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Data protection declaration

Server log files 

You can use our websites without submitting personal data. Every time our website is accessed, user data is transferred to us or our web hosts/IT service providers by your internet browser and stored in server log files. This stored data includes for example the name of the site called up, date and time of the request, the IP address, amount of data transferred and the provider making the request. The processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1) f) GDPR due to our legitimate interests in ensuring the smooth operation of our website as well as improving our services. Contact

Contact

Responsible person/Data protection officer

Contact us at any time. The person responsible for data processing is: AKF Fahrzeugteile GmbH, Dresdener Str. 70A, 02625 Bautzen Deutschland, 03591-2708770, info@a-k-f.de

You can contact our data protection officers directly at: datenschutz@a-k-f.de

Proactive contact of the customer by e-mail

If you make contact with us proactively via email, we shall collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) only to the extent provided by you. The purpose of the data processing is to handle and respond to your contact request. If the initial contact serves to implement pre-contractual measures (e.g. consultation in the case of purchase interest, order creation) or concerns an agreement already concluded between you and us, this data processing takes place on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. If the initial contact occurs for other reasons, this data processing takes place on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR for the purposes of our overriding, legitimate interest in handling and responding to your request. In this case, on grounds relating to your particular situation, you have the right to object at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you and carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. 

We will only use your email address to process your request. Your data will subsequently be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods, unless you have agreed to further processing and use

Collection and processing when using the contact form

When you use the contact form we will only collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) in the scope provided by you. The data processing is for the purpose of making contact. If the initial contact serves to implement pre-contractual measures (e.g. consultation in the case of purchase interest, order creation) or concerns an agreement already concluded between you and us, this data processing takes place on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. If the initial contact occurs for other reasons, this data processing takes place on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR for the purposes of our overriding, legitimate interest in handling and responding to your request. In this case, on grounds relating to your particular situation, you have the right to object at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you and carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. 

We will only use your email address to process your request. Finally your data will be deleted, unless you have agreed to further processing and use.

Customer account orders

Customer account 

When you open a customer account, we will collect your personal data in the scope given there. The data processing is for the purpose of improving your shopping experience and simplifying order processing. The processing will be carried out on the basis of art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us without affecting the legality of the processing carried out with your consent up to the withdrawal. Your customer account will then be deleted.

Collection, processing, and transfer of personal data in orders 

When you submit an order we only collect and use your personal data insofar as this is necessary for the fulfilment and handling of your order as well as processing of your queries. The provision of data is necessary for conclusion of a contract. Failure to provide it will prevent the conclusion of any contract. The processing will occur on the basis of Article 6(1) b) GDPR and is required for the fulfilment of a contract with you.

Your data is transferred here for example to the shipping companies and dropshipping providers, payment service providers, service providers for handling the order and IT service providers that you have selected. We will comply strictly with legal requirements in every case. The scope of data transmission is restricted to a minimum.

Evaluations Advertising

Data collection when you post a comment or a review

When you comment on/review an article or post, we collect your personal data (name, email address, comment text) only in the scope provided by you. The processing serves to allow you to comment/review and to display comments/reviews. We also collect the following data for the purpose of verifying your review/comment: order number, customer number, , E-Mail, Name. By submitting the comment/review, you agree to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us without affecting the legality of the processing carried out with your consent up to the withdrawal. Your personal data will then be deleted. When your comment/review is published only the name you have entered will be published.

When your comment is published, the name and e-mail address you provided will be published.

Review reminder

Following your order, we would like to ask you to review your purchase with us. For this purpose, we use your personal data (name, e-mail address, order information) independently of the contract processing in order to send you a review reminder by e-mail after an order has been placed, provided you have expressly consented to this. Processing will be carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time using the corresponding link in the email or by sending us a message, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out with your consent up to the withdrawal.

