Thank you for your interest in our website. Protecting your privacy when processing personal data and ensuring the security of all business data are important concerns for us, which we take into account in our business processes. Here we inform you in detail about how we handle your data.
Collection and Processing of Personal Data
Personal address and customer data collected through this website are handled in accordance with the provisions of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and the German Information and Communication Services Act (IuKDG). Personal data is only stored if you provide it to us of your own accord for the respective purpose, e.g. as part of a registration, a survey or a prize draw, for which you have released it. Disclosure of personal data to third parties – without the express consent of the data subject – is excluded. However, we reserve the right to disclose information if we are legally obliged to do so or if its release is requested of us by lawfully acting authorities or law enforcement bodies.
In addition, the following information is recorded when you visit our websites: the website from which the visit originates (referrer); pages visited (pages); downloaded files (downloads); viewing of videos/audio; clicks on individual links, search terms or search phrases (site search); duration of the visit; browser used. If the visit results from online advertising, e.g. banners, video ads or search engine advertising, we additionally record which banner prompted the visit to the websites of Biteno GmbH . With these insights, we can further optimize our websites and tailor them even better to the needs of our visitors.
Use of Cookies
To make it easier to use our website, we use “Cookies“. Cookies are small text files that can be stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive and are helpful for using our website. We use cookies to better understand how our website is used and to enable improved navigation. For example, cookies help us determine whether a page of our website has already been visited. Cookies also enable us to recognize whether you have visited our website before or whether you are a new visitor. Cookies do not store your personal data. You can configure your internet browser to prevent cookies from being stored on your hard drive or to ask you each time whether you agree to cookies being set. You can delete cookies that have already been set at any time. Details on how to do this can be found in your browser's user manual.
Privacy Policy for the Use of Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (“Google“). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies“, text files that are stored on your computer and that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
However, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will first be truncated by Google within Member States of the European Union or in other States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide the website operator with further services relating to website use and internet use. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
You can prevent the installation of cookies by adjusting the settings of your browser software accordingly. Please note, however, that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. In addition, you can prevent the collection by Google of the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de).
Use of Social Plugins in the Context of Social Media
Privacy Policy for the Use of Facebook
Plugins of the social network Facebook, 1601 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA, are integrated on our pages. The plugins are marked with a Facebook logo or the addition “Facebook“, “Like“ or “Share“.
When you access a page of our website that contains such plugins, they are initially deactivated. The plugins are only activated when you click the button provided. By this activation, you establish the connection to Facebook and declare your consent to the transmission of data to Facebook. If you are logged in to Facebook, Facebook can assign the visit to your account there. When you press the respective button, the corresponding information is transmitted by your browser directly to Facebook and stored there.
For the purpose and scope of the data collection, the further processing and use of the data by Facebook, as well as your related rights and setting options for protecting your privacy, please refer to the privacy notices of Facebook. If you do not want Facebook to collect data about you via our website, you must log out of Facebook before visiting our website.
Privacy Policy for the Use of XING
Our website uses social plugins of the social network xing.com (“XING“), which is operated by XING AG, Gänsemarkt 43, 20354 Hamburg.
When you access a page of our website that contains such plugins, they are initially deactivated. The plugins are only activated when you click the button provided. By this activation, you establish the connection to XING and declare your consent to the transmission of data to XING. If you are logged in to XING, XING can assign the visit to your account there. When you press the respective button, the corresponding information is transmitted by your browser directly to XING and stored there.
For the purpose and scope of the data collection, the further processing and use of the data by XING, as well as your related rights and setting options for protecting your privacy, please refer to the privacy notices of XING. If you do not want XING to collect data about you via our website, you must log out of XING before visiting our website.
Privacy Policy for the Use of LinkedIn
Our website uses social plugins („Plugins“) of the social network linkedin.com (“LinkedIn“), which is operated by LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
When you access a page of our website that contains such plugins, they are initially deactivated. The plugins are only activated when you click the button provided. By this activation, you establish the connection to LinkedIn and declare your consent to the transmission of data to LinkedIn. If you are logged in to LinkedIn, LinkedIn can assign the visit to your account there. When you press the respective button, the corresponding information is transmitted by your browser directly to LinkedIn and stored there.
