Privacy policy

Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal information is neither required by law nor by contract, nor required to conclude a contract. You are not required to provide the data. A non-provisioning has no consequences. This applies only insofar as no other indication is given in the subsequent processing operations.
„Personal data“ is all information that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Server log files

You can visit our website without giving any personal information.

Every 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 page called up, the date and time of the call, the IP address, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider.
The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring trouble-free operation of our website and improving our offer.

Your data may be transferred to third countries outside the European Union for which the EU Commission has issued an adequacy decision.

Contact

Controller
Contact us if needed. The person responsible for data processing is: Oliver Feldmann, Taunusanlage 8, 60329 Frankfurt am Main Germany, +4969 2475 4300, hello@piximeo.com

Unsolicited contact of the customer by email
If you initiate business contact with us via e-mail, we will only collect your personal data (name, e-mail address, message text) to the extent that you have provided. The data processing serves to process and answer your contact request.
If the establishment of contact serves to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice on purchase interests, preparation of offers) or relates to a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing takes place on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in processing and answering your request. In this case, you have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to do so at any time in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. to object to processing based on the GDPR relating to your personal data.
We only use your email address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Collection and processing when using the contact form
When you use the contact form, we only collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) to the extent that you have provided. The data processing serves the purpose of establishing contact.
If the establishment of contact serves to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice on purchase interests, preparation of offers) or relates to a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing takes place on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in processing and answering your request. In this case, you have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to do so at any time in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. to object to processing based on the GDPR relating to your personal data.
We only use your email address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Customer account orders

Account
When opening a customer account, we collect your personal data in the scope indicated there. The purpose of data processing is to improve your shopping experience and simplify order processing. The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO with your consent. You may revoke your consent at any time by notifying us without affecting the legality of the processing based on the consent to revocation. Your customer account will be deleted afterwards.

Collection, processing and transfer of personal data during orders

When ordering, we collect and process your personal data only to the extent necessary for the fulfillment and processing of your order and to process your requests. The provision of the data is required for the conclusion of the contract. Non-provisioning means that no contract can be concluded. The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO and is required to fulfill a contract with you.

For example, your data may be forwarded to your chosen shipping companies and dropshipping providers, payment service providers, order processing service providers and IT service providers. In all cases we strictly observe the legal requirements. The amount of data transmission is limited to a minimum.

Your data may be transmitted to third countries outside the European Union for which the EU Commission has issued an adequacy decision.

Reviews Advertising

Data collection when writing a comment or rating
When commenting/evaluating an article or a contribution, we collect your personal data (name, e-mail address, comment text) only to the extent provided by you. The purpose of the processing is to enable comments/evaluations and to display comments/evaluations.
For the purpose of verifying your rating, we also collect the following data: Order number, customer number, invoice number.
By submitting the comment/review, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of 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 personal data will then be deleted.

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

Store Information Customer Review
We use the evaluation tool “shopauskunft.de” from Händlerbund Management AG (Kohlgartenstraße 11 – 13, 04315 Leipzig; “Shopauskunft”) for our website.
After you have placed your order, we would like to ask you to rate and comment on your purchase from us. For this purpose, we will contact you by email, using the technical system „Legally Secure Rating Request (RBA)“. We will process the data relating to your order (order number/invoice number, purchase value and shipping costs) as well as your email address. If necessary, we will also use this data for the purpose of verifying your rating.

The processing is based on Art. 6 Abs.1 lit. a DSGVO with your consent, provided that you have expressly consented to the disclosure of your data and the receipt of the evaluation request.
You may revoke your consent at any time by using the appropriate link in the e-mail or by notifying us, without affecting the legality of the processing based on the consent to revocation.
Further information on data protection when using shop information can be found at:
https://www.shopauskunft.de/datenschutz.

Shop information Widget

On our website, the shop information widget is integrated. This serves the purpose number and result of our so far over Shopauskunft received evaluations and advertise thereby.

