We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest in our company and our products and services. Protecting your privacy when using our website is important to us. Therefore, please take note of the following information: This data protection declaration informs you about the type, scope and purpose of the processing of personal data (hereinafter referred to as “data”) within our online offering and the websites, functions and content associated with it as well as external online presences, such as our social media profile (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “online offer”). With regard to the terms used, such as “processing” or “responsible person”, we refer to the definitions in Article 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Responsible person Compedo Vertriebs-GmbH Corunnastraße 14, 58636 Iserlohn, Germany Email: info@compedo.de Managing Director: Andreas Blumauer Link to the imprint: https://www.compedo.de/impressum Types of data processed: – Inventory data (e.g., names, addresses). – Contact details (e.g., email, telephone numbers). – Content data (e.g., text entries, photographs, videos). – Usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times). – Meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses).
Categories of data subjects Visitors and users of the online offering (hereinafter we refer to the affected persons collectively as “users”). Purpose of processing – Provision of the online offer, its functions and content. – Answering contact requests and communicating with users. – Safety measures. – Reach measurement/marketing Terms used “Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter “data subject”); A natural person is considered identifiable if he or she 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 (e.g. cookie) or one or more special features, which are an expression of the physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person. “Processing” means any operation or series of operations relating to personal data, carried out with or without the aid of automated procedures. The term is broad and encompasses virtually every way data is handled. “Pseudonymization” means the processing of personal data in such a way that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that this additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures that ensure that the personal data not be assigned to an identified or identifiable natural person. “Profiling” means any type of automated processing of personal data, which consists in using that personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular aspects relating to work performance, economic situation, health, personal Analyze or predict the preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location or movements of that natural person. The “controller” is the natural or legal person, public authority, institution or other body that alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data. “Processor” means a natural or legal person, public authority, institution or other body that processes personal data on behalf of the controller.
Relevant legal bases In accordance with Art. 13 GDPR, we will inform you of the legal basis for our data processing. If the legal basis is not stated in the data protection declaration, the following applies: The legal basis for obtaining consent is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a and Article 7 GDPR, the legal basis for processing to fulfill our services and implement contractual measures as well Answering inquiries is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, the legal basis for processing to fulfill our legal obligations is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR, and the legal basis for processing to protect our legitimate interests is Art 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR. In the event that the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Article 6 (1) (d) GDPR serves as the legal basis. Safety measures We take appropriate technical measures in accordance with Art. 32 GDPR, taking into account the state of the art, the implementation costs and the type, scope, circumstances and purposes of the processing as well as the different probability of occurrence and severity of the risk for the rights and freedoms of natural persons and organizational measures to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk. The measures include, in particular, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data by controlling physical access to the data, as well as the access, input, distribution, ensuring availability and its separation. We have also set up procedures to ensure the exercise of the rights of those affected, the deletion of data and the response to threats to data. We also take the protection of personal data into account when developing or selecting hardware, software and processes, in accordance with the principle of data protection through technology design and through data protection-friendly default settings (Art. 25 GDPR).
Collaboration with processors and third parties If, as part of our processing, we disclose data to other people and companies (contract processors or third parties), transmit it to them or otherwise grant them access to the data, this only takes place on the basis of legal permission (e.g. if the data is transmitted to third parties, such as to payment service providers, in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. If we commission third parties to process data on the basis of a so-called “order processing contract”, this is done on the basis of Art. 28 GDPR. Transfers to third countries If we process data in a third country (i.e. outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA)) or if this occurs as part of the use of third-party services or disclosure or transmission of data to third parties, this will only occur if it is done to fulfill our (pre-)contractual obligations, on the basis of your consent, on the basis of a legal obligation or on the basis of our legitimate interests. Subject to legal or contractual permissions, we only process or have the data processed in a third country if the special requirements of Art. 44 ff. GDPR are met. This means that the processing is carried out, for example, on the basis of special guarantees, such as the officially recognized determination of a data protection level that corresponds to the EU (e.g. for the USA through the “Privacy Shield”) or compliance with officially recognized special contractual obligations (so-called “standard contractual clauses”). Rights of data subjects You have the right to request confirmation as to whether the data in question is being processed and to receive information about this data as well as further information and a copy of the data in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR. You have accordingly. Art. 16 GDPR gives you the right to request that the data concerning you be completed or that incorrect data concerning you be corrected. In accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, you have the right to demand that the data in question be deleted immediately, or alternatively, in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, to request a restriction on the processing of the data. You have the right to request that the data concerning you that you have provided to us be received in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR and to request that it be transmitted to other responsible parties. In accordance with Article 77 of the GDPR, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the responsible supervisory authority.
Right of withdrawal You have the right to revoke your consent in accordance with Article 7 Paragraph 3 of the GDPR with effect for the future Right to object You can object to the future processing of your data at any time in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR. The objection can in particular be made against processing for direct advertising purposes. Cookies and right to object to direct advertising “Cookies” are small files that are stored on users’ computers. Different information can be stored within the cookies. A cookie is primarily used to store information about a user (or the device on which the cookie is stored) during or after their visit to an online offering. Temporary cookies, or “session cookies” or “transient cookies,” are cookies that are deleted after a user leaves an online offering and closes their browser. Such a cookie can, for example, store the contents of a shopping cart in an online shop or a login status. Cookies that remain stored even after the browser is closed are referred to as “permanent” or “persistent”. For example, the login status can be saved if users visit it after several days. The interests of users can also be stored in such a cookie, which is used for range measurement or marketing purposes. “Third-party cookies” are cookies that are offered by providers other than the person responsible for operating the online offering (otherwise, if they are only their cookies, they are referred to as “first-party cookies”). We can use temporary and permanent cookies and explain this in our data protection declaration. If users do not want cookies to be stored on their computer, they are asked to deactivate the corresponding option in the system settings of their browser. Saved cookies can be deleted in the browser’s system settings. The exclusion of cookies can lead to functional restrictions of this online offer. A general objection to the use of cookies used for online marketing purposes can be made for a large number of services, especially in the case of tracking, via the US website http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU website http://www.youronlinechoices.com/ can be explained. Furthermore, the storage of cookies can be achieved by switching them off in the browser settings. Please note that not all functions of this online offer may then be able to be used.
Google reCAPTCHA In order to ensure sufficient data security when submitting forms, in certain cases we use the reCAPTCHA service from Google Inc. This serves to distinguish whether the entry is made by a natural person or improperly through automated processing. The service includes sending the IP address and any other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service to Google. The different data protection regulations of Google Inc. apply. Further information about Google Inc.’s data protection guidelines can be found at http://www.google.de/intl/de/privacy or https://www.google.com/intl/de /policies/privacy/ Google Web Fonts This site uses so-called web fonts, which are provided by Google, for the uniform display of fonts. When you access a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly. For this purpose, the browser you use must connect to Google’s servers. This gives Google knowledge that our website was accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web Fonts is in the interest of a uniform and attractive presentation of our online offerings. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR. If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font will be used by your computer. Further information about Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/ Deletion of data The data we process will be deleted or its processing will be restricted in accordance with Articles 17 and 18 of the GDPR. Unless expressly stated in this data protection declaration, the data stored by us will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for their intended purpose and the deletion does not conflict with any legal retention obligations. Unless the data is deleted because it is required for other legally permissible purposes, its processing will be restricted. This means that the data will be blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be retained for commercial or tax reasons. According to legal requirements in Germany, storage takes place in particular for 10 years in accordance with Sections 147 Paragraph 1 AO, 257 Paragraph 1 Nos. 1 and 4, Paragraph 4 HGB (books, records, management reports, accounting documents, trading books, more relevant for taxation). documents, etc.) and 6 years in accordance with Section 257 Paragraph 1 Nos. 2 and 3, Paragraph 4 HGB (commercial letters).
Business-related processing Additionally we process – Contract data (e.g., subject matter of the contract, term, customer category). – Payment data (e.g., bank details, payment history) from our customers, interested parties and business partners for the purpose of providing contractual services, service and customer care, marketing, advertising and market research. Order processing in the online shop and customer account We process our customers’ data as part of the ordering process in our online shop in order to enable them to select and order the selected products and services, as well as their payment and delivery or execution. The data processed includes inventory data, communication data, contract data, payment data and the persons affected by the processing include our customers, interested parties and other business partners. The processing takes place for the purpose of providing contractual services as part of the operation of an online shop, billing, delivery and customer services. We use session cookies to store the contents of the shopping cart and permanent cookies to store the login status. Processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b (Execution of ordering processes) and c (Lawfully required archiving) GDPR. The information marked as necessary is required to establish and fulfill the contract. We only disclose the data to third parties as part of delivery, payment or within the scope of legal permissions and obligations towards legal advisors and authorities. The data will only be processed in third countries if this is necessary to fulfill the contract (e.g. at the customer’s request for delivery or payment). Users can optionally create a user account, in particular by being able to view their orders. As part of registration, the required mandatory information is provided to users. User accounts are not public and cannot be indexed by search engines. If users have canceled their user account, their data will be deleted with regard to the user account, unless their retention is necessary for commercial or tax law reasons in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter c GDPR. Information in the customer account remains until it is deleted and subsequently archived in the event of a legal obligation. It is the users’ responsibility to back up their data before the end of the contract if the contract is terminated.
As part of the registration and re-registration process as well as the use of our online services, we store the IP address and the time of the respective user action. The storage is based on our legitimate interests, as well as the user’s protection against misuse and other unauthorized use. In principle, this data will not be passed on to third parties unless it is necessary to pursue our claims or there is a legal obligation to do so in accordance with Article 6 (1) (c) GDPR. The deletion takes place after the expiry of statutory warranty and comparable obligations; the necessity of storing the data is checked every three years; In the case of legal archiving obligations, deletion occurs after their expiry (end of commercial law (6 years) and tax law (10 years) retention obligations). External payment service providers We use PayPal as an external payment service provider through whose platform users and we can carry out payment transactions. Link to Paypal’s privacy policy: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full. As part of the fulfillment of contracts, we use the payment service providers on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b. GDPR. Furthermore, we use external payment service providers based on our legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR in order to offer our users effective and secure payment options. The data processed by the payment service providers includes inventory data, such as name and address, bank details, such as account numbers or credit card numbers, passwords, TANs and checksums, as well as contract details, amounts and recipient-related information. The information is required to carry out the transactions. However, the data entered will only be processed and stored by the payment service providers. This means that we do not receive any account or credit card-related information, but only information with confirmation or negative information about the payment. Under certain circumstances, the data may be transmitted by the payment service provider to credit reporting agencies. The purpose of this transmission is to check identity and creditworthiness. For this purpose, we refer to the general terms and conditions and data protection information of the payment service providers. The terms and conditions and data protection notices of the respective payment service providers apply to payment transactions, which can be accessed on the respective websites or transaction applications. We also refer to these for further information and to assert cancellation, information and other rights of those affected.
External transport service providers If the goods are delivered by one of the following transport service providers DHL (Deutsche Post AG, Charles-de-Gaulle-Straße 20, 53113 Bonn) or DPD (DPD Dynamic Parcel Distribution GmbH & Co. KG, Wailandtstraße 1, 63741 Aschaffenburg) or UPS ( United Parcel Service Deutschland S.à r.l. & Co. OHG, Görlitzer Straße 1, 41460 Neuss) we only pass on the name of the recipient, the delivery address and the email address (for shipment information from the service provider) to the respective company. Administration, financial accounting, office organization, contact management We process data as part of administrative tasks such as organizing our operations, financial accounting and compliance with legal obligations, such as archiving. In doing so, we process the same data that we process as part of the provision of our contractual services. The basis for processing is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter c. GDPR, Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f. GDPR. Customers, interested parties, business partners and website visitors are affected by the processing. The purpose and our interest in the processing lies in administration, financial accounting, office organization, archiving of data, i.e. tasks that serve to maintain our business activities, carry out our tasks and provide our services. The deletion of data with regard to contractual services and contractual communication corresponds to the information provided in these processing activities. We disclose or transmit data to the tax authorities, consultants such as tax advisors or auditors as well as other fee offices and payment service providers. Furthermore, based on our business interests, we store information about suppliers, organizers and other business partners, e.g. for the purpose of later contact. We generally store this mostly company-related data permanently.
