Privacy Notice

General Information

Please be advised that the English version of the privacy policy is purely informative. The German version shall be deemed the legally binding and authoritative version.

The following privacy notice provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data includes all data that can be used to personally identify you. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our privacy notice listed below this text.

Data Collection on this Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the “Controller” section of this privacy notice.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected when you provide it to us, for example, by entering it into a contact form.

Other data is automatically collected or obtained with your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. This primarily includes technical data (such as internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data may be used for analysing user behaviour.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to request free information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. Additionally, under certain circumstances, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

For this purpose and for any further questions regarding data protection, you can contact us at any time.

Hosting

External Hosting

This website is hosted externally. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the hosting provider(s). This may include IP addresses, contact inquiries, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access, and other data generated through the website.

External hosting is done to fulfil our contractual obligations towards potential and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) of the GDPR) and for the purpose of providing a secure, fast, and efficient online offering by a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR). If appropriate consent has been obtained, the processing is based solely on Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and § 25(1) of the TTDSG, provided that the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) as defined in the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. Our hoster(s) will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfil its contractual obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.

We use the following hosting provider:

netcup GmbH
Daimlerstraße 25
D-76185 Karlsruhe

General Information and Mandatory Information

Data Protection

The operators of these pages 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.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and how we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., communication by email) can have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Controller’s Contact Information

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

Anja Niehof
BlickWeit Coaching & Consulting Niehof
Große Str. 121
27283 Verden

Telefon: 0156 / 78 94 01 98
E-Mail: hello[at]blickweit[punkt]com

The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Data Retention Period

Unless a more specific retention period is mentioned in this privacy notice, your personal data will be stored by us until the purpose for data processing ceases to exist. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent for data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will occur once these reasons cease to exist.

General Information on the Legal Basis for Data Processing on this Website

If you have given your consent to data processing, we process your personal data based on Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) of the GDPR if special categories of data pursuant to Art. 9(1) of the GDPR are processed. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), the data processing will additionally be based on § 25(1) of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is necessary for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data based on Art. 6(1)(b) of the GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if it is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation based on Art. 6(1)(c) of the GDPR. Data processing may also occur based on our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The relevant legal bases applicable in each individual case are provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy notice.

Withdrawal of Your Consent for Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke consent that has already been given at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out prior to the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6(1)(e) OR (f) OF THE GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, INCLUDING PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY NOTICE. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) OF THE GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING, INCLUDING PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) OF THE GDPR).

Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement. This right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability

You have the right to receive the data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfilment of a contract, in a commonly used and machine-readable format, and to have it transferred to yourself or to a third party. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done if it is technically feasible.

SSL or TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the website operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Information, deletion, and rectification

You have the right, within the framework of applicable legal provisions, to obtain free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, as well as a right to rectification or deletion of this data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time to exercise this right. The right to restrict processing exists in the following cases:

If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, but you oppose the deletion of the data and instead request the restriction of its use.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defence, or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.

If you have objected to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. Until it is determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, aside from storage, this data may only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise, or defence of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

Data Collection on this Website

Cookies

This website does not collect any cookies.

Contact Form

If you submit inquiries to us via the contact form, your information from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not share this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) of the GDPR if your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries directed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if requested.

The data entered by you in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent for storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after completing the processing of your inquiry). Mandatory legal provisions, especially retention periods, remain unaffected.

Inquiry via Email or Phone

If you contact us via email or phone, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We will not share this data without your consent.

The data you send to us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent for storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after completing the processing of your request). Mandatory legal provisions, especially statutory retention periods, remain unaffected.

Social Media

Privacy Policy regarding the use of social media

The controller has integrated components of LinkedIn Corporation into this website. LinkedIn is an internet-based social network that enables users to connect with existing business contacts and establish new business connections. Over 400 million registered individuals use LinkedIn in more than 200 countries, making it the largest platform for business contacts and one of the most visited websites in the world.

The operating company of LinkedIn is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. LinkedIn Ireland, Privacy Policy Issues, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, is responsible for data protection matters outside the USA.

Each time our website is accessed, which contains a LinkedIn component (LinkedIn plug-in), this component causes the browser used by the data subject to download a corresponding display of the LinkedIn component. Further information on the LinkedIn plug-ins can be found at https://developer.linkedin.com/plugins. As part of this technical process, LinkedIn obtains knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is simultaneously logged into LinkedIn, LinkedIn recognizes with each visit to our website by the data subject and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website, which specific subpage of our website the data subject visits. This information is collected by the LinkedIn component and assigned by LinkedIn to the respective LinkedIn account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on a LinkedIn button integrated on our website, LinkedIn assigns this information to the personal LinkedIn user account of the data subject and stores this personal data.

