privacy policy
Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal data is neither legally nor contractually required, nor is it necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the data. Failure to provide the data has no consequences. This only applies if no other information is provided during the subsequent processing operations. "Personal data" is all information that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person.
server log files You can visit our websites without providing any personal information. Every time you access our website, usage data is transmitted to us or our web host/IT service provider through your Internet browser and stored in log data (so-called server log files). This stored data includes, for example, the name of the page accessed, the date and time of access, the IP address, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the trouble-free operation of our website and to improve our offering.
Your data will be transferred to Canada, among other places. There is an adequacy decision by the EU Commission for data transfers to Canada.
contact
responsible person Please contact us if necessary. The contact details of the person responsible for data processing can be found in our General Terms and Conditions.
Unsolicited contact of the customer by email If you contact us for business purposes by email, we will only collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) to the extent you provide it. The data processing is for the purpose of processing and answering your contact request. If the contact is for the purpose of carrying out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice if you are interested in purchasing, preparing an offer) or if it concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR. If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in processing and answering your request. In this case, you have the right to object to this processing of your personal data, which is based on Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR, at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. We will only use your email 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, email address, message text) to the extent you provide it. The data processing serves the purpose of establishing contact. If the contact serves to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice in the event of a purchase interest, preparation of an offer) or if it concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in processing and answering your request.In this case, you have the right to object to this processing of your personal data, which is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. We will only use your email 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.
orders
Collection, processing and transfer of personal data when placing orders When placing orders, we only collect and process your personal data to the extent that this is necessary to fulfil and process your order and to process your inquiries. The provision of the data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide the data means that no contract can be concluded. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b of GDPR and is necessary for the fulfilment 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 selected by you. In all cases, we strictly observe the legal requirements. The scope of data transmission is limited to a minimum.
Your data will be transferred to Canada, among other places. There is an adequacy decision by the EU Commission for data transfers to Canada.
reviews and advertising
Data collection when writing a comment When you comment on an article or post, we only collect your personal data (name, email address, comment text) to the extent you provide it. The processing serves the purpose of enabling comments and displaying comments. By submitting the comment, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of 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 until the revocation. Your personal data will then be deleted.
When your comment is published, only the name you provide will be published.
In addition, when you submit your comment, your IP address will be saved to prevent misuse of the comment function and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. By submitting your comment, you consent to the processing of the data transmitted. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of 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 until the revocation. Your IP address will then be deleted.
Use of the email address for sending newsletters We use your email address, regardless of the contract processing, exclusively for our own advertising purposes to send newsletters, provided that you have expressly consented to this. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of 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 until the revocation. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the corresponding link in the newsletter or by notifying us. Your email address will then be removed from the mailing list.
Use of the email address for sending direct advertising We use your email address, which we received as part of the sale of a product or service, to electronically send advertising for our own products or services that are similar to those you have already purchased from us, provided that you have not objected to this use. The provision of the email address is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide it means that no contract can be concluded. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in direct advertising. You can object to this use of your email address at any time by notifying us. The contact details for exercising your objection can be found in the imprint. You can also use the link provided for this purpose in the advertising email. There are no costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic rates.
Use of the mobile phone number for sending SMS advertising We use your cell phone number, regardless of the contract processing, exclusively for our own advertising purposes to send SMS advertising, provided that you have expressly consented to this. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of 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 until the revocation. Your cell phone number will then be removed from the distribution list.
As part of the order processing, your mobile phone number will be passed on to a service provider for sending SMS messages.
shipping service providers
Passing on the email address to shipping companies to inform them about the shipping status We will pass on your email address to the shipping company as part of the contract processing, provided that you have expressly consented to this during the ordering process. The purpose of the transfer is to inform you of the shipping status by email. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us or the transport company, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation.
payment service provider credit report
Using PayPal All PayPal transactions are subject to the PayPal Privacy Policy, which can be found at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.
Using PayPal Express We use the PayPal Express payment service from PayPal (Europe) S.à.rl et Cie, SCA (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; “PayPal”) on our website. The data processing serves the purpose of being able to offer you payment via the PayPal Express payment service. In order to integrate this payment service, PayPal must collect, store and analyze data (e.g. IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, location of your device) when you visit the website. Cookies can also be used for this purpose. The cookies enable your browser to be recognized. Your personal data will be processed on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in offering a customer-oriented range of different payment methods. You have the right to object to this processing of your personal data, which is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.By selecting and using PayPal Express, the data required for payment processing will be transmitted to PayPal in order to be able to fulfil the contract with you regarding the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b of GDPR. Further 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.