Bonus Points System / Donation of Points

All customers with a regular customer account have the opportunity to participate in our AKF Bonus Points Program. To accumulate bonus points, we process the name, customer number, email address, the accumulated bonus points, and the reason for the crediting of bonus points. Bonus points can be earned by purchasing items, submitting product reviews, or through special promotions. Additionally, we conduct a monthly prize draw for product reviews, in which three winners are awarded bonus points. It is possible to use the accumulated bonus points to reduce the invoice amount. Furthermore, bonus points can be donated at any time to charitable organizations selected by us. For more information on participating in the bonus points program and on donating points, please visit https://www.akf-shop.de/akf-bonusprogramm.
The processing of the aforementioned personal data is carried out for the fulfillment of a contract in accordance with Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b) GDPR. The data will not be disclosed to third parties. This also applies when donating points. In these cases, we convert the donated points into the corresponding donation amount and credit this to the recipients. In principle, no data will be disclosed to third parties. However, when donating points, the first name of the respective donor and the number of points donated will be publicly visible to other visitors of our website. The data will be retained until the customer account is deleted. The accumulated bonus points expire after one year.

Use of your email address for mailing of newsletters

We use your email address outside of contractual processing exclusively to send you a newsletter for our own marketing purposes, if you have explicitly agreed to this. The processing will be carried out on the basis of art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out with your consent up to the withdrawal. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the relevant link in the newsletter or by contacting us. Your email address will then be removed from the distributor.

Your data will be forwarded to a service provider for email marketing in the course of order processing. It will not be forwarded to other third parties.

Bonus point system / Donation of points

All customers with a regular customer account have the opportunity to participate in our AKF bonus points program. For collecting bonus points we process name, customer number, e-mail, the collected bonus points and reason for crediting the bonus points. Bonus points can be collected by purchasing items, by submitting an item review or by special promotions. In addition, we determine three winners, who are credited with bonus points, through our monthly article rating contest. It is possible to use the collected bonus points to reduce the invoice amount. In addition, bonus points can be donated to charitable organizations selected by us at any time. For more information on how to participate in the bonus points program and how to donate, please visit https://www.akf-shop.de/akf-bonusprogramm. The processing of the aforementioned personal data is carried out for the fulfillment of a contract in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b) DSGVO. The data will not be passed on to third parties. This also applies when donating points. In these cases, we convert the donated points into the amount to be donated and credit this to the recipients. In principle, data is not passed on to third parties. However, when points are donated, the first name of the respective donor and the number of points donated are published in a way that is visible to other visitors to our website. The data will be kept until the deletion of the customer account. The collected bonus points expire after one year. Evaluation policy On our site there is the possibility to submit reviews on purchased items. For the submission of a rating, we process first name, e-mail address, the date of the rating and the content data stored in the comment field, as well as other rating-relevant information such as item name, vehicle model, star ratings, tips and images. We process personal data for the purpose of checking and, if necessary, subsequently publishing the article rating(s) entered. For this purpose, we check the ratings, release them according to our rating guidelines or reject them. In the case of approval, the bonus points are credited to the customer account. The processing of the aforementioned personal data is carried out for the fulfillment of a contract in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b) DSGVO. In principle, the data will not be passed on to third parties. However, a publication of the rating visible to other visitors of our website will be made on the corresponding article page. If an article is no longer listed, the associated rating is also no longer available. A deletion of the evaluation does not take place due to the associated crediting of bonus points and the subsequent utilization possibilities, see section Bonus system/Donation of points. Use of e-mail address for sending newsletters We use your e-mail address, irrespective of the processing of the contract, exclusively for our own advertising purposes for sending newsletters, provided that you have expressly consented to this. The processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation. To do so, you can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by using the corresponding link in the newsletter or by notifying us. Your e-mail address will then be removed from the distribution list. Your data will be passed on to a service provider for e-mail marketing within the scope of order processing. Your data will not be passed on to any other third parties. 

Doofinder

To make your visit to our shop as attractive as possible and to present your search results more quickly, we use the in-store search function provided by Doofinder. Doofinder is a service by Doofinder S.L., Madrid 28037, Rufino González 23 bis, 1º 1, Spain.
No cookies are set when using Doofinder. Instead, anonymous information is stored in the browser using browser APIs. These APIs do not automatically share information with other sites. Doofinder generates a unique random ID that is used to track interactions in the browser. This ID cannot be used to identify a specific device or user and is not shared between browsers, devices, or other websites. The information is stored for a period of 24 hours.
We use Doofinder based on our overriding legitimate interest in accordance with Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in providing an optimal shopping experience. As part of the required balancing of interests, we have weighed your confidentiality interest in your data against our interests, each with appropriate consideration of your personal rights. Your confidentiality interest is outweighed in this context.
 Further information about Doofinder can be found at https://www.doofinder.com/de/ and in Doofinder's privacy policy at https://www.doofinder.com/de/privacy-policy.

