Thank you for visiting our website and for your interest in our offer. We want you to feel comfortable on our website and not have to worry about the confidentiality of your data. We are very committed to data protection and consider transparency in the handling of your data to be very important. That is why we would like to inform you about what data we collect, for what purpose we do so and how you can exercise control over your data at any time.
Additional information for website visitors from Switzerland:
The following content also applies mutatis mutandis to website visitors who are within the scope of the Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP). If you have specific questions about the applicability of individual provisions of the GDPR in Switzerland, you can consult the Data Protection Officer at any time.
1. Person in charge
The person responsible within the meaning of the law for the processing of the data is:
PTA Programmier-Technische Arbeiten GmbH
Weberstraße 2-4
D-68165 Mannheim
Tel.: +46 621 419600
Mail: pta.mannheim@pta.de
2. Categories of data, purpose and legal basis of processing
You can, of course, visit our website without providing any personal information. You can access the privacy notice via the link at the bottom of each page.
We use your personal data in the context of visiting our website only for the operation and optimization of our website. For this purpose, the IP address, various technical data of the end device (e.g. operating system, browser used, etc.) and data about the use of our website are collected. We do not store this data beyond the legal retention periods or the fulfillment of the purpose. Processing of this data is necessary to ensure the operation of the website. If you do not agree to this processing, we will not be able to provide you with our online offer. We evaluate this information statistically in order to make the use of our website even more pleasant for all visitors. A link with any personal data already stored by us does not take place. The data accrued in the course of using the website will be deleted after 14 months at the latest. The storage of data may be extended in individual cases to enforce legal claims, to defend against any legal claims or by legal obligations.
The processing of personal data for the purpose of operating the website and network and information security is based on Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit f) DSGVO. There is no legal or contractual obligation on your part to provide data in the context of using our website. However, operation of the website or answering your inquiries is not possible without processing your data.
3. Recipient of the data
Your data will not be disclosed to third parties unless there is a legal obligation to disclose the data. This processing is based on Article 6 (1) c) DSGVO and in connection with the respective order or legal obligation to which we are subject in the individual case. According to Article 6 (1) c) DSGVO, it is permitted to process personal data if the processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject. Categories of recipients of the data are public bodies in the event of a legal obligation and processors who process the data collected online on our behalf and, if applicable, joint controllers with us. Involved processors are:
- D.vinci HR-Systems GmbH
4. Contact form
When filling out the contact form, you provide us with personal data. We may collect the following types of data: Name, email address and information of your question/concern. We use this data only to respond to your specific inquiry or request and to provide you with information. To protect your data, we use a recognized encryption method when transmitting it to us. We will retain your personal information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this notice. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.
The legal basis of the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 S. 1 lit a, and in the case of pre-contractual measures Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b GDPR. Submitting the form constitutes your consent to the processing of the data.
5. Registration for customer events
When you register for one of our customer events and fill out the corresponding form, we collect the following personal data from you: First name, last name, e-mail, company (optional). You can also specify the name of an accompanying person or be specified as an accompanying person.
We use this data only for the purpose of organizing and conducting the corresponding event. The legal basis is your consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO, which you grant us by submitting the form. We will keep your personal data for 6 weeks and then delete it.
The recipient of the data is our order processor evenito AG, which processes the data entered in the form on our behalf.
In addition, if you participate in an event online, your personal data will be shared with our processors Zoom Inc. for the purpose of conducting the online event. and Handelsblatt GmbH. In this context, it cannot be ruled out that your data will be processed in the USA (Zoom).
We have concluded a processing agreement with all processors and, in addition, the standard contractual clauses with Zoom.
Beyond that, your personal data will not be passed on to third parties.
6. Cookies
We use session cookies on our website. Below we would like to briefly explain the purpose of these cookies. Cookies are short snippets of text that we store on your computer. Cookies do not execute any commands on your computer, so they do not pose a security risk.
Session cookies store certain information while you browse our website and are not stored permanently, but are deleted again when you leave our website.
The use of session cookies is based on Article 6 para. 1 f). The operation of the website is in the legitimate interest of the responsible party.
You can define the handling of cookies in your browser yourself, you can even reject cookies altogether or configure your browser so that cookies are deleted regularly. You will find sufficient information about this on the Internet.
