Legal Disclaimers & Data Protection

The data controller is, unless stated otherwise, Detecon International GmbH, Bayenwerft 12-14, 50678 Cologne. If you have any questions regarding privacy you can contact info@detecon.com or our Data Protection Officer at the aforementioned postal address or at privacy@detecon.com.

Note that where you have a business relationship with any Detecon entity other than Detecon International GmbH (including without limitation as a client, service provider, applicant, or if you have signed up for a newsletter at any Detecon entity other than Detecon International GmbH), such other Detecon entity is the controller of that data. If you have any questions regarding protection of your data controlled by any such Detecon entity, you can find contact details here.

With respect to any of the activities listed below you have the right

• To request information about the categories of personal data processed, the purposes of the processing, any recipients of the data, and the envisaged storage period (Art. 15 GDPR);
• To request that incorrect or incomplete data be rectified or supplemented (Art. 16 GDPR); 
• To withdraw consent at any time with effect for the future (Art. 7 (3) GDPR);
• To object to the processing of data on the grounds of legitimate interests, for reasons relating to your particular situation (Art. 21 (1) GDPR);
• To request the erasure of data in certain cases under Art. 17 GDPR – especially if the data is no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which it was collected or is unlawfully processed, or if you withdraw your consent according to (c) above or object according to (d) above; 
• To demand, under certain circumstances, the restriction of data where erasure is not possible or the erasure obligation is disputed (Art. 18 GDPR);
• To data portability, i.e. you can receive the data that you provided to us in a commonly used and machine-readable format such as CSV, and can, where necessary, transfer the data to others (Art. 20 GDPR);
• To file a complaint with the responsible supervisory authority regarding data processing (for telecommunications contracts: the German Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (Bundesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit); for any other matters: State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, North Rhine-Westphalia (Landesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit Nordrhein-Westfalen)).

If you have a business relationship with a company of the Detecon Group other than Detecon International GmbH, you have the rights vis-à-vis that company set forth in part three ("Data Subject Rights") of the Binding Corporate Rules Privacy, in addition to the rights to which you are entitled by law. Note that where you have a business relationship with any Detecon entity other than Detecon International GmbH, you have – in addition to any rights you may have under applicable local law – the rights set out in Part Three (“Rights of Data Subjects”) of the Binding Corporate Rules Privacy in relation to that Detecon entity.

To processors, i.e., companies we engage to process data within the legally defined scope, Art. 28 GDPR (service providers, agents). In this case, Deutsche Telekom also remains responsible for protecting your data. We engage companies particularly in the following areas: IT, marketing, finance, HR, logistics, and printing.

To cooperation partners who, on their own responsibility, provide services for you or in conjunction with your Deutsche Telekom contract. This is the case if you order services from these partners through us, if you consent to the involvement of the partner, or if we involve the partner on the basis of legal permission.

Owing to legal obligations: In certain cases, we are legally obliged to transfer certain data to a state authority that requests it. 

As a general rule, your data will be processed in Germany and other European countries. If, in exceptional cases, your data is also processed in countries outside the European Union (so-called “Third Countries", many of which do not provide a level of privacy adequate to that in the EU), this is done only

• if you have explicitly given your consent (Art. 49 (1) lit. a GDPR),
• if it is necessary for us to provide you with services (Art. 49 (1) lit. b GDPR),
• or if it is prescribed by law (Art. 49 (1) lit. c GDPR).

Furthermore, your data is processed in Third Countries only if certain measures ensure a suitable level of privacy (e.g., through the EU Commission's adequacy decision or through suitable guarantees, Art. 44 et seq. GDPR). 

Within the Detecon Group, privacy and data security worldwide are subject to the Binding Corporate Rules Privacy (BCRP) of the Group Deutsche Telekom AG, which have been approved by the German Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information.

Collection of Technical Characteristics in the Provision of the Website

When you visit our web pages, the web server temporarily records the domain name or your computer’s IP address, date/time of request, HTTP request header data, especially user agent, the file requested (file name and URL) by the client, the http response code, and the website from which you are visiting us.

The recorded data is used solely for data security purposes, particularly to protect against attempted attacks on our web server. We do not use it to create individual user profiles. Nor do we share this information with third parties. It is erased after seven days at the latest. We reserve the right to statistically analyze anonymized data records. We have a legitimate interest in that (Art. 6 (1) f GDPR).

Links to Social Media Networks

Some web pages include buttons for social media networks (such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Xing, and LinkedIn) that you can use to recommend the services of Deutsche Telekom AG to others. 

To ensure you retain full control of the data, the used buttons provide direct contact between the respective social network and the visitor only once you actively click on the button (one-click solution).

