Privacy policy of Searchery GmbH

1. Significance of data collection and data processing

Searchery GmbH (hereinafter referred to as “Searchery”, “we”, “us”) is a recruitment consultancy with offices in Düsseldorf and Munich. Searchery offers comprehensive services in the areas of executive and professional search, assessments and advisory. Additional information on these services can be found under Services.

We are characterized by integrity, confidentiality and discretion. Therefore, careful and trustworthy handling of your data is our top priority. It goes without saying that we ensure the protection of your data in accordance with the applicable legal provisions and this privacy policy.

2. Responsible body and contact

The controller within the meaning of the GDPR for data processing is
Searchery GmbH
Represented by Philine Cremer and Nina Maywald, Managing Directors
Kolbergerstr. 11
81679 Munich

For all questions and concerns regarding the security of your data, please contact us at
Phone: +49 (0)89 99 88 90 76
Mail: data-security@searchery.de

3. Personal data

Personal data includes all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, such as contact details.

4. Legal basis

Searchery regularly processes Personal Data on one of the following bases:

• Performance of a contract and pre-contractual inquiries: 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.
• Legitimate interests: Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller 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. The legitimate interest of our company lies in the provision of our services in the areas of search, assessment and advisory.
• Consent: The data subject has given their consent to the processing of their personal data for one or more specific purposes. Consent can be withdrawn at any time. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

5. Categories of personal data

We process the following personal data as well as IP addresses and cookie IDs: Contact and address information, if you have provided us with your contact information.

6. Purpose of use

Data collected on this website is processed by us for the following purposes:

• Statistical evaluations
• System security
• System stability
• Optimized provision of services
• Improvement of our range of services
• Desired contact

7. Data collection on the website
7.1 Web server logs:

As part of the use of our website, connection information is automatically stored temporarily in the server log files. This information includes

• website accessed
• anonymized IP address
• time of access
• File retrieved and amount of data transferred
• Message as to whether the retrieval was successful
• Browser information
• provider
• originating website

The web server logs are processed exclusively for security purposes.

We only use the log data for statistical evaluations for the purpose of operation, security and optimization of the website. Log data can be checked retrospectively if there is a justified suspicion of unlawful use based on concrete evidence.

7.2 Cookies

This website uses cookies in some places. Cookies are text files that are stored on the end device. Cookies do not cause any damage to your end device. Cookies can be read, transferred and changed by the website when the website is accessed. We only use cookies with anonymized identification numbers. These identification numbers are used to evaluate your usage behavior on our website. At no time is the usage profile assigned to the name of a natural person.

It is possible to object to the setting of cookies at any time by changing the settings in your Internet browser. Cookies that have been set can be deleted. Please note that if cookies are deactivated, not all functions of our website may work to their full extent.

Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a or f GDPR. As the website operator, we have a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies to ensure the communication process and an optimized provision of our services.

7.3 Strato

Our website is hosted by Strato AG. When you visit our website, Strato collects your IP address and stores it in log files. Further information on this can be found in Strato’s privacy policy. Strato is used on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit.f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the reliable presentation of our website. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit.a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.

10. Rights of affected persons

As the person affected, you have the following rights

1. Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
2. Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
3. Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
4. Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
5. Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
6. Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7 GDPR)
7. Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)
8. Right to lodge a complaint (Art. 77 GDPR)

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided under contact.

11. Supervisory authority

The supervisory authority for those responsible is the Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision.