Introduction

§ 1 General information

Personal data is individual information about your personal or factual circumstances, i.e., data that identifies you or can be used to determine your identity. This includes, for example, your real name, address, telephone number, or date of birth.

Personal data also includes data that can be linked to a person, i.e., data that does not directly relate to a person but from which a person can be identified, such as an IP address.

Data that can be linked to a person includes data that is generated in connection with accessing www.dvz-international.de and is stored in log files on the servers of DVV Media and its technical service providers.

Server log files are stored for security reasons (e.g., to investigate misuse or fraud) for a maximum of seven days and then deleted. Data that must be retained for evidentiary purposes is excluded from deletion until the respective incident has been finally clarified. Server log files are stored for security reasons (e.g. to investigate misuse or fraud) for a maximum of seven days and then deleted. Data that needs to be retained for evidentiary purposes is excluded from deletion until the respective incident has been finally clarified.

When you visit the DVV Media website, personal data is also processed automatically in anonymized form. This includes usage data such as the start and end of your visit, the pages you have accessed, or the length of time you have spent on the portal. This data is not used for personal purposes.

§ 2 Security measures

We take state-of-the-art organizational and technical security measures to ensure compliance with data protection laws and to protect the data we process against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction, or access by unauthorized persons.

§ 3 SSO procedure

DVV Media uses the single sign-on (SSO) procedure. The SSO procedure means that, after registering once with their access data, each user can use various offers and services without having to register and log in again. This saves the user from having to repeatedly enter data manually.

During registration, we collect and store the following data: email address, password. This inventory data is processed for the purpose of fulfilling our contractual obligations and services in accordance with § 25 (2) No. 2 TDDDG in conjunction with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR.

§ 4 Comment function

When users leave comments or other contributions under our articles, their IP addresses are stored on the basis of § 25 (2) No. 2 TDDDG.

This is done for our security in case someone leaves illegal content in comments or other posts. This includes, among other things, insults, political propaganda, etc. In this case, we may be prosecuted for the comment or post and are therefore interested in the identity of the author. In all other respects, reference is made to the terms of use.

§ 5 Contact

When contacting us (via contact form or email), the user's details are processed for the purpose of handling the contact request and its processing in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

§ 6 Google Fonts

In order to operate the website, DVV processes information that is absolutely necessary within the meaning of § 25 (2) No. 2 TDDDG in order to display content correctly and graphically appealing across browsers using Google Web Fonts. (https://www.google.com/webfonts/). Google Web Fonts are transferred to your browser's cache to avoid multiple loading. If your browser does not support Google Web Fonts or prevents access, content will be displayed in a standard font.

For more information, please refer to Google's privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy.

§ 7 Use of cookies

Cookies are small amounts of data that are transmitted to your computer from the Internet together with the data you have actually requested. This data is stored there and kept ready for later retrieval. DVV Media uses the following types of cookies for www.dvz-international.com and for the DVZ Kiosk app:

