Data protection

Data protection

Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal data is not required by law or contract, 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 given in the subsequent processing operations.


"Personal data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.


Server log files


You can visit our website without providing any personal information.


Each time you access our website, usage data is transmitted to us or our web host/IT service provider via your internet browser and stored in log files (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. Processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, based on our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the smooth operation of our website and improving our offering.
Your data will be transferred to Canada, among other countries. The EU Commission has issued an adequacy decision for data transfers to Canada.

Person responsible

Please contact us if you wish. The contact details of the data controller can be found in our legal notice.


Customer's proactive contact via email


If you initiate business contact with us by e-mail, we will only collect your personal data (name, e-mail address, message text) to the extent you have made them available. The data processing serves to process and answer your contact request.


If the contact serves to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice in the event of purchase interest, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.
If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, which is based on our overriding legitimate interest in processing and responding to your inquiry. In this case, you have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.


We only use your e-mail 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 be v. a. IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access and other data generated via a website.

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

Our hoster will only process your data to the extent that this is necessary to fulfill its performance obligations and will follow our instructions in relation to this data.

We use the following hoster:

Shopify Inc.
151 O’Connor Street
Ground floor,
Ottawa, ON K2P 2L8
Kanada

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


Collection and processing when using the contact form


When you use the contact form, we collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) only to the extent you have provided. The data processing serves the purpose of establishing contact.


If the contact is for the implementation of pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice in the event of a purchase interest, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. If the contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in processing and answering your enquiry. In this case, you have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. We will only use your e-mail address to process your enquiry. 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 therein. The data processing serves the purpose of improving your shopping experience and simplifying order processing. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation. Your 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. Non-provision means that no contract can be concluded. The processing takes place on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. b GDPR and is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract with you.


Your data will be shared, for example, with your chosen shipping companies and dropshipping providers, payment service providers, order processing service providers, and IT service providers. In all cases, we strictly adhere to legal requirements. The scope of data transfer is limited to a minimum.
Your data will be transferred to Canada, among other countries. The EU Commission has issued an adequacy decision for data transfers to Canada.


Reviews

Data collection when writing a comment:

When you comment on an article or post, we collect your personal data (name, email address, comment text) only to the extent you provide it. This processing serves the purpose of enabling commenting and displaying comments. By submitting the comment, you consent to the processing of the submitted data. Processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until the revocation. Your personal data will then be deleted.

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


Buyer seal and customer rating


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


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


Processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR with your consent, provided you have expressly agreed to receive the request for feedback. You can revoke your consent at any time using the corresponding link in the email, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until the revocation. Your email address will then be removed from the mailing list.


Processing without express consent is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, based on the legitimate interest in truthful, verified reviews of our services within the scope of direct marketing. For this purpose, we will send an electronic request for a review of our own goods or services that you have already purchased from us. The request will be sent to the email address we received from you as part of the sale of a product or service. The sending of the request for a review is subject to the proviso 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 for this purpose in the request for feedback. There are no costs for this other than the transmission costs according to the basic rates.

Judge.me:
If you have given us your express consent to do so during or after your order in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, we will transmit your email address, order number, and order date to the Judge.me review platform of Judge.me LLC, PO Box 7403, Jackson, Wyoming 83002, USA, so that they can send you a review reminder by email. You can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the data controller or to the Judge.me review platform.

Our website also includes functions for collecting and displaying product reviews from the Judge.me service. Certain personal data is processed to verify customer reviews when submitting reviews. If you submit a review on our website, your first and last name, email address, order date and number, name, and, if applicable, international references (GTIN/ISDNF) will be collected, transmitted to Judge.me, and evaluated there to determine the legitimacy of a customer review for a specific order. This processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in guaranteeing the authenticity of customer reviews by ensuring transaction relevance and preventing review misuse. Once the review review and approval have been completed, the data will be deleted by Judge.me.All of the aforementioned processing may also result in the transmission of personal data to the servers of Judge.me LLC 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 safeguard our legitimate interests, which prevail within the framework of a balancing of interests, in the optimal marketing of our offer in accordance with Art. 6 I S1 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, the date and time of access, the amount of data transferred, and the source of the access (access data), and documents the access. This access data is not evaluated and is automatically overwritten at the latest seven days after your visit to the site. No other personal data is collected or stored by the ShopVote graphics.

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


Use of your personal data for sending postal advertising


We use your personal data (name, address), which we received as part of the sale of a product 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 this data will result in no contract being concluded.
Processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, based on 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 for sending newsletters


We use your email address, regardless of contract processing, exclusively for our own advertising purposes to send newsletters, provided you have expressly consented to this. Data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until the revocation. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by using the corresponding link in the newsletter or by notifying us. Your email address will then be removed from the mailing list.

Your data will be forwarded to an email marketing service provider as part of the contract processing. It will not be passed on to any other third parties.


Inventory management

Use of an external inventory management system:

We use a merchandise management system to process your order. For this purpose, your personal data collected during the order process will be transferred to
LSM Fullfillment GmbH, Straßäcker 2, 94330 Salching
transmitted.


