Privacy Policy

We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We want you to know when we collect which data and how we use it. In the course of the further development of our website and the implementation of new technologies, changes to this privacy policy may also become necessary. We therefore recommend that you read through this privacy policy again from time to time.

This privacy policy clarifies the nature, scope, and purpose of the processing of personal data (hereinafter referred to as “data”) within our online offering and the websites, functions, and content associated with it, as well as external online presences, such as our social media profiles (hereinafter collectively referred to as “online offering”).

With regard to the terminology used, such as “processing” or “controller,” we refer to the definitions in Art. 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Controller

Noble BC GmbH
Andreas Pietsch (Managing Director)
Gneisenaustraße 83, 10961 Berlin
Phone: 030 2089 8486 0
Fax: 030 2089 8486 1
Email: info@noble-bc.de

Types of Data Processed

Inventory data (e.g., names, addresses).
Contact data (e.g., email, telephone numbers).
Content data (e.g., text entries, photographs, videos). Usage data (e.g., visited websites, interest in content, access times).
Meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses).

Categories of Data Subjects

Visitors and users of the online offering (hereinafter we also refer to the data subjects collectively as “users”).

Purpose of Processing

Provision of the online offering, its functions, and content.
Responding to contact requests and communication with users.
Security measures.
Reach measurement/marketing

Terminology Used

“Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter “data subject”); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier (e.g., cookie) or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

“Processing” means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means. The term is broad and covers practically any handling of data.

The “controller” is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

Data Collection and Processing

You can visit our site without providing any personal information. We only store access data without personal reference, such as the name of your Internet Service Provider, the page from which you visit us, or the name of the requested file. This data is evaluated exclusively to improve our offer and does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about your person.

The personal data of users processed within the framework of this online offering, i.e., interested parties and visitors to our online offering, includes inventory data (first and last name, zip code, email address, telephone, IP address) as well as content data (your information in the questionnaire).

We process users’ personal data only in compliance with the relevant data protection regulations. This means that user data is only processed if there is a legal permission. This applies in particular if the data processing is necessary for the provision of our contractual services (e.g., processing of inquiries) and online services, or is required by law, if the users have given their consent, as well as on the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e., interest in the analysis, optimization, and economic operation and security of our online offering within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR, in particular for reach measurement as well as the collection of access data and the use of third-party services).

We point out that the legal basis for consent is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a. and Art. 7 GDPR, the legal basis for processing to fulfill our services and carry out contractual measures is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b. GDPR, the legal basis for processing to fulfill our legal obligations is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c. GDPR, and the legal basis for processing to protect our legitimate interests is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR.

Relevant Legal Bases

In accordance with Art. 13 GDPR, we inform you of the legal bases of our data processing. If the legal basis is not mentioned in the privacy policy, the following applies:
The legal basis for obtaining consent is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a and Art. 7 GDPR, the legal basis for processing to fulfill our services and carry out contractual measures as well as responding to inquiries is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, the legal basis for processing to fulfill our legal obligations is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR, and the legal basis for processing to protect our legitimate interests is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person make the processing of personal data necessary, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. d GDPR serves as the legal basis.

Security Measures

We ask you to inform yourself regularly about the content of our privacy policy. We will adapt the privacy policy as soon as changes to the data processing carried out by us make this necessary. We will inform you as soon as the changes require an act of cooperation on your part (e.g., consent) or other individual notification.

We take organizational, contractual, and technical security measures in accordance with the state of the art to ensure that the provisions of the data protection laws are complied with and thus to protect the data processed by us against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction, or against access by unauthorized persons.

Cooperation with Processors and Third Parties

Data is only passed on to third parties within the framework of legal requirements.
We only pass on user data to third parties on the basis of consent granted in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or if this is necessary for contractual purposes on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR or on the basis of legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR in the economic and effective operation of our business.
If we disclose data to other persons and companies (processors or third parties) as part of our processing, transmit it to them, or otherwise grant them access to the data, this is only done on the basis of consent granted in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (e.g., if a transmission of the data to third parties, such as to payment service providers, is necessary for the fulfillment of the contract in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR), if you have consented, if a legal obligation provides for this, or on the basis of our legitimate interests (e.g., when using agents, web hosts, etc.).

