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Privacy Policy

1. Data Protection at a Glance

General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website.
Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally. Detailed information on data protection can be found
in our Privacy Policy listed below this text.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator’s contact details in the
section “Information about the responsible entity” in this Privacy Policy.

How do we collect your data?

On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may, for example, be data you enter into a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically or, after your consent, when you visit the website through our IT systems. This is mainly
technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as
you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.
If contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data is also processed for contract offers, orders, or other
service inquiries.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data.
You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you may withdraw
this consent at any time with effect for the future. Furthermore, you have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction
of the processing of your personal data. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. If you have any
questions about data protection, you can contact us at any time.

Analytics Tools and Third-Party Tools

When you visit this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically evaluated. This is done primarily with so-called analytics programs.
Detailed information about these analytics programs can be found in the following Privacy Policy.

2. Hosting and Content Delivery Networks (CDN)

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

Hetzner

Provider is Hetzner Online GmbH, Industriestr. 25, 91710 Gunzenhausen, Germany (hereinafter “Hetzner”).

Details can be found in Hetzner’s Privacy Policy:
https://www.hetzner.com/de/legal/privacy-policy/.

The use of Hetzner is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in presenting our website as reliably as possible.
If corresponding consent was requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG,
insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g. device fingerprinting)
within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Data Processing Agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required under data protection law
which ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Cloudflare

We use the service “Cloudflare”. The provider is Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA (hereinafter “Cloudflare”).

Cloudflare offers a globally distributed Content Delivery Network with DNS. Technically, the information transfer between your browser and our website
is routed through Cloudflare’s network. This enables Cloudflare to analyze the data traffic between your browser and our website and to act as a filter
between our servers and potentially malicious traffic from the internet. In doing so, Cloudflare may also use cookies or other technologies to recognize
internet users; however, these are used solely for the purpose described here.

The use of Cloudflare is based on our legitimate interest in providing our web offering as error-free and secure as possible (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Data transfers to the USA are based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the EU Commission. Details and further information on security and data protection
at Cloudflare can be found here: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/.

The company is certified under the “EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA intended to ensure
compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Each company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards.

Further information is available from the provider at the following link:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5666.

Data Processing Agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required under data protection law
which ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General Information and Mandatory Information

Data Protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with
the statutory data protection regulations and this Privacy Policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This Privacy Policy explains
which data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g. communication by email) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties
is not possible.

Information about the responsible entity

The responsible entity for data processing on this website is:

Niermann Holding GmbH
Dr.-Peter-Hecker-Str. 2
82031 Grünwald
Phone: +49 89 85609932
Email: info@vr-speech.com

The responsible entity is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of processing personal data
(e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).

Storage Period

Unless a more specific storage period is stated within this Privacy Policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies.
If you submit a legitimate request for deletion or withdraw your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons
for storing your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, deletion will take place once these reasons no longer apply.

General Information on the Legal Bases for Data Processing on This Website

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR if special categories of data are processed
under Art. 9(1) GDPR. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, processing is also based on Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR.
If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your end device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), processing is additionally based on § 25(1) TDDDG.
Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

If your data is required for contract fulfillment or for carrying out pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.
Furthermore, we process your data if this is necessary to comply with a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also be based on our legitimate
interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The relevant legal bases applicable in each individual case are explained in the following sections of this Privacy Policy.

Recipients of Personal Data

In the course of our business activities, we work with various external entities. In some cases, this also requires the transfer of personal data to these external entities.
We only pass on personal data to external entities if this is necessary for contract fulfillment, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. transfer of data to tax authorities),
if we have a legitimate interest in the transfer pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, or if another legal basis permits the transfer of data. When using processors, we only pass on
personal data of our customers on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, an agreement on joint processing is concluded.

Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can withdraw consent you have already given at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing
carried out until the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME, FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR
PERSONAL DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH ANY PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY.

IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND
FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR SUCH MARKETING;
THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL THEN NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES
(OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual
residence, place of work or the place of the alleged infringement. This right exists without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to receive data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract, in a commonly used, machine-readable format,
and to have it handed over to you or to a third party. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.

Information, Correction and Deletion

Within the scope of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients,
and the purpose of data processing, and, if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions on the topic of personal data,
you can contact us at any time.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. To do so, you may contact us at any time. The right to restriction of processing applies in the
following cases:

If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request restriction of the
processing of your personal data.

If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you may request restriction of data processing instead of deletion.

If we no longer need your personal data, but you require it for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims, you have the right to request restriction of the processing
of your personal data instead of deletion.

If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balancing of your and our interests must be carried out. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail,
you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data may – apart from storage – only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims
or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of an important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

SSL/TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the website operator, this site uses SSL/TLS encryption.
You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser address line changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If SSL/TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Objection to Advertising Emails

We hereby object to the use of contact data published as part of the legal notice obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and informational materials. The operators of these pages
expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.