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Data protection


General notice and mandatory information


Designation of the responsible body


The responsible body for data processing on this website is:


SSI Instructor Training College
represented by Sascha Jügel
Böcklinstrasse 38
50389 Wesseling
info@ssiitc.de


The responsible body decides alone or jointly with others on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, contact details, etc.).


Revocation of your consent to data processing


Some data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke your already given consent at any time. An informal email notification is sufficient for the revocation. The legality of the data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.


Right to lodge a complaint with the responsible supervisory authority


As a data subject, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority in the event of a breach of data protection law. The competent supervisory authority with regard to data protection issues is the state data protection officer of the federal state in which our company is based.


The following link provides a list of data protection officers and their contact details: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html .


Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to third parties. It is made available in a machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another responsible person, this will only be done if it is technically feasible.


Right to information, correction, blocking, deletion

You have the right to free information about your stored personal data, the origin of the data, their recipients and the purpose of the data processing and, if necessary, the right to correct, block or delete this data at any time within the framework of the applicable legal provisions. You can contact us at any time using the contact options listed in the legal notice if you have any further questions on the subject of personal data.


SSL or TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content that you send to us as the site operator, our website uses an SSL or. TLS encryption. This means that data that you transmit via this website cannot be read by third parties. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the "https: //" address line of your browser and by the lock symbol in the browser line.


Server log files

The website provider automatically collects and stores information that your browser automatically transmits to us in server log files.


These are:

  • Visited page on our domain

  • Date and time of the server request

  • Browser type and browser version

  • Operating system used

  • Referrer URL

  • Host name of the accessing computer

  • IP address


There is no merging of this data with other data sources. Data processing is based on Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or pre-contractual measures.


Data transfer when concluding a contract for the purchase and dispatch of goods

Personal data will only be transmitted to third parties if there is a need to process the contract. Third parties can be payment service providers or logistics companies, for example. A further transmission of the data does not take place or only if you have expressly consented to this. The basis for data processing is Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or pre-contractual measures.

Registration on this website

You can register on our website to use certain functions. The transmitted data are used exclusively for the purpose of using the respective offer or service. Mandatory information requested during registration must be given in full. Otherwise we will refuse the registration.

In the event of important changes, e.g. for technical reasons, we will inform you by email. The e-mail will be sent to the address that was given during registration. The processing of the data entered during registration is based on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your already given consent at any time. An informal email notification is sufficient for the revocation. The legality of the data processing that has already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation. We store the data collected during registration for the period that you are registered on our website. Your data will be deleted if you cancel your registration. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.


contact form

Data transmitted via the contact form, including your contact details, will be stored in order to be able to process your request or to be available for follow-up questions. This data will not be passed on without your consent. The processing of the data entered in the contact form takes place exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your already given consent at any time. An informal email notification is sufficient for the revocation. The legality of the data processing operations carried out before the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation. Data transmitted via the contact form will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or there is no longer any need to store data. Mandatory legal provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected.


Storage duration of contributions and comments

Contributions and comments as well as related data, such as IP addresses, are saved. The content remains on our website until it has been completely deleted or had to be deleted for legal reasons. The contributions and comments are saved on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your already given consent at any time. An informal email notification is sufficient for the revocation. The legality of data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.


Subscribe to comments

As a user of our website, you can subscribe to comments after you have registered. With a confirmation e-mail we will check whether you are the owner of the given e-mail address. You can unsubscribe from the subscription function for comments at any time via a link in a subscription email. Data entered to set up the subscription will be deleted if you cancel. If this data has been transmitted to us for other purposes and elsewhere, it will remain with us.


Newsletter data

We need an email address from you to send our newsletter. A verification of the given email address is necessary and the receipt of the newsletter must be consented to. Additional data is not collected or is voluntary. The data is used exclusively for sending the newsletter. The data provided when registering for the newsletter are processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your already given consent at any time. An informal notification by email is sufficient for the revocation or you can unsubscribe using the "Unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation. Data entered to set up the subscription will be deleted if you cancel. If this data has been transmitted to us for other purposes and elsewhere, it will remain with us.


