Last updated: September 1, 2023

BdU – Privacy Statement

BdU Consulting AG, hereinafter referred to as BdU, attaches particular importance to compliance with and respect for legal provisions on data protection. We guarantee that we will treat your personal data with absolute confidentiality.

BdU is a company that operates throughout Switzerland, which is why our business processes and the processing of personal data extend exclusively within Switzerland.

We only collect and process personal data that we receive from you and that is relevant and necessary for the purpose described by us, always following a secure, legally compliant and transparent process. You share this personal data with us via emails, correspondence and by filling out and signing forms, such as the form for the application process, personnel sheet, contracts and the associated documents that form an integral part of the contracts, etc.

Candidates / applicants:

BdU looks for candidates for open job positions for its customers and publishes the job descriptions on the homepage and on various job portals. The position can be used as an IT service, rental or placement. Interested candidates send their application dossier to BdU via email, homepage or various job portals. We may also use publicly available information on social media platforms to identify potential applicants for a specific role. The responsible people at BdU check the suitability for the open positions based on the application dossiers based on the job advertisements. If references are obtained, this will only happen if the candidate/applicant gives their consent and provides us with the contact details of the reference person. In advance, further information is obtained from the candidate using a form, such as contact details, other personal data in order to clarify whether an employment relationship could be entered into, information regarding availability and contractual aspects as well as information on data protection in order to be able to assess whether the candidate is suitable the open position is suitable, whether the customer’s requirements are met and whether a contractual relationship is possible legally, in terms of work permits and social insurance. The CV is then anonymized so that no contact details are visible and, if available, the candidate’s photo is also inserted into the anonymized application dossier. The anonymized application dossier will then be forwarded to the customer via email for suitability assessment. As soon as a candidate/applicant has been selected, his or her application dossier and the customer’s unselected application dossiers will be deleted correctly and in accordance with data protection law.

Any communication of personal data, particularly sensitive personal data or the sending of an anonymized application dossier to third parties requires the consent of the person concerned and is based on the following legal provisions:

6 and Art. 19, Federal Act on Data Protection (DPA), as of 01.09.2023, SR 235.1
7 (3) and Art. 18 (3), Federal Act on Employment Services and the Hiring of Services (AVG), SR 823.11
18 and 47, Ordinance on Employment Services and the Hiring of Services (AVV), SR 823.111

By sending your application to us:

You confirm that you are the authorized person of the transmitted data and that you will bear the consequences if the data entered is falsified.
You allow BdU to process further your data and transmit it to customers in Switzerland in order to determine suitability for the intended job positions. We will obtain your consent before handing over each dossier.
You agree to this privacy policy.

We guarantee you that

Your application dossier will only be sent to companies in Switzerland whose job offers match your profile after your express consent.
Your application dossier will be checked by the responsible people at the customer to see whether it is suitable for the position.
The application dossier will be treated confidentially by the customer and will be deleted correctly in accordance with data protection law after the open position has been closed.
Your profile will also be deleted from BdU promptly after rejection if you do not give us your consent to allow us to save your documents in the BdU career talent pool or if you later send us a written message that you would like your dossier deleted.

If you are hired, your application dossier will be transferred to your personnel dossier.

Employees:

BdU processes personal data in accordance with Art. 328b of the Code of Obligations and otherwise the provisions of the Data Protection Act apply, as of September 1, 2023. BdU only processes personal data that is necessary in connection with the employment relationship or must be carried out in accordance with the law. This only concerns personal data that you provide to us.

By filling out the personnel sheet, you provide us with your personal data (such as contact details, marital status, nationality, bank details, contact person in case of emergencies, etc.), which will be stored in the personnel file. Or if further personal data is required, we will obtain the missing information from you via email. The processing of personal data includes registrations and de-registrations with various offices or authorities as well as their billing. These recipients of personal data are, for example, social insurance institutions, unemployment and compensation funds, family compensation funds, pension funds, withholding tax offices, etc.

In the event of an accident or illness, a report is made to the accident or daily sickness benefit insurance and personal data is passed on for their billing purposes. Personal data is also passed on to banks for the transfer of salary. When applying for work permits, personal data is also forwarded to the responsible office for further processing using forms.

At the request of official bodies such as unemployment offices, DI offices, social welfare offices or in the event of wage garnishment, etc., the employer is obliged to provide the requested information.

