DATA PROTECTION
§1 Responsible body for processing according to GDPR
TWE Consulting GmbH, MD Thorben Wehrmann, Hasselbeckstr. 66, 40625 Düsseldorf (hereinafter: "TWE Consulting GmbH") is the operator of the website www.twe-consulting.de the responsible body for the personal data of the users (hereinafter: "you") of the website within the meaning of the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), as well as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
We protect your privacy and your private data.
We collect, process and use your personal data in accordance with the content of these data protection regulations and the applicable German data protection laws, in particular the BDSG and the Telemedia Act (TMG).
These data protection regulations regulate which personal data TWE Consulting GmbH collects, processes and uses about you. TWE Consulting GmbH therefore asks you to read the following statements and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) sread carefully.
The basis is the information obligation according to Article 13 GDPR and Article 14 GDPR.
Data Protection Officer:
Bjorn Gießelmann
E-mail:dsb@twe-consulting.de
§2 Personal data
Personal data within the meaning of these data protection regulations are individual details about your personal or factual circumstances. This includes your name, your e-mail address and, if applicable, your address and your telephone number.
Personal data also includes information about your use of our website. In this context, TWE Consulting GmbH collects the following personal data from you: Information about your visits to our website, such as the scope of the data transfer, the location from which you access data from our website and other connection data and sources that you access. This is usually done through the use of log files and cookies (and possibly other features). Further information on log files and cookies can be found below.
Definitions of the terms used (e.g. “personal data” or “processing”) can be found in Article 4 GDPR.
Every time you access our site, we collect the following information about your computer: the IP address of your computer, the request from your browser and the time of this request. In addition, the status and the amount of data transferred are recorded as part of this request.
We also collect product and version information about the browser used and the operating system of your computer. We also record which website our site was accessed from. The IP address of your computer is only stored for the time you are using the website and then immediately deleted or made anonymous by shortening it. The remaining data is stored for a limited period of time. We use this data to operate our website, in particular to identify and eliminate errors on the website, to determine the utilization of the website and to make adjustments or improvements.
The basis for data processing is Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. b GDPR, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or pre-contractual measures.
According to Art. 6 (1) f), processing is necessary to protect the legitimate interests of the person responsible or a third party, unless the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject, which require the protection of personal data, prevail, in particular if it the data subject is a child. The personal data are only stored for as long as is necessary for the purposes for which they are processed. As soon as the storage purpose no longer applies or a storage period prescribed by the regulations mentioned expires, TWE Consulting GmbH routinely blocks or deletes the personal data.
§3 Ways to get in touch
There is a contact form on the website of TWE Consulting GmbH that can be used for electronic contact. Alternatively, you can contact us via the email address provided. If the data subject contacts the data controller via one of these channels, the personal data transmitted by the data subject will be automatically saved. The storage serves solely for the purposes of processing or contacting the person concerned. A transfer of data to third parties does not take place. The legal basis for processing the data is Article 6(1)(a) GDPR if the user has given their consent. The legal basis for the processing of data that is transmitted in the course of sending an e-mail is Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If the e-mail contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. For the personal data from the input mask of the contact form and those sent by e-mail, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended. The conversation is over when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the facts in question have been finally clarified.
§4 cookies
Cookies are used on this website. By using our website, you consent to the placement of cookies on your device, as explained below.
We store and process your personal information for the following purposes: organization of third-party tags, security, visitor statistics, personalized advertisements, follow LinkedIn company profile & Interactive Content.
Cookies are small packets of data that a website sends to your computer's web browser as you navigate through that website. They have different purposes, but above all they aim to simplify your navigation between different pages by storing your personal settings and ultimately improving user-friendliness. These cookies are then stored on your computer to identify it.
Cookies used on this website can be set either by our website or by a third party website. In addition, these cookies are either so-called "session" or "persistent" cookies: a session cookie is a cookie that is automatically deleted when the user closes the browser, while a persistent cookie remains stored on the user's end device until it reached a defined expiration date. Cookies used on our website have a maximum lifetime of twelve months.
