PRIVACY STATEMENT

The responsible body or Data Controller as defined by the data protection laws, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:

CloserStill Germany GmbH, (CSM)
Theodor-Heuss-Anlage 2
68165 Mannheim

Tel.: +49 621 533 976 00
E-mail: info@messe.org

Your rights as a data subject

You can exercise the following rights at any time using the contact data provided for our data protection officer:

Information on your data stored with us and its processing (art. 15 GDPR),
Rectification of inaccurate personal data (art. 16 GDPR),
Erasure of your data stored with us (art. 17 GDPR),
Restriction of data processing if we are not yet allowed to erase your data due to legal obligations (art. 18 GDPR),
Objection to the processing of your data stored with us (art. 21 GDPR) and
Data portability if you have consented to data processing or have concluded a contract with us (art. 20 GDPR).

If you have given us your consent, you can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future. You can object to a processing of your personal data for marketing purposes at any time without having to give any reasons for doing so.

You also have a general right of objection (cf. art 21 (1) GDPR). In this case, you must specify the reasons for the objection to data processing.

If the data processing is carried out based on consent given, this consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

To exercise your rights as a data subject, please write to datenschutz@messe.org.

You have the right to be given information on your personal data stored with us at any time. You also have the right to rectification, locking or erasure of your personal data, apart from the data storage required for business processing. Please contact our data protection officer in this connection. The contact details are located at the end of this document.

To allow for locking of data at any time, this data must be kept in a lock file for control purposes. You can also request erasure of the data if no legal filing obligation applies. If such an obligation does apply, we can lock your data on request.

You can ask us to make changes or you can revoke a consent by sending a corresponding message to us with effect for the future.

You can make a complaint to a supervisory authority at any time e.g. to the competent supervisory authority of the federal state of your habitual residence or the competent supervisory authority for us as Data Controller. You can find a list of the supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) with addresses here: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

We or substantially all of our assets are acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held by us about our customers will be one of the transferred assets

Data collection and processing

On the one hand, your data will be collected when you provide them to CSM. This can be data that you enter into for example a contact form. Other data is automatically collected by CSM´s IT systems when you visit the websites. These are mainly technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter CSM's websites. Part of the data is collected to ensure that the web pages are provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour or to enable CSM to fulfil contractual obligations towards you.

Personal data is information that can be directly attributed to the customer. This includes information such as name, postal or e-mail address. Personal data is automatically stored by CSM if the customer provides CSM with this information voluntarily, e.g. in the course of visitor registration. When registering visitor tickets, the following mandatory information must be filled in, also in order to prove a trade visitor status: Company, street, postcode/country, industry, size, form of address, surname, first name, position, e-mail address. The collection, processing and use of data is in accordance with the GDPR.

As CloserStill Media Germany is a subsidiary of CloserStill Media Ltd. your data will be used within the CloserStill Media group of companies.

Transferring Personal Information Outside of the EEA
In processing your personal information, it will sometimes be necessary for us to transfer your personal information outside of the European Economic Area (“EEA”) to our group companies and our third party service providers.

We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your personal information is treated securely and in accordance with this Policy and the data protection legislation when it is processed in, or otherwise accessed from, a location outside the EEA. In order to ensure this level of protection for your personal information, we will, where appropriate, use a data transfer agreement with the recipient based on standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event that the UK is no longer a part of the EEA, references in this paragraph to the EEA shall mean the EEA and the UK.

Other data can be used to analyse your user behaviour or to meet our contractual obligations towards you.

Among other things, tools from companies based in the USA are integrated on our website. If these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to the US servers of the respective companies. We would like to point out that the USA is not a safe third country in the sense of EU data protection law. US companies are obliged to hand over personal data to security authorities without you as a data subject being able to take legal action against this. It can therefore not be ruled out that US authorities (e.g. intelligence services) process, evaluate and permanently store your data located on US servers for monitoring purposes. We have no influence on these processing activities.

Legal grounds:

If you give us your express consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR) e.g. if you want us to contact you directly or if you subscribe to our newsletter.
To meet our contractual obligations (Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR) e.g. if you send an order via our ticket shop.
As a company, we need to comply with various legal obligations (Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR).
We also process data for the purposes of our legitimate interests or those of a third party (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR). This includes data processing for the purposes of direct marketing and sales promotion as well as the needs-based design of the website.
If you send a job application to us, we process your data to establish the employment relationship (section 26 (1) BDSG new German Federal Data Protection Act).
As an enterprise (subsidary), CSM is subject to various obligations such as the legitimate business interests of the group of companies (Art. 6 (1) (f) of the GDPR and recital 48).

