Privacy Policy

As long as no other information is provided 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 obligated to provide the data. A failure to provide it will have no consequences. This only applies as long as no other information is provided in the subsequent processing operations.

"Personal data" refers to all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Server log files

You can visit our websites without providing any personal information.
Each time you access our website, usage data is transmitted to us or our web host/IT service provider by your internet browser and stored in log data (so-called server log files). This stored data includes, for example,the name of the accessed page, date and time of access, the IP address, the amount of data transmitted, and the requesting provider. The processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the uninterrupted operation of our website and improving our services.

Your data will be transmitted, among other places, to Canada. There is an adequacy decision from the EU Commission for data transfers to Canada.

Contact

Responsible

If you wish, please contact us. You can find the contact details of the data processing responsible party in our imprint.

Initiative contact by the customer via email

If you initiate contact with us via 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 responding to your inquiry.
If the contact is for the purpose of carrying out pre-contractual measures (e.g., consultation in case of purchase interest, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
If the contact is for other reasons, this data processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in processing and responding to your inquiry. In this case, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR for reasons arising from your particular situation.Your email address will only be used to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in accordance with legal retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Collection and processing when using the contact form

When using the contact form, we collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) only to the extent you provide. The data processing serves the purpose of contacting you.
When the contact is for the purpose of carrying out pre-contractual measures (e.g.Consultation in case of purchase interest, creation of offers) is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if it concerns a contract already concluded between you and us.
If the contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in processing and responding to your inquiry. In this case, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR for reasons arising from your particular situation.Your email address will only be used to process your inquiry. Your data will then be deleted in accordance with legal retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Customer Account Orders

Customer Account

When opening a customer account, we collect your personal data to the extent specified there. The data processing is intended to improve your shopping experience and simplify the order processing. The processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. 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 the consent until the revocation. Your customer account will then be deleted.

Collection, processing, and sharing of personal data when placing orders

When you place an order, we collect and process your personal data only to the extent necessary to fulfill and process your order as well as to handle your inquiries. Providing the data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide the data will result in the inability to conclude a contract. The processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract with you.
Your data may be shared, for example, with 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 adhere to legal requirements. The scope of data transmission is limited to a minimum.

Your data will be transmitted, among other places, to Canada. There is an adequacy decision from the EU Commission for data transfers to Canada.

Reviews Advertising

Data collection when commenting

When commenting on an article or post, we collect your personal data (name, email address, comment text) only to the extent you provide. The processing is intended to enable commenting and to display comments. By submitting the comment, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing based on the consent until the revocation.Your personal data will subsequently be deleted.

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

Furthermore, when you submit a comment, your IP address will be stored for the purpose of preventing abuse of the comment function and ensuring the security of our information technology systems. By submitting the comment, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. 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 on the basis of the consent until the revocation. Your IP address will subsequently be deleted.

Buyer's Seal Customer Review

We use the Buyer's Seal customer review tool from Händlerbund Management AG (Torgauer Straße 233 B, 04347 Leipzig) on our website. After your order, we would like to ask you to rate and comment on your purchase with us. For this purpose, you will be contacted by us via email, using the technical system of the provider of the Buyer's Seal review tool as part of a data processing agreement.
The processing of your data takes place either with your consent or based on our legitimate interest. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent, provided you have expressly agreed to receive the review request.You can revoke your consent at any time by using the corresponding link in the email, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out based on the consent until the revocation. Your email address will then be removed from the distribution list.
The processing without explicit consent is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to the legitimate interest in truthful, verified reviews of our services in the context of direct marketing. For this purpose, we send an electronic request for a review of our own goods or services that you have already purchased from us. The request is sent to the email address that we received from you in the course of the sale of a good 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.
The objection can be made at any time by notifying us. You can find the contact details for exercising the objection in the imprint. You can also use the designated link in the review request. There are no costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic tariffs.
The personal data stored in the technical system of the Käuferiegel review tool in this context will be deleted 3 months after the goods delivery recorded for the review.

Use of the email address for sending newsletters

We use your email address exclusively for our own advertising purposes for sending newsletters, independent of the contract processing, provided you have expressly consented to this. The processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent.You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out based on 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 distribution list.

