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Privacy policy

This is a translation for your convenience. The German version is legally binding.

In accordance with the statutory requirements of data protection law (in particular the new version of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and the European General Data Protection Regulation “GDPR”), we inform you below about the nature, scope and purpose of the processing of personal data by our company. This privacy policy also applies to our websites and social media profiles. With regard to the definition of terms such as “personal data” or “processing”, we refer to Art. 4 GDPR.

Name and contact details of the controller
Our controller (hereinafter “controller”) within the meaning of Art. 4(7) GDPR is:

K-1 BusinessClub GmbH
Hanauer Landstr. 204
60314 Frankfurt
Managing Director: Marc Tillmanns
Commercial register no.: HRB90502
Registry court: Frankfurt
E-mail address: impressum@k1bc.de

Data protection officer
Marc Tillmanns
Hanauer Landstr. 204
60314
Frankfurt

Types of data, purposes of processing and categories of data subjects

Below we inform you about the nature, scope and purpose of the collection, processing and use of personal data.

1. Types of data we process
Usage data (access times, websites visited etc.), master data (name, address etc.), contact data (telephone number, e-mail, fax etc.), payment data (bank details, account details, payment history etc.), contract data (subject matter of the contract, term etc.),

2. Purposes of processing pursuant to Art. 13(1)(c) GDPR
Processing of contracts, evidentiary purposes / preservation of evidence, fulfillment of contractual obligations, establishing contact in the event of legal complaints by third parties, compliance with statutory retention obligations, optimization and statistical analysis of our services, processing of an application procedure, customer service and customer care, security measures, uninterrupted, secure operation of our website,

3. Categories of data subjects pursuant to Art. 13(1)(e) GDPR
Visitors/users of the website, customers, suppliers, prospective customers, applicants, employees, employees of customers or suppliers,

The data subjects are referred to collectively as “users”.

Legal bases for the processing of personal data

Below we inform you about the legal bases for the processing of personal data:

  1. If we have obtained your consent to the processing of personal data, Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR is the legal basis.
  2. If the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract or for taking pre-contractual steps at your request, Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR is the legal basis.
  3. If the processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject (e.g. statutory retention obligations), Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR is the legal basis.
  4. If the processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person, Art. 6(1)(d) GDPR is the legal basis.
  5. If the processing is necessary to safeguard our legitimate interests or those of a third party and your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms do not override them, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR is the legal basis.

Disclosure of personal data to third parties and processors

As a matter of principle, we do not disclose any data to third parties without your consent. Should this nevertheless be the case, the disclosure takes place on the basis of the legal bases mentioned above, e.g. when data is passed on to online payment providers for the performance of a contract, on the basis of a court order or because of a legal obligation to hand over the data for the purposes of criminal prosecution, averting danger or enforcing intellectual property rights.
We also use processors (external service providers, e.g. for web hosting of our websites and databases) to process your data. If data is disclosed to processors within the framework of a data processing agreement, this is always done in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR. We select our processors carefully, monitor them regularly and have reserved the right to issue instructions regarding the data. In addition, the processors must have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures and comply with the data protection provisions of the new version of the BDSG and the GDPR

Data transfers to third countries

The adoption of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) created a uniform basis for data protection in Europe. Your data is therefore mainly processed by companies to which the GDPR applies. Should processing nevertheless take place by third-party services outside the European Union or the European Economic Area, these must meet the special requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR. This means that the processing takes place on the basis of special guarantees, such as the officially recognized determination by the EU Commission of a level of data protection equivalent to that of the EU, or compliance with officially recognized special contractual obligations, the so-called “standard contractual clauses”.
For recipients in the USA who are certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, an adequacy decision of the EU Commission (Art. 45 GDPR) has been in place since 10.07.2023. This applies, among others, to Cloudflare, Google, HubSpot and Stripe. We base other transfers on standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission (Art. 46(2)(c) GDPR).

Erasure of data and storage period

Unless expressly stated in this privacy policy, your personal data will be erased or blocked as soon as you withdraw the consent given for processing or the purpose of storage ceases to apply or the data is no longer required for the purpose, unless its further retention is necessary for evidentiary purposes or statutory retention obligations prevent erasure. These include, for example, retention obligations under commercial law for business letters pursuant to Section 257(1) of the German Commercial Code (HGB) (6 years) and retention obligations under tax law pursuant to Section 147(1) of the German Fiscal Code (AO) for accounting vouchers (8 years) and for books and annual financial statements (10 years). When the prescribed retention period expires, your data will be blocked or erased, unless storage is still necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract.

Existence of automated decision-making

We do not use automated decision-making or profiling.

Provision of our website via Cloudflare and creation of log files

  1. Our website is delivered via Cloudflare Pages and the Cloudflare content delivery network (provider: Cloudflare, Inc., 101 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA). If you use our website for information purposes only (i.e. without registering and without otherwise transmitting information), Cloudflare processes on our behalf only the data that your browser transmits, in particular IP address, date and time of access, page accessed, referrer URL and information about the browser and operating system.
    This data is not stored together with other personal data of yours.
  2. This data serves the purpose of delivering our website to you in a user-friendly, functional and secure manner, in particular protecting against attacks and misuse (e.g. firewall and defense against overload attacks).
  3. The legal basis for this is our legitimate interest in data processing pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, which also lies in the above purposes.
  4. A data processing agreement pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR is in place with Cloudflare. Cloudflare is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework; data transfers to the USA take place on the basis of the adequacy decision of the EU Commission (Art. 45 GDPR). Further information can be found in Cloudflare's privacy policy at https://www.cloudflare.com/de-de/privacypolicy/.

Cookies

  1. We use so-called cookies when you visit our website. Cookies are small text files that your internet browser places and stores on your computer. When you visit our website again, these cookies provide information in order to recognize you automatically. Cookies also include so-called “user IDs”, where user information is stored by means of pseudonymized profiles. We only set cookies that are not technically necessary with your consent, which you give via our cookie banner when you access our website (“opt-in”, Section 25(1) of the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG) in conjunction with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can change or withdraw your selection at any time via the “Cookie settings” link in the footer of our website. We set technically necessary cookies on the basis of Section 25(2) no. 2 TDDDG. The following types of cookies are distinguished:• Necessary, essential cookies: Essential cookies are cookies that are strictly necessary for the operation of the website in order to store certain functions of the website such as logins, shopping cart or user input, e.g. regarding the language of the website. If you choose a language via the language switch, we store your choice in the cookie “k1_lang” (storage period one year) so that we can show you the website in that language on future visits. The legal basis is Section 25(2) no. 2 TDDDG.• Session cookies: Session cookies are required to recognize multiple use of a service by the same user (e.g. to determine your login status when you have logged in). When you visit our site again, these cookies provide information in order to recognize you automatically. The information obtained in this way serves to optimize our services and to give you easier access to our site. When you close the browser or log out, the session cookies are deleted.• Persistent cookies: These cookies remain stored even after the browser is closed. They are used to store the login, for reach measurement and for marketing purposes. They are deleted automatically after a specified period, which may differ depending on the cookie. You can delete the cookies at any time in the security settings of your browser.

    • Third-party cookies (in particular from advertisers): According to your wishes, you can configure your browser settings and, for example, refuse the acceptance of third-party cookies or all cookies. However, we would like to point out at this point that you may then not be able to use all functions of this website. Read more about these cookies in the respective privacy policies of the third-party providers.

  2. Data categories: User data, cookie, user ID (in particular the pages visited, device information, access times and IP addresses).
  3. Purposes of processing: The information obtained in this way serves the purpose of optimizing our web offerings technically and economically and of giving you easier and secure access to our website.
  4. Legal bases: If we process your personal data with the help of cookies on the basis of your consent (“opt-in”), Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR is the legal basis. Otherwise, we have a legitimate interest in the effective functionality, improvement and economic operation of the website, so that in that case Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR is the legal basis. Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR is also the legal basis if the cookies are set to initiate a contract, e.g. for orders.
  5. Storage period/ erasure: The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. In the case of the collection of data for the provision of the website, this is the case when the respective session has ended. Otherwise, cookies are stored on your computer and transmitted by it to our site. You as a user therefore also have full control over the use of cookies. By changing the settings in your internet browser, you can deactivate or restrict the transmission of cookies. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically. If cookies are deactivated for our website, it may no longer be possible to use all functions of the website to their full extent.Here you will find information on deleting cookies by browser:Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647Safari: https://support.apple.com/de-at/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac

    Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-und-website-daten-in-firefox-loschen

    Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/de-at/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies

    Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/de-at/help/4027947/windows-delete-cookies

  6. Objection and “opt-out”: Regardless of any consent or statutory permission, you can generally prevent cookies from being stored on your hard drive by selecting “do not accept cookies” in your browser settings. However, this may restrict the functionality of our services. You can object to the use of third-party cookies for advertising purposes by means of a so-called “opt-out” via this American website (https://optout.aboutads.info) or this European website (http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/).

