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Preliminary remarks:
We are delighted that you are interested in our company. Data protection is particularly important to us. In principle, it is possible to use our Internet pages without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to make use of special services offered by our company via our website, it may be necessary to process personal data. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the person concerned.
The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number of a data subject, is always in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and in accordance with the applicable country-specific data protection regulations. By means of this privacy policy, our company would like to inform the public about the nature, scope and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed of the rights they are entitled to by means of this privacy policy.
As the controller, we have implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed via this website. However, Internet-based data transmissions can generally have security gaps, meaning that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transfer personal data to us by alternative means, for example by telephone.
1. Definitions
This privacy policy is based on the terms used by the European legislator when adopting the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy should be easy to read and understand both for the public and for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to refer you to Art. 4 of the GDPR. The legal definitions are set out in Art. 4 GDPR.
2. Name and address of the person responsible for processing
Responsible for processing personal data within the meaning of Article 4 (7) GDPR:
VIL GmbH
Hans-Böckler-Strasse 17
40764 Langenfeld (Rhineland)
Telephone: +49 (0) 2173 12345-5
E-mail: info@vil.group
Authorized managing director:
Jan-Philipp Moritz
3. Collection and storage of personal data and the nature and purpose of their use
When you visit our website, the browser used on your device (smartphone, tablet, laptop, etc.) automatically sends information to the server of our website. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is collected without your intervention and stored until it is automatically deleted:
The above data is processed by us for the following purposes:
The legal basis for data processing is Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest results from the data collection purposes listed above. In no case do we use the collected data for the purpose of drawing conclusions about you. We also use cookies and analysis services when you visit our website. For more detailed explanations of the use of cookies and analysis services, please see sections 4 and 9 of this privacy policy.
4. Cookies
We use cookies on our website. Cookies are text files that are stored and stored on a computer system via an Internet browser. Numerous websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a string of characters through which websites and servers can be assigned to the specific Internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This enables the websites and servers visited to distinguish the individual browser of the data subject from other Internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific Internet browser can be recognized and identified via the unique cookie ID.
By using cookies, we can provide users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting. By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized for the user. As already mentioned, cookies enable us to recognize users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website. For example, the user of a website that uses cookies does not have to re-enter his login data every time he visits the website, because this is taken over by the website and the cookie stored on the user's computer system. Another example is the cookie from a shopping cart in an online shop. The online shop uses a cookie to remember the items that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart. The data subject can prevent cookies from being set by our website at any time by means of an appropriate setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. In addition, cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all common Internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the Internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be fully usable.
5. Contact options via the website
Due to legal regulations, this website contains information about our company, which enables quick electronic contact with our company and direct communication with us. This information also includes a general address for so-called electronic mail (e-mail address). In the event that a data subject contacts us by e-mail or via a contact form, the personal data provided by the data subject will be automatically stored. As part of inquiries via this website, surname, first name and contact options are generally processed and stored. The above data is processed by us to ensure convenient use of our website and to process your request. Processing continues for administrative purposes. This personal data provided to us voluntarily is stored for processing or to contact us. This personal data will not be passed on to third parties.
6. Routine deletion and blocking of personal data
We process and store personal data for processing only for the period necessary to achieve the storage purpose, or if this has been provided for by the European legislator or another legislator in laws or regulations. As soon as the storage purpose no longer applies or a storage period prescribed by European directives and regulations or another competent legislator expires, the personal data is routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with legal requirements.
7. Analysis tools and social media
7.1 Data protection regulations in connection with Facebook
7.1.1 Data protection regulations on the application and use of Facebook
We have integrated components from Meta Platforms on our website. The Facebook network is operated by Meta Platforms. When we talk about “Facebook” below, this means Meta Platforms.
On our website, we use Facebook's “Facebook Pixel”, Custom Audiences and Facebook Conversions from Facebook. “Facebook” is operated by Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Facebook is a social network. A social network is a social meeting place operated on the Internet, an online community that usually enables users to communicate with each other and interact in virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for exchanging opinions and experiences or enables the Internet community to provide personal or company-related information. Facebook allows users of the social network, among other things, to create private profiles, upload photos and connect via friend requests.
The operating company of Facebook is
Meta Platforms Inc., One Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA.
