Preamble
This website (the “Site”) is owned and operated by Competence Alliance LLC and Promo Consulting Solutions GmbH, located in Siemensstraße 21, 61130 Nidderau. It is made available to you for informational purposes. By accessing or using this Site, you agree to these Terms of Use and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy, you should not use this Site.
Your Use of the Site
Unless otherwise specified, the Site is provided for your personal and non-commercial use. You may not modify, copy, distribute, make available, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, software, products or services obtained from the Site. You may display and electronically copy, download and print hard copy portions of the material contained on the Site for your own non-commercial use, provided that you do not modify or delete any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notices. Any other use of materials on the Site, including but not limited to the modification, reproduction, distribution, republication, display or transmission of the content of this Site, without our prior written permission, is prohibited. Any material you download, including but not limited to software, files, graphics, data or any other content, is owned by us or our licensors. When you download these materials, they are provided to you by us under a license that is revocable. We retain full and complete title to the software and to all of the associated intellectual property rights. You may not redistribute or sell the material, nor may you reverse engineer, disassemble or otherwise convert it to any other form. You may not create a hyperlink to any other website.
Trade Marks
All trademarks, service marks, and trade names (collectively the „Marks“) used on this Site are trademarks or registered trademarks of and are proprietary to us or other respective owners that have granted us the right and license to use such Marks. In case of use, copy or modification of these Marks without our prior written permission, we will take appropriate action.
Material You Submit
You acknowledge that you are responsible for any contribution you make, including the legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality and copyright of any such material. You may not upload to, distribute, or otherwise publish through the Site any content which is libellous, defamatory, obscene, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, illegal, or otherwise objectionable, or which may constitute or encourage a criminal offence, violate the rights of any party or otherwise give rise to liability or violate any law. You may not upload commercial content onto the Site.
Except for personal data we may collect from you in accordance with our Privacy Notice, all remarks, suggestions, ideas, graphics or other information that you communicate to the Competence Alliance or Promo Consulting Solutions through this Site will become the property of the Competence Alliance and Promo Consulting Solutions, even if this agreement is later terminated. Competence Alliance and Promo Consulting Solutions and its designees will be free to copy, disclose, distribute, incorporate and otherwise use the materials you submit for any and all commercial or non-commercial purposes, without any obligation to compensate you or others for the materials.
You are solely responsible for your contribution and the consequences of submitting it to the Site. By uploading your contribution, you confirm to us that it is your own original work and you own the entire right, title and interest in and to the contribution and/or you have all necessary licences, rights, consents and permissions to use and to authorise us to use any and all intellectual property rights (including without limitation copyright) in such contribution to enable us to use the contribution in the manner contemplated by these guidelines.
You remain the owner of the copyright in any original contribution that you submit. By submitting any contribution to any area of the website (including without limitation any recipe page, discussion page, photo album or video uploading facility) and in consideration of us making available to you the opportunity to upload any contribution, you irrevocably and unconditionally grant us free of charge a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sub-licensable licence of the entire right, title and interest in and to such contribution so that we and any successor may use the contribution in any way, including without limitation the right to copy, reproduce, modify, edit, adapt, reformat, translate, create derivative works from, incorporate into other works, transmit, distribute, perform, play, broadcast and otherwise make available to the public such contribution (whether in whole or in part or copies of the same) in any format or medium currently known or developed in the future for the full period during which such rights subsist (including all renewals, revivals, reversions and extensions of the same) and thereafter to the fullest extent possible in perpetuity.
All contributions will be considered non-confidential and we have the right to use, copy, distribute and disclose to third parties any such material for any purpose. We also have the right to disclose relevant information to any third party who is claiming that any material posted or uploaded by you to our site constitutes a violation of their intellectual property rights, their right to privacy or any UK or other applicable law or regulation.
The permission you have granted to us is not exclusive and therefore you may continue to use the contribution in any way in any medium, including allowing others to use it, provided such use does not interfere with or impair the rights you have granted to us.
Disclaimer
The Competence Alliance and Promo Consulting Solutions make no warranties or representations about the accuracy or completeness of this site’s content. This site and the materials, information, services, and products in this site, including, without limitation, text, graphics, and links, are provided „As is“ and without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, Competence Alliance and Promo Consulting Solutions disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, freedom from computer virus, and warranties arising from course of dealing or course of performance. The Competence Alliance and Promo Consulting Solutions do not represent or warrant that the functions contained in the site will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes the site available are free of viruses or other harmful components. The Competence Alliance and Promo Consulting Solutions do not make any warranties or representations regarding the use of the materials in this site in terms of completeness, correctness, accuracy, adequacy, usefulness, timeliness, reliability or otherwise. In addition to the above, you (and not the Competence Alliance or Promo Consulting Solutions) assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair or correction.
Limitation of Liability
To the extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall we be liable for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, incidental, exemplary or consequential damages, or any damages whatsoever, even if we have been previously advised of the possibility of such damages, whether in an action under contract, negligence, or any other theory, arising out of or in connection with the use, inability to use, or performance of the information, services, products, and materials available from this site. These limitations shall apply notwithstanding any failure of essential purpose of any limited remedy. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall limit our liability for personal injury caused by its negligence.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold us harmless, our officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors and suppliers from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys‘ fees and court costs, resulting from any violation of these Terms of Use or any activity related to your Internet account (including, but not limited to, negligent or wrongful conduct), by you or any other person accessing the Site using your internet account.
Links to other Sites
This Site may provide access to other websites. We do not control these sites, and you access them solely at your own risk. We also do not endorse or approve any products or information offered at sites you reach through this Site. Check the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) address provided in your browser to determine if you are still in this Site or have moved to another website.
Intellectual Property
We (or our associated or affiliated companies or third parties who have licensed its brands to Company or contributed to this Site) („Content Owner“) own or license from third parties all Site Content. All Site Content remains the sole property of the applicable Content Owner and is protected under all relevant Copyright, Trademark and other applicable laws. Nothing on the Site should be construed as granting any license or rights to use or distribute any Site Content, without our express written agreement or of the other applicable Content Owner.
Jurisdiction
The Competence Alliance and Promo Consulting Solutions control and operate this Site from the Federal Republic of Germany. This Site is only intended for use in the Federal Republic of Germany and the Competence Alliance and Promo Consulting Solutions in no way warrant or imply that the materials on the Site are appropriate for use outside of the Federal Republic of Germany. If you use the Site from a location outside of the Federal Republic of Germany, you are solely responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. You may not use or export the materials on the Site in violation of German export laws and regulations. Any claim relating to the website or your use of it shall be governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, without regard to its conflict of laws provisions, and you agree that jurisdiction and venue in any legal proceeding directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to this Site shall be in the courts located in the Federal Republic of Germany.
Modification of the Site and these Terms of Use
By providing material on this Site, we do not promise that the materials will remain available to you. We are entitled to terminate all or any portion of this Site at any time, without notice to you. We also reserve the right to change the terms, conditions, and notices under which this Site is offered, and your use of the Site following any such changes shall be deemed to constitute your consent to such modified Terms of Use. You agree to regularly review these Terms of Use to verify whether they have been changed.
Termination of this Agreement
This agreement is effective until terminated by either party. You may terminate the agreement at any time, by destroying all materials obtained from this Site, along with all related documentation and all copies and installations. The Competence Alliance and Promo Consulting Solutions may terminate this agreement at any time without notice to you if, in its sole judgment, you breach any term or condition of this agreement. Upon termination, you must destroy all materials and stop accessing the site.
Miscellaneous
If any provision of this agreement is unlawful, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the agreement will remain in place. This is the entire agreement between you and the Competence Alliance and Promo Consulting Solutions regarding all aspects of your use of this Site.
Privacy Notice
What personal data we collect from you
We collect personal information provided by you such as your name, mailing address, email address or other data as required, for example, for the creation of a user account or for payments. When you use our online services, your IP address or browser information may be automatically collected.
Why we collect your personal data
We collect your personal data when we need it to provide or promote our products and services, to analyze and improve their quality, to make contact with you, to answer your queries and better understand you, and to serve you relevant offers and competitions.
Where we process your personal data
We usually process your personal information within the European Union. We may, however, store your data in systems based around the world (i.e. the USA) and, also have them processed by third party service providers. Please contact the Competence Alliance or Promo Consulting Solutions to enquire which adequate technical and organizational measures will be ensured to protect your personal information.
