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Data Protection Statement

Data protection
and information on any consent you may have 

As responsible person of the data protection regulations we inform you about the process of your personal data by us below.

 

I. The concept of personal data and other important terms

 

Personal data, in simple terms, is all information that relates to you personally as the data subject. To see, what provisions on the term "personal data" mean and what other important terms for the following data protection information signify, see Article 4 of the DS-GVO (General Data Protection Regulation).

 

II. Name and contact details of the responsible person; Contact details of the data protection representative

 

In a simplified sense, the person who is responsible for oneself or others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data. The name and contact details of the responsible person (and as far as a data protection representative has been appointed, the contact details of the data protection representative) can be found in our provider identification or in our imprint.

 

III. Purposes of processing your personal data; Legal basis for processing


We process your personal data as part of our activity for the following purposes in accordance with the respective legal basis.

 

1. For the purpose of carrying out pre-contractual actions, which are based on a request from you, your personal data will be processed on the basis of your consent pursuant to Article 6 (1) (a) of the GDPR or on the basis of Article 6 (1) (b) b) DS-GMO.

 

2. In order to safeguard our legitimate interest in responding to requests and taking any other action that you may take based on a request, your personal data will be processed on the basis of the consent you have given pursuant to Article 6 (1) (a) of the DS. GMOs or on the basis of Article 6 (1) (f) of the GDPR.

 

3. For the performance of a contract of which you are a party, the processing of your personal data takes place on the basis of your consent under Article 6 (1) (a) of the GDPR or on the basis of Article 6 (1) (b). DS-GMO.

 

4. For the purposes of advertising, your personal data will be processed either on the basis of your consent under Article 6 (1) (a) of the GDPR or on the basis of Article 6 (1) (f) DS -GVO.

 

5. In order to safeguard our legitimate interest in the maintenance of the proper functioning of our website, in the provision of user-friendly functions and in the analysis of the use of our website, your personal data is processed on the basis of Article 6 (1) (f) of the GDPR ,

 

 6. In order to safeguard our legitimate interest in the enforcement of our rights and the defense against us, the processing of your personal data takes place on the basis of Article 6 paragraph 1 letter f) of the GDPR.

 

Our systems are backed by state-of-the-art technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration or disclosure, loss or destruction.

 

For information on the processing of your personal data for each processing purpose, please refer to the relevant further information in the context of this Privacy Policy.

 

 IV. Transmission of your personal data to third parties; Categories of recipients of your personal data

 

If this is necessary to achieve the purpose of processing your personal data, we will transfer your personal data to the extent required by law to third parties. Detailed information on the transmission of your personal data to third parties for individual processing purposes can be found in the relevant further information in the context of this Privacy Policy. In cases of transfer of your personal data to third parties, the amount of data transmitted is limited to the minimum required.

 

 

V. Scope of processing of your personal data for each processing purpose

 

Below we will inform you about the processing of your personal data for the various processing purposes in detail.

 

If it is no longer needed for processing for the respective processing purpose your personal data will be deleted, unless we continue to process the data for another processing purpose within the scope of the legal requirements and according to the information contained in this privacy policy.

 

1. Use of our website for information purposes

 

If you visit our websites without providing us with information, we will only process the personal data of you that your browser transmits to our server. To show you our website and to ensure stability and security the following data is technically needed:

 

-        the page you requested

-        date and time of the request

-        transferred amount of data

-        source or reference from where you came to the page

-        the browser used by you

-        operating system used by you

-        your IP-address

 

The processing of your personal data takes place on the basis of Article 6 paragraph 1 letter f) of the GDPR in order to safeguard our legitimate interest in maintaining the proper operation of our website.

 

Your personal data will be deleted after 6 months, unless they are still required for the assertion of rights or the enforcement of claims due to measures against the proper operation of our website. In this case, the deletion takes place immediately after completion of the corresponding procedure.

 

2. Processing of inquiries

 

If you contact us with a request or a concern, we will process the personal data and information /documents you provide. Regardless of the way in which you submit your inquiry or concerns to us, they may include:

 

-        date and time of the contact

-        name data

-        contact details

-        date on request/concern

-        transmitted information/documents

 

The processing of your personal data and the information/documents provided will be based on the consent you have given pursuant to Article 6 (1) (a) of the GDPR to respond to your request or on the basis of your request or concern of Article 6 para. 1 letter b) of the GDPR for the implementation of pre-contractual measures or on the basis of Article 6 paragraph 1 letter b) of the GDPR for the performance of a contract of which you are a party or on the basis of Article 6 para 1 letter f) of the GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interest in answering inquiries / requests and in carrying out other measures in connection with processing requests / concerns.

