We are very pleased about your interest in our company. Data protection is of particularly high importance to us.
The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, email address or telephone number of a data subject, shall always be in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). By means of this privacy policy, our company would like to inform the public about the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, use, and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed of the rights to which they are entitled by means of this privacy policy.
1. Definitions
This privacy policy is based on the terminology used by the European legislator for directives and regulations when adopting the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy should be easy to read and understand for the public as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to first explain the terminology used.
In this privacy policy, we use, among others, the following terms:
a) Personal data
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as “data subject”). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or to one or more specific characteristics expressing the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
b) Data subject
A data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller.
c) Processing
Processing means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
d) Restriction of processing
Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.
e) Profiling
Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person's work performance, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements.
f) Pseudonymisation
Pseudonymisation means the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data is not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.
g) Controller or controller responsible for processing
Controller or controller responsible for processing is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. Where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law.
h) Processor
Processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.
i) Recipient
Recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or another body, to which the personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients.
j) Third party
Third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, controller, processor and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorised to process personal data.
k) Consent
Consent is any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which they, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signify agreement to the processing of personal data relating to them.
2. Name and address of the controller
Controller within the meaning of the GDPR and other data protection laws applicable in the Member States of the European Union is:
Viamor GmbH
Lindenstraße 4
94158 Philippsreut
Germany
Email: kontakt@viamor.de
3. Cookies
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are sent to or accessed from your browser or device storage. Cookies usually contain the name of the domain (internet location) from which the cookie originates, the “lifetime” of the cookie (i.e. when it expires), and a randomly generated unique number or similar identifier. Cookies may also contain information about your device, such as user settings, browser history and activities when using our services.
Are there different types of cookies?
First-party and third-party cookies
There are first-party and third-party cookies. First-party cookies are placed directly on your device by us. For example, we use first-party cookies to adapt our website to your browser’s language preferences and to better understand your use of our website. Third-party cookies are placed on your device by our partners and service providers. You can learn more about these partners and service providers in the consent management tools on our website and in the app.
Session cookies and persistent cookies
There are session cookies and persistent cookies. Session cookies expire when you close your browser. We use session cookies for various purposes, for example to learn more about how you use our website during a single session and to help you use our website more efficiently. Persistent cookies have a longer lifespan and remain beyond the current session. These types of cookies can be used to speed up login on our website, for analytics purposes and for other purposes described below.
What about other tracking technologies such as web beacons and SDKs?
Other technologies, such as web beacons (also called pixel tags or clear GIFs), tracking URLs or software development kits (SDKs), are used for similar purposes as cookies. Web beacons are tiny graphic files with a unique identifier that allow us to recognize when someone visits our services or opens an email we have sent. Tracking URLs are custom-generated links that help us understand where traffic to our website comes from. SDKs are code snippets in apps that function similarly to cookies and web beacons.
For simplicity, we also refer to these technologies as “cookies” in this cookie policy.
What do we use cookies for?
Like other providers of online services, we use cookies to provide, secure and improve our services. They are used to store your preferences, recognize you when you visit our website, measure the success of our marketing campaigns, and personalize and tailor advertisements to your interests. For this purpose, we may also link information from cookies with other personal data we hold about you.
When you use our services, some or all of the following types of cookies may be stored on your device:
Cookie type & description
Necessary cookies | These cookies are essential for providing our services; they enable you to log in, store your preferences and ensure your security by detecting malicious activity.
Analytics cookies | These cookies allow us to understand how our services are used and help us customize and improve them for you.
Marketing cookies | These cookies are used by us or our advertising partners (e.g. Google) to display personalized offers and advertising materials. If you refuse this tracking, you will still see advertisements, but they will likely be less relevant.
How can cookies be controlled?
You have several options for managing cookies. Please note that changes you make to your cookie settings may result in a less satisfactory use of our services, as they may no longer be tailored to you individually. In some cases, you may even be unable to use our services in whole or in part.
Tools provided by us
You can set and adjust your cookie preferences at any time using the Cookie Settings tool or by adjusting the cookie preferences in your app’s account settings.
Browser and device settings
Some browsers allow you to control or reject cookies or to receive a warning when a cookie is placed on your computer. The procedure for managing cookies varies slightly depending on the browser. You can find specific steps in your browser’s help menu.
You may also be able to reset device identifiers or object to the collection or processing of identifiers through your mobile device settings. The procedure varies depending on the device. You can find the steps in your device’s help or settings menu.
Google™ Cookies
Google AdSense
We use Google AdSense, an advertising program of Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA), on our service. With Google AdSense, we can display advertisements on our website that match our topic. This allows us to provide you with ads that ideally offer added value. As part of this privacy policy regarding Google AdSense, we explain why we use Google AdSense on our website, which of your data is processed and stored, and how you can prevent this data storage.
