Privacy Policy
In this privacy policy, we would like to explain how your personal data will be processed by Volkswagen
car.SW Org Wolfsburg AG when visiting this website and inform you about your rights under data protection law.
We will process your data solely in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and other
applicable laws.
Who will be responsible for processing your data, and how can you reach the Data Protection Officer?
The party responsible for processing your data is
Volkswagen car.SW Org Wolfsburg AG
Berliner Ring 2
38440 Wolfsburg
Germany
You can reach our Data Protection Officer by mail at the aforementioned address, adding “Data Protection Officer”
or by e-mail to:
data_protection_cso.vwag.r.wob@volkswagen.de
What data do we process, for which purpose and on which legal basis?
Web Server logging
When you access our website, our web servers automatically capture information that is of general nature. This includes:
- The type of web browser and operating system used
- The domain name of the Internet service provider
- The IP address of the computer being used
- The website from which you were directed to us
- The pages on our website that you visit as well as the date and duration of the visit.
The legal basis for processing this data is Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the technical necessity
of processing this data in order to be able to provide a functional website. This data is only being processed as long
as you access our website.
Cookies
A cookie is a small data file that is stored on your device and contains data such as your personal site settings and
log-in information. This data file is generated and transmitted to you by the web server to which you have connected using
your web browser. If you have clicked on “Agree” on the cookie banner shown to you on our website, the following cookies will
be stored on your device. If you have clicked “Agree” and want to revoke your consent, please delete the cookie storage using
your browser settings.
| Name |
Type |
Lifespan |
First Party/ Third Party |
Description |
Legal Basis |
| Cookie_consent |
Permanent |
1 year |
First Party |
Cookie storing your consent |
Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR |
| _ga |
Permanent |
2 years |
GoogleAnalytics |
User identification, also see https://developers.google.com/analytics/ devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage
|
Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR |
| _gat-UA |
Permanent |
1 min |
GoogleAnalytics |
Google Analytics cookie to limit the number of requests |
Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR |
| _gid |
Permanent |
1 day |
GoogleAnalytics |
Google Analytics for user identification |
Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR |
| _gali |
Permanent |
30 sec |
GoogleAnalytics |
GoogleAnalytics cookie for enhanced link attribution" |
Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR |
| _gat_c |
Permanent |
1 min |
GoogleAnalytics |
Google Analytics cookie to limit the number of requests |
Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR |
| _gat_m |
Permanent |
1 min |
GoogleAnalytics |
Google Analytics cookie to limit the number of requests |
Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR |
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics on our website. This is a service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View,
CA 94043, USA (“Google”). By using Google Analytics, we are able to understand usage behavior on our website. For this
purpose, user profiles may be created with a pseudonym. These user profiles are not associated with a specific natural
person.
As a rule, Google will anonymize your IP address when you use our website if you are inside a member state of the
European Union or the European Economic Area. In exceptional cases, the IP address may be sent to a server in the
United States, where it is then made anonymous.
Google Analytics will only be activated if you click “Agree” on the cookie banner on our website.
You can deactivate Google Analytics by deleting the cookies in your browser or by downloading and installing the
browser plug-in available under the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
More information about Google Analytics and data usage by Google can be found here:
https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html
and
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
.
Contact us
When you contact us (e.g. via email), we will use the included information such as contact information (e.g. name,
email address) to
- help you with your inquiry
- if necessary, forward the included information to the relevant bodies and
- document a proper handling of your inquiry.
The legal basis for this is provided by Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is providing effective
support to persons approaching us with an inquiry.
Application
If you would like apply for a job at Volkswagen car.SW Org Wolfsburg AG, you can find information about data protection with
regard to your application on our application portal.
To whom will we disclose your data?
Within our company, only those persons and bodies receive your personal data that need it to fulfil our
contractual and legal obligations.
We also use various service providers (data processor) e.g. for hosting and administration of our website.
Each service provider guarantees an adequate level of data protection.
How long will your data be stored?
We will delete your personal data as soon as it is no longer required for the purposes set out above.
What privacy rights can you claim as a data subject?
At the address indicated above, you may request information about the personal data we have stored under your name.
In addition, under certain conditions you may request that your data will be deleted or corrected or you may object
to the processing of your data. Furthermore, you may also have a right to restrict the processing of your data and a
right to transmission of the data, in a structured, common and machine-readable format. Additionally, you have the right
to complain to a data protection supervisory authority.
Where do I find information about video recordings of test vehicles operated by CSO?
For the development and refinement of driver assist and information systems as well as automated driving functions for active and passive safety and for comfort functions, our test vehicles record data from the surroundings using various sensors and video cameras in the vehicle.
Detailed information can be found here: https://digitalmindofmobility.com/testdata
