Welcome to our website https://www.doepke.de/. We are pleased that you’ve visited and are interested in data protection. The protection of your data is very important to us. That’s why we’ve drawn up the following Privacy Policy to provide information about which of your data we or third-party service providers collect when you visit our website and how this data is used. We feel a particular responsibility to keep your personal data confidential and that’s why we work hard to ensure that your data is handled strictly within the limits set out by legal regulations. We collect and use your data in accordance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation.

The Privacy Policy applies to the following domains:

https://www.doepke.de/

and for the sub-domains:

https://karriere.doepke.de/ 

Information about the collection of personal data

1. The term ‘personal data’ is defined in Article 4, para. 1 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It relates to detailed information about the personal or factual circumstances of an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes, for example, your legal name, address, telephone number, date of birth and your user behaviour.

2. The Controller, pursuant to Article 4, para. 7 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is

Doepke Schaltgeräte GmbH
Stellmacherstraße 11
26506 Norden
Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)4931 1806 - 0
Fax: +49 (0)4931 1806 - 101
Email: info@doepke.de     (see our legal notice).     

Our Data Protection Officer,
Mr Michael Potsch, can be contacted at
datenschutzbeauftragter@doepke.de
or via our postal address, marked for the attention of the ‘Data Protection Officer’.

3. When you contact us by email or via a contact form, the data you provide (your email address, and possibly your name and telephone number) will be stored by us so that we can answer your questions. We erase the data arising in this context after storage is no longer required, or restrict processing if statutory retention obligations apply.

4. If we use contracted service providers for individual functions of our website or would like to use your data for advertising purposes, we will inform you in detail below about the respective processes. We also specify the defined criteria for the storage period.

5. This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or enquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line in the browser changes from ‘http://’ to ‘https://’ and by the lock symbol in the browser line. If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Your rights

1. You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • right of access
  • right to rectification or erasure
  • right to restriction of processing
  • right to object to processing
  • right to data portability.

2. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection regulatory authority about the processing of your personal data by us. The right to lodge a complaint with a regulatory authority can be exercised in the Member State in which the affected individual resides or at the location where the suspected breach took place. In Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany, the responsible regulatory authority is the Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz Niedersachsen, Prinzenstr. 5, 30159 Hanover, Germany.

Collection of personal data when visiting our website

1. If you only use the website for information purposes, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect the personal data that your browser transmits to our server. If you would like to view our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display our website to you and to ensure stability and security (legal basis is Article 6, para. 1, clause 1f GDPR):

  • IP address
  • date and time of the enquiry
  • time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
  • content of the request (specific page)
  • access status/HTTP status code
  • quantity of data transferred in each case
  • website from which the request originates
  • browser
  • operating system and its user interface
  • language and version of the browser software.

2. In addition to the aforementioned data, cookies are stored on your computer when you use our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your hard drive assigned to the browser you are using and through which specific information is passed to the body that sets the cookie (in this case, us). Cookies cannot execute programmes or transfer viruses to your computer. They serve to make the website more user-friendly and effective overall.

3. Use of Consent Manager and cookies:

  • a) Our website uses Consent Manager’s consent technology to obtain your consent to the storage of specific cookies on your end device or to the use of certain technologies and to document this in compliance with data protection regulations. The provider of this technology is Digital Data Solutions B.V. (CookieFirst), Plantage Middenlaan 42a, 1018DH Amsterdam, Netherlands. Website: https://cookiefirst.com (hereinafter referred to as ‘Consent Manager’).
  • b) When you access our website, a connection is established to the Consent Manager servers in order to obtain your consent and other declarations regarding the use of cookies. Consent Manager then stores a cookie in your browser in order to assign the consents you have granted or their revocation to you. The data collected in this way is stored until you ask us to erase it, you delete the Consent Manager provider cookie yourself or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention obligations remain unaffected.
  • c) Consent Manager is used to obtain the legally required consent for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Article 6, para. 1c GDPR.
  • d) We have concluded an Order Processing Contract (OPC) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that the service only processes the personal data of our website visitors in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
  • e) This website uses the following types of cookies, the scope and function of which are explained below
    • transient cookies (see f)
    • persistent cookies (see g).                  
  • f) Transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close the browser. These include, in particular, session cookies. These store a session ID, with which various requests from your browser can be assigned to the joint session. This enables your computer to be recognised when you return to our website. Session cookies are deleted when you log out or close the browser.
  • g) Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period, which may vary depending on the cookie. You can delete cookies at any time in the security settings of your browser.
  • h) You can configure your browser settings as you wish and, for example, refuse to accept third-party cookies or all cookies. We would like to make you aware that you may not be able to use all the functions of this website.