Some customers request that we check the criminal record extract and the debt collection register extract. That’s why we demand this from our employees. If we need to forward this and an identification document to the customer or end customer, we will obtain consent from the employee.

When employees leave BdU, we retain basic information about the former employee about their employment at BdU in accordance with the statutory retention requirements.

Employees / employees of a supplier:

If you are on site with our customer, they can e.g. require the presentation of an ID card with a photo for identification purposes for access control. Depending on the customer, BdU must ensure that the employee or employed employee of a supplier agrees to the following procedure. BdU obtains this consent in writing, which only concerns personal data that we have received from you: It may be that in connection with the contractual relationship the customer requires personal data and also passes this on to sister companies or to third parties in connection with this with this contractual relationship, may forward it worldwide and/or store it in databases.

For more information, please consult the customer’s privacy policy for more information regarding data processing. BdU cannot assume any responsibility for the data processing of its customers or third parties. BdU works exclusively with Swiss companies that also have to comply with the new data protection law.

Customers / business partners / suppliers / service providers:

We store your personal data, contact details that you provide to us, e.g. by email or that we receive from your company, our customers, our business partners, our suppliers or service providers.

We collect all information that is reasonably necessary for the preparation, conclusion, fulfillment and termination of the contractual agreement as well as for billing purposes.

Where service providers (order processors) also process personal data, we have concluded an order processing contract, such as hosting providers, IT service providers, cloud services, etc.

Other Third Parties:

In connection with payroll and accounting processing companies or with controls and audits that are carried out in accordance with legal requirements, personal data is also disclosed to employees of payroll and accounting processing companies, auditors, auditors of official offices, audits, etc. Or if inquiries from a court or generally from an authority have to be answered in order to assert, exercise or defend legal claims. As well as for the prevention and investigation of crimes, abuses and other misconduct.

Information and data security:

To protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use and disclosure, we maintain appropriate physical, administrative and technical safeguards. These security precautions include role-based authorizations, access rights and access controls to the personnel dossiers and are limited to the responsible persons in accordance with the Data Protection Act.

Our data is stored and processed on the server of our IT service provider. The IT service provider’s server is located in its data center located in Switzerland. The IT service provider ensures data security through technical and organizational measures. The IT service provider’s hosting environment is regularly maintained and provided with the latest security updates. All systems are also regularly checked and tested for security by external auditors.

Information retention:

We only retain personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it is processed or to comply with legal and regulatory retention requirements. Legal and regulatory retention requirements may require the retention of information for the following tasks:

Auditing and accounting purposes
Legal retention periods

We retain information about contractual relationships for administrative and business purposes, legal and regulatory retention requirements, to defend BdU’s rights and to manage the relationship between BdU and you.

When personal information is no longer needed, we have procedures in place to securely delete it. This happens, for example, by deleting electronic files and shredding physical documents.

Extinguishing concept:

The deletion concept takes into account the principles of proportionality and accuracy. BdU deletes data that is no longer needed after the purpose has been achieved:

immediately or at the latest after 3 months: For application dossiers that have been rejected if no consent is given that we may include your application dossier in the BdU career pool.
- If legal proceedings are threatened or are already underway (e.g. right to written reasons for rejection or in proceedings against gender discrimination – a retention period of 180 days applies here).
every 2 years: For data that is no longer needed after the purpose has been fulfilled or application dossiers in the BdU career pool.
every 10 years: For data that requires this retention obligation according to contractual and legal obligations.

Your rights:

In the case of consent, you have the right to revoke your consent at any time by means of a message, e.g. by email, but only with regard to the future, as what happened in the past cannot be undone.

You also have certain rights in relation to your processed personal data:

You have a right to information about the personal data we have stored about you.
You have the right, upon request, to correct or delete your personal data that we have stored about you.
You have the right to have your personal data recorded upon request with a note that you dispute its accuracy.
You have the right to request your processed personal data, if processed automatically, in a usable or commonly used electronic format and to transfer it to another party (also known as the right to data portability).
You can file charges.
You can also file a complaint with BdU if you are not satisfied with your personal data processed by BdU.
If you have any questions in connection with this data protection declaration, you can send an email to the person responsible for data protection at BdU. The email address is admin@bdu.ch.

Exceptions to the right to information: BdU can only refuse, restrict or postpone information in narrow exceptional cases, e.g. if the protection of a professional secret is involved, the overriding interests of third parties require this or the request for information is obviously unfounded and therefore either querulous or in breach of data protection. The latter is the case when it comes to clarifying the prospects of a trial or collecting evidence for a possible trial. The reason for the exception must be stated.