What are your personal data rights
We respect and grant your rights to access your personal information, as well as, your rights to rectification, deletion, restriction, objection and data portability. By clicking on our Contact Us, we will respond to your personal data queries.
Privacy Notice Overview
Full Privacy Notice
INTRODUCTION
At Promo Consulting Solutions, we value your trust when sharing your personal data with us and recognize that you may be concerned about the information provided to us and about how we handle that information.
If you are reading this Privacy Notice („Privacy Notice“) it is because you may have visited a Website, a Mobile App or any other place within any Social Media (all of them referred to hereinafter as “Sites”) operated by either the Competence Alliance or Promo Consulting Solutions („Competence Alliance“ or „Promo Consulting Solutions “ or „us“ or „we“) or, because you may have contacted us directly by phone or in writing.
This Privacy Notice sets out (in full transparency and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, especially the General Data Protection Regulation -Regulation (EU) 2016/679- „GDPR“), the basis on which we process your Personal Data („Personal Data“) when you access our Sites or contact us.
SPEED READ ON KEY PROMO CONSULTING SOLUTIONS DATA PROCESSING
Competence Alliance and Promo Consulting Solutions collects and uses Personal Data which you provide or which we collect about you when you navigate through our site for the purposes supplying you with our products and services, making contact with you for marketing or other commercial purposes, answering your enquiries regarding our products and services, facilitating your participation in our offers and promotions, analysing and improving the quality of services.
Your access to and use of our site is subject to the terms and conditions of our Privacy Notice and all applicable laws. Your Personal Data processing will be limited to what it is necessary in relation to the purposes abovementioned. We will be collecting your expressed consent only where necessary by opt-ins so that you exert full control on the information we process and hold about you. Otherwise, we will only process your Personal Data if necessary for the performance of a contract with you, for compliance with a legal obligation of the Competence Alliance and Promo Consulting Solutions and /or for the purposes of legitimate interests of the Competence Alliance and Promo Consulting Solutions.
We usually process your Personal Data in the European Union but, it may also be stored in systems based around the world, and may be processed by third party service providers acting on our behalf. These systems and providers may be based on territories, such as the USA, that do not provide an equivalent level of protection over privacy as that enjoyed in the EU. In that case the Competence Alliance and Promo Consulting Solutions will provide for adequate technical and organizational measures to protect your Personal Data and ensure a level of safeguards that is equivalent to the one of the country of origin. You can seek for further information and exercise your rights of access, rectification, cancellation, objection, and data portability in respect of your Personal Data, by clicking in our Contact Us feature or contacting our Data Protection Officer (please see contact details below).
We may change this Privacy Notice from time to time by posting the updated version of the Privacy Notice on our Sites. We will inform of any material change so that you can fully understand the changes that are actually implemented. Please visit frequently this Privacy Notice to stay informed about how we use your personal data.
This Privacy Notice is dated 15.09.2025
WHAT PERSONAL DATA DO WE COLLECT FROM YOU?
The type of information and Personal Data that we collect about you when you visit our Sites or interact with us may include the following:
WHY DO WE COLLECT PERSONAL DATA?
We collect and use your Personal Data for the purposes below and on lawful basis. Please know that insofar as we already hold information about you, we may use that information for the same purposes.
HOW LONG DO WE RETAIN YOUR PERSONAL DATA?
We will only retain your Personal Data for as long as it is necessary to satisfy the purpose for which it was provided by you or collected by us (for example, for the time necessary for us to answer queries or resolve problems).
We may therefore retain your Personal Data for a reasonable period after your last interaction with us. When the Personal Data that we collect is no longer required in this way, we destroy or delete it in a secure manner. We may, instead of destroying or erasing your Personal Data, make it anonymous so that it cannot be associated with or tracked back to you. In certain cases, we may have legal or regulatory obligations that require us to retain specific records for a set period of time.
Storage duration
Unless a more specific storage period has been specified in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for which it was collected no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, the deletion will take place after these reasons cease to apply.
WHO MIGHT WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL DATA WITH?
We may share your Personal Data with:
INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA
We will normally process your Personal Data within the European Union. Notwithstanding this, the global nature of our business involves that your Personal Data may occasionally be disclosed to non-European entities of the Competence Alliance or Promo Consulting Solutions for which they have entered into a data transfer agreement regulating these cross-border transfers.