Other functions and offers on our website

1. In addition to the purely informational use of our website, we offer various services that you can use if you are interested. In order to do so, you must generally provide additional personal data that we will use to provide the respective service and for which the aforementioned data processing principles apply.

2. In some cases, we use external service providers to process your data. These have been carefully selected and commissioned by us, are bound by our instructions and are regularly monitored.

3. We may also pass on your personal data to third parties if we offer promotions, competitions, contracts or similar services in conjunction with partners. You will receive more detailed information on this when you provide your personal data or in the description of the offer below.

4. If our service providers or partners are based in a country outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we will inform you of the consequences of this in the offer description

Objection or revocation of consent to the processing of your data

1. If you have given your consent to the processing of your data, you can revoke this at any time. Such a revocation affects the permissibility of the processing of your personal data after you have given it to us.

2. Insofar as we base the processing of your personal data on the balancing of interests, you can object to its processing. This is the case if, in particular, the processing is not necessary for fulfilling a contract with you, which is described by us in the description of the functions below. When exercising such an objection, we ask that you explain the reasons why we should not process your personal data as we have been doing. If your objection is deemed to be justified, we will examine the situation and either discontinue or adapt the data processing or show you our compelling legitimate grounds on the basis of which we will continue the processing.

3. You can, of course, object to the processing of your personal data for advertising and data analysis purposes at any time. To discuss how and when we contact you for promotional purposes or if you have any questions or concerns regarding the rectification, restriction or erasure of your personal data, please get in touch with our Data Protection Officer using the contact details provided in this Privacy Policy or using the address provided in the legal notice on this website.

Purposes and legal basis for data processing

  • Based on your consent (Article 6, para. 1a GDPR)
    If you have given us your consent to process personal data for specific purposes (competitions, SEPA direct debit mandate, sending newsletters, advertising etc.), the lawfulness of this processing is based on your consent. We do not pass on your data to third parties without your express consent.
  • Provision of contractual services (Article 6, para. 1b GDPR)
    Data is processed within the context of fulfilling our contracts with customers or for implementing pre-contractual measures, for example in cases of enquiries about our products. This means that the data is used for the purpose of customer order processing (ordering / order confirmation / order processing), processing invoices, and for accounts payable and accounts receivable within our company.
  • Application procedure (Section 26, para. 1 German Data Protection Act (BDSG), Article 6, clause 1a–c GDPR and Article 9, clause 1 GDPR)Doepke Schaltgeräte GmbH collects and processes the personal data of applicants for the purpose of carrying out the application process. This may include contact details and all data relating to the application (CV, certificates, qualifications, answers to questions etc.) Processing may also be carried out electronically, by email. If Doepke Schaltgeräte GmbH concludes an employment contract with an applicant, the transmitted data will be stored for the purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with the statutory provisions. If no employment relationship is established, the application documents will be deleted automatically three months after notification of the rejection decision, provided that no other legitimate interests prevent deletion. In this sense, other legitimate interests may be, for example, a burden of proof in proceedings under the German General Act on Equal Treatment (AGG).
  • Within the context of the balancing of interests (Article 6, para. 1f GDPR)
    If necessary, we process your data beyond the actual fulfilment of the contract to protect our legitimate interests or those of third parties for the performance of our business activities, such as
    • measures for business management and further development of services and products
    • advertising and marketing, provided you have not objected to the use of your data
    • provision of the website, its content and functions
    • answering contact enquiries and communicating with users
    • service and customer care.