 

As far as we provide a contact form and you contact us via this contact form, you consent to the following content by sending your message, which you will be informed about in the contact form:

"I consent to the processing of my e-mail address and other personal information that I have provided for the purpose of responding to my communication. I can revoke this consent at any time and without stating reasons with effect for the future. The legality of the processing up to the revocation remains untouched in case of revocation. "

 

You can revoke your consent at any time and without stating reasons with effect for the future. For this purpose, a corresponding message to the person responsible, whose contact details you can refer to the details of the person responsible. The legality of the processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected in case of revocation.

 

As far as this is necessary for the processing of your inquiry/your concern, we transfer your personal data within the scope of the legal requirements to third parties. In cases of transfer of your personal data to third parties, the amount of data transmitted is limited to the minimum required.

 

Your personal data will be deleted if your request/concern is resolved, unless we may continue to process the data for another processing purpose within the scope of the law and according to the information contained in this privacy policy.

 

3. Fulfillment of contracts

 

If you provide us with personal data for the purpose of concluding a contract or in connection with the creation of a customer account, we will process the data provided by you for the execution of the contract. This is your customer information (for example, your name and address) and the contract information (such as details of the products in the agreement as well as payment and delivery information).

 

The processing of your personal data takes place on the basis of Article 6 paragraph 1 letter b) of the GDPR for the performance of a contract of which you are a contracting party.

 

As far as this is necessary for the fulfillment of the contract with you, we transfer your personal data within the scope of the legal requirements to third parties. This transfer is made to the service providers involved in the contract. These are the providers of the processing tools we use. These are also the companies commissioned with the transport. Incidentally, these are the payment service providers charged with the payment matters.

In cases of transfer of your personal data to third parties, the amount of data transmitted is limited to the minimum required.

 

Your personal data will be deleted after expiry of the tax and commercial retention periods of 6 or 10 years, unless we continue to process the data for another purpose in the context of legal requirements and in accordance with the information in this privacy policy.

 

 

4. Advertising by post


We process the personal data provided by you on first and last name and address, if necessary, for the transmission of information about our offers by post. 

 

The processing of your personal data takes place in this respect on the basis of Article 6 paragraph 1 letter f) of the GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interest in the implementation of advertising by letter.

 

You can object at any time to any processing of your personal data for the purpose of advertising by mail. For this purpose, a corresponding message to the person responsible, whose contact details you can refer to the details of the person responsible.

 

If you object to the processing of your personal data for the purpose of advertising by mail, we will immediately delete the personal data you provide about your first and last name and address, unless we may use the data for another processing purpose Within the scope of the legal requirements and in accordance with the information contained in this privacy policy.

 

5. Use of cookies

 

We use cookies on our website. These are small files that are stored on your device and through which certain information is transmitted to us. The use of cookies serves to enable you to use certain functions and make our offer more user-friendly overall.

 

Some of the cookies we use are deleted after the end of the browser session, i.e. after closing your browser (so-called session or session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device even after the end of the browser session, i.e. after closing your browser, and allow us or our affiliate (third-party cookies) to recognize you on your next visit to our website (persistent cookies).

 

Some of the cookies we use are deleted after the end of the browser session, i.e. after closing your browser (so-called session or session cookies). Other cookies stay on your device even after the end of the browser session, i.e. after closing your browser, and allow us or our affiliate (third-party cookies) to recognize you on your next visit to our website (persistent cookies).

 

You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly. If necessary, please refer to the program help for the browser you are using to find out how the appropriate setting can be made. We point out, however, that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of our website in full. For example, we refer to the information for the following popular browsers:

 

Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=de&hlrm=en

 

Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben-und-ablehnen

 

Opera: https://help.opera.com/de/latest/web-preferences/#cookies

 

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

 

Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/ph21411?locale=de_DE

 

6. Use of Google Analytics

 

We use Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc. ("Google"), on our website.

 

The processing of your personal data takes place on the basis of Article 6 paragraph 1 letter f) of the GDPR in order to safeguard our legitimate interest in the analysis of the use of our website.

