinkedIn. Therefore, your personal data is not automatically transmitted to LinkedIn when you visit our website. By linking, LinkedIn only processes your personal data when you actively click on the LinkedIn button. LinkedIn may transfer the processed information to third parties, e.g. US authorities, if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of LinkedIn. We have no influence on the type and scope of your personal data processed by LinkedIn.

For more information about how we handle your data, please see LinkedIn’s privacy policy at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?_l=de_DE [externe Seite].

YouTube

Our website uses plug-ins from the YouTube site operated by Google for marketing purposes. The operator is Google Ireland Limited; Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, (“Google”). When you visit our website equipped with the YouTube plug-in, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established. In the process, the YouTube server is informed of the IP address of visitors to our website as well as which of our pages you have visited, provided that you have given us your consent to the collection and transmission of your personal data pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO have given. This happens regardless of whether you have a YouTube user account or not. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you also enable YouTube to assign your browsing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account. YouTube may transfer the processed information to third parties, e.g. US authorities, if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of YouTube. For more information on the handling of user data, please see YouTube’s privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy [externe Seite].

YouTube may transfer the processed information to third parties, e.g. US authorities, if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of YouTube. We have no influence on the type and scope of your data that is processed by YouTube.

For more information on the handling of user data, please see YouTube’s privacy policy at: www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy.

Cookies

This page uses “cookies”. Cookies are text files that are stored on your computer and allow an analysis of the use of the website and automatically recognize you on your next visit. You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting your browser accordingly. This may result in you not being able to use all offers to their full extent.

To disable cookies

With the following instructions you can disable cookies in the browser (please note that the setting system in the various browsers may change regularly, so we can not guarantee the correctness of the steps):

Firefox:

Open the Firefox browser.
Select “Menu” and then “Settings” in your toolbar.
Select the “Privacy” tab.
For “Firefox will create a history”, select “according to custom settings”.
Uncheck “Accept cookies” and save your settings.

Internet Explorer:

Open Internet Explorer.
Click the “Tools” button and then “Internet Options”.
Click the Privacy tab.
Under Cookies and Privacy, select the following option: “Reject cookies and website data (may cause problems with websites)”.

Microsoft Edge:

Open Microsoft Edge.
Click on the menu button in the upper right corner and select the “Settings”.
Scroll all the way down and select the “Show advanced settings” entry.
Further down you will find the “Cookies” category with several choices.
If you select the “Block all cookies” option, they will no longer be stored.
Note: Please note that some websites may not work without cookies.

Google Chrome:

Open Google Chrome.
Select “Settings
Click on “Advanced”.
In the “Privacy” tab, click “Content settings”.
In the Cookies section, uncheck “Allow websites to store and read cookie files” (recommended).

Safari:

Open Safari.
Select “Settings” in the function list (gray gear in the upper, right corner) and click on “Privacy”.
Accept Cookies lets you specify whether and when Safari should accept cookies from websites.

Logging

Each time the website is accessed, logs are created and processed for statistical purposes, whereby the individual user remains anonymous:

Referrer (page from whose link you have reached this Internet presence)
Search terms (used by search engines as referrers)
IP is evaluated to determine the country of origin and the provider
Browser, operating system, installed plug-ins and screen resolution
Time spent on the pages
The aforementioned data is used on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 S. 1 lit. f DSGVO processed by us for the following purposes:

Ensuring a smooth connection establishment of the Internet presence,
Ensuring a comfortable use of our Internet presence,
Evaluation of system security and stability, and
for other administrative purposes.
We reserve the right to check this data retrospectively if we become aware of specific indications of unlawful use. The data is deleted immediately when it is no longer required to achieve the purpose, but at the latest after six months.

Privacy when subscribing to a newsletter

At different places you have the possibility to order a newsletter. We process your personal data exclusively in connection with your order and subscription to our newsletter in order to send you information about products, services, events and other interesting facts about our company. You can object to this sending at any time with effect for the future.

For statistical purposes, tracking takes place as to which links within the newsletter are clicked and lead to actions on our website (“conversion”). However, this data is not assigned to you; rather, it is anonymous.

The data you provide is necessary for sending the newsletter. Without this data we can not consider your registration to the newsletter.

Retention and deletion

The data will be kept until you unsubscribe from the newsletter.

In order to ensure that you do not receive any further mailings from us in the future, we store your data internally in a blocking file in this case. This is the only way to ensure that you will not receive any further mailings from us in the future. The legal basis for this is Article 21(3) in conjunction with Article 17(3) lit. b) and Article 6(1) lit. f) Basic Data Protection Regulation. If you wish a complete deletion of your data, you can inform us informally.

Data protection in the processing of personal data of our business partners (customers/suppliers; B2B)

As a contractual partner of your company, we process the personal data with regard to you out of our legitimate interest to prepare offers and to fulfill contracts on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. Processing for the purpose of accounting and cost accounting as well as for the fulfillment of legal obligations (for example, commercial and tax law) are based on Art. 6 para. 1 S. 1 lit c DSGVO. The business relationship is between us and your company. If you act as a natural person (e.g. as a sole trader or self-employed person), your data will be used for the execution of pre-contractual measures and the fulfillment of contracts on the legal basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO processed.

