Privacy Policy
THE PREA PRIVACY POLICY WAS LAST UPDATED ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2025.
PREA Group GmbH is committed to protecting your privacy at all times. Please read our Privacy Policy to understand how we collect, use, disclose, transfer, and store your data. To access and manage your stored PREA data, please contact our Data Protection Officer.
1. Privacy at a Glance
GENERAL INFORMATION
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data refers to data that can be used to personally identify you. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our Privacy Policy listed below this text.
DATA COLLECTION ON OUR WEBSITE
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the legal notice of this website.
How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected, on the one hand, by you providing it to us. This may include, for example, data you enter into a contact form. Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. These are primarily technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our 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 analyze your user behavior.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to receive information free of charge about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions on the subject of data protection, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
Furthermore, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. For details, please refer to the Privacy Policy under “Right to Restriction of Processing”.
ANALYTICS TOOLS AND THIRD-PARTY TOOLS
When you visit our website, your browsing behavior can be statistically evaluated. This is primarily done with cookies and so-called analytics programs. The analysis of your browsing behavior is generally anonymous; browsing behavior cannot be traced back to you.
You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information on these tools and your objection options can be found in the following Privacy Policy.
2. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures
PRIVACY
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations (GDPR, BDSG, TTDSG) and this Privacy Policy.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data refers to data that can be used to personally identify you. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this occurs.
We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating by email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.
INFORMATION ON THE CONTROLLER
PREA Group GmbH – Mittelstraße 5a – 12529 Schönefeld, Germany
Email: hello@prea.eu
The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
WITHDRAWAL OF YOUR CONSENT TO DATA PROCESSING
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. An informal email notification to us is sufficient for this. The legality of the data processing carried out until the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.
RIGHT TO OBJECT TO DATA COLLECTION IN SPECIAL 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 f GDPR, you have the right at any time to object to the processing of your personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions.
If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, 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 to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing.
RIGHT TO LODGE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COMPETENT SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY
In the event of violations of the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, your place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement.
RIGHT TO DATA PORTABILITY
You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to yourself or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format.
SSL OR TLS ENCRYPTION
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as inquiries. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the address bar of the browser (“https://”) and the lock symbol.
INFORMATION, BLOCKING, DELETION, AND CORRECTION
You have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, as well as, if applicable, a right to correction, blocking, or deletion of this data.
RIGHT TO RESTRICTION OF PROCESSING
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. This applies in particular when:
- the accuracy of your data is contested,
- the processing is unlawful, but you do not wish for deletion,
- we no longer need the data, but you require it for legal claims,
- you have objected to the processing, as long as the balancing of interests has not yet been completed.
OBJECTION TO PROMOTIONAL EMAILS
The use of contact data published within the scope of the legal notice obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby objected to.
3. Data Collection on Our Website
COOKIES & CONSENT MANAGEMENT (COOKIEBOT)
We use the Consent Management Platform Cookiebot (Cybot A/S, Copenhagen) to obtain, manage, and document your consents for the storage of certain cookies and the use of external services.
- Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, for non-essential cookies Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR in conjunction with § 25 para. 1 TTDSG.
- Storage duration: up to 12 months.
Withdrawal: at any time in the Cookie Settings Center.
SERVER LOG FILES
When visiting the website, the provider automatically collects technical information (browser type, operating system, IP address, etc.). Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
CONTACT FORM / INQUIRIES
We process data from contact forms or inquiries via email/phone exclusively for processing your request. Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR or Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
PROCESSING OF CUSTOMER AND CONTRACT DATA (SALESFORCE)
We use the Salesforce cloud platform to manage our customer and contract data. Provider: Salesforce Inc., USA; Salesforce Germany GmbH, Munich.
- Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, if applicable Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.
- Data transfer: Storage in the EU (e.g., Frankfurt), transfer to the USA based on SCC and/or EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
Data processing agreement: Contract concluded in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.
4. Analysis tools and advertising
GOOGLE ANALYTICS 4
This website uses functions of the web analytics service Google Analytics 4. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Analytics 4 uses cookies and similar technologies that are stored on your device and enable an analysis of website usage. The information generated about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server and stored there; a transfer to the USA cannot be ruled out.
