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Privacy policy

1. Responsible and contact data protection officer

Responsible in terms of the DS-GVO, other data protection laws applicable in the member states of the EU and other regulations with data protection character:

DXC Technology Deutschland GmbH
DXC Academy
Alfred-Herrhausen-Allee 3-5
DE 65760 Eschborn, Germany

pho.: +49 32 212249837
E-Mail: info@dxc-academy.com

Please address any questions regarding data protection to
E-Mail: privacy@dxc-academy.com

2. Scope of the processing of personal data

We collect, process and use your personal data for the following purposes:

  • Establishment and implementation of contractual relationships
  • Dispatch of Newsletter
  • Marketing measures, e.g. to win new participants for last-minute seminar offers
  • Customer advisory service and customer support
  • Provision of telemedia, e.g. for order processing of our online range of services
The processing of your personal data can be based on the following legal bases:
  • Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DS-GVO serves us as a legal basis for processing operations in which we process your Obtain consent for a specific processing purpose.
  • Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DS-GVO, insofar as the processing of personal data for the fulfilment of a contract is required, e.g. when you purchase a product like books. The same applies to such processing operations, which are necessary for the execution of pre-contractual measures, for example in the case of inquiries about our products or services.
  • Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c DS-GVO, as far as we are subject to a legal obligation, which requires processing of personal data is required, for example to fulfill tax obligations.
  • Art. 6 para. 1 lit. d DS-GVO in the event that vital interests of you or another natural person make it necessary to process personal data.
  • Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DS-GVO is applied on the basis of our legitimate interests, e.g. when using service providers in the context of order processing, such as shipping service providers or in the execution statistical surveys and analyses as well as logging of registration procedures. We are interested in is focused on the use of a user-friendly, attractive and secure presentation and optimization of our Web offer, which serves our business interests as well as meets your expectations.

3. Duration of storage and routine deletion of personal data

We process and store your personal data only for the period of time necessary to fulfil the storage purpose or if this is required by law or regulations. After discontinuation or fulfilment of the purpose, your personal data will be deleted or blocked. In the case of a blockage the deletion as soon as there is no legal, statutory or contractual retention period, no there is reason to believe that deletion would adversely affect your legitimate interests and that deletion does not cause disproportionately high costs due to the special type of storage.

4. Collection of general data and information, so-called log files

Our website collects a series of general data with every visit on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DS-GVO and information which is temporarily stored in log files of a server. A log file is stored in the course of a automatic protocol of the processing computer system is created. can be recorded:

  • access to the website (date, time and frequency)
  • How you got to the website (previous page, hyperlink etc.)
  • quantity of the sent data
  • Which browser and which browser version you use
  • The operating system you use
  • your IP address that your Internet access provider assigns to your computer when it connects to the Internet
The collection and storage of this data is necessary for the operation of the website, to ensure the functionality of the website and to deliver the content of our website correctly. Furthermore, the data is used to optimize our website and to ensure the security of our IT systems. For this reason, the data is stored for a maximum of 1 month as a technical precaution.

5. Cookies and web analysis services

We use cookies and web analysis services on our website. For this purpose there is a separate Data protection notice.

6. sending information about our services and other news, e.g. newsletter

We use your data to send you information about services you have ordered, such as seminars, training series or for other marketing activities (e.g. personalized offers) to the address you specify. e-mail address. This will only be done with your consent or a legal permission. The Consent to dispatch is given on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a, Art. 7 DS-GVO as well as § 7 para. 3 UWG.
We would like you to enjoy reading our e-mails. Therefore we try to include only such contents that you expressly requested and ordered, or for which you have presumably decided on the basis of your previously requested services are of interest.
By e-mail: privacy@dxc-academy.com

By post:
DXC Technology Deutschland GmbH
DXC Academy
Alfred-Herrhausen-Allee 3-5
65760 Eschborn, Germany

7. Processing of personal data during contact, registration



When you contact us by phone, e-mail or via a contact form, the data you provide us with will be based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DS-GVO stored by us, if these are needed to process your request to be able to edit. The establishment of contact is logged, this according to the legal requirements can be proven. For the processing of the data, within the framework of the contact form, your consent and referred to this privacy policy. We delete the data arising in this connection, when the respective conversation with you has ended and you do not wish to be contacted again.
On our website we offer you the possibility to register by entering personal data. The Data is entered into an input mask, transmitted to us and stored. The registration serves the performance of a contract or the implementation of pre-contractual measures and is therefore based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DS-GVO.

For the conclusion and processing of contracts, we require contact information depending on the individual case, such as Name, delivery and billing address and e-mail address. Furthermore we use your data for the maintenance of our customer database, so that only applicable data is stored there.
Based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c and f DS-GVO, we use and store your personal data and technical data for information, as far as this is necessary to prevent misuse or other illegal behavior on our website (e.g. to maintain data security in the event of attacks on our website). IT systems). This also occurs insofar as we are legally obliged to do so, for example due to official or court order, and for the exercise of our rights and claims and for legal defense.

8. Transfer of personal data to third parties

When passing on your personal data within the framework of the fulfilment of the contract, we always ensure that the data is as high security level. Therefore your data will only be passed on to carefully selected and contractually obligated third parties. service providers and partner companies, who are also committed to the strict EU data protection law. A transfer of data to third countries is currently not carried out and is not planned.

We provide your personal data for the conclusion and processing of contracts concluded with you affiliated companies for intra-group invoicing and accounting purposes. This is in particular is necessary to ensure that the contracts can be concluded correctly.
Data will only be passed on within the scope of commissioned data processing in accordance with § 11 BDSG if it is necessary for the fulfilment of the contract, if it is in accordance with the interests of the person concerned and if it is therefore legally permitted (Art. 6 Par. 1 lit. b DSGVO).
This concerns the commissioning of service providers such as

  • IT service provider for the hosting of our website,
  • Hotels to provide the infrastructure for seminars,
  • Parcel delivery services for the correct delivery of our shipments such as documents or books
  • Printing houses for the dispatch of the seminar catalog
  • Trainer for the organizational and content management of the training.
Finally, within the framework of the existing data protection laws, we will pass on your data to third parties or government agencies. if we are legally obliged to do so, e.g. due to official or court orders, or if we are entitled to do so, e.g. because this is necessary for the prosecution of criminal offences or for enforcement of our rights and claims is necessary.

9. Your rights

Of course you have rights in relation to the collection of your data, about which we would like to inform you. If you would like to make use of one of the following rights free of charge, simply send us a message. You can use the following contact data for this purpose without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the Basic tariffs arise:

By post:
DXC Technology Deutschland GmbH
DXC Academy
Alfred-Herrhausen-Allee 3-5
DE 65760 Eschborn, Germany

By e-mail: privacy@dxc-academy.com

For your own protection, we reserve the right to request further information in the event of an inquiry, necessary to confirm your identity and, if identification is not possible, the refuse to process the request.

You have the right to request information from us about the personal data stored about you. demand.
You have the right to request immediate correction and/or completion of the information concerning you. to request personal data.
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data, provided that the you dispute the accuracy of the data, the processing is unlawful, but you refuse to have it deleted and we no longer need the data, but you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or if you have lodged an objection against the processing.
You have the right to demand the deletion of your personal data stored with us, unless the Exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information, the processing to fulfil a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims is necessary.
If you have asserted the right to correction, deletion or restriction of the processing, we will inform all the recipients to whom the personal data concerning you has been disclosed, this rectification or deletion of the data or limitation of the processing, unless this proves impossible or is incompatible with a disproportionate effort.
You have the right to withdraw personal data that you have provided to us, either to yourself or to a third party in a structured, common and machine-readable format. Provided that you have requested direct transmission of the data to another responsible person, this will only be done as far as it is technically feasible.
If your personal data is collected on the basis of legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 Par. 1 letter f DS-GVO processed, you have the right to object to the processing at any time in accordance with Art. 21 DS-GVO. to be inserted.
You have the right to withdraw your consent to the collection of data at any time with effect for the future. revoked. The data collected up to the legal force of the revocation remain unaffected by this. Please have Understanding that the implementation of your revocation for technical reasons may take some time and you during which time you may still receive messages from us.
If the processing of your personal data violates data protection laws or if your If your data protection rights are otherwise violated in any way, you can complain to the supervisory authority.

You can also use your rights of correction and deletion in the fastest, easiest and most comfortable way by logging into your customer account and editing your data stored there directly or delete. Data that we store due to legal, statutory or contractual obligations to retain are blocked instead of being deleted to prevent their use for other purposes.

10. Links to Internet pages of other companies

Our website contains links to Internet sites of other companies. We are not responsible for the Data protection precautions on external websites that you can reach via these links. Please inform about the privacy policies of these external websites.

11. links to company presences on third-party platforms.

We link to our company presences on social networks on our website. The legal basis for these links is Art. 6 para 1 lit. f DSGVO, as DXC Academy has a legitimate interest in optimizing the quality of use of our website.

The integration takes place through the linking of graphics, which can be clicked on to be redirected to the respective platform. On these platforms, the information of the user is collected by the operator when opening. The data collected by the operator includes, for example, IP address, date, time and the page visited and may be supplemented by additional information if the visitor has a user account or the information is assigned to this account in this case. If the company presence is shared via one of the "Share" buttons of the respective platforms, the information may be published and stored for the user's account. To prevent the information from being assigned to the user's account, it is necessary to log out before clicking on the button or to configure your own account accordingly.

We use the following social networks:

Company presence of DXC Academy:
https://www.facebook.com/DXC-Academy-109555294981724

Meta Platforms Ireland Limited
4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Irland

Privacy policy:
https://www.facebook.com/policy.php

Company presence of DXC Academy:
https://www.instagram.com/dxcacademy/

Meta Platforms Ireland Limited
4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Irland

Privacy policy:
https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/

Company presence of DXC Academy:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/dxc-academy

LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company
Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Irland
a subsidiary of LinkedIn Corporation
1000 W. Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA

Privacy policy:
https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

Company presence of DXC Academy:
https://www.xing.com/pages/dxc-academy

New Work SE
Am Strandkai 1, 20457 Hamburg, Germany

Privacy policy:
https://privacy.xing.com/en/privacy-policy

12. Facebook

We have a corporate presence of our entity, DXC Academy, on Facebook to promote our products and services and share our daily work with prospects and customers. In addition, there is also the possibility to contact us through the platform.

With each call to our Facebook presence, the platform operator, Facebook Ireland Ltd., processes the personal data of the calling user (e.g. IP address and more). In the event that the user is logged in, this data is collected in connection with the corresponding user account. Facebook Ireland Ltd. uses this data for the purposes of market research and advertising as well as for the creation of user profiles, which can be used, for example, to advertise users within and outside of Facebook based on their interests. In addition, the collected data is also used by DXC Academy to obtain statistical information about the use of our company presence on Facebook.

When contact is made via the Facebook platform, the personal data is used to process the inquiry and subsequently deleted by us, unless there are legal retention periods, e.g. for contract processing.

Facebook Ireland Ltd. may use cookies to process the data. However, the use of these cookies can be prevented by a corresponding browser setting if there is no consent for this type of processing on the part of the user. If the cookies have already been set, it is possible to delete them at any time (the procedure depends on the browser used). So-called "flash cookies" are an exception here. These can only be prevented via the setting of the Flash player used in each case and it is possible that the functional scope of Facebook, in the case of prevention or restriction, cannot be fully used.

The shared responsibility for our company presence on Facebook lies with us and the platform operator Meta Platforms Ireland Limited. In order to record the shared responsibilities and obligations, within the meaning of the GDPR, an agreement exists between us and the platform operator. This agreement can be accessed at the following link:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum
The legal basis for this processing of personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO, as there is a legitimate interest on the part of DXC Academy to use it in order to promote products and services and to additionally use the platform for analysis, communication and sales. In addition, the legal basis may also be the user's consent to the platform operator pursuant to Art. 6 (1) a DSGVO, which the user may revoke at any time for the future by contacting us (Art. 7 (3) DSGVO).

The following is the most important information about the platform provider:
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited
4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2
Irland

It cannot be ruled out that processing also takes place via the following operator:
Meta Platforms
Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park
California 94025 in the USA

Contact option for Facebook's data protection officer:
https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970
(Can be contacted via contact form)

Further information on data processing and the possibility of preventing the collection or deletion of personal data can also be found in Facebook's data policy:
https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation

13. Instagram

We have a corporate presence of our entity, DXC Academy, on Instagram to promote our products and services and share our daily work with prospects and customers. In addition, there is also an opportunity to contact us through the platform.

With each call to our Instagram presence, the platform operator, Facebook Ireland Ltd., processes the personal data of the calling user (e.g. IP address and more). In the event that the user is logged in, this data is collected in connection with the corresponding user account. Facebook Ireland Ltd. uses this data for the purposes of market research and advertising as well as for the creation of user profiles, which can be used, for example, to advertise users within and outside of Facebook based on their interests. In addition, the collected data is also used by DXC Academy to obtain statistical information about the use of our company presence on Instagram.

When contact is made via the Instagram platform, the personal data is used to process the inquiry and subsequently deleted by us, unless there are legal retention periods, e.g. for contract processing.

Facebook Ireland Ltd. may use cookies to process the data. However, the use of these cookies can be prevented by a corresponding browser setting if there is no consent for this type of processing on the part of the user. If the cookies have already been set, it is possible to delete them at any time (the procedure depends on the browser used). So-called "Flash cookies" are an exception here. These can only be prevented via the setting of the Flash player used in each case and it is possible that the functional scope of Instagram, in the case of prevention or restriction, cannot be fully used.

The shared responsibility for our company presence on Instagram lies with us and the platform operator Meta Platforms Ireland Limited. In order to record the shared responsibilities and obligations, within the meaning of the GDPR, an agreement exists between us and the platform operator. This agreement can be accessed at the following link:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum
The legal basis for this processing of personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO, as there is a legitimate interest on the part of DXC Academy to use it in order to promote products and services and to additionally use the platform for analysis, communication and sales. In addition, the legal basis may also be the user's consent to the platform operator pursuant to Art. 6 (1) a DSGVO, which the user may revoke at any time for the future by contacting us (Art. 7 (3) DSGVO).

The following is the most important information about the platform provider:
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited
4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2
Irland

It cannot be ruled out that processing also takes place via the following operator:
Meta Platforms
Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park
California 94025 in the USA

Contact option for the data protection officer of Instagram:
https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970
(Can be contacted via contact form)

For more information on data processing and the possibility to stop the collection or deletion of personal data, please also refer to Instagram's data policy:
https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/

14. LinkedIn

We have a corporate presence of our entity, DXC Academy, on LinkedIn to promote our products and services and share our daily work with prospects and customers. In addition, it is also possible to contact us via the platform. DXC Academy has no access rights to the user data, which is processed exclusively by LinkedIn.

Below is the most important information about the provider of the platform:
LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company
Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Irland
a subsidiary of LinkedIn Corporation
1000 W. Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA

It cannot be ruled out that data is also processed outside the European Union, in particular by the platform operator sitting in the USA, which may result in an increased risk for users as subsequent data access may be made more difficult.

Further information on data processing and the possibility of preventing the collection or deletion of personal data can also be found in LinkedIn's data policy:
https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

15. Xing

We have a corporate presence of our entity, DXC Academy, on Xing to promote our products and services and share our daily work with prospects and customers. In addition, it is also possible to contact us via the platform. DXC Academy has no access rights to the user data, which is processed exclusively by Xing.

Below is the most important information about the provider of the platform:
New Work SE
Am Strandkai 1
20457 Hamburg
Germany

Further information on data processing and the possibility of preventing the collection or deletion of personal data can also be found in Xing's data policies:
https://privacy.xing.com/en/privacy-policy

11. Change of the privacy policy information

In order to ensure that our data protection information always complies with the current legal requirements, we maintain we reserve the right to make changes at any time. This also applies in the event that the data protection information is changed due to new or revised offers or services must be adapted.

Date: März 2023, Version 2