Data protection notice

We are very pleased about your interest in our company. Data protection is of particularly high importance to the management of Beta Klinik GmbH. Use of our website is generally possible without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to use specific services offered by our company via our website, processing of personal data may become necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we will generally obtain the data subject’s consent.

The processing of personal data—such as the name, address, email address or telephone number of a data subject—shall always be carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and in compliance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to us. By means of this privacy policy, we would like 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 their rights.

As the controller, Beta Klinik GmbH has implemented numerous technical and organisational measures to ensure the most complete protection possible of personal data processed via this website. Nevertheless, internet-based data transmissions can generally have security gaps, so 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 Beta Klinik GmbH is based on the terminology used in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy is intended to be easy to read and understand for the public as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain certain terms in advance.

Among others, we use the following terms in this privacy policy:

a) Personal data

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter “data subject”). A natural person is considered identifiable if they 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.

b) Data subject

A data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data are processed by the controller.

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 their future processing.

e) Controller

Controller means 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 law or the law of the Member States, the controller or the specific criteria for its designation may be provided for by Union law or the law of the Member States.

f) Processor

Processor means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

g) Recipient

Recipient means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or another body to which personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union law or the law of the Member States shall not be regarded as recipients.

h) Third party

Third party means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or 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.

i) Consent

Consent means any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes, by which the data subject, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to them.

2. Name and address of the controller

The controller 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:

Beta Klinik GmbH
Joseph-Schumpeter-Allee 15
53227 Bonn, Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)228 / 909075-0
Fax: +49 (0)228 / 909075-11
Email: info@betaklinik.de
Website: www.betaklinik.de

3. Name and address of the Data Protection Officer

The Data Protection Officer of the controller is:

Günter Hilgers
EcoVisio GmbH
Rheinwerkalle 3
53227 Bonn, Germany
Email: datenschutz@betaklinik.de

Any data subject may contact our Data Protection Officer at any time with questions or suggestions regarding data protection.

4. Contact details of the supervisory authority

The competent supervisory authority for the controller is:

Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Nordrhein-Westfalen
Kavalleriestraße 2–4
40213 Düsseldorf, Germany
Phone: +49 (0)211 / 38424-0
Fax: +49 (0)211 / 38424-10
Email: poststelle@ldi.nrw.de

5. Cookies

A cookie is a small data record stored on your device containing data such asigraphic, e.g. personal page settings and login information. This data record is created by the web server with which you connect via your web browser and is sent to you. In general, we use cookies to analyse interest in our websites and to improve the user-friendliness of our websites. You can generally access our websites without cookies. However, if you wish to use our websites fully or more conveniently, you should accept those cookies that enable the use of certain functions or make them more convenient. The purposes of the cookies we use can be found in the overview below.

By using our websites—and insofar as cookies are accepted according to your browser settings—you consent to the use of these cookies. Most browsers are set by default to accept all cookies. However, you have the option to configure your browser so that cookies are displayed before being stored, only certain cookies are accepted or rejected, or cookies are generally rejected.

Please note that changes to settings always apply only to the respective browser. If you use different browsers or change devices, the settings must be made again. In addition, you can delete cookies at any time from your storage medium. Information on cookie settings, how to change them and how to delete cookies can be found in your web browser’s help function.

The most common types of cookies are explained below for your understanding:

5.1 Session cookies

While you are active on a website, a session cookie is temporarily stored in your computer’s memory. It stores a session identifier to prevent, for example, having to log in again each time you change pages. Session cookies are deleted when you log out or lose their validity once your session has automatically expired.

5.2 Persistent or log cookies

A persistent or log cookie stores a file on your computer for the period specified in its expiry date. These cookies enable websites to remember your information and settings on your next visit. This results in faster and more convenient access, as, for example, you do not have to set your language preference again for our portal. Once the expiry date has passed, the cookie is automatically deleted when you visit the website that created it.