7. google tag manager
On our website, we use the service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter: Google Tag Manager). Google Tag Manager provides a technical platform for executing and controlling other web services and web tracking programs in a bundled manner by means of so-called “tags”.We use Google Tag Manager to execute and control analysis tools such as Google Analytics.
The data sent by individual tags integrated in Google Tag Manager is merged, stored and processed by Google Tag Manager under a standardized user interface.
The Tag Manager itself processes personal data such as your IP address.
With regard to the web services integrated via Google Tag Manager, the regulations in the respective section of this data protection notice apply.
The legal basis for the use of Google Tag Manager when displaying the cookie banner is our legal obligation pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. c GDPR and, in the case of the use of other analysis tools and trackers, your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a GDPR.
8. google analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site.
Among other things, the following data is collected from you: IP address, time spent on the website, language, location and the browser you are using. The analysis is carried out using an algorithm (machine learning), which uses the collected data to measure and analyse your user behaviour and can recognize it on other devices you use.
Your IP address is anonymized by default before it is transmitted to Google by shortening it.
We have also deactivated the collection of precise location, position and device data.
We have deactivated Google Signals.
You can find out more about how Google uses this data here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites?hl=de
The transfer of data to the USA takes place on the basis of the Data Privacy Framework.
Google Analytics is only used if you have given your consent. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit a GDPR and § 25 TDDDG.
You can revoke this consent at any time by clicking the button at the bottom left of the screen and saving a new selection.
The data collected with Google Analytics is passed on internally to our marketing department and processed there.
9. salesviewer
We use the salesviewer service on our website, a web analysis service provided by SalesViewer® GmbH, Huestraße 30, 44787 Bochum, Germany.
The purpose of the data processing is to identify companies that have visited our website in order to conduct more effective direct marketing or to make better use of website traffic. For this purpose, a javascript-based code is used to collect company-related data and the corresponding usage. The data collected with this technology is encrypted using a non-reversible one-way function (known as hashing). The data is immediately pseudonymized and not used to personally identify the visitor to this website.
The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f GDPR.
You can object to the data collection and storage at any time with effect for the future by clicking on this link here to prevent the collection by SalesViewer® within this website in the future. This places an opt-out cookie for this website on your device. If you delete your cookies in this browser, you must click this link again.
Specifically, the following business data may be processed: IP address, company name, location, industry, website and any contact details and data about the use of our website.
We will retain any personal data until the purpose of the processing has expired and then delete the data, provided that the deletion does not conflict with any statutory retention obligations.
10 Google Ads
We use the online advertising program and conversion tracking of “Google Ads” from the operator Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St., Dublin, Ireland.
We use this service to determine how successful the individual advertising measures are and to be able to adapt our advertisements even more specifically to the needs of our prospective customers. This service is only used if you have given your consent. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.
If you click on an ad placed by Google, cookies are set for conversion tracking, which provides us and Google with the information that the respective user has clicked on the ad. This also tells us from which page or through which ad someone came to our website, which links were clicked, the time spent on the website and how many people visited our website via Google Ads. However, we do not receive any information with which users can be personally identified. The operator may also collect your IP address and link it to your Google account, if you have one. We store the data collected for two years and then delete it.
You can find more information about how this data is used by the operator in Google’s privacy policy: https://ads.google.com/intl/de_de/home/faq/gdpr/
11. social media
We use a LinkedIn account of the operator LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. To adjust your advertising settings on your LinkedIn profile, please use this link:
https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out
We have entered into a shared responsibility agreement with LinkedIn. This agreement specifies the data processing operations for which we or LinkedIn are responsible when you visit our LinkedIn presence. LinkedIn Ireland assumes primary responsibility under the GDPR for the processing of Insights data. You can view this agreement at the following link:
https://legal.linkedin.com/pages-joint-controller-addendum
You can find LinkedIn’s privacy policy here:
https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
We use a Xing account of the operator XING SE, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany. We use our Xing account to stay in touch with visitors and interested parties, to make new contacts and to provide interesting information for our network. In the course of communication and messaging, we process the personal data that you may provide to us in a message.
We also use Xing to contact potential employees. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interest in a timely exchange and communication with our network as well as the recruitment of new employees according to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f GDPR. We store your data for the duration of the fulfillment of the purpose and beyond that within the scope of legal retention periods.
