We greatly appreciate your interest in AEOLOS GreenPower GmbH, hereinafter also referred to as “AEOLOS”. Data protection is of particular importance to us. The use of the website of AEOLOS GreenPower GmbH is generally possible without providing any personal data.

However, if a data subject wishes to make use of particular services offered by our company via our website, the processing of personal data may become necessary. Where the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no statutory basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the data subject.

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, email address or telephone number of a data subject, is always carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and in compliance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to AEOLOS GreenPower GmbH. By means of this Privacy Policy, our company wishes to inform the public about the nature, scope and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and process. Furthermore, this Privacy Policy informs data subjects of the rights to which they are entitled.
AEOLOS GreenPower GmbH has implemented numerous technical and organisational measures to ensure the most comprehensive possible protection of personal data processed through this website. Nevertheless, internet-based data transmissions may in principle have security vulnerabilities, meaning that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us by alternative means, for example by telephone.


1. Definitions
The Privacy Policy of AEOLOS GreenPower GmbH is based on the terminology used by the European legislature when adopting the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our Privacy Policy is intended to be easy to read and understand both for the public and for our sponsors, supporters and interested parties. In order to ensure this, we would first like to explain the terminology used.
In this Privacy Policy, we use, among others, the following terms:
a) Personal Data
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as the “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, 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.
b) Data Subject
A data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller responsible for the processing.
c) Processing
Processing means any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
d) Restriction of Processing
Restriction of processing means the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting its processing in the future.
e) Profiling
Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of such personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s work performance, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements.
f) Pseudonymisation
Pseudonymisation means the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures ensuring that the personal data is not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.
g) Controller or Controller Responsible for the Processing
The controller or controller responsible for the processing is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data. Where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law.
h) Processor
A processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.
i) Recipient
A recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body to which personal data is disclosed, whether or not such recipient is a third party. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients.
j) Third Party
A third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body other than the data subject, the controller, the processor and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorised to process personal data.
k) Consent
Consent means any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which he or she, by means of a statement or other clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

2. Name and Address of the Controller
The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws applicable in the Member States of the European Union and other provisions of a data-protection nature is:

AEOLOS GreenPower GmbH
Miramstrasse 50
D-34123 Kassel
Phone +49 40 593 61 951
office@aeolos-energy.eu

3. Cookies
The websites of AEOLOS GreenPower GmbH use cookies. Cookies are text files which are stored on a computer system via an internet browser.
Numerous websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier for the cookie. It consists of a sequence of characters through which websites and servers can associate the cookie with the specific internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This enables visited websites and servers to distinguish the individual browser of the data subject from other internet browsers containing different cookies. A particular internet browser can be recognised and identified using the unique cookie ID.
Through the use of cookies, AEOLOS GreenPower GmbH can provide users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the setting of cookies.
By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimised for the benefit of the user. Cookies enable us, as mentioned above, to recognise users of our website. The purpose of such recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website. For example, a user of a website that uses cookies does not have to enter access data again each time the website is visited because this is handled by the website and the cookie stored on the user’s computer system. Another example is the cookie used for a shopping basket in an online shop. The online shop remembers the items that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping basket by means of a cookie.
The data subject may prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by selecting the appropriate setting in the internet browser used and may therefore permanently object to the setting of cookies. Furthermore, cookies already set may be deleted at any time via an internet browser or other software programmes. This is possible in all commonly used internet browsers. If the data subject disables the setting of cookies in the internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be fully available.