BdU website:

Our website allows us to offer our products and services to you. BdU itself does not collect or evaluate any information related to your visit to our website.

Below we refer to the data protection declaration of our website operator, Door’42 GmbH. The services and work provided are necessary for the website to function correctly.

This is how you can contact us:

Send an email to: admin@bdu.ch or by post mail to: BdU Consulting AG, Tottikonstrasse 66, CH-6371 Stans. Your request will then be forwarded to the person responsible for data protection at BdU.

Privacy Policy Updates:

If there is a change to this privacy policy, the effective date will be changed. By continuing to use our website and services after a revision becomes effective, users will be deemed to have read and understood the changes.

Below is the data protection declaration of our website operator, Door’42 GmbH, in relation to our website:

Data protection

As of: 15.06.2018

Privacy at a glance

General information

The following notes give a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is all data that personally identifies you. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed under this text.

Data collection on our website

Who is responsible for the data collection on this website?

The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Its contact details can be found in the imprint of this website.

How do we collect your data?

Your data will be collected on the one hand that on what you tell us. This may be e.g. to trade data that you enter in a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically when visiting the website through our IT systems. These are above all technical data (for example Internet browser, operating system or time of the page request). The collection of this data is automatic as soon as you enter our website.

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure a flawless provision of the website. Other data can be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

At any time you have the right to obtain free information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have a right to request the correction, blocking or deletion of this data. For this purpose and for further questions about data protection, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint. Furthermore, you have a right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority.

Analysis tools and third-party tools

When you visit our website, your surfing behavior can be statistically evaluated. This happens mainly with cookies and with so-called analysis programs. The analysis of your surfing behavior is usually anonymous; the surfing behavior cannot be traced back to you. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information can be found in the following privacy policy.

You can object to this analysis. We will inform you about the possibilities of objection in this privacy policy

General information 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.

If you use this website, various personal data will be collected. Personal Data is information that personally identifies you. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

Please note that data transmission over the Internet (for example, when communicating via e-mail) may have security vulnerabilities. A complete protection of the data from access by third parties is not possible.

Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke an existing consent at any time. An informal message by e-mail to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority

In the case of data protection infringements, the person concerned has the right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority. The responsible supervisory authority in data protection matters is the data protection officer of the country or canton in which our company is based.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract, to yourself or to a third party in a standard, machine-readable format. If you require the direct transfer of data to another person in charge, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.

SSL or TLS encryption

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

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

Information, blocking, deletion

You have the right to free information on your stored personal data, their origin and recipient and the purpose of the data processing and, if necessary, a right to rectification, blocking or deletion of this data. For further information on personal data you can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint.

Contradiction against advertising mails

The use of contact data published in the context of the imprint obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby rejected. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, for example through spam e-mails.

Operation of the web solution by third parties (hosting)

We have commissioned DOOR`42 GmbH, Bergstrasse 1, 6004 Lucerne, Switzerland, with the provision and technical support of our platform (web server operation, hosting). Insofar as data is transmitted, stored and processed, this is done in accordance with the instructions of the platform operator and as part of order processing according to DPA / EU-GDPR. The servers used for the operation are in Switzerland.

Processors

The contractual relationship with the processor is governed by written contracts and the privacy policy outlined here has been transferred to this processor. The measures to protect your data by DOOR`42 GmbH are regularly monitored by us. Any transfer of this data to third parties by the processor of the order has been contractually excluded.

Statutory Data Protection Officer

We have appointed a data protection officer for our company:

Data collection on our website

Cookies

The internet pages partly use so-called cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offer more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and stored by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies”. They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognize your browser the next time you visit.

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

Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions that you wish to use (eg shopping cart function) are processed and saved on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. Insofar as other cookies (such as cookies for analyzing your surfing behavior) are stored, they will be treated separately in this privacy policy.

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
used operating system
Referrer URL (= previously visited page)
Host name of the accessing computer
Date and time of the server request
IP address
Name of the retrieved page/file
transferred amount of data

The provider uses the log data only for statistical evaluations for the purpose of operation, security and optimization of the offer. However, the provider reserves the right to retrospectively review the log data if, on the basis of concrete evidence, the legitimate suspicion of unlawful use exists.

