We are very pleased about your interest in our company. Data protection is of particularly high importance to the management of CodeEffect GmbH. Using the websites of CodeEffect GmbH is generally possible without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to use special services of our company via our website, processing of personal data may become necessary. If the processing of personal data is required and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the data subject.

The processing of personal data, for example the name, address, email address, or telephone number of a data subject, always takes place in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and in compliance with the country-specific data protection provisions applicable to CodeEffect GmbH. By means of this privacy policy, our company wishes to inform the public about the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, use, and process. Furthermore, this privacy policy informs data subjects of their rights.

As the controller, CodeEffect GmbH has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection possible for personal data processed through this website. Nevertheless, internet-based data transmissions can generally have security gaps, so absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us via alternative means, for example by telephone.

The privacy policy of CodeEffect GmbH is based on the terminology used by the European legislator for directives and regulations when issuing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy is intended to be easy to read and understand for the public as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terminology used in advance.

In this privacy policy, we use, among others, the following terms:

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as the “data subject”). A natural person is considered identifiable if they can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.

A data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller.

Processing means any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination, or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure, or destruction.

Restriction of processing means the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting its future processing.

Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects concerning that natural person's work performance, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements.

Pseudonymization means the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures ensuring that the personal data is not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Controller means the natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. Where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law.

Processor means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

Recipient means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or another body, to which personal data is disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law are not regarded as recipients.

Third party means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or body other than the data subject, controller, processor, and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorized to process personal data.

Consent means any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which they, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signify agreement to the processing of personal data relating to them.

Controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws applicable in Member States of the European Union, and other provisions of a data protection nature is:

CodeEffect GmbH
St.-Hubertus-Str. 33
75181 Pforzheim
Germany

info@codeeffect.io
www.codeeffect.io

Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning them is being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of confirmation, they may contact any employee of the controller at any time.

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller, at any time and free of charge, information about personal data stored concerning them and a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European legislator has granted the data subject access to the following information:

the purposes of processing
the categories of personal data being processed
the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data has been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organizations
where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period; the existence of the right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning the data subject or restriction of processing by the
controller, or a right to object to such processing
the existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
where personal data is not collected from the data subject: any available information as to its source
the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject

Furthermore, the data subject has the right to obtain information as to whether personal data has been transferred to a third country or to an international organization. Where this is the case, the data subject has the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.

If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of access, they may contact any employee of the controller at any time.

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller, without undue delay, the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Taking into account the purposes of processing, the data subject also has the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement.

If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, they may contact any employee of the controller at any time.

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning them without undue delay, where one of the following grounds applies and insofar as processing is not necessary:

The personal data has been collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which it is no longer necessary.
The data subject withdraws consent on which the processing is based according to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR, and there is no other legal ground for the processing.
The data subject objects to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for processing, or the data subject objects to processing pursuant to Article 21(2) GDPR.
The personal data has been processed unlawfully.
The personal data must be erased for compliance with a legal obligation in Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
The personal data has been collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Article 8(1) GDPR.

If one of the above reasons applies and a data subject wishes to request the erasure of personal data stored by CodeEffect GmbH, they may contact any employee of the controller at any time. The employee of CodeEffect GmbH will ensure that the erasure request is complied with immediately.

Where CodeEffect GmbH has made personal data public and our company is obliged under Article 17(1) GDPR to erase the personal data, CodeEffect GmbH shall, taking account of available technology and implementation costs, take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform other controllers processing the published personal data that the data subject has requested the erasure by such controllers of any links to, or copy or replication of, that personal data, insofar as processing is not required. The employee of CodeEffect GmbH will arrange what is necessary in each individual case.

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller restriction of processing where one of the following conditions applies:

The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
The processing is unlawful and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests the restriction of their use instead.
The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but it is required by the data subject for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

If one of the above conditions is met and a data subject wishes to request restriction of personal data stored by CodeEffect GmbH, they may contact any employee of the controller at any time. The employee of CodeEffect GmbH will arrange the restriction of processing.