Use of the email address for sending direct advertising

We use your email address, which we received in the context of the sale of a product or service, for the electronic sending of advertising for our own goods or services that are similar to those you have already purchased from us, as long as you have not objected to this use. Providing the email address is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide it will result in no contract being concluded.The processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in direct advertising. You can object to the use of your email address at any time by notifying us. The contact details for exercising the objection can be found in the imprint. You can also use the designated link in the advertising email for this purpose. There are no costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic rates.

Payment service providers

Use of PayPal

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

Use of PayPal Express

We use the payment service PayPal Express from PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; "PayPal"). The data processing serves the purpose of offering you payment through the PayPal Express payment service. To integrate this payment service, it is necessary for PayPal to collect, store, and analyze data (e.g., IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, location of your device) when the website is accessed. Cookies may also be used for this purpose. The cookies enable the recognition of your browser.
The use of cookies or similar technologies is based on § 15 Abs. 3 S. 1 TMG. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO due to our overriding legitimate interest in a customer-oriented offering of various payment methods. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data 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 fulfill the contract with you using the chosen payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. For more information on data processing when using the PayPal Express payment service, please refer to the associated privacy policy at www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full?locale.x=de_DE#Updated_PS.

Use of personal data when selecting Klarna payment options

In order to offer you Klarna's payment options, we will transmit personal data, such as contact details and
order data, to Klarna.This is how Klarna can assess whether you can take advantage of the payment options offered through Klarna and tailor the payment options to your needs. General information about Klarna can be found at: Your personal information will be processed by Klarna in accordance with applicable data protection regulations and in accordance with the information in Klarna's privacy policy. 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 may be stored on the user's operating system.This cookie contains a characteristic string that allows for the unique identification of the browser when revisiting the website.

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 on their acceptance, as well as prevent the storage of cookies and the transmission of the data contained. Already stored cookies can be deleted at any time. However, we would like to point out that you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.

Under the following links, you can find information on how to manage cookies in the most important browsers (includingalso deactivate) can:
Chrome Browser: 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 for the purpose of making our offer more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Furthermore, cookies enable our systems to recognize your browser even after a page change 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 again after a page change.

The use of cookies or similar technologies is based on § 15 Abs. 3 S. 1 TMG. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the optimal functionality of the website as well as a user-friendly and effective design of our offerings. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.related to your personal data.

Analysis Advertising Tracking

Use of Google Analytics

We use the web analytics service Google Analytics from Google LLC. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google") on our website.As far as you have your usual residence in the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the responsible party for your data. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the affiliated company of Google that is responsible for processing your data and complying 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 on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activities, and to provide further services related to website usage and internet usage to the website operator. This may include, among other things.the following information will be collected: IP address, date and time of the page view, click path, information about the browser you are using and the device you are using, visited pages, referrer URL (the website through which you accessed our website), location data, purchase activities. The IP address transmitted by your browser in the context of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google.
Google Analytics uses technologies such as cookies, browser web storage, and tracking pixels that allow for an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a server of Google in the USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is carried out.a based on standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks. 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.

On this website, IP anonymization is activated. This means 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. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. The use of cookies or similar technologies is based on § 15 Abs. 3 S. 1 TMG.The processing of your personal data is based on 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 at any time to the processing of your personal data for reasons arising from your particular situation.
You can prevent the collection of data generated by Google Analytics and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google, as well as the processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: 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 the future collection of your data when visiting this website. You must perform the opt-out on all systems and devices used for it to be effective. If you delete the opt-out cookie, requests to Google will be sent again. If you click here, the opt-out cookie will be set: Disable Google Analytics . For more information on terms of use and data protection, please visit https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ as well as https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=de.

Use of Retargeting by ad:C media

We use the retargeting technology of ad:C Media GmbH (Marktplatz 10, 93128 Regenstauf; "ad:C media") on our website.The application serves the purpose of specifically addressing visitors to the website with personalized, interest-based advertising who have already shown interest in our shop and our products. The display of advertising materials is based on a cookie-based analysis of previous usage behavior, with no personal data being stored. A cookie is stored on your computer or mobile device to collect anonymized data about your interests, thereby allowing the advertising to be tailored to the stored information. As a result, you will see advertisements that are highly likely to match your product and information interests. The use of cookies or similar technologies is based on § 15 Abs. 3 S. 1 TMG. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit.Due to our overriding legitimate interest in addressing website visitors with targeted interest-based advertising in accordance with the GDPR, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for reasons related to your particular situation. To prevent data collection and storage by ad:C media across devices, you can set an opt-out cookie here. Opt-out cookies prevent the future collection of your data when visiting this website. You must perform the opt-out on all systems and devices used for it to be effective comprehensively. If you delete the opt-out cookie, requests will be sent to ad:C media again.

Use of the Facebook Pixel

We use the remarketing feature "Custom Audiences" on our website from Facebook Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland "Facebook").
Facebook Ireland and we are jointly responsible for the collection of your data and the transmission of this data to Facebook when the service is integrated. The basis for this is an agreement between us and Facebook Ireland regarding the joint processing of personal data, which defines the respective responsibilities. The agreement is available at https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum accessible. According to this, we are particularly responsible for fulfilling the information obligations according to Articles 13, 14 GDPR, for compliance with the security requirements of Article.32 GDPR with regard to the correct technical implementation and configuration of the service as well as to comply with the obligations under Articles 33, 34 GDPR, insofar as a breach of personal data protection concerns our obligations under the agreement on joint processing. Facebook Ireland is responsible for enabling the rights of the data subjects in accordance with Articles 15 - 20 GDPR, adhering to the security requirements of Article 32 GDPR regarding the security of the service, and fulfilling the obligations under Articles 33, 34 GDPR, insofar as a breach of personal data protection concerns the obligations of Facebook Ireland under the agreement on joint processing.
The application serves the purpose of targeting website visitors with interest-based advertising on the social network Facebook. For this purpose, the Facebook remarketing tag has been implemented on the website.Through this tag, a direct connection to the Facebook servers is established when visiting the website. This transmits to the Facebook server which of our pages you have visited. Facebook assigns this information to your personal Facebook user account. When you visit the social network Facebook, you will then see personalized, interest-based Facebook ads.
Your data may be transmitted to the USA. There is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA.
The data transmission is based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum. The use of cookies or similar technologies is based on § 15 Abs. 3 S. 1 TMG. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit.Due to our overriding legitimate interest, we aim to address website visitors with targeted interest-based advertising in accordance with the GDPR. You have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for reasons related to your particular situation. You can deactivate the remarketing feature "Custom Audiences" here. For more information on the collection and use of data by Facebook, your rights in this regard, and options to protect your privacy, please refer to Facebook's privacy policy. Use of Google Ads Conversion Tracking We use the online advertising program "Google Ads" on our website and, in this context, conversion tracking (visitor action evaluation).Google Conversion Tracking is an analytics service provided by Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google"). If you have your usual residence in the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the responsible party for your data. Therefore, Google Ireland Limited is the affiliated company with Google that is responsible for processing your data and ensuring compliance with applicable data protection laws.

If you click on an advertisement served by Google, a cookie for conversion tracking will be placed on your computer. These cookies have a limited validity, do not contain any personal data, and therefore do not serve for personal identification.When you visit certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that you clicked on the ad and were redirected to this page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. Therefore, there is no way for cookies to be tracked across the websites of Ads customers.
The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics. In this process, we learn the total number of users who clicked on one of our ads and were redirected to a page equipped with a conversion tracking tag. However, we do not receive any information that would allow us to personally identify users.
Your data may be transmitted to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is carried out u.a based on standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks .
The use of cookies or similar technologies is based on § 15 Abs. 3 S. 1 TMG. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO due to our overriding legitimate interest in targeting website visitors with interest-based advertising. You have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data concerning you for reasons arising from your particular situation. You can disable personalized advertising for you in the Google ad settings.A guide can be found at https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=de
Alternatively, you can prevent the use of cookies by third parties by visiting the opt-out page of the Network Advertising Initiative at https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and implementing the further information provided there for opting out. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.
For more information as well as Google's privacy policy, please visit: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/.

Use of Google AdSense

We use the AdSense feature of Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google") on our website.As far as you have your usual residence in the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the responsible party for your data. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the affiliated company with Google that is responsible for processing your data and complying with applicable data protection laws. The data processing serves the purpose of renting advertising space on the website and targeting visitors of the website with interest-based advertising. Through this function, personalized, interest-based advertising from the Google Display Network is displayed to visitors of the provider's website. Google uses cookies to enable an analysis of your use of the website.The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a server of Google in the USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is carried out, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate safeguards for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks. Google may transfer this information to third parties if required by law or to the extent that third parties process this data on behalf of Google. In no case will Google associate your IP address with other data from Google.
The use of cookies or similar technologies is based on § 15 Abs. 3 S. 1 TMG. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit.Due to our predominant legitimate interest, we aim to address website visitors with targeted interest-based advertising. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons related to your particular situation. You can permanently disable the use of cookies by Google by following the link below and downloading and installing the provided plug-in. Alternatively, you can prevent the use of cookies by third parties by visiting the opt-out page of the Network Advertising Initiative and implementing the further information provided there regarding opt-out.Further information as well as the privacy policy from Google 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" feature of Google Inc.

We use the Remarketing or "Similar Audiences" feature of Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google") on our website. If you are ordinarily resident in the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the data controller responsible for your data. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the affiliated company of Google that is responsible for processing your data and ensuring compliance with applicable data protection laws.
The application serves the purpose of analyzing visitor behavior and visitor interests. To conduct the analysis of website usage, which forms the basis for creating interest-based advertisements, Google uses cookies. Through the cookies, visits to the website and anonymized data about the use of the website are collected. No personal data of the website visitors is stored. If you subsequently visit another website in the Google Display Network, you will see advertisements that are likely to consider previously viewed product and information areas.
Your data may be transmitted to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is carried out u.a based on standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks.
The use of cookies or similar technologies is based on § 15 Abs. 3 S. 1 TMG. The processing of your
personal data is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in targeting website visitors with interest-based advertising. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.You can permanently disable the use of cookies by Google by following the link below and downloading and installing the plug-in provided there: Alternatively, you can prevent the use of cookies by third parties by visiting the opt-out page of the Network Advertising Initiative and implementing the further information mentioned there for opting out.
For more information on Google Remarketing and the associated privacy policy, please visit: https://www.google.com/privacy/ads/

Use of Microsoft Advertising

We use Microsoft Advertising from Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA; “Microsoft“) on our website.
The data processing serves marketing and advertising purposes as well as the purpose of measuring the success of advertising measures (Conversion Tracking). We learn the total number of users who clicked on one of our ads and were redirected to a page equipped with a conversion tracking tag. However, personal identification of these users is not possible. Microsoft Advertising uses technologies such as cookies and tracking pixels that allow for an analysis of your use of the website.

When you click on an advertisement placed by Microsoft Advertising, a cookie for conversion tracking is stored on your computer. This cookie has a limited validity and is not used for personal identification. If you visit certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, Microsoft and we can recognize that you clicked on the advertisement and were redirected to this page. The following information may be collected: IP address, identifiers assigned by Microsoft (tags), information about the browser you are using, and the device you are using,
referrer URL (the website from which you accessed our website), URL of our website.
Your data may be transmitted to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA.The use of cookies or similar technologies is based on § 15 Abs. 3 S. 1 TMG. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO due to our overriding legitimate interest in targeting website visitors with interest-based advertising. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation .
You can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting 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 the functions of this website to their full extent. Consequently, you will not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.
For more information on data protection and the cookies used by Microsoft Bing, please find it here .

