Data protection

We are pleased that you are interested in our website and the offers on our web pages. We attach the highest importance to the protection of your personal data and any other information you provide to us. The collection, processing and other use of your data in connection with the use of our website is carried out exclusively in accordance with the following provisions and in compliance with the applicable data protection laws.

  1. Data protection at a glance 1.1. General information 1.2. Data collection on our website 1.2.1. Who is responsible for data collection on this website? 1.2.2 How do we collect your data? 1.2.3. What do we use your data for? 1.2.4. What rights do you have regarding your data
  2. General notes and mandatory information 2.1. Data protection 2.2. Responsible body and service provider 2.3. Withdrawal of your consent to data processing 2.4. Right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority 2.5. Right to data portability 2.6. SSL or TLS encryption 2.7. Information, blocking, deletion 2.8. Objection to advertising emails
  3. Server log files 3.1. Storage period 3.2. Legal basis
  4. Use of the contact form
  5. Newsletter 6.Use of cookies
  1. Plugins and tools 7.1 Google Analytics and Google Remarketing 71.1 IP anonymisation 7.1.2 Browser plugin 7.1.3 Objection to data collection 7.1.4 Order data processing 7.1.5 Legal basis 7.1.6 Demographic characteristics for Google Analytics 7.2 Google Adwords conversion tracking 7.3 Google reCAPTCHA 7.10.2 Legal basis 7.4 Google Maps 7.5 Salesforce 7.5.1 Order data processing 7.6 Adobe Typekit 7.7 Vimeo
  2. Right to information, correction, blocking and/or deletion of your data
  3. Security measures
  4. Scope and changes to this privacy policy
  5. Data protection at a glance

1.1. General information The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally. For detailed information on the subject of data protection, please refer to our privacy policy below this text.

1.2. Data collection on our website

1.2.1.Who is responsible for data collection on this website? Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in this website’s legal notice (or Section 2.2 of this privacy policy)

1.2.2.How do we collect your data? On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This could be, for example, data that you enter in a contact form. Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is mainly technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of accessing the website). This data is collected automatically as soon as you access our website.

1.2.3 What do we use your data for? Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website can be used without errors occurring. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour.

1.2.4. What rights do you have regarding your data? You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time at the address stated in the legal notice if you have any further questions on the subject of data protection. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

1.2.5. Analysis tools and third-party tools When visiting our website, your browsing behaviour may be statistically analysed. This is mainly done using cookies and analysis programmes. The analysis of your browsing behaviour is usually anonymous; the browsing behaviour cannot be traced back to you. You may object to this analysis. We will inform you about the objection options in this privacy policy.

  1. General notes and mandatory information

2.1. Data protection The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy. Various personal data is collected when you use this website. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and for what purpose we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done. We would like to point out that the transfer of data over the internet (e.g. when communicating by email) can present security risks. It is not possible to ensure complete protection of data from access by third parties.

2.2. Responsible party and service provider The responsible party for the operation of this website within the meaning of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and at the same time the service provider within the meaning of the German Telemedia Act is GROW Digital Group GmbH & Co. KG Möserstraße 5-6, 49074 Osnabrück, Germany Phone +49 541 / 343 717 0 E-mail: kontakt@growdigitalgroup.de The responsible party is the natural entity or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g. names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

2.3 Data protection officer

GROW Digital Group GmbH & Co. KG
David Pfau
Möserstraße 5-6,
49074 Osnabrück,
E-Mail: datenschutz@grow-digital.group

2.4. Revocation of your consent to data processing Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke your consent at any time. For this purpose, an informal notification by e-mail to us is sufficient. The legality of data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

2.5. Right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority In the event of violations of data protection law, the data subject has a right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority in matters of data protection law is the German Data Protection Commissioner of the federal state in which our company is based. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found via the following link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

2.6. Right to data portability You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another data controller, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.

2.7. SSL or TLS encryption This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or enquiries that you send to us as site operator. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the website address in the address bar of your browser starts with “https://” instead of “http://” as well as by the lock symbol in your browser bar. If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by unauthorised third parties.

2.8. Information, blocking, deletion Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient and the purpose of data processing and, if applicable, a right to correction, blocking or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time at the address stated in the legal notice if you have any further questions on the subject of personal data.

2.9. Objection to advertising emails Use of contact data published within the scope of the legal notice obligation for sending advertising and information material not expressly requested is hereby objected to. The site operator explicitly reserves the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, for example by spam emails.

