1. Data Privacy Overview
The protection of your personal data is very important to us. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy. The use of personal data by us is in accordance with these regulations and adheres to the provisions of the EU General Data Protection Regulation GDPR), the Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz – BDSG), the Telemedia Act (Telemediengesetz – TMG) and the Telecommunications Teleservices Data Protection Act (Telekommunikation-Teledienste-Datenschutzgesetzes – TTDSG). We have taken technical and organizational measures to ensure that the regulations on data protection are complied with both by us and by our external service providers.
The following information provides an overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website, including the applications’ section (“Jobs”) and our blog.
Who is responsible for the processing of you data?
Responsible for the collection, processing and use of your personal data according to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) is:
Peak Ace AG, Leuschnerdamm 13, 10999 Berlin. Further contact details can be found in the imprint of this website.
What is personal data?
Personal data is any data with which you can be personally identified. This includes, for example, your name given in a job application form, your address, your e-mail address, but also the IP address used by you to visit the website.
How do we collect your data?
We collect your data when you provide it to us, for example in a contact or application form. Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is technical data (e.g. IP address, browser used, date and time of page view).
For what purposes do we process your data?
We collect your data to ensure the error-free provision and the operational security of our website. We also need to process your data to process and respond to your inquiries or applications.
To analyze and optimize our website, we also use statistical or pseudonymous data that cannot be traced back to you, e.g. via cookies. You can object to the use of the tools used for this purpose.
General Information on the Legal Basis for the Processing of Data on this Website
If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 (2) lit. a GDPR, if special categories of data are processed according to Art. 9 (1) GDPR. In the event of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Art. 49 (1) a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies, the data processing is additionally carried out on the basis of Section 25 (1) TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, if your data is required for the fulfillment of a legal obligation, we process it on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Furthermore, the data processing may be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Information about the relevant legal basis in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.
Information on Data Transfer to the USA and Other Third Countries
Among other things, we use tools from companies based in the USA or other third countries that are not assessed to be secure under EU data protection law. If these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to these third countries and processed there. We would like to point out that no level of data protection comparable to that in the EU can be guaranteed in these countries. For example, US companies are obliged to hand over personal data to security authorities without you as a data subject being able to take legal action against this. It can therefore not be ruled out that US authorities (e.g. intelligence services) process, evaluate and permanently store your data located on US servers for monitoring purposes. We have no influence on these processing activities.
Storage Period and Routine Deletion
Unless an explicit storage period is specified below, we process and store your personal data only for as long as is necessary to achieve the respective purpose. Beyond this, storage only takes place if longer retention periods are provided for by statutory law (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law).
As soon as the storage purpose ceases to apply or the aforementioned legal retention period expires, the personal data is routinely deleted.
2. Log Files
When you visit our website, our web servers temporarily collect and store technical information (so-called log files) that your browser transmits to us: the IP address, the date and time of the visit, the client’s file request (file name, size and URL, the http status code), the website from which you are visiting us (referrer) and the browser type used. The data collected is used for data security purposes, in particular to defend against attempted attacks and to stabilize operational security, and for statistical evaluations. They are deleted or anonymized after 7 days at the latest. In the case of anonymization, the IP addresses are changed in such a way that the data can no longer be assigned to a specific or identifiable natural person, or can only be assigned to such a person with a disproportionate amount of time, cost and effort. The log files are neither used for the creation of individual user profiles nor passed on to third parties.
The legal basis for the temporary storage of the data and the log files is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR or § 25 para. 2 no. 2 TTDSG.
3. Cookies
On our website we use so-called cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. The use of cookies serves to make our website more user-friendly and secure. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses.
Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies”. They are automatically deleted after the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your terminal device until you delete them (“persistent cookies”). These cookies allow us, for example, to recognize your browser or a language selection setting on your next visit.
Cookies can originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services of third-party companies within websites.
Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the language selection). Other cookies can be used to evaluate user behavior or for advertising purposes.
Cookies that are necessary to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions that you have requested (e.g. for the language selection) or to optimize the website (e.g. cookies to measure the web audience) (necessary cookies) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, the processing is based exclusively on this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG); the consent can be revoked at any time.
