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Festo has a presence on a variety of social media channels. Social media are all media and platforms that enable their users to communicate and interactively exchange information via digital channels. A social network is an Internet-based social meeting point or online community that generally allows users to communicate with one another and interact in a virtual space. Social networks can act as a platform for sharing opinions and experiences; they also allow the online community to share various types of personal or professional information. Festo is a member of the social networks listed below, which are hosted by third-party providers.
We have also integrated some of the functions of these networks into our online services. These social networks and services can only be used if the user is registered with and logged into the relevant social network. Use of these social networks is subject to the terms of use and data protection policies of the relevant providers. Festo has no control over these policies. Please see the data protection policies of the relevant companies for details of the purpose and scope of data collection, the further processing and use of this data by these social networks, and your rights and the settings you can use to protect your private data.
Facebook
Facebook is operated by Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. Facebook allows users of the social network to create a private profile and to upload profile photos as a way of presenting themselves, and enables companies to create pages for their business. Users can also connect with others via friend requests and form groups to privately discuss shared interests.
Twitter
Twitter is a multilingual, public microblogging service provided by Twitter Inc. 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. Registered users of Twitter can publish and share so-called tweets, which are short messages similar to telegrams.
YouTube
YouTube is a video portal provided by YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave. San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA. YouTube is a platform that allows users to play audio and video files. Users of the portal can view, rate, comment on and upload videos free of charge.
LinkedIn
LinkedIn is operated by LinkedIn Ireland, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2 (Ireland). LinkedIn is a web-based social network for staying in touch with existing business contacts and expanding your professional network.
Xing
XING SE, Dammtorstrasse 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany, is the stock-market-listed operator of the social network XING. The platform is primarily designed for building and maintaining professional networks but can also be used to stay in touch with private contacts.
Instagram
Instagram is operated by Instagram LLC, 1 Hacker Way, Building 14 First Floor, Menlo Park, CA, USA. Instagram is a free online service that is owned by Facebook. The service is an audiovisual platform which allows users to share photos and videos and upload this content to other social networks.
Kununu
Kununu is operated by Kununu GmbH, Neutorgasse 4-8, Top 3.02, 1010 Vienna, Austria. Kununu is an online employer-rating platform. Employees, apprentices and applicants in Austria, Germany and Switzerland can use the platform to anonymously rate employers and their recruitment processes. Companies can pay to set up an employer branding profile to introduce their business as an employer.
Glassdoor
Glassdoor is operated by Glassdoor, Inc., 100 Shoreline Highway, Building A, Mill Valley, CA 94941, USA. The Glassdoor database includes millions of employer ratings, management ratings, photos and information on salaries, interview processes and additional benefits for companies across the world. The site also lists current vacancies.
As an AdWords customer, we use Google Conversion Tracking on some of our pages. This is an analysis service provided by Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; 'Google'). This service enables Google AdWords to place a cookie on your computer (conversion cookie) if you have accessed our website via a Google ad. These cookies become invalid after 90 days and are not used for the purpose of personal identification.
If you visit certain pages on our website and the cookie is still valid, we and Google can recognize the fact that someone has clicked on the ad and has been forwarded to our website. Each AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Cookies can therefore not be traced back via the websites of AdWords customers.
The information retrieved via the conversion cookie is used to prepare conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have decided to make use of conversion tracking. AdWords customers are informed of the total number of users who have clicked on their ad and have thus been forwarded to a website which contains a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information with which users can be personally identified.
If you do not want to participate in the tracking process, you can block the use of cookies which would be required for tracking, for example via a browser setting that universally disables the automatic use of cookies. You can also disable the cookies for conversion tracking by configuring your browser so that cookies from the domain 'googleadservices.com' are blocked.
We use Remarketing technology provided by Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; 'Google'). With this technology, users who have already visited our Internet pages and online services and who have shown an interest in our offers are addressed again through targeted advertising on the pages of the Google Partner Network.
Advertising is displayed using cookies. These files allow the behavior of users during their visit to the website to be analyzed and can then be used to generate targeted product recommendations and interest-based advertising.
If you do not want to receive interest-based advertising, you can disable the use of cookies by Google by visiting the following page https://www.google.de/settings/ads. Alternatively, users can disable the use of cookies from third parties by visiting Network Advertising Initiative’s opt-out page. The 'do-not-track' setting of your browser is also taken into consideration.
By using our offers, you consent to the processing of data obtained by Google about yourself as described above and for the above-mentioned purpose. Please note that Google has its own data protection policies, which are independent of our own. We do not assume any responsibility or liability for the policies and procedures from Google. Before you use our website, please find out more about the Privacy policy from Google .
We use Bing Universal Event Tracking ('UET'), a service provided by Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond WA 98052-6399, USA ('Microsoft'). If you access our websites through ads delivered by Bing Ads, a cookie is placed on your computer. In addition, a UET tag is integrated on our websites. A UET tag is a code that is used in conjunction with the cookie to store pseudonymized data about website usage. Together with the cookie, the tag records pseudonymized data to track the actions you take after clicking on an ad from Bing Ads on our websites. Data collected includes time spent on the site, the areas of the site that were viewed as well as the ad that led you to the site. In addition, Microsoft can use cross-device tracking to track your usage across multiple electronic devices. The data collected is sent to a Microsoft server in the United States.
Bing Webmaster Tools: Bing Webmaster Tools from Microsoft stores cookies as well as so-called 'beacons' on your computer. Beacons, or tracking pixels, are small invisible graphics that can be used to register whether a web page has been accessed.
The purposes for which the data is processed: Bing Universal Event Tracking: UET enables us to track your activity on our websites if you have accessed our websites via ads from Bing Ads; this in turn enables us to improve our online content. Cross-device tracking allows Microsoft to display personalized ads.
Bing Webmaster Tools: This tool allows Microsoft to provide its Bing services and optimize search results.
Storage period and control options: Microsoft stores the data for a maximum period of 180 days. You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by disabling the use of cookies. Please be aware that this may limit the functionality of the relevant websites. You can disable cross-device tracking via this link.
For more information about the analytics services provided by Bing, please visit the Bing Ads website. Further information on data protection at Microsoft and in Bing can be found in the Microsoft privacy policy.