Privacy Policy

Data collection on this website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator's contact details in the section "Notice concerning the responsible party" in this Privacy Policy.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected, on the one hand, when you provide it to us. This may, for example, be data that you enter in a contact form. Other data is collected automatically or after your consent by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is mainly technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour. If contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contractual offers, orders or other order enquiries.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to receive information free of charge about the origin, recipients and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request that this data be corrected or deleted. If you have given consent to data processing, you may revoke this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. You may contact us at any time regarding this and other questions on the subject of data protection.

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with Vercel. The provider is Vercel Inc., 440 N Barranca Avenue #4133, Covina, CA 91723, USA (hereinafter "Vercel").

When you access our website, Vercel processes technically required connection and protocol data. This may include, in particular, the IP address, date and time of access, pages and files accessed, referrer URL, browser type and browser version, operating system, device information, as well as diagnostic, performance and security data.

Processing is carried out to provide our website, ensure its stability and security, detect attacks or misuse and analyse technical errors.

Vercel is used on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the secure, fast and reliable provision of our online offering.

Vercel is a company based in the USA. Personal data may therefore be transferred to and processed in the USA or in other third countries. Where the respective requirements are met, Vercel bases data transfers to the USA on its certification under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. In addition, Vercel's privacy terms provide for the European Commission's standard contractual clauses for certain third-country transfers.

Further information on data processing by Vercel can be found at:

https://vercel.com/legal/privacy-notice

Data processing agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement with Vercel pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR. Where Vercel processes personal data as a processor, processing is carried out on the basis of our documented instructions and in compliance with the applicable data protection regulations.

Further information on the data processing agreement can be found at:

https://vercel.com/legal/dpa

The data generated when providing our website is processed only for as long as required for the purposes stated. The specific storage duration may depend on the type of protocol data, the Vercel service used and the booked plan. Statutory retention obligations remain unaffected.

3. General information and mandatory information

Data protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this Privacy Policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

We point out that data transmission on the internet (e.g. communication by email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Notice concerning the responsible party

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).

Storage duration

Unless a more specific storage period has been stated within this Privacy Policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, deletion will take place after these reasons no longer apply.

General information on the legal bases of data processing on this website

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, provided that special categories of data pursuant to Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR are processed. In the event of express consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to access to information on your device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally carried out on the basis of Section 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time. If your data is required for contract fulfilment or for carrying out pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

Furthermore, we process your data if this is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Information on the relevant legal bases in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this Privacy Policy.

Recipients of personal data

As part of our business activities, we work with various external bodies. In some cases, it is also necessary to transfer personal data to these external bodies. We only pass on personal data to external bodies if this is necessary as part of contract fulfilment, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. disclosure of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR in passing it on, or if another legal basis permits data transfer. When using processors, we only pass on personal data of our customers on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. In the event of joint processing, an agreement on joint processing is concluded.

Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may revoke consent already given at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to object to data collection in special cases and to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME, FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT 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 ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT ADVERTISING (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of their habitual residence, their workplace or the place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.

Information, correction and deletion

Within the framework of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of data processing and, if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data. You may contact us at any time regarding this and other questions on the subject of personal data.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You may contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we generally need time to verify this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you may request restriction of data processing instead of deletion.

If we no longer need your personal data but you need it to exercise, defend or establish legal claims, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.

If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data may only be processed, apart from its storage, with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or of a member state.

4. Data collection on this website

Cookies and comparable technologies

Our website uses cookies and comparable technologies. Cookies are small data records that are stored on your device. Comparable technologies may include, for example, local storage, session storage, pixels or similar methods by which information is stored on or read from your device.

Cookies may either be stored only for the duration of your visit and automatically deleted after closing the browser ("session cookies") or remain on your device for a specific period ("persistent cookies"). Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after the respective defined storage period expires, unless you delete them beforehand yourself via your browser or our cookie settings.

Cookies and comparable technologies may be used by us ourselves ("first-party cookies") or originate from third-party providers whose services are integrated into our website ("third-party cookies").

Technically required cookies

Some cookies and comparable technologies are technically strictly necessary to provide our website securely and functionally or to perform a function expressly requested by you. These may include, in particular, technologies required for website security, storing your privacy settings or ensuring the functionality of the consent banner.

In these cases, the storage of information on your device or access to information already stored is carried out on the basis of Section 25 para. 2 no. 2 TDDDG.

Where personal data is processed in connection with technically required cookies, processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the secure, stable and functional provision of our website and in the implementation and documentation of your privacy settings.

Consent-required cookies and technologies

Other cookies and comparable technologies may be used for analysis, statistics, convenience or marketing purposes. These technologies are activated only if you have previously expressly consented to the respective use via our consent banner.

On our website, this applies in particular to the web analytics service Google Analytics 4.

In these cases, the storage of information on your device or access to information already stored is carried out on the basis of your consent pursuant to Section 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Where personal data is processed in this context, processing is additionally carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

Your consent is voluntary and may be revoked or changed at any time with effect for the future. For this purpose, you can use the "Cookie settings" function, which is permanently accessible via the footer of our website. The lawfulness of processing carried out before revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Managing cookies

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies, allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, or have cookies automatically deleted when closing the browser.

Please note that if cookies are completely disabled, individual functions of our website may be restricted.

Further information about the services used on our website, their purposes, legal bases, recipients and storage duration can be found in the corresponding sections of this Privacy Policy and in the cookie settings.

Contact form

If you send us enquiries via the contact form, your details from the enquiry form, including the contact data you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your enquiry is related to the fulfilment of a contract or is necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively processing enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested; consent may be revoked at any time.

The data entered by you in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies

(e.g. after your enquiry has been fully processed). Mandatory statutory provisions, especially retention periods, remain unaffected.

Enquiry by email, telephone or fax

If you contact us by email, telephone or fax, your enquiry including all personal data arising from it (name, enquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your enquiry is related to the fulfilment of a contract or is necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively processing enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested; consent may be revoked at any time.

The data sent to us by contact enquiries will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been fully processed). Mandatory statutory provisions, especially statutory retention periods, remain unaffected.

5. Analysis tools and advertising

Google Analytics 4

This website uses Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter "Google").

Google Analytics enables us to evaluate the behaviour of visitors to our website. In particular, this allows us to determine which pages are accessed, how long visitors remain on individual pages, through which sources they reach our website and which interactions they perform on our website. We use this information to analyse the use of our website and to improve its content, usability and technical performance.

In particular, the following data may be processed:

pages and content accessed,

click, scroll and navigation behaviour,

date, time and duration of the visit,

approximate location,

origin or referrer URL,

browser used and browser type,

operating system and device type,

screen resolution and language settings,

pseudonymous user and session identifiers.

Google Analytics uses cookies or comparable technologies that enable pseudonymous recognition of the browser used. These include, in particular, the cookies "_ga" and "*ga*<Container-ID>". Unless a shorter storage period has been configured, these cookies may be stored on your device for up to two years.

For access from the European Union, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, Google Analytics initially uses the IP address to derive approximate location information. According to Google, the IP address is then discarded before it is logged or permanently stored.

Google Analytics is activated on our website only if you have previously expressly consented to the use of analytics technologies via our consent banner.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Where cookies are stored or information is read from your device, this is additionally carried out on the basis of Section 25 para. 1 TDDDG.

You may revoke or change your consent at any time with effect for the future. For this purpose, you can use the "Cookie settings" function, which you can access at any time via our website or the footer. The lawfulness of processing carried out before revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

The retention period we have defined for user-related event data in Google Analytics is [2 months / 14 months – select according to the actual setting]. After this period expires, the affected user-related data is automatically deleted. The retention period setting has no influence on certain aggregated standard reports.

Google may also transfer personal data to Google LLC and other companies affiliated with Google in the USA or in other third countries. Where the respective requirements are met, Google bases data transfers to the USA on certification under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. For certain other third-country transfers, Google states that it uses, among other things, the European Commission's standard contractual clauses.

We have accepted the data processing terms provided by Google for Google Analytics.

Further information on data protection at Google can be found at:

https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

Information on data processing by Google Analytics can be found at:

https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en

You can also prevent collection by Google Analytics using the browser add-on offered by Google:

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

6. Plugins and tools

Google Maps

This page uses the Google Maps map service. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. With the help of this service, we can integrate map material into our website.

To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this page has no influence on this data transfer. If Google Maps is activated, Google may use Google Fonts for the purpose of uniformly displaying fonts.

When Google Maps is accessed, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.

Google Maps is used in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers and making the locations specified by us on the website easy to find. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Section 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/.

More information on the handling of user data can be found in Google's Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

The company is certified under the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards.

Further information is available from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

Source: https://www.e-recht24.de