Data protection

Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal data is neither required by law nor contractually, 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 provided during subsequent processing operations.

“Personal data” means any information relating 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 out of our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring trouble-free operation of our website and in improving our offering.
Your data will be transmitted to Canada, among other places. There is an adequacy decision from the EU Commission for data transfers to Canada.

Responsible person

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


Initiative contact from the customer via email

If you initiate business contact with us via email, we will only collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) to the extent provided by you. The data processing serves to process and answer your contact request.

If the contact is used to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice if you are interested in buying, preparing an offer) or concerns a contract that has already been concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR.
If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR due to 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 at any time to this processing of your personal data based on Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR.

We 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.

External hosting

This website is hosted by an external service provider (hoster). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the host's servers. This can include IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access and other data generated via a website.

The host is used for the purpose of fulfilling the contract with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast and efficient provision of our online offering by a professional provider (Art. 6 Para . 1 lit. f GDPR).

Our hoster will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill its service obligations and follow our instructions regarding this data.

We use the following host:

Shopify Inc.
151 O'Connor Street
Ground floor,
Ottawa, ON K2P 2L8
Canada

In order to ensure data protection-compliant processing, we have concluded a contract for order processing with our host

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 provided by you. The data processing serves the purpose of establishing contact.

If the contact is used to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice if you are interested in buying, preparing an offer) or concerns a contract that has already been concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR. If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR due to 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 at any time to this processing of your personal data based on Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR. We 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.


Customer account

When you open a customer account, we collect your personal data to the extent specified there. The data processing serves the purpose of improving your shopping experience and simplifying order processing. Processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without this affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out based on your consent before its revocation. Your customer account will then be deleted.


Collection, processing and transfer 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. Failure to provide it will result in no contract being concluded. The processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter 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 you have chosen, payment service providers, service providers for order processing and IT service providers. 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. There is an adequacy decision from the EU Commission for data transfers to Canada.


reviews

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 provided by you. The processing serves the purpose of enabling commenting and displaying comments. By submitting the comment, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. Processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out based on your consent before its revocation. Your personal data will then be deleted.

When your comment is published, only the name you provide will be published.


Buyer's seal and customer rating

We use äufersiegel customer review tools on our website. After placing your order, we would like to ask you to rate and comment on your purchase from us.

For this purpose, we will write to you by email, using the technical system of the provider of the buyer's seal evaluation tool as part of order processing.
Your data will be processed either with your consent or based on our legitimate interest.

The processing takes place on the basis of Article 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent, provided you have expressly agreed to receive the request for evaluation. You can revoke your consent at any time using the relevant link in the email, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out based on your consent before its revocation. Your email address will then be removed from the distribution list.

Processing without express consent is carried out on the basis of Article 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR out of the legitimate interest in truthful, verified evaluations of our services in the context of direct advertising. For this purpose, we send an electronic review request for your own goods or services that you have already purchased from us. It will be sent to the email address that we received from you as part of the sale of a product or service. The sending of the review request is subject to the condition that you have not objected to this use of your email address.

You can object at any time by notifying us. The contact details for exercising your objection can be found in the legal notice. You can also use the link provided in the review prompt. There are no costs for this other than the transmission costs according to the basic tariffs.

Judge.me:
If you have given us your express consent to this during or after your order in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. PO Box 7403, Jackson, Wyoming 83002, USA to send you a review reminder via email. You can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the person responsible for data processing or to the rating platform Judge.me.

Functions for collecting and displaying product reviews from the Judge.me service are also integrated into our website. When submitting reviews, certain personal data is processed to verify customer reviews. If you submit a review on our website, your first and last address, your email address, order date and number as well as your name and, if applicable, international references (GTIN/ISDNF) will be collected, transmitted to Judge.me and evaluated there to determine your legitimacy to decide on a specific order based on a customer review. This processing is carried out in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in ensuring the authenticity of customer reviews by ensuring transaction-relatedness and preventing review abuse. After the evaluation review and approval has been completed, the data will be deleted from Judge.me. All of the aforementioned processing may also involve the transmission of personal data to Judge.me LLC servers in the USA.

