fabrikon appreciates your interest in our services. With the following information, we would like to provide you, as a visitor to our website, a business customer, or a potential applicant, with an overview of how we process your personal data and your rights under data protection law.
As the protection of personal data is very important to us, your data will only be processed in accordance with the requirements of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).
Below, we describe which data is processed during your visit to our website, in the context of a business relationship, and in the event of an application process.
For the sake of clarity, the following privacy policy information is structured as follows:
Part A: Data protection information for visitors to our website (including our social media presence)
Part B: Data protection information for business customers
Part C: Data protection information for applicants
Part D: General information on data protection (including information on data sharing, storage periods, and data subject rights)
Part A: Data protection information for visitors to our website (including our social media presence)
1. Responsible parties
Responsible for the operation of this website is:
fabrikon GmbH
Leuschnerstraße 69
34134 Kassel
2. Data Protection Officer
You can contact our data protection officer at:
Email: datenschutz@fabrikon.com
Postal address: Leuschnerstraße 69, 34134 Kassel (addition: "The Data Protection Officer")
3. Data categories, purposes, and legal bases for processing
When you use our website, we process the following personal data:
- Information that is automatically sent to us by your web browser or device, such as your IP address, device type, browser type, its language and version, access status, previously visited websites, operating system and its interface, subpages visited, and the date and time of the respective visitor request.
We process your personal data for the following purposes:
- Technical administration of the website(including prevention and detection of fraudulent or similar activities, detection of attacks on our IT infrastructure, enabling user authentication, and other administrative purposes).
We also process your personal data for the following purposes:
- Online and other services (enabling the use of the services and functions of our online offerings, processing inquiries, sending marketing information upon request).
If and to the extent that you provide further information about yourself via contact forms or email (such as your name, address, contact details, and concerns), we will also process this personal data.
The legal basis for processing personal data for the above-mentioned purpose is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (performance of a contract) and Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest). Visiting our online offering establishes a contractual legal relationship within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. Without the processing of personal data, we cannot offer our online offering as intended. In particular, the transmission of personal data such as the IP address is necessary for establishing a connection.
In some cases, we also expressly ask for your consent to the processing of your personal data. In this case, the legal basis for the processing is the consent you have given in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR in conjunction with Art. 7 GDPR.
4. Cookies and analytics tools
a. General information
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device by your browser when you visit our website.
Depending on their type, cookies may be used without consent or may require consent. Cookies that do not require consent are, in particular, those that are necessary to provide our online services. The legal basis for the storage and retrieval of such cookies is Section 25 (2) No. 2 TDDDG. The legal basis for further data processing in these cases is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests in the provision of the online offering or IT security).
In contrast, cookies that require consent are used, for example, to customize user preferences and/or enable an analysis of the reach of our online offering. You give your consent to this when you visit our website and the is displayed. Here, you can declare your consent to the use of cookies on this website by clicking a button.
The legal basis for data processing for cookies requiring consent or the personal data obtained from them is your consent in accordance with Section 25 (1) TDDDG and Art. 6 (1) lit. a in conjunction with Art. 7 GDPR. This data includes, among other things, IP address, page views, length of stay, and the country of origin of the request. We analyze this statistical information, which may vary depending on the cookie or analysis tool, in order to optimize our offering.
You can change your decision to use cookies that require consent at any time via our . This also allows you to revoke your consent at any time. However, revoking your consent does not affect the legality of the processing that took place prior to revocation.
b. Use of cookies that do not require consent
We use the following consent-free cookies on our website, which are necessary for the provision of our online services:
| Cookie name | service life | Description |
| _cf_bm (fonts.net) | 30 minutes | is used by fonts.net/Cloudflare to protect against bots |
| pll_language | 1 year | saves the language selection for the website |
Please note that these cookies are active regardless of your consent settings.
c. Use of cookies/analysis tools requiring consent
| Cookie name | service life | Description |
| _cfuvid | meeting | Used by Vimeo/Cloudflare to control the data rate |
| _cf_bm (Vimeo) | 30 minutes | is used by Vimeo/Cloudflare to protect against bots |
In addition, we use the following cookies and analysis tools on our website that require consent:
Matomo
We use the Matomo web analytics service on our website for statistical analysis of website usage. This involves the use of fingerprinting technology to store information on your device or to access such information. This includes, for example, your IP address, browser information, information about your screen resolution, websites from which you accessed our website, and the length of time you spent on the website. Your IP address is immediately anonymized so that we can no longer associate the IP address with your device. We have configured the Matomo service so that the IP address is not stored in full, but rather 2 bytes of the IP address are masked (e.g., 192.168.xxx.xxx). After this anonymization, the aforementioned data is processed for the purpose of statistical analysis of website usage. The data is stored exclusively on our servers. It is not passed on to third parties.
