Privacy Policy | Code Intelligence

1 General Information on Data Processing

1.1 Name and Address of the Controller

The Controller within the meaning Art. 4 No. 7 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Code Intelligence GmbH (“we” / “us”), represented by its Managing Directors,

Rheinwerkallee 6
53227 Bonn
Germany

E-mail: info@code-intelligence.com
Website: www.code-intelligence.com

As Controller, we are responsible for the processing of your (“you” / the “user”) personal data. Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

1.2 General Information on Data Deletion and Storage Period

The data processed by us will be deleted or restricted in its processing in compliance with the statutory provisions, in particular in accordance with Art. 17 and 18 GDPR. Unless expressly stated within the scope of this data protection declaration, we delete data stored by us as soon as it is no longer required for its intended purpose. Beyond the point in time when the purpose ceases to exist, data will only be retained if it is required for other and legally permissible purposes or if the data must continue to be retained due to legal retention obligations. In these cases, processing is restricted, i.e. blocked and not processed for other purposes.

1.3 Rights of the Data Subject

You have the right to:

demand confirmation whether your personal data is being processed by us, and if that is the case to demand further information on the processing (Art. 15 GDPR);
demand rectification or erasure of your personal data (Art. 16 and Art. 17 GDPR);
demand restriction of the processing of your personal data (Art. 18 GDPR);
make use of your right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR);
object to the processing of your personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation (Art. 21 GDPR).

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority about our processing of your personal data (Art. 77 GDPR).

You can exercise these rights by contacting us (contact information given above and in the imprint).

2 Processing When Visiting Our Website

2.1 Processed Data, Purposes, Legal Basis

For the informational use of our website, it is generally not necessary to actively provide personal data. The data that is processed is the one which is automatically transmitted to us by the Internet browser. This includes:

Date and time of access
IP address
Host name of the accessing computer
Website from which the website was accessed
Websites accessed via the website
Page visited on our website
Message as to whether the call was successful
Amount of data transferred
Information about browser type and version used
Operating system

The temporary storage of data is necessary for the course of a website visit in order to enable the delivery of the website. Further storage in log files is carried out by the host provider in order to ensure the functionality of the website and the security of the information technology systems. These purposes are also our legitimate interest in data processing within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. The storage period is 30 days.

2.2 Host Provider

Our website is hosted by Microsoft Azure ("Azure"), One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington, 98052-6399, USA. The host receives the above-mentioned data as a processor and is obliged in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR to process data only on instruction. Azure may process personal data outside the European Union, i.e. a transfer of data to the USA cannot be excluded. To ensure the protection of your personal data when transferred to countries outside the European Union, we have agreed on so-called standard contractual clauses with the host provider. Accordingly, the host provider undertakes to maintain a European level of data protection.

Further information on the privacy policy of Microsoft Azure can be found at https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/ and here https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/docs/view/Microsoft-Products-and-Services-Data-Protection-Addendum-DPA.

3 Contact Form, CRM System, Online Marketing Activities

On our website, it is possible to fill out several forms (contact, demo, free trial, newsletter, etc.), for example to contact us, make a demo appointment or download materials regarding our services. In doing so, the user’s data from the input mask is transmitted to us. The data you provide us via such forms, like name, email address, address, phone number etc., is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR in order to handle the contact request and provide the requested service or in all other cases as described below (e.g. sending newsletters, providing marketing services etc. ) on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR if you have given us your consent which is obtained during the registration process. These data provided by the user may be stored in our customer relationship management system and marketing automation platform similar management systems. We delete the requests and personal data received from you via the contact forms as soon as they are no longer required to achieve the purpose for which they were collected.

In addition, we may use tools provided by other companies to further process your data. You can find more information below under "Pipedrive" and "HubSpot".

3.1 HubSpot

We use the customer relation management (CRM), registration and marketing automation system of HubSpot, a service of HubSpot Inc., 25 First Street, 2nd Floor, Cambridge, MA 02141, USA (privacy@HubSpot.com) with offices in Ireland, One Dockland Central, Dublin 1, Ireland and Germany, Am Postbahnhof 17, 10243 Berlin). HubSpot provides an integrated software solution that allows us to manage customer data and user requests more efficiently and faster and to cover different aspects of our online marketing activities. These include, among others:

Content management (website and blog)
Email marketing (sending newsletter as well as automated mailings, e.g. to provide downloads, marketing materials like whitepapers and one pagers)
Social media publishing & reporting
Reporting (e.g. traffic sources, website visits, etc. ...)
Contact management (e.g. user segmentation & CRM)
Landing pages and contact forms

Furthermore, we use HubSpot for analysis of search behaviors on our website. More information under "Analysis of search behavior"(Sec. 4.2.).

