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This data protection declaration applies to data processing by Building Radar GmbH (“Building Radar”, “controller”, “we” or “us”).

We appreciate your visit to our website and your interest in our company. In the following data protection declaration we would like to inform you about the personal data that is collected and processed when you visit our website https://buildingradar.com (“Website”) and about your rights.

Personal data is any information that relates to a identified or identifiable natural person, e.g. B. Name, address and email address. When processing your personal data, we comply with applicable data protection laws, in particular the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and applicable local data protection laws.

This data protection declaration describes which personal data we process, for what purposes and on what legal basis.

1. Name and contact details of the person responsible

Your data will be processed by the following person responsible:

Building Radar GmbH Represented by the managing directors Paul Indinger and Leopold Neuerburg Erika-Mann-Straße 63, 80636 Munich, Germany E-Mail: info@buildingradar.com

2. Name and contact details of the data protection officer

If you have any questions about data protection (including collection, processing and your rights in accordance with Section 9 of this data protection declaration), you can contact our data protection officer:

IITR Datenschutz GmbH Dr. Sebastian Kraska Marienplatz 2, 80331 Munich, Germany E-mail address: email@iitr.de, phone: 089-18917360

3. Collection and storage of personal data as well as the method and purpose of their processing, relevant legal basis and storage period

3.1. Informational use of our website (automatically collected data)

If you use our website for informational purposes only, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect data that your browser transmits to our server (so-called server log files), with logging only taking place to the extent technically necessary. The following information is collected:

• Name of the website accessed,
• File, date and time of retrieval,
• Volume of data transferred,
• Notification of successful retrieval,
• Browser type and version,
• User’s operating system,
• Referrer URL (the website from which access is made),
• IP address and the requesting provider,
• If the website is accessed via a mobile device: country code, language, device name, operating system name and version

The legal basis for collecting this data is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest in collecting this data arises from the following purposes:

• Ensuring optimal use of our website,
• Ensuring a smooth connection setup,
• Assessment of system security and stability.

3.2. Additional services and career opportunities

Providing further (additional) personal data is voluntary. There will be no negative consequences for you if you do not provide us with further personal data. However, as the controller, we need your personal data for each of the following processing operations in order to be able to act. In these cases, we cannot provide the service you have requested without using the personal data required for this purpose.

3.2.1. Contact

3.2.1.1. Contact

If you contact us via the “Contact” section of our website, your email address as well as your name and the personal data contained in the message will be transmitted to us and processed by us. The personal data will only be processed to respond to your request.

We use your data exclusively for the purpose of answering your query. The legal basis for this is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f) GDPR (legitimate interest in processing inquiries and other concerns). Your data will be deleted after your request has been processed, unless further storage is necessary, e.g. if we have concluded a contract with you. In this case, we process your data on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b) GDPR.

3.2.1.2. Newsletter

If you subscribe to our mailing list, we will process your name and email address in order to include you in our mailing list.

We process the aforementioned data in order to provide you with current information about our services, based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

3.2.2. Career opportunities

If you are interested in working with us, you have the opportunity to apply. If you send us your application documents such as a cover letter, CV and certificates in digital form for this purpose, we will process the personal data transmitted as part of the application process for the purpose of deciding on the establishment of an employment relationship with you, including notification of acceptance or rejection. The legal basis for processing your data for this purpose is Art. 88 GDPR in conjunction with Section 26 Paragraph 1 of the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).

If we enter into an employment relationship with you, we will also process your personal data, which we have processed as part of the recruitment process, for the purpose of carrying out or terminating the employment relationship. The legal basis in this case is Art. 88 GDPR in conjunction with Section 26 Paragraph 1 of the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). The relevant data protection information for our employees is provided separately and is not the subject of this data protection declaration.

In addition, we also process your personal data that we collected as part of the application process to fulfill legal obligations on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c) GDPR and on the basis of Art. 1 lit. f) GDPR Safeguarding our legitimate interests, namely to establish, exercise and/or defend legal claims (e.g. with regard to possible claims that may arise from the General Equal Opportunities Act (AGG)).

