Privacy Policy

Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal data is not required by law or contract, nor is it necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the data. Failure to provide it has no consequences. This only applies if no other information is given in the subsequent processing operations.
"Personal data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Server log files

You can visit our website without providing any personal information.

Every time you access our website, usage data is transmitted to us or our web host / IT service provider by your Internet browser and stored in log data (so-called server log files). This stored data includes, for example, the name of the page called up, the date and time of the call, the IP address, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider. The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring trouble-free operation of our website and improving our offer.

Your data will be transmitted to Canada, among other places. The EU Commission has issued an adequacy decision for data transfers to Canada.

Contact

Person responsible
Contact us if you wish. The contact details of the person responsible for data processing can be found in our imprint.

Customer's unsolicited contact by e-mail
If you initiate business contact with us by e-mail, we will only collect your personal data (name, e-mail address, text of the message) to the extent provided by you. The data processing serves to process and answer your contact request.
If the establishment of contact serves to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice on purchase interest, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing takes place on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. b GDPR.
If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing takes place on the basis of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in processing and answering your request. In this case, you have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object to the processing of your personal data based on Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR at any time.
We only use your e-mail address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Collection and processing when using the contact form
When you use the contact form, we only collect your personal data (name, e-mail address, message text) to the extent provided by you. The data processing serves the purpose of establishing contact.
If the establishment of contact serves to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice on purchase interest, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing takes place on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. b GDPR.
If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing takes place on the basis of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in processing and answering your request. In this case, you have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object to the processing of your personal data based on Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR at any time. We only use your e-mail address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

WhatsApp Business
If you contact us for business via WhatsApp, we use the WhatsApp Business version from WhatsApp Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland; "WhatsApp"). If you are outside the European Economic Area, this service is provided by WhatsApp Inc. (1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA). The data processing serves to process and answer your contact request. For this purpose, we collect and process your mobile phone number stored with WhatsApp, your name if provided and other data to the extent provided by you. We use a mobile device for the service, in whose address book only data from users who have contacted us via WhatsApp is stored. A transfer of personal data to WhatsApp without you having already given your consent to WhatsApp does not take place. Your data will be transmitted by WhatsApp to the Meta Platforms Inc. server in the USA. There is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer takes place, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection /standard-contractual-clauses-scc_en . If the establishment of contact serves to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice on purchase interest, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing takes place on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. b GDPR. If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. In this case, you have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object to the processing of your personal data based on Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR at any time. We only use your personal data to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use. You can find more information on the terms of use and data protection when using WhatsApp at https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/#terms-of-service and https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/#privacy-policy .

Customer account and orders

When you open a customer account, we collect your personal data to the extent specified there. The purpose of data processing is to improve your shopping experience and to simplify order processing. The processing takes place on the basis of Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the revocation. Your customer account will then be deleted.

Collection, processing and disclosure of personal data when placing orders

When you place an order, we only collect and process your personal data to the extent that this is necessary to fulfill and process your order and to process your inquiries. The provision of the data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Non-provision means that no contract can be concluded. The processing takes place on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. b GDPR and is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract with you.

Your data will be passed on, for example, to the shipping companies and dropshipping providers, payment service providers, service providers for order processing and IT service providers you have selected. In all cases, we strictly observe the legal requirements. The amount of data transmission is limited to a minimum.

Your data will be transmitted to Canada, among other places. The EU Commission has issued an adequacy decision for data transfers to Canada.

Advertising

Use of your personal data for sending postal advertising

We use your personal data (name, address) that we have received as part of the sale of goods or services to send you postal advertising, provided you have not objected to this use. The provision of this data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Non-provision means that no contract can be concluded. The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in direct advertising. You can object to this use of your address data at any time by notifying us. The contact details for exercising the objection can be found in the imprint.

Use of the e-mail address for sending newsletters

Irrespective of contract processing, we use your e-mail address exclusively for our own advertising purposes for sending newsletters, provided you have expressly consented to this. The processing takes place on the basis of Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the revocation. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the corresponding link in the newsletter or by notifying us. Your e-mail address will then be removed from the mailing list.

