Privacy Policy

The protection of your personal data is very important to us. This privacy policy provides you with an overview of what personal data we collect when you visit this website, how we process it, and for what purposes. Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (Article 4(1) GDPR).

We process your personal data exclusively in compliance with the applicable data protection regulations, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the relevant national data protection laws. This includes ensuring that your data is processed lawfully, fairly, and transparently, and that appropriate technical and organizational measures are in place to protect it (Article 32 GDPR).

The following sections inform you about the scope, purpose, and legal basis of the processing of your personal data as well as your rights as a data subject.

The website operator or hosting provider collects data on access to the site and stores these as “server log files”. The following data are recorded:

• Visited website
• Time of access
• Amount of data sent in bytes
• Source/referrer from which you accessed the site
• Browser used
• Operating system used
• IP address used

The collected data are processed for the purposes of ensuring the security and stability of the website, for statistical analysis, and to improve the website. These data cannot be attributed to identifiable individuals and are not combined with other data sources. Processing is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (our legitimate interests in the secure, stable, and efficient provision of this website).

We reserve the right to review these data retrospectively if we become aware of specific indications of unlawful use.

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device and accessed by your browser. They help improve the usability, effectiveness, and security of this website. Processing of cookies is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interests in the technically error-free and optimized provision of the website) or, where consent is legally required, on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.

Most browsers provide an option to restrict or disable cookies. Please note, however, that if cookies are disabled, the full functionality of this website may not be available.

If you contact the website operator using the contact options provided, your personal data will be processed for the purpose of handling and responding to your inquiry. The legal basis for this processing is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR (performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures) or Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (our legitimate interest in effectively processing inquiries).

Your personal data will not be disclosed to third parties without your consent. Data will be stored only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes of processing or as required by statutory retention obligations.

This website uses the service “Google Analytics,” provided by Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA), for the purpose of analyzing website usage. Google Analytics uses “cookies” – text files stored on your device. The information generated by cookies about your use of the website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (our legitimate interest in the analysis, optimization, and efficient operation of our website). If consent is legally required (e.g., for setting analytics cookies), processing is based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.

IP Anonymization

IP anonymization is activated on this website. Within member states of the European Union or other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, your IP address will be shortened by Google before transmission to the United States. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. The IP address transmitted by your browser will not be combined with other Google data.

Under a data processing agreement concluded between the website operator and Google pursuant to Article 28 GDPR, Google uses the information collected to evaluate website usage, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services related to internet usage.

Browser Settings and Plugins

You can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser software. However, please note that if you do so, you may not be able to use all features of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by cookies and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) as well as the processing of these data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at: Browser add-on for deactivating Google Analytics

Opt-Out Cookie

You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set that prevents the collection of your data on future visits to this website: Disable Google Analytics

Demographic Features in Google Analytics

This website uses the “demographic features” function of Google Analytics, which enables the creation of reports containing statements about the age, gender, and interests of website visitors. These data come from interest-based advertising by Google as well as visitor data from third-party providers. These data cannot be attributed to any specific person. You may disable this feature at any time in the ad settings of your Google account or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described in the “Opt-Out Cookie” section above.

Further Information

Further information on how Google handles personal data can be found here: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en

The website operator offers a newsletter to provide information about the product SMC Smart Media Creator and related topics.

To subscribe to the newsletter offered on the website, we process your personal data (in particular your email address and the information required to verify ownership of that address) for the purpose of sending the newsletter and documenting your consent. The legal basis is Article 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent). Where required by law, we use a double opt-in procedure; your subscription becomes active only after you confirm via the link sent to you. No additional data is collected, and we do not disclose your data to third parties.

You may withdraw your consent to the storage and use of your personal data for newsletter delivery at any time pursuant to Article 7 GDPR—by email to info@ec-systems.de, by mail to Expert Communication Systems GmbH, Richard-Reitzner-Allee 1, 85540 Haar, or by using the unsubscribe link included in each newsletter email. Following withdrawal, we will cease sending the newsletter and erase or restrict your data unless statutory retention obligations apply.

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as inquiries you send to us as the website operator, this site uses SSL/TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the change in the browser’s address line from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser bar.

When SSL/TLS encryption is enabled, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties. This security measure is implemented in accordance with Article 32 GDPR to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of personal data during processing.

In the context of handling application procedures in our company, we use the recruitment platform of the service provider HRworks GmbH, Legal Notice (HRworks Legal Notice). The placement of personnel on behalf of job seekers or employers does not constitute commissioned data processing, but rather the use of an independent professional service provided by a separate controller (according to LDA Bavaria, FAQ list of 20 July 2018).

The processing of applicant data is carried out for the purpose of establishing an employment relationship and is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR (performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures) in conjunction with Article 88 GDPR and applicable national data protection provisions. Your data will be stored only for as long as necessary for the recruitment process or as required by statutory retention obligations.

Further information on data protection by HRworks GmbH can be found in their privacy policy (HRworks Privacy Policy).

As a data subject, you have the following rights under the GDPR with regard to the processing of your personal data:

• Right of access (Article 15 GDPR) – You have the right to obtain confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning you are being processed, and, if so, access to this data and further information.
• Right to rectification (Article 16 GDPR) – You have the right to request the correction of inaccurate personal data and the completion of incomplete personal data.
• Right to erasure (Article 17 GDPR) – You have the right to request the deletion of personal data concerning you, provided that no statutory retention obligations or other legal grounds for processing apply.
• Right to restriction of processing (Article 18 GDPR) – You have the right to request the restriction of processing under certain conditions.
• Right to data portability (Article 20 GDPR) – You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit those data to another controller.
• Right to object (Article 21 GDPR) – You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of your personal data based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, including profiling.
• Right to withdraw consent (Article 7(3) GDPR) – You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future.

If you believe that the processing of your personal data infringes the GDPR, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Article 77 GDPR), in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement.