Privacy Notice

1. Introduction

We would like to use the information below to provide you "data subject" with an overview of our processing of your personal data and your rights under data protection law. It is generally possible to use our website without entering personal data. However, if you wish to make use of special services offered by our company through our website, it may be necessary to process personal data. If it is necessary to process personal data and there is no legal basis for such processing, we will generally obtain your consent.

Personal data, such as your name, address or email address, is always processed in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and in accordance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to the "KOLBUS Group GmbH". The aim of this Privacy Notice is to inform you about the scope and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and process.

As the data controller, we have implemented numerous technical and organisational measures to ensure the most complete possible protection of the personal data processed via this website. Nevertheless, Internet-based data transmissions can in principle have security gaps so that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, you are free to submit personal data on alternative ways, such as by phone or by post to us.

 

2. Data controller

The data controller, as defined by the GDPR, is:

KOLBUS Group GmbH

Osnabrücker Strasse 77

32369 Rahden

Germany

Phone: 05771 71-0

Fax: 05771 71-333

E-mail: info@kolbus.de

 

Data controller’s representative: Michael R. Bach

 

3. Data protection officer

You can reach the data protection officer as follows:

datenschutz(at)kolbus.de

You may contact our data protection officer directly at any time if you have any questions or suggestions regarding data protection.

 

4. Definitions

This Privacy Notice is based on the terminology used by European legislature in the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy should be easy to read and understand, both for the public and for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain in advance the terminology used. Among other things, we use the following terms in this privacy policy.

 

We use the following terms in this Privacy Notice, among others:

4.1. Personal data

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

4.2. Data subject

A Data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller (our company).

4.3. Processing

Processing is any operation or set of operations which is performed upon personal data, whether or not by automatic means, such as collection, recording, organization, filing, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

4.4. Restriction of processing

Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their future processing.

4.5. Profiling

Profiling is any form of automated processing of personal data which consists in using such personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects relating to that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location or change of location.

4.6. Pseudonymization

Pseudonymization is the processing of personal data in such a way that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures which ensure that the personal data cannot be attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

4.7. Data processor

Data processor means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

4.8. Recepient

A recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body to whom personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities that may receive personal data in the context of a specific investigative task under Union or Member State law shall not be considered as recipients.

4.9. Third party

Third party means any natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, the controller, the processor and the persons who, under the direct responsibility of the controller or the processor, are authorized to process the personal data.

4.10. Consent

Consent means any freely given specific and informed indication of the data subject's wishes in the form of a statement or other unambiguous affirmative act by which the data subject signifies his or her agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

 

5. Legal basis for processing

Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR (icw § 25 (1) Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG, formerly TTDSG)) serves our company as the legal basis for processing operations where we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose.

If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party, as is the case, for example, with processing operations that are necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of another service or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR. The same applies to processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, for example in the case of enquiries about our products or services.

If our company is subject to a legal obligation by which the processing of personal data becomes necessary, such as for the fulfilment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. c) GDPR.

In rare cases, the processing of personal data might become necessary to protect vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were to be injured on our premises and as a result their name, age, health insurance data or other vital information had to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third party. In this case, the processing would be based on Art. 6 (1) lit. d) GDPR.

Finally, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. Processing operations which are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases are based on this legal basis if the processing is necessary for the protection of a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not overweigh. We are permitted to carry out such processing operations in particular because they have been specifically mentioned by European law. In this respect, the legislature took the view that a legitimate interest could be assumed if you are a customer of our company (Recital 47, Sentence 2 GDPR).

Our offer is inherently aimed at adults. Persons under 16 years of age may not transmit any personal data to us without the consent of their parents or legal guardians. We do not request personal data from children and adolescents, do not collect it and do not pass it on to third parties.

 

6. Technology

6.1 SSL/TLS-encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption to guarantee the security of data processing and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders, login data or contact enquiries that you send to us as the operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address bar of the browser contains a "https://" instead of a "http://" and by the lock symbol in your browser bar.

We use this technology to protect your transmitted data.

 

6.2 Data collection when visiting the website

If you only use our website for informational purposes, if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information or do not give your consent to processing that requires consent, we only collect data that is technically necessary for the provision of the service. This is regular data that your browser transmits to our server (in so-called "server log files"). Our website collects a series of general data and information each time you or an automated system accesses a page. This general data and information is stored in the server log files. The following can be recorded:

 

1. the browser types and versions used,

2. the operating system used by the accessing system,

3. the website from which an accessing system accesses our website (so-called referrer),

4. the sub-pages accessed via an accessing system on our website,

5. the date and time of access to the website,

6. an internet Protocol (IP) address, and

7. the internet service provider of the accessing system.

 

When using this general data and information, we do not draw any conclusions about your person. Rather, this information is required to

1. deliver the contents of our website correctly,

2. optimise the contents of our website as well as to advertise it,

3. ensure the permanent operability of our IT systems and the technology of our website, and

4. provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary to prosecute in the event of a cyber-attack.

 

Therefore, the data and information collected will be used by us for statistical purposes only and for the purpose of increasing the data protection and data security of our enterprise to ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The data of the server log files is stored separately from any personal data provided by a data subject.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the purposes for data collection listed above.

 

6.3 Data collection when visiting the website

If you only use our website for informational purposes, if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information or do not give your consent to processing that requires consent, we only collect data that is technically necessary for the provision of the service. This is regular data that your browser transmits to our server (in so-called "server log files"). Our website collects a series of general data and information each time you or an automated system accesses a page. This general data and information is stored in the server log files. The following can be recorded:

1. browser types and versions used,

2. the operating system used by the accessing system,

3. the website from which an accessing system accesses our website (so-called referrer),

4. the sub-pages accessed via an accessing system on our website,

5. the date and time of access to the website,

6. an abbreviated internet protocol address (anonymized IP address) and,

7. the Internet service provider of the accessing system.

 

When using this general data and information, we do not draw any conclusions about your person. This information is rather required to:

1. deliver the contents of our website correctly,

2. optimize the contents of our website as well as to advertise it,

3. ensure the permanent operability of our IT systems and the technology of our website, and

4. provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary to prosecute in the event of a cyber-attack.

 

This collected data and information is therefore statistically analyzed and further analyzed by us with the aim of increasing data protection and data security within our company to ultimately ensure an optimum level of protection for the personal data being processed by us. The anonymous data from the server log files is stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

 

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the purposes for data collection listed above.

 

6.4 Hosting by Host Europe

We host our website at the Host Europe GmbH, Hansestraße 111, 51149 Köln (Host Europe).

When visiting our website your personal data (e.g. IP addresses in log files) are processed on the servers of Host Europe.

The use of Host Europe is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the high-performance provision of our website.

We have concluded a corresponding agreement with Host Europe on the basis of GDPR for commissioned processing. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that Host Europe only processes the personal data of our website visitors according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Additional information and Host Europe`s privacy policy can be found at https://www.hosteurope.de/AGB/Datenschutzerklaerung/

 

7. Cookies

7.1 General information about cookies

We use cookies on our website. Cookies are small files that are automatically created by your browser and stored on your IT system (laptop, tablet, smartphone or similar) when you visit our website.

 

Information generated from the specific device used is stored in cookies. This does not mean, however, that we will gain immediate knowledge of your identity.

The use of cookies helps us make it more convenient for you to use our website. For example, we use session cookies to detect whether you have already visited individual pages on our website. These are erased automatically when you leave our website.

In addition, we also use temporary cookies to optimize user-friendliness, which are stored on your end device for a specific period of time. If you visit our site again to use our services, it is automatically recognized that you have already been with us and which entries and settings you have made so that you do not have to enter them again.

We also use cookies to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate our offer for you for the purpose of optimization. These cookies enable us to automatically recognize that you have already visited our website when you visit it again. The cookies set in this way are automatically deleted after a defined period of time. The respective storage period of cookies can be found in the settings of the consent tool used.