Your data will be passed on to our technical service provider for e-mail marketing as part of order processing. A transfer to other third parties does not take place. This service provider is Klaviyo Inc., 225 Franklin St, Boston, MA 02110, USA (http://www.klaviyo.com/), to whom we pass on the e-mail address provided when registering for the newsletter. This transfer takes place in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR and serves our legitimate interest in using an effective, secure and user-friendly newsletter system. Please note that your data is usually transferred to a Klaviyo server in the USA and stored there. Klaviyo uses this information to send the newsletter on our behalf. Klaviyo does not use the data of our newsletter recipients to write to them themselves or to pass them on to third parties. Klaviyo is also certified under the US-European data protection agreement "Privacy Shield" and is thus committed to complying with EU data protection regulations. Klaviyo's privacy policy can be viewed here: https://www.klaviyo.com/privacy

Our newsletters usually contain so-called web beacons or tracking pixels, which we can use to recognize whether and when an e-mail was opened and which links in the e-mail were followed by the personalized recipient. This data is stored by us so that we can optimally tailor our newsletter to the wishes and interests of our subscribers. Accordingly, the data collected in this way is used to send personalized newsletters to the respective recipient.

Use of the e-mail address for sending direct advertising
We use your e-mail address, which we received as part of the sale of a product or service, for the electronic transmission of advertising for our own goods or services that are similar to ours that you have already purchased from us, unless you have objected to this use. The provision of the e-mail address is required for the conclusion of the contract. Non-provision means that no contract can be concluded. The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in direct advertising. You can object to this use of your e-mail address at any time by notifying us. The contact details for exercising the objection can be found in the imprint. You can also use the link provided for this purpose in the promotional e-mail. There are no costs for this other than the transmission costs according to the basic tariffs.

Merchandise management

Use of an external merchandise management system

We use a merchandise management system for contract processing as part of order processing. For this purpose, your personal data collected as part of the order will be transmitted to Shopify International Limited Victoria Buildings, 2nd floor 1-2 Haddington Road Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland.

Payment service provider and Credit check

Use of PayPal

All PayPal transactions are subject to the PayPal data protection declaration. You can find this at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full

Use of PayPal Express

We use the PayPal Express payment service from PayPal (Europe) S.à.rl et Cie. on our website , SCA (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; "PayPal"). The purpose of data processing is to be able to offer you payment via the PayPal Express payment service. In order to integrate this payment service, it is necessary for PayPal to collect, store and analyze data (e.g. IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, location of your device) when the website is accessed. Cookies can also be used for this. The cookies enable your browser to be recognized. The processing of your personal data takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in a customer-oriented offer of various payment methods. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons that arise from your particular situation. By selecting and using PayPal Express, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to PayPal in order to be able to fulfill the contract with you using the selected payment method. This processing takes place on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR. More information on data processing when using the PayPal Express payment service can be found in the associated data protection declaration at www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full?locale.x=de_DE#Updated_PS.

Use of Amazon Payments

We use the Amazon Payments payment service from Amazon Payments Europe sca (38 avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg; “Amazon Payments”) on our website. The purpose of data processing is to be able to offer you payment via the Amazon Payments payment service. In order to integrate this payment service, it is necessary for Amazon Payments to collect, save and analyze data (e.g. IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, location of your device) when the website is accessed. Cookies can also be used for this. The cookies enable your browser to be recognized. The processing of your personal data takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in a customer-oriented offer of various payment methods. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons that arise from your particular situation. By selecting and using "Amazon Payments", the data required for payment processing is transmitted to Amazon Payments in order to be able to fulfill the contract with you using the selected payment method. This processing takes place on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR. More information on data processing when using the Amazon Payments payment service can be found in the associated data protection declaration at: https://pay.amazon.com/de/help/201212490

Use of personal data when selecting Klarna payment options In order to offer you Klarna's payment options we will transmit personal data, such as contact data and order data, to Klarna. In this way, Klarna can assess whether you can use the payment options offered via Klarna and adapt the payment options to your needs. General information about Klarna is available at: https://www.klarna.com/de/ . Your personal information will be treated by Klarna in accordance with the applicable data protection regulations and in accordance with the information in Klarna's data protection regulations at https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/legal/terms/0/de_de/privacy .