5.3 Third-party cookies

Third-party cookies originate from providers other than the website operator. They may be used, for example, to collect information for advertising, customised content and web statistics.

5.4 Flash cookies

Flash cookies are stored as data elements on your computer by websites that are operated with Adobe Flash. Flash cookies have no time limit.

6. Collection of general data and information¹

Each time the website is accessed by a data subject or an automated system, our website collects a range of general data and information. This general data and information is stored in the server log files. The following may be recorded: (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 via 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 to avert danger in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using these general data and information, we do not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is needed to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) optimise 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) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for prosecution in the event of a cyberattack. These anonymously collected data and information are therefore analysed statistically and also with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company, ultimately to ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymised server log file data is stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

SSL/TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as enquiries you send to us as the website operator, this site uses SSL/TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser address line changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

When SSL/TLS encryption is activated, data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

7. Contact possibility via the website¹

The website of Beta Klinik GmbH contains information required by law that enables quick electronic contact with our company and direct communication with us, including a general email address. If 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 or contacting the data subject. This personal data is not passed on to third parties.

8. Erasure and blocking of personal data

The controller processes and stores personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or insofar as this is provided for by laws or regulations to which the controller is subject.

If the purpose of storage ceases to apply or a storage period expires, the personal data will be blocked or erased in accordance with the statutory provisions, provided that the data is no longer required for the fulfilment of a contract or initiation of a contract and/or there is no legitimate interest on our part in continued storage.

9. Rights of the data subject

a) Right of access

You may exercise your right of access pursuant to Article 15 GDPR at any time to obtain information from us as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed.

b) Right to rectification

You may exercise your right to rectification pursuant to Article 16 GDPR at any time and request the correction of inaccurate personal data concerning you.

c) Right to restriction of processing

You may exercise your right to restriction of processing pursuant to Article 18 GDPR at any time and request restriction of processing, provided that the legal requirements are met.

d) Right to erasure

You may exercise your right to erasure pursuant to Article 17 GDPR at any time and request that personal data concerning you be erased without undue delay if such data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed. Other legal obligations (e.g. retention obligations) may prevent erasure.

e) Right to be informed

You may exercise your right to be informed pursuant to Article 19 GDPR at any time. If you have asserted a right to erasure, rectification or restriction of processing of personal data concerning you, we are obliged to notify all recipients to whom your personal data has been disclosed of the rectification or erasure of the data or restriction of processing, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort. You have the right to be informed about these recipients.

f) Right to data portability

You may exercise your right to data portability pursuant to Article 20 GDPR at any time. You have the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, or to request transmission to another controller, where technically feasible.

g) Right to object

You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you that is based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR.

In the event of an objection, Beta Klinik GmbH will no longer process the personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

If Beta Klinik 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. If the data subject objects to processing for direct marketing purposes, Beta Klinik GmbH will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to object to the processing of personal data concerning them carried out by Beta Klinik GmbH for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) GDPR, unless such processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.

To exercise the right to object, the data subject may contact any employee of Beta Klinik GmbH or another employee. The data subject is also free to exercise their right to object, in connection with the use of information society services and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, by automated means using technical specifications.

h) Right to withdraw consent under data protection law

You have the right to withdraw your consent to the processing of personal data at any time. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

i) Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority—particularly in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement—if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes the GDPR.

10. Data protection for applications and in the application process¹

The controller collects and processes applicants’ personal data for the purpose of handling the application process. Processing may also take place electronically, in particular if an applicant submits corresponding application documents electronically, e.g. by email or via a web form on the website, to the controller. If the controller concludes an employment contract with an applicant, the transmitted data will be stored for the purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with statutory provisions. If the controller does not conclude an employment contract with the applicant, the application documents will be automatically deleted two months after notification of the rejection decision, unless deletion conflicts with other legitimate interests of the controller. Such a legitimate interest may include, for example, an obligation to provide evidence in proceedings under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG).

11. Data protection provisions regarding the use of Facebook

11.1 Facebook fan page

As the controller, we use the technical platform and services of Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland for the information service offered.

