Privacy policy
This English version is provided for convenience only. In case of doubt, the German version is legally binding.
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. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our privacy policy below this text.
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. You can find their contact details in the section “Information on the controller” in this privacy policy.
How do we collect your data?
On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may, for example, be data that you enter in a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically or with your consent by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is mainly technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.
What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to receive information free of charge about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. You can contact us at any time about this and any other questions on the subject of data protection.
2. Hosting
We host the content of our website with the following provider:
Strato
The provider is Strato AG, Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7, 10249 Berlin, Germany (“Strato”). When you visit our website, Strato records various log files, including your IP addresses.
For further information, please refer to Strato’s privacy policy: https://www.strato.de/datenschutz/.
Strato is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in presenting our website as reliably as possible. Where corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
3. General information and mandatory information
Data protection
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.
Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Information on the controller
The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:
Tom Hennies
Steinbreite 78
38440 Wolfsburg
Phone: +49 160 91566568
Email: tom.hennies@talentknot.com
The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).
Storage period
Unless a more specific storage period has been stated in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, deletion takes place once these reasons no longer apply.
General information on the legal bases for data processing on this website
If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR if special categories of data under Art. 9(1) GDPR are processed. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to access to information on your device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally based on § 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required to fulfil a contract or to carry out pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if this is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The relevant legal bases in each individual case are explained in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.
Recipients of personal data
In the course of our business activities, we work with various external parties. In some cases, this also requires the transfer of personal data to these external parties. We only pass on personal data to external parties if this is necessary for the performance of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. passing on data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, or if another legal basis permits the disclosure. When using processors, we only pass on our customers’ personal data on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.
Revocation of your consent to data processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to object to data collection in special cases and to direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)
IF DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA CONCERNED UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) GDPR).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) GDPR).
Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of their habitual residence, their place of work or the place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to data portability
You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.
Information, correction and deletion
Within the framework of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of the data processing and, if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time about this and any other questions on the subject of personal data.
Right to restriction of processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data – apart from its storage – may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a member state.
SSL or TLS encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or enquiries that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
4. Data collection on this website
Enquiries by email, phone or fax
If you contact us by email, phone or fax, your enquiry including all resulting personal data (name, enquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.
This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your enquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested; consent can be revoked at any time.
The data you send to us via contact requests remains with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.
Source: https://www.e-recht24.de
Contact via WhatsApp
You can also write to us via WhatsApp. The link on this website only opens WhatsApp after you click it; no data is transferred to WhatsApp beforehand. The provider is WhatsApp Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland, a company of the Meta group.
If you write to us via WhatsApp, WhatsApp processes your phone number, your profile and metadata of the communication. The content of messages is end-to-end encrypted. A transfer of data to the USA cannot be ruled out. We only use your message to process your enquiry (Art. 6(1)(b) or (f) GDPR). If you do not want this, you can also reach us by phone, email or via the contact form.
Further information can be found in WhatsApp’s privacy policy: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/privacy-policy-eea
5. Contact form and applications
Contact form
If you send us an enquiry via the contact form, we process the details from the form (name, company, email address, optionally phone number, information on your staffing needs and your message) in order to process your enquiry and for follow-up questions. Your enquiry is forwarded to our email inbox; you will receive an automatic confirmation of receipt by email. We do not pass on this data without your consent.
Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your enquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
To protect against automated spam enquiries, we use an invisible check field in the form. No data is transferred to third parties and no cookies are set.
Your details remain with us until you ask us to delete them, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your enquiry has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions, in particular retention periods, remain unaffected.
Applications by email
Applicants can send us their documents by email to tom.hennies@talentknot.com. We process the data contained therein (e.g. contact details, CV, certificates, language certificates, driving licence and qualification certificates) in order to assess your suitability and to place you with suitable employers in Germany. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (initiation and performance of the placement).
We only pass on your documents to potential employers with your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). Insofar as your documents contain special categories of personal data that you provide to us voluntarily, we process them on the basis of your explicit consent (Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR). You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.
If no placement is made, we delete your documents no later than six months after the end of the application process, unless you have consented to longer storage (e.g. to be considered for future vacancies). Statutory retention obligations remain unaffected. Our placement service is free of charge for applicants.
6. Appointment booking and video calls
Calendly
We use Calendly to book appointments. The provider is Calendly LLC, 115 E Main St., Ste A1B, Buford, GA 30518, USA (“Calendly”).
The booking calendar is only loaded when you click “Load calendar” and thereby give your consent. Only then is a connection established to Calendly’s servers; among other things, your IP address and technical data of your device are transferred to Calendly. When you book an appointment, Calendly processes the data you enter (e.g. name, email address, phone number, company, answers to the booking questions and date and time of the appointment) and forwards it to us. The appointment is entered in our calendar (Microsoft 365).
Processing is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG); consent can be revoked at any time. We also process the booking data to carry out pre-contractual measures (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR). It remains with us until the purpose no longer applies and is then deleted, unless statutory retention periods prevent this.
The transfer of data to the USA is based on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF), under which Calendly is certified. We have concluded a data processing agreement with Calendly. For further information, please refer to Calendly’s privacy policy: https://calendly.com/privacy.
Microsoft Teams
We use Microsoft Teams for video calls. The provider is Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, One Microsoft Place, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, Ireland. When you take part in a Teams call, Microsoft processes in particular your name, email address, IP address, device and connection data as well as image and sound data during the call. We do not record calls.
Processing is carried out to perform pre-contractual measures (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and on the basis of our legitimate interest in effective communication (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). A data processing agreement is in place with Microsoft. Insofar as data is transferred to the USA, this is based on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, under which Microsoft is certified. Further information: https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement.
7. Content and services on this website
Consent management (cookie notice)
On your first visit, we ask you in a notice window whether you would like to allow external content such as the Calendly booking calendar. We save your choice in your browser’s local storage so that we don’t have to ask you again on every visit. No data is transferred to us or third parties; we do not use analytics or marketing cookies or an external consent tool.
Storing your choice is technically necessary in order to respect your decision (§ 25(2) no. 2 TDDDG, Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR). You can change your choice at any time via the “Cookie settings” link in the footer or remove it by deleting the website data in your browser.
Videos
We store the videos on this website on our own web space with our host Strato (see section 2). No data is transferred to video platforms such as YouTube or Vimeo when playing them. Videos only start when you click on them yourself. The resulting server log files are processed as described under “Hosting”.
Fonts (hosted locally)
This website uses the font “Inter”. It is installed locally on our server. No connection to servers of Google or other providers is established when the website is accessed.
Links to social networks
On this website we link to our profiles on LinkedIn and Instagram. These are simple links, not embedded plugins. Data is only transferred to the respective provider when you click on a link and visit its website; the privacy policy of the respective provider applies there.