Privacy Policy
Thank you for visiting our website. energy consult GmbH is responsible for processing personal data during your visit to our website within the meaning of the terms of the prevailing data protection regulations.
Peter-Henlein-Straße 2–4
27472 Cuxhaven, Germany
Email: info@energy-consult.net
Further contact information can be found in the provider identification (“Legal Notice”) of these Internet pages. We take data protection very seriously. We process your personal data exclusively within the framework of the applicable data protection law, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We wish to inform you about the type, scope and purpose of processing your personal data below. Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Please note: This Privacy Policy applies to the processing of personal data when you use this website. For our other websites, the corresponding Privacy Policies of those websites apply.
I. General information
When using the website for information purposes only, i.e. if you do not provide us with any other information, only the personal data that your browser transmits to the server will be processed when you visit this website. When you visit our website, information is transmitted that we need to display and provide you with this website, such as:
- Browser type/version
- The current IP address of the Internet connection you are using
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL (the previously visited page)
- Date and time of the server request
We generally cannot match this data to any specific person. This data will not be merged with other data sources, the data will also be deleted after statistical evaluation and will only be used to provide and improve the content and functionality of our website. The legal basis for the processing of personal data is Art. 6 (1) lit. f of the GDPR, whereby the legitimate interest of the person responsible is the secure, stable, efficient provision of the functions of the website and the information available about it. If, by providing the website, the controller fulfils a contractual obligation towards you, the legal basis for this is is Art. 6 (1) lit. b of the GDPR.
II. Processing of Personal Data When Prompted
In addition to the purely informational use of our offers, you can send us questions, orders or other information relating to our offers and services, existing contractual relationships or our company. To do this, you generally have to provide further personal data that we process to execute your request, to answer your inquiries, to fulfil contracts concluded with you, to assert and implement our claims and, if necessary, to respond to your complaint. In addition, we process personal data, insofar as we are required to do so, in order to fulfil our legal obligations, for example in order to meet our tax or commercial law documentation and retention obligations.
When you contact us via email or a contact form, we store the data you have provided (in particular, your email address, your name and telephone number, as well as your request or message), in order to answer your questions and process your requests. We delete the data arising in this context after storage is no longer necessary, or processing is restricted if statutory retention obligations exist.
The legal basis for the processing of your data for the newsletter is Art. 6 (1) lit. a of the GDPR if the user has given consent. If the processing serves the fulfilment of a contract to which the data subject is a party or the implementation of pre-contractual measures, the legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6 (1) lit. b of the GDPR. If we process personal data in order to process non-contractual concerns or inquiries, we do this for the purpose of optimal and efficient communication with you, to improve our offers and customer service, to maintain and optimise existing customer relationships and, if necessary, to clarify and correct technical issues. Our legitimate interests exist in the aforementioned purposes within the meaning of the legal basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f of the GDPR. If we process personal data to fulfil our storage and documentation obligations or to fulfil other legal obligations, the legal basis is Art. 6 (1) lit. c of the GDPR.
In order to enable background checks and screening activities to be carried out, to comply with our legal obligations and for other purposes, as described in this data protection declaration, we may collect data from third-party providers, e.g. LexisNexis GmbH. LexisNexis GmbH is responsible for all personal data that it collects and stores about you until we receive it. To learn more about how LexisNexis GmbH collects and uses your personal information, please refer to their privacy policy. https://www.lexisnexis.com/global/privacy/de/article-14-bis.page.
If there is no contractual relationship, we process your personal data, if this is necessary to safeguard our legitimate interest, in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f of the GDPR. Our legitimate interest is to pursue our main business purpose, which is to plan and implement projects in renewable energies. The legal basis for fulfilling our legal obligations in terms of compliance and risk management for processing and passing on data is Art. 6 (1) lit. c of the GDPR.
In addition, we may pass on your data to service partners carefully selected by us who work on our behalf (e.g. IT service providers or providers of other technical solutions that we use as part of our website) In these cases, however, the amount of data transmitted is limited to the minimum necessary. A use for another purpose or a transfer of data to third parties does not take place or only to the extent informed about it.