We would like to point out that you use our Facebook page and its functions at your own responsibility. This applies in particular to the use of interactive functions (e.g. commenting, sharing, rating). Alternatively, you can access the information offered via this page on our website at https://www.betaklinik.de.

When you visit our Facebook page, Facebook collects, among other things, your IP address and other information stored in the form of cookies on your PC. This information is used to provide us, as the operator of the Facebook pages, with statistical information about the use of the Facebook page. Facebook provides more information on this under the following link: https://www.facebook.com/help/794890670645072.

The data collected about you in this context is processed by Facebook Ltd. and may be transferred to countries outside the European Union. Facebook’s data use policies describe in general terms what information Facebook receives and how it is used. There you will also find information about how to contact Facebook and about settings for advertisements. The data use policies are available at:
https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy

Facebook’s full data policy can be found here:
https://de-de.facebook.com/full_data_use_policy

How Facebook uses data from visits to Facebook pages for its own purposes, the extent to which activities on the Facebook page are assigned to individual users, how long Facebook stores this data, and whether data from a visit to the Facebook page is passed on to third parties is not conclusively and clearly stated by Facebook and is not known to us.

When accessing a Facebook page, the IP address assigned to your device is transmitted to Facebook. According to Facebook, this IP address is anonymised (for “German” IP addresses) and deleted after 90 days. In addition, Facebook stores information about users’ devices (e.g. as part of the “login notifications” function); this may enable Facebook to assign IP addresses to individual users.

If you are currently logged into Facebook as a user, a cookie containing your Facebook ID is stored on your device. This enables Facebook to understand that you have visited this page and how you have used it. This also applies to all other Facebook pages. Via Facebook buttons embedded in websites, Facebook can record your visits to these websites and assign them to your Facebook profile. Based on this data, content or advertising can be tailored to you.

If you want to avoid this, you should log out of Facebook and/or deactivate the “stay logged in” function, delete the cookies on your device, and close and restart your browser. This will delete Facebook information that can be used to identify you directly. You can then use our Facebook page without revealing your Facebook ID. If you access interactive functions of the page (Like, Comment, Share, Messages, etc.), a Facebook login screen appears. After logging in, you will again be recognisable to Facebook as a specific user.

Information on how to manage or delete information about you can be found on the following Facebook support pages:
https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy#

As the provider of the information service, we do not collect or process any further data from your use of our service.

11.2 Facebook plug-in

Components of Facebook are integrated on our website. Facebook is a social network.

A social network is an online social meeting place, an online community that generally allows users to communicate with each other and interact in a virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for exchanging opinions and experiences or allows the internet community to provide personal or company-related information. Among other things, Facebook allows users of the social network to create private profiles, upload photos and connect via friend requests.

The operating company of Facebook is Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. The controller for the processing of personal data—if a data subject lives outside the USA or Canada—is Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website operated by the controller is accessed and on which a Facebook component (Facebook plug-in) is integrated, the internet browser on the data subject’s IT system is automatically prompted by the respective Facebook component to download a representation of the corresponding Facebook component from Facebook. An overview of all Facebook plug-ins can be found at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE. As part of this technical procedure, Facebook receives knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged into Facebook at the same time, Facebook recognises with each access to our website by the data subject, and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website, which specific subpage of our website the data subject visits. This information is collected by the Facebook component and assigned by Facebook to the respective Facebook account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks one of the Facebook buttons integrated on our website, for example the “Like” button, or leaves a comment, Facebook assigns this information to the data subject’s personal Facebook user account and stores this personal data.

Facebook always receives information via the Facebook component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged into Facebook at the time of accessing our website; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks the Facebook component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to Facebook, they can prevent it by logging out of their Facebook account before accessing our website.

Facebook’s data policy, which can be accessed at https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/, provides information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by Facebook. It also explains which settings Facebook offers to protect the data subject’s privacy. In addition, various applications are available that allow data transmission to Facebook to be suppressed. The data subject can use such applications to suppress data transmission to Facebook.

