Data privacy is of especially great importance for our company and our corporate group. It is essentially possible to use the website without providing any personal data. Should a person wish to make use of special services of our company online, however, it may be necessary to process personal data. Should the processing of personal data be required, and should no legal basis exist for such processing, we will obtain the prior consent of the person concerned.

The processing of personal data, for example the name, address, e-mail address or telephone number of a person concerned, is always carried out in line with the EU General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) that comes into force on 25/05/2018, and any laws which likewise apply. With this data privacy statement, our company would like to provide information on the nature, scope and purpose of the personal data processed by us and explain to persons concerned what rights they are entitled to assert.

Our company has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure that any personal data processed is protected as comprehensively as possible. Web-based data transmission may, however, possibly contain security gaps, so that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed.

 

1 Definitions
 

Our company’s data privacy statement is based on the General Data Privacy Regulation (DS-GVO/GDPR). It is formulated to be easy to read and understood. In order to ensure this, we are explaining the terms used in advance:
 

1.1 Personal data

Personal data is “any information which relates to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as either ’affected person‘ or ’person concerned‘). A natural person is considered identifiable if he or she can be directly or indirectly identified, in particular by means of being allocated to an identifier, such as a name, an ID number, site data, an online identifier or one or more special features which are the expression of the physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity of said natural person” (see Art.. 4 (1) of the General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR)).
 

1.2 Person concerned/affected person

A person concerned or affected person is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the party responsible for the processing.
 

1.3 Processing

Processing is any procedure carried out with or without the aid of automated methods, or any such sequence of procedures in connection with personal data, such as the gathering, recording, organizing, ordering, storage, adaptation or amendment of data, the reading out of it, querying of it, use, disclosure of it by way of transmission, dissemination or any other form of provision, the comparison or linking of it, or the limitation, deletion or destruction of it.
 

1.4 Limitation of processing

Limitation of processing means the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting its future processing.
 

1.5 Profiling

Profiling means any kind of automated processing of personal data where such personal data is used to assess certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, to analyze or predict aspects regarding work performance, economic position, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, conduct, place of residence or change of location of such natural person.
 

1.6 Pseudonymizing

Pseudonymizing means processing personal data in the case where the personal data can no longer be assigned to a specific person concerned without drawing upon additional information. Such additional information that is subject to the technical and organizational measures is stored separately, and it is thus guaranteed that the personal data cannot be allocated to an identified or identifiable natural person.
 

1.7 Responsible party or party responsible for the processing

The party responsible, or the party responsible for processing the information, is the natural or legal person, authority, institution or other body which decides, either alone or together with others, for the purpose and means of processing personal data.
 

1.8 Contract data processor

A contract data processor is a natural or legal person, authority, institution or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the party responsible.
 

1.9 Recipient

The recipient is a natural or legal person, authority, institution or other body to whom or which personal data is disclosed, irrespective of whether the latter is a third party or not. Authorities which may receive personal data in the context of a particular investigation mandate under EU law or the law of the Member States are not, however, deemed recipients.
 

1.10 Third party

A third party is a natural or legal person, authority, institution or other body other than the person concerned, the responsible party, the contract data processor and the persons who are authorized, under the direct responsibility of the party responsible or the contract data processor, to process the personal data.
 

1.11 Consent

Consent means any expression of intent in the form of a declaration or any other clear confirmatory action voluntarily submitted by the person concerned regarding the particular case in an informed way and unmistakably, with which the person concerned makes it understood that he or she agrees with the processing of the personal data concerning him or her.
 

 

2 Name and address of the party responsible for the processing
 

Controller pursuant GDPR is:

 

Berner Omnichannel Trading Holding SE

Bernerstraße 6
74653 Künzelsau
Deutschland
T +49 7940 121-0
F +49 7940 121-203
dpc@berner-group.com

 

With regard to data processing within the framework of Berner Group's internal administration and joint procedures through centralized systems, we and companies of Berner Group are jointly responsible as joint controllers. The joint procedures relate in particular to the operation and use of jointly used databases, platforms and IT systems. In this respect, we and the respective group companies jointly determine the purposes and means of processing.

This means that your personal data is not only processed by us, but also by companies of Berner Group within the framework of the determined purpose. This enables us to respond even better to you as our business partner and to your needs.

The exchange of personal data between us and group companies as joint controllers is generally carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR as we pursue a legitimate interest in the effective performance of the above-mentioned processing activities.

