Privacy Policy

1. Validity

This privacy policy applies to the following online offers:

Website: https://campus-lab.de
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CampusLab1
Instagram: campuslab_de
x (Twitter): @campus_lab
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/campuslab/
XING: https://www.xing.com/pages/campuslabgmbh

2. Name and address of the data controller

The controller of the data processing is :

CampusLab GmbH
represented by the managing director Prof. Dr. Tobias Brückmann
Eisenbahnstraße 92/93
16225 Eberswalde
dialog@campus-lab.de

Further information and contact details can be found in the legal notice at: https://campus-lab.de/imprint

3. Definition of terms

The data protection terms correspond to those of the General Data Protection Regulation in Art. 4 GDPR.

4. Cookies

The web pages of CampusLab GmbH use cookies. Cookies are text files that are placed and stored on a computer system via an Internet browser.

Numerous websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier for the cookie. It consists of a character string that allows websites and servers to be assigned to the specific internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This enables the websites and servers visited to distinguish the individual browser of the data subject from other Internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific internet browser can be recognised and identified via the unique cookie ID.

Through the use of cookies, the CampusLab GmbH can provide the users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting.

Cookies can be used to optimise the information and offers on our website for the benefit of the user. As already mentioned, cookies enable us to recognise the users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website. For example, the user of a website that uses cookies does not have to re-enter their access data each time they visit the website because this is taken over by the website and the cookie stored on the user’s computer system. Another example is the cookie for a shopping basket in an online shop. The online shop remembers the items that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping basket via a cookie.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by means of a corresponding setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Furthermore, cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software (e.g. using the Ghostery browser plug-in). This is possible in all common internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the Internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be fully usable.

5. Recording of general data and information

The website of the CampusLab GmbH collects a series of general data and information when a data subject or automated system calls up the website. This general data and information is stored in the server log files. The (1) browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system accesses our website (so-called referrer), (4) the sub-websites which are accessed via an accessing system on our website can be recorded, (5) the date and time of access to the website, (6) an internet protocol address (IP address), (7) the internet service provider of the accessing system and (8) other similar data and information used for security purposes in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using these general data and information, the CampusLab GmbH does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is needed to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) optimise the content of our website and the advertising for it, (3) ensure the long-term functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in the event of a cyber attack. Therefore, the CampusLab GmbH analyses anonymously collected data and information statistically, with the aim of increasing the data protection and data security of our enterprise, and to ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

6. Registration on onlinekurse.campus-lab.de

The data subject has the option of registering on the controller’s website (https://onlinekurse.campus-lab.de/) by providing personal data. Which personal data is transmitted to the controller is determined by the respective input mask used for registration.

The personal data entered by the data subject when registering at onlinekurse.campus-lab.de is collected and stored exclusively for internal use by the controller and for the controller’s own purposes. The personal data is first name, surname, e-mail address, country. This data is required for authentication, enrolment in courses and management of the data subject’s user profile.

When courses are run, the activities and learning progress of the person concerned are documented. This serves to improve the learning experience on the one hand and to improve and optimise services on onlinekurse.campus-lab.de on the other. We also need to ensure that the course has been completed by the user in order to be able to issue a certificate.

By registering on the controller’s website, the IP address assigned by the data subject’s Internet service provider (ISP), the date and time of registration are also stored. This data is stored against the background that this is the only way to prevent misuse of our services and, if necessary, to enable criminal offences to be investigated. In this respect, the storage of this data is necessary to safeguard the controller. This data is not passed on to third parties unless there is a legal obligation to pass it on or the passing on serves the purpose of criminal prosecution.

The registration of the data subject with voluntary provision of personal data serves the controller to offer the data subject content or services which, due to the nature of the matter, can only be offered to registered users. Registered persons are free to change the personal data provided during registration at any time or to have it completely deleted from the controller’s database.

The controller shall provide any data subject at any time upon request with information about which personal data relating to the data subject is stored. Furthermore, the controller shall rectify or erase personal data at the request or indication of the data subject, insofar as this does not conflict with any statutory retention obligations. A data protection officer named in this privacy policy and all of the controller’s employees are available to the data subject as contact persons in this context.

7. Datenschutzbestimmungen zum Dienstleister Thinkific

Für die technische und administrative Umsetzung von onlinekurse.campus-lab.de wird der Cloud-Dienstleister Thinkific (Thinkific Labs Inc., 400 – 369 Terminal Ave. Vancouver, BC, Canada) genutzt.

Die in Punkt 6. erwähnten personenbezogenen Daten (Vorname, Nachname, E-Mail-Adresse, Land sowie ggf. Zahlungsdaten) werden seitens Thinkific lediglich zur technischen Verarbeitung und zur Verwaltung der Dienste genutzt. Thinkific, als das Unternehmen, das personenbezogene Daten im Auftrag und auf Anweisung des Verantwortlichen (CampusLab) verarbeitet, ist lediglich der Auftragsverarbeiter. CampusLab hat jederzeit Zugriff zu diesen Daten und kann diese entfernen.

Die geltenden Datenschutzbestimmungen von Thinkific sind unter https://www.thinkific.com/resources/privacy-policy/abrufbar. Weitere Informationen zur Datenverarbeitung sind unter https://www.thinkific.com/resources/dpa/ zu finden.

8. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Accredible

On onlinekurse.campus-lab.de, users are given the opportunity to obtain a digital certificate and have it issued automatically. As a result, personal data such as first name, surname, email address, country and creation data are passed on to the service provider Accredible (800 West El Camino Real Suite 18094040 Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California, USA). The data subject has the option of correcting, updating and, if necessary, deleting the data entered via the profile settings at Accredible. This can also be done by instructing CampusLab accordingly. Accredible, as the company that processes personal data on behalf of and on the instructions of the controller (CampusLab), is merely the processor.

Accredible hat strenge Datensicherheitsmaßnahmen, die unter https://www.accredible.com/data-privacy/ abgerufen werden können. Die geltenden Datenschutzbestimmungen von Accredible sind unter https://www.accredible.com/privacy-policy/ zu finden.

9. Our offers in social networks

9.1. Social Networks / Social Media

You can also find our offers in social networks.

• The persons concerned are all users of these social networks.
• The types of data processed are contact data (e.g. e-mail, telephone numbers); content data in the input masks including shared images and videos, usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times); meta/communication data (e.g. device information, IP addresses).
• We would like to point out that user data may be processed outside the European Union. This may result in risks for users because, for example, it could make it more difficult to enforce users’ rights. Furthermore, user data within social networks is generally processed for market research and advertising purposes. For example, user profiles can be created based on user behaviour and the resulting interests of users. The user profiles can in turn be used, for example, to place adverts within and outside the networks that presumably correspond to the interests of the users. For these purposes, cookies are usually stored on the users’ computers, in which the usage behaviour and interests of the users are stored. Furthermore, data can also be stored in the user profiles independently of the devices used by the users (especially if the users are members of the respective platforms and are logged in to them).
• For a detailed description of the respective forms of processing and the opt-out options, please refer to the data protection declarations and information provided by the operators of the respective networks.
• In the case of requests for information and the assertion of data subject rights, we would also like to point out that these can be asserted most effectively with the providers. Only the providers have access to the users’ data and can take appropriate measures and provide information directly.
• The purposes of the processing are to enable marketing measures, contact requests and the opening of communication channels with you, such as opinions and feedback.
• The legal basis results from our legitimate interests, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and your consent to the use of the services, which often also require you to have your own account with these services, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

9.2. Instagram

Soziales Network

• Service Provider: Meta Platforms Irland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Irland;
• Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Abs. 1 S. 1 lit. f) GDPR);
• Website: https://www.instagram.com; 
• Privacy policy: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy.

The other social networks we use are explained in detail from point 16 onwards.

10. Contact via the website

The website of the CampusLab GmbH contains information that enables a quick electronic contact to our enterprise, as well as direct communication with us, which also includes a general address of the so-called electronic mail (e-mail address). If a data subject contacts the data controller by e-mail or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject is automatically stored. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a data subject to the controller are stored for the purposes of processing or contacting the data subject. This personal data is not passed on to third parties.

11. Contact via Typeform forms

We use Typeform (TYPEFORM S.L., Carrer Doctor Trueta, 113-119, Planta 1, 08005 Barcelona, Spain) to make contact, for example in courses, and to collect valuable customer feedback. Typeform is a service provider for the creation and evaluation of digital forms and surveys.

The data entered by the data subject in a Typeform form will only be stored by the service provider Typeform for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject.

The applicable data protection provisions of Typeform may be retrieved under https://admin.typeform.com/to/dwk6gt.