4. Collection of General Data and Information
The website of AEOLOS GreenPower GmbH collects a series of general data and information whenever the website is accessed by a data subject or an automated system. This general data and information is stored in the server log files. The following may be collected:
(1) browser types and versions used,
(2) the operating system used by the accessing system,
(3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrer),
(4) the subpages accessed on our website by an accessing system,
(5) the date and time of access to the website,
(6) an Internet Protocol address (IP address),
(7) the internet service provider of the accessing system, and
(8) other similar data and information used for security purposes in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using this general data and information, the Dreamers do not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is required in order to:
(1) correctly deliver the content of our website,
(2) optimise the content of our website and its advertising,
(3) ensure the long-term functionality of our information technology systems and website technology, and
(4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for prosecution in the event of a cyberattack.
This anonymously collected data and information is therefore evaluated by AEOLOS GreenPower GmbH, both statistically and with the aim of increasing data protection and data security within our company, thereby ultimately ensuring an optimum level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous server log file data is stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

5. Registration on Our Website
The data subject has the option of registering on the website of the controller by providing personal data. The personal data transmitted to the controller is determined by the respective input form used for registration. The personal data entered by the data subject is collected and stored exclusively for internal use by the controller and for the controller’s own purposes. The controller may arrange for such data to be transferred to one or more processors, for example a parcel service provider, which likewise uses the personal data exclusively for internal purposes attributable to the controller.

Registration on the controller’s website also results in the storage of the IP address assigned by the data subject’s internet service provider (ISP), as well as the date and time of registration. This data is stored because it is only in this way that misuse of our services can be prevented and, where necessary, this data can enable criminal offences to be investigated. To this extent, storage of this data is necessary in order to protect the controller. As a general rule, this data is not passed on to third parties unless there is a statutory obligation to disclose it or the disclosure serves the purposes of criminal prosecution.

The voluntary registration of the data subject by providing personal data enables the controller to offer the data subject content or services which, by their nature, can only be offered to registered users. Registered persons are free to amend the personal data provided during registration at any time or to have it completely deleted from the controller’s database.
The controller shall, upon request and at any time, provide each data subject with information as to which personal data relating to that data subject is stored. Furthermore, the controller shall rectify or erase personal data at the request or upon notification of the data subject, provided that no statutory retention obligations prevent this. A data protection officer named in this Privacy Policy and all employees of the controller are available to the data subject as contact persons in this respect.

6. Subscription to Our Newsletter
The website of AEOLOS GreenPower GmbH gives users the opportunity to subscribe to our party’s newsletter. The personal data transmitted to the controller when subscribing to the newsletter is determined by the input form used for this purpose.
AEOLOS GreenPower GmbH regularly informs sponsors, supporters and interested parties by means of a newsletter about news relating to the topics of the party. The newsletter of AEOLOS GreenPower GmbH can generally only be received by the data subject if:
(1) the data subject has a valid email address, and
(2) the data subject registers to receive the newsletter.
For legal reasons, a confirmation email is sent as part of the double opt-in procedure to the email address entered by a data subject for the first time for newsletter distribution. This confirmation email is used to verify whether the owner of the email address, as the data subject, has authorised receipt of the newsletter.

When registering for the newsletter, we also store the IP address assigned by the internet service provider (ISP) to the computer system used by the data subject at the time of registration, together with the date and time of registration. Collection of this data is necessary in order to trace any possible misuse of a data subject’s email address at a later date and therefore serves the legal protection of the controller.

Personal data collected as part of newsletter registration is used exclusively for sending our newsletter. Newsletter subscribers may also be informed by email where this is necessary for the operation of the newsletter service or a related registration, for example in the event of changes to the newsletter offering or changes to technical circumstances.

Personal data collected in connection with the newsletter service is not disclosed to third parties. The data subject may cancel the newsletter subscription at any time. The consent given by the data subject to the storage of personal data for newsletter distribution may be withdrawn at any time. Each newsletter contains an appropriate link for the purpose of withdrawing consent. It is also possible to unsubscribe from the newsletter directly via the controller’s website at any time or to notify the controller of this by other means.

7. Newsletter Tracking
The newsletters of AEOLOS GreenPower GmbH contain so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic embedded in emails sent in HTML format to enable log file recording and analysis. This allows statistical evaluation of the success or failure of online marketing campaigns. Using the embedded tracking pixel, AEOLOS GreenPower GmbH can determine whether and when an email was opened by a data subject and which links contained in the email were accessed by the data subject.

Personal data collected through tracking pixels contained in newsletters is stored and evaluated by the controller in order to optimise newsletter distribution and to adapt the content of future newsletters more effectively to the interests of the data subject. This personal data is not disclosed to third parties.