In an agreement on joint controllership pursuant to Art. 26 GDPR, we and the group companies have determined our respective responsibilities for compliance with the obligations under GDPR, in particular as regards the exercising of your rights of the data subject and our respective duties to provide the information referred to in Art. 13, 14 GDPR.

We are at your disposal as your central contact point. However, you may also exercise your rights with regard to the processing in joint controllership in respect of and against each of the group companies.  

In accordance with the aforementioned agreement, we and the relevant group companies will coordinate in order to respond to your inquiry and to ensure your rights as a data subject. You can request further information on this agreement via the contact option below.

Attached you will find an overview of the companies of Berner Group which we have concluded an agreement with on joint controllership.

Data Privacy Statement List of legal entities Berner Group
 


 

3 Contact details of our Data Protection Officer or Data Protection Coordinator
 

If you have any questions regarding data protection, please feel free to contact our data protection officer or data protection coordinator:

Mr. Michael Gruber
BSP-SECURITY
Franz-Mayer-Str. 1
D-93053 Regensburg

Tel. +49 (0) 941 46 29 09 29
info[at]bsp-security.de
www.bsp-security.de


 

4 Order management and order fulfillment
 

The following chapter is focused on informing our customers (you) on the processing of your personal data regarding our business relationship.
 

4.1 Personal information

We process personal data that we receive from our customers or other interested parties in the course of our business relationship to fulfill orders or handle after sales activities like returns or claims.
Lawfulness of processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (contractual fulfilment) and Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest) for identification and communication and for pressing the order and payments.
During the period of our contractual relationship, we collect and process information, both in paper format and in digital form. Relevant data are:

  • Name
  • Address
  • Customer number and Customer name
  • Telephone number and e-mail-address
  • Payment information / Bank account information
  • Tariff information
  • Online shop usage such as: Account creation date, last login date, user groups and order approval rights
  • Tracking information will be processed based on online shop usage if privacy setting consent is given for cookies and analysis.

 

Besides the personal and identification data, it might also include data from the fulfilment of our contractual obligations, documentation data and other comparable data.

4.2 Users of your data

Your data will be given to only departments within the company and field sales representatives, that require the information so that we can fulfil its contractual and legal obligations. Service providers and vicarious agents used by us may also receive data for these purposes. These are companies in the categories of e.g. IT services, logistics or telecommunications.
With regard to the transfer of data to recipients outside the company, it must be noted that we comply with the applicable data protection regulations. We will only disclose information about you if required to do so by law, if you have given your consent or if we are authorized to provide such information. Under these conditions, recipients of personal data can be, for example:

  • Public bodies and institutions (e.g. offices, tax authorities) in the event of a statutory or official obligation
  • Other recipients of data may be those bodies for which you have given us your consent to the transfer of data
     

4.3  Data retention periods

We process and store your personal data as long as it is necessary for the fulfilment of our contractual and legal obligations.
In addition, we are subject to various storage and documentation obligations arising, among other things, from the German Commercial Code (HGB).
Finally, the storage period is also assessed according to the statutory statute of limita-tions, which may amount to up to thirty years according to §§ 195 ff. of the German Civil Code, whereby the regular statute of limitations is three years.
As soon as the storage of the data is no longer necessary for the execution of the processing purpose and there are no legal retention periods, your data will be deleted immediately.
 

4.4 Payment methods and payment service provider

If you use an online payment method in our online shop, the following personal data will be processed by us on the basis of Art. 6 (1) b) GDPR for the purpose of performing the contract: First name and surname, invoice address (including street name, house number, postal code, city and country), language, e-mail address and IP address. If you have provided a credit card as a means of payment, the first name and surname of the credit card owner, the issuer of the credit card and the first six and last four digits of the credit card number and the expiration date of the credit card; in the case of PayPal, the e-mail address of your PayPal account and the information pertaining to your end user device (Device ID, etc.) will be processed. The payment data provided by you are, in the course of this, transmitted to our payment processors.

If you use the offered payment methods via PayPal, the data necessary to carry out the processing of the payment will be transmitted to PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter: “PayPal”). Further information regarding data processing by PayPal can be found under: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full .

