Data pro­tection

We use plat­forms and appli­ca­tions of other providers (here­inafter referred to as “Third Party Providers”) for the purpose of con­ducting video and audio con­fer­ences, webinars and other types of video and audio meetings. When selecting third-party providers and their ser­vices, we observe the legal require­ments. In this context, data of the com­mu­ni­cation par­tic­i­pants will be processed and stored on the servers of the third party providers, insofar as they are part of com­mu­ni­cation processes with us. This data may include, in par­ticular, reg­is­tration and contact data, visual and vocal con­tri­bu­tions, as well as entries into chats and shared screen content. If users are referred to the third party providers or their software or plat­forms in the course of com­mu­ni­cation, business or other rela­tions with us, the third party providers may process usage data and metadata for security, service opti­mization or mar­keting pur­poses. We therefore ask you to observe the data pro­tection notices of the respective third-party providers. Notes on legal bases: If we ask users for their consent to use the third party providers, the legal basis for pro­cessing is consent. Fur­thermore, their use can be a com­ponent of our (pre)contractual ser­vices, pro­vided that the use of the third-party providers has been agreed in this context. Oth­erwise, the users’ data will be processed on the basis of our legit­imate interests in effi­cient and secure com­mu­ni­cation with our com­mu­ni­cation partners. In this context, we would like to refer you addi­tionally to the infor­mation on the use of cookies in this privacy policy. Processed data types: inventory data (e.g. names, addresses), contact data (e.g. e‑mail, tele­phone numbers), content data (e.g. text entries, pho­tographs, videos), usage data (e.g. web­sites visited, interest in content, access times), meta/communication data (e.g. device infor­mation, IP addresses). Affected persons: Com­mu­ni­cation partners, users (e.g. website vis­itors, users of online ser­vices). Pur­poses of pro­cessing: con­tractual ser­vices and service, contact requests and com­mu­ni­cation, office and organ­i­sa­tional pro­ce­dures. Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sen­tence 1 lit. a DSGVO), Ful­filment of con­tract and pre-con­tractual enquiries (Art. 6 para. 1 sen­tence 1 lit. b. DSGVO), Legit­imate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sen­tence 1 lit. f. DSGVO). Ser­vices used and service providers: Microsoft Teams: Mes­senger and con­ference software; service providers: Microsoft Cor­po­ration, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052–6399 USA; Website: https://products.office.com; Privacy Policy: https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement, Security Notices: https://www.microsoft.com/de-de/trustcenter; Privacy Shield (ensuring the level of data pro­tection when pro­cessing data in the USA): https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000KzNaAAK&status=Active. Skype: mes­senger and con­fer­encing software; service provider: Microsoft Cor­po­ration, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052–6399 USA; Website: https://www.skype.com/de/; Privacy Statement: https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement, Security Notice: https://www.microsoft.com/de-de/trustcenter; Privacy Shield (ensuring the level of data pro­tection when pro­cessing data in the USA): https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000KzNaAAK&status=Active.