Payment service providers

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

Use of personal data when selecting Klarna payment options:
In order to offer you Klarna's payment options, we will transfer personal data, such as contact details and order details, to Klarna. This allows Klarna to assess whether you are eligible for the payment options offered through Klarna and to 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 processed by Klarna in accordance with applicable data protection regulations and as set out in Klarna’s privacy policy 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) treated.

Using 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 by the payment service provider Shopify Payments, payment processing will be carried out by the technical service provider Stripe Payments Europe Ltd., 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, Ireland, to whom we will pass on the information you provided during the ordering process, along with information about your order (name, address, account number, bank sort code, credit card number (if applicable), invoice amount, currency, and transaction number) in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. Your data will be passed on exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with Stripe Payments Europe Ltd. and only to the extent necessary for this purpose. For more information about Shopify Payments’ privacy policy, please visit the following website 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 visits a website, a cookie may 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 visited again.

Cookies are stored on your computer. Therefore, you have full control over their use. 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, as well as prevent the storage of cookies and the transmission of the data they contain. Cookies already stored can be deleted at any time. However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use all of the features of this website to their full extent.

The links below will tell you how to manage cookies in the main browsers (including can also deactivate):
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-ablehnen (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 (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 technically necessary cookies to make our website more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Furthermore, cookies 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 these functions, it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after you change pages.

The use of cookies or similar technologies is based on Section 25 (2) TTDSG. The processing of your personal data is based on Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR.f DSGVO from our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the optimal functionality of the website and a user-friendly and effective design of our offer.


You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons that arise from your particular situation.


Remarketing and behavioral targeting

Retargeting via AdRoll:
This website uses AdRoll, the so-called web and Facebook retargeting software of 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 enables us to target advertising to those internet users who have already shown interest in our website and our products. Studies have shown that personalized, interest-based advertising is more interesting to internet users than advertising that lacks such a personal connection. Retargeting uses a cookie-based analysis of previous user behavior to display ads. Naturally, no personal data is stored, and the retargeting technology is used in compliance with applicable data protection regulations. You can obtain more general information in Adroll's privacy policy and privacy guidelines and opt out of the anonymous analysis of your browsing 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 in order to deliver targeted ads on other devices connected to you (via cross-device tracking). By submitting this form, you acknowledge NextRoll, Inc.'s hashing and cross-device activities. For more information, see NextRoll's privacy policy (https://www.nextroll.com/privacy).


Analysis advertising tracking

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


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. Among other things, the following information can 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 (device), pages visited, referrer URL (website via which you found our website). visited the website), location data, purchase activities. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.


Google Analytics uses technologies such as cookies, web storage in the browser, and tracking pixels, which enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. Data transfer is based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as appropriate safeguards for the protection of personal data, available 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 agencies have access to your data. Google may combine your data with other data, such as your search history, your personal accounts, your usage data from other devices, and any other data Google has about you.
IP anonymization is activated on this website. This means that your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other states party 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 (1) (f) GDPR, based on our overriding legitimate interest in tailoring the website to meet your needs and objectives. You have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you at any time for reasons related to your particular situation.


You can prevent Google from collecting the data generated by Google Analytics and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de)

To prevent Google Analytics from collecting and storing data across all 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 used 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 under https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ (https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/) as well as under https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=de (https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=de).

Use of the Facebook Pixel:
We use the remarketing function “Custom Audiences” of 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 integrating the service and the transmission of this data to Facebook. This is based on an agreement between us and Meta Platforms Ireland regarding the joint processing of personal data, which defines the respective responsibilities.

The agreement is under https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum (https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum) We are therefore particularly responsible for fulfilling the information obligations pursuant to Articles 13 and 14 of the GDPR, for adhering to the security requirements of Article 32 of the GDPR with regard to the correct technical implementation and configuration of the service, and for complying with the obligations under Articles 33 and 34 of the GDPR, insofar as a breach of the protection of personal data affects our obligations under the joint processing agreement. Meta Platforms Ireland is responsible for enabling the rights of data subjects pursuant to Articles 15-20 of the GDPR, for adhering to the security requirements of Article 32 of the GDPR with regard to the security of the service, and for complying with the obligations under Articles 33 and 34 of the GDPR, insofar as a breach of the protection of personal data affects Meta Platforms Ireland's obligations under the joint processing agreement.


The application serves the purpose of addressing website visitors with interest-based advertising on the social network Facebook. For this purpose, the Facebook remarketing tag has been implemented on the website. This tag establishes a direct connection to the Facebook servers when you visit the website. This sends the Facebook server information 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 then be shown personalized, interest-based Facebook ads. Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data is transferred, among other things, to:a on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, available at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum (https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum).
The use of cookies or similar technologies is based on your consent in accordance with Section 25 (1) S1 TTDSG in conjunction with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Your personal data will be processed with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until the revocation.
For more information about the collection and use of data by Facebook, your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy, please see Facebook’s privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/ (https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/).