Credit card payments are performed by Adyen N.V., Simon Carmiggeltstraat 6-50, 1011 DJ Amsterdam, Netherlands (hereinafter: “Adyen”). The aforementioned personal data will be transmitted to Adyen. Further information on the privacy settings of Adyen can be found at: https://www.adyen.com/policies-and-disclaimer/privacy-policy.

All payments service providers are PCI DSS certified (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard). In providing your credit card data, these will be transmitted via an encrypted connection directly to the payments processor utilised by us.

 

5 Consent management regarding cookies and other services
 

Our company’s web pages make use of data processing services like cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored on a computer system via a web browser. Most websites and servers make use of cookies to be able to distinguish the individual browser of the person concerned from browsers of other persons.
A particular web browser can be recognized again and identified via the unique cookie ID. Through the use of cookies, we can provide the users of this website with user-friendly services, which would not be possible without placing the cookie. The information and services available on our website can be optimized to the benefit of the user using a cookie. As already mentioned, cookies enable us to recognize the user of our website again. The purpose of such recognition is to facilitate the use of our website for users. The user of a website that gives consent to cookies does, for example, not need to enter his or her access data again every time he or she visits the website, because this is handled by the website and the cookie stored on the user’s computer system. A further example is a cookie administering a shopping cart in the web shop. The web shop notes the items that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart via a cookie, even if not logged in.
The person concerned can at any time prevent cookies from being placed by our website by adjusting the setting of the web browser used accordingly, and thus permanently oppose the placing of cookies. Furthermore, any cookies already placed can be deleted via a web browser or other software program at any time. This is possible in all common web browsers. Should the person concerned disable the placing of cookies in the web browser used, it will be the case that, under certain circumstances, not all functions of our website can be used in full.
 

Usercentrics

Our website uses cookie content technology from Usercentrics to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies and general data processing services on your device and to document this in a data protection-compliant manner. The provider of this technology is Usercentrics GmbH, Sendlinger Straße 7, 80331 Munich, Germany (www.usercentrics.com).
When you visit our website, a connection to the servers of Usercentrics is established to obtain your consent and give explanations regarding the use of data processing services. Usercentrics will then store itself a cookie on your computer in order to be able to assign the given consent or its revocation to you. The data collected in this way will be stored until you request us to delete it, delete the Usercentrics consent cookie itself or until the purpose for which the data is stored no longer applies. This data is not passed on to third parties and is not associated with personal information without the consent of the website visitor. Mandatory legal storage obligations remain unaffected.
It is also possible to visit our website by only consenting to functional cookies. If the use of cookies is disabled, you may not be able to use all functions available on our website. We have concluded a data processing agreement with Usercentrics. This is an agreement stipulated by data protection regulations which ensures that Usercentrics processes our website visitors’ personal data solely in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
Usercentrics is used to obtain the legally required consent for the use of cookies . The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1, lit. c GDPR.

The cookies and data processing services mentioned above are only activated after you have agreed to their use. You can change the consent settings at any time.

 

6 Gathering general data and information
 

Every time the website is accessed by a particular person or an automated system, the web server of our company gathers a range of pieces of general data and information. This general data and information is stored in the log files of the server. The browser types and versions used, the operating system used by the accessing system, the website from which an accessing system reaches our website, the sub-pages of the website which are accessed on our website via an accessing system, the date and time of any access to the website, an Internet protocol address (IP address), the Internet Service Provider of the accessing system and any other similar data and information which serves to fend off risk in the event of our IT systems being attacked may be gathered.
When using such general data and information, our company does not draw any conclusions concerning the person concerned. Rather, such information is needed to deliver the content of our website correctly, optimize the content of our website, as well as the advertising for it, guarantee the ongoing functionality of our IT systems and the technology of our website, and provide law enforcement agencies with the information necessary for prosecution in the event of a cyber-attack. Such data and information gathered anonymously is therefore evaluated by our company on the one hand statistically, and with the aim of increasing data privacy and data security at our company, in order to ultimately ensure an optimum level of protection for the personal data processed by us. The anonymous data of the server log files is stored separately from any personal data given by a person concerned.