Business initiation / support in business and professional development
CSM collects and processes for the purpose of initiating business the personal data which we have received from you in the context of a business contact or which you make available to us, e.g. through information in the context of an enquiry, a delivery or service or another business contact. By business contact we mean the collection of data within the framework of events or networking meetings.

Furthermore, we also collect generally accessible data, such as Information from a company presence on the Internet or from other generally accessible directories (catalogues, lists of associations, etc.).

In addition to your contact data, the data collection also includes the other data that you provide us with in this context (as a rule, in addition to the information on the business card also other data). wishes/requests or any other information about the company you work for).

We also collect the information that is available to us on the website of the company for which you work. We process this data in order to provide you and the company for which you are working with in accordance with the objectives of CSM in business and professional development.

Exhibitors
Booking of exhibition space including exhibitor manual

The data you send us to be able to take advantage of our offer/services will be processed by us for the purposes of contract processing and is necessary in this respect. It is not possible to conclude or process a contract unless you provide your data. During the implementation of the contract, we give your data to contracted service providers if this is necessary to fulfil the contract.

The exhibitor needs to open a customer account to book an exhibition space and other services via the exhibitor manual. On this basis, CSM offers its customers various services to make event attendance as interesting and enjoyable as possible. Customers therefore use the services offered by CSM in the form of a comprehensive package.

The personal data collected when booking exhibitor services is only processed by CSM for the purposes of contractual performance, billing and customer administration.

The data from the booking of exhibitor services is also used for any necessary handling of warranty claims or other complaints. This data can also be passed on to external auditors or tax offices for auditing purposes. The data is stored in accordance with statutory storage obligations according to sections 146 ff Tax Code (AO) or section 257 German Commercial Code (HGB) and is erased on expiry of the storage obligation period.

The mandatory data required on opening a customer account (name and address, company, contact person, exhibition and exhibition stand) is passed on as required to contracted service providers of CloserStill Media Germany GmbH offering relevant additional services for the exhibition stand booked by you.

Legal bases:

for opening and making available user accounts: art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR
for the purposes of contract performance including processing of complaints / warranty: art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR
for passing on data to service partners contracted by CloserStill Media Germany GmbH for the provision of their services: Art. 6 (1) (b) or art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR
for the storage of data in accordance with the Tax Code (AO) / German Commercial Code (HGB) and any inspections by the tax office / auditors: Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR

Visitors
The personal data entered by the customer on this page is used to contact the customer by e-mail and - if the customer has agreed to receive the newsletter during the registration process - to keep the customer informed about future events.

When registering trade visitor passes / exhibitor passes (hereinafter referred to jointly as "trade visitor passes")

You can obtain event passes (passes for exhibitions, congresses) via visitor registration. CSM processes the mandatory data you provide together with the data for the specifically selected event for the purchase of the pass, and to give you access to the event on the scheduled day(s). This data is also used to produce corresponding name badges for a visit to the exhibition / attendance at the congress. If trade visitors are invited directly by the exhibitor, the latter can view the data via the ticket registration for a limited period (master data, attendances). This data obtained for the purchase of the pass is used for billing purposes and, if applicable, also for the processing of warranty claims or other complaints.

This data may also be passed on to external auditors or tax offices for auditing purposes. The data relating to the purchase of passes is stored in accordance with statutory storage obligations according to sections 146 ff Tax Code (AO) or section 257 German Commercial Code (HGB) and is erased on expiry of the storage obligation period.

We can use or pass your data on to third parties if this is required for the fulfilment of our service offerings or for the reason of event audits. This may mean disclosing the data to the following partners: transport companies (in the case of orders), credit institutions and payment service providers, credit checks. Auditors can contact you per mail or phone for this

Data may also be disclosed if we have an obligation to pass the data to public authorities or by court order, as the case may be. We only disclose your personal data to third parties with your consent as a matter of principle.

Registration and participation in our web sessions
For our web sessions we use Adobe Connect. When you register for a web session, meeting, workshop, you agree to make your personal data available to the organizers and thus the hosts and presenters of such web session and related site. These organisers are no obligated to treat your personal data in accordance with CSM´s privacy policy. You agree that CSM are not responsible for the actions of these organisers with respect to your personal information. It is important that you review the applicable policies of any web session organiser before providing any personal data or other information in connection with that web session. The personal information you share when you register for a web session will also be stored in Adobe Connect.

By registering and participating in our web sessions, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to the Adobe Connect Terms of Use and Privacy Policy .

Legal bases:

for the purposes of contract performance including processing of complaints / warranty: art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR
for the storage of data in accordance with the Tax Code (AO) / German Commercial Code (HGB) and any inspections by the tax office / auditors: Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR
for opening and making available user accounts: art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR
for the sending of master data to the inviting exhibitor: Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR
for the transmission of the registered and participant data of the web sessions to presenters and sponsors Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR
for statistical purposes and to improve the offer Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO.