By selecting the corresponding button, you consent to the use of Matomo on our website. The legal basis for the use of Matomo is Section 25 (1) TDDDG. The subsequent anonymization and evaluation of the data obtained by means of "fingerprinting" is also based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a in conjunction with Art. 7 GDPR. This consent is voluntary, not required for the use of the website, and can be revoked at any time for the future via the .
Further information about Matomo can be found in the provider's privacy policy:
matomo.org/privacy-policy
5. Social media
We use links on our website to various social networks in order to draw attention to our services, products, and career opportunities. We also want to get in touch with you as a visitor to our social media pages and our website.
You can recognize the links by the logo of the respective social network. By clicking on the logo, a direct connection is established between your browser and the server of the respective service, and you will be redirected to the service provider's website.
Below you will find information on how your data is processed on the respective social media platforms.
Facebook:
Presence: facebook.fabrikon.logistics construction
Provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland
Provider's privacy policy: facebook.com/privacy/policy
Instagram:
Presence: logistics construction
Provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland
Provider's privacy policy: privacycenter.instagram.com/policy
LinkedIn:
Presence: linkedin.fabrikon
Provider: LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland
Provider's privacy policy: de.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
a. Data processing by us
We operate social media accounts to draw attention to our products, services, and career opportunities, to communicate with users about these topics, and to achieve improvements.
The processing of personal data is generally based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR due to our legitimate interests in public relations, communication, and product improvement, unless otherwise specified.
We are able to view your posts and similar interactions on our social media sites and, depending on your privacy settings, your public profile. We may use this data to improve our information and products, particularly on our social media sites.
If you contact us via our social media channels, we will process the personal data you provide in order to handle your request, in particular to respond to inquiries. We may respond to your inquiry directly via the respective social media channel. The legal basis for the processing of personal data in many cases is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR (performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures) or, if this legal basis is not relevant, Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR based on the legitimate interests arising from the aforementioned purposes.
In addition, we may also process personal data in connection with our social media presence in accordance with the information provided in the other sections of this privacy policy.
As a precaution, we would like to point out that communication via social media platforms may be insecure. You can contact us at any time via other communication channels and you will receive a response to your inquiry via these channels.
We also receive aggregated usage statistics from the platforms, which we use to evaluate usage behavior and improve our information offering. The usage statistics may also be compiled by the platforms on the basis of personal usage data. For more information on this, please refer to the privacy policy of the respective provider linked above.
b. Processing by the platform operators
We have no influence on the processing of your personal data by the respective providers. Rather, the platform operators have control over data processing within the scope of the use of the respective service. This includes, for example, the storage and use of cookies on user devices and the analysis of your behavior on the social network.
c. Additional information about Facebook and Instagram
When you visit our Facebook and Instagram pages, the service providers collect your IP address and other information transmitted by your browser, as well as any other information stored on your device in the form of cookies. This information is used to provide us, as the owner of the Facebook fan page and Instagram page, with statistical information about the use of the respective pages (known as "Insights"). We use this information to further optimize our online offerings.
Facebook (as a service provider) and we process personal data as joint controllers within the meaning of Art. 26 GDPR and have concluded a corresponding joint controller agreement for this purpose. The essential information on the corresponding agreement between us and Facebook pursuant to Art. 26 GDPR can be found at www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum.
For more information about data processing by Facebook in the context of Facebook Insights, please visit www.facebook.com/legal/terms/information_about_page_insights_data.
Notwithstanding the information in the Joint Controller Agreement linked above, you can assert your rights as a data subject against us and Facebook.
The data collected about you in this context is processed by Facebook and, where applicable, transferred to countries outside the European Union, in particular to Meta Inc. based in the USA. Facebook is responsible for these transfer and subsequent processing operations under data protection law. The specific data that Facebook receives and how it is used is described in Facebook's privacy policy. For more information, please refer to Facebook's privacy policy.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data in this context is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests in achieving the above-mentioned purposes) or, if consent has been obtained, Art. 6 (1) lit. a in conjunction with Art. 7 GDPR (consent).