If we commission third parties to process data on the basis of a so-called “data processing agreement,” this is done on the basis of Art. 28 GDPR.

If we use subcontractors to provide our services, we take appropriate legal precautions as well as corresponding technical and organizational measures to ensure the protection of personal data in accordance with the relevant legal regulations.

Provision of Contractual Services

We process inventory data (e.g., names and addresses as well as contact data of users) and content data (information in the questionnaire) for the purpose of fulfilling our contractual obligations and services in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit b. GDPR.

Within the framework of using our online services, we store the IP address and the time of the respective user action. The storage is based on our legitimate interests, as well as those of the users, in protection against misuse and other unauthorized use. This data is only passed on to third parties if there is a legal obligation to do so in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR or on the basis of legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR in the economic and effective operation of our business.

Transfers to Third Countries

If we process data in a third country (i.e., outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA)) or if this happens in the context of using third-party services or disclosure or transmission of data to third parties, this only takes place if it is done to fulfill our (pre-)contractual obligations, on the basis of your consent, due to a legal obligation, or on the basis of our legitimate interests. Subject to legal or contractual permissions, we only process or have the data processed in a third country if the special requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are met. This means that the processing takes place, for example, on the basis of special guarantees, such as the officially recognized determination of a level of data protection corresponding to the EU (e.g., for the USA through the “Privacy Shield”) or compliance with officially recognized special contractual obligations (so-called “standard contractual clauses”).

Rights of Data Subjects

You have the right to request confirmation as to whether relevant data is being processed and to information about this data as well as further information and a copy of the data in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR.
In accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, you have the right to request the completion of the data concerning you or the correction of incorrect data concerning you.

In accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, you have the right to demand that relevant data be deleted immediately, or alternatively, in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, to demand a restriction of the processing of the data.

You have the right to request to receive the data concerning you that you have provided to us in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR and to demand its transmission to other controllers.

Furthermore, in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

Right of Withdrawal

You have the right to withdraw consent granted in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR with effect for the future.

Right to Object

You can object to the future processing of the data concerning you in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR at any time. The objection can be made in particular against processing for the purposes of direct marketing.

For all questions regarding the collection, processing, or use of your personal data, for information, correction, blocking, or deletion of data as well as withdrawal of granted consent, please contact the email address provided in the legal notice.

Cookies, Reach Measurement and Right to Object to Direct Marketing

“Cookies” are small files that are stored on users’ computers. Different information can be stored within the cookies. A cookie serves primarily to store information about a user (or the device on which the cookie is stored) during or after their visit to an online offering. Temporary cookies, or “session cookies” or “transient cookies,” are cookies that are deleted after a user leaves an online offering and closes their browser. In such a cookie, for example, the content of a shopping cart in an online shop or a login status can be stored. Cookies are referred to as “permanent” or “persistent” if they remain stored even after the browser is closed. For example, the login status can be stored if the users visit them after several days. Likewise, the interests of the users can be stored in such a cookie, which are used for reach measurement or marketing purposes. “Third-party cookies” are cookies that are offered by providers other than the controller who operates the online offering (otherwise, if they are only its cookies, they are called “first-party cookies”).

We may use temporary and permanent cookies and clarify this within the framework of our privacy policy.

If users do not want cookies to be stored on their computer, they are asked to deactivate the corresponding option in the system settings of their browser. Stored cookies can be deleted in the system settings of the browser. The exclusion of cookies can lead to functional restrictions of this online offering.

A general objection to the use of cookies used for online marketing purposes can be declared for a large number of services, especially in the case of tracking (e.g., for reach measurement) and for advertising purposes, via the deactivation page of the Network Advertising Initiative (http://optout.networkadvertising.org/) and additionally the US website (http://www.aboutads.info/choices) or the European website (http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices/). Furthermore, the storage of cookies can be achieved by switching them off in the browser settings. Please note that in this case not all functions of this online offering may be usable.

Deletion of Data

The data processed by us will be deleted or restricted in its processing in accordance with Art. 17 and 18 GDPR. Unless expressly stated within the framework of this privacy policy, the data stored by us will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for its intended purpose and the deletion does not conflict with any statutory retention obligations. If the data is not deleted because it is required for other and legally permissible purposes, its processing will be restricted. This means the data is blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be kept for commercial or tax reasons.