Other exhibition services
When purchasing online passes or registering passes for trade visitors, speakers, exhibitors or press representatives, exhibition visitors are given the chance to access other exhibition services offered by CSM as part of a service package. This includes the following services:

Lead management
Favourites list search & routing
SurveyMonkey

The following data processing takes place in the individual processes:

Lead management
CSM makes it possible for trade visitors to conveniently transfer their data from the ticket registration to an exhibitor or other company / organisation / persons taking part in the event (e.g. congress or forum participants, speakers, sponsors etc., hereinafter referred to as "event participant") if the exhibition visitor so desires on a case by case basis. For this purpose, the event participant simply scans a barcode from the ticket and then calls up the data stored by CSM.

Favourites search & routing
A user of the website or the app can store exhibitors, products and events in a favourites list.

SurveyMonkey
We use SurveyMonkey to ask for your opinion with a view to making the event more successful for visitors and exhibitors and to introduce continuous improvements. This ensures that services can be provided in the future to suit your interests. In the visitor online opinion survey, your personal data will be anonymized as comprehensively as possible so that no conclusions can be drawn about your person.

Legal bases:

for the purposes of contract performance including processing of complaints / warranty: art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR on the basis of a legitimate interest (art. 6 (1) (f) EU-GDPR).

Processing of personal data for marketing purposes by CSM:
CSM and the corresponding contracted service providers (e.g. lettershops) use the name and address for additional measures aimed at retaining and reactivating customers. This includes the sending of further information on interesting products and services by post.

CSM also processes both the mandatory data collected during the use of offers / services and the voluntarily held data, to customise your experience of the exhibition as a visitor or exhibitor, to improve it on an ongoing basis and to be able to offer you services tailored to your interests in the future as well. This means we use the data collected during the use of offers / services to support you in the best possible way in your business development and to inform you of interesting options concerning an exhibition visit and/or your participation as an exhibitor. We process this data in-house to comply with your legitimate interests in the protection of your personal data. Through this data processing, we can send you customised offers (website, e-mail or direct mail marketing).

We will stop using your name and address plus the corresponding data from the use of offers / services for marketing purposes if you have not used any of the offers / services of CSM for a period of up to 7 years. When 5 years have elapsed, we will continue to process the name, address and company, your status (trade visitor, exhibitor) and the last exhibition attended for a further 2 years for direct mail marketing purposes only.

The e-mail address will only ever be used for marketing purposes if we have obtained your separate consent. If the subscriber's registered office is in Germany, the telephone number will also only ever be used for marketing purposes if we have obtained your separate consent. The telephone number of subscribers outside Germany will be used depending on the legal position of the country concerned as long as the subscriber has not objected to a marketing use.

The following exceptions apply: If CSM obtains your e-mail address in connection with the sale of products / services, we use the e-mail address to market our own similar products /services. You can object to the marketing use of your data at any time and you will be advised of this when the data is collected and every time we contact you for marketing purposes. Furthermore, CSM uses the telephone numbers of subscribers in Germany in particular in the commercial sector for marketing purposes if conditions for a presumed consent apply, for example in the context of an existing business relationship.

Legal bases:

For the processing of data for marketing purposes: Art. 6 [1]b bzw. Art. 6 [1]f DSGVO
Telephone marketing: art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and section 7 (2) (2) ALT. 2 UWG (Law Against Unfair Competition)
E-mail marketing: art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and section 7 (3) UWG (Law Against Unfair Competition)

Business partners, service providers, suppliers
It is not possible to conclude or process a contract unless you provide your data. During the implementation of the contract, we give your data to contracted service providers if this is necessary to perform the contract and to meet communication obligations.

Legal bases:

for the purposes of contract performance including processing of complaints / warranty: art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR
for passing on data to make available services by service partners contracted by CloserStill Media Germany GmbH: Art. 6 (1) (b) or art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR
for the storage of data in accordance with the Tax Code (AO) / German Commercial Code (HGB) and any inspections by the tax office / auditors: Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR

Applicant data
For applications, we use your data to the extent required to process the job application. This may be contact data, all the data connected with the application (CV, job references, qualifications, replies to questions etc.) and, if applicable, bank account details (to refund travel expenses).

To carry out the online application process, we use the services of the third-party provider "HR4YOU AG" (Ulbarger Straße 52, 26629 Großefehn, Germany). HR4YOU AG only processes applicants' data on our behalf and on the basis of contractual obligations which stipulate compliance with the agreed organisational and technical measures (within the meaning of art. 28 (3) (1) GDPR). The use of HR4YOU AG takes place on the basis of our legitimate interests and also the interests of the applicants in allowing a quick and effective application process (within the meaning of art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR). The legal basis for this arises from section 26 GDPR.