Plug-ins and Others

Use of Social Plug-ins

We use social network plug-ins on our website. The integration of social plug-ins and the data processing that occurs serves the purpose of optimizing advertising for our products. When integrating social plug-ins, a connection is established between your computer and the servers of the social network providers, and the plug-in is displayed on the page by notifying your browser, provided you have explicitly consented to this. In this process, both your IP address and the information about which of our pages you have visited are transmitted to the provider's servers. This applies regardless of whether you are registered with the social network or not.Logged in. Even for users who are not registered or logged in, data transmission occurs. If you are simultaneously connected to one or more of your social network accounts, the collected information may also be associated with your corresponding profiles. When using the plug-in features (e.g., by clicking the button), this information will also be linked to your user account. You can prevent this association by logging out of your social media accounts before visiting our website and before activating the buttons.
The use of cookies or similar technologies is based on your consent in accordance with § 15 Abs. 3 S. 1 TMG in conjunction with Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO. The processing of your personal data is carried out with your consent based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO.You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out based on the consent until the revocation. The social networks named below are integrated into our website via social plug-ins. More information on the scope and purpose of the collection and use of data, as well as your rights and options for protecting your privacy, can be found in the linked privacy notices of the providers.
Facebook of Facebook Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland) Facebook Ireland and we are jointly responsible for the collection of your data and the transmission of this data to Facebook when the service is integrated. The basis for this is an agreement between us and Facebook Ireland regarding the joint processing of personal data, in which the respective responsibilities are defined.The agreement is available at https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum . Thereafter, we are particularly responsible for fulfilling the information obligations according to Articles 13, 14 GDPR, for complying with the security requirements of Article 32 GDPR regarding the correct technical implementation and configuration of the service, as well as for adhering to the obligations under Articles 33, 34 GDPR, insofar as a breach of personal data protection concerns our obligations under the agreement on joint processing. Facebook Ireland is responsible for enabling the rights of the data subjects according to Articles 15 - 20 GDPR, for complying with the security requirements of Article 32 GDPR regarding the security of the service, and for fulfilling the obligations under the Articles.33, 34 GDPR, insofar as a violation of the protection of personal data concerns the obligations of Facebook Ireland under the agreement on joint processing.
Your data may be transmitted to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as appropriate safeguards for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum.
For more information on the collection and use of data by Facebook, your rights in this regard, and options for protecting your privacy, please refer to Facebook's privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

Pinterest of 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 of 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 social plug-ins via "Shariff"

We use social network plug-ins on our website. To ensure you maintain control over your data, we use the privacy-safe "Shariff" buttons.
Without your explicit consent, no connections to the servers of the social networks will be established, and consequently, no data will be transmitted.

“Shariff” is a development by the specialists of the computer magazine c’t. It allows for more privacy on the web and replaces the usual “Share” buttons of social networks. More information about the Shariff project can be found here https://www.heise.de/ct/artikel/Shariff-Social-Media-Buttons-mit-Datenschutz-2467514.html.
When you click the buttons, a popup window appears where you can log in with your data to the respective provider.
Only after this active login by you is a direct connection to the social networks established.
By logging in, you consent to the transfer of your data to the respective social media provider. This includes, among other things, your IP address as well as the information about which of our pages you have visited. If you are simultaneously connected to one or more of your social network accounts, the collected information will also be associated with your corresponding profiles.You can only prevent this assignment by logging out of your social media accounts before visiting our website and before activating the buttons. The social networks mentioned below are integrated using the "Shariff" function.

For more information on the scope and purpose of the collection and use of data, as well as your rights and options for protecting your privacy, please refer to the linked privacy notices of the providers.

Facebook of Facebook Inc. (1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA) https://www.facebook.com/policy.php
Your data may be transmitted to the USA. There is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer takes place u.a based on standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, available at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum .

Pinterest of 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 by the EU Commission for the USA.

Rights of the affected parties and storage duration

Duration of storage

After the complete execution of the contract, the data will initially be stored for the duration of the warranty period, and thereafter, taking into account legal, particularly tax and commercial law retention periods, will be deleted after the expiration of the period, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Rights of the affected person

You have the following rights under Articles 15 to 20 of the GDPR, provided the legal requirements are met: right to information, right to rectification, right to deletion, right to restriction of processing, right to data portability.
Furthermore, you have a right to object to processing under Article 21(1) of the GDPR against processing based on Article 6(1).1 f GDPR is based on, as well as against the processing for the purpose of direct advertising.

Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority

You have the right under Article 77 GDPR to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data is not lawful.

Right to object

If the personal data processing listed here is based on our legitimate interest under Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, you have the right to object to these processing activities at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation, with effect for the future.
After a successful objection, the processing of the affected data will be terminated, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or if the processing serves the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

If the processing of personal data is for the purposes of direct marketing, you can object to this processing at any time by notifying us. After a successful objection, we will cease the processing of the affected data for the purposes of direct marketing.

Last updated: 27.10.2020