CleverReach

We use CleverReach to send newsletters. The provider is CleverReach GmbH & Co. KG, Mühlenstr. 43, 26180 Rastede. With this service we can organize and analyze the sending of newsletters. The data you enter to receive the newsletter, such as your email address, will be stored on CleverReach's servers. Server locations are Germany and Ireland. Sending newsletters with CleverReach allows us to analyze the behavior of the newsletter recipient. The analysis shows, among other things, how many recipients have opened their newsletter and how often links in the newsletter were clicked. CleverReach supports conversion tracking in order to analyze whether a previously defined action, such as a product purchase, has taken place after clicking on a link. Details on data analysis by CleverReach can be found at: https://www.cleverreach.com/de/funktion/reporting-und-tracking/ .

The data processing takes place on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your already given consent at any time. An informal notification by email is sufficient for the revocation or you can unsubscribe using the "Unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation. If you do not want an analysis by CleverReach, you have to unsubscribe from the newsletter. To unsubscribe, an informal e-mail to us is sufficient or you can unsubscribe using the "Unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. Data entered to set up the subscription will be deleted from our servers and the CleverReach servers if you unsubscribe. If this data has been transmitted to us for other purposes and elsewhere, it will remain with us.

You can find details on the data protection provisions of CleverReach at: https://www.cleverreach.com/de/datenschutz/ .


Order processing


In order to fully comply with the statutory data protection requirements, we have concluded an order processing contract with CleverReach.

YouTube

Our website uses plugins from YouTube to integrate and display video content. The video portal is provided by YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you access a page with an integrated YouTube plug-in, 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 appealing presentation of our online offers. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit.f GDPR.

You can find details on how to handle user data in YouTube's privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy .


Vimeo


Our website uses plugins from Vimeo to integrate and display video content. The provider of the video portal is Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA. When a page with an integrated Vimeo plugin is called up, a connection to the Vimeo servers is established. This tells Vimeo which of our pages you have accessed. Vimeo finds out your IP address even if you are not logged into the video portal or do not have an account there. The information recorded by Vimeo is transmitted to the video portal servers in the USA.

Vimeo can assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out beforehand.

You can find details on handling user data in Vimeo's privacy policy at: https://vimeo.com/privacy .


Cookies


Our website uses cookies. These are small text files that your web browser saves on your device. Cookies help us to make our offer more user-friendly, more effective and safer.

Some cookies are "session cookies." Such cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your browser session. However, other cookies remain on your device until you delete them yourself. Such cookies help us to recognize you when you return to our website. With a modern web browser you can monitor, restrict or prevent the setting of cookies. Many web browsers can be configured so that cookies are automatically deleted when the program is closed. Deactivating cookies can restrict the functionality of our website. The setting of cookies, which are necessary to carry out electronic communication processes or to provide certain functions you require (e.g. shopping cart), is based on Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. As the operator of this website, we have a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and smooth provision of our services. If other cookies are set (e.g. for analysis functions), these will be treated separately in this data protection declaration.


Google Analytics

Our website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider of the web analysis service is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Analytics uses "cookies." These are small text files that your web browser saves on your device and that enable website usage to be analyzed. Information generated by cookies about your use of our website is transmitted to a Google server and stored there. The server location is usually the USA. Google Analytics cookies are set on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit.f GDPR. As the operator of this website, we have a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize our website and, if necessary, advertising.


IP anonymization

We use Google Analytics in conjunction with the IP anonymization function. It ensures that Google shortens your IP address within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before it is transmitted to the USA. There may be exceptional cases in which Google transmits the full IP address to a server in the USA and shortens it there. On our behalf, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to create reports on website activity and to provide us with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by Google Analytics is not merged with other data from Google.

Browser plugin

The setting of cookies by your web browser can be prevented. However, this could limit some functions of our website. You can also prevent the collection of data regarding your website usage including your IP address and subsequent processing by Google. You can do this by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available via the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de .


Objection to data collection

You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set which prevents the collection of your data on future visits to our website: Deactivate Google Analytics. You can find details on how to handle user data on Google Analytics in Google's data protection declaration: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de .


Order processing

In order to fully comply with the statutory data protection requirements, we have concluded an order processing contract with Google.


Demographic characteristics in Google Analytics

Our website uses the “demographic characteristics” function of Google Analytics. It can be used to create reports that contain statements on the age, gender and interests of the site visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google as well as from visitor data from third-party providers. It is not possible to assign the data to a specific person. You can deactivate this function at any time. You can do this via the ad settings in your Google account or by generally prohibiting the collection of your data by Google Analytics, as explained in the section “Objection to data collection”.


Matomo (formerly Piwik)

Our website uses the Matomo web analysis service. Matomo is an open source solution. Matomo uses "cookies." These are small text files that your web browser saves on your device and that enable website usage to be analyzed. Information generated by cookies about the use of our website is stored on our server. Your IP address is anonymized before it is saved.

Matomo cookies remain on your device until you delete them. Matomo cookies are set on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit.f GDPR. As the operator of this website, we have a legitimate interest in the anonymous analysis of user behavior in order to optimize both our website and, if necessary, advertising. The information stored in the Matomo cookie about the use of this website is not passed on. The setting of cookies by your web browser can be prevented. However, this could limit some functions of our website. You can deactivate the storage and use of your data here. Your browser sets an opt-out cookie, which prevents the storage of Matomo usage data. If you delete your cookies, the Matomo opt-out cookie will also be removed. When you visit our website again, the opt-out cookie must be set again to prevent the storage and use of your data.


PayPal


Our website allows payment via PayPal. The payment service provider is PayPal (Europe) S.à.rl et Cie, SCA, 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg. If you pay with PayPal, the payment data you have entered will be transmitted to PayPal. Your data is transmitted to PayPal on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. a GDPR (consent) and Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. b GDPR (processing to fulfill a contract). You can revoke your already given consent at any time. Data processing operations in the past remain effective in the event of a revocation.


Klarna

Our website enables payment via Klarna. The provider of the payment service is Klarna AB, Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden. When paying with Klarna (Klarna checkout solution), Klarna collects various personal data from you. Details can be found in Klarna's data protection declaration at: https://www.klarna.com/de/datenschutz/ . Klarna uses cookies to optimize the Klarna checkout solution. This optimization represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Cookies are small text files that your web browser saves on your device. Klarna cookies remain on your device until you delete them. Details on the use of Klarna cookies can be found at: https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/policy/cookie/de_de/checkout.pdf . The transfer of your data to Klarna takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent) and Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR (processing to fulfill a contract). You can revoke your already given consent at any time. Data processing operations in the past remain effective in the event of a revocation.


Instant bank transfer

Our website allows payment via "Sofortüberweisung." The payment service provider is Sofort GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich. With the help of the “Sofortüberweisung” procedure, we receive a real-time payment confirmation from Sofort GmbH and can immediately begin to meet our obligations. When paying by “Sofortüberweisung”, your PIN and TAN are transmitted to Sofort GmbH. The payment provider will then log into your online banking account, automatically check your account balance and make the transfer. An immediate confirmation of the transaction follows. Your sales, the credit line of your overdraft facility and the existence of other accounts and their stocks are also automatically checked after logging in. In addition to PIN and TAN, the transmission to Sofort GmbH also includes payment data and personal data. Your personal data includes your first and last name, address, telephone number (s), email address, IP address and any other data required for payment processing. This data transfer is necessary in order to establish your identity beyond doubt and to prevent attempted fraud. The transfer of your data to Sofort GmbH takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent) and Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR (processing to fulfill a contract). You can revoke your already given consent at any time. Data processing operations in the past remain effective in the event of a revocation. You can find details on payment with immediate transfer at: https://www.sofort.de/datenschutz.html and https://www.klarna.com/sofort/ .


XING plugin

Our website uses functions of the XING network. The provider is XING AG, Dammtorstrasse 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany. When a page with integrated Xing functions is called up, a connection to the Xing servers is established. To the best of our knowledge, personal data is not stored. IP addresses are not stored, and usage behavior is not evaluated. Details 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 .