To display the widget, it is technically necessary to transmit usage data through your Internet browser to the shop information server and to store it in log data (so-called server log files) for 7 days. This stored information includes the name and URL of the retrieved file, the date and time of the retrieval, the IP address of the requesting computer, the website from which the access is being made (referrer URL), the browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your company Computer as well as the name of your access provider.

The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO from our predominant legitimate interest in the application of our offers by presenting the customer reviews already received. There is no storage of this data together with other personal data.

Using the e-mail address to receive newsletters
We use your e-mail address, regardless of the contract, exclusively for our own promotional purposes to the newsletter, unless you have expressly consented to. The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO with your consent. You may revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until your revocation. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the corresponding link in the newsletter or by notifying us. Your e-mail address will then be removed from the mailing list.

Using the e-mail address for sending direct mail
We use your e-mail address, which we obtained in connection with the sale of a good or service, for the electronic transmission of advertising for own goods or services, which are similar to those, which you already acquired with us, as far as this Use did not contradict. The provision of the e-mail address is required for the conclusion of the contract. Non-provisioning means that no contract can be concluded. The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO from our predominant legitimate interest in direct mail. You may object to this use of your e-mail address at any time by notifying us. The contact details for the exercise of the contradiction can be found in the imprint. You can also use the dedicated link in the promotional e-mail. There are no other costs than the transmission costs according to the basic tariffs.

ERP

Use of an external ERP system
We use a merchandise management system as part of order processing for contract execution. Your personal data collected during the order process will be used for this purpose
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payment service

Use of PayPal
We use the PayPal payment service from PayPal (Europe) S.à.rl et Cie, SCA (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; „PayPal“) on our website. The data processing serves the purpose of being able to offer you payment via the payment service. With the selection and use of payment via PayPal, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to PayPal in order to be able to fulfill the contract with you using the selected payment method. This processing takes place on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR.

All PayPal transactions are subject to the PayPal Privacy Policy. These can be found under https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full

Using PayPal Plus

We use the PayPal Plus payment service from PayPal (Europe) S.à.rl et Cie, SCA (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; “PayPal”) on our website. The data processing serves the purpose of being able to offer you payment via the payment service. By selecting and using payment via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal, the data required for payment processing will be transmitted to PayPal in order to be able to fulfill the contract with you with the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

For individual payment methods such as credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal, PayPal reserves the right to obtain creditworthiness information on the basis of mathematical-statistical procedures using credit agencies. For this purpose, PayPal transmits the personal data required for a credit check to a credit agency and uses the information received about the statistical probability of a payment default for a balanced decision on the establishment, implementation or termination of the contractual relationship. The credit report can contain probability values (score values), which are calculated on the basis of scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical methods and which, among other things, include address data. Your concerns will be considered in accordance with the statutory provisions. The data processing serves the purpose of a credit check for the initiation of a contract. The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in protection against non-payment if PayPal makes an advance payment.

You have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of your personal data based on Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR by notifying PayPal.The provision of the data is necessary for the conclusion of a contract with the payment method you require. Failure to provide this means that the contract cannot be concluded with the payment method you have chosen.

Using PayPal Express
We use the PayPal Express payment service from PayPal (Europe) S.à.rl et Cie, SCA (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; „PayPal“) on our website. The data processing serves the purpose of being able to offer you payment via the PayPal Express payment service. In order to integrate this payment service, PayPal must collect, store and analyze data (e.g. IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, location of your device) when you visit the website. Cookies can also be used for this purpose. The cookies enable your browser to be recognized.
The processing of your personal data takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. For reasons that arise from your particular situation, you have the right to object to this processing of your personal data at any time.
With the selection and use of PayPal Express, the data required for payment processing will be transmitted to PayPal in order to be able to fulfill the contract with you with the selected payment method. This processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. For more information on data processing when using the PayPal Express payment service, see the associated data protection declaration at www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full?locale.x=de_DE#Updated_PS.