According to legal requirements in Germany, storage takes place in particular for 6 years in accordance with § 257 para. 1 HGB (commercial books, inventories, opening balance sheets, annual financial statements, commercial letters, booking vouchers, etc.) and for 10 years in accordance with § 147 para. 1 AO (books, records, management reports, booking vouchers, commercial and business letters, documents relevant for taxation, etc.).

According to legal requirements in Austria, storage takes place in particular for 7 years in accordance with § 132 para. 1 BAO (accounting documents, vouchers/invoices, accounts, vouchers, business papers, statement of income and expenses, etc.), for 22 years in connection with real estate and for 10 years for documents in connection with electronically provided services, telecommunications, broadcasting and television services provided to non-entrepreneurs in EU member states and for which the Mini-One-Stop-Shop (MOSS) is used.

Business-Related Processing

In addition, we process

Contract data (e.g., subject matter of the contract, term, customer category).
Payment data (e.g., bank details, payment history)

from our customers, interested parties, and business partners for the purpose of providing contractual services, service and customer care, marketing, advertising, and market research.

Hosting

The hosting services we use serve to provide the following services: infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space and database services, security services, and technical maintenance services that we use for the purpose of operating this online offering.

In this context, we or our hosting provider process inventory data, contact data, content data, contract data, usage data, meta and communication data of customers, interested parties, and visitors to this online offering on the basis of our legitimate interests in an efficient and secure provision of this online offering in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR in conjunction with Art. 28 GDPR (conclusion of a data processing agreement).

Collection of Access Data and Log Files

We, or our hosting provider, collect data on every access to the server on which this service is located on the basis of our legitimate interests within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR.

The provider of the pages collects and stores information or access data that your browser automatically transmits. These are:

Browser type and browser version
Operating system used
Name of the accessed website
Notification of successful retrieval
IP address
Requesting provider
File
Referrer URL (the previously visited page)
Hostname of the accessing computer
Date and time of the server request
Amount of data transferred

Log file information is stored for security reasons (e.g., to investigate misuse or fraud) for a maximum of seven days and then deleted. Data whose further storage is required for evidentiary purposes is excluded from deletion until the final clarification of the respective incident.

This data cannot be assigned to specific persons. This data is not merged with other data sources.

Provision of Contractual Services

We process inventory data (e.g., names and addresses as well as contact data of users), contract data (e.g., services used, names of contact persons, payment information) for the purpose of fulfilling our contractual obligations and services in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit b. GDPR. The entries marked as mandatory in online forms are required for the conclusion of the contract.

Administration, Financial Accounting, Office Organization, Contact Management

We process data within the framework of administrative tasks as well as the organization of our business, financial accounting, and compliance with legal obligations, such as archiving. In doing so, we process the same data that we process within the framework of providing our contractual services. The processing bases are Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c. GDPR, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR. Customers, interested parties, business partners, and website visitors are affected by the processing. The purpose and our interest in the processing lie in administration, financial accounting, office organization, archiving of data, i.e., tasks that serve to maintain our business activities, perform our tasks, and provide our services. The deletion of data with regard to contractual services and contractual communication corresponds to the information mentioned in these processing activities.

In this context, we disclose or transmit data to the financial administration, consultants, such as tax consultants or auditors, as well as other fee offices and payment service providers.

Furthermore, on the basis of our business interests, we store information on suppliers, event organizers, and other business partners, e.g., for the purpose of later contact. We generally store this mostly company-related data permanently.

Contacting Us

When contacting us (e.g., via contact form, email, telephone, or via social media), the user’s details are processed for the purpose of handling the contact request and its processing in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR. The user’s details can be stored in a Customer Relationship Management system (“CRM system”) or comparable inquiry organization.

We delete the inquiries if they are no longer necessary. We review the necessity every two years; furthermore, the legal archiving obligations apply.