 

7 Registration on our website
 

The data subject may register on the website of the controller, providing personal data. The personal data transferred to the controller is determined by the respective input mask used for registration. The personal data entered by the data subject are collected and stored exclusively for internal use by the controller and for the data subject's own purposes. The controller may arrange for the data to be transferred to one or more processors, such as a packaging service provider, who also uses the personal data exclusively for internal use attributable to the controller.
Furthermore, the IP address assigned by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) of the data subject, the date and time of registration are stored by registration on the website of the data controller. This data is stored to prevent misuse of our services and, if necessary, to enable us to investigate criminal offences committed. In this respect, the storage of this data is necessary to protect the data controller. This data will not be passed on to third parties unless required to do so by law or for criminal prosecution.
Registration of the data subject with the voluntary provision of personal data serves the controller to offer the data subject content or services which, by their nature, can only be offered to registered users. Registered persons are free to modify the personal data provided during registration at any time or to have them completely deleted from the database of the data controller.
The controller shall always, and upon request, inform each data subject of the personal data relating to that data subject. Furthermore, the controller shall correct or delete personal data at the request or notice of the data subject, provided that there is no legal obligation to keep such data in safekeeping.

 

8 Subscription to our Newsletter
 

On our website, users are given the opportunity to subscribe to the company’s newsletter. Which personal data are transmitted to the person responsible for processing when ordering the newsletter is determined by the input mask used for this purpose.
Our company informs its customers and business partners at regular intervals about company offers by means of a newsletter. The newsletter of our company can only be received by the person concerned if the person concerned has a valid e-mail address and the person concerned registers for the newsletter dispatch. For legal reasons, a confirmation e-mail in the double opt-in procedure is sent to the e-mail address entered by the person concerned for the first time for sending the newsletter. This confirmation e-mail serves to check whether the owner of the e-mail address has authorized the receipt of the newsletter as the person concerned.
When registering for the newsletter, the IP address of the computer system used by the person concerned at the time of registration assigned by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) is also stored as well as the date and time of registration. The collection of this data is necessary and enables us to trace the (possible) misuse of the e-mail address of a data subject at a later point in time and therefore serves the legal protection of the person responsible for the processing.
The personal data collected when registering for the newsletter will be used exclusively for sending our newsletter. Furthermore, subscribers to the newsletter may be informed by e-mail if this is necessary for the operation of the newsletter service or for registration, as could be the case in the event of changes to the newsletter offer or changes in the technical conditions. The personal data collected in the context of the newsletter service will not be passed on to third parties. The subscription to our newsletter can be cancelled by the person concerned at any time. The consent to the storage of personal data, which the person in question has given us for the newsletter dispatch, can be revoked at any time. For the purpose of revoking consent, every newsletter contains a corresponding link to do so. Furthermore, it is possible at any time to unsubscribe directly from the newsletter dispatch on the website of the controller or to inform the controller in any other way.

 

9 Newsletter-Tracking
 

Our newsletters being sent primary with Inxmail software contain so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic embedded in e-mails 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 to be carried out. By means of the embedded pixel-code, we can recognize whether and when an e-mail was opened by an affected person and which links in the e-mail were called up.
Personal data collected via the tracking pixels contained in the newsletters are stored and evaluated by the data controller to optimize the dispatch of the newsletter and to adapt the content of future newsletters even better to the interests of the person concerned. This personal data will not be passed on to third parties. Affected persons are entitled at any time to revoke the respective separate declaration of objection submitted via the double opt-in procedure. After revocation, this personal data will be deleted by the data controller. If you unsubscribe from receiving the newsletter, our company automatically interprets this as a revocation.

 

10 Tracking Services
 

10.1 Google Tag Manager

Google Tag Manager is a system by which marketers can administer website tags using an interface. The Tool Tag Manager, which implements the tags, is a cookie-free domain and collects no personal data itself. The tool enables the release of other tags that may be able to collect data on their own. Google Tag Manager does not access these data. If a deactivation is undertaken at the domain or cookie level, it remains in force for all the tracking tags that have been implemented with the Google Tag Manager.  Google Tag Manager Use Policy | Google Tag Manager – Google
 