Twitter plugin

Our website uses functions of the Twitter service. The provider is Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. When you use Twitter and the "Retweet" function, websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and published in your Twitter feed. In doing so, data is transmitted to Twitter. We have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or the use of this data by Twitter. Details can be found in Twitter's data protection declaration: https://twitter.com/privacy . You can change your data protection settings on Twitter: https://twitter.com/account/settings


Pinterest plugin

Our website uses functions of the social network Pinterest. The provider is Pinterest Inc., 808 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-490, USA. When you access a page with functions from Pinterest, your browser establishes a direct connection to the Pinterest servers. Log data are transmitted to the Pinterest servers. The servers are located in the USA. The log data may allow conclusions to be drawn about your IP address, websites visited, the type and settings of the browser, the date and time of the request, your way of using Pinterest and cookies. You can find details on this in the data protection information from Pinterest: https://about.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy .


Amazon affiliate program

As the operator of this website, we participate in the Amazon EU partner program. Ads from Amazon and links to Amazon are included on our pages in order to earn money through advertising reimbursements. Amazon cookies are used, which means that Amazon recognizes that you have clicked on a partner link on our website. The storage of “Amazon cookies” takes place on the basis of Art. 6 lit. f GDPR. As a website operator, we have a legitimate interest in this, as the amount of the advertising cost reimbursement can only be determined using cookies. Details on data usage by Amazon can be found in the Amazon data protection declaration: https://www.amazon.de/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=footer_privacy?ie=UTF8&nodeId=3312401 .


Google AdSense

Our website uses Google AdSense. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google AdSense integrates advertisements and sets cookies. Cookies are small text files that your web browser saves on your device in order to analyze the use of the website. Google AdSense also uses web beacons. Web beacons are invisible graphics that allow an analysis of visitor traffic on our website. Information generated by cookies and web beacons is transmitted to Google servers and stored there. The server is located in the USA. Google can pass this information on to contractual partners. However, Google will not merge your IP address with other data stored about you. The storage of AdSense cookies takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit.f GDPR. As a website operator, we have a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize our website and advertising. With a modern web browser you can monitor, restrict and prevent the setting of cookies. Deactivating cookies can restrict the functionality of our website. By using our website, you declare that you consent to the processing of the data collected about you by Google in the manner described above and for the purpose stated above.


Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking


Our website uses Google AdWords. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States. AdWords is an online advertising program. We work with conversion tracking as part of the online advertising program. After clicking on an advertisement placed by Google, a cookie is set for conversion tracking. Cookies are small text files that your web browser stores on your device. Google AdWords cookies lose their validity after 30 days and are not used to personally identify users. Google and we can tell from the cookie that you clicked on an ad and were forwarded to our website. Every Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. The cookies cannot be tracked via the websites of AdWords customers. Conversion cookies are used to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers who use conversion tracking. Adwords customers find out how many users clicked on their ad and were redirected to pages with a conversion tracking tag. However, AdWords customers do not receive any information that allows users to be personally identified. If you do not want to participate in tracking, you can object to its use. Here the conversion cookie must be deactivated in the user settings of the browser. There is no inclusion in the conversion tracking statistics. “Conversion cookies” are saved on the basis of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. As a website operator, we have a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize our website and advertising.

You can find details on Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking in Google's privacy policy: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/ . With a modern web browser you can monitor, restrict or prevent the setting of cookies. Deactivating cookies can restrict the functionality of our website.


Google Web Fonts

Our website uses web fonts from Google. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. By using these web fonts, it is possible to present you with the presentation of our website that you want, regardless of which fonts are available locally. This is done by calling up Google Web Fonts from a Google server in the USA and forwarding your data to Google. This is your IP address and which page you visited on our website. The use of Google Web Fonts is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit.f GDPR. As the operator of this website, we have a legitimate interest in the optimal presentation and transmission of our website. The company Google is certified for the US-European data protection agreement "Privacy Shield". This data protection agreement is intended to ensure compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU. You can find details about Google Web Fonts at: https://www.google.com/fonts#AboutPlace:about and further information in Google's data protection provisions: https://policies.google.com/privacy/partners?hl=de


Source: data protection configurator from mein-datenschutzbeauftragter.de

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