This English version is provided for your convenience. In the event of any discrepancy, the German version shall prevail.
The following information provides a simple 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 set out below.
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator's contact details in the section "Information on the controller" in this privacy policy.
Some of your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may be, for example, data that you enter in a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is mainly technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of the page visit). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.
Part of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided without errors. Where contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the data transmitted is also processed for contract offers, orders or other order enquiries.
You have the right at any time to receive information, free of charge, about the origin, recipients and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the rectification or erasure of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can withdraw this consent at any time with effect for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
You can contact us at any time regarding this and any other questions on data protection.
We host the content of our website with the following provider:
The provider is IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany (hereinafter "IONOS"). When you visit our website, IONOS collects various log files, including your IP addresses.
For further information, please refer to the IONOS privacy policy: https://ionos.de.
IONOS is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in presenting our website as reliably as possible.
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above service. This is a contract required under data protection law which ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
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.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.
Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:
QUBUS Planung und Beratung Oberflächentechnik GmbH
Alexander-von-Humboldt-Straße 19
73529 Schwäbisch Gmünd
Germany
Phone: +49 7171 10 408-0
Email: info@qubus.de
The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g. names, email addresses or similar).
Unless a more specific storage period has been stated in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for the data processing no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for erasure or withdraw your consent to data processing, your data will be erased unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, the data will be erased once these reasons no longer apply.
If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR if special categories of data under Art. 9(1) GDPR are processed. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If your data is required to perform a contract or to carry out pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR if it is required to comply with a legal obligation. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The relevant legal basis in each individual case is set out in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.
We have appointed a data protection officer.
Arno Sterzinger
IFO Institut für Oberflächentechnik GmbH
Alexander-von-Humboldt-Straße 19
73529 Schwäbisch Gmünd
Germany
Phone: +49 7171 10 407-53
Email: dsb@qubus.de
In the course of our business activities, we work with various external parties. In some cases, this also requires the transfer of personal data to these external parties. We only pass on personal data to external parties if this is necessary to perform a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. passing on data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in passing it on under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, or if another legal basis permits the disclosure. When using processors, we only pass on our customers' personal data on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can withdraw consent you have already given at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out until the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.
IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA ON GROUNDS RELATING TO 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 SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21(1) GDPR).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS 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 UNDER ART. 21(2) GDPR).
In the event of infringements of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work or the place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.
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 controller, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.
Within the framework of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of the data processing and, where applicable, a right to rectification or erasure of this data. You can contact us at any time regarding this and any other questions on personal data.
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data may, apart from its storage, only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as enquiries you send to us as the website operator, this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
The provider of this website automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:
This data is not merged with other data sources.
This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimisation of its website; for this purpose, the server log files must be recorded.
If you send us enquiries via the contact form, your details from the enquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.
This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your enquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of the enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested; consent can be withdrawn at any time.
The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you ask us to erase it, withdraw your consent to storage or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. after your enquiry has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions, in particular retention periods, remain unaffected.
If you contact us by email, phone or fax, your enquiry including all resulting personal data (name, enquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.
This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your enquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of the enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested; consent can be withdrawn at any time.
The data you send to us via contact enquiries will remain with us until you ask us to erase it, withdraw your consent to storage or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions, in particular statutory retention periods, remain unaffected.
We offer you the opportunity to apply to us (e.g. by email, by post or via an online application form). Below we inform you about the scope, purpose and use of your personal data collected as part of the application process. We assure you that your data will be collected, processed and used in accordance with applicable data protection law and all other statutory provisions and that your data will be treated in strict confidence.
If you send us an application, we process your associated personal data (e.g. contact and communication data, application documents, notes taken during interviews, etc.) insofar as this is necessary to decide on the establishment of an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is Section 26 of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) (initiation of an employment relationship), Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (general initiation of a contract) and, if you have given your consent, Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. Consent can be withdrawn at any time. Within our company, your personal data will only be passed on to persons involved in processing your application.
If your application is successful, the data you have submitted will be stored in our data processing systems on the basis of Section 26 BDSG and Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR for the purpose of carrying out the employment relationship.
