Data protection

PRIVACY POLICY

The protection of the data and privacy of the users (“data subjects” within the meaning of the GDPR) of our websites is of particular concern to us (“controller” within the meaning of the GDPR). We therefore undertake to protect your personal data and to collect, process and use it only in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and national data protection regulations.

The following privacy policy explains which of your personal data is collected on our websites and how this data is used. Our privacy policy is regularly updated in accordance with legal and technical requirements. Please therefore note the latest version of our privacy policy.

The following data protection provisions apply exclusively to the Internet pages of the company listed on the website: https://tech-now.io.

1. NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE RESPONSIBLE PERSON

The person responsible within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation and other national data protection laws as well as other data protection regulations is:

Dariush Franczak

Immanuelkirchstraße 34

10405 Berlin

+49 171 5422724

[email protected]

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or would like to exercise your rights, you can contact our data protection officer at any time at [email protected] contact.

2. WHAT DO WE PROCESS YOUR DATA FOR AND ON WHAT LEGAL BASIS?

2.1 Server log files 

When you use the website for purely informational purposes, i.e. if you do not provide us with any information, we collect the (possibly personal) data that your browser transmits to our server. Accordingly, we collect the following data when you visit our website:

• IP-Address
• Date and time of the request
• Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
• Content of the request (specific page)
• Access status/HTTP status code
• Amount of data transferred
• Website from which the request comes
• Browser
• Operating system
• Language and version of the browser software

For security reasons, this data is stored in server log files for a few days and then deleted. If data needs to be retained for evidence purposes, it will only be deleted once the incident has been finally clarified.

The legal basis for the data processing described is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in processing the server log files to ensure the security of the website and to investigate cases of misuse.

2.2 Cookies

In addition to the data mentioned above, cookies are stored on your computer when you use our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your hard drive and are assigned to your browser. Through cookies, the entity that sets the cookie receives certain information.

Our website uses so-called session cookies. These store a so-called session ID, with which various requests from your browser can be assigned to the shared session. This allows your computer to be recognized when you return to our website. The session cookies are deleted when you log out or close the browser. You can configure your browser settings according to your wishes and, for example, refuse to accept all cookies. However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all of the functions of this website.

The legal basis for the data processing described is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in storing the cookies mentioned to ensure that the services are technically error-free and user-friendly. Some of the services mentioned below also use their own (third-party) cookies. The legal basis for these cookies results from the data processing described.

2.3 Contact via email or contact form and applications

If you contact us via email or contact form, we will store the data you provide (your email address, your name, your telephone number and the content of your message) in order to answer your questions. We delete the data arising in this context after storage is no longer necessary or restrict processing if there are statutory retention requirements.

The legal basis for this data processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 lit. b GDPR, insofar as it concerns the initiation of a contractual relationship, and our legitimate interest in answering your request in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, as far as other inquiries are concerned.

When you contact us via email and/or contact form, your data will be transferred to servers in the EU. For the USA, there is no general adequacy decision from the European Commission that certifies an adequate level of data protection. By transmitting your personal data, there is therefore a risk that US authorities will access it and process it for their own purposes. The appropriate guarantees for the transfer of data to the USA are created by concluding so-called EU standard contractual clauses in accordance with Article 46 (2) (c) GDPR, each of which has been supplemented by additional measures.

2.4 Embedded videos (YouTube, Vimeo)

We use videos on our website. These videos are not stored on our own servers, but are uploaded to third-party providers and merely embedded on our website. This embedding of the videos leads to calls to the servers of these third-party providers. Specifically, these are YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Avenue, 94066 San Bruno, CA, USA and Vimeo Inc, 555 West 18th Street, New York 10011, USA (hereinafter “YouTube” and “Vimeo” or together “video platforms”). We use the video platforms in extended data protection mode, which means that a connection between your browser and the video platform is only established when you click on the video to start.

We do not process any data. The respective provider is responsible for data processing. You can find further information on how YouTube processes your data at https://www.youtube.com/t/privacy_at_youtube and via Vimeo at https://vimeo.com/privacy.