Types of cookies we use
We use several types of cookies on this website, as described below.
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are required to enable you to use such basic functions as security, identity verification and network management. Therefore, they cannot be deactivated.
Cookies for marketing purposes
Marketing cookies are used to measure the effectiveness of advertising, understand visitors' interests and tailor advertisements to their personal needs.
Functional cookies
Functional cookies are used to store information that has already been provided and to offer improved and personalized functions based on this.
Analytics cookies
We use these cookies to understand how our website is used, to detect errors and to improve the functionality of the website.
How long do we store your data?
If you are an existing customer, we retain your personal data in accordance with data protection laws. This can be for up to ten (10) years after the end of a contractual or business relationship.
If you are a prospect without a contractual and/or business relationship, we will not store your data for longer than three (3) years after your last contact.
If you are an applicant and you are not hired, we will store the personal data you have shared with us for a period consistent with your consent. You give us this when you apply online together with your consent to the terms of use for the online application portal. If you apply without using the online application portal, we will obtain your consent separately for the duration of the storage. Without your consent for a storage period, we store your personal data on a legal basis for six (6) months after completion of the application process.
Log data (log files) that we collect for the above security, maintenance and improvement purposes are kept for no longer than one (1) year after collection.
A cookie usually contains the name of the domain from which the cookie data was sent, information about the age of the cookie and an alphanumeric identifier. Cookies enable our systems to recognize the user's device and make any default settings available immediately (e.g. your user name). As soon as a user accesses the platform, a cookie is transferred to the hard drive of the user's computer. Cookies help us to improve our website and to be able to offer you a better service that is even more tailored to your needs. They enable us to recognize your computer when you return to our website and thereby: Store information about your preferred activities on the website and thus tailor our website to your individual interests. Accelerate the speed of processing your requests.
Only the data explained above about your use of the website is stored in the cookies we use. This is not done by assigning you personally, but by assigning an identification number to the cookie ("cookie ID"). The cookie ID is not combined with your name, your IP address or with similar data that would enable the cookie to be assigned to you. You can find out how to prevent the use of browser cookies under section 3.4.
If you do not want browser cookies to be used, you can set your browser so that cookies are not accepted. Please note that in this case you may only be able to use our website to a limited extent or not at all. If you only want to accept our own cookies, but not the cookies of our service providers and partners, you can select the "Block third-party cookies" setting in your browser.
Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions you want are stored on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR.
When accessing our website, users are informed by an information banner about the use of cookies for analysis purposes and are referred to this data protection declaration. In this context, there is also a reference to how the storage of cookies can be prevented in the browser settings. The legal basis for the processing of personal data using technically necessary cookies is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f) GDPR. The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies for analysis purposes is Article 6(1)(a) GDPR if the user has given their consent. Whether and to what extent cookies are used on our website can be found in our cookie banner and our information in this data protection declaration.
§5 Integration of other services and content of third parties
description and purpose
It may happen that content from third parties, such as videos, fonts or graphics from other websites, is integrated into the online offering of TWE Consulting GmbH. This always presupposes that the providers of this content (hereinafter referred to as “third-party providers”) perceive the IP address of the users. Because without the IP address, they could not send the content to the browser of the respective user. The IP address is therefore required for the display of this content. We endeavor to only use content whose respective providers only use the IP address to deliver the content. However, we have no influence if the third-party providers store the IP address, e.g. for statistical purposes. As far as this is known to us, we inform the users about it. We would like to provide and improve our online offer through these integrations.
legal bases
In all other cases, our legitimate interest in a corresponding presentation of our online presence and in user-friendly and economically efficient services on our part is the corresponding legal basis (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO). Further information can be found in the respective data protection information of the provider.