If no legal retention period applies, the data is deleted as soon as storage is no longer necessary or the legitimate interest in the storage has lapsed. If the applicant is not recruited, this is regularly the case no later than three months after the conclusion of the application procedure. There may be a longer storage of individual data in some cases (e.g. claims for travel expenses). The length of storage is then based on the legal retention periods e.g. from the General Tax Code (6 years) or the Commercial Code (10 years). If you are not recruited to the position but we are still interested in your application, we shall ask you if we may keep your application and consider it for future job vacancies.

Erasure or locking of data

We adhere to the principles of data avoidance and data economy. We store your personal data only as long as this is necessary to achieve the purposes referred to here or in line with the various retention periods stipulated by the legislator. When the respective purpose no longer exists or the retention periods have expired, the corresponding data will be routinely locked or erased in line with legal provisions.

Collecting general information on visiting our website

Type and purpose of processing
When you access our website, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise transmit information, information of a general nature will be automatically collected. This information (server log files) includes the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider, your IP address and similar information. None of this information can be used to identify you personally.

This information is processed for the following purposes in particular:

To ensure a smooth connection to the website,
To ensure trouble-free use of our website,
To evaluate system security and stability and
for other administrative purposes.

We do not use your data to identify you as a person. This type of information is used by us for statistical purposes to improve our website and to optimise the underlying technology.

Legal basis
The processing takes place in accordance with art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.

Recipients
Recipients of the data are, where applicable, service providers who are commissioned to operate and service our website as data processors.

Storage period
The data is erased when it is no longer required for the purpose of collection. This is basically the case for data serving the provision of the website when the respective session is terminated.

Provision required or necessary:
The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither a legal nor a contractual requirement. However, the correct service and functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed without the IP address. In addition, individual services may not be available or may be restricted. For this reason, an objection is ruled out.

Cookies

Type and purpose of processing
Like many websites, we use so-called "cookies". Cookies are small text files that are transferred from a website server to your hard drive. During this process, we automatically obtain certain data such as the IP address, the browser used, the operating system and your connection to the Internet.

Cookies cannot be used to start programs or transfer viruses to a computer. Using the information contained in cookies, we can make navigation easier and allow the correct display of our website.

We will not pass on the data collected by us, in any circumstances, to third parties, neither will a link be established with personal data without your consent.

As a fundamental rule, you can also use our website without cookies of course. Internet browsers are regularly adjusted in such a way that they accept cookies. Generally, you can disable cookies using your browser settings at any time. Please use the help functions of your Internet browser to find out how to change these settings. Please note that individual functions of our website may not function properly if you have disabled cookies.

You can find further references and information, for example, at the following link: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/ge/

If you agree to the use of tracking technologies, you also consent to the transfer of your personal data to the USA. The USA is an insecure third country in which there is no level of data protection comparable to EU standards. In the case of certain providers, such as Google, Bing, New Relic, YouTube and Vimeo, no other guarantees are offered to compensate for this deficit. There is therefore a risk that the transmission of your personal data may result in state authorities accessing your personal data without you being entitled to effective legal protection.

Adobe Connect uses cookies to collect session information: Attendee participation can be tracked in web sessions, seminars, meetings, and events. When set up, attendees have a deselection option for participation tracking. If an attendee enables the opt-out option, Adobe Connect does not include the participation information and the number of private chat messages in the meeting reports for the organizer. Cookies are not used by Adobe Connect for segmentation, offer management, to identify the user, or to target a user.

Storage period and cookies used:
If you allow us to use cookies through your browser settings or accept the use of cookies, the following cookies may be used on our websites:

cookies_confirmed - technical cookies allowed
analysis_confirmed - Analysis cookies allowed
django_language - selected language
csrftoken - technically necessary to avoid forgery of forms (Cross-Site-Request Forgery)
sessionid - technically necessary to identify the logged in user
Local memory - technically necessary to store user-related settings (filter, last scroll position on the page, etc.)

If these cookies (also) affect personal data, we will inform you of this in the following sections.

You can delete individual cookies or all cookies using your browser settings. Furthermore, you will receive information and instructions on how these cookies can be deleted or their storage can be blocked beforehand. Depending on your browser provider, you can find the necessary information at the following links:

Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Google Chrome: support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416
Opera: http://www.opera.com/de/help
Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH17191?locale=de_DE&viewlocale=de_DE

Registering on our website

Type and purpose of processing
When registering to use our personalised services, we collect some personal data such as name, address, contact and communication data (e.g. telephone number and e-mail address). If you are registered with us, you can access content and services that we only offer to registered users. Registered users also have the option of changing or deleting the data given on registration as required at any time. We will also naturally provide you with information on your personal data stored by us at any time.

Legal basis
The processing of data entered on registration takes place on the basis of a consent of the user (art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR).

Recipients
Recipients of the data are, where applicable, technical service providers who are contracted to operate and service our website as data processors.

Storage period
Data is only processed in this connection if the corresponding consent has been obtained. The data is then erased unless statutory retention periods require otherwise. If you wish to make contact with us in this connection, please use the contact data given at the end of this privacy statement.

Provision required or necessary
The provision of your personal data takes place on a voluntary basis, solely on the basis of your consent. Without the provision of your personal data, we are unable to grant you access to the content and services we offer.

Type and purpose of processing
Subscription to an e-mail newsletter

We send you marketing information by e-mail after receiving your prior express agreement. Independent of this, a processing of the e-mail address may take place for marketing purposes.

You can revoke your consent to store your personal data and its use for newsletter despatch at any time. There is a corresponding link for this purpose in every newsletter. You can also unsubscribe directly on this website at any time or send us an e-mail with such a request to the contact address shown at the end of this document.

Your data is only used to send you the subscribed newsletter by e-mail. We ask for your name so that we can address you personally in the newsletter and also identify you, if necessary, if you want to exercise your rights as a data subject.

Your e-mail address is sufficient for the receipt of the newsletter. When registering to receive our newsletter, the data given by you is only used for this purpose. Subscribers can also be informed of circumstances by e-mail that are relevant for the service or registration (e.g. changes in the newsletters offered or technical circumstances).

We need a valid e-mail address for effective registration. To check that a registration has actually come from the holder of an e-mail address, we use the double opt-in method. For this purpose, we record the ordering of the newsletter, the despatch of a confirmation mail and the receipt of the requested response. No other data is collected. The data is used exclusively for newsletter despatch and is not passed on to third parties.

Legal basis
On the basis of your expressly given consent (art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR), we regularly send you our newsletter or comparable information by e-mail to the e-mail address you have provided.

You can revoke your consent for the storage of your personal data and its use for newsletter despatch for the future at any time. There is a corresponding link for this purpose in every newsletter. You can also unsubscribe directly on this website at any time or send us your revocation to the contact address shown at the end of these data protection notes.

Recipients
The recipients of the data are, where applicable, processors.

Storage period
The data is only processed in this connection if the corresponding consent has been obtained. The data is then erased.

Provision required or necessary
The provision of your personal data takes place on a voluntary basis, solely on the basis of your consent. Without your consent, we are unfortunately unable to send you our newsletter.

Unsubscribe
You can unsubscribe from all newsletters at any time. You will find a corresponding link at the bottom of each newsletter. Alternatively, you can also send an e-mail to unsubscribe@messe.org.

Download function against email inquiry (Freebies)

Type and purpose of processing
CSM uses the data collected in the course of the download to inform you about interesting possibilities regarding a trade fair visit and/or participation as an exhibitor. CSM processes this data internally in order to meet your legitimate interest in protecting your personal data. This data processing enables CSM to provide you with personalised offers (website, e-mail or in the context of postal advertising).

Legal basis
By providing the download CSM offers you an additional service. The e-mail address entered during the download is processed on the basis of a legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO).

Recipients
Recipient of the e-mail address is, besides CSM, the author of the download material (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO).

Storage period
The data will only be processed in this context as long as the relevant consent has been obtained. Afterwards they will be deleted.

Provision required or necessary
Data processing for the purpose of advertising is part of the contract between CSM and a third party.

Making contact

Type and purpose of processing
The data entered by you or business cards received are stored for the purpose of individual communication with you. A valid e-mail address and your name are required for this purpose. These are for the allocation of the request and the subsequent response to the request. The provision of further data is optional.

Legal basis
The processing of the data entered in the contact form or on a business card received takes place on the basis of a legitimate interest (art. 6 (1) (f) EU-GDPR).

By providing the contact form, we would like to offer you a straightforward way of contacting us. The information you provide is stored for the purposes of processing your request and for possible follow-up questions.

If you contact us to request a quote, the data entered on the contact form is processed for the implementation of pre-contractual measures (art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR).

Recipients
The recipients of the data are, where applicable, processors.

Storage period
Data is erased no later than 6 months after processing the request. If a contractual relationship is established, we are subject to the legal retention periods as defined in the German Commercial Code (HGB) and will erase your data on expiry of these periods.

Provision required or necessary
The provision of your personal data takes place on a voluntary basis. We can only process your request however, if you give us your name, e-mail address and the reason for your request.