Using PayPal Check Out
We use the PayPal Check-Out payment service from PayPal (Europe) S.à.rl et Cie, SCA (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; „PayPal“) on our website. The data processing serves the purpose of being able to offer you payment via the payment service. With the selection and use of payment via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or „Pay later“ via PayPal, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to PayPal in order to be able to fulfill the contract with you with the selected payment method. This processing takes place on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR.

Credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal & „Pay later“ via PayPal
For individual payment methods such as credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or „Pay later“ via PayPal, PayPal reserves the right to obtain creditworthiness information on the basis of mathematical-statistical procedures using credit agencies. For this purpose, PayPal transmits the personal data required for a credit check to a credit agency and uses the information received about the statistical probability of a payment default for a balanced decision on the establishment, implementation or termination of the contractual relationship. The credit report can contain probability values (score values), which are calculated on the basis of scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical methods and which, among other things, include address data. Your concerns will be considered in accordance with the statutory provisions. The data processing serves the purpose of a credit check for the initiation of a contract. The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in protection against non-payment if PayPal makes an advance payment.
You have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of your personal data based on Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR by notifying PayPal.The provision of the data is necessary for the conclusion of a contract with the payment method you require. Failure to provide this means that the contract cannot be concluded with the payment method you have chosen.

Third party providers
When paying via a third-party payment method, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to PayPal. This processing takes place on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR. In order to carry out this payment method, the data may then be passed on to the respective provider by PayPal. This processing takes place on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR. Examples of local third-party providers can be:

Immediately (SOFORT GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich, Germany)
giropay (Paydirekt GmbH, Stephanstr. 14-16, 60313 Frankfurt am Main)

Purchase on account via PayPal
When paying using the payment method purchase on account, the data required for payment processing is first sent to PayPal. To carry out this payment method, the data is then sent by PayPal to Ratepay GmbH (Franklinstraße 28-29, 10587 Berlin; „Ratepay“) in order to be able to fulfill the contract with you with the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Ratepay may carry out a credit check on the basis of mathematical-statistical procedures (probability or score values) using credit agencies according to the process already described above. The data processing serves the purpose of credit checks for the initiation of a contract. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in protecting against payment default when Ratepay makes advance payments. Further information on data protection and which credit agencies use Ratpay can be found at https://www.ratepay.com/legal-payment-dataprivacy/ and https://www.ratepay.com/legal-payment-creditagencies/.

More information on data processing when using PayPal can be found in the associated data protection declaration https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.

Use of SOFORT

We use the payment service provider SOFORT GmbH, (Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich, Germany; „SOFORT“) for payment processing on our website. Sofort GmbH is a company of the Klarna Group (Klarna Bank AB (publ), Sveavägen 46, 11134 Stockholm, Sweden). The data processing serves the purpose of being able to offer you various payment methods through payment processing via the payment service provider SOFORT. If you have decided on the payment option, the data required for payment processing will be transmitted to SOFORT. This data processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. More information on data processing when using the payment service provider SOFORT can be found at https://www.sofort.com/1.0/shared/content/legal/terms/de-DE/SOFORT/ and https://www.klarna.com/sofort/.

Use of the payment service provider Stripe

We use the payment service Stripe from Stripe Payments Europe Ltd., 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, Ireland) on our website. The data processing serves the purpose of being able to offer you payment via the payment service. By selecting and using Stripe, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to Stripe in order to be able to fulfill the contract with you using the selected payment method. This processing takes place on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR.

Stripe reserves the right, if necessary, to obtain a credit report based on mathematical-statistical processes using credit agencies. For this purpose, Stripe transmits the personal data required for a credit check to a credit agency and uses the information received about the statistical probability of non-payment for a balanced decision on the establishment, implementation or termination of the contractual relationship. The credit report can contain probability values (score values), which are calculated on the basis of scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical methods and which, among other things, include address data. Your concerns will be considered in accordance with the statutory provisions. The data processing serves the purpose of a credit check for the initiation of a contract. The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in protection against non-payment if Stripe pays in advance.

You have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of your personal data based on Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR by notifying Stripe.The provision of the data is necessary for the conclusion of a contract with the payment method you require. Failure to provide this means that the contract cannot be concluded with the payment method you have chosen.

All Stripe transactions are subject to the Stripe Privacy Policy. You can find these under https://stripe.com/de/privacy

Cookies

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored in the Internet browser or the Internet browser on the computer system of a user. 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 reopened.

Cookies are stored on your computer. Therefore, you have full control over the use of cookies. By selecting the appropriate technical settings in your Internet browser, you can be notified before cookies are set and decide individually whether to accept them and prevent the storage of cookies and the transmission of the data they contain. Cookies that have already been saved can be deleted at any time. However, we would like to point out that you may then not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent.

Under the links below you can find out how to manage (among other things disable) cookies on the most important browsers:

Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=de
Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/microsoft-edge/cookies-in-microsoft-edge-lB6schen-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09

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 data protection declaration below, we only use these technically necessary cookies for the purpose of making our offer more user-friendly, more effective and more secure. Furthermore, cookies enable our systems to recognize your browser even after changing pages and to offer you services. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For this it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after a page change.

The use of cookies or comparable technologies is based on Section 25 (2) TTDSG. Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit.

For reasons that arise from your particular situation, you have the right to object to this processing of your personal data at any time.

Use of Google Analytics 4
We use the web analysis service Google Analytics from Google 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 visit 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 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 in this way about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. For the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Google has certified itself according to the TADPF and is therefore committed to complying with European data protection principles. Both Google and US government authorities have access to your data. Google may link your data 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.
When using Google Analytics 4, the IP address transmitted by your website is automatically collected and processed in an anonymous form. The IP address is shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons that arise from your particular situation.
You can prevent Google from collecting the data generated by Google Analytics and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading the browser plug-in available under the following link and install: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
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 you visit this website. You must opt-out on all systems and devices used to make it work. If you delete the opt-out cookie, requests will be returned to Google. If you click here, the opt-out cookie will be set: Disable Google Analytics.
For more information about Terms of Use and Privacy, please see https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites and under https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de.

Plug-ins and other

Use of the Google Tag Manager
We use the Google Tag Manager from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; „Google“) on our website.
This application manages JavaScript tags and HTML tags that are used to implement tracking and analysis tools in particular. The data processing serves the purpose of the needs-based design and optimization of our website.
The Google Tag Manager itself does not save cookies nor does it process personal data. However, it enables the triggering of further tags that can collect and process personal data.
You can find more information on terms of use and data protection here.

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 takes place serves the purpose of optimizing advertising for our products.
When integrating social plug-ins, a link is established between your computer and the servers of the providers of the social network and the plug-in is displayed on the page by notifying your browser if you have expressly agreed to this. Both your IP address and the information about which of our pages you have visited are transmitted to the provider server. This applies regardless of whether you are registered or logged in to the social network. A transmission also takes place for users who are not registered or not logged in. If you are connected to one or more of your social network accounts at the same time, the information collected can also be assigned to your corresponding profiles. When using the plug-in functions (e.g. by pressing the button), this information is also assigned to your user account. You can prevent this assignment by logging out of your social media accounts before visiting our website and before activating the buttons.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of § 25 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. a GDPR. Your personal data will be processed with your consent on the basis of Article 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 the consent up to the time of revocation.
The social networks listed below are integrated on our website using a social plug-in. You can find more information on the scope and purpose of the collection and use of the data as well as your rights and options to protect your privacy in the linked data protection notices of the providers.