Consent management with CookieYes

  1. To obtain and manage your consent, we use the consent management tool CookieYes (provider: CookieYes Limited, 3 Warren Yard Warren Park, Wolverton Mill, Milton Keynes, MK12 5NW, United Kingdom). When you visit our website, the cookie banner is loaded from CookieYes servers; in the process, your IP address and technical information about your browser are processed.
  2. We store your choice in the cookie “cookieyes-consent” in your browser so that we can take it into account on further visits and demonstrate your consent. The storage period is stated in the cookie settings.
  3. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR in conjunction with Art. 7(1) GDPR (demonstration of consent) and Section 25(2) no. 2 TDDDG. Transfers to the United Kingdom are subject to the safeguards under Art. 44 et seq. GDPR (see “Data transfers to third countries”).
  4. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future via the “Cookie settings” link in the footer of our website.

Google Tag Manager

  1. We use Google Tag Manager (provider: Google Ireland Limited, register no.: 368047, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland). With Tag Manager, we integrate services such as Google Analytics into our website and control when they are loaded. Tag Manager itself does not set any cookies and does not analyze any data; however, when it is loaded, your IP address is transmitted to Google, including to servers in the USA.
  2. We load Google Tag Manager only after you have consented to statistics via our cookie banner. The legal basis is your consent under Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, which you can withdraw at any time via “Cookie settings”.
  3. Google LLC is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework; data transfers to the USA take place on the basis of the European Commission's adequacy decision (Art. 45 GDPR). You can find further information in Google's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Performance of contracts

  1. We process master data (e.g. company, title/academic degree, names and addresses as well as contact details of users, e-mail), contract data (e.g. services used, names of contact persons) and payment data (e.g. bank details, payment history) for the purpose of fulfilling our contractual obligations (knowing who the contracting party is; establishing, defining the content of and performing the contract; checking the data for plausibility) and service activities (e.g. contact by customer service) pursuant to Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. The entries marked as mandatory in online forms are required for concluding the contract.
  2. As a rule, this data is not passed on to third parties unless this is necessary to pursue our claims (e.g. handing over to a lawyer for debt collection) or to perform the contract (e.g. passing the data on to payment providers), or there is a legal obligation to do so pursuant to Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR.
  3. We may also process the data you provide in order to inform you about other interesting products from our portfolio or to send you e-mails with technical information.
  4. The data is erased as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. For master and contract data, this is the case when the data is no longer required to perform the contract and no further claims can be asserted under the contract because they are time-barred (warranty: two years / standard limitation period: three years). Due to commercial and tax law requirements, we are obliged to store your address, payment and order data for up to ten years. However, upon termination of the contract, we restrict processing after three years, i.e. your data is used only to comply with legal obligations. Information in the user account remains until the account is deleted.

Online purchase of day passes and payment via Stripe

  1. You can buy a day passes for our coworking area online. The “Buy a day pass” button takes you to an order page by HubSpot (provider: HubSpot Ireland Limited, Ireland; parent company HubSpot, Inc., USA). There you enter your e-mail address, first and last name, company, billing address, the desired day and the number of passes. We store this information as well as the purchase and payment in our HubSpot account in HubSpot's European data center (see “Contact via contact form / e-mail / fax / post”).
  2. Card payment is handled by the payment service provider Stripe (provider: Stripe Payments Europe, Limited, 1 Wilton Park, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, D02 FX04, Ireland). Your card details are transmitted to Stripe in encrypted form; we do not receive the full card number. Stripe also processes, for example, name, e-mail address, amount and time of payment as well as information about your device, browser and IP address in order to execute the payment and prevent fraud. Stripe itself is the controller for its own purposes such as fraud prevention and compliance with legal obligations. Insofar as data is transferred to the USA, Stripe, LLC is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (Art. 45 GDPR). You can find further information at https://stripe.com/de/privacy.
  3. After payment, we create the invoice in our accounting software Lexware Office (provider: Haufe-Lexware GmbH & Co. KG, Munzinger Straße 9, 79111 Freiburg) and send you the confirmation and invoice by e-mail via Google Workspace (provider: Google Ireland Limited, register no.: 368047, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland). Invoice creation and dispatch run automatically via the Make service. Data processing agreements pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR are in place with these providers. Insofar as data is processed outside the EU, the safeguards under Art. 44 et seq. GDPR apply (see “Data transfers to third countries”).
  4. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (conclusion and performance of the contract); the information marked as mandatory in the checkout is required for this. For the invoice and its retention, the legal basis is Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR in conjunction with Section 147 of the German Fiscal Code (AO) and Section 257 of the German Commercial Code (HGB); for fraud prevention, it is our legitimate interest in secure payments under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
  5. We retain invoices and payment records for eight years (Section 147 AO, Section 257 HGB). We erase the other information as soon as it is no longer required for the contract and possible claims (see “Performance of contracts”).

Contact via contact form / e-mail / fax / post

  1. When you contact us via contact form, fax, post or e-mail, your information is processed for the purpose of handling your contact request.
  2. Where you have given your consent, the legal basis for processing the data is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. The legal basis for processing data transmitted in the course of a contact request or e-mail, letter or fax is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The controller has a legitimate interest in processing and storing the data in order to be able to answer user requests, to preserve evidence for liability reasons and, where applicable, to be able to comply with its statutory retention obligations for business letters. If the contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.
  3. We may store your information and contact request in our customer relationship management system (“CRM system”) or a comparable system.
  4. The data is erased as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. For the personal data from the input screen of the contact form and the data sent by e-mail, this is the case when the respective conversation with you has ended. The conversation has ended when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively resolved. We store requests from users who have an account or contract with us until two years after termination of the contract. In the case of statutory archiving obligations, erasure takes place after they expire: end of the commercial law (6 years) and tax law (8 years for accounting vouchers, 10 years for books and annual financial statements) retention obligation.
  5. We operate our contact and inquiry forms as well as our CRM system with HubSpot (provider: HubSpot Ireland Limited, Ireland; parent company HubSpot, Inc., USA). The forms are loaded from HubSpot servers, and your entries are transmitted directly to HubSpot and stored in our HubSpot account, which is maintained in HubSpot's European data center. A data processing agreement pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR is in place with HubSpot. Insofar as data is transferred to HubSpot, Inc. in the USA, HubSpot is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (Art. 45 GDPR). To protect against spam, the forms may use Google reCAPTCHA (see below). You can find further information at https://legal.hubspot.com/de/privacy-policy.
  6. You may withdraw your consent under Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR to the processing of personal data at any time. If you contact us by e-mail, you can object to the storage of your personal data at any time.

Online appointment booking via HubSpot

  1. On our product pages and under “Tour”, you can book an appointment yourself for a tour or a phone call with our sales team. For this purpose, we embed a HubSpot appointment calendar (provider: HubSpot Ireland Limited, Ireland; parent company HubSpot, Inc., USA). The calendar is only loaded when you open the appointment booking yourself, for example via “Book a tour” or “Choose a slot”. The following also applies if you access the calendar directly at HubSpot via the “Open calendar in a new tab” link.
  2. When the calendar is loaded, your IP address, technical information about your browser and the address of the page on which you open the calendar are transmitted to HubSpot. If you have consented to statistics via our cookie banner, we additionally transmit the identifier from HubSpot tracking and the parameters of the address accessed (e.g. campaign information) so that we can match your booking to your visits to our website (see “HubSpot tracking”).
  3. For the booking, you provide your first and last name, e-mail address and phone number and select the date, time and type of appointment (on site or phone call). We need the phone number for phone appointments and for short-notice questions about your appointment. You can add your company and a message; for appointments regarding conference rooms, the message is a mandatory field. HubSpot stores your information and the appointment in our HubSpot account in HubSpot's European data center, enters the appointment in the calendar of the responsible employee, which we maintain with Google Workspace (provider: Google Ireland Limited, register no.: 368047, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland), and sends you a confirmation and a reminder by e-mail.
  4. In the booking form, you can additionally and voluntarily consent to receiving further communications from us. This consent is not required for the booking; you can withdraw it at any time with effect for the future.
  5. The legal basis for the appointment booking is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, as it serves to carry out pre-contractual measures at your request; the information marked as mandatory is required for this. Loading the calendar after your click is strictly necessary to provide the service you have expressly requested (Section 25(2) no. 2 TDDDG). We transmit the tracking identifier and the campaign information only with your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG), which you can withdraw at any time via “Cookie settings” in the footer of our website. The legal basis for further communications under item 4 is your consent under Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
  6. Data processing agreements pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR are in place with HubSpot and Google. Insofar as data is transferred to the USA, HubSpot, Inc. and Google LLC are certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (Art. 45 GDPR; see “Data transfers to third countries”). You can find further information at https://legal.hubspot.com/de/privacy-policy.
  7. We erase your information as soon as it is no longer required to process your request; if a contract is concluded, the periods under “Performance of contracts” apply. Appointment booking is voluntary: you can also reach us by phone or via our contact forms.

Contact by phone

  1. When you contact us by phone, we process your phone number as well as the time and duration of the call in order to handle your request. For phone calls, we use the cloud telephony service Aircall (Service provider: Aircall SAS, 11-15 rue Saint-Georges, 75009 Paris, France). We log calls with your phone number in our CRM system HubSpot (see “Contact via contact form / e-mail / fax / post”) so that we can match your request and call you back. The data is also stored for liability and security reasons in order to be able to prove the call. In the case of unauthorized advertising calls, we block the phone numbers.
  2. The legal basis for processing the phone number is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If the contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.
  3. We erase the call data as soon as it is no longer required to handle your request and no statutory retention obligations prevent this. Insofar as Aircall processes data outside the EU, the safeguards under Art. 44 et seq. GDPR apply (see “Data transfers to third countries”). We review blocked phone numbers annually to determine whether blocking is still necessary.
  4. You can prevent your phone number from being displayed by calling with your number withheld.

Google Ads with conversion tracking

  1. We use the service “Google Ads with conversion tracking” (Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, register no.: 368047, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) to draw attention to our website by means of advertisements on third-party websites.
  2. Data categories and description of the data processing: Usage data/ communication data. If you click on one of our Google ads, a cookie is stored in your browser which is valid for approximately 30 days. If you subsequently visit our website, we and Google can use the cookie to evaluate whether you have visited our website and which page you visited. Google compiles statistics on this basis. The data is also transferred to the USA and analyzed there. If you are logged in with a Google account, Google Ads may assign the data to your account. If you do not wish this, you must log out before visiting our website.
  3. Purpose of the data processing: This conversion tracking serves the purpose of analysis/performance measurement, optimization and the economic operation of our advertising and website.
  4. Legal bases: The legal basis is your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, which you give via our cookie banner and which you can withdraw at any time with effect for the future via “Cookie settings” in the footer of our website.
  5. Data transfer/recipient category: Google Ireland; in this context, data may be transferred to Google LLC in the USA, which is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (Art. 45 GDPR).
  6. Storage period: up to 540 days.
  7. Options to object and remove (“opt-out”): You can object to or prevent the installation of cookies by Google in various ways:• You can prevent cookies in your browser by selecting the setting “do not accept cookies”, which also includes third-party cookies;• You can deactivate conversion tracking directly with Google via the link https://adssettings.google.com, although this setting only remains in effect until you delete your cookies.• You can deactivate the personalized ads of third-party providers participating in the advertising self-regulation initiative “About Ads” via the link https://optout.aboutads.info for US sites or, for EU sites, at http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/, although this setting only remains in effect until you delete all your cookies;• You can permanently deactivate cookies by means of a browser plug-in for Chrome, Firefox or Internet Explorer at the link https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996. This deactivation may mean that you can no longer use all functions of our website to their full extent.
  8. Further information can be found in Google's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de and https://services.google.com/sitestats/de.html.

Google Ads Remarketing / “Similar audiences”

  1. We use the application Google Analytics Remarketing/ “Similar audiences” (Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, register no.: 368047, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) to draw attention to our website by means of advertisements on third-party websites and other online services.
  2. Data categories and description of the data processing: Usage data/ communication data. With the Remarketing or “Similar audiences” function in Ads, we can reach you there if you have already visited our website and address you with a suitable message by means of an advertisement. With remarketing, we can bring our previous visitors back to our website with a click. If you subsequently visit other websites or online services, we and Google can use the cookie to evaluate whether you had already visited our website and display our advertising to you there as well. Google compiles statistics on this basis. The full extent of the data processing is not known to us. The data is also transferred to the USA and analyzed there. According to Google, the data collected through remarketing is not merged with any personal data about you that may be stored by Google; instead, it is processed under a pseudonym.
  3. Purpose of the processing: This remarketing serves the purpose of analysis, optimization and the economic operation of our advertising and website.
  4. Legal bases: The legal basis is your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, which you give via our cookie banner and which you can withdraw at any time with effect for the future via “Cookie settings” in the footer of our website.
  5. Data transfer/recipient category: Google Ireland; in this context, data may be transferred to Google LLC in the USA, which is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (Art. 45 GDPR).
  6. Storage period: If you visit certain pages of ours, a cookie is stored in your browser which is valid for 30 days.
  7. Options to object and remove (“opt-out”): You can object to or prevent the installation of cookies by Google in various ways:• You can prevent cookies in your browser by selecting the setting “do not accept cookies”, which also includes third-party cookies;• You can deactivate personalized ads directly with Google via the link https://adssettings.google.com, although this setting only remains in effect until you delete your cookies.• You can deactivate the personalized ads of third-party providers participating in the advertising self-regulation initiative “About Ads” via the link https://optout.aboutads.info for US sites or, for EU sites, at http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/, although this setting only remains in effect until you delete all your cookies;• You can permanently deactivate cookies by means of a browser plug-in for Chrome, Firefox or Internet Explorer at the link https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996. This deactivation may mean that you can no longer use all functions of our website to their full extent.
  8. Further information can be found in Google's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de.

