data protection

Foreword

We, Grundl Leadership Institut GmbH (hereinafter referred to as "the company," "we," or "us"), take the protection of your personal data seriously and would like to take this opportunity to inform you about data protection in our company.

Within the scope of our data protection responsibilities, the entry into force of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679; hereinafter: "GDPR"), we have been assigned additional obligations to ensure the protection of personal data of the person affected by processing (we also refer to you as the affected person below as "customer," "user," "you," or "data subject").

Insofar as we decide, either alone or jointly with others, on the purposes and means of data processing, this primarily includes the obligation to inform you transparently about the nature, scope, purpose, duration, and legal basis of the processing (see Articles13and14of the GDPR). With this declaration (hereinafter: "Privacy Policy"), we inform you about how we process your personal data.

Our privacy policy is structured in a modular fashion. It consists of a general section covering all processing of personal data and processing situations that arise when a website is accessed (Section A. General Information) and a specific section whose content relates only to the processing situation specified there, with reference to the respective offer or product, in particular the visit to websites as described in more detail here (Section B. Visiting Websites). Part B is relevant if you use our German website, including our social media presence.

1. General information

(1) Definitions

Based on Article4of the GDPR, this privacy policy is based on the following definitions:

• "Personal data" (Art.41GDPR) is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person ("data subject"). A person is identifiable if they can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, an online identifier, location data, or by reference to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person. Identifiability may also be given by linking such information or other additional knowledge. The origin, form or embodiment of the information is irrelevant (photos, video or audio recordings may also contain personal data).
• "Processing" (Art.42GDPR) is any operation involving personal data, whether or not with the aid of automated (i.e., technology-based) procedures. This includes, in particular, the collection (i.e., procurement), recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction of personal data, as well as the change of a purpose or objective originally underlying data processing.
• "Controller" (Art.47GDPR) is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body that, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
• "Third party" (Art.410GDPR) means any natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body other than the data subject, the controller, the processor, and persons who, under the direct responsibility controller or processor, are authorized to process personal data; this also includes other legal entities belonging to the group.
• A "processor" (Art.48GDPR) is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body that processes personal data on behalf of the controller, in particular in accordance with the controller's instructions (e.g., IT service providers). In terms of data protection law, a processor is not a third party.
• "Consent" (Art.411GDPR) of the data subject means any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

A wise and unambiguous expression of will in the form of a statement or other clear affirmative action by which the data subject indicates that they consent to the processing of personal data relating to them.

(2) Name and address of the controller

We are leader for processing your personal data within the meaning of Art.4No.7GDPR:

Grundl Leadership Institut GmbH
Richard Kohler Weg 8
78647 Trossingen
Tel.: +49. 74 25 . 20 997 – 0
E-mail:info@grundl-institut.de
Website:www.grundl-institut.de

For further information about our company, please refer to the legal notice.

Contact details of our data protection officer
The data protection officer of the controller is:

RuhrDatenschutz Consulting
Attorney Ulf Haumann, LL.M.
Kaiserstr. 21-23
44135 Dortmund
Tel.: 0231/2281901-0

Email:datenschutz@ruhr-dsc.eu
Website:www.ruhr-dsc.eu

(3) Legal basis for data processing

By law, any processing of personal data is prohibited in principle and is only permitted if the data processing falls under one of the following justifications:

• 6(1) (a) GDPR ("Consent"): Where the data subject has voluntarily, in an informed manner and unambiguously indicated by a statement or other unequivocal affirmative action that he or she consents to the processing of personal data relating to him or her for one or more specific purposes.

Purpose agreed to;

• 6para.1sentence 1 lit. b GDPR: If processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract;
• 6para.1sentence 1 lit. c GDPR: If processing is Obligation for compliance with a legal Obligation to which the leader (e.g., a statutory retention obligation);
• 6(1)(d) GDPR: Where processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person;
• 6(1) (e) GDPR: If the processing is necessary for the

Performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller; or

• 6(1) (f) GDPR ("legitimate interests"): If the processing is necessary to safeguard legitimate (in particular legal or economic) interests of the

Responsible person or a third party is necessary, unless the conflicting interests or rights of the data subject prevail (especially if the data subject is a minor).

We specify the applicable legal basis for each of the processing operations we carry out below. Processing may also be based on several legal bases.

(4) Data deletion and storage period

For the processing operations we carry out, we specify below how long the data is stored by us and when it is deleted or blocked. Unless an explicit storage period is specified below, your personal data will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose or legal basis for storage no longer applies. Your data will generally only be stored on our servers in Germany, subject to any transfer in accordance with the provisions in A.(6) and A.(7).However, storage may continue beyond the specified period in the event of a (threatened) legal dispute with you or other legal proceedings, or if storage is required by legal regulations to which we are subject as the controller (e.g., §257HGB, §147AO). When the storage period prescribed by law expires, the personal data will be blocked or deleted, unless further storage by us is necessary and there is a legal basis for this.

(5) Data security

We use appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction, or unauthorized access by third parties (e.g., TSL encryption for our website), taking into account the state of the art, implementation costs, and the nature, scope, context, and purpose of processing, as well as the existing risks of a data breach (including its likelihood and impact) for the data subject. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments. We will be happy to provide you with further information on request.

(6) Working with data processors

If we use external service providers (e.g. for IT, logistics, telecommunications, sales, and marketing) to conduct our business transactions, these providers will only act in accordance with our instructions and are contractually obliged to comply with data protection regulations in accordance with Art.28GDPR.

(7) Conditions for the transfer of personal data to third countries

Within the scope of our business relationships, your personal data may be passed on or disclosed to third-party companies. These may also be located outside the European Economic Area (EEA), i.e., in third countries. Such processing is carried out exclusively for the purpose of fulfilling contractual and business obligations and maintaining your business relationship with us. We will inform you about the details of the transfer in the relevant sections below. The European Commission certifies that some third countries have data protection standards comparable to those of the EEA through so-called adequacy decisions (a list of these countries and a copy of the adequacy decisions can be found here: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/internationaltransfers/adequacy/index_en.html). In other third countries to which personal data may be transferred, however, there may not be a consistently high level of data protection due to a lack of legal provisions. Where this is the case, we ensure that data protection is adequately guaranteed. This is possible through binding corporate rules, standard contractual clauses of the European Commission for the protection of personal data, certificates, or recognized codes of conduct.

(8) No automated decision-making (including profiling)

We do not intend to use personal data collected from you for automated decision-making (including profiling).

(9) No Obligation provide personal data

We do not make the conclusion of contracts with us dependent on you providing us with personal data in advance. As a customer, you are generally not legally or contractually Obligation to provide us with your personal data; however, we may only be able to provide certain offers to a limited extent or not at all if you do not provide the necessary data. If this should exceptionally be the case in relation to the products we offer, as presented below, you will be notified separately.

(10) Legal Obligation transmit certain data

We may Obligation a specific legal or regulatory Obligation to provide lawfully processed personal data to third parties, in particular public authorities (Art.6(1)(c) GDPR).

(11) Your rights

You can assert your rights as a data subject with regard to your processed personal data at any time by contacting us using the contact details provided in section A.(2) above. As a data subject, you have the following rights:

Right of the person concerned:

• pursuant to Art.15GDPR, to request information about your data processed by us. In particular, you can request information about the purposes of processing, the category of data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, deletion, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right of appeal, the origin of your data if it was not collected by us, and the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling and, where applicable, meaningful information about its details;
• pursuant to Art.16GDPR, to request the immediate correction of inaccurate data or the completion of your data stored by us;
• pursuant to Art.17GDPR, to request the erasure of your data stored by us, unless processing is necessary for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal Obligation, for reasons of public interest, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims;
• pursuant to Art.18GDPR, to request the restriction of the processing of your data, insofar as the accuracy of the data is disputed by you or the processing is unlawful;
• pursuant to Art.20GDPR, to receive the data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format or to request its transfer to another controller ("data portability");
• to object to the processing in accordance with Art.21GDPR, provided that the processing is based on Art.6(1) (e) or (f) GDPR. This is particularly the case if the processing is not necessary for the performance of a contract with you. Unless it is an objection to direct marketing, we ask you to explain the reasons why we should not process your data as we have done when exercising such an objection. In the event of your justified objection, we will examine the situation and either stop or adjust the data processing or point out to you our compelling legitimate reasons for continuing the processing;
• In accordance with Art.73GDPR, your consent given once (even before the GDPR came into force, i.e. before May 25, 2018) – i.e. your voluntary, informed and unambiguous declaration of intent, made clear through a statement or other unequivocal affirmative action, that you consent to the processing of the personal data in question for one or more specific purposes – at any time, if you have given such consent. As a result, we will no longer be allowed to continue processing data based on this consent in the future and
• pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority, the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (LDI) (https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.datenschutz.de/)about the processing of your personal data in our company.

(12) Changes to the privacy policy

As part of the ongoing development of data protection law and technological or organizational changes, our data protection information is regularly reviewed to determine whether it needs to be adapted or supplemented.

2. Visiting websites

(1) Explanation of the function

Information about our companies and the services we offer can be found on this website and its subpages (hereinafter collectively referred to as "websites"). When you visit our websites, your personal data may be processed.

(2) Processed personal data

When using the websites for informational purposes, we collect, store, and process the following categories of personal data:

"Log data": When you visit our websites, a so-called log data record (so-called server log files) is stored temporarily and anonymously on our web server. This consists of:

• the page from which the page was requested (known as the referrer URL)
• the name and URL of the requested page
• the date and time of the call
• the description of the type, language, and version of the

web browsers

• the IP address of the requesting computer, which is shortened in such a way that it can no longer be traced back to a specific person
• the amount of data transferred
• the operating system
• the message indicating whether the call was successful (access status/HTTP status code)
• the GMT time zone difference

"Contact form data": When you use contact forms, the data transmitted through them is processed (e.g., gender, first and last name, address, company, email address, and time of transmission). In addition to the purely informational use of our website, we offer a subscription to our newsletter, which informs you about current developments in commercial law and events. When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect, store, and process the following "newsletter data":

• the page from which the page was requested (known as the referrer URL)
• the date and time of the call
• the description of the type of web browser used
• the IP address of the requesting computer, which is shortened in such a way that it can no longer be traced back to a specific person
• the email address
• the date and time of registration and confirmation

Please note that we evaluate your user behavior when sending the newsletter. For this evaluation, the emails sent contain so-called web beacons or tracking pixels, which are single-pixel image files stored on our website. For the evaluations, we link the above-mentioned data and the web beacons to your email address and an individual ID. Links contained in the newsletter also contain this ID. The data is collected exclusively in pseudonymized form, i.e., the IDs are not linked to your other personal data, and direct personal reference is excluded.

(3) Purpose and legal basis of data processing

We process the personal data specified above in accordance with the provisions of the GDPR, other relevant data protection regulations, and only to the extent necessary. Insofar as the processing of personal data is based on Art.6(1) (f) GDPR, the purposes mentioned also represent our legitimate interests. The processing of log data serves statistical purposes and the improvement of the quality of our website, in particular the stability and security of the connection (the legal basis is Art.6(1) (f) GDPR). Contact form data is processed for the purpose of handling customer inquiries (legal basis is Art.6(1) (b) or (f) GDPR). Newsletter data is processed for the purpose of sending the newsletter. When you subscribe to our newsletter, you consent to the processing of your personal data (legal basis is Art.6(1) (a) GDPR). We use the double opt-in procedure for registration for our newsletter. This means that after you register, we will send an email to the email address you provided, asking you to confirm that you wish to receive the newsletter. The purpose of this procedure is to verify your registration and, if necessary, to clarify any possible misuse of your personal data. You can revoke your consent to receive the newsletter at any time and unsubscribe from the newsletter. You can revoke your consent by clicking on the link provided in every newsletter email, by sending an email to [company email address], or by sending a message to the contact details provided in the legal notice.