Contractual or legal obligation for the provision of personal data
The provision of personal data is neither required by law nor by contract and is also not necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are also not obliged to provide the personal data. However, failure to provide it may mean that you cannot use this function or cannot use it to its full extent.
Youtube - description and purpose
We use the YouTube.com platform to post our own videos and make them publicly accessible. YouTube is an offer from Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Some Internet pages of our offer contain links or links to the YouTube offer. In general, we are not responsible for the content of websites to which links are provided. If you follow a link on YouTube, however, we would like to point out that YouTube stores the data of its users (e.g. personal information, IP address) in accordance with its own data usage guidelines and uses it for business purposes. We also embed videos stored on YouTube directly on some of our websites. With this integration, content from the YouTube website is displayed in parts of a browser window. However, the YouTube videos are only accessed by clicking on them separately. This technique is also called "framing". If you call up a (sub)page of our website on which YouTube videos are integrated in this form, a connection to the YouTube servers is established and the content is displayed on the website by notifying your browser.
§6 rights of the data subject
If personal data is processed by you, you are the data subject within the meaning of the GDPR and you have the following rights vis-à-vis the person responsible:
right of providing information
You can request confirmation from the person responsible as to whether personal data relating to you is being processed by us (Article 15 GDPR).
You have the right to request information as to whether your personal data is being transmitted to a third country or to an international organization. In this context, you can request to be informed of the appropriate guarantees pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR in connection with the transmission.
Right to Rectification
You have a right to correction and/or completion to the person responsible if the processed personal data concerning you is incorrect or incomplete. The person responsible must make the correction immediately (Article 16 GDPR).
Right to restriction of processing
Under certain conditions, you can request that the processing of your personal data be restricted. If the processing of your personal data has been restricted, this data - apart from its storage - may only be used with your consent or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of an important public interest of the Union or a Member State are processed. If the restriction of processing has been restricted according to the above conditions, you will be informed by the person responsible before the restriction is lifted.
Right to Erasure
(1) You can request the person responsible to delete your personal data immediately, and the person responsible is obliged to delete this data immediately if one of the following reasons applies:
The personal data concerning you are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
You revoke your consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a) or Article 9 Paragraph 2 Letter a) GDPR and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
You object to the processing in accordance with Article 21 (1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate reasons for the processing, or you object to the processing in accordance with Article 21 (2) GDPR.
The personal data concerning you have been processed unlawfully.
The deletion of the personal data concerning you is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the person responsible is subject.
The personal data concerning you was collected in relation to information society services offered in accordance with Article 8 (1) GDPR.
(2) If the person responsible has made your personal data public and is obliged to delete them in accordance with Article 17 (1) GDPR, he shall take appropriate measures, including technical measures, taking into account the available technology and the implementation costs, in order to ensure data processing To inform those responsible who process the personal data that you, as the data subject, have requested them to delete all links to this personal data or copies or replications of this personal data.
(3) The right to erasure does not exist if processing is necessary
to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;
to fulfill a legal obligation that requires processing under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject, or to perform a task that is in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority that has been delegated to the controller;
for reasons of public interest in the field of public health in accordance with Art. 9 (2) lit. h) and i) and Art. 9 (3) GDPR;
for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89 Para
to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
right to information
If you have asserted the right to correction, deletion or restriction of processing against the person responsible, he is obliged to inform all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been disclosed of this correction or deletion of the data or restriction of processing, unless this proves to be impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. You have the right to be informed about these recipients by the person responsible.
Right to data portability
You have the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to the person responsible in a structured, common and machine-readable format. In addition, you have the right to transmit this data to another person responsible without hindrance by the person responsible for providing the personal data, provided that
a. the processing is based on consent pursuant to Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a) GDPR or Article 9 Paragraph 2 Letter a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b) GDPR and
b. the processing is carried out using automated procedures. In exercising this right, you also have the right to have your personal data transmitted directly from one person responsible to another person responsible, insofar as this is technically feasible. The freedoms and rights of other people must not be impaired by this. The right to data portability does not apply to processing of personal data that is required to perform a task that is in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority that has been assigned to the controller.