III. Your Rights
You have the right
- to revoke your consent to the processing of your personal data at any time or to object to the processing of your data;
- to receive information about your data stored with the person responsible;
- to have incorrect data about you be corrected;
- to have the data about you that is no longer required be deleted;
- to have the processing of your data restricted under certain conditions; this can be the case, for example, if deletion is not possible, for example, however, the data may not be processed further;
- to have your data transferred; This right applies in particular if you have given your consent to the processing of your data or if the processing of the data is necessary to fulfil a contract. The right to data portability does not exist insofar as your data is not automatically processed within the scope of fulfilling the statutory task.
To exercise your rights, please contact the person responsible or our company data protection officer, whom you can send by post to our address given above with the letter “THE DATA PROTECTION OFFICER” or by email at: datenschutz@pne-ag.com.
If you believe that the processing of your data violates the legal requirements, you have the right to complain to a competent supervisory authority. In certain cases, the data controller may request additional information from you in order to determine your identity and to ensure that information is not passed on to unauthorised persons.
IV. The Use of Cookies
This website uses cookies and similar technologies.
Cookies are text files that are stored by the Internet browser on the user’s end device. A cookie contains mostly a string of characters that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is revisited. Cookies are used to make the website more user-friendly, to optimise the functionality and services of the website and to be able to provide you with content tailored to you. The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to enable and simplify the use of the website. Some functions of this website cannot be offered without the use of cookies.
The user data collected by cookies that are technically necessary are not used to create user profiles. In addition, with your separate consent, cookies can be used to provide external media, such as videos and maps, and to analyse the use of the website. The user data collected in this way is pseudonymised using technical precautions. Therefore, it is no longer possible to match the data with the user accessing the site. The data will not be merged with other personal data of the users.
You can deactivate or restrict the use of cookies by changing the settings in your Internet browser. Previously stored cookies can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically. If cookies are deactivated for the website, not all functions of the website may be used to the full extent.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data using technically necessary cookies is Art. 6 (1) lit. f of the GDPR, whereby the legitimate interest of the person responsible is the secure, stable, efficient provision of the functions of the website and the information available about it. If the person responsible fulfils a contractual obligation towards you with the respective function, the legal basis is Art. 6 (1) lit. b of the GDPR. The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies for advertising or analysis purposes, if the user has given consent, is Art. 6 (1) lit. a of the GDPR.
This website uses Borlabs cookie to manage your cookie preferences, which uses technically necessary cookies (borlabs cookie) to save your consent to cookies. Borlabs Cookie does not process any personal data. The cookie borlabs cookie stores your consent that you gave when entering the website. If you would like to revoke this consent, simply delete the cookie in your browser. If you re-access/reload the website, you will be asked again to consent to cookies. Alternatively, you can change your privacy settings here in the Privacy Policy via this link. The legal basis for processing personal data by means of the Borlabs cookie is our legitimate interest in reliable and efficient management of the cookies used for the utilisation of our web services in connection with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR and Art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR in connection with our legal obligations under § 25 TTDSG.
Here is a list of the cookies:
Essential
Essential cookies enable basic functions and are necessary for the website to function properly.
Borlabs Cookie
Name | Borlabs Cookie |
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Provider | Owner of this website |
Purpose | Saves the settings of the visitors selected in the Cookie Box of Borlabs Cookie. |
Cookie name | borlabs-cookie |
Cookie runtime | 1 year |
WPML
Name | WPML |
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Provider | Owner of this website |
Purpose | Saves the current language. |
Privacy Policy | https://wpml.org/de/documentation-3/privacy-policy-and-gdpr-compliance/ |
Host(s) | this website. |
Cookie name | _icl_*, wpml_*, wp-wpml_* |
Cookie runtime | 1 day |
External media
Content from video platforms and social media platforms is blocked by default. If cookies from external media are accepted, access to this content no longer requires manual consent.
YouTube
Name | YouTube |
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Provider | Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland |
Purpose | Used to unlock YouTube content. |
Privacy Policy | https://policies.google.com/privacy |
Host(s) | google.com |
Cookie name | NID |
Cookie runtime | 6 months |
Statistics
Statistics cookies collect information anonymously. This information helps us to understand how our visitors use our website.
Google Analytics
Name | Google Analytics |
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Provider | Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland |
Purpose | Google cookie for website analysis. Generates statistical data about how the visitor uses the website. |
Privacy Policy | https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en |
Cookie name | _ga,_gat,_gid |
Cookie runtime | 2 Monate |
V. Newsletter
Should we offer a newsletter or other publications on this website for subscription by email, we require your email address as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and agree to receive the newsletter. No further data is collected.
You can revoke your consent to the storage of your data, email address and their use for sending the newsletter at any time free of charge with effect for the future, e.g. via the “Unsubscribe” link in the newsletter or our email address provided above for data protection matters.
VI. Further services and functions
Google Analytics
This website uses functions of the web analytics service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyze the behavior of website visitors. In doing so, the website operator receives various usage data, such as page views, duration of visit, operating systems used and origin of the user. This data may be summarized by Google in a profile that is assigned to the respective user or their end device.
Google Analytics uses technologies that enable the recognition of the user for the purpose of analyzing user behavior (e.g. cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Google about the use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
The use of this analysis tool is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising. If a corresponding consent has been requested (e.g. consent to store cookies), the processing is based exclusively on Art. 6 (1) a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.
IP Anonymisation
We have activated the IP anonymization function on this website. This means that your IP address is shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google.
Browser Plugin
You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.
For more information on how Google Analytics handles user data, please see Google's privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.
Storage duration
Data stored by Google at user and event level that is linked to cookies, user identifiers (e.g. User ID) or advertising IDs (e.g. DoubleClick cookies, Android advertising ID) is anonymized or deleted after 14 months. For details, please see the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=de
Google Conversion Tracking
This website uses Google Conversion Tracking. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
With the help of Google conversion tracking, Google and we can recognize whether the user has performed certain actions. For example, we can evaluate which buttons on our website were clicked how often and which products were viewed or purchased particularly frequently. This information is used to create conversion statistics. We learn the total number of users who clicked on our ads and what actions they took. We do not receive any information with which we can personally identify the user. Google itself uses cookies or comparable recognition technologies for identification.The use of Google conversion tracking is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising. If a corresponding consent has been requested (e.g. consent to store cookies), the processing is based exclusively on Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.
More information on Google conversion tracking can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
VII. Google Maps
This site uses the Google Maps map service via an API. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
In order to use the features of Google Maps, it is necessary to save your IP address. This information is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA where it is stored. The provider of this site has no influence on the transfer of this data.
The use of Google Maps is in the interest of presenting our online offers in an attractive way and to make it easy to find the places we have indicated on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) point f) of the GDPR. If relevant consent has been requested, processing shall be carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a of the GDPR; this consent may be revoked at any time.
Further information on the handling of user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
VIII. Data protection for applications and in the application process
We processed the personal data of applicants for the purpose of the application process. Processing can also be done electronically. This is particularly the case if an applicant sends the relevant application documents to the person responsible by electronic means, for example by email or via an online form on the website. If we conclude an employment contract with an applicant, the data transmitted will be stored for the purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with the statutory provisions. If we do not conclude an employment contract with the applicant, the application documents will be automatically deleted four months after the announcement of the rejection decision, provided that there are no other legitimate interests of the person responsible for deletion. Other legitimate interest in this sense is, for example, an obligation to provide evidence in a procedure under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG). The legal basis for the processing of personal data in the context of application procedures is Art. 6 (1) lit. a. of the GDPR, provided that you have given your consent, otherwise Art. 6 (1) lit. b of the GDPR in conjunction with § 26 BDSG and beyond, insofar as the processing serves the purpose of fulfilling legal obligations, Art. 6 (1) lit. c. of the GDPR.
Our application portal is operated by the company rexx systems GmbH, Hamburg, on our behalf. You will therefore be transferred from this website to the application portal operated by rexx.
IX. Security of your data
We use technical and organisational security measures in accordance with the legal requirements in order to best protect the data you provide against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction or access by unauthorised persons.
X. Storage period
Unless otherwise stated in the individual information, the person responsible processes personal data in accordance with the statutory provisions for the purposes presented here and only as long as a personal identification of the person concerned is required for the respective purpose. This is followed by deletion or neutralisation/anonymisation in line with data privacy requirements.
XI. Linked content/sharing functions
This website may contain links to third party websites. By clicking on the respective link, you leave our website and the scope of this Privacy Policy. The respective privacy policies and data protection notices of the respective operators of the linked websites apply. The respective operator is responsible for data processing practice on third-party platforms.
XII. Social media company profiles
We operate accounts with company pages in the social networks LinkedIn, XING and YouTube in order to increase the reach and awareness of our company via these.
On energy-consult-pruefgesellschaft.net/en/ you will find a link to LinkedIn at the bottom of each page. If you click on one of the logos, you will be redirected to the corresponding website. If you are also logged in as a member of the relevant social network, the operator of the social network can assign the visit to our site to your respective user account.
If you do not want the social networks to collect and store data about your visit to our website, you must log out of your respective user account with these social networks before clicking on the logo.
If you activate the data transfer by clicking on the corresponding link, the following data transfer will take place:
LinkedIn is a social network and online platform that aims to connect professionals and executives. At https://www.linkedin.com/company/energy-consult-gmbh/, we maintain a portal page of the provider LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, to promote our company, services, job opportunities and events, and to connect and stay connected with our customers, industry professionals, potential job applicants and other stakeholders.
The operation of this site, including the processing of users' personal data, is based on our legitimate interest in providing a timely means of contacting and communicating with stakeholders and interested parties in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the Regulation. DSGVO. Joint controller pursuant to Art. 26 (1) in conjunction with Art. 4 (7) EU Data Protection Act. Article 4 (7) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are us as the operator of this website and LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. For the sake of better understanding, we will refer to the respective portals or the abbreviated form "LinkedIn" in the following.
Collection of personal data by LinkedIn:
When visiting a portal page of the social network LinkedIn, LinkedIn collects connection data, which may also be stored on the PC in the form of cookies. LinkedIn may process this data and also transfer it to countries outside the European Union. We have no direct access to the data collected by LinkedIn other than via the respective conventional insight options provided via the portal pages. These are used to provide us, as the operator of the portal site, with statistical information. We, as the operator of the LinkedIn portal site, cannot exclude the transfer and further processing of the collected personal user data, e.g. to other countries such as the USA, and the associated potential risks. The disclosure by LinkedIn to partners and service providers, with whom our own agreements may have been made, cannot be ruled out either.
Personal data stored in the profile, such as email addresses or mobile phone numbers, can be used by LinkedIn to contact users, e.g. to convince them to use the network. This is neither initiated nor evaluated by us and can be cancelled by any member or non-member. Should personal data have reached the LinkedIn network via one of our portal pages by mistake or against the will of the person concerned, we would like to expressly apologise for this. An objection can be submitted via LinkedIn on this page: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/914/oj?locale=de). Details can be viewed via the following LinkedIn pages: https://de.linkedin.com/legal/l/dpa and https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/eu-sccs.
LinkedIn provides detailed information at the following links:
General information on the data use policy: https://de.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
Information on data handling, privacy and cookies: https://de.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy
LinkedIn User Agreement:
https://de.linkedin.com/legal/user-agreement
Community Guidelines:
https://de.linkedin.com/legal/professional-community-policies
The data controller is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2 Ireland. If you have any questions about data protection and data use, you can contact LinkedIn's data protection officer via the following LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/79728.
LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company
Attn: Legal Dept. (Privacy Policy and User Agreement)
Wilton Plaza
Wilton Place, Dublin 2
Ireland
In addition, an official complaint can be filed with the Irish Data Protection Commission (the supervisory authority responsible for LinkedIn EU) or with the local supervisory authority.
XING is a social network and online platform whose aim is to connect specialists and managers with each other. At https://www.xing.com/pages/energyconsultgmbh, we run a portal site of the provider New Work SE, Am Strandkai 1, 20457 Hamburg, to draw attention to our company, our services, job offers and events and to get and stay in contact with our customers, industry members, potential applicants and other stakeholders.
The operation of this site, including the processing of personal data of users, is based on our legitimate interest in a timely opportunity to contact and communicate with stakeholders and interested parties pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. DSGVO.
