Privacy Policy

We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. It goes without saying that we always treat your personal data in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations.

In the following, we would like to inform you about the processing of personal data:

Privacy policy of the website
- Data protection when processing the personal data of our business partners
- Data protection when processing the personal data of our customers
- Data protection in the context of application procedures
- Rights of the data subjects

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy from time to time so that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g. when introducing new services. The new privacy policy will then apply to your next visit.

Note on the responsible body
The controller responsible for data processing on this website ist:

Scopewire Data GmbH
Leihbühl 21, 33165 Lichtenau
E-mail: datenschutz@scopewire.de

The controller is the natural 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.).

Privacy policy of the website
You can use our online services without disclosing your identity. If we request personal data (such as name, address or e-mail address) on the website, e.g. in the context of contact forms or during registration, this is done on a voluntary basis. We use this information for our own business purposes (such as sending the requested materials/information).

For questions of any kind, we offer you the opportunity to contact us via a form provided on the website. The data marked as mandatory is required in order to be able to assign and answer the request. Further information can be provided voluntarily. Data processing for the purpose of contacting us is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR on the basis of your voluntarily given consent.

The personal data collected by us for the use of the contact form will be deleted after completion of your request and after expiry of the tax and commercial law retention obligations.

Once you have given your consent - for example for the purpose of receiving a newsletter or other interesting information from our company - you can revoke it at any time without giving reasons with effect for the future. To do so, you can use the above-mentioned contact form or another method mentioned in the newsletter.

Passing on the data
Your data will not be passed on to third parties for commercial or non-commercial purposes without your express consent. We only pass on your personal data to third parties if this is legally permissible [e.g. on the basis of Article 6 GDPR] and/or necessary. In some cases, we use service providers as part of order processing in accordance with Article 28 GDPR; for example, the website is hosted by Hetzner Online GmbH and maintained by Scopewire. The full responsibility for data processing remains with us. We also use some plugins from other providers on our website; you can find more details below.

We would like to point out that we may also pass on your personal data to other companies within our network for the above-mentioned purposes [see “About us”]. The data transfer takes place on the basis of a legitimate interest in order to be able to offer you a comprehensive range of our services.

These are also companies outside the EU/EEA. We ensure an appropriate level of data protection by concluding standard contractual clauses/binding corporate rules. You can request these from us at any time free of charge at: datenschutz@scopewire.de

Cookies and Plugins
This site uses “cookies”. Cookies are text files that are stored on your computer and that enable an analysis of the use of the website and automatically recognize you on your next visit. You can prevent the installation of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in the cookie banner or in your browser. You also have the option of revoking your consent at any time in the cookie banner. This may mean that you will not be able to make full use of all offers.

We use various plugins from other service providers on our website, which we would like to inform you about below.

Analysis tool and tracking with HubSpot
When you interact with us through our websites or websites and services that link to this Privacy Policy (including TheHustle.co, Trends.co and Connect.com), or use the Subscription Service, we may collect personal data and other information from you, as further described below.

When you visit our websites
We collect your personal information when you submit web forms or interact with our website, such as when you subscribe to a HubSpot blog, sign up for a webinar, subscribe to one of our services, or contact customer service for assistance. We may ask you for your email address, first and last name, job title and other similar business information. You are free to visit some of our websites without sharing any personal data with us. 

Data in connection with the INBOUND conference and other events
When you register for INBOUND or a HubSpot event, we collect data such as your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address. We use this data to communicate with you and in some cases to facilitate your registration. In addition, we may share your registration data with INBOUND service providers to provide event information and improve your experience during the INBOUND conference or future HubSpot events. 

Account and user data
We collect personal data when you open a HubSpot account, create or change user details, set preferences or provide other related information to access or use our subscription service. 

Payment data 
We collect payment and billing information when you register for paid products or services. For example, we may ask you to provide a billing address or billing contact for your HubSpot account. If you provide us with payment information, we will only use it as authorized by you in accordance with this Privacy Policy. 

When purchasing products or services, you may also provide payment information such as credit card numbers or bank account numbers. We use secure third party payment processors for payment processing, which is done through a secure payment process.  

Testimonials from customers 
We publish testimonials and comments from customers on our websites, which may contain personal data. Before publishing customers' names and testimonials, we obtain their consent via email or other agreements with HubSpot.

Hosting
This website and the analysis are operated on HubSpot's servers.

LinkedIn
Our website links to the LinkedIn website. The operator of the pages is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. Instead of using plug-ins, we only link to LinkedIn. Therefore, your personal data is not automatically transmitted to LinkedIn when you visit our website. Through the link, LinkedIn only processes your personal data when you actively click on the LinkedIn button. LinkedIn may transfer the processed information to third parties, e.g. US authorities, if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of LinkedIn. We have no influence on the type and scope of your personal data processed by LinkedIn.

