Privacy Policy

Valid from August 15, 2022.
( *Gender note: For reasons of readability, the simultaneous use of the gender-inclusive forms masculine, feminine, and diverse (m/f/d) is omitted. All subsequent personal designations apply equally to all genders.)
The responsible party for the data processing regulated in this privacy policy is "EVKL GmbH, licensed partner of Engel & Völkers Residential and Commercial GmbH". Our contact details are: EVKL GmbH Eisenbahnstraße 51, 67655 Kaiserslautern
Managing Director: Guy Hendriks
Licensing partner of Engel & Völkers Residential and Commercial GmbH
In summary, you have the right to:
- access, - rectification, - erasure (or the right to be forgotten), - restriction of processing, - data portability, - object to the processing of your personal data, - lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
Furthermore, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes. If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, we will no longer process your personal data for these purposes. ... In accordance with Article 7(3) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter "GDPR"), you may withdraw your consent at any time. This means that we will no longer be permitted to process your data based on this consent in the future.
Please note that your right to erasure is subject to limitations. For example, we are not required or permitted to erase data that we must retain due to statutory retention periods. Data that we need for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims is also excluded from your right to erasure.
If you have a complaint about how we process your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, your place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement. to assert claims for violations.


Overview of our data processing activities
Our data protection information below is structured as follows and provides you with an overview of the following data processing activities:


1. What data do we process from you (hereinafter "you" or "user")?
Email address, first name, last name, title, address, telephone number, property details – referred to in this privacy policy as "data" or "personal data"), which you provide when using the services offered on our company website (e.g., in connection with contact requests, newsletter mailings, and market price determination ("valuation") of real estate). Email address, first name, last name, title, address, telephone number, property details – referred to in connection with this privacy policy as "data" or "personal data"). ````````````````````)`)``)`)`)`)`)`) > ...)) `)) `)) `)))`) `))))))))) in connection with the " Angel & Völkers GmbH Vancouverstrasse 2a D-20457 Hamburg Germany Email: contact@engelvoelkers.com You can find the cookie information at the bottom of our company website. ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Purpose of Processing and Legal Basis ... Contact details for direct marketing (legitimate interest in marketing our own services or your consent);

● Contacting you by telephone (legal basis is the performance of a contract or, in the case of using the telephone number for advertising purposes, your consent);

● Sending an email newsletter about our own offers as well as our own and third-party advertising to the extent permitted by law or based on consent (legal basis is either your consent or our legitimate interest in direct marketing, provided that the marketing complies with data protection and competition law requirements);

In summary:
The legal basis for processing personal data is Article 6(1)(a) GDPR if the processing is based on consent, Article 6(1)(b) GDPR if the processing is based on a (possibly pre-contractual) contractual relationship, and Article 6(1)(f) GDPR if the processing is based on our legitimate interests. Where processing personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject, Article 6(1)(c) GDPR serves as the legal basis.
If the legal basis is your consent, you are entitled to withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing of your personal data carried out based on your consent before its withdrawal. If the legal basis is legitimate interest, you are also generally entitled to object to the processing of your personal data at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation. Article 21 GDPR applies in this respect.

3. Disclosure of your personal data

We generally only disclose your personal data to third parties if this is necessary for the performance of a contract, if we or the third party have a legitimate interest in the disclosure, if there is a legal obligation to do so, or if you have given your consent. If data is transferred to third parties based on a legitimate interest, this will be explained in this privacy policy. If your contact request concerns offers from other companies within the Engel & Regarding the Engel & Völkers Group, we will transmit the personal data you have entered in this case to the respective company within the Engel & Völkers Group after obtaining your prior consent or – where legally permissible – on the basis of a so-called legitimate interest. Beyond this, we will not disclose your personal data.

When we refer to the “Engel & Völkers Group” within this privacy policy, we mean the companies belonging to the Engel & Völkers Group within the meaning of Sections 15 et seq. of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG), as well as the (master) license partners contractually affiliated directly or indirectly with this group, to which we also belong. You can find a current overview of these licensing partners here: https://www.engelvoelkers.com/de/unternehmen/standorte/).

4. Transfer of Data to Non-EEA Countries

In addition to the above paragraph "Transfer of Your Personal Data", the following applies:
Recipients of personal data may be located outside the EEA/UK. When personal data is transferred to locations outside the EEA/UK, we will, as required by law, ensure that your data protection rights are adequately protected, either because the European Commission has determined that the country to which personal data is transferred ensures an adequate level of protection (Article 45 GDPR) or the transfer is subject to appropriate safeguards (e.g., standard contractual clauses) agreed upon with the recipient by the European Commission (Article 46 GDPR), unless the GDPR provides for an exception (Article 49 GDPR). Furthermore, where necessary, we intend to agree on additional measures with the recipients to ensure an adequate level of data protection. Copies of the appropriate safeguards (to the extent we rely on them) and a list of recipients outside the EEA/UK are available upon request. Please note that these copies may be redacted to the extent necessary to protect trade secrets or other confidential information. Furthermore, where necessary, we intend to agree on additional measures with the recipients to ensure an adequate level of data protection.

We process this personal data for the following purposes:



In addition to the preceding paragraph “Sharing of Your Personal Data”, the following applies:
Recipients of personal data may be located outside the EEA/UK. If personal data is transferred to locations outside the EEA/UK, we will, as required by law, ensure that your data protection rights are adequately protected, either because the European Commission has determined that the country to which personal data is transferred ensures an adequate level of protection (Art. 45 GDPR) or the transfer is subject to appropriate safeguards (e.g., Standard Contractual Clauses) agreed with the recipient by the European Union (Art. 46 GDPR), unless the GDPR provides an exception (Art. 49 GDPR). Furthermore, where necessary, we intend to agree on additional measures with the recipients to ensure an adequate level of data protection. Copies of the appropriate safeguards (to the extent we rely on these) and a list of recipients outside the EEA/United Kingdom can be requested. Please note that these copies may be redacted to the extent necessary to protect trade secrets or other confidential information.
If your request relates to Engel & Völkers Group license partners outside the European Union, we will, with your consent, transfer your data to the locally/materially responsible license partner.



III. We will search for a property for you together with another Engel & Völkers license partner (“referral”)
We will search together with another If a licensed partner is handling a property for you, your data will only be transferred based on your prior consent. Please note that both we, as your initial contact, and the Engel & Völkers Group licensed partner to whom your data is transferred will process your personal data. Both we and this licensed partner are independently responsible for their respective data processing. We and this other licensed partner do not have access to each other's data and do not process your data jointly. If you wish to exercise your data subject rights, please check beforehand whether you wish to assert them against us or against the other Engel & Völkers Group licensed partner who also processes your data. When you apply to us via our website or via a job posting, we process your name as well as your address, contact information, and application details. Providing your address and contact information, which are listed as mandatory, is necessary so that we can contact you regarding your application and process it. 2. Purpose of processing and legal basis We process your personal data for the following purposes:
● Reviewing your application for employment within our company (legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, possibly in conjunction with Section 26 BDSG (for the Federal Republic of Germany)).
● Defending against any legal claims asserted against us arising from the application process, if necessary (legal basis is our legitimate interest in fulfilling our burden of proof in proceedings under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG); Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).
● We also process your personal data based on your prior consent, to inform you about interesting job opportunities (legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). If the legal basis is your consent, you are entitled to withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until its withdrawal. If the legal basis is legitimate interest, you are also generally entitled to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you on grounds relating to your particular situation. Art. 21 GDPR applies in this respect. We need your personal data to be able to fulfill the processing purposes listed above. You are free not to provide us with any personal data. In this case, we will not be able to enable you to participate in the application process for open positions. We generally only disclose your personal data to third parties if this is necessary for the performance of a contract, if we or the third party have a legitimate interest in the disclosure, if there is a legal obligation to do so, or if you have given your consent. If data is transferred to third parties based on a legitimate interest, this will be explained in this privacy policy.
If you applied via the global online job portal of Engel & Völkers Holding GmbH, your application documents were forwarded to us by Engel & Völkers Holding GmbH. You learned how Engel & Völkers Holding GmbH processed your personal data during the application process and can read this information at any time on the relevant Engel & Völkers Holding GmbH website via the global online job portal.
Recipients of personal data may be located outside the EEA/UK. If personal data is transferred to locations outside the EEA/UK, we will, as required by law, ensure that your data protection rights are adequately protected, either because the European Commission has determined that the country to which personal data is transferred ensures an adequate level of protection (Art. 45 GDPR) or the transfer is subject to appropriate safeguards (e.g., standard contractual clauses) agreed with the recipient by the European Union (Art. 46 GDPR), unless the GDPR provides for an exception (Art. 49 GDPR). Furthermore, where necessary, we intend to agree on additional measures with the recipients to ensure an adequate level of protection. to ensure a level of data protection. Copies of the appropriate safeguards (to the extent we rely on them) and a list of recipients outside the EEA/United Kingdom can be requested. Please note that these copies may be redacted to the extent necessary to protect trade secrets or other confidential information.
We store your personal data for the time necessary to achieve the purposes for which the data is collected and further processed, including any retention period required by applicable laws (e.g., maintaining accounting records).