Data subjects are entitled at any time to withdraw the separate consent given for this purpose through the double opt-in procedure. Following withdrawal, this personal data will be deleted by the controller. The Dreamers automatically interpret unsubscribing from the newsletter as withdrawal of consent.

8. Contact via the Website
The website of AEOLOS GreenPower GmbH contains information required by law which enables rapid electronic contact with our company and direct communication with us, including a general electronic mail address (email address).
Where a data subject contacts the controller by email or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject is automatically stored. Such personal data transmitted voluntarily by a data subject to the controller is stored for the purpose of processing the enquiry or contacting the data subject. This personal data is not disclosed to third parties.

9. Comment Function in the Blog on the Website
AEOLOS GreenPower GmbH offers users the opportunity to leave individual comments on blog posts published on a blog located on the controller’s website. A blog is a portal maintained on a website, generally accessible to the public, in which one or more persons, known as bloggers or web bloggers, may publish articles or record thoughts in so-called blog posts. Blog posts can generally be commented upon by third parties.
Where a data subject leaves a comment on a blog published on this website, information concerning the time the comment was entered and the user name (pseudonym) selected by the data subject is stored and published in addition to the comment itself.
Furthermore, the IP address assigned by the data subject’s internet service provider (ISP) is logged. The IP address is stored for security reasons and in case the data subject infringes the rights of third parties or posts unlawful content by submitting a comment. The storage of such personal data is therefore in the controller’s own interest so that it may, where appropriate, exonerate itself in the event of an infringement.
The personal data collected in this way is not disclosed to third parties unless such disclosure is required by law or serves the legal defence of the controller.

10. Subscription to Comments in the Blog on the Website
Comments posted on the blog of AEOLOS GreenPower GmbH may generally be subscribed to by third parties. In particular, a person posting a comment may subscribe to subsequent comments relating to a particular blog post.
Where a data subject chooses the option to subscribe to comments, the controller sends an automatic confirmation email in order to verify, by means of the double opt-in procedure, whether the owner of the email address provided has genuinely chosen this option.
The option to subscribe to comments may be cancelled at any time.

11. Routine Erasure and Blocking of Personal Data
The controller shall process and store the personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage or where this is provided for by the European legislature or another legislator in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject.
Where the purpose of storage ceases to apply or where a storage period prescribed by the European legislature or another competent legislator expires, the personal data shall routinely be blocked or erased in accordance with the statutory provisions.

