DSN Connecting Knowledge takes the protection of your personal data very seriously and we adhere strictly to the rules of data protection laws, in particular the European General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR). Personal data is only collected on this website to the extent technically necessary. Under no circumstances will the data collected be sold or passed on to third parties for other reasons.

The following statement gives you an overview of how we guarantee this protection and what type of data is collected for what purpose.
Data protection information

Thank you for visiting our website. With this data protection information, we inform you about how, to what extent and for what purposes we process personal data when you use our website and beyond.

The subject of data protection is personal data. According to Art. 4 GDPR, personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes, for example, information such as name, address, email address or telephone number, but also usage data, e.g. IP address or content data. We process personal data in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), the German Digital Services Act (DDG) and the German Act on Data Protection and Privacy in Telecommunications and Digital Services (TDDDG).

1. Responsible party

DSN Connecting Knowledge GmbH
Authorised representative Managing Director
Dipl.-Kaufmann, Dipl.-Handelslehrer Ralf Duckert
Neufeldtstraße 6, 24118 Kiel
Tel.: 0431 / 99 69 66-0
info@dsn-online.de

2. General information

Insofar as we obtain your consent for the processing of personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR serves as the legal basis. When processing your personal data that is necessary for the fulfilment of a contract between you and us, Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. Insofar as the processing of personal data is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation to which the controller is subject, Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR serves as the legal basis. If the processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party and if the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not outweigh the former interest, Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR serves as the legal basis. Further information on the specific legal bases can be found in the relevant sections.

3. Data collection on our website

When you use our website, we only collect the personal data that your browser transmits to our server. If you wish to visit our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display our website to you and to ensure stability and security:

IP address of the requesting end device;
Device type used (e.g. smartphone, tablet, PC); date and time of access; time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) Smartphone, tablet, PC);
Date and time of access;
Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT);
Content of the request (specific page);
Access status/HTTP status code;
Transmitted data volume;
Name and URL of the retrieved data;
Website from which the access is made (referrer URL);
Browser used and name of your Internet provider (access provider);
Selected access method or protocol;
Operating system and its interface.

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. As the website operator, we, like you, have a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimisation of our website.

3.1 Cookies

We use cookies. Cookies are used to make our website more user-friendly and to enable the use of certain functions. Cookies are small text files with a small programme code that are stored on your end device and saved by your browser.

3.2 Session cookies

The session cookie is technically necessary for the connection to the server in order to display the website. It is therefore not possible to deselect it for technical reasons. The session cookie is a temporary cookie that is automatically deleted at the latest when the device is restarted or the session ends. According to § 25 para. 2 TDDDG, the setting of technically necessary cookies is permitted. The legal basis for the processing of personal data is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. As the website operator, we, like you, have a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for the technically error-free and optimised provision of our website.

3.3 Persistent cookies

Persistent cookies remain stored even after the session ends or the device is restarted.

4. Hosting

We host our website with an external service provider (hoster) based in Germany. We have concluded an order processing contract with the service provider within the meaning of Art. 28 GDPR. Personal data collected on this website is stored on the hoster's servers. The hoster processes your data only to the extent necessary to fulfil its obligations and follows our instructions.

5. LinkedIn

We use the social network LinkedIn of LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (LinkedIn) to maintain and establish business contacts (as well as to recruit employees) as a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (or as a (pre)contractual measure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR).

According to LinkedIn, the following data is collected and we provide this to the best of our current knowledge

Name
E-mail address
If applicable, bank details for fee-based offers
If applicable, billing data for fee-based offers
Calendar entries
Contact details within the LinkedIn site
IP address
Location information
Device data
Websites visited

When using the login via an existing Google account:

Data exchange cannot be ruled out in this case. We are not currently aware of the nature and extent of this.

We expressly point out that because we have no influence on the form, type and extent to which personal data is collected and/or processed by LinkedIn

You have the option of partially restricting and/or preventing the processing and visibility of your data. You can do this in your LinkedIn account under ‘Settings and data protection’.

We receive anonymous statistics from LinkedIn on the use and utilisation of our LinkedIn page. We have no influence on the sources of this data and how it is processed. The following information is provided to us by LinkedIn

Followers: Number of people who follow us
Development of followers over a defined period
Reach:
- Number of people who see a specific post
- Number of interactions with a post
- Number of people who were reached or interacted with a post or paid advert

We cannot draw any conclusions about individual users from these statistics. We use them to constantly improve our online offering on LinkedIn and to better respond to your interests. We cannot link the statistical data with the profile data of our followers.

We receive personal data via LinkedIn if you actively share it with us on LinkedIn (e.g. a message). We use your data (e.g. name, employer, etc.) to respond to your request. Your data will be stored until the purpose of processing has been fulfilled and then deleted immediately.

We receive personal data via LinkedIn if you use a form with data from your profile to transmit the data to us and actively send this data to us by clicking on a button.

We would like to point out that this data may be transmitted to LinkedIn servers and/or authorities in the USA. This may result in risks for you because it may be more difficult to enforce your rights.