 

7.2 Legal basis for the use of cookies

The data processed by the cookies, which are required for the proper functioning of the website, are thus necessary to protect our legitimate interests as well as those of third parties in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR.

For all other cookies, the following applies: You have given your consent to this within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR via our opt-in cookie banner.

 

7.3 Usercentrics (Consent Management Tool)

We use the Consent Management Tool "Usercentrics" of Usercentrics GmbH, Sendlinger Str. 7, 80331 Munich, Germany. This service allows us to obtain and manage the consent of website users for data processing.

Usercentrics collects data generated by end users who use our website. When an end user provides consent, Usercentrics automatically logs the following data:

• Browser information,
• Date and time of access to the website,
• Device information,
• The URL of the website visited,
• Geographic location (Banner language),
• The consent status of the end user, which serves as proof of consent.

The consent status is also stored in the end user's browser so that the website can automatically read and follow the end user's consent in all subsequent page requests and future end user sessions for up to 12 months. Consent data (consent and withdrawal of consent) is stored for three years. The retention period corresponds to the regular limitation period according to § 195 of the German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch [BGB]). The data is then deleted immediately or passed on to the person responsible in the form of a data export upon request.

The functionality of the website is not guaranteed without the described processing. There is no possibility of objection for the user as long as there is a legal obligation to obtain the user's consent to certain data processing operations (Art. 7 (1), 6 (1) lit. c) GDPR).

Usercentrics is a recipient of your personal data and acts as a processor for us.

Additional information on the service can be found at the following link:https://usercentrics.com/privacy-policy/.

 

8. Contents of our website

8.1 Contact support / Contact form

Personal data is collected when contacting us (e.g. via contact form or e-mail). Which data is collected in the case of the use of a contact form can be seen from the respective contact form. This data is stored and used exclusively for the purpose of answering your request or for contacting you and the associated technical administration. The legal basis for processing the data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. If your contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted after final processing of your request; this is the case if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter concerned has been conclusively clarified and the deletion does not conflict with any legal obligations to retain data.

 

8.2 Facebook Connect

On our website, you can log in to create a customer account or register using the social plugin "Facebook Connect" of the social network Facebook, which is operated by Meta Platforms Inc. (formerly Facebook Inc.), 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA ("Meta"), within the scope of the so-called single sign-on technology, if you have a Facebook profile. You can recognize the social plugins from "Facebook Connect" on our website by the blue button with the Facebook logo and the inscription "Log in with Facebook" or "Connect with Facebook". "Connect with Facebook" or "Log in with Facebook" or "Sign in with Facebook".

When you view a page of our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to Meta's servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted by Facebook directly to your browser and integrated into the page. Through this integration, Facebook receives the information that your browser has called up the corresponding page of our website, even if you do not have a Facebook profile or are not currently logged in to Facebook. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted by your browser directly to a Meta server in the USA and stored there. These processing operations are only carried out if you have given your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR.

 

By using this "Facebook Connect"-button on our website, you also have the option of logging in or registering on our website using your Facebook user data. Only if you give your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR prior to the registration process on the basis of a corresponding notice about the exchange of data with Facebook, do we receive the general and publicly accessible information stored in your profile from Facebook when using the "Facebook Connect" button, depending on your personally made data protection settings at Facebook. This information includes the user ID, name, profile picture, age and gender.

Please note that following changes to Facebook's privacy policy and terms of use, consent may also result in the transfer of your profile pictures, friends' user IDs and friends list if these have been marked as "public" in your privacy settings on Facebook. The data transmitted by Facebook will be stored and processed by us for the creation of a user account with the necessary data, if these have been released by you on Facebook for this purpose (title, first name, last name, address data, country, e-mail address, date of birth). Conversely, data (e.g. information on your surfing or purchasing behavior) may be transferred from us to your Facebook profile based on your consent.

The consent given can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the person responsible named at the beginning of this Privacy Policy.

For the purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook, as well as your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy, please refer to Facebook's privacy policy: www.facebook.com/policy.php.