Judge.me's privacy policy can be found at: https://judge.me/privacy

ShopVote graphics:
To display our ShopVote seal and any collected and/or aggregated reviews, we have integrated ShopVote graphics on this website (tool operated by Blickreif GmbH, Schulstraße 46, 80634 Munich).

This serves to protect our legitimate interests, which predominate in the context of a balancing of interests, in the optimal marketing of our offer in accordance with Art. 6 I S. 1 f GDPR.

When you access the ShopVote graphics, the web server automatically saves a so-called server log file, which contains, for example, your IP address, date and time of retrieval, amount of data transferred and the source of the access (access data) and documents the retrieval. This access data is not evaluated and is automatically overwritten no later than seven days after the end of your site visit. No other personal data is recorded or stored by the ShopVote graphics.

You can view ShopVote's privacy policy here: https://www.shopvote.de/datenschutz


Use of your personal data to send you postal advertising

We use your personal data (name, address), which we received in the context of selling a good or service, to send you postal advertising, unless you have objected to this use. The provision of this data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide it will result in no contract being concluded.
The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to 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 your objection can be found in the legal notice.


Use of the email address to send newsletters

Regardless of the contract processing, we use your email address exclusively for our own advertising purposes to send newsletters, provided you have expressly agreed to this. Processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out based on your consent before its 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 distribution list.

Your data will be passed on to a service provider for email marketing as part of order processing. It will not be passed on to other third parties.


Merchandise management

Use of an external merchandise management system:

We use an inventory management system to process the contract as part of order processing. For this purpose, your personal data collected as part of the order will be sent to
JTL Software GmbH, Rheinstr. 7, 41836 Hückelhoven
transmitted.


Payment service provider

Using PayPal:
All PayPal transactions are subject to the PayPal Privacy Policy. You can find these at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full (https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full)

Use of personal data when selecting Klarna payment options:
In order to be able to offer you Klarna's payment options, we will transmit personal data, such as contact details and order details, to Klarna. In this way, Klarna can assess whether you can use the payment options offered through Klarna and adapt the payment options to your needs. General information about Klarna can be found at: https://www.klarna.com/de/ (https://www.klarna.com/de/). Your personal information will be used 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 (https://cdn .klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/legal/terms/0/de_de/privacy).

How to use Shopify Payments:
We use the payment service provider "Shopify Payments", 3rd Floor, Europa House, Harcourt Building, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2. If you choose a payment method offered via the payment service provider Shopify Payments, the payment is processed via the technical service provider Stripe Payments Europe Ltd. , 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, Ireland, to whom we communicate the information you provided during the ordering process, together with the information about your order (name, address, account number, bank sort code, possibly credit card number, invoice amount, currency and transaction number) in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR. Your data will only be passed on for the purpose of processing payments with Stripe Payments Europe Ltd. and only to the extent that it is necessary for this purpose. Further information about Shopify Payments’ data protection can be found at the following internet address: https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy. Data protection information about Stripe Payments Europe Ltd. can be found here: https://stripe.com/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. When a user accesses a website, a cookie can be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string that allows the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is accessed 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 the 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 functions of this website to their full extent.

You can find out how you can manage cookies in the most important browsers (including deactivating them) using the links below:
Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=de (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 (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-ablehne (https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben-und-ablehne)
Safari: https://support.apple.com/de-de/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac (https://support.apple.com/de-de/guide/ safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac)


Technically necessary cookies:
Unless otherwise stated in the data protection declaration below, we only use these technically necessary cookies for the purpose of making our offering more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies also enable our systems to recognize your browser even after you change pages and to offer you services. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For this 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 Paragraph 2 TTDSG. Your personal data is processed on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the 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 personal data concerning you at any time for reasons relating to your particular situation.

Remarketing and behavioral targeting

Retargeting via AdRoll:
This website uses AdRoll, the so-called web and Facebook retargeting software from the service provider NextRoll Inc. (dba AdRoll), 201 California Street 5th Floor, Suite 500 San Francisco, CA 94111 United States (European location: The Greenway (Iconic Offices), Ardilaun Court C, 112-114 St. Stephens Green, Dublin 2, Ireland, D02 TD28).

This software makes it possible to specifically target those Internet users with advertising who have already shown an interest in our website and our products. We know from studies that the display of personalized, interest-based advertising is more interesting for the Internet user than advertising that has no such personal connection. During retargeting, the advertising material is displayed on the basis of a cookie-based analysis of previous user behavior. Of course, no personal data is stored here and the use of retargeting technology also takes place in compliance with the applicable legal data protection regulations. You can generally find out more about Adroll's data protection declaration and data protection guidelines and object to the anonymous analysis of your surfing behavior (opt-out): http://www.adroll.com/about/privacy.

Your information will be used for our own marketing purposes. Our advertising partner NextRoll, Inc. hashes your email address to deliver targeted advertising on other devices connected to you (via cross-device tracking). By submitting this form, you acknowledge NextRoll, Inc.'s hashing and cross-device activities. Further information can be found in NextRoll's privacy policy (https://www.nextroll.com/privacy).


Advertising tracking analysis

Use of Google Analytics:
On our website we use the web analysis service Google Analytics from Google Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google").

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. The following information can be collected, among other things: IP address, date and time of page access, click path, information about the browser you use and the device you use, pages visited, referrer URL (website through which you visit our website). website), location data, purchasing activities. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not combined with other Google data.

Google Analytics uses technologies such as cookies, web storage in the browser and web beacons that enable 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 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/frameworks (https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks) and https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms/. (https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms/) Both Google and US government authorities 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 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 is processed on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. 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 personal data concerning you at any time for reasons relating to your particular situation.

You can prevent Google from collecting the data generated by Google Analytics and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing 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 (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 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 (javascript:gaOptout()).
Further information on terms of use and data protection can be found at https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html (https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html) or at https: //www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ (https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/) and at https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl= de (https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=de).

Using the Facebook Pixel:
We use the “Custom Audiences” remarketing function from 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 when you integrate the service and the transmission of this data to Facebook. The basis for this is an agreement between us and Meta Platforms Ireland on the joint processing of personal data, which sets out the respective responsibilities.

The agreement can be accessed at https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum (https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum). Thereafter, we are in particular responsible for fulfilling the information obligations in accordance with Articles 13 and 14 of the GDPR, for compliance with the security requirements of Article 32 of the GDPR with regard to the correct technical implementation and configuration of the service, and for compliance with the obligations under Article 33 , 34 GDPR, to the extent that a breach of personal data protection affects our obligations under the joint processing agreement. Meta Platforms Ireland is responsible for enabling the rights of those affected in accordance with Articles 15 - 20 of the GDPR, of complying with the security requirements of Article 32 of the GDPR with regard to the security of the service and of fulfilling the obligations under Articles 33 and 34 of the GDPR in the event of a violation the protection of personal data concerns 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, Facebook's 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 sends information to the Facebook server about which of our pages you have visited. Facebook assigns this information to your personal Facebook user account. When you visit the social network Facebook, you will 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 is based, 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://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum (https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum).
The use of cookies or comparable technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of Section 25 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a GDPR. The processing of your personal data takes place with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out based on your consent before its revocation.
Further information on the collection and use of data by Facebook, your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy can be found in Facebook's data protection information at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/ (https://www. facebook.com/about/privacy/).


Use of the remarketing or “similar target groups” function of Google Inc.

We use the remarketing or “similar target groups” function of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “Google”) on our website.

The application serves the purpose of analyzing visitor behavior and visitor interests. Google uses cookies to carry out the analysis of website usage, which forms the basis for creating interest-based advertisements. The cookies record visits to the website as well as anonymized data about the use of the website. There is no storage of personal data of visitors to the website. If you subsequently visit another website in the Google Display Network, you will be shown advertisements that most likely take into account previously accessed product and information areas.
Your data may be transmitted to Google LLC servers in the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is based, 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 (https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks).
The use of cookies or comparable technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of Section 25 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a GDPR. The processing of your personal data takes place with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out based on your consent before its revocation.
Further information about Google Remarketing and the associated data protection declaration can be found at: https://www.google.com/privacy/ads/ (https://www.google.com/privacy/ads/)

Newsletter

Newsletter data:
If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we need an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter . No further data is collected or only collected on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively to send the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.

The newsletter contains information about our products, offers, promotions and our company.

The data entered into the newsletter registration form is processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your consent to the storage of data, the e-mail address and their use to send the newsletter at any time, for example via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Data stored by us for other purposes (e.g. email addresses for the customer area) remains unaffected.