(4) Duration of data processing

Your data will only be processed for as long as is necessary to achieve the above-mentioned processing purposes; the legal bases specified in the context of the processing purposes apply accordingly. With regard to the use and storage period of cookies, please refer to point A.(5) and the cookie settings.

Third parties engaged by us will store your data on their systems for as long as is necessary in connection with the provision of services for us in accordance with the respective order. Further details on the storage period can be found under A.(5) and in the cookie settings.

(5) Transfer of personal data to third parties; justification basis

The following categories of recipients, who are generally processors (see A.(7)), may have access to your personal data:

• Service providers for the operation of our website and the processing of data stored or transmitted by the systems (e.g., for data center services,

Payment processing, IT security). The legal basis for the transfer is then Art.6(1) (b) or (f) GDPR, unless the recipient is a processor;

• Government agencies/authorities, insofar as this is Obligation to fulfill a legal Obligation . The legal basis for the transfer is then Art.6(1) (c) GDPR;
• Used to conduct our business operations

Persons (e.g., auditors, banks, insurance companies, legal advisors, supervisory authorities, parties involved in company acquisitions or the establishment of joint ventures). The legal basis for the transfer is then Art.6(1) (b) or (f) GDPR.

For information on ensuring an adequate level of data protection when transferring data to third countries, see A.(8). Furthermore, we will only transfer your personal data to third parties if you have given your express consent in accordance with Art.6(1) (a) GDPR.

(6) Use of cookies, plugins, and other services on our website

a) Cookies

We use cookies on our websites. Cookies are small text files that are assigned to and stored on your hard drive by the browser you are using via a characteristic string of characters, and through which certain information flows to the entity that sets the cookie. Cookies cannot execute programs or transfer viruses to your computer and therefore cannot cause any damage. They serve to make the Internet offering more user-friendly and effective overall, i.e., more pleasant for you. Cookies may contain data that makes it possible to recognize the device used. In some cases, however, cookies only contain information about certain settings that are not personally identifiable. Cookies cannot directly identify a user. A distinction is made between session cookies, which are deleted as soon as you close your browser, and permanent cookies, which are stored beyond the individual session. In terms of their function, cookies are divided into:

• Technical cookies: These are strictly necessary to navigate the website, use basic functions, and ensure the security of the website; they do not collect information about you for marketing purposes or store which websites you have visited.
• Performance cookies: These collect information about how you use our website, which pages you visit, and whether any errors occur during website use. They do not collect any information that could identify you—all information collected is anonymous and is only used to improve our website and find out what interests our users.
• Advertising cookies, targeting cookies: These are used to provide website users with advertising tailored to their needs on the website or

To offer third-party offers and measure the effectiveness of these offers; advertising and targeting cookies are stored for a maximum of 13 months;

– Sharing cookies: These are used to improve the interactivity of our website with other services (e.g., social networks); sharing cookies are stored for a maximum of 13 months.

Any use of cookies that is not strictly necessary for technical reasons constitutes data processing that is only permitted with your express and active consent in accordance with Art.6(1) (a) GDPR. This applies in particular to the use of advertising, targeting, or sharing cookies.8 Furthermore, we will only pass on your personal data processed by cookies to third parties if you have given your express consent in accordance with Art.6(1) (a) GDPR.

b) Cookie settings

For more information about which cookies we use and how you can manage your cookie settings and disable certain types of tracking, please see our cookie settings.

c) Social media plugins

We do not use social media plugins on our websites. If our websites use symbols from social media providers, we use these solely for passive linking to the pages of the respective providers.

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