Privacy

Privacy statement

Site privacy statement and data subject information pursuant to Article 13 and Article 14 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation

The following information provides an overview of what happens with your personal data if you visit our website.
Personal data is any information that allows you to be personally identified. For detailed information concerning data protection, please read the privacy statement below. The operator of these sites takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. He will treat your personal data as confidential and observe the statutory data protection rules as well as this privacy statement. If you use this website, various personal data will be collected. This privacy statement explains what kind of data we collect and what we use them for.

Please note that the transmission of data on the Internet (e.g. communication by e-mail) may be affected by security gaps. No full protection of data against third-party access is possible.

General information

Information about the responsible body:

Company:
CT Executive Search Europe GmbH

Legal representative: Christian Tegethoff

Address:
Oranienburger Strasse 22
10178 Berlin

Data protection officer:

Christian Tegethoff
Phone: +49 30 2408 3401

E-mail: christian.tegethoff@ct-executive.com

General data processing information

Data concerned:

Personal data will be collected only if provided by you. No other personal data will be collected. Any processing going beyond the scope allowed by law will be done only with your explicit consent.

Purpose of processing:
Performance of a contract.

Categories of recipients:
Public authorities in case of overriding legal provisions.
External service providers or other contractors.
Other external parties insofar as the data subject has consented or if a transmission is permissible in case of an overriding legitimate interest.

Third country transfer:
In the course of performing a contract processors domiciled outside the European Union may be used.

Data storage period:
The duration of data storage depends on the statutory retention periods and is generally a period of 10 years. You can fix and change the retention period for your data yourself at any time.

Specific information concerning the website

Use of Google Analytics

This site uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called cookies, i.e. text files stored on your computer making it possible to analyse your use of the site. The information about your use of this site generated by a cookie will generally be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, if IP anonymization is activated for this website, your IP address will first be shortened by Google within the member states of the European Union or in other countries which are signatories to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information in order to analyse your site use, to compile reports on site activities and to provide services to the website operator related to the site and Internet use. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the framework of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. You may prevent the storage of cookies by configuring your browser software accordingly. Please note, however, that in such case not all functionalities of the site will be available. You may also prevent the collection of data (incl. your IP address) generated by cookies and related to your use of the site as well as the transmission to Google as well as the processing of these data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available through the following link. Considering the discussions about the use of analytic tools using the full IP address, we would like to point out that this site uses Google Analytics with the extension “_anonymizeIP()”, which means that only shortened addresses will be processed in order to prevent any direct reference to a person. Specifically for browsers on mobile devices, please use this link to prevent any future anonymized collection by Google Analytics (so-called “opt-out cookie”).

Google Adwords Conversion Tracking

This site uses Google Adwords Conversion Tracking, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Adwords Conversion Tracking also uses cookies stored on your computer and providing an analysis of your use of the site. Information generated by the cookie about your use of this site is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google uses such information to analyze your use of the site to compile reports on site activities for the website operators, and to provide further services related to the site and Internet use. Google may also transmit such information to third parties if provided for by law or to the extent third parties process the information on behalf of Google. In no case will Google merge such data with other Google data. You can prevent the use of cookies generally by not allowing your browser to store any cookies.

LINKEDIN

You can identify LinkedIn, LinkedIn, 2029 Stierling Court, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, by the sign “in”. If you activate our “in” button during a two click solution, a connection with the LinkedIn server will be set up and the LinkedIn plug-in of the respective site will be downloaded. LinkedIn transmits the “in” button content directly to your computer, embedding it into the site. There is a possibility that your IP address will be transmitted to LinkedIn in the USA in this way. For the purpose and extent of data collection and the further processing and use of data by LinkedIn as well as your corresponding rights and possible settings to protect your privacy, please see the privacy policy of LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy). If you are a LinkedIn member and if you do not want LinkedIn to collect data and merge them with your LinkedIn membership data in case of an enabled “in” button on our site, you must log off at LinkedIn prior to visiting our site.

XING

You can identify XING, XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany, by the sign “x”. If you activate our “XING” button during the two click solution, a connection with the XING server will be set up and the XING share button functionalities (in particular computation / display of counter value) on the site concerned will be downloaded. XING does not store your personal data related to the visit of this site. In particular, XING does not store any IP addresses. There will be no analysis of your user behaviour regarding the use of cookies in connection with the XING share button. For current data protection information concerning the XING share button and additional information, see the following site: https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.

Additional data processing methods information

Specific information regarding the processing of candidate data

Data concerned:
Candidate data

Purpose of processing:
Application procedure

Categories of recipients:
Our clients insofar as the data subject has consented thereto.

Public authorities in case of overriding legal provisions

Third country transfers:
In the course of contract implementation, clients outside the European Union may also be used.

Data storage period:
A candidate’s data are generally erased after four months unless consent was given to longer storage when the data was entered into our candidate database.

Specific information concerning the processing of client / prospect data

Data concerned:
Data transmitted for contract performance; additional data for processing based on your explicit consent.

Purpose of processing:
Performance of a contract including offers, orders, sales and billing, quality assurance

Categories of recipients:
Public authorities in case of overriding legal provisions
Other external parties provided that a data subject has consented thereto or if a transmission is permissible considering an overriding legitimate interest.

Third country transfer:
In the course of contract implementation, processors domiciled outside the European Union may also be used.

Data storage period:
The duration of data storage is governed by statutory retention duties and is generally 10 years.

Specific information concerning the processing of employee data

Data concerned:
Data communicated for the performance of a contract; any additional data for processing subject to your explicit consent.

Purpose of processing:
Performance of a contract as part of an employment relationship

Categories of recipients:
Public authorities in case of overriding legal provisions, e.g. local tax office, social security institutions, employers’ liability insurance associations
External service providers or other contractors (e.g. for data processing and hosting, payroll accounting, travel expense accounting, insurance services, vehicle use).
Further external parties provided that a data subject has consented there to or if transmission is permissible considering an overriding legitimate interest, e.g. acquisition of orders, insurance services.

Third country transfers:
In the course of contract implementation, processors domiciled outside the European Union may also be used.

Data storage period:
The duration of data storage is governed by statutory retention duties and is generally 10 years.

Specific information concerning supplier data processing

Data concerned:
Data communicated for performance of a contract; additional data for processing subject to your explicit consent.

Purpose of processing:
Performance of a contract; e.g. inquiries, purchasing, quality assurance.

Categories of recipients:
Public authorities in case of overriding legal provisions, e.g. tax office, customs authorities).
External service providers or other contractors, e.g. for data processing and hosting, accounting, payment handling).
Further external parties provided that the data subject has consented or if transmission is permissible considering an overriding legitimate interest.
Third country transfer:
In the course of contract implementation, processors domiciled outside the European Union may also be used.

Data storage period:
The duration of data storage is governed by statutory retention duties and is generally 10 years.

Additional information and contacts

In addition to this you can at any time assert claims for information, rectification or erasure or a restriction of processing or your right to object to processing and your right of data transferability. If so, please send us an email or letter. You also have the right to contact the data protection regulatory authority in case of complaints.