12. Data protection provisions regarding the use of Google Analytics (with anonymisation function)¹

The controller has integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymisation function) on this website. Google Analytics is a web analytics service. Web analytics is the collection, gathering and evaluation of data about the behaviour of visitors to websites. Among other things, a web analytics service collects data about which website a data subject has come from (so-called referrers), which subpages of the website were accessed, or how often and for what duration a subpage was viewed. Web analytics is primarily used to optimise a website and to analyse the cost-benefit of online advertising.

The operating company of the Google Analytics component is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

For web analytics via Google Analytics, the controller uses the extension “_gat._anonymizeIp”. By means of this extension, the IP address of the data subject’s internet connection is shortened and anonymised by Google if access to our websites is from a Member State of the European Union or another contracting state of the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyse visitor flows on our website. Google uses the data and information obtained, among other things, to evaluate the use of our website, to compile online reports for us showing activities on our website, and to provide other services related to the use of our website.

Google Analytics sets a cookie on the data subject’s IT system. The meaning of cookies has already been explained above. By setting the cookie, Google is enabled to analyse the use of our website. Each time one of the individual pages of this website operated by the controller is accessed and on which a Google Analytics component is integrated, the internet browser on the data subject’s IT system is automatically prompted by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data to Google for the purpose of online analysis. Within this technical procedure, Google gains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the data subject, which Google uses, among other things, to trace the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently to enable commission settlements.

The cookie is used to store personal information, such as access time, the location from which access originated, and the frequency of visits to our website by the data subject. Each time our website is visited, this personal data, including the IP address of the internet connection used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may transfer this personal data collected through the technical procedure to third parties under certain circumstances.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by configuring their internet browser accordingly and thereby permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a browser setting would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the data subject’s IT system. In addition, a cookie already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the option to object to the collection of data generated by Google Analytics related to the use of this website, as well as to the processing of this data by Google, and to prevent such collection. For this purpose, the data subject must download and install a browser add-on at the link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This browser add-on informs Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data or information about visits to websites may be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-on is considered an objection by Google. If the data subject’s IT system is later deleted, formatted or reinstalled, the browser add-on must be reinstalled by the data subject to deactivate Google Analytics. If the browser add-on is uninstalled or deactivated by the data subject or another person attributable to their sphere of control, it is possible to reinstall or reactivate the add-on.

Further information and Google’s applicable privacy policies can be accessed at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html. Google Analytics is explained in more detail at: https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/analytics/.

13. Data protection provisions regarding the use of Google Maps

This site uses the Google Maps service via an API. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transmission.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online offerings and of making it easy to find the locations specified on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

More information on how Google handles user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

14. Data protection provisions regarding the use of Google reCAPTCHA

We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereinafter “reCAPTCHA”) on our websites. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”).

reCAPTCHA is used to check whether data entry on our websites (e.g. in a contact form) is carried out by a human or by an automated program. For this purpose, reCAPTCHA analyses the behaviour of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis starts automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g. IP address, length of stay of the visitor on the website, or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google.

The reCAPTCHA analyses run completely in the background. Website visitors are not informed that an analysis is taking place.

Data processing is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offerings against abusive automated spying and against spam.

Further information on Google reCAPTCHA and Google’s privacy policy can be found at:
https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/
and https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html.

15. Data protection provisions regarding the use of Google AdWords¹

We have integrated Google AdWords on this website. Google AdWords is an online advertising service that allows advertisers to place advertisements both in Google search engine results and in the Google advertising network. Google AdWords enables an advertiser to define certain keywords in advance, by means of which an advertisement in Google search results is displayed only when the user retrieves a keyword-relevant search result. In the Google advertising network, advertisements are distributed on thematically relevant websites by an automated algorithm, taking into account the predefined keywords.