Facebook of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland)
Meta Platforms Ireland and we are jointly responsible for the collection of your data when the service is integrated and for the transmission of this data to Facebook. The basis for this is an agreement between us and Meta Platforms Ireland on the joint processing of personal data, in which the respective responsibilities are defined. The agreement is under https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum callable. According to this, we are particularly responsible for fulfilling the information obligations in accordance with Art. 13, 14 GDPR, for complying with the security requirements of Art. 32 GDPR with regard to the correct technical implementation and configuration of the service and for complying with the obligations in accordance with Art. 33 , 34 GDPR to the extent that a personal data breach affects our obligations under the Joint Processing Agreement. Meta Platforms Ireland is responsible for enabling the rights of data subjects in accordance with Art. 15 – 20 GDPR, complying with the security requirements of Art. 32 GDPR with regard to the security of the service and the obligations under Art. 33, 34 GDPR, insofar as a breach of personal data protection affects Meta Platforms Ireland’s obligations under the Joint Processing Agreement.
Your data may be transmitted to the USA. The EU Commission has an adequacy decision for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Meta has certified itself according to the TADPF and is thus obliged to comply with European data protection principles.
For more information on the collection and use of data by Facebook, about your rights in this regard and ways to protect your privacy, see the privacy policy of Facebook https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

Instagram of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland):
https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388
Your data may be transmitted to the USA. The EU Commission has an adequacy decision for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Meta has certified itself according to the TADPF and is thus obliged to comply with European data protection principles.

Use of social plug-ins using „Shariff“
We use social network plug-ins on our website. We use the privacy-safe „Shariff“ button so that you retain control of your data.
Without your express consent, no links will be made to the servers of the social networks and, consequently, no data will be transmitted.
„Shariff“ is a development of the specialists of the computer magazine c’t. It enables more privacy on the net and replaces the usual “share” buttons of social networks. More information on the Shariff project can be found here https://www.heise.de/ct/artikel/Shariff-Social-Media-Buttons-mit-Datenschutz-2467514.html.
If you click on the button, a pop-up window appears in which you can log in to the respective provider with your data. Only after you have actively logged in will a direct connection to the social networks be established.
By logging in, you give your consent to the transfer of your data to the respective social media provider. Both your IP address and the information about which of our pages you have visited are transmitted. If you are connected to one or more of your social network accounts at the same time, the information collected will also be assigned to your corresponding profiles. You can only prevent this association by logging out of your social media accounts before visiting our website and activating the buttons. The following social networks are integrated using the “Shariff” function.
You can find more information on the scope and purpose of the collection and use of the data as well as your rights and options to protect your privacy in the linked data protection notices of the providers.

Facebook of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland):
https://www.facebook.com/policy.php
Your data may be transmitted to the USA. The EU Commission has an adequacy decision for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Meta has certified itself according to the TADPF and is thus obliged to comply with European data protection principles.

Instagram of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland) https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388.
Your data may be transmitted to the USA. The EU Commission has an adequacy decision for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Meta has certified itself according to the TADPF and is thus obliged to comply with European data protection principles.

Use of social plug-ins using the „2-click solution“
We use social network plug-ins on our website using the “2-click solution”. Without your express consent, no connections are established to the social network servers and consequently no data is transmitted.
With the standard integration of plug-ins, when you access the pages of our website that contain such a plug-in, a link is established between your computer and the servers of the provider of the social network, and the plug-in is displayed on the page by a message to your browser. 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 or logged in to the social network. Transmission also takes place for unregistered or unlogged users. If you are also logged in to the Facebook social network, this information is assigned to your personal user account. When you use the plug-in functions (e.g. by pressing the button), this information is also assigned to your user account, which you can only prevent by logging out before using the plug-in. So that you retain control over your data, we have decided to deactivate the corresponding button initially. You can recognize this by the grayed out button. Without your express consent – in the form of activating the button – no link will be established to the social network server and consequently no data will be transmitted.
Only when you activate the button does the button become active (highlighted in color) and a direct connection to the servers of the social network is established.
By activating it, you give your consent to the transfer of your data to the respective provider of the social network. Here, among other things, both your IP address and the information about which of our pages you have visited are transmitted. If you are connected to one or more of your social network accounts at the same time, the information collected will also be assigned to your corresponding profiles. You can only prevent this assignment by logging out of your user accounts on the social networks before visiting our website and before activating the buttons.
The social networks named below are integrated using the „2-click function“. Further 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 data protection notices of the providers.

