Privacy Policy

Data protection is important to us. Below, we provide information about the collection of personal data when you use our website. Personal data includes any data that can be linked to you personally, such as your name, address, email addresses, or user behavior. We have implemented comprehensive technical and operational safeguards to protect your data from accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction, or access by unauthorized persons. Our security procedures are regularly reviewed and adapted to technological advancements.

1 Data processing controller

The data controllers pursuant to Article 4(7) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are Saverto Holding GmbH, Glüsinger Straße 86, 21217 Seevetal, and svt Services Holding GmbH, Glüsinger Straße 86, 21217 Seevetal (see also our legal notice).

2 Contact details for the data protection officer

If you have any questions regarding data protection, please contact our Data Protection Officer:
Christopher Schewior
c/o intersoft consulting services AG
Beim Strohhause 17
20097 Hamburg
datenschutz@saverto.com / datenschutz@svt.de

3 Purpose of and legal basis for data processing

Personal data is collected only if you voluntarily provide it to us, e.g., when contacting us via email. We use this data exclusively for the purpose for which you provided it to us. Processing for other purposes will only take place after explicit notification or after obtaining your consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. In certain cases, we also process personal data on the basis of a legitimate interest in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.

4 Processing based on a legitimate interest pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR

The processing of personal data based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR takes place in the following cases:

4.1 Collection of personal data when visiting our website

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

  • IP address
  • Date and time of the request
  • Time zone difference from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
  • Content of the request (specific page)
  • Access status / HTTP status code
  • Amount of data transferred in each case
  • Website from which the request originates
  • Browser
  • Operating system and its user interface
  • Language and version of the browser software

The data controller’s legitimate interest lies in the proper presentation of its website and in ensuring the stability and security of the website.

4.2 Hosting

The website is hosted by an external service provider. As part of the hosting service, the personal data generated when using the website is processed on the host’s servers. This may include, in particular, IP addresses, metadata and communication data, log data, website visits, and other data generated through a website.

We use the hosting provider to ensure the secure, fast, and efficient delivery of our online services, which is in our legitimate interest pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.

4.3 Website analysis

For the purposes of analyzing and optimizing our website, we use various services, which are described below. This allows us, for example, to analyze how many users visit our website, which content is particularly popular, and how users find our site. This helps us design our offerings to be user-friendly and continuously improve them.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by a cookie regarding your use of this website is generally transmitted to a Google server and stored there. However, if IP anonymization is enabled on this website, your IP address will be truncated by Google beforehand within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server and truncated there.

On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services related to website and internet usage to the website operator.

The use of Google Analytics is based exclusively on your consent in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and § 25(1) of the TDDDG. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect.

For more information on terms of use and data protection, please visit:
https://www.google.com/analytics/terms
https://policies.google.com/?hl=de

4.4 Advertising

We use services for marketing purposes to target users of our website with interest-based advertising, to measure the reach of our offerings, and to evaluate the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns. To the extent that cookies or similar technologies are used for this purpose or personal data is processed for marketing purposes, this is done exclusively on the basis of your consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and Section 25(1) of the TDDDG. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect.

Google Tag Manager

For the sake of transparency, we would like to point out that we use Google Tag Manager. This service is provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Tag Manager itself does not generally collect any personal data, but rather helps us integrate and manage tags on our website. However, other services can be integrated via Google Tag Manager, and these services may process personal data. These services are described separately in this Privacy Policy.

For more information about Google Tag Manager, please visit:
https://www.google.com/intl/de/tagmanager/use-policy.html

LinkedIn

Our website may include features from the LinkedIn social network. This service is provided by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.

When you visit a page with integrated LinkedIn features, a connection may be established to LinkedIn’s servers. In particular, the following data may be processed:

  • IP address
  • Browser information
  • Device information
  • Information regarding website usage

The use of LinkedIn features is based exclusively on your consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and Section 25(1) of the TDDDG. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect.

For more information, please visit:
https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

Meta Pixel

This website uses or plans to technically enable the Meta Pixel. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland.

This allows us to track the behavior of website visitors after they have been redirected to our website by clicking on a Meta ad. This allows the effectiveness of Meta ads to be evaluated for statistical and market research purposes and helps optimize future advertising campaigns.

In particular, the following data may be processed:

  • IP address
  • Browser information
  • Device information
  • Referrer URL
  • Information regarding website usage
  • Conversion data

If the service is actively used, the Meta Pixel is used exclusively on the basis of your consent in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and § 25(1) of the TDDDG. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect.

For more information, please visit:
https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/

4.5 Usercentrics

We use Usercentrics as our consent management platform. This service is provided by Usercentrics GmbH, Sendlinger Straße 7, 80331 Munich.

Usercentrics enables us to obtain, manage, and document consent for cookies and tracking technologies. In particular, the following data may be processed:

  • Consent status
  • IP address or truncated or hashed IP address
  • Date and time of the decision
  • Browser information
  • Provider’s URL
  • Anonymous, random, and encrypted key

Processing is carried out to fulfill legal obligations and on the basis of our legitimate interest in ensuring that our online offering complies with the law, in accordance with Art. 6(1)(c) and (f) of the GDPR and § 25(2)(2) of the TDDDG.

Further information can be found at:
https://usercentrics.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung/

4.6 Polylang

We use Polylang on our website to provide multilingual content.

Polylang may set technically necessary cookies to save your selected language setting and display the website in the desired language. In particular, the following data may be processed:

  • Language preference
  • Technical browser information
  • Technical connection data

To the extent that the use of Polylang is technically necessary, processing is based on Section 25(2) of the German Telemedia Act (TDDDG) and Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our legitimate interest lies in providing multilingual content in a user-friendly manner.

4.7 WP Cerber

We use WP Cerber to protect our website from unauthorized access, automated attacks, and malicious requests.

In particular, the following data may be processed:

  • IP address
  • Times of access attempts
  • URLs accessed
  • Browser information
  • Security-related log data

Processing is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the security and functionality of our website.

4.8 Google Fonts

We use Google Fonts on our website to ensure consistent font display. The fonts are hosted locally on our server.

Because Google Fonts are integrated locally, no connection is established with Google’s servers solely for the purpose of retrieving fonts.

4.9 SSL or TLS encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser’s address bar changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock icon in your browser’s address bar.

When SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

4.10 Use of Cookies

When you use our website, cookies are stored on your device. Cookies are small text files that are stored in association with your browser and through which certain information is transmitted to the entity that sets the cookie.

To the extent that cookies are technically necessary, their use is based on Section 25(2) of the German Telemedia Act (TDDDG) and Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). To the extent that cookies are used for analytical or marketing purposes, this is done exclusively on the basis of your consent pursuant to Section 25(1) of the TDDDG and Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect.

5 Data transfer and recipients or categories of recipients

As a general rule, your data will not be transferred to third parties unless we are legally obligated to do so, the transfer is necessary to fulfill a contractual relationship, or you have expressly consented to the transfer of your data in advance.

6 Duration of storage

Personal data that we collect is deleted as soon as the purpose of processing no longer applies or statutory retention periods have expired. To the extent that specific retention periods apply to individual services, these are additionally outlined in the respective service descriptions.

7 Information on the data subject’s obligation to provide data

When using our website, you are under no legal or contractual obligation to provide data.

8 Use of automated decision-making, including profiling

Automated decision-making, including profiling, pursuant to Article 22 of the GDPR does not take place.

9 Your rights

You have the following rights with respect to the personal data concerning you:

9.1 General rights

You have the right to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, objection to processing, and data portability. To the extent that processing is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time with future effect.

9.2 Rights regarding data processing based on a legitimate interest

Pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR, you have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you, provided that such processing is based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) of the GDPR.

9.3 Rights regarding direct marketing

If we process your personal data for the purpose of direct marketing, you have the right, pursuant to Article 21(2) of the GDPR, to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such marketing purposes.

9.4 Right to file a complaint with a supervisory authority

You also have the right to file a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority regarding our processing of your personal data.

10 Contacting us via Email

When you contact us via email, we store the data you provide in order to process your inquiry. We delete the data collected in this context once storage is no longer necessary, or restrict its processing to the extent that statutory retention obligations apply.

11 Data transfer and intended data transfer to a third country or to an international organization

To the extent that any of the services mentioned above transfer personal data to third countries, in particular to the United States, this is done only in compliance with the legal requirements of Articles 44 et seq. of the GDPR. In the absence of an adequacy decision, we base data transfers on appropriate safeguards, in particular standard contractual clauses. Further information on this can be found in the privacy policies of the respective providers.

12 Data Security

We have implemented comprehensive technical and operational safeguards to protect your data from accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction, or access by unauthorized persons. Our security procedures are regularly reviewed and adapted to technological advancements.

13 Collection of publicly accessible content by search engines and AI services

Content from our publicly accessible website may be automatically collected and processed by search engines, web crawlers, and AI-powered services. This may result in content from our website appearing in search results or AI-powered responses. To the extent that we publish personal data on our website – such as names, job titles, business contact information, or photos of contact persons – this data may also be collected by such services. This processing is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in ensuring that our company and our services can be found on the Internet. To the extent that external providers further process content from our website, they do so, in principle, under their own responsibility with regard to data protection. We generally have no complete control over this further processing.

Last updated July 2026