Privacy policy

Privacy policy

It is important to us to protect your personal data when you visit our website. In the following you will find information about which data is collected when you visit our website and how it is used.

1. Name and contact details of the data controller and the company data protection officer

This privacy information applies to the data processing through:

Responsible person
undconsorten Managementberatung GmbH & Co. KG
(in the following: undconsorten)
Kurfürstendamm 194
10707 Berlin, Deutschland

Data protection officer
Brigitte Rosin
Tel. +49 (0 )30 – 88 92 94 -106
E-Mail: datenschutz@undconsorten.de

2. Collection and storage of personal data and type and purpose of their use

a) When visiting the website
When you call up our website www.undconsorten.de, information is automatically sent to the server of our website by the browser used on your end device. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is recorded without your intervention and stored until it is automatically deleted:

  • IP address of the requesting computer

  • Date and time of access

  • Name and URL of the retrieved file

  • Website from which the access takes place (referrer URL)

  • the browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer and the name of your access provider

The mentioned data will be processed by us for the following purposes:

  • Guarantee of a smooth connection to the website

  • Ensuring a comfortable use of our website

  • Evaluation of system security and stability

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f DSGVO. Our legitimate interest follows from the above listed purposes for data collection. Under no circumstances do we use the collected data for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your person. The data will be anonymized at the latest after seven days by shortening the IP address at domain level, so that it is no longer possible to establish a reference to the individual website user. Furthermore, we use cookies and analysis services when you visit our website. You will find more detailed explanations on this under points 4 and 5 of this data protection declaration.

b) When registering for our newsletter
If you have expressly consented in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a DSGVO, we will use your e-mail address to send you our newsletter on a regular basis. To receive the newsletter, it is sufficient to provide an e-mail address.

We use the so-called double-opt-in procedure to register for our newsletter. This means that after your registration we will send you an e-mail to the specified e-mail address in which we ask you to confirm that you wish to receive the newsletter. You can unsubscribe at any time, for example using a link at the end of each newsletter. Alternatively, you can send your unsubscription request at any time by e-mail to office@undconsorten.de.

Our newsletters are sent by the Cleverreach company, which has contractually assured us of DSGVO-compliant handling of the necessary e-mail addresses. The Cleverrach data protection regulations can be found under the following link: https://www.cleverreach.com/de/datenschutz/

c) When using our contact form
If you have any questions of any kind, we offer you the opportunity to contact us using a form provided on the website. It is necessary to provide a valid e-mail address so that we know who the request comes from and can answer it. Further information can be provided voluntarily. The 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 automatically deleted after the completion of your request.

3. Disclosure of data

Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those listed below. We only pass on your personal data to third parties if:

  • You have given your express consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter a DSGVO

  • The disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter f DSGVO is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in not disclosing your data

  • In the event that there is a legal obligation for disclosure under Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c DSGVO, and

  • This is legally permissible and required for the processing of contractual relationships with you according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b DSGVO

4. Cookies

We use cookies on our site. These are small files that are automatically created by your browser and stored on your end device (laptop, tablet, smartphone or similar) when you visit our site. Cookies do not cause any damage to your end device, do not contain viruses, trojans or other malware.

Information is stored in the cookie that is related to the specific terminal device used. This does not mean, however, that we obtain direct knowledge of your identity. The use of cookies serves on the one hand to make the use of our offer more pleasant for you. For example, we use so-called session cookies to recognize that you have already visited individual pages of our website. These are automatically deleted when you leave our site.

In addition, we also use temporary cookies to optimize user-friendliness, which are stored on your end device for a certain defined period of time. If you visit our site again to use our services, we will automatically recognize that you have already been with us and what entries and settings you have made so that you do not have to enter them again.

On the other hand, we use cookies to record the use of our website statistically and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our offer for you (see point 5). These cookies enable us to automatically recognize that you have already been with us when you visit our site again.

These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined time. The data processed by cookies is required for the above-mentioned purposes to protect our legitimate interests and those of third parties in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f DSGVO.

Most browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or so that a message always appears before a new cookie is created. However, completely deactivating cookies may mean that you cannot use all the functions of our website.

5. Analysis tools

a) Tracking Tools
The tracking measures listed below and used by us are carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f DSGVO. With the tracking measures we use, we want to ensure a needs-based design and the ongoing optimization of our website. On the other hand, we use the tracking measures to record the use of our website statistically and evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our offer for you. These interests are to be regarded as justified in the sense of the above-mentioned regulation. The respective data processing purposes and data categories can be taken from the corresponding tracking tools.

b) etracker
We use etracker, a web analytics service provided by deretracker GmbH, (Erste Brunnenstraße 1, 20459 Hamburg, Germany), for the purpose of designing our pages to meet your needs and continuously optimizing them. In this context, pseudonymized user profiles are created and cookies (see point 4) are used. The information generated by the cookie contains details about your use of this website such as:

  • IP Address

  • Date and time of the request

  • Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

  • Content of the request (concrete page)

  • Access Status/HTTP Status Code

  • Amount of data transferred in each case

  • Website from which the request comes

  • Browser

  • Operating system and its interface

  • Language and version of the browser software

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. The data generated in this way is processed and stored by etracker on our behalf exclusively in Germany and is therefore subject to the strict German and European data protection laws and standards. etracker has been independently tested, certified and awarded the ePrivacyseal data protection seal of approval (for details see https://www.etracker.com/datenschutz/). Data processing is based on the legal provisions of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit f (legitimate interest) of the EU Data Protection Basic Regulation (EU-DSGVO). Our concern in terms of the EU-DSGVO (legitimate interest) is the optimization of our online offer and our web presence.