Google Analytics

On the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e., interest in the analysis, optimization, and economic operation of our online offering within the meaning of
Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR), we use Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google LLC (“Google”). Google uses cookies. The information generated by the cookie about the use of the online offering by users is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

Google declares compliance with data protection requirements in accordance with the EU standard contractual clauses and thereby offers a guarantee of compliance with European data protection law:

(https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks?hl=en)

Google will use this information on our behalf to evaluate the use of our online offering by users, to compile reports on the activities within this online offering, and to provide us with further services associated with the use of this online offering and internet usage. In doing so, pseudonymous usage profiles of the users can be created from the processed data.

We use Google Analytics to display the advertisements placed within Google’s advertising services and those of its partners only to those users who have also shown an interest in our online offering or who exhibit certain characteristics (e.g., interests in certain topics or products determined on the basis of the websites visited) that we transmit to Google (so-called “Remarketing” or “Google Analytics Audiences”). With the help of Remarketing Audiences, we also want to ensure that our advertisements correspond to the potential interest of the users and do not have a harassing effect.

We only use Google Analytics with activated IP anonymization. This means that the IP address of the users is shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.

Browser Plugin for Desktop

The IP address transmitted by the user’s browser is not merged with other Google data. Users can prevent the storage of cookies by setting their browser software accordingly; users can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to their use of the online offering to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

Further information on data use by Google, setting and objection options can be found on Google’s websites:

https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/partners (“How Google uses data when you use our partners’ sites or apps”), https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads (“Data use for advertising purposes”), https://www.google.com/settings/ads (“Manage information that Google uses to show you advertising”) and https://www.google.com/ads/preferences (“Determine which advertising Google shows you”).

Opt-out Cookie for Mobile Use

Browser plugins do not work on mobile devices. The user can prevent the collection of their data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set which prevents the collection of data during future visits to this website: [google_analytics_optout]Deactivate Google Analytics.[/google_analytics_optout]
Google Re/Marketing Services

On the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e., interest in the analysis, optimization, and economic operation of our online offering within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR), we use the marketing and remarketing services (in short “Google Marketing Services”) of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, (“Google”).

Google is certified under the Privacy Shield agreement and thereby offers a guarantee of compliance with European data protection law (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active).

Google Marketing Services allow us to display advertisements for and on our website in a more targeted manner in order to present users only with advertisements that potentially correspond to their interests. If, for example, a user is shown advertisements for products in which they were interested on other websites, this is referred to as “remarketing.” For these purposes, when our and other websites on which Google Marketing Services are active are called up, a code from Google is executed directly by Google and so-called (re)marketing tags (invisible graphics or code, also known as “web beacons”) are integrated into the website. With their help, an individual cookie, i.e., a small file, is stored on the user’s device (comparable technologies can also be used instead of cookies). The cookies can be set by various domains, including google.com, doubleclick.net, invitemedia.com, admeld.com, googlesyndication.com, or googleadservices.com. This file records which websites the user has visited, what content they were interested in, and which offers they clicked on, as well as technical information about the browser and operating system, referring websites, visit time, and other information about the use of the online offering. The IP address of the users is also recorded, whereby we inform within the framework of Google Analytics that the IP address is shortened within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area and is only transmitted in full to a Google server in the USA and shortened there in exceptional cases. The IP address is not merged with user data within other Google offerings. The aforementioned information can also be combined by Google with such information from other sources. If the user subsequently visits other websites, advertisements tailored to them can be displayed according to their interests.

User data is processed pseudonymously within the framework of Google Marketing Services. This means that Google does not store and process, for example, the name or email address of the users, but processes the relevant data cookie-related within pseudonymous user profiles. This means that from Google’s perspective, the advertisements are not managed and displayed for a specifically identified person, but for the cookie holder, regardless of who this cookie holder is. This does not apply if a user has expressly allowed Google to process the data without this pseudonymization. The information collected about users by Google Marketing Services is transmitted to Google and stored on Google’s servers in the USA.

The Google Marketing Services we use include the online advertising program “Google AdWords.” In the case of Google AdWords, each AdWords customer receives a different “conversion cookie.” Cookies can therefore not be tracked via the websites of AdWords customers. The information obtained with the help of the cookie is used to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. AdWords customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page provided with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information with which users can be personally identified.

Furthermore, we can use the “Google Tag Manager” to integrate and manage Google analysis and marketing services into our website.

