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Privacy Policy

We take the confidentiality and the protection of your personal data very seriously. Therefore, we process your personal data only to the extent permissible under statutory provisions, in particular under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (“BDSG”).

With this Privacy Policy we would like to inform you in accordance with Art. 13 GDPR about the nature of the processing of your personal data via our Website “gaia.law” (“Website”), the purposes of such data processing and about the rights to which you are entitled. Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Controller


The person responsible for processing your personal data is GAIA Technologies GmbH (“we” or “GAIA“), Kurfürstendamm 195, 10707 Berlin.

GAIA is registered with the local court of Berlin (Charlottenburg) under HRB 226489 B and is represented by its managing directors, Janina Möllmann (janina.moellmann@gaia.law) and Dr. Peter Möllmann (peter.moellmann@gaia.com).

If you have any questions about the processing of your personal data collected via our Website, you can always contact us as follows:

Phone: +49 (0)30 629 3145 0
Email: dataprivacy@gaia.law

Processing of personal data during your visit to our Website


Each time you access the Website, the following personal data is automatically processed:

  • IP address of your requesting computer
  • Browser type, browser version and language used by your operating system
  • Date and time of access of your visit
  • Name of your access provider
  • Name of the specific page or file accessed, and the amount of data transferred (access status/http status code)
  • Website from which your system accesses our Website (“referrer URL”)

We require this information for technical purposes to display the Website properly and to guarantee technical stability and security. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interest in operating an internet presence to provide information about our services, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Your personal data is temporarily stored in server log files for the aforementioned purposes. The log files are deleted after the end of the respective browser session, at the latest after seven (7) days. Personal data, which must be stored for further evidentiary purposes, is excluded from deletion until the respective incident has been finally clarified.

Processing of data for demo requests


By entering the demo request form, we only process the personal data you provide to us. This may include the following:

  • Your first and last name
  • Your (employer) company
  • If filled in, your position at your (employer) company
  • Your company email address
  • If filled in, your telephone number

We require this information to coordinate and hold a web demowith you, as well as preparation for and follow-up on the demo. The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

Your personal data is only stored for as long as is needed to fulfill such purpose. The data are stored as long as is needed to prepare, hold and follow-up on the appointment with you.

Processing of personal data regarding our career website(s)


If you apply to us in response to open positions published on our career website(s) or if you send us an unsolicited application (e.g., via join@gaia.law), we process the following categories of personal data during the application process:

  • private contact and identification information
  • personal data on your professional qualifications
  • place of study or training, certificates
  • the personal data you provide to us in your curriculum vitae including photos of you
  • any other personal data you may have provided in the application

The person responsible for the application process at GAIA will receive your application documents and they will be forwarded internally to other application decision-supporting team members of GAIA. § 26(1) BDSG and Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR are the legal basis for this data processing. Any information that you provide voluntarily, and which goes beyond the required amount will be processed in our legitimate interest Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR in being able to respond to your application in the best possible way.

In case of a succesful application, we will process your personal data for the purposes of the (prospective) employment relationship in accordance with a separate data privacy policy, which you will then receive from us. Otherwise, we will generally store your data for a period of six (6) months from the time of receipt of the rejection by you. Your application documents are then deleted.

Your rights as a data subject


In accordance with the GDPR, you have the following rights with regard to your personal data:

  • right of access
  • right to rectification
  • right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
  • right to restriction of processing
  • right to object to the processing
  • right to withdraw consent
  • right to data portability

If we process your personal data on the basis of our legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR), you can object to the processing by contacting us (see "Controller" for contact details). The same applies if we process your data on the basis of your consent.

You have the right to revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. Furthermore, you are entitled to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority regarding the processing of your personal data.

Status as of September 5, 2022.