Use of Google Analytics

Type and purpose of processing
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service. It is operated by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter referred to as "Google"). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies" which are text files stored on your computer that allow an analysis of how you use the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website will normally be transmitted to and stored by Google on a server in the United States. However, due to the activation of IP anonymization on this website, your IP address will be shortened within member states of the European Union and in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before transmission to the USA. The full IP address is only transmitted to a Google server in the USA in exceptional cases and shortened there. On behalf of this website provider, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website use and internet usage to the website provider. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with any other data held by Google.

The purposes of data processing lie in the evaluation of the use of the website and in the compiling of reports on activities on the website. Other associated services are then provided based on the usage of the website and the Internet.

Legal basis
The processing of data takes place on the basis of a consent of the user (art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR).

Recipients
The recipient of data is Google as data processor. We have concluded the corresponding data processing contract with Google for this purpose.

Storage period
The data will be erased as soon as it is no longer required for our record-keeping purposes.

Third-country transfer
Google processes your data in the USA and is committed to complying with the principles and safeguards of the EU-US Privacy Shield https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework. We have also concluded standard privacy clauses with Google for the use of Google Analytics.

Provision required or necessary
The provision of your personal data takes place on a voluntary basis, solely on the basis of your consent. If you prevent access, this may result in functional restrictions on the website.

Revocation of consent
You can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser; however, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use all the functions of this website. Furthermore, you can prevent the capture of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and sent to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: Browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics.

In addition or as an alternative to the browser add-on, you can prevent Google Analytics from tracking your visits to our web pages by clicking on the following link. This installs an opt-out cookie on your device. This prevents the capture of data by Google Analytics for this website and this browser for the future as long as the cookie remains installed in your browser.

Profiling

The tracking tool Google Analytics helps to evaluate the behaviour of visitors to the website and analyse their interests. We generate a pseudonymous user profile for this purpose.

Use of Google Maps

Type and purpose of processing
We use Google Maps on this website. Google Maps is operated by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter referred to as "Google"). This enables us to offer you interactive maps directly on the website and give you the convenience of using the map function.

For more information about how Google processes data, see Google's privacy policy, please see Google's privacy policy. You can also change your personal privacy settings there in the privacy centre. Please find detailed instructions on how to manage your own data in connection with Google products here.

Legal basis
The legal basis for the integration of Google Maps and the associated data transfer to Google is your consent (art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR).

Recipients
When you visit the website, Google receives information that you have called up the corresponding sub-page of our website. This takes place regardless of whether Google has provided a user account for your login or there is no user account.

If you are logged into Google, your data will be directly allocated to your account. If you do not wish your data to be allocated to your profile at Google, you need to log out of Google before activating the button. Google stores your data as usage profiles and uses it for marketing and market research purposes and/or the needs-based design of its website. Such an evaluation takes place in particular (even for users that are not logged in) to provide needs-based marketing and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the formation of these usage profiles and to exercise this right, you will need to contact Google.

Storage period
We do not collect any personal data through our integration of Google Maps.

Revocation of consent
If you do not wish Google to collect, process or use data about you via our website, you can disable JavaScript in your browser settings. However, if you do this you will not be able to use our website or will only have restricted use of our website.

Embedded YouTube

videos Type and purpose of processing
We embed YouTube videos on some of our websites. The operator of the corresponding plugins is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA (hereinafter referred to as "YouTube"). When you visit a page with the YouTube plugin, a connection will be created to the servers of YouTube. YouTube will then be informed which pages you are visiting. When you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can allocate your surfing behaviour to you personally. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account beforehand.

When a YouTube video is played, the provider uses cookies that collect indications of user behaviour.

You can obtain further information on the purpose and extent of data collection and its processing by YouTube in the provider's privacy statements. These statements will also provide you with further information on your respective rights and setting options to protect your privacy (https://policies.google.com/privacy). Google processes your data in the USA and is committed to complying with the principles and safeguards of the EU-US Privacy Shield https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

Legal basis
The legal basis for the integration of YouTube and the associated data transfer to Google is your consent (art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR).

Recipients
Calling up YouTube automatically triggers a connection to Google.

Storage period and revocation of consent
If you have disabled the storage of cookies for the Google Ad program, there will not be any such cookies when you watch YouTube videos. However, YouTube also stores non-personal usage information in other cookies too. If you wish to prevent this, you need to block the storage of cookies in the browser.

Further information on privacy at "YouTube" can be found in the provider's privacy statement at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/

Social plugins

Type and purpose of processing
Social plugins from the providers listed below are used on our websites. The plugins can be recognised by their corresponding logos.

Information that may include personal data may be potentially sent via these plugins to the service providers and where applicable used by them. We prevent the unconscious and unintentional capture and transfer of data to the service provider by means of a 2-click solution. To activate a desired social plugin, this first needs to be enabled by clicking on the corresponding button. The capture of information and its transfer to the service provider is only triggered when this plugin has been enabled. We do not capture any personal data ourselves using social plugins or by using them.