Cookies

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored in the internet browser or by the internet browser on a user's computer system. If a user calls up a website, a cookie can be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic character string that enables the browser to be clearly identified when the website is called up again.

Cookies are stored on your computer. Therefore, you have full control over the use of cookies. By selecting the appropriate technical settings in your Internet browser, you can be notified before cookies are set and decide individually whether to accept them and prevent the storage of cookies and the transmission of the data they contain. Cookies that have already been saved can be deleted at any time. However, we would like to point out that you may then not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent.

You can use the links below to find out how you can manage (including deactivate) cookies in the most important browsers:

Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=de

Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete- manage-cookies

Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-allow-and-reject

Safari: https://support.apple.com/de-de/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac

Technically necessary cookies

Unless otherwise specified below in the data protection declaration, we only use these technically necessary cookies for the purpose of making our offer more user-friendly, effective and secure. Furthermore, cookies enable our systems to recognize your browser even after you have changed pages and to offer you services. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after a page change.

The use of cookies or comparable technologies is based on Section 25 (2) TTDSG. The processing of your personal data takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in guaranteeing the optimal functionality of the website and a user-friendly and effective design of our offer.

You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons that arise from your particular situation.

Analysis Advertising tracking

Use of Google Analytics

We use the web analysis service Google Analytics from Google Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “Google”) on our website. The data processing serves the purpose of analyzing this website and its visitors as well as for marketing and advertising purposes. For this purpose, Google will use the information obtained on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. Among other things, the following information can be collected: IP address, date and time of the page view, click path, information about the browser you are using and the device you are using (device), pages visited, referrer URL (website via which you visit our website). visited the website), location data, purchase activities. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. Google Analytics uses technologies such as cookies, web storage in the browser and tracking pixels, which enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated in this way about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA. The data transmission takes place, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms/. Both Google and US government agencies have access to your data. Your data may be linked by Google with other data, such as your search history, your personal accounts, your usage data from other devices and any other data that Google has about you. IP anonymization is activated on this website. As a result, your IP address will be shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. The processing of your personal data takes place on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of the website. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons that arise from your particular situation. You can prevent the data generated by Google Analytics and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) from being sent to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading the browser plug-in available under the following link and install: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de To prevent data collection and storage by Google Analytics across devices, you can set an opt-out cookie. Opt-out cookies prevent future collection of your data when you visit this website. You must opt-out on all systems and devices used for this to have full effect. If you delete the opt-out cookie, requests will be sent to Google again. If you click here, the opt-out cookie will be set: Disable Google Analytics. You can find more information on terms of use and data protection at https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ and at https:/ /policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=de .

Use of Hotjar

We use the analysis tool of Hotjar Ldt on our website. (Level 2, St Julian's Business Centre, 3, Elia Zammit Street, St Julians STJ1000, Malta; “Hotjar”). The data processing serves the purpose of the needs-based design, optimization and analysis of our website. The tool is used to randomly record the movements of site visitors on the website. This creates a log of mouse movements, scrolling behavior, length of stay and clicks on the website (so-called heat map). Hotjar uses cookies, among other things, for this purpose. Among other things, the following information can be collected: IP address (in anonymous form), information about the device you are using (screen size, devices, unique device identifier), information about the browser you are using, location data (only for the country), preferred language to display the website, operating system used. Detailed information on the cookies used, their function and storage period can be found here: https://help.hotjar.com/hc/en-us/articles/115011789248-Hotjar-Cookies User profiles are created from this data under a pseudonym . The data is not used to personally identify the visitor to the website and is not combined with the personal data of the bearer of the pseudonym. Hotjar is contractually prohibited from selling the collected data to other third parties. Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA. The data transmission takes place, among other things, on the basis of appropriate protective measures. Hotjar will provide you with further information on the measures taken on request. The processing of your personal data takes place on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of the website. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons that arise from your particular situation. To prevent Hotjar from collecting and storing data, you can set an opt-out cookie here: https://www.hotjar.com/legal/compliance/opt-out . Opt-out cookies prevent future collection of your data when you visit this website. You must implement the opt-out cookie on all systems and devices used so that this works across devices. If you delete the opt-out cookie, data will be sent to Hotjar again. Further information on data protection when using Hotjar can be found here: https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/privacy#enduserenglish