Youtube
We use the so-called “extended data protection mode” of the provider Youtube to embed videos. The operator of the service is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
According to YouTube, the “Enhanced Privacy Mode” function means that the data described in more detail below is only transmitted to YouTube’s server when you actually start a video.
Without this “Enhanced Privacy”, a connection to the YouTube server in the USA is established as soon as you call up one of our Internet pages on which a YouTube video is embedded.
This connection is necessary to be able to display the respective video on our website via your internet browser. In the course of this, YouTube will at least record and process your IP address, the date and time, and the website you visited. In addition, a connection to Google’s advertising network “DoubleClick” is established.
If you are logged into YouTube at the same time, YouTube assigns the connection information to your YouTube account. If you want to prevent this, you must either log out of YouTube before visiting our website or make the appropriate settings in your YouTube user account.
For the purpose of functionality as well as for the analysis of user behavior, YouTube permanently stores cookies on your end device via your Internet browser.
The legal basis is your consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a GDPR. By interacting with the videos, you give us your consent to the data processing described above. The transfer to the USA takes place on the basis of the Data Privacy Framework.
We also use a YouTube channel of the operator Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
When you visit our Youtube channel, the operator processes, among other things, your personal data such as IP address and information about your terminal device. If you are logged in with your Google account, this data can be linked to your account.
We use the statistical data provided by Google about the use of the channel for the purpose of optimizing the reach and improving our offer. In particular, we can view the following data:
- Number of views of our videos
- Number of subscribers to our channel
- Access source
- End device information
- Demographic data
- Categories of other videos viewed by callers to our videos
We have no influence on the generation of these statistics.
Further information on data processing by Google can be found at:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de
In addition, we may process your personal data to respond to inquiries or for other communications through our channel.
The legal basis for the processing is your consent, which you give us by visiting our channel and writing a comment or initiating other communication with us (Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a DSGVO).
12. your rights in relation to the processing of your personal data
With regard to the processing of personal data, you have various rights, which we would like to inform you about below. You can also find details of your rights in Articles 15 to 21 of the GDPR and Sections 32 to 37 of the German Federal Data Protection Act (“BDSG“).
You have the right to obtain information about your personal data. You can also request the correction of incorrect data.
In addition, under certain conditions, you have the right to delete data, the right to restrict data processing and the right to data portability. Against processing on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR, as well as against any profiling in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR. You can revoke any consent you have given in the context of using the website informally and without giving reasons at any time with effect for the future.
You may assert all of the aforementioned rights pursuant to Articles 15 to 21 of the GDPR against the controller informally by e-mail or post.
You also have the right to complain to the competent data protection supervisory authority if you consider that the processing of your data is unlawful. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at:
https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html
If you have any questions regarding data protection, please feel free to contact our external data protection officer:
Data Protection Officer
Weberstraße 2-4
D-68165 Mannheim
E-mail: datenschutz@pta.de
General information on data protection and the processing of personal data in data protection processes can be found at https://www.dsgvo-support.de.
Data protection information for LinkedIn
Welcome to our LinkedIn page.
We are very committed to data protection and consider transparency in the handling of your data to be very important. We would therefore like to inform you accordingly.
There is an agreement between LinkedIn and us as joint controllers in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. You can access this agreement at the following link
https://legal.linkedin.com/pages-joint-controller-addendum
This agreement stipulates that LinkedIn itself assumes all data protection obligations in connection with Page Insights.
1. name and address of the person responsible:
Jointly responsible for the operation of this LinkedIn page are:
a)
LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company
Wilton Place,
Dublin 2, Ireland
You can contact LinkedIn’s data protection officer using the following form:
https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/ask/ppq
and
b)
PTA Programmier-Technische Arbeiten GmbH
Weberstraße 2-4
D-68165 Mannheim
Tel.: +46 621 41960 0
Mail: pta.mannheim@pta.de
You can reach our external data protection officer at
E-mail: datenschutz@pta.de
2. Categories of data, purpose and legal basis of processing
With regard to data processing by LinkedIn, we refer to their privacy policy https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
In the following, we explain the data processing procedures we carry out.
a. Statistical data
We can access statistical data of various categories via the so-called “Insights” on the LinkedIn page.(https://business.linkedin.com/de-de/marketing-solutions/reporting-analytics)
These statistics are generated and provided by LinkedIn. For a selectable period of time and sorted by job title, company and industry, the following data is provided to us by LinkedIn in relation to our LinkedIn page: Number of interactions such as likes, comments, shared posts, clicks, shares, conversion rate and video views of posts on our LinkedIn page
Due to the constant development of LinkedIn, the availability and processing of the data changes, so we refer you to LinkedIn’s privacy policy for further details.