Further information on data use for marketing purposes by Google can be found on the overview page: https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads, Google’s privacy policy is available at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy.

If you wish to object to interest-based advertising by Google Marketing Services, you can use the setting and opt-out options provided by Google: http://www.google.com/ads/preferences.

Online Presences in Social Media

We maintain online presences within social networks and platforms in order to be able to communicate with the customers, interested parties, and users active there and to inform them about our services. When calling up the respective networks and platforms, the terms and conditions and the data processing guidelines of their respective operators apply.

Unless otherwise stated in our privacy policy, we process the data of users if they communicate with us within the social networks and platforms, e.g., write posts on our online presences or send us messages.

Integration of Third-Party Services and Content

Within our online offering, we use content or service offers from third-party providers on the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e., interest in the analysis, optimization, and economic operation of our online offering within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR) in order to integrate their content and services, such as videos or fonts (hereinafter uniformly referred to as “content”).

This always presupposes that the third-party providers of this content perceive the IP address of the users, as they would not be able to send the content to their browser without the IP address. The IP address is therefore required for the presentation of this content. We endeavor to use only such content whose respective providers use the IP address only for the delivery of the content. Third-party providers can also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also known as “web beacons”) for statistical or marketing purposes. The “pixel tags” can be used to evaluate information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website. The pseudonymous information can also be stored in cookies on the user’s device and contain, among other things, technical information about the browser and operating system, referring websites, visit time, and other information about the use of our online offering, as well as being combined with such information from other sources.
Google Maps

We integrate the maps of the “Google Maps” service of the provider Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Opt-Out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

Google Fonts

We integrate the fonts (“Google Fonts”) of the provider Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google’s Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/,

Opt-Out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

Privacy Policy for the Use of Google +1

Functions of the Google+ service are integrated within our online offering. These functions are offered by the third-party provider Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Collection and Dissemination of Information: With the help of the Google +1 button, you can publish information worldwide. Via the Google +1 button, you and other users receive personalized content from Google and our partners. Google stores both the information that you have given +1 for a piece of content and information about the page you viewed when you clicked on +1. Your +1 can be displayed as hints along with your profile name and photo in Google services, such as in search results or in your Google profile, or in other places on websites and advertisements on the Internet.

Google records information about your +1 activities to improve Google services for you and others. To be able to use the Google +1 button, you need a globally visible, public Google profile, which must contain at least the name chosen for the profile. This name is used in all Google services. In some cases, this name can also replace another name that you used when sharing content via your Google account. The identity of your Google profile can be displayed to users who know your email address or have other identifying information about you.

Use of the Collected Information: In addition to the purposes explained above, the information you provide will be used in accordance with the applicable Google privacy policy. Google may publish summarized statistics about the +1 activities of users or pass these on to users and partners, such as publishers, advertisers, or associated websites.
Facebook Social Plugins

On the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e., interest in the analysis, optimization, and economic operation of our online offering within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR), we use social plugins (“plugins”) of the social network facebook.com, which is operated by Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland (“Facebook”). The plugins can represent interaction elements or content (e.g., videos, graphics, or text posts) and are recognizable by one of the Facebook logos (white “f” on a blue tile, the terms “Like,” “Gefällt mir,” or a “thumbs up” sign) or are marked with the addition “Facebook Social Plugin.” The list and appearance of Facebook Social Plugins can be viewed here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.

Facebook is certified under the Privacy Shield agreement and thereby offers a guarantee of compliance with European data protection law (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active).

When a user calls up a function of this online offering that contains such a plugin, their device establishes a direct connection with Facebook’s servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted by Facebook directly to the user’s device and integrated into the online offering by it. In doing so, usage profiles of the users can be created from the processed data. We therefore have no influence on the scope of the data that Facebook collects with the help of this plugin and therefore inform the users according to our level of knowledge.

By integrating the plugins, Facebook receives the information that a user has accessed the corresponding page of the online offering. If the user is logged into Facebook, Facebook can associate the visit with their Facebook account. If users interact with the plugins, for example, by clicking the Like button or leaving a comment, the corresponding information is transmitted directly from your device to Facebook and stored there. Even if a user is not a member of Facebook, there is still a possibility that Facebook may obtain and store their IP address. According to Facebook, only an anonymized IP address is stored in Germany.

