Minimax GmbH & Co. KG (in the following referred to as "Minimax") attaches great importance to the protection of your personal data. This data privacy policy describes how MINIMAX (also referred to in the following by the words "we", "us" and "our") uses and protects personal data collected at www.minimax.com/de ("MINIMAX website").
Personal data are all data which refer to you personally, including for example your form of address, name, address, e-mail address, IP address, etc. We only collect and process your personal data in compliance with the provisions of the EU General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") and other provisions of European and applicable national data protection law.
Personal data are only collected and used on a regular basis with your consent or if the processing of such data is permitted by law. The following provisions provide information about the type, scope and purpose of the collection and processing of your personal data.
In the event that we make use of the services of commissioned service providers (third parties) for the purpose of providing specific functions for our website or of our services or if we use your data for advertising or analysis purposes, we will also inform you in detail in the following about the data processing taken. We also provide information about the stipulated criteria for and the period of storage. We also inform you about your rights with regard to each data processing activity.
This Data Privacy Policy refers exclusively to our MINIMAX website. If links on our MINIMAX website take you to third-party websites, please take the time to find out how your data are used at such websites.
MINIMAX ("controller") is responsible for data protection within the meaning of the GDPR and under all other applicable EU data protection law. If you have any questions, suggestions or criticisms relating to data protection and our MINIMAX website, please contact:
Minimax GmbH & Co. KG
Industriestr. 10-12
23843 Bad Oldesloe
e-mail: webmaster@minimax.de
Any data subject (anyone affected of data processing activities) can contact our data protection officer with questions and suggestions directly at any time. Our data protection officer can be contacted as follows:
Minimax GmbH & Co. KG
Data Protection Officer
Industriestr. 10-12
23843 Bad Oldesloe
e-mail: Dataprivacy@mx-vk.com
The processing of your personal data is lawful if you have given your consent as stipulated in Article 6 (1) sentence 1 a) GDPR.
Under Article 6 (1) sentence 1 b) GDPR, the processing of your personal data is lawful if such processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you or your company. This also applies to all processing operations which are relevant prior to entering into a contract.
Under Article 6 (1) sentence 1 c) GDPR, the processing of your personal data is lawful if such processing is necessary for compliance with one of our legal obligations.
Under Article 6 (1) sentence 1 d) GDPR, the processing of your personal data is lawful if such processing is necessary in order to protect your vital interests or those of another natural person.
Under Article 6 (1) sentence 1 f) GDPR, the processing of your personal data is lawful if such processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by our company or by a third party, except where such legitimate interests are overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms.
Any personal data which we collect, process and store will only ever be kept by us for as long as there is a specific purpose for such storage. Your data will be erased or their processing restricted as soon as the specific purpose for which they were stored no longer applies.
It is possible, however, that European regulations, applicable national laws or other rules may require us to store data which we have processed for a longer period of time. We will erase or restrict the processing of your data when these periods of storage have expired.
For the purposes of the GDPR you are the data subject of any of your personal data which we process. As a data subject you have the following rights with regard to MINIMAX:
You have the legal right to request information at any time about whether we are processing your personal data. If this is the case, you have the right to be informed about the extent to which your personal data is being processed.
You have the right to obtain from MINIMAX the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you and/or to have incomplete personal data completed.
In certain circumstances you have the right to have the processing of your personal data restricted.
You have the right in certain circumstances to obtain from MINIMAX the erasure of personal data concerning you without undue delay. The right to erasure does not apply if processing is necessary.
If you have asserted your right to rectification, erasure or restriction to MINIMAX, MINIMAX must communicate any rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing to each recipient to whom the personal data have been disclosed, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort.
You have the right to receive any personal data concerning you which you have provided to MINIMAX in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. You also have the right in certain circumstances to transmit those data to another company without hindrance from MINIMAX to which the personal data have been provided.
We will obtain your agreement in advance before undertaking any marketing measures relating to you. If the personal data relating to you is processed for the purposes of engaging in direct advertising, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such advertising purposes. You can inform us of such objection by contacting us as follows:
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Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular 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.