Protection against click fraud with ClickCease

  1. To protect our Google ads against fraudulent clicks, we use ClickCease (provider: CHEQ AI Technologies (2018) Ltd., represented in the EU by the European Data Protection Office, EDPO). Data categories: IP address, information about the device and browser, time of the visit and the page accessed. On this basis, ClickCease detects automated or repeated clicks on our ads and excludes the sources concerned from ad delivery.
  2. The legal basis is your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, which you give via our cookie banner and which you can withdraw at any time with effect for the future via “Cookie settings” in the footer of our website.
  3. For transfers outside the EU, the safeguards pursuant to Art. 44 et seq. GDPR apply (see “Data transfers to third countries”). Further information can be found at https://cheq.ai/privacy-policy/.

Facebook Custom Audiences

  1. On our website, we use the remarketing function “Custom Audiences” from Meta (for users in the EU: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland; parent company Meta Platforms, Inc., USA). We only load the Facebook pixel required for this with your consent.
  2. Data categories and description of the data processing: IP address, cookie ID, location information. When you visit the social network Facebook or other websites that use this remarketing function, interest-based advertisements (“Facebook Ads”) may be displayed to you. We use the remarketing function to optimize and economically operate our website, to show you advertising that is as relevant to your interests as possible and thereby to make our website more user-friendly. When you access our website, your browser establishes a connection to Facebook's servers. Facebook does, however, receive the information that you have viewed or clicked on a corresponding advertisement. If you are logged in to Facebook at the time, Facebook can assign this information to your account. With regard to processing by Facebook, please read Facebook's privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/policy.php. Specific information and details about the Facebook pixel and how it works can be found in Facebook's help section: https://www.facebook.com/business/help/651294705016616.
  3. Purpose of the processing: Display of personalized advertising, measurement and evaluation of advertising, billing of advertising, analysis of viewing behavior.
  4. Legal bases: The legal basis is your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, which you give via our cookie banner and which you can withdraw at any time with effect for the future via “Cookie settings” in the footer of our website.
  5. Storage period: Facebook gives us access to it for 180 days.
  6. Data transfer/recipient category: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited; in this context, data may be transferred to Meta Platforms, Inc. in the USA, which is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (Art. 45 GDPR).
  7. Option to object (“opt-out”): The “Facebook Custom Audiences” function can be deactivated by all users via “Cookie settings” in the footer of our website and by logged-in users via this link: https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads#.

Google Analytics

  1. With your consent, we use the web analytics service Google Analytics 4 (service provider: Google Ireland Limited, register no.: 368047, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland). Data categories: usage data (e.g. pages accessed, time spent, origin of the visit), information about the device and browser, approximate location and a random identifier in a cookie. IP addresses are not logged or stored in Google Analytics 4.
  2. Purpose of the processing: We evaluate how our website is used and measure how many inquiries are received via the website (access to our confirmation page after a form has been submitted). This is how we improve our services.
  3. The legal basis is your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. Google Analytics is only loaded once you have consented to statistics via our cookie banner. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future via “Cookie settings” in the footer of our website.
  4. Data transfer/recipient category: Google processes the data on our behalf; in this context, data may be transferred to Google LLC in the USA. Google LLC is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework; the basis is the adequacy decision of the EU Commission (Art. 45 GDPR).
  5. Storage period: Google Analytics cookies are deleted after no more than two years, event data after 14 months at the latest.
  6. Further information can be found at https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de and in Google's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

