Source: https://werner-mertz.de/Career/Datenschutzrichtlinie/
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Werner & Mertz - privacy policy
The protection of your personal data is of particular concern to us. Therefore, we would like to inform you about our data protection principles and procedures regarding the use of your personal data in the context of your application through our recruiting system (System).
The following provides a simple overview of how we handle your personal data. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified.
You will also find detailed information on data protection in this Data Protection Declaration.
When you use our system, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This Data Protection Declaration explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how this is done and for what purpose.
Data processing in this system
Your data is collected when you provide it to us. This can be data that you enter into a contact form, for example.
Other data is automatically collected by our IT systems. This is mainly technical data (e.g. Internet browser, operating system or time of the retrieval). This data is automatically collected as soon as you enter our system.
Part of the data is collected to ensure that the system is provided to you without errors. Other data can be used to analyse your user behaviour.
You have the right to receive information free of charge about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data at any time. You also have the right to demand the correction, blocking or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time at the address provided in the company information section if have any questions concerning the subject of data protection. Furthermore, you have the right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority.
You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted. For details, please refer to the section “Right to Limit Processing” in this Data Protection Declaration.
When you visit our system, your usage behaviour can be statistically evaluated. This happens mainly through the use of cookies and so-called analysis programs. The analysis of your usage behaviour is usually anonymous; the usage behaviour cannot be traced back to you.
You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. You will find detailed information on this in the following Data Protection Declaration.
This system uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.
The use of contact data published within the scope of the obligation to publish contact details for the transmission of advertising and information material that was not expressly requested is hereby objected to. The operators expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, for example through spam e-mails.
Data protection law passed at the European Union level with direct legal effect in all EU member states
BDSG Federal Data Protection Act
(Art. 4 No. 1 GDPR)
(Art. 4 No. 7 GDPR)
Consent (of the data subject)
(Art. 4 No. 11 GDPR)
The following companies are controllers in the sense of the data protection law for this website:
Common contact details:
Telephone: +49(6131)964-01
Telephone: +43 6245/801 11-0
Telephone: +43 6245 74087 0
The aforementioned companies are jointly responsible for processing the applicant data in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR.
Data protection officer according to Art. 37 - 39 GDPR
The aforementioned companies have appointed a data protection officer:
(Wiesbaden office)
Telephone: +49 (6123) 9213-61
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke any previously given consent at any time. For this purpose, an informal communication sent to us via e-mail is sufficient. The legality of the data processing carried out up to the point of revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to object to data processing in special cases and to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)
IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS DATA PROTECTION DECLARATION. IF YOU LODGE AN OBJECTION, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA THAT IS AFFECTED BY THE PROCESSING, UNLESS WE CAN PROVE COMPELLING REASONS FOR PROCESSING THAT ARE WORTHY OF PROTECTION AND OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR UNLESS THE PROCESSING SERVES TO ASSERT, EXERCISE OR DEFEND LEGAL CLAIMS (RIGHT TO OBJECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING, INCLUDING PROFILING, INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT ADVERTISING (RIGHT TO OBJECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).
Right to lodge a complaint to a competent supervisory authority
In the event of infringements of the GDPR or other provisions of data protection law, data subjects have a right to lodge a complaint to a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work or the place of the suspected infringement. The right to lodge such a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.
You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only take place as far as it is technically feasible.
Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to obtain information free of charge at any time about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of the data processing and, if applicable, a right to block, rectify or erase this data. You can contact us at any time at the address provided in the company information section if have any questions concerning the subject of personal data.
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time at the address provided in the company information section. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:
• If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the audit, you have the right to request that the processing of your data be restricted.
• If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request that the processing of your data be restricted instead of erased.
• If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend or assert legal claims, you have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data instead of erasing it.
• If you have lodged a complaint in accordance with Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted.
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data - apart from its storage - may be processed only with your consent or for the purpose of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims or protecting the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.
This system is hosted by an external service provider (Host). The personal data collected in this system is stored on the host's servers. This may include, but is not limited to, IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website accesses and other data generated by a website.
The use of an external service provider, or host, is for the purpose of fulfilling the contract with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast and efficient provision of our online offer by a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR).
Our system uses so-called cookies. Cookies do not cause any damage to your end device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your end device. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them yourself or until an automatic solution is provided by your web browser.