Payment service providers 

The Use of PayPal Check-Out

We use the PayPal Check-Out payment service of PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; "PayPal") on our website. The data processing serves the purpose of being able to offer you payment via the payment service. With the selection and use of payment via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or "Pay Later" via PayPal, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to PayPal in order to be able to fulfill the contract with you with the selected payment method. This processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO.
Cookies may be stored that enable your browser to be recognised. The resulting data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our legitimate interest in a customer-oriented range of varying payment methods. On grounds relating to your particular situation, you have the right to object at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you.
Credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal & "Pay later" via PayPal.
For individual payment methods such as credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or "Pay later" via PayPal, PayPal reserves the right, if necessary, to obtain credit information on the basis of mathematical-statistical methods using credit agencies. For this purpose, PayPal transmits the personal data required for a credit check to a credit agency and uses the information received about the statistical probability of a payment default for a weighed decision on the establishment, implementation or termination of the contractual relationship. The credit information may include probability values (score values), which are calculated on the basis of scientifically recognized mathematicalstatistical methods and in the calculation of which, among other things, address data are included. Your interests worthy of protection are taken into account in accordance with the statutory provisions. The data processing serves the purpose of credit assessment for a contract initiation. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO for our overriding legitimate interest in protecting against payment default when PayPal makes advance payments.
You have the right to object at any time to this processing of personal data relating to you based on Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO for reasons arising from your particular situation by notifying PayPal. The provision of the data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract with the payment method requested by you. Failure to provide it will result in the contract not being concluded with the payment method you have chosen.
Local third-party providers
When paying via the payment method of a local third-party provider, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to PayPal. This processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO. For the execution of this payment method, the data may then be forwarded by PayPal to the respective provider. This processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO. Local third-party providers may be, for example:
- Sofort (SOFORT GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich, Germany). 
- giropay (Paydirekt GmbH, Stephanstr. 14-16, 60313 Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Purchase on account via PayPal
When paying via the payment method purchase on account, the data required to process the payment is first transmitted to PayPal. For the execution of this payment method, the data is then transmitted by PayPal to Ratepay GmbH (Franklinstraße 28-29, 10587 Berlin; "Ratepay") in order to be able to fulfill the contract with you with the selected payment method. This processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO. Ratepay may conduct a credit check on the basis of mathematical-statistical methods using credit agencies according to the procedure already described above. The data processing serves the purpose of credit assessment for contract initiation. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO from our overriding legitimate interest in protecting against payment default when Ratepay makes advance payments. For more information on data protection and which credit agencies Ratpay uses, please visit https://www.ratepay.com/legalpayment-dataprivacy/ and https://www.ratepay.com/legal-payment-creditagencies/.
For more information on data processing when using PayPal, please see the associated privacy policy at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.

Use of the payment service provider Mollie

We use the payment service provider Mollie B.V. (Keizersgracht 313, 1016 EE Amsterdam, The Netherlands; "Mollie") for payment processing on our website. The purpose of the data processing is to be able to offer you different payment methods through the payment processing via the payment service provider Mollie. If you have chosen one of the payment options of the payment service provider Mollie, the data required for payment processing will be transmitted to Mollie. This includes your payment data (for example, bank account number or credit card number), your IP address, your Internet browser and device type, and in some cases your first and last name, address data and information about the product or service you purchased from us. This data processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO. For more information on data processing when using the payment service provider Mollie, please refer to the associated privacy policy https://www.mollie.com/de/privacy.

Cookies 

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files which are saved in a user’s internet browser or by the user’s internet browser on their computer system. When a user calls up a website, a cookie may be saved on the user’s operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic character string which allows the browser to be clearly identified when the website is called up again.

Cookies will be stored on your computer. You therefore have full control over the use of cookies. By choosing corresponding technical settings in your internet browser, you can be notified before the setting of cookies and you can decide whether to accept this setting in each individual case as well as prevent the storage of cookies and transmission of the data they contain. Cookies which have already been saved may be deleted at any time. We would, however, like to point out that this may prevent you from making full use of all the functions of this website. Using the links below, you can find out how to manage cookies (or deactivate them, among other things) in major browsers:
Chrome Browser: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=en
Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/microsoft-edge/cookies-in-microsoft-edge-lB6schen-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9- 2a946a29ae09
Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
Safari: https://support.apple.com/de-de/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac

technically necessary cookies

Insofar as no other information is given in the data protection declaration below we use only these technically necessary cookies cookies to make our offering more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies also allow our systems to recognise your browser after a page change and to offer you services. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. These services require the browser to be recognised again after a page change.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies is carried out on the basis of Art. 25 para. 2 TDDDG. Processing is carried out on the basis of art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR due to our largely justified interest in ensuring the optimal functionality of the website as well as a user-friendly and effective design of our range of services. You have the right to veto this processing of your personal data according to art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, for reasons relating to your personal situation.

Use of the Shopware Cookie Consent Manager

We use the Cookie Consent Manager of shopware AG (Ebbinghoff 10, D-48624 Schöppingen, Germany; "Shopware") on our website. The tool enables you to give your consent to data processing via the website, in particular to set cookies, as well as to make use of your right of revocation for consents already given. The data processing serves the purpose of obtaining and documenting necessary consents to data processing and thus to comply with legal obligations. Cookies may be deployed for this purpose. User information, including your IP address, is collected and transmitted to Shopware. This data will not be passed on to any other third parties. The data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(c) GDPR to comply with a legal obligation. For more information about Shopware’s privacy policy, please visit: https://www.shopware.com/de/datenschutz/.

Analysis Advertising tracking 

Use of Google Analytics 4

We use the Google Analytics web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google") on our website.

The data processing serves the purpose of analyzing this website and its visitors as well as for marketing and advertising purposes. To this end, Google will use the information obtained on behalf of the operator of this website 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 to the website operator. In this context, the following information may be collected, among others: IP address, date and time of page view, click path, information about the browser you are using and the device you are using (device), pages visited, referrer URL (website from which you accessed our website), location data, purchase activity. Your data may be linked by Google to other data, such as your search history, your personal accounts, your usage data from other devices, and any other data Google may have about you. 

The IP address is shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Google uses technologies such as cookies, web storage in the browser and tracking pixels that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The use of cookies or similar technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of § 25 para. 1 p. 1 TDDDG in conjunction with. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO.

The processing of your personal data is carried out with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. You may revoke your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation.

We also use the Google Signals service in this context. Google Signals enables cross-device tracking. Hence, your data can be analysed across devices if you have enabeled "personalised advertising" in your account settings and your end devices are linked to your Google account. This makes it possible to identify which device is searching for products and then return to complete purchases on another device, such as a tablet.The cross-device reports created in this context contain only aggregated data. We therefore only receive statistics generated on the basis of Google Signals. To prevent Google Signals from collecting and storing data across devices, you can deactivate the "personalised advertising" function in your Google Account settings. For more information, please visit https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=de. For more information on data processing and data protection for Google Signals, please visithttps://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7532985?hl=en.

The information generated by this about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. For the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Google has certified itself in accordance with the TADPF and has thus undertaken to comply with European data protection principles. Both Google and US government agencies have access to your data.

For more information on terms of use and data protection, please visit https://policies.google.com/technologies/partnersites and https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de.

Use of the remarketing or "similar target groups" function by Google Inc

Our website uses the remarketing or "similar target groups" function by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google"). This application serves to analyse visitor behaviour and visitor interests. Google uses cookies to analyse website use, forming the basis for producing interest-related adverts. Cookies allow for the recording of website visits as well as anonymised data on the use of the website. The personal data of website visitors is not saved. If you then visit another website in the Google display network you will then be shown adverts which are more likely to take previous areas of product and information interest into account. Your data may be transmitted to Google LLC servers in the USA. For the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Google has certified itself in accordance with the TADPF and has thus undertaken to comply with European data protection principles. The use of cookies or comparable technologies is carried out with your consent on the basis of Art. 25 para. 1 p. 1 TDDDG in conjunction with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data is carried out with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out with your consent up to the withdrawal. You can find more detailed information on Google remarketing as well as the associated data privacy policy at:https://www.google.com/privacy/ads/

Use of Microsoft Advertising 

Our website uses Microsoft Advertising from Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA; "Microsoft").