LinkedIn receives information via the LinkedIn component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged into LinkedIn at the time of accessing our website, regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the LinkedIn component or not. If such a transmission of this information to LinkedIn is not desired by the data subject, the data subject can prevent the transmission by logging out of their LinkedIn account before accessing our website.

LinkedIn offers the ability to unsubscribe from email messages, SMS messages, and targeted ads, as well as to manage ad settings, at https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls.

LinkedIn also uses partners such as Quantcast, Google Analytics, BlueKai, DoubleClick, Nielsen, Comscore, Eloqua, and Lotame, who may set cookies. Such cookies can be rejected at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy. The applicable privacy policy of LinkedIn can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. The cookie policy of LinkedIn can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy.

LinkedIn Plugin

This website uses features of the LinkedIn network. The provider is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Each time a page of this website containing LinkedIn features is accessed, a connection to LinkedIn’s servers is established. LinkedIn is informed that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click the LinkedIn “Recommend” button and are logged into your LinkedIn account, LinkedIn can associate your visit to this website with you and your user account. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by LinkedIn.

The use of the LinkedIn plugin is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in being as visible as possible on social media. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.

The transfer of data to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/62538/datenubertragung-aus-der-eu-dem-ewr-und-der-schweiz?lang=de

Further information can be found in LinkedIn’s privacy policy at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

XING Plugin

This website uses features of the XING network. The provider is New Work SE, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.

Each time one of our pages containing XING features is accessed, a connection to XING’s servers is established. To the best of our knowledge, personal data is not stored. In particular, no IP addresses are stored or usage behavior evaluated.

The storage and analysis of data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in being as visible as possible on social media. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.

For more information on data protection and the XING Share button, please refer to XING’s privacy policy at: https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.

Proven Expert

This website also uses the Proven Expert rating platform. The service provider is Expert Systems AG, Quedlinburger Straße 1, 10589 Berlin, Germany.

The use of Proven Expert is in the interest of presenting our online offers in an appealing way. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

For more information about the data processed by using Proven Expert, please see the privacy policy at https://www.provenexpert.com/de-de/datenschutzbestimmungen/.

Advertising

Google Ads

The website operator uses Google Ads. Google Ads is an online advertising program provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Ads allows us to display advertisements on the Google search engine or on third-party websites when users enter certain search terms on Google (keyword targeting). Furthermore, targeted advertisements can be displayed based on user data available on Google (e.g., location data and interests) (audience targeting). As the website operator, we can quantitatively evaluate this data by analyzing, for example, which search terms led to the display of our advertisements and how many clicks were generated.

The use of Google Ads is based on Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in effectively marketing their products and services.

The transfer of data to the USA is based on the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and also here https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.

Audio and Video Conferences

Data Processing

For communication with our customers, we use various online conference tools. The specific tools we use are listed below. When you communicate with us via video or audio conference over the Internet, we collect and process your personal data, as well as the data collected by the respective conference tool provider.

The conference tools collect all the data you provide/use to access the tools (email address and/or telephone number). Additionally, the conference tools process the duration of the conference, start and end time of participation, number of participants, and other “contextual information” related to the communication process (metadata).

Furthermore, the tool provider processes all the technical data required to facilitate online communication. This includes IP addresses, MAC addresses, device IDs, device type, operating system type and version, client version, camera type, microphone or speaker, and the type of connection.

If content is exchanged, uploaded, or otherwise shared within the tools, it is also stored on the servers of the tool providers. Such content may include cloud recordings, chat/instant messages, voicemails, uploaded photos and videos, files, whiteboards, and other information shared during the use of the service.

Please note that we have limited control over the data processing operations of the tools we use. Our options are largely determined by the respective provider’s corporate policies. For further information on data processing by the conference tools, please refer to the privacy policies of the specific tools listed below.

Purpose and Legal Basis

The conference tools are used to communicate with prospective or existing contractual partners or to provide certain services to our customers (Art. 6(1)(b) of the GDPR). Furthermore, the use of the tools serves the general simplification and acceleration of communication with us or our company (legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR). If consent has been requested, the use of the respective tools is based on this consent, which can be revoked at any time with future effect.

Storage Duration

The data directly collected by us through the video and conference tools will be deleted from our systems as soon as you request its deletion, revoke your consent for storage, or when the purpose for data storage no longer exists. Stored cookies remain on your device until you delete them. Mandatory legal retention periods remain unaffected.

We have no control over the storage duration of your data stored by the operators of the conference tools for their own purposes. For details, please inquire directly with the operators of the conference tools.

Used conference tools

We use the following conference tools:

Zoom

We use Zoom. The provider of this service is Zoom Communications Inc., San Jose, 55 Almaden Boulevard, 6th Floor, San Jose, CA 95113, USA. For details on data processing, please refer to Zoom’s privacy policy: https://zoom.us/de-de/privacy.html.