  1. Server log files

It is not necessary for you to provide personal data simply to visit our website and retrieve the information included. During your visit to our website, we only collect and use server log files that are automatically transmitted to us by your internet browser:

  • Date and time of access to one of our web pages
  • Your browser type
  • Your browser settings
  • Your IP address
  • The pages you visit

We use this data to technically enable you to visit our site. We also use this data for statistical purposes and to improve the design and layout of our website. We store the IP address for the purposes of guaranteeing and maintaining IT security (e.g. detection and defence against DOS attacks) and functionality. This data will not be merged with other data sources.

3.1. The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfilment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

  1. Use of the contact form

If you send us enquiries via the contact form, your details from the enquiry form, including the contact data you have provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent. We use the WordPress plugin Contact Form 7 for this. For more information, please see the Contact Form 7 privacy policy. The processing of the data entered in the contact form is therefore based exclusively on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time. For this purpose, an informal notification by e-mail to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing operations carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation. The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to store it or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

  1. Newsletter

You can subscribe to free newsletters on our website. The e-mail address and your name provided when registering for the newsletter will be used for sending the personalised newsletter. The principle of data economy and data avoidance is observed, as only the e-mail address (or name in the case of personalised newsletters) is marked as a mandatory field. For technical necessity and for legal protection, your IP address is also processed when you order the newsletter. You can, of course, unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe option provided in the newsletter and thus revoke your consent. Furthermore, it is also possible to unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time directly via our website. For the technical delivery of the newsletter, we use our service provider Mailingwork GmbH (Birkenweg 7, 09569 Oederan, Germany). Mailingwork organises and analyses sending of the newsletter. Your data is stored and processed on Mailingwork’s servers in Germany. We use Mailingwork with the profiling function disabled. We only record the reach via Mailingwork and determine, among other things, which links were clicked on particularly often. Data processing by Mailingwork is based on our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 (1) (1) (f) GDPR. The legal basis for sending the newsletter itself remains unaffected by this. Mailingwork is used for the technical implementation of sending the newsletter. Otherwise, delivery of the newsletter is not possible. If you do not wish to receive any further newsletters from Mailingwork, you can object to the processing with effect for the future. To do this, simply unsubscribe from the newsletter. We provide a corresponding link in every newsletter message. The data you provide us with for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from our servers as well as from the servers of Mailingwork after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. We have entered into a contract with Mailingwork in which we oblige Mailingwork to protect our customers’ data and not to pass it on to third parties. For detailed information on the functions of Mailingwork, see the following link: https://mailingwork.de/software/newsletter-software/ and https://mailingwork.de/datenschutz/.

  1. Use of cookies

The processing of the data entered in the newsletter registration form is based exclusively on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). You can revoke your consent to the storage of data, the e-mail address and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the unsubscribe link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations that have already been carried out remains unaffected by the revocation. We use cookies on our website. These are small text files that are sent to your computer by our web server to identify it for the duration of the visit. We do not collect any personal data via these cookies. It is also possible to visit our website without the storage of cookies. You can disable the storage of cookies in your browser settings or set it in such a way that it informs you about the intended storage by a website. In this case, you decide whether to accept the cookie. However, for full functionality of our website, it is necessary for technical reasons to completely allow the temporary cookies.

  1. Plugins tools

7.1. Google Analytics and Google Remarketing This website uses Google Analytics and Google Remarketing. The services are offered by Google Inc.,1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Analytics uses cookies. These are text files that are stored on your computer and enable analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie concerning your use of this website is usually transmitted to and stored by Google on a server in the United States. Reports on website activities are created for the website operator and other services associated with website use and internet use are made possible. The information may be transferred by Google to third parties if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of Google. Advertisements are placed on websites on the internet by third-party providers and Google. Google and third-party providers will use the data to display advertisements on third-party websites.

7.1.1. IP anonymisation You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time at the address stated in the legal notice if you have any further questions on the subject of data protection. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. We have activated the IP anonymisation function on this website. This means that your IP address is shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of 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. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information 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.

7.1.2. Browser plug-in 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 make use of this website’s full functionality. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available via the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en. Alternatively, you can opt out of the use of cookies by third parties by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page at www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp. More information about Google’s policies can be found at www.google.com/intl/en/privacy.

7.1.3. You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set which will prevent the collection of your data during future visits to this website: Disable Google Analytics. More information on how Google Analytics handles user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.

7.1.4. Order data processing We have concluded an order data processing contract with Google and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

7.1.5. Legal basis The storage of Google Analytics cookies is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analysing user behaviour in order to optimise both its website and its advertising.

7.1.6. Demographic characteristics This website uses the “demographic characteristics” function of Google Analytics. This allows reports to be created that contain statements about the age, gender and interests of the site visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google and visitor data from third-party providers. This data cannot be assigned to a specific person. You can disable this function at any time via the ad settings in your Google account or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics as shown in the “Objection to data collection” section.