A merge of this data with other data sources will not be done.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or precontractual measures.

contact form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored in order to process the request and in case of follow-up questions. We will not share this information without your consent.

The processing of the data entered into the contact form is therefore exclusively based on your consent (Article 6 (1) a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time. An informal message by e-mail to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing operations carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

The information you provide in the contact form will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or delete the purpose for data storage (for example, after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – especially retention periods – remain unaffected.

Online job applications

Your application data will be collected and processed electronically by us for the purpose of processing the application process. Following your application, the conclusion of a contract of employment, so your data will be transmitted for the purpose of the usual organizational and administrative process in compliance with the relevant legal requirements of us will be stored in your personal file.
If you reject your job application, we will ask you if you want the data to be deleted. If you do not wish to delete, we will save your data in our prospect database. You can always exercise your right of withdrawal. This does not apply if longer storage is necessary due to legal requirements.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or precontractual measures.

Analysis tools and advertising

Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analytics service Google Analytics. Provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”. These are text files that are stored on your computer and that allow an analysis of the use of the website by you. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

Google Analytics cookies are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising.

Browser plugin

You can prevent the storage of cookies by a corresponding setting of your browser software; however, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use all the features of this website to the fullest extent possible. In addition, you may prevent the collection by Google of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading the browser plug-in available under the following link and install: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Opposition to data collection

You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set which prevents the collection of your data on future visits to this website: disable Google Analytics.

For more information on how to handle user data on Google Analytics, see the Google Privacy Policy: support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245.

Order processing

We’ve entered into a contract processing agreement with Google and are fully implementing the strict privacy policy of Google Analytics.

Google Analytics Remarketing

Our websites leverage the features of Google Analytics Remarketing combined with the cross-device capabilities of Google AdWords and DoubleClick. Provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

This feature allows the Google Analytics remarketing ad groups to be linked to the cross-device features of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick. In this way, interest-based, personalized advertising messages that have been customized based on your previous usage and browsing behavior on one end device (e.g., cell phone) may also be displayed on another of your end devices (e.g., tablet or PC).

Once you have given your consent, Google will associate your web and app browsing history with your Google Account for this purpose. That way, the same personalized advertising messages can appear on any device you sign in to with your Google Account.

To support this feature, Google Analytics collects Google-authenticated IDs of users who are temporarily linked to our Google Analytics data to define and create audiences for cross-device ad promotion.

You can permanently opt out of cross-device remarketing / targeting by turning off personalized advertising in your Google Account; follow this link: https://myaccount.google.com/not-supported.

The aggregation of the collected data in your Google Account is based solely on your consent, which you can give or withdraw from Google (Article 6 para. 1 lit a GDPR). For data collection operations that are not merged into your Google Account (for example, because you do not have a Google Account or have objected to the merge), the collection of data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The legitimate interest arises from the fact that the website operator has an interest in the anonymous analysis of the website visitors for advertising purposes.

For more information and to check the privacy policy, see the Google Privacy Policy at https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=en.

Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking

This website uses Google AdWords. AdWords is an online advertising program of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States (“Google”).

As part of Google AdWords, we use the so-called conversion tracking. When you click on an ad served by Google, a conversion tracking cookie is set. Cookies are small text files that the Internet browser stores on the user’s computer. These cookies lose their validity after 30 days and are not used for the personal identification of the users. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not expired yet, Google and we can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page.

Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. The cookies cannot be tracked through the websites of advertisers. The information gathered using the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics for AdWords advertisers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers are told the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a conversion tracking tag page. However, they do not receive information that personally identifies users. If you do not want to participate in tracking, you can opt-out of this by easily disabling the Google Conversion Tracking cookie through its Internet browser under User Preferences. You will not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.

The storage of “conversion cookies” is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising.

For more information about Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking, see the Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?gl=de&hl=en.

IP-Anonymization

We have activated the function IP anonymization on this website. As a result, your IP address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area prior to transmission to the United States. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the US 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 other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address provided by Google Analytics as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

Opposition to data collection

Order data processing

We’ve entered into a contract for order data processing with Google and are fully implementing the rigorous data protection regulations by Data protection supervisory authorities for using Google Analytics.

Demographic feature in Google Analytics

This website uses the demographics feature of Google Analytics. As a result, reports can be produced that contain statements on the age, gender and interests of the site visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google and third-party visitor data. This data cannot be assigned to a specific person. You can disable this feature at any time through the ad settings in your Google Account, or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics as outlined in the section “Opposition to Data Collection”.