Use of the Facebook Pixel

We use the "Custom Audiences" remarketing function of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland "Facebook") on our website. Meta Platforms Ireland and we are jointly responsible for the collection of your data that takes place when the service is integrated and the transmission of this data to Facebook. This is based on an agreement between us and Meta Platforms Ireland on the joint processing of personal data, in which the respective responsibilities are defined. The agreement is available at https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum . According to this, we are particularly responsible for fulfilling the information obligations in accordance with Art. 13, 14 GDPR, for complying with the security requirements of Art. 32 GDPR with regard to the correct technical implementation and configuration of the service and for complying with the obligations in accordance with Art. 33 , 34 GDPR to the extent that a personal data breach affects our obligations under the Joint Processing Agreement. Meta Platforms Ireland is responsible for enabling the rights of data subjects in accordance with Art. 15 - 20 GDPR, complying with the security requirements of Art. 32 GDPR with regard to the security of the service and the obligations under Art. 33, 34 GDPR, insofar as a violation of personal data protection affects Meta Platforms Ireland's obligations under the Joint Processing Agreement. The purpose of the application is to target visitors to the website with interest-based advertising on the social network Facebook. For this purpose, the Facebook remarketing tag was implemented on the website. This tag is used to establish a direct connection to the Facebook servers when you visit the website. This transmits to the Facebook server which of our pages you have visited. Facebook assigns this information to your personal Facebook user account. If you visit the social network Facebook, you will then be shown personalized, interest-based Facebook ads. Your data may be transmitted to the USA. There is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer takes place, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum . The processing of your personal data takes place on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons that arise from your particular situation. You can disable the Custom Audiences remarketing feature here . You can find more information about the collection and use of data by Facebook, your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy in Facebook's data protection information at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/ .

Use of Google Ads Conversion Tracking
We use the online advertising program "Google Ads" on our website and in this context conversion tracking (evaluation of visits). Google Conversion Tracking is an analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland).
If you click on an ad placed by Google, a conversion tracking cookie will be placed on your computer. These cookies have a limited validity, do not contain any personal data and are therefore not used for personal identification. If you visit certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that you clicked on the ad and were redirected to this page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. As a result, there is no way that cookies can be tracked through Ads customers' websites.
The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics. This tells us the total number of users who clicked on one of our ads and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, we do not receive any information with which users can be personally identified.
Your data may be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC in the USA. There is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA. The data transmission takes place, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://business.safety.google/adscontrollerterms/ .

The processing of your personal data takes place on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons that arise from your particular situation. You can deactivate personalized advertising for you in the settings for advertising at Google. You can find instructions on how to do this at https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=de Alternatively, you can prevent the use of cookies by third parties by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative deactivation page at https: Call up //www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and implement the additional information on the opt-out given there. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics. For more information and Google's privacy policy, visit: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

Use of Google AdSense
We use the AdSense function of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) on our website. The data processing serves the purpose of renting advertising space on the website and using it to target visitors to the website address interest-based advertising. Using this function, visitors to the provider's website are shown personalized, interest-based advertising from the Google Display Network. Google uses cookies that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA. The data transmission takes place, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://business.safety.google/adscontrollerterms/ . Google may transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Under no circumstances will Google associate your IP address with other Google data.