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


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


The application is used to analyze visitor behavior and interests. Google uses cookies to analyze website usage, which forms the basis for creating interest-based ads. These cookies record visits to the website and anonymized data about website usage. No personal data of website visitors is stored. If you subsequently visit another website in the Google Display Network, you will see ads that are highly likely to reflect previously viewed product and information areas.
Your data may be transferred to Google LLC servers in the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. Data transfer may occur, among other things, in the USA.a based on standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks (https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks).
The use of cookies or similar technologies is based on your consent in accordance with Section 25 (1) S1 TTDSG in conjunction with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Your personal data will be processed with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until the revocation.
Further information on Google Remarketing and the associated privacy policy 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 require an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified email address and that you agree to receive the newsletter. No further data will be collected or will only be collected on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively to send the requested information and do not share it with third parties.

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

The data entered into the newsletter registration form will be processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). You can revoke your consent to the storage of your data, your email address, and their use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example, via the "unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you provide us with 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. Data stored by us for other purposes (e.g., email addresses for the customer area) will remain unaffected.

Klaviyo:
Our e-mail newsletter is sent via the technical service provider »Klaviyo«, 225 Franklin St, Boston, MA 02110, USA (http://www.klaviyo.com/), to whom we will pass on the data you provided when registering for the newsletter. This transfer takes place in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. f GDPR and serves our legitimate interest in using an effective, secure, and user-friendly newsletter system. Please note that your data is generally transferred to a Klaviyo server in the USA and stored there.

Klaviyo uses this information to send the newsletter on our behalf. Klaviyo does not use the data of our newsletter recipients to write to them themselves or to pass them on to third parties.

To protect your data in the USA, Klaviyo is obligated to protect our users' data, to process it on our behalf in accordance with their privacy policy, 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 (1) (a) GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

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

Plug-ins and other

Using Google Tag Manager:
We use the Google Tag Manager of 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, in particular, to implement tracking and analysis tools. Data processing serves the purpose of tailoring and optimizing our website to meet your needs.


The Google Tag Manager itself does not store cookies, nor does it process personal data. However, it does allow the activation 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).


Use of Google reCAPTCHA:
We use the reCAPTCHA service provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google") on our website. This query is used to distinguish between human input and automated machine processing. Your input is transmitted to Google for further processing. In addition, your 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 Google LLC servers in the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. Data transfers are based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as appropriate safeguards for the protection of personal data, available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks (https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks).


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

Use of Vimeo:
We use plug-ins from Vimeo Inc. (555 West 18th Street New York, New York 10011, USA; "Vimeo") on our website to embed videos from the "Vimeo" portal.


When you access pages of our website containing such a plug-in, a connection to Vimeo's servers is established, and the plug-in is displayed on the page by sending a message to your browser. This transmits both your IP address and information about which of our pages you have visited 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 clicking the corresponding button), this information is also assigned to your Vimeo account.
Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. Data transfers are based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as appropriate safeguards for the protection of personal data, available 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 (1) (f) GDPR, based on our overriding legitimate interest in tailoring our website to meet your needs and in a targeted manner, as well as Vimeo's legitimate interest in market analysis and 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 arising from your particular situation.
If you do not want Vimeo to directly associate the collected information with your Vimeo account, you must log out of Vimeo before visiting our website.


Further information on the purpose and scope of the collection and further use and processing of the data by Vimeo as well as your rights and options for protecting your privacy can be found in Vimeo's privacy policy: 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 ensuring a consistent display of fonts on our website. To load the fonts, a connection to Google servers is established when the page is accessed. Cookies may be used for this purpose. This process includes, among other things, processing your IP address and information about the browser you use and transmitting it 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. Data transfers are based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as appropriate safeguards for the protection of personal data, available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks (https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks).


Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, based on our overriding legitimate interest in a user-friendly and aesthetically pleasing design of our website. You have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR at any time by notifying us, for reasons arising from your particular situation.


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

External service providers

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

Rights of data subjects 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 in accordance with statutory retention periods, in particular those under tax and commercial law, and then deleted after the expiry of the period unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Rights of the data subject:
If the legal requirements are met, you are entitled to the following rights under Articles 15 to 20 GDPR: Right to information, to rectification, to erasure, to restriction of processing, to data portability.
In addition, according to Art. 21 (1) GDPR, you have the right to object to processing based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR and to processing for the purposes of direct marketing.

Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority:
According to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to complain to the supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data is not lawful.

You can lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority responsible for us, which you can reach using the following contact details:

Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
Friedrichstrasse 219
Visitor entrance: Puttkamerstr. 16 - 18 (5th floor)
10969 Berlin
Phone: +49 30 138890
Fax: +49 30 2155050
E-mail: mailbox@datenschutz-berlin.de

Right of objection:
If the personal data processing listed here is based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, you have the right to object to this processing at any time with future effect for reasons arising from your particular situation.
Once you have objected, the processing of the data in question will be stopped unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

If personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you can object to this processing at any time by notifying us. After your objection, we will stop processing the data concerned for direct marketing purposes.

last updated: 10.01.2022