The person responsible for processing personal data is if a data subject lives outside the USA or Canada who
Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Each time you access one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the person responsible for processing and on which a Facebook component (Facebook plug-in) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the data subject's information technology system is automatically prompted by the respective Facebook component to download a presentation of the corresponding Facebook component from Facebook.
A complete overview of all Facebook plug-ins can be found at
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE be retrieved.
As part of this technical process, Facebook becomes aware of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject. If the data subject is logged in to Facebook at the same time, Facebook recognizes which specific sub-page of our website the data subject visits each time the data subject accesses our website and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website. This information is collected by the Facebook component and assigned by Facebook to the respective Facebook account of the person concerned. If the data subject clicks on one of the Facebook buttons integrated on our website, such as the “Like” button, or if the data subject makes a comment, Facebook assigns this information to the data subject's personal Facebook user account and stores this person-related data.
Facebook receives information via the Facebook component that the data subject has visited our website whenever the data subject is logged in to Facebook at the same time as accessing our website; this takes place regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Facebook component or not. If the person concerned does not want this information to be transmitted to Facebook in this way, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their Facebook account before accessing our website.
The data policy published by Facebook, which is available at https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/, provides information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by Facebook. It also explains which settings Facebook offers to protect the privacy of the data subject. There are also various applications available that make it possible to suppress data transmission to Facebook. Such applications can be used by the data subject to suppress data transmission to Facebook.
7.1.2 Use and use of Facebook pixels, Facebook custom audiences and Facebook conversions
On this website, we use the so-called Facebook pixel as well as Facebook's custom audiences and conversions. By integrating the tool, we aim to reduce any wastage as part of marketing across Facebook platforms and, in doing so, to advertise to website visitors that are optimized for them and their interests.
The systems used here are marketing tools that work as follows:
First, in the so-called header area of this website, we inserted the “Facebook pixel” — a so-called tracking pixel — provided by Facebook, which is retrieved by the Facebook servers every time our website is accessed and registers and stores access to it. We use this recording for the “Custom Audiences” marketing tool, which is provided by Facebook to reduce wastage for marketing measures. With the help of the Facebook pixel, visitors to our and other websites can be specifically included in a custom audience and then matched with users on Facebook using the Facebook pixel so that we can target groups of visitors with Facebook ads. By creating user categories, advertising measures and advertising materials on websites and in apps are made possible in a more interest-based manner.
In order to use the tools, Facebook states that the Facebook pixel displays browser information, websites visited and the Facebook ID of the user — i.e. from you — for the purposes mentioned. In this respect, it cannot be ruled out that this information may also be transmitted by Facebook to a server in a third country.
Additional information about Facebook Custom Audiences can be found at: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/marketing-api/audiences-api/websites and https://developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-pixel/pixel-with-ads/conversion-tracking.
Further information about the Facebook pixel can be found at:
https://www.facebook.com/business/help/651294705016616
Facebook provides information on its website: https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/ Users as follows about how Facebook collects data:
“Information from partners.
Advertisers, app developers, and publishers can send us information via the Facebook business tools they use, including our social plugins (such as the “Like” button), Facebook Login, our APIs and SDKs, or the Facebook Pixel. These partners provide us with information about your activity outside of Facebook, including information about your device, websites you visit, purchases you make, ads you see, and how you use their services, regardless of whether you have a Facebook account or are logged into Facebook. For example, a game developer could use our API to tell us what games you're playing, or a company could tell us about a purchase you've made in their store. We also receive information about your online and offline actions and purchases from third-party data providers who are authorized to provide us with your information. Partners get your data when you visit or use their services, or from third parties they work with. We require each of these partners to have legal rights to collect, use, and share your information before providing us with any information. Learn more about the types of partners we get data from. ”
From the Privacy Shield certification from Facebook, Inc. (under https://www.privacyshield.gov/list, which can be found using the search term “Facebook”), shows that Facebook, Inc., is committed to complying with the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework published by the US Department of Commerce and the Swiss-US Privacy Shield Framework regarding the collection, use and storage of personal data from EU member states. Through certification, Facebook, Inc. has also declared that it complies with the Privacy Shield Principles.
You can find more information about the Privacy Shield principles here: https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacyshield. The legal basis for the processing of personal data described here is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.
Right of Withdrawal
Here, too, you have a right of withdrawal. You can withdraw your consent at any time without giving reasons. The data subject can prevent cookies from being set by our website at any time by means of an appropriate setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. In addition, cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all common Internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the Internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be fully usable.