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to receive the personal data concerning them, which was provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. They also have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data was provided, where processing is based on consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) GDPR and processing is carried out by automated means, provided that processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

Furthermore, in exercising their right to data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) GDPR, the data subject has the right to have personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and where this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

To assert the right to data portability, the data subject may contact any employee of CodeEffect GmbH at any time.

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to object, on grounds relating to their particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning them based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on those provisions.

CodeEffect GmbH shall no longer process the personal data in the event of the objection, unless we demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing which override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

Where CodeEffect GmbH processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning them for such marketing. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to CodeEffect GmbH to processing for direct marketing purposes, CodeEffect GmbH will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning them carried out by CodeEffect GmbH for scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) GDPR, unless such processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.

To exercise the right to object, the data subject may contact any employee of CodeEffect GmbH or another employee directly. In addition, the data subject is free, in the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to exercise their right to object by automated means using technical specifications.

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning them or similarly significantly affects them, unless the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or performance of, a contract between the data subject and a controller, or (2) is authorized by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or (3) is based on the data subject’s explicit consent.

If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or performance of, a contract between the data subject and a controller, or (2) is based on the data subject’s explicit consent, CodeEffect GmbH shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express their point of view, and to contest the decision.

If the data subject wishes to assert rights relating to automated decisions, they may contact any employee of the controller at any time.

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data at any time.

If the data subject wishes to assert the right to withdraw consent, they may contact any employee of the controller at any time.

The controller collects and processes applicants’ personal data for the purpose of handling the application process. Processing may also be carried out electronically. This is particularly the case when an applicant submits corresponding application documents electronically, for example by email or via a web form on the website, to the controller. If the controller concludes an employment contract with an applicant, the transmitted data is stored for the purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with legal requirements. If no employment contract is concluded with the applicant, the application documents are automatically deleted two months after notification of the rejection decision, provided that no other legitimate interests of the controller conflict with deletion. Another legitimate interest in this sense is, for example, a duty of proof in proceedings under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG).

The controller has integrated components of Facebook on this website. Facebook is a social network.

A social network is an internet-operated social meeting place, an online community that generally enables users to communicate and interact with each other in a virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for exchanging opinions and experiences or enables the internet community to provide personal or business-related information. Among other things, Facebook enables users of the social network to create private profiles, upload photos, and connect via friend requests.

The operating company of Facebook is Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. If a data subject lives outside the USA or Canada, the controller responsible for processing personal data is Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website, operated by the controller and on which a Facebook component (Facebook plug-in) has been integrated, is accessed, the internet browser on the data subject’s information technology system is automatically prompted by the respective Facebook component to download a display of the corresponding Facebook component from Facebook. A complete overview of all Facebook plug-ins can be accessed at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE. As part of this technical process, Facebook receives knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is simultaneously logged in to Facebook, Facebook recognizes, with every visit to our website by the data subject and for the entire duration of their stay on our website, which specific subpage is visited by the data subject. This information is collected by the Facebook component and assigned by Facebook to the respective Facebook account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks one of the Facebook buttons integrated on our website, for example the “Like” button, or submits a comment, Facebook assigns this information to the personal Facebook user account of the data subject and stores this personal data.

Facebook always receives information via the Facebook component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged in to Facebook at the time of accessing our website; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks the Facebook component or not. If such transmission of this information to Facebook is not desired by the data subject, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their Facebook account before accessing our website.

The data policy published by Facebook, available at https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/, provides information on the collection, processing, and use of personal data by Facebook. It also explains what settings Facebook offers to protect the privacy of the data subject. In addition, various applications are available that make it possible to suppress data transmission to Facebook. Such applications can be used by the data subject to suppress data transmission to Facebook.

The controller has integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymization function) on this website. Google Analytics is a web analytics service. Web analytics is the collection, compilation, and evaluation of data about the behavior of visitors to websites. A web analytics service collects, among other things, data on which website a data subject came from (so-called referrer), which subpages of the website were accessed, or how often and for what duration a subpage was viewed. Web analytics is mainly used to optimize a website and for cost-benefit analysis of internet advertising.

