Privacy Policy of Siconnex
Siconnex places a high value on data privacy and security. We would like to inform you about the personal data we collect during your visit to our website and how long we store it.
Data Privacy Responsibility
The siconnex customized solutions GmbH, Gewerbestrasse 2, 5322 Hof bei Salzburg, Austria (Email: office@siconnex.com) operates the website www.siconnex.com and is responsible for collecting and processing personal data on the website. Certain processing may be the responsibility of other companies, as indicated in the respective processing descriptions.
Personal Data
Personal data refers to all information related to an identified or identifiable natural person, such as name, address, email address, etc. Information that we cannot reasonably link to your identity with disproportionate effort is not considered personal data.
Data Processing on Our Website
We collect and use personal data of our website visitors only to the extent necessary to provide a functional website, our content, and service or information offerings. When you visit and use our website, we automatically collect the personal data that your browser sends to our server. This information is temporarily stored in a log file.
This includes the following data:
- IP address of the requesting computer
- Date and time of access
- Name and URL of the requested file
- Website from which the access is made (Referrer-URL)
- Browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of the computer, as well as the name of your access provider
We process the mentioned data to ensure a smooth connection to the website and to ensure a secure and comfortable use of our website (Art. 6 para. 1 lit f GDPR).
Storage Duration and Data Deletion:
Once the mentioned data is no longer required for displaying the website, it will be deleted. The collection of data for providing the website and storing data in log files is essential for the operation of the website. As a result, there is no option for users to object. Further storage may occur in individual cases if required by law.
Contact Form
On our website, we offer you the opportunity to contact us through a provided form [https://www.siconnex.com/contact].
When you use the contact form, the following personal data will be processed:
Mandatory information:
- First name
- Last name
- Phone number
- Email address
The provision of salutation, your name, and email address is intended for the purpose of processing your inquiry. When using the contact form, your personal data will not be disclosed to third parties. The data processing described above for the purpose of contacting is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR based on the consent you voluntarily provided during the submission process. Once your request is completed and the relevant matter is conclusively resolved, your personal data processed through the contact form will be deleted. Further storage may occur in individual cases if required by law.
Applicant Registration
For job applications, we utilize the services of our partner, rexx systems GmbH, Süderstraße 75-79, 20097 Hamburg. Rexx systems processes applicant data on behalf of siconnex customized solutions. Your data will be used exclusively for processing your job application. Personal data processing varies depending on the vacancy. The legal basis for processing your personal data during the application process is Art. 6 para. 1 S. 1 lit. a), b), and f) GDPR. If no contract is concluded, your personal data will be deleted six months after the conclusion of the application process, unless you have given explicit consent for longer data storage.
Data Sharing with Third Parties
In general, we do not transfer your personal data to third parties unless required by law, or data sharing is necessary to fulfill the contract, or you have explicitly consented to the data transfer. Your data is shared with affiliated companies and service providers only if they are acting on our behalf and supporting us in delivering our services. Processing of your personal data by commissioned service providers is done within the scope of data processing agreements according to Art. 28 GDPR. These service providers only have access to personal information necessary for carrying out their specific tasks. They are prohibited from disclosing your personal information or using it for other purposes, particularly for their own promotional purposes. When external service providers come into contact with your personal data, we ensure through legal, technical, and organizational measures and regular checks that they comply with applicable data protection regulations. The specific recipients are as follows: No commercial transfer of your personal data to other companies occurs. Additionally, we may share your personal data with third parties when sharing data is required under Art. 6 para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR to protect legitimate business interests and to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims, and there is no reason to believe that you have an overriding legitimate interest in not disclosing your data. We are committed to processing your data within the EU / EEA. However, it may happen that we use service providers processing data outside the EU / EEA. In such cases, we ensure that an adequate level of data protection, comparable to EU standards, is established before transmitting your personal data to the recipient. This can be achieved through EU standard contracts or binding corporate rules or special agreements that the company may adhere to.