Right to object
You have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of your personal data, which is based on Article 6 (1) (e) or (f) GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The person responsible no longer processes your personal data unless he can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims. If your personal data is processed in order to operate direct advertising, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for the purpose of such advertising; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is associated with such direct advertising. If you object to the processing for direct marketing purposes, your personal data will no longer be processed for these purposes. In connection with the use of information society services, you have the option – notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC – to exercise your right to object by means of automated procedures that use technical specifications.
Right to revoke the declaration of consent under data protection law
You have the right to revoke your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time. The revocation of the consent does not affect the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the point of revocation.
right of appeal
In accordance with Article 77 EU GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. You can also complain to TWE Consulting GmbH or send them a request for data processing.
You can assert data protection claims yourself against the data processing office:
State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
North Rhine-Westphalia
Cavalry Street 2 - 4
40213 Dusseldorf
§7 Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to change this privacy policy at any time with effect for the future. A current version is available on the website. Please visit the website regularly and find out about the applicable data protection regulations.
YouTube
Our website uses plugins from YouTube to integrate and display video content. The provider of the video portal is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.
When a page with an integrated YouTube plugin is called up, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. This tells YouTube which of our pages you have accessed.
YouTube can assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile if you are logged into your YouTube account. You can prevent this by logging out beforehand.
YouTube is used in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online offers. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning ofArticle 6 paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR represent.
Details on handling user data can be found in YouTube's data protection declaration at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.
Data protection declaration for the use of LinkedIn
Our website uses functions of the LinkedIn network. The provider is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Each time one of our pages that contains LinkedIn functions is accessed, a connection to LinkedIn servers is established. LinkedIn is informed that you have visited our website with your IP address. If you click on LinkedIn's "Recommend" button and are logged into your LinkedIn account, LinkedIn is able to assign your visit to our website to you and your user account. We would like to point out that as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how it is used by LinkedIn.
You can find more information on this in LinkedIn's data protection declaration at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacypolicy
Data protection declaration for the use of Xing
Our website uses functions of the XING network. The provider is XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany. Each time one of our pages that contains Xing functions is called up, a connection to the Xing servers is established.
Further information on data protection and the Xing Share button can be found in Xing's data protection declaration at https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection
§8 warnings
The contents of our pages were created with great care. However, we cannot guarantee that the content is correct, complete or up-to-date.
As a service provider, we are in accordance with § 7 paragraph 1 TMG responsible for own content on these pages according to general laws. After §§ 8 to 10 TMG However, as a service provider, we are not obliged to monitor transmitted or stored third-party information or to investigate circumstances that indicate illegal activity.
Obligations to remove or block the use of information according to general laws remain unaffected. However, liability in this regard is only possible from the point in time at which knowledge of a specific infringement of the law is known.
As soon as we become aware of any violations of the law, we will remove this content immediately.
§9 No warning without previous contact!
We welcome any hints on how we can improve the protection of personal data or the declaration on the protection of personal data. We are also happy to receive any information relating to the website. The contents of our pages were created with great care. However, we cannot guarantee that the content is correct, complete or up-to-date.
If we violate the legal provisions, we ask for appropriate notification without cost note.
It is guaranteed that deficiencies that are justifiably reported will be remedied immediately and without delay, so that you do not need to call in legal counsel.
However, should legal representation be commissioned or operated contrary to this provision without prior contact, I will reject the resulting costs in full. I also reserve the right to file a counterclaim for violation of the aforementioned and subsequent provisions, as well as any other provisions.
TWE Consulting GmbH relies on the following, among other things: § 8 para. 4 UWG and on all disputes § 226 BGB!
If there is a suspicion that the warning under competition law has been misused, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry will be informed immediately and the facts will be published with the suspicious indications and the names of those involved. Possibly. we reserve the right to take further steps.