Consent is obtained via our Consent Management Tool. Here you have the option of agreeing to or rejecting the use of cookies when visiting our website. In addition, the consent management tool allows you to find out about the cookies used at any time and to subsequently adjust the decision you have made there. Cookies that are required to provide the web service cannot be rejected.
In addition, you can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.
Which cookies and services are used on this website can be found in this privacy policy.
4. Contact Form
If you send us an inquiry on our website via our contact form, the contact data you provide (name, e-mail address) and the information you provide in the context of the inquiry will be processed and stored for the purpose of processing your inquiry and any follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.
The processing of the data entered via the contact form is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time.
We store your data 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 the request has been processed). Mandatory legal retention periods remain unaffected.
5. Inquiries by E-mail, Telephone or Fax
If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, your inquiry including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, if your request 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 requests sent to us (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR) if this has been requested; the consent can be revoked at any time.
The data you send to us via contact requests 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 legal provisions – in particular legal retention periods – remain unaffected.
6. Blog
If you want to publish a comment in our blog integrated into the website, you can register in our blog by providing your contact details (name, e-mail address and, if applicable, website) and publish your comment on a blog post. When the comment is published, only the name you provided, the date and time of the comment and its content will then be displayed in the blog. We process your data solely for the purpose of publishing your comment.
The processing of data entered via the contact form is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time.
We store your data until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to store it or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies.
7. Newsletter
If you would like to be informed by one of our regular newsletters about current developments (e.g. our jobs newsletter or our business updates) and be included in the corresponding distribution list, we require an e-mail address and a name from you in order to address you. Further data is not collected or only on a voluntary basis (in the “Jobs” section, for example, additional information about which job area you are interested in). We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information.
To verify your e-mail address for sending newsletters, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure, i.e. we will only send you a newsletter by e-mail if you have previously expressly confirmed that you want us to activate the newsletter service. You will then receive a notification e-mail in which we ask you to confirm that you would like to receive our newsletter by clicking on a link contained in this e-mail.
The processing of the data provided during the newsletter registration is based exclusively on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your consent to the storage of the data, the e-mail address and their use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter or via a corresponding revocation. The data stored by us for sending the newsletter will be deleted by us after unsubscribing from the newsletter. We reserve the right to delete or block e-mail addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our own discretion within the scope of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Data that has been stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected by this. After you have unsubscribed from the newsletter distribution list, your e-mail address will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist if necessary to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist will only be used for this purpose and will not be merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR). The storage in the blacklist is not limited in time. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.
For sending our newsletter, we use the Mailchimp application of the company The Rocket Science Group, LLC, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave NE Suite 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308 USA (Mailchimp). This allows us to contact subscribers directly. In addition, we analyze your usage behavior in order to optimize our offer.
For this purpose, we share the following personal data with Mailchimp: Email address, first name, last name.
Mailchimp is the recipient of your personal data and acts as an order processor for us within the scope of newsletter distribution. The processing is based on the consent you have given us (see below).
In addition, Mailchimp collects the following personal data using cookies and other tracking methods: Information about your terminal device (IP address, device information, operating system, browser ID, information about the application used to read your emails and other information about hardware and internet connection), usage data such as date and time, when the email was opened and browser activity (e.g. which emails, web pages were opened). Mailchimp needs this data to ensure the security and reliability of the systems, compliance with the terms of use and the prevention of abuse. Furthermore, Mailchimp evaluates performance data, such as the delivery statistics of emails and other communication data in order to create usage and performance statistics of the services. This serves the execution of the contract (according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and corresponds to our legitimate interest (according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).
Mailchimp additionally collects information about you from other sources (e.g. via social media); we have no control over these activities.
For more information on options for objection vis-à-vis Mailchimp, please visit:
https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/#3._Privacy_for_Contacts
The legal basis for this processing of your personal data is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent to the processing of your personal data at any time. You will find a corresponding link in all newsletter mailings. In addition, a revocation is possible via the specified contact options. The declaration of revocation does not affect the lawfulness of the processing previously carried out.
Your data will be processed as long as a corresponding consent is available. Apart from this, they will be deleted after the termination of the contract between us and Mailchimp, unless legal requirements make further storage necessary.
