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Privacy Statement

Privacy policy of the ABSULT Group (ABSULT GmbH & Co. KG und Sertrix GmbH & Co. KG), Kastanienweg 62 in 48599 Gronau
(Stand November 2023)

The ABSULT Group is aware of the trust you place in us. For this reason, we would like to provide you with comprehensive information about how we handle your personal data. In particular, we would like to inform you about which data we collect during your visit and/or use of our online presence and our online services and what use is made of this data in detail. If we have received personal data from you by other means (e.g. by e-mail or unsolicited application), the following data protection declaration also applies. We use various technologies on our website that are used to improve user-friendliness, effectiveness and security. In this context, data may be collected by us or by third parties used and commissioned by us (technical service providers).

As our website and the underlying technologies are subject to constant further development, changes to the privacy policy may also be necessary. All future changes will be announced on this website.

1. Privacy policy

  1. We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We process personal data in accordance with the data protection regulations of the country in which the ABSULT Group is based as the data controller.

    In order to ensure comprehensive protection of your personal data, we comply with the relevant statutory provisions of the German Data Protection Act (BDSG), the Telemedia Act (TMG), the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and all relevant data protection authorization bases.

2. Responsibility

  1. We, the ABSULT Group, represented by the CEO Alexander Becker, Kastanienweg 62, 48599 Gronau (Tel.: +49 (0) 2562/2562-993707-0,Email: info@sertrix.de), as the provider of this online presence, are on the one hand the responsible body / controller within the meaning of § 3 para. 7 BDSG / Art. 4 no. 7 DS-GVO, and on the other hand also a service provider within the meaning of §§ 12 ff. in conjunction with § 2 no. 1 TMG. § 2 No. 1 TMG.

3. External hosting

  1. In order to provide our online offering securely and efficiently, we use the services of hosting providers from whose servers (or servers managed by them) the online offering can be accessed. For these purposes, we may use infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space and database services as well as security services and technical maintenance services.
  2. The data processed as part of the provision of the hosting service may include all information relating to the users of our online service that is generated during use and communication. This regularly includes the IP address, which is necessary in order to be able to deliver the content of online offers to browsers, and all entries made within our online offer or from websites.
  3. The web hosting services we use also include sending, receiving and storing e-mails. For these purposes, the addresses of the recipients and senders as well as other information relating to the sending of e-mails (e.g. the providers involved) and the content of the respective e-mails are processed. The aforementioned data may also be processed for the purpose of detecting SPAM. Please note that e-mails on the Internet are generally not sent in encrypted form. As a rule, emails are encrypted in transit, but not on the servers from which they are sent and received (unless an end-to-end encryption method is used). We can therefore accept no responsibility for the transmission path of e-mails between the sender and receipt on our server.
  4. We ourselves (or our hosting provider) collect data on every access to the server (so-called server log files). The server log files may include the address and name of the web pages and files accessed, date and time of access, data volumes transferred, notification of successful access, browser type and version, the user's operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited page) and, as a rule, IP addresses and the requesting provider. The server log files are used on the one hand for security purposes, e.g. to avoid overloading the servers (especially in the event of abusive attacks, so-called DDoS attacks) and on the other hand to ensure the utilization of the servers and their stability.

4. Area restriction of this privacy policy for visiting our website

  1. Our privacy policy applies exclusively to our own content that we store on our servers. Any links to third-party websites in our offers are expressly not included.

5. Collection of personal data for informational use

  1. If you only use the website for information purposes, i.e. if you do not log in to use the website, register or send us any other information, we do not collect any personal data, with the exception of the data that your browser transmits to enable you to visit the website.


These are:

  • IP address of the user
  • Date and time of the request
  • Duration of your visit
  • Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
  • Content of the request (specific page)
  • Access status / http status code
  • Website & provider from which the request comes
  • Browser
  • Operating system
  • Language and version of the browser software


Data relating to the end device is stored by us, among other things to compile usage statistics or for the purposes of identifying and tracking unauthorized attempts to access our web servers. We only create profiles about the use of our websites anonymously and only to improve user guidance and optimize our offers and services. No personal behavior profiles are created or processed from the aforementioned information.

 

6. Collection of personal data when using functions of our website, e.g. project portal

  1. In addition to the purely informational use of our website, we offer you various services that you can use if you are interested. As a rule, this requires you to provide further personal data, which we use to provide the respective service.
  2. Personal data such as your e-mail address or postal address will only be stored if you provide it to us voluntarily, e.g. as part of a registration, a survey, an application or for the performance of a contract (direct data collection principle).
  3. If you use our project portal, we store your data required for the fulfillment of the contract.
  4. We offer you the opportunity to permanently store your personal data and profile data, including your qualifications, in the project portal and to apply directly for vacant projects via the portal.
    1. The storage of your personal data is voluntary. You also decide which data you enter in the portal. You can edit your personal data at any time after successfully logging in. You can also delete your profile and user account at any time.
    2. Please note that the deletion of your user account, including your profile, does not automatically lead to the deletion of your profile in our database. You can revoke your consent to data storage at any time. In the event of revocation, your data will be deleted, provided that there are no legal retention periods to the contrary. In this case, your data will be blocked.
    3. Further information on the terms of use of the project portal can be found in our General Terms and Conditions
  5. To prevent unauthorized access to your personal data by third parties, the connection is encrypted using SSL technology.
  6. In addition, we use the data provided directly by you mainly for the following purposes:
    1. We use your personal data for correspondence, including contacting you for joint projects.
    2. We use your address data to inform you occasionally about our products and services and innovations or to contact you electronically or by telephone as part of a customer/project partner satisfaction survey.
    3. If you also use our Services to provide us with a profile/resume, you are also providing us with personal data which we will use to create your own professional profile with us in accordance with this Policy. As we collect your employment history, your submission must not contain any sensitive information relating to race or ethnicity, political opinions, philosophical or religious beliefs, trade union or political party memberships, physical or mental health or genetic predisposition, addictions, sex life, commission of criminal offenses or proceedings and related penalties or fines, social security number or national identification number. However, if your profile contains such information, you agree that we may also store this information and use it in accordance with this policy. In addition, please note that if you provide us with details of a reference, it is your responsibility to ensure that the individual concerned is aware that you have passed on his/her personal data and that he/she has consented to this in writing.
  7. SIf you use our services for business purposes, e.g. to acquire new projects, the provision of personal data is mandatory. Without this data, a comparison with the requirements profile of our customers and thus an introduction to the customer is unfortunately not possible.

7. Forwarding to third parties

  1. To facilitate these purposes, your data may be exchanged with third parties involved for the purposes of order processing and inquiry handling. We may share your information with third parties who assist us in providing our services to you. Examples of this would be third parties who are used to manage our web servers and to analyze data and who may gain knowledge of your data in the process.
  2. If you provide us with personal data for the purpose of possible future cooperation and/or contact, we are entitled to pass this data on to companies affiliated with us. The affiliated companies are ABSULT Holding GmbH. Personal data will also be disclosed to third parties who acquire all or a significant part of the ABSULT Group's business, in whatever form.
  3. In addition, we forward your data anonymously to potential clients if you express interest in a project or if your qualification profile matches the client's requirements profile.
  4. In all other cases, we will pass on your personal data to third parties if we are obliged to do so due to mandatory legal regulations, if you decide to do so yourself, if you have consented to the transfer or if the data has previously been anonymized or pseudonymized.
  5. No personal data will be passed on to third parties based in a third country without your consent.

8. Order data processing

  1. We are entitled to commission third-party providers with the systemic processing of personal data. In this case, the processing is carried out exclusively on our instructions and only for the stated purposes in compliance with data protection requirements.

9. Legal principles

  1. The processing of personal data is carried out in particular on the basis of Sections 4, 28 et seq. BDSG, Art. 6 DS-GVO and §§ 11, 13 TMG.

10. Consent

  1. By using our website and / or transmitting your personal data by other means (e.g. by e-mail), you consent to the storage and use of your data as described. By entering your personal data, you declare your consent to the described processing of the data and its use, including its disclosure to third parties. If you provide us with personal data of third parties (e.g. your employees), it is your responsibility to ensure that the persons concerned have given their consent to the forwarding and processing of the personal data.

11. Revocation

  1. You can revoke the use or disclosure of your personal data at any time and for the future, e.g. by sending an e-mail to info@sertrix.de.info@sertrix.de widerrufen.
  12. Duration of data storage
  1. The duration of the storage of your personal data depends on the degree of cooperation.