If we are unable to offer you a position, you decline a job offer or you withdraw your application, we reserve the right to retain the data you have submitted on the basis of our legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) for up to 6 months from the end of the application process (rejection or withdrawal of the application). The data will then be deleted and the physical application documents destroyed. The retention serves in particular as evidence in the event of a legal dispute. If it is evident that the data will be required after the 6-month period has expired (e.g. due to an impending or pending legal dispute), it will only be deleted once the purpose for the further retention no longer applies.
Data may also be retained for longer if you have given your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) or if statutory retention obligations prevent its deletion.
The website of QUBUS Planung und Beratung Oberflächentechnik GmbH gives users the opportunity to subscribe to our company's newsletter. The personal data transmitted to the controller when ordering the newsletter is determined by the input form used for this purpose.
QUBUS Planung und Beratung Oberflächentechnik GmbH informs its customers and business partners about the company's offers and news by means of a newsletter. The data subject can in principle only receive our company's newsletter if (1) the data subject has a valid email address and (2) the data subject has consented to receiving the newsletter. Registration for the newsletter is possible via a registration form of the service provider rapidmail. For legal reasons, a confirmation email is sent using the double opt-in procedure to the email address first entered by a data subject for the newsletter. This confirmation email serves to verify whether the owner of the email address, as the data subject, has authorised the receipt of the newsletter. The registration only becomes effective once it has been confirmed via the link contained in the email.
When you register for the newsletter, we also store the IP address of the computer system used by the data subject at the time of registration, as assigned by the internet service provider (ISP), as well as the date and time of registration. The collection of this data is necessary in order to be able to trace any misuse of an email address at a later date and therefore serves the legal protection of the controller.
We use the service provider rapidmail, operated by Positive Group Deutschland GmbH, Wentzingerstraße 21, 79106 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, to send and manage our newsletter. The personal data collected as part of the newsletter registration is transmitted to rapidmail and processed on behalf of QUBUS Planung und Beratung Oberflächentechnik GmbH for sending and managing the newsletter. The processing is based on the consent given under Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and, where applicable, on a data processing agreement under Art. 28 GDPR.
The personal data collected when registering for the newsletter is used to send our newsletter and to evaluate and optimise the newsletter dispatch. Newsletter subscribers may also be informed by email if this is necessary for the operation of the newsletter service or a related registration, as might be the case with changes to the newsletter offer or changes to the technical circumstances.
The data subject can cancel the subscription to our newsletter at any time. Consent to the processing of personal data for sending the newsletter and the associated evaluation can be withdrawn at any time with effect for the future. For the purpose of withdrawing consent, each newsletter contains a corresponding link. It is also possible to notify the controller of this by other means. Further information on the processing of personal data by rapidmail can be found in the provider's privacy policy at: https://www.rapidmail.de/datenschutz
The newsletters of QUBUS Planung und Beratung Oberflächentechnik GmbH contain so-called tracking pixels and, where applicable, individually marked links. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic embedded in emails sent in HTML format to enable log file recording and analysis. This allows a statistical evaluation of the success or failure of online marketing campaigns.
Based on the embedded tracking pixel, QUBUS Planung und Beratung Oberflächentechnik GmbH can recognise whether and when an email was opened by a data subject. The individually marked links make it possible to trace whether and which links in the email were accessed by the data subject. The information collected in this way can be assigned to the respective newsletter recipient.
The personal data collected via the tracking pixels and links contained in the newsletters is stored and evaluated by the controller in order to optimise the newsletter dispatch and to better tailor the content of future newsletters to the interests of the data subjects. This data is processed on the basis of the consent given by the data subject under Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
We use the service provider rapidmail to carry out and evaluate the newsletter tracking. The data collected as part of the tracking is transmitted to rapidmail and processed on behalf of QUBUS Planung und Beratung Oberflächentechnik GmbH. The data is not passed on to any other third parties.
Data subjects are entitled to withdraw their consent to the processing of the tracking data at any time with effect for the future. The withdrawal can be made via the unsubscribe link contained in every newsletter or by other means to the controller. Unsubscribing from the newsletter is automatically treated as a withdrawal of consent to newsletter tracking.
Further information on the processing of personal data by rapidmail can be found in the provider's privacy policy at: https://www.rapidmail.de/datenschutz