For the purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of data by Facebook, as well as the related rights and settings for the protection of user privacy, users can refer to Facebook’s data protection notices: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

If a user is a Facebook member and does not want Facebook to collect data about them via this online offering and link it with their member data stored on Facebook, they must log out of Facebook and delete their cookies before using our online offering. Further settings and objections to the use of data for advertising purposes are possible within Facebook’s profile settings: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads or via the US page http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU page http://www.youronlinechoices.com/. The settings are platform-independent, meaning they apply to all devices, such as desktop computers or mobile devices.

Facebook, Custom Audiences, and Facebook Marketing Services

Within our online offering, based on our legitimate interests in the analysis, optimization, and economic operation of our online offering and for these purposes, the so-called “Facebook Pixel” of the social network Facebook, operated by Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA, or, if you are based in the EU, Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland (“Facebook”), is used.

Facebook transmits European data based on the EU Standard Contractual Clauses. Further details on the transmission of European data can be found at any time in Facebook’s data policy or via the following link: https://de-de.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addenDum

With the help of the Facebook Pixel, Facebook can determine the visitors to our online offering as a target group for the display of advertisements (so-called “Facebook Ads”). Accordingly, we use the Facebook Pixel to display the Facebook Ads placed by us only to those Facebook users who have shown an interest in our online offering or who have certain characteristics (e.g., interests in specific topics or products, determined based on the visited websites) that we transmit to Facebook (so-called “Custom Audiences”). With the help of the Facebook Pixel, we also want to ensure that our Facebook Ads correspond to the potential interest of users and do not appear annoying. Furthermore, with the help of the Facebook Pixel, we can track the effectiveness of Facebook advertisements for statistical and market research purposes by seeing whether users were redirected to our website after clicking on a Facebook advertisement (so-called “Conversion”).

The Facebook Pixel is directly integrated by Facebook when our websites are accessed and can store a so-called cookie, i.e., a small file, on your device. If you subsequently log in to Facebook or visit Facebook while logged in, the visit to our online offering will be noted in your profile. The data collected about you is anonymous to us, meaning it does not allow us to draw conclusions about the identity of the users. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook, making a connection to the respective user profile possible, and can be used by Facebook for its own market research and advertising purposes. If we transmit data to Facebook for reconciliation purposes, it will be encrypted locally in the browser and only then sent to Facebook via a secure https connection. This is done solely for the purpose of reconciling with the data similarly encrypted by Facebook.

The processing of data by Facebook takes place within the framework of Facebook’s Data Policy. Accordingly, general information on the display of Facebook Ads can be found in Facebook’s Data Policy: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php. Specific information and details about the Facebook Pixel and its functionality can be found in Facebook’s Help Center: https://www.facebook.com/business/help/651294705016616.

You can object to the collection by the Facebook Pixel and the use of your data for displaying Facebook Ads. To adjust which types of advertisements are shown to you within Facebook, you can visit the page set up by Facebook and follow the instructions on settings for usage-based advertising: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads. The settings are platform-independent, meaning they apply to all devices, such as desktop computers or mobile devices.

We currently do not send a Facebook Pixel on this website. As soon as we use this technology, the following option will be available to you:
“To prevent the collection of your data via the Facebook Pixel on our website, please click the following link: Facebook Opt-Out (if no pop-up appears after clicking the link, the Facebook Custom Audience is currently not active)”

Note: If you click the link, an “opt-out” cookie will be stored on your device. If you delete the cookies in this browser, you will have to click the link again. Furthermore, the opt-out only applies within the browser you are using and only within our web domain where the link was clicked.

You can also object to the use of cookies for audience measurement and advertising purposes via the deactivation page of the Network Advertising Initiative (https://optout.networkadvertising.org/) and additionally the US website (https://www.aboutads.info/choices) or the European website (https://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices).

Vimeo

Our website uses plugins from the video portal Vimeo. The provider is Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New
York, New York 10011, USA.

