Data protection information

RYZE Digital Holding GmbH (hereinafter "RYZE Digital" or "we") operates the website accessible under the domain "www.ryze-digital.de" (hereinafter "website"). In the following, we provide information about the collection of personal data when using this website. Personal data is all data that can be related to you personally, e.g. name, address, email addresses, user behaviour.

Your data is collected, processed and used in accordance with the provisions of the Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG) and data protection law, in particular the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). By means of this data protection declaration, we inform you about the collection of personal data on and via our website from the data subject in accordance with Art. 13 GDPR.

1. collection of personal data for informational use

(1) When using the website for information purposes only, i.e. if you do not log in to use the website, register or otherwise provide us with information, we do not collect any personal data, with the exception of the data transmitted by your browser. The purpose of this data collection is to enable you to visit the website and to ensure the functionality of the website. We also use the data to optimise the website and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. These are

IP address
Date and time of the enquiry
Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Content of the request (specific page)
Access status/HTTP status code
Amount of data transferred in each case
Website from which the request originates
browser
Operating system and its interface
Language and version of the browser software.

(2) Furthermore, cookies are stored on your computer when you use the website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your hard drive assigned to the browser you are using and through which certain information flows to the body that sets the cookie (in this case us). A cookie typically contains the name of the domain from which the cookie originates, the "lifetime" of the cookie, and a value, usually a randomly generated unique number. Cookies cannot execute programmes or transfer viruses to your computer. The purpose of their use is to make our website more user-friendly and effective overall. Some elements of our website require that the accessing browser can be identified even after a page change.

This website uses cookies to the following extent:

Transient cookies (session 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 recognised when you return to the website. The session cookies are deleted when you log out or close the browser.
Persistent cookies (permanent 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.
Cookies in connection with third-party services, as described below.
The Flash cookies used are not recorded by your browser, but by your Flash plug-in. These store the necessary data independently of the browser you are using and have no automatic expiry date. If you do not want Flash cookies to be processed, you must install a corresponding add-on
Web beacons are electronic signs (also called "clear GIFs" or "web bugs") that allow us to count the number of users who have visited the website.

You can configure your browser settings according to your wishes and, for example, refuse to accept third-party cookies or all cookies. Information on the management and deletion of cookies and corresponding instructions for the most common browsers can also be found at www.meine-cookies.org. However, we would like to point out that you may then not be able to use all the functions of this website.

(3) This stored information is stored separately from any other data provided to us. In particular, the cookie data will not be linked to your other data, if such data is transmitted.

2 Collection of personal data for personalised use

(1) In addition to the purely informational use of our website, we offer various services that you can use if you are interested. To do so, you must generally provide additional personal data that we use to provide the respective service. If additional voluntary information is possible, this is labelled accordingly. We only collect, process and use the personal data that is necessary for your use of the website and/or the fulfilment of a contract concluded with us or that you provide yourself. In particular, this concerns the following inventory data and usage data, which may be transmitted via forms on our website:

Company
Name (consisting of salutation, title, first name, surname and gender)
Position
Your address
Telephone number
Fax number
E-mail address
Date of birth

(2) Inventory data and usage data are used by us in order to establish a contractual relationship with you, if necessary, to design its content, to change or terminate it, to fulfil our contractual obligations, to log the user in to the website, and to contact you if you request it or if it is required or permitted by law as part of the contractual relationship.

With the exception of the data collected by the third-party providers mentioned below, the personal data is stored and processed within the European Union.

3. deletion periods

Unless otherwise described in this privacy policy, we will only store your data for as long as is necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or processed, unless statutory retention periods require longer storage. Your personal data will therefore be deleted after your request has been processed, unless otherwise agreed or required by law.

Inventory data will be deleted two years after termination of the contractual relationship at the end of the calendar year, unless longer storage is necessary and legally permissible.

4 Statistical anonymous analysis of usage data

We are authorised to create user profiles using pseudonyms for the purposes of advertising, market research or the needs-based design of the website, unless you object to this. In particular, we analyse the usage data anonymously for statistical purposes in order to customise the website. You can object to this use of your personal data by notifying us.

5 Use of Google Analytics

(1) This website uses the Google Analytics tool to analyse the surfing behaviour of users. The software places a cookie on the user's computer (for cookies, see above). If individual pages of our website are accessed, the following data is stored

Two bytes of the IP address of the user's accessing system
The website accessed
The website from which the user arrived at the website accessed
The subpages that are accessed from the accessed website
The time spent on the website
The frequency with which the website is accessed

The software runs exclusively on the servers of our website. The user's personal data is only stored there. The data is not passed on to third parties.

(2) You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.

(3) The processing of users' personal data enables us to analyse the surfing behaviour of our users. By analysing the data obtained, we are able to compile information about the use of the individual components of our website. This helps us to constantly improve our website and its user-friendliness. These purposes also constitute our legitimate interest in processing the data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. By anonymising the IP address, the interest of users in the protection of their personal data is adequately taken into account.

(4) The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for our recording purposes. In our case, this is the case after 7 days.

6 E-mail newsletter

(1) If you consent to this separately, we may send you information about the use of the website and general customer information (e-mail newsletter) by e-mail. The advertised goods and services are named in the declaration of consent. Your consent is logged by storing the IP addresses used and the time of registration and confirmation, and you can retrieve the content of the consent and this notice at any time. You can revoke your consent to us at any time with effect for the future. In particular, you may object to processing for direct marketing purposes.

(2) To send the newsletter, we use products from HubSpot, 2nd Floor 30 North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, Ireland and therefore transmit your data required for sending the newsletter to this provider.

(3) We would like to point out that we evaluate your user behaviour when sending the newsletter. For this analysis, the emails sent contain so-called web beacons or tracking pixels, which are one-pixel image files that are stored on our website. For the analyses, we link the data mentioned in section 1 and the web beacons with your email address and an individual ID. If you do not wish to be analysed by our newsletter, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. We provide a corresponding link for this purpose in every newsletter message. You can also unsubscribe from the newsletter directly on the website. The information will be stored for as long as you have subscribed to the newsletter.

7 Social media plugins and third-party services

Use of social media plug-ins

(1) We currently use the following social media plug-ins: Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and Xing. We use the so-called 2-click solution. This means that when you visit our website, no personal data is initially passed on to the providers of these plug-ins. You can recognise the provider of the plug-in by the marking on the greyed-out box using the initial letter. Personal data will only be transmitted if you click on one of the plug-ins: By activating the plug-in, data is automatically transmitted to the respective provider and stored there (for US providers in the USA). We have no influence on the data collected and data processing operations, nor are we aware of the full extent of the data collection, the purposes and the storage periods. As the provider collects data via cookies in particular, we recommend that you delete all cookies via your browser's security settings before clicking on the greyed-out box.

(2) If you activate a plug-in, the provider of the plug-in receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our online offering. In addition, the data mentioned under 1.(1) of this declaration is transmitted, whereby in the case of Facebook and Xing, according to the respective providers in Germany, only an anonymised IP is collected. This takes place regardless of whether you have an account with this provider and are logged in there. If you are logged in with the provider, this data is directly assigned to your account. If you click the activated button and, for example, link the page, the provider also saves this information in your user account and shares this publicly with your contacts. If you do not wish to be associated with your profile with the provider, you must log out before activating the button.

(3) The provider stores this data as a user profile and uses it for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or customising its website. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to display customised 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 the respective provider to exercise this right.

(4) Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by the respective provider can be found in the data protection declarations of these providers provided below. There you will also find further information on your rights in this regard and setting options to protect your privacy.

(5) Addresses of the respective providers and URL with their data protection notices:

Facebook Inc, 1601 S California Ave, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA;
www.facebook.com/policy.php.

Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountainview, California 94043, USA;
www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/.

Twitter, Inc, 1355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, California 94103, USA;
twitter.com/privacy.

Instagram LLC, 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA;
help.instagram.com/155833707900388/

LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, California 94043, USA;
www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

Xing SE, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, DE;
www.xing.com/privacy.

(6) Downloads

On our website, you have the option of obtaining a publication on certain topics. Downloading the publication is voluntary and free of charge. A prerequisite for the download is the granting of advertising consent, which can be revoked at any time. The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR (consent).
We use your contact details to inform you about our products and services by email. Your data will not be used for any other purpose. Your personal data will not be passed on to third parties.
You can revoke your consent at any time without giving reasons at marketing@ryze-digital.de. Your data will then be deleted and no further advertising will take place.

Integration of third-party services

(1) We have integrated YouTube videos into our online offering, which are stored on www.YouTube.com and can be played directly from our website. 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. We have also integrated content from the following third-party providers on this website Google Maps.

(2) When you visit the website, the third-party provider receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. In addition, the data mentioned under 1.(1) of this declaration will be transmitted. This occurs regardless of whether this third-party provider provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in with the plug-in provider, this data is directly assigned to your account. If you do not wish to be associated with your profile with the third-party provider, you must log out before activating the button.

(3) The third-party provider stores this data as a user profile and uses it for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or customising its website. Such an analysis is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide customised advertising. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact the respective third-party provider to exercise this right.

(4) Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by the third-party provider can be found in the data protection declarations of these third-party providers provided below. There you will also find further information on your rights in this regard and setting options to protect your privacy.

(5) We have integrated Vimeo videos into our online offering, which are stored on vimeo.com/de/ and can be played directly from our website. The provider is Vimeo, Inc, New York City, United States.