3.1.1 Use of HubSpot on Our Website as Part of Our Registration Service

Our registration service allows visitors to our website to learn more about our company, download content and to provide their contact information as well as further demographic information and provide them with materials according to preferences. This information is stored on HubSpot servers. It may be used by us to contact visitors to our website (upon consent) and to determine which of our company's services are of interest to them. All information collected by us is subject to this Privacy Statement. We use all collected information exclusively to optimize our marketing processes.

As part of the optimization of our online marketing activities, Hubspot may collect and process the following data:

Host name of the accessing device (IP address)
Geographical position
Browser type/ version
Reference URL
Operating system used
Version of the operating system
Duration of the visit
Accessed pages
Access times
Clickstream data
Navigation information
Performance data
HubSpot subscription service credentials
Files that are displayed on site
Domain names
Internet service provider
Mobile apps data
Device identification
Device model and version
Where the application was downloaded from
Information about how often the application is used
Events that occur within the application

The legal basis of the processing is your consent according to Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR. If you do not want Hubspot to collect and process the aforementioned data, you can refuse your consent or withdraw it at any time with effect for the future by sending us an email (info@code-intelligence.de).

3.1.2 Use of HubSpot for Newsletters

If you would like to subscribe to our newsletter, then we need your personal data like email address, first name, last name, in order to send you our newsletter. For the collection and processing of this data we use the online contact forms provided by HubSpot.

This data processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR ). You can revoke your consent at any time and with effect for the future for example via the "unsubscribe" link in the newsletter or by sending us an email (info@code-intelligence.de).

The data you have provided us with for the purpose of receiving our newsletter will be stored by us for as long as is needed or until you unsubscribe. To unsubscribe from the newsletter, you can use the "unsubscribe" link in the newsletter or by sending us an email (info@code-intelligence.de). After unsubscribing from the newsletter, your deposited data will be deleted from our servers as well as from HubSpot's servers. Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected by this.

3.1.3 Use of HubSpot for Marketing Services

If you would like to use the marketing services offered on our website, we collect and process an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the e-mail address provided and that you agree to receive marketing materials like whitepapers and one-pagers. For this data we use the online contact forms provided by HubSpot.

This data processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR ). You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future, for example via the "unsubscribe" link in the newsletter or by sending us an email (info@code-intelligence.de).

The data you have provided us with for the purpose of receiving marketing services will be stored by us for as long as is needed or until you unsubscribe. To unsubscribe from marketing materials, you can use the "unsubscribe" link in the respective email or by sending us an email (info@code-intelligence.de). After unsubscribing from marketing materials, your deposited data will be deleted from our servers as well as from HubSpot's servers. Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected by this.

3.1.4 Use of the HubSpot Marketing Platform As a Newsletter Dispatch Service, Measurement of the Opening rate

Additionally, HubSpot allows us to analyze our newsletter and marketing campaigns. When you open an email sent with HubSpot, a file contained in the email (so-called web-beacon) connects to HubSpot's servers. This makes it possible to determine whether a newsletter message has been opened and which links, if any, have been clicked. In addition, technical information is recorded (e.g. time of retrieval, IP address, browser type and operating system). This information can be assigned to the respective newsletter recipient. It is used exclusively for the statistical analysis of marketing campaigns. The results of these analyses can be used to better adapt future content to the interests of the recipients.

If you do not want HubSpot to perform any analysis, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter and from receiving further marketing emails. For this purpose, we provide a corresponding link in each message.

3.1.5 Use of HubSpot for Digital content

We use the services of HubSpot in order to provide you with our downloadable content. In order to be able to send you customized contents we collect and process personal data, like email address, first name, last name.

The legal basis for such processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR in order to fulfill our contractual and pre-contractual obligations and services regarding the provision of digital content.