The operating company for Google AdWords services is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

The purpose of Google AdWords is to advertise our website by displaying interest-based advertising on the websites of third-party companies and in the search engine results of Google, and to display third-party advertising on our website.

If a data subject reaches our website via a Google advertisement, a so-called conversion cookie is stored by Google on the data subject’s IT system. The meaning of cookies has already been explained above. A conversion cookie loses its validity after thirty days and is not used to identify the data subject. Via the conversion cookie, provided it has not expired, it can be tracked whether certain subpages, for example the shopping basket of an online shop system, were accessed on our website. Through the conversion cookie, both we and Google can track whether a data subject who came to our website via an AdWords advertisement generated revenue, i.e. completed or abandoned a purchase.

The data and information collected through the use of the conversion cookie are used by Google to create visit statistics for our website. We in turn use these visit statistics to determine the total number of users referred to us via AdWords advertisements, i.e. to determine the success or failure of the respective AdWords advertisement and to optimise our AdWords advertisements for the future. Neither our company nor other Google AdWords advertisers receive information from Google by which the data subject could be identified.

Personal information is stored via the conversion cookie, such as the websites visited by the data subject. Each time our websites are visited, personal data—including the IP address of the internet connection used by the data subject—is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may transfer this personal data collected through the technical procedure to third parties under certain circumstances.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time, as described above, by configuring their internet browser accordingly and thereby permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a browser setting would also prevent Google from placing a conversion cookie on the data subject’s IT system. In addition, a cookie already set by Google AdWords can be deleted at any time via the internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the option to object to interest-based advertising by Google. To do so, the data subject must access the link www.google.de/settings/ads from each internet browser they use and make the desired settings there.

Further information and Google’s applicable privacy policies can be accessed at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

16. Data protection provisions regarding the use of Google Web Fonts

This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. When you access a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.

For this purpose, the browser you use must connect to Google’s servers. This gives Google knowledge that our website was accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web Fonts is in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.

Further information on Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

17. Jetpack for WordPress and Quantcast

This website has integrated Jetpack. Jetpack is a WordPress plug-in that provides additional functions to the operator of a WordPress-based website. Jetpack allows, for example, an overview of the site’s visitors.

By displaying related posts and publications or enabling content to be shared on the site, visitor numbers can also be increased. Jetpack also includes security features so that a Jetpack-using website is better protected against brute-force attacks. Jetpack also optimises and accelerates the loading of images integrated on 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 the tracking technology of Quantcast Inc., 201 Third Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.

Jetpack sets a cookie on the IT system you use. Each time one of the individual pages of this website on which a Jetpack component is integrated is accessed, the internet browser on the IT system you use is automatically prompted by the respective Jetpack component to transmit data to Automattic for analysis purposes. As part of this technical procedure, Automattic receives knowledge of data that is subsequently used to create an overview of website visits. The data obtained in this way is used to analyse user behaviour—specifically which of our pages were accessed—and is evaluated for the purpose of optimising the website. The data collected via the Jetpack component is not used to identify you without obtaining your separate express consent in advance.

The data also becomes known to Quantcast. Quantcast uses the data for the same purposes as Automattic.

You can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time, as described above, by configuring your internet browser accordingly and thereby permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a browser setting would also prevent Automattic/Quantcast from setting a cookie on the user’s IT system. In addition, cookies already set by Automattic can be deleted at any time via the internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, you have the option to object to the collection of data generated by the Jetpack cookie related to the use of this website and to the processing of this data by Automattic/Quantcast and to prevent such collection. To do so, you must press the opt-out button at https://www.quantcast.com/opt-out/, which sets an opt-out cookie. The opt-out cookie set by the objection is stored on the IT system used by the data subject.

If cookies on your system are deleted after an objection, you must access the link again and set a new opt-out cookie. By setting the opt-out cookie, it is possible that our website may no longer be fully usable.

Automattic’s applicable privacy policies can be accessed at https://automattic.com/privacy/. Quantcast’s applicable privacy policies can be accessed at https://www.quantcast.com/privacy/.