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1. General information and mandatory information

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 with which you can be personally identified. 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.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

1.1 Responsible body

The responsible body for data processing is:
SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement mbH
Bismarckstraße 12
72072 Tübingen
+49 7071 9169-0
datenschutz-shs@shs-capital.eu

1.2 Data protection officer

We have appointed a data protection officer for our company. If you have any questions that cannot be answered by this privacy policy, would like more detailed information or wish to exercise any of your rights, please contact our data protection officer, who can be reached as follows:

datenschutz süd GmbH
Heilbronner Str. 156
70191 Stuttgart

Company headquarters:
Wörthstraße 15
97082 Würzburg

+49 711 447086-0
office@datenschutz-sued.de

1.3 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.

2. Data collection on this website

2.1 Cookies

Our websites use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small text files and do not cause any damage to your device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or your web browser automatically deletes them.

Cookies can originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third-party companies within websites.

Cookies have various functions. Numerous cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the display of videos). Other cookies can be used to evaluate user behaviour or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are necessary for the electronic communication process, for the provision of certain functions requested by you or for the optimisation of the website (e.g. cookies for measuring the web audience) (necessary cookies) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimised provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG); consent can be revoked at any time.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

You can find out which cookies and services are used on this website in this privacy policy and the cookie consent banner.

2.2 Cookie consent with Borlabs Cookie

Our website uses cookie consent technology from Borlabs Cookie to obtain your consent to store certain cookies in your browser and to document this in accordance with data protection regulations. This technology is provided by Borlabs – Benjamin A. Bornschein, Georg-Wilhelm-Str. 17, 21107 Hamburg (hereinafter referred to as Borlabs).

When you visit our website, a Borlabs cookie is stored in your browser, in which the consents you have given or the revocation of these consents are stored. This data is not passed on to the provider of Borlabs Cookie.

The collected data is stored until you request us to delete it, delete the Borlabs cookie yourself, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Mandatory legal retention periods remain unaffected. Details on data processing by Borlabs Cookie can be found at https://de.borlabs.io/kb/welche-daten-speichert-borlabs-cookie/

Borlabs cookie consent technology is used to obtain the legally required consent for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR.

2.3 Server log files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

This data is processed for the purpose of enabling the use of the website (connection establishment) as well as for the purposes of system security, technical administration, network infrastructure and optimisation of the Internet offering.

This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimisation of its website.

The access data collected during the use of our website is only stored for the period of time required to achieve the above purposes. Your IP address is stored on our web server for a maximum of 7 days for system security purposes.

2.4 Enquiries by email or telephone

If you contact us by e-mail or telephone, your enquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, enquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, provided that your enquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), if this has been requested.

The data you send us via contact enquiries will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to its storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your enquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

2.5 Contact form

If you send us enquiries via the contact form, your details from the enquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, provided that your enquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing 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 enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your enquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

2.6 White paper

If you would like to receive the white paper we offer, we require your email address, your first and last name, your company name and information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. Further data will not be collected or will only be collected on a voluntary basis.

Data processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time for the future. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you provide us with for the purpose of receiving the white paper will be stored by us until you unsubscribe and will be deleted from the distribution list after you unsubscribe from the white paper. Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected by this.

3. Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyse the behaviour of website visitors. The website operator receives various usage data, such as page views, length of stay, operating systems used and the origin of the user. This data is assigned to the user’s respective end device. It is not assigned to a user ID.

Google Analytics uses technologies that enable the recognition of the user for the purpose of analysing user behaviour (e.g. cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Google about the use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

The use of this service is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://business.safety.google/adscontrollerterms/sccs/.

The company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that aims to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. Further information on this can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

3.1 Browser plugin

You can prevent Google from collecting and processing your data by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de. For more information on how Google Analytics handles user data, please refer to Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.

3.2 Order processing

We have concluded a contract with Google for order processing and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

4. Newsletter

4.1 Newsletter data

If you would like to subscribe to the newsletter offered on the website, we need your email address, your first and last name, and information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. Further data is not collected or is collected on a voluntary basis only. We use newsletter service providers, which are described below, to process the newsletter.

4.2 Brevo

This website uses Brevo to send newsletters. The provider is Sendinblue GmbH, Köpenicker Straße 126, 10179 Berlin, Germany. Brevo is a service that can be used to organise and analyse the sending of newsletters, among other things. The data you enter for the purpose of receiving the newsletter is stored on the servers of Sendinblue GmbH in Germany.

4.3 Data analysis by Brevo

Brevo enables us to analyse our newsletter campaigns. For example, we can see whether a newsletter message has been opened and which links have been clicked on. This allows us to determine which links have been clicked on particularly often.

We can also see whether certain predefined actions were performed after opening/clicking (conversion rate). For example, we can see whether you made a purchase after clicking on the newsletter.

Brevo also enables us to divide newsletter recipients into different categories (“clusters”). Newsletter recipients can be divided according to the type of contact or place of residence, for example. This allows us to better tailor the newsletter to the respective target groups.

If you do not want Brevo to analyse your data, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. We provide a link for this purpose in every newsletter message.

For detailed information on Brevo’s functions, please refer to the following link: https://www.brevo.com/de/newsletter-software/.

4.4 Legal basis

Data processing is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may revoke this consent at any time. The legality of data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.

4.5 Storage period

The data you provide us with for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe. Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected by this.

After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist if this is necessary to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist will only be used for this purpose and will not be merged with other data. This serves both your interests and our interests in complying with the legal requirements for sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR). There is no time limit for storage in the blacklist. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.

For more details, please refer to Brevo’s privacy policy at: https://www.brevo.com/de/datenschutz-uebersicht/ and https://www.brevo.com/de/legal/privacypolicy/.