This data will be stored for as long as is needed to fulfill the purpose of its processing, i.e. the data will be deleted after sending the content.

3.1.6 Use of HubSpot for Online Demos

If you would like to request an appointment for an online demo, then we process your data like email address, last name, first name, phone number in order to coordinate an appointment and to hold and follow-up an online demo. In order to collect and process this data we use the online contact form provided by HubSpot.

The legal basis for such processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR in order to fulfill our contractual and pre-contractual obligations and services regarding the provision of an online demo.

This data will be stored for as long as is needed to fulfill the purpose of its processing, i.e. the data will be deleted after sending the content.

3.1.7 Use of HubSpot for Free trials

If you would like to register for a trial for using our software and other services we process your data, like email address, last name, first name, phone number in order to ensure that you receive the necessary information and to introduce you to the free trial use of our software and other services.

The legal basis for such processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR in order to fulfill our contractual and pre-contractual obligations and services regarding the provision of a free trial of our software and other services.

This data will be stored for as long as is needed to fulfill the purpose of its processing, i.e. the data will be deleted after the expiry of the free trial period and if you do not become a customer.

3.1.8 Processing of Data Outside the European Union

The data mentioned in this Sec. 3.2 will be stored on HubSpot's servers in Ireland and may be transferred to HubSpot Servers in the USA. Please note, if you use our online contact forms provided by HubSpot personal data may be transferred to HubSpot Servers in the USA.

To ensure the protection of your personal data when transferred to countries outside the European Union, we have agreed on so-called standard contractual clauses with HubSpot.

Furthermore, we have concluded a "Data Processing Agreement" with HubSpot, in which we oblige the company to protect our customers' data and not to pass it on to third parties.

For more details, please see HubSpot's privacy policy at: https://legal.hubspot.com/de/dpa and https://legal.hubspot.com/de/privacy-policy

4 Analysis of Surfing Behavior

4.1 Google Analytics

Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland (hereinafter "Google").

4.1.1 Scope of the Processing of Personal Data

Google uses cookies, which are stored on your computer and which enable an anonymized analysis of your use of the website. In the process, data such as

Browser type/version,
operating system used,
Referrer URL (the previously visited page),
host name of the accessing computer (IP address),
time of the server request

are transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. It is not possible to draw conclusions about a specific person, as your IP address is anonymized immediately after processing and before storage. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of our website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to the website activity and internet usage to the website operator. Furthermore, Google Analytics enables the use of the Google Optimize tool to improve usability through the use of A/B tests

4.1.2 Purpose of Data Processing

Google Analytics is used for the purpose of improving the quality of our website and its content. In this way, we learn how the website is used and can thus constantly optimize our offer.

4.1.3 Legal Basis for the Processing of Personal Data

The legal basis for the processing of this personal data is your consent according to Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR. If you do not want Google to collect and processes this data you can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by calling up the cookie settings as described below (“duration of storage, possibility of objection and elimination” Sec.4.1.4.) and changing your selection there.

Google may process personal data outside the European Union, i.e. a transfer of data to the USA cannot be excluded. To ensure the protection of your personal data when transferred to countries outside the European Union, we have agreed on so-called standard contractual clauses with Google.

4.1.4 Duration of Storage, Possibility of Objection and Elimination

The data sent by us and linked to cookies are automatically deleted after 14 months. The deletion of data whose retention period has been reached takes place automatically once a month.

The cookies used by Google Analytics are stored on the user's computer and transmitted from it to our site. Therefore, you as a user also have full control over the use of cookies. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically by using the respective settings in your browser.

You can object to the storage and evaluation of this data by Google at any time. In this case, a so-called opt-out cookie is permanently stored in your browser, which causes Google not to collect any data for storage and evaluation. You can install the opt-out cookie by following the description under this link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

However, if you delete this cookie intentionally or unintentionally, the objection to data storage and evaluation will also be lifted and can be renewed via the above link.

Alternatively, most modern browsers have a so-called "Do Not Track" option, which tells websites not to track your user activity. Google respects this option.

Further information on data protection in connection with Google Analytics can be found, for example, in the Google Analytics help (https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de).

4.1.5 Information on how Google uses your personal data

For more information on how Google uses your personal data when you give consent, please see Google's Privacy & Term site.