Our system automatically collects data and information from your computer system every time you visit our MINIMAX website. The following data may be then collected:
The data which we collect on you is stored in our system's log files. As a rule, these data are not stored with other personal data. One exception to this rule is the information collected by us about your browser settings. We make use of any geoinformation collected in connection with the analysis tools we use to display an appropriate country website (e.g. for France: minimax.com/fr/fr).
The temporary storage of data and log files is lawful under Article 6 (1) sentence 1 f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in collecting and temporarily storing the data referred to as the IP address must be stored temporarily by the system in order to provide the website to your computer. Your IP address must be stored for as long as you are surfing on our website.
Data are stored in log files to ensure the functioning of the website. This information is also used to optimise our website and towarrant the security of our information technology systems. Your log files are not assessed for marketing purposes in this connection.
The data will be erased or altered in a way that prevents them being assigned to you as soon as they cease to be necessary for the purposes referred to here. Data which are stored in log files are erased after 7 days.
You can make contact with us by electronic means using the contact form on our website. If you wish to contact us in this way, the data which you enter will be sent to us and stored. This applies to the following data in particular:
The date and time at which you made contact will also be stored.
The processing of this data is lawful under Article 6 (1) sentence 1 a), b) or f) GDPR. We only process any personal data which you enter to deal with your request. The data are erased as soon as they are no longer required for the purpose for which they have been collected and provided that they are not subject to any legal archiving obligations. The conversation has come to an end when it is apparent from the circumstances that the matter being discussed has been finally clarified.
You can withdraw your consent to MINIMAX for the processing or any other use of your personal data at any time. In this case, the conversation cannot be continued. All personal data which are stored when contact is made are then erased if they are not required to be retained by law and if no other legal grounds for processing the data exist.
Your IP address is also stored at the time you send your message. Other personal data processed during the transmission operation are used to prevent the contact form from being misused and to secure the safety of our information technology systems. Other personal data collected during transmission will be erased after a period of 7 days at the latest. The data are used exclusively to process the conversation. The processing of this data is lawful under Article 6 (1) sentence 1 b) or f) GDPR.
In certain circumstances, data entered by you may be transmitted to affiliated undertakings of MINIMAX if the thematic and regional content of your enquiry relates to the relevant affiliated undertakings. In this case also MINIMAX remains your first point of contact and you are entitled to assert your rights against MINIMAX.
In some circumstances, MINIMAX may transfer the data to countries outside the European Economic Area. MINIMAX's affiliated undertakings will, however, take the necessary steps to ensure that an appropriate level of data protection is maintained. If MINIMAX sends your data to the United States, for example, additional measures are taken, such as concluding EU-compliant data transmission agreements with the data importer, if this is necessary.
By sending off the contact form you declare that you agree to transmission of the data entered in the contact form to undertakings affiliated with MINIMAX if the thematic and regional content of your enquiry relates to the relevant affiliated undertakings. Further information about affiliated undertakings is available here. You are entitled to withdraw your consent by notifying MINIMAX at any time. Withdrawal of consent does not prejudice the lawfulness of processing based on previous consent given prior to its revocation.
Whenever you use our MINIMAX website different types of cookies are used and stored on your computer in addition to the data referred to above. Cookies are small text files which are stored on your computer or mobile device whenever you visit our MINIMAX website. These cookies send us various types of information.
We use the following types of cookie:
Before you can visit our website at all we ask for your consent to permit us to set cookies in line with Article 6 (1) sentence 1 a) GDPR. We use the data collected by cookies for as long as required for the purpose for which they have been collected.
Cookies will be stored on your computer. You can decide whether you want to erase the cookies from your computer at any time. You can change the settings in your browser to determine yourself whether the transmission of cookies from your computer to us should be disabled, restricted or whether the cookies should be completely erased. If you disable all the cookies from our website, you may no longer be able to use all the website functions in full.