2.5 Cookie-Banner

To obtain your consent for cookies and similar technologies, we use [PROVIDER, IF EXTERNAL]’s consent management tool (“Cookie Banner”). The cookie banner identifies which cookies are used by our website and whether you have given or withdrawn your consent to their use. This allows us to prevent cookies and similar technologies from being used if you have not given your consent. The cookie set by the cookie banner, which stores your preferences, has a term of one year.

The legal basis for this data processing is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter f GDPR, as we have a legitimate interest in complying with the legal requirements of the GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive through technical measures.

2.6 LinkedIn Insight Tag

We use the LinkedIn Insight Tag from LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland (hereinafter “LinkedIn Tag”) to enable detailed campaign reports and to obtain information about visitors to our website, to track conversions and/or our website – Re-engage visitors.

This LinkedIn tag collects the following data: page views on our website, including URL, referrer URL, IP address, device and browser properties (user agent) and timestamp. IP addresses are shortened or hashed (when used to target members across devices). Direct member identifiers will be removed within seven days to pseudonymize the data. This remaining pseudonymized data will then be deleted within 90 days. The data is encrypted and anonymized within seven days, and the anonymized data is deleted within 90 days.

The data is also transferred from the LinkedIn tag to countries outside the European Union and the European Economic Area (so-called third countries). For some of these third countries, in particular the United States of America (hereinafter “USA”), the European Commission has not determined an adequate level of data protection. These third countries therefore do not offer a level of data protection comparable to that of the European Union. The appropriate guarantees for the transfer of data to third countries are achieved by concluding so-called EU standard contractual clauses in accordance with Article 46 (2) (c) GDPR, each of which has been supplemented by additional measures.

The LinkedIn Tag does not share any personal information with us, but only provides reports and alerts (which do not identify you) about site audience and ad performance. We therefore have no access to the above-mentioned data from you.

Further information about the data protection of the LinkedIn tag can be found in LinkedIn’s data protection information at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

The legal basis for this data processing is your consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

3. Who receives your data?

Within our company, only those departments that absolutely need it to fulfill the purposes mentioned above have access to your personal data. The aforementioned data may also be processed by processors who operate or maintain our website and systems. In addition, the data will be transmitted to the service providers expressly mentioned in Section 2 with whom an order processing agreement has been concluded, provided that they work for us as order processors.

4. What rights do you have?

• Right to information. You have the right to access the personal information we hold about you in order to review it and understand how we use your information.
• Right to rectification, deletion and restriction. You have the right to request that we correct, restrict or delete your personal data in certain cases.
• Right to data portability. You have the right to receive your personal data from us in a structured, common and machine-readable format and to transmit it directly from us to third parties, to the extent that this is technically feasible.
• Right to withdraw. You have the right to withdraw any consent you have given us. Please note that this withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing of the data that took place before your withdrawal. You can revoke your originally given consent at any time using the following link:
• Right to object. You have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data, which is carried out on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR, for reasons arising from your particular situation. We will then no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling, legitimate reasons for the processing.
• Right to complain. If you believe that our data processing violates European data protection law, you can lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. For example, the supervisory authority of the federal state in which you reside is responsible. A list of all state data protection officers and their contact details can be found below Link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html. You can also contact the Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision, which is responsible for us.

5. When will my personal data be deleted?

Where possible, we have informed you in Section 2 about the specific storage period or deletion time. Otherwise, the retention period is based on the following criteria: We process and store your personal data for as long as necessary for the purposes for which they were collected. If the processing of your personal data is no longer necessary for us, in particular because contractual obligations or our legitimate interests have been fulfilled, we will delete it unless further processing or archiving is necessary for legal reasons. These legal reasons include, for example, retention obligations under commercial and tax law (according to the Commercial Code and the Tax Code). The retention periods specified there are usually two to ten years.

6. Is there an obligation to provide personal data?

You are not required by law or contract to provide us with personal information. However, without this data, in some cases we cannot offer you all of the website’s functions.

7. Does automated decision-making or profiling take place?

We do not undertake automated decision-making or other profiling measures unless expressly stated in Section 2.
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