HubSpot tracking

  1. With your consent, we additionally use the HubSpot tracking code (provider: HubSpot Ireland Limited, Ireland; parent company HubSpot, Inc., USA). Data categories: usage data (e.g. pages accessed, time and duration of visits, origin of the visit), information about the device and browser and an identifier in cookies. If you send us an inquiry via a form, we can assign your visits to our website to your inquiry in our CRM system.
  2. Purpose of the processing: Evaluation of the use of our website and better handling of your inquiry.
  3. The legal basis is your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. The tracking code is only loaded once you have given your consent via our cookie banner. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future via “Cookie settings” in the footer of our website.
  4. Data transfer/recipient category: HubSpot processes the data on our behalf in its European data center; insofar as data is transferred to HubSpot, Inc. in the USA, HubSpot is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (Art. 45 GDPR). Storage period: The lifetime of the individual cookies is stated in the cookie settings.

Hotjar

  1. With your consent, we use Hotjar (provider: Content Square SAS, 7 rue de Madrid, 75008 Paris, France) to evaluate and improve the use of our website. Hotjar records clicks, mouse movements and scrolling behavior as well as information about the device and browser and uses this to create session recordings and heatmaps. Form entries are not recorded.
  2. The legal basis is your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. You can withdraw it at any time via “Cookie settings” in the footer of our website. The provider processes the data on our behalf; insofar as data is processed outside the EU, the safeguards pursuant to Art. 44 et seq. GDPR apply (see “Data transfers to third countries”). Storage period: cookies as stated in the cookie settings, recordings for no more than 365 days.

Google reCAPTCHA

  1. We have integrated the anti-spam function "reCAPTCHA" from "Google" (Provider: Google Ireland Limited, register no.: 368047, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) on our website.
  2. Data category and description of the data processing: Usage data (e.g. website accessed, IP). By using "reCAPTCHA" in our forms, we can determine whether an entry was made by a machine (robot) or a human. When the service is used, your IP address and, where applicable, other data required for this purpose may be transferred to Google servers in the USA.
  3. Purpose of the processing: Prevention of spam and misuse as well as our economic interest in optimizing our website.
  4. Legal bases: If you have given your consent ("opt-in") to the processing of your personal data by the third-party provider by means of "reCaptcha", the legal basis is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. The legal basis is also our legitimate interest in the data processing, which lies in the purposes stated above, pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
  5. Data transfer/recipient category: Third-party provider in the USA.
  6. Storage period: until you as a user delete the cookies.
  7. You can find further information on Google reCAPTCHA at https://www.google.com/recaptcha/ and in Google's privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Links to Google Maps

  1. No Google Maps maps are embedded on our website. We merely link our locations to Google Maps (provider: Google Ireland Limited, register no.: 368047, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland). Only when you click on such a link does Google Maps open, and Google then processes your data in accordance with its own privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Presence on social media

  1. We maintain profiles or fan pages on social media. When you use and access our profile on the respective network, the privacy notices and terms of use of the respective network apply.
  2. Data categories and description of the data processing: Usage data, contact data, content data, master data. Furthermore, the data of users within social networks is, as a rule, processed for market research and advertising purposes. For example, usage profiles can be created on the basis of the users' usage behavior and the interests resulting from it. The usage profiles can in turn be used, for example, to place advertisements within and outside the networks that presumably correspond to the users' interests. For these purposes, cookies are, as a rule, stored on the users' computers, in which the usage behavior and the interests of the users are stored. Furthermore, data can also be stored in the usage profiles independently of the devices used by the users (in particular if the users are members of the respective platforms and are logged in to them). For a detailed description of the respective forms of processing and of the options to object (opt-out), we refer to the privacy policies and information provided by the operators of the respective networks. In the case of requests for access and the assertion of data subject rights, too, we point out that these can be asserted most effectively with the providers. Only the providers have access to the users' data in each case and can take appropriate measures and provide information directly. Should you nevertheless need help, you can contact us.
  3. Purpose of the processing: Communication with the users connected to and registered on the social networks; information about and advertising for our products, offers and services; external presentation and image cultivation; evaluation and analysis of the users and content of our social media presences.
  4. Legal bases: The legal basis for the processing of personal data is our legitimate interest, which lies in the purposes stated above, pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Insofar as you have given us or the controller of the social network consent to the processing of your personal data, the legal basis is Art. 6(1)(a) in conjunction with Art. 7 GDPR.
  5. Data transfer/recipient category: Social network.
  6. You can find the privacy notices, access options and options to object (opt-out) of the respective networks / service providers here:• Facebook: service provider: Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland); website: www.facebook.com; privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/, opt-out: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads and http://www.youronlinechoices.com; objection: https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/2061665240770586; agreement on the joint processing of personal data on Facebook pages (Art. 26 GDPR): https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum, privacy notices for Facebook pages: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/information_about_page_insights_data.• Instagram: service provider: Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland); privacy policy/opt-out: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875, objection: https://help.instagram.com/contact/186020218683230; agreement on the joint processing of personal data on Instagram pages (Art. 26 GDPR): https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum.• Twitter: service provider: Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA); privacy policy: https://twitter.com/de/privacy, opt-out: https://twitter.com/personalization.• XING: service provider: XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany); privacy policy/opt-out: https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung.

    • Pinterest: service provider: Pinterest Europe Ltd., Palmerston House, 2nd Floor, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland); privacy policy: https://policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy, opt-out: https://help.pinterest.com/de/articles/personalized-ads-pinterest

    • LinkedIn: service provider: LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland); privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy, cookie policy and opt-out: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy

Data protection for applications and in the application process

  1. Applications sent to the controller electronically or by post are processed electronically or manually for the purpose of handling the application process.
  2. Applications submitted via the form on our job pages are transmitted via HubSpot and stored in our HubSpot account (see "Contact via contact form / e-mail / fax / post").
  3. We expressly point out that application documents containing "special categories of personal data" within the meaning of Art. 9 GDPR (e.g. a photo that allows conclusions to be drawn about your ethnic origin, religion or marital status), with the exception of any severe disability that you wish to disclose of your own free choice, are not desired. You should submit your application without this data. This has no effect on your chances as an applicant.
  4. The legal bases for the processing are Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR and Section 26 of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), new version.
  5. If an employment relationship is entered into with the applicant after completion of the application process, the applicant data will be stored in compliance with the relevant data protection regulations. If you are not offered a position after completion of the application process, your submitted cover letter together with the documents will be deleted 6 months after the rejection is sent, in order to be able to satisfy any claims and obligations to provide evidence under the German General Equal Treatment Act (AGG).

Rights of the data subject

  1. Objection to or withdrawal of consent to the processing of your dataInsofar as the processing is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a), Art. 7 GDPR, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. This does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until its withdrawal.Insofar as we base the processing of your personal data on the balancing of interests pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, you can object to the processing. This is the case in particular if the processing is not necessary for the performance of a contract with you, which we set out in each case in the following description of the functions. When exercising such an objection, we ask you to explain the reasons why we should not process your personal data as we have done. In the event of your justified objection, we will examine the situation and will either stop or adjust the data processing or show you our compelling legitimate grounds on the basis of which we will continue the processing.You can object to the processing of your personal data for the purposes of advertising and data analysis at any time. You can exercise the right to object free of charge. You can inform us of your objection to advertising using the following contact details:K-1 BusinessClub GmbH
    Hanauer Landstr. 204
    60314 Frankfurt
    Managing Director: Marc Tillmanns
    Commercial register no.: HRB90502
    Register court: Frankfurt
    E-mail address: impressum@k1bc.de
  2. Right of access
    You have the right to request confirmation from us as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed. If this is the case, you have a right of access to your personal data stored by us pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR. This includes in particular information about the purposes of the processing, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period and the origin of your data, if it was not collected directly from you.
  3. Right to rectification
    You have a right to the rectification of inaccurate data or to the completion of correct data pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR.
  4. Right to erasure
    You have a right to the erasure of your data stored by us pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR, unless statutory or contractual retention periods or other legal obligations or rights to further storage prevent this.
  5. Right to restriction of processing
    You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data if one of the conditions in Art. 18(1)(a) to (d) GDPR is met:
    • if you contest the accuracy of the personal data concerning you, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data;• the processing is unlawful and you oppose the erasure of the personal data and request the restriction of its use instead;• the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but you require it for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims, or• if you have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR and it has not yet been determined whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override your grounds.
  6. Right to data portability
    You have a right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR, which means that you can receive the personal data stored by us about you in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or request its transmission to another controller.
  7. Right to lodge a complaint
    You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority for this purpose, in particular in the member state of your habitual residence, your place of work or the place of the alleged infringement.

Data security

In order to protect all personal data transmitted to us and to ensure that the data protection regulations are complied with by us and also by our external service providers, we have taken appropriate technical and organizational security measures. For this reason, among other things, all data between your browser and our server is transmitted in encrypted form via a secure SSL connection.

Last updated: October 22, 2026