If your application documents contain special categories of personal data within the meaning of Article 9 Paragraph 1 GDPR, we assume that you expressly consent to the processing of these data within the meaning of Article 9 Paragraph 2 Letter a) GDPR, unless otherwise stated In individual cases, a different exception applies (e.g. Art. 9 Para. 1 lit. b) GDPR in conjunction with Section 26 Para. 3 Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) or Art. 9 Para. 2 lit. h) GDPR in conjunction with Section 22 Para. 1 Sentence 1 lit. b) Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG)).

If we reject your application, your data will be deleted 6 months after this point in time in accordance with Section 61b Subparagraph 1 of the Labor Court Act (ArbGG) in conjunction with Section 15 of the General Equal Opportunities Act (AGG), unless further processing of this data is necessary for justification and/or defense of legal claims required. The data of the applicants we hire will be processed for as long as is necessary to establish, carry out or terminate the employment relationship.

3.3. Optimization and analysis of the website

3.3.1. Functional cookies

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored in the Internet browser or on your computer by the Internet browser. Each cookie contains a string that can be used to uniquely identify your system when you return to the website.

Most of the cookies we use (“session cookies”) and the data stored and transmitted in them are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Other cookies (“persistent cookies”) remain stored on your device until you delete them.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. You can delete cookies that have already been saved at any time. If you disable cookies, the functionality of the website may be limited.

Some elements of our website require that the accessing browser can be identified even after a page change. For this purpose, cookies can be stored that enable us to recognize your browser on your next visit.

If personal data is processed through the cookies, we process it on the basis of a balancing of interests in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR, which always takes your interests into account.

3.3.2. Analysis-Cookies

When you visit our website, cookies are also set that enable your use of the website to be analyzed to measure reach (“analysis cookies”).

We use analysis cookies exclusively on the basis of your consent in accordance with Section 25 Paragraph 1 TTDSG and Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a) GDPR via our cookie banner.

You can also find further information about the cookies we use via our cookie banner. You can also revoke your consent to the processing of your data through analysis cookies at any time using the cookie banner.

3.3.2.1. Google Analytics

To analyze your use of our website, we use “Google Analytics”, “Google AdWords” and “Google Remarketing” (together “Google Services”), services of the Google LLC Group, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”), on the basis of a data processing contract in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.

Google services use cookies. The information generated by cookies about your use of our website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The storage of cookies from Google services and the use of this analysis tool are based on your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. Your consent can be revoked at any time.

We have activated the IP anonymization function. This means that your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before it is transferred to the USA. Google will use this information on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, to create reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage.

You have the option of preventing the storage of cookies by changing the settings of your browser software accordingly. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by cookies and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading the browser plug-in available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

Further information about the processing of user data by Google services can be found in Google’s data protection regulations at: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.

3.3.2.2. Cookies

The cookies mentioned are in particular:

4. Storage period

We process and store your personal data only for the period necessary to achieve the aforementioned purposes or as provided or required by the European legislator or another legislator in laws or regulations to which we are subject. If we have concluded a contract with you for the provision of services, we will store your data for as long as is necessary to process the contract with you, i.e. until the statutory or possible contractual warranty rights expire. After this period has expired, we will retain the data relating to the contractual relationship for as long as required by applicable commercial and tax law.

5. Recipients or categories of recipients of your personal data

We sometimes use external service providers (e.g. IT service providers) to process your data. In some cases, these service providers process your personal data as data processors on our behalf, according to our instructions and under our supervision, exclusively for the purposes described in this data protection declaration in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR, and in some cases they act as independent controllers. In the latter case, we will only forward your personal data if this is necessary for the performance of the contract; In this case, the legal basis for the transfer is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b) GDPR.