The operating company of the Google Analytics component is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.

For web analytics via Google Analytics, the controller uses the addition _gat._anonymizeIp. By means of this addition, Google truncates and anonymizes the IP address of the data subject’s internet connection if access to our websites takes place from a Member State of the European Union or from another state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyze visitor flows on our website. Google uses the obtained data and information, among other things, to evaluate the use of our website, to compile online reports for us showing activities on our websites, and to provide other services related to the use of our website.

Google Analytics places a cookie on the data subject’s information technology system. What cookies are has already been explained above. By setting the cookie, Google is enabled to analyze the use of our website. Each time one of the individual pages of this website operated by the controller and on which a Google Analytics component has been integrated is accessed, the internet browser on the data subject’s information technology system is automatically prompted by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data to Google for online analysis. As part of this technical process, Google obtains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the data subject, which Google uses, among other things, to trace the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently enable commission settlements.

By means of the cookie, personal information is stored, for example access time, the location from which access originated, and the frequency of visits to our website by the data subject. Each time our websites are visited, this personal data, including the IP address of the internet connection used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass on this personal data collected through the technical process to third parties under certain circumstances.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time, as already shown above, by means of an appropriate setting of the internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the internet browser used would also prevent Google from placing a cookie on the data subject’s information technology system. In addition, a cookie already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the possibility to object to and prevent the collection of data generated by Google Analytics and related to the use of this website as well as the processing of this data by Google. For this purpose, the data subject must download and install a browser add-on from the link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This browser add-on informs Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data and information about visits to websites may be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-on is considered an objection by Google. If the data subject’s information technology system is deleted, formatted, or reinstalled at a later time, the data subject must reinstall the browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics. If the browser add-on is uninstalled or disabled by the data subject or another person attributable to their sphere of control, reinstallation or reactivation of the browser add-on is possible.

Further information and Google’s applicable data protection provisions can be retrieved at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html. Google Analytics is explained in more detail at https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/analytics/.

The controller has integrated components of the Instagram service on this website. Instagram is a service that can be qualified as an audiovisual platform and enables users to share photos and videos and to further distribute such data on other social networks.

The operating company of Instagram services is Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website operated by the controller and on which an Instagram component (Insta button) has been integrated is accessed, the internet browser on the data subject’s information technology system is automatically prompted by the respective Instagram component to download a display of the corresponding component from Instagram. As part of this technical process, Instagram receives knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is simultaneously logged in to Instagram, Instagram recognizes, with every visit to our website by the data subject and for the entire duration of their stay on our website, which specific subpage is visited by the data subject. This information is collected by the Instagram component and assigned by Instagram to the respective Instagram account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks one of the Instagram buttons integrated on our website, the transmitted data and information are assigned to the personal Instagram user account of the data subject and stored and processed by Instagram.

Instagram always receives information via the Instagram component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged in to Instagram at the time of accessing our website; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks the Instagram component or not. If such transmission of this information to Instagram is not desired by the data subject, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their Instagram account before accessing our website.

The controller has integrated components of LinkedIn Corporation on this website. LinkedIn is an internet-based social network that enables users to connect with existing business contacts and establish new business contacts. More than 400 million registered persons use LinkedIn in over 200 countries. This currently makes LinkedIn the largest platform for business contacts and one of the most visited websites in the world.

The operating company of LinkedIn is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. For data protection matters outside the USA, LinkedIn Ireland, Privacy Policy Issues, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, is responsible.

With each individual retrieval of our website equipped with a LinkedIn component (LinkedIn plug-in), this component causes the browser used by the data subject to download a corresponding display of the LinkedIn component. Further information about LinkedIn plug-ins can be retrieved at https://developer.linkedin.com/plugins. As part of this technical process, LinkedIn receives knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is simultaneously logged in to LinkedIn, LinkedIn recognizes, with every visit to our website by the data subject and for the entire duration of their stay on our website, which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject. This information is collected by the LinkedIn component and assigned by LinkedIn to the respective LinkedIn account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks a LinkedIn button integrated on our website, LinkedIn assigns this information to the personal LinkedIn user account of the data subject and stores this personal data.