Further information on LinkedIn's data protection can be found at the following link:

https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

Standard contractual clauses have been concluded with LinkedIn for the transfer of personal data to third countries. Information can be found at the following link:

https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/dpa?

To assert your rights under Art. 12 - 23 GDPR, as under 15. rights of data subjects, please contact LinkedIn. We have no influence on the implementation and realisation of your rights. The controller for this is LinkedIn in accordance with Art. 4 No. 7 GDPR.

URL: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/ask/PPQ

Postal address:
LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company
Attn: Legal Dept (Privacy Policy and User Agreement)
Wilton Plaza
Wilton Place, Dublin 2
Ireland

You can request the complete and/or partial deletion of your personal data from LinkedIn using the above-mentioned contact channels, taking into account any existing legal retention periods.

LinkedIn uses additional cookies and/or pixels to identify you outside of its own services and across different devices.

We have no influence on this.

You can make changes to the cookie settings to reduce personalised advertising here:

https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out?trk=microsites-frontend_legal_cookie-policy

Information on LinkedIn's cookie policy can be found here:

https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy

Implementation of your data subject rights at LinkedIn

To assert your rights under Art. 12 - 23 GDPR, as under 15. rights of data subjects, please contact LinkedIn. We have no influence on the implementation and realisation of your rights. The controller for this is LinkedIn in accordance with Art. 4 No. 7 GDPR.

URL: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/ask/PPQ

Postal address:
LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company
Attn: Legal Dept (Privacy Policy and User Agreement)
Wilton Plaza
Wilton Place, Dublin 2
Ireland

You can request the complete and/or partial deletion of your personal data from LinkedIn using the above-mentioned contact channels, taking into account any existing legal retention periods.

If you are in a country where the GDPR applies, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Irish Data Protection Commissioner at

https://www.dataprotection.ie/docs/Contact-us/b/11.html

The use of LinkedIn is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR in the form of your consent to LinkedIn's General Terms and Conditions and the creation of a LinkedIn account. If you do not have a LinkedIn account, please read our information on LinkedIn carefully before creating a LinkedIn account.

6. kununu/Xing

We use the online platform kununu of New Work SE, Am Strandkai 1, 20457 Hamburg, Germany (kununu) to present ourselves to the outside world and to inform you about us.

This is the same provider as the online platform Xing.

When you use it, your IP address is transmitted and other data is collected. According to kununu, this is:

Date and time
Website of origin
Cookie IDs
Location data
Browser information
End device information
Interaction on the website
Interaction with emails sent and their content
Posts in kununu/Xing
Account information in Xing, if applicable

According to kununu, the storage period is a maximum of 12 months.

In addition, kununu states that it uses cookies, pixels and/or other technologies to enable tracking across websites.

Further information on tracking by kununu can be found at the following link:

https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung/informationen-die-wir-auf-grund-ihrer-nutzung-von-xing-automatisch-erhalten/wie-geschieht-das-tracking

According to its own information, kununu transmits data to third countries. We do not have any information about which countries and which data is specifically involved. This may result in risks for you because it could make it more difficult to enforce your rights.

Information on kununu's transfer of data to third countries can be found at the following link:

https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung/wer-erhaelt-daten-zu-ihrer-person/drittlaender

Further information on the handling of personal data by kununu can be found at the following link:

https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung

Xing is used on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR in the form of your consent to Xing's General Terms and Conditions and the creation of a Xing account. If you do not have a Xing account, please read our information on Xing carefully before creating a Xing account.

7. Contact

If you send us enquiries via the contact options on the website, your details and personal data from this contact will be processed for the purpose of processing your enquiry and, if necessary, for follow-up questions. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR, provided that your enquiry is related to the fulfilment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In other cases, we base the processing on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of your request in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.

8. Newsletter dispatch

We use a tool for newsletter registration, dispatch and analysis on our website.
Your e-mail address is collected and your actively given consent is stored by our system.

At the end of each newsletter there is a link with which you can revoke your consent at any time and arrange for your data to be deleted.

Your email address will be deleted immediately if you unsubscribe from the newsletter using the link at the end of each newsletter or deleted after 14 days if you do not confirm your cancellation using the double opt-in procedure we use via the corresponding email.

The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG in the form of your consent given by means of our double opt-in procedure used for sending the newsletter.

9. Processing of prospective customer, customer and contract data

We process your personal data for the fulfilment of a contract and the related implementation of pre-contractual measures or termination of our contract. Data processing is necessary to fulfil the contract. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR.