Note: In principle, we have provided sufficient safeguards for data transfers in accordance with Art. 46 GDPR (EU standard contractual clauses), but personal data may be transferred to a third country that does not meet EU data protection standards. In particular, there is a risk that your data may be processed by public authorities for control or monitoring purposes (possibly also without effective remedies). In addition, there can be no guarantee that your data subject rights can be fully implemented and that supervisory authorities in the US will take appropriate remedial action.
Mailchimp has implemented measures for international data transfers based on the EU Standard Contractual Clauses. These apply to all international transfers of personal data of EU citizens. For more information, please visit:
https://mailchimp.com/legal/data-processing-addendum/
8. Online Applications
If you apply to us via our online application form, we collect the following applicant data: First and last name, email address, telephone number, indication of the position addressed by the application. In addition, further voluntary information can be provided and application documents (e.g. certificates) can be uploaded.
The processing of the data provided in the online application is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) and is solely for the purpose of processing your application. We do not pass on your application data to third parties.
Your application data will be deleted no later than six months after completion of the application process. This does not apply if legal retention periods prevent deletion, if further storage is necessary for the purpose of providing evidence, or if you have expressly consented to longer storage.
If we are unable to offer you a current vacancy after completion of the application process, we will include you as an applicant in an applicant pool so that we can consider you for future vacancies if you have expressly consented to this as part of the application process.
In your own interest, we would like to ask you not to send us your application (including unsolicited applications) by e-mail, but to use our online application form exclusively for this purpose. The reason for this is that your data is protected in the best possible way against unauthorized access and manipulation via our encrypted online form.
9. Consent Management Platform and Web Analytics Tools
Usercentrics Consent Management Platform
We use the Usercentrics Consent Management Platform (Usercentrics CMP) to obtain consent data via JavaScript. This is software that can be used to obtain, store or subsequently revoke and adjust the user’s data protection consent in a differentiated manner via a pop-up.
As part of an order processing relationship, we transmit personal consent data to Usercentrics GmbH, Sendlingerstr. 7, 80331 Munich, Germany, as an order processor. Consent data means the following data: Date and time of the visit or consent / refusal, device information.
The data processing is carried out for the purpose of compliance with legal obligations from Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. c and f GDPR, § 25 para. 2 No. 2 TTDSG.
Google Analytics 4
This website uses features of the web analytics service Google Analytics 4 to measure activity and improve our offering. The analysis helps us understand which features of our websites you find useful and to design a more relevant experience for you. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, 4, Ireland (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies (see section 3).
In Google Analytics 4, the anonymization of IP addresses is activated by default. Due to IP anonymization, your IP address will be truncated 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 transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. According to Google, the IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
Google uses the information generated by this process on our behalf 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. This enables us to improve the quality of our website and its content. We learn on the basis of statistical analyses how the website is used and can thus constantly optimize our offer. Google Analytics 4 uses cookies (first-party cookies) that enable an analysis of your use of the website. However, this does not mean that we thereby gain direct knowledge of your identity.
We use the Google Analytics 4 function of cross-domain tracking to recognize visitors across different websites and thus achieve a particularly far-reaching analysis of user behavior. The function enables first party cookies to be recognizable to the second domain even if the domain is changed. These first party cookies are only visible from the domain currently visited.
The following personal data is collected:
- Time information (e.g., event time)
- Page information (e.g. page type)
- Browser information (e.g. browser version)
- Device information (e.g. advertising ID)
- Personal data (e.g. IP address)
- Cookie data (e.g. session ID)
- Advertising identifier (e.g. gclid or fbclid)
- Behavioral data (e.g. surfing behavior)
- Results (e.g., A/B test information)
- Location information (e.g. city)
The legal basis for this is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 lit. a and Art. 49 Para. 1 a GDPR (transfer to third countries) or our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, § 25 Para. 1 TTDSG. Our legitimate interests here lie in particular in being able to provide you with a technically optimized website that is user-friendly and tailored to your needs, as well as to ensure the security of our systems
Place of processing: United States of America and Ireland / European Union.
When collecting measurement data in Analytics 4, all IP searches occur on EU-based servers before traffic is routed to Analytics servers for processing.