The following list provides further information about disabling cookies or managing your cookie settings in the browser which you are using:
You also have the option of changing your cookie settings directly on our website. You can choose what type of cookies you wish to enable on our website and which you wish to disable by "opting out". You can change your settings at any time.
You will find a list of the cookies we actually use here:
Cookie |
Function |
Period of cookie storage |
region_code |
Stores the region and language selected by the user |
1 month |
cookieconsent |
Stores the setting for whether the user has agreed to the use of cookies or not. |
1 year |
Our MINIMAX website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service of Google. Google can be reached at Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Analytics uses "Cookies". These are text files which are stored on your computer to analyse the way you use the MINIMAX website. The information about the way you use our website created by the cookie is usually sent to and stored on a Google server in the USA. IP address anonymization is performed on the MINIMAX website so that your IP address is truncated beforehand by Google within Member States of the European Union or in other countries which are parties to the European Economic Area agreement. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address sent to and only then truncated on a Google server in the USA. Google uses this information on behalf of the website operator to evaluate the way you use our website, to collate reports on website activities and to provide MINIMAX with other services related to website and Internet use. The IP address sent by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not combined with other data held by Google.
The use of Google Analytics is covered by Article 6 (1) sentence 1 a) GDPR where consent is obtained in advance and by Article 6 (1) sentence 1 f) GDPR, as MINIMAX has a legitimate interest in processing data in this case. We use Google Analytics to analyse the use which is made of our website and to improve it on a regular basis. We will only process your data for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purpose for which they have been collected (in this case for creating and evaluating statistics).
You can change your browser settings to prevent cookies from being stored; however, you should realise that, in these circumstances, you may find that you are unable to make full use of functions on the website. You can also prevent the data (including your IP address) relating to your use of the website which is captured by the cookie being sent to or processed by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in from the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
You can prevent cookies being set by using an opt-out cookie. If you wish to prevent cookies being set the next time you visit this MINIMAX website, click here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.
We use the analysis program Piwik Pro ("Piwik") of Piwik PRO GmbH, Lina-Bommer-Weg 6, 51149 Cologne. Piwik is an open-source software which is used for the statistical evaluation of user visits. Piwik also uses cookies. The information created in this way about the use made of our websites is stored on our server in Germany. Your IP address is anonymised as soon as it has been processed and before it is stored. The information cannot be used to identify particular persons. We do not combine the IP address which Piwik sends from your browser with any other data which we collect. We use the information collected by Piwik to evaluate the use which is made of our MINIMAX website and to produce reports on the website activities of our website users.
The use of Piwik is covered by Article 6 (1) sentence 1 a) GDPR provided you have given your consent. MINIMAX also has a legitimate interest and the processing of data is therefore also lawful under Article 6 (1) sentence 1 f) GDPR.
If you do not consent to the data relating to your visit to our website being stored and evaluated, you can object to such storage and use by mouse click. An opt-out cookie is then placed on your browser which will then prevent Piwik collecting any session data. Please remember: if you delete your cookies, this will also delete the opt-out cookie and you may have to enable it again. Please also note that this may mean that you will then be unable to use all the functions of our website.
More information about Piwik's data protection rules is available at: https://piwikpro.de/datenschutz/.
Our website uses counting pixel technology provided by WiredMinds GmbH (www.wiredminds.de) to analyze visitor behavior. In connection with this, the IP address of the visitor is processed. The processing occurs only for the purpose of collecting company based information such as company name, for example. IP addresses of natural persons are excluded from any further processing by means of a whitelist. An IP address is not stored in LeadLab under any circumstances.
While processing data, it is our outmost interest to protect the rights of natural persons. Our interest in processing data is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. At no time is it possible to draw conclusions from the collected data on an identifiable person.
WiredMinds GmbH uses this information to create anonymized usage profiles of the visit behavior on our website. Data obtained during this process is not used to personally identify visitors of our website.
MINIMAX uses the reCAPTCHA service of Google Inc. ("Google") to protect the enquiry data you enter in the contact form. Google can be reached at Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. The purpose of the test is to predict whether data are being entered by a human or abusively by a processing robot. The test includes sending to Google the IP address and any other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service. The data you enter are therefore sent to Google which may then make further use of them. However, the IP anonymization activated by MINIMAX on this website means that Google will first truncate your IP address in Member States of the European Union or in other state parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address sent to and truncated on a Google server in the USA. Google will only use such information on behalf of MINIMAX to evaluate your use of this service. The IP address sent by your browser by reCAPTCHA is not combined with other data held by Google.
The use of reCAPTCHA is lawful under Article 6 (1) sentence 1 f) GDPR as processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by MINIMAX. We use reCAPTCHA to prevent our website being misused. We will only process your data for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purpose for which they have been collected (in this case preventing misuse of our website).
More information about Google's privacy policy is available at: http://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/.
This website uses Google Maps API, a map service from Google Inc. ("Google"). Google can be reached at Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. This enables us to display interactive maps directly on the website and makes it easy for you to use the map functions.
When you visit the MINIMAX website Google receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. The following data may also be sent to Google:
This is done regardless of whether you have a Google user account to log in with or whether you don't have a user account. If you have logged in through Google, your data are assigned directly to your account. You must log out before activating the button if you do not wish Google to identify you with your profile. Google stores your data as user profiles and uses them for advertising, market research and/or web design purposes. Any such use is made in particular (including for users who are not logged in) to provide tailored advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You are entitled to object to the creation of this user profile: this right must be asserted against Google directly.
It is simple to disable the Google maps service and this then prevents data being transferred to Google: simply disable JavaScript in your browser. However, we do point out that you will then no longer be able to use the map display function.
The use of Google Maps is lawful under Article 6 (1) sentence 1 f) GDPR as processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by MINIMAX. We use Google Maps API to be able to offer you a map function. We will only process your data for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purpose for which they have been collected.
More information about the purpose and scope of data collection and the processing of such data by Google is provided in Google's privacy policy. This policy also provides more information about your rights and the settings which enable you to protect your privacy: http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.
We use integrated contents (videos) on our website provided by YouTube LLC, ("YouTube") 901 Cherry Ave., 94066 San Bruno, CA, USA, a company of Google Inc., Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. When you visit a web page that contains such content, a connection is made to YouTube's webservers which then instructs your browser to display the plugin on that web page. In this way information about which of our web pages you have visited is passed on to the YouTube server. If you are logged in as a YouTube member, YouTube will associate this information with your personal YouTube account. You can prevent this association being made by logging out of your YouTube account before visiting our website.
The use of YouTube is lawful under Article 6 (1) sentence 1 f) GDPR as processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by MINIMAX. We use YouTube to be able to show you video contents. We will only process your data for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purpose for which they have been collected.
YouTube's data privacy policy is available at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/
Minimax operates different presences on third-party platforms whose operators process and store the data of their users. Unfortunately, Minimax has no influence on their data protection regulations and data settings. We point out that the third-party platforms also set cookies which enable to track the usage behaviour on other websites and apps of the respective Group as well as on certain websites and apps that integrate technologies of this third-party platform. Information about the data collected and its use, the purpose of storage, deletion and requests for information are recoreded in the data protection information of the respective platform.
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/policy
LinkedIn:
https://privacy.linkedin.com/de-de
YouTube:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
Instagram:
https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875
Kununu:
https://privacy.xing.com/en/privacy-policy
As a rule, we will only pass on your personal data in compliance with the applicable data protection laws to service providers, business partners, affiliated undertakings and other third parties.
We may disclose personal data to service providers working on our behalf and require them to perform services in our name (data processing agreement). These service providers may be affiliated undertakings of MINIMAX or external service providers. In this context we comply with stringent national and European data protection regulations. These service providers are bound by our instructions and are subject to stringent contractual limitations on the processing of personal data. Accordingly, data may only be processed if this is necessary for the performance of services in our name or in order to comply with legal requirements. We stipulate precisely and in advance the rights and obligations of our service providers in relation to personal data.