Data protection information in the application process We process the applicant data only for the purpose and as part of the application process in accordance with the legal requirements. The processing of applicant data takes place to fulfill our (pre-)contractual obligations as part of the application process within the meaning of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b. GDPR Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f. GDPR if the data processing is necessary for us, for example in the context of legal proceedings (in Germany, Section 26 BDSG also applies). The application process requires that applicants provide us with their applicant data. If we offer an online form, the necessary applicant data is marked; otherwise, it can be found in the job descriptions and, in principle, this includes personal information, postal and contact addresses and the documents associated with the application, such as a cover letter, CV and certificates. Applicants can also voluntarily provide us with additional information. By submitting the application to us, applicants agree to the processing of their data for the purposes of the application process in accordance with the type and scope set out in this data protection declaration. If special categories of personal data within the meaning of Art. 9 Para. 1 GDPR are voluntarily communicated as part of the application process, their processing will also take place in accordance with Art. 9 Para. 2 lit. b GDPR (e.g. health data, such as severely disabled status or ethnic origin). . If special categories of personal data within the meaning of Art. 9 Para. 1 GDPR are requested from applicants as part of the application process, their processing will also take place in accordance with Art. 9 Para. 2 lit. a GDPR (e.g. health data if this is necessary for the exercise of the profession are). If provided, applicants can submit their applications to us using an online form on our website. The data is transmitted to us in encrypted form in accordance with the state of the art. Applicants can also send us their applications via email. However, we ask you to note that emails are generally not sent encrypted and applicants must ensure encryption themselves. We cannot therefore assume any responsibility for the transmission path of the application between the sender and receipt on our server and therefore recommend using an online form or sending it by post. Instead of applying via the online form and email, applicants still have the option of sending us the application by post.
If the application is successful, the data provided by the applicants can be further processed by us for the purposes of the employment relationship. Otherwise, if the application for a job offer is not successful, the applicant’s data will be deleted. Applicants’ data will also be deleted if an application is withdrawn, which applicants are entitled to do at any time. The deletion will take place, subject to a legitimate revocation by the applicant, after a period of six months has elapsed so that we can answer any follow-up questions about the application and meet our obligations to provide proof under the Equal Treatment Act. Invoices for any reimbursement of travel expenses are archived in accordance with tax law requirements. contact When contacting us (e.g. via contact form, email, telephone or via social media), the user’s information is processed to process the contact request and process it in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b) GDPR. User information can be stored in a customer relationship management system (“CRM system”) or comparable inquiry organization. We delete the requests if they are no longer necessary. We review the necessity every two years; The statutory archiving obligations also apply.
Hosting and email delivery The hosting services we use serve to provide the following services: infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space and database services, email delivery, security services and technical maintenance services, which we use for the purpose of operating this online offering. In doing so, we, or our hosting provider, process inventory data, contact data, content data, contract data, usage data, meta and communication data from customers, interested parties and visitors to this online offering based on our legitimate interests in the efficient and secure provision of this online offering in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR in conjunction with Art. 28 GDPR (conclusion of order processing contract). Collection of access data and log files We, or our hosting provider, collect data about every access to the server on which this service is located (so-called server log files) based on our legitimate interests within the meaning of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR. The access data includes the name of the website accessed, file, date and time of access, amount of data transferred, notification of successful access, browser type and version, the user’s operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited page), IP address and the requesting provider . Log file information is stored for security reasons (e.g. to investigate acts of abuse or fraud) for a maximum of 7 days and then deleted. Data whose further storage is necessary for evidentiary purposes is excluded from deletion until the respective incident has been finally clarified.