12. Kommentarfunktion im Blog auf der Internetseite

Die CampusLab GmbH bietet den Nutzern auf einem Blog, der sich auf der Internetseite des für die Verarbeitung Verantwortlichen befindet, die Möglichkeit, individuelle Kommentare zu einzelnen Blog-Beiträgen zu hinterlassen. Ein Blog ist ein auf einer Internetseite geführtes, in der Regel öffentlich einsehbares Portal, in welchem eine oder mehrere Personen, die Blogger oder Web-Blogger genannt werden, Artikel posten oder Gedanken in sogenannten Blogposts niederschreiben können. Die Blogposts können in der Regel von Dritten kommentiert werden.

Hinterlässt eine betroffene Person einen Kommentar in dem auf dieser Internetseite veröffentlichten Blog, werden neben den von der betroffenen Person hinterlassenen Kommentaren auch Angaben zum Zeitpunkt der Kommentareingabe sowie zu dem von der betroffenen Person gewählten Nutzernamen (Pseudonym) gespeichert und veröffentlicht. Ferner wird die vom Internet-Service-Provider (ISP) der betroffenen Person vergebene IP-Adresse mitprotokolliert. Diese Speicherung der IP-Adresse erfolgt aus Sicherheitsgründen und für den Fall, dass die betroffene Person durch einen abgegebenen Kommentar die Rechte Dritter verletzt oder rechtswidrige Inhalte postet. Die Speicherung dieser personenbezogenen Daten erfolgt daher im eigenen Interesse des für die Verarbeitung Verantwortlichen, damit sich dieser im Falle einer Rechtsverletzung gegebenenfalls exkulpieren könnte. Es erfolgt keine Weitergabe dieser erhobenen personenbezogenen Daten an Dritte, sofern eine solche Weitergabe nicht gesetzlich vorgeschrieben ist oder der Rechtsverteidigung des für die Verarbeitung Verantwortlichen dient.

13. Routine deletion and blocking of personal data

The controller shall process and store the personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or as far as this is granted by the European legislator or other legislators in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject to.

If the storage purpose no longer applies or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with the statutory provisions.

14. Your rights as a data subject of our online services

a) According to the GDPR (in particular Art. 15 to Art. 21), you are entitled to the rights listed below, which you can assert at any time with the controller named in section 2 of this data protection declaration:

b) Right to information

In accordance with Art. 15 GDPR, you can request confirmation as to whether and which of your personal data we process. In addition, you can receive all information in accordance with Art. 15 a) to h) GDPR and a copy of the personal data from us in accordance with the requirements of the GDPR.

c) Right to rectification

In accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, you can request the rectification of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us and concerning you.

d) Right to erasure (Right to be forgotten)

In accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, you have the right to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us, provided that the requirements of the GDPR are met.  

e) Right to restriction of processing

In accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data if the requirements of the GDPR are met.

Right to information:

If you have asserted the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing against us, we are obliged to notify all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been disclosed of the rectification or erasure of the data or the restriction of processing requested by you, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. You have the right to be informed by us about these recipients.

f) Right to data portability

In accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, you may request that we receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or request that it be transferred to another controller.

g) Right to object

In accordance with Art. 21 GDPR, you have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on a balancing of interests (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). This is particularly the case if the data processing is not necessary for the performance of a contract. If you make use of your right to object, we ask you to explain the reasons. We will then no longer process your personal data unless we can prove to you that there are compelling legitimate grounds for data processing that outweigh your interests and rights.

Please address your objection to the contact address of the controller given above.

h) Automated decisions in individual cases including profiling

No decision-making based solely on automated processing – including profiling – takes place.

i) Right to withdraw data protection consent

In accordance with Art. 7 (3) GDPR, you have the right to withdraw your consent to the processing of your data at any time. The revocation declared by you does not change the legality of the processing of your personal data up to the revocation.

15. Datenschutz bei Bewerbungen und im Bewerbungsverfahren

Der für die Verarbeitung Verantwortliche erhebt und verarbeitet die personenbezogenen Daten von Bewerbern zum Zwecke der Abwicklung des Bewerbungsverfahrens. Die Verarbeitung kann auch auf elektronischem Wege erfolgen. Dies ist insbesondere dann der Fall, wenn ein Bewerber entsprechende Bewerbungsunterlagen auf dem elektronischen Wege, beispielsweise per E-Mail oder über ein auf der Internetseite befindliches Webformular, an den für die Verarbeitung Verantwortlichen übermittelt. Schließt der für die Verarbeitung Verantwortliche einen Anstellungsvertrag mit einem Bewerber, werden die übermittelten Daten zum Zwecke der Abwicklung des Beschäftigungsverhältnisses unter Beachtung der gesetzlichen Vorschriften gespeichert. Wird von dem für die Verarbeitung Verantwortlichen kein Anstellungsvertrag mit dem Bewerber geschlossen, so werden die Bewerbungsunterlagen zwei Monate nach Bekanntgabe der Absageentscheidung automatisch gelöscht, sofern einer Löschung keine sonstigen berechtigten Interessen des für die Verarbeitung Verantwortlichen entgegenstehen. Sonstiges berechtigtes Interesse in diesem Sinne ist beispielsweise eine Beweispflicht in einem Verfahren nach dem Allgemeinen Gleichbehandlungsgesetz (AGG).

16. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Facebook

We use the technical platform and services of Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd (hereinafter referred to as “Meta”) to operate our Facebook page. Together with Meta, we are responsible for collecting data from visitors to our fan page. When users use Meta products such as Facebook pages (“Pages”), Meta collects information as described in the Meta Data Policy under “What information do we collect?” (For information on how Meta uses cookies and similar technologies, please refer to the Meta Cookie Policy). This data includes, in particular, information about the types of content that users view or interact with, or the actions they take, as well as information about the devices used by users (e.g. IP addresses, operating system, browser type, language settings, cookie data.

As explained in the Meta Data Policy under “How do we use this information?”, Meta also collects and uses information to provide analytics services, known as Page Insights, to site operators to help them understand how people interact with their pages and the content associated with them. Meta has concluded a joint responsibility agreement with us via an addendum to the Page Insights (Page Insights addendum regarding the controller), which regulates in particular which security measures Meta must observe and in which Meta has agreed to fulfill the rights of data subjects (e.g. users can address information or deletion requests directly to Meta).

• The operation of the Facebook page, including the processing of users’ personal data, is based on our legitimate interest in a contemporary and supportive information and interaction opportunity for and with our users.

• Service Provider: Facebook is a service of Facebook Inc, 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304 – USA, registered office in the EU: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland

• Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Abs. 1 S. 1 lit. f) GDPR);

• Website: https://www.facebook.com;

• Privacy policy available at: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy;

• Standard contractual clauses (guaranteeing the level of data protection for processing in third countries): https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum;

• Processing of personal data by Facebook: Responsibility: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/information_about_page_insights_data. The joint responsibility is limited to the collection by and transfer of data to Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, a company based in the EU. The further processing of the data is the sole responsibility of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, which in particular concerns the transfer of data to the parent company Meta Platforms, Inc. in the USA (on the basis of the standard contractual clauses concluded between Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and Meta Platforms, Inc.)

17. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Google Analytics (with anonymization function)

The data controller has integrated and activated the Google Analytics component (with anonymization function) on this website. Google Analytics is a web analysis service. Web analysis is the collection, gathering and evaluation of data about the behavior of visitors to websites. Among other things, a web analysis service collects data on which website a data subject came to a website from (so-called referrer), which subpages of the website were accessed or how often and for how long a subpage was viewed. Web analysis is mainly used to optimize a website and for the cost-benefit analysis of Internet advertising.

The operating company of the Google Analytics component is Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA).

The data controller uses the addition “_gat._anonymizeIp” for web analysis via Google Analytics. By means of this addition, the IP address of the Internet connection of the data subject is shortened and anonymized by Google if access to our Internet pages is from a member state of the European Union or from another state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyze the flow of visitors to our website. Google uses the data and information obtained, among other things, to evaluate the use of our website, to compile online reports for us that show the activities on our website, and to provide other services related to the use of our website.

GGoogle Analytics places several cookies on the data subject’s IT system. What cookies are has already been explained above. By setting the cookie, Google is enabled to analyze the use of our website. Each time one of the individual pages of this website is accessed, which is operated by the controller and on which a Google Analytics component has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data to Google for the purpose of online analysis. During the course of this technical procedure, Google gains knowledge of personal information, such as the IP address of the data subject, which serves Google, inter alia, to understand the origin of visitors and clicks, and subsequently create commission settlements.

The cookie is used to store personal information, such as the access time, the location from which access was made and the frequency of visits to our website by the data subject. Each time our website is visited, this personal data, including the IP address of the Internet connection used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass on this personal data collected via the technical process to third parties.

The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from placing a cookie on the data subject’s IT system. In addition, a cookie already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.

Under the following link you can deactivate Google Analytics for onlinekurse.campus-lab.de with one click:

• Deactivate Google Analytics

This browser add-on informs Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data and information about visits to websites may be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-on is considered an objection by Google. If the data subject’s IT system is deleted, formatted or reinstalled at a later date, the data subject must reinstall the browser add-on in order to deactivate Google Analytics. If the browser add-on is uninstalled or deactivated by the data subject or another person who is attributable to their sphere of control, it is possible to reinstall or reactivate the browser add-on.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google may be retrieved under https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and under http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html. Google Analytics is explained in more detail at this link https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/analytics/.

18. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Google AdWords

The data controller has integrated Google AdWords on this website. Google AdWords is an Internet advertising service that allows advertisers to place ads both in Google’s search engine results and in the Google advertising network. Google AdWords allows an advertiser to specify certain keywords in advance, which are used to display an ad in Google’s search engine results only when the user uses the search engine to retrieve a keyword-relevant search result. In the Google advertising network, the ads are distributed to relevant websites using an automatic algorithm and taking into account the previously defined keywords.

The operating company of the Google AdWords services is Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA).

The purpose of Google AdWords is to promote our website by displaying interest-relevant advertising on the websites of third-party companies and in the search engine results of the Google search engine.

If a data subject reaches our website via a Google ad, a so-called conversion cookie is stored on the data subject’s IT system by Google. What cookies are has already been explained above. A conversion cookie loses its validity after thirty days and is not used to identify the data subject. If the cookie has not yet expired, the conversion cookie is used to track whether certain sub-pages, such as the shopping cart from an online store system, have been accessed on our website. The conversion cookie enables both us and Google to track whether a data subject who has reached our website via an AdWords ad has generated sales, i.e. completed or canceled a purchase.

The data and information collected through the use of the conversion cookie is used by Google to compile visit statistics for our website. These visit statistics are in turn used by us to determine the total number of users who were referred to us via AdWords ads, i.e. to determine the success or failure of the respective AdWords ad and to optimize our AdWords ads for the future. Neither our company nor other Google AdWords advertisers receive information from Google that could be used to identify the data subject.

The conversion cookie is used to store personal information, such as the websites visited by the data subject. Each time our website is visited, personal data, including the IP address of the Internet connection used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass on this personal data collected via the technical process to third parties.

The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from placing a conversion cookie on the data subject’s IT system. In addition, a cookie already set by Google AdWords can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the option of objecting to interest-based advertising by Google. To do this, the data subject must call up the link https://www.google.de/settings/ads from each of the Internet browsers they use and make the desired settings there.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google may be retrieved under https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

19. Data protection provisions about the application and use of LinkedIn

The controller has integrated components of LinkedIn Corporation on this website. LinkedIn is an Internet-based social network that enables users to connect with existing business contacts and to make new business contacts.

The operating company of LinkedIn is LinkedIn Corporation (2029 Stierlin Court Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). LinkedIn Ireland, Privacy Policy Issues (Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland) is responsible for data protection matters outside the USA.

Each time you visit our website, which is equipped with a LinkedIn component (LinkedIn plug-in), this component causes the browser used by the data subject to download a corresponding representation of the LinkedIn component. Further information about the LinkedIn plug-ins may be accessed under https://developer.linkedin.com/plugins. As part of this technical process, LinkedIn receives information about which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged in to LinkedIn at the same time, LinkedIn recognizes which specific subpage of our website the data subject is visiting each time the data subject accesses our website and for the entire duration of their stay on our website. This information is collected by the LinkedIn component and assigned by LinkedIn to the respective LinkedIn account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on one of the LinkedIn buttons integrated on our website, LinkedIn assigns this information to the personal LinkedIn user account of the data subject and stores this personal data.

LinkedIn always receives information via the LinkedIn component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged in to LinkedIn at the same time as accessing our website; this takes place regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the LinkedIn component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to LinkedIn, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their LinkedIn account before accessing our website.

LinkedIn offers the possibility to unsubscribe from email messages, SMS messages and targeted ads and to manage ad settings at https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls. LinkedIn also uses partners such as Quantcast, Google Analytics, BlueKai, DoubleClick, Nielsen, Comscore, Eloqua and Lotame, which may set cookies. Such cookies can be rejected at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy. You can also block third-party cookies in common browsers such as Firefox. The applicable data protection provisions of LinkedIn can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy LinkedIn’s cookie policy is available at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy.

20. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Shariff

The controller has integrated the Shariff component on this website. The Shariff component provides social media buttons that are compliant with data protection regulations. Shariff was developed for the German computer magazine c’t and is published via GitHub, Inc.

The developer of the component is GitHub, Inc (88 Colin P. Kelly Junior Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA).

Usually, the button solutions provided by the social networks already transfer personal data to the respective social network when a user visits a website in which a social media button has been integrated. By using the Shariff component, personal data is only transmitted to social networks when the visitor to a website actively clicks on one of the social media buttons. Further information on the Shariff component is provided by the computer magazine c’t at http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Datenschutz-und-Social-Media-Der-c-t-Shariff-ist-im-Einsatz-2470103.htmlbereitgehalten. The purpose of using the Shariff component is to protect the personal data of visitors to our website and at the same time to enable us to integrate a button solution for social networks on this website.

Weitere Informationen und die geltenden Datenschutzbestimmungen von GitHub können unter https://help.github.com/articles/github-privacy-policy/ abgerufen werden.

21. Data protection provisions about the application and use of X (Twitter)

The data controller has integrated Twitter components on this website. Twitter is a multilingual, publicly accessible microblogging service on which users can publish and disseminate so-called tweets, i.e. short messages limited to 140 characters. These short messages can be accessed by anyone, including people who are not registered with Twitter. However, the tweets are also displayed to the so-called followers of the respective user. Followers are other Twitter users who follow a user’s tweets. Twitter also makes it possible to address a broad audience via hashtags, links or retweets.

The operating company of Twitter is Twitter, Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website is accessed, which is operated by the controller and on which a Twitter component (Twitter button) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Twitter component to download a representation of the corresponding Twitter component from Twitter. Further information about the Twitter buttons is available at https://about.twitter.com/de/resources/buttons. During the course of this technical procedure, Twitter gains knowledge of what specific sub-page of our website was visited by the data subject. The purpose of the integration of the Twitter component is to enable our users to redistribute the contents of this website, to make this website known in the digital world and to increase our visitor numbers.

If the data subject is logged in at the same time on Twitter, Twitter recognizes with each call-up to our website by the data subject and for the entire duration of his or her stay on our Internet site, which specific sub-page of our Internet page was visited by the data subject. This information is collected by the Twitter component and assigned by Twitter to the respective Twitter account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on one of the Twitter buttons integrated on our website, the data and information transmitted with it is assigned to the personal Twitter user account of the data subject and stored and processed by Twitter.

Twitter always receives information via the Twitter component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged in to Twitter at the same time as accessing our website; this takes place regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Twitter component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to Twitter, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their Twitter account before accessing our website.

The applicable data protection provisions of Twitter may be retrieved under https://twitter.com/privacy?lang=de.

• Service provider: Twitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2 D02 AX07, Irland, Mutterunternehmen: Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA;
• Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Abs. 1 S. 1 lit. f) GDPR);
• Privacy policy: https://twitter.com/privacy, (Settings: https://twitter.com/personalization).

22. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Xing

The data controller has integrated Xing components on this website. Xing is an Internet-based social network that enables users to connect with existing business contacts and to make new business contacts. Individual users can create a personal profile for themselves on Xing. Companies can, for example, create company profiles or publish job offers on Xing.

The operating company of Xing is XING SE, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website is accessed, which is operated by the controller and on which a Xing component (Xing plug-in) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Xing component to download a representation of the corresponding Xing component from Xing. Further information about the Xing plug-ins may be accessed under https://dev.xing.com/plugins. As part of this technical process, Xing receives information about which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged in at the same time on Xing, Xing recognizes with each call-up to our website by the data subject and for the entire duration of their stay on our Internet site, which specific sub-page of our Internet page was visited by the data subject. This information is collected by the Xing component and assigned by Xing to the respective Xing account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on one of the Xing buttons integrated on our website, for example the “Share” button, Xing assigns this information to the personal Xing user account of the data subject and stores this personal data.

Xing always receives information via the Xing component that the person concerned has visited our website if the person concerned is logged in to Xing at the same time as accessing our website; this takes place regardless of whether the person concerned clicks on the Xing component or not. If such a transmission of this information to Xing is not desirable for the data subject, the delivery may be prevented if the data subject logs off from their Xing account before a call-up to our website is made.

The data protection provisions published by Xing, which can be accessed at https://www.xing.com/privacy, provide information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by Xing. Xing has also published data protection information for the XING share button at https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.

