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Usercentrics Web Consent Management
Description of Service: This is a consent management Service. Usercentrics is used on the website as a processor for the purpose of a consent management.
Processing Company:  Usercentrics GmbH, Sendlinger Straße 7, D-80331 München
Data Protection Officer of Processing Company: epost@datenschutz-agentur.de
Data Purposes: The data collection and processing serves the compliance with legal obligations as well as with consent storage.
Technologies Used: Cookies and local storage.
Data Collected: The following personal data is collected by or through the use of this service: Opt-In and Opt-Out data, Refferer URL, User Agent, User Settings, Consent ID, time of consent, consent type, template version, banner language.
Legal basis: Art 6 para 1 lit a GDPR with regards to your consent information and the fact that consent was given; Art 6 para 1 lit f GDPR with regards to our legitimate interest of having a consent management system implemented.
Location of Processing: We use the Google Cloud Platform, provided by Google Cloud EMEA Ltd. The servers are located in Germany and Belgium.
Retention Period: The retention period is the time span the collected data is saved for the processing purposes. The data needs to be deleted as soon as it is no longer needed for the stated processing purposes. The consent data (given consent and revocation of consent) are stored for one years. The data will then be deleted immediately.
Data Recipients: Usercentrics GmbH 
Click here to read the Privacy Notice of the Data Processor: https://usercentrics.com/privacy-policy/ 

Stored information: 

• uc_settings and/or ucString - This holds the ControllerID and SettingsID, the language, settings version and services with their consent history.
• uc_user_interaction - This is used to signal whether a user has already given consent.
• ucData (optional) - This holds information about the Google Consent Mode.
• uc_ui_version - This key states the UI version used by the clients
• uc_user_country - This is used to recognize the location of the user and show the correct version of the CMP.
   

Which information is stored by Usercentrics:
 
Usercentrics does not process the end-customer data for its own purposes. The data is used to create the so-called Interactions Analytics, so that our customers can gain insights into the product and optimize the CMP through the information about user interactions and the consent rate. The following data is processed:

• interaction type (accept, deny, custom choice, interaction with links),
• geographical location (country),
• user agent,
• device information,
• host URL,
• Referrer URL,
• Settings ID, and
• Date and time of interaction.

YouTube Video
Description of Service: This is a video player service. It can be used by user to watch, like, share, comment and upload videos.
Processing Company: Google Ireland Limited, Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland
Data Protection Officer of Processing Company: https://support.google.com/policies/contact/general_privacy_form
Data Purpose: Displaying videos.
Technologies Used: Cookies (if Privacy-Enhanced Mode is not activated).
Data Collected: The following personal data is collected by or through the use of this service: Device information, IP address, Refferer URL, videos viewed.
Legal Basis: Art 6 para 1 lit a GDPR (consent).
Location of Processing: European Union.
Retention Period: The retention period is the time span the collected data is saved for the processing purposes. The data needs to be deleted as soon as it is no longer needed for the stated processing purposes. The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer needed for the processing purposes.
Transfer to Third Countries: Yes, worldwide.
Data Recipients: Alphabet Inc., Google LLC, Google Ireland Ltd.
Click here to read the Privacy Notice of the Data Processor: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
Stored information:

    •  __sak – This is used to store information about the user's video preferences.
    •  LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY - This is used to save the user settings when retrieving a Youtube video integrated on other web pages.
    •  yt-player-bandaid-host, yt-player-bandwidth, yt-player-headers-readable - This is used to determine the optimal video quality based on the user's device and network settings.
    •  yt-remote-cast-installed, yt-remote-connected-devices, yt-remote-device-id, yt-remote-fast-check-period, yt-remote-session-app, yt-remote-session-name - This is used to store the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video.
    •  YEC - This is used to store the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video.
    •  DEVICE_INFO - This is used to track user’s interaction with embedded content.
    •  remote_sid - This is used for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video content on the website.
    •  test_cookie - This is a test for Cookie setting permissions in user's browser.
    •  VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE - This is used to measure the user’s bandwidth to determine whether they get the new or old player interface.
    •  YSC - This is set by the YouTube video service on pages with embedded YouTube videos.
    •  PREF - This is used to store information such as your preferred page configuration and playback settings such as explicit autoplay options, random mix, and player size.
   •  pm_sess - This is used to maintain the browsing session.
   •  CGIC - This is used to provide search results by auto-completing search queries based on a user's initial input.
   •  UULE - This is used to determine the user’s geographic location.
 

Google Ads:

Description of Service: This is an advertising service. This service can be used to show personalised or non-personalised advertisement to users.
Processing Company: Google Ireland Limited, Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow Street, Dublin D04 E5W5, Ireland
Data Protection Officer of Processing Company: https://support.google.com/policies/contact/general_privacy_form
Data Purposes: Electronic analytics and advertisements on our websites.
Technologies Used: Cookies (if Privacy-Enhanced Mode is not activated).
Data Collected: The following personal data is collected by or through the use of this service: Ads viewed, Cookie ID, date and time of visit, device information, geographic location, IP address, search terms, ads shown, client ID, impressions, online identifiers, browser information.
Legal Basis: Art 6 para 1 lit a GDPR (consent).
Location of Processing: European Union.
Retention Period: The retention period is the time span the collected data is saved for the processing purposes. The data needs to be deleted as soon as it is no longer needed for the stated processing purposes. The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer needed for the processing purposes. Log data is anonymized after 9 months and cookie information is anonymized after 18 months.
Transfer to Third Countries: This service may forward the collected data to a different country. Please note that this service might transfer the data to a country without the required Data Privacy standards. Below you can find a list of countries to which the data is being transferred. For more information regarding safeguards please refer to the provider's Privacy Notice or contact the provider directly.
    •  Chile
    •  Singapore
    •  United States of America
    •  Taiwan
Data Recipients: Alphabet Inc., Google LLC, Google Ireland Ltd.
Click here to read the Privacy Notice of the Data Processor: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
Stored information:
    •  _gcl_aw - This Cookie is set when a user clicks on a Google ad to reach the website. It contains information about which ad was clicked, so that successes achieved, such as orders or contact requests, can be assigned to the ad.
    •  _gcl_dc_ - This cookie is set when a user clicks on a Google ad to reach the website. It contains information about which ad was clicked, so that successes achieved, such as orders or contact requests, can be assigned to the ad.

GoogleAnalytics

Description of Service: This is a web analytics service. With this, the the website provider can measure the advertising return on investment "ROI" as well as track user behavior with flash, video, websites and applications.
Processing Company: Google Ireland Limited, Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow Street, Dublin D04 E5W5, Ireland
Data Protection Officer of Processing Company: https://support.google.com/policies/contact/general_privacy_form
Data Purposes: Marketing and Analytics on our websites.
Technologies Used: Cookies (if Privacy-Enhanced Mode is not activated); Pixel, JavaScript.
Data Collected: The following personal data is collected by or through the use of this service: Click path, date and time of visit, device information, location information, IP address, pages visited, referrer URL, browser information, hostname, browser language, browser type, screen resolution, device operating system, interaction data, user behaviour, visited URL, Cookie ID.
Legal Basis: Art 6 para 1 lit a GDPR (consent).
Location of Processing: European Union.
Retention Period: 14 months
Transfer to Third Countries: This service may forward the collected data to a different country. Please note that this service might transfer the data to a country without the required Data Privacy standards. Below you can find a list of countries to which the data is being transferred. For more information regarding safeguards please refer to the provider's Privacy Notice or contact the provider directly.
    •  Chile
    •  Singapore
    •  United States of America
    •  Taiwan
Data Recipients: Alphabet Inc., Google LLC, Google Ireland Ltd.
Click here to read the Privacy Notice of the Data Processor: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
Stored information:
    •  __utmb - This Cookie is used to track the time of the visit.
    •  _ga - This Cookie is used to distinguish between users.
    •  _gid - This Cookie is used to identify the user.
    •  __utma - This Cookie is used to record the time and date of the first visit, the total number of visits and the start time of the current visit.
    •  __utmz - This Cookie is used to record where the visitor came from.
    •  IDE - This is used to show personalised ads.
    •  __utmt - This is used to throttle the request rate.
    •  _gat - This is used to read and filter requests from bots.
    •  __utmc - This is used to store the time of the visit.
    •  FPID - This is used to store a value used for setting the Client ID in the request to Google's servers.
    •  FPLC - This is used to register a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data about how the visitor uses the website.
    •  _ga - Used to distinguish users.
    •  _ga_<container-id> - Used to persist session state.