Legal basis: The storage of Google Analytics cookies and the use of this analysis tool are based exclusively on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR in conjunction with § 25 para. 1 TTDSG). You can revoke your consent at any time via the Cookie Settings Center.
IP Anonymization
We have activated IP anonymization. This means that your IP address is truncated within the Member States of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before transmission. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there.
Data Processing Agreement
We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google and fully implement the requirements of the European data protection authorities.
Browser Plugin
You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser software settings accordingly. Furthermore, you can prevent Google from collecting the data generated by cookies and related to your use of the website (incl. your IP address), as well as the processing of this data, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
Objection to Data Collection
Furthermore, you can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by revoking your consent in the Cookie Settings Center.
Demographic Features in Google Analytics
This website uses the “demographic features” function of Google Analytics. This allows reports to be created that contain statements about the age, gender, and interests of website visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertising by Google and from visitor data from third-party providers. It is not possible to assign this to a specific person. You can deactivate this function at any time in your Google account settings.
Storage Duration
User and event data in Google Analytics 4 are automatically deleted after 14 months. For details, please refer to:
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=de
Data Transfer to the USA
A transfer to the USA cannot be ruled out. It takes place on the basis of standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission and/or Google’s participation in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
GOOGLE ANALYTICS REMARKETING
Our websites use the functions of Google Analytics Remarketing in conjunction with the cross-device functions of Google Ads and Google DoubleClick. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
This function makes it possible to link the audiences created with Google Analytics Remarketing with the cross-device functions of Google Ads and Google DoubleClick. In this way, interest-based, personalized advertising messages, which were created depending on your previous usage and browsing behavior, can also be displayed on another of your devices.
Legal basis: The processing takes place exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR in conjunction with § 25 para. 1 TTDSG).
If you have given your consent, Google links your web and app browsing history with your Google account for this purpose. In this way, the same personalized advertising messages can be displayed on any device where you log in with your Google account.
Opt-out option
You can permanently object to cross-device remarketing/targeting by deactivating personalized advertising in your Google account:
https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/
Further Information
Further information can be found in Google’s Privacy Policy:
https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=de
5. Newsletter
NEWSLETTER DATA
If you wish to subscribe to the newsletter offered on the website, we require your email address, as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. No further data is collected, or only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.
The processing of the data entered into the newsletter registration form takes place exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke the consent given for the storage of data, the email address, and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example, via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the withdrawal.
The data you have stored with us for the purpose of newsletter subscription will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted after unsubscribing. Data stored with us for other purposes remains unaffected by this.
MAILCHIMP
This website uses the services of MailChimp for sending newsletters. The provider is The Rocket Science Group LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Suite 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA.
MailChimp is a service that can be used, among other things, to organize and analyze the sending of newsletters. If you enter data for the purpose of newsletter subscription (e.g., email address), this data will be stored on MailChimp’s servers in the USA.
MailChimp is certified under the “EU-US Privacy Shield”. The “Privacy Shield” is an agreement between the European Union (EU) and the USA that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in the USA.
With the help of MailChimp, we can analyze our newsletter campaigns. When you open an email sent with MailChimp, a file contained in the email (so-called web beacon) connects to MailChimp’s servers in the USA. This allows us to determine whether a newsletter message has been opened and which links, if any, have been clicked. In addition, technical information is collected (e.g., time of retrieval, IP address, browser type, and operating system). This information cannot be assigned to the respective newsletter recipient. It is used exclusively for the statistical analysis of newsletter campaigns. The results of these analyses can be used to better adapt future newsletters to the interests of the recipients.
If you do not want analysis by MailChimp, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. For this purpose, we provide a corresponding link in every newsletter message. Furthermore, you can also unsubscribe from the newsletter directly on the website.
Data processing takes place on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time by unsubscribing from the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the withdrawal.
The data you have stored with us for the purpose of newsletter subscription will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted after unsubscribing from both our servers and MailChimp’s servers. Data stored with us for other purposes remains unaffected by this.