Newsletter subscription

1. You can subscribe to our newsletter on our website. We need your email address for this purpose. For legal reasons we also have to check whether you are indeed the owner of the email address provided to us and whether you really do want to receive the newsletter.

2. For this reason, we collect information that allows us to carry out these checks. The data collected for this purpose is used to send and receive the newsletter. It is not used for any other purpose and is not passed on to third parties. Apart from the information required to send the newsletter, no other data will be collected from our website.

3. Since sending and receiving our newsletter depends on your consent, you can revoke your consent to collect and store your data at any time without having to provide a reason. Use the unsubscribe link for this purpose, which is provided in the newsletter itself.

Objection to advertising email

1. For legal reasons, we have to publish our contact details. This information is sometimes used by third parties to send us unsolicited advertising and informational material. We hereby object to any sending of advertising material of any kind not expressly authorised by us.

2. We also expressly reserve the right to take legal action against the unwanted and unsolicited sending of advertising material. This applies in particular to spam email, spam letters and spam faxes. We would like to make you aware that the unauthorised sending of advertising material may have legal repercussions under competition, civil and criminal law. Spam email and faxes in particular may lead to high damages claims if they disrupt our business operations by overfilling our mailboxes or fax machines.

Facebook plug-in and Facebook fan pages

1. If you visit our social media presence on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/doepke.de), we are jointly responsible with the operator of the platform, Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, for the data processing operations triggered during this visit. You can assert your rights (information, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability and complaint) both against us and against Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square / Grand Canal Harbour / Dublin 2 / Ireland.

2. We have concluded an agreement with Meta on the joint processing of personal data (Controller Addendum). This agreement sets out the data processing operations for which we or Meta are responsible when you visit our Facebook page. You can view this agreement using the link below: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum. You can also adjust your advertising settings yourself in your user account. To do this, you must click on the link below and log in: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads.

3. We would like to make you aware that when you visit the Facebook fan page directly or when you visit a website with integrated Facebook content (e.g. Like buttons, advertising banners), your user behaviour can generally be comprehensively analysed.  Visiting our Facebook fan page triggers numerous processing operations relating to data protection. For example, when you access a Facebook page, the IP address assigned to your end device is transmitted to Facebook. According to Facebook, this IP address is anonymised (for ‘German’ IP addresses) and deleted after 90 days. Facebook also stores information about the end devices of its users (e.g. within the context of the ‘login notification’ function); this may enable Facebook to assign IP addresses to individual users. If you are currently logged in to Facebook as a user, a cookie with your Facebook ID is stored on your device. This enables Facebook to detect that you have visited this page and how you have used it. This also applies to all other Facebook pages. Facebook buttons integrated into websites enable Facebook to record your visits to these websites and assign them to your Facebook profile. This data can be used to offer you customised content or advertising. If you want to avoid this, you should log out of Facebook or disable the ‘stay logged in’ function, delete the cookies on your device and close and restart your browser. In this way, Facebook information that can be used to directly identify you is deleted. This allows you to use our Facebook page without revealing your Facebook ID. When you access interactive functions on the page (like, comment, share, message etc.), a Facebook login screen appears. Once you have logged in, you will once again be recognisable to Facebook as a specific user. Information on how you can manage or delete existing information about you can be found on the following Facebook support pages: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy.

4. The processing of your personal data by us is based on Article 6, para. 1f GDPR. Our legitimate interest here is the analysis, optimisation and operation of our website. This information is used to provide us, as the operator of the Facebook pages, with statistical information about the use of the Facebook page. Facebook provides more information on this under the link below: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum.

5. The data collected about you in this context is also processed by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and may be transferred to countries outside the European Union. With regard to the USA, the companies that represent an adequate data protection framework, i.e. one comparable to the EU, are part of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (available at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/list). Meta Platforms Ireland Limited is certified accordingly. Details can also be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum?_rdr.

6. The data collected directly by us via our fan page will be deleted from our systems as soon as you ask us to delete it or as soon as the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Stored cookies remain on your end device until you delete them. Mandatory statutory provisions, in particular retention periods, remain unaffected.

