Legal Notice

Information pursuant to Section 5 DDG

COBIQ GmbH
Hirschanger 60
30559 Hannover
Germany

Represented by

Cord Bötger

Contact

Phone: +49 155 635 645 63
E-Mail: info@cobiq.de

Commercial Register

Registered in the Commercial Register
Register court: Hanover
Registration number: HRB 230648, Hanover Local Court

VAT ID

VAT identification number pursuant to Section 27a of the German VAT Act:
DE462933834

Responsible for content pursuant to Section 18(2) MStV

COBIQ GmbH

EU Dispute Resolution

The European Commission provides a platform for online dispute resolution (ODR): https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/. Our email address is provided above in the legal notice.

We are neither willing nor obliged to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.

Privacy Policy

1. Privacy 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.

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. The operator’s contact details can be found in this website’s legal notice.

How do we collect your data?
Some data is collected when you provide it to us, for example by entering information into a contact form. Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website, particularly technical data such as your browser, operating system or time of access.

What do we use your data for?
Some data is collected to ensure the website functions correctly. Other data may be used to analyse how you use the website.

What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge about the origin, recipients and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request correction or deletion of this data. You may contact us at any time regarding these and other privacy-related questions.

2. Hosting

IONOS

We host our website with IONOS. The provider is IONOS SE, Elstnerstraße 27, 76137 Karlsruhe, Germany. IONOS processes data on our behalf. Further information about privacy at IONOS is available at: https://www.ionos.de/datenschutz/

Your data is processed on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the correct provision of our website. The hosting provider’s contact details are available in the legal notice.

Cloudflare (CDN / Security)

This website uses Cloudflare, a service provided by Cloudflare, Inc., 101 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA, as a content delivery network (CDN) and for protection against attacks. All requests to our website are routed through Cloudflare servers. Technical data such as your IP address, browser type and version, the page accessed and the time of access is transmitted to Cloudflare and processed there for a short period.

Cloudflare sets no cookies on this website. However, Cloudflare uses Network Error Logging (NEL) mechanisms to identify and resolve technical errors when delivering the website. Anonymous error reports may be transmitted to Cloudflare servers.

Cloudflare also uses an email address obfuscation feature on this website to protect email addresses in the source code from automated spam bots. A small Cloudflare script is loaded via our own domain for this purpose.

We use Cloudflare on the basis of our legitimate interest in providing a secure and high-performance website (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR). Cloudflare is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) and is therefore obliged to maintain an adequate level of data protection. Further information about privacy at Cloudflare is available at: https://www.cloudflare.com/de-de/privacypolicy/

3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

Data Protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection requirements and this privacy policy.

Information about the Controller

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

COBIQ GmbH
Hirschanger 60
30559 Hannover
Germany

E-Mail: info@cobiq.de
Phone: +49 155 635 645 63

Right to Withdraw Consent

You have the right to withdraw any consent you have given with effect for the future.

Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority

In the event of infringements of the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or the place of the alleged infringement. This right is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Server Log Files

The website provider automatically collects and stores information in server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. This information includes:

This data is not combined with other data sources. It is collected on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimisation of the website, for which server log files must be collected.

Cookies

This website uses no cookies. Neither first-party cookies nor third-party tracking or analytics cookies are used. As no cookies are used, no cookie consent banner is required.

When you visit this website, no information is stored in your browser or read from your device. Technically necessary information, such as server log files, is processed exclusively on the hosting provider’s servers and is not stored as cookies on your device.

Enquiries by Email or Telephone

If you contact us by email or telephone, your enquiry and the resulting personal data, such as your name and enquiry, will be stored by us in order to process your request. We will not disclose this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) GDPR where your enquiry relates to the performance of a contract or is required for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling enquiries addressed to us (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Microsoft Bookings (Appointment Scheduling)

This website contains links to Microsoft Bookings (https://outlook.office365.com/book/COBIQ@cobiq.de), a service provided by Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052, USA, for online appointment scheduling.

Important: Clicking the “Schedule a meeting” button establishes a direct connection to Microsoft servers. Technical data such as your IP address, browser type and version and the time of access is transmitted to Microsoft, regardless of whether you subsequently book an appointment.

If you book an appointment, your booking details, including your name, email address, any telephone number and the requested appointment, are transmitted directly to and processed by Microsoft. Processing is based on your voluntary use of the booking service (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). Further information about privacy at Microsoft is available at: https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement

Microsoft Forms

Where Microsoft Forms is embedded on this website for data collection, the data is processed by Microsoft. Microsoft’s privacy terms apply to these services. Further information is available at: https://privacy.microsoft.com/

5. Social Media

LinkedIn

This website contains links to the LinkedIn social network, a service provided by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, for users outside the USA and Canada.

Important: Clicking a LinkedIn link or button on this website establishes a direct connection to LinkedIn servers. Technical data such as your IP address, browser type and version and the time of the click is transmitted to LinkedIn. If you are logged into your LinkedIn account at that time, LinkedIn may associate this activity with your profile.

We have no influence over LinkedIn’s data processing. This data is processed in accordance with LinkedIn’s privacy terms, and we are not responsible for this processing. Further information is available in LinkedIn’s privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

6. Analytics Tools

No Analytics Tools

This website does not use external analytics tools such as Google Analytics or similar services. We deliberately avoid these services to protect your privacy and minimise the transfer of personal data to external providers.

7. Plugins and Tools

No External Font or Icon Services

This website deliberately avoids Google Fonts, other external font services, Font Awesome and similar icon libraries. Instead, we use system fonts and inline SVG icons to prevent personal data from being transmitted to external providers.

8. Our Own Services

Applicant Data

If you apply to COBIQ as a consultant, your application data, including your name, contact details, qualifications and work experience, is collected and stored. This data is used exclusively to process your application.

Processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR for the purpose of carrying out the application process. Once the application process has ended, your data will be deleted unless you have expressly consented to longer-term storage.

9. Your Rights

You have the following rights at any time:

Contact for Privacy Questions

You may contact us at any time regarding these and other questions about data protection:

COBIQ GmbH
Hirschanger 60
30559 Hannover
Germany

E-Mail: info@cobiq.de
Phone: +49 155 635 645 63