Note: In principle, we have provided sufficient safeguards for data transfers in accordance with Art. 46 GDPR (EU standard contractual clauses), but personal data may be transferred to a third country that does not meet EU data protection standards. In particular, there is a risk that your data may be processed by public authorities for control or monitoring purposes (possibly also without effective remedies). In addition, there can be no guarantee that your data subject rights can be fully implemented and that supervisory authorities in the US will take appropriate remedial action.
Retention period: Your personal data must be deleted as soon as it is no longer needed for the specified processing purposes. In the present case, this takes place after 14 months.
Data Recipient: Alphabet Inc. Click here to read the privacy policy of the data processor http://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/. Click here to revoke on all domains of the data processor: https://safety.google/privacy/privacy-controls/. Alternatively, click on this link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/ to prevent Google Analytics4 from collecting data about you within this website. By clicking on the above link, you will download an “opt-out cookie”. Your browser must therefore generally allow cookies to be stored. If you delete your cookies regularly, you will need to click on the link again each time you visit this website.
Google Analytics Remarketing
Our websites use the functions of Google Analytics Remarketing in conjunction with the cross-device functions of Google Ads and Google DoubleClick. The provider of these services is Google.
This function makes it possible to link the advertising target groups created with Google Analytics Remarketing with the cross-device functions of Google Ads and Google DoubleClick. In this way, interest-based, personalized advertising messages that have been adapted to you depending on your previous usage and surfing behavior on one end device (e.g. cell phone) can also be displayed on another of your end devices (e.g. tablet or PC).
If you have given your consent, Google will link your web and app browsing history with your Google account for this purpose. In this way, the same personalized advertising messages can be displayed on every device on which you log in with your Google account.
To support this feature, Google Analytics collects Google-authenticated IDs of users that are temporarily linked to our Google Analytics data to define and create audiences for cross-device ad targeting.
You can permanently opt out of cross-device remarketing/targeting by disabling personalized advertising in your Google account; follow this link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/.
The aggregation of the collected data in your Google account is based solely on your consent, which you can give or revoke at Google (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). In the case of data collection processes that are not merged in your Google account (e.g. because you do not have a Google account or have objected to the merging), the collection of data is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The legitimate interest arises from the fact that the website operator has an interest in the anonymized analysis of website visitors for advertising purposes.
Further information and the privacy policy can be found in Google’s privacy policy at: https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/.
Google Ads and Google Conversion Tracking
We use the online advertising program “Google Ads” on our website and in this context conversion tracking (visit action evaluation). Google Conversion Tracking is an analysis service offered by Google. When you click on an ad placed by Google, a cookie for conversion tracking is stored on your computer. These cookies have a limited validity (30 days), do not contain any personal data and are therefore not used for personal identification. If you visit certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that you clicked on the ad and were redirected to this page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. Thus, there is no way that cookies can be tracked across Ads customers’ websites.
The information obtained with the help of the conversion cookie is used for the purpose of creating conversion statistics. Here, we learn the total number of users who clicked on one of our ads and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, we do not receive any information with which users can be personally identified.
The processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR from the legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize our own website and the efficiency of advertising.
You have the right to object to this processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. To do this, you can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate technical settings in your browser software. However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.
Furthermore, you can deactivate personalized advertising for you in Google’s advertising settings. You can find instructions on how to do this at https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=de. In addition, you can deactivate the use of cookies by third-party providers by visiting the deactivation page of the Network Advertising Initiative at https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and implementing the further information on opting out mentioned there.
To prevent the collection by Ads, you can alternatively set an opt-out cookie. Opt-out cookies then prevent the future collection of your data when visiting this website. You must perform the opt-out on all systems and devices used for this to be fully effective.
Further information and the privacy policy can be found in Google’s privacy policy at: https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/.
Matomo
This website uses the open source web analytics service Matomo.
With the help of Matomo, we are able to collect and analyze data about the use of our website by website visitors. This allows us to find out, among other things, when which page views were made and from which region they came. We also collect various log files (e.g. IP address, referrer, browsers and operating systems used) and can measure whether our website visitors perform certain actions (e.g. clicks, purchases, etc.).