The legal basis for the use of Google AdSense is Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR (lawfulness of processing), as there is a legitimate interest in carrying out targeted advertising measures.
1. What is Google AdSense?
Google AdSense is an advertising program of Google. Unlike Google Ads (formerly Google AdWords), you cannot place ads yourself here. Through Google AdSense, advertisements are displayed on websites such as ours. The biggest advantage of this advertising service compared to some others is that Google AdSense only shows you ads that match our content. Google has its own algorithm that calculates which advertisements are shown to you. Naturally, we only want to offer you advertising that interests you and provides added value. Google checks, based on your interests or your user behavior and based on our offering, which advertisements are suitable for our website and our users. At this point, we would also like to mention that we are therefore not responsible for the selection of advertisements. We only provide the advertising space with our website. The selection of displayed advertising is made by Google.
2. Why do we use Google AdSense on our website?
In order to continuously develop and improve Viamor, a great deal of personnel and financial effort is required, which we are happy to invest in order to build a high-quality and vibrant community. This is why we also offer free use of our service. Of course, we want to cover our costs and also achieve economic success. Therefore, we have chosen advertising, in the non-premium area of Viamor, as a source of income. However, the most important thing for us is not to disrupt your visit to our website with these advertisements. With the help of Google AdSense, you will only be offered advertising that matches our topics and your interests.
Similar to Google indexing for a website, a bot examines the relevant content and offers on our website. The advertisements are then adapted in terms of content and presented on the website. In addition to content overlaps between advertisements and website offerings, AdSense also supports interest-based targeting. This means that Google also uses your data to offer advertising tailored to you. This way, you receive advertising that ideally offers real added value.
3. What data is stored by Google AdSense?
In order for Google AdSense to display customized advertising tailored to you, cookies are used, among other things.
Cookies in AdSense are intended to enable better advertising. The cookies do not contain personally identifiable data. However, it should be noted that Google considers data such as “pseudonymous cookie IDs” (name or other identifying feature is replaced by a pseudonym) or IP addresses as non-personally identifiable information. Within the scope of the GDPR, however, this data may be considered personal data. Google AdSense sends a cookie to the browser after every impression (this is always the case when you see an advertisement), every click, and every other activity that leads to a call to the Google AdSense servers. If the browser accepts the cookie, it is stored there.
Third parties may, as part of AdSense, place and read cookies in your browser or use web beacons to store data that they receive through the provision of advertisements on the website.
Google may collect certain information about your user behavior on our website via these cookies. This includes:
- Information on how you interact with an advertisement (clicks, impressions, mouse movements)
- Information on whether an advertisement has already appeared in your browser at an earlier time. This data helps ensure that you are not shown an advertisement more often.
Google analyzes and evaluates the data regarding the displayed advertising materials and your IP address. Google primarily uses the data to measure the effectiveness of an advertisement and to improve the advertising offering. This data is not linked to personal data that Google may have about you through other Google services.
4. How long and where is the data stored?
Google collects your IP address and various activities that you carry out on the website. Cookies store this information about interactions with our website. According to Google, the company collects and stores the specified information securely on its own Google servers in the USA.
If you do not have a Google account or are not logged in, Google usually stores the collected data with a unique identifier (ID) on your browser. The unique IDs stored in cookies are used, for example, to ensure personalized advertising. If you are logged into a Google account, Google may also collect personal data.
Some of the data that Google stores can be deleted by you at any time (see next section). Many pieces of information stored in cookies are automatically deleted after a certain period. However, there is also data that is stored by Google over a longer period of time. This is the case when Google must store certain data for an indefinite, longer period for economic or legal reasons.
5. How can I delete my data or prevent data storage?
You always have the option to delete or disable cookies that are on your computer. Exactly how this works depends on your browser.
If you generally do not want cookies, you can set your browser so that it always informs you when a cookie is to be set. This allows you to decide for each individual cookie whether to allow it or not. By downloading and installing this browser plug-in at
https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996, all “advertising cookies” are also deactivated. Keep in mind that disabling these cookies does not prevent advertisements, only personalized advertising.
If you have a Google account, you can deactivate personalized advertising on the website
https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated. Even here, you will continue to see advertisements, but they will no longer be tailored to your interests. Nevertheless, the ads are displayed based on a few factors such as your location (derived from your IP address), browser type and the search terms used.
Microsoft Advertising
Our website uses the Microsoft Advertising service (provider: Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, One Microsoft Place, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, D18 P521, Ireland).
Microsoft Advertising enables us to draw the attention of potential users to our online offerings through targeted advertising in the Bing search engine and on partner websites. For this purpose, Microsoft uses cookies and similar technologies to collect certain usage information (e.g. IP address, browser type, pages visited, duration of visit or interactions with advertisements). This information may be used to create pseudonymous usage profiles and to optimize the delivery of advertising.