    If you only visit our homepage, no personal data will be stored.

    If you provide us with application documents for a permanent position at the ABSULT Group, your personal data will be stored for processing and deleted after 6 months, unless there is another legal basis for storing your personal data.


If you have given your express consent, we will store your personal data until you withdraw it.


In the case of cooperation, the data will be stored even after the end of the cooperation, to fulfill the legal retention periods and information obligations, as well as for cooperation in the context of future projects. If you do not wish to be contacted for future projects, please send us an e-mail to the following e-mail address info@sertrix.de.info@sertrix.de.

13. Newsletter

  1. If you subscribe to our free newsletter, we will inform you regularly about current trends, market studies, surveys and projects.
  2. We use the so-called double opt-in procedure to subscribe to our newsletter. This means that after you have entered your e-mail address, we will send you a confirmation e-mail in which we ask you to confirm that you wish to receive the newsletter. Your registration is completed by clicking on the confirmation link. You will then receive our newsletter at the e-mail address you provided until you unsubscribe from the newsletter. If you no longer wish to receive our newsletter, you can unsubscribe at any time via the corresponding link or via the following e-mail address info@sertrix.de.info@sertrix.de jederzeit abmelden.
  3. The only mandatory information for sending the newsletter is your e-mail address, name and title.
 

14. Sending information and advertising materials

  1. If you request information and / or advertising materials, it is necessary for you to provide us with further personal data in order to send them by post. In addition to your title, name and e-mail address (for the order confirmation), this also includes the address and the department to which we may send the requested information and/or advertising material.

15. Data protection

  1. The ABSULT Group takes conscientious precautions to protect your data managed by us against manipulation, loss, destruction and access by unauthorized persons. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.
  2. Our employees are obliged to maintain data secrecy and confidentiality in accordance with the Federal Data Protection Act.

16. Technologies used

  1. Parts of this website may use technologies such as JavaScript, Java or ActiveX that are widely used on the Internet in order to provide you with the information you require more conveniently. Under no circumstances will we use these technologies to spy out personal data or manipulate data on your computer.

17. Cookies

  1. The following data is processed through the use of cookies: Usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times), meta/communication data (e.g. device information, IP addresses).
  2. If you wish, you can generally suppress the storage of cookies via your web browser or decide whether or not you wish them to be stored via a message. However, not accepting cookies may mean that some pages are no longer displayed correctly.
  3. This website uses cookies to the following extent:
  • Transient cookies (temporary use)
  • Persistent cookies (temporary use)
  • First-Party-Cookies
  • Third-Party-Cookies
  • Necessary (also: essential or absolutely necessary) cookies
  • Statistical, marketing and personalization cookies


Transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close the browser. These include session cookies in particular. These store a so-called session ID, with which various requests from your browser can be assigned to the joint session. This allows your computer to be recognized when you return to the website. The session cookies are deleted when you log out or close the browser. Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period, which may vary depending on the cookie. You can delete cookies at any time in your browser's security settings. First-party cookies are set by us. Third-party cookies are mainly used by advertisers (so-called third parties) to process user information.

  1. We also use cookies to measure reach and when your interests or behavior (e.g. viewing certain content, using functions, etc.) on our website are stored in a user profile. Such profiles are used, for example, to show users content that matches their potential interests. This process is also referred to as "tracking", i.e. tracking the potential interests of users. If we use cookies or "tracking" technologies, we will inform you separately when obtaining your consent. Managing cookies
  2. The legal basis on which we process your personal data using cookies depends on whether we ask for your consent. If this is the case and you consent to the use of cookies, the legal basis for processing your data is the declared consent. Otherwise, the data processed using cookies will be processed on the basis of our legitimate interests or, if the use of cookies is necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations.
  3. Depending on whether the processing is based on consent or legal permission, you have the option at any time to revoke your consent or to object to the processing of your data by cookie technologies (collectively referred to as "opt-out"). You can initially declare your objection using the settings of your browser, e.g. by deactivating the use of cookies (this may limit the functionality of our online offer). An objection to the use of cookies for online marketing purposes can also be declared via a variety of services, especially in the case of tracking, via the websites Translated with DeepL.com (free version)https://optout.aboutads.info and https://www.youronlinechoices.com/ You can also obtain further information on how to object in the context of the information on the service providers and cookies used.
  4. Before we process or have data processed in the context of the use of cookies, we ask users for their consent, which can be revoked at any time. Before consent has not been given, cookies that are absolutely necessary for the operation of our website may be used. They are used on the basis of our and your interest in the expected functionality of our online offering.
  5. You can revoke your consent at any time by changing the cookie settings.

18. Google Analytics

  1. This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies". These are text files that are stored on your computer and enable your use of the website to be analyzed. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The storage of Google Analytics cookies is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the analysis of user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising.
  2. We have activated the IP anonymization function on this website. This means that your IP address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
  3. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.
  4. You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent your data from being collected on future visits to this website: Deactivate Google Analytics.
    You can find more information on how Google Analytics handles user data in Google's privacy policy: :     https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de
  5. We have concluded a contract with Google for commissioned data processing and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

19. Google Maps

  1. On this website we use the map service Google Maps via an API. The provider is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers and to make it easy to find the places we have indicated on the website; in addition, we can display interactive maps directly on the website and thus enable you to use the map function conveniently.
  2. To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to save your IP address. This information is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The ABSULT Group has no influence on this data transfer. Furthermore, Google receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. This occurs regardless of whether Google provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account. If you do not wish your data to be associated with your Google profile, you must log out before activating the button. Google stores your data as usage profiles and uses them for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or the needs-based design of its website. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide needs-based advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact Google to exercise this right.
  3. Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by the plug-in provider can be found in the provider's privacy policy. There you will also find further information on your rights in this regard and setting options to protect your privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. Google also processes your personal data in the USA and has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

20. Integration of YouTube videos

  1. We have integrated YouTube videos into our online offering, which are stored on https://www.YouTube.com These are all integrated in "extended data protection mode", i.e. no data about you as a user is transferred to YouTube if you do not play the videos. Only when you play the videos will the data mentioned in paragraph 2 be transmitted. We have no influence on this data transfer.
  2. When you visit the website, YouTube receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. In addition, the data mentioned in section 4 of this declaration will be transmitted. This takes place regardless of whether YouTube provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account. If you do not wish your data to be associated with your YouTube profile, you must log out before activating the button. YouTube stores your data as usage profiles and uses them for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or the needs-based design of its website. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide needs-based advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact YouTube to exercise this right.
  3. Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by YouTube can be found in the privacy policy. There you will also find further information about your rights and settings options to protect your privacy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy. Google also processes your personal data in the USA and has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

22. Subscription to comments / RSS feed

  1. On our site, we offer you the option of subscribing to subsequent comments on a post on which you are about to write a comment. If you choose this option, you will receive a confirmation e-mail to verify that you are indeed the owner of the e-mail address provided. The decision to subscribe to such follow-up comments can be canceled at any time. Details on this can be found in the confirmation e-mail. The data obtained in this way will not be passed on to third parties. The data collected in this way is also not compared with data that may be collected by other components of our website.

23. Use of social media buttons with "share link"

  1. We use "share link" on our website. "Share link" replaces the usual share buttons of social networks and thus protects surfing behavior "Share link" only integrates these social network share buttons on our website as a graphic that contains a link to the corresponding social network. By clicking on the corresponding graphic, you will be redirected to the services of the respective network. The "share link" button only establishes direct contact between the social network and our visitors when the visitor actively clicks on the share button. Only then will your data be transmitted to the respective social network. If the "share link" button is not clicked, however, no exchange takes place between you and the social networks.

We integrate the following social networks with "share link" on our website::

24. Information

  1. You can request information about the personal data stored about you at any time, as well as the purpose of the data processing and the type of use. We will be happy to inform you within the scope of your legal right to information, blocking, deletion and correction of the data stored about you. To do so, please send us an e-mail to the following address: info (at) ABSULT.de..
    Further information in accordance with Art. 13 GDPR can be found     here.

25. Change or correction of your data

  1. If you wish to correct or delete your personal data, please send us an e-mail to the following address: info@sertrix.de.info@sertrix.de.
  

26. Data privacy officer

  1. You can contact our data protection officer at datenschutz(at)ABSULT.de.

27. Right of appeal

  1. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority responsible for us. The competent supervisory authority is the Baden-Württemberg State Commissioner for Data Protection, P.O. Box 10 29 32, 70025 Stuttgart.