 

Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies". These are text files that are stored on your computer and that allow an analysis of the use of our website by you. The information generated by the cookie about your use of our website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. We point out in this context that on our website Google Analytics has been extended by the code "anonymizeIp". This ensures an anonymous collection of IP addresses (so-called IP masking) that your IP address is shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area beforehand, in order to exclude a personal reference. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the US and shortened there. Google will use this information on our behalf to evaluate your use of our website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other website and internet related services to us as website operators. The IP address provided by Google Analytics as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google information.


You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly. If necessary, please refer to the program help for the browser you are using to find out how the corresponding setting can be made. We point out, however, that in this case you may not be able to use all the features of our website in full. 

In addition, you can prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of our website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading the browser plug-in available under the following link and install. The current link is  https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

 

Alternatively, you can prevent the future collection of your data by Google Analytics by setting an Opt-Out cookie. You set this cookie by clicking this link:

Google Analytics deactivate. Please note that the opt-out cookie only works in this browser and for this website. If you delete the cookies in your browser, you must click the link again.

 

For more information about the Terms of Use between us and Google regarding privacy see https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html and more information about Google's privacy policy can be found at https://policies.google.com/?hl=de .

 

Google is covered by the Privacy Shield Agreement, ensuring compliance with European data protection law

https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active.

 

 

7. Enforcement of our rights and defense against us claims

 

If necessary, we process your personal data in order to safeguard our legitimate interest in enforcing our rights and in defending against us.

 

In this case, the processing of your personal data takes place on the basis of Article 6 paragraph 1 letter f) of the GDPR.

 

Insofar as this is necessary to safeguard our legitimate interest, we will transfer your personal data to third parties within the scope of the legal requirements. This transfer is made to the debt collection service providers involved or our lawyers.

 

In cases of transfer of your personal data to third parties, the amount of data transmitted is limited to the minimum required.

 

Your personal data will be deleted after completion of the procedure, but at the earliest after expiry of the tax and commercial retention periods of 6 or 10 years, unless we may use the data for another processing purpose in accordance with legal requirements and in accordance with the information in this privacy policy continue to process.

 

VI. Duration for which your personal data is stored or criteria for determining this duration

 

Your personal data will be deleted if it is no longer needed for processing for the respective processing purpose, unless we continue to process the data for another processing purpose within the scope of the legal requirements and according to the information contained in this privacy policy. For information on the duration of your personal data being stored or the criteria for determining this period, please refer to the information on the processing of your personal data for each processing purpose in this Privacy Policy.

 

 

 

 

VII. Your rights

 

1. Overview

 

In order to ensure a fair and transparent processing of personal data, you as the data subject have the following rights according to the data protection regulations:

 

The right to information under Article 15 of the GDPR;

 

The right to a correction under Article 16 of the GDPR,


The right to cancellation under Article 17 of the GDPR, 

 

The right to restrict processing under Article 18 of the GDPR;

 

The right to data portability under Article 20 DS-BER

 

The right to revoke consent at any time pursuant to Art. 7 para. 3 DS-GVO,

 

the right to object to the processing according to Article 21 of the DS-BER, which we will inform you separately below and the right to complain to the supervisory authority pursuant to Art. 77 DS-GVO, about which we will inform you separately below.

 

2. Your right to object to the processing

 

The processing of personal data is permitted where processing is necessary to safeguard the legitimate interests of the controller or a third party, unless the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject requiring personal data protection prevail, in particular if: the person concerned is a child, Art. 6 (1) (f) DS-GVO.

 

You, the data subject, have the right, at any time, to object to the processing of personal data concerning you pursuant to Article 6 (1) (f) of the GDPR on grounds of your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

 

If you exercise your right to object, we will no longer process your personal data, unless we can prove that there are compelling reasons for processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms as the data subject, or the processing is for assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims.

 

If we process your personal data in order to operate direct mail, you, the data subject, have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such advertising; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is associated with such direct mail. If you, as the data subject, object to the processing for direct marketing purposes, your personal data will no longer be processed for these purposes.

 

3. Your right of appeal to the supervisory authority

 

As the data subject, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your whereabouts, place of work or place of alleged infringement, without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, if you believe that the processing of your personal data concerns you violates the requirements of the DS-GVO.

 

VIII. Information about the basis for the provision of your personal data

 

Insofar as you wish to conclude a contract with us or to contact us with a request, the provision of your personal data is required to conclude a contract or to process your request. You are not required to provide your personal information. However, failure to provide your personal information would result in us not entering into a contract with you or processing your request.