This US company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. There is hereby an adequacy decision pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR, so that a transfer of personal data may also take place without further guarantees or additional measures.

Personal data is only processed via social media buttons after your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR.

If you do not want Facebook to assign the data collected via our website directly to your Facebook profile, you must log out of Facebook before visiting our website. You can also completely prevent the loading of Facebook plugins with add-ons for your browser, e.g. with "Adblock Plus" (https://adblockplus.org/de/).

 

9. Our activities in social networks

To allow us to communicate with you on social networks and inform you about our services, we run our own pages on these social networks. If you visit one of our social media pages, we and the provider of the social media network are joint controllers (Art. 26 GDPR) regarding the processing operations triggered thereby, which concern personal data.

We are not the original provider of these pages, but only use them within the scope of the options offered to us by the respective providers

We would therefore like to point out as a precautionary measure that your data may also be processed outside of the European Union or the European Economic Area. Use of these networks may therefore involve data protection risks for you since the protection of your rights may be difficult, e.g. your rights to information, erasure, objection, etc. Processing on social networks frequently takes place directly for advertising purposes or for the analysis of user behaviour by network providers, and we have no control over this. If the provider creates user profiles, cookies are often used or user behaviour may be assigned directly to your own member profile on the respective social network (if you are logged in).

The processing operations of personal data described are carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR based on our legitimate interests and the legitimate interests of the respective provider in order to communicate with you in a timely manner or to inform you about our services. If you have to grant your consent to the respective providers to process your data as a user, the legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR in conjunction with Art. 7 GDPR.

Since we have no access to these providers’ databases, we would like to point out that you would be best placed to exercise your rights (e.g. to information, rectification, erasure, etc.) directly with the respective provider. More information on the processing of your data on social networks and your options for exercising your right to object or your right of revocation (opt out) is listed below for each of the social network providers we use:

 

9.1 Facebook

(Joint) Data Controller for data processing in Europe:

Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland

Meta (Facebook) may, unless an objection is lodged, process content from adult users in the EU - e.g. photos, posts or comments - for the purpose of training its own AI models. The legal basis for this is a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. We as a company have no influence over this specific data processing by Meta. Users can object to this processing via an online form on Meta’s platforms.

 

Privacy Policy (Data Policy):

www.facebook.com/about/privacy

 

9.2 Instagram

(Joint) Controller for data processing in Germany:

Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland

Meta (Instagram) may, unless an objection is lodged, process content from adult users in the EU, e.g. photos, posts or comments, for the purpose of training its own AI models. The legal basis for this is a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. We as a company have no influence over this specific data processing by Meta. Users can object to this processing via an online form on Meta’s platforms.

 

Privacy Policy (Data Policy):

instagram.com/legal/privacy/

 

9.3 LinkedIn

(Joint) Data controller responsible for data processing in Europe:

LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland

 

Privacy Notice:

www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

 

9.4 YouTube

(Joint) Controller responsible for data processing in Europe:

Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland

 

Privacy Notice:

policies.google.com/privacy

 

10. Social media plugins

10.1 Facebook Plugin

We have integrated components of the company Facebook on this website. Facebook is a social network.

A social network is a social meeting place operated on the Internet, an online community that generally allows users to communicate and interact with each other in virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for sharing opinions and experiences or enables the Internet community to provide personal or company-related information. Facebook allows social network users to create private profiles, upload photos, and network through friend requests, among other features.

 

The operating company of Facebook is Facebook, Inc, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. The controller of personal data, if a data subject lives outside the USA or Canada, is Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Whenever you access one of the individual pages of this website that is operated by us and on which a Facebook component (Facebook plugin) has been integrated, the Internet browser on your IT system is automatically prompted by the respective Facebook component to download a representation of the corresponding Facebook component from Facebook. A complete overview of all Facebook plugins can be found at developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/. Within the scope of this technical procedure, Facebook obtains knowledge about which specific subpage of our website is visited by you.

If you are logged in to Facebook at the same time, Facebook recognizes which specific subpage of our website you are visiting each time you call up our website and for the entire duration of your respective stay on our website. This information is collected by the Facebook component and assigned by Facebook to the respective Facebook account. If you press one of the Facebook buttons integrated on our website, for example the "Like" button, or make a comment, Facebook assigns this information to your personal Facebook user account and stores this personal data.

Facebook always receives information via the Facebook component that you have visited our website if you are simultaneously logged into Facebook at the time of calling up our website; this takes place regardless of whether you have clicked on the Facebook component or not. If you do not want this information to be transmitted to Facebook, you can prevent the transmission by logging out of your Facebook account before accessing our website.

This US company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. There is hereby an adequacy decision pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR, so that a transfer of personal data may also take place without further guarantees or additional measures.

Personal data is only processed via social media buttons after your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR.

 

The data policy published by Facebook, which can be accessed at de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/ provides information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by Facebook. It also explains which setting options Facebook offers to protect privacy. In addition, various applications are available that make it possible to suppress data transmission to Facebook. Such applications can be used by you to suppress data transmission to Facebook.

 

10.2 Instagram Plugin

We have integrated components of the service Instagram on this website. Instagram is a service that qualifies as an audiovisual platform and allows users to share photos and videos and also to redistribute such data in other social networks.

 

The operating company of Instagram's services is Meta Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Building 14 First Floor, Menlo Park, CA, USA.

 

Whenever you call up one of the individual pages of this website that is operated by us and on which an Instagram component (Instagram button) has been integrated, the internet browser on your IT system is automatically prompted by the respective Instagram component to download a representation of the corresponding component from Instagram. As part of this technical process, Instagram receives knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by you.

 

If you are logged in to Instagram at the same time, Instagram recognizes which specific subpage you are visiting each time you call up our website and for the entire duration of your respective stay on our website. This information is collected by the Instagram component and assigned to your Instagram account by Instagram. If you click one of the Instagram buttons integrated on our website, the data and information thus transmitted will be assigned to your personal Instagram user account and stored and processed by Instagram.

Instagram always receives information via the Instagram component that you have visited our website if you are simultaneously logged into Instagram at the time of calling up our website; this takes place regardless of whether you have clicked on the Instagram component or not. If you do not want this information to be transmitted to Instagram, you can prevent the transmission by logging out of your Instagram account before accessing our website

 

This US company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. There is hereby an adequacy decision pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR, so that a transfer of personal data may also take place without further guarantees or additional measures.

 

Personal data is only processed via social media buttons after your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR.

 

More information and Instagram's applicable privacy policy can be found at help.instagram.com/155833707900388 and www.instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

 

10.3 LinkedIn Plugin

We have integrated components of the LinkedIn Corporation on this website. LinkedIn is an Internet-based social network that allows users to connect with existing business contacts and make new business contacts.

 

The operating company of LinkedIn is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. For privacy issues outside the USA, LinkedIn Ireland, Privacy Policy Issues, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, is responsible.

 

With each individual call-up of our website, which is equipped with a LinkedIn component (LinkedIn plugin), this component causes the browser used by you to download a corresponding representation of the component from LinkedIn. Further information on the LinkedIn plugins can be found at developer.linkedin.com/plugins. As part of this technical procedure, LinkedIn receives knowledge of which specific subpage of our website you have visited.

 

If you are logged in to LinkedIn at the same time, LinkedIn recognizes which specific subpage of our website you are visiting with each call to our website and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website. This information is collected by the LinkedIn component and assigned to your LinkedIn account by LinkedIn. If you click on a LinkedIn button integrated on our website, LinkedIn assigns this information to your personal LinkedIn user account and stores this personal data.

LinkedIn always receives information via the LinkedIn component that you have visited our website if you are simultaneously logged into LinkedIn at the time of calling up our website; this takes place regardless of whether you have clicked on the LinkedIn component or not. If you do not want this information to be transmitted to LinkedIn, you can prevent the transmission by logging out of your LinkedIn account before accessing our website.

This US company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. This constitutes an adequacy decision pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR, meaning that personal data may be transferred without further guarantees or additional measures.