In some cases, cookies from third-party companies may also be stored on your end device when you enter our system (third-party cookies). These enable us or you to use certain services of the third party company (e.g. cookies for processing payment services).
Cookies have various functions. Numerous cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not be possible without them (e.g. the shopping basket function or the display of videos). Other cookies are used to evaluate user behaviour or display advertising.
Cookies, which are required for the electronic communication process or for the provision of certain functions that you have requested (e.g. shopping basket function), are stored 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 his services. If consent has been requested (e.g. consent to the storage of cookies), any processing is then carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 letter a GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.
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 activate the automatic deletion of cookies upon closing the browser. If you disable cookies, the functionality of this website may be limited.
Insofar as cookies are used by third-party companies or for analytical purposes, we will inform you separately within the scope of this Data Protection Declaration and, if necessary, request your consent.
4 Data processing in this Recruiting System
This data is recorded on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of the operator’s website - for this purpose the server log files must be recorded.
The processing of the data entered in the contact form is thus exclusively based on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time. For this purpose, an informal communication sent to us via e-mail is sufficient. The legality of the data processing operations carried out up to the time of revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request that we erase it, or until you revoke your consent to store it or the purpose for which it was stored ceases to apply (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected.
You can register in our system in order to use additional functions, among other things. We use the data entered only for carrying out the respective offer or service for which you have registered. The mandatory information requested during registration must be provided in full. Otherwise we will refuse the registration.
If any important changes are made, such as changes to the scope of the offer or technically necessary changes, we will use the e-mail address provided during registration to inform thereof.
The processing of the data entered during registration is based on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke any consent you have given at any time. For this purpose, an informal communication sent to us via e-mail is sufficient. The legality of the data processing already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.
The data collected during registration is stored by us for as long as you are registered in our system and is then deleted. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.
Plugins of the social network Facebook are integrated into this website. The provider of this service is Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. However, according to Facebook, the data collected is also transferred to the USA and other third countries.
You can recognize the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the “Like-Button” (“Like”) on this website. You can find an overview of the Facebook plugins here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE.
When you visit this website, the plugin establishes a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server. Facebook thereby receives the information that you have visited this website as well as your IP address. If you click the Facebook “Like-Button” while you are logged in to your Facebook account, you can link the contents of this website to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate the visit to this website with your user account. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of this website, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Facebook. For more information, please see the Facebook Privacy Policy at https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.
The use of the Facebook plugins is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility on the social media.
Certain Twitter functions are integrated into our website. These features are offered by Twitter Inc, 1355 Market Street, 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 transmitted to Twitter. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of this website, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Twitter. For more information, please see the Twitter Privacy Policy at https://twitter.com/de/privacy.
The use of the Twitter plugin is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility on the social media.
Our website uses Google+ features. The provider of Google+ is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Collection and disclosure of information: The Google+ button lets you publish information worldwide. he Google+ button gives you and other users personalized content from Google and our partners. Google stores the information for which you gave a +1 and the information about the page you viewed when you clicked on the +1. Your +1 may be merged as information along with your profile name and photo on Google services, such as in search results or in your Google profile, or elsewhere on websites and ads on the Internet.
Google records information about your +1 activity in order to improve Google services for you and others. In order to use the Google+ button, you need a public Google profile that is visible worldwide and that contains 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 you've used when sharing content through your Google account. The identity of your Google profile may be revealed to users who know your email address or have other identifying information about you.
Use of the information collected: In addition to the purposes explained above, the information you provide will be used in accordance with the applicable Google Privacy Policy. Google may publish aggregated statistics about users' +1 activity and may share these statistics with users and partners, such as publishers, advertisers or affiliated websites.
The use of the Google+ plugin is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility on the social media.
Each time you access a page on this website that contains LinkedIn functions, a connection to LinkedIn's servers is established. LinkedIn is informed that you have visited this website and is aware of your IP address. When you click LinkedIn's “Recommend” button while you are logged into your LinkedIn account, LinkedIn is able to associate your visit to this site with you and your account. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of this website, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by LinkedIn.
The LinkedIn plugin is used on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility on the social media.
Please see the LinkedIn Privacy Policy for more information https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
This website uses features of the network XING. The provider is XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.
Each time one of our web pages containing XING functions is accessed, a connection to XING servers is established. To our knowledge, personal data is not stored. In particular, IP addresses are not stored and usage behaviour is not evaluated.
The storage and analysis of the data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility on the social media. If consent has been requested (e.g. consent to the storage of cookies), any processing is then carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 letter a GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.