For more details, please refer to MailChimp’s Privacy Policy at: https://mailchimp.com/legal/terms/.
Conclusion of a Data Processing Agreement
We have concluded a so-called “Data Processing Agreement” with MailChimp, in which we oblige MailChimp to protect our customers’ data and not to pass it on to third parties.
6. Plugins and Tools
YOUTUBE WITH ENHANCED PRIVACY
Our website uses plugins provided by YouTube. The provider of these pages is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
We use YouTube in enhanced privacy mode. According to YouTube, this mode means that YouTube does not store any information about visitors to this website before they watch the video. However, the enhanced privacy mode does not necessarily exclude the transfer of data to YouTube partners. For example, YouTube establishes a connection to the Google DoubleClick network, regardless of whether you watch a video.
As soon as you start a YouTube video on our website, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established. This informs the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you allow YouTube to directly associate your browsing behavior with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
Furthermore, after starting a video, YouTube may store various cookies on your device. With the help of these cookies, YouTube can obtain information about visitors to our website. This information is used, among other things, to collect video statistics, improve user-friendliness, and prevent fraud attempts. The cookies remain on your device until you delete them.
Potentially, further data processing operations may be triggered after starting a YouTube video, over which we have no control.
The use of YouTube is in the interest of an engaging presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
For further information on data protection concerning YouTube, please refer to their privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
GOOGLE MAPS (WITH CONSENT)
This page uses the map service Google Maps via an API. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
To ensure data protection on our website, Google Maps is deactivated when you first visit our website. A direct connection to Google’s servers is only established when you manually activate Google Maps (consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). This prevents your data from being transferred to Google upon your initial visit to the site.
After activation, Google Maps will store your IP address. This is then typically transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no control over this data transfer after Google Maps activation.
For more information on the handling of user data, please refer to Google’s privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.
GOOGLE RECAPTCHA
We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereinafter “reCAPTCHA”) on our websites. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
reCAPTCHA is used to verify whether data entry on our websites (e.g., in a contact form) is performed by a human or by an automated program. For this purpose, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis begins automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g., IP address, duration of the website visitor’s stay on the website, or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google.
The reCAPTCHA analyses operate entirely in the background. Website visitors are not informed that an analysis is taking place.
Data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offerings from malicious automated surveillance and spam.
For further information on Google reCAPTCHA and Google’s privacy policy, please refer to the following links: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html.
7. Own services
APPLICATIONS
We offer you the opportunity to apply to us (e.g., via email, by post, or through an online application form). Below, we inform you about the scope, purpose, and use of your personal data collected during the application process. We assure you that the collection, processing, and use of your data comply with applicable data protection law and all other legal provisions, and that your data will be treated with strict confidentiality.
Scope and Purpose of Data Collection
If you submit an application to us, we process your associated personal data (e.g., contact and communication data, application documents, notes from job interviews, etc.) to the extent necessary for deciding on the establishment of an employment relationship.
The legal bases for this are:
§ 26 BDSG-new (Initiation of an employment relationship),
Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (general contract initiation),
as well as – provided you have given consent – Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.
Consent may be withdrawn at any time. Your personal data will be disclosed within our company exclusively to persons involved in processing your application.
If the application is successful, the data you submitted will be stored in our data processing systems on the basis of § 26 BDSG-new and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR for the purpose of establishing the employment relationship.
Data Retention Period
If we cannot offer you a position, you decline a job offer, withdraw your application, revoke your consent to data processing, or request us to delete the data, the data you submitted, including any remaining physical application documents, will be stored or retained for a maximum of 6 months after the completion of the application process (“retention period”).
This storage is intended to allow for the reconstruction of application process details in the event of discrepancies (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).
Right to object:
You may object to this storage if you have legitimate interests that override our interests.
After the retention period expires, the data will be deleted, unless there is a legal retention obligation or another legal reason for further storage.
If it is apparent that the retention of your data will be necessary after the retention period has expired (e.g., due to impending or pending litigation), deletion will only occur when the data has become obsolete.
Other legal retention obligations remain unaffected.
8. Final Provisions
We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy. The current version on our website is authoritative.