We also use some third party suppliers to help us provide business services. These third parties may have access to or merely host your Personal Data, but will always do so under our instructions and subject to a contractual relationship. When these third parties are located in territories (such as the USA) which may not offer an equivalent level of protection to privacy as that applicable within the EU, we will take all the necessary steps to verify that your Personal Data receives an adequate level of protection. This, either by entering into data transfer agreements or by ensuring that third parties are certified under appropriate data protection schemes.
Our host(s) will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfil its performance obligations and to follow our instructions with respect to such data.
We are using the following host(s):
LA Webhosting
Azmannsdorfer Weg 2
99085 Erfurt
Geschäftsführer: Philipp Lahn
USt-IdNr.: DE269187817
Finanzamt Erfurt
Postfach 900452
99107 Erfurt
Telefon: 0361 54183 528
Fax: 0361 55896 1011
E-Mail: kontakt@la-webhosting.de
Internet: https://la-webhosting.de
Data processing
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract mandated by data privacy laws that guarantees that they process personal data of our website visitors only based on our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
Information on the data transfer to third-party countries that are not secure under data protection law and the transfer to US companies that are not DPF-certified
We use, among other technologies, tools from companies located in third-party countries that are not safe under data protection law, as well as US tools whose providers are not certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). If these tools are enabled, your personal data may be transferred to and processed in these countries. We would like you to note that no level of data protection comparable to that in the EU can be guaranteed in third countries that are insecure in terms of data protection law.
We would like to point out that the US, as a secure third-party country, generally has a level of data protection comparable to that of the EU. Data transfer to the US is therefore permitted if the recipient is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF) or has appropriate additional assurances. Information on transfers to third-party countries, including the data recipients, can be found in this Privacy Policy.
Recipients of personal data
In the scope of our business activities, we cooperate with various external parties. In some cases, this also requires the transfer of personal data to these external parties. We only disclose personal data to external parties if this is required as part of the fulfillment of a contract, if we are legally obligated to do so (e.g., disclosure of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR, or if another legal basis permits the disclosure of this data. When using processors, we only disclose personal data of our customers on the basis of a valid contract on data processing. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.
Revocation of your consent to the processing of data
A wide range of data processing transactions are possible only subject to your express consent. You can also revoke at any time any consent you have already given us. This shall be without prejudice to the lawfulness of any data collection that occurred prior to your revocation.
Right to object to the collection of data in special cases; right to object to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)
IN THE EVENT THAT DATA ARE PROCESSED ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO AT ANY TIME OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA BASED ON GROUNDS ARISING FROM YOUR UNIQUE SITUATION. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO ANY PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. TO DETERMINE THE LEGAL BASIS, ON WHICH ANY PROCESSING OF DATA IS BASED, PLEASE CONSULT THIS DATA PROTECTION DECLARATION. IF YOU LOG AN OBJECTION, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE ARE IN A POSITION TO PRESENT COMPELLING PROTECTION WORTHY GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING OF YOUR DATA, THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR IF THE PURPOSE OF THE PROCESSING IS THE CLAIMING, EXERCISING OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL ENTITLEMENTS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) GDPR).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS BEING PROCESSED IN ORDER TO ENGAGE IN DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH ADVERTISING AT ANY TIME. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS AFFILIATED WITH SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) GDPR).
Right to log a complaint with the competent supervisory agency
In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects are entitled to log a complaint with a supervisory agency, in particular in the member state where they usually maintain their domicile, place of work or at the place where the alleged violation occurred. The right to log a complaint is in effect regardless of any other administrative or court proceedings available as legal recourses.
Information about, rectification and eradication of data
Within the scope of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right to demand information about your archived personal data, their source and recipients as well as the purpose of the processing of your data at any time. You may also have a right to have your data rectified or eradicated. If you have questions about this subject matter or any other questions about personal data, please do not hesitate to contact us at any time.
Right to demand processing restrictions
You have the right to demand the imposition of restrictions as far as the processing of your personal data is concerned. To do so, you may contact us at any time. The right to demand restriction of processing applies in the following cases:
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data – with the exception of their archiving – may be processed only subject to your consent or to claim, exercise or defend legal entitlements or to protect the rights of other natural persons or legal entities or for important public interest reasons cited by the European Union or a member state of the EU.
