Privacy

Privacy information for visitors to the website

We, teamnext GmbH & Co. KG, Humboldtstraße 4, 34117 Kassel, Tel.: +49 561 473 95 98 – 0, kontakt@teamnext.de; set out below how we process your data on this website. If you have any questions regarding data protection, please contact our data protection officer at teamnext@dsb-moers.de. Further contact information at dsb-moers.de.

Purpose and legal bases of the data processing

The purpose of data processing on this website is to provide information about the products and services of our company, in addition to enabling users to contact us.

In providing our website, we comply with the requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Federal Data Protection Act (FDPA), the German Digital Services Act (DDG) and the Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG). We process personal data in particular in accordance with the following legal bases:

• 6 (1) (a) GDPR for the processing of personal data with the consent of the data subject.
• 6 (1) (b) GDPR for the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a contract with the data subject, as well as for taking appropriate steps prior to entering into a contract.
• 6 (1) (c) GDPR for the processing of personal data necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject in accordance with the applicable EU law or in accordance with the applicable law of a country in which the GDPR is applicable in whole or in part.
• 6 (1) (f) GDPR for the processing of personal data necessary to protect the legitimate interests pursued by us or by a third party, unless such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject. Legitimate interests are, in particular, our commercial interest to be able to provide our website, the security of information, the enforcement of our own legal claims and the compliance with further legislation.

To this end, in the context of service provision, we use service providers that have been bound to confidentiality and data protection. This category of recipients includes IT service providers, data destruction service providers and external consultants. Data is only transferred to authorities in the event of overriding legal requirements. A transfer of data to third countries only takes place if the requirements from the provisions in Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are fulfilled.

When you visit the website, a connection is established with your browser. The following information is collected and stored temporarily in system files: IP address of your device, data and time of access, name and URL of accessed files, website from which access was made or from which you were directed to our site (referrer URL), browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your device, as well as the name of your provider.

The aforementioned data is processed by us for the purpose of ensuring a trouble-free connection as well as system security. The generated connection data is automatically deleted and is not retained for longer than seven days. If the website is improperly used, log data whose further storage is necessary for evidentiary purposes will be retained until the incident has been clarified.

Use of storage technologies on your device

This website uses storage technologies (“cookies” and/or your browser’s memory) to enable storage of your use of the website. The information generated by cookies about your usage behaviour on this website is used to evaluate visitor behaviour on the website and to improve how we provide information.

If the use of storage technologies on your end device is necessary for the functionality of the website, we use this technology on the basis of our legitimate interests in improving our information offering and ensuring the functionality of the website and information security on the website. The legal basis for data processing is then Art. 6 (1) (f) and Section 25 (2) no. 2 TDDDG.

If cookies are used that are not necessary for the operation of the website, we will ask for your consent in advance. The legal basis for data processing is then Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR in conjunction with § 25 para. 1 TDDDG (consent).

The cookies are then deleted after two years at the latest. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. Data collection is anonymized; the data collected cannot be traced back to you personally.

Contact form

If you write to us via our contact form, your data from the form will be processed to attend to your request. The legal basis for the data transfer to us is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future. The data will then be deleted. If no further retention obligation arises from your request (e.g. in the case of an online order), the data will be deleted after three years. Your data will be forwarded internally to the responsible contact person for processing your request. Your data will not be transferred to third parties without your explicit consent.

Google Tag Manager

This website uses Google Tag Manager. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”). It is used to manage the Google services on our website. The legal basis for this processing is consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

As part of this processing, it cannot be ruled out that this information will be transferred to a Google server in the USA. Data will only be transferred to the USA if the requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are fulfilled. The transfer of personal data to the USA has been declared permissible by the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. The terms of use of Google (policies.google.com/terms, marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/tag-manager/use-policy) and the privacy policy of Google apply: policies.google.com/privacy. Consent can be revoked via the settings in consent management (cookie banner).

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”). The legal basis for this processing is your consent according to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

Google Analytics also uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to enable an analysis of the use of the website. The possibility that the data generated by the cookie about your use of this website might be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there cannot be excluded. Data transfer to the USA only occurs if the requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are fulfilled. According to the European Commission, personal data transferred from the EU to US companies participating in the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF), including Google Inc., has been deemed reasonably secure. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be combined with other Google data. The user data will be deleted after 24 months at the latest. Consent can be revoked via the settings in consent management (cookie banner). Alternatively, you can prevent the use of data by Google Analytics by downloading and activating the available browser plugin: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en-GB. Further information on data protection by Google can be found at policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-GB.

Use of Google ReCaptcha

We use Google ReCaptcha for protection against bots (human/machine distinction). We only establish the connection to this Google service with your consent (legal basis Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR).  Google ReCaptcha is provided by Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”). The possibility that your data might be transmitted to a Google server in the USA (Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043) cannot be excluded. Data transfer to the USA only occurs if the requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are fulfilled. Google’s terms of use (policies.google.com/terms?hl=en-GB) and privacy policy (policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-GB) apply. Consent can be revoked via the settings in consent management (cookie banner).

Matomo (formerly PIWIK) without Cookies

We use Matomo software to analyse and statistically evaluate the use of our website. The legal basis is legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR regarding the demand-oriented design and optimisation of the website.

We use Matomo without cookies. The information generated about website usage is transmitted to our servers and compiled in pseudonymous usage profiles. This enables us to analyse the use of the website and to ensure that our website is designed based on user needs. The information is not transferred to third parties. Under no circumstances will the IP address be linked to other data relating to the user. The IP addresses are anonymised so that an allocation is not possible (IP masking).