Part B: Data protection information for business customers
1. Responsible parties
Responsible for the operation of this website is:
fabrikon GmbH
Leuschnerstraße 69
34134 Kassel
2. Data Protection Officer
You can contact our data protection officer at:
Email: datenschutz@fabrikon.com
Postal address: Leuschnerstraße 69, 34134 Kassel (addition: "The Data Protection Officer")
3. Data categories, purposes, and legal bases for processing
In connection with a business relationship with you, the following categories of data are regularly processed:
- Personal master data (name, date of birth, place of birth, nationality)
- Contract master data (contractual relationship, product or contractual interest)
- Identification data (ID data)
- Communication data (phone, email, address, IP address)
- customer history
- Contract billing and payment data
- Planning and control data
- Advertising and sales data
- Information provided by third parties, for example in connection with credit agencies or from public directories
Further personal data may be collected depending on the respective business relationship. We process your personal data for the following purposes and on the basis of the following legal grounds:
a. Basis of the contract (preparation, execution, termination), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR
- Responding to inquiries and implementing pre-contractual measures
- Preparation, negotiation, and fulfillment of a contract
- Granting access to certain information and offers
b. Legal obligation, Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR
- Official or court order
- Compliance with statutory retention obligations, in particular those relating to tax and commercial law
c. Legitimate interests, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR
- Responding to inquiries and implementing pre-contractual measures
- Preparation, negotiation, and fulfillment of a contract
- Granting access to certain information and offers
- Administrative purposes within the group of companies
- Improvement of products and services
- Communicating with prospects and customers via email or telephone
- Preservation of evidence in the context of defending or asserting legal claims
- Prevention of abuse or other illegal activities within the company
- Ensuring data security
- Data exchange with credit agencies (such as SCHUFA) to determine creditworthiness and default risks
Part C: Data protection information for applicants
1. Responsible parties
Responsible for the operation of this website and for the operation and display of the application portal via the website is:
fabrikon GmbH
Leuschnerstraße 69
34134 Kassel
2. Data Protection Officer
You can contact our data protection officer at:
Email: datenschutz@fabrikon.com
Postal address: Leuschnerstraße 69, 34134 Kassel (addition: "The Data Protection Officer")
3. Data categories, purposes, and legal bases for processing
The following categories of data are regularly processed in connection with an application process:
- Personal data (first and last name, date of birth, address, school leaving certificate)
- Contact details (phone number, mobile number, fax number, email address)
- Data on assessment and evaluation in the application process
- Education details (school, vocational training, civil/military service, university studies, doctorate)
- Information on your professional career to date, training certificates, and references
- Information on other qualifications (e.g., certificates, language skills, computer skills, volunteer work)
- application photo
- Information on salary expectations
- application history
- Profile data from professional social media networks
Data that you provide to us as part of your application will be stored and used exclusively for the purpose of processing your application and, if applicable, for the subsequent employment relationship.
Your data will initially be processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (initiation, establishment, and performance of an employment relationship).
If, at your request, we also use your data to fill other suitable positions within the company and you wish to be included in our application pool, we will process your data on the basis of your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) in conjunction with Art. 7 GDPR. You can freely revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To do so, please contact the person named in section 2.
4. Storage period
If your application is unsuccessful, we will store your data for a period of 6 months after completion of the application process. The legal basis for this storage is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest in processing lies in defending against any claims arising from the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG). Relevant national regulations may justify or require a different storage period. In addition, a longer storage period may be justified in justified individual cases for the purpose of providing evidence.
If you have given your consent to be included in the application pool, we will store your data there for a period of 3 years after completion of the application process, unless relevant national regulations stipulate a different storage period or you give your consent to processing for a longer period before the end of this period.
5. Disclosure of data
In certain situations, our processors (e.g., IT service providers) may also have access to your data. The application portal is technically provided by an external service provider within the scope of order processing in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR. This is coveto ATS GmbH, Frankenstraße 45, 63667 Nidda, Germany.
Insofar as we use processors and they gain access to your data, the data will be processed exclusively in accordance with our instructions and not for the processor's own purposes.
Part D: General information on data protection
The following information applies in principle to any processing of personal data by us. However, if the above statements contain specific information on individual topics, these shall take precedence.
