Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting our website and for your interest in our company. The protection of your personal data is important to us. Personal data is information about the personal and material circumstances of a certain or identifiable natural person. This includes, for example, their civil name, address, telephone number and date of birth, but also all other data that can be related to an identifiable person.
Since personal data enjoys special legal protection, we only collect it to the extent necessary for the provision of our website and the performance of our services. In the following we describe what personal information we collect during your visit to our website and how we use it.
Our data protection practice is in accordance with the legal regulations, in particular those of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), the German Telemedia Act (TMG) and the General Data Protection Regulation of the EU (GDPR). We will only collect, process and store your personal data to the extent necessary for the functional provision of this website and of our content and services, as well as for the processing of inquiries and, where applicable, for the processing of orders/contracts, but in this case only to the extent that a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(1)(f) GDPR or any other case of authorization exists. Your data will be used for further purposes specified in your consent (e.g. for sending promotional information by newsletter) only if you have given your prior consent separately.

The controller within the meaning of the GDPR and other national data protection laws of the Member States as well as other data protection regulations is:

MicroNova AG
Unterfeldring 6
85256 Vierkirchen
Email: info@who-needs-spam.micronova.de
Tel.: +49 8139 9300-0
Fax: +49 8139 9300-80

MKM Datenschutz GmbH
Äußere Sulzbacher Str. 124a
90491 Nürnberg
Email: datenschutz@who-needs-spam.micronova.de
Tel.: +49 911 669577-55
Website: http://www.mkm-partner.de/

We may share your personal data for the purposes of conducting our business, providing, improving and adapting our solutions, sending marketing and other information about our business, and for other legitimate purposes permitted by applicable law.

• Within the MicroNova Group for the purpose of data processing or storage
• To business partners to enable them to provide a requested service or carry out a transaction.

Each time you access our website, our system automatically collects data and information from the system of the computer you are using. The following data is collected in this instance:

(1) Information about the browser type and the version used
(2) The operating system of the device used to access the website
(3) The IP address of the device used to access the website
(4) Date and time of access
(5) Websites and resources (images, files, other page content) accessed on our website
(6) Websites from which the user’s system accessed our website (referrer tracking)

This data is stored in the log files of our system. This data is not stored together with the personal data of a specific user, meaning that individual site visitors are not identified.

• Legal basis for processing personal data
  Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest). Our legitimate interest is to ensure that the purpose described below is achieved.
• Purpose of data processing
  Logging is performed to maintain the compatibility of our website for as many visitors as possible, to combat abuse, and for troubleshooting. For this purpose, it is necessary to log the technical data of the computer accessing our website to be able to react as early as possible to display errors, attacks on our IT systems, and/or errors in the functionality of our website. The data is also used to optimize the website and generally ensure the security of our information technology systems.
• Duration of storage
  The aforementioned technical data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required to ensure the compatibility of the website for all visitors, but no later than 3 months after our website was accessed.
• Possibility of objection and removal
  The possibilities for objection and removal are based on the general regulations described below in this Privacy Policy relating to the right of objection and erasure under data protection law.

Our website offers you various functions, the use of which involves our collecting, processing and storing personal data. Below we explain what happens to this data:

• Scope of the processing of personal data
  We process the personal data relating to your application. This may be general information about you (e.g. name, address, e-mail address), information about your professional or educational qualifications, or other information that you provide to us in connection with your application. If you take the opportunity to apply with your Xing or LinkedIn profile, the required profile data as well as the Xing/LinkedIn CV are automatically entered into the MicroNova application mask. Only empty fields are then to be filled in by you. Please note that your data will not be stored anonymously, but will be made available to our HR department and the departments relevant for the position.
• Legal basis for processing personal data
  The legal basis for the processing of your personal data is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (performance of (pre)contractual measures) in conjunction with Section 26 (1) and Section 8 (2) of the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and, where applicable, your special consent in accordance with Art. 6 (b) GDPR.
• Purpose of data processing
  Personal data collected during the application process will be processed exclusively for the purpose of handling your application. The use of the application portal serves to facilitate the application process.
• Obligation to provide the data
  You are not obliged to provide us with your personal data for the application process. We will be unable to carry out the application process and make a decision on whether to enter into a contract of employment unless you provide us with the data necessary to complete the application process.
• Duration of storage
  The data will be deleted as soon as the application process has been terminated and there is no longer any legal basis for storing the application data. Your application documents will therefore be deleted at the latest 6 months after the end of the application process if they do not result in a contract of employment.
• Talentpool
  We will also retain your data beyond the period of the application process if you have consented to the information you have provided us being included in our talent pool. Consent to be included in our talent pool is voluntary and does not affect the actual selection process in any way. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future without giving reasons.
• Possibility of objection and removal
  The possibilities for objection and removal are based on the general regulations described below in this Privacy Policy relating to the right of objection and erasure under data protection law.

• Scope of the processing of personal data
  The data you enter in our contact forms.
• Legal basis for processing personal data
  Article 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent by clear confirmatory act or conduct)
• Purpose of data processing
  The data collected via our contact form(s) is only used for processing the specific contact inquiry received via the contact form.
• Duration of storage
  The data collected from you is deleted after processing your inquiry, at the latest after 3 months, provided there are no legal retention periods.
• Possibility of objection and removal
  The possibilities for objection and removal are based on the general regulations described below in this Privacy Policy relating to the right of objection and erasure under data protection law.

On our website you will find inquiry forms, forms to download e-books and/or whitepapers, and forms to register for events.

• Scope of the processing of personal data
  The data you enter in the form fields.
• Legal basis for processing personal data
  Your data is processed on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) GDPR (implementation of (pre-)contractual measures).
• Purpose of data processing
  The data collected is only used for processing your request, download or registration, so that we can handle potential contractual relationships with you or carry out pre-contractual measures.
• Duration of storage
  We delete the data as soon as it is no longer required for processing the request and there are no longer any legal obligations to retain it. Usually, your personal data will be deleted after three months at the latest.
• Possibility of objection and removal
  The possibilities for objection and removal are based on the general regulations described below in this Privacy Policy relating to the right of objection and erasure under data protection law.

• What personal data is collected and to what extent is it processed?
  We will process the data you enter on our appointment booking form for the purpose stated below.
• Legal basis for processing personal data
  Your data is processed on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) GDPR (implementation of (pre-)contractual measures).
• Purpose of data processing
  We will only use the data recorded via our appointment booking form to process appointment requests received through the appointment booking form.
• Duration of storage
  We will delete your appointment booking immediately after 12 months from the appointment being scheduled, unless there is a legal obligation to keep records. We reserve the right to delete the data without giving reasons and without prior or subsequent information.
• Right of objection and erasure
  You can find out what rights you have and how to exercise them at the end of this privacy statement.
• Necessity of providing personal data
  The use of our appointment booking form is neither contractually nor legally required, but is necessary if you wish to book an appointment with us online. To make on online booking, you must provide certain mandatory information. Your appointment booking cannot be accepted or processed if you do not fill in the mandatory information.

• Scope of the processing of personal data
  We will process the data you enter on our registration form for webinars and online events to achieve the purpose stated below.
• Legal basis for processing personal data
  The legal basis for the transmission of personal data is your consent in accordance with Article 6 (1a) GDPR, which you have given on our website (registration).
• Service Provider
  Our website uses the GoToWebinar service provided by LogMeIn, a company headquartered in Ireland at The Reflector, 10 Hanover Quay, Dublin 2, D02R573, Ireland. GoToWebinar can be used for video and telephone conferencing, meetings and online trainings. The tool provides a solution that, in addition to offering video and telephone conferencing, also allows you to send text messages and files, as well as invite contacts to an online meeting. Likewise, GoToWebinar can be used to share your own screen content. These options can be accessed through web browsers or special applications on various devices (e.g. PC, notebook, smartphone, tablet PC, etc.). In order to participate in an online event with GoToWebinar, a link to the particular event is generated and made available to the participants. This requires a participant’s email address to be forwarded to GoToWebinar so that the invitation can be sent by email.
  We collect the following data for the processing itself: Name, email address, company/organization, dial-up data (IP address, dial-up time).
• Purpose of data processing
  We use GoToWebinar to be able to conduct web conferences and webinars.
• Duration of storage
  The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for processing the event and there are no longer any legal storage obligations. Your registration will be promptly deleted by us after 12 months after the scheduled date of the event.
• Possibility of objection and removal
  You can revoke your consent at any time. You can find more information about revoking your consent either when providing your consent itself or at the end of this privacy statement.
  Please refer to the provider’s privacy policy at https://www.goto.com/de/company/legal/privacy for more information on how the transferred data will be handled.
• Necessity of providing personal data
  The use of GoToWebinar is not possible without personal data being provided. No user account is required to enter the necessary data. It is not possible to make use of the service if the data you enter are incorrect. GoToWebinar cannot be used if the data you enter are incorrect or not entered at all.

• Scope of the processing of personal data
  The registration and login data you provide us.
• Legal basis for processing personal data
  Article 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent by clear confirmatory act or conduct)
• Purpose of data processing
  It is possible to use a separate login area on our website. If you have forgotten your password or your user name for this area, you can have this data sent to you again after entering your contact data (email address). We collect, store and process the usage data arising from using the login area only for the purpose of combating misuse, eliminating faults, or maintaining functionality. We store the downloads made on the basis of the software licensing agreement entered into. The data is not used for other purposes or forwarded to third parties.
• Duration of storage
  The collected data is stored for as long as you maintain a user account with us.
  The data collected in the context of the ‘Forgotten user name or password’ function is only used to resend forgotten access data.
• Possibility of objection and removal
  The possibilities for objection and removal are based on the general regulations described below in this Privacy Policy relating to the right of objection and erasure under data protection law.

• What personal data is collected and to what extent is it processed?
  The data you enter in the form fields or which is stored in the EXAM user profile, such as address, name, first name, email address, etc., will be processed by us for the purpose stated below.
• Legal basis for processing personal data
  Article 6(1)(b) GDPR (execution of (pre)contractual measures).
• Purpose of data processing
  The data collected is only used for processing your software download or order so that we can handle potential contractual relationships with you or carry out pre-contractual measures.
• Duration of storage
  The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for processing the order and there are no longer any legal retention obligations. This will usually be after 10 years (cf. “§ 147 Abs.3 UStG (Germany)” in conjunction with “§147 Abs. 1 Nr. 1, 4 and 4a AO UStG (Germany)” and “§ 14b Abs. 1 UStG (Germany)".
• Possibility of objection and removal
  You can find out what rights you have and how to exercise them in the lower section of this data protection declaration.
• Necessity of providing personal data
  The information provided in the EXAM user profile or order form is neither contractually nor legally required, but is necessary for the conclusion of a contract. If you do not fill in the required fields or do not fill them in completely, the software download or order you have requested cannot be completed.

• Scope of the processing of personal data
  The data you enter when subscribing to the newsletter or the customer magazine.
• Legal basis for processing personal data
  Article 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent by clear confirmatory act or conduct)
• Service Provider
  We use the service provider CleverReach GmbH & Co. KG, Mühlenstr. 43, 26180 Rastede, to send out our newsletter / our customer magazine ebook. CleverReach is a service that can be used to organize and analyze newsletter distribution.
• Purpose of data processing
  Newsletter subscription form: The data recorded in our newsletter subscription form is used by us solely to send out our newsletter, in which we inform you about our services and our news. After subscribing, we will send you a confirmation email containing a link that you must click to complete your subscription to our newsletter (double opt-in).
  Customer magazine subscription form: The data recorded in our customer magazine subscription form is used by us solely to send out our customer magazine, in which we inform you about our services and our news. After subscribing, we will send you a confirmation email containing a link that you must click to complete your subscription to our newsletter (double opt-in).
  Sending our newsletters using CleverReach allows us to analyze the behavior of newsletter / customer magazine subscribers. For example, it allows an analysis of how many subscribers have opened the newsletter message and how often which link in the newsletter has been clicked. So-called conversion tracking can also be used to analyze whether a predefined action (e.g. purchase of a product on our website) has taken place after a link in the newsletter has been clicked. You can find more information about data analysis through CleverReach newsletters at: https://www.cleverreach.com/de/funktionen/reporting-und-tracking/.
• Duration of storage
  You can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link contained in each newsletter or by filling out the appropriate form on the website, https://www.micronova.de/en/newsletter/unsubscribe.html. You can unsubscribe from our customer magazine at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link contained in each email or by filling out the appropriate form on the website, https://www.micronova.de/en/company/news-events/customer-magazine/unsubscribe.html. We will delete your data at the latest three months after you unsubscribe. We also delete your data immediately if the subscription process is not completed. We reserve the right to delete the data without giving reasons and without prior or subsequent information.
• Possibility of objection and removal
  The possibilities for objection and removal are based on the general regulations described below in this Privacy Policy relating to the right of objection and erasure under data protection law.

We collect, process and store the following data when you access this website or individual files on the website: IP address, website from which the file was requested, name of the file, date and time of the retrieval, volume of transferred data, and notification about the success of the retrieval (known as a web log). We use this access data exclusively in non-personalized form for the continuous improvement of our Internet offering and for statistical purposes. We also use the following web trackers to analyze visits to this website:

• Google Analytics
  • Scope of the processing of personal data
    On our site we use the web tracking service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as Google Analytics). Google Analytics uses cookies for web tracking. These cookies are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of the use of our website and your surfing behavior (tracking). We carry out this analysis based on Google Analytics’ tracking service in order to constantly optimize our Internet presence and make it more readily available. When you use our website, data such as your IP address and your user activities are transmitted to servers operated by Google Ireland Limited. We also require web tracking for security reasons, as it enables us to monitor any attacks against our website by third parties. The information provided by the web tracker allows us to take effective counter-measures to protect the personal data we process from these cyber-attacks. Activating IP anonymization within the Google Analytics tracking code of this website means your IP address will be anonymized by Google Analytics before being transferred. This website uses a Google Analytics tracking code, to which has been added the operator gat._anonymizeIp(); to allow only an anonymized collection of IP addresses (known as IP masking).
  • Legal basis for processing personal data
    Pursuant to Article 6(1)a GDPR, your consent in our notification banner (by means of a clear affirmative act or clear affirmative conduct) to the use of cookies and web tracking provides the legal basis for us to process your data.
  • Purpose of data processing
    Google uses this information on our behalf to analyze your visit to this website, compile reports on website activity and provide us with other services relating to website activity and Internet usage. We also require web tracking for security reasons, as it enables us to monitor any attacks against our website by third parties. The information provided by the web tracker allows us to take effective counter-measures to protect the personal data we process from these cyber-attacks.
  • Duration of storage
    Google stores the data relevant for the provision of web tracking for as long as is necessary to fulfill the booked web service. Data is collected and stored anonymously. If there is reference to a person, the data is deleted immediately, unless it is subject to legal storage obligations. In any case the data is deleted after the storage obligation expires.
  • Possibility of objection and removal
    You can prevent the collection and forwarding of personal data to Google (in particular your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by preventing scripts from being executed in your browser or by activating your browser’s “Do Not Track” setting. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the Google cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address), and prevent Google from processing this data, by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available from the following link (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout). Google’s security and privacy policy can be found at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
• Matomo (local)
  • Scope of Processing of Personal Data
    Our website uses tracking code from Matomo (formerly Piwik), an open source web analytics tool (https://matomo.org). Web tracking is performed entirely by us without any reference to a specific person. Matomo is hosted within our own server infrastructure for this purpose. Data are therefore not transferred to third parties.
    We collect, process and store data relating to the use of our website, such as referrer links, the length of time spent on certain URLs, the clickstream and also data about your browser settings, such as the browser vendor and also its version, the screen resolution and the operating system used.
  • Legal Basis
    The legal basis is Article 6 (1f) of the GDPR (legitimate interest). Our legitimate interest is in analyzing our website.
    We may also collect and store parts of your IP address and information on the loading speed of our website. These data only allow us to create anonymous usage profiles and to extract statistical information. We also use cookies to distinguish returning site visitors from first-time visitors as part of Matomo web tracking. Cookies are small text files that are stored locally in the memory of your Internet browser and which contain a separate ID, and possibly other technical information. The data collected in this context will not be combined with any other personal data we may have without your explicit consent.
  • Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data
    In many cases, there is no reference to a specific person. If a reference to a person should nevertheless come about, the legal basis for the collection is Article 6 (1f) of the GDPR, the legitimate interest in analyzing our website.
  • Purpose of Data Processing
    The purpose of web tracking is to analyze user traffic in order to enable us to anonymously monitor the functionality and usability of our website, and to constantly improve our Internet presence. It is used solely to collect statistical, non-personal data.
  • Duration of Storage
    We store all web tracking data collected via Matomo for an indefinite period of time, insofar as such data are only available to us in anonymized form. We will delete any data that have not been anonymized after 12 months at the latest.
  • Your Right to Object and to Erase Your Data
    You can prevent the collection of the aforementioned data as well as their processing by installing a JavaScript blocker to prevent the collection of any other app analysis data. Insofar as a reference to a specific person should be established, you can revoke your consent at any time in accordance with the rules outlined in this data privacy policy.