4.6 Order processing

We have concluded a contract for order processing (AVV) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that the personal data of our website visitors is only processed in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

5. Google Fonts

This site uses Google Fonts, which are provided by Google, for the uniform display of fonts. The Google Fonts are installed locally. There is no connection to Google servers.

Further information on Google Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

6. Applications

6.1 Handling of applicant data

We offer you the opportunity to apply for a position with us (e.g. by email or post). Below, we provide information about the scope, purpose and use of your personal data collected during the application process. We assure you that the collection, processing and use of your data will be carried out in accordance with applicable data protection law and all other legal provisions, and that your data will be treated as strictly confidential.

6.2 Scope and purpose of data collection

When you send us an application, we process your associated personal data (e.g. contact and communication data, application documents, notes taken during interviews, etc.) to the extent necessary to decide whether to establish an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is Section 26 of the new German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG-neu) (initiation of an employment relationship), Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR (general contract initiation) and – if you have given your consent – Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. Consent can be revoked at any time. Your personal data will only be passed on within our company to persons involved in processing your application.

If your application is successful, the data you submit will be stored in our data processing systems for the purpose of implementing the employment relationship on the basis of Section 26 BDSG-neu and Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.

6.3 Data retention period

If we are unable to offer you a position, you decline a job offer or withdraw your application, we reserve the right to store the data you have provided on the basis of our legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR) for up to 6 months from the end of the application process (rejection or withdrawal of the application). The data will then be deleted and the physical application documents destroyed. The storage serves in particular for evidence purposes in the event of a legal dispute. If it is apparent that the data will be required after the expiry of the 6-month period (e.g. due to an impending or pending legal dispute), deletion will only take place when the purpose for further storage no longer applies.

Longer storage may also take place if you have given your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR) or if statutory retention obligations prevent deletion.

6.4 Inclusion in the applicant pool

If we do not offer you a job, there may be the possibility of adding you to our applicant pool. If you are added to the pool, all documents and information from your application will be transferred to the applicant pool so that we can contact you if suitable vacancies arise.
Inclusion in the applicant pool is based exclusively on your express consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). Consent is voluntary and is not related to the current application process. The data subject may revoke their consent at any time. In this case, the data will be irrevocably deleted from the applicant pool, provided there are no legal reasons for retention.

The data from the applicant pool will be irrevocably deleted no later than two years after consent has been given.

7. Storage period

Unless a more specific storage period is specified 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. tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will take place after these reasons no longer apply.

8. Information about the rights of data subjects

If your personal data is processed, you are a data subject within the meaning of the GDPR and you have the following rights vis-à-vis the controller:

8.1 Right to information

According to Art. 15 GDPR, you have a right to information. This means, in particular, that you have the right to request confirmation from us as to whether we are processing personal data concerning you. If this is the case, you also have the right to information about this personal data and to the information listed in Art. 15 (1) GDPR. This includes, for example, information about the purposes of processing, the categories of personal data being processed, and the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data has been or will be disclosed (Article 15(1)(a), (b) and (c) of the GDPR).

8.2 Right to rectification

According to Art. 16 GDPR, you have the right to rectification. This means, in particular, that you have the right to request that we immediately rectify any inaccurate personal data concerning you and complete any incomplete personal data.

8.3 Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”)

Art. 17 GDPR grants you a right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”). This means that you have the right to request that we erase personal data concerning you without undue delay, and we are obliged to erase personal data without undue delay if one of the reasons listed in Art. 17(1) GDPR applies. This may be the case, for example, if personal data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed (Art. 17(1)(a) GDPR).

If we have made the personal data public and are obliged to delete it, we are also obliged to take reasonable measures, including technical measures, taking into account the available technology and implementation costs, to inform other controllers who process the personal data that a data subject has requested them to erase all links to this personal data or copies or replications of this personal data (Art. 17(2) GDPR).

The right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”) does not apply in exceptional cases where processing is necessary for the reasons listed in Art. 17(3) GDPR. This may be the case, for example, if processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims (Art. 17(3)(a) and (e) GDPR).

8.4 Right to restriction of processing

Furthermore, under certain conditions, you have the right to restriction of processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR. This means that you have the right to request that we restrict processing if one of the conditions listed in Art. 18(1) GDPR is met. This may be the case, for example, if you dispute the accuracy of the personal data. In this case, processing will be restricted for a period that allows us to verify the accuracy of the personal data (Art. 18(1)(a) GDPR). Restriction means marking stored personal data with the aim of limiting its future processing (Art. 4(3) GDPR).

8.5 Right to data portability

As a data subject, you also have a right to data portability under Art. 20 GDPR. This means that you have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, and you have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from us, provided that the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR and the processing is carried out using automated means (Art. 20(1) GDPR).

When exercising your right to data portability, you also have the right to have the personal data transferred directly from us to another controller, insofar as this is technically feasible (Art. 20(2) GDPR).

8.6 Right to object

According to Art. 21 GDPR, you have a right to object.

Right to object on grounds relating to the specific situation of the data subject:

As a data subject, you have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you which is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

In the event of an objection for reasons arising from your particular situation, we will no longer process the personal data concerned unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

8.7 Right to withdraw consent

If the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, you as the data subject have the right to withdraw your consent at any time for the future pursuant to Art. 7(3) GDPR. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. We will inform you of this before you give your consent.

8.8 Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority

As a data subject, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority under the conditions set out in Art. 77 GDPR.

The supervisory authority responsible for us is the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information in Baden-Württemberg.

The contact details can be found here: https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.datenschutz.de/kontakt/

As of 01/2026