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. When a user visits a website, a cookie can be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is visited again.
Cookies are stored on your computer. You therefore 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 placed and decide individually whether to accept them, as well as prevent the storage of cookies and the transmission of the data they contain. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. However, we would like to point out that you may then not be able to use all of the functions of this website to their full extent.
To learn how to manage cookies in major browsers (including how to disable them), follow these links: 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-erlauben-und-ablehnen Safari: https://support.apple.com/de-de/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
Technically necessary cookies Unless otherwise stated in the privacy policy below, we only use these technically necessary cookies to make our service more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies also enable our systems to recognize your browser after you change 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 you change pages.
The use of cookies or similar technologies is based on Section 25 Paragraph 2 TTDSG. Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the optimal functionality of the website and a user-friendly and effective design of our offering. You have the right to object to this processing of your personal data, which is based on Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of GDPR, at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
Analytics Advertising Tracking
Use of Google Analytics We use the web analysis service Google Analytics from Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google") on our website. If you have your habitual residence in the European Economic Area or in Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the controller responsible for your data. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the company affiliated with Google that is responsible for processing your data and compliance with applicable data protection laws. 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 through the use of the website on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity and provide the website operator with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The following information may be collected, among others: IP address, date and time of page access, click path, information about the browser and device you use, pages accessed, referrer URL (website through which you accessed our website), location data, purchasing activities. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data held by Google. Google Analytics uses technologies such as cookies, web storage in the browser and tracking pixels that enable analysis of your use of the website. The information generated in this way about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is carried out, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate 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 authorities have access to your data. Google may link your data to other data such as your search history, your personal accounts, your usage data from other devices, and any other data Google has about you. IP anonymization is activated on this website. This means that your IP address will be shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. Your personal data will be processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in designing the website in a needs-based and targeted manner. You have the right to object to this processing of your personal data, which is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. You can prevent Google from collecting the data generated by Google Analytics and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de. To prevent Google Analytics from collecting and storing data across devices, you can set an opt-out cookie. Opt-out cookies prevent your data from being collected in the future when you visit this website. You must opt out on all systems and devices you use for this to be effective. 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: Deactivate Google Analytics. For more information about the terms of use and data protection, see https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or under https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ and under https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=de.
use of the Facebook pixel We use the “Custom Audiences” remarketing function of Facebook Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland “Facebook”) on our website.Facebook Ireland and we are jointly responsible for the collection of your data when integrating the service and the transmission of this data to Facebook. This is based on an agreement between us and Facebook Ireland on the joint processing of personal data, which sets out the respective responsibilities. The agreement is available at https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum 32 GDPR with regard to the correct technical implementation and configuration of the service, and for compliance with the obligations under Art. 33, 34 GDPR, insofar as a breach of the protection of personal data affects our obligations under the joint processing agreement. Facebook Ireland is responsible for enabling the rights of data subjects under Art. 15 - 20 GDPR, for compliance with the security requirements under Art. 32 GDPR with regard to the security of the service, and for compliance with the obligations under Art. 33 and 34 GDPR, insofar as a breach of the protection of personal data affects Facebook 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 Facebook social network. For this purpose, Facebook's remarketing tag has been implemented on the website. This tag establishes a direct connection to the Facebook servers when you visit the website. The Facebook servers are informed 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 transferred to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer takes place 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. Your personal data will be processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in targeting website visitors with interest-based advertising. You have the right to object to this processing of your personal data, which is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. You can deactivate the "Custom Audiences" remarketing function here. For more information on the collection and use of data by Facebook, your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy, please see Facebook's privacy 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, as part of this, conversion tracking (visit action evaluation). Google Conversion Tracking is an analysis service provided by Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google"). If you are habitually resident in the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the controller responsible for your data. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the company affiliated with Google that is responsible for processing your data and compliance with applicable data protection laws.If you click on an ad placed by Google, a cookie for conversion tracking is stored 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 on 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. This means that there is no way that cookies can be tracked across the websites of Ads customers. The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to create 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 that can be used to personally identify users. Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is carried out, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://business.safety.google/adscontrollerterms/. Your personal data will be processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in targeting website visitors with interest-based advertising. You have the right to object to this processing of your personal data, which is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. You can deactivate personalized advertising in Google's advertising settings. You can find instructions at https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=deAlternatively, you can prevent the use of cookies by third parties by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and implement the additional opt-out information provided there. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics. Further information and Google's privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/.
Use of Google AdSense We use the AdSense function of Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”) on our website. If you have your habitual residence in the European Economic Area or in Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the controller of your data. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the company affiliated with Google that is responsible for processing your data and compliance with applicable data protection laws. The data processing serves the purpose of renting advertising space on the website and addressing website visitors with interest-based advertising. This function shows visitors to the provider’s website personalized, interest-based advertisements 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 transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is carried out, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate 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 by law or where third parties process this data on Google's behalf. Under no circumstances will Google associate your IP address with other Google data. Your personal data will be processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in targeting website visitors with interest-based advertising. You have the right to object to this processing of your personal data, which is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. You can permanently deactivate 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=deAlternatively, you can prevent the use of cookies by third parties by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page at https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and implement the additional opt-out information provided there. Further information and Google's privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/ and https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/.
Use of the remarketing or “similar audiences” function of Google Inc. We use the remarketing or "similar audiences" function of Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google") on our website. If you have your habitual residence in the European Economic Area or in Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the controller of your data. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the company affiliated with Google that is responsible for processing your data and compliance with applicable data protection laws. The application serves the purpose of analyzing visitor behavior and interests. Google uses cookies to analyze website usage, which forms the basis for creating interest-based advertisements. The cookies record visits to the website as well as anonymized data on website usage. No personal data of website visitors is stored. If you subsequently visit another website in the Google Display Network, you will be shown advertisements that are highly likely to take into account previously viewed product and information areas. Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer takes place, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworksYour personal data will be processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in targeting website visitors with interest-based advertising. You have the right to object to this processing of your personal data, which is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. You can permanently deactivate 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=deAlternatively, you can prevent the use of cookies by third parties by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page at https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and implement the additional opt-out information provided there.Further information about Google Remarketing and the associated privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.com/privacy/ads/.
Use of the Pinterest tag We use the Pinterest tag from Pinterest Europe Limited (Palmerston House, 2nd Floor, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland "Pinterest") on our website. The purpose of the application is to target website visitors with interest-based advertising on the Pinterest social network. For this purpose, the Pinterest conversion tag has been implemented on the website. This tag establishes a direct connection to the Pinterest servers when you visit the website. The Pinterest servers are informed which of our pages you have visited. Pinterest assigns this information to your personal Pinterest user account if you are logged in to the Pinterest social network. When you visit Pinterest, you will then be shown personalized, interest-based Pinterest ads. If you access our website via a pin on the Pinterest social network, a cookie for conversion tracking is stored 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 on our website and the cookie has not yet expired, Pinterest and we can recognize that you clicked on the pin and were redirected to this page. The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics and thus optimize our website. The following information may be processed, among others: total number of users who clicked on one of our pins and were redirected to our website, subpages visited on our website (e.g. category or product pages), search queries on our website, your shopping cart contents, transactions made. Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer takes place 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_deYour personal data will be processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in targeting website visitors with interest-based advertising. You have the right to object to this processing of your personal data, which is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. You can deactivate personalized advertising in the personalization settings on Pinterest or via the AdChoices website optout.aboutads.info. You can prevent the storage of cookies by making the appropriate technical settings in your browser software; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. For more information on the collection and use of data by Pinterest, your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy, please see Pinterest's privacy information at https://policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy.
Plug-ins and Others
Using Google Tag Manager We use the Google Tag Manager from Google LLC on our website (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”).If you have your habitual residence in the European Economic Area or in Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the controller of your data. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the Google-affiliated company responsible for processing your data and compliance with applicable data protection laws. This application manages JavaScript tags and HTML tags, which are used in particular to implement tracking and analysis tools. The data processing serves the purpose of designing and optimizing our website to meet your needs. The Google Tag Manager itself does not store cookies or process personal data. However, it enables the triggering of other tags that can collect and process personal data. You can find more information about the terms of use and data protection here.
