Version: May 2026

1. Data Protection at a Glance

General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website.

Personal data means any data by which you can be personally identified. This includes, for example, your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, IP address or other data that can be directly or indirectly assigned to you.

Detailed information on data protection can be found in the following Privacy & Cookie Policy.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. The contact details of the website operator can be found in the section “Information on the Controller” in this Privacy & Cookie Policy.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected, firstly, when you provide it to us. This may, for example, be data that you enter in a contact form or provide to us by e-mail, telephone or by other means.

Other data is collected automatically or after your consent when you visit the website by our IT systems. This primarily includes technical data, such as your internet browser, operating system, IP address or the time at which the page is accessed. This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to process your enquiry, communicate with you or analyse your user behaviour, provided that there is a legal basis for this or that you have given your consent.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to receive information free of charge about the origin, recipients and purpose of your stored personal data.

You also have the right to request the rectification or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you may withdraw this consent at any time with effect for the future.

You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You may contact us at any time regarding this or any other questions relating to data protection.

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

Host Europe

The provider is Host Europe GmbH, Hansestraße 111, 51149 Cologne, Germany, hereinafter referred to as “Host Europe”.

When you visit our website, Host Europe collects various log files, including your IP address. The collection of this data is technically necessary in order to provide the website securely and reliably.

Further details can be found in Host Europe’s privacy policy:
https://www.hosteurope.de/AGB/Datenschutzerklaerung/

The use of Host Europe is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in ensuring that our website is displayed as reliably, securely and smoothly as possible.

Where corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Section 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

Data Processing Agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the above-mentioned provider.

This is a contract required under data protection law, which ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General Information and Mandatory Information

Data Protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this Privacy & Cookie Policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is processed. This Privacy & Cookie Policy explains which data we collect, what we use it for and on which legal basis this is done.

We point out that data transmission over the internet, for example when communicating by e-mail, may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not technically possible.

Information on the Controller

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

HIK GmbH
Carl-Zeiss-Straße 4
32369 Rahden
Germany

Phone: +49 5771 913 92 0
E-mail: [info@hik.de](mailto:info@hik.de)

The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data.

Storage Period

Unless a more specific storage period is stated in this Privacy & Cookie Policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for the data processing no longer applies.

If you submit a legitimate request for deletion or withdraw your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless there are other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data. Such reasons may include, in particular, retention periods under tax or commercial law.

In the latter case, deletion will take place once these reasons no longer apply.

General Information on the Legal Bases for Data Processing on This Website

If you have given your consent to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

If special categories of personal data pursuant to Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR are processed, this is done on the basis of Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, provided that you have given your consent.

In the event of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device, processing is additionally carried out on the basis of Section 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

If your data is required for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

If we have to process your data in order to fulfil a legal obligation, processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.

Furthermore, data processing may be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Information on the relevant legal bases in each individual case is provided in the following sections of this Privacy & Cookie Policy.

Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent.

You may withdraw consent that you have already given at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out up to the time of withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Specific Cases and to Direct Marketing, Art. 21 GDPR

IF DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME, ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA.

THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS.

THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY & COOKIE POLICY.

IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA CONCERNED UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING.

THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH DIRECT MARKETING.

IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

This applies in particular in the member state of their habitual residence, place of work or the place of the alleged violation.

The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.

For North Rhine-Westphalia, the competent supervisory authority is:

State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information North Rhine-Westphalia
Postfach 20 04 44
40102 Düsseldorf
Germany

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to receive data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in performance of a contract in a commonly used, machine-readable format, either for yourself or for a third party.

If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.

Information, Deletion and Rectification

Within the scope of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain free information about your stored personal data, its origin, recipients and the purpose of data processing.

You also have the right to rectification or deletion of this data, provided that the legal requirements are met.

You may contact us at any time regarding this or any other questions relating to personal data.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

The right to restriction of processing exists in particular in the following cases:

If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we generally need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If the processing of your personal data was or is unlawful, you may request restriction of data processing instead of deletion.

If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defence or establishment of legal claims, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.

If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balancing of your interests and our interests must be carried out. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data may, apart from being stored, only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

Processing is also permitted for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or of a member state.