1. Disclosure of data
Your personal data will not be passed on to entities outside the company unless this is necessary for the purpose of contract processing, you have expressly consented to this, we can assert a legitimate interest, or we are obliged to do so by official or judicial authorities.
Service providers that we use within the scope of order processing relationships and vicarious agents may also have access to your data for these purposes. These include companies in the fields of IT services, logistics, printing services, telecommunications, debt collection, management consulting, sales, and marketing. Insofar as we commission external service providers as processors, these are carefully selected and, in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR, are obliged to comply with all data protection regulations.
Other potential recipients of personal data may include:
- Public authorities and institutions (such as financial, judicial, and law enforcement authorities) in the event of a legal or regulatory obligation,
- Auditors, tax advisors, or lawyers
2. Transfer of personal data to third countries
Data is transferred to locations in countries outside the European Union (so-called third countries) if
- it is necessary for the execution of your orders (e.g., delivery orders),
- it is required by law (e.g., tax reporting obligations, combating criminal offenses),
- it is necessary to ensure the company's IT operations,
- we have a legitimate interest in this data transfer, or
- You have given us your consent.
When data is transferred to an entity in a third country, appropriate safeguards in accordance with Art. 44 ff. GDPR ensure that the data protection level of the European Union is maintained.
3. Duration of data storage
We generally store your data for the duration of the contractual relationship with you or your employer, or for as long as it is necessary to provide our online services. In addition, we store your personal data if we have a legitimate interest in further storage. The data is deleted after the expiry of the statutory or contractual retention periods, for example with regard to tax and commercial law retention periods. Data that is not subject to the retention obligation is deleted after the aforementioned purpose limitation has ceased to apply.
4. Rights of data subjects
As a user of our website, as a business customer, and as an applicant, you have various rights. To assert your rights, please use the contact options provided in this privacy policy. Please also ensure that we are able to clearly identify you.
Right to information
In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation, you can request information about which of your personal data is stored at any time and free of charge in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR. Please note that your right to information may be restricted under certain circumstances.
Right to rectification or erasure
Furthermore, pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR, you have the right to rectification or, pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR, to erasure of this data, provided that the legal requirements are met. Excluded from the right to erasure are, for example, stored data relating to business processes that are subject to statutory retention obligations.
Right to restriction of processing
Furthermore, pursuant to Article 18 of the GDPR, you have the right to have the processing of your personal data restricted, if applicable.
Right to object
In addition, pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of data that we carry out to protect legitimate interests for reasons arising from your particular situation. We will then cease processing your data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for further processing that outweigh your interests, in accordance with legal requirements.
Right to object to direct marketing
You may also object to the processing of your personal data for advertising purposes at any time (advertising objection). Please note that for organizational reasons, there may be an overlap between your revocation and the use of your data in the context of an advertising campaign that is already running.
Right to data portability
Furthermore, upon request, we guarantee the transferability of the personal data you have provided by making it available in a common and machine-readable data format.
5. Obligation to provide personal data
If there is a contractual relationship between our company and you, you must provide the personal data that is necessary for the establishment, execution, and termination of the contractual relationship and for the fulfillment of the associated contractual obligations, or that we are legally obliged to collect. Without the provision of this data, we will generally not be able to execute a contract with you.
Insofar as data processing within the scope of using this website is not necessary for the establishment, execution, and termination of a contractual relationship or for the fulfillment of contractual obligations, and is also not required by law, the provision of your data is voluntary. Please note that certain functions of the website or other services cannot be used if the necessary data is not provided.
6. Exclusively automated processing
Your personal data will only be processed automatically if this is necessary for the conclusion or fulfillment of a contract and does not have any legal or similar effect on you.
7. Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority
If you have any complaints regarding the processing of your personal data, you have the right to contact the competent supervisory authority.
8. Copyright
All texts, images, graphics, audio, video, and animation files, as well as their arrangements, are protected by copyright and subject to other laws protecting intellectual property. They may not be copied for commercial purposes or for distribution, nor may they be modified and used on other websites. Some of the company's websites also contain material that is subject to the copyright of those who have made it available.
9. External links
Our online offering contains links to third-party websites that have no contractual relationship with us. Once you have clicked on the link, we have no influence on the processing of any personal data, such as the IP address or the URL where the link is located. We are not responsible for the processing of such personal data by third parties.
