DATA PROTECTION INFORMATION FOR THE USE OF THE MICROSOFT-TEAMS APPLICATION FOR ONLINE MEETINGS

 

PURPOSES AND LEGAL BASES OF THE PROCESSING

We use the “Microsoft Teams” tool to conduct telephone conferences, online meetings, video conferences and/or webinars (hereinafter: “online meetings”). “Microsoft Teams” is a service of the Microsoft Corporation.

Please note that this data protection notice only informs you about the processing of your personal data by us if you conduct online meetings with us. If you access the “Microsoft Teams” website, the provider of “Microsoft Teams” is responsible for data processing. If you require information about the processing of your personal data by Microsoft, please refer to the relevant Microsoft statement.

Various types of data are processed when using “Microsoft Teams”. The scope of the data also depends on the data you provide before or when participating in an “online meeting”.

  • IP address
  • Details of the user:
    • Display name
    • E-Mail address
    • Profile picture (optional)
    • Preferred language
  • Meeting-Metadata:
    • Date
    • Time
    • Meeting-ID
    • Phone number
    • Location
  • Text, audio and video data
    • You may have the option of using the chat function in an “online meeting”. In this respect, the text entries you make will be processed in order to display them in the “online meeting”. In order to enable the display of video and the playback of audio, the data from the microphone of your end device and from any video camera of the end device will be processed accordingly for the duration of the meeting. You can switch off or mute the camera or microphone yourself at any time via the “Microsoft Teams” applications.

The legal basis for data processing when conducting “online meetings” is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR, insofar as the meetings are conducted within the framework of contractual relationships.

Insofar as the processing of personal data should be an elementary component of the use of “Microsoft Teams”, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR is the legal basis for data processing. In these cases, our interest lies in the effective conduct of online meetings.

If there is no contractual relationship, the legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our interest here is in the effective conduct of online meetings.

 

RECIPIENT / DISTRIBUTION OF PERSONAL DATA

Personal data that is processed in connection with participation in “online meetings” will not be passed on to third parties unless it is intended to be passed on. Please note that content from “online meetings”, as with face-to-face meetings, is often used to communicate information with customers, interested parties or third parties and is therefore intended to be passed on.

Other recipients: The provider of “Microsoft Teams” necessarily receives knowledge of the above-mentioned data, insofar as this is provided for in our order processing contract with “Microsoft Teams”.

 

RECIPIENTS / DISTRIBUTION OF PERSONAL DATA

Data processing outside the European Union (EU) does not generally take place, as we have limited our storage location to data centers in the European Union. However, we cannot rule out the possibility that data may be routed via internet servers located outside the EU. This may be the case in particular if participants in “Online Meetings” are located in a third country.
However, the data is encrypted during transport over the Internet and thus protected against unauthorized access by third parties.

 

DURATION OF STORAGE OF PERSONAL DATA

We generally delete personal data when there is no need for further storage. A requirement may exist in particular if the data is still needed to fulfill contractual services, to check and grant or defend against warranty and, if applicable, guarantee claims. In the case of statutory retention obligations, erasure will only be considered after the respective retention obligation has expired.