Privacy Policy
1. DATA PROTECTION AT A GLANCE
GENERAL INFORMATION
The following information provides you with a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data means any data by which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in the privacy policy set out below.
DATA COLLECTION ON OUR WEBSITE
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. The operator’s contact details can be found in the imprint of this website.
How do we collect your data?
Some data is collected when you provide it to us. This may, for example, be data that you enter into a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system, or the time the page was accessed). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.
What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyze user behavior.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time, free of charge, to obtain information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking or deletion of this data. If you have any questions about this or any other issue relating to data protection, you may contact us at any time using the address stated in the imprint. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
ANALYTICAL TOOLS AND THIRD-PARTY TOOLS
When you visit our website, your activities may be statistically evaluated. This is done in particular by means of cookies and comparable technologies as well as analytical tools provided by third parties.
Where analytical or tracking tools are used, they are only activated with your explicit consent via our cookie settings, unless another legal basis applies. You may withdraw any consent you have given at any time with effect for the future or adjust your selection in the privacy settings.
Detailed information on the services used, their legal bases and your options to withdraw consent can be found in this privacy policy.
2. GENERAL INFORMATION AND MANDATORY INFORMATION
DATA PROTECTION
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is any data by which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.
We would like to point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g. communication by email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
INFORMATION ON THE CONTROLLER
The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:
Dr. Thomas Leiber
Feringastr. 9
D-85774 Unterföhring
Phone: +49 89 2872468-10
E-mail: info@lsp-ias.com
The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).
WITHDRAWAL OF YOUR CONSENT TO DATA PROCESSING
Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You may withdraw any consent you have already given at any time. An informal notification by email is sufficient for this purpose. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out until the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.
RIGHT TO LODGE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COMPETENT SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY
In the event of violations of data protection law, the data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority for data protection matters is the state data protection officer of the federal state in which our company is based. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at the following link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.
RIGHT TO DATA PORTABILITY
You have the right to receive data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract, either for yourself or for a third party, in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.
SSL OR TLS ENCRYPTION
This site 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 website operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser’s address line changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock icon in your browser line.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
INFORMATION, BLOCKING, DELETION
Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of the data processing and, if applicable, a right to rectification, blocking or deletion of this data. You may contact us at any time using the address given in the imprint if you have further questions on the subject of personal data.
OBJECTION TO MARKETING EMAILS
We hereby object to the use of contact data published as part of our imprint obligations for the sending of unsolicited advertising and information materials. The operators of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.
3. DATA COLLECTION ON OUR WEBSITE
Cookies
Some of our web pages use so-called cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.
Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies”. They are automatically deleted after the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser when you next visit the website.
You can configure your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when the browser is closed. Deactivating cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
Technically necessary cookies are processed on the basis of Section 25 (2) TDDDG and Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR or, where applicable, for the performance of pre-contractual measures or the fulfillment of a contract. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. Any non-essential cookies and comparable technologies, in particular for analytics and marketing purposes, are only used on the basis of your consent.
SERVER LOG FILES
The provider of this website automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:
- Browser type and browser version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Hostname of the accessing computer
- Time of the server request
- IP address
This data is not merged with other data sources.
The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or for pre-contractual measures.
4. ANALYTICAL TOOLS
Apollo Website Tracking
We use Apollo Website Tracking, a service provided by ZenLeads Inc. d/b/a Apollo.io, to analyze visits to our website and to identify company visitors.
After you have given your consent, a script provided by Apollo.io is loaded. In this context, information about the use of our website may be processed, in particular visited pages, timestamps of page views, and technical information about the device and browser used.
The processing is carried out solely on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future via the privacy or cookie settings of our website. The lawfulness of any processing carried out prior to the withdrawal remains unaffected.
Further information on data processing by Apollo can be found in the provider’s privacy policy: https://www.apollo.io/privacy-policy
Google Analytics
This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”. These are text files stored on your computer that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
The use of Google Analytics cookies is based solely on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR, provided that Google Analytics is actually activated on this website via the cookie settings.
IP anonymization
We have activated the IP anonymization function on this website. This means that your IP address is truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to 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 truncated 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 activity and to provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data held by Google.
Browser plug-in
You may refuse the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser software. However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use all the features of this website to their full extent. You may also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google, and the processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.
Withdrawal of consent / prevention of data collection
You may prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by adjusting your preferences in the privacy or cookie settings of this website.
More information on how Google Analytics handles user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.
Data processing agreement
We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.
Demographic features in Google Analytics
This website may use the “demographic features” function of Google Analytics. This allows reports to be created that contain statements about the age, gender and interests of website visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertising by Google and from visitor data from third-party providers. This data cannot be assigned to a specific person. You may deactivate this function at any time via the ad settings in your Google account or generally prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics via the privacy settings of this website.
Google Analytics Remarketing
Our website may use the functions of Google Analytics Remarketing in conjunction with the cross-device functions of Google Ads and Google DoubleClick. The provider is Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, or Google LLC, depending on the specific service used by Google.