Use of cookies
We use cookies on our website. Cookies are small files that are sent by us to the browser of your end device and stored there when you visit our website. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of technically necessary cookies. Other cookies, however, enable us to carry out various analyses. For example, cookies are able to recognize the browser you are using when you visit our website again. With the help of cookies, we can make our website more user-friendly and effective for you, for example by tracking your use of our website and determining your preferred settings (e.g. country and language settings). If third parties process information via cookies, they collect the information directly via your browser. Cookies do not cause any damage to your end device. They cannot execute programs or contain viruses. Various types of cookies are used on our website, the type and function of which are explained in more detail below.
Transient cookies are used on our website, which are automatically deleted as soon as you close your browser. This type of cookie makes it possible to record your session ID. This allows various requests from your browser to be assigned to a common session and enables us to recognize your end device during subsequent website visits within a session.
Persistent cookies are also used on our website. Persistent cookies are cookies that are stored in your browser for a longer period of time and transmit information to us. The respective storage period differs depending on the cookie. You can delete persistent cookies yourself via your browser settings.
Required cookies: These cookies are required for technical reasons so that you can visit our website and use the functions we offer. This relates to the following applications:
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Performance cookies: These cookies enable us to analyze website usage and improve the performance and functionality of our website. For example, information is collected about how our website is used by visitors, which pages are accessed most frequently or whether error messages are displayed on certain pages. These cookies also contribute to the secure and compliant use of the website.
Due to the purposes of use described (see § 6a), the legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If you have given us your consent to the use of cookies on the basis of a notice („cookie banner“) provided by us on the website, the lawfulness of the use is additionally governed by Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.
As soon as the data transmitted to us via the cookies is no longer required to achieve the purposes described above, this information will be deleted. Further storage will take place in individual cases if this is required by law.
Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. However, you can configure your browser so that it only accepts certain cookies or no cookies at all. However, we would like to point out that you may no longer be able to use all the functions of our website if cookies are deactivated by your browser settings on our website. You can also use your browser settings to delete cookies already stored in your browser or to display the storage period. It is also possible to set your browser to notify you before cookies are stored. As the various browsers may differ in their respective functions, we ask you to use the respective help menu of your browser for the configuration options.
If you would like a comprehensive overview of all third-party access to your Internet browser, we recommend that you install specially developed plug-ins for this purpose.
Marketing, tracking and analysis tools
We use marketing, tracking and analysis tools to ensure continuous optimization and needs-based design of our website. With the help of tracking measures, we are also able to statistically record the use of our website by visitors and further develop our online offering based on the insights gained. Due to these interests, the use of the tracking and analysis tools described below is justified in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. If you have given us your consent to use cookies based on a notice we provided on the website (‚cookie banner‘), the legality of the use is also governed by Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR. The following description of the tracking and analysis tools also includes the respective processing purposes and the processed data.
Newsletter
When you sign up for the Siconnex newsletter, also known as SicoInsights, you provide us with your personal data (name and email address) and consent to receive newsletters from us at regular intervals via email. The personal data provided for the newsletter subscription will not be shared with third parties and will be used exclusively for sending the newsletter. You can withdraw your consent at any time and unsubscribe from the newsletter using the unsubscribe link in the footer of the newsletter. Upon unsubscribing, all personal data will be deleted.
HubSpot
For coordinating our newsletter distribution, storing data related to newsletter subscriptions, and our digital marketing, we use the tool HubSpot with your consent. HubSpot is an American company based in Cambridge, MA, USA, with a branch in Ireland (1 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland).
HubSpot tracks the behavior and actions of our newsletter readers on our website. HubSpot also processes data in the USA. We would like to point out that, according to the European Court of Justice, there is currently no adequate level of protection for data transfer to the USA. This may entail various risks regarding the legality and security of data processing. As a basis for data processing by recipients based in third countries (outside the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, especially in the USA) or for data transfer to such countries, HubSpot uses so-called Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) (Article 46, paragraphs 2 and 3 of the GDPR). Standard Contractual Clauses are template agreements provided by the EU Commission and are intended to ensure that your data also complies with European data protection standards when transferred to and stored in third countries (such as the USA). Through these clauses, HubSpot commits to maintaining the European level of data protection when processing your relevant data, even if the data is stored, processed, and managed in the USA. These clauses are based on an implementing decision by the EU Commission. You can find the decision and the relevant Standard Contractual Clauses here: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/914/oj?locale=de. The Data Processing Agreement, which corresponds to the Standard Contractual Clauses, can be found at https://legal.hubspot.com/dpa.