4.2 HubSpot

In addition to Google Analytics, we use Hubspot, a service of Hubspot Inc. (see above under “Contact form, CRM system, online marketing activities” Sec. 3.2.) for analysis purposes on our websites.

4.2.1 Scope of the Processing of Personal Data

This involves analysis of landing pages and reporting, the use of so-called "web beacons" and also the setting of "cookies", which are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website by us.

If, as shown in "Contact form, CRM system, online marketing activities" (Sec.3.2.), the newsletter or other documents are obtained, we can also use HubSpot to link a user's visits from such newsletters or other documents to our websites with personal data (e.g., names, email address), thus recording personal data and informing users individually and specifically about preferred subject areas.

The following personal data may be collected in the process:

Host name of the accessing device (IP address)
Geographical position
Browser type/ version
Reference URL
Operating system used
Version of the operating system
Duration of the visit
Accessed pages
Access times
Clickstream data
Navigation information
Performance data
Files that are displayed on site
Domain names
Internet service provider
Mobile apps data
Device identification
Device model and version
Where the application was downloaded from
Information about how often the application is used
Events that occur within the application

4.2.2 Purpose of the Data Processing

The information collected is analyzed by HubSpot in order to improve the quality of our website and its content. In this way, we learn how the website is used and can thus continuously optimize our offer.

4.2.3 Legal Basis for the Processing of Personal Data

The legal basis for the processing of this personal data is your consent according to Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR). If you do not want HubSpot to collect and processes this data you can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by calling up the cookie settings as described below (“duration of storage, possibility of objection and elimination” Sec. 4.2.4.) and changing your selection there.

HubSpot may process personal data outside the European Union, i.e. a transfer of data to the USA cannot be excluded. To ensure the protection of your personal data when transferred to countries outside the European Union, we have agreed on so-called standard contractual clauses with HubSpot.

4.2.4 Duration of Storage, Possibility of Objection and Elimination

The cookies used by HubSpot are stored on the user's computer and transmitted by it to our site. If collection by HubSpot is generally not desired, the storage of cookies can be prevented at any time through appropriate browser settings.

The data sent by us and linked to cookies are automatically deleted after 36 months. The deletion of data whose retention period has been reached takes place automatically once a month.

Furthermore, you can object to the storage and evaluation of this data by HubSpot at any time. In this case, a so-called opt-out cookie is permanently stored in your browser, which causes HubSpot not to collect any data for storage and evaluation.

However, if you delete this cookie intentionally or unintentionally, the objection to data storage and evaluation will also be removed and can be renewed via the above link.

For more information on how Hubspot works, see the section "Contact form, CRM system, online marketing activities" and the privacy policy of Hubspot Inc. available at: http://legal.hubspot.com/de/privacy-policy and https://legal.hubspot.com/de/dpa

4.3 Hotjar

We use Hotjar, a tool offered by Hotjar Ltd, Dragonara Business Centre, 5th Floor, Dragonara Road, Paceville St Julian's STJ 3141, Malta. Hotjar allows us to better understand, how our website is being used (e.g. how much time users spend on which pages, which links they choose to click, what users do and don’t like, etc.). For that purpose, Hotjar uses cookies.

4.3.1 Processed Personal Data

Hotjar processes a device's IP address (processed during your session and stored in a de-identified form), device screen size, device type (unique device identifiers), browser information, geographic location (country only), and the preferred language used to display our website. Hotjar stores this information on our behalf in a pseudonymized user profile.

We use Hotjar in order to better understand, how users use our website and how to improve the user experience.

4.3.2 Legal Basis for the Processing of Personal Data

The legal basis for this processing of personal data is our legitimate interest to provide you with a smooth user experience, optimize our services and improve our marketing activities, thus Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR.

Find out more about data protection at Hotjar: https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/privacy/

4.3.3 Duration of Storage, Possibility of Objection and Elimination

Your IP address is processed for a maximum of thirty (30) calendar days. Any other data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for its intended purpose and provided that this does not conflict with any statutory retention obligations or legal retention periods.

You can object to the processing of personal data by Hotjar, by installing an opt-out cookie in your browser. To install the opt-out cookie, follow the instructions at https://www.hotjar.com/privacy/do-not-track/.