• Google Tag Manager
  We use Google Tag Manager to integrate third-party content (e.g. Google Analytics). It is a technical solution that does not itself store or read any cookies or similar technologies that require consent, but merely controls the conditions under which others are used on our website; these are described under the particular services in our privacy policy.
  Reference is made to the following information about Google services with regard to the processing of users’ personal data. Use Policy: (https://marketingplatform.google.com/intl/en/about/analytics/tag-manager/use-policy/)

• Google Ads
  We use a web tracking service on our website provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter: Google Ads). Google Ads uses cookies for web tracking. These cookies are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of the use of our website and your surfing behavior (tracking). We carry out this analysis based on Google Ads’ tracking service in order to constantly optimize our Internet presence and make it more readily available. When you use our website, data such as your IP address and your user activities are transmitted to servers operated by Google Ireland Limited and processed and stored within the European Union. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. The data is deleted as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. For more information on handling the transferred data, please refer to the Google Ads Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
  You can prevent the collection and forwarding of personal data (in particular your IP address) and the processing of this data by deactivating the execution of script code in your browser, installing a script blocker in your browser, or activating your browser’s “Do Not Track” setting. An opt-out option is available for download at the link below: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

• Google Conversion Tracking
  We use the Google Conversion Tracking service of Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland on our website.
  Google Conversion Tracking allows Google and us to detect whether the user has taken certain actions. For example, we can evaluate which buttons on our website were clicked how often and which products were viewed or purchased particularly frequently. This information is used to create conversion statistics. We learn the total number of users who clicked on our ads and what actions they took. We do not receive any information that allows us to identify the person using the site. Google itself uses cookies or similar recognition technologies for identification.
  The use of Google Conversion Tracking is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR; this consent can be revoked at any time.
  You can find more information about Google Conversion Tracking in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