You can find more information on how your data is handled in LinkedIn's privacy policy at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?_l=de_DE

YouTube
Our website uses plug-ins from the Google-operated YouTube site for marketing purposes. The operator is Google Ireland Limited; Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, (“Google”). When you visit our website equipped with the YouTube plug-in, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. The YouTube server is informed of the IP address of visitors to our website and which of our pages you have visited, provided that you have given us your consent to the collection and transmission of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. This happens regardless of whether you have a YouTube user account or not. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you also enable YouTube to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account. YouTube may transfer the processed information to third parties, e.g. US authorities, if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of YouTube. Further information on the handling of user data can be found in YouTube's privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy [external site].

YouTube may transfer the processed information to third parties, e.g. US authorities, if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of YouTube. We have no influence on the type and scope of your data that is processed by YouTube.

Further information on the handling of user data can be found in YouTube's privacy policy at www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

Cookies
This site uses “cookies”. Cookies are text files that are stored on your computer and that enable an analysis of the use of the website and automatically recognize you on your next visit. You can prevent the installation of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser. This may mean that you will not be able to make full use of all offers.

How to deactivate cookies
You can disable cookies in your browser using the following instructions (please note that the settings systems in the various browsers change regularly, so we cannot guarantee that the steps are correct):

Firefox:
Open the Firefox browser. Select “Menu” and then “Settings” in your toolbar. Select the “Privacy” tab. For “Firefox will create a history”, select “according to user-defined settings”. Uncheck “Accept cookies” and save your settings.

Internet Explorer:
Open Internet Explorer.
Click on the “Tools” button and then on “Internet options”.
Click on the “Privacy” tab.
Under “Cookies and privacy”, select the following option: “Reject cookies and website data (may cause problems with websites)”.

Microsoft Edge:
Open Microsoft Edge.
Click on the menu button at the top right and select “Settings”.
Scroll to the bottom and select the “Show advanced settings” entry.
Further down you will find the “Cookies” category with several options to choose from.
If you select the “Block all cookies” option, they will no longer be saved.
Note: Please note that some websites may not work without cookies.

Google Chrome:
Open Google Chrome.
Select “Settings”.
Click on “Advanced”.
In the “Privacy” tab, click on “Content settings”.
In the “Cookies” section, deactivate “Allow websites to store and read cookie files” (recommended).

Safari:
Open Safari.
Select “Preferences” in the function list (gray gear wheel in the top right corner) and click on “Privacy”.
Under “Accept cookies”, you can specify whether and when Safari should accept cookies from websites.

Logging
Every time the website is accessed, logs are created and processed for statistical purposes, whereby the individual user remains anonymous:

Referrer (page from whose link you reached this website)
Search terms (as referrer for search engines)
IP is analyzed to determine the country of origin and the provider
Browser, operating system, installed plug-ins and screen resolution
Time spent on the pages
The aforementioned data is processed by us on the basis of our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR for the following purposes

Ensuring a smooth connection to the website,
Ensuring convenient use of our website,
evaluation of system security and stability and
for other administrative purposes.
We reserve the right to check this data retrospectively if we become aware of specific indications of unlawful use. The data will be deleted immediately if it is no longer required to achieve the purpose, but after six months at the latest.

Data protection when subscribing to a newsletter
You have the option of subscribing to a newsletter at various points. We process your personal data exclusively in connection with the order and subscription to our newsletter in order to send you information about products, services, events and other interesting facts about our company. You can object to this mailing at any time with effect for the future.

For statistical purposes, we track which links within the newsletter are clicked on and lead to actions on our website (“conversion”). However, this data is not assigned to you; rather, it is anonymous.

The data you provide is required to send you the newsletter. Without this data, we cannot take your registration for the newsletter into account.

Storage and deletion
The data will be stored until you unsubscribe from the newsletter.

So that we can guarantee that you will not receive any further mailings from us in the future, we will store your data internally in a blocking file in this case. This is the only way to ensure that you do not receive any further mailings from us in the future. The legal basis for this is Article 21(3) in conjunction with Article 17(3)(b) and Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation. If you wish your data to be deleted completely, you can inform us of this informally.

Data protection when processing the personal data of our business partners (customers/suppliers; B2B)
As a contractual partner of your company, we process personal data relating to you on the basis of our legitimate interest in preparing offers and fulfilling contracts on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Processing for the purpose of bookkeeping and cost accounting as well as for the fulfillment of legal obligations (e.g. commercial and tax law) is based on Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR. The business relationship exists between us and your company. If you act as a natural person (e.g. as a sole trader or self-employed person), your data will be processed for the implementation of pre-contractual measures and fulfillment of contracts on the legal basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

In the course of external requirements (for example in the context of customs/tax law), your personal data may be compared with lists published by authorities.