This function makes it possible to link the advertising target groups created with Google Analytics Remarketing to the cross-device functions of Google Ads and Google DoubleClick. In this way, interest-based, personalized advertising messages that have been adapted to you depending on your previous usage and browsing behavior on one device (e.g. mobile phone) can also be displayed on another of your devices (e.g. tablet or PC).
If you have given the relevant consent, Google may link your web and app browsing history to your Google account for this purpose. In this way, the same personalized advertising messages can be displayed on every device on which you sign in with your Google account.
To support this feature, Google Analytics collects Google-authenticated IDs of users, which are temporarily linked to our Google Analytics data in order to define and create audiences for cross-device advertising.
You can permanently object to cross-device remarketing/targeting by deactivating personalized advertising in your Google account: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/.
The aggregation of the data collected in your Google account is carried out exclusively on the basis of your consent, which you may give or withdraw with Google (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR). For data collection processes that are not merged into your Google account, the collection of the data may be based on your consent via our cookie settings.
Further information and Google’s privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/.
Google Ads and Google Conversion Tracking
This website may use Google Ads. Google Ads is an online advertising program of Google.
As part of Google Ads, we may use so-called conversion tracking. When you click on an ad placed by Google, a cookie for conversion tracking may be set. Cookies are small text files that the internet browser stores on the user’s computer. These cookies lose their validity after 30 days and are not used for personal identification of users. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we may recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page.
Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. The cookies cannot be tracked via the websites of Google Ads customers. The information collected with the help of the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for Google Ads customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive information that personally identifies users.
The use of conversion tracking is carried out only on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR, provided that the service is actually activated on this website.
More information about Google Ads and Google Conversion Tracking can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/.
You can configure your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when the browser is closed. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
Google Tag Manager
Google Tag Manager is a service provided by Google that allows website tags to be managed via an interface. Google Tag Manager itself does not create user profiles and does not independently store cookies. It merely enables the integration and management of other services.
If tools integrated via Google Tag Manager process personal data, this takes place only on the basis of the legal basis applicable to the respective tool, in particular on the basis of your consent where required.
Further information on data protection in connection with Google Tag Manager can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
5. PLUGINS AND TOOLS
YouTube
Our website may use plugins from the YouTube site operated by Google. The operator of the pages is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.
If you visit one of our pages equipped with a YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established. In doing so, the YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited.
If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to assign your browsing behavior directly to your personal profile. You may prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
The use of YouTube is based on your consent where such consent is required, or otherwise on our legitimate interest in an appealing presentation of our online services. More information on the handling of user data can be found in YouTube’s privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.
Google Web Fonts
This website may use so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. When you open a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.
For this purpose, the browser you use must connect to Google’s servers. This gives Google knowledge that our website was accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web Fonts is based on your consent where required, or otherwise on our legitimate interest in a uniform and appealing presentation of our online services.
If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.
Further information on Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
6. COMPANY PAGES IN SOCIAL MEDIA
We maintain a company page on Facebook. There we provide information about current topics, data protection and information security, events and offers. You may mark our company page with a “Like” in order to stay informed.
If you contact us via the chat function of the platform, we process the information you provide for the purpose of communicating with you. The legal basis for the processing is your voluntary provision of the data pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You may withdraw this consent at any time.
7. NEWSLETTER
Newsletter Data
If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. No further data is collected, or only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.
The processing of the data entered into the newsletter subscription form is carried out exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR). You may revoke your consent to the storage of the data, the email address and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The lawfulness of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.
The data you have provided to us for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted after cancellation of the newsletter. Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected by this.
MailChimp
This website may use the services of MailChimp for sending newsletters. The provider is Rocket Science Group LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Suite 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA.
MailChimp is a service that can be used to organize and analyze the sending of newsletters. If you enter data for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter (e.g. email address), this data may be stored on MailChimp servers.
With the help of MailChimp, we may analyze our newsletter campaigns. When you open an email sent with MailChimp, a file contained in the email (a so-called web beacon) may connect to MailChimp’s servers. In this way, it can be determined whether a newsletter message has been opened and which links, if any, have been clicked. Technical information may also be collected (e.g. time of retrieval, IP address, browser type and operating system). This information is used solely for the statistical analysis of newsletter campaigns.
If you do not want analysis by MailChimp, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. We provide a corresponding link in every newsletter message for this purpose.
Data processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR). You may revoke this consent at any time by unsubscribing from the newsletter. The lawfulness of data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.
The data you provide to us for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored until you unsubscribe and deleted after cancellation of the newsletter, both from our servers and from MailChimp’s servers, insofar as applicable. Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected by this.
Further details can be found in MailChimp’s privacy policy: https://mailchimp.com/legal/terms/.
Conclusion of a data processing agreement
We have concluded a data processing agreement with MailChimp in which we oblige MailChimp to protect our customers’ data and not to disclose it to third parties. This contract can be viewed at the following link: https://mailchimp.com/legal/forms/data-processing-agreement/sample-agreement/.