12. Rights of the Data Subject

a) Right to Confirmation
Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislature to obtain from the controller confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her is being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of confirmation, he or she may contact our Data Protection Officer or another employee of the controller at any time.
b) Right of Access
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislature to obtain from the controller, at any time and free of charge, information concerning the personal data stored about him or her and a copy of such information.
Furthermore, the European legislature has granted the data subject access to the following information:
the purposes of the processing;
the categories of personal data concerned;
the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data has been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations;
where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if this is not possible, the criteria used to determine that period;
the existence of a right to request from the controller rectification or erasure of personal data concerning the data subject or restriction of processing, or to object to such processing;
the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;
where the personal data is not collected from the data subject, any available information as to its source;
the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject.
Furthermore, the data subject has a right to obtain information as to whether personal data has been transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. Where this is the case, the data subject also has the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.
If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of access, he or she may contact our Data Protection Officer or another employee of the controller at any time.
c) Right to Rectification
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislature to obtain without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning him or her.
Furthermore, taking into account the purposes of the processing, the data subject has the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement.
If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, he or she may contact our Data Protection Officer or another employee of the controller at any time.
d) Right to Erasure (Right to Be Forgotten)
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislature to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning him or her without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies and insofar as processing is not necessary:
the personal data has been collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which it is no longer necessary;
the data subject withdraws consent on which the processing is based pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR and there is no other legal ground for the processing;
the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) GDPR;
the personal data has been unlawfully processed;
the personal data must be erased in order to comply with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject;
the personal data has been collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Article 8(1) GDPR.
Where one of the above grounds applies and a data subject wishes to request the erasure of personal data stored by the Dreamers, he or she may contact our Data Protection Officer or another employee of the controller at any time. The Data Protection Officer of the Dreamers or another employee will arrange for the erasure request to be complied with without undue delay.
Where personal data has been made public by the Dreamers and our party, as controller, is obliged pursuant to Article 17(1) GDPR to erase the personal data, the Dreamers shall, taking account of available technology and implementation costs, take reasonable measures, including technical measures, to inform other controllers processing the published personal data that the data subject has requested the erasure by such controllers of any links to, or copies or replications of, such personal data, insofar as processing is not required. The Data Protection Officer of the Dreamers or another employee will arrange the necessary measures in each individual case.
e) Right to Restriction of Processing
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislature to obtain from the controller restriction of processing where one of the following conditions applies:
the accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
the processing is unlawful and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of its use;
the controller no longer requires the personal data for the purposes of processing, but the data subject requires it for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims;
the data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR and it has not yet been determined whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.
Where one of the above conditions is met and a data subject wishes to request restriction of personal data stored by AEOLOS GreenPower GmbH, he or she may contact our Data Protection Officer or another employee of the controller at any time.
The Data Protection Officer of AEOLOS GreenPower GmbH or another employee will arrange for the restriction of processing.
f) Right to Data Portability
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislature to receive the personal data concerning him or her which he or she has provided to a controller in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format.
The data subject also has the right to transmit such data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data was provided, where the processing is based on consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) GDPR and the processing is carried out by automated means, provided that the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.
Furthermore, in exercising the right to data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) GDPR, the data subject has the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and where doing so does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.
To exercise the right to data portability, the data subject may at any time contact the Data Protection Officer appointed by AEOLOS GreenPower GmbH or another employee.
g) Right to Object
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislature, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning him or her which is based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on those provisions.
In the event of an objection, AEOLOS GreenPower GmbH shall no longer process the personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or unless the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
Where AEOLOS GreenPower GmbH processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data for such marketing purposes. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing.
Where the data subject objects to AEOLOS GreenPower GmbH processing personal data for direct marketing purposes, AEOLOS GreenPower GmbH shall no longer process the personal data for such purposes.
Furthermore, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, the data subject has the right to object to processing of personal data concerning him or her by AEOLOS GreenPower GmbH for scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) GDPR, unless such processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.
To exercise the right to object, the data subject may contact the Data Protection Officer of AEOLOS GreenPower GmbH directly or another employee.
Furthermore, in the context of the use of information society services and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, the data subject is free to exercise his or her right to object by automated means using technical specifications.
h) Automated Individual Decision-Making, Including Profiling
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislature not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning him or her or similarly significantly affects him or her, provided that the decision:
(1) is not necessary for entering into or performing a contract between the data subject and the controller; or
(2) is not authorised by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights, freedoms and legitimate interests; or
(3) is not based on the data subject’s explicit consent.
Where the decision:
(1) is necessary for entering into or performing a contract between the data subject and the controller; or
(2) is based on the data subject’s explicit consent,
AEOLOS GreenPower GmbH shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights, freedoms and legitimate interests, including at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view and to contest the decision.
If a data subject wishes to exercise rights relating to automated decisions, he or she may contact our Data Protection Officer or another employee of the controller at any time.
i) Right to Withdraw Data Protection Consent
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislature to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data at any time.
If a data subject wishes to exercise the right to withdraw consent, he or she may contact our Data Protection Officer or another employee of the controller at any time.