When the social media plug-in is activated or links in the pictogram are used, also for the purpose of sharing content (Art. 6 (1) a GDPR), the following data can be forwarded to the social media provider: IP address, browser information, operating system, screen resolution, installed browser plug-ins (such as Adobe Flash Player), previous website if you followed a link (referrer), URL of the current website, etc. The next time you visit the website, the social media plug-ins are again provided in the default disabled mode, thus ensuring that no data is transferred during a repeat visit to the website. For more information about social media plug-ins and about the purposes for which data is processed, along with other privacy-relevant information, please refer to the privacy statements of the companies responsible and to one-click solution.

Will My Usage Habits be Evaluated, e.g., for Advertising Purposes or Tracking?

We would like you to enjoy using our web pages and take advantage of our content and services. We have an economic interest in this. We analyze your usage habits on the basis of anonymized or pseudonymized data so you can find the contents that interest you and so we can make our web pages user-friendly. Reach measurement provides statistics on a website’s usage intensity and the number of users, along with comparable figures for all the connected services. We, or companies commissioned by us to process data, create usage profiles to the extent permitted by law. This information cannot be traced back to you directly.

In any case, when you visit our website, the web server temporarily records the domain name or IP address of your computer, information on the device, operating system and browser used, geo-information down to a maximum of city level; the URL called up with the associated page title and optional information on the page content; the website from which the called individual page was reached (referrer site); the subsequent pages that were called from the called web page within an individual web page; the time spent on the web page; further interactions (clicks) on the web page such as entered search terms, downloaded files and videos viewed. This information is pseudonymized or anonymized. Pseudonymized data is deleted after 24 hours although we reserve the right to evaluate anonymized data even beyond this period. We have a legitimate interest in this (Art. 6 (1) f GDPR).

In any case, when you visit our website, the web server temporarily records the domain name or IP address of your computer, information on the device, operating system and browser used, geo-information down to a maximum of city level; the URL called up with the associated page title and optional information on the page content; the website from which the called individual page was reached (referrer site); the subsequent pages that were called from the called web page within an individual web page; the time spent on the web page; further interactions (clicks) on the web page such as entered search terms, downloaded files and videos viewed. This information is pseudonymized or anonymized. Pseudonymized data is deleted after 24 hours although we reserve the right to evaluate anonymized data even beyond this period. We have a legitimate interest in this (Art. 6 (1) f GDPR).

Cookies

Upon your consent, we also use preference and analytics cookies (Art. 6 (1) a GDPR in conjunction with § 25 (1) 1 TTDSG.). The cookie banner displayed when you visit our websites (or linked further below on this page) provides you with further information on those cookies, their respective purposes and storage period, and gives you the opportunity to manage your consent. Should you wish to contact us regarding your consent, kindly provide us with the ID and date of your consent (that can also be found further below on this page).

Cookies that are required to deliver the web service and use key functions (“Necessary Cookies”) cannot be rejected. Further information on Necessary Cookies, their respective purposes and storage period can also be found in the cookie banner. The legal basis for processing Necessary Cookies is Art. 6 (1) b GDPR in conjunction with § 25 (2) No. 2 TTDSG.

Further information on cookies and consent can be found in the appendix on this page.

Services From Other Companies (Third-Party Providers)

We have integrated services from third-party providers that provide their services independently. If you consent to those services and visit our websites, data is collected and sent to those third parties and may be used by those third parties for their own commercial purposes, including aggregation with data from other sources. This is in part for Detecon’s own purposes. The legal basis for processing is your consent (Art. 6 (1) a GDPR, in conjunction with § 25 (1) 1 TTDSG). The scope, purpose, and legal basis on which further processing is carried out for the respective third party’s own purposes can be found below. 

To show you videos on our websites, we use the service YouTube, provided by Google Ireland Limited with its registered office at Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google"). YouTube collects data to provide users with better services – from determining basic information such as your language through to more complex services such as advertising.

What data is collected and how it is processed depends on how you use YouTube and your privacy settings. If you are not signed into a Google account, the data collected is stored with unique identifiers associated with your browser or device. This can, for instance, ensure that the language settings are retained during all browser sessions. If you are signed in to a Google account, data is also collected that is stored in your Google account.

The data is transferred to Google's computers and stored there. Google may transfer data to Google LLC in the U.S.A. and declares adherence to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The European Commission has found data to be adequately protected when transferred under the DPF (Art. 45 (1) GDPR).

Learn more about and object to Google's data processing here.

We invite you to subscribe to our free newsletter. For registration, you will be asked to provide certain data (most importantly, your email address). Furthermore, before you can access certain material (e.g. product information and studies), you may be required to enter certain personal data (so-called "gated content"). In both cases, you agree that we may store and process that data to provide you with information and consultation on studies, events, trends and solutions. The legal basis is your consent (Art. 6 (1) a GDPR). 