Facebook pixels

Our website uses Facebook’s visitor action pixel for conversion measurement, Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA (“Facebook”).

This way, the behavior of the site visitors can be tracked after they have been redirected to the provider’s website by clicking on a Facebook ad. As a result, the effectiveness of Facebook ads can be evaluated for statistical and market research purposes and future advertising measures can be optimized.

The collected data are anonymous to us as the operator of this website, we cannot draw 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 usage directive. As a result, Facebook can enable ads to be displayed on Facebook and outside of Facebook. This use of data cannot be influenced by us as the site operator.

Please refer to the privacy policy of Facebook for more information on how to protect your privacy: https://en-gb.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

You can also disable the remarketing “Custom Audiences” feature in the Ad Settings section at https://en-gb.facebook.com/login.php?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fads%2Fpreferences%2F%3Fentry_product%3Dad_settings_screen . To do this, you must be logged in to Facebook.

If you do not have a Facebook account, you can opt-out of Facebook-based advertising on the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance website: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/

Newsletter

Newsletter data

If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an e-mail address from you, as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the e-mail address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. Further data are not collected or only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for the delivery of the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.

The processing of the data entered into the newsletter registration form takes place exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). The granted consent to the storage of the data, the e-mail address and their use for sending the newsletter can be revoked at any time, for example via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The legality of the already completed data processing operations remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data deposited with us for the purpose of obtaining the newsletter will be saved by us from the newsletter until your cancellation and will be deleted after cancellation of the newsletter. Data that has been stored for other purposes with us (such as e-mail addresses for the members area) remain unaffected.

MailChimp

This website uses the services of MailChimp for sending newsletters. Provider is the Rocket Science Group LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave. NE, Suite 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA.

MailChimp is a service that helps among others the dispatch of newsletters can be organized and analyzed. If you enter dates for the purposes of newsletter subscription (e.g., e-mail address), they will be stored on MailChimp’s servers in the United States.

MailChimp is certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield. The Privacy Shield is an agreement between the European Union (EU) and the US to ensure compliance with European privacy standards in the United States.

With the help of MailChimp we can analyze our newsletter campaigns. When you open an e-mail sent by MailChimp, a file included in the e-mail (called web beacon) connects to MailChimp’s servers in the United States. This way you can determine if a newsletter message has been opened and which links have been clicked on. In addition, technical information is collected (e.g., time of retrieval, IP address, browser type and operating system). This information cannot be assigned to the respective newsletter recipient. They serve exclusively the statistical analysis of newsletter campaigns. The results of these analyzes can be used to better tailor future newsletters to the interests of the recipient.

If you do not want analysis by MailChimp, unsubscribe from the newsletter. For this purpose, we provide a link in every newsletter message. Furthermore, you can unsubscribe from the newsletter directly on the website.

Data processing is based on your consent (Article 6 para.1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time by unsubscribing from the newsletter. The legality of the already completed data processing operations remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data deposited with us for the purpose of obtaining the newsletter will be stored by us until the unsubscribing to the newsletter and, after unsubscribing from the newsletter, deleted both from our servers and from the servers of MailChimp. Data that has been stored for other purposes with us (such as e-mail addresses for the members area) remain unaffected.

Die von Ihnen zum Zwecke des Newsletter-Bezugs bei uns hinterlegten Daten werden von uns bis zu Ihrer Austragung aus dem Newsletter gespeichert und nach der Abbestellung des Newsletters sowohl von unseren Servern als auch von den Servern von MailChimp gelöscht.

For details, see the Privacy Policy of MailChimp at: mailchimp.com/legal/terms/.

Completion of a data processing agreement

We have a so-called “Data Processing Agreement” with MailChimp, in which we commit MailChimp to protect the data of our customers and not to pass them on to third parties. This contract can be viewed at the following link: mailchimp.com/legal/forms/data-processing-agreement/sample-agreement/.

Plugins and Tools

Google Web Fonts

This site uses so-called web fonts, provided by Google, for the uniform representation of fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.

To do this, the browser you use must connect to Google’s servers. As a result, Google learns that our website has been accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web Fonts is in the interest of a consistent and attractive presentation of our online services. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

If your browser does not support web fonts, a default font will be used by your computer.

For more information about Google Web Fonts, see developers.google.com/fonts/faq and Google’s Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.