The use of this analysis tool is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising. Insofar as a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device as defined by the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.
We use IP anonymization for the analysis with Matomo. In this case, your IP address is shortened before analysis so that it can no longer be clearly assigned to you.
Kameleoon
This website uses the personalisation and web analysis service Kameleoon. The programme enables us to analyse user behaviour on the basis of (automated) user segments. By analysing the logfile data, we can determine how individual user segments visit the website, which landing pages are visited and how an increase in click-through rates can be achieved. The system analyses your behaviour and its context when using this website and assigns it anonymously to target groups.
As described above, cookies/the browser’s local storage are used for the analyses, which are linked to a pseudonymised ID. Your IP address is completely anonymised and not stored. The information generated by the cookie/local storage about your use of this website is transmitted to a Kameleoon server in Germany and stored there in aggregated and pseudonymised form. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the framework of Kameleoon is not merged with other Kameleoon data.
The use of Kameleoon serves to evaluate your use of the website and to compile reports on website activities so that we can regularly improve our offer. The legal basis for the storage of the cookie is the consent given (Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a DS-GVO). The further evaluation of the collected data takes place over a period of max. 365 days on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f DS-GVO.
You may refuse the use of cookies/local storage by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. Furthermore, you can deactivate Kameleoon tracking at any time (and thus prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website to Kameleoon as well as the processing of this data by Kameleoon) by clicking on this link:
https://peakace.agency/en/#kameleoonOptout=true
10. Tools and Plugins
FacebookPlugins (Like-Button) und Pixel
Elements of the social network Facebook are integrated on this website. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. However, according to Facebook, the data collected is also transferred to the USA and other third countries.
An overview of the Facebook social media elements can be found here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE.
When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your end device and the Facebook server. Facebook thereby receives the information that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click the Facebook “Like” button while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of this website on your Facebook profile.
This allows Facebook to associate your visit to this website with 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 Facebook. For more information, please refer to Facebook’s privacy policy at: https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.
Insofar as consent has been obtained, the use of the above-mentioned service is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time. Insofar as no consent has been obtained, the use of the service is based on our legitimate interest in achieving the greatest possible visibility in social media.
Insofar as personal data is collected on our website with the help of the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of the data and its forwarding to Facebook. The processing by Facebook that takes place after the onward transfer is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations incumbent on us jointly have been set out in a joint processing agreement. The text of the agreement can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing the privacy information when using the Facebook tool and for the privacy-secure implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of the Facebook products. You can assert data subject rights (e.g., requests for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook directly with Facebook. If you assert the data subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to Facebook.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381 and https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.
If you do not want Facebook to be able to associate your visit to our pages with your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook user account.
On this website, functions of the service Instagram are integrated. These functions are offered by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.
When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your end device and the Instagram server. Instagram thereby receives information about your visit to this website.
If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of this website to your Instagram profile by clicking on the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate the visit to this website with 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 Instagram.
Insofar as consent has been obtained, the use of the above-mentioned service is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time. Insofar as no consent has been obtained, the use of the service is based on our legitimate interest in achieving the greatest possible visibility in social media.
Insofar as personal data is collected on our website with the help of the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook or Instagram, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of the data and its forwarding to Facebook or Instagram. The processing by Facebook or Instagram that takes place after the forwarding is not part of the joint responsibility.
The obligations incumbent on us jointly have been set out in a joint processing agreement. The text of the agreement can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing the privacy information when using the Facebook or Instagram tool and for the privacy-secure implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of the Facebook or Instagram products. You can assert data subject rights (e.g., requests for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook or Instagram directly with Facebook. If you assert the data subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to Facebook.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875 and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.
For more information, please see Instagram’s privacy policy: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.
Functions of the Twitter service are integrated on this website. These functions are offered by Twitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland.
When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your end device and the Twitter server. Twitter thereby receives information about your visit to this website. By using Twitter and the “Re-Tweet” function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and made known to other users. 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 Twitter. For more information, please refer to Twitter’s privacy policy at: https://twitter.com/de/privacy.