We have no influence on what data is captured by an enabled plugin and how this is used by the provider. At present, it must be assumed that a direct connection is set up to the services of the provider and at least the IP address and device-related information is captured and used. It is also possible that the service providers try to store cookies on the device used. To find out what specific data is captured in such cases and how it is used, please refer to the privacy notices of the respective service provider. Please note: If you are signed into Facebook at the same time, Facebook can identify you as the visitor of a certain website.

We have integrated the social media buttons of the following companies on our website:

platform.twitter.com
facebook.com
google +
www.linkedin.com
doubleclick.net
flickr.com
instagram.com

Facebook Pixel, Custom Audiences and Facebook Remarketing

We use the so-called "Facebook pixel" from the social media and networking site Facebook on our websites due to our legitimate interest in the analysis, optimisation and cost-effective operation of our online presence and for these purposes. This is operated by Facebook Inc.; 1 Hacker WGV, Menlo park, CA 94025, USA, or if you are resident in the EU, Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Facebook"). The Facebook pixel firstly allows Facebook to determine the visitors of our online offers as a target group for the presentation of advertisements (so-called "Facebook ads").

We use the Facebook pixel accordingly to only show the Facebook ads placed by us to Facebook users that have shown an interest in our online offers or who show certain characteristics (e.g. interests in certain subjects or products that are determined by using the websites visited) that we pass on to Facebook (so-called "custom audiences"). By using the Facebook pixel, we also want to ensure that our Facebook ads match the potential interest of the users and are not annoying. The Facebook pixel also helps us to understand the effectiveness of Facebook ads for statistical and market research purposes by seeing whether users have been forwarded following a click on a Facebook ad on our website (so-called conversion).

The Facebook pixel is immediately integrated by Facebook on calling up our website and can place a so-called "cookie" or small text file on your device. When you subsequently log into Facebook or visit Facebook in a logged-in state, the visit to our online offers is recorded on your profile. The data collected about you is anonymous to us and we therefore cannot trace it back to you as a user. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible and can be used by Facebook for their own market research and advertising purposes. If we transmit data for comparison purposes to Facebook, this will be encrypted locally on the browser and only sent to Facebook via a secure HTTPS connection. This is done solely for the purpose of making a comparison with the data that has been equally encrypted by Facebook.

The processing of data by Facebook is carried out in the context of Facebook's data usage policy.You can obtain specific information and details about the Facebook pixel and how it works from the help section of Facebook.

You can object to the collection of your data by the Facebook pixel and the use of your data to display Facebook ads. To set up what types of ads you are shown within Facebook, you can call up the page established by Facebook and follow the instructions to the settings for usage-based advertising.

Use of Bing Ads

When using Bing Ads CSM uses Bing Conversion Tracking. If you access a CSM page via a Bing Ad, a cookie is placed on your computer which enables the analysis of the use of the website and saves non-personal data. This includes, among other things, the time spent on the website, which areas of the website were called up and which display the user used to access the website. Information about your identity is not collected. The purposes of data processing are to evaluate the use of the website and to compile reports on activities on the website. Based on the use of the website and the Internet, further related services are then to be provided.

You can also disable cookies for conversion tracking by setting your browser to block cookies from the domain. Bing Ads are used to fulfill the legitimate interests of CSM (Art. 6 (1) lit f). DSGVO) i.e. to measure the efficiency of the website, to design it according to your needs and to advertise it.

Further information on Bing's analysis services can be found on the Bing Ads website. Further information on data protection at Microsoft and Bing can be found in the data protection regulations of Microsoft.

Google AdWords

Type and purpose of processing
Our website uses Google Conversion Tracking. The provider of Google AdWords services is Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. If you reach our website via an advertisement delivered by Google, a cookie will be placed on your computer by Google AdWords. The Conversion Tracking cookie will be placed when a user clicks on an advertisement delivered by Google.

If the user visits certain pages on our website and the cookie has not yet expired, both we and Google can tell that the user has clicked on the advertisement and was routed to this page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Cookies can therefore not be tracked through the websites of AdWords customers. The information obtained with the help of conversion cookies is used to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted in to conversion tracking. The customers discover the total number of users who have clicked on their advertisement and have been routed to a page with a conversion tracking tag. They will not be given any information that could be used to identify users personally, however.

This website uses the Google Tag Manager. This service enables the managemen of website tags by means of an interface. The Google Tool Manager only implements tags, does not set any cookies and does not collect any personal data. The Google Tag Manager releases other tags that may collect personal data. However, the Google Tag Manager does not access this data. If a deactivation is undertaken at domain or cookie level, it remains in place for all tracking tags if they are implemented with the Google Tag Manager.

LinkedIn Analytics and LinkedIn Ads

We use the conversion tracking technology and retargeting function of the LinkedIn Corporation on our website. With the help of this technology, personalised advertisements can be displayed to visitors to this website on LinkedIn. It is also possible to compile anonymous reports on the performance of the advertisements and information on website interaction. The LinkedIn Insight Tag on this website is integrated for this purpose which sets up a connection to the LinkedIn server if you visit this website and are logged into your LinkedIn account at the same time. You can find further information on data collection and data usage in LinkedIn's privacy policy at www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy as well as your options and rights concerning the protection of your privacy. If you are logged into LinkedIn, data collection can be disabled at any time at the following link: www.linkedin.com/psettings/enhanced-advertising.

Use of Twitter and Twitter conversion tracking
With your consent, we use the "Visitor Action Pixel" of Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA ("Twitter") on our website. With its help, we can track the actions of users when they have seen or clicked on a Twitter ad. In this way, we can record the effectiveness of Twitter ads for statistical and market research purposes. The data so recorded is anonymous for us, that means we do not see the personal data of individual users. However, this data is stored and processed by Twitter which we notify you of in accordance with our level of knowledge. Twitter can connect this data with your Twitter account and also use it for its own advertising purposes in accordance with Twitter's privacy policy twitter.com/privacy. You can allow Twitter and its partners to place advertisements on and outside Twitter. Furthermore, a cookie can be stored on your computer for these purposes. You can find specific information on conversion tracking and data protection settings for personalised advertising at support.twitter.com/articles/20171528. By using Twitter and the "Retweet" function, the websites visited by you are linked with your Twitter account and notified to other users. At the same time, data is transferred to Twitter. We would like to point out that as a provider of this website, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or its use by Twitter. Further information can be found in Twitter's privacy statement at: twitter.com/privacy You can change your data protection settings at Twitter in the account settings at twitter.com/account/settings. This consent can only be given by users older than 13 years of age. If you are younger, you should ask your parent or legal guardian for advice.

Legal basis
The legal basis for the integration of Google AdWords and the associated data transfer to Google is your consent (art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR).

Recipients
Whenever you visit our website, personal data including your IP address is sent to Google in the USA. This personal data is stored by Google. Google may potentially pass this personal data collected via the technical procedure to third parties. Our company does not receive any information from Google that could be used to identify the data subject personally.

Storage period
These cookies expire after 30 days and cannot be used to personally identify the user.

Revocation of consent
If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can reject the cookies required for the tracking - for example through the browser setting which generally disables the automatic setting of cookies or you can set your browser so that cookies are blocked by the domain "googleleadservices.com".

Please note that you must not delete the opt-out cookies as long as you do not wish measurement data to be recorded. If you have deleted all the cookies in the browser, you must set the respective opt-out cookie again.

Using Google Remarketing

This website uses the remarketing function of Google Inc. ("Google"). This function is used to present interest-related ads to website visitors in the context of the Google advertising network. The website visitor's browser stores so-called "cookies", text files that are stored on your computer and which recognise the visitor when he or she calls up websites belonging to Google's advertising network. Advertising can then be shown to the visitor on these sites that relates to content that the visitor had already called up on websites that use the remarketing function of Google. Google has stated that it does not collect any personal data during this process. However, if you do not wish to take advantage of Google's remarketing function, you can basically deactivate it by adjusting the corresponding settings at http://www.google.com/settings/ads. Alternatively, you can deactivate the use of cookies for interest-related advertising via the advertising network initiative by following the instructions at http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp.

SSL encryption
To protect the security of your data on transfer, we use a state-of-the-art encryption method (e.g. SSL) via HTTPS.

Data processors used
The following organisations, companies or persons have been contracted with the processing of data by the operator of this website:

Episerver GmbH, Wallstr 16, 10179 Berlin
Rocuments, Im Weiher 10, 69121 Heidelberg
Epiqo GmbH, Mariahilfer Strasse 136, A 1150 Wien
Inquant GmbH, Hähnelhofstraße 5, 88250 Weingarten
FairVerify Event Solutions GmbH Industriestraße 21-23 69245 Bammental

Changes to our Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to adjust this privacy statement to ensure it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy statement e.g. when introducing new services. The new privacy statement will then apply to your next visit.

Questions to the data protection officer
If you have any questions on data protection, please write us an e-mail or call the person responsible for data protection in our organisation:

CloserStill Media Germany GmbH
Theodor-Heuss-Anlage 2
68165 Mannheim

Tel: +49 621 70019-300
Tel: +49 621 70019-19
E-mail: datenschutz@messe.org

The privacy statement was generated by the Privacy policy generator of activeMind AG (Version 2020-06-29).

http://www.messe.org/datenschutz/

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