For the purpose and scope of the data collection, the further processing and use of the data by LinkedIn, as well as your related rights and setting options for protecting your privacy, please refer to the privacy notices of LinkedIn. If you do not want LinkedIn to collect data about you via our website, you must log out of LinkedIn before visiting our website.
Privacy Policy for the Use of Google +1
Social plugins (“Plugins“) of the social network plus.Google.com, which is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States (“Google“), are integrated on our pages. The plugins are marked with the “Google+“ logo or the addition “Google+“ or “Google plus“ or “+1″.
When you access a page of our website that contains such plugins, they are initially deactivated. The plugins are only activated when you click the button provided. By this activation, you establish the connection to Google+ and declare your consent to the transmission of data to Google. If you are logged in to Google+, Google can assign the visit to your account there. When you press the respective button, the corresponding information is transmitted by your browser directly to Google and stored there.
For the purpose and scope of the data collection, the further processing and use of the data by Google, as well as your related rights and setting options for protecting your privacy, please refer to the privacy notices of Google. If you do not want Google to collect data about you via our website, you must log out of Google+ before visiting our website.
Privacy Policy for the Use of Twitter
On our pages, we use social plugins (“Plugins“) of the social network Twitter, which is operated by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA (“Twitter“). The plugins are marked with a Twitter logo or the addition “Tweet“.
When you access a page of our website that contains such plugins, they are initially deactivated. The plugins are only activated when you click the button provided. By this activation, you establish the connection to Twitter and declare your consent to the transmission of data to Twitter. If you are logged in to Twitter, Twitter can assign the visit to your account there. When you press the respective button, the corresponding information is transmitted by your browser directly to Twitter and stored there.
For the purpose and scope of the data collection, the further processing and use of the data by Twitter, as well as your related rights and setting options for protecting your privacy, please refer to the privacy notices of Twitter. You can change your privacy settings with Twitter in your account settings.
Privacy Policy for the Use of YouTube
On our pages, we use the video platform YouTube, which is operated by YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave. San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube is a platform that enables the playback of audio and video files.
When you access a page of our website, the YouTube player embedded there establishes a connection to YouTube in order to ensure the technical transmission of the video or audio file. When the connection to YouTube is established, data is transmitted to YouTube. For the purpose and scope of the data collection, the further processing and use of the data by YouTube, as well as your related rights and setting options for protecting your privacy, please refer to the privacy notices of YouTube.
Privacy Policy for the Use of the “Addthis“ Bookmarking Service
This website contains “Addthis“ plugins that enable you to set bookmarks or to share interesting website content. Cookies are used when “Addthis“ is used. The data generated in the process (such as time of use or browser language) is transmitted to Add This LLC in the USA and processed there. Further information on data processing by Add This LLC and on the data protection maintained by Add This LLC can be found at www.addthis.com. This website contains, in particular, information on the type of data processed and the purpose for which it is used. The data concerned is not processed by us. By using the “Addthis“ field, you consent to the data processing by Add This LLC, namely to the extent evident from the website www.addthis.com. You can object to the use of your data at any time by using an “Opt Out Cookie“. Further details can also be found on the aforementioned website of Add This LLC.
Processing of Personal Data in the Context of a Job Application
The personal data you enter in your application and the attached documents will be used exclusively for the purposes of the application – and, with your permission – for interesting job vacancies. They will not be disclosed to any other third parties.
Correspondence in connection with your application takes place either by post or by e-mail to the e-mail address provided in the application.
Your application will always be treated confidentially and will only be made known to the responsible employees of Biteno GmbH.
Unless you have consented to your data continuing to be stored for other interesting job vacancies, your applicant data will be deleted 6 months after the conclusion of the application procedure. If you have consented to the storage of your data, your applicant data will be deleted no later than 2 years after the end of the year of application. Your application will also be deleted if an employment contract is concluded. In this case, the documents submitted will be transferred to your personnel file.
If you have any questions, our data protection officer is available at datenschutz@biteno.com .