General information on data protection

We are delighted that you are interested in our social media profiles - and therefore in our company. The protection of your private rights and freedoms is important to us; we only use your data for the purposes intended. As it is important to us that you know at all times to what extent we collect, use and, if necessary, transfer your data to third parties, we will inform you in detail below about the processing of your personal data.

When processing personal data, we strictly adhere to the provisions of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and, if applicable, other data protection-relevant provisions.

Operation of our Facebook page

For the operation of our Facebook website, we may collect personal data. As a rule, the collection and processing of your data takes place in pseudonymized form; this means that we cannot assign your data directly to your name or e-mail address. In this respect, processing takes place via a profile based on an ID or a cookie. You can have a significant influence on the processing of your data; to do this, simply click on in your Facebook profile, click on the Settings menu item.

Insights

Facebook provides us with statistical data about visitors to our Facebook website via the "Insights" function. We are not able to establish a personal reference. This information is purely functional and helps us to better analyze our site and adapt it to your needs and interests. Facebookitself processes this data in a more detailed manner; you can find more information about this under the following link: https://www.facebook.com/iq/tools-resources/audience-insights. In addition, Meta has published an addendum to its privacy agreement; you can read it here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum

Interaction with Facebook page

As soon as you use a Facebook plugin on our website or rate or subscribe to our posts on our Facebook page, we can establish the corresponding personal connection. We can also see from which Facebook profile the comments on our Facebook page originate.

Service provider for Facebook marketing

If we use service providers for the data processing of our Facebook site, we conclude corresponding contracts for commissioned processing (AVV) with them. In the course of this, we regulate to what extent and under what security conditions the processing of the data takes place and determine the necessary powers of instruction in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.

Jointly responsible persons within the meaning of Art. 26 GDPR

Meta Platforms Ireland Limited
4 Grand Canal Square
Grand Canal Harbour
Dublin 2 Ireland

For the operation of our Facebook site, we are jointly responsible with Facebook for the processing of your personal data.

Data protection officer from Facebook

The privacy policy of Facebook can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.

To contact the data protection officer of Facebook, you can fill out a corresponding contact form at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970

Comment function on our Facebook page

We regularly publish news on our Facebook page. In order to be able to engage in an active exchange with you, we have activated the corresponding comment function of Facebook. We reserve the right to remove inappropriate contributions (e.g. with racist, illegal or comparable content) immediately. For this purpose, all comments are checked for inappropriate content. In doing so, we can see from which Facebook profile the respective comment was posted. We have access to

  • the content of the comment
  • the time of creation
  • the user ID
  • the Facebook username

and can establish a relation to the previous posts and comments. As a rule, data is not passed on to third parties; in exceptional cases, a legal provision or a corresponding court order may compel us to disclose the corresponding data.

Contact

You can contact us via various channels on our Facebook site. Personal data is only collected if you voluntarily provide it to us as part of your contact. We use the data you provide without your separate consent exclusively to fulfill and process your contact request. Data will not be passed on to third parties or only on the basis of your request.

Operation of our Mastodon site

We may collect personal data for the operation of our Mastodon website. Your data is generally collected and processed in pseudonymized form, i.e. we cannot assign your data directly to your name or email address. In this respect, processing takes place via a profile based on an ID or a cookie. You can significantly influence the processing of your data; simply click on the Settings menu item in your Mastodon profile.

Interaction with the Mastodon page

As soon as you use a Mastodon plugin on our website or rate or subscribe to our posts on our Mastodon page, we can establish the corresponding personal reference. We can also see from which Mastodon profile the comments on our Mastodon page originate.

Service provider for Mastodon marketing

If we use service providers for the data processing of our Mastodon presence, we conclude corresponding data processing agreements (DPAs) with them. In doing so, we regulate to what extent and under what security conditions the processing of the data takes place and define the necessary powers of instruction in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.

Jointly responsible persons within the meaning of Art. 26 GDPR

Mastodon GmbH
Mühlenstraße 8a
14167 Berlin
Germany

For the operation of our Mastodon site, we are jointly responsible with Mastodon for the processing of your personal data.

