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 this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our data protection declaration listed below this text.

Data collection on this website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator's contact details in the "Information on the controller" section of this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may, for example, be data that you enter in a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically or with your consent by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this 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 can be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have with regard to 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 or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You can contact us at any time if you have further questions on the subject of data protection.

2. hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

The provider is Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy, 1855 Luxembourg (hereinafter referred to as AWS).

When you visit our website, your personal data is processed on the servers of AWS. Personal data may also be transferred to the parent company of AWS in the USA. The data transfer to the USA is based on the EU standard contractual clauses. You can find details here: https://aws.amazon.com/de/blogs/security/aws-gdpr-data-processing-addendum/.

Further information can be found in AWS's privacy policy: https://aws.amazon.com/de/privacy/?nc1=f_pr.

The use of AWS is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in displaying our website as reliably as possible. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

The company is certified in accordance with the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. Further information on this can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?contact=true&id=a2zt0000000TOWQAA4&status=Active

Order processing

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract prescribed by data protection law, which ensures that it processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3 General notes 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) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Note on the responsible body

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

blueworld GmbH
Neue Weyerstrasse 6
50676 Cologne

Phone: (0221) 888 925-0
E-mail: datenschutz@blueworld-gmbh.de

The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).

Storage duration

Unless a more specific storage period has been specified in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, the deletion will take place after these reasons no longer apply.

General information on the legal basis for data processing on this website

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, insofar as special categories of data are processed in accordance with Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR. In the event of express consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information in your end device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), the data processing is also carried out on the basis of Section 25 (1) TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required to fulfill the contract or to carry out pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if this is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Information on the relevant legal bases in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Note on the transfer of data to third countries that are not secure under data protection law and the transfer to US companies that are not DPF-certified

Among other things, we use tools from companies based in third countries that are not secure under data protection law and US tools whose providers are not certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). If these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to these countries and processed there. We would like to point out that a level of data protection comparable to that in the EU cannot be guaranteed in third countries that are not secure under data protection law.

We would like to point out that the USA, as a safe third country, generally has a level of data protection comparable to that of the EU. Data transfer to the USA is therefore permitted if the recipient is certified under the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF) or has suitable additional guarantees. Information on transfers to third countries, including the data recipients, can be found in this privacy policy.

Recipients of personal data

As part of our business activities, we work together with various external bodies. In some cases, it is also necessary to transfer personal data to these external bodies. We only pass on personal data to external bodies if this is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. passing on data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in the transfer in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR or if another legal basis permits the transfer of data. When using processors, we only pass on our customers' personal data on the basis of a valid contract for order processing. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.

Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to object to the collection of data in special cases and to direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 ABS. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AT ANY TIME ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. 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 OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA ARE PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

In the event of breaches of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

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 insofar as it is technically feasible.

Information, correction and deletion

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient and the purpose of the data processing and, if necessary, a right to correction or deletion of this data at any time. You can contact us at any time if you have further questions on the subject of personal data.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time to do this. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

• If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we generally need time to check this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted.
• If the processing of your personal data was/is carried out unlawfully, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of erasure.
• If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defense or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
• If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data - apart from its storage - may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or of a Member State.

SSL or TLS encryption

This site uses 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. 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.

4. data collection on this website

Cookies

Our Internet pages use so-called "cookies". Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any damage to your end device. They are stored on your device either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them yourself or they are automatically deleted by your web browser.

Cookies may originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third-party companies within websites (e.g. cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies can be used to evaluate user behavior or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions that you have requested (e.g. for the shopping cart function) or to optimize the website (e.g. cookies to measure the web audience) (necessary cookies) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG); the consent can be revoked at any time.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

You can find out which cookies and services are used on this website in this privacy policy.

Contact form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested; consent can be revoked at any time.

We will retain the data you provide on the contact form until you request its deletion, revoke your consent for its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer pertains (e.g. after fulfilling your request). Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected.

Request by e-mail, telephone or fax

If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, we will store and process your inquiry, including all personal data (name, inquiry), for the purpose of processing your request. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested; consent can be revoked at any time.

The data you send to us via contact requests will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular statutory retention periods - remain unaffected.

Gravatar

We have integrated Gravatar on this website. The provider is Automattic Inc, 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA (hereinafter referred to as Gravatar).

