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Via the Jimdo Dashboard, Jimdo business customers can connect their Jimdo account to Google Ads. For this purpose, you, the Jimdo customer, are the controller for the data processing, and Jimdo (Jimdo GmbH, Stresemannstr. 375, 22761 Hamburg, Germany (“Jimdo” or “we”)) acts in this context as your processor, establishing the connection between your Jimdo account and Google Ads and transferring the data required for this purpose to Google. This privacy notice explains how Jimdo processes your personal data when you connect your Jimdo account to Google Ads via the Jimdo Dashboard. Once the connection has been established, the required data is transferred directly to Google; the creation, management and analysis of your campaigns take place in your own Google Ads account with Google. Information on Google’s processing of personal data in this respect can be found in Google's Privacy Policy and in Google’s API Services User Data Policy.
You can find further information about how your personal data is processed as a customer of Jimdo in conjunction with your usage of Jimdo's other online services in the Jimdo Privacy Information.
1. Contact information
1.1 Contact information for Jimdo GmbH
If you have questions about this privacy notice or wish to exercise your rights, you are welcome to contact our data protection experts at the following email address or by post at the following address:
Jimdo GmbH
Stresemannstraße 375
22761 Hamburg
datenschutz@jimdo.com
1.2 Contact details of the Jimdo Data Protection Officer
Jimdo has appointed a Data Protection Officer who can be reached at the following address:
B3 Datenschutz GmbH
Papenbergallee 34, 25548 Kellinghusen
datenschutz@jimdo.com
2. Processing activities
In this privacy notice, we inform you about the processing of personal data by Jimdo as a processor in connection with the connection of Google Ads to the Jimdo account, the purposes and legal basis for the processing of the data, as well as the data categories and the categories of recipients. The definitions of the individual terms used in this text can be found in Section 6 of this privacy notice. Jimdo has taken appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure that the processing carried out by Jimdo meets the requirements of the GDPR and safeguards the protection of the rights of the data subject(s).
2.1 Activation and connection of the Google Ads service
Jimdo processes personal data on behalf of you, the Customer, for the purpose of setting up the connection to Google Ads and transferring the required data to Google, as well as for the performance of the contract with you in accordance with the Jimdo Google Ads Terms of Use. Jimdo uses the personal data you provide when activating and connecting the Google Ads service primarily to perform and carry out the contract with you.
We process Google Ads account data, Google Ads data, Google Ads API data, Google Ads Manager account data, Jimdo user data, domain data and contact data in order to fulfil your activation request for the Google Ads service, establish the connection between your Jimdo account and Google Ads, and transfer the required data to Google. The processing is carried out to prepare for and perform our contractual obligations towards you, the Jimdo customer (Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR).
As part of this processing, we transfer personal data to the following categories of recipients: Google Ads Service Provider (i.e. Google). For these purposes, we transfer personal data to recipients in the USA. Information on the transfer of personal data to third countries can be found in Section 3. Information on the duration for which the various categories of personal data are stored can be found in Section 4.
2.2 Statistical analysis and product improvement
Jimdo processes data in order to create aggregated statistics that help Jimdo analyse the use of the Google Ads service in connection with the Google Ads connection. Jimdo uses the statistical data it creates via the Jimdo Google Ads Manager account to analyse your use of the service and to improve the service.
For this purpose, we process the Google Ads Manager account data. The legal basis for the processing is our legitimate interest in the technical optimisation, functionality and improvement of our online services pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
As part of this processing, we transfer personal data to the following categories of recipients: optimisation service providers. For these purposes, we transfer personal data to recipients in the USA. Information on the transfer of personal data to third countries can be found in Section 3. Information on the duration for which the various categories of personal data are stored can be found in Section 4.
3. Data transmission to third countries
Jimdo ensures that, where possible, your data is processed in the EU or the European Economic Area. Where a transfer to a third country is required due to the use of certain services from providers in third countries, Jimdo ensures, after prior review, that an adequate level of data protection is maintained in the country to which the data is transferred, in line with the requirements of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the EU Commission. In these cases, the data is transferred on the basis of an adequacy decision of the European Commission or the standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data to third countries in their respective applicable version. These can be viewed here.
We regularly review the measures we have taken in order to assess the requirements arising from new regulatory guidance and case law. Where data is transferred to a third country on the basis of your explicit consent, we will inform you separately.
For more information on data protection and Jimdo’s general handling of customer data, please refer to the Jimdo Privacy Notice and the data processing agreement concluded between you, the Customer, and Jimdo, as well as Google’s privacy policy and Google’s API Services User Data Policy.
4. Retention periods
Insofar as we receive and process your personal data for the purpose of carrying out, initiating and handling your contract with Jimdo, we store it until the purpose of storage has been achieved (in particular upon termination of the contract) or insofar as this is required within the statutory retention periods under Section 257 of the German Commercial Code (HGB) and Section 147 of the German Fiscal Code (AO) and/or other applicable laws.
We point out that your data stored in Google Ads and your Google Ads account are not backed up, archived or otherwise stored by Jimdo. Therefore, if the Customer deletes data, or if an account is suspended or deleted by Google or Jimdo due to a breach of contract, Jimdo accepts no responsibility for such data being irretrievably lost.
5. Information about your rights
As a data subject, you have the following rights with regard to the processing of your personal data by Jimdo, where the relevant legal requirements are met:
- Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
- Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
- Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”) (Art. 17 GDPR)
- Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
- Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
- Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)
- Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7 (3) GDPR)
- Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR)
For more information on exercising these rights, please refer to Section 5 of the Jimdo Privacy Notice.
6. Definitions
The terminology used in this privacy notice generally has the meaning set out in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We also use other terms, which we explain below:
“Contact data” means the contact data you provide to Jimdo via the sign-up or the Jimdo Dashboard in order to complete your registration and to enable Jimdo to provide you with the selected Jimdo service(s). This includes your name, your email address and (optionally) your telephone number.
“Domain data” refers to your domain name.
“Google Ads account data” means all data contained in your Google Ads account, such as login data, name, company name, email address, and the email addresses of other account users if you have added them to your Google Ads account. Please note that all login data is handled in accordance with the Jimdo privacy policy as well as with Google’s API Services User Data Policy and Google’s authentication and authorisation framework. You can view or remove access to this data at any time via the settings in your Google account.
“Google Ads API data” refers to API access to your Google account and includes the same permissions for all operations that are also available to you in your Google Ads account. This may include the ability to access, create, edit and delete performance data, campaigns, ad groups and ads, bidding, targeting and scheduling settings, budgets, recommendations and billing settings. Jimdo requires these rights in order to provide the Google Ads service and to establish and maintain the connection to your Google Ads account.
“Google Ads data” means the content of your Google Ads, your campaign objectives, campaign content, campaign images, regions in which your campaign(s) are rolled out, campaign budget, campaign performance and statistics. You can view or revoke access to this data at any time via the settings in your Google account.
“Google Ads Manager account data” refers to manager-account access to your Google Ads account. This is a technical requirement set by Google so that Jimdo can provide the Google Ads service and establish the connection to your Google Ads account. The rights provided and the data concerned are limited to the “Google Ads API data” described above. You can view or revoke access to this data at any time via the settings in your Google account.
The “Jimdo user data” refers to your username, the email address of your Jimdo account and your company name.
7. Version
26 June 2026
It may be necessary to adapt or further develop the connection of Google Ads to the Jimdo account due to technical developments and/or changes in the law. As a result, we will update this privacy notice as needed. You can access the currently applicable version of our privacy provisions at any time in the version published on our website.