Privacy Statement

Sportec Solutions AG, Beta-Straße 1, D-85774 Unterföhring, Germany ("Sportec Solutions") collects, processes and uses personal data, which is collected and stored when visiting the website www.sportec-solutions.de (hereinafter referred to as the "Website"), in compliance with the data protection regulations applicable in the Federal Republic of Germany. This privacy policy explains what data the visitor ("user") collects on the website and how this data is processed and used. The user can contact the data protection officer at the e-mail address datenschutz@sportec-solutions.com.

1. Personal data

Personal data are all information which relate to an identified or identifiable natural person. A 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 or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person. This includes, for example, the name, personalized email addresses, the residential address, the telephone number or the date of birth.

2. Data collection, processing and use when accessing the Website

Each time a User accesses the Website, the User's Internet browser, for technical reasons, automatically supplies the following data to Sportec Solutions's web server:

  • IP address of the end device
  • date and time of access
  • name and URL of accessed page
  • transferred data volume
  • access status (data file transmitted, data file not found, etc.)
  • recognition data of the used browser and operating system of the User's
  • end device
  • name of the User's Internet service provider
  • website from which the access was made

The collection, processing and use of these data occur for the purposes of enabling the use of the Website (connection set-up), system security and technical administration of the network infrastructure. A comparison with other data sets or a transmission to third parties, even in excerpts, does not take place. The legal basis for processing is Art. 6 para. 1 b) and f) General Data Protection Regulation ["GDPR"].

3. Special provisions regarding the official social media accounts and pages of Sportec Solutions 3.1 General information regarding the visit of the official social media accounts and pages

Sportec Solutions operates official accounts or pages in and on various social networks. In this context, Sportec Solutions points out that a user uses the respective social network and the respective functions basically on his own responsibility. This applies in particular to the interactive functions offered in the respective social network (for example, commenting, sharing, rating). The respective operators of the social networks regularly collect personal data of the users on their own accounts, the IP address as well as on the end devices used by the user; cookies are used for data collection. These are small files that are stored on your end devices. What information the respective operators of the social networks receive in the course of your use and how they are used is described below specifically in relation to the social network used.

3.2 LinkedIn

Sportec Solutions uses the social network "LinkedIn" and processes personal data via its official LinkedIn account under joint responsibility together with LinkedIn. LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland ("LinkedIn"). In doing so, Sportec Solutions processes your personal data to protect its legitimate interests in providing users with up-to-date information and interaction opportunities in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 f) DSGVO. For the use of the official LinkedIn account, Sportec Solutions has chosen the most data protection-friendly settings possible. Sportec Solutions and LinkedIn have concluded a joint responsibility agreement in accordance with Art. 26 (1) DSGVO. You can therefore assert your data subject rights under the GDPR (see section 9) against both Sportec Solutions and LinkedIn. We kindly ask you to note that Sportec Solutions does not have full influence on the data processing of the individual social networks despite the joint responsibility according to Art. 26 DSGVO with the operators of social networks. The corporate policy of the respective provider has a significant influence on the options of Sportec Solutions. In the event of the assertion of data subject rights, Sportec Solutions could only forward these requests to the operator of the social network. You can find out how LinkedIn processes personal data in connection with Sportec Solutions' account and how the joint responsibility between Sportec Solutions and LinkedIn is essentially structured by clicking on the following external link. LinkedIn's privacy policy can be found under the following external link.