SSL and/or TLS encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as purchase orders or inquiries you submit to us as the website operator, this website uses either an SSL or a TLS encryption program. You can recognize an encrypted connection by checking whether the address line of the browser switches from “http://” to “https://” and also by the appearance of the lock icon in the browser line.
If the SSL or TLS encryption is activated, data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Contact form
If you submit inquiries to us via our contact form, the information provided in the contact form as well as any contact information provided therein will be stored by us in order to handle your inquiry and in the event that we have further questions. We will not share this information without your consent.
The processing of these data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, if your request is related to the execution of a contract or if it is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the requests addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your agreement (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested; the consent can be revoked at any time.
The information you have entered into the contact form shall remain with us until you ask us to eradicate the data, revoke your consent to the archiving of data or if the purpose for which the information is being archived no longer exists (e.g., after we have concluded our response to your inquiry). This shall be without prejudice to any mandatory legal provisions, in particular retention periods.
Request by e-mail, telephone, or fax
If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, your request, including all resulting personal data (name, request) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass these data on without your consent.
These data are processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is required for the performance of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the data are processed on the basis of our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries submitted to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if it has been obtained; the consent can be revoked at any time.
The data sent by you to us via contact requests remain with us until you request us to delete, revoke your consent to the storage or the purpose for the data storage lapses (e.g. after completion of your request). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.
HOW DO WE ENSURE THE SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA?
We use a variety of physical, technical and administrative security standards, technologies and procedures to help protect your Personal Data from loss, misuse, alteration, destruction or damage to an appropriate level depending on the sensitivity of the information.
We take steps to limit access to your Personal Data to those persons who need to have access to it for one of the purposes listed in this Privacy Notice. Furthermore, we contractually ensure that any third party processing your Personal Data equally provide for confidentiality and integrity of your data in a secure way.
WHAT RIGHTS DO YOU HAVE REGARDING THE PERSONAL DATA WE HOLD ABOUT YOU?
You have the following right:
The controller is the natural person or legal entity that single-handedly or jointly with others makes decisions as to the purposes of and resources for the processing of personal data (e.g., names, e-mail addresses, etc.).
In case you may have a complaint about how we process your Personal Data, you can send it by clicking in our Contact Us form or contacting our Data Protection Officer (please see contact details below).
Alternatively, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory data protection authority.
If you have any questions regarding the processing of your Personal Data, this Privacy Notice or if you wish to exercise any of the above mentioned rights, please contact us. Either you can send it by clicking in our Contact Us form or contacting our Data Protection Officer (please see contact details below). Whenever reasonably possible and required, we will strive to grant your rights within one month.
You may revoke your consent for receiving newsletter or marketing communications at any time, free of charge by following the instructions in any marketing communication or even now by using the deregistration option within our Contact Us form. You can also control these preferences in your profile settings, where applicable.
SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHER WEBSITES
When you participate in any of our profiles or wherever the Competence Alliance or Promo Consulting Solutions is present in any of the various social media forums like Facebook, Twitter, Yammer, Pinterest, Instagram, LinkedIn, Youtube, etc., you should be familiar with and understand the tools provided by those sites that allow you to make choices about how you share the Personal Data in your social media profile(s).
For these forums the privacy practices or policies of these third parties apply, so we encourage you to read the applicable privacy notices, terms of use and related information about how your Personal Data is used in these social media environments.
Subsequently our Sites may contain links to third-party websites; if you follow these links, you will exit our websites and mobile applications. While these third-party websites are selected with care, the Competence Alliance or Promo Consulting Solutions cannot accept liability for the use of your Personal Data by these organisations. For more information and details, please consult the Section Data Privacy Notices of third parties and the privacy statement of the website you are visiting (if such a statement is provided).
PROMO CONSULTING SOLUTION’S DATA PROTECTION OFFICER
Promo Consulting Solutions has a Data Protection Officer („DPO“) who is responsible for compliance with data protection law. You may contact Promo Consulting Solution’s Data Protection Officer or their office securely and confidentiality at any time if you have questions, general concerns about the processing of your Personal Data, or any data protection issue.
You can contact the DPO by emailing to b.mueller@competence-alliance.eu
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