Gravatar is a tool that makes it possible to provide personal images (avatars) for the users of our website. The avatars serve as visual representations of the users and are displayed wherever a user interacts with the platform (e.g. in forums or chats). When a user interacts with the platform, their avatar is displayed based on the selection linked to their email address. This adds a personal touch to users' online presence and facilitates identification, as the chosen image is associated with users when they are active online.

If you comment or interact on our website and Gravatar is activated, the hash of the email address of the user using Gravatar (used as ID) is processed by Gravatar.

Gravatar is used on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in an appealing presentation of its forums. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Further details can be found in the provider's privacy policy at https://automattic.com/privacy/.

The company is certified in accordance with the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA, which is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. Further information on this can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?contact=true&id=a2zt0000000CbqcAAC&status=Active

5. plugins and tools

Google Fonts (local hosting)

This site uses so-called Google Fonts, which are provided by Google, for the uniform display of fonts. Google Fonts are installed locally. There is no connection to Google servers.

Further information on Google Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Font Awesome

This site uses Font Awesome for the uniform display of fonts and symbols. The provider is Fonticons, Inc, 6 Porter Road Apartment 3R, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

When you call up a page, your browser loads the required fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts, fonts and symbols correctly. For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to Font Awesome's servers. This gives Font Awesome knowledge that this website has been accessed via your IP address. The use of Font Awesome is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the uniform presentation of the typeface on our website. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

If your browser does not support Font Awesome, a standard font will be used by your computer.

Further information about Font Awesome can be found in Font Awesome's privacy policy at: https://fontawesome.com/privacy.

Source: https://www.e-recht24.de

Data protection information for applicants

General information

With this data protection declaration, which relates exclusively to the data collected as part of the online application process, we inform you how we process your personal data as part of the application process.

Responsible body

The responsible body within the meaning of data protection law is

blueworld GmbH

Neue Weyerstrasse. 6, 50676 Cologne

Phone: +49 (221) 888 925-0

E-mail: info@blueworld-gmbh.de

Data Protection Officer: 

VZM GmbH

Alte Heerstraße 1, 53121 Bonn

E-mail: extdsb@vzm.de 

1. Personal data as part of the application process

Personal data is information about the personal or material circumstances of an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes information such as your name, your address, your telephone number, your date of birth, but also information about your professional career, etc., which can be assigned to a specific person with a certain amount of effort. Information that is not directly or indirectly associated with your real identity is not personal data.

2. Principles and purposes of processing personal data for applications and in the application process

If you apply to us by e-mail or via our web form, we will process your personal data to handle the application process and to carry out pre-contractual measures.
With your application on our recruiting page, you express your interest in working for us. In this context, you provide us with personal data that we use and store exclusively for the purpose of your job search/application. The following data is collected:

• First and last name
• E-mail address
• Phone number
• Availability 
• Salary expectations

You also have the option of uploading informative documents such as a cover letter, CV and certificates that contain further personal data such as date of birth, address, etc.
For the application process, we do not require any special categories of personal data (within the meaning of Art. 9 GDPR, e.g. information on health or a severe disability). We ask you not to provide us with such information from the outset. If such information is exceptionally relevant for the application process, we will process this information together with your other applicant data.

Only authorized employees from the HR department or employees involved in the application process have access to your data.

Personal data is only stored for the purpose of the vacant position for which you are applying.
Your data will be stored for a maximum period of six months after the end of the application process. This is done to fulfill legal obligations or to defend against possible claims arising from legal regulations. After this period, we are obliged to destroy or anonymize your data. After anonymization, the data is only available to us as so-called metadata without direct personal reference for statistical evaluations (e.g. proportion of women and men in the applications, number of applications per period).

In the event of a successful application, they will become part of your personnel file and will be used for the implementation and termination of the employment relationship and deleted in accordance with the regulations applicable to personnel files. 

3. Disclosure of data to third parties

The data transmitted as part of your application will be transmitted TLS-encrypted and stored in a database. This database is operated by Personio SE & Co. KG, which offers software for personnel administration and applicant management (https://www.personio.de/impressum/). In this context, Personio is our processor pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR. The processing is based on an order processing contract between us as the controller and Personio.

4. Rights of data subjects

Insofar as we process personal data as the controller, you as the data subject have certain rights under Chapter III of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), depending on the legal basis and purpose of processing, e.g. right of access (Art. 15 GDPR), the right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR), the right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR), the right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR), the right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR) and the right to object (Art. 21 GDPR) as well as the right to lodge a complaint (Art. 77 GDPR).
If the processing of personal data is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw this consent under data protection law.

Please contact our data protection officer to assert your rights as a data subject with regard to the data processed as part of this online application process.

5. Final provisions

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy at any time so that it always complies with current legal requirements or to reflect changes to the application process or similar. If you visit this recruiting page again or submit a new application, the new data protection notice will then apply.

Processing of personal data by the operator Personio SE & Co. KG of the recruiting site

General information

This recruiting site is operated by Personio SE & Co. KG, a company based in Germany that offers personnel administration and application management software (https://www.personio.de/impressum/). The data transmitted as part of your application is transferred using TLS encryption and stored in a database. The company that carries out this online application process is solely responsible for this data within the meaning of Art. 24 GDPR. Personio is merely the operator of the software and this recruiting page and, in this context, a processor in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR. The basis for processing by Personio is an order processing contract between the controller and Personio. In addition, Personio SE & Co. KG processes further data, some of which may also be personal data, in order to provide its services, in particular for the operation of this recruiting site. This is discussed in more detail below.

 

Responsible body

The responsible body within the meaning of data protection law is
Personio SE & Co. KG
Seidlstrasse 3
80335 Munich
Phone: +49 (89) 1250 1005
Entry in the commercial register
Register number: HRA 115934
Register court: Munich Local Court
Data protection officer: datenschutz@personio.de

 

Access logs ("server logs")

Every time this recruiting page is accessed, general log data, so-called server logs, are automatically recorded. These data are generally pseudonyms and therefore do not allow any conclusions to be drawn about a natural person. Without this data, it would not be technically possible in some cases to deliver and display the content of the software. In addition, the processing of this data is absolutely necessary for security reasons, in particular for access, input, transmission and storage control. In addition, the anonymous information can be used for statistical purposes and to optimize the offering and technology. In addition, the log files can be subsequently checked and analyzed in the event of suspected illegal use of the software. The legal basis for this can be found in § 25 para. 2 sentence 2 TTDSG. In general, data such as the domain name of the website, the web browser and web browser version, the operating system, the IP address and the time stamp of access to the software are recorded. The scope of this logging does not exceed the usual scope of any other website on the Internet. The storage period of these access logs is up to 7 days. There is no right of objection.

Error logs ("error logs")

Error logs are created for the purpose of identifying and rectifying errors. This is absolutely necessary in order to be able to react as promptly as possible to possible problems in the presentation and implementation of content (legitimate interest). These data are generally pseudonyms and therefore do not allow any conclusions to be drawn about a natural person. The legal basis for this can be found in § 25 para. 2 sentence 2 TTDSG. If an error message occurs, general data such as the domain name of the website, the web browser and web browser version, the operating system, the IP address and the timestamp when the corresponding error message/specification occurred are recorded.
-specification is recorded. These error logs are stored for up to 7 days. There is no right of objection.

Use of cookies

In some cases, so-called cookies are used on this recruiting page. These are small text files that are stored on the device you use to access this recruiting site. Cookies are generally used to ensure security when visiting a website ("strictly necessary"), to implement certain functionalities such as standard language settings ("functional"), to improve the user experience or performance on the website ("performance") or to display target group-based advertising ("marketing"). On this recruiting page, only strictly necessary, functional and performance cookies are used, in particular to implement certain default settings such as the language, to identify the application channel or to analyze the performance of a job advertisement through which a user has reached this recruiting page. The use of cookies is absolutely necessary for the provision of our services and thus for the fulfillment of the contract (Art. 6 (1) b) GDPR). Storage duration: Up to 1 month or until the end of the browser session Right to object: You can use your browser settings to determine whether you want to allow cookies or object to the use of cookies. Please note that deactivating cookies may result in limited or completely disabled functionality of this recruiting site.

Rights of data subjects

If personal data is processed by Personio SE & Co. KG processes personal data as the controller, you as the data subject have certain rights under Chapter III of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), depending on the legal basis and purpose of the processing, in particular the right of access (Art. 15 GDPR), the right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR), the right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR), the right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR), the right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR) and the right to object (Art. 21 GDPR). If the processing of personal data is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw this data protection consent in accordance with Art. 7 III GDPR. To assert your rights as a data subject in relation to the data processed for the operation of this recruiting site, please contact the data protection officer of Personio SE & Co. KG (see section 1).

Final provisions

Personio reserves the right to amend this privacy policy at any time to ensure that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to the services in the privacy policy, e.g. when introducing new services. If you visit this recruiting page again or submit a new application, the new privacy policy will then apply.

Status: February 2024