10.2 Privacy policy for the use and application of YouTube

The person responsible for processing has integrated YouTube components on this website. YouTube is an Internet video portal that allows video publishers to post video clips and other users to view, rate and comment on them free of charge. YouTube allows the publication of all kinds of videos, which is why complete film and television programs, but also music videos, trailers or videos produced by users themselves can be called up via the Internet portal.
YouTube is operated by YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.
Each time a YouTube component (YouTube video) is integrated into one of the individual pages of this website operated by the data controller, the Internet browser on the person's IT system is automatically prompted by the respective YouTube component to download a representation of the corresponding YouTube component from YouTube. More information about YouTube can be found at https://www.youtube.com/yt/about/. During this technical procedure, YouTube and Google are informed which specific subpage of our website is visited by the person concerned.
If the person concerned is simultaneously logged in to YouTube, YouTube recognizes which specific subpage of our website the person is visiting when calling up a subpage containing a YouTube video. This information is collected by YouTube and Google and assigned to the respective YouTube account of the person concerned.
YouTube and Google receive information via the YouTube component that the person concerned has visited our website whenever the person concerned is logged on to YouTube at the same time as accessing our website; this happens regardless of whether the person concerned clicks on a YouTube video or not. If such a transmission of this information to YouTube and Google is not wanted, the person can prevent the transmission by logging out of his or her YouTube account before accessing our website.
The data protection regulations published by YouTube, which can be accessed at https://policies.google.com/privacy, provide information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by YouTube and Google.
 

10.3 Google reCAPTCHA

Our primary goal is to secure and protect our website for you and for us in the best possible way. To ensure this, we use Google reCAPTCHA from Google Inc. For the European region, the company Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street Dublin 4, Ireland) is responsible for all Google services. With reCAPTCHA we can determine whether you are really a flesh and blood human being and not a robot or other spam software. By spam, we mean any unsolicited information sent to us by electronic means. With the classic CAPTCHAS, you usually had to solve text or image puzzles to check. With reCAPTCHA from Google we usually do not have to bother you with such puzzles. In most cases it is sufficient to simply check the box and confirm that you are not a bot. With the new Invisible reCAPTCHA version, you don't even have to put a check mark. The data processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting his web offers from abusive automated spying and from SPAM.
 

10.4 Use of Google Maps

We use Google Maps on our website to display our location and to provide directions. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as "Google". Through the certification according to the EU-US Privacy Shield ("EU-US Privacy Shield") (Privacy Shield), Google guarantees that the data protection requirements of the EU are also complied with when processing data in the USA.

To enable the display of certain fonts on our website, a connection to the Google server in the USA is established when you access our website. If you call up the Google Maps component integrated into our website, Google will store a cookie on your terminal device via your internet browser. In order to display our location and provide directions, your user settings and data are processed. We cannot exclude the possibility that Google uses servers in the USA. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO. Our legitimate interest lies in optimizing the functionality of our website. Through the connection to Google established in this way, Google can determine from which website your request was sent and to which IP address the directions are to be transmitted. If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the installation of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your internet browser. Details on this can be found above under the item "Cookies". In addition, the use of Google Maps and the information obtained via Google Maps is governed by the Google Terms of Use (Google Terms of Service – Privacy & Terms – Google) and the Terms and Conditions for Google Maps (Google Maps/Earth Additional Terms of Service – Google).

Google also provides further information at Ad Settings (google.com) and Privacy Policy – Privacy & Terms – Google.

 


11 The option to make contact via the website
 

Based on statutory regulations, our company’s website contains details which make it possible to make fast contact with our company electronically, as well as enable direct communication with us, which likewise comprises a general e-mail address. Should a person concerned take up contact with the party responsible for the processing via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the person concerned will automatically be saved. Such personal data transmitted to the person responsible for the processing by a person concerned on a voluntary basis is saved for the purposes of processing the request or taking up contact with the person concerned. Such personal data is not passed on to third parties.

 

12 Routine deletion and blocking of personal data
 

The party responsible for the processing only processes and stores personal data of the person concerned for the period of time which is necessary in order to achieve the purpose of the processing, or in so far as the latter has been stipulated in laws or regulations forming the basis for the processing by the party responsible by the legislative authority. Should the purpose of such storage lapse or should a storage period prescribed by the legislative authority expire, the personal data is routinely blocked or deleted, in line with the statutory regulations.

 

13 Rights of the person concerned
 

13.1 The right to receive confirmation

Every person concerned is entitled to request from the person responsible for the processing a confirmation on whether personal details concerning him or her are processed. Should a person concerned wish to lay claim to this right of confirmation, he or she may contact our Data Privacy Officer or any other employee of the party responsible for the processing for that purpose.
 

