Create an Account or Sign in Email Confirm Email Password Confirm Password First Name Last Name Nickname By creating an account you are agreeing to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Terms of Service § 1 Scope, Definitions These General Terms and Conditions govern the contractual relationship between the provider and the customers who order products from the provider in the webshop accessible at www.indion-supplements.com (“customers”). Only the following General Terms and Conditions in their version valid at the time of the order shall apply. Deviating conditions of the customer are not recognized unless the provider expressly agrees to their validity in writing. § 2 Registration as Customer (1) Customers can register on the website for free. There is no entitlement to admission to the provider’s webshop. Only consumers according to § 13 BGB and fully legally competent persons are entitled to register. By registering, the customer chooses a personal password. The customer is obliged to keep the password secret and not to disclose it to third parties. (2) The data required for registration must be provided in full and truthfully. Registration with an account from Facebook, Amazon, PayPal, or Google+ is optional if the customer is registered on the respective platform. (3) Registration is – apart from agreeing to these GTC and the privacy policy – without any obligations. The customer can delete his user account at any time. An appropriate option can be found in the administration area of the account. The creation of a user account does not entail any purchase obligation. (4) Registration is not mandatory for using the webshop. Non-registered customers can purchase goods using a guest account. § 3 Conclusion of Contract (1) The customer can select various rings from the provider’s assortment and collect them in a so-called shopping cart by clicking the button “add to cart”. By clicking the button “order with obligation to pay”, he submits a binding offer to buy the goods in the shopping cart. Before sending the order, the customer can change and view the data at any time. However, the offer can only be submitted and transmitted if the customer has accepted these contract conditions by clicking the button “accept GTC” and thereby included them in his offer. (2) The provider then sends an order confirmation to the customer by email, which lists the customer’s order again and can be printed out by the customer using the “Print” function. The contract is concluded by the acceptance statement sent by the provider with the email (order confirmation). § 4 Delivery, Availability of Goods (1) If no copies of the product selected by the customer are available at the time of the customer’s order, the provider will immediately inform the customer in the order confirmation. If the product is permanently unavailable, the provider refrains from a declaration of acceptance. A contract does not come into effect in this case. (2) If the product designated in the order by the customer is only temporarily unavailable, the provider will also inform the customer immediately in the order confirmation. In the event of a delivery delay of more than two weeks, the customer has the right to withdraw from the contract. In this case, the provider is also entitled to withdraw from the contract. In this case, he will immediately refund any payments already made by the customer. § 5 Reservation of Ownership The delivered goods remain the property of the provider until full payment is made. § 6 Prices and Shipping Costs (1) All prices stated on the provider’s website include the applicable statutory sales tax. (2) The respective shipping costs are indicated to the customer in the order form and are to be borne by the customer, provided the customer does not make use of his right of withdrawal. From a goods order value of 50 EUR, the provider delivers to the customer free of shipping costs. Below this goods value, a flat rate shipping fee of 5 EUR applies. (3) The goods are shipped via postal service. (4) In the