Data protection officer of Mastodon

Mastodon\'s privacy policy can be viewed here: https://mastodon.social/privacy-policy

You can contact Mastodon\'s data protection officer at the following e-mail address: legal@mastodon.social

Comment function on our Mastodon page

We regularly publish news on our Mastodon page. In order to be able to enter into an active exchange with you, we have activated the corresponding comment function of Mastodon. We reserve the right to remove inappropriate posts (e.g. with racist, illegal or similar content) immediately. For this purpose, all comments are checked for inappropriate content. We can see from which Mastodon profile the respective comment was posted. We have access to

  • the content of the comment
  • the time of creation
  • the user ID
  • the Mastodon user name

and can establish a relation to the previous posts and comments. As a rule, data is not passed on to third parties; in exceptional cases, a legal provision or a corresponding court order may compel us to disclose the corresponding data.

Contact

You can contact us via various channels on our Mastodon page. Personal data is only collected if you provide it to us voluntarily when you contact us. We use the data you provide without your separate consent exclusively to fulfill and process your contact request. The data will not be passed on to third parties or only at your request.

Operation of our LinkedIn site

For the operation of our LinkedIn website, we may collect personal data. As a rule, the collection and processing of your data takes place in pseudonymized form; this means that we cannot assign your data directly to your name or e-mail address. In this respect, processing takes place via a profile based on an ID or a cookie. You can have a significant influence on the processing of your data; to do this, simply click on in your LinkedIn profile, click on the Settings menu item.

LinkedIn analytics

LinkedIn provides us with statistical data about visitors to our LinkedIn website via the "LinkedIn analytics" function. We are not able to establish a personal reference. This information is purely functional and helps us to better analyze our site and adapt it to your needs and interests. LinkedInitself processes this data in a more detailed manner; you can find more information about this under the following link: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/83597.

Interaction with LinkedIn page

As soon as you use a LinkedIn plugin on our website or rate or subscribe to our posts on our LinkedIn page, we can establish the corresponding personal connection. We can also see from which LinkedIn profile the comments on our LinkedIn page originate.

Service provider for LinkedIn marketing

If we use service providers for the data processing of our LinkedIn site, we conclude corresponding contracts for commissioned processing (AVV) with them. In the course of this, we regulate to what extent and under what security conditions the processing of the data takes place and determine the necessary powers of instruction in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.

Jointly responsible persons within the meaning of Art. 26 GDPR

LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company
Wilton Place
Dublin 2
Irland

For the operation of our LinkedIn site, we are jointly responsible with LinkedIn for the processing of your personal data.

Data protection officer from LinkedIn

The privacy policy of LinkedIn can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

To contact the data protection officer of LinkedIn, you can fill out a corresponding contact form at the following link: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/ask/TSO-DPO

Comment function on our LinkedIn page

We regularly publish news on our LinkedIn page. In order to be able to engage in an active exchange with you, we have activated the corresponding comment function of LinkedIn. We reserve the right to remove inappropriate contributions (e.g. with racist, illegal or comparable content) immediately. For this purpose, all comments are checked for inappropriate content. In doing so, we can see from which LinkedIn profile the respective comment was posted. We have access to

  • the content of the comment
  • the time of creation
  • the user ID
  • the LinkedIn username

and can establish a relation to the previous posts and comments. As a rule, data is not passed on to third parties; in exceptional cases, a legal provision or a corresponding court order may compel us to disclose the corresponding data.

Contact

You can contact us via various channels on our LinkedIn site. Personal data is only collected if you voluntarily provide it to us as part of your contact. We use the data you provide without your separate consent exclusively to fulfill and process your contact request. Data will not be passed on to third parties or only on the basis of your request.

Operation of our Twitter site

For the operation of our Twitter website, we may collect personal data. As a rule, the collection and processing of your data takes place in pseudonymized form; this means that we cannot assign your data directly to your name or e-mail address. In this respect, processing takes place via a profile based on an ID or a cookie. You can have a significant influence on the processing of your data; to do this, simply click on with Twitter account logged in to this link: https://twitter.com/settings/privacy_and_safety.

Advertising analyses

Twitter provides us with statistical data about visitors to our Twitter website via the "Advertising analyses" function. We are not able to establish a personal reference. This information is purely functional and helps us to better analyze our site and adapt it to your needs and interests. Twitteritself processes this data in a more detailed manner; you can find more information about this under the following link: https://twitter.com/de/privacy#x-privacy-1.

Interaction with Twitter page

As soon as you use a Twitter plugin on our website or rate or subscribe to our posts on our Twitter page, we can establish the corresponding personal connection. We can also see from which Twitter profile the comments on our Twitter page originate.

Service provider for Twitter marketing

If we use service providers for the data processing of our Twitter site, we conclude corresponding contracts for commissioned processing (AVV) with them. In the course of this, we regulate to what extent and under what security conditions the processing of the data takes place and determine the necessary powers of instruction in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.

Jointly responsible persons within the meaning of Art. 26 GDPR

Twitter International Company
One Cumberland Place
Fenian Street
Dublin 2
D02 AX07
Ireland

For the operation of our Twitter site, we are jointly responsible with Twitter for the processing of your personal data.

Data protection officer from Twitter

The privacy policy of Twitter can be found here: https://twitter.com/privacy.

To contact the data protection officer of Twitter, you can fill out a corresponding contact form at the following link: https://twitter.ethicspointvp.com/custom/twitter/forms/data/form_data.asp

Comment function on our Twitter page

We regularly publish news on our Twitter page. In order to be able to engage in an active exchange with you, we have activated the corresponding comment function of Twitter. We reserve the right to remove inappropriate contributions (e.g. with racist, illegal or comparable content) immediately. For this purpose, all comments are checked for inappropriate content. In doing so, we can see from which Twitter profile the respective comment was posted. We have access to

  • the content of the comment
  • the time of creation
  • the X user name and the link to the X profile behind it

and can establish a relation to the previous posts and comments. As a rule, data is not passed on to third parties; in exceptional cases, a legal provision or a corresponding court order may compel us to disclose the corresponding data.

Contact

You can contact us via various channels on our Twitter site. Personal data is only collected if you voluntarily provide it to us as part of your contact. We use the data you provide without your separate consent exclusively to fulfill and process your contact request. Data will not be passed on to third parties or only on the basis of your request.

Operation of our Xing page

We may collect personal data for the operation of our Xing website. Your data is generally collected and processed in pseudonymized form, i.e. we cannot assign your data directly to your name or email address. In this respect, processing takes place via a profile based on an ID or a cookie. You can significantly influence the processing of your data; to do so, simply click on this link while logged into your Xing account: https://www.xing.com/settings/privacy/data/tracking.

Interaction with the Xing page

As soon as you use a Xing plugin on our website or rate or subscribe to our posts on our Xing page, we can establish the corresponding personal reference. We can also see from which Xing profile the comments on our Xing page originate.

Service provider for Xing marketing

If we use service providers for data processing on our Xing page, we conclude corresponding data processing agreements (DPAs) with them. In the course of this, we regulate the scope and security conditions under which the data is processed and define the necessary powers of instruction in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.

Jointly responsible persons within the meaning of Art. 26 GDPR

XING SE
Dammtorstraße 30
20354 Hamburg
Germany

For the operation of our Xing page, we are jointly responsible with Xing for the processing of your personal data.

Data protection officer of Xing

You can find Xing\'s privacy policy here: https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung.

To contact Xing\'s data protection officer, you can fill out a contact form at the following link: Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany E-Mail: Datenschutzbeauftragter@xing.com

Comment function on our Instagram page

We regularly publish news on our Xing page. In order to be able to enter into an active exchange with you, we have activated the corresponding Xing comment function. We reserve the right to remove inappropriate posts (e.g. with racist, illegal or similar content) immediately. For this purpose, all comments are checked for inappropriate content. In doing so, we can see from which Xing profile the respective comment was posted. We have access to

  • the content of the comment
  • the time of creation
  • a link to your Xing profile behind your name published on Xing

and can establish a relation to the previous posts and comments. As a rule, data is not passed on to third parties; in exceptional cases, a legal provision or a corresponding court order may compel us to disclose the corresponding data.

Contact

You can contact us via various channels on our Xing page. Personal data is only collected if you provide it to us voluntarily as part of your contact. We use the data you provide without your separate consent exclusively to fulfill and process your contact request. It will not be passed on to third parties or only on the basis of your request.