Joint controller pursuant to Art. 26 (1) in conjunction with Art. 4 (7) EU Data Protection Act. Art. 4 (7) of the EU Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO) are us as the operator of this website and New Work SE, Am Strandkai 1, 20457 Hamburg as the operating company of xing.com under XING International (XING Spain, Consell de Cent, 334-336, 1º 1ª 08009 Barcelona, Spain). For the sake of better understanding, we will refer to the respective portals or the abbreviated form "XING" in the following.
Collection of personal data by XING:
When visiting a portal page of the social network XING, connection data is collected by New Work SE, which may also be stored on the PC in the form of cookies. New Work SE may process this data and also transfer it to countries outside the European Union.
We have no direct access to the data collected by New Work SE other than via the respective conventional insight options provided via the portal pages. These are used to provide us, as the operator of the portal site, with statistical information. As the operator of the XING portal site, we cannot exclude the possibility of the personal user data collected being passed on and further processed, or the potential risks associated with this. The disclosure by New Work SE to partners and service providers with whom its own agreements may have been made cannot be ruled out either.
As it is based in Germany, New Work SE is subject to German and European data protection regulations and laws. XING is primarily a closed network to which new members are only granted access if they have actively accepted the applicable data protection conditions.
XING provides detailed information under the following links:
Information on the data usage guidelines in general form: https://privacy.xing.com/de
Information on data handling, privacy and cookies: https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung/druckversion
The responsible data processing company is New Work SE, Am Strandkai 1, 20457 Hamburg. If you have any questions about data protection and data use, the data protection officer of XING/New Work SE can be contacted via the following e-mail address: Datenschutzbeauftragter@xing.com.
YouTube
At https://www.YouTube.com/@energyconsultgmbh6924 we operate a portal site of the provider Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, in order to draw attention to our company, job vacancies, products and events, as well as to draw attention to our company, our services, job vacancies and events and to get and stay in contact with our customers, industry members, potential applicants and other stakeholders.
The operation of this site, including the processing of users' personal data, is based on our legitimate interest in providing a timely means of contacting and staying in contact with interested parties pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. DSGVO.
Jointly responsible pursuant to Art. 26 para. 1 in conjunction with. Article 4 (7) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are us as the operator of this website and Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, as the operating company of YouTube in the EU. For the sake of better understanding, we will refer to the respective portals or the abbreviated form "YouTube" in the following.
Collection of personal data by YouTube:
When visiting a portal page of the social network YouTube, connection data is collected by YouTube, which may also be stored on the PC in the form of cookies. Twitter may process this data and also transfer it to countries outside the European Union.
We have no direct access to the data collected by YouTube except via the respective conventional insight options provided via the portal pages. This data is used to provide us, as the operator of the portal site, with statistical information. As the operator of the YouTube portal site, we cannot rule out the possibility of the personal user data collected being passed on and further processed, e.g. in other countries such as the USA, or the potential risks associated with this. The transfer of data by YouTube to partners and service providers, with whom we may have made our own agreements, cannot be ruled out either.
Personal data stored in the profile, such as email addresses or mobile phone numbers, may be used by YouTube to contact users, e.g. to convince them to use the network. This is neither initiated nor evaluated by us and can be cancelled by any member or non-member. Should personal data have found its way into the YouTube network via one of our portal pages by mistake or against the will of the person concerned, we would like to expressly apologise for this. An objection can be submitted via YouTube on this page: https://www.YouTube.com/t/contact_us?gl=DE&hl=de.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/914/oj?locale=de). Details can be viewed via the following YouTube pages: https://www.YouTube.com/intl/ALL_de/howYouTubeworks/our-commitments/protecting-user-data/.
YouTube provides detailed information at the following links:
General Information on Data Use Policy:
https://support.google.com/YouTube/answer/7671399?hl=de&p=privacy_guidelines
Information on data handling, privacy and cookies:
https://www.YouTube.com/intl/ALL_de/howYouTubeworks/user-settings/privacy/
The data controller is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. If you have any questions about data protection and data use, you can contact YouTube's data protection officer via the following YouTube page: https://support.google.com/policies/answer/9581826?p=privpol_privts&hl=de&visit_id=638249450032332802-3873295907&rd=1.