You can learn more about the data processed by using HubSpot in the Privacy Policy at https://legal.hubspot.com/de/privacy-policy.
Google Analytics
On this website, Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland („Google“), is used. Google Analytics uses so-called „cookies,“ which are text files stored on your computer that enable an analysis of your use of the website.
The information generated by these cookies, such as the time, location, and frequency of your use of this website, is usually transmitted to a server of Google in the USA and stored there. When using Google Analytics, it is not excluded that the cookies set by Google Analytics may also capture additional personally identifiable information besides the IP address. We would like to point out that Google may transfer this information to third parties if required by law or to the extent that third parties process this data on behalf of Google.
Google will use the information generated by cookies on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activities, and to provide other services related to website usage and internet usage to the website operator. According to Google, the IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data.
You can prevent the storage of cookies in general by adjusting your browser software accordingly. However, we would like to point out that in this case, you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.
It is not excluded that the cookies set by Google Analytics may capture additional personally identifiable information besides the IP address. To prevent information about your use of the website from being captured by Google Analytics and transmitted to Google Analytics, you can download and install a browser plugin at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
This plugin prevents information about your visit to the website from being transmitted to Google Analytics. This plugin does not prevent other analyses.
Please note that you cannot use the browser plugin described above when visiting our website through the browser of a mobile device (smartphone or tablet). When using a mobile device, you can prevent the collection of your usage data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link: Google Analytics deaktivieren.
Clicking on this link will set a so-called opt-out cookie in your browser. This prevents information about your visit to the website from being transmitted to Google Analytics. Please note that the opt-out cookie is only valid for this browser and only for this domain. If you delete the cookies in this browser, the opt-out cookie will also be deleted. To continue preventing the collection by Google Analytics, you must click the link again. The use of the opt-out cookie is also possible as an alternative to the above plugin when using the browser on your computer.
Google AdWords
We use the „Google AdWords“ technology, specifically the conversion tracking. Google Conversion Tracking is an analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland. When you click on an ad placed by Google, a conversion tracking cookie is placed on your PC. The cookies have a validity period of 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If you visit certain pages of our website while the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that you clicked on a specific ad and were redirected to that page. Google AdWords customers receive a different cookie each. Therefore, it is not possible to track cookies across the websites of AdWords customers.
The data obtained using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers who use conversion tracking. Customers learn the number of users who clicked on their ad and were then redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive information that allows users to be personally identified.
If you do not want to participate in conversion tracking, you can prevent this by adjusting your browser settings, for example, by preventing the installation of cookies in general. You can also deactivate cookies for conversion tracking by setting your browser to block only cookies from the web address „googleadservices.com.
Facebook Tracking Pixel
With your consent, our website uses the Conversion Tracking Pixel Service from Facebook, Inc., 1601 S. California Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA (“Facebook”). This allows us to track the actions of our website users after they have been redirected to a provider’s website by clicking on a Facebook advertisement. This enables us to gather statistics on advertisements and better tailor our advertising to improve the effectiveness of Facebook advertisements.
The collected data remains anonymous. The personal data of individual users is not visible to us but is stored and processed by Facebook. Facebook can link the data to your Facebook account and use it for its own advertising purposes in accordance with Facebook’s Data Policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/. Facebook Conversion Tracking also allows Facebook and its partners to display advertisements on and outside of Facebook. Additionally, a cookie is stored on your computer for these purposes.
Only users over the age of 16 may give their permission. If you are younger than 16, consent must be given by your legal guardian.
Please click here to withdraw your consent or to modify your privacy settings on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ads/website_custom_audiences/.
Additionally, our website integrates remarketing tags from the social network Facebook, 1601 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. When you visit our website, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Facebook server via the remarketing tags. Facebook thus receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. This allows Facebook to associate the visit to our pages with your Facebook user account. We can use the information obtained in this manner to display Facebook ads. Please note that as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Facebook. Further information can be found in Facebook’s Data Policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.
Please click here to withdraw your consent or to modify your privacy settings on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ads/website_custom_audiences/.