If you reach our website via a Microsoft Advertising ad, Microsoft can use the so-called UET tag (Universal Event Tracking) to track that you have visited our site. This allows us to statistically evaluate the success of our advertising campaigns and improve the relevance of our ads. Personal data may be transmitted to Microsoft servers and processed in the USA.
Microsoft has joined the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and thus provides an adequate level of data protection in accordance with Art. 45 GDPR.
Data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, provided that you have given your consent via our cookie banner. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future via the cookie settings on our website.
4. Collection of general data and information
The website collects a series of general data and information each time it is accessed by a data subject or an automated system. This general data and information are stored in the server log files. The following may be collected:
(1) the browser types and versions used,
(2) the operating system used by the accessing system,
(3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrer),
(4) the sub-websites accessed via an accessing system on our website,
(5) the date and time of access to the website,
(6) an Internet Protocol address (IP address),
(7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system, and
(8) other similar data and information that serve to avert dangers in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.
When using this general data and information, we do not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is required to
(1) correctly deliver the contents of our website,
(2) optimize the content of our website as well as the advertising for it,
(3) ensure the long-term functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website, and
(4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for prosecution in the event of a cyberattack.
Therefore, these anonymously collected data and information are evaluated statistically by us and also with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company in order to ultimately ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data processed by us. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.
4.1 Payments
We offer various payment options. Depending on the selected payment method, the necessary data is processed by third-party providers. We ourselves do not have access to your payment data at any time. In this context, the processing of your personal data described below takes place, each based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and required for the execution of the payment method you have chosen.
4.1.1 Payments by credit card
For processing payments by credit card, we use the service provider Stripe Payments Europe (“Stripe”), based in Ireland. The data you provide during your payment is forwarded by Stripe to the respective banks or financial institutions for processing the payment. For credit card payments, we only receive information as to whether a payment has been made or not—together with the last 4 digits of the credit card number. We therefore have no knowledge of your full credit card number.
4.1.2 Payment via PayPal
If you have a PayPal account, you can also process your payment via PayPal. In this case, in addition to the information about a completed payment, we receive your email address stored with PayPal as well as your address.
4.1.3 Payment via Google Pay or Apple Pay
If you have an account with Google Pay or Apple Pay, the same data transfer applies on our side as for a standard payment using the payment method you selected from your wallet. For example, if you selected a credit card in Google Pay or Apple Pay as your payment method, our information on credit card payments applies. You can therefore find information about the data transfers we carry out under the respective payment method. In no case are sensitive payment data transmitted to us.
5. Contact possibility via the website
Due to legal regulations, the website contains information that enables quick electronic contact with our company as well as direct communication with us, which also includes a general address for so-called electronic mail (email address). If a data subject contacts the controller by email or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject is automatically stored. Such personal data transmitted voluntarily by a data subject to the controller are stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. This personal data will not be passed on to third parties.
6. Routine deletion and blocking of personal data
The controller processes and stores personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or insofar as this is provided for by the European legislator or another legislator in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject.
If the storage purpose no longer applies or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with legal requirements.
7. Rights of the data subject
a) Right to confirmation
Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning them is being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of confirmation, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time.
b) Right of access
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller, at any time, free information about the personal data stored about them and a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European legislator has granted the data subject access to the following information:
- the purposes of processing
- the categories of personal data being processed
- the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organizations
- where possible, the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period
- the existence of the right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning them or restriction of processing by the controller or the right to object to such processing
- the existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
- if the personal data are not collected from the data subject: all available information about the source of the data
- the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling pursuant to Art. 22 para. 1 and 4 GDPR and—at least in those cases—meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject
Furthermore, the data subject has the right to obtain information as to whether personal data have been transferred to a third country or to an international organization. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to obtain information about the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.
To exercise this right of access, the data subject may contact an employee of the controller at any time.
c) Right to rectification
Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator to request the immediate correction of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Furthermore, the data subject has the right, taking into account the purposes of the processing, to request the completion of incomplete personal data—including by means of a supplementary statement.
d) Right to erasure (right to be forgotten)
Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator to request from the controller the immediate deletion of personal data concerning them, provided that one of the following reasons applies and insofar as processing is not necessary:
- The personal data have been collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which they are no longer necessary.
- The data subject withdraws consent on which the processing was based according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, and there is no other legal ground for the processing.
- The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects pursuant to Art. 21 para. 2 GDPR.
- The personal data have been processed unlawfully.