Klaviyo:
Our email newsletters are sent via the technical service provider “Klaviyo”, 225 Franklin St, Boston, MA 02110, USA (http://www.klaviyo.com/), to whom we pass on the data you provided when registering for the newsletter . This transfer is carried out in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR and serves our legitimate interest in using an advertising-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 newsletters on our behalf. Klaviyo does not use the data of our newsletter recipients to write to them ourselves or to pass them on to third parties.

To protect your data in the USA, Klaviyo is obliged to protect our users' data, to process it on our behalf in accordance with its data protection regulations and, in particular, not to pass it on to third parties.

You can view Klaviyo's privacy policy here: https://www.klaviyo.com/privacy

Legal basis:
Data processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time. The legality of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.

Storage period:
The data you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from both our servers and Klaviyo's servers after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected.

Plug-ins and others

Using 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, which are used to implement tracking and analysis tools in particular. The data processing serves the purpose of tailoring and optimizing our website.

The Google Tag Manager itself neither stores cookies nor processes personal data. However, it enables the triggering of additional tags that can collect and process personal data.
Further information on terms of use and data protection can be found here (https://www.google.com/intl/de/tagmanager/use-policy.html).


Using 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 or by 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 are transmitted to Google. This data is processed by Google within the European Union and may also be transmitted to the Google LLC servers in the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is based, 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 (https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks).

Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR out of our overriding legitimate interest in protecting our website from automated spying, misuse and SPAM. For reasons arising from your particular situation, you have the right to object at any time to this processing of your personal data based on Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR.
Further information about Google reCAPTCHA and the associated data protection declaration can be found at: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html (https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html) as well https://www.google.com/privacy (https://www.google.com/privacy).

How to use 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 with such a plug-in, a connection will be established to Vimeo's servers and the plug-in will be displayed on the page by notifying your browser. This means that both your IP address and the information about which of our pages you have visited are transmitted to Vimeo's 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 pressing 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 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://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection /standard-contractual-clauses-scc_de (https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/standard-contractual-clauses-scc_de).

Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. 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 a needs-based and targeted manner. You have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you at any time for reasons relating to your particular situation.
If you do not want Vimeo to associate the collected information directly with your Vimeo account, you must log out of Vimeo before visiting our website.

Further information on the purpose and scope of the collection as well as the further use and processing of the data by Vimeo as well as your related rights and options for protecting your privacy can be found in Vimeo's data protection information: https://vimeo.com/privacy (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 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 use are processed and transmitted to Google. This data is not linked to your Google 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 based, 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 (https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks).

Your personal data is processed on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in a user-friendly and aesthetic design of our website. For reasons arising from your particular situation, you have the right to object at any time to this processing of your personal data based on Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR by notifying us.

Further information on data processing and data protection can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ (https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/) and at https:// developers.google.com/fonts/faq (https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq).

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Zapier:
To integrate different databases and tools, we use Zapier, a service provided by Zapier Inc., 548 Market St #62411, San Francisco, California 94104, USA. User data can be transmitted with the exception of payment data. Further information about data protection at Zapier can be found at https://zapier.com/privacy/. I have concluded a data processing agreement with Zapier.

Rights of those affected 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 deadline has expired, unless you have agreed to further processing and use.

Rights of the data subject:
If the legal requirements are met, you are entitled to the following rights in accordance with Articles 15 to 20 of the 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 processing based on Art. 6 Para. 1 f GDPR, as well as to processing for the purpose of direct advertising.

Right to complain 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, among other things, the supervisory authority responsible for us, which you can reach using the following contact details:

Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
Friedrichstr. 219
Visitor entrance: Puttkamerstr. 16 - 18 (5th floor)
10969 Berlin
Tel.: +49 30 138890
Fax: +49 30 2155050
Email: mailbox@datenschutz-berlin.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 of the GDPR, you have the right to object to this processing at any time with future effect for reasons arising from your particular situation.
After an objection has been made, the processing of the data concerned will be terminated unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate reasons 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 advertising purposes, you can object to this processing at any time by notifying us. After an objection has been made, we will stop processing the data concerned for the purpose of direct advertising.

last updated: January 10, 2022