1. Session cookies:
   These are cookies that are only stored on your computer for the duration of an Internet session. These cookies are deleted after the session ends, i.e., after you leave the website or close the browser window.
2. Persistent cookies:
   We use persistent cookies for user authentication, which serve to recognize visitors and are stored on your computer for future sessions. These cookies are valid for up to 120 months.
3. Login cookies:
   In addition, a cookie is also used for user authentication. Different cookies may be used for this purpose: By default, cookies are used that are only generated for the respective session. They store information about the user name, user rights, and the validity of the session.
4. Google-Re/Marketing Services:
   We use the marketing and remarketing services (hereinafter “Google Marketing Services”) of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter “Google”). The legal basis for processing is § 25 (1) TDDDG.
   Google Marketing Services allow us to display advertisements for and on our website in a more targeted manner in order to present users only with advertisements that potentially match their interests. If, for example, a user is shown advertisements for products that they have shown interest in on other websites, this is referred to as “remarketing.” For these purposes, when our website and other websites on which Google Marketing Services are active are accessed, a code from Google is executed directly by Google and so-called (re)marketing tags (invisible graphics or code, also known as “web beacons”) are integrated into the website. With their help, an individual cookie, i.e., a small file, is stored on the user's device (comparable technologies can also be used instead of cookies). The cookies can be set by various domains, including google.com, invitemedia.com, admeld.com, googlesyndication.com, or googleadservices.com. This file records which websites the user has visited, what content they are interested in, and which offers they have clicked on, as well as technical information about the browser and operating system, referring websites, visit time, and other information about the use of the online offering. The user's IP address is also recorded, whereby we inform Google Analytics that the IP address is truncated within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and only in exceptional cases is it transferred in full to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. The IP address is not merged with user data within other Google services. The above-mentioned information may also be linked by Google to information from other sources. When the user subsequently visits other websites, they may be shown advertisements tailored to their interests.
   User data is processed pseudonymously within the framework of Google Marketing Services. This means that Google does not store and process the name or email address of users, for example, but processes the relevant data in a cookie-related manner within pseudonymous user profiles. This means that, from Google's point of view, the ads are not managed and displayed for a specifically identified person, but for the cookie owner, regardless of who that cookie owner is. This does not apply if a user has expressly permitted Google to process the data without this pseudonymization. The data collected by Google Marketing Services about users is transmitted to Google and stored on Google servers in the USA.
   We may integrate third-party advertisements based on Google Marketing Services Google Ad Manager. Google Ad Manager uses cookies that enable Google and its partner websites to place ads based on users' visits to our website or other websites on the Internet.
   We may integrate third-party advertisements based on Google Marketing Services “AdSense.” AdSense uses cookies that enable Google and its partner websites to place advertisements based on users' visits to our website or other websites on the Internet.
   We may also use Google Tag Manager to integrate and manage Google's analytics and marketing services on our websites.
   For more information about Google's use of data for marketing purposes, please visit www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/. Google's privacy policy can be found at policies.google.com/privacy. If you wish to object to interest-based advertising by Google Marketing Services, you can use the settings and opt-out options provided by Google (www.google.com/ads/preferences).
5. Google Analytics cookies (data collection for optimization purposes):
   With your consent, we use Google Analytics, a feature of Google Analytics, including Google Signals and the User ID feature. You can revoke this consent at any time in the cookie settings. Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”) and uses cookies, which are text files stored on your computer that enable analysis of your use of the website. The legal basis for processing is § 25 (1) TDDDG.
   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. However, since we have activated IP anonymization on this website, your IP address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there.
   Google will use this information on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity for website operators and to provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage. This website uses Google Analytics reports on demographic characteristics, which use data from interest-based advertising from Google and visitor data from third-party providers (e.g., age, gender, and interests). This data can be deactivated at any time via the ad settings. Users' personal data is deleted or anonymized after 14 months.
   For more information on Google's use of data, please visit Google's websites: policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites?hl=en, policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=en, adssettings.google.com/anonymous​​​​​​​

In general, you also have the option of deleting cookies via the corresponding browser function and setting how your browser should handle cookies. However, it should be noted that if you generally reject cookies, the use of the services may be impaired.