When you visit one of our pages equipped with a Vimeo plugin, a connection to Vimeo’s servers is established. This informs the Vimeo server which of our pages you have visited. Vimeo also obtains your IP address. This applies even if you are not logged in to Vimeo or do not have a Vimeo account. The information collected by Vimeo is transmitted to the Vimeo server in the USA.
If you are logged into your Vimeo account, you enable Vimeo to directly associate your browsing behavior with your
personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your Vimeo account.
Further information on the handling of user data can be found in Vimeo’s privacy policy at: https://vimeo.com/privacy.

YouTube

We embed videos from the “YouTube” platform, provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy, Opt-Out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated

Newsletter
With the following information, we inform you about the content of our newsletter, as well as the registration, dispatch, and statistical evaluation procedures, and your rights to object. By subscribing to our newsletter, you agree to its receipt and the described procedures.
Newsletter content: We send newsletters, emails, and other electronic notifications with promotional information (hereinafter “newsletters”) only with the consent of the recipients or a legal permission. If the content of the newsletter is specifically described during registration, it is decisive for the users’ consent. Otherwise, our newsletters contain information about our products, offers, promotions, and our company.
The newsletters are sent via the mailing service provider “MailChimp,” a newsletter dispatch platform of the US provider Rocket Science Group, LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE #5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA. You can view the data protection provisions of the mailing service provider here: https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/. The Rocket Science Group LLC d/b/a MailChimp is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and thereby guarantees compliance with European data protection standards (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000TO6hAAG&status=Active). The mailing service provider is used based on our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR and a data processing agreement pursuant to Art. 28 para. 3 sentence 1 GDPR. The mailing service provider may use the recipients’ data in pseudonymized form, i.e., without attribution to a user, to optimize or improve its own services, e.g., for the technical optimization of dispatch and presentation of newsletters or for statistical purposes. However, the mailing service provider does not use the data of our newsletter recipients to contact them directly or to pass the data on to third parties.
Double Opt-In and Logging: Registration for our newsletter takes place in a so-called double opt-in procedure. This means that after registration, you will receive an email asking you to confirm your registration. This confirmation is necessary so that no one can register with foreign email addresses. Newsletter registrations are logged to be able to prove the registration process in accordance with legal requirements. This includes storing the time of registration and confirmation, as well as the IP address. Changes to your data stored with the mailing service provider are also logged.
Registration data: To subscribe to the newsletter, it is sufficient to provide your email address and your first and last name (for personal address).
Statistical surveys and analyses – The newsletters contain a so-called “web-beacon,” i.e., a pixel-sized file that is retrieved from the mailing service provider’s server when the newsletter is opened. As part of this retrieval, technical information such as browser and system information, as well as your IP address and time of retrieval, are initially collected. This information is used for the technical improvement of services based on technical data or for understanding target groups and their reading behavior based on their retrieval locations (which can be determined with the help of the IP address) or access times. Statistical surveys also include determining whether newsletters are opened, when they are opened, and which links are clicked. Although this information can be assigned to individual newsletter recipients for technical reasons, it is neither our intention nor that of the mailing service provider to observe individual users. The evaluations serve us much more to recognize the reading habits of our users and to adapt our content to them or to send different content according to the interests of our users.
The statistical surveys and analyses, as well as the logging of the registration process, are carried out on the basis of our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our interest is directed towards the use of a user-friendly and secure newsletter system that serves both our business interests and the expectations of users.
Cancellation/Revocation – You can cancel your newsletter subscription at any time, i.e., revoke your consent. This simultaneously revokes your consent to its dispatch [by the mailing service provider] and the statistical analyses. A separate revocation of dispatch by the mailing service provider or statistical evaluation is unfortunately not possible. A link to unsubscribe from the newsletter can be found at the end of each newsletter. If users have only subscribed to the newsletter and have canceled this subscription, their personal data will be deleted.

Information Call via Zoom

This privacy policy is intended to inform you about the processing of your personal data when using the “Zoom” tool from Zoom Video Communications, Inc., 55 Almaden Boulevard, 6th Floor, San Jose, CA 95113, USA. Noble BC GmbH offers online informational meetings via the Zoom online meeting service.

The protection of your personal data is a key concern for Noble BC GmbH. Therefore, we have taken all possible and necessary measures to make data processing when using ZOOM compliant with legal requirements, secure, transparent, and data-minimizing. This privacy policy allows you to inform yourself in detail about the processing of your personal data when using ZOOM.

