Privacy and Cookie Statement

1.1 Beyond Now 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 Beyond Now site.

2.1 We process personal information collected via the Beyond Now site for the purposes of:

• Providing our services
• Dealing with your enquiries and requests
• Recruitment
• Proposing/inviting access to Beyond Now's social media accounts
• Proposing/inviting to informational events and conferences
• Providing you with information about products and services
• Sharing further insights about thought leadership, solution updates, news and events. 

3.1 When you visit our Beyond Now site, 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 Beyond Now site, to identify problems with our servers, prepare aggregate demographic information and other information regarding the use of the Beyond Now site, and to improve the functions of the Beyond Now site. 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 This website uses Hotjar, an analysis software from der Hotjar Ltd. („Hotjar“) (https://www.hotjar.com, 3 Lyons Range, 20 Bisazza Street, Sliema SLM 1640, Malta, Europe). Hotjar makes it possible to measure and analyse user behaviour (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 anonymised 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 analyse 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/legal/compliance/opt-out

4.3 Furthermore, when browsing the Beyond Now 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 Beyond Now's knowledge or consent, you are invited to consult the following links for further information.

4.4 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 Beyond Now sites.

4.5 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 the Beyond Now site.

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

7.1 We maintain safeguards to protect against unauthorized disclosure, use, alteration, or destruction of the personal information you provide to us through the Beyond Now site. 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 parties.

8.1 We want to make sure that any information we hold on you is up to date and correct. You can request from Beyond Now 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 Beyond Now holds about you , to obtain a copy or any queries with regard to these practices please contact us at the contact listed below:

Data Business Services GmbH & Co. KG
Nördliche Münchner Straße 47
82031 Gründwald, Germany

Email: niedermeier@data-business-service.com

Design and maintenance of our websites by RYZE Digital GmbH, Mombacher Str. 4, 55122 Mainz, Germany. The webserver is hosted by aiticon GmbH Stephanstraße 1, 60313 Frankfurt, Germany.

10.1 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 Beyond Now site 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 Beyond Now site in accordance with strict data protection standards.

We reserve the right to amend this Statement at any time without advance notice in order to address future developments of Beyond Now, 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 niedermeier@data-business-service.com