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Privacy Policy

In the context of the use of this website, personal data of you will be processed by us as the controller for data processing and stored for the time necessary to fulfil the defined purposes and legal obligations. In the following, we will inform you about what data is involved, how it is processed and what rights you are entitled to in this respect.

We take the protection of your personal data very seriously and would like to take this opportunity to inform you about data protection in our company.

1. Definitions

“Personal data” (Art. 4 No. 1 of the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to as “GDPR”)), means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as “data subject or user”).

“Processing” (Art. 4 No. 2 GDPR) means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means.

“Controller” (Art. 4 No. 7 GDPR) means the 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.

“Processor” (Art. 4 No. 8 GDPR) means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller, in particular in accordance with the controller’s instructions (e.g. IT service provider).

“Third party” (Art. 4 No. 10 GDPR) means any natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, controller, processor and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorized to process personal data; this may also include other legal entities belonging to the group.

“Consent” (Art. 4 No. 11 GDPR) 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.

2. Name and contact information of the controller

This data protection information applies to data processing on the website www.hella-ignite.com by the controller:

HELLA Ignite GmbH
Kronenstraße 63
10117 Berlin, Germany
(hereinafter referred to as “HELLA Ignite”)
E-Mail: privacy@hella-ignite.com

You can contact HELLA Ignite’s data protection officer at the above-mentioned address, for the attention of the data protection officer, or by e-mail to privacy@hella-ignite.com.

3. Processing of personal data and purposes of processing / data erasure and storage period

In accordance with the provisions of the GDPR, any processing of personal data is generally prohibited unless the processing falls under a justification. We collect and process your data exclusively for specific purposes. These may result from technical necessities (hereinafter a) and b)) or explicit user requests (hereinafter c) and d)). The following justifications may apply to our data processing:

  • Art. 6 (1) s. 1 lit. a GDPR (“consent”): Where the data subject has voluntarily, in an informed and unambiguous manner, indicated by a statement or other unambiguous affirmative act that he or she consents to the processing of his or her personal data for one or more specific purposes;
  • Art. 6 (1) s. 1 lit. b GDPR: If the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract;
  • Art. 6 (1) s. 1 lit. f GDPR (“Legitimate interests”): Where processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests (in particular legal or economic) pursued by the controller or a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject (in particular where the data subject is a child).
  • Section 26 (1) s. 1 BDSG: Where the processing is necessary for hiring decisions or, after hiring, for carrying out or terminating the employment contract or to exercise or satisfy rights and obligations of employees’ representation laid down by law or by collective agreements or other agreements between the employer and staff council.

Based on this, we specify the applicable legal bases for the processing operations we carry out below. Processing may also be based on several legal bases:

a) Web hosting by processors

We use the web hosting service of domainfactory GmbH, Oskar-Messter-Str. 33, 85737 Ismaning, Germany (hereinafter referred to as “domainfactory”) to provide this website.

In connection with hosting, domainfactory processes personal data on our behalf on the basis of a contract in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR, in which both parties, HELLA and domainfactory, agree on the data protection and information security requirements (hereinafter referred to as “data processing agreement”). In order to be able to offer this website, it is necessary to work with a web hosting service. The processing of data by domainfactory is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) s. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate economic interest in the proper presentation of our services on this website.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with domainfactory. Through this contract, the service provider ensures that it processes the data in accordance with the GDPR and guarantees the protection of the rights of the data subject.

b) When visiting the website

You can visit the website www.hella-ignite.com without telling us who you are. The browser you use on your device automatically sends information to the server of our website (e.g. date and time of access, name and URL of the file accessed, browser type and version, website from which access is made (referrer URL)), which does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about your person. This also includes the IP address of your requested device. This data is not stored by us or by our web hosting provider.

c) When applying for a job offer

In order to apply for a job offer, you must provide the following personal information:

  • title (optional),
  • first and last name,
  • e-mail address,
  • motivation
  • upload curriculum vitae and/or (work) certificates.

Your aforementioned personal data will be processed exclusively for the purpose of processing your application, for hiring decisions or for carrying out an employment contract and, if applicable, for matching your application data with new vacancies that may be of interest to you. We process your aforementioned data according to Art. 88 GDPR in conjunction with § 26 (1) BDSG as well as according to Art. 6 (1) s. 1 lit. b GDPR lawful.

If you have given your consent to be included in the talent pool in accordance with Art. 6 (1) s. 1 lit. a GDPR, your personal data will be stored for up to 24 months after completion of the application process. Otherwise, we will delete your personal data 6 months after completion of the application process.

If you have given your consent in the applicant portal with regard to inclusion in the talent pool in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR , you can revoke this consent at any time in writing by e-mail to jobs@hella-ignite.com.

d) When sending your unsolicited application

You also have the possibility to send us an unsolicited application by e-mail. The application documents you send us will be processed solely for the purpose of processing your application, for hiring decisions or for carrying out an employment contract and, if necessary, comparing them with new vacancies that may be of interest to you.

We process your personal data in accordance with Art. 88 GDPR in conjunction with § 26 (1) BDSG as well as according to Art. 6 (1) s. 1 lit. b GDPR for the initiation or carrying out of an employment relationship.

If we do not find suitable vacancies for you, we will delete your personal data 6 months after sending it to us.

4. Transfer of data

In addition, we only transfer your personal data to third parties if:

  • you have given your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) s. 1 lit. a GDPR;
  • if there is a legal obligation to pass on the data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) s. 1 lit. c GDPR or a judicial or lawful official order to transfer the data;
  • the disclosure of data is necessary for the performance of a contractual relationship pursuant to Art. 6 (1) s. 1 lit. b GDPR.

5. No Cookies Used

Our website does not use cookies, neither essential nor non-essential. We do not track, collect, or store any data related to your browsing behavior. Your visit to our site remains completely anonymous.

Voluntarily Shared Information

We only receive and store personal information if you intentionally choose to share it with us, for example, by sending an email to apply for a job or to request information. This data is used solely for the purpose of responding to your inquiry or processing your application and is not shared with third parties without your consent.

6. Emergency contact

We also receive your personal data (name and telephone number) indirectly, i.e. from third parties, if one of our employees provides us with your contact details as an emergency contact or names you as a direct contact person to be contacted by us in the event of a (medical or other) emergency. In this case, our employees must provide consent in our platform, which highlights you have given your consent for the employee to transfer your data to us and for us to store your data as an emergency contact and to use your data in the event of an emergency.

Data processing is carried out for the aforementioned purposes in accordance with Art. 6 (1) s. 1 lit. a GDPR on the basis of your consent.
We regularly update the emergency contacts to ensure that the contact details are correct and up to date. If the employee who provided your contact details leaves our company, your contact details will be deleted immediately. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. The withdrawal of your consent should be addressed to:

privacy@hella-ignite.com

or by post to:

Data Protection Officer of HELLA Ignite GmbH,
Kronenstraße 63,
10117 Berlin,
Germany

7. Data subjects’ rights

You have the following rights, which you can invoke against HELLA Ignite at any time free of charge:

  • Right to withdraw consent: You have the right to withdraw your consent given to us for data processing at any time in the same way as you gave it to us. The withdrawal of consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
  • Right to information: In accordance with Art. 15 GDPR, you have the right to request information from us about the personal data stored about you;
  • Right to rectification: In accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, you have the right to demand the immediate rectification of inaccurate personal data stored by us;
  • Right to erasure: In accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, you have the right to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us;
  • Right to restriction of processing: In accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data;
  • Right to data portability: In accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, you have the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request that it be transmitted to another controller;
  • *Right to object to data processing: If your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) s. 1 lit. e or lit. f GDPR, namely for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in HELLA Ignite, or if data processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by HELLA Ignite or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child, you have the right to object to such processing at any time in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR.
  • *Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority at any time: In accordance with Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority at any time. To do so, you can contact the supervisory authority responsible for our registered office:

The Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
Alt-Moabit 59-61
10555 Berlin
mailbox@datenschutz-berlin.de
(https://www.datenschutz-berlin.de/).

To exercise your rights, it is generally sufficient to send a letter by post to:

Data Protection Officer of HELLA Ignite GmbH
Kronenstraße 63
10117
Berlin, Germany

or by e-mail to: privacy@hella-ignite.com

Our data protection officer is available to you as a contact person for data protection-related concerns.

8. Technical data security

All data that you personally transmit is encrypted using the common and secure TLS (Transport Layer Security) standard. TLS is a secure and proven standard that is also used, for example, in online banking. You can recognize a secure TLS connection by the attached s at http (i.e. https://..) in the address bar of your browser or by the lock symbol in the lower area of your browser.

We also use appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

9. Actuality of and changes to this Data Protection Policy

Due to the further development of this website or due to changes in legal or official requirements, it may become necessary to amend this data protection declaration.

Status: May 2025