VDO Academy
Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH processes your personal data during the use of the online training platform VDO Academy and the online partner management for the workshops commissioned according to § 57b StVZO and their competent specialists, in accordance with the applicable legal provisions
"Personal data" Article 4(1) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
are any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. You are identifiable as a person if you can be identified directly (e.g. by your name or your recognisable face in an image recorded by a camera) or indirectly (e.g. by a pseudonym e-mail address).
"Processing" Article 4(2) GDPR
is any operation or set of operations performed in connection with personal data, whether or not by automatic means. These include, inter alia: collection, recording, reading, disclosure by transmission, reconciliation, restricting, erasure or destruction.
Controller Article 4(7) GDPR
"Controller" is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data; where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law.
Processor Article 4(8) GDPR
"Processor" means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.
Recipient Article 4(9) GDPR
"Recipient" is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body to whom personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data within the framework of a particular enquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law, shall not be deemed as recipients; this data shall be processed by those public authorities in accordance with the applicable data protection regulations according to the purposes of the processing.
Consent Article 4(11) GDPR
"Consent" of the data subject means any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.
The Controller according to GDPR of the processing of your personal data is
Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
Heinrich-Hertz-Straße 45
78052 Villingen-Schwenningen
07721 670
info@vdo-academy.de
Personal data populated by you are processed by Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH for the purpose(s) specified below. If required by the purpose(s), a transfer of personal data to companies associated with Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH according to §§ 15 et seq. (German) Companies Act may occur according to the Binding Corporate Rules.
Processing your data occurs solely on the basis of the following data protection regulations (legal basis):
| Data processing (purpose) | Legal basis | Storage duration |
|---|---|---|
| Use of the VDO Academy (e.g. registration, enrolment in a training course, etc.) |
Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (contract performance) Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest) |
Your data will be processed for the duration of the commissioning for checking tachographs and control units, otherwise, they will be erased after 10 years, unless otherwise provided by legal retention requirements. The data are stored for up to 10 years to be able to demonstrate that the requirements of § 57b(3)(2) StVZO for the commissioning of a motor vehicle repair workshop as an inspection body (legitimate interest) are met. |
| Newsletters / for advertising and marketing approach / customer surveys | Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent) | Until revocation of consent or the purpose no longer applies. |
| Maintenance and updating of any information relating to the commissioning according to § 57b StVZO within the training and partner management, e.g. changes in the trained testing personnel or the legal representative, issuance of new commissioning certificates. |
Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR (legal requirement) Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest) |
Your data will be processed for the duration of the commissioning for checking tachographs and control units, otherwise, they will be erased after 10 years, unless otherwise provided by legal retention requirements. The data are stored for up to 10 years to be able to demonstrate that the requirements of § 57b(3)(2) StVZO for the commissioning of a motor vehicle repair workshop as an inspection body (legitimate interest) are met. |
In addition, it is possible to process your personal data for a different purpose in accordance with legal provisions. For example: Enforcement of or defence against legal claims. This purpose shall only exist as long as the limitation periods allow the enforcement of legal claims.
Your personal data are transferred to the following categories of recipients:
To ensure the above-mentioned data processing, we transfer data to the following service providers (hereinafter SERVICE PROVIDERS):
| Service Providers | Address |
|---|---|
| dogado GmbH | Antonio-Segni-Straße 11, 44263 Dortmund |
| com-a-tec GmbH | Am Krebsgraben 15, 78048 Villingen-Schwenningen |
| TIA innovations GmbH | Adlergasse 7, 73560 Böbingen a. d. Rems |
| Comwrap GmbH | Hanauer Landstraße 126-128, 60314 Frankfurt am Main |
|
Verlag Heinrich Vogel Springer Automotive Media-Springer Fachmedien München GmbH |
Aschauer Straße 30, 81549 München |
The SERVICE PROVIDERS collect and process your personal data on our behalf (on the basis of an agreement on the order data processing based on EU standard contractual clauses).
In addition, your selected training partner has access to the data entered by you (hereinafter TRAINING PARTNER):
| Training partners | Address |
|---|---|
| BBG Automotive GmbH | Hessenstraße 18, 65719 Hofheim/Wallau |
| Gleichauf GmbH | Heinrich-Hertz-Straße 10, 78052 Villingen-Schwenningen |
| Heinz Port Apparate Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH | Theodor-Heuss-Straße 15, 66130 Saarbrücken-Güdingen |
| Kienzle Argo GmbH | Alboinstraße 56, 12103 Berlin |
| Kienzle Automotive GmbH | Alexanderstraße 37-39, 45472 Mülheim/Ruhr |
| Weinhöppel GmbH | Alter Flughafen 4, 30179 Hannover |
The TRAINING PARTNERS process your personal data under their own responsibility. If you enrol in a training course in the VDO Academy, we will transfer your personal data to the TRAINER PARTNERS for the maintenance and updating of all information relating to the commissioning according to § 57b StVZO within the training and partner management based on a legal requirement (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR) and in all other cases based on the legitimate interests of the training partner (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). The legitimate interests of the training facility are in the use of the VDO Academy platform to increase efficiency when planning and organising training courses.
Please note that you as the data subject have the following rights in relation to the processing of your personal data according to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
If compelling legitimate grounds for the processing can be demonstrated which outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms or which serve as enforcement, exercise or defence of legal claims, personal data required in this respect may be processed despite your objection or erasure request.
For all relevant questions, please contact our Data Protection Officer:
E-Mail: dataprotection@conti.de
Please direct your objection or requests to exercise the above-mentioned rights in writing or per e-mail to:
Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
Heinrich-Hertz-Straße 45
78052 Villingen-Schwenningen
info@vdo-academy.de
Our company uses technical and organisational safety measures to protect your personal data made available to us from manipulation, loss, destruction or access by unauthorised persons. The safety measures are continuously improved and adjusted according to the state of the art. Data provided without encryption may be accessed by third parties. Therefore, please note that a safe transfer of data via the internet (e.g. when communicating via unencrypted E-Mail) cannot be guaranteed. Therefore, sensitive data should either not be transferred at all or only via a secure connection (SSL). The SSL status of the connection can be determined based on the address line of your browser ("https").
You are neither legally nor contractually obliged to provide your personal data. However, use of the VDO Academy cannot occur without the provision of your personal data.
When visiting our website/ web app, information may be placed onto your computer in the form of so-called cookies (small text files). Technically necessary cookies are only used to ensure the operation of the websites. Additional cookies (e.g. in relation to the use of the website) are only placed on the basis of your consent (see Cookie Policy). Furthermore, you can also set the acceptance of cookies via your browser settings. However, please note that in this case, you may not be able to fully use all the functions of this website / web app.
In case of changes to the data processing, we will update this data protection information. Changes or amendments will be published here. We therefore recommend that you check this page regularly.
Thank you for reading this data protection information.