The processing of your personal data takes place on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons that arise from your particular situation. You can permanently disable the use of cookies by Google by following the link below and downloading and installing the plug-in provided there: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996?hl=de . Alternatively, you can prevent the use of cookies by third-party providers by calling up the deactivation page of the Network Advertising Initiative at https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and implementing the additional opt-out information given there. For more information and Google's privacy policy, visit: https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/ and https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

Plugins and Miscellaneous

Use of the Google Tag Manager
We use the Google Tag Manager from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google") on our website. This application manages JavaScript tags and HTML tags used to implement tracking and analysis tools in particular. The data processing serves the purpose of the needs-based design and optimization of our website. The Google Tag Manager itself does not store cookies, nor is personal data processed as a result. However, it enables the triggering of additional tags that can collect and process personal data. More information on terms of use and data protection can be found here .

Use of Google reCAPTCHA

We use the reCAPTCHA service from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google") on our website. The query serves the purpose of distinguishing between input by a human and automated, machine processing. For this purpose, your input will be transmitted to Google and used there. In addition, the IP address and any other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service will be transmitted to Google. This data is processed by Google within the European Union and, if necessary, also transmitted to the servers of Google LLC in the USA. There is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA. The data transmission takes place, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks .

Your personal data is processed on the basis of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR in our overriding legitimate interest in protecting our website from automated spying, misuse and SPAM. You have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of your personal data based on Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

You can find more information about Google reCAPTCHA and the associated data protection declaration at: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html and https://www.google.com/privacy .

Use of Google invisible reCAPTCHA
We use the invisible reCAPTCHA service from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google") on our website.
This serves the purpose of distinguishing between input by a human and automated, machine processing. In the background, Google collects and analyzes usage data that is used by Invisible reCaptcha to distinguish regular users from bots. For this purpose, your input will be transmitted to Google and used there. In addition, the IP address and any other data required by Google for the Invisible reCAPTCHA service will be transmitted to Google.
This data is processed by Google within the European Union and possibly also in the USA. There is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA. The data transmission takes place, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks . Your personal data is processed on the basis of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR in our overriding legitimate interest in protecting our website from automated spying, misuse and SPAM. You have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of your personal data based on Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. You can find more information about Google reCAPTCHA and the associated data protection declaration at: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html and https://www.google.com/privacy

Use of Google Maps

We use the Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google")
function to embed Google Maps maps on our website . The function enables the visual representation of geographic information and interactive maps. Google also collects, processes and uses data from visitors to the website when the pages in which Google Maps are integrated are accessed. Your data may also be transmitted to the USA. There is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA. The data transmission takes place, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks . The processing of your personal data takes place on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of the website. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons that arise from your particular situation. For more information on how Google collects and uses data, see Google's privacy policy at https://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html . There you can also change your settings in the data protection center so that you can manage and protect your data processed by Google.

Use of YouTube

We use the function for embedding YouTube videos from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "YouTube") on our website. YouTube is a Google LLC (1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”) affiliated company. The function displays videos stored on YouTube in an iFrame on the website. The option "Extended data protection mode" is activated. As a result, YouTube does not store any information about visitors to the website. Only when you watch a video is information about it sent to YouTube and stored there. Your data may be transmitted to the USA. There is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA. The data transmission takes place, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks . The processing of your personal data takes place on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of the website. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons that arise from your particular situation. You can find more information about the collection and use of data by YouTube and Google, your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy in YouTube's data protection information at https://www.youtube.com/t/privacy

Use of Vimeo

We use plug-ins from Vimeo Inc. (555 West 18th Street New York, New York 10011, USA; "Vimeo") on our website to integrate videos from the "Vimeo" portal. If you access pages on our website that have such a plug-in, a connection to the Vimeo servers will be established and the plug-in will be displayed on the page by notifying your browser. As a result, both your IP address and the information on which of our pages you have visited are transmitted to the Vimeo servers. If you are logged in to Vimeo, Vimeo assigns this information to your personal user account. When using the plug-in functions (e.g. by starting a video by pressing the corresponding button), this information is also assigned to your Vimeo account. Your data may be transmitted to the USA. There is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer takes place, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection /standard-contractual-clauses-scc_en . Your personal data is processed on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of our website and Vimeo’s legitimate interest in market analysis and in improving its services in a needs-based and targeted manner. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons that arise from your particular situation. If you do not want Vimeo to directly associate the information collected with your Vimeo account, you must log out of Vimeo before visiting our website. You can find more detailed information on the purpose and scope of the collection and on the further use and processing of the data by Vimeo as well as on your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy in Vimeo's data protection information: https://vimeo.com/privacy

Use of Google Fonts

We use Google Fonts from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google") on our website.
The data processing serves the purpose of the uniform display of fonts on our website. In order to load the fonts, a connection to Google servers is established when the page is accessed. Cookies can be used here. Among other things, your IP address and information about the browser you are using is processed and transmitted to Google. This data is not linked to your Google account.
Your data may be transmitted to the USA. There is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA. The data transmission takes place, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks .
The processing of your personal data takes place on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in a user-friendly and aesthetic design of our website. You have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of your personal data based on Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR by notifying us. You can find more information on data processing and data protection at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ and at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq .

Use of Adobe Fonts
We use Adobe Fonts from Adobe Systems Software Ireland Limited (4-6 Riverwalk Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24, Ireland; "Adobe") on our website.
The data processing serves the purpose of the uniform display of fonts on our website. In order to load the fonts, a connection to the Adobe servers is established when the page is accessed. Cookies can be used here. Among other things, your IP address and information about the browser and operating system you are using is processed and transmitted to Adobe.
Your data may be transferred to third countries such as the USA and India. There is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA and India. The data transmission takes place, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection /standard-contractual-clauses-scc_en. The processing of your personal data takes place on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in a user-friendly and aesthetic design of our website. You have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of your personal data based on Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR by notifying us. You can find more information on data processing and data protection at https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policy.html and at https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policies/adobe-fonts.html.

Use of Font Awesome Fonts
We use Font Awesome Fonts from Fonticons Inc. (307 S Main St Ste 202 Bentonville, AR, 72712-9214 United States; "Fonticons") on our website. The data processing serves the purpose of the uniform display of fonts and icons on our website. In order to load these, a connection to the Fonticons servers is established when the page is accessed. Cookies can be used here. Among other things, your IP address and information about the browser and operating system you are using is processed and transmitted to Fonticons.

Your data may be transferred to third countries such as the USA and India. There is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA and India. The data transmission takes place, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection /standard-contractual-clauses-scc_en. The processing of your personal data takes place on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in a user-friendly and aesthetic design of our website. You have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of your personal data based on Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR by notifying us. You can find more information on data processing and data protection at https://fontawesome.com/privacy.

Use of Typeform
We use the survey service Typeform (TYPEFORM S.L., Carrer Bac de Roda, 163, 08018 Barcelona, 1-2, Spain) to improve the experience of our users with attractively designed surveys and to request contact information via business analytics or the contact form. The legal basis for the use of Typeform is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) a) DSGVO for the collection of input data and your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) f). Through Typeform, access data (IP address) and input data are collected. We collect the data you enter in the form and technical data that we need for the technical functioning and maintenance of our service.
The personal data is processed by Typeform. You can learn more about Typeform's privacy policy here: https://admin.typeform.com/to/dwk6gt. The deposited data will be stored on the servers of TYPEFORM S.L. until the purpose for processing ceases to apply or the consent for processing has been revoked. You may request information about the personal data in question. You also have the right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, objection and data portability. Your given consent to processing can be revoked at any time with effect for the future. To do so, please send us an e-mail.

Use of social media presences
We are represented with online presences in the social networks and platforms mentioned below. These presences serve to communicate directly with customers, interested parties and users. Furthermore, the presences serve the purpose of advertising our products and services.
When calling up our social media presences, your data may be automatically recorded and stored for the purposes of advertising and market research. From this data, usage profiles are created using pseudonyms. These can be used, for example, to display interest-based advertising to you within and outside the platforms. For this purpose, cookies are regularly used, which enable the recognition of an Internet browser and in which your interests and usage behavior are stored.
The processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO from the legitimate interest in direct communication with users and optimizing the design of our online presences.
If you have given your consent to the operators of the respective social media platforms to process your data, e.g. by checking a checkbox, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO. You may revoke your consent at any time vis-à-vis the operator of the respective platform without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation.
The assertion of data subject rights as well as requests for information can most effectively be addressed directly to the providers of the platforms, as only they have access to your data, can take immediate action as well as provide information. Of course, we will support you in this process if necessary.
More detailed information on the terms of use and data protection of the respective platform as well as a detailed description of further data processing and the respective objection options can be found on the pages of the providers at:

Instagram of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland):
http://instagram.com/legal/privacy/
Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no EU Commission adequacy decision for the USA. The data transfer is based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as appropriate safeguards for the protection of personal data, viewable at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/standard-contractual-clauses-scc_de.

