Privacy

1. Data Protection at a Glance

General Information

We appreciate your interest in our website. The protection of your privacy is of the utmost importance to us. The following information provides a clear overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is any data with which you can be personally identified.

Responsibility for Data Collection

The data processing on this website is carried out by us as the site operator. Our contact details can be found in the Legal Notice (Imprint) of this website.

How We Collect Your Data

We collect your data in two ways. Firstly, you provide us with data actively, for example, by filling out a contact form. Secondly, technical data (such as IP address, browser, or operating system) is automatically collected by the IT systems of our hosting provider when you access our pages.

Purpose of Data Use

The collection of technical data is necessary to ensure the error-free and secure operation of the website. Data you provide to us is used exclusively to process your specific request. An analysis of your user behavior for marketing purposes does not take place.

Your Rights Regarding Your Data

You have extensive rights concerning your data. These include the right to free information, rectification, erasure, and restriction of processing. You can revoke any consent given at any time and have the right to object to the processing of your data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

2. Hosting and Content Delivery Network (CDN)

External Hosting by Webflow

This website is hosted by Webflow. The provider is Webflow, Inc., 398 11th Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA (hereinafter "Webflow"). We use Webflow based on our legitimate interest in a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online services (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). The personal data collected on this website is stored on Webflow's servers.

Use of a Content Delivery Network (CDN)

To increase the speed and global availability of our website, our host Webflow uses a Content Delivery Network (CDN). This involves delivering content from our website via servers of third-party providers such as Amazon Web Services (Amazon CloudFront) or Fastly. This technically routes your request (including your IP address) through these networks. This is done on the basis of our legitimate interest in a secure and high-performance presentation of our services (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Data Processing Agreement (DPA) and Data Transfer to the USA

We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with Webflow. As Webflow is a US-based company, the transfer of data to the USA is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) of the EU Commission to ensure an adequate level of data protection.

3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

Responsible Body (Controller)

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

Simplience GmbH
Eppendorfer Weg 172
20253 Hamburg
Germany
Phone: +49 40 3250 3606
E-Mail: info@simplience.de

Storage Duration

We store your personal data only as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected. If the purpose ceases to exist, you revoke your consent, or you request deletion, your data will be erased, provided that no statutory retention obligations (e.g., from tax or commercial law) prevent this.

Your Rights as a Data Subject (Data Subject Rights)

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) grants you comprehensive rights. You can request information, rectification, erasure, or restriction of the processing of your data at any time. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

Right to Object to Data Collection (Art. 21 GDPR)

If data processing is based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
If you object, we will no longer process your personal data concerned unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights, and freedoms.

SSL/TLS Encryption

To protect the transmission of confidential content, such as contact requests, our website uses SSL or TLS encryption.

4. Data Collection on this Website

Cookies

This website is designed to respect user privacy to the fullest extent. Therefore, we deliberately refrain from using cookies for analysis, marketing, or tracking purposes.

Our website exclusively uses technically necessary cookies, which are essential for the basic operation, functionality, and security of the site. These cookies do not store any personal data and solely serve to ensure the error-free presentation of our services.

The storage of these technically necessary cookies is based on our legitimate interest in a technically flawless provision of our services according to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

As we do not use any cookies or technologies that require consent, no cookie consent banner is necessary on our website.

Server Log Files

With every visit to our website, our host Webflow automatically collects data in server log files (e.g., browser type, OS, IP address). This data is not merged with other data sources and serves to ensure the stability and security of the website (legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Plausible Analytics

This website uses the privacy-friendly web analytics service Plausible Analytics. The provider is Plausible Insights OÜ, Västriku tn 2, 50403 Tartu, Estonia.

Plausible Analytics operates entirely without cookies and does not store any personal data or personal identifiers. All collected data, such as page views, referrers, and countries, is aggregated and completely anonymized. No individual user profiles are created.

The use of Plausible Analytics is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the anonymized analysis of user behavior to optimize its web offering without infringing on the privacy of its visitors. Data processing takes place exclusively on servers within the European Union.

For more information on Plausible Analytics' data privacy, please visit the provider's website at: https://plausible.io/data-policy.

Contact Inquiries

If you contact us via contact form, email, or phone, we store and process the data you provide to handle your request. This processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your request is related to a contract, or on our legitimate interest in efficient communication (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Job Applications

If you apply for a position with us, we will process your application data exclusively for the purpose of the application procedure in accordance with § 26 of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). Your data will be treated confidentially. If no employment is offered, your documents will be deleted after six months at the latest.