7.2 Google Adwords conversion tracking This website also uses Google conversion tracking. Google Adwords sets a cookie on your computer if you have accessed our website via a Google ad. These cookies lose their validity after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of the Adwords customer’s website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and the customer can recognise that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. Each Adwords customer receives a different cookie. Cookies can therefore not be tracked via the website of Adwords customers. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for Adwords customers who have opted in to conversion tracking. Adwords customers will find out the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information with which users can be personally identified. If you do not wish to participate in the tracking procedure, you can also refuse the setting of a cookie required for this – for example, by means of a browser setting that generally disables automatic setting of cookies. You can also disable cookies for conversion tracking by setting your browser to block cookies from the domain “www.googleadservices.com”. Google’s privacy policy on conversion tracking can be found at: https://support.google.com/adwords/answer/1722022?hl=en.

7.3 Google reCAPTCHA We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereinafter “reCAPTCHA”) on our websites. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). The purpose of reCAPTCHA is to check whether data entry on our websites (e.g. in a contact form) is made by a human or by an automated program. For this purpose, reCAPTCHA analyses the behaviour of the website visitor on the basis of various characteristics. This analysis begins automatically as soon as the website visitor accesses the website. For analysis purposes, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g. IP address, time spent by the website visitor on the website or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google. The reCAPTCHA analyses run completely in the background. Website visitors are not made aware that an analysis is taking place. More information on Google reCAPTCHA and Google’s privacy policy can be found via the following links: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ and https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html.

7.3.1. Legal basis The data processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offerings from abusive automated spying and from SPAM.

7.4 Google Maps This site uses the Google Maps mapping service via an API. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Your IP address must be stored in order for you to use the Google Maps functions. This information is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer. Google Maps is used in order to present our online offers in an appealing manner and to make it easy to find the places we indicate on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. More information on the handling of user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.

7.5. Salesforce We use Salesforce.com (San Francisco, California, United States) as our customer contact data management system, which allows ADP to record contact details of customers and potential new customers. A limited number of authorised users have access to the database, as necessary, to search for business information about customers and potential new customers. Your data is hosted by SalesForce.com in the United States. Salesforce.com complies with the US and EU Safe Harbor Principles. This means that Salesforce.com protects personal data of data subjects it receives in the United States in accordance with the Safe Harbor provisions. More information about Safe Harbor can be found on the U.S. Department of Commerce website at http://www.export.gov/safeharbor/.

7.5.1. Order data processing The data processing agreement is with the contractor and will be included here in a timely manner.

7.6. Adobe Typekit Adobe Typekit web fonts are used on this website. Typekit is a service offered by Adobe. This service provides fonts that are displayed in the user’s web browser after a server is accessed at Adobe (in the USA). At least the IP address of the browser of the website user’s end device is stored by Adobe. More information can be found in Typekit’s privacy policy, which you can access here: Typekit privacy notice

7.7. Vimeo We use the provider Vimeo for the integration of videos. Vimeo is operated by Vimeo, LLC, with its headquarters at 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011. We use plugins from the provider Vimeo on some of our web pages. When you access the web pages of our website that have such a plugin, a connection is established to the Vimeo servers and the plugin is displayed. This transmits to the Vimeo server which of our web pages you have visited. If you are logged in as a Vimeo member, Vimeo will assign this information to your personal user account. When using the plugin, such as clicking on the start button of a video, this information is also assigned to your user account. You can prevent this assignment by logging out of your Vimeo user account before using our website and deleting the corresponding cookies from Vimeo. You can find further information on data processing and information on data protection by Vimeo at https://vimeo.com/privacy.

  1. Right to information, correction, blocking and/or deletion of your data

You have a right to free information about your stored data and, if applicable, a right to correction, blocking or deletion of your data. You can revoke your consent to the collection, processing and use of your data at any time with effect for the future. If you have any questions about the collection, processing or use of your personal data, or if you would like to request information, correction, blocking or deletion of data or wish to revoke your consent, please contact: kontakt@growdigitalgroup.de

  1. Security measures

We use technical and organisational security measures (e.g. SSL or TLS encryption and IP anonymisation) to protect personal data, in particular against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction or against access by authorised persons. Our security measures are subject to continuous improvement in line with technological developments. We would like to point out that, despite all security measures, the transmission of data via the internet may result in third parties taking note of or falsifying this data.

  1. Scope and changes to this privacy policy

This privacy policy applies exclusively to use of the website www.growdigitalgroup.de offered by us. It does not apply to websites of other service providers to which we merely refer by means of a link. We assume no responsibility or liability for statements and guidelines not related to our website. We reserve the right to amend the above privacy policy from time to time in line with future changes regarding the collection and processing of personal data. Significant changes will be announced by a clearly visible notice on our website.