13.2 Right to information

Any person affected by the processing of personal data is entitled to receive the information on the personal data stored on his or her person from the party responsible for the processing, free of charge, and be given a copy of such information along with the information cited here:

  • The purposes of processing the personal data
  • The categories of personal data that is being processed
  • The recipient or categories of recipients to whom the personal data has been disclosed or is yet to be disclosed, in particular in the case of recipients in non-EU countries or at international organizations
  • Tf possible, the scheduled duration for which the personal data will be saved, or, if this is not possible, the criteria for laying down such duration
  • The existence of a right to correction or deletion of the personal data concerning him or her or to restricting the processing by the party responsible or of a right of opposition against such processing
  • The existence of a right to appeal to a regulatory authority
  • Tf the personal data is not gathered from the person concerned: any information available on the origin of the data
  • The existence of automated decision making, including profiling pursuant to Art. 22 (1) and (4) General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR), and — at least in such cases — meaningful information on the logic involved, as well as the reach, and the effects of such processing aimed for, for the person concerned.

The person concerned moreover has a right to information on whether personal data has been transmitted to a non-EU country or an international organization. Should this be the case, the person concerned shall also be entitled to receive information on the appropriate warranties regarding the transmission.
Should a person concerned wish to lay claim to such a right to information, he or she may contact our Data Privacy Officer for this purpose at any time.
 

13.3 Right to correction

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to demand immediate correction of any incorrect personal data concerning him or her. The person concerned is, furthermore, entitled, considering the purpose of the processing, to demand that incomplete personal data is completed - also by way of a supplementary statement.
Should a person concerned wish to lay claim to such a right to information, he or she may contact our Data Privacy Officer for this purpose at any time.
 

13.4 The right to deletion (the right to be forgotten)

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to demand of the party responsible that the personal data concerning him or her is deleted immediately, if one of the following grounds applies and if the processing is not necessary:

  • The personal data has been gathered for such purposes, or processed in another way, for which it is no longer needed.
  • The person concerned revokes his or her consent, on which he or she based the processing pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) or Art. 9 (2) (a) General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR), and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
  • Pursuant to Art. 21 (1) General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR), the person concerned is filing an opposition to the processing, and there is no overriding justified grounds for the processing, or the person concerned is filing an opposition against the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (2) General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR).
  • The personal data has been processed illegitimately.
  • The deletion of the personal data is necessary in order to fulfil a legal obligation in accordance with EU law or the law of the Member States to which the party responsible is subject.
  • The personal data has been gathered in regard to services offered in the information society pursuant to Art. 8 (1) General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR).

Should one of the above-mentioned grounds apply and an affected person wish to arrange for the deletion of personal data that is stored with our company, he or she may contact our Data Privacy Officer for this purpose at any time. Our Data Privacy Officer will arrange for the request for deletion to be complied with without delay.
Should the personal data have been published by our company, and should our company, as the party responsible pursuant to Art. 17 (1) General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR), be obliged to delete said personal data, our company shall, taking into account the available technology and the implementation costs, take appropriate steps, also of a technical nature, to inform other parties responsible for the data processing, who process the published personal data, that the person concerned has requested from such other parties responsible for processing the data that all links to said personal data or copies or replications of such personal data be deleted, provided that the processing is not necessary. The Data Privacy Officer will arrange for whatever is necessary in the individual case.
 

13.5 Right to limit the processing

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the Legislator of the respective European Directives and Regulations, to require the party responsible to limit the processing of the data if one of the following prerequisites exists:

  • The accuracy of the personal data is disputed by the person concerned, and in fact for a period of time which enables the party responsible to check the accuracy of the personal data.
  • The processing is illegitimate, and the person concerned refuses to have the personal data deleted, and instead demands that the use of the personal data be restricted.
  • The party responsible no longer requires the personal data for the purposes of the processing, the person concerned does, however, require it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
  • The person affected has filed an opposition against the processing of the data pursuant to Art. 21 (1) General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR), and it has not yet been established whether the justified grounds of the party responsible outweigh those of the affected person.

Should any of the above-mentioned prerequisites apply and an affected person wish to request that the personal data that is stored with our company be limited, he or she may contact our Data Privacy Officer for this purpose at any time. The Data Privacy Officer will arrange for the processing of the data to be limited.
 