Facebook from Facebook Inc. (1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA) https://www.facebook.com/policy.php Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from 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.
Instagram by Instagram LLC. (1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA) https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388 Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from 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_de.
Pinterest by Pinterest Inc. (635 High Street, Palo Alto, CA, 94301, USA) https://about.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA.
Twitter from Twitter Inc. (1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA) https://twitter.com/privacy Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA.
Use of Google reCAPTCHA We use the reCAPTCHA service from Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”) on our website. If you have your habitual residence in the European Economic Area or in Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the controller of your data. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the company affiliated with Google that is responsible for processing your data and compliance with applicable data protection laws. The query serves the purpose of distinguishing whether the input was made by a human or by automated, machine processing. For this purpose, your input is transmitted to Google and used there. In addition, the IP address and any other data required for the reCAPTCHA service are transmitted to Google. This data is processed within the European Union and may also be transmitted to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is carried out, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworksYour personal data will be processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in protecting our website from automated spying, misuse and SPAM.You have the right to object to this processing of your personal data, which is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. Further information on Google reCAPTCHA and the associated data protection declaration can be found 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 LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google") on our website. If you have your habitual residence in the European Economic Area or in Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the controller of your data. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the company affiliated with Google that is responsible for processing your data and compliance with applicable data protection laws. This serves the purpose of distinguishing whether the input was made by a human or by automated, machine processing. In the background, Google collects and analyzes usage data that Invisible reCaptcha uses to distinguish regular users from bots. For this purpose, your input is transmitted to Google and used there. In addition, the IP address and any other data required for the Invisible reCAPTCHA service are transmitted to Google. This data is processed within the European Union and, if necessary, also transmitted to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer takes place, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworksYour personal data will be processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in protecting our website from automated spying, misuse and SPAM. You have the right to object to this processing of your personal data, which is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. Further information on Google reCAPTCHA and the associated data protection declaration can be found at: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html and https://www.google.com/privacy.
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 company affiliated with Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google"). The function displays videos stored on YouTube in an iFrame on the website. The "Extended data protection mode" option is activated. This means that YouTube does not store any information about visitors to the website. Only when a video is watched is information about it transmitted to YouTube and stored there. Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer takes place 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/frameworksYour personal data will be processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of the website. You have the right to object to this processing of your personal data, which is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.For more information about the collection and use of data by YouTube and Google, your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy, please see YouTube’s privacy 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 embed videos from the “Vimeo” portal. When you access pages on our website that contain such plug-ins, a connection is established to the Vimeo servers and the plug-in is displayed on the page by sending a message to your browser. This transmits both your IP address and the information about which of our pages you have visited to the Vimeo servers. If you are logged in to Vimeo, Vimeo assigns this information to your personal user account. When you use the plug-in functions (e.g. by starting a video by clicking the corresponding button), this information is also assigned to your Vimeo account. Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is carried out, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate 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_deYour personal data will be processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of our website as well as Vimeo's legitimate interest in market analysis and in improving its services in line with the needs and interests of users. You have the right to object to this processing of your personal data, which is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. If you do not want Vimeo to assign the information collected directly to your Vimeo user account, you must log out of Vimeo before visiting our website. Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and the further use and processing of the data by Vimeo as well as your rights and options for protecting your privacy can be found 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 uniformly displaying fonts on our website. In order to load the fonts, a connection is established to the Google servers when the page is accessed. Cookies may be used for this purpose. Among other things, your IP address and information about the browser you use are 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 from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transmission takes place 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/frameworksYour personal data will be processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in a user-friendly and aesthetic design of our website. You have the right to object to this processing of your personal data, which is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.Further information on data processing and data protection can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ and under https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq.
Rights of the data subject 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 retention periods, and deleted after the deadline 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 rectification, to erasure, to restriction of processing, to data portability. In addition, under Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR, you have the right to object to processing based on Art. 6 Para. 1 f GDPR and to processing for direct marketing purposes.
right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority According to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to complain to the supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data is not lawful.
right of objection If the personal data processing listed here is carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, you have the right to object to this processing at any time with effect for the future for reasons arising from your particular situation. After objection has been made, the processing of the data concerned will be terminated unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the 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 your objection has been made, we will stop processing the data concerned for direct marketing purposes.
Last updated: December 1, 2023