- The deletion of personal data is necessary to comply with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
- The personal data have been collected in relation to the offer of information society services pursuant to Art. 8 para. 1 GDPR.
e) Right to restriction of processing
Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator of directives and regulations to request from the controller the restriction of processing if one of the following conditions applies:
The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
The processing is unlawful, the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of the use of the personal data.
The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by the data subject for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR and it has not yet been determined whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.
If one of the aforementioned conditions is met and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored by us, they may at any time contact an employee of the controller. The employee will arrange the restriction of processing.
f) Right to data portability
Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator of directives and regulations to receive the personal data concerning them, which was provided by the data subject to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. They also have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data was provided, provided that the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR and the processing is carried out by automated means, provided that the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.
Furthermore, in exercising their right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20(1) GDPR, the data subject has the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and provided that this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.
To assert the right to data portability, the data subject may contact an employee at any time.
g) Right to object
Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator of directives and regulations to object, on grounds relating to their particular situation, at any time to the processing of personal data concerning them which is based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.
In the event of an objection, we will no longer process the personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
If we process personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning them for such marketing. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data will no longer be processed for these purposes.
In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning them for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89(1) GDPR, unless such processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.
To exercise the right to object, the data subject may contact any employee or another employee directly. The data subject is also free, in connection with the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to exercise their right to object by automated means using technical specifications.
h) Automated individual decision-making, including profiling
Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator of directives and regulations not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing — including profiling — which produces legal effects concerning them or similarly significantly affects them, provided that the decision (1) is not necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) is authorised by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms and legitimate interests of the data subject, or (3) is based on the data subject’s explicit consent.
If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) is based on the data subject’s explicit consent, the company shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms and legitimate interests of the data subject, at least including the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express their point of view and to contest the decision.
If the data subject wishes to assert rights relating to automated decisions, they may at any time contact an employee of the controller.
i) Right to withdraw consent under data protection law
Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator of directives and regulations to withdraw their consent to the processing of personal data at any time.
If the data subject wishes to exercise their right to withdraw consent, they may at any time contact an employee of the controller.
8. Data protection in applications and the application process
The controller collects and processes the personal data of applicants for the purpose of handling the application procedure. Processing may also be carried out electronically. This is particularly the case if an applicant submits corresponding application documents electronically, for example by email or via a web form available on the website, to the controller. If the controller concludes an employment contract with an applicant, the transmitted data will be stored for the purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with legal requirements. If no employment contract is concluded with the applicant, the application documents will be automatically deleted two months after notification of the rejection decision, provided that no other legitimate interests of the controller oppose deletion. Such other legitimate interest in this sense is, for example, a burden of proof in proceedings under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG).
9. External services
a) Google Address Autocomplete
To simplify the entry of postal codes and locations, which are relevant for registration and member search at Viamor, we use the Google Address Autocomplete function of Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”).
Further information on data processing by Google can be found in Google’s privacy policy at
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en. There you can also change your personal data protection settings in the privacy center.
10. Legal basis for processing
Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR serves as the legal basis for our company for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, as is the case, for example, with processing operations necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of any other service or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures, for example in cases of inquiries concerning our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation requiring the processing of personal data, such as for the fulfilment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. In rare cases, processing of personal data may be necessary in order to protect vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured on our premises and their name, age, health insurance details or other vital information would then have to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third parties. In this case, the processing would be based on Art. 6(1)(d) GDPR.
Finally, processing operations could be based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Processing operations which are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases are based on this legal basis if processing is necessary for the purposes of legitimate interests pursued by our company or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject. Such processing operations are permitted to us in particular because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. In this respect, the legislator considered that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a customer of the controller (Recital 47 sentence 2 GDPR).
11. Legitimate interests in processing pursued by the controller or by a third party
Where the processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, our legitimate interest is the conduct of our business activities for the benefit of the well-being of all our employees and our shareholders.
12. Period for which the personal data are stored
The criterion for the duration of storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After expiry of this period, the corresponding data are routinely deleted, provided that they are no longer required for the fulfilment or initiation of a contract.
13. Legal or contractual provisions for the provision of personal data; necessity for the conclusion of a contract; obligation of the data subject to provide personal data; possible consequences of failure to provide such data
We inform you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or may also result from contractual provisions (e.g. information about the contractual partner).
In some cases, it may be necessary for the conclusion of a contract that a data subject provides us with personal data which must subsequently be processed by us. For example, the data subject is obliged to provide us with personal data when our company concludes a contract with them. Failure to provide the personal data would mean that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded.
Before personal data are provided by the data subject, the data subject must contact one of our employees. Our employee will clarify on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of personal data is required by law or contract or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data and what consequences the failure to provide the personal data would have.
14. Existence of automated decision-making
As a responsible company, we refrain from automated decision-making or profiling.