23. Payment methods

23.1 Privacy policy for PayPal as a payment method

The data controller has integrated PayPal components on this website. PayPal is an online payment service provider. Payments are processed via so-called PayPal accounts, which are virtual private or business accounts. PayPal also offers the option of processing virtual payments via credit cards if a user does not have a PayPal account. A PayPal account is managed via an e-mail address, which is why there is no classic account number. PayPal makes it possible to initiate online payments to third parties or to receive payments. PayPal also assumes trustee functions and offers buyer protection services.

The European operating company of PayPal is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. & Cie. S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, 2449 Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

If the data subject selects “PayPal” as the payment option during the ordering process in our online store, the data of the data subject is automatically transmitted to PayPal. By selecting this payment option, the data subject consents to the transfer of personal data required for payment processing.

The personal data transmitted to PayPal is usually first name, last name, address, email address, IP address, telephone number, cell phone number or other data required for payment processing. Personal data that is necessary for processing the purchase contract is also data that is related to the respective order.

The purpose of transmitting the data is to process payments and prevent fraud. The controller will transmit personal data to PayPal in particular if there is a legitimate interest in the transmission. The personal data exchanged between PayPal and the controller may be transmitted by PayPal to credit reference agencies. The purpose of this transmission is to check identity and creditworthiness.

ayPal may pass on the personal data to affiliated companies and service providers or subcontractors if this is necessary to fulfill the contractual obligations or if the data is to be processed on behalf of PayPal.

The data subject has the option of withdrawing consent to the handling of personal data from PayPal at any time. A revocation does not affect personal data that must be processed, used or transmitted for (contractual) payment processing.

The applicable data protection provisions of PayPal may be retrieved under https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.

23.2 Privacy policy for credit card payment via Stripe

The controller has integrated Stripe components on this website. Stripe is an online payment service provider. Payments are processed via a Stripe integration.

The European operating company of Stripe is Stripe Payments Europe, Ltd, 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin.

If the data subject selects “credit card” as the payment option during the ordering process in our online store, the data of the data subject is automatically transmitted to Stripe. By selecting this payment option, the data subject consents to the transfer of personal data required for payment processing.

The personal data transmitted to Stripe is usually first name, surname, address, email address, telephone number, financial and transaction data (e.g. credit card number) or other data required for payment processing. Personal data relating to the respective order is also required to process the purchase contract.

The purpose of transmitting the data is payment processing and fraud prevention. The controller will transfer personal data to Stripe in particular if there is a legitimate interest in the transfer. The personal data exchanged between Stripe and the controller may be transmitted by Stripe to credit reference agencies. The purpose of this transmission is to check identity and creditworthiness.

Stripe gibt die personenbezogenen Daten gegebenenfalls an verbundene Unternehmen und Leistungserbringer oder Subunternehmer weiter, soweit dies zur Erfüllung der vertraglichen Verpflichtungen erforderlich ist oder die Daten im Auftrag verarbeitet werden sollen.

The data subject has the possibility to revoke the consent to the handling of personal data at any time vis-à-vis Stripe. A revocation does not affect personal data that must be processed, used or transmitted for (contractual) payment processing.

The applicable data protection provisions of Stripe may be retrieved under https://stripe.com/de/privacy#translation.

23.2 Privacy policy for the creation of invoices and payment receipts via Quaderno

For payment processing, the invoice is issued via the service provider Quaderno.io. Quaderno belongs to Recrea, CIF B35635648, Fernando Guanarteme 11 – 35010, Las Palmas, Spain.

The data required for the legally correct creation of invoices and payment receipts is transmitted. This data may include first name, surname, address and e-mail address. Recrea aims to offer the “most secure and confidential service possible to ensure the confidentiality of users’ communications and personal data”. Quaderno, as the company that processes personal data on behalf of and on the instructions of the controller (CampusLab), is merely the processor.

The applicable data protection provisions of Quaderno may be retrieved under https://www.quaderno.io/policies/privacy.

24. Legal basis for processing

Art. 6 I lit. a GDPR serves our company as the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, as is the case, for example, when processing operations are necessary for the supply of goods or to provide any other service or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. b GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures, for example in cases of inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation which requires the processing of personal data, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. c GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may become necessary in order to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured in our company and their name, age, health insurance data or other vital information would have to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third party. The processing would then be based on Art. 6 I lit. d GDPR. Ultimately, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 I lit. f GDPR. Processing operations that are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases are based on this legal basis if the processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not prevail. We are permitted to carry out such processing operations in particular because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. In this respect, it took the view that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a customer of the controller (Recital 47 Sentence 2 GDPR).