In the course of external requirements (for example, in the context of customs/tax law), personal data about you may be compared with lists published by public authorities.

Furthermore, data may also be used for legitimate purposes pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 S. 1 lit. f DSGVO are processed, such as marketing, internal market research and marketing purposes, internal company statistics. The legitimate interests lie in particular in the optimization of processes and cost-based allocation; in this context, your interests, fundamental rights and freedoms are duly taken into account.

We will only use your data to send you information about products, services, events and other interesting facts about our company if you have given us your consent to do so or if we have informed you appropriately within the scope of data collection in accordance with § 7 UWG (DE) / § 107 TKG (AT). You can object to this sending at any time with effect for the future.

The data you provide is required for the performance of the contractual relationship. Without this data we cannot fulfill the contract concluded with your company.

Disclosure

Group companies

In order to be able to offer you optimal information and services in accordance with the above-mentioned purposes, information on the contractual relationship (incl. personal data) is transmitted within our globally operating Scopewire (incl. USA Switzerland) and other countries outside the EU/EEA). Those companies within the Verbund that are based outside the EU also ensure an appropriate level of data protection by concluding EU standard contractual clauses / through Binding Corporate Rules. You have the option to obtain a copy of these regulations here at any time.

Data retention and deletion

Your data will be kept as long as necessary for the respective purposes mentioned above. The data will be deleted at the latest after termination of the contractual relationship and after expiry of the statutory retention periods under civil, commercial and tax law.

Data protection in the context of application procedures

We process your personal data with regard to your person in connection with the implementation of your application procedure as well as to check your potential work-related employability. In doing so, we process the information you provide for the purpose of making an informed personnel decision on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 S. 1 I lit. b DSGVO. In addition, evaluations based on objective, non-discriminatory criteria are stored in addition; if this is permissible in individual cases, publicly accessible personal data about you is also stored in addition.

The data you provide is required to carry out the application process. Without this data, we cannot consider your application.

Transfer to other companies in the Group

We will only pass on your personal data to other companies in our group of companies if you have given us your consent to do so, in order to provide you with further entry options in our group of companies. Those companies within the Verbund that are based outside the EU also ensure an appropriate level of data protection by concluding EU standard contractual clauses / through Binding Corporate Rules. You have the option to obtain a copy of these regulations here at any time.

Data retention and deletion

Your data will be kept for as long as necessary for the above-mentioned purposes of the personnel selection procedure. If you object to the data processing during the personnel selection procedure, the data will be deleted – unless otherwise required by law.

The data will then be deleted after completion of the application process and after expiry of any action periods, unless you have given your consent to save your application for further job offers. Unsolicited applications are stored for a maximum of up to two years or until you revoke them and are then deleted.

Rights of the data subjects

We hereby inform you that pursuant to Article 15 et seq. DSGVO, under the conditions defined therein, you have the right to information about the personal data in question, as well as the right to rectification or erasure, or to restriction of processing or a right to object to processing, as well as the right to data portability. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority pursuant to Article 77 of the GDPR if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes this Regulation. If the processing is based on Article 6(1)(a) DSGVO or Article 9(2)(a) DSGVO (consent), you also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until withdrawal.

Right of access, Art. 15 DSGVO

You have the right to request information about whether and to what extent your personal data are processed (in particular, the purpose of processing, recipients of the data, storage period, etc.).

Right to rectification, Art. 16 DSGVO

You have the right to request that your stored data be corrected if it is incorrect or incomplete. This includes the right to be completed by supplementary declarations or notifications.

Right of erasure, Art. 17 DSGVO

Recht auf Löschung, Art. 17 DSGVO This is possible, for example, if the data is no longer required for the purposes for which it was collected or if the data must be deleted due to legal obligations. In individual cases, however, this right may be excluded.

Right to restriction of processing, Art. 18 DSGVO

You have the right to have the processing of your personal data restricted. This is possible, for example, if your data is incorrectly recorded or the data processing is unlawful. In case of restriction of processing, the data may only be processed in narrowly defined cases.

Right to data portability, Art. 20 DSGVO

You have the right to request that the data concerning you be handed over in a standard electronic, machine-readable data format to you or to a person responsible to be named by you, if you have provided this data yourself.

Right of objection, Art. 21 DSGVO

You have the right to object at any time with future effect to the processing of personal data relating to you on grounds relating to your particular situation, provided that the data processing is carried out to safeguard legitimate interests (cf. Art. 6 par. 1 lit. e), f) DSGVO). In the event of your objection, we will check whether the legal requirements for processing your data are met and, if this is not the case, will refrain from any further processing of your data.

Right to complain to the data protection supervisory authority, Art. 77 DSGVO

You have the right to contact the competent supervisory authority of the Union or the member states at any time regarding possible violations of data protection regulations.

Contact details of the competent supervisory authority:

State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of North Rhine-Westphalia
Kavalleriestr. 2-4
40213 Düsseldorf
Phone: 0211/38424-0
Fax: 0211/38424-999
E-Mail: poststelle@ldi.nrw.de

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