This English translation is provided for convenience only. In the event of any discrepancy, the German version shall prevail.
We are very pleased that you have shown interest in our company. Data protection is of particularly high priority for the management of 4EBIT GmbH. The use of the 4EBIT GmbH website is generally possible without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to use special services of our company via our website, processing of personal data could become necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the data subject.
The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, email address or telephone number of a data subject, is always carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and in compliance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to 4EBIT GmbH. By means of this privacy policy, our company would like to inform the public about the nature, scope and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed of their rights by means of this privacy policy.
As the controller, 4EBIT GmbH has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection possible of personal data processed through this website. Nevertheless, internet-based data transmissions can in principle have security gaps, so absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us by alternative means, for example by telephone.
The privacy policy of 4EBIT GmbH is based on the terms used by the European legislator for the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy should be easy to read and understand for the public as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terms used in advance. In this privacy policy we use, among others, the following terms:
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter “data subject”). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
A data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller.
Processing means any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
Restriction of processing means the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting its processing in the future.
Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location or movements.
Pseudonymization means the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal data is not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.
Controller means the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. Where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law.
Processor means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.
Recipient means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body to which the personal data is disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients.
Third party means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, controller, processor and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorized to process personal data.
Consent of the data subject means any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.
The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws applicable in the Member States of the European Union and other provisions of a data protection nature is:
4EBIT GmbH
Girardetstraße 4
45131 Essen
Germany
Phone: +49 171 644 03 71
Email: hello@4ebit.de
Website: www.4ebit.de
The data protection officer of the controller is:
Roland Schroeder
SystemDatenschutzConsulting
Rebenlaube 12
45133 Essen
Germany
Phone: +49 172 6443194
Email: schroeder-dsc@web.de
Website: www.rs-datenschutzconsulting.de
Any data subject may contact our data protection officer directly at any time with any questions or suggestions regarding data protection.
Our website provides a contact form that you can use to get in touch with us. If you use this option, the data entered in the form (name, email address, optionally company and phone number, as well as your message) will be transmitted to us and stored. Alternatively, you may contact us via the email address provided; in this case, the personal data transmitted with the email will be stored.
In this context, your data will not be passed on to third parties, with the exception of our commissioned email/SMTP provider, whose servers are used to technically handle the sending of the message (processor pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR). The data entered into the contact form is therefore processed exclusively on the basis of consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), which you grant when submitting the form, as well as, insofar as the contact serves to initiate or fulfil a contract, on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. You may withdraw your consent to the processing of this data at any time with future effect, for example by email to hello@4ebit.de. The lawfulness of the processing carried out until the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.
The data submitted via the contact form will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, withdraw your consent to storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. once your request has been fully processed). Mandatory statutory provisions — in particular tax and commercial law retention periods — remain unaffected.
To prevent misuse (automated form submissions), a hidden form field that is not visible to human visitors is evaluated upon submission, and the sender's IP address is temporarily cached, exclusively in hashed form that cannot be traced back to the individual, for a server-side rate limit of at most 24 hours. This processing is based on our legitimate interest in a functional contact form protected against misuse (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
The 4EBIT GmbH website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are placed and stored on a computer system via an internet browser. Many websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a character string through which websites and servers can be assigned to the specific internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This enables the visited websites and servers to distinguish the individual browser of the data subject from other internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific internet browser can be recognized and identified via the unique cookie ID.
Through the use of cookies, 4EBIT GmbH can provide users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without setting cookies. By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized for the user. As already mentioned, cookies enable us to recognize 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 of a shopping cart in an online shop. The online shop remembers the items a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart via a cookie.
The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by means of a corresponding setting in 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 programs. 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.
The 4EBIT GmbH website collects a series of general data and information each time the website is accessed by a data subject or an automated system. This general data and information is stored in the server log files. The following may be recorded: (1) browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrer), (4) the sub-pages accessed via an accessing system on our website, (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 that serve to avert danger in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.
When using this general data and information, 4EBIT GmbH does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is required to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) optimize the content of our website and its advertising, (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 prosecution in the event of a cyber attack. This anonymously collected data and information is therefore evaluated by 4EBIT GmbH statistically and with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company, in order ultimately to ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files is stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.
On the 4EBIT GmbH website, users are given the opportunity to subscribe to our company’s newsletter. The personal data transmitted to the controller when ordering the newsletter is determined by the input mask used for this purpose. 4EBIT GmbH informs its customers and business partners at regular intervals by means of a newsletter about the company’s offers. The data subject can generally only receive our company’s newsletter if (1) the data subject has a valid email address and (2) the data subject registers for the newsletter. For legal reasons, a confirmation email is sent to the email address entered by a data subject for the first time for the newsletter mailing, using the double opt-in procedure. This confirmation email serves to verify whether the owner of the email address, as the data subject, has authorized the receipt of the newsletter.
When registering for the newsletter, we also store the IP address of the computer system used by the data subject at the time of registration, as assigned by the internet service provider (ISP), as well as the date and time of registration. The collection of this data is necessary in order to be able to trace the (possible) misuse of a data subject’s email address at a later date and therefore serves the legal protection of the controller.
The personal data collected when registering for the newsletter is used exclusively to send our newsletter. Furthermore, subscribers to the newsletter may be informed by email if this is necessary for the operation of the newsletter service or a related registration, as could be the case in the event of changes to the newsletter offer or changes in technical circumstances. The personal data collected as part of the newsletter service is not passed on to third parties. The subscription to our newsletter can be cancelled by the data subject at any time. The consent to the storage of personal data that the data subject has given us for the newsletter mailing can be revoked at any time. For the purpose of revoking consent, each newsletter contains a corresponding link. It is also possible to unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time directly on the controller’s website or to inform the controller of this in another way.
The newsletters of 4EBIT GmbH contain so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic embedded in emails sent in HTML format to enable log file recording and log file analysis. This allows a statistical evaluation of the success or failure of online marketing campaigns. Based on the embedded tracking pixel, 4EBIT GmbH can see whether and when an email was opened by a data subject and which links in the email were accessed by the data subject.
Such personal data collected via the tracking pixels contained in the newsletters is stored and evaluated by the controller in order to optimize the newsletter mailing and to adapt the content of future newsletters even better to the interests of the data subject. This personal data is not passed on to third parties. Data subjects are entitled at any time to revoke the separate declaration of consent given via the double opt-in procedure. After revocation, this personal data will be deleted by the controller. 4EBIT GmbH automatically treats unsubscribing from the newsletter as a revocation.
The controller processes and stores personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or insofar as this has been provided for by the European legislator or another legislator in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject.
If the purpose of storage 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 erased in accordance with the statutory provisions.
Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain confirmation from the controller as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her is being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to confirmation, he or she may contact an employee of the controller at any time.
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller, at any time and free of charge, information about the personal data stored about him or her and a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European legislator has granted the data subject access to the following information:
Furthermore, the data subject has a right to information as to whether personal data has been transferred to a third country or to an international organization. Where this is the case, the data subject also has the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of access, he or she may contact an employee of the controller at any time.
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to demand the immediate rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning him or her. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, the data subject also has the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of a supplementary statement. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, he or she may contact an employee of the controller at any time.
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to require the controller to erase personal data concerning him or her without undue delay, where one of the following grounds applies and insofar as the processing is not necessary:
If one of the above grounds applies and a data subject wishes to request the erasure of personal data stored by 4EBIT GmbH, he or she may contact an employee of the controller at any time. The employee of 4EBIT GmbH will arrange for the erasure request to be complied with immediately.
Where 4EBIT GmbH has made the personal data public and our company, as the controller, is obliged pursuant to Art. 17(1) GDPR to erase the personal data, 4EBIT GmbH, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform other controllers processing the published personal data that the data subject has requested the erasure by such controllers of any links to, or copies or replications of, that personal data, insofar as the processing is not necessary. The employee of 4EBIT GmbH will arrange the necessary measures in each individual case.
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller restriction of processing where one of the following applies:
If one of the above conditions is met and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored by 4EBIT GmbH, he or she may contact an employee of the controller at any time. The employee of 4EBIT GmbH will arrange for the restriction of processing.
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to receive the personal data concerning him or her, which he or she has provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. He or she also has the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data has been provided, where the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR and the processing is carried out by automated means, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.
Furthermore, in exercising his or her right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20(1) GDPR, the data subject has the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and provided that this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others. To assert the right to data portability, the data subject may contact an employee of 4EBIT GmbH at any time.
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to object at any time, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning him or her which is based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions. In the event of an objection, 4EBIT GmbH will no longer process the personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.
If 4EBIT GmbH processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data for such marketing. This also applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to 4EBIT GmbH processing for direct marketing purposes, 4EBIT GmbH will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.
In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to object to the processing of personal data concerning him or her by 4EBIT GmbH for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89(1) GDPR, unless such processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest. To exercise the right to object, the data subject may contact any employee of 4EBIT GmbH directly. The data subject is also free, in the context of the use of information society services and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to exercise his or her right to object by automated means using technical specifications.
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning him or her or similarly significantly affects him or her, unless the decision (1) is necessary for entering into or performing a contract between the data subject and the controller, (2) is authorized by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or (3) is based on the data subject’s explicit consent.
If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into or performing a contract between the data subject and the controller or (2) is based on the data subject’s explicit consent, 4EBIT GmbH shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view and to contest the decision. If the data subject wishes to exercise rights relating to automated decisions, he or she may contact an employee of the controller at any time.
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If the data subject wishes to exercise the right to withdraw consent, he or she may contact an employee of the controller at any time.
The controller has integrated YouTube components on this website. YouTube is an internet video portal that allows video publishers to post video clips free of charge and other users to view, rate and comment on them, also free of charge. YouTube permits the publication of all types of videos, which is why complete film and television programs, as well as music videos, trailers or videos made by users themselves, can be accessed via the portal. The operating company of YouTube is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.
Each time one of the individual pages of this website operated by the controller is accessed on which a YouTube component (YouTube video) has been integrated, the internet browser on the data subject’s information technology system is automatically prompted by the respective YouTube component to download a display of the corresponding YouTube component from YouTube. Further information about YouTube can be found at https://www.youtube.com/yt/about/. As part of this technical process, YouTube and Google receive information about which specific sub-page of our website is visited by the data subject.
If the data subject is logged in to YouTube at the same time, YouTube recognizes which specific sub-page of our website the data subject is visiting when a sub-page containing a YouTube video is accessed. This information is collected by YouTube and Google and assigned to the data subject’s respective YouTube account. YouTube and Google receive information via the YouTube component that the data subject has visited our website whenever the data subject is logged in to YouTube at the time of accessing our website; this takes place regardless of whether the data subject clicks on a YouTube video or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to YouTube and Google, he or she can prevent the transmission by logging out of his or her YouTube account before accessing our website. The privacy policy published by YouTube, available at https://policies.google.com/privacy, provides information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by YouTube and Google.
Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR serves as the legal basis for our company 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 a party, as is the case, for example, with processing operations necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of any other service or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. The same applies to processing operations necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures, for example in the case of inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation that requires the processing of personal data, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR.
In rare cases, the processing of personal data may be necessary 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 on our premises and his or her name, age, health insurance data or other vital information had to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third party. The processing would then be based on Art. 6(1)(d) GDPR.
Finally, processing operations could be based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Processing operations 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).
Where the processing of personal data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, our legitimate interest is to carry out our business for the benefit of the well-being of all our employees and shareholders.
The criterion used to determine the period of storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After expiry of this period, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, provided that it is no longer required for the performance or initiation of a contract.
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 provisions (e.g. information on the contractual partner). In some cases, it may be necessary for the conclusion of a contract that a data subject provides us with personal data, which must subsequently be processed by us. For example, the data subject is obliged to provide us with personal data when our company concludes a contract with him or her. Failure to provide the personal data would mean that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded.
Before personal data is provided by the data subject, the data subject must contact one of our employees. Our employee 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 of not providing the personal data would be.
As a responsible company, we do not use automated decision-making or profiling.
In the event of breaches of data protection law, the data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority for data protection matters is the state data protection commissioner of the German federal state in which our company is based. A list of data protection commissioners and their contact details can be found at the following link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.
This model privacy policy was created by the privacy policy generator of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Datenschutz in cooperation with the media law firm WILDE BEUGER SOLMECKE | Rechtsanwälte.
This site uses the map service Google Maps via an API. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is generally transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer. Google Maps is used in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers and to make the locations specified by us on the website easy to find. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. For more information on the handling of user data, please see Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
Service provider: schubwerk GmbH, Moritzstraße 49, 65185 Wiesbaden, Germany
Website: https://schubwerk.de/
Privacy policy: https://schubwerk.de/datenschutz/
In order to design our website in line with demand, we use the analysis tool “schubwerk Analytics”. When the website is accessed, this tool processes communication data (e.g. information about the device used, IP address) and stores it on the “schubwerk Analytics” servers located in Germany. The IP address is irrevocably anonymized at the moment the page is accessed. “schubwerk Analytics” does not set cookies. No information is read from the device you use. “schubwerk Analytics” only uses data that is automatically transmitted by you for technical reasons when accessing the website.
It is not possible to draw conclusions about your identity.
We use the analysis service on the basis of our legitimate interest in recording visitor flows on our website and providing our service in a form that enables a user-friendly perception of the online offer, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
If you wish to object to the collection of analysis data in general, we recommend using the “Do Not Track” setting of your browser. Instructions for the most common browsers can be found here:
This website uses Hotjar, an analysis software of Hotjar Ltd. (“Hotjar”) (https://www.hotjar.com, Level 2, St Julian’s Business Centre, 3, Elia Zammit Street, St Julian’s STJ 1000, Malta, Europe).
Hotjar makes it possible to measure and evaluate user behavior (clicks, mouse movements, scroll depth, etc.) on our website. The information generated by the “tracking code” and “cookie” about your visit to our website is transmitted to and stored on Hotjar servers in Ireland. The tracking code collects the following information:
The following information may be recorded by your device and your browser:
The following data is automatically generated by our servers when Hotjar is used:
Hotjar will use this information to evaluate your use of our website, compile reports on usage and provide other services relating to website usage and internet analysis of the website. Hotjar also uses services of third-party companies, such as Google Analytics and Optimizely, to provide its services. These third parties may store information sent by your browser during the website visit, such as cookies or IP requests. For more information on how Google Analytics and Optimizely store and use data, please refer to their respective privacy policies.
The cookies used by Hotjar have different “lifetimes”; some remain for up to 365 days, others remain valid only during the current visit.
Hotjar offers every user the option of preventing the use of the Hotjar tool by means of a “Do Not Track header”, so that no data about the visit to the respective website is recorded. This is a setting supported by all common browsers in current versions. For this purpose, your browser sends a request to Hotjar with the instruction to deactivate tracking of the respective user. If you use our websites with different browsers/computers, you must set up the “Do Not Track header” separately for each of these browsers/computers.
Detailed instructions with information about your browser can be found at: https://www.hotjar.com/opt-out
Further information about Hotjar Ltd. and the Hotjar tool can be found at: https://www.hotjar.com
The privacy policy of Hotjar Ltd. can be found at: https://www.hotjar.com/privacy
By continuing to use this website, you consent to the above-mentioned processing of data by Hotjar and its third-party providers within the scope of their privacy policies.