4.4 Zapier

We use Zapier, a tool offered by Zapier Inc., 548 Market St. #62411, San Francisco, CA 94104-5401. Zapier allows us to integrate different other tools and databases.

The data processing by Zapier may affect any data we have already obtained in compliance with our privacy policy.

The legal basis for this processing of personal data is our legitimate interest to effectively coordinate the use of our tools and databases, thus Art. 6 (1) lit. f ) GDPR.

Zapier processes data outside the European Union and in particular in the US. To ensure the protection of your personal data when transferred to countries outside the European Union, we have agreed on so-called standard contractual clauses with Zapier.

4.5 Navattic

We use Navattic, a tool offered by Navattic Inc 2261 Market Street #4301 San Francisco, CA 94114, USA. Navattic allows us to provide software demos to you.

4.5.1 Processed Personal Data

The subject matter of processing of personal data may cover the following types/categories of data:

device screen resolution;
device type (unique device identifiers), operating system, and browser type;
click events
referring URL and domain;
pages visited; and
date and time when website pages were accessed

4.5.2 Legal Basis for the Processing of Personal Data

The legal basis for this processing of personal data is our legitimate interest to provide you with a software demo in order to promote our products, thus Art. 6 (1) lit. b) or f) GDPR.

Find out more about data protection at Navattic: https://www.navattic.com/legal/privacy

4.5.3 Duration of Storage, Possibility of Objection and Elimination

Data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for its intended purpose and provided that this does not conflict with any statutory retention obligations or legal retention periods.

4.6 Twitter Analytics

We use Twitter Analytics, a tool offered by Twitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07 Ireland. Twitter Analytics analyses how users interact with our content on Twitter. In order to provide us with statistic data, Twitter Analytics uses, among other things, cookies, i.e. small text files that are stored locally in the cache of your web browser on your device and that enable an analysis of your use of Twitter.

4.6.1 Processed Personal Data

Twitter Analysis may process your personal data, including information concerning the device which you are using to access Twitter and your IP-address.

4.6.2 Legal Basis for the Processing of Personal Data

We have a legitimate interest in analyzing our marketing efforts and making them as effective as possible. Accordingly, the legal basis for the processing of personal data is Article 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR.

Twitter may process personal data outside the European Union, i.e. a transfer of data to the USA cannot be excluded. To ensure the protection of your personal data when transferred to countries outside the European Union, we have agreed on so-called standard contractual clauses with Twitter.

Learn more about the processing and protection of personal data by twitter at https://twitter.com/settings/account/personalization and https://twitter.com/en/privacy.

4.6.3 Duration of Storage

The personal data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for its intended purpose and provided that this does not conflict with any statutory retention obligations or legal retention periods.

4.7 Lead Forensics

For marketing and optimization purposes, Lead Forensics products and services (http://www.leadforensics.com) are used on this website. Headquarters of Lead Forensics is located in 3000 Lakeside, North Harbour, Portsmouth PO6 3EN.

4.7.1 Processed Personal Data

Lead Forensics may identifiey details of your organization including

phone number
web address
SIC code
a description of the company
pages visited
session duration

4.7.2 Legal Basis for the Processing of Personal Data

Under no circumstances will the data be used for the personal identification of an individual visitor. If IP addresses are collected, they are made anonymous immediately after collection. On behalf of the operator of this website Lead Forensics will use the collected information to evaluate your visits to the website, compile reports on website activities, provide other services with related website information and monitor internet usage.

If you do not agree or object to the data collection, processing and storage of your data at any time you can opt out with immediate effect by clicking on the following link: https://optout.leadforensics.com/?clientID=263775

4.8 Leadinfo

We use the lead generation service provided by Leadinfo B.V., Rotterdam, The Netherlands, which recognizes visits of companies to our website based on IP addresses and shows us related publicly available information, such as company names or addresses. For additional information, please visit www.leadinfo.com. On this page: www.leadinfo.com/en/opt-out you have an opt-out option. In the event of an opt-out, your data will no longer be used by Leadinfo.

4.8.1 Processed Personal Data

Leadinfo may identify publicly available details of your organization, which may include eg. phone number, web address or a description of the company

4.8.2 Legal Basis for the Processing of Personal Data

We have a legitimate interest in analyzing our marketing efforts and making them as effective as possible. Only publicly available information is used. Accordingly, the legal basis for the processing of personal data is Article 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR.