We may disclose personal data to a third party if we are required to do so by law or in legal proceedings or in order to supply and manage our products and services. We may also be required to provide information to law enforcement agencies or other public authorities. We are also authorised to release data if the disclosure of information is necessary for the purposes of collaboration and thus of providing MINIMAX services to you or if you declare your consent to such disclosure. Disclosure can also rarely be avoided in the course of tax audits.
Your data may also be disclosed to MINIMAX affiliated undertakings for the purpose of processing the contact you have had with the company. A list of relevant MINIMAX affiliated undertakings can be found here.
All MINIMAX affiliated undertakings are required by MINIMAX to comply with GDPR data protection provisions and other European data protection standards (order processing).
Your data are only disclosed if you have given your consent by marking the relevant checkbox. The use of data is lawful under Article 6 (1) sentence 1 a) GDPR provided that you have given your consent.
You may withdraw your consent from MINIMAX at any time. Withdrawal of your consent only has effect for the future.
Your data are erased if they are no longer required to achieve the specific purpose.
Our website and thus your data are hosted by Amazon Web Services Inc., 410 Terry Avenue North, Seattle WA 98109, United States (in the following referred to as "Amazon"). Amazon may only use the data in accordance with our instructions (data processing agreement). Amazon also adopts stringent technical measures to protect your personal data. Amazon does not pass on your personal data to third parties unless this is necessary in order to perform the agreed services or if Amazon is required to do so by law or to comply with a valid and mandatory instruction issued by a government or regulatory authority. The data provided for this purpose is kept to a minimum.
In some circumstances, Amazon may also store the information in countries outside the European Economic Area. Amazon will, however, take the necessary steps to ensure that an appropriate level of data protection is maintained. If Amazon sends your data to the United States, for example, additional measures are taken, such as concluding EU-compliant data transmission agreements with the data importer if this is necessary.
The processing of your data is lawful under Article 6 (1) sentence 1 f) GDPR. The purpose of processing data is that Amazon enables us to use Amazon servers. We only store the data for as long as is necessary to achieve this purpose.
More information from Amazon about data protection is available at: https://aws.amazon.com/de/compliance/eu-data-protection/.
Technical support and website implementation is provided in cooperation with the external partner Kreios S.à.r.l. ("Kreios"). Kreios is based at Rue du Cimetière 23, 5214 Sandweiler, Luxembourg. Kreios may only use the data in accordance with our instructions (data processing agreement). In this context we comply with stringent national and European data protection regulations. Kreios is bound by our instructions and is subject to stringent contractual limitations on the processing of personal data. Accordingly, data may only be processed if this is necessary for the performance of services in our name or in order to comply with legal requirements. We stipulate precisely and in advance the rights and obligations of Kreios in relation to personal data. Kreios also adopts stringent technical measures to protect your personal data. Kreios does not pass on your personal data to third parties unless this is necessary in order to perform the agreed services or if Kreios is required to do so by law or to comply with a valid and mandatory instruction issued by a government or regulatory authority. The data provided for this purpose is kept to a minimum.
The processing of your data is lawful under Article 6 (1) sentence 1 f) GDPR. The purpose of data processing is, that Kreios will have the opportunity to implement and maintain our website on an ongoing basis.. We store your data for as long as is necessary to achieve this purpose.
More data protection information is available from our partner at: http://kreios.lu/
MINIMAX has implemented appropriate physical, technical and administrative security standards to protect personal data against loss, misuse, modification or destruction. Our service providers and associated undertakings are contractually committed to safeguarding the confidentiality of personal data. They are also prohibited from using data for purposes not approved by us.
We may update this Data Privacy Policy from time to time. We therefore recommend that you regularly read this Data Privacy Policy to ensure that you are familiar with our data protection practice. This Data Privacy Policy was last updated on 10 September 2020.
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