7.2 Privacy policy on the deployment and use of Google services
On this website, we use several services from Google Ireland Limited (hereinafter “Google”), Gordon House Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, about which you can find further information in this privacy policy.
By integrating Google's services into this website, Google collects and processes information, which includes personal data, on the actual collection and processing of which we have no influence. According to Google, this includes in particular the following information and personal data:
At this point, we would like to point out that if you are logged into your Google account while using our website, Google may add the processed information to your account and treat it as personal data, depending on your account settings. To deepen: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/partners.
Google itself explains this:
“We may combine personal data from one service with information and personal data from other Google services. This makes it easier for you to share content with friends and acquaintances, for example. Depending on your account settings, your activity on other websites and apps may be linked to your personal data to improve Google's services and advertising displayed by Google. ” (https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/index.html).
You can prevent this data from being added directly by either logging out of your Google account or making the appropriate account settings in your Google account. In principle, you can change your cookie settings for Google (e.g. delete, block cookies, etc.). For more information, see Cookies in this privacy policy. All further information on how to change your privacy settings for Google can be found at https://privacy.google.com/take-control.html.
In principle, it cannot be ruled out that Google will also transfer the data listed here to a server in a third country. Google has committed itself to compliance with the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework and the Swiss-US Privacy Shield Framework regarding the collection, use and storage of personal data from the member states of the EU and Switzerland. This is the result of Google's Privacy Shield certification, which can be found at https://www.privacyshield.gov/list and you can access it there under the search term “Google.” Through this certification, Google, including Google LLC and its wholly owned subsidiaries in the USA, has certified that the Privacy Shield Principles are being complied with.
You can find further information here: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/frameworks/.
7.2.1 Use of Google Analytics
On our website, we also use the web analysis service “Google Analytics” offered by “Google” (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) and the older version “Universal Analytics 3”.
In order to enable an analysis of the use of the websites you visit, Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”, so-called text files or web beacons (these are graphics not visible to visitors to websites), which are stored on your device and, if applicable, “web beacons”. “Web beacons” are graphics that are not visible to visitors to websites with the help of which Google can evaluate the usage behavior of visitors to websites. Google transmits and stores the information generated by these cookies and web beacons about the use of this website, including your IP address, to one of its servers, which may be located in the USA or other third countries.
All detailed information about the information processed by Google can be found at
https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/#infocollect
as well as under https://privacy.google.com/businesses/adsservices/.
The types of data processed by Google therefore include:
To protect your identity, we only use Google Analytics with activated IP anonymization (“anonymize IP”). As a result, your IP address is abbreviated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and abbreviated there.
We have also concluded an order processing contract with Google for the use of Google Analytics (Art. 28 GDPR). Google processes the data on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity for us and to provide us with other services related to website and Internet usage. Google may transfer this information to third parties if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of Google. By integrating Google Analytics, we pursue the purpose of analyzing user behavior on our website and being able to react to it. This enables us to continuously improve our offering. The legal basis for the processing of personal data described here is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.
As part of order processing, Google is entitled to commission subcontractors. A list of these subcontractors can be found at
https://privacy.google.com/businesses/subprocessors/.
Right of Withdrawal
Here, too, you have a right of withdrawal. You can withdraw your consent at any time without giving reasons. The data subject can prevent cookies from being set by our website at any time by means of an appropriate setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. In addition, cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all common Internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the Internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be fully usable.
7.2.2 Use of Google Ads
On this website, we also use the conversion tracking tool and the “Google Ads” analysis tool from Google (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland).
If you click on an ad placed by us via Google, a so-called “cookie”, i.e. a text file, is stored on your device with a validity of 30 days. Google creates a different cookie for each AdWords customer — including us — so that they can be tracked via the customer's websites. The information generated (by the cookie), which also includes your IP address, is transmitted to and stored by Google on a Google server, which may also be located in the USA or other third countries. By means of this cookie, your use of our website can be analyzed, including whether you clicked on an ad placed by us and were thus redirected to our website. The legal basis for the processing of your personal data described here is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.
We also use the remarketing function provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). This feature is a sub-feature of Google Ads. It is used to display interest-based ads to visitors to the website as part of Google's advertising network. On these pages, visitors can then be presented with advertisements that relate to content that the visitor has previously accessed on websites that use Google's remarketing function. According to Google, no personal data is collected here. If you do not want the Remarketing feature, you can always deactivate it by changing the appropriate settings under http://www.google.com/settings/ads carry out.
Right of Withdrawal
Here, too, you have a right of withdrawal. You can withdraw your consent at any time without giving reasons. The data subject can prevent cookies from being set by our website at any time by means of an appropriate setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. In addition, cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all common Internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the Internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be fully usable.
7.2.3 Deployment and use of Google Tag Manager
In addition, we also use Google Tag Manager, a service provided by Google (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland), on our website.
The Google Tag Manager allows us to integrate various services and codes directly into our website in a specially organized and simple way. So-called tags are inserted or triggered by Google Manager. In doing so, personal data and further information may be collected and processed by Google. The personal data collected and processed by Google Tag Manager include:
A transfer to servers in a third country cannot be ruled out. Further information about Google Tag Manager can be found both at https://www.google.de/tagmanager/use-policy.html as well as in the “Data we receive as a result of your use of our services” section at https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/index.html.
In accordance with the requirements of Art. 28 GDPR, we have concluded an order processing contract with Google for the use of Google Tag Manager. The data is therefore processed by Google on our behalf as part of the Google Tag Manager so that the stored tags are triggered and also trigger the associated services on our website, although a transfer of the information to third parties in the event of order processing by Google with them or due to legal requirements cannot be ruled out. The purpose of integrating Google Tag Manager is the simplified and clear integration of various services and to reduce them.
Tracking services that you have already deactivated — for example because you have set opt-out cookies — remain in place for all affected tracking tags that are integrated on this page using Google Tag Manager. The processing of personal data described here is based on the legal basis of Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
Right of Withdrawal
Here, too, you have a right of withdrawal. You can withdraw your consent at any time without giving reasons. The data subject can prevent cookies from being set by our website at any time by means of an appropriate setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. In addition, cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all common Internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the Internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be fully usable.
7.2.4 Use of script libraries (Google web fonts)
In order to display our content correctly and graphically appealing across browsers, we use script libraries and font libraries such as Google Web Fonts on this website https://www.google.com/webfonts/. Google web fonts are transferred to your browser's cache to avoid multiple loads. If the browser does not support Google web fonts or prevents access, content is displayed in a standard font. Calling script libraries or font libraries automatically triggers a connection to the library operator. It is theoretically possible — but currently also unclear whether and, if so, for what purposes — that operators of corresponding libraries collect data. The privacy policy of library operator Google can be found here https://www.google.com/policies/privacy.
7.3. Privacy policy related to social media
In addition to this website, we maintain accounts on various social media. You can access these accounts via the corresponding buttons on our website. In doing so, personal data may be transmitted to the social network provider. The data may also be transmitted to a server in a third country. In addition to the data you have entered and stored, other data and information may also be processed by the respective provider. Data from your computer system, such as the IP address or browser plug-ins used, can also be processed. If you use a personal account within the social network, this can be attributed by the provider. With regard to the scope and purpose of data collection by the provider and your rights, we refer you to the corresponding provisions of the respective providers, which we have compiled for you below:
Instagram (Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA)
Privacy statement: https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388
Finally, we would also like to point out that our website contains further links to external websites. We have no influence on the processing of data on these websites.
8. Rights of the person concerned
You have the following rights under the GDPR:
9. Right of objection
You have the right to object to the storage of your personal data if they are processed on the basis of legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR, provided that there are reasons arising from your particular situation or if the objection is directed against direct marketing. In the latter case, you have a general right of objection, which will be implemented by us without specifying a particular situation.
If you would like to exercise your right of revocation or objection, simply send an e-mail to:
datenschutzpersonaltraining@chp-gruppe.com
10. Data security
On our website, we use the common SSL (Secure Socket Layer) method in conjunction with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser. This is usually 256-bit encryption. Unless your browser supports 256-bit encryption, we use 128-bit v3 technology instead. The closed display of the key or lock icon in the lower status bar of your browser shows you whether and if so which of the pages on our website are transmitted in encrypted form. In order to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or against unauthorized access by third parties, we also use appropriate technical and organizational security measures. In doing so, our security measures are constantly being improved in line with technological developments.
11. Timeliness and amendment of this privacy policy
This privacy policy is currently valid and was last updated in January 2023. Due to changes in legal and/or regulatory requirements or as a result of the development of our website, it may be necessary to change this privacy policy.
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