This website uses features of the network WeChat. The provider for the European Economic Area and Switzerland is Tencent International Service Europe BV, Amstelplein 54 26.04, 26th, 1096 BC Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Each time you access a page in this system that contains WeChat functions, a connection is established to WeChat servers. WeChat is informed that you have visited this system and is aware of your IP address. If you click on the WeChat button while you are logged in to your WeChat account, WeChat can assign your visit to you and your user account. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the system, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by WeChat.
The use of the WeChat plugin is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility on the social media.
You can find more information on this in the WeChat Privacy Policy at https://www.wechat.com/de/privacy_policy.html
This website uses features of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider of Google+ is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
The storage of Google Analytics cookies and the use of this analytical tool are based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the analysis of user behaviour in order to optimize both its website and advertising. If consent has been requested (e.g. consent to the storage of cookies), any processing is then carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 letter a GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.
We have activated the IP anonymization function on this website. As a result, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before transmission to the USA. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA 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 activities and to provide further services to the website operator in connection with the use of the website and the Internet. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the framework of Google Analytics is not merged with other data from Google.
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. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) from being sent to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.
You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie is set to prevent the collection of your information on future visits to this site: Disable Google Analytics.
You can find more information on how Google Analytics handles user data in the Google Privacy Policy https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.
We have concluded a contract with Google for order processing. Furthermore, we shall fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.
This website uses the “demographic features” function of Google Analytics. This allows reports to be created that contain information about the age, gender and interests of the site visitors. This data is derived from interest-based advertising by Google and from visitor data from third parties. This data cannot be assigned to a specific person. You can deactivate this function at any time via the ad settings in your Google account or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described in the section “Objection to data collection”.
User and event-level data stored by Google that is linked to cookies, user IDs or advertising IDs (e.g. DoubleClick cookies, Android advertising ID) is anonymized or deleted after 14 months. Details can be found under the following link https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=de
The processing of this data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, insofar as your request is connected with the fulfilment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR) and/or on our legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR), as we have a legitimate interest in the effective processing of the requests addressed to us.
The data you send to us via contact requests will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent for storage or the purpose for which the data was stored no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected.
Contact via social networks (Xing, LinkedIn, Facebook etc.)
If you contact us via social networks, your inquiry including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We will not pass on this data without your consent.
In the following we will inform you about the scope, purpose and use of your personal data collected during the application process. We assure you that the collection, processing and use of your data will be in accordance with the applicable data protection law and all other legal provisions and that your data will be treated in strict confidence.
If you send us an application, we will process your associated personal data (e.g. contact and communication data, application documents, notes taken during job interviews, etc.) to the extent that this is necessary to decide on the establishment of an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is Section 26 BDSG under German law (initiation of an employment relationship), Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR (general contract initiation) and - if you have given your consent - Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Consent can be revoked at any time. Within our company, your personal data will only be passed on to persons who are involved in the processing of your application.
If the application is successful, the data submitted by you will be stored in our data processing systems on the basis of Section 26 BDSG-new and Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR for the purpose of carrying out the employment relationship.
If we are unable to make you a job offer, if you reject a job offer, withdraw your application, revoke your consent to data processing or request us to delete the data, the data that you have submitted, including any remaining physical application documents, will be stored or retained for a maximum of 6 months after completion of the application process (retention period) in order to be able to trace the details of the application process in the event of discrepancies (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR).
After expiry of the retention period, the data will be deleted, unless there is a legal obligation to retain the data or another legal reason for further storage. If it is evident that it will be necessary to retain your data after the retention period has expired (e.g. due to an impending or pending legal dispute), the data will only be deleted when it has become irrelevant. Other statutory storage obligations remain unaffected.
If we do not make you a job offer, there may be the possibility to include you in our pool of applicants. In this case, all documents and details from the application are transferred to the applicant pool so that you can be contacted in the event of vacancies.
Being included in the applicant pool is based exclusively on your express consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). Giving consent is voluntary and has no relation to the ongoing application procedure. The data subject can revoke his or her consent at any time. In this case, the data will be irrevocably deleted from the applicant pool unless there are legal reasons for the data’s retention.
9 Status of and changes to this Data Protection Declaration
Changes to and further developments of this system or other websites and services operated by us as well as changed legal or official requirements may make it necessary to make changes to this Data Protection Declaration.
Current as of: February 2020.