We have no influence on the storage period or purpose of processing of your data by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited. Information on this can be found in the privacy policy of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

XING plug-in

1. We use functions from XING, a network that aims specifically to promote professional contacts between its members, on our website. New Work SE is the provider of this network and is based at Am Strandkai 1, 20457 Hamburg, Germany. When you visit any pages of our website that use XING functions, a connection is established with XING servers.

2. The integrated functions may include content such as images, videos, text and buttons that allow users to share content from this website within Xing. If users are members of the Xing platform, Xing can assign the action of accessing the content and functions mentioned above to user profiles on the platform, provided that the user is logged in to Xing as a user at that time. We do not know whether XING stores personal data. As far as we know, XING does not analyse any IP addresses and does not store these.

3. You can learn more about XING’s data protection from its privacy policy at https://privacy.xing.com/en. You can also learn more about the XING ‘share’ button there.

LinkedIn plug-in

1. We use functions from LinkedIn, a network that aims specifically to connect professional contacts of specialists and managers worldwide, on our website. The LinkedIn Corporation is the provider of this network and is based at 2029 Stierlin Court in Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. When you visit any pages of our website that use LinkedIn functions, a connection is established with LinkedIn servers.

2. The integrated functions may include content such as images, videos, text and buttons that allow users to share content from this website within LinkedIn. If users are members of the LinkedIn platform, LinkedIn can assign the action of accessing the content and functions mentioned above to user profiles on the platform, provided that the user is logged in to LinkedIn as a user at the same time. We do not know whether LinkedIn stores personal data. As far as we know, LinkedIn does not analyse any IP addresses and does not store these.

3. You can learn more about LinkedIn’s data protection from its privacy policy at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?. You can also learn more about the LinkedIn ‘share’ button there.

Use of the AUSSCHREIBEN.DE platform

1. We use the services of the AUSSCHREIBEN.DE platform on our website to provide you with a convenient way to select and download our tendering documents.

2. AUSSCHREIBEN.DE uses cookies for session recognition and the services of Google Analytics and Matomo.

3. Information on this and on deactivating cookies can be found in the privacy notice of the responsible body  https://www.ausschreiben.de/allgemein/datenschutz.

Integration of YouTube videos

1. We have integrated YouTube videos into our website, which are stored on https://www.YouTube.com and can be played directly from our website. These are all integrated in ‘extended data protection mode’, i.e. no data about you as a user is transferred to YouTube if you do not play the videos. The data mentioned in paragraph 2 will be transmitted only when you play the videos. We do not have any influence on this data transfer.

2. When you visit the website, YouTube receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding sub-page of our website. The data mentioned under ‘Collection of personal data when visiting our website’ of this declaration will also be transmitted. This occurs regardless of whether YouTube provides a user account through which you are logged in or in the case that no user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account. If you do not wish your data to be associated with your YouTube profile, you must log out before clicking on the button. YouTube stores your data as usage profiles and uses these for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or customising its website. This type of evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide customised advertising and to inform other social network users about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles; you must contact YouTube to exercise this right.

3. Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by YouTube can be found in its privacy policy. You can also obtain further information about your rights and configuration options to protect your privacy there: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-GB&gl.

Video seminars via GoToWebinar

1. We use the ‘GoToWebinar’ service https://www.goto.com/webinar from LogMeIn Ireland Unlimited Company, The Reflector, 10 Hanover Quay, Dublin 2, D02R573, Ireland (‘LogMeIn’) for video conferences and video meetings.

2. When you register and participate in one of our webinars, we receive personal data from you. The ‘GoToWebinar’ software from the GoTo group of companies is used for webinars. The contractual partner for Doepke Schaltgeräte GmbH is GoTo Technologies Ireland Unlimited Company.
To register for a webinar, you must enter your data in an online form provided by ‘GoToWebinar’. The following data is requested within the context of the login/registration process:

  • first name and surname
  • email address
  • address.

Meeting metadata:

  • IP address
  • devices/hardware information.

Dialling in by telephone:

  • incoming and outgoing phone number, country name, start and end time.

Text and video data:

  • text entered in the chat function
  • image information transmitted via a connected camera (optional)
  • screen transmission (optional)
  • all content that is shared via the screen during a meeting.

3. To participate in the webinar, you will receive an invitation link by email. In addition, technical device identification and traffic data, such as your MAC and IP address, unique device identification data and data on the browser and operating system used are processed.
If you enable access to the microphone or video camera of the end device used, sound and video data will be processed and played back during the webinar. You can disable access at any time using the buttons with the respective icons. Participation is also possible if you disable access. It is also possible to exchange text messages in a group chat. Chat messages are visible to all participants.

Webinars are regularly recorded. A recording is displayed accordingly in the ‘GoToWebinar’ application. You can recognise this by the red symbol in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen. All video and audio data is stored by us.

Tip: If you access the website of the provider of ‘GoToWebinar’, the provider is responsible for data processing. Information on data protection can be found on their website: https://www.goto.com/company/legal/privacy.

4. We process the data you provide to us when you register for and participate in the webinar and use ‘GoToWebinar’.
The provider GoTo Technologies Ireland Unlimited Company provides us with the service of providing the ‘GoToWebinar’ application for conducting the webinar within the context of order processing.
The legal basis for data processing when conducting online webinars is Article 6, para. 1b GDPR, insofar as the webinars are conducted within the context of contractual relationships.
If no contractual relationship exists, the legal basis is Article 6, para. 1f GDPR. Our interest here also lies in offering and conducting online webinars. Participation is voluntary.
Webinars will only be recorded if we have informed you of this in advance and you have consented to the recording. The legal basis in this case is Article 6, para. 1a GDPR.

5. Data is forwarded to the provider within the context of the use of the ‘GoToWebinar’ application.
We use ‘GoToWebinar’ from the GoTo group of companies to offer and conduct webinars. The contractual partner for Doepke Schaltgeräte GmbH is GoTo Technologies Ireland Unlimited Company, The Reflector, 10 Hanover Quay, Dublin 2, D02R573 Ireland.
Although the contractual partner of Doepke Schaltgeräte GmbH is based within the EU, it has a parent company based in the USA. Against this background, the processing of personal data in a non-secure third country cannot be ruled out. The standard contractual clauses have been concluded with GoTo Technologies Ireland Unlimited Company based in Ireland.
The provider GoTo Technologies Ireland Unlimited Company also uses sub-processors. It provides a list of all sub-processors on its website.

6. We delete your personal data as soon as the purpose no longer applies. After the webinar has taken place, the chat/chat window for the respective webinar is deleted automatically or manually.
Data on your device is retained until your browser data is deleted.

7. In order to register for and participate in a webinar, you must provide the personal data required for implementation and participation. Without this data, you will be unable to participate in a webinar.

Use of Google Analytics

1. On the basis of our legitimate business interest in optimising and analysing our online presence (within the sense of Article 6, para. 1f GDPR), we use the Google Analytics web analytics service offered by Google Inc. (‘Google’) on our website. Google Analytics uses ‘cookies’, text files stored on your computer that enable your use of the website to be analysed. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, if IP anonymisation is activated on this website, your IP address will be truncated, prior to transmission, by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website to analyse your use of the website, compile reports on website activity and provide the website operator with other services relating to website activity and internet usage.

2. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

3. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser; however, we would like to make you aware that, in this case, you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and this data being processed by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the link below: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en-GB.

4. This website uses Google Analytics with the extension ‘_anonymiseIp()’. This means that IP addresses are further processed in abbreviated form, so that they cannot be linked to a specific person. If the data collected about you is personally identifiable, it is immediately excluded and the personal data is deleted immediately.

5. Information from the third-party provider: Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, Fax: +353 (1) 436 1001. User conditions: https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/gb/, overview of data protection: https://marketingplatform.google.com/intl/en_uk/about/, and the Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-GB&gl.

Google Tag Manager

1. This website uses Google Tag Manager. This service allows website tags to be managed via an interface. Google Tag Manager only implements tags, does not set cookies and does not collect any personal data. Google Tag Manager triggers other tags that may collect personal data. However, Google Tag Manager does not access this data.

2. If a deactivation has been performed at domain or cookie level, it will remain in place for all tracking tags if they are implemented with Google Tag Manager.

Google Remarketing or ‘Similar Target Groups’

1. This website uses the Remarketing or ‘Similar Target Groups’ function of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (‘Google’).

2. This allows you to be targeted with advertising, whereby personalised and interest-based ads are displayed when you visit other websites in the ‘Google Display Network’. ‘Google Remarketing’ or the ‘Similar Target Groups’ function uses ‘cookies’, text files stored on your computer that enable your use of the website to be analysed. These text files are used to record your visits and anonymised data on the use of the website. No personal data is stored. If you visit another website in the ‘Google Display Network’, you may be shown ads that are highly likely to include product and information areas previously accessed on our website.

3. You can prevent ‘Google Remarketing’ or the ‘Similar Target Groups’ function by setting your browser software to prevent the storage of cookies. However, we would like to make you aware that, in this case, you may be unable to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website and this data being processed by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the link below: www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin. You can also disable the use of cookies by third-party providers by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative’s opt-out page at www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and entering the additional information on opting out that you can find there.

4. You can find Google's privacy policy on remarketing with further information at www.google.com/privacy/ads/.

Google AdWords Conversion Tracking

1. This website uses the ‘Google AdWords Conversion Tracking’ function from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (‘Google’).

2. Google AdWords Conversion Tracking uses ‘cookies’, text files stored on your computer that enable the website to analyse how users use the site when they click on a Google ad. The cookies are valid for a maximum of 90 days. No personal data is stored. As long as the cookie is valid, Google and we as the website operator can recognise that you have clicked on an ad and have reached a specific target page (e.g. order confirmation page, newsletter registration). These cookies cannot be tracked across multiple websites by different AdWords participants. The cookie is used to create conversion statistics in ‘Google AdWords’. These statistics record the number of users who have clicked on one of our ads. They also count how many users have reached a target page that has been tagged with a ‘conversion tag’. However, the statistics do not contain any data that can be used to identify you.

3. You can prevent cookies from being stored on your hard drive by selecting ‘Do not accept cookies’ in your browser settings (in MS Internet Explorer under ‘Tools > Internet Options > Privacy > Settings’; in Firefox under ‘Tools > Settings > Privacy > Cookies’); however, we would like to make you aware that, in this case, you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent.

4. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes outlined above.

5. Further information on how Google uses conversion data and Google's privacy policy can be found at https://support.google.com/adwords/answer/93148?ctx=tltp, https://policies.google.com/privacy?gl=de&hl=en-GB.

Google Display & Video 360 (previously Doubleclick Bid Manager)

On this website, we use the Display & Video 360 tool from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, which collects data for analysis, marketing and optimisation purposes and thereby helps us to improve our marketing activities and our website. The data collected is used by Display & Video 360 to link advertising contacts and clicks on ads with the resulting use of our website. In this way, we can determine whether Internet users who have seen our ads visit our website or which products they are interested in. This helps us to utilise our advertising budget more efficiently. The data collected can also be used by us to deliver ads based on your interests (e.g. products viewed).

Pseudonymous online identification numbers (such as cookie IDs or IP addresses) are used for data collection. No unique user-related data, such as name or address, is stored. All of the IDs we use merely enable us to recognise your end device and internet browser. The data collected will not be used by us to identify you as a user without your specific consent.

We would like to make you aware that Google may link the visit to this website with the registered data of users who have registered with Google. You can find out exactly what Google does with your data on Google's data protection pages by clicking on the link below: https://privacy.google.de/intl/de/take-control.html?categories_activeEl=sign-in

You can find an explanation of how you can disable data collection by Google on your computer or mobile device by clicking on the link below: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996.

Campaign Manager (previously DoubleClick by Google)

This website also uses Google's online marketing tool Campaign Manager. Campaign Manager uses cookies to display ads that are relevant to users, to improve campaign performance reports or to prevent a user from seeing the same ads more than once. Google uses a cookie ID to record which ads are displayed in which browser and are therefore able to prevent them from being displayed more than once. Campaign Manager can also use cookie IDs to record conversions that are related to ad requests. This is the case, for example, when a user sees a Campaign Manager ad and later visits the advertiser's website using the same browser and makes a purchase on that website. According to Google, Campaign Manager cookies do not contain any personal information.

Due to the marketing tools used, your browser automatically establishes a direct connection with the Google server. We have no influence on the scope and further use of the data collected by Google through the use of this tool and therefore inform you according to the level of knowledge that we have: By integrating Campaign Manager, Google receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding part of our website or clicked on an ad from us. If you are registered with a Google service, Google can assign the visit to your account. Even if you are not registered with Google or have not logged in, there is a possibility that the provider will find out your IP address and store it.

In addition, the Campaign Manager (DoubleClick Floodlight) cookies used enable us to understand whether you carry out specific actions on our website after you have accessed or clicked on one of our display/video ads on Google or on another platform via Campaign Manager (Conversion Tracking). Campaign Manager uses this cookie to understand the content you have interacted with on our websites in order to be able to send you targeted ads later.

You can prevent participation in this tracking process in various ways: a) by setting your browser software accordingly, in particular suppressing third-party cookies will prevent you from receiving ads from third-party providers; b) by deactivating cookies for conversion tracking by setting your browser to block cookies from the domain https://ads.google.com/, https://adssettings.google.com/anonymous?hl=en, whereby this setting will be deleted when you delete your cookies; c) by opting out of the interest-based ads of the providers that are part of the ‘About Ads’ self-regulation campaign using the link http://www.aboutads.info/choices, whereby this setting will be deleted when you delete your cookies; d) by permanently deactivating them in your Firefox, Internet Explorer or Google Chrome browsers under the link http://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin, e) by means of the corresponding Cookies setting. We would like to make you aware that, in this case, it may be that you are unable to use all the functions of this offer to their full extent.

In addition, you can prevent Google from collecting data generated by the cookies about your website use and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/142293?hl=en-GB&sjid=7972023664752698446-EU under ‘Display settings’, ‘Campaign Manager deactivation extension’.

Further information on Campaign Manager can be found at https://developers.google.com/doubleclick-advertisers and on data protection at Google in general: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-GB&gl. Alternatively, you can visit the website of the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) at https://thenai.org/. Google is certified according to the guidelines of the Data Privacy Framework Programme (https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/list).

Requirements for the transfer of personal data to third countries 

Within the context of our business relationships, your personal data may be passed on or disclosed to third-party companies. Processing of this kind is carried out solely to fulfil the contractual and business obligations and to maintain your business relationship with us (legal basis is Article 6, para. 1b or 1f, in each case, in conjunction with Article 44 et seq. GDPR). We will inform you about the respective details of the transfer at the relevant points below. 
The use of Google and LogMeIn services leads to the transfer of personal data to the USA. The companies Google LLC and GoTo Technologies USA LCC are based in a third country (the USA). The European Commission certifies that some third countries have a level of data protection comparable to the EEA standard via adequacy decisions (a list of these countries and a copy of the adequacy decisions can be found here: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/adequacy-decisions_en). With regard to the USA, the companies that represent an adequate data protection framework, i.e. one that is comparable to the EU, are part of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (available at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/list). Google LLC and GoTo Technologies USA LCC are certified accordingly. 
In other third countries to which personal data may be transferred, however, there may not be a consistently high level of data protection due to a lack of legal provisions. In such cases, we ensure that data protection is adequately guaranteed. This is possible via binding company rules, standard contractual clauses of the European Commission for the protection of personal data pursuant to Article 46, para. 1, 2c GDPR (the standard contractual clauses of 2021 are available at https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32021D0915&locale-en), certificates or recognised codes of conduct. Please contact our Data Protection Officer (see ‘Information on the collection of personal data’, item 2) if you would like more detailed information on this.

Changes to the Privacy Notice 

Within the context of the ongoing development of data protection law and technological or organisational changes, our Privacy Notice is regularly reviewed to determine whether it needs to be adapted or supplemented. You will be informed about any changes, in particular on our German website https://www.doepke.de/de/. This Privacy Notice is valid as of August 2024.