Privacy Policy
1. Data protection at a glance
General information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally. For detailed information on the subject of data protection, please refer to our privacy policy listed below this text.
Data collection on our website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the legal notice on this website.
How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may include, for example, data that you enter in a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is mainly technical data (e.g., Internet browser, operating system, or time of page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.
What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint if you have any further questions about data protection. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
2. General information and mandatory information
Data protection
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.
We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating by email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Note on the responsible body
The responsible body for data processing on this website is:
DAHLEM Beratende Ingenieure GmbH & Co. Wasserwirtschaft KG
Dr.-Ing. Jan-Gregor Dahlem
Bonsiepen 7
45136 Essen, Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 201.8967-0
Email: essen@dahlem-ingenieure.de
The responsible body is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).
Withdrawal of your consent to data processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. To do so, simply send us an informal email. The legality of the data processing carried out up to the point of revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority
In the event of violations of data protection law, the affected party has the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority for data protection issues is the state data protection officer of the federal state in which our company is based. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at the following link: www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.
Right to data portability
You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done if it is technically feasible.
SSL or TLS encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Information, blocking, deletion
Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to receive information free of charge at any time about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, and, if applicable, a right to correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint if you have any further questions on the subject of personal data.
Objection to advertising emails
We hereby object to the use of contact data published within the scope of the imprint obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information, for example through spam emails.
3. Data Protection Officer
Legally required data protection officer
We have appointed a data protection officer for our company.
DAHLEM Beratende Ingenieure GmbH & Co. Wasserwirtschaft KG
Mr. Gilbert Staffler
Bonsiepen 7
45136 Essen, Germany
Phone: +49 201 89 67 - 220
Email: datenschutz@dahlem-ingenieure.de
4. Data collection on our website
Cookies
The websites do not use cookies.
Server log files
The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:
- Browser type and browser version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Host name of the accessing computer
- Time of the server request
- IP address
This data is not merged with other data sources.
The basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.
Contact form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.
The processing of the data entered in the contact form is therefore based exclusively on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time. To do so, simply send us an informal email. The legality of the data processing operations carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions—in particular retention periods—remain unaffected.
Our website contains a link to our LinkedIn page. Please note that you use LinkedIn at your own risk. When visiting LinkedIn, the privacy policy of LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company (Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland) applies. LinkedIn's privacy policy can be found here: www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
Our LinkedIn company page
We operate a company page on the LinkedIn platform to communicate with interested parties, customers, and applicants and to provide information about our services and our company.
Joint responsibility
We are jointly responsible with LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company for the operation of our LinkedIn page within the meaning of Art. 26 GDPR. You can view the relevant agreement here:
legal.linkedin.com/pages-joint-controller-addendum
LinkedIn provides us with so-called “Page Insights.” This is summarized, anonymized data that allows us to understand how users interact with our page. We have no influence on the creation and processing of this data by LinkedIn.
Legal basis
The processing of personal data in connection with our LinkedIn page is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the external presentation of our company and the opportunity to communicate with users and interested parties.
Rights of data subjects
You can assert your rights (information, correction, deletion, restriction of processing, data portability, objection) both against us and against LinkedIn.
Further information on data processing by LinkedIn can be found in the LinkedIn privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
Sending Christmas cards and order forms for our calendar via Rapidmail
We use the Rapidmail service (Positive Group Deutschland GmbH, Wentzingerstraße 21, 79106 Freiburg, Germany) to send our digital Christmas cards and to provide an order form for our calendar.
Processed data:
- Email address
- Name and other information from the form
- IP address, date and time of registration or order
Storage:
The data is stored on Rapidmail servers in Germany.
Analysis:
Our emails contain a tracking pixel that connects to Rapidmail's servers when the email is opened. This records whether the email was opened and which links were clicked on.
Legal basis:
Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest).
Objection:
You can object to the processing of your data for direct marketing purposes at any time. You will find a corresponding note in every email.
Use of Google reCAPTCHA:
We use Google reCAPTCHA (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) to protect our order form against abusive automated entries.
Data collected:
- IP address
- Mouse movements, keyboard behavior
- Browser information
- Cookies (_GRECAPTCHA), if applicable
This data is transferred to Google servers (including in the USA). Further information can be found in Google's privacy policy.
Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR (consent required via our consent tool).
Privacy policy for applicants
We are delighted that you are interested in our company and have applied or are applying for a position with us. We would like to provide you with the following information about how we process your personal data in connection with your application.
Who is responsible for data processing?
The responsible party in terms of data protection law is
DAHLEM Beratende Ingenieure GmbH & Co. Wasserwirtschaft KG
Bonsiepen 7
45136 Essen, Germany
You can find further information about our company, details of the authorized representatives, and further contact options in the legal notice on our website: www.dahlem-ingenieure.de/impressum
What data do we process about you? And for what purposes?
We process the data you have sent us in connection with your application in order to assess your suitability for the position (or, if applicable, other open positions in our companies) and to carry out the application process.
What is the legal basis for processing?
The legal basis for the processing of your personal data in this application process is primarily Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.
According to this, the processing of data that is necessary in connection with the decision to establish an employment relationship is permissible.
If the data is required for legal purposes after the application process has been completed, data processing may be carried out on the basis of the requirements of Art. 6 GDPR, in particular for the purpose of safeguarding legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our interest then lies in asserting or defending claims.
If special categories of personal data within the meaning of Art. 9 GDPR are processed (e.g., health data), the legal basis is Section 26 (3) BDSG or Art. 9 (2) lit. b) GDPR in conjunction with Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR.
How long will the data be stored?
Applicants' data will be deleted after 6 months in the event of rejection.
If you have consented to the further storage of your personal data, we will transfer your data to our applicant pool. There, the data will be deleted after two years.
If you are offered a position as part of the application process, the data will be transferred from the applicant data system to our personnel information system.
To whom is the data transferred?
We use a specialized software provider for the application process. This provider acts as a service provider for us and may also obtain knowledge of your personal data in connection with the maintenance and servicing of the systems.
We have concluded a so-called order processing agreement with this provider, which ensures that data processing is carried out in a permissible manner.
Your application data will be reviewed by the Human Resources department after we receive your application. Suitable applications will then be forwarded internally to the department managers responsible for the respective open position. The next steps will then be coordinated. Within the company, only those persons who need your data for the proper execution of our application process have access to it.
Where is the data processed?
The data is processed exclusively in data centers in the Federal Republic of Germany.
Your rights as a “data subject”
You have the right to obtain information about the personal data we process about you.
If you submit a request for information that is not in writing, we ask for your understanding that we may require proof from you that you are the person you claim to be.
Furthermore, you have the right to correction or deletion or to restriction of processing, insofar as you are legally entitled to do so.
Furthermore, you have the right to object to processing within the framework of the legal requirements. The same applies to the right to data portability.
Our data protection officer
We have appointed a data protection officer for our company.
DAHLEM Beratende Ingenieure GmbH & Co. Wasserwirtschaft KG
Mr. Gilbert Staffler
Bonsiepen 7
45136 Essen, Germany
Phone: +49 201 89 67 – 220
Email: datenschutz@dahlem-ingenieure.de
Right of appeal
You have the right to complain to a data protection supervisory authority about our processing of personal data.