The processing of personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is to make our posts and activities on our LinkedIn page more attractive to users. For example, we use the demographic data for a customized approach and the preferred visiting times of the users for a time-optimized planning of our posts. Information about the type of devices used by visitors helps us to adapt the design of our posts accordingly.
b. Interactions with our account
It is also possible for you to interact with our account. You can do this, for example, by liking, sharing or commenting on a post or by writing to us directly.
When you interact with us, data processing by us is usually inevitable, as we can see your account and thus gain access to your personal data, such as your user name, your profile picture or the date or time of the interaction. In accordance with the LinkedIn Terms of Use, which every user has agreed to when creating a LinkedIn profile, we can identify subscribers to the site and view their profiles and other information shared by you.
The data collected here is information that is only made available to us through your interaction with our profile. The processing of personal data is therefore based on Art. 6 para. 1 b) GDPR.
c. Use of forms
We provide various forms on our LinkedIn account where you can register to receive further information about our products or access white papers.
If you fill in a form requesting contact or further information about our products, we will use your personal data to respond to your specific query or request and to provide you with information.
We will retain your personal information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this notice. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.
The legal basis for the processing of general inquiries is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.
For inquiries about contracts or in the context of contract initiation, the legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b GDPR.
Submitting the form constitutes your consent to the processing of the data.
You have the option of requesting a free white paper on our website. For this purpose, we collect your name, your e-mail address, your company and information about your individual requirements. The legal basis for data processing is the contract that is concluded by requesting the whitepaper (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR). We store your personal data for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this paragraph and beyond that within the framework of statutory retention periods.
We use your e-mail address, which we have received in this context, to send you further information from time to time. The legal basis is our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f in conjunction with Section 7 (3) UWG.
You can object to this processing at any time without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic rates.
3. Recipient of the data
We would like to point out that LinkedIn may pass on your data to third parties. However, we have no influence on this. You can find more detailed information on this in LinkedIn’s privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
We will not disclose your data unless there is a legal obligation to transmit the data. Such a transfer takes place on the basis of Article 6 (1) c) GDPR and in connection with the respective order or legal obligation to which we are subject in individual cases. Categories of recipients of the data are public authorities in the event of a legal obligation and processors who process the data collected online on our behalf, such as web hosts and designers, providers of analysis services, etc.
4. storage period and deletion
Information on data storage by LinkedIn can be found in their privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
We store all personal data that you transmit to us only for as long as it is required to fulfill the purposes for which this data was transmitted or as long as this is required by law. Once the purpose has been fulfilled and/or the statutory retention periods have expired, we will delete or block the data.
5. rights of the data subject
With regard to the processing of personal data, you have various rights, which we would like to inform you about below. You can also find details of your rights in Articles 15 to 21 GDPR and Sections 32 to 37 of the German Federal Data Protection Act (“BDSG”).
You have the right to receive information about your personal data. You can also request the correction of incorrect data.
In addition, under certain conditions, you have the right to erasure of data, the right to restriction of data processing and the right to data portability. Against processing on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR, as well as against any profiling in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR. You can revoke any consent you have given in the context of using the website informally and without giving reasons at any time with effect for the future.
You may assert all of the aforementioned rights pursuant to Articles 15 to 21 of the GDPR against the controller informally by e-mail or post.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority for data protection if you believe that the processing of your data is unlawful. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html
If the processing is carried out by LinkedIn, you can also contact LinkedIn directly. This is particularly the case if processing is involved in the context of Page Insights. You can contact LinkedIn using the following form:
https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/ask/ppq
You can also send us a letter to the following address:
LinkedIn Unlimited Company
Wilton Place
Dublin 2, Ireland
Alternatively, you can of course also contact us and we will forward your request to LinkedIn in these cases – in accordance with our agreement with LinkedIn pursuant to Art. 26 GDPR.