13.6 The right to data portability

Any person affected by the processing of personal data is entitled to receive the personal data concerning him or her, which has been provided to a party responsible by the affected person, in a structured, up-to-date and machine-readable format. He or she additionally has the right to transmit such data to a different party responsible, without being hindered by the party responsible, to which or whom the personal data has been provided, as long as the processing is based on the consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) or Art. 9 (2) (a) General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) or an agreement pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (b) General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR), and the processing is undertaken with the aid of automated procedures, as long as the processing is not necessary in order to complete a task that is in the public interest or completed to exercise official authority that has been conferred upon the party responsible.
When exercising his or her right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 (1) General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR), the person concerned is, moreover, entitled to cause the personal data to be transmitted directly from one party responsible to another party responsible, if the latter is technically feasible, and as long as the rights and freedoms of other persons are not thereby impaired.
In order to assert the right to data portability, the person concerned may contact the Data Privacy Officer appointed by us at any time.
 

13.7 Right to object

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, for reasons which arise from his or her particular situation, to object against the processing of personal data concerning him or her that is being undertaken based on Art. 6 (1) (e) or (f) General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR), at any time. This also applies to any profiling based on these provisions.
In the event of a objection, our company no longer processes the personal data, unless we can provide evidence of mandatory grounds for the processing, worthy of protection, which outweigh the interests, rights and freedoms of the person concerned, or the processing serves the purpose of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims.
Should our company process personal data in order to carry out direct marketing, the person concerned is entitled to file an objection against the processing of the personal data for the purposes of such marketing, at any time. This also applies to profiling, in so far as it is connected with such direct marketing. Should the person concerned oppose the data being processed for the purposes of direct marketing, vis-à-vis our company, we will no longer process the personal data for such purposes.
In addition, the person concerned is entitled, for reasons arising from his or her particular situation, to file an objection against the processing of personal data concerning him or her that is performed by our company for scientific or historic research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89 (1) General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR), unless such processing is necessary in order to complete a task that falls within the scope of the public interest.
In order to exercise the right of an objection, the person concerned may contact the Data Privacy Officer directly.
 

13.8 Automated decisions in the individual case, including profiling

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right not to be subjected to a decision based exclusively on automated processing - including profiling - which develops legal validity in regard to him or her or affects him or her considerably in a similar way, as long as the decision is not required for concluding or fulfilling an agreement between the person concerned and the party responsible, or admissible based on legislation of the Union or the Member States, to which the party responsible is subject, with such legislation containing appropriate steps to preserve the rights and freedoms, as well as the justified interests of the person concerned, or effected with the express consent of the person concerned.
Should the decision regarding the conclusion or fulfillment of an agreement between the person concerned and the party responsible be required, or should it be taken with the express consent of the person concerned, our company will take appropriate steps to preserve the rights and freedoms of the person concerned, as well as his or her justified interests, which at least includes the right to arrange for the intervention of a person on the part of the party responsible, the right to explain one’s own position and the right to contest the decision.
Should the person concerned wish to assert rights in regard to automated decisions, he or she may, for this purpose, contact our Data Privacy Officer at any time.
 

13.9 The right to revocation of any consent under data privacy law

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to revoke any consent given to the processing of personal data at any time. Should the person concerned wish to assert his or her right to revoke any consent granted, he or she may contact our Data Privacy Officer for this purpose at any time.

 

14 Data privacy in the case of applications and in the application process
 

The party responsible for the processing gathers and processes the personal data of applicants for the purpose of executing the application procedure. The processing may also be carried out electronically. This is the case if an applicant transmits corresponding application documents to our company electronically, for example by e-mail or via a web form to be found on the website. Should our company conclude an employment contract with an applicant, the data transmitted will be saved for the purpose of handling the employment relationship, adhering to the statutory regulations. Should no employment contract with the applicant be concluded by our company, the application documents will automatically be deleted two months after announcing the decision to turn down the application, unless such deletion is in conflict with any justified interests on the part of the party responsible for the processing. A justified interest, in this sense, may, for example, be an obligation to provide evidence in any proceedings under the German General Equal Treatment Act (AGG). Data related to travel expenses will be deleted within the legal time limit.

 

15 Competent regulatory authority for data privacy
 

Since this data privacy statement is valid for several companies of the Berner Group, the data protection authority within the meaning of the General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) is - for reasons of simplicity – listed in the following file: European Data Protection Authorities

 

16 Amendments to the data privacy provisions
 

We reserve the right to alter our security and data privacy provisions, should it be necessary due to technological developments. We will, in such cases, also adapt our data privacy statement accordingly. Please note the respective current version of our data privacy statement.

 

September 2022 – The Berner Group