The data collected from you will be transmitted to Zoom in the USA. However, Zoom has committed to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses; further information on your rights derived from these can be found at https://commission.europa.eu/publications/standard-contractual-clauses-international-transfers_de

Further information on Zoom’s data protection regulations, as well as the cookies used by Zoom on its website, can be found at the following link: https://explore.zoom.us/de/gdpr/.

We use your data within the scope of our legitimate interest pursuant to
Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

The form of data processing depends on how the service is used. ZOOM allows for flexible design of online meetings. As a host or moderator, the personal data stored in your ZOOM account is processed for managing the ZOOM rooms. As a participant, you can decide whether to participate in the chat or whether to enable your microphone or camera. Generally, the following personal data is processed when using ZOOM:

1. User Data

Video data, if you have enabled your device’s camera
Audio data, if you have enabled your device’s microphone
Text data, if the chat, question, or survey function is used

Duration of the meeting
Start and end (time) of participation by individuals
Name and description of the meeting
Scheduled date / time of the meeting
Chat status
IP addresses of the devices used for participation, as well as other device/hardware information (MAC address, other device IDs (UDID), device type, operating system type and version, client version, camera type, microphone or speaker, connection type, etc.), approximate location for establishing a connection to the nearest ZOOM data center

mp4 of all video and audio recordings and presentations
m4a of all audio recordings
Text file of all annotations, chats, audio log file
Audio log file and other information shared during the use of the service.

Full name
Business email address
Billing and procurement data

Your data will be stored as long as the reason for the appointment remains relevant, particularly if storage is still necessary for contract fulfillment, for tax reasons, or for our other legitimate interests, or if we are otherwise legally obliged to retain your data.

If an online meeting is recorded, you will be informed by a prior announcement from the organizer and/or by a technical signal. You can independently deactivate your camera and microphone and leave the meeting at any time.

If you are logged in with a ZOOM account, reports on “online meetings” (meeting metadata, data for telephone dial-in) can be stored by ZOOM for up to one month.

Appointment Scheduling with Calendly

For scheduling appointments, we use the Calendly calendar (https://calendly.com/de), a service of Calendly LLC, 1315 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30309, USA, within the scope of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
By booking an appointment with Calendly, you leave the Noble BC GmbH website.
The data you enter when booking an appointment will be transmitted to Calendly in the USA. However, Calendly has committed to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses; further information on your rights derived from these can be found at: https://commission.europa.eu/publications/standard-contractual-clauses-international-transfers_de.
Further information on Calendly’s data protection regulations, as well as the cookies used by Calendly on its website, can be found at the following link: https://calendly.com/de/pages/privacy.

For scheduling the appointment, we request the data asked in the Calendly form and record your IP address at the time of entry. This data is not passed on by us or Calendly to third parties and serves only for statistical purposes and for organizing appointments.

First Name*
Last Name*
Email Address*
Phone Number*
Street*
Postal Code*
City*
Comments
Consent to data processing* [Checkbox]

Your data is entered encrypted, so third parties cannot read your data during entry. For more information on the data collected by Calendly and how your data is handled, please refer to Calendly’s privacy policy.

Privacy Notice on the Use of Metricool
On our social media channels and websites, we use the Metricool application for analyzing and optimizing our content and for evaluating interactions. Metricool collects data anonymously, processes it statistically, and temporarily stores it to improve the performance of our posts.

Legal basis: Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest). The legitimate interest lies in optimizing our content and improving the user experience.

Data transfer: Personal data is not transferred, unless Metricool uses aggregated, anonymized data for technical purposes.

Revocation & Objection: You can object to processing by Metricool at any time or restrict the use of social media services, e.g., by deactivating cookies or opt-out settings.

Further information can be found in the Metricool Privacy Policy.

SSL or TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that the user sends to us, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. An encrypted connection can be recognized by the browser’s address bar changing from “http://” to “https://” and by the padlock symbol in your browser bar.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data transmitted cannot be read by third parties.
Objection to Advertising Emails

The use of contact data published within the scope of the imprint obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby objected to. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information, for example, via spam emails.