• Meta Pixel
  We use the Meta Pixel service of the company Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, 2 Dublin, Ireland (email: impressum-support@who-needs-spam.support.facebook.com, website: https://www.facebook.com/), on our website. The processing also takes place in a third country for which there is no Commission adequacy decision. Therefore, the usual protection level required for the GDPR cannot be guaranteed for the transfer, as it cannot be guaranteed that authorities in the third country, for example, may access the collected data.
  The legal basis for the transmission of personal data is your consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR, which you have given on our website.
  The service is a plugin that is used to track the activities of page users on a website. The browsing behavior is then analyzed and used for advertising purposes. This ensures the effectiveness of our advertisements.
  You can revoke your consent at any time. You will find more information on revoking your consent either with the consent itself or at the end of this privacy policy.
  For more information on handling the transferred data, please refer to the provider's privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy. The provider also offers an opt-out option at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy.

We use active JavaScript content from external providers, known as web services on our website. When you access our website, these external providers may receive personal information about your visit to our website. In this case, it may be possible that data is processed outside the EU. You can prevent this by installing a JavaScript blocker such as the browser plug-in ‘NoScript’ (www.noscript.net) or by disabling JavaScript in your browser. This may result in functional restrictions on Internet pages that you visit. We use the following external web services:

• CloudFlare
  Our website loads a web service from Cloudflare, Inc., 101 Townsend St, 94107 San Francisco, United States of America (hereinafter referred to as “Cloudflare”). We use this information to ensure the full functionality of our website. Your browser may transmit personal data to CloudFlare in this respect. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest is an error-free function of the website. Cloudflare, Inc. has self-certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield Agreement (see https://www.privacyshield.gov/list). The data is deleted as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. For more information on handling the transferred data, please refer to the CloudFlare Privacy Policy: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/
  You can prevent the collection and processing of your personal data by CloudFlare by preventing scripts from being executed in your browser or by installing a script blocker in your browser (for example from www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com).
• Google
  Our website loads a web service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, 4 Dublin, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as Google). We use this information to ensure the full functionality of our website. Your browser may transmit personal data to Google in this respect. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest is an error-free function of the website. The data is deleted as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. For more information on handling the transferred data, please refer to the Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
  You can prevent the collection and processing of your personal data by Google by preventing scripts from being executed in your browser or by installing a script blocker in your browser (for example from www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com).
• Google APIs
  Our website loads a web service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, 4 Dublin, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as Google APIs). We use this information to ensure the full functionality of our website. Your browser may transmit personal data to Google APIs in this respect. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest is an error-free function of the website. The data is deleted as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. For more information on handling the transferred data, please refer to the Google APIs Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
  You can prevent the collection and processing of your personal data by Google APIs by preventing scripts from being executed in your browser or by installing a script blocker in your browser (for example from www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com).
• Gstatic
  Our website loads a web service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, 4 Dublin, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as Gstatic). We use this information to ensure the full functionality of our website. Your browser may transmit personal data to Gstatic in this respect. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest is an error-free function of the website. The data is deleted as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. For more information on handling the transferred data, please refer to the Gstatic Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
  You can prevent the collection and processing of your personal data by Gstatic by preventing scripts from being executed in your browser or by installing a script blocker in your browser (for example from www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com).
• YouTube
  Our website loads a web service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, 4 Dublin, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as YouTube). We use this information to ensure the full functionality of our website. Your browser may transmit personal data to YouTube in this respect. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest is an error-free function of the website. The data is deleted as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. For more information on handling the transferred data, please refer to the YouTube Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
  You can prevent the collection and processing of your personal data by YouTube by preventing scripts from being executed in your browser or by installing a script blocker in your browser (for example from www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com).

• Scope of the processing of personal data
  We use cookies on various pages to enable the use of certain functions of our website. ‘Cookies’ are small text files that your browser can store on your computer. These text files contain a distinctive string of characters that uniquely identify the browser when you return to our site. The process of storing a cookie file is also called ‘setting a cookie’.
• Legal basis for processing personal data
  Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest). Our legitimate interest is to maintain the full functionality of our website, improve its usability and enable a more individual approach to our customers. We can only identify individual website visitors with the help of cookie technology if the website visitor has previously provided us with corresponding personal data on the basis of a separate consent.
• Purpose of data processing
  Our website places cookies to maintain the full functionality of our website and to improve usability. Cookie technology also allows us to recognize individual visitors by means of pseudonyms, e.g. an individual, arbitrary ID, so that we are able to offer more individual services.
• Duration of storage
  Our cookies are stored in your browser until they are deleted or, in the case of a session cookie, until the session has expired.
• Possibility of objection and removal
  You can configure your browser’s settings according to your wishes so that cookies are generally refused. You can then decide whether to accept cookies on a case-by-case basis or accept cookies as a general principle. Cookies can be used for various purposes, e.g. to recognize that your PC has already accessed our website (permanent cookies) or to save recently viewed offers (session cookies). We use cookies to provide you with increased user convenience. We recommend that you allow cookies to be accepted for our website in order to use our convenience functions. The possibilities for objection and removal are otherwise based on the general regulations described below in this Privacy Policy relating to the right of objection and erasure under data protection law.

Your personal data is protected by technical and organizational measures during collection, storage, and processing in such a way that it is not accessible to third parties. In the case of unencrypted communication by email, we cannot guarantee complete data security on the transmission path to our IT systems. Consequently, we recommend the use of encrypted communication or of the postal service for information requiring a high level of confidentiality.

• Scope of the processing of personal data
  We expressly point out that our email system has an automated archiving procedure. All incoming and outgoing emails are digitally archived in a tamper-proof manner.
• Legal basis for processing personal data
  Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest) and Article 6(1)(c) GDPR (fulfillment of a legal obligation). Our legitimate interest or our legal obligation is compliance with tax and commercial law requirements (e.g. §§ 146, 147 AO [German Fiscal Code]).
• Purpose of data processing
  The purpose of archiving is to comply with tax and commercial law requirements (e.g. §§ 146, 147 AO).
• Duration of storage
  Our mail communications are stored until the expiration of fiscal and commercial retention obligations. The retention period can be up to 10 years.
• Possibility of objection and removal
  If you have any questions regarding our email archiving system, please contact our Data Protection Officer. We would also point out that we only consider application documents in PDF format. Our security systems filter out and do not deliver compressed (WinZip, WinRAR, 7Zip etc.) files. We do not consider applications in Word file format and other file formats, and we delete these unread. Please note that application documents sent unencrypted by email may be opened by third parties before they arrive at our IT systems. We assume that any of our replies to unencrypted application emails may also be unencrypted. If you do not want this, please let us know in your application email.

At reasonable intervals you have the right to obtain information (free of charge) about your stored data as well as the right to correction, blocking or deletion of your data at any time. We shall delete your data on first request, provided this is not contrary to legal regulations. You can withdraw at any time any permission you have granted us to use your personal data. You can send requests for information, deletion and correction of your data and suggestions at any time to the following address:

MicroNova AG
Unterfeldring 6
85256 Vierkirchen
Email: info@who-needs-spam.micronova.de
Tel.: +49 8139 9300-0
Fax: +49 8139 9300-80

You have the right for us to provide you with the personal data that you have transmitted to us, in a structured, common and machine-readable format. You can also request that we transfer this data to a third party immediately on your first instruction, provided that the processing is based on a 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 the processing is carried out by us within the framework of automated data processing. In exercising this right of data portability, you also have the right to have your personal data transferred directly to another controller, insofar as this is technically feasible. Freedoms and rights of other persons must not be affected by this.

The right to data portability does not apply to the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

If you suspect that your data is being illegally processed on our website, you can of course at any time bring about a legal clarification of the problem. Irrespective of this, you have the option of contacting a supervisory authority. You have the right to lodge a complaint in the EU Member State of your place of residence, place of work, and/or place of alleged infringement, i.e. you can choose the supervisory authority to which you apply in the above places. The supervisory authority to which the complaint was submitted will then inform you of the status and results of your complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy under Article 78 GDPR.