5 Advertisement

5.1 Google Ads With Conversion Tracking

We use Google Ads, an internet advertising service that allows advertisers to display ads in Google search results and on other websites. Advertisers define keywords on the basis of which ads will be displayed if people search for them. Google Ads belongs to Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland.

Google Ads sets a conversion cookie if users come to our website via the advertisements.

5.1.1 Processed Personal Data

Google receives the information that you have clicked on an ad from us. The unique cookie ID, number of ad impressions per placement (frequency), last impression (relevant for post-view conversions) are usually stored as analysis values of a cookie.

We only receive statistical evaluations from Google. Based on these evaluations, we can see which of the advertising measures used are particularly effective. We do not receive any further data from the use of the advertising media; in particular, we cannot identify users on the basis of this information. We have no influence on the scope and further use of the data collected by Google through the use of this tool and therefore inform you according to our state of knowledge:

If you are registered with a Google service, Google can assign the visit to your account. Even if you are not registered with Google or have not logged in, there is the possibility that the provider learns your IP address and stores it.

5.1.2 Purpose of Data Processing

Google Ads is used for the purpose of advertising the website. Personalized and interest-oriented advertising by third-party companies serves to market the solutions and services offered by us.

We can determine how successful the individual advertising measures are in relation to the data of the advertising campaigns. In this way, we pursue the interest of showing you advertising that is of interest to you, making our website more interesting for you and achieving a fair calculation of advertising costs.

5.1.3 Legal Basis for the Processing of Personal Data

There is a legitimate interest in the insertion of personalized advertising, market research and/or the user-friendly design of the website. Accordingly, the legal basis for the processing of personal data is Article 6 (1) lit. f ) GDPR.

5.1.4 Duration of Storage, Possibility of Objection and Elimination

The cookie set by Google Ads has a lifespan of 30 days and collects anonymized user data. In this way, returning users and their page views can be identified within this time frame. Google and we as operators of the site can see whether defined goals, so-called conversions, have been achieved on the website. This information is used to measure success and optimize advertising measures. The data collected in this way includes, among other things, the IP address of the internet connection you are using. This information is transferred by Google to the USA, stored and possibly passed on to third parties.

As already described, you can object to the storage and evaluation of this data by Google at any time. In this case, a so-called opt-out cookie is permanently stored in your browser, which causes Google not to collect any data for storage and analysis.

Click Here to Object to the Use of Google Ads for This Website.

However, if you delete this cookie intentionally or unintentionally, the objection to data storage and evaluation will also be lifted and can be renewed via the above link. Alternatively, most modern browsers have a so-called "Do Not Track" option, which tells websites not to track your user activity. Google respects this option.

Furthermore, you have the option to object to interest-based advertising by Google. To do this, you must call up the link www.google.de/settings/ads from the Internet browser you are using and make the desired settings there.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

5.2 Twitter Ads

We use Twitter Ads, a tool offered by Twitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07 Ireland. Twitter Ads allows us to improve our marketing efforts on Twitter.

5.2.1 Processed Personal Data

Twitter Ads analyses how you interact with tweets and advertisement on Twitter. Twitter Ads may process your personal data, including information on the device which you are using to access Twitter and your IP-address. For this purpose, Twitter Ads uses, among other things, cookies, i.e. small text files that are stored locally in the cache of your web browser on your device.

5.2.2 Legal Basis for the Processing of Personal Data

Learn more about the processing and protection of personal data by twitter at https://twitter.com/settings/account/personalization, and https://twitter.com/en/privacy.

5.2.3 Duration of Storage

The personal data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for its intended purpose and provided that this does not conflict with any statutory retention obligations or legal retention periods.

6 Integrated Third-Party Services

6.1 YouTube Videos

We may embed videos from the "YouTube" platform of the provider Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (parent company: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). When one of the pages equipped with a YouTube plugin is visited, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. In the process, the YouTube server is informed which pages have been visited. If the data subject is logged into their YouTube account, this enables YouTube to assign the surfing behavior directly to the respective personal profile.