Since the privacy of our visitors is important to us, the data that may allow a reference to an individual person, such as the IP address, login or device IDs, will be anonymized or pseudonymized as soon as possible. No other use, merging with other data from etracker or transfer to third parties will take place. You can object to the aforementioned data processing at any time, provided it is personal.

6.Social Media Plug-ins

We use social plug-ins from the social networks Google Plus, LinkedIn and Xing on our website on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f DSGVO to make our advice on this topic more widely known. The advertising purpose behind this is to be regarded as a legitimate interest within the meaning of the DSGVO. The responsibility for the data protection compliant operation is to be guaranteed by their respective providers. The integration of these plug-ins by us takes place by means of the so-called two-click method in order to protect visitors to our website in the best possible way.

a) Google Plus

Plugins of the social network “Google Plus” are integrated on our website. These functions are offered by Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountainview, California 94043, USA. With the help of the Google +1 button you can publish information worldwide. The Google +1 button allows you and other users to receive personalized content from Google and our partners. Google stores both the information that you gave for a +1 content and information about the page you viewed when you clicked on +1. Your +1 may be displayed as clues along with your profile name and photo in Google services, such as search results or your Google profile, or elsewhere on websites and ads on the web.

Google records information about your +1 activity to improve Google’s services for you and others. In order to use the Google +1 button, you must have a public Google profile that is visible worldwide and must contain at least the name chosen for the profile. This name is used in all Google services. In some cases, this name may also replace another name that you used when sharing content through your Google Account. The identity of your Google Profile may be displayed to users who know your email address or have other identifying information about you.

In addition to the uses described above, the information you provide will be used in accordance with the applicable Google Privacy Policy. Google may publish aggregated statistics about +1 activity of users or share these statistics with users and partners, such as publishers, advertisers, or affiliated websites. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the sites, have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how Google uses it.

Further information on this can be found in Google’s privacy policy at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/?hl=de. Google has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

b) Twitter
Functions of the social network “Twitter” are integrated on our pages. These functions are offered by Twitter Inc, Twitter, Inc. 1355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. By using Twitter and the “Re-Tweet” function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and made known to other users. Data is also transferred to Twitter in the process. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the sites, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Twitter. For further information, please refer to the Twitter privacy policy at http://twitter.com/privacy.

c) LinkedIn
Functions of the social network “LinkedIn” are integrated on our pages. These functions are offered by LinkedIn Ireland Limited, 77 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland. By using the “InShare” button, the websites you visit are linked to your LinkedIn account and shared with other users. This also transfers data to LinkedIn. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by LinkedIn. For more information, please refer to the LinkedIn privacy policy at http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=privacy_policy.

d) Xing
On our pages, functions of the “Xing” service are integrated, which is operated by XING AG, Gänsemarkt 43, 20354 Hamburg, Germany. If you activate and use the plugin, your browser will establish a direct connection to the Xing servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted by Xing directly to your browser and integrated into the website by it. By activating the plugin, Xing receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding page of our website. If you are logged in to Xing, Xing can assign the visit to your Xing account. For the purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Xing, as well as your rights and setting options for the protection of your privacy, please refer to the Xing privacy policy.

e) Usage analysis by domain providers
Our website is located on a server of 1&1 Internet SE, which in turn carries out its own analyses of the content and use of the website. These analyses are also carried out in compliance with the German Data Protection Act (DSGVO) – for further information please refer to the data protection information of 1&1Internet SE.

7. Rights of data subjects

You have the right:

  • to request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 DSGVO. In particular, you may request information on the purposes of processing, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right of rectification, cancellation, restriction of processing or opposition, the existence of a right of appeal, the origin of your data, if not collected by us, as well as the existence of automated decision making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information on the details of the same

  • in accordance with Art. 16 DSGVO, to immediately request the correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us

  • to demand the deletion of your personal data stored with us in accordance with Art. 17 DSGVO, unless the processing is necessary to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information, to fulfil a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims

  • pursuant to Art. 18 DSGVO, to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data if you dispute the accuracy of the data, if the processing is unlawful but you refuse to delete it and we no longer require the data, but you require it for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims or if you have lodged an objection to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 DSGVO

  • in accordance with Art. 20 DSGVO to receive your personal data that you have provided us with in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request its transfer to another responsible party

  • in accordance with Art. 7 Para. 3 DSGVO to revoke your once given consent to us at any time. As a result, we are no longer allowed to continue the data processing that was based on this consent in the future and

  • complain to a supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 DSGVO. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority at your usual place of residence or workplace or at our company headquarters.

8. Right of objection

If your personal data are processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1, sentence 1, letter f) DSGVO, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data pursuant to Art. 21 DSGVO, if there are reasons for doing so arising from your particular situation or if the objection is directed against direct marketing. In the latter case, you have a general right of objection, which will be implemented by us without specifying a special situation. If you wish to exercise your right of revocation or objection, simply send an e-mail to office@undconsorten.de.

9. Data security

We use the common SSL (Secure Socket Layer) procedure within the website visit in connection with the highest encryption level supported by your browser. Usually this is a 256 bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we use 128-bit v3 technology instead. You can tell whether an individual page of our website is being transmitted in encrypted form by the closed display of the key or lock symbol in the lower status bar of your browser.

We also use appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

10. Topicality and amendment of this privacy policy

This privacy policy is currently valid and has the status of May 2018.

It may become necessary to amend this data protection declaration as a result of the further development of our website and offers above or due to changes in legal or official requirements. You can access and print out the current data protection declaration at any time on this website.