The processing of data serves the purposes of marketing and advertising and the purpose of measuring the success of the advertising measures (conversion tracking). This allows us to find out the total number of users who have clicked on our adverts and were forwarded to a page equipped with a conversion tracking tag. It is, however, not possible to identify this user personally through this process. Microsoft Advertising uses technology such as cookies and tracking pixels which make it possible to analyse your use of the website. If you click on adverts placed by Microsoft Advertising, a cookie is placed on your computer for conversion tracking. This cookie has limited validity and cannot be used for personal identification. If you visit certain pages on our website and the cookie has not yet expired, we and Microsoft can recognise that you have clicked on the advert and were forwarded to this page. In this process the following information, inter alia, can be collected: IP address, identifiers (indicators) assigned by Microsoft, information on the browser and device you are using, Referrer URL (website via which you accessed our website), URL of our website.

Your data may be transmitted to the USA. For the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Microsoft has certified itself in accordance with the TADPF and has thus undertaken to comply with European data protection principles.

The use of cookies or comparable technologies is carried out with your consent on the basis of Art. 25 para. 1 p. 1 TDDDG in conjunction with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data is carried out with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out with your consent up to the withdrawal. More information on data protection and the cookies used by Microsoft can be found at: https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement

Special Offers from Sovendus GmbH: (implemented on the order confirmation page)

For the selection of a special offer that is currently of regional interest to you, your title, year of birth, country, postal code, the hashed value of your email address, and your IP address are pseudonymized and encrypted before being transmitted to Sovendus GmbH, Hermann-Veit-Str. 6, 76135 Karlsruhe (Sovendus). We process your data based on our legitimate interest in providing the special offer in accordance with Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR. The pseudonymized hashed value of your email address is also used to consider any potential objection to advertising from Sovendus. This processing is carried out based on the legitimate interest in identifying existing objections to advertising in accordance with Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR. Sovendus uses the IP address solely for data security purposes and, as a rule, anonymizes it after seven days.
If required for the respective special offer, your name, address data, email address, and/or phone number will be encrypted and transmitted to Sovendus when you click on the special offer, to prepare the personalized request for the special offer from the product provider. This processing is also based on the legitimate interest in transmitting the corresponding special offer in accordance with Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR as well as for the execution of pre-contractual measures in accordance with Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b) GDPR.
For more information on how Sovendus processes your data, please refer to their online privacy policy at www.sovendus.de/datenschutz.

Affiliate Partner Program

We process your personal data for the purpose of offering our affiliate program, i.e., offering commissions to our partners (hereinafter referred to as "Affiliates") who refer to our offerings. The referral is made using a tracking code assigned to the respective affiliate (Affiliate Code), which allows us to recognize that the use of our offerings was based on the referral. To track whether you have utilized our services as a result of the affiliate codes used by the affiliates, it is necessary for us to know that you followed an affiliate code. The assignment of affiliate codes to the respective contracts and purchases is for the purpose of billing and is removed as soon as it is no longer required for that purpose. The assignment of the affiliate code is done using a cookie for a period of 1 day.
For the purpose of the aforementioned assignment of affiliate codes, these may be supplemented with certain values. In this process, the affiliate attaches the link to the respective offer with the affiliate code. These values may include, in particular, the originating website (referrer), the time, an online identifier of the operators of the website where the affiliate code was located, an online identifier of the respective offer, the type of link used, the type of offer, and an online identifier of the user.
We process your contract data (e.g., contract subject, amount of standard commission), account data (e.g., customer account details), payment data (e.g., bank details, invoices, payment history), the tracking code, and other usage data (e.g., visited websites, interest in content, access times), meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses), for the fulfillment of a contract and the execution of pre-contractual measures in accordance with Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b) GDPR.

