Data protection

Thank you for your interest in our company. Data protection is of a particularly high priority for the management of Metawell GmbH. The Metawell GmbH website can be used without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to make use of our company’s special services via our website, it may be necessary to process personal data. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the person concerned.

The processing of personal data, for example the name, address, e-mail address or telephone number of a data subject, is always carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and in accordance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to Metawell GmbH. By means of this data protection declaration, our company would like to inform the public about the type, scope and purpose of the personal data collected, used and processed by us. Furthermore, data subjects are informed about their rights by means of this data protection declaration. As the controller, Metawell GmbH has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection possible for personal data processed via this website. However, Internet-based data transmissions can generally have security gaps, so that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every person concerned is free to transmit personal data to us in alternative ways, for example by telephone.

1. Name and address of the person responsible for processing

The person responsible within the meaning of the GDPR, other data protection laws applicable in the member states of the European Union and other provisions of a data protection nature is:
Metawell GmbH
Schleifmühlweg 31
D-86633 Neuburg / Donau
Germany
Tel.: +49 8431/6715-0
E-Mail: info@metawell.com
Website: https://www.metawell.com

2. Contact details of the data protection officer

The officially appointed data protection officer of Metawell GmbH can be reached at any time by email at privacy@metawell.com.
Any person concerned can contact our data protection officer directly at any time with any questions or suggestions regarding data protection.

3. Cookies

3.1 Definition of terms
„Cookies” are small files that your browser automatically creates and that are stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.). Cookies do not contain viruses, Trojans or other malware. Information is stored in cookies that results in connection with the specific device used. This does not mean that we gain direct knowledge of your identity. The use of cookies serves to make the use of our offer more pleasant for you. The following types of cookies can be distinguished.

3.2 Types of cookies
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Essential cookies enable basic functions and are necessary for the proper functioning of the website. These cookies are not permanently stored on your computer or device and are deleted when you close the browser (session cookies). Essential cookies are always active and cannot be deactivated.
The data processed by essential cookies are necessary for the purposes mentioned to protect our legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6, Paragraph 1, Sentence 1, Letter f GDPR.
Statistics cookies make it possible to record and count the number of visitors and traffic sources in order to measure and improve the performance of the website. They are also used to find out if there are problems or errors with certain pages, which pages are most popular, and how visitors navigate the website. Statistics cookies are deleted after a defined retention period. Statistics cookies must be activated with your consent. They are inactive by default.
External media cookies are content from video platforms and social media platforms that are only activated with your consent. They are inactive by default. If cookies from external media are accepted, access to this content no longer requires manual consent. External media cookies are deleted after a defined retention period.

3.3 Your settings – your consent
View your cookie settings here and revoke your consent for each cookie using the following button:

Open Cookie Settings

You can use your browser to display the cookies on your computer, to delete existing cookies or to set up the configuration so that not all cookies, or none at all, are saved. Please note that some functions will not work or will not work properly if you deactivate the setting of cookies.

4. Individual

The measures listed and implemented by us are based on Article 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 lit. a, b, or f GDPR (based on the legitimate interest of Metawell GmbH – lit. f; contractual or contract-like basis – lit. b; or based on your consent – lit. a). With the measures used, we want to ensure a needs-based design and the ongoing optimization of our website. On the other hand, we use the measures to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for you for the purpose of optimizing our offer. These interests are to be regarded as legitimate within the meaning of the aforementioned regulation. The respective data processing purposes and data categories can be found in the corresponding tools.

4.1 Matomo
4.2 Google Ads
4.3 Google Tag Manager
4.4 YouTube

5. Social media

We also offer you extensive personal support and the opportunity to stay in contact with us via our social media pages (Xing, LinkedIn, YouTube) on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 S.1 lit. These social media services may collect personal data themselves, e.g. via your profile created there.
It cannot be ruled out that every visitor to these websites will be recorded by the companies listed above. The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by these companies, as well as your rights and setting options for the protection of your privacy can be found in the data protection information from:
Xing: https://www.xing.com/privacy
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
YouTube: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de

6. Collection of general data and information

The Metawell GmbH website collects a range of general data and information each time the website is accessed by a data subject or an automated system. These general data and information are stored in the server’s log files. The (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 sub-websites that are accessed via an accessing system on our website can be controlled, (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 that serve to avert danger in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.
When using this general data and information, Metawell GmbH does not draw any conclusions about the person concerned. Rather, this information is required to (1) correctly deliver the content of our website, (2) optimize the content of our website and the advertising for it, (3) ensure the long-term functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website and ( 4) to provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for law enforcement in the event of a cyber-attack. The collected data and information is therefore statistically evaluated by Metawell GmbH on the one hand and with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company in order to ultimately ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data processed by us. The anonymous data in the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

7. Contact option via the website

Due to legal regulations, the website of Metawell GmbH contains information that enables quick electronic contact to our company and direct communication with us, which also includes a general address for so-called electronic mail (e-mail address). If a data subject contacts the person responsible for processing by email, the personal data transmitted by the data subject will be automatically saved. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a data subject to the person responsible for processing are stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. This personal data is not passed on to third parties.

8. Automated decision making

There is no automated decision-making based on the personal data collected.

9. Duration of storage

The criterion for the duration of the storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After the deadline, the relevant data will be routinely deleted, provided they are no longer required to achieve the required purposes.

10. Rights of the affected person

Of course, you retain control over all personal data that you provide to us when you visit the website and use our services. You have the following rights, which you can use free of charge.

Right to information
You have the right to receive information about your personal data stored by us at any time.

Right to revocation of consent
You have the right to revoke your consent to the processing of personal data at any time with effect for the future. In the event of revocation, we will delete the data concerned immediately, provided that further processing cannot be based on a legal basis for processing. Withdrawing your consent does not affect the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until the withdrawal.

Right to object
If we process your personal data based on our overriding legitimate interest as part of a weighing of interests, you have the right to object to this processing at any time with effect for the future for reasons that arise from your particular situation.
If you exercise your right to object, we will stop processing the data concerned. The right to further processing is reserved if we can prove compelling legitimate reasons for the processing that outweigh your interests, fundamental rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
If your personal data is processed by us in order to operate direct mail, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such advertising.

Right to data portability
You have the right to request that your personal data be transferred from us to another body.

Right to correction, deletion or restriction of processing
You have the right to have your personal data corrected, deleted or processing restricted.

Right to complain
You have the right to complain to a supervisory authority or to our company if you have a reason to complain. To exercise your rights vis-à-vis our company, please contact the contact persons listed in point 1. or point 2. of this data protection declaration.

11. Data protection in applications and in the application process

Metawell GmbH collects and processes the personal data of applicants for the purpose of handling the application process. The processing can also be done electronically. This is particularly the case if an applicant sends the relevant application documents electronically, for example by email, to the person responsible for processing. If the person responsible for processing concludes an employment contract with an applicant, the data transmitted will be stored for the purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with the statutory provisions. If the person responsible for processing does not conclude an employment contract with the applicant, the application documents will be automatically deleted two months after notification of the rejection decision, provided that deletion does not conflict with any other legitimate interests of the person responsible for processing. Another legitimate interest in this sense is, for example, a burden of proof in proceedings under the German Federal General Equal Treatment Act (AGG).