25. Legitimate interests in the processing pursued by the controller or a third party

Where the processing of personal data is based on Article 6 I lit. f GDPR, our legitimate interest is the performance of our business activities for the benefit of the well-being of all our employees and our shareholders.

26. Duration for which the personal data is stored

The criterion for the duration of the storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After this period has expired, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, provided that it is no longer required for contract fulfillment or contract initiation.

27. Legal or contractual provisions for the provision of personal data; necessity for the conclusion of the contract; obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of non-provision

We would like to inform you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or may also result from contractual regulations (e.g. information on the contractual partner). Sometimes it may be necessary for a contract to be concluded for a data subject to provide us with personal data that must subsequently be processed by us. For example, the data subject is obliged to provide us with personal data if our company concludes a contract with them. Failure to provide the personal data would mean that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Before the data subject provides personal data, the data subject must contact our data protection officer. Our data protection officer will inform the data subject on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of the personal data is required by law or contract or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data and what the consequences would be if the personal data were not provided.en hätte.

28. Further processing and services used

28.1. Profile pictures by Gravatar

We use the Gravatar service within our online offering and in particular in the blog. Gravatar is a service where users can register and store profile pictures and their email addresses. If users leave posts or comments on other online presences (especially in blogs) with the respective e-mail address, their profile pictures can be displayed next to the posts or comments. For this purpose, the e-mail address provided by the users is transmitted to Gravatar in encrypted form for the purpose of checking whether a profile is stored for it. This is the sole purpose of transmitting the e-mail address. It will not be used for any other purpose and will be deleted afterwards.

Gravatar is used on the basis of our legitimate interests, as we use Gravatar to offer post and comment authors the opportunity to personalize their posts with a profile picture. By displaying the images, Gravatar learns the IP address of the user, as this is necessary for communication between a browser and an online service.

If users do not want a user picture linked to their email address at Gravatar to appear in the comments, they should use an email address that is not stored at Gravatar to comment. We would also like to point out that it is also possible to use an anonymous e-mail address or no e-mail address at all if users do not wish their own e-mail address to be sent to Gravatar. Users can completely prevent the transfer of data by not using our comment system. 

Service provider: Aut O’Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd., Grand Canal Dock, 25 Herbert Pl, Dublin, D02 AY86, Irland; Mutterkonzern: Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA; 
legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Abs. 1 S. 1 lit. f) GDPR); 
website: https://automattic.com; privacy policy: https://automattic.com/privacy.

9.2. WordPress emojis

Within our WordPress blog, graphic emojis (or smilies), i.e. small graphic files that express feelings, are used for the purpose of efficient integration of content elements, obtained from external servers. The providers of the servers collect the IP addresses of the users. This is necessary so that the emoji files can be transmitted to the user’s browser; service provider: Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA; legal basis: legitimate interests (Art. 6 Abs. 1 S. 1 lit. f) GDPR); website: https://automattic.com; privacy policy: https://automattic.com/privacy.

9.3. Polylang

Polylang is a multi-language system for WordPress websites to display the website in several languages and thus make it accessible to a larger number of users. Cookies or cookie-like technologies can be stored and read. These can store the user’s selected language and redirect the user to the version of the website that matches the browser language. The legitimate interest in using this service is to store the user’s language in order to deliver the content in the correct language.

Service provider: WP SYNTEX, 28, rue Jean Sébastien Bach, 38090 Villefontaine, France; website: https://polylang.pro/ ; privacy policy: https://polylang.pro/privacy-policy/

29. Consent Tool “Real Cookie Banner”

We use the “Real Cookie Banner” consent tool to manage the cookies and similar technologies used (tracking pixels, web beacons, etc.) and related consents. Details on how “Real Cookie Banner” works can be found at https://devowl.io/de/rcb/datenverarbeitung/.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data in this context is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the management of the cookies and similar technologies used and the related consents.

30. Changes to the privacy policy

We will revise this data privacy policy if there are legal changes or if the processing of your data by us changes. The current version can be found on our website.

Status of the privacy policy: 14.12.2023

This Privacy Policy has been generated by the Privacy Policy Generator of the DGD – Your External DPO that was developed in cooperation with German Lawyers from WILDE BEUGER SOLMECKE, Cologne.

The data protection information was updated by the law firm for data protection law, lawyer Sven Gumbrecht.