Instagram of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland):
http://instagram.com/legal/privacy/
Your data may be transmitted to the USA. The EU Commission has an adequacy decision for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Meta has certified itself according to the TADPF and is thus obliged to comply with European data protection principles.

Use of YouTube
We use the function for embedding YouTube videos from Google Ireland Limited on our website (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; „YouTube“). YouTube is one with Google LLC (1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA) 94043, USA; “Google”) affiliate.
The function displays videos stored on YouTube in an iFrame on the website. The option „Extended data protection mode“ is activated. As a result, YouTube does not store any information about visitors to the website. Only when you watch a video is information about it sent to YouTube and stored there. Your data may be transmitted to the USA. The EU Commission has an adequacy decision for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). YouTube has certified itself according to the TADPF and is thus obliged to comply with European data protection principles.
Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons that arise from your particular situation.
Further information on the collection and use of data by YouTube and Google, your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy can be found in YouTube’s data protection information at https://www.youtube.com/t/privacy.

Using Vimeo
We use plug-ins from Vimeo Inc. (555 West 18th Street New York, New York 10011, USA; “Vimeo”) on our website to integrate videos from the “Vimeo” portal.
If you call up pages of our website with such a plug-in, a connection will be established to the Vimeo servers and the plug-in will be displayed on the page by notifying your browser. In this way, both your IP address and the information about which of our pages you have visited are transmitted to the Vimeo servers.
If you are logged in to Vimeo, Vimeo assigns this information to your personal user account. When using the plug-in functions (e.g. by starting a video by pressing the corresponding button), this information is also assigned to your Vimeo account.
Your data may be transmitted to the USA. The EU Commission has an adequacy decision for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Vimeo is not certified according to the TADPF. The data transfer takes place, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://commission.europa.eu/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/standard-contractual-clauses-scc_de.
Your personal data is processed on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of our website and Vimeo’s legitimate interest in market analysis and in improving its services in a needs-based and targeted manner. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons that arise from your particular situation.
If you do not want Vimeo to assign the information collected directly to your Vimeo account, you must log out of Vimeo before visiting our website.
Further information on the purpose and scope of the collection and the 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

Affected rights and storage duration

Duration of storage
After completion of the contract, the data is first stored for the duration of the warranty period, then taking into account statutory, especially tax and commercial retention periods and then deleted after the deadline, unless you have consented to the further processing and use.

Rights of the person concerned
You are entitled to the following rights under Art. 15 to 20 DSGVO if the legal prerequisites are met: Right to information, to correction, to deletion, to restriction of processing, to data portability.
Furthermore, according to Art. 21 para. 1 DSGVO, you are entitled to a right of objection to the processing based on Art. 6 para. 1 f DSGVO as well as the processing for the purpose of direct mail.

Right of appeal to the supervisory authority
In accordance with Art. 77 DSGVO, 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 under the following contact details:

Hessian Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
PO Box 3163
65021 Wiesbaden
Phone: + 49 611 14080
Fax: +49 611 1408900 or +49 611 1408901
Email: poststelle@datenschutz.hessen.de

Right of objection
The personal data processing listed here is based on our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO, you have the right for reasons that arise from your particular situation, at any time to object to these processing with effect for the future.
Following an objection, processing of the data in question will cease unless we can establish compelling legitimate grounds for processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing is for the purposes of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims.

If the personal data processing for purposes of direct mail, you can object to this processing at any time by notifying us. After the objection, we will stop the processing of the data concerned for the purpose of direct mailing.

last update: 13.07.2023

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