Data protection

Privacy Policy

Information on the processing of personal data on this website.

§ 1 Information about the collection of personal data

(1) In the following, we provide information about the collection of personal data when using our website. Personal data are all data that can be related to you personally, e.g. name, first name, address, email addresses, telephone number, user behaviour, subject and message.

(2) The controller within the meaning of Art. 4(7) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:

DC Connected Car GmbH
Elchinger Straße 53
89278 Nersingen
Managing Director: Dennis Christ (see our Imprint)

Our data protection officer can be reached at:
Marcus Hupfauer
DatAP GmbH
Gerstenfeld 30
86486 Bonstetten
Email: m.hupfauer@datap-gmbh.de
Phone: 08293-96891-0
Fax: 08293-96891-10

(3) When you contact us by email, the data you provide (your email address, possibly your name, first name, address and telephone number, as well as subject and message) are stored by us in order to answer your questions. The data collected in this context will be deleted after storage is no longer necessary, or processing will be restricted if statutory retention obligations exist.

(4) If we use commissioned service providers for individual functions of our offering or wish to use your data for advertising purposes, we will inform you in detail below about the respective processes. We will also state the defined storage duration criteria.

§ 2 Your rights

(1) You have the following rights with regard to the personal data concerning you: right to information, right to rectification or erasure, right to restriction of processing, right to object to processing, right to data portability.

(2) You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority about the processing of your personal data by us.

§ 3 Collection of personal data when visiting our website

(1) When using the website for informational purposes only, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect the personal data that your browser transmits to our server. If you wish to view our website, we collect the following data, which are technically necessary for us to display our website and to ensure its stability and security (legal basis is Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR): IP address, date and time of the request, time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), content of the request (specific page), access status/HTTP status code, amount of data transferred in each case, website from which the request comes, browser, operating system and its interface, language and version of the browser software.

(2) In addition to the aforementioned data, cookies are stored on your computer when you use our website, with the exception of technically necessary cookies, only after you have given your consent. Cookies are small text files stored on your hard drive and assigned to the browser you are using, through which certain information flows to the entity that sets the cookie. Cookies cannot execute programs or transmit viruses to your computer. They serve to make the internet offering more user-friendly and effective overall.

(3) Use of cookies: a) This website uses transient and persistent cookies. b) Transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser. These include in particular session cookies. c) Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a predefined duration, which may vary depending on the cookie. You can delete cookies at any time in the security settings of your browser. d) You can configure your browser settings according to your wishes, e.g. refuse the acceptance of third-party cookies or all cookies. Please note that you may not be able to use all functions of this website.

§ 4 Objection or revocation against the processing of your data

(1) If you have given consent to the processing of your data, you can revoke it at any time. Such a revocation affects the permissibility of the processing of your personal data after you have declared it to us.

(2) Insofar as we base the processing of your personal data on a balance of interests, you may object to the processing. This is the case if the processing is not necessary for the performance of a contract with you. When exercising such an objection, we ask you to state the reasons why we should not process your personal data as we have done.

(3) Of course, you may object at any time to the processing of your personal data for advertising and data analysis purposes that is not required for cookies that are not necessary. You can inform us of your objection to advertising at:

DC Connected Car GmbH
Elchinger Straße 53
89278 Nersingen
Email: info@dc-connected.de
Managing Director: Dennis Christ

§ 5 Applications for advertised positions by email

(1) On our website, we advertise positions for which interested parties can apply by email to the contact address provided.

(2) Admission to the application process requires that applicants provide us with all personal data necessary for a sound and informed assessment and selection together with their application by email.

(3) The required information includes general personal information (name, address, telephone or electronic contact option) as well as performance-specific evidence of the qualifications required for a position.

(4–5) After receipt of the application, the applicant data will be stored by us and evaluated exclusively for the purpose of processing the application.

(6) The legal basis for these processing operations is generally Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. b GDPR in conjunction with § 26(1) BDSG.

(7) Insofar as special categories of personal data within the meaning of Art. 9(1) GDPR are requested in the application process, processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 9(2) lit. b GDPR.

(8) If the applicant is not selected or withdraws the application, the data will be deleted after 6 months at the latest.

(9) In the event of a successful application, the data provided will be further processed on the basis of Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. b GDPR in conjunction with § 26(1) BDSG for the purposes of performing the employment relationship.

§ 6 Registration function

(1) Our website offers you a registration function. The required information for registration is your email address and the entry of a password.

(2) As part of the registration function, we store the aforementioned personal data as well as the IP address and the time of the respective user action. Storage is based on your consent, Art. 6(1) lit. a GDPR.

(3) This data is generally not passed on to other third parties, unless this is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation, Art. 6(1) lit. c GDPR.

§ 7 Use of social media plugins

(1) We currently use the following social media plugins: Facebook, Instagram (Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd.) and LinkedIn. We use the so-called two-click solution. This means that when you visit our site, personal data is generally not initially transmitted to the providers. Only if you click on the marked field, thereby activating it and giving your consent, will the plugin provider receive the information that you have accessed the corresponding website.

(2) We have no influence on the data collected and data processing operations, nor are we aware of the full scope of data collection, the purposes of processing or the storage periods.

(3) The plugin provider stores the data collected about you as usage profiles and uses these for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or needs-based design of its website. The legal basis for the use of the plugins is Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.

Privacy information of the providers:

§ 8 Use of Google reCAPTCHA

(1) To protect our website, we use the reCAPTCHA service provided by Google Inc. (Google).

(2) The query is used to distinguish whether the input is made by a human or is being abused by automated, machine processing. The use of Google reCAPTCHA is based on Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.

(3) Further information on Google's privacy policies can be found at: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/

§ 9 Comment function

You can post comments as a registered user. Your comment will be published anonymously. When you post a comment, we store your personal data. Storage is necessary for us to defend ourselves against liability claims in cases of possible publication of unlawful content. The legal bases are Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. a, lit. b and lit. f GDPR.

§ 10 Hosting

(1) Our website is hosted on servers in Germany. Personal data such as IP address, visitor behaviour, form entries, browser type and operating system may be processed in the process.

(2) Data processing is carried out for the purpose of providing and maintaining the functionality of our website, optimising our online offering and ensuring the security and stability of our system.

(3) Data processing is based on Art. 6(1) lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the secure and efficient provision of our website.

(4) The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer necessary for the purpose for which they were collected. Otherwise, statutory retention obligations apply.

Last updated: June 2026