Insofar as consent has been obtained, the use of the above-mentioned service is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time. Insofar as no consent has been obtained, the use of the service is based on our legitimate interest in achieving the greatest possible visibility in social media.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://gdpr.twitter.com/en/controller-to-controller-transfers.html.
You can change your privacy settings on Twitter in the account settings at https://twitter.com/account/settings.
This website uses functions of the LinkedIn network, offered by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.
The LinkedIn Insight tag enables the collection of data about your website visit, i.e. URL, referrer URL, IP address, device and browser properties, timestamp and page views. This data is encrypted, anonymized within 7 days. The anonymized data is deleted within 90 days.
LinkedIn does not share any personally identifiable information with us, but only provides us, as the website provider, with aggregate reports about the website’s audiences and ad performance.
LinkedIn also enables retargeting for website visitors, so that the provider of a website can display targeted advertising outside of its website without identifying the website visitor.
The purpose of the data processing is to analyze website visits and campaign results in order to improve our offer and provide you with interesting information.The legal basis for the processing of personal data is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Insofar as a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Section 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device as defined by the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.
Members of LinkedIn can control the use of their personal data for advertising purposes in their account settings. More information about data protection on LinkedIn can be found in LinkedIn’s privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?trk=homepage-basic_footer-privacy-policy.
Hotjar
We use Hotjar by Hotjar Limited (Level 2, St. Julian’s Business Centre, Elia Zammit Street, St Julian’s STJ 1000, Malta) on our website to statistically analyze visitor data in order to better understand the needs of our users and to optimize the offering and experience on this website. Hotjar is a service that analyzes the behavior and feedback of you as a user on our website through a combination of applications. Using Hotjar’s technology, we get a better understanding of our users’ experiences (e.g., how much time users spend on which pages, which links they click, what they like and dislike, etc.) and this helps us tailor our offerings to our users’ feedback. Hotjar works with cookies and other technologies to collect data about our users’ behavior and about their devices.
The following data may be collected: IP address of the device (collected and stored only in anonymized form during your website use), screen size, device type (unique device identifiers), information about the browser used, location (country only), language preferred to view our website. Hotjar stores this information on our behalf in a pseudonymized user profile, and all data older than one year is automatically deleted. Hotjar is contractually prohibited from selling the data collected on our behalf. For more information, please see Hotjar’s privacy policy: https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/privacy/.
To prevent collection by Hotjar, you can also set an opt-out cookie. Opt-out cookies will then prevent future collection of your data when visiting this website. You must opt-out on all systems and devices used for this to be fully effective. If you click here, the opt-out cookie will be set: https://www.hotjar.com/policies/do-not-track/.
Insofar as consent has been obtained, the use of the above-mentioned service is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time. If no consent has been obtained, the use of the service is based on our legitimate interest in analyzing the behavior of website visitors and improving our offer.
YouTube
Our website uses plugins of the video portal YouTube of the company Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (e.g. iframes in the “Blog” section of our website). When you visit one of our pages equipped with a YouTube plugin, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. This tells the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited.
Here, we use the “extended data protection mode” option provided by Google. According to Google’s information, in “extended data protection mode” your data – in particular which of our web pages you have visited as well as device-specific information including the IP address – is only transmitted to the YouTube server in the USA when you watch the video. By clicking on the video, you consent to this transmission.
In some cases, information is transmitted to the parent company Google Inc. based in the USA, to other Google companies and to external partners of Google, each of which may be located outside the European Union. Google uses standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission for this purpose and relies on adequacy decisions issued by the European Commission regarding specific countries.
If you are logged into your YouTube account, you allow YouTube to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
YouTube is used in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Insofar as a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.
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.
Google Cloud
We use Google Cloud, an online storage service for files, photos and videos, for our website. The service provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google also processes your data in the USA. In principle, we have provided sufficient guarantees for the data transfer in accordance with Art. 46 GDPR (EU Standard Contractual Clauses). Google holds a contract on commissioned processing in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR, which acts as the data protection law basis for our customer relationship with Google. The content of this contract refers to the EU standard contractual clauses. You can find the order processing conditions here: https://business.safety.google/intl/de/adsprocessorterms/
However, we would like to point out that according to the opinion of the European Court of Justice, there is currently no adequate level of protection for data transfers to the USA. In particular, there is a risk that your data may be processed by public authorities for control or monitoring purposes (possibly even without effective remedies). Furthermore, it cannot be guaranteed that your data subject rights can be fully implemented and that supervisory authorities in the USA will take appropriate remedial action.
You can learn more about the data processed through the use of Google Cloud in the Privacy Policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy?h|=en.
Google Fonts
This site uses so-called Google Fonts, which are provided by Google, for the uniform display of fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.
For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to Google’s servers. This enables Google to know that our website has been accessed via your IP address.
Google Fonts are used in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offers. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
Insofar as a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.
If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font will be used by your computer. Further information on Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
Google Maps
This site uses the map service Google Maps of the provider Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland via an API. To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. 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 transmission. If Google Maps is activated, Google may use Google Fonts for the purpose of uniform display of fonts. When calling up Google Maps, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.
The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers and an easy location of the places indicated by us on the website. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or the access to information in the user’s terminal device within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission.
More information on the handling of user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.
Zapier
We use Zapier automation software from Zapier Inc, 548 Market Street 6241, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA for our website. We use Zapier to automate actions between different apps to improve our website.
The purpose of the data collection is to improve and automate the offer of our website.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Insofar as a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device as defined by the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.
When using Zapier, it is not excluded that data is transferred to servers of Zapier in the USA. We have concluded an order processing agreement with Zapier. In addition, data processing is secured by the EU standard contractual clauses.
As a basis for data processing with recipients located in third countries (outside the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, i.e. especially in the USA) or a data transfer there, Zapier uses so-called standard contractual clauses (= Art. 46. para. 2 and 3 GDPR). Standard Contractual Clauses are templates provided by the EU Commission and are intended to ensure that your data complies with European data protection standards even if it is transferred to third countries (such as the USA) and stored there. Through these clauses, Zapier 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 US. These clauses are based on an implementing decision of the EU Commission You can find the decision and the corresponding standard contractual clauses, among others, here: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/914/oj?locale=de
The Data Processing Agreements, which comply with the standard contractual clauses, can be found at https://zapier.com/help/account/data-management/standard-contractual-clauses-at-zapier. For more information about the data processed through the use of Zapier, please see the Privacy Policy at https://zapier.com/privacy.
11. Withdrawal of your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR).
IF DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6 ABS. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA CONCERNED UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSERTING, EXERCISING OR DEFENDING LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ARTICLE 21(1) GDPR).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA ARE PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 21 (2) GDPR).
12. Your Further Rights
Right of Appeal to the Competent Supervisory Authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have a right of appeal to a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work or the place of the alleged violation. The right of appeal is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in performance 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 responsible party, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.
Information, Deletion and Correction
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 necessary, a right to correction or deletion of this data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions on the subject of personal data, you can contact us at any time.
Right to the Restriction of Processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. For this purpose, you can contact us at any time. The right to restriction of 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 review, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
- If the processing of your personal data happened/is happening unlawfully, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
- If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend or assert legal claims, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of erasure.
- If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR, a balancing of your and our interests must be carried out. As long as it has not yet been 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, this data may – apart from being stored – only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of an important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.
13. Data Security
We make every effort to protect your data from unauthorized access, loss, misuse or destruction. To protect your data, we use SSL or TLS encryption for our website. This protects your personal data that you send to us, for example, via an online application or our contact form. The encrypted connection is marked in the address line of the browser with “https://” and a small lock icon. Furthermore, we secure our website and our systems by technical and organizational measures against loss, destruction, access, modification or distribution of your data by unauthorized persons.
Your personal data is only accessible to those employees who necessarily need to have access to your data in order to perform their duties properly and to provide you with our services in the best possible way. We also take procedural and electronic safeguards to protect your personal information.
14. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to change our privacy policy if this should be necessary due to new technologies or for legal reasons. If fundamental changes are made to this data protection declaration, we will point this out in an appropriate manner.
15. Contact and Data Protection Officer
If you have any data protection questions, please contact us at [email protected] or contact our legally appointed data protection officer at [email protected] or write to them as follows:
Peak Ace AG
Attn: Data Protection Officer
Leuschnerdammm 13
10999 Berlin