LinkedIn always receives information via the LinkedIn component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged in to LinkedIn at the time our website is accessed; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks the LinkedIn component or not. If such transmission of this information to LinkedIn is not desired by the data subject, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their LinkedIn account before accessing our website.

LinkedIn offers the option at https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls to unsubscribe from email messages, SMS messages, and targeted ads and to manage ad settings. LinkedIn also uses partners such as Quantcast, Google Analytics, BlueKai, DoubleClick, Nielsen, Comscore, Eloqua, and Lotame, which may set cookies. Such cookies can be rejected at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy. LinkedIn’s applicable privacy policy is available at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. LinkedIn’s cookie policy is available at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy.

The controller has integrated components of Twitter on this website. Twitter is a multilingual publicly accessible microblogging service on which users can publish and distribute short messages, so-called tweets, limited to 280 characters. These short messages are accessible to everyone, including persons not registered on Twitter. The tweets are also shown to the user’s so-called followers. Followers are other Twitter users who follow a user’s tweets. In addition, Twitter enables reaching a broad audience via hashtags, links, or retweets.

The operating company is Twitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website operated by the controller and on which a Twitter component (Twitter button) has been integrated is accessed, the internet browser on the data subject’s information technology system is automatically prompted by the respective Twitter component to download a display of the corresponding Twitter component from Twitter. Further information on Twitter buttons is available at https://about.twitter.com/de/resources/buttons. As part of this technical process, Twitter receives knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject. The purpose of integrating the Twitter component is to enable our users to redistribute the contents of this website, make this website known in the digital world, and increase our visitor numbers.

If the data subject is simultaneously logged in to Twitter, Twitter recognizes, with every visit to our website by the data subject and for the entire duration of their stay on our website, which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject. This information is collected by the Twitter component and assigned by Twitter to the respective Twitter account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks one of the Twitter buttons integrated on our website, the transmitted data and information are assigned to the personal Twitter user account of the data subject and stored and processed by Twitter.

Twitter always receives information via the Twitter component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged in to Twitter at the time of accessing our website; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks the Twitter component or not. If such transmission of this information to Twitter is not desired by the data subject, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their Twitter account before accessing our website.

Article 6(1)(a) GDPR serves our company as the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, as is the case, for example, with processing operations required for the delivery of goods or provision of another service or consideration, processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. The same applies to processing operations required for carrying out pre-contractual measures, for example in cases of inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation requiring processing of personal data, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, processing is based on Article 6(1)(c) GDPR. In rare cases, processing of personal data may be necessary to protect vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured on our premises and their name, age, health insurance details, or other vital information had to be passed on to a doctor, hospital, or other third parties. Then processing would be based on Article 6(1)(d) GDPR. Ultimately, processing operations could be based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Processing operations that are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases are based on this legal basis if processing is necessary for the purposes of legitimate interests pursued by our company or by a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights, and freedoms of the data subject do not override those interests. Such processing operations are permitted to us in particular because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator, who considered that a legitimate interest could be assumed where the data subject is a client of the controller (Recital 47 sentence 2 GDPR).

Where processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, our legitimate interest is conducting our business activities for the well-being of all our employees and our shareholders.

The criterion for the duration of storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After expiry of that period, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, provided it is no longer required for contract fulfillment or contract initiation.

We inform you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g., tax regulations) or may also result from contractual provisions (e.g., information about the contractual partner). In some cases, it may be necessary for concluding a contract that a data subject provides us with personal data that must subsequently be processed by us. For example, the data subject is obliged to provide us with personal data if our company concludes a contract with them. Failure to provide personal data would result in the contract not being concluded with the data subject. Before personal data is provided by the data subject, the data subject must contact one of our employees. Our employee clarifies to the data subject on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of personal data is required by law or contract, whether there is an obligation to provide personal data, and what the consequences of failure to provide personal data would be.

As a responsible company, we refrain from automated decision-making and profiling.