§ 8 Use of social media buttons

1. DVV Media uses the Facebook Share button and the Twitter button in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. This allows you to easily share/tweet articles and inform your friends/contacts about them. If you click on one of the buttons, you will be prompted to log in to the corresponding social network in a new window. In this case, a cookie from the social network will also be placed on your computer. If you do not click on the button or are not logged into the social network, no cookie from the social network will be placed on your computer. If you are a user of the social network and are logged in and click on the button, this information will be transmitted to your corresponding user profile. Other users can then see that you are sharing/tweeting this article. Which users receive this information depends on the privacy settings you have selected in your user profile. When you visit a page with a button, your IP address is transmitted. For data protection reasons, however, this is anonymized so that no conclusions can be drawn about the computer or its user.
2. This website incorporates a “YouTube plugin” into its information offering. This YouTube software uses cookies for data collection and statistical data analysis. YouTube uses cookies, among other things, to collect reliable video statistics, prevent fraud, and improve user-friendliness. The operator of the website receives statistical values from YouTube cookies for the retrieval of individual videos embedded in the website without any reference to the respective user. The legal basis for this is § 25 (1) TDDDG. The embedded videos from YouTube are used within the scope of the permitted use by YouTube, which all users must accept. If you believe that copyrights have been infringed, please report this directly to YouTube.
3. We use embedded YouTube videos in extended data protection mode. This means that YouTube does not store cookies for a user who displays a website with an embedded YouTube video player but does not click on the video to start playback. If the YouTube video player is clicked, YouTube may store cookies on the user's computer, but no personal cookie information is stored for playback of embedded videos. (Source: YouTube “Enabling extended privacy mode for embedded videos”) For more information, please refer to YouTube's general privacy policy (policies.google.com/privacy). We do not collect any personal data in connection with the embedding of YouTube videos.
   We use the provider Vimeo to embed videos. Vimeo is operated by Vimeo, LLC, headquartered at 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011.
4. We use plugins from the provider Vimeo on www.dvz-international.com. When you visit the pages of our website that contain such a plugin, a connection to the Vimeo servers is established and the plugin is displayed. This transmits to the Vimeo server which of our web pages you have visited. If you are logged in as a member of Vimeo, Vimeo assigns this information to your personal user account. When you use the plugin, e.g. by clicking the start button of a video, this information is also assigned to your user account. You can prevent this assignment by logging out of your Vimeo user account before using our website and deleting the corresponding cookies from Vimeo.
   Further information on data processing and information on data protection by Vimeo can be found at https://vimeo.com/privacy.

§ 9 Podcasts

1. Functions of the Spotify music service are integrated into our website. The provider is Spotify AB, Birger Jarlsgatan 61, 113 56 Stockholm, Sweden.
   If you click on the Spotify button while you are logged into your Spotify account, you can link the content of our pages to your Spotify profile. This allows Spotify to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. For more information, please refer to Spotify's privacy policy: https://www.spotify.com/de/legal/privacy-policy/ 
   If you do not want Spotify to associate your visit to our pages with your Spotify user account, please log out of your Spotify user account.
   The legal basis for this is § 25 (2) No. 2 TDDDG in conjunction with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR.
2. Plugins from the social network SoundCloud (SoundCloud Limited, Berners House, 47-48 Berners Street, London W1T 3NF, United Kingdom) may be integrated into our pages. You can recognize the SoundCloud plugins by the SoundCloud logo on the relevant pages.
   When you visit our pages, a direct connection between your browser and the SoundCloud server is established after activation of the plugin. SoundCloud thereby receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click the “Like” or “Share” button while logged into your SoundCloud user account, you can link and/or share the content of our pages with your SoundCloud profile. This allows SoundCloud to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or its use by SoundCloud. For more information, please refer to SoundCloud's privacy policy at: https://soundcloud.com/pages/privacy.
   If you do not want SoundCloud to associate your visit to our pages with your SoundCloud user account, please log out of your SoundCloud user account before activating the content of the SoundCloud plugin.
   The legal basis for this is § 25 (2) No. 2 TDDDG in conjunction with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR.
3. We use the podcast hosting service JULEP HOSTING provided by Julep Media GmbH, Rosenheimer Straße 139, 81671 Munich. The podcasts are loaded by Julep or transmitted via Julep. The legal basis for the processing is § 25 (2) No. 2 TDDDG in conjunction with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. Julep processes IP addresses and device information to enable podcast downloads and/or playback and to determine statistical data, such as the number of hits. This data is anonymized or pseudonymized before being stored in Julep's database, unless it is necessary for the provision of the podcasts.
4. We use the following podcast hosting services, to which we link. The legal basis for this is § 25 (2) No. 2 TDDDG in conjunction with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. The podcasts are loaded by the respective provider or transmitted via them. The providers process IP addresses and device information to enable podcast downloads and/or playback and to determine statistical data, such as the number of hits. This data is anonymized or pseudonymized before being stored in the database, unless it is necessary for the provision of the podcasts:
   • Apple Podcasts web player: Apple Distribution, International Ltd., Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland. Further information about the provider can be found here: https://www.apple.com/de/legal/privacy/data/de/apple-podcasts-web/
   • Google Podcasts: Google Ireland Limited (google.de), Gordon House, Barrow St Dublin 4, Ireland, (“Google”). Further information about the provider can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de 
   • Deezer: Deezer GmbH, 24 rue de Calais 75009 Paris, France. Further information about the provider can be found here: https://www.deezer.com/legal/personal-datas 
   • Amazon Music: Amazon Europe Core S.à r.l. (Société à responsabilité limitée), 38 avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg. Further information about the provider can be found here: https://www.amazon.de/gp/help/customer/display.html?ref_=hp_left_v4_sib&nodeId=GX7NJQ4ZB8MHFRNJ