Furthermore, data may also be processed for legitimate purposes in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, such as marketing, internal market research and marketing purposes, internal statistics. The legitimate interests lie in particular in the optimization of processes and cost-appropriate allocation; your interests, fundamental rights and freedoms are duly taken into account.

We will only use your data to send you information about products, services, events and other interesting facts about our company if you have given us your consent to do so or if we have informed you appropriately as part of data collection in accordance with Section 7 UWG (DE) / Section 107 TKG (AT). You can object to this mailing at any time with effect for the future.

The data you provide is required for the performance of the contractual relationship. Without this data, we cannot fulfill the contract concluded with your company.

Passing on
Group companies
In order to be able to offer you the best possible information and services for the above-mentioned purposes, information on the contractual relationship (including personal data) is transferred within our globally operating Scopewire (including the USA, Switzerland) and other countries outside the EU/EEA). Those companies within the network that are based outside the EU also ensure an appropriate level of data protection by concluding EU standard contractual clauses / Binding Corporate Rules. You can obtain a copy of these regulations here at any time.

Storage and deletion of data
Your data will be stored for as long as this is necessary for the respective above-mentioned purposes. The data will be deleted at the latest after termination of the contractual relationship and after expiry of the statutory retention periods under civil, commercial and tax law.

Data protection in the context of application procedures
We process your personal data with regard to your person in connection with the implementation of your application procedure and to check your potential work-related employability. In doing so, we process the information you provide for the purpose of making an informed personnel decision on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 I lit. b GDPR. In addition, evaluations based on objective, non-discriminatory criteria are also stored; if this is permitted in individual cases, publicly accessible personal data about you will also be stored.

The data you provide is required to carry out the application process. We cannot consider your application without this data.

Transfer to other companies in the Group
We will only pass on your personal data to other companies in our group of companies if you have given us your consent to do so in order to provide you with further entry options in our group of companies. Those companies within the group that are based outside the EU also ensure an appropriate level of data protection by concluding EU standard contractual clauses / Binding Corporate Rules. You can obtain a copy of these regulations here at any time.

Storage and deletion of data
Your data will be stored for as long as is necessary for the above-mentioned purposes of the personnel selection procedure. If you object to the data processing during the personnel selection procedure, the data will be deleted - provided there are no other statutory retention obligations to the contrary.

The data will then be deleted at the end of the application process and after the expiry of any time limits for taking legal action, unless you have given your consent to save your application for further vacancies. Unsolicited applications will be stored for a maximum of up to two years or until you withdraw your consent and then deleted.

Rights of the data subjects
We hereby inform you that pursuant to Article 15 et seq. GDPR, under the conditions defined therein, you have the right of access to the personal data concerned and the right to rectification or erasure or restriction of processing or the right to object to processing and the right to data portability. In accordance with Article 77 GDPR, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data violates this regulation. If the processing is based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR (consent), you also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

Right to information, Art. 15 GDPR
You have the right to request information about whether and to what extent your personal data is being processed (in particular the purpose of processing, recipients of the data, storage period, etc.).

Right to rectification, Art. 16 GDPR
You have the right to request the rectification of your stored data if it is incorrect or incomplete. This includes the right to completion by means of supplementary declarations or notifications.

Right to erasure, Art. 17 GDPR
You have the right to request the erasure of your personal data. This is possible, for example, if the data is no longer required for the purposes for which it was collected or if the data must be deleted due to legal obligations. However, this right may be excluded in individual cases.

Right to restriction of processing, Art. 18 GDPR
You have the right to have the processing of your personal data restricted. This is possible, for example, if your data has been recorded incorrectly or the data processing is unlawful. If processing is restricted, the data may only be processed in strictly limited cases.

Right to data portability, Art. 20 GDPR
You have the right to request that the data concerning you be handed over to you or to a controller designated by you in a commonly used electronic, machine-readable data format if you have provided this data yourself.

Right to object, Art. 21 GDPR
You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you with effect for the future, provided that the data processing is carried out to safeguard legitimate interests (see Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e), f) GDPR). In the event of your objection, we will check whether the legal requirements for processing your data are met and, if this is not the case, we will refrain from any further processing of your data.

Right to lodge a complaint with the data protection supervisory authority, Art. 77 GDPR
You have the right to contact the competent supervisory authority of the Union or the Member States at any time regarding any violations of data protection regulations.

Contact details of the competent supervisory authority:

Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Nordrhein-Westfalen
Kavalleriestr. 2-4
40213 Düsseldorf
Telefon: 0211/38424-0
Fax: 0211/38424-999
E-Mail: poststelle@ldi.nrw.de