Privacy Policy

Valid from August 15, 2022. 1. Controller The controller responsible for the data processing regulated in this privacy policy is "Saarland Immobilienvermittlung GmbH." (hereinafter "we" or "us"). Our contact details are: Saarland Immobilienvermittlung GmbH Saarstraße 1, 66111 Saarbrücken saarbruecken@engelvoelkers.com License partner of Engel & Völkers Residential GmbH You have the right to information about the processing of your personal data (for example, the origin of this data, the purpose of the processing, and the methods of data processing). Furthermore, under certain conditions, you are entitled to object to data processing for the future, to restrict it, or to request the deletion of your data. Finally, you can stop receiving advertising material or conducting market research or commercial communications at any time. ... In summary, you have the right to:

• access,
• rectification,
• erasure (or the right to be forgotten),
• restriction of processing,
• data portability,
• objection to the processing of your personal data,
• lodge a complaint to 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. do. We reserve the right to disclose information about you in the event of a legal obligation to do so, if required by law enforcement agencies or other law enforcement bodies. Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR (legal obligation). ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 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:
II.You enter into a search or marketing agreement with us, request a property brochure, or commission us to conduct a property valuation III.Together with another Engel & Völkers licensed partner, we search for a property for you (referral) IV.You submit an unsolicited application or apply for a job posting V.Storage and deletion of your data

We generally only process personal data to the extent that you provide it to us via the contact forms on our company website. Personal data is only processed if you have given us your consent or if processing is permitted by law. For certain services we offer on our company website, we require a minimum amount of data. We have marked these mandatory fields with an asterisk. Without this mandatory information, we cannot provide the services marked accordingly.




1. What data do we process from you (hereinafter referred to as "you")? "Users") In connection with your use of our company website, we process personal data, specifically: 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., when submitting contact requests, newsletter mailings, and for market price determination ("valuation") of properties). ... Please refer to the "Cookie Notice" for a description of the usage-related data processing in connection with the use of cookies and other tracking technologies. 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 basis is our legitimate interest. 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 on the basis of the 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 of the GDPR applies in this respect.

3. Disclosure of your personal data

If your contact request concerns offers from other companies within the Engel & Völkers Group, we will transmit the personal data you have entered to the respective company within the Engel & Völkers Group after obtaining your prior consent or – where legally permissible – on the basis of a legitimate interest. We will not otherwise 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

• First name, last name, title, address, telephone number, details of your property requirements (in the case of a property search) or (in the case of property marketing or appraisal) details of the property;

• Email address, if you have consented to receiving promotional emails You have agreed to receive information, in particular regarding the offer or valuation of real estate, or you wish to communicate via email;

• and (if it involves the purchase/sale or rental of real estate) bank details, identity information, a copy of your ID (for the purchase/sale of real estate), as well as land register entries, electricity, oil and/or gas bills, general utility bills, declarations of division, condominium owners' association (WEG) minutes (resolutions), purchase agreement (for the sale of real estate), or (if it involves the rental of real estate) bank details, identity information, if applicable, a CV, proof of income, proof of creditworthiness, landlord confirmation, and the rental agreement.

We process this personal data for the following purposes:

• Fulfillment of the contractual relationship or a pre-contractual legal relationship – also by independent real estate consultants cooperating with us – including invoicing and credit checks (legal basis is Art. 6 I lit. b GDPR and Art. 6 I lit. f GDPR; our legitimate interest in the transfer of data to independent real estate consultants arises from the freedom to also fulfill contractual relationships with independent brokers or sub-brokers. The legitimate interest in carrying out credit checks arises from the legitimate interest in protection against Bad debts.);

• Fulfillment of a legal obligation, in particular in connection with the Money Laundering Act; (legal basis is Art. 6 I lit. c GDPR);

• Promotional information about properties that we or other licensed partners of the Engel & Völkers Group market (legal basis is Art. 6 I lit. f GDPR; our legitimate interest arises from the processing of personal data for the purpose of direct marketing. The legal basis is also your consent pursuant to Art. 6 I a. GDPR, insofar as the promotional information is sent to you by email, fax or telephone. will be.)

3. Disclosure of Data If your inquiry (e.g., in connection with a valuation request) concerns offers from other licensed partners of the Engel & Völkers Group, Engel & Völkers will transmit the data you entered in this case. Personal data will be transferred to the respective company within the Engel & Völkers Group after you have given your prior consent. Please also refer to our information on data transfer in Section III. Furthermore, in the course of processing a contractual relationship, we transfer personal data to contractual partners (owners, landlords, prospective buyers) and supporting service providers such as notaries, lawyers, property managers, developers, as well as for credit checks or to supervisory authorities (e.g., for anti-money laundering documentation). We may also transfer your data to third parties to the extent legally permissible. Third parties to whom we disclose your personal data, regardless of our service provision, include external consultants (e.g., lawyers and auditors), authorities within their jurisdiction to comply with legal obligations and/or to protect our rights (e.g., tax office, police, public prosecutor's office, courts). Potential buyers or acquirers of all or part of our assets and/or activities, as well as other third parties, to the extent that you instruct us to disclose data or give your consent.



4. Transfer of Data to Non-EEA Countries In addition to the preceding paragraph “Disclosure of Your Personal Data,” the following applies: The following: If your inquiry relates to Engel & Völkers Group license partners outside the European Union, we will forward your data to the locally/materially responsible license partner after obtaining your consent.

III. We will search for a property for you together with another Engel & Völkers license partner (“referral”) If we search for a property for you together with another license partner, your data will only be transferred based on your prior consent. Please note that both we, as your initial contact, and the Your personal data is processed by a licensed partner of the Engel & Völkers Group. 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 licensed partner of the Engel & Völkers Group who also processes your data. For information on how we process your data in connection with the marketing of your property, what rights you have in this context, and who your contact persons are should you wish to exercise your data subject rights, please refer to the above explanations.



If 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 is listed as mandatory, is necessary so that we can contact you regarding your application and process it. We process Your personal data will be processed for the following purposes: ● Reviewing your application for employment within our company (legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR). ● Defending against any legal claims that may be 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). ● Furthermore, we 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 You are entitled to withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. If the legal basis is legitimate interest, you are also generally entitled to object to the processing of personal data concerning you at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation. Article 21 GDPR applies in this respect. We need your personal data 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 will 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, or if There is a legal obligation to do so, or 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. In addition to the preceding paragraph "Transfer of Your Personal Data," the following applies: We store your personal data for the period 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).