§ 10 Opinion polls

Your participation in opinion polls is entirely voluntary. Your responses to the survey will be evaluated and published for statistical purposes; individual users will remain anonymous. We use software solutions from the external provider SurveyMonkey (Momentive Europe UC, 2nd Floor, 2 Shelbourne Buildings, Shelbourne Road, Dublin, Ireland), which enables us to create, conduct, and evaluate secure online surveys. In anonymous surveys, we ensure that your data is not linked to your answers in any way or passed on to third parties. Participation is voluntary.

Further information can be found in the relevant sections of SurveyMonkey's privacy policy (https://www.surveymonkey.de/mp/legal/privacy/  and  https://www.surveymonkey.de/mp/privacy/ ).

The legal basis for processing is § 25 (1) TDDDG.

§ 11 OpenStreetMap

We use a map section from OpenStreetMap (https://www.openstreetmap.de/) on our website to show you how to get to our company and to make it easier for you to plan your journey.

OpenStreetMap is an open-source mapping tool. Your IP address is forwarded to OpenStreetMap so that the map can be displayed. You can find out how OpenStreetMap stores your data on the OpenStreetMap privacy page (https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_Policy and https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/FAQ).

§ 12 Usage-based online advertising

We market the advertising space on this website ourselves. Some of the advertising on this portal is optimized for you by anonymously collecting and processing your usage behavior to predict your interests. Cookies are stored on your computer for this purpose. So-called “ad servers” are used to deliver the advertising material booked by advertisers on the publisher's media.
To do this, the ad servers use cookies that can be used to measure certain parameters for measuring success, such as the display of ads or clicks by users. In order to optimize advertising for you based on your usage interests, we have permitted the following companies (among others) to collect usage data:

1. Google Ireland Limited (google.de), Gordon House, Barrow St Dublin 4, Ireland, (“Google”) provides an ad server. If you do not want Google to display personalized advertising to you, please click on the following link: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This opt-out cookie deletes the information stored to date and prevents further collection of information.
2. Taboola Germany GmbH, Alt-Moabit 2, 10557 Berlin; Opt-out: You can deactivate tracking at any time by clicking on the link www.taboola.com/privacy-policy in the “User Choices” section. Once you have opted out, you will no longer be shown user-specific content.
3. B2B Media Group EMEA GmbH, Bahnhofstraße 5, 91245 Simmelsdorf (near Nuremberg). Further information at: https://b2bmg.net/index.php/datenschutz
4. The Trade Desk, Inc., 2 N. Chestnut Street, Ventura, CA 93001, USA. Further information at: https://www.thetradedesk.com/general/privacy-policy
5. Meetrics GmbH, Alexanderstr. 7, 10178 Berlin. Further information is available at: meetrics.com/datenschutz/
6. The ADEX, Torstr. 19, 10119 Berlin. Further information is available at: theadexcom.softgarden.io/de/data-security

§ 13 Analysis services

1. We use the services of B2B Media Group EMEA GmbH, a provider of web analysis and target group marketing. B2B Media Group EMEA GmbH uses cookies, which are text files stored in the browser of the computer and collect/contain anonymous usage data. This data can be used to create usage profiles under a pseudonym. However, no personal data is collected without the consent of the person concerned. If IP addresses are collected, they are stored anonymously by deleting the last digit block and are not merged with the cookies. The cookies are either cookies from B2B Media Group EMEA GmbH or cookies from service providers who are also obliged to comply with the data protection laws used by B2B Media Group EMEA GmbH, such as krux digital Inc., Google Inc., etc. You can delete cookies directly in your browser at any time. B2B Media Group EMEA GmbH uses this data to evaluate the use of the website by visitors and for the purposes of usage-based online advertising (OBA). 
2. This website uses Matomo, an open source web analytics tool (https://matomo.org/), to collect and store data for marketing and optimization purposes. This data can be used to create usage profiles under a pseudonym. Cookies may be used for this purpose. Cookies are small text files that are stored locally in the cache of the website visitor's Internet browser. The cookies enable the web browser to be recognized. The data collected with Matomo will not be used to personally identify the visitor to this website without the express consent of the person concerned and will not be merged with personal data about the bearer of the pseudonym.
   If you prevent the storage of cookies, we would like to point out that you may not be able to use this website to its full extent. You can prevent cookies from being stored by adjusting your browser settings. You have the option of preventing the actions you take here from being analyzed and linked. This will protect your privacy, but will also prevent the owner from learning from your actions and improving usability for you and other users.
   You can decide for yourself whether a unique web analysis cookie may be stored in your browser to enable the website operator to collect and analyze various statistical data.

The legal basis for processing is § 25 (1) TDDDG.

§ 14 Plugins and embedded functions and content

We integrate functional and content elements into our online offering that are obtained from the servers of their respective providers (hereinafter referred to as “third-party providers”). These may be graphics, videos, or city maps (hereinafter referred to collectively as “content”).
The integration always requires that the third-party providers of this content process the IP address of the users, as they would not be able to send the content to their browsers without the IP address. The IP address is therefore necessary for the display of this content or these functions. We endeavor to use only content whose respective providers use the IP address solely for the delivery of the content. Third-party providers may also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also known as “web beacons”) for statistical or marketing purposes. Pixel tags can be used to evaluate information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website. The pseudonymous information may also be stored in cookies on the user's device and may contain, among other things, technical information about the browser and operating system, referring websites, visit time, and other information about the use of our online offering, and may be linked to such information from other sources.

• Types of data processed: Usage data (e.g., websites visited, interest in content, access times); Meta, communication, and process data (e.g., IP addresses, time stamps, identification numbers, consent status); Inventory data (e.g., names, addresses); Contact data (e.g., email, phone numbers); Content data (e.g., entries in online forms); Event data (Facebook) (“Event data” is data that can be transmitted by us to Facebook, e.g., via Facebook pixels (via apps or other means) and relates to individuals or their actions; the data includes, for example, information about visits to websites, interactions with content, functions, app installations, product purchases, etc.; Event data is processed for the purpose of creating target groups for content and advertising information (custom audiences). Event data does not include the actual content (such as comments posted), login information, or contact information (i.e., no names, email addresses, or phone numbers). Event data is deleted by Facebook after a maximum of two years, and the target groups formed from it are deleted when our Facebook account is deleted).
• Data subjects: Users (e.g., website visitors, users of online services).
• Purposes of processing: Provision of our online offering and user-friendliness; provision of contractual services and customer service; marketing; profiles with user-related information (creation of user profiles).
• Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR).

Further information on processing procedures, processes, and services:

1. Facebook plugins and content: Facebook social plugins and content - This may include, for example, content such as images, videos, or text and buttons that allow users to share content from this online offering within Facebook. The list and appearance of Facebook social plugins can be viewed here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/ - Together with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, we are jointly responsible for the collection or receipt in the context of a transfer (but not the further processing) of “event data” that Facebook collects or receives in the context of a transfer for the following purposes using the Facebook social plugins (and content embedding functions) that are executed on our online offering:  a) Displaying content and advertising information that matches the presumed interests of users; b) Delivering commercial and transaction-related messages (e.g., contacting users via Facebook Messenger); c) Improving ad delivery and  personalizing features and content (e.g., improving the recognition of which content or advertising information is likely to correspond to the interests of users). We have entered into a special agreement with Facebook (“Addendum for Controllers,” https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum), which specifically regulates the security measures Facebook must observe (https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/data_security_terms) and in which Facebook has agreed to comply with the rights of data subjects (i.e., users can, for example, send requests for information or deletion directly to Facebook). Note: When Facebook provides us with metrics, analyses, and reports (which are aggregated, i.e., do not contain any information about individual users and are anonymous to us), this processing is not carried out within the framework of joint responsibility, but on the basis of a data processing agreement (“Data Processing Terms,” https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/dataprocessing) , the “Data Security Terms” (https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/data_security_terms) and, with regard to processing in the USA, on the basis of standard contractual clauses ("Facebook-EU Data Transfer Addendum, https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum). The rights of users (in particular to information, deletion, objection, and complaint to the competent supervisory authority) are not restricted by the agreements with Facebook; Service provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland; Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR); Website: https://www.facebook.com; Privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy.
2. Instagram plugins and content: Instagram plugins and content - This may include, for example, content such as images, videos, or text and buttons that allow users to share content from this online offering within Instagram. - Together with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, we are jointly responsible for the collection or receipt in the context of a transfer (but not the further processing) of “event data” that Facebook collects or receives in the context of a transfer for the following purposes using Instagram functions (e.g., content embedding functions) that are executed on our online offering:  a) Displaying content and advertising information that matches the presumed interests of users; b) Delivering commercial and transaction-related messages (e.g., contacting users via Facebook Messenger); c) Improving ad delivery and personalizing features and content (e.g., improving the recognition of which content or advertising information is likely to correspond to the interests of users). We have entered into a special agreement with Facebook (“Addendum for Controllers,” https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum), which specifically regulates the security measures Facebook must observe (https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/data_security_terms) and in which Facebook has agreed to comply with the rights of data subjects (i.e., users can, for example, send requests for information or deletion directly to Facebook). Note: When Facebook provides us with metrics, analyses, and reports (which are aggregated, i.e., do not contain any information about individual users and are anonymous to us), this processing is not carried out within the framework of joint responsibility, but on the basis of a data processing agreement (“Data Processing Terms,” https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/dataprocessing) , the “Data Security Terms” (https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/data_security_terms) and, with regard to processing in the USA, on the basis of standard contractual clauses ("Facebook-EU Data Transfer Addendum, https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum). The rights of users (in particular to information, deletion, objection, and complaint to the competent supervisory authority) are not restricted by the agreements with Facebook; Service provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland; Legal basis: consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR);  Website: https://www.instagram.com; Privacy policy: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy.
3. OpenStreetMap: We integrate maps from the “OpenStreetMap” service, which are offered by the OpenStreetMap Foundation (OSMF) on the basis of the Open Data Commons Open Database License (ODbL). User data is used by OpenStreetMap exclusively for the purpose of displaying map functions and temporarily storing the selected settings. This data may include, in particular, IP addresses and location data of users, which, however, are not collected without their consent (usually carried out within the settings of their mobile devices); Service provider: OpenStreetMap Foundation (OSMF); Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR); Website: https://www.openstreetmap.de; Privacy policy: https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_Policy.
4. Twitter plugins and content: Twitter plugins and buttons - These may include, for example, content such as images, videos, or text and buttons that allow users to share content from this online offering within Twitter; Service provider: Twitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2 D02 AX07, Ireland, parent company: Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA; Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR); Website: https://twitter.com/de; Privacy policy: https://twitter.com/privacy, (Settings: https://twitter.com/personalization).
5. YouTube videos: Video content; Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR); Website: https://www.youtube.com; Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy; Opt-out option: Opt-out plugin: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de,  Settings for the display of advertisements: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.
6. TikTok plugins and content: TikTok plugins and content - This may include content such as images, videos, or text and buttons; Service provider: TikTok Technology Limited, 10 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, D02 T380, Ireland; Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR);  Website: https://www.tiktok.com; Privacy policy: https://www.tiktok.com/de/privacy-policy.

§ 15 Facebook-Pixel

Remarketing tags from the social network Facebook, 1601 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA, are integrated into our pages. The legal basis for processing is § 25 TDDDG (1).  Once you have given your consent, the remarketing tags establish a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server. This provides Facebook with the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to our site with your user account. We can use the information obtained in this way to display Facebook ads. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the site, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or its use by Facebook. You can revoke your consent at any time in the cookie settings. For more information, please refer to Facebook's privacy policy (www.facebook.com/​about/privacy/). If you do not want data to be collected via Custom Audience, you can deactivate Custom Audiences here (www.facebook.com/ads/​website_custom_audiences/).