Microsoft Advertising (formerly Bing Ads)

We aim to determine which of our ads on the Microsoft search engine Advertsing have resulted in actions by users on our website, e.g. orders. For the purpose of optimizing our online services, we use “Microsoft Advertising”, a service provided by Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA. Due to the use of cookies, the legal basis for this is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. When you click on an ad in Bing, a cookie is stored on your device. If you then go to a defined page on our website, we can use this to determine the relationship between advertising and its intended effect (“conversion measurement”). We can only measure the total number of conversions achieved. No personal data is transmitted to Microsoft in this context. Consent can be revoked via the settings in consent management (cookie banner). Alternatively, you can use the opt-out service from Microsoft: account.microsoft.com/privacy/ad-settings/signedout?lang=en-GB. Microsoft’s privacy policy can be found here: privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement.

LinkedIn Insights Tag

We use LinkedIn Insights Tag on our website, a service provided by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. The purpose of its use is to analyze the success of our advertising on LinkedIn. Through the LinkedIn Insight Tag, data about visitors to the website is collected: URL, referrer URL, IP address, device and browser properties (user agent), and timestamp. IP addresses are shortened or (if used to reach members across devices) hashed. Members’ direct identifiers are removed within seven days to pseudonymize the data. This remaining pseudonymized data is then deleted within 180 days.  For us, the processing is not attributable to your person (IP masking). During use, a transmission of data to the LinkedIn Corporation in the USA is not excluded. A data transfer to the USA only occurs if the requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are fulfilled.

The legal basis for the data processing is your consent according to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future in the settings of our consent tool (cookie banner) or object to the processing via this link: linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out. Furthermore, if you have a LinkedIn profile, you can choose to set the data collection centrally for all websites with LinkedIn technology for your profile in the LinkedIn settings: linkedin.com/psettings/enhanced-advertising. Information on data protection at LinkedIn can be found here: linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

Integration of YouTube videos

We use YouTube, a service for embedding videos provided by Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”). The legal basis for this processing is your consent according to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. The YouTube content is only loaded after your approval. The YouTube videos are embedded with deactivated tracking functions in its code. Further information on this can be found in Google’s detailed privacy policy at policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-GB. The possibility that data might be transmitted to a Google server in the USA cannot be excluded. Data transfer to the USA only occurs if the requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are fulfilled. When using this service, YouTube’s terms of use apply. They can be found at youtube.com/static?template=terms. Consent can be revoked via the settings in consent management (cookie banner).

Integration of Vimeo

We use Vimeo for embedding videos. The legal basis for data processing is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. The possibility that data might be transmitted to a Vimeo server in the USA cannot be excluded. A data transfer to the USA only takes place if the requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are fulfilled. Further information can be found under the privacy policy (vimeo.com/privacy) of the provider Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street New York, New York 10011, USA. Consent can be revoked via the settings in consent management (cookie banner).

Online marketing: newsletter, contact form and live chat service (HubSpot)

On this website, we use an integrated software solution from the company Hubspot for our online marketing activities, which we use to cover various aspects of our online marketing. HubSpot is a software company from the USA with a branch in Ireland. Contact: HubSpot, 2nd Floor 30 North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, Ireland, Phone: +353 1 5187500. We have concluded a data processing agreement with Hubspot. Data transfer to the USA only occurs if the requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are fulfilled. Consent can be revoked via the settings in consent management (cookie banner). More information on HubSpot’s privacy policy can be found at legal.hubspot.com/privacy-policy and legal.hubspot.com/data-privacy.

The integrated software solution from the Hubspot company includes:

Newsletter

The purpose of sending the newsletter is to inform you about new products and services of our company. Your consent is required to receive the newsletter, the legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. The data will not be transferred to third parties. When registering for the newsletter, the so-called double opt-in procedure is used; the request for the newsletter must be actively confirmed by you again by clicking on the link of the e-mail sent to you. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking on the “Unsubscribe” link. You can also send us an unsubscribe request via e-mail to the address above.

Contact form

If you write to us using our contact form, your data from the form will be processed to address your request. The legal basis for the data processing is consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future. The data will then be deleted. If no retention obligation arises from your request (e.g. in the case of an order), the data will be deleted after three years. Your data will be forwarded internally to the responsible contact person for processing your request.

Live chat service “Messages”

Furthermore, to improve the user experience on our website, we use the live chat service “Messages” (round chat icon at the bottom right of the screen) for sending and receiving messages. The legal basis for data processing is consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future. The data will then be deleted. If no retention obligation arises from your request (e.g. in the case of an order), the data will be deleted after three years. Your data will be forwarded internally to the responsible contact person for processing your request.

Your right to information, rectification, deletion, object and data portability

You may avail yourself of your right to information, rectification and deletion of data at any time. Simply contact us using one of the methods described above. If you wish to have your data deleted but we are still legally obliged to retain it, access to your data will be restricted (blocked). The same applies to an objection. You can exercise your right to data portability, provided that the technical possibilities are available at the recipient and at our company.

Right of appeal

You have the option at any time to lodge an appeal with a data protection supervisory authority.

Data security / encryption

This website uses “Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure” (https). The connection between your browser and our server is encrypted.

Currentness and amendment of this data protection notice

We reserve the right to amend the content of this data protection notice at any time. This usually occurs due to further development or adjustment of the services used. You can view the current data protection information on our website.

Language discrepancy
If there are differences between the German and English wording, the German version shall always prevail.

Date of this statement: 07/06/2024