3.3 Facebook / Instagram

Sportec Solutions uses the social networks "Facebook" and "Instagram" within the scope of its official Facebook and Instagram page and, in this context, accesses the related services of Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Meta"). In doing so, Sportec Solutions processes your personal data in order to protect its legitimate interests in providing users with up-to-date information and interaction opportunities in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 f) DSGVO. If you visit the official Facebook page and or Instagram page of Sportec Solutions, such a visit will cause a processing of your personal data also at Meta. The information may be used by Meta to provide Sportec Solutions, as operator of a Facebook or Instagram page, with statistical information such as gender and age distribution about the use of the respective page. In addition, Meta may show you further information or advertisements on Facebook according to your preferences. Meta provides more detailed information on this with regard to Facebook at the following link: http://de-de.facebook.com/help/pages/insights. In this case, Sportec Solutions is jointly responsible with Meta for the data processing operations within the meaning of Art. 26 DSGVO. Sportec Solutions has concluded a joint responsibility agreement with Meta pursuant to Art. 26 (1) DSGVO, the so-called Page Insights Controller Addendum. You can therefore assert your data subject rights under the GDPR (see Section 9) against both Sportec Solutions and Meta. We ask you to note that Sportec Solutions has no full influence on the data processing of the individual social networks despite the joint responsibility according to Art. 26 DSGVO with the operators of social networks. The corporate policy of the respective provider has a significant influence on the options of Sportec Solutions. In the event of the assertion of data subject rights, Sportec Solutions could only forward these requests to the operator of the social network. Meta describes in its general terms in the data usage guidelines which information Meta receives as part of your use of Facebook and Instagram and how this is used. There you will also find information on how to contact Meta, on the options to object and on the settings options for advertisements. The data usage guidelines are available at the following links: http://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy (for Facebook), https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875 (for Instagram). In what way Meta further uses the data from the visit of Facebook and/or Instagram pages for its own purposes, to what extent activities on the Facebook and/or Instagram page are assigned to individual users, how long Meta stores this data and whether data from a visit to the Facebook and/or Instagram page is passed on to third parties, is not conclusively and clearly stated by Meta and is not known to us. When you access a Facebook and/or Instagram page, the IP address assigned to your end device is transmitted to Meta. According to information from Meta, this IP address is anonymized (for "German" IP addresses) and deleted after 90 days. Meta also stores information about the end devices of its users (for example, as part of the "login notification" function); this may enable Meta to assign IP addresses to individual users. If you as a user are currently logged into Facebook and/or Instagram, a cookie with your Facebook or Instagram identifier is located on your end device. This enables Meta to track that you have visited the Facebook and/or Instagram page of Sportec Solutions and how you have used it. This also applies to all other Facebook and/or Instagram pages. Based on this data, content or advertising can be offered tailored to you. The data collected about you in this context is processed by Meta and may be transferred to countries outside the European Union. If you want to avoid this, you should log out of Facebook or Instagram or deactivate the "stay logged in" function, delete the existing cookies on your device and close and restart your browser. In this way, Facebook and/or Instagram information through which you can be directly identified will be deleted. This will allow you to use Sportec Solutions' Facebook or Instagram page without revealing your Facebook or Instagram identifier. When you access interactive features of the page (like, comment, share, message, etc.), a Facebook or Instagram login screen will appear. After any login, you will again be recognizable to Meta as a specific user. As an alternative, you can use a different browser than usual to visit the Facebook or Instagram page of Sportec Solutions. Information on how to manage or delete information about you on Facebook can be found on the following Facebook support pages: https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy# or in the Instagram help area: https://help.instagram.com/811572406418223/?helpref=hc_fnav.

4. Contact and inquiry management via the social networks of Sportec Solutions.

Sportec Solutions offers contact, inquiry or application forms on selected company accounts or pages on social networks (esp. Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn, see already under section 3.), which interested users can use to contact Sportec Solutions. When using the contact, inquiry or application forms on selected company accounts or pages on social networks of Sportec Solutions, the following data is collected:

  • – Date and time of access
  • – Websites from which the user came to the website ("referrer")
  • – Context information (e.g. button clicks on the pages, selections made on the pages)
  • – Contents of all completed text fields (e.g. contact data, such as name or address of the user, or other personal data, depending on the question and answer depicted in the specific text field)
  • Files uploaded by the user.

The purpose of this data processing is to ensure the communication recorded by the user. The legal basis for the processing of the data transmitted in the context of this contact is therefore the legitimate interest of Sportec Solutions in communicating with interested users in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f DSGVO. If a contract is initiated via an inquiry form, the legal basis is also Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b DSGVO. The legal basis for the processing of data in an application form may be, in addition to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f DSGVO, also Art. 88 DSGVO in conjunction with. § 26 BDSG. For the provision of such contact, inquiry or application forms on selected company accounts or pages in social networks, Sportec Solutions uses an external service provider: Perspective Software GmbH, Mailbox 659770, D-96035 Bamberg. We have concluded an order processing agreement with this external service provider in accordance with Art. 28 (3) DSGVO. Within the scope of the order processing relationship, this service provider stores personal data exclusively on European servers. However, there is a possibility that your data may be accessible to entities in the United States of America because the external service provider uses sub-processors located in the USA. As the European Union Commission has determined that the data protection laws of the United States do not ensure an adequate level of protection for personal data collected from data subjects in the European Union, the external service provider for data transfers to the United States provides additional measures and safeguards in accordance with the requirements of the GDPR to ensure an adequate level of protection. For example, by concluding standard contractual clauses between the external service provider and the sub-processors.

5. Social Media Plugins (where available).

Users can initially share content from our website on the services of Meta such as Facebook and Instagram, LinkedIn or XING. The legal basis for the following processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 a) DSGVO. To share the content of our online offers via social networks, we offer so-called social media buttons. For this purpose, we use the so-called Shariff solution, which provides social media buttons that comply with data protection requirements. Through the integration of social plugins, data is usually already transmitted to the social Media Networks when a content is called up, without the user having explicitly consented to this. Among other things, an identifier is transmitted in addition to the web address of the content visited, which enables a direct link between the user of the website and their profile on the relevant platform. The providers of these platforms do not provide any specific information about which data is also transmitted. In order to prevent the unintentional transfer of data of the users of the website to the Socilal Media network and to give them the choice when using these services, we use a Shariff button to establish direct contact between the social network and the visitor only when the latter actively clicks on the share button. In this way, Shariff prevents you from leaving a digital trail on every page you visit, and the connection with the services is only established after consent has been given and the social sharing links have been provided. Alternatively, this contact establishment takes place via pure html links.

6. Limited purpose for processing and using personal data

All processing or use of personal data of the User occurs only for the purposes mentioned in this Privacy Statement and to the extent necessary to achieve the respective purpose. Personal data are not published by Sportec Solutions or disclosed to unauthorized third parties. Transmissions of personal data to government agencies and public authorities occur only in accordance with mandatory national provisions in the law or if the disclosure is necessary in the case of attacks on the network infrastructure in order to pursue rights and for purposes of criminal prosecution. The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 c) GDPR in conjunction with § 24 para. 1 no. 1 b) German Data Protection Act [Bundesdatenschutzgesetz, "BDSG"].

7. Storage and deletion of personal data

All stored personal data and pseudonymized usage data are deleted immediately and permanently as soon as the data are no longer needed for the purposes for which they were collected or the User demands this unless Sportec Solutions is required by law to do preserve the data. If Sportec Solutions is required on the basis of provisions in the law to preserve the data, the stored personal data and pseudonymized usage data will be permanently deleted upon expiration of the time periods for preserving data required by law.

8. Security

Sportec Solutions uses technical and organizational security measures in order to protect the personal data of the Users against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction or access by unauthorized persons. The security measures are continuously adapted in accordance with technological developments.

9. Links to other websites

The Website may contain links to other websites. This Privacy Statement applies solely to the Website of Sportec Solutions. Sportec Solutions has no influence over and does not control whether other providers comply with applicable data privacy provisions.

10. Rights of the User

The User has a right to information with regard to the stored personal data of the User. The User also has a right to have incorrect data corrected and to restriction of the processing and to have data deleted, as well as a right to object against the processing and the right for data transferability. To contact us, the user can send an e-mail to info@sportec-solutions.com. The data protection officer of Sportec Solutions can be reached at datenschutz@sportec-solutions.com; only data protection-related inquiries will be answered at this e-mail address. For all other inquiries, the e-mail address info@sportec-solutions.com is to be used. Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision (BayLDA), Promenade 18, 91522 Ansbach. Tel.: +49 981 180093-0 Fax: +49 981 180093-800 E-Mail: poststelle@lda.bayern.de.

11. Applicability, validity and timeliness of the Privacy Statement

The provisions in this Privacy Statement on collection, processing and use of the User's data apply for the User when using the Website. This Privacy Statement is current valid and is dated as of 20 March 2023. Sportec Solutions reserves the right to amend this Privacy Statement at any time as needed with effect for the future, especially for the purposes of adaption to a further development of the Website or the implementation of new technologies.