6. Social Plugins

On our website we offer you the opportunity to use so-called “social media buttons”. To protect your data, we rely on the “Shariff” solution for implementation. This means that these buttons are only integrated on the website as a graphic with a link to the corresponding website of the button provider. By clicking on the graphic you will be redirected to the services of the respective provider. Only then will your data be transmitted to the respective providers. If you do not click on the graphic, there will be no exchange between you and the providers of the social media buttons. Information about the collection and use of your data on social networks can be found in the providers’ respective terms of use. You can find more information about the Shariff solution here: http://www.heise.de/ct/artikel/Shariff-Social-Media-Buttons-mit-Datenschutz-2467514.html

We have integrated the social media buttons of the following companies on our website: Facebook Inc. (1601 S. California Ave – Palo Alto – CA 94304 – USA) Twitter Inc. (795 Folsom St. – Suite 600 – San Francisco – CA 94107 – USA) LinkedIn Corporation (2029 Stierlin Court – Mountain View – CA 94043 – USA)

7. Transfer of data to third countries

Your personal data may be transferred or disclosed to third party companies located outside the European Economic Area (EEA), i.e. h. in third countries. This affects the use of the following services:

• Google: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

If data is transferred to a third country for which there is no adequacy decision from the Commission, this is done on the basis of standard contractual clauses in accordance with Article 46 (2) (c) GDPR in conjunction with appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data.

8. Data security

All personal data you provide is transmitted using the secure and proven SSL (Secure Socket Layer) standard. In addition, we use appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect stored personal data against manipulation, partial or complete loss and unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments. In particular, we ensure that sensitive personal data is only stored on servers that are hosted in the EU and that are certified according to DIN ISO/IEC 27001 (as amended).

9. Your rights

In connection with the processing of your personal data by us, you have the following rights free of charge:

9.1. Right to information in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR

You have the right to receive information from us about whether and what data we process about you. This includes information about how long and for what purpose we process the data, the source of the data and the recipients or categories of recipients to whom we pass on the data. We may also provide you with a copy of this information.

9.2. Right to correction in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR

You have the right to have us immediately correct any information about you that is inaccurate or no longer accurate. In addition, you can request that we complete your incomplete personal data. Where required by law, we will also inform third parties of this correction if we have shared your personal data with them.

9.3. Right to deletion in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR

You have the right to request that we delete your personal data immediately if one of the following applies:

• Your data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed or the purpose has been achieved;
• you withdraw your consent and there is no other legal basis for the processing;
• You object to the processing and there are no overriding legitimate reasons for the processing; in the case of the use of personal data for direct marketing, a mere objection on your part to the processing is sufficient;
• Your data has been processed unlawfully;
• The deletion of your personal data is necessary to comply with a legal obligation under European Union law or the law of a member state to which we are subject.

Your right to deletion may be restricted due to legal regulations. This includes in particular the restrictions listed in Article 17 of the GDPR and Section 35 of the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).

9.4. Right to restriction of processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR

You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal data if one of the following reasons applies:

• you contest the accuracy of your personal data for a period enabling us to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
• The processing is unlawful and you object to the deletion of the personal data and instead request the restriction of the use of your personal data;
• Your personal data is no longer needed for the purposes of processing, but you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims, or
• You have objected to the processing until it is clear whether our legitimate reasons outweigh yours.

If you have obtained a restriction on processing in accordance with the points above, we will inform you before the restriction is lifted.

9.5. Right to data portability in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR

You have the right to receive the personal data relating to you that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and to transmit this data to others. Exercising this right does not affect your right to deletion.

9.6. Right to object in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR

According to Art. 21 GDPR, you have the right in particular to object to the processing of your data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation if we are carrying out this processing based on legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR support. If you object, we will no longer process your personal data, except in two cases:

• We can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms; or
• The processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

In particular, if we process your personal data for direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your data for the purposes of such marketing. If you object to the processing of your data for direct marketing purposes, we will no longer use your personal data for this purpose.

9.7. Right to revoke consent in accordance with Art. 7 GDPR

You can revoke the consent you have given us at any time with future effect. This revocation can take place in the form of an informal message to the contact addresses mentioned above. The revocation of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the data processing that has taken place up to this point.

9.8. Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority

If you believe that our processing of your data violates applicable data protection law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with one of the relevant supervisory authorities. The supervisory authority responsible for us is:

Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision (BayLDA) Postfach 1349 91504 Ansbach Telefon: +49 (0) 981 180093-0 Fax: +49 (0) 981 180093-800 E-Mail: poststelle@lda.bayern.de

10. Automated decisions including profiling in accordance with Art. 22 GDPR

We do not process your data for automated decisions in individual cases, including profiling within the meaning of Art. 22 GDPR.

Last update: September 2024