Personal data is only processed via social media buttons after your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR.

LinkedIn offers the possibility to unsubscribe from email messages, SMS messages, targeted ads and manage ad settings at www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls. LinkedIn also uses partners such as Quantcast, Google Analytics, BlueKai, DoubleClick, Nielsen, Comscore, Eloqua and Lotame, which may set cookies. Such cookies can be rejected at www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy. LinkedIn's applicable privacy policy can be found at www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. LinkedIn's cookie policy can be found at www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy.

 

10.4 YouTube Plugin

We have integrated YouTube components on this website. YouTube is an Internet video portal that allows video publishers to post video clips free of charge and other users to view, rate and comment on them free of charge. YouTube allows the publication of all types of videos, which is why complete film and television programs, but also music videos, trailers or videos made by users themselves can be accessed via the Internet portal.

The operating company of YouTube is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Each time you call up one of the individual pages of this website that is operated by us and on which a YouTube component (YouTube plugin) has been integrated, the internet browser on your IT system is automatically prompted by the respective YouTube component to download a representation of the corresponding YouTube component from YouTube. Further information on YouTube can be found at www.youtube.com/yt/about/de/. Within the scope of this technical procedure, YouTube and Google receive information about which specific sub-page of our website is visited by you.

 

If you are logged in to YouTube at the same time, YouTube recognizes which specific sub-page of our website you are visiting when you call up a sub-page that contains a YouTube plugin. This information is collected by YouTube and Google and assigned to your YouTube account.

YouTube and Google always receive information via the YouTube component that you have visited our website if you are logged into YouTube at the same time as calling up our website; this takes place regardless of whether you click on a YouTube video or not. If you do not want this information to be transmitted to YouTube and Google, you can prevent the transmission by logging out of your YouTube account before accessing our website.

 

The parent company Google LLC is certified as a US company under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. There is hereby an adequacy decision pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR, so that a transfer of personal data may also take place without further guarantees or additional measures.

 

Personal data is only processed via social media buttons after your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR.

 

YouTube's applicable privacy policy can be found at www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

 

11. Web analytics

11.1 Matomo

We have integrated the Matomo component of the provider InnoCraft Ltd, 150 Willis St, 6011 Wellington, New Zealand, on this website. Matomo is a software tool for web analysis, i.e. for elicitation, collection and evaluation of data on the behaviour of visitors to our websites. Among other things, data is collected about the website from which a data subject has accessed a website (so-called referrer), which sub-pages of the website have been accessed or how often and for how long a sub-page has been viewed. This is used to optimize the website and for cost-benefit analysis of internet advertising.

 

The software is operated on the controller’s server, the data protection-sensitive log files are stored exclusively on this server.

 

Matomo stores a cookie on your IT system. Setting the cookie enables us to analyze the use of our website. Each time one of the individual pages of this website is called up, the internet browser on your IT system is automatically prompted by the Matomo component to transmit data to our server for the purpose of online analysis. As part of this technical procedure, we obtain knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the person concerned, which we use, among other things, to trace the origin of visitors and clicks.

By using the cookie, personal information such as the access time, the location from which an access originated and the frequency of visits to our website are stored. Each time you visit our website, this personal data, including the IP address of the internet connection you are using, is transmitted to our server. This personal data is stored by us. We do not pass on this personal data to third parties.

 

These processing operations are only carried out when express consent is given in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR.

 

Additional information on the service can be found at the following link: matomo.org/privacy/.

 

12. Plugins and other services

12.1 audatis MANAGER (whistleblowing system)

We use the whistleblowing system of audatis MANAGER by audatis Services GmbH, Luisenstraße 1, 32052 Herford, Germany.

 

The whistleblowing protection system enables the investigation of reports to prevent, uncover, and/or take subsequent actions against violations of applicable laws or company policies.

 

In this context, the following data may be collected, if there is no anonymous reporting:

l Information for the personal identification of the whistleblower, such as first and last name, address, telephone number and email address;

l Employment-related information;

l Information regarding the affected person identified in the report, such as first and last name, gender, address, telephone number and email address;

l Information about violations that may potentially allow inferences about a natural person.

 

Data processing is carried out in the case of information for the personal identification of the whistleblower based on the legal obligation of the Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG) pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. c) GDPR.

If further information on employee status, information on the data subject and other information that allows conclusions to be drawn about natural persons is processed, this is done either to fulfil legal obligations under the Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG) pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. c) GDPR or, in the case of voluntary provision of a whistleblower system, on the basis of legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the processing of reports to be able to carry out follow-up measures.

 

For more information on the data protection provisions of audatis MANAGER, please refer to: www.audatis-manager.de/datenschutz/

 

13. Your rights as a data subject

13.1 Right to confirmation

You have the right to request confirmation from us as to whether personal data relating to you will be processed.

 

13.2 Right to information (Article 15 GDPR)

You have the right to obtain information about the personal data stored about you at any time, free of charge, as well as the right to access a copy of such data from us, in accordance with the statutory provisions.

 

13.3 Right to rectification (Article 16 GDPR)

You have the right to request the immediate rectification of incorrect personal data relating to yourself. Furthermore, the data subject has the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, considering the purposes of the processing.

 

13.4 Erasure (Article 17 GDPR)

You have the right to demand that we erase the personal data relating to you be deleted without delay, provided that one of the reasons provided by law applies and if processing or further storage is not required.

 

13.5 Restriction to processing (Article 18 GDPR)

You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your data if one of the legal requirements is met.

 

13.6 Data transferability (Article 20 GDPR)

You have the right to obtain personal data relating to you that you provided us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transfer this data to another controller without hindrance by us, to whom the personal data was provided, provided that the processing is based on the consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR or Art. 9 (2) lit. a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR, and the data are processed using automated procedures, unless processing is necessary to complete a task, is in the public interest or is carried out in the exercise of an official authority assigned to us.

 

Furthermore, when exercising your right to data transferability pursuant to Art. 20 (1) GDPR, you have the right to have personal data transferred directly from one controller to another, provided this is technically feasible and does not impede the rights and freedoms of other persons.

 

13.7 Objection (Article 21 GDPR)

You have the right to lodge an objection to the processing of personal data relating to you for reasons relating to your particular situation where this is done on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. e) (data processing in the public interest) or lit. f) (data processing on the basis of the weighing of legitimate interests) GDPR.

This also applies to profiling based on these provisions pursuant to Article 4 Number 4 GDPR.

Should you lodge an objection, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling and legitimate reasons for such processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or where processing serves the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims.

In individual cases, we process your personal data for direct marketing purposes. You have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data for the purpose of such advertising. This also applies to profiling where this is connected to this kind of direct marketing. Should you object to the processing of your data for direct marketing purposes, we will no longer process your personal data for this purpose.

In addition, you have the right to object to our processing of your personal data for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89 (1) GDPR for reasons arising from your particular situation, unless such processing is necessary for the performance of a task in the public interest.

You are free to exercise your right to lodge an objection in relation to the use of information society services, Directive 2002/58/EC notwithstanding, by means of automated procedures using technical specifications.

13.8 Revocation of consent regarding data protection

You have the right to revoke any consent to the processing of personal data at any time with future effect.

13.9 Lodging a complaint with a supervisory authority

You have the right to complain to a supervisory authority responsible for data protection about our processing of personal data.

 

14. Duration of storage of personal data

The criterion for the duration of the retention of personal data is the respective legal retention period. Once this period expires, the data in question will be routinely erased, provided it is no longer required for the fulfilment or initiation of the contract.

 

15. Version and amendments to the Privacy Notice

This Privacy Policy is currently valid as of: February 2026.

 

Due to the further development of our Internet pages and offers or due to changed legal or official requirements, it may become necessary to change this Privacy Policy. You can access and print out the current data protection declaration at any time on the website under "https://kolbus.com/de/datenschutz".

 

(This privacy statement has been prepared with the assistance of the privacy software: audatis MANAGER.)