13. Data Protection Provisions Concerning the Use of Facebook
The controller has integrated components of the company Facebook into this website. Facebook is a social network.
A social network is an online social meeting place, an online community that generally enables users to communicate with one another and interact in a virtual environment. A social network may serve as a platform for exchanging opinions and experiences or may enable the online community to provide personal or company-related information. Facebook enables users of the social network, among other things, to create private profiles, upload photographs and network through friend requests.
The operating company of Facebook is Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. Where a data subject lives outside the USA or Canada, the controller responsible for processing personal data is Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Whenever one of the individual pages of this website operated by the controller and incorporating a Facebook component (Facebook plug-in) is accessed, the internet browser on the data subject’s information technology system is automatically prompted by the relevant Facebook component to download a representation of the corresponding Facebook component from Facebook.
An overview of all Facebook plug-ins may be accessed at:
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE
As part of this technical process, Facebook receives information as to which specific subpage of our website has been visited by the data subject.
Where the data subject is simultaneously logged into Facebook, Facebook recognises, with each visit to our website by the data subject and throughout the duration of the respective visit, which specific subpage of our website the data subject visits. This information is collected by the Facebook component and associated by Facebook with the respective Facebook account of the data subject.
Where the data subject clicks one of the Facebook buttons integrated into our website, for example the “Like” button, or submits a comment, Facebook associates this information with the data subject’s personal Facebook user account and stores this personal data.
Facebook receives information through the Facebook component that the data subject has visited our website whenever the data subject is simultaneously logged into Facebook at the time our website is accessed, regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Facebook component.
Where the data subject does not wish such information to be transmitted to Facebook, such transmission may be prevented by logging out of the Facebook account before accessing our website.
Facebook’s published data policy, available at:
https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/
provides information on the collection, processing and use of personal data by Facebook. It also explains the settings Facebook offers to protect the privacy of data subjects. Various applications are also available which make it possible to prevent the transmission of data to Facebook. Such applications may be used by the data subject to prevent data transmission to Facebook.

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15. Data Protection Provisions Concerning the Use of Jetpack
The controller has integrated Jetpack into this website. Jetpack is a WordPress plug-in that provides operators of WordPress-based websites with additional functionality.
Among other things, Jetpack enables the website operator to obtain an overview of visitors to the website. By displaying related posts and publications or enabling content to be shared, it may also increase visitor numbers. Jetpack also incorporates security features, meaning that a website using Jetpack is better protected against brute-force attacks. Jetpack furthermore optimises and accelerates the loading of images integrated into the website.
The operating company of the Jetpack plug-in for WordPress is Automattic Inc., 132 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. The operating company uses tracking technology provided by Quantcast Inc., 201 Third Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.
Jetpack places a cookie on the data subject’s information technology system. Cookies have already been explained above.
Whenever one of the individual pages of this website operated by the controller and incorporating a Jetpack component is accessed, the internet browser on the data subject’s information technology system is automatically prompted by the respective Jetpack component to transmit data to Automattic for analytical purposes.
As part of this technical process, Automattic obtains data which is subsequently used to create an overview of website visits. The data obtained in this way serves to analyse the behaviour of the data subject who accessed the controller’s website and is evaluated for the purpose of optimising the website.
Data collected via the Jetpack component is not used to identify the data subject without first obtaining the data subject’s separate explicit consent. The data is also made available to Quantcast. Quantcast uses the data for the same purposes as Automattic.
The data subject may prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time, as already described above, by selecting the appropriate setting in the internet browser used and thereby permanently objecting to the setting of cookies. Such a setting would also prevent Automattic/Quantcast from placing a cookie on the data subject’s information technology system.
Furthermore, cookies already set by Automattic may be deleted at any time via the internet browser or other software programmes.
The data subject also has the option of objecting to and preventing the collection of data generated by the Jetpack cookie relating to the use of this website and the processing of such data by Automattic/Quantcast.
For this purpose, the data subject must use the opt-out button available at:
https://www.quantcast.com/opt-out/
which sets an opt-out cookie. The opt-out cookie created by the objection is stored on the information technology system used by the data subject. If the cookies on the system are deleted after the objection, the data subject must access the link again and set a new opt-out cookie.
The setting of an opt-out cookie may, however, result in the controller’s website no longer being fully usable by the data subject.
The applicable privacy policy of Automattic is available at:
https://automattic.com/privacy/
The applicable privacy policy of Quantcast is available at:
https://www.quantcast.com/privacy/

16. Data Protection Provisions Concerning the Use of LinkedIn
The controller has integrated components of LinkedIn Corporation into this website. LinkedIn is an internet-based social network which enables users to connect with existing business contacts and establish new business contacts.
More than 400 million registered persons use LinkedIn in more than 200 countries. LinkedIn is therefore currently the largest platform for business contacts and one of the most frequently visited websites in the world.
The operating company of LinkedIn is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. For data protection matters outside the USA, LinkedIn Ireland, Privacy Policy Issues, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, is responsible.
Whenever our website containing a LinkedIn component (LinkedIn plug-in) is accessed, that component causes the browser used by the data subject to download a corresponding representation of the LinkedIn component.
Further information concerning LinkedIn plug-ins is available at:
https://developer.linkedin.com/plugins
As part of this technical process, LinkedIn receives information as to which specific subpage of our website has been visited by the data subject.
Where the data subject is simultaneously logged into LinkedIn, LinkedIn recognises, with each access to our website by the data subject and throughout the duration of the respective visit, which specific subpage of our website the data subject visits.
This information is collected by the LinkedIn component and associated by LinkedIn with the respective LinkedIn account of the data subject. Where the data subject clicks a LinkedIn button integrated into our website, LinkedIn associates this information with the data subject’s personal LinkedIn user account and stores this personal data.
LinkedIn receives information through the LinkedIn component that the data subject has visited our website whenever the data subject is simultaneously logged into LinkedIn at the time our website is accessed, regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the LinkedIn component.
Where the data subject does not wish such information to be transmitted to LinkedIn, such transmission may be prevented by logging out of the LinkedIn account before accessing our website.
LinkedIn provides the option to unsubscribe from email messages, SMS messages and targeted advertisements and to manage advertising settings at:
https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls
LinkedIn also uses partners such as Quantcast, Google Analytics, BlueKai, DoubleClick, Nielsen, Comscore, Eloqua and Lotame, which may place cookies. Such cookies may be rejected at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy
LinkedIn’s applicable Privacy Policy is available at:
https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
LinkedIn’s Cookie Policy is available at:
https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy

17. Data Protection Provisions Concerning the Use of Tumblr
The controller has integrated Tumblr components into this website. Tumblr is a platform that enables users to create and operate a blog.
A blog is a portal maintained on a website and generally accessible to the public, on which one or more persons, known as bloggers or webloggers, may publish articles or record thoughts in so-called blog posts.
In a Tumblr blog, users may, for example, publish texts, images, links and videos and distribute them digitally. Tumblr users may furthermore incorporate content from third-party websites into their own blogs.
The operating company of Tumblr is Tumblr, Inc., 35 East 21st St, Ground Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA.
Whenever one of the individual pages of this website operated by the controller and incorporating a Tumblr component (Tumblr button) is accessed, the internet browser on the data subject’s information technology system is automatically prompted by the respective Tumblr component to download a representation of the corresponding Tumblr component from Tumblr.
Further information concerning Tumblr buttons is available at: https://www.tumblr.com/buttons
As part of this technical process, Tumblr receives information as to which specific subpage of our website has been visited by the data subject.
The purpose of integrating the Tumblr component is to enable users to distribute the content of this website, to make this website known in the digital environment and to increase visitor numbers.
Where the data subject is simultaneously logged into Tumblr, Tumblr recognises, with each visit to our website and throughout the duration of the respective visit, which specific subpage of our website the data subject visits.
This information is collected by the Tumblr component and associated by Tumblr with the respective Tumblr account of the data subject.
Where the data subject clicks one of the Tumblr buttons integrated into our website, the data and information transmitted as a result is associated with the personal Tumblr user account of the data subject and stored and processed by Tumblr.
Tumblr receives information through the Tumblr component that the data subject has visited our website whenever the data subject is simultaneously logged into Tumblr at the time our website is accessed, regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Tumblr component.
Where the data subject does not wish such information to be transmitted to Tumblr, such transmission may be prevented by logging out of the Tumblr account before accessing our website.
Tumblr’s applicable Privacy Policy is available at:
https://www.tumblr.com/policy/en/privacy
8. Data Protection Provisions Concerning the Use of Xing
The controller has integrated Xing components into this website. Xing is an internet-based social network which enables users to connect with existing business contacts and establish new business contacts.
Individual users may create personal profiles on Xing. Companies may, for example, create company profiles or publish job vacancies on Xing.
The operating company of Xing is XING SE, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.
Whenever one of the individual pages of this website operated by the controller and incorporating a Xing component (Xing plug-in) is accessed, the internet browser on the data subject’s information technology system is automatically prompted by the respective Xing component to download a representation of the corresponding Xing component from Xing.
Further information concerning Xing plug-ins is available at:
https://dev.xing.com/plugins
As part of this technical process, Xing receives information as to which specific subpage of our website has been visited by the data subject.
Where the data subject is simultaneously logged into Xing, Xing recognises, with each access to our website by the data subject and throughout the duration of the respective visit, which specific subpage of our website the data subject visits.
This information is collected by the Xing component and associated by Xing with the respective Xing account of the data subject.
Where the data subject clicks one of the Xing buttons integrated into our website, for example the “Share” button, Xing associates this information with the data subject’s personal Xing user account and stores this personal data.
Xing receives information through the Xing component that the data subject has visited our website whenever the data subject is simultaneously logged into Xing at the time our website is accessed, regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Xing component.
Where the data subject does not wish such information to be transmitted to Xing, such transmission may be prevented by logging out of the Xing account before accessing our website.
Xing’s published privacy policy, available at:
https://www.xing.com/privacy
provides information on the collection, processing and use of personal data by Xing.
Xing has furthermore published data protection information concerning the XING Share button at:
https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection

19. Payment Method: Data Protection Provisions Concerning PayPal as a Payment Method omitted –

20. Legal Basis for Processing
Article 6(1)(a) GDPR serves as the legal basis for processing operations for which our company obtains consent for a specific processing purpose.Where processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, for example where processing is necessary for the supply of goods or the provision of another service or consideration, processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.
The same applies to processing operations necessary in order to take steps prior to entering into a contract, for example in cases of enquiries concerning our products or services.
Where our company is subject to a legal obligation requiring the processing of personal data, for example for compliance with tax obligations, processing is based on Article 6(1)(c) GDPR.
In rare cases, processing of personal data may become necessary in order to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured at our premises and his or her name, age, health insurance details or other vital information had to be disclosed to a doctor, hospital or other third party. In such circumstances, processing would be based on Article 6(1)(d) GDPR.
Finally, processing operations may be based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. This legal basis applies to processing operations not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases where processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by our company or a third party, provided that such interests are not overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject.
Such processing operations are permitted in particular because they were specifically recognised by the European legislature. In this respect, the European legislature considered that a legitimate interest might be presumed where the data subject is a customer of the controller (Recital 47, second sentence, GDPR).

21. Legitimate Interests Pursued by the Controller or a Third Party
Where the processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, our legitimate interest is the conduct of our business activities for the benefit of the well-being of all our employees and shareholders.

22. Period for Which Personal Data Will Be Stored
The criterion used to determine the period for which personal data is stored is the respective statutory retention period.
After expiry of that period, the corresponding data is routinely erased provided that it is no longer required for the performance of a contract or for steps prior to entering into a contract.

23. Statutory or Contractual Requirements to Provide Personal Data; Necessity for Entering into a Contract; Obligation of the Data Subject to Provide Personal Data; Possible Consequences of Failure to Provide Such Data

We inform you that the provision of personal data may in part be required by law, for example under tax regulations, or may result from contractual provisions, for example information concerning the contracting party.

In some cases, it may be necessary for a data subject to provide us with personal data in order to enter into a contract, which must subsequently be processed by us.
For example, the data subject is required to provide us with personal data where our company enters into a contract with him or her. Failure to provide such personal data would mean that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded.
Before providing personal data, the data subject must contact our Data Protection Officer. Our Data Protection Officer will inform the data subject on a case-by-case basis whether provision of the personal data is required by law or contract, or is necessary for entering into a contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data and what consequences would arise from failure to provide it.
24. Existence of Automated Decision-Making
As a responsible company, we do not use automated decision-making or profiling.

Kassel, 10 December 2024

AEOLOS GreenPower GmbH