When YouTube videos are used, Google uses cookies to collect information about visitors to the web pages, for example to collect call-up statistics. A connection to Google's DoubleClick network is also established by means of a cookie in order to display the most relevant advertisements possible. In doing so, Google records which advertisements were displayed to you and which of them you called up. The use of DoubleClick cookies enables Google and its advertising network to display ads based on your previous visits to websites (or apps). The information generated by the cookies is transferred by Google to a Google server for analysis and stored there.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data is your consent, Article 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by calling up the settings [….] and changing your selection there.

You can prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookies listed in this section and thus on the use of the data related to this online offer, as well as the processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

You can find out more information about Google's use of data, setting and objection options on Google's websites at: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/partners and at http://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads and https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

6.2 Clickmeeting Webinars

We may offer webinars via our website. For this purpose, the Clickmeeting service is used (ul. Arkońska 6/A4, 80-387 Gdańsk, Poland). As soon as you register for a webinar, you leave our website and are on the website of the provider.

We have therefore designated the provider Clickmeeting as a processor and concluded a data processing agreement in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR. The legal basis for the processing of personal data when using the services of Clickmeeting is Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR since the data processing is necessary to provide our services.

More detailed information on the data protection conditions of Clickmeeting can be found here https://clickmeeting.com/de/legal.

6.3 Font Awesome

Our website uses so-called web fonts or icons provided by Fonticons, Inc. for the uniform display of fonts or icons. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts or icons into its browser cache in order to display texts, fonts and icons correctly.

For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to the servers of Fonticons, Inc. This enables Fonticons, Inc. to know that our website has been accessed via your IP address. Font Awesome is used in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offers. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR.

If your browser does not support Font Awesome, a standard font from your computer will be used.

You can find more information about Font Awesome at https://fontawesome.com/help and in the privacy policy of Fonticons, Inc.: https://fontawesome.com/privacy.

6.4 Microsoft Teams

We use Microsoft Teams. Microsoft Teams is a tool for audio or video conferencing offered by Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, One Microsoft Place, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, Ireland. We use Microsoft Teams for internal communication, communication with external partners and with clients.

6.4.1 Processed Personal Data

Any data relevant to the communication will be processed via Microsoft Teams. If you participate in communication via Microsoft Teams, additionally, other data such as your IP address and device information will be processed.

6.4.2 Legal Basis for the Processing of Personal Data

We have a legitimate interest to facilitate online communication. Accordingly, the legal basis for the processing of personal data is Art. 6 (1) lit. f ) GDPR.

Microsoft may process personal data outside the European Union i.e. a transfer of data to the USA cannot be excluded. To ensure the protection of your personal data when transferred to countries outside the European Union, we have agreed on so-called standard contractual clauses with Microsoft.

Learn more about the processing and protection of personal data by Microsoft at https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement .

6.4.3 Duration of Storage

The personal data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for its intended purpose and provided that this does not conflict with any statutory retention obligations or legal retention periods.

6.5 Google Drive

We use Google Drive. Google Drive is a tool for storing and sharing data, and is offered by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (parent company: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA).

6.5.1 Processed Personal Data

Any personal data, which we have obtained / and or processed in compliance with data protection law may be stored and – where the legal requirements are met – shared via Google Drive.

6.5.2 Legal Basis for the Processing of Personal Data

We have a legitimate interest to store and, where appropriate, share data. Accordingly, the legal basis for the processing of personal data is Article 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR.

Learn more about the processing and protection of personal data by Google at https://policies.google.com/privacy .

6.5.3 Duration of Storage

The personal data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for its intended purpose and provided that this does not conflict with any statutory retention obligations or legal retention periods.

6.6 Google Tag Manager

We use Google Tag Manager. Google Tag Manager is tag management service, and is offered by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (parent company: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA).

6.6.1 Scope of the Processing of Processed Personal Data

Google uses cookies, which are stored on your computer and which enable an anonymized analysis of your use of the website. In the process, data such as

Browse type/version
operating system used,
Refer URL (the previously visited page)
host name of the accessing computer (IP address)
time of the server request

6.6.2 Purpose of Data Processing

Google Tag Manager is used for the purpose of improving the quality of our website and its content. In this way, we learn how the website is used and can thus constantly optimize our offer.

6.6.3 Legal Basis for the Processing of Personal Data

The legal basis for the processing of this personal data is your consent according to Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR. If you do not want Google to collect and process this data you can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by calling up the cookie settings as described below (“duration of storage, the possibility of objection and elimination” Sec.6.7.4.) and changing your selection there.

Learn more about the processing and protection of personal data by Google at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

6.6.4 Duration of Storage, Possibility of Objection and Elimination

The data sent by us and linked to cookies are automatically deleted after 14 months. The deletion of data whose retention period has been reached takes place automatically once a month.

The cookies used by Google Tag Manager are stored on the user's computer and transmitted from it to our site. Therefore, you as a user also have full control over the use of cookies. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically by using the respective settings in your browser.

However, if you delete this cookie intentionally or unintentionally, the objection to data storage and evaluation will also be lifted and can be renewed via the above link.

Alternatively, most modern browsers have a so-called "Do Not Track" option, which tells websites not to track your user activity. Google respects this option.

Further information on data protection in connection with Google Tag Manager can be found, for example, in the Google Tag Manager help (https://support.google.com/tagmanager/answer/9323295?hl=en).

6.7 Restream Live Streams

We may offer live streams via our website. For this purpose, the Restream service is used (8121 Bee Cave Road, Ste 150, Austin TX 78746, USA). As soon as you register for a live stream, you leave our website and are on the website of the provider.

We have therefore designated the provider restream as a processor and concluded a data processing agreement in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR. The legal basis for the processing of personal data when using the services of Clickmeeting is Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR since the data processing is necessary to provide our services.

More detailed information on the data protection conditions of restream can be found here: https://restream.io/privacy-policy.

6.8 Information we receive from other sources

We may receive information from the third-party authentication provider about you, including your GitHub, Bitbucket, Google, or Docker username and your email address. We are also working closely with other third parties (including, for example, business partners, service providers, sub-contractors in technical and payment services, advertising networks, analytics providers, search information providers and recruitment agencies) and may receive information about you from them. If you use the Platform while working for one of our customers, we will receive information (such as your email address, to create an account for you) from that customer. If you work for an organization, we may receive your name and contact details from partners who identify for us potential customers for our services (including attendees at events we sponsor).

7 Processing When Attending our Digital Conference FuzzCon Europe

We organize annually the digital conference FuzzCon Europe, an event for developers who wants to learn more about the latest technologies, and trends in application security testing.

7.1 Processed Data, Purposes, Legal Basis

If you attend our conference as an attendee, we process personal data such as your name, job title, email address in order to identify and contact you as an attendee of the conference. The legal basis is for this data processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR in order to fulfill our contractual obligations as organizer of the conference towards the attendees.

If you participate in our conference as a speaker, we process personal data such as your name, email, job title, company name, profile picture, phone number. The legal basis is for this data processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR in order to fulfill our contractual obligations as organizer of the conference towards the attendees and the speakers.

With the consent of the speaker, we publish the data of the speaker such as name, email, job title, company name, profile picture, phone number on our website www.fuzzcon.eu. Furthermore, with the consent of the speaker, we make recordings of the speaker and publish them on our website www.fuzzcon.eu. The publication of the speaker’s data and recordings on our website www.fuzzcon.eu. is necessary to inform the public about the conference and the respective speakers. The legal basis is for this data processing is the speaker’s consent according to Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR. As a speaker you can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by sending us an email (info@code-intelligence.de).

7.2 Duration of Storage

The personal data of the attendees and the speakers is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for its intended purpose and provided that this does not conflict with any statutory retention obligations or legal retention periods.

7.3 Use of Slack

We use the Slack, a communication service provided by Slack Technologies, Inc, 500 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA. We use Slack for communication during the conference FuzzCon Europe with the attendees.

Slack processes data on our behalf in accordance with the provisions of the GDPR. A data processing agreement in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR has been concluded with Slack.

The legal basis is our legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR in order to provide a user-friendly and effective exchange and communication during the conference. A data transfer outside the scope of the GDPR is based on standard contractual clauses that we have concluded with Slack.

Slack processes data provided by the attendee when creating a Slack profile, i.e. user data such as names, addresses email address and content data such as text entries, photos and videos, as well as usage data such as web pages visited, access times, meta/communication data, IP addresses.

Further information can be found in Slack's privacy policy: https://slack.com/intl/de-de/legal.

Updated September 2022