After registration, a user receives confirmation to the e-mail address provided (so-called "double opt-in" procedure). The registration process is only complete once the user has clicked the link contained in this e-mail. You can revoke your consent at any time by sending us an email to info@detecon.com. We will then delete the data immediately.

If you have downloaded gated content concerning our NetWorks product range until 06/23/2022, we will store the personal data you have provided us no longer than two years after our last interaction with you. Your rights to revoke your consent at any time remain unaffected.

We use the service “maatoo” for our newsletter. E-mails sent with maatoo use tracking technologies. We use such data primarily to find out which topics are of interest to you by tracking whether our e-mails are opened, and which links you click on. We then use this information to improve the e-mails we send you and the services we provide. We have a legitimate interest in that (Art. 6 (1) a GDPR).

We use the “Facebook Insights” functions of Facebook Ireland Limited (“Facebook”) on our Facebook and Instagram pages and the “Page Insights” function of LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company (“LinkedIn”) on our LinkedIn page (the providers collectively called the “Social Networks”) to obtain anonymized statistical data about the use of and visitors to our Facebook, Instagram and, respectively, LinkedIn pages. The legal basis is our legitimate interest (Art. 6 (1) f GDPR) in public relations and communication in general and, in particular, the optimization of our Facebook, Instagram and, respectively, LinkedIn presences, and to select groups that we want in particular to see our communication.

Via “Facebook Insights”, we receive information about the use of our Facebook and Instagram pages, in particular anonymized information about visitor profiles including demographic and geographic evaluations. These usage statistics may also be created by Facebook across devices if you use Facebook or Instagram on multiple end devices (e.g., in the browser and in the app). When you are a LinkedIn member and you visit, follow or engage with our LinkedIn Page, LinkedIn creates similar statistics, in particular with data that was provided by you to LinkedIn, such as job function, country, industry, seniority, company size, and employment status data from your profile. Additionally, LinkedIn will process information on how you have interacted with our company page, e.g., whether you are a follower.

With respect to our Facebook and Instagram pages, Detecon and Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, are jointly responsible for these statistics under applicable privacy law. We have concluded an agreement pursuant to Art. 26 GDPR with Meta on such joint controllership. The essence of this agreement and more detailed information on Facebook Insights can be found here. With respect to our LinkedIn page, Detecon and LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Gardner House, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, are jointly responsible for these statistics under applicable privacy law. We have concluded an agreement pursuant to Art. 26 GDPR with LinkedIn on such joint controllership. The essence of this agreement and more detailed information on Page Insights can be found here. Facebook and LinkedIn, respectively, assume essential obligations on the basis of those respective agreements, in particular to inform data subjects and to safeguard data subject rights. Under the above links, you can also find out how to assert your data subject rights under the GDPR, in particular the right to request information and the right to object processing of the Insights data.

Independently of this, please note that the Social Networks may process further data from you on their own sole responsibility, e.g., through cookies. Whether and to what extent this is generally the case can be seen for Facebook here, for Instagram here and for LinkedIn here.

You can set the extent to which Facebook collects data on your user behavior when visiting Facebook and Instagram pages as a registered user of Facebook here and as a registered user of Instagram here. You can also find more options for managing data processing by Facebook and Instagram, including an objection form, here and under the options for general settings for Facebook and Instagram. LinkedIn provides choices about the collection, use and sharing of a member’s data, from deleting or correcting data a member includes in its profile and controlling the visibility of its posts to advertising opt-outs and communication controls. LinkedIn offers a member settings to control and manage the personal data it has about the member.

All Social Networks may transfer personal data to countries outside the EU, including the United States, and rely on either a European Commission’s decision that the country has an adequate level of privacy or on standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission to achieve such an adequate level of privacy.

Please note that communication via all Social Networks is potentially insecure. You can always contact us via other means, e.g., info@detecon.com.

We process applicants’ data only for the application procedure and its administrative handling. As a general rule, we delete your data at the latest 6 months after the end of the application procedure. We may store your data longer to the extent your application leads to an employment relationship and the data is required for that employment relationship. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 (1) b GDPR (decision on the establishment or, respectively, performance of an employment contract).

All personal data on this website will only be transmitted in encrypted form. The identity of the server is known, and it is secured against unauthorized access by third parties. Effective algorithms check whether the data reaches its respective recipient completely and unchanged.

If you wish to contact us by e-mail, please note that due to the technical conditions of the Internet, confidentiality cannot be guaranteed for these messages. E-mails can also be changed by third parties or get lost.