Plug-ins 

Use of YouTube 

Our website uses the function for embedding YouTube videos by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "YouTube"). YouTube is a company affiliated with Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google"). This feature shows YouTube videos in an iFrame on the website. The option "advanced privacy mode" is enabled here. This prevents YouTube from storing information on visitors to the website. It is only if you watch a video that information is transmitted to and stored by YouTube. Your data may be transmitted to the USA. For the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). YouTube has certified itself in accordance with the TADPF and has thus undertaken to comply with European data protection principles.

The use of cookies or comparable technologies is carried out with your consent on the basis of Art. 25 para. 1 p. 1 TDDDG in conjunction with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data is carried out with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out with your consent up to the withdrawal. Further information on the data collected and used by YouTube and Google and your associated rights and options for protecting your privacy can be found in YouTube’s privacy policy (https://www.youtube.com/t/privacy).

References and LInks to Other Websites

Our website contains references and links to third-party websites (so-called external links). We have no control over whether these third parties comply with data protection regulations, and different or specific policies regarding the handling of personal data may apply. In particular, user data may be processed outside the European Union. We therefore advise you to review the data handling practices on third-party websites before entering any personal data.

Use of Applicant Data

When you apply to us, we process the information you provide during the application process, such as through your cover letter, resume, certificates, and other correspondence. In addition to your contact details, information about your education, qualifications, work experience, and skills is particularly relevant to us.
Your data will initially be processed solely for the purpose of conducting the application process. If your application is successful, the data will become part of your personnel file and will be used to manage and terminate the employment relationship and will be deleted according to the regulations applicable to personnel files. Should you withdraw your application, we will, of course, delete your data. Please note that any false statement or omission may lead to a rejection or later contestation of the employment contract. If we are unable to offer you employment at this time, we will retain your data for up to three months after sending the rejection in order to defend ourselves against any potential legal claims, particularly those alleging discrimination in the application process.
The legal basis for data processing in the application process and as part of the personnel file is Article 88 (1) GDPR in conjunction with § 26 (1) sentence 1 BDSG and Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b) GDPR, and, insofar as you have given consent, for example by submitting information not required for the application process, your consent under Article 88 (1) GDPR in conjunction with § 26 (2) BDSG, Article 7 GDPR. You may revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. In this case, the relevant data will be deleted immediately. Please direct your revocation, including your full name and email address, to bewerbung@a-k-f.de. In cases provided by law, blocking of the data may replace deletion.
Please note that resumes, certificates, or other data you provide for the purposes of the application may also contain special categories of personal data (Article 9 GDPR). Generally, we do not require special categories of personal data within the meaning of Article 9 GDPR for the application process. We ask you not to submit such information from the outset. If such information is exceptionally relevant to the application process, we will process it together with your other applicant data. This may include, for example, information about a disability that you voluntarily provide to us, which we then process to fulfill our special obligations regarding individuals with disabilities. In such cases, the processing serves the exercise of rights or the fulfillment of legal obligations under labor law, social security law, and social protection law. The legal basis for data processing is Article 9 (2) lit. b) GDPR in conjunction with § 26 (3) BDSG.
The data you provide will be deleted if you withdraw your application (revocation should be sent to bewerbung@a-k-f.de) or if we are unable to offer you a position, no earlier than three months after the conclusion of the application process. This does not apply if statutory provisions prevent deletion, if further storage is required for evidence purposes, or if you have consented to a longer retention period.

Rights of persons affected and storage duration

Duration of storage 

After contractual processing has been completed, the data is initially stored for the duration of the warranty period, then in accordance with the retention periods prescribed by law, especially tax and commercial law, and then deleted after the period has elapsed, unless you have agreed to further processing and use.

Rights of the affected person

If the legal requirements are fulfilled, you have the following rights according to art. 15 to 20 GDPR: Right to information, correction, deletion, restriction of processing, data portability. You also have a right of objection against processing based on art. 6 (1) GDPR, and to processing for the purposes of direct marketing, according to art. 21 (1) GDPR.

Right of complain to the regulatory authority

You have the right to complain to the regulatory authority according to art. 77 GDPR if you believe that your data is not being processed legally.

Right to object

If the data processing outlined here is based on our legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6(1)f) GDPR, you have the right for reasons arising from your particular situation to object at any time to the processing of your data with future effect. If the objection is successful, we will no longer process the personal data, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh your interests or rights and freedoms, or the processing is intended for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims.

last update: 29.11.2023