Privacy and Cookie Statement

1.1 Regnology collects personal information from you through the use of registration forms, for instance every time you sign up for an electronic newsletter, when you send us an application to be considered for employment, when you register for an event, when you submit a request for proposal or for information, when you request the authorization of downloading a document, when you enter an online competition or when you send us a message via an email reply mechanism provided on the Regnology sites.

2.1 We process personal information collected via the Regnology sites for the purposes of:

• Providing our services
• Dealing with your enquiries and requests
• Recruitment
• Proposing/inviting access to Regnology's social media accounts
• Proposing/inviting to informational events and conferences
• Providing you with information about products and services.

3.1 When you visit one of the Regnology sites, we collect information automatically about those visits.

3.2 In particular, your browser automatically sends us certain Internet-related information, such as the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the computer you are using.

3.3 We also collect information through the use of cookies to better understand how visitors use the Regnology sites, to identify problems with our servers, prepare aggregate demographic information and other information regarding the use of the Regnology sites, and to improve the functions of the Regnology sites. Cookies do not collect any information that enables you to be identified as an individual.

4.1 A cookie is a small piece of data (text file) that a website – when visited by a user – asks your browser to store on your device in order to remember information about you, such as your language preference or login information. Those cookies are set by us and called first-party cookies. We also use third-party cookies – which are cookies from a domain different than the domain of the website you are visiting – for our advertising and marketing efforts. More specifically, we use cookies and other tracking technologies for the following purposes:

4.2. You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. The cookie settings can be managed for the respective browser under the following links.

Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=de&hlrm=en
Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben-und-ablehnen
Internet Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/de-DE/windows-vista/Block-or-allow-cookies
Safari: https://support.apple.com/de-de/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
Opera: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/

4.3 This website uses Hotjar, an analysis software from der Hotjar Ltd. („Hotjar“) (http://www.hotjar.com, 3 Lyons Range, 20 Bisazza Street, Sliema SLM 1640, Malta, Europe). Hotjar makes it possible to measure and analyze user behavior (clicks, mouse movements, scrolling, etc.) on our website. The tracking code and cookie generate data about your visit to our website, which is then transmitted to the Hotjar server in Ireland and stored there. The tracking code collects the following data: Device-dependent data

• The IP address of your device (collected and stored in anonymized format)
• Your email address, including your first and last name, if you have provided this information via our website
• Your device’s screen size
• Type of device and browser information
• Geographic location (country only)
• Your preferred language for using our website
• Log data
• Linking domain
• Pages visited
• Geographic location (country only)
• Your preferred language for using our website
• Date and time of website visit

Hotjar will use this information to analyze your use of our website, compile reports on usage, and provide further services connected with use of the website and the internet. To this end, Hotjar also uses the services of third parties such as Google Analytics and Optimizely. These third parties may store data that is sent by your browser when you visit the website, such as cookies or IP requests. Please consult the data privacy statements of Google Analytics and Optimizely for more information about how data is stored and used. By using this website you declare your consent to the above-mentioned processing of the data collected by Hotjar and its third-party service providers as specified in their data privacy statements. The cookies used by Hotjar have different lifetimes. Some may remain valid for up to 365 days while others expire after the current visit. If you do not wish data to be collected by Hotjar, please click here and follow the instructions: https://www.hotjar.com/opt-out

4.4 This website uses HubSpot for marketing activities. HubSpot Inc. is a software company in the USA (https://www.hubspot.com/ , 25 First Street, 2nd Floor, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA) We use this integrated software solution for our own marketing, lead generation and customer service purposes. These include email marketing, which controls the sending of newsletters and automated mailings, social media publishing and reporting, contact management such as user segmentation and CRM, landing pages and contact forms. HubSpot uses cookies, which are small text files that are stored locally in the cache of your web browser on your device and allow us to analyze your use of the site. The information collected (e.g., IP address, geographic location, browser type, length of visit and pages viewed) is analyzed by HubSpot on our behalf so that we can generate reports about the visit and the pages visited. Information collected by HubSpot and the content of our websites solutions.reg.tech, knowledge.reg.tech and email.reg.tech is stored on servers of HubSpot's service providers. If you have given your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR), the processing on these websites is for the purpose of website analysis.

HubSpot's tracking code sets a number of tracking cookies when a visitor lands on our website. These cookies have different lifetimes. Some may remain valid for up to 2 years while others expire at the end of the session.

You can permanently object to the collection of data by HubSpot and the setting of cookies by preventing the storage of cookies through your browser settings. For more information about how HubSpot works, please refer to HubSpot's Product Privacy Policy, available at https://legal.hubspot.com/product-privacy-policy

4.5 Furthermore, when browsing the Regnology website you may get access to embedded media and other external sources which may store cookies. As cookies from externally embedded media may be used or modified without Regnology’s knowledge or consent, you are invited to consult the following links for further information.

4.6 You have the right to choose whether or not to accept cookies. You can exercise this right by amending or setting the controls on your browser to reflect your cookie preferences. However, please note that if you choose to refuse cookies you may not be able to use the full functionality of the Regnology sites.

4.7 The "help" portion of the toolbar on most Internet browsers will tell you how to change your browser cookie settings, including how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, and how to disable cookies altogether. For further information about cookies and how to control their use, please visit the following third party educational resources: www.allaboutcookies.org.

5.1 We will only disclose personal information to other companies within our group of companies, business partners, government bodies and law enforcement agencies, successors in title to our business and suppliers we engage to process data on our behalf. In these circumstances we will share your personal information for purposes such as our legitimate business purposes and to comply with legal obligations.

6.1 This Privacy Statement applies only to information collected by a Regnology site.

6.2 Regnology sites contain links to other sites that are not owned or administered by Regnology. Please be aware that Regnology is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other third-party sites. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of every Website you visit.

7.1 LinkedIn
Use of LinkedIn Social Plugins

On our website you will find plugins from the social network LinkedIn and LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("LinkedIn"). You can recognize the LinkedIn plugins by the corresponding logo or the "Recommend" button.

When you visit our website, a direct connection is established between your browser and the LinkedIn server via the plugin. LinkedIn receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click the LinkedIn button while logged into your LinkedIn account, you can link the content of our pages to your LinkedIn profile. This allows LinkedIn to associate your visit to our site with your user account. We would like to point out that as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how it is used by LinkedIn. For more information, see LinkedIn's privacy policy at
http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=privacy_policy&trk=hb_ft_priv.

7.2 Twitter
Use of Twitter Social Plugins

On our website you will find plugins from the social network Twitter and Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street Suite 900 San Francisco, CA 94103, USA ("Twitter"). You can recognize the Twitter plugins by the corresponding logo or the "Recommend" button.

When you visit our website, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Twitter server via the plugin. Twitter receives the information that YOU have visited our site with your IP address. If you click the Twitter button while you are logged into your Twitter account, you can link the content of our pages to your Twitter profile. This allows Twitter to associate your visit to our site with your user account. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how it is used by Twitter. For more information, see Twitter's privacy policy at https://twitter.com/de/privacy.

7.3 YouTube
Use of YouTube Social Plugins

On our website you will find plugins from the social network YouTube and YouTube LLC, Google LLC, D/B/A YouTube 901 Cherry Ave. San Bruno, CA 94066. United States ("YouTube"). You can recognize the plugins from YouTube by the corresponding logo or the "Recommend" button.

When you visit our website, a direct connection is established between your browser and the YouTube server via the plugin. YouTube receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click the YouTube button while you are logged into your YouTube account, you can link the content of our pages to your YouTube profile. This allows YouTube to associate your visit to our site with your user account. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how it is used by YouTube. For more information, see YouTube's privacy policy at
https://policies.google.com/privacy.

8.1 We maintain safeguards to protect against unauthorized disclosure, use, alteration, or destruction of the personal information you provide to us through the Regnology sites. Please note, however, that perfect security does not exist on the Internet. Therefore, while we endeavor to protect your personal data, when data is transferred over the Internet it may potentially be accessed and used by unauthorized party.

9.1 We want to make sure that any information we hold on you is up to date and correct. You can request from Regnology information in particular pursuant to Art. 15 to 18, 21 GDPR, as to your personal data held by us as a controller, the purpose of the storage and obtain certain other information about how and why we process your personal data. Furthermore, and within the legal framework, you have the right to request for your personal data to be amended or rectified where it is inaccurate, the right to restrict our processing of your personal data and the right to obtain deletion of your personal data. If you have any requests concerning your personal information Regnology holds about you , to obtain a copy or any queries with regard to these practices please contact us at the contact listed below:

Regnology Compliance Department
Compliance Officer
Karl-Arnold-Platz 1
40474 Düsseldorf

E-Mail (for non-sensitive issues only):
regtechdatasubject-request@regnology.net

10.1 Design and maintenance of our websites by Electronic Minds GmbH, Feldbergstr. 80, 64293 Darmstadt, Germany. The webserver is hosted by aiticon GmbH Stephanstraße 1, 60313 Frankfurt, Germany.

11.1 Given that the Internet is a global environment, using the Internet to collect and process personal data necessarily involves the transmission of data on an international basis. Therefore, by browsing the Regnology sites and communicating electronically with us, you acknowledge our processing of personal data in this way. However, we will endeavor to protect all personal information collected through the Regnology sites in accordance with strict data protection standards.

12.1 We reserve the right to amend this Statement at any time without advance notice in order to address future developments of Regnology, the Website or changes in industry or legal trends. We will post the revised Statement on the Website or announce the change on the home page of the Website. You can determine when the Statement was revised by referring to the "Last Updated" date on the top of this Statement. Any changes will become effective upon the posting of the revised Statement on the Website. By continuing to use the Website following such changes, you will be deemed to have agreed to such changes. If you do not agree with the terms of this Statement, in whole or part, you can choose to not continue to use the Website. 

If you have any general questions or concerns about how we  process personal information please contact us at compliance@regnology.net.