Plugins – Facebook and Linkedin
On our websites, social plugins from the social networks
- Facebook (Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA),
- Instagram (Instagram LLC, 1601 Willow Rd, Menlo Park CA 94025, USA)
- LinkedIn (LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland)
are included. These services are provided by the respective companies („providers“). Within our online presence, the social plugins are marked by the respective buttons associated with the service. Using the data transmitted to the respective service via the social plugins, the provider may potentially associate you with your account. To enhance the protection of your data on our website, the social plugins are integrated using the so-called „2-click solution.“
This ensures that when a page of our website containing such social plugins is called up, no automatic connection to the servers of the respective providers is established.
The activation of the function of the respective social plugin occurs in two stages. To activate a social plugin, you must first click on the link located on our website. This initially activates the social plugin, and your browser establishes a connection to the servers of the respective provider. With a second click, you can now interact with the social plugin, for example, submit your recommendation. If you are already logged in to one of the provider‘s social networks, the providers can directly associate the visit to this website with your profile. When you interact with the social plugins by clicking, the corresponding information is also transmitted directly to a server of the providers and stored there. The information may also be published in the social network and displayed there among your contacts. If you wish to prevent such direct assignment of the data collected through our website to your profile, you must log out of your account with the respective provider before visiting our websites.
For the scope and purpose of data collection by the respective service, as well as the further processing and use of your data there, please refer to the privacy notices directly on the service‘s website. There, you will also find further information about your respective privacy rights and options for protecting your privacy.
a) Facebook Inc., 1601 S California Ave, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA
b) Instagram LLC, 1601 Willow Rd, Menlo Park CA 94025, USA
c) LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland
Hyperlinks
On our website, there are so-called hyperlinks to websites of other providers. When activating these hyperlinks, you will be redirected from our website directly to the website of the other providers. You can recognize this, among other things, by the change in the URL displayed in your browser. We cannot assume any responsibility for the confidential handling of your data on these third-party websites since we have no influence on whether these companies comply with data protection regulations. Please inform yourself directly on these websites about how these companies handle your personal data.
Data Subject Rights
From the GDPR, the following rights arise for you as a data subject:
According to Art. 15 GDPR, you can request information about your personal data processed by us. You can, in particular, request information about the processing purposes, the categories of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage duration, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, or objection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, the origin of your data if it was not collected by us, about the transmission to third countries or international organizations, and the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and, if applicable, meaningful information about their details.
According to Art. 16 GDPR, you can demand the correction of incorrect or the completion of your personal data stored by us without delay.
According to Art. 17 GDPR, you can request the deletion of your personal data stored by us, provided that the processing is not necessary to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information, to fulfill a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims.
According to Art. 18 GDPR, you can request the restriction of the processing of your personal data if you dispute the accuracy of the data, if the processing is unlawful, if we no longer need the data, and you refuse its deletion because you need it to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims. The right under Art. 18 GDPR also exists if you have objected to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR.
According to Art. 20 GDPR, you can request to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, common, and machine-readable format or to request the transmission to another controller.
According to Art. 7(3) GDPR, you can revoke your once given consent to us at any time using the email address provided for the data protection officer above. This will result in us no longer being allowed to continue the data processing based on this consent in the future.
According to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority at your usual place of residence, your place of work, or our company headquarters for this purpose.
Right to Object
In the processing of your personal data based on legitimate interests according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right, in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR, to object to the processing of your personal data, provided there are reasons arising from your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct marketing. In the case of direct marketing, you have a general right to object, which will be implemented by us without the need for specifying a particular situation.
Data Security and Security Measures
We commit to treating your personal data confidentially. To prevent manipulation, loss, or misuse of your data stored with us, we implement extensive technical and organizational security measures that are regularly reviewed and adapted to technological progress. However, we would like to inform you that due to the structure of the internet, it is possible that data protection rules and the above-mentioned security measures may not be observed by other individuals or institutions not within our responsibility. In particular, data disclosed without encryption, such as through email, may be intercepted by third parties. We have no technical influence on this. It is your responsibility as a user to protect the data you provide by encrypting it or using other means to prevent misuse.