LinkedIn (LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland):
https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?trk=uno-reg-guest-home-privacy-policy
https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out
Your data may be transferred to the USA. No EU Commission adequacy decision is available for the USA.

Pinterest of Pinterest Inc. (635 High Street, Palo Alto, CA, 94301, USA):
https://about.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy
https://help.pinterest.com/de/articles/personalization-and-data
Your data may be transferred to the USA. No EU Commission adequacy decision is available for the USA.

Twitter (Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA):
https://twitter.com/privacy
https://twitter.com/personalization
Your data may be transferred to the USA. No EU Commission adequacy decision is available for the USA.

TikTok of TikTok Technology Limited (10 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, D02 T380, Ireland):
https://www.tiktok.com/legal/privacy-policy?lang=de
Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no EU Commission adequacy decision for the USA. The data transfer is based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as appropriate safeguards for the protection of personal data, viewable at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/standard-contractual-clauses-scc_de.

Use of page insights
We use the "Page Insights" analytics feature of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland; "Facebook") on our Fanpage.
Meta Platforms Ireland and we are jointly responsible for data processing for the Page Insights analysis function. The basis for this is an agreement on the joint processing of personal data, which can be accessed at https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum.
Meta Platforms Ireland thereby assumes primary responsibility under the GDPR for the data processing and fulfills all obligations under the GDPR with respect to the processing of such data, including the information obligations under Articles 12 and 13 of the GDPR, the rights of data subjects under Articles 15 to 22 of the GDPR, and the security requirements of Articles 32 to 34 of the GDPR. In addition, Meta Platforms Ireland will provide the essence of the joint processing agreement to data subjects.
The Page Insights feature serves the purpose of advertising and market research to provide you with more relevant content and to develop new features of interest to you. Meta Platforms Ireland uses cookies for this purpose, which enable an analysis of your visits to the Fanpage. The information generated by the cookies about your use of the Fanpage is usually transferred to Facebook servers in the USA and stored there. For the USA, there is no adequacy decision of the EU Commission. The data transfer takes place, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, viewable at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/standard-contractual-clauses-scc_de.
The processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO from our overriding legitimate interest in targeted advertising and the targeted design of the Fanpage.
For more information on terms of use and data protection, please visit https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

 

 

Rights of data subjects and storage period

Duration of storage

After the contract has been fully processed, the data will initially be stored for the duration of the warranty period, then taking into account statutory retention periods, in particular tax and commercial law, and then deleted after the period has expired, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Rights of the data subject

If the legal requirements are met, you have the following rights under Art. 15 to 20 GDPR: Right to information, to correction, to deletion, to restriction of processing, to data portability. In addition, according to Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing based on Art. 6 Para. 1 f GDPR and to processing for the purpose of direct advertising.

Right of appeal to the supervisory authority

According to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to complain to the supervisory authority if you believe that your personal data is not being processed lawfully. You can lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority responsible for us, which you can reach under the following contact details: State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information Baden-Württemberg Königstrasse 10 a 70173 Stuttgart Tel.: +49 711 6155410 Fax: +49 711 61554115 E Email: poststelle@lfdi.bwl.de

Right to object

If the personal data processing listed here is based on our legitimate interest in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR, you have the right at any time for reasons that arise from your particular situation to object to this processing with effect for the future. After an objection has been raised, the processing of the data concerned will be terminated unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims. If personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you can object to this processing at any time by notifying us. After the objection has been raised, we will stop processing the data concerned for the purpose of direct advertising.

Last update: 05/22/2022