Zoom processes data from you, among other things, in the USA. We would like to point out that, in the opinion of the European Court of Justice, there is currently no adequate level of data protection for the transfer of data to the USA. This can be associated with various risks for the legality and security of data processing.

As a basis for data processing with recipients located in third countries (outside the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, especially the USA) or data transfers to such countries, Zoom uses the so-called Standard Contractual Clauses (Article 46(2) and (3) GDPR). Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) are template agreements provided by the European Commission and are intended to ensure that your data complies with European data protection standards even when transferred to third countries (such as the USA) and stored there. By using these clauses, Zoom undertakes to comply with the European level of data protection when processing your relevant data, even if the data is stored, processed, and managed in the USA. These clauses are based on an implementing decision by the European Commission. You can find the decision and the corresponding Standard Contractual Clauses, among other things, here: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/914/oj?locale=en

We hope to have provided you with an overview of the data processing carried out by Zoom. It is, of course, possible that the company’s privacy policy may change at any time. Therefore, we recommend that you also consult Zoom’s privacy policy at https://explore.zoom.us/de/privacy/?tid=312453682 for more information on the processed data and the Standard Contractual Clauses.

The transfer of data to the USA is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission. For details, please see: https://zoom.us/de-de/privacy.html.

Open Talk

We use the video conference solution Open Talk. The provider of this service is Open Talk GmbH, Schwedter Str. 9a, 10119 Berlin, Germany.

Open Talk does not transfer any data to third parties, especially not abroad.

For more information on the data processed through the use of Open Talk, please refer to the privacy policy at https://opentalk.eu/de/datenschutzhinweise.

Jitsi

We use the video conference solution Jitsi Meet. The provider of this service is 8×8, Inc., 675 Creekside Way, Campbell, CA 95008, USA.

Jitsi Meet also processes data from you in the USA. We would like to point out that, in the opinion of the European Court of Justice, there is currently no adequate level of data protection for the transfer of data to the USA. This can be associated with various risks for the legality and security of data processing.

As a basis for data processing with recipients located in third countries (outside the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, especially the USA) or data transfers to such countries, Jitsi Meet uses the so-called Standard Contractual Clauses (Article 46(2) and (3) GDPR). Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) are template agreements provided by the European Commission and are intended to ensure that your data complies with European data protection standards even when transferred to third countries (such as the USA) and stored there. By using these clauses, Jitsi Meet undertakes to comply with the European level of data protection when processing your relevant data, even if the data is stored, processed, and managed in the USA. These clauses are based on an implementing decision by the European Commission. You can find the decision and the corresponding Standard Contractual Clauses, among other things, here: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/914/oj?locale=en

For more information on the Standard Contractual Clauses at Jitsi Meet, please visit https://www.8×8.com/terms-and-conditions/privacy-policy.

For more information on the data processed through the use of Jitsi Meet, please refer to the privacy policy at https://jitsi.org/meet-jit-si-privacy/ or https://www.8×8.com/terms-and-conditions/privacy-policy.

Skype

We use Skype, a service for chat and video conferencing solutions. The service provider is the American company Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA.

Microsoft also processes data from you in the USA. We would like to point out that, in the opinion of the European Court of Justice, there is currently no adequate level of data protection for the transfer of data to the USA. This can be associated with various risks for the legality and security of data processing.

As a basis for data processing with recipients located in third countries (outside the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, especially the USA) or data transfers to such countries, Microsoft uses the so-called Standard Contractual Clauses (Article 46(2) and (3) GDPR). Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) are template agreements provided by the European Commission and are intended to ensure that your data complies with European data protection standards even when transferred to third countries (such as the USA) and stored there. By using these clauses, Microsoft undertakes to comply with the European level of data protection when processing your relevant data, even if the data is stored, processed, and managed in the USA. These clauses are based on an implementing decision by the European Commission. You can find the decision and the corresponding Standard Contractual Clauses, among other things, here: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/914/oj?locale=en

For more information on the Standard Contractual Clauses at Microsoft, please visit https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/compliance/regulatory/offering-eu-model-clauses

For more information on the data processed through the use of Microsoft, please refer to the privacy statement at https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement.

Changes to our privacy policy

We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy in order to always comply with the current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, for example when introducing new services. The new privacy policy will apply for your next visit.

Objection to promotional emails

In accordance with the legal obligation to provide an imprint (§ 5 TMG), we have published general contact information and an email address on our website. We hereby object to the use of this contact information for the unsolicited sending of informational materials, advertising, or spam emails that we have not explicitly requested.

The privacy policy was created with the help of: eRecht24 privacy policy generator (https://www.e-recht24.de), and the AdSimple privacy policy generator.