10. Applications

We process the data that applicants have provided to us in connection with their application in order to check their suitability for the position or possible other vacancies, for the purpose of establishing contact and to carry out the application process. These are applications that relate either to a specific job offer or unsolicited applications. Once the application has been received, the data is reviewed by the HR managers. In principle, only those persons have access to the personal data who need it for the proper conduct of our application process. However, applicants should only provide personal data that is necessary for the acceptance and realisation of the application as part of their application. If applicants do not provide us with personal data as part of an application, we may not be able to make a selection. There are no further consequences for you. The legal basis for the processing of your personal data in this application procedure is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR in the context of seeking an employment contract or pre-contractual measures. Accordingly, the processing of data required in connection with the decision on the establishment of the employment relationship is permitted. Should the data be required for legal prosecution after completion of the application process, data processing may be carried out to safeguard legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. The legitimate interest then consists in the assertion or defence of claims, for example in proceedings under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG). If a corresponding consent has been obtained in order to offer you vacancies at a later date, the processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR. Applicant data will be deleted after 6 months in the event of a rejection. If applicants have consented to further storage of their personal data, we will store the personal data and delete it after two years or after revocation of your consent, which is possible at any time without giving reasons (please use the contact details listed above in the data protection information).

11. Recipients or categories of recipients

In some cases, we use external service providers to process your personal data. These have been carefully selected and commissioned by us, are bound by our instructions and are regularly monitored. As a rule, this is done on the basis of order processing in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR. In addition, we only transfer personal data to third parties if we are legally authorised to do so or if you have given your prior consent. Your personal data will only be disclosed or transferred to the following recipients or categories of recipients within the scope of the aforementioned purposes:

IT service providers;
If applicable, debt collection service providers and lawyers, e.g. to collect receivables and enforce claims in court;
If applicable, company buyers/prospective buyers in the case of corporate transactions;
Responsible parties, processors;
Other authorised parties (e.g. authorities and courts), insofar as there is a legal obligation or authorisation to do so;
Depending on the order, to other recipients, which we may agree with you.

12. Transfer to countries outside the EU or the EEA

If we process data outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA) or if this occurs in the context of the use of third-party services or disclosure or transfer of data to third parties, this will only take place if it is done to fulfil our (pre)contractual obligations, on the basis of your consent, on the basis of a legal obligation or on the basis of our legitimate interests. We generally use EU standard contractual clauses to ensure an appropriate level of data protection at the recipient of the data and check the existence of additional guarantees with regard to the transfer of personal data.

13. Duration of storage

Your personal data will be stored for as long as is necessary to fulfil the stated purposes. Thereafter (e.g. after your enquiry has been processed; when the matter in question has been finally clarified; after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship), your personal data will be deleted, unless we are obliged to store it for a longer period of time due to legal requirements (e.g. commercial or tax retention obligations). In this case, your personal data will initially be blocked and erased upon expiry of the retention period. Data may also be stored beyond this period if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in EU regulations, laws or other provisions to which our company is subject. Furthermore, data may also be stored if you have given your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR. In the event of obligations to permanently observe objections or revocations, we reserve the right to store your contact data in a blocking list (so-called ‘denylist’) solely for this purpose.

14 Rights of data subjects

Within the framework of the legal requirements, you have a right to

confirmation as to whether your personal data is being processed by us and to information about the circumstances of the processing (Art. 15 GDPR);
rectification if your personal data is incorrect (Art. 16 GDPR);
erasure of your personal data if there is no justification for the processing and no obligation to retain it (any longer) (Art. 17 GDPR);
Restriction of processing if one of the conditions listed in Art. 18 para. 1 lit. a to d GDPR is met (Art. 18 GDPR);
Data portability of your personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format (Art. 20 GDPR);
Complaint to a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR).

You can contact the supervisory authority responsible for us at the Independent Centre for Data Protection Schleswig-Holstein

Unabhängiges Landeszentrum für Datenschutz Schleswig-Holstein
Holstenstraße 98
24103 Kiel
0431-988-1200
mail@datenschutzzentrum.de

You can find an overview of the supervisory authorities in Germany here:

https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Service/Anschriften/Laender/Laender-node.html

Insofar as the processing of your personal data is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR, with the consequence that the processing of your personal data will become unauthorised for the future. However, this does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation. The revocation of consent can be communicated informally by e-mail to info@dsn-online.de or by post to our postal address listed at the beginning of this data protection information.

In addition, in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR, you can object to the processing on the basis of a legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, whereby you must provide a special reason, except in the case of direct advertising. The objection can be communicated informally by e-mail to the contact options listed above.

15. Obligation or duty to provide the data

As part of the fulfilment of a contract and the related implementation of pre-contractual measures of contracts with you, it is necessary that you provide the personal data that is required for the establishment or implementation of the contract and thus for the fulfilment of the contractual obligations. You are not obliged to provide your personal data. However, if you do not provide this data, it will not be possible to establish and fulfil the contractual relationship.

16. No automated decision-making including profiling

We do not process your personal data for the purpose of automated decision-making including profiling in accordance with Art. 22 (1) and (4) GDPR.

17. Data security

We have taken the necessary technical and organisational measures to protect the personal data provided by you against loss, destruction, manipulation and unauthorised access. All our employees and all persons involved in data processing are obliged to comply with the GDPR, the BDSG and other data protection laws and to handle personal data confidentially. Our employees are trained accordingly. Both internal and external audits ensure compliance with all processes relevant to data protection.

18. Changes to the data protection information

New legal requirements, business decisions or technical developments may necessitate changes to our data protection information. The data protection information will then be adapted accordingly. You can find the current version here.

Status: June 2025