§ 16 Facebook Fanpages

We operate Facebook fan page(s) within the Facebook social network in order to communicate with customers, interested parties, and users who are active there and to inform them about our products and services.

We would like to point out that user data may be processed outside the European Union. This may pose risks for users, as it could make it more difficult for them to enforce their rights, for example.

Furthermore, user data is generally processed for market research and advertising purposes. For example, usage profiles can be created based on user behavior and the resulting interests of users. The usage profiles can in turn be used, for example, to place advertisements within and outside the platforms that are presumed to correspond to the interests of users. For these purposes, cookies are usually stored on users' computers, in which the usage behavior and interests of users are stored. Furthermore, data can also be stored in the usage profiles independently of the devices used by users (especially if users are members of the respective platforms and are logged in to them).

The processing of users' personal data is carried out in accordance with Section 25 (1) TDDDG. If users are asked by the respective platform providers for consent to data processing, e.g., by means of a checkbox, the legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. a., Art. 7 GDPR.

For a detailed description of the respective processing operations and the options for objection (opt-out), we refer you to the information provided by the providers linked below.

In the case of requests for information and the assertion of user rights, we would also like to point out that these can be most effectively asserted with the providers. Only the providers have access to the user data and can take appropriate measures and provide information directly. However, if you still need help, you can contact us.

Opt-out: www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads or www.youronlinechoices.com/de/

§ 17 Infogram

We embed infographics on our website using the Infogram service provided by Prezi, Inc., 450 Bryant Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. When you visit one of our pages that contains an embedded Infogram graphic, a direct connection is established between your browser and the third-party provider's server. Your IP address and device-related information will be processed in this process.

You can block access to Infogram services via your browser. For more information, please refer to Infogram's privacy policy at https://infogram.com/de/privacy or https://infogram.com/privacy/gdpr-rights.

The legal basis for the processing of users' personal data is Section 25 (1) TDDDG.

§ 18 Integration of Ex.Co content

Our website uses HTML codes from Playbuzz Ltd., 5 Aluf Kalman Magen St., Building A, 1st Floor, Tel Aviv, 6107075, Israel (“Ex.Co”). When you visit such a page, your browser connects to Ex.Co's servers and plays the corresponding quiz, survey, etc. The content is transmitted directly from Ex.Co to your browser, which then displays it on the page you are visiting, meaning that Ex.Co processes your data. You can find out which data is used by Ex.Co and for what purposes in Ex.Co's privacy policy at: https://ex.co/privacy-policy/.

The options for objecting to Ex.Co, as well as further information on the use and processing of data, can be found in Ex.Co's privacy policy at: https://ex.co/privacy-policy/.

§ 19 Push-Benachrichtigungen

You can sign up to receive our push notifications. We use the “CleverPush” service, operated by CleverPush UG (limited liability), Nagelsweg 22, 20097 Hamburg (“CleverPush”), to send our push notifications.

You will receive regular information about the topics you have activated via our push notifications.

To sign up, you must confirm the request from your browser or in the app to receive notifications. This process is documented and stored by CleverPush. This includes storing the time of registration and your browser ID or device ID. The collection of this data is necessary so that we can trace the processes in the event of misuse and therefore serves our legal protection.

In order to display push notifications to you, CleverPush collects and processes your browser ID on our behalf and, in the case of mobile access, your device ID.

By subscribing to our push notifications, you agree to receive them. The legal basis for the processing of your data after you have registered for our push notifications is § 25 TDDDG (1) if you have given your consent.

CleverPush also evaluates our push notifications statistically. This enables CleverPush to recognize whether and when our push notifications were displayed and clicked on by you.

You can revoke your consent to the storage and use of your personal data for the purpose of receiving our push notifications and the statistical collection described above at any time with future effect. To revoke your consent, you can change the settings for receiving push notifications in your browser and also within the app. If you use our push notifications on a desktop PC with the “Windows” operating system, you can also unsubscribe from our push notifications by right-clicking on the respective push notification in the settings that appear there.