SSL or TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, this website uses SSL or TLS encryption.

You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of your browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be easily read by third parties.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies

Our website may use cookies.

Cookies are small data packets that are stored on your device and saved by your browser. Cookies do not cause any damage to your device.

Some cookies are technically necessary to ensure that the website functions properly. Other cookies may be used to provide certain functions, analyse the use of the website or make content more user-friendly.

Technically necessary cookies are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. We have a legitimate interest in the technically error-free and optimised provision of our services.

Where consent to the storage of cookies or access to information on the device has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Section 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

You can configure your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies, allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser.

If cookies are disabled, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

Contact Form

If you send us enquiries via the contact form, your details from the enquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your enquiry and in case of follow-up questions.

We will not pass this data on without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, provided that your enquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures.

In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of enquiries addressed to us pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR or on your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, where such consent has been requested.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, withdraw your consent to storage or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies, for example after your enquiry has been fully processed.

Mandatory statutory provisions, in particular statutory retention periods, remain unaffected.

Enquiries by E-mail, Telephone or Fax

If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, your enquiry, including all personal data arising from it, in particular your name, contact details and the content of the enquiry, will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request.

We will not pass this data on without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, provided that your enquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures.

In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of enquiries addressed to us pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR or on your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, where such consent has been requested.

The data you send to us via contact enquiries will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, withdraw your consent to storage or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies, for example after your request has been fully processed.

Mandatory statutory provisions, in particular statutory retention periods, remain unaffected.

5. Plugins and Tools

OpenStreetMap

We use the map service OpenStreetMap, OSM.

We integrate OpenStreetMap on our own tile server. According to our current technical integration, no direct connection to third-party servers is therefore established when the map material is accessed.

The use of OpenStreetMap is in the interest of presenting our online services in an appealing manner and making it easy to find the locations specified by us on the website.

This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Where corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Section 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device.

Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

6. Own Services

Handling of Applicant Data

We offer you the opportunity to apply to us, for example by e-mail, by post or via an online application form.

In the following, we inform you about the scope, purpose and use of your personal data collected as part of the application process.

We assure you that your data will be collected, processed and used in accordance with applicable data protection law and all other statutory provisions and that your data will be treated confidentially.

Scope and Purpose of Data Collection

If you send us an application, we process the associated personal data.

This may include, in particular, contact and communication data, application documents, CV, certificates, proof of qualifications and notes taken during interviews.

Processing is carried out insofar as this is necessary to decide on the establishment of an employment relationship.

The legal basis for this is Section 26 BDSG under German law, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and, if you have given your consent, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

Your personal data will only be passed on within our company to persons involved in processing your application.

If the application is successful, the data submitted by you will be stored in our data processing systems on the basis of Section 26 BDSG and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR for the purpose of implementing the employment relationship.

Retention Period for Applicant Data

If we are unable to make you a job offer, if you reject a job offer or if you withdraw your application, we reserve the right to retain the data provided by you on the basis of our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR for up to six months after completion of the application process.

The data will then be deleted and physical application documents will be destroyed.

Retention serves in particular as evidence in the event of a legal dispute.

If it is apparent that the data will be required after expiry of the six-month period, for example due to a pending or threatened legal dispute, deletion will only take place once the purpose for further retention no longer applies.

Longer retention may also take place if you have given corresponding consent or if statutory retention obligations prevent deletion.

Inclusion in an Applicant Pool

If we wish to include you in our applicant pool, we will obtain your express consent beforehand.

Inclusion in the applicant pool takes place exclusively on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

You may withdraw this consent at any time with effect for the future.

After withdrawal of your consent, your data will be deleted from the applicant pool unless statutory retention obligations or other legally permissible reasons for further storage exist.

7. Validity and Amendment of This Privacy & Cookie Policy

This Privacy & Cookie Policy is currently valid and was last updated in May 2026.

Due to the further development of our website, changes to our services or changes in legal or official requirements, it may become necessary to amend this Privacy & Cookie Policy.

The current Privacy & Cookie Policy can be accessed on this website at any time.