These are all integrated in "extended data protection mode", i.e. no data about you as a user is transferred to Vimeo if you do not play the videos. Only when you play the videos will data, such as your IP address, be transmitted. We have no influence on this data transfer.

When you visit the website, Vimeo receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. This occurs regardless of whether Vimeo provides a user account that you are logged in to or whether no user account exists. Vimeo stores your data as user profiles and uses them for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or customising its website. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide customised 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 Vimeo to exercise this right.

Insofar as we obtain your consent, the legal basis for the use of the plug-in is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR. You can find out how the respective social media providers process your personal data in their respective privacy policies. We are not the controller within the meaning of the GDPR for the data processing of the social media providers.

Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by Vimeo can be found in the privacy policy. There you will also find further information on your rights and setting options to protect your privacy: vimeo.com/privacy. Vimeo also processes your personal data in the USA.

(6) Addresses of the respective providers and URL with their data protection notices:

Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountainview, California 94043, USA;
www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/.

Hoefler & Co
www.typography.com/home/privacy.php

Google Fonts
policies.google.com/privacy

Softgarden e-recruiting GmbH
www.softgarden.de/unternehmen/datenschutz/

Vimeo
https://vimeo.com/privacy

8. subcontractors and recipients of personal data

(1) We use subcontractors for the processing of personal data and conclude a contract with these processors in accordance with the requirements of Art. 28 GDPR.

Global Group Dialog Solutions AG is used as a subcontractor for hosting the website.

9. protection of personal data

We take technical and organisational measures in accordance with the requirements of Art. 32 GDPR to protect the user's personal data. All our employees who are involved in the processing of personal data are obliged to maintain data secrecy. The user's personal data is encrypted via HTTPS during transmission to the website.

10 Legal bases

In accordance with Art. 13 GDPR, we inform you of the legal basis of our data processing.

Insofar as we obtain the consent of the data subject for the processing of personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR serves as the legal basis.

When processing personal data that is necessary for the fulfilment of a contract to which the data subject is a party, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures.

Insofar as the processing of personal data is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR serves as the legal basis.
The legal basis for the temporary storage of data and log files is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data using technically necessary cookies is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies for analysis purposes is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
After you register for our newsletter, we store your email address for the purpose of sending you the newsletter. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR
If the processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party and if the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not outweigh the first-mentioned interest, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR serves as the legal basis for the processing.

If the processing of personal data is based on Article 6 I lit. f GDPR, our legitimate interest is the performance of our business activities for the benefit of the well-being of all our employees and our shareholders.

11. no automated decision-making / no profiling

We do not use automated decision-making or profiling.

12. rights of data subjects

Users and other data subjects have the following rights vis-à-vis us with regard to their personal data

Right of access to the personal data concerned (Art. 15 GDPR)
Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
Right to object to processing if the data processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e or lit. f GDPR (Art. 21 GDPR); see also the following reference to the right to object under Art. 21 GDPR
Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
Right to withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal if the data processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR.

You also have the right to complain to a data protection supervisory authority about the processing of your personal data by us (Art. 77 GDPR).

13. reference to the right to object pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR

A. Right to object due to the particular situation

You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on Article 6(1)(e) (public security) or (f) (data processing on the basis of a balancing of interests) GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. We will no longer process the personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

B. Right to object to direct marketing

If we process your personal data for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing, which includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data will no longer be processed for these purposes.

C. Exercising the right to object

The right to object can be exercised informally, for example by post to RYZE Digital VRM Corporate Solutions GmbH, Erich-Dombrowski-Straße 2, 55127 Mainz or by email to kontakt@ryze-digital.de.

14. service provider / responsible body / contact details / objection / revocation of consent

The service provider pursuant to Section 25 (2) TDDDG and controller within the meaning of the GDPR, other data protection laws applicable in the Member States of the European Union and other provisions of a data protection nature is

RYZE Digital GmbH
Mombacher Str. 4
55122 Mainz

Phone: +49 61 31 95 69-36
Fax: +49 61 31 95 69-112
Email: kontakt@ryze-digital.de

All requests for information, correction and deletion, objections or revocation of consent, the assertion of the right to restrict processing or the right to data portability as well as comments or questions from the user regarding data protection should be sent to this address.

15. data protection officer

AGOR AG
Niddastrasse 74
60329 Frankfurt am Main

E-mail: info@agor-ag.com

Telephone: +49 69 949432 410

16. data protection supervisory authority and right of appeal

The data protection supervisory authority responsible for us, to which a complaint about a violation of data protection law can be submitted, is the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information Rhineland-Palatinate.

17. updating this data protection notice

From time to time it is necessary to adapt the content of this data protection notice. We therefore reserve the right to amend it at any time. We will send the amended version of the data protection information to registered users by e-mail before it comes into force and publish it in the same place as this data protection information.