The webpage business.kjero.com (henceforth “Kjero Webpage”) is provided and operated by the Kjero GmbH (henceforth “Kjero”). Data and contact information of Kjero is available in the Legal Notice.

To be able to constantly improve and optimize the Kjero webpage it is important to collect data from and about the users.

As the provider and operator of the Kjero webpage, Kjero is responsible for the protection of personal data. What kind of data Kjero collects, processes and uses during the utilization of the site is described below.

This privacy policy is applicable to the use of the Kjero webpage with or without a registered user account, the registration of a user account as well as the use of Kjero services.

If you have any questions about privacy please contact us at [email protected].

Publicly accessible parts of the Kjero webpage are available without the registration of a user account. If the Kjero webpage is used without a user account only general data that does not allow for drawing any conclusions about the data subject is collected. More information about the use of cookies and web analysis tools on the Kjero webpage can be found below.

Data without reference to a subject is only used to improve Kjero services and the user-friendliness of the Kjero webpage.

To access exclusive content or Kjero services it is necessary to register a Kjero user account. for the registration specific personal information is collected, like first and last name, email address, company as well as the gender of the user. The information required may vary.

For an effective registration, we need a valid email address. In order to verify that we use the "Double-opt-in" procedure. A confirmation mail is sent to activate the account.

In order to use Kjero services or access exclusive content, it may be necessary to retrieve additional personal or company data. The participation in these questionnaires is voluntary, but a prerequisite to the use of some Kjero services and exclusive contents. The required information may vary depending on the action or service.

The data retrieved this way will be added to the user account and exclusively used to improve Kjero services.

This information will never be divulged to third parties without the explicit consent of the user. Data may be statistically analyzed and passed on in an anonymous and aggregate form, without the possibility to determine the identity of an individual user.

Personal data are data on the personal or material circumstances of an identified or identifiable individual, like Name, birth date, email address, phone number or postal address.

Kjero uses the provided personal data if it is necessary for the use of one of our services. Especially when it comes to the registration of a user account on the Kjero webpage.

Any sensitive information and personal data the users provide on the Kjero Webpage are intended for the exclusive use by Kjero. All personal information will be strictly confidential and not handed over to third parties, except if expressly stated during the registration. Kjero ensures the security of personal data against illicit access by third parties, as far as technically possible. Kjero is allowed to save, process, and use the provided personal data in the scope of brand activities.

Users can always change, delete, or retract approval for future use of their data in the personal section of the webpage.

Cookies are small text files that are transferred from a website server to your hard drive. This automatically gives us certain data, such as IP address, browser used, operating system from your computer and your connection to the Internet. Based on the information contained in cookies, we can facilitate navigation and enable the correct display of our websites. This information can also be used to see how the website is being used and for analysis and reporting purposes. Of course, you can also view our website without cookies. Internet browsers are regularly set to accept cookies. You can deactivate the use of cookies at any time via the settings of your browser. Please note that some features of our website may not work if you have disabled the use of cookies.

To make content available we rely on the Content Delivery Network (CDN) Cloudflare, operated by Cloudflare, Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. Cloudflare optimizes loading time for users of Kjero services and protects the Kjero server against attacks.

To make this service possible, access to Kjero services are routed through the Cloudflare Netzwerk. Cloudflare automatically chooses the data processing center closed to the user. Since Cloudflare operates more than 20 data processing centers within the EU, it is generally ensured that inquires are only handled by data processing centers within the EU. The resulting log files are deleted within 4 hours, according to Cloudflare. (https://blog.cloudflare.com/what-cloudflare-logs/)

We trust in the reliability and the IT as well as data security provided by Cloudflare. Cloudflare is certified by the US-EU-data protection agreement „Privacy Shield“ (https://www.cloudflare.com/privacyshield/) and required to adhere to EU data protection regulations.

On this website, the controller has integrated the component of Google Analytics. The operator of the Google Analytics component is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, United States.

Google Analytics places a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. With the setting of the cookie, Google is enabled to analyze the use of our website.

The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyze the traffic on our website. Google uses the collected data and information, inter alia, to evaluate the use of our website and to provide online reports, which show the activities on our websites, and to provide other services concerning the use of our Internet site for us.

We only use Google Analytics with activated anonymization function. This means the users IP address will be shortened within the EU or the European economic area. Only in special exceptions will the entire IP address be transferred to a Google server in the US and shortened there. The submitted IP address will not be combined with other Google data.

Cookies can be blocked, as was mentioned in a previous section. Additionally, you can prevent Google from using this data by installing the browser plugin available under this link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google may be retrieved under https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ and under http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html. Google Analytics is further explained under the following Link https://www.google.com/analytics/.

We use social plug-ins by facebook.com. The operating company of Facebook is Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, United States. If a person lives outside of the United States or Canada, the controller is the Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland. An overview of all the Facebook plug-ins may be accessed under https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.

With each call-up to one of the individual pages of the Kjero webpage into which a Facebook plug-in was integrated the web browser is automatically prompted to download a display of the corresponding Facebook component from Facebook through the Facebook plug-in. Kjero does not have any influence over the amount of data that Facebook receives with the help of this plugin and can only inform you according to our current state of knowledge.

Due to the plug-in, Facebook knows when the according Kjero webpage is accessed. If the user is logged into Facebook, this data can be tied to the Facebook account. If users interact with the plug-in, by clicking the like button, for example, this data is immediately transmitted via your browser to Facebook. If a user is not a registered member of Facebook, there is still the possibility that Facebook will retrieve and save the user's IP address. According to Facebook in Germany, only an anonymous IP address is saved.

The data protection guideline published by Facebook, which is available at https://facebook.com/about/privacy/, provides information about the collection, processing, and use of personal data by Facebook. In addition, it is explained there what setting options Facebook offers to protect the privacy of the data subject. In addition, different configuration options are made available to allow the elimination of data transmission to Facebook.

We use social plug-ins by twitter.com, operated by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. Die Plugins sind an einem der Twitter Logos erkennbar (weißer Vogel auf hellblauem Hintergrund und den Begriffen „Tweet“). An overview of all the Twitter plug-ins may be accessed under: https://dev.twitter.com/web/overview.

With each call-up to one of the individual pages of the Kjero webpage into which a Twitter plug-in was integrated the web browser is automatically prompted to download a display of the corresponding Twitter component. Kjero does not have any influence over the amount of data that Twitter receives with the help of this plugin and can only inform you according to our current state of knowledge.

Due to the plug-in, Twitter knows when the according Kjero webpage is accessed. If the user is logged into Twitter, this data can be tied to the Twitter account. If users interact with the plug-in, by clicking the Tweet button, for example, this data is immediately transmitted via your browser to Twitter. If a user is not a registered member of Twitter, there is still the possibility that Twitter will retrieve and save the user's IP address.

The data protection guideline published by Twitter, which is available at https://twitter.com/privacy/, provides information about the collection, processing, and use of personal data by Twitter. In addition, it is explained there what setting options Twitter offers to protect the privacy of the data subject.

Emails are sent via „MailChimp“, an Email marketing company by the US provider Rocket Science Group, LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE #5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA.

The email addresses of our newsletter recipients, as well as additional data related to this, are stored on MailChimp servers in the USA. MailChimp uses this information to send and analyze our newsletters for us. Additionally,

MailChimp uses this data to optimize or improve the service, like technical optimization of distribution and display of newsletters. MailChimp does not, however, use this data to address Kjero users themselves or provide data to third parties.

We trust in the reliability and the IT as well as data security provided by MailChimp. MailChimp is certified by the US-EU-data protection agreement „Privacy Shield“ and required to adhere to EU data protection regulations.

The data protection guideline published by MailChimp, which is available at http://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/.

Emails contain a so-called „web-beacon“, meaning a pixel-sized file that is accessed by MailChimp upon opening the email. Thereby technical data like information about the browser and IP address are retrieved. This information is used for technical improvements to the services on the basis of the technical data or the target audience, reading behavior according to access location and time.

The statistical surveys also ascertain whether or not an email is opened, when, and which links are clicked. This information can be tied to individual users due to technical reasons. However, it is not our intention, nor MailChimp's, to surveil individual users. The analysis is meant to help identify the reading habits and interests of users and adjust out content to it.

We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time to ensure that it complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the Privacy Policy. Your new visit will be subject to the new privacy policy.

Current version: Januar 2017