Google Optimize:

Description of Service: This is a service for website optimization and analysis. It helps online marketers and webmasters increase visitor conversion rates and overall visitor satisfaction by testing different combinations of website content. With this the website provider can perform A/B Tests on their website. A/B tests allow to pit different design options of elements of a website against each other.
Processing Company: Google Ireland Limited, Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow Street, Dublin D04 E5W5, Ireland
Data Protection Officer of Processing Company: https://support.google.com/policies/contact/general_privacy_form
Data Purposes: Optimization, improvement of service, testing.
Technologies Used: Cookies (if Privacy-Enhanced Mode is not activated).
Data Collected: The following personal data is collected by or through the use of this service: Anonymized IP address, user behaviour, browser type, browser version, device operating system, device type, URL, visitors path on website, referrer URL, geographic location.
Legal Basis: Art 6 para 1 lit a GDPR (consent).
Location of Processing: European Union.
Retention Period: [please share information on that, I couldn’t find that on the Google pages]
Transfer to Third Countries: This service may forward the collected data to a different country. Please note that this service might transfer the data to a country without the required Data Privacy standards. Below you can find a list of countries to which the data is being transferred. For more information regarding safeguards please refer to the provider's Privacy Notice or contact the provider directly.
    •  Chile
    •  Singapore
    •  United States of America
    •  Taiwan
Data Recipients: Alphabet Inc., Google LLC, Google Ireland Ltd. 
Click here to read the Privacy Notice of the Data Processor: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
Stored information:
    •  _gaexp - This Cookie is set to determine a user's inclusion in an experiment and the expiry of experiments a user has been included in.
    •  _opt_utmc - This Cookie stores information about which marketing campaign a user last came to the website.
    •  _opt_awcid - Contains a randomly generated user ID. Based on this ID, Google can recognize the user across different websites and display personalized advertising.
    •  _opt_awmid - This Cookie is set when a user reaches the website via a click on a Google ad. It contains information about whose customer account the clicked ad was placed from.
    •  _opt_awgid - This Cookie is set when a user reaches the website via a click on a Google ad. It contains information about which advertising campaign the clicked ad belongs to.
    •  _opt_awkid - This Cookie is set when a user reaches the website via a click on a Google ad. It contains information about the selection criteria used to place the ad, for example, which keyword was entered into Google.
    •  _opt_expid - This Cookie is created when running a redirect experiment. It stores the experiment ID, the variant ID and the referrer to the page that's being redirected.

LinkedIn

Description of Service: This tool adds Follow and Share buttons for the social media service LinkedIn to the website. LinkedIn is a social network that focuses on professional networking and career development.
Processing Company: LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Data Protection Officer of Processing Company: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/ask/TSO-DPO
Data Purposes: Social Media.
Technologies Used: Cookies (if Privacy-Enhanced Mode is not activated).
Data Collected: The following personal data is collected by or through the use of this service: IP address, referrer URL, user account information. 
Legal Basis: Art 6 para 1 lit a GDPR (consent).
Location of Processing: European Union.
Retention Period: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/cookie-table
Transfer to Third Countries: This service may forward the collected data to a different country. Please note that this service might transfer the data to a country without the required Data Privacy standards. Below you can find a list of countries to which the data is being transferred. For more information regarding safeguards please refer to the provider's Privacy Notice or contact the provider directly.
    •  Singapore
    •  United States of America
Data Recipients: LinkedIn Ireland Ltd., LinkedIn Inc.
Click here to read the Privacy Notice of the Data Processor: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
Stored information:
    •  Linkedin_oauth_ - This Cookie is set to provide functions across pages.