Your data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected. Your data will therefore be stored for as long as your subscription to our push notifications is active. Information on the unsubscription process can be found at: cleverpush.com/de/faq

§ 20 LinkedIn Insight Tag

We use conversion tracking technology and the retargeting function of LinkedIn Corporation on our website. This technology allows visitors to this website to see personalized ads on LinkedIn. It also allows us to generate anonymous reports on the performance of the ads and information about website interaction. For this purpose, the LinkedIn Insight Tag is integrated into this website, which establishes a connection to the LinkedIn server when you visit this website and are logged into your LinkedIn account at the same time.

You can find more information about data collection and data use, as well as the options and rights available to protect your privacy, in LinkedIn's privacy policy at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

The legal basis for the processing of the data is your consent in accordance with § 25 (1) TDDDG. During use, data may be transferred to a LinkedIn server in the USA in accordance with Art. 49 (1) lit. a) GDPR and stored there.

§ 21 Interacty

We integrate interactive elements on our website via the Interacty service provided by Holge SIA, Gunara Astras 8-1,54, LV-1082 Riga, Latvia. When you visit one of our pages that has an Interacty element embedded in it, a direct connection is established between your browser and the third-party provider's server. Your IP address and device-related information are processed in this process.

You can block access to Interacty services via your browser. For more information, please refer to Interacty's privacy policy at https://interacty.me/de/privacy-policy.

The legal basis for the processing of users' personal data is § 25 (1) TDDDG.

§ 22 Google Re-Captcha

In order to ensure sufficient data security when transmitting forms, we use the reCAPTCHA service from Google Inc. in certain cases. This is primarily used to distinguish whether the input is made by a natural person or abusively by machine and automated processing. The service includes sending the IP address and, if necessary, other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service to Google. This is information that is absolutely necessary for the operation of our website within the meaning of Section 25 (2) No. 2 TDDDG. The deviating data protection provisions of Google Inc. apply here. Further information on the data protection guidelines of Google Inc. can be found at policies.google.com/privacy.

§ 23 Mouseflow

We use Mouseflow (Mouseflow ApS, Flaesketorvet 68, 1711 Copenhagen, Denmark) for the purpose of analyzing websites and their visitors (heat maps and click tracking). Cookies may be used and user profiles may be created for this purpose. This creates a log of mouse movements and clicks with the intention of randomly playing back individual website visits and deriving potential improvements for the website. The data collected with Mouseflow will not be used to personally identify the user without the user's separate consent and will not be merged with personal data about the bearer of the pseudonym. The legal basis for the processing of the data is your consent in accordance with § 25 (1) TDDDG. Opt-out option: https://mouseflow.com/de/opt-out/.

§ 24 User rights

You have the right to request information free of charge about the personal data we have stored about you.

In addition, you have the right to correct inaccurate data, restrict processing, object to the processing and deletion of your personal data, and assert your rights to data portability in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, and to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority in the event of unlawful data processing.

You may also revoke your consent, generally with effect for the future.

We process inventory data and contract data for the purpose of fulfilling our contractual obligations and providing services, Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.

§ 1 Information on subscribing to the DVZ International media package

For subscription customers, the following data is processed as inventory data: ID, password, name (business name, if applicable), address (business address, if applicable), email address (business email address, if applicable), start date and, if applicable, end date of the subscription, payment frequency, payment method, and account details. This data is necessary for the processing of the subscription contract.

§ 2 Registration for the use of paid content

When you register, we collect and store the following data: company, name, postal address, email, telephone, industry, position/function. This inventory data is processed for the purpose of fulfilling our contractual obligations and services in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR.

§ 3 Information about the DVZ Kiosk app

For subscription customers, the following data is also processed as inventory data (personal data): ID, password, name (business name, if applicable), email address (business email address, if applicable), start date, and end date of the subscription, if applicable. This data is necessary for the processing of the subscription contract.

The following non-personal data is processed via Google Analytics: usage behavior of the app and access to individual issues and articles.

§ 4 Information on ad placement

For advertising customers (job offers/job applications), the following data is processed as inventory data: first name, last name, email address, ad text, telephone number, and address. This data is necessary for the processing of the advertising contract.