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Legal Notice

Folksnest UG (Haftungsbeschränkt)
Landsbergerstrasse 303, 80687

Munich, Germany

Last Updated: 20 October 2025

§ 5 of the German Telemedia Act (TMG)

VAT:

DE459212557

Represented By:
Alicia Dick Wahlberg

Contact:
info@folksnest.com

Registered in the Commercial Register of the Local Court of Munich

Registernummer:

HRB 305063

Impressum

Folksnest UG (Haftungsbeschränkt)
Landsbergerstrasse 303, 80687

München, Deutschland

Letzte Aktualisierung: 20 Oktober 2025

Angaben gemäß § 5 TMG

Vertreten durch:
Alicia Dick Wahlberg

Kontakt:
info@folksnest.com

Registereintrag:
Eintragung im Handelsregister.

Registergericht:
Amtsgericht München

VAT:

DE459212557

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 18 February 2026

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Data Controller

The controller responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Folksnest UG (haftungsbeschruankt), represented by Alicia Dick Wahlberg, info@folksnest.com.

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Scope of This Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how we process personal data when you:

  • Visit our website

  • Submit information through our forms

  • Upload documents (e.g., CVs)

  • Communicate with us

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Categories of Personal Data

We process personal data that you voluntarily provide. This may include:

  • First and last name

  • Email address

  • Contact details

  • Information contained in uploaded documents (e.g., CVs, résumés, cover letters, certificates)

  • Professional experience and qualifications

  • Educational background

  • Any other information you provide

Uploaded documents may contain additional personal data such as photographs or personal details included at your discretion.

We request that you do not submit special categories of personal data (Art. 9 GDPR), such as health information or political beliefs, unless strictly necessary.

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Purposes and Legal Bases of Processing

We process personal data for the following purposes:

  • Reviewing candidate profiles

  • Matching candidates with potential clients

  • Forwarding candidate profiles to selected clients

  • Communicating with candidates

  • Operating and securing our website

Legal bases:

  • Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (pre-contractual measures)

  • Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent)

  • Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in operating our services)

If special categories of data are included, processing is based on Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR (explicit consent).

Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

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Sharing

Where relevant for a potential opportunity, candidate data may be shared with selected clients for evaluation purposes.

Clients receiving such information act as independent controllers under GDPR.

We do not sell personal data.

Personal data may also be processed by service providers supporting our business operations (e.g., hosting and email providers) under data processing agreements pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR.

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Your Rights
Our website is hosted by Wix.com Ltd., Tel Aviv, Israel.

Israel is recognized by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of data protection pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR.

We use Google Workspace services provided by Google Ireland Limited, Dublin, Ireland, for communication and document handling.

Service providers may process data within the EU, Israel, and the United States.

Where data is transferred outside the EU/EEA, appropriate safeguards are implemented in accordance with Art. 44–49 GDPR, including Standard Contractual Clauses and, where applicable, the EU–US Data Privacy Framework.

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Cookies

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies.

We use:

  • Essential cookies (required for website functionality)

  • Analytics cookies (if activated)

  • Marketing cookies (if activated)

Non-essential cookies are only set after your explicit consent via our cookie banner.

The legal basis for processing via non-essential cookies is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent).

You may withdraw or modify your consent at any time via the cookie settings on our website.

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Use of Meta Pixel

If you provide consent, we use the Meta Pixel provided by Meta.

The Meta Pixel enables us to:

  • Measure advertising effectiveness

  • Track conversions

  • Optimize advertising campaigns

  • Display relevant advertisements

In this context, information such as IP address, device information, browser data, and interactions with our website may be processed.

Data may be transferred to the United States.

Transfers are based on appropriate safeguards in accordance with Art. 44–49 GDPR.

The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent).

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Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described above.

Candidate data is generally stored only for the duration of the matching process unless:

  • A contractual relationship is established

  • Legal retention obligations apply

  • You have consented to longer storage

You may request deletion at any time.

ed on appropriate safeguards in accordance with Art. 44–49 GDPR.

The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent).

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Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Access your personal data (Art. 15 GDPR)

  • Rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)

  • Erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)

  • Restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)

  • Data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)

  • Object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR)

  • Withdraw consent at any time

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

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Updates

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect legal, technical, or operational changes.

The current version will always be available on our website.

The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent).

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