Privacy policy

Data protection with EQWAL

1. data protection at a glance

General information

The following information gives you a brief overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our privacy policy, which you will find below.

Data collection on this website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator’s contact details in the “Details of the controller” section of this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected firstly because you provide it to us. This may, for example, be data that you enter in a contact form.

Further data is collected by our IT systems automatically or with your consent when you visit our website. This is primarily technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you access this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some data is collected to ensure the correct functioning of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have in relation to your data?

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

You can contact us at any time regarding these and other questions on data protection.

Analytics tools and third-party tools

When you visit this website, your surfing behavior may be statistically evaluated. This is mainly done with the help of so-called analysis programs. Detailed information on these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. hosting and content delivery networks (CDN)

External hosting

This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the host’s servers. This may include, in particular, IP addresses, contact requests, metadata and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access data and other data generated via the website.

The hosting provider is used to fulfill our contractual obligations to our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast and efficient provision of our online service by a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

Our hosting provider processes your data only to the extent necessary to fulfill its contractual obligations and follows our instructions regarding this data.

We use the following hosting provider:

  • Host Europe GmbH
  • Hansestrasse 111
  • 51149 Cologne

Conclusion of a data processing agreement

In order to guarantee data processing in compliance with data protection regulations, we have concluded a data processing agreement with our hosting provider.

Cloudflare

We use the “Cloudflare” service. The provider is Cloudflare Inc, 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA (hereinafter “Cloudflare”).

Cloudflare offers a globally distributed content delivery network (CDN) with DNS. Technically, the data transfer between your browser and our website is routed via the Cloudflare network. This allows Cloudflare to analyze the traffic between your browser and our website and act as a filter between our servers and potentially harmful traffic from the Internet. Cloudflare may also use cookies or other technologies to recognize Internet users. However, these are used exclusively for the purpose described here.

The use of Cloudflare is based on our legitimate interest in providing our website in the most error-free and secure manner possible (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

Data transfers to the USA are based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. You can find details here: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/.

Further information on security and data protection at Cloudflare can be found here: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/ .

Conclusion of a data processing agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement with Cloudflare to ensure data processing in compliance with data protection regulations.

3 General information and disclosure requirements

Data protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

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

Please note that data transmission via the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Note regarding the responsible body

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is

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.).

Storage duration

Unless a more specific retention period is specified in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain stored by us until the purpose of the data processing no longer applies. If you make a justified request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless there are other legal reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law). In this case, the data will be deleted as soon as these reasons no longer apply.

Note on data transfer to the USA and other third countries

Among other things, our website uses tools from companies based in the USA or other third countries in which there is no level of data protection comparable to that in the EU. If these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to these countries and processed there. A comparable level of data protection cannot be guaranteed there.

Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke any consent you have already given at any time.

Right to object pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR

If the data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e or f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.

If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for 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 processed for direct marketing purposes (objection pursuant to Article 21(2) GDPR).

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

In the event of data protection violations, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

Right to data portability

You have the right to receive data that we process automatically in a commonly used, machine-readable format or to have it transmitted to a third party.

SSL or TLS encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons.

Information, deletion and correction

You have the right to free information about your stored personal data and the right to correct or delete this data at any time.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data, in particular in the cases provided for by law.

4. data collection on this website

Cookies

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your end device.

Cookies serve different purposes. Technically necessary cookies are required for certain functions of the website to work properly.

Cookie consent with Borlabs Cookie

This website uses the cookie consent technology of Borlabs Cookie. The provider is Borlabs – Benjamin A. Bornschein, Rübenkamp 32, 22305 Hamburg, Germany.

Contact form

If you send us inquiries using the contact form, your details will be stored by us in order to process your inquiry.

Inquiries by e-mail, telephone or fax

If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, your request, including the resulting personal data, will be stored.

5. social media

LinkedIn plugin

This website uses functions of the LinkedIn network. The provider is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Dublin, Ireland.

6. analysis tools and advertising

Google Tag Manager

This website uses Google Tag Manager. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Dublin, Ireland.

Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics.

LinkedIn Insight Tag

This website uses the LinkedIn Insight Tag to analyze and optimize advertising measures.

7th Newsletter

Newsletter data

If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we need your e-mail address.

8. own services

Handling applicant data

We offer you the opportunity to apply for a job with us. Your personal data will be processed exclusively for the purpose of carrying out the application process.