Peters Group Privacy Policy // Peters Development GmbH

Data Controller

The controller pursuant to Article 4(7) of the DSGVO is:

Peters Group
Mittelweg 22
20148 Hamburg

Tel. +49 (40) 593 620 250 -00
Email: mail@petersgroup.ag

This company is represented by:

Peters Development GmbH

Mittelweg 22

20148 Hamburg

Registered court: Hamburg Local Court, HRB 176504

which in turn is represented by its managing director

Jakob Peters

Processing of Personal Data

1. Informational Visit to Our Website

Every time our website is accessed, our system automatically collects data (so-called server log files) and information from the computer system of the accessing device. The following data is collected in this process:

• Website visited
• Date and time of access
• Amount of data sent in bytes
• Source/link from which you accessed the page (referrer URL)
• Browser used
• Operating system used
• IP address used
• Request details and destination address

This data is not combined with other data sources.

The data is stored in log files to ensure the website functions properly. In addition, the data helps us optimize the website and ensure the security of our IT systems. The data is not analyzed for marketing purposes in this context. The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to enable the website to be delivered to the user’s computer. For this purpose, the user’s IP address must remain stored for the duration of the session.

The legal basis for the temporary storage of the data and log files is Article 6(1)(f) of the DSGVO. We have a legitimate interest pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the DSGVO in optimizing our website.

2. Use of Cookies

The website uses so-called cookies. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our website more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.

Our site uses both session cookies and persistent cookies. Session cookies are temporary cookies that are stored in the user’s web browser until the browser window is closed, at which point the session cookies are deleted. Persistent cookies are used for repeat visits and are stored in the user’s browser for a specific period of time (typically up to one year, in some cases two years). These cookies are not deleted when the browser is closed. This type of cookie is used to recall a user’s preferences when they return to the site. We have a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) DSGVO in storing cookies to ensure the technically error-free and optimized provision of our services (technically necessary cookies).

You can configure your browser to notify you when cookies are set and to allow cookies only on a case-by-case basis, to exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or generally, and to enable the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

Cookies used for audience measurement (tracking) and advertising purposes are only used if you have consented to their use. The legal basis for the use of these cookies is Article 6(1)(a) of the DSGVO. In the cookie settings on our website, you have the option to give your voluntary consent to the use of cookies for analytics and marketing—either individually or generally—and to revoke this consent at any time for the future (see §9 of this Privacy Policy).

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3. Data Processing When Contacting Us via the Website

If you contact us via email (e.g., using the email address provided on our website), by phone, or by mail, the personal data you provide (e.g., name, email address, mailing address, etc.) will be processed to respond to your inquiry. If you contact us via the contact form provided on our website, you consent to the processing of your personal data. The processing of the personal data (title, first name, last name, company, phone number, email address, type of inquiry, your message) from the input form serves solely to process your contact request. Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) and (f) of the DSGVO. If the registration relates to the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures, processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6(1)(b) of the DSGVO.

Sources

We receive personal data from our contractual partners in the course of our business relationships. In addition, we process personal data that we receive directly from our customers, intermediaries, service providers, employees, and applicants. Furthermore, we process—to the extent necessary for the provision of a service—personal data that we have lawfully received from other group companies or other third parties (e.g., SCHUFA, Creditreform) (e.g., for the performance of services, the fulfillment of contracts, or based on consent you have provided). Furthermore, we process personal data that we have lawfully obtained from publicly accessible sources (e.g., debtor directories, land registers, commercial and association registers, the press, media, and the Internet) and are permitted to process.

Purposes of Processing and Legal Bases

We process your personal data in accordance with Article 6 of the EU DSGVO, namely pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) in cases of consent, Article 6(1)(b) of the DSGVO for the performance of a contract, Article 6(1)(c) of the DSGVO to comply with a legal obligation, Article 6(1)(d) of the DSGVO in cases of vital interests of the data subjects, and Article 6(1)(f) of the DSGVO in cases of a legitimate interest of our company or a third party. In addition, we process your personal data in accordance with the Federal Data Protection Act.

Disclosure of Personal Data

We will not disclose your personal data to third parties unless you consent to the disclosure, there is a legal obligation to disclose it, it is necessary for the performance of a contract, or we can rely on legitimate interests in the economic and effective operation of our business regarding such disclosure.

Within the Garbe Group, we share data internally to the extent that there is a legitimate interest pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the DSGVO in such internal sharing.

External service providers have been carefully selected and commissioned by us, are bound by our instructions, and are regularly monitored by us. Recipients of personal data may include, for example: banks, advertising agencies, PR agencies, credit bureaus, payroll agencies, lawyers, IT service providers, professional associations, and government agencies (such as tax authorities, courts, public prosecutors, and the police).

Transfer of Personal Data

Data will only be transferred to countries outside the EU or the EEA (so-called third countries) to the extent that this is necessary to fulfill your orders, required by law (e.g., tax reporting obligations), you have given us your consent, or within the scope of commissioned data processing.

Where a transfer to a third country takes place, the personal data is protected in each case by one of the mechanisms described in Art. 44 et seq. of the DSGVO (adequacy decisions or appropriate or suitable safeguards).

Use of Analytics Tools, Plug-ins, and Tracking

1. Social Media Plug-ins

Our Websites use so-called social media plug-ins from the following social networks. After clicking on the embedded text/image link, you will be redirected to the respective provider’s page. Only after the redirection is user information transmitted to the respective provider, and information about you is collected by the respective network. With the help of this solution, you can determine for yourself whether and when data is transmitted to the operators of the respective social networks.

You can disable interest-based advertising via the cookie settings (see Section 4 (2)). If you are logged into your user account on the respective network during this process, the network operator may, if applicable, associate the information collected during that specific visit with your personal account. If you wish to prevent the collected information from being associated with your user account, you must log out of the social network before clicking on the graphic. Additionally, you have the option to configure your respective user account accordingly.

We use the following social media plug-ins on our website:

LinkedIn

LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.

For more information on interest-based advertising on LinkedIn and on data protection, please visit https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a426390?hcppcid=search and https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

2. Other Plug-Ins and Embedded Features and Content

On our website, we use functional and content elements that are obtained from the servers of the respective providers (hereinafter “third-party providers”). These may include, for example, graphics, videos, or maps (hereinafter collectively referred to as “content”).

Note: Transfer to the U.S.

An adequate level of data protection when using service providers and processors outside the European Union (EU/EEA) is ensured through compliance with Art. 44 et seq. of the DSGVO.

YouTube

Our website uses plugins from the Google-operated site YouTube. The operator of the site is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.

When you visit one of our pages equipped with a YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established. In doing so, the YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to directly associate your browsing behavior with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

The use of YouTube is in the interest of presenting our online offerings in an appealing manner, provided that you have consented to the use of the plugins and thus on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) DSGVO.

We only track the extent to which the YouTube videos embedded on our site are viewed and delete this data after two years.

For more information on the handling of user data, please refer to YouTube’s Privacy Policy at:https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de

3. Analytics Tools

(a) Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Ltd., Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland, a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California 94043 (hereinafter “Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies to identify the frequency of use of certain areas of our website and user preferences. The information generated by the cookies regarding your use of our website (including your truncated IP address) is transmitted to a Google server in the United States and stored there. Google will use this information to evaluate your use of our website, to compile reports on website activity for us, and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage.

We use Google Analytics only with IP anonymization enabled. This means that the IP address of users is truncated by Google within member states of the European Union (EU) or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the United States and truncated there. The IP address transmitted by your web browser is not combined with other data held by Google. If you do not wish to have your activity analyzed or your reach measured by Google Analytics, you can, as an alternative to the options described in Section 4(2), specifically disable the use of Google Analytics cookies by installing a browser add-on. You can download this here: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de. This will store so-called “opt-out” information on your device, which serves to track your deactivation of Google Analytics. Please note that such “opt-out” information only leads to the deactivation of Google Analytics for the device and the specific web browser from which it was set. In addition, you may need to set it again if you delete cookies from your device. The opt-out cookie applies only to the web browser used when it was set and only to our website, and is stored on your device. If you delete the cookies in your web browser, you must set the opt-out cookie again.

For more information on Google’s use of data, as well as options for settings and objections, please visit Google’s websites at https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/partners and https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads.

(b) Google Ads

(aa). We use the online advertising program “Google Ads” on our website and, within this framework, conversion tracking (visit action analysis). Google Conversion Tracking is an analytics service provided by Google Ireland Ltd., Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland, a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California 94043 (hereinafter “Google”).

If you consent to the use of this service, a cookie for conversion tracking will be stored on your computer when you click on an ad placed by Google. These cookies have a limited validity period, do not contain any personal data, and therefore do not serve to identify you personally. If you visit certain pages on our website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that you clicked on the ad and were redirected to that page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. Therefore, it is not possible for cookies to be tracked across the websites of Ads customers. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics. Your data may be transferred to the United States.

For more information and Google’s privacy policy, please visit:

(bb). We use the remarketing feature within the Google Ads service on our website (see paragraph (a)).

To do this, user interaction on our website is analyzed—for example, which offers the user was interested in—so that we can display targeted advertising to users on other sites even after they have visited our website. For this purpose, Google stores a number in the browsers of users who visit certain Google services or websites in the Google Display Network. This number, referred to as a “cookie,” is used to track these users’ visits. This number serves to uniquely identify a web browser on a specific device and not to identify a person; personal data is not stored.

In addition to the option to disable tracking, you can prevent your participation in this tracking process in the following ways: a) by adjusting your browser software settings accordingly; in particular, blocking third-party cookies prevents you from receiving ads from third-party providers; b) by installing the plug-in provided by Google at the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin; c) by disabling interest-based ads from providers participating in the “About Ads” self-regulatory campaign via the link http://www.aboutads.info/choices, although this setting will be deleted if you clear your cookies; d) by permanently disabling tracking in your Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Google Chrome browsers via the link.

For more information on Google’s privacy policy, please visit: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

(d) LinkedIn Insight

We use the LinkedIn Insights Tag from the social network LinkedIn on our website, which is operated by LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, California 94043, USA (LinkedIn).

LinkedIn Insights is a JavaScript code embedded on our website. It tracks visits by LinkedIn members to our website. LinkedIn receives information that you have visited our website and links this to your profile data on LinkedIn to display targeted advertisements about our company to you on LinkedIn. This allows us to measure the performance of our ads.

If you consent to the use of this service (see Section 4 (2)), a so-called cookie is stored on your device. If you subsequently log in to LinkedIn or are logged in to LinkedIn while visiting our website, your visit to our website is noted in your LinkedIn profile. For us, the data collected about you in this way is anonymous. It does not allow us to draw any conclusions about you. However, we would like to point out that this data is also stored and processed by LinkedIn, making it possible to link it to the respective user profile. LinkedIn may use this information for its own market research and advertising purposes. If you wish to prevent the collected information from being associated with your user account, you must log out of the social network before clicking on the graphic.

Data processing by LinkedIn is governed by the LinkedIn Privacy Policy https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. For more information about LinkedIn Insights and how it works, please visit https://business.linkedin.com/de-de/marketing-solutions/insight-tag.

Social Media

We maintain a corporate presence on the social network LinkedIn.

We cannot track which user data the social networks collect. We have no influence over the data processing that takes place for this purpose, cannot prevent it, and do not have access to the underlying data. We also do not have full access to your profile data. We can only see the public information on your profile. You determine the specific public information in your settings on the social network.

We receive anonymous statistics (e.g., followers) from the social networks regarding the use of our company page. The legal basis for the transfer of your data within the respective social networks is your consent, which may be revoked at any time without formalities, Art. 6(1)(a) DSGVO. The legal basis for the use of statistical data is Art. 6(1)(f) DSGVO. We cannot link the statistical data to the profile data of our visitors.

We receive your personal data via social networks when you actively provide it to us via a private message. We use your data (e.g., first name, last name, username, email address) to respond to your inquiry. Your data will be stored until this purpose is fulfilled. The legal basis for processing when you actively contact us is your consent within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(a) DSGVO. If your message relates to a (pre-)contractual relationship with us, the legal basis for data processing is Art. 6(1)(b) DSGVO.

To the extent that we receive personal data from you via a social network, the processing of this data is carried out under joint responsibility with the respective social network.

You can find information about data collection and further processing by the respective social network via the links below.

LinkedIn

LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, a subsidiary of LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, California 94043, USA, https://de.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?

Processing and Storage Period

We process and store your personal data for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it is collected or otherwise processed, in particular for as long as required to fulfill our contractual and legal obligations.

Automated decision-making

In general, no fully automated decision-making (including profiling) pursuant to Art. 22, Art. 13(2)(f), and Art. 14(2)(g) of the DSGVO takes place in connection with the use of our website. Should we use these procedures in individual cases, we will inform you separately, provided this is required by law.

Data Subject Rights

You have the following rights against us as the controller within the meaning of the DSGVO:

• Access to your personal data processed by us, Art. 15 DSGVO;
• Rectification of inaccurate personal data or completion of your personal data stored by us, Art. 16 DSGVO;
• Erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless processing is necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information, to fulfill a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims, Art. 17 DSGVO;
• Restriction of the processing of your personal data, provided that you contest the accuracy of the data, the processing is unlawful but you oppose its erasure and we no longer need the data, but you require it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, or you have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 DSGVO, Art. 18 DSGVO;
• To receive the personal data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to request its transmission to another controller, Art. 20 DSGVO;
• To withdraw the consent you have given to us, Art. 21 DSGVO. If you object, we will no longer process your personal data in the future. This does not apply if processing is permitted on the basis of other provisions (e.g., Art. 6(1)(1) et seq. DSGVO).
• In the case of an automated decision (profiling), the right to present your point of view and to contest the decision, Art. 22(3) DSGVO;
• Lodging a complaint with a supervisory authority, Art. 77 DSGVO.

Updates and Changes to the Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is dated [February 9, 2026] and is effective as of that date. Due to the ongoing development of our website and changes in legal or regulatory requirements, it may become necessary to amend this Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to do so at any time.