Privacy Policy

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is all data that can be used to identify you personally. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.

1. Data collection on our website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the website's imprint.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected, on the one hand, when you provide it to us. This may, for example, be data you enter in a contact form. Other data is automatically collected by our IT systems when you visit the website. This primarily involves technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the website functions correctly. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to obtain information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time at the address provided in the imprint for this purpose and for other questions regarding data protection. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the responsible supervisory authority.

Analysis tools and third-party tools

When you visit our website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is done primarily with cookies and so-called analysis programs. The analysis of your browsing behavior is generally anonymous; it cannot be traced back to you. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information can be found in the following privacy policy. You can object to this analysis. We will inform you about your options for objecting in this privacy policy.

2. General information and mandatory information

Data protection

The operators of these websites take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose. We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating via email) may be subject to security gaps. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

Note on the responsible body

The responsible body for data processing on this website is:

ZIMO Consultant Engineering Office
Tel: +49 (0)17626514242

Email: info(at)zimoconsultant.de
Website: www.zimoconsultant.de

The responsible body is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke your previously granted consent at any time. To do so, simply send us an informal email. The legality of the data processing carried out up to the time of revocation remains unaffected.

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

In the event of violations of data protection law, the data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority for data protection issues is the state data protection officer of the federal state in which our company is headquartered.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done if technically feasible.

SSL or TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of your browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser's address bar. If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you send to us cannot be read by third parties.

Information, blocking, deletion

Within the scope of applicable law, you have the right at any time to obtain free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient, and the purpose of data processing, as well as the right to correct, block, or delete this data. You can contact us at any time at the address provided in the legal notice if you have any questions about this or other questions regarding personal data.

Objection to advertising emails

The use of contact information published in accordance with the imprint obligation to send unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby prohibited. The operators of these pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising, such as spam emails.

3. Data collection on our website

Some of our websites use so-called cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our services more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. Most of the cookies we use are so-called "session cookies." They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognize your browser the next time you visit.

You can configure your browser to inform you about the use of cookies and to only accept cookies on a case-by-case basis, to exclude cookies for specific cases or in general, and to automatically delete cookies when you close your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

Cookies that are necessary to carry out electronic communication or to provide certain functions you have requested (e.g., shopping cart function) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies to ensure the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If other cookies (e.g., cookies for analyzing your surfing behavior) are stored, these are treated separately in this privacy policy.

Cookie settings

You can view and change your cookie settings here at any time .

Server log files

The website provider automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These include:

Browser type and version
operating system used
Referrer URL
Hostname of the accessing computer
Time of server request
IP address

This data will not be merged with other data sources.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, which permits the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for pre-contractual measures.

Contact form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your information from the form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not share this data without your consent.

The data entered into the contact form will therefore be processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time. To do so, simply send us an informal email. The legality of the data processing operations carried out up to the time of revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions—in particular, retention periods—remain unaffected.

4. Analysis tools and advertising

Google Analytics

This website uses features of the web analysis service Google Analytics, provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google Analytics uses "cookies," which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website is typically transferred to a Google server in the United States and stored there.

Google Analytics cookies are stored on the basis of 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising.

IP anonymization

We have activated the IP anonymization function on this website. This means that your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide the website operator with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

Browser plug-in

You can prevent cookies from being saved by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en .

Objection to data collection

You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by clicking the following link. This will set an opt-out cookie that prevents the collection of your data on future visits to this website: Disable Google Analytics.

For more information about how Google Analytics handles user data, please see Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en .

Contract data processing

We have concluded a contract for order data processing with Google and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

Demographic characteristics in Google Analytics

This website uses the "demographics" feature of Google Analytics. This allows reports to be created that contain information about the age, gender, and interests of site visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google as well as visitor data from third-party providers. This data cannot be assigned to a specific individual. You can deactivate this feature at any time via the ad settings in your Google Account or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described in the "Objection to data collection" section.

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

We use Google Maps in the interest of providing an attractive presentation of our online offerings and making the locations we list on our website easy to find. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

You can find more information about how user data is handled in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/en/policies/privacy/ .

5. Data protection information for business partners

General information on data processing, processed data categories

We always process the personal data of our customers, suppliers, and other contractual partners ("business partners") in compliance with applicable data protection law.

We process personal data in the context of our collaboration with our business partners for the following purposes:

Business communication e.g. about products, services and projects,
Organization, maintenance and administration of the business relationship;
Conducting customer surveys, marketing campaigns, market analyses, prize draws, competitions or similar promotions and events;
Maintaining and protecting the security of our products and services and our websites, preventing and detecting security risks, fraudulent activities or other criminal or harmful activities;
Compliance with legal requirements (e.g. tax and commercial retention obligations) as well as guidelines and industry standards; and
Implementation of existing contracts and for the assertion, exercise, enforcement and defense of legal claims as well as
Settlement of legal disputes.

For the aforementioned purposes, we process the following categories of personal data:

Contact details, such as first and last name, business address, business telephone number, business mobile number, business fax number and business email address;
Payment data, such as information required to process payment transactions or prevent fraud, including credit card information and card security numbers;
Further information, the processing of which is necessary within the framework of a project or the execution of a contractual relationship with us or which is provided voluntarily by our contact persons, such as orders placed, inquiries made or project details;
Information collected from publicly available sources, information databases or credit agencies.

Personal data is processed only for the purposes stated above. These generally arise from the fulfillment of our contractual obligations or to protect our overriding legitimate interests. Our legitimate interests arise from the implementation of our corporate purpose.

Transmission and disclosure of personal data

We transfer personal data for the purposes mentioned above to

other service providers, insofar as this is necessary to fulfil the above-mentioned purposes.
Courts, regulatory authorities or law firms to the extent legally permissible and necessary to comply with applicable law or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
Contract processors, such as IT maintenance service providers. These service providers are subject to our instructions as the controller and are contractually obligated to comply with applicable data protection requirements.

To the extent the above-mentioned recipients are located in countries outside the European Economic Area ("third countries") where applicable law does not guarantee the same level of data protection as in your home country, we take measures to ensure suitable and adequate safeguards for the protection of personal data. We will only transfer personal data to recipients in third countries if they
(i) have concluded EU standard contractual clauses with us as the controller,
(ii) have implemented Binding Corporate Rules, or
(iii) are certified under the EU/US Privacy Shield to recipients based in the USA.

Storage periods

The personal data of the data subject will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose for which they were stored no longer applies, unless an explicit storage period was specified at the time of collection. Storage may also occur if this has been provided for by European or national legislators in EU regulations, laws, or other provisions to which the controller is subject. Data will also be blocked or deleted if a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires, unless there is a need to continue storing the data for the conclusion or fulfillment of a contract.

Other, especially your rights

Further information, in particular on your rights as a data subject and on the legal basis for the data processing we carry out, can be found on this website under point 2 "General information and mandatory information".

6. Data protection information for employees and applicants

Protecting your data is an important part of our relationship as employers and employees (or applicants), and not just a legal requirement. With the following information, we would like to provide you with an overview of how we process your personal data and your associated rights. As a general rule, we only process the information that is truly required. For better understanding, we have structured the following information as FAQs. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact the company management.

Which sources and data does ZIMO Consultant Engineering use?

In particular, we process data that we collect directly from our employees, these are:

Applicant contact details (name, address, telephone, email)
Application documents
Employee contact details (name, address, date of birth, telephone, bank details, email)
Employment contracts or contract supplements
Tax data (tax class, allowances, religious affiliation if applicable)
Salary garnishments or assignments
Employee information and training
Warnings regarding contract fulfillment
Confirmations of mandatory examinations according to occupational safety/JSchG
Training certificates for company-funded further training or compulsory qualifications
Certificate of incapacity for work
Period and purpose of absence (absences, illness)
Salary information Pregnancy information (notification, maternity leave period)
Parental leave information (notification, child's birth certificate, parental leave period)

What is the purpose of the processing and the legal basis?

We process personal data in accordance with the provisions of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR) and the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) in their currently valid versions for the purpose of establishing, implementing, and terminating your employment relationship, as well as for preparing company documents, reports, etc.

A. based on your consent (Art. 6 (1a) EU GDPR).
Processing is carried out based on your consent if we have previously informed you of the exact purposes of the processing.

B. to fulfill contractual obligations (Art. 6 (1b) EU GDPR).
Data is processed on the basis of legal requirements in order to fulfill the concluded employment contract and the associated obligations.

C. within the framework of the balancing of interests (Art. 6 (1f) EU GDPR). If necessary, we process your data beyond the actual fulfillment of the contract to protect our legitimate interests or those of third parties, in particular:

Assertion of legal claims and defense in legal disputes
Ensuring IT security and IT operations in our practice
Measures for business management, quality management and the optimization of our processes

D. due to legal requirements (Article 6 (1c) GDPR)

Who gets my data?

Within our company, employees are given access to the data they need to perform their operational tasks. Our vicarious agents may also receive data for the aforementioned purposes. These include companies and service providers in the areas of IT services, tax consulting, and legal advice.

By law, we are obligated to transmit selected data to, among others, statutory health insurance providers, social insurance providers, professional associations, professional chambers, supervisory authorities, and tax offices.

Other data recipients may be those entities for which you have given us your consent to transmit data or to which we are authorized to transmit personal data based on a balance of interests.

How long will my data be stored?

When storing your personal data, we adhere to the requirements for fulfilling our contractual and legal obligations. If your data is no longer required to fulfill contractual or legal requirements (including tax retention obligations), it will be deleted regularly.

Is there an obligation to provide data?

As part of the application process or the conclusion and implementation of an employment contract, you must provide the personal data necessary for the initiation, implementation, and termination of the employment relationship and for the fulfillment of the associated contractual obligations. Without this data, we are generally unable to establish, implement, or terminate an employment relationship.

What data protection rights do I have?

Every data subject has the following rights with regard to their personal data:
Information in accordance with Art. 15 EU GDPR in conjunction with Section 34 BDSG
Correction in accordance with Art. 16 EU GDPR
Deletion in accordance with Art. 17 EU GDPR in conjunction with Section 35 BDSG
Restriction of processing in accordance with Art. 18 EU GDPR
Data portability in accordance with Art. 20 EU GDPR

Do I have a right to object or how can I object?

If you have given us your consent to process personal data (Art. 6 (1a) EU GDPR), you can revoke this consent at any time. This also applies to declarations of consent given before the EU GDPR came into force, i.e. before May 25, 2018. Please note that the revocation only takes effect for the future; retroactive revocation is therefore not possible.

You have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you which is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1f) EU GDPR (balancing of interests), for reasons arising from your particular situation.

If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

The objection can be made informally with the subject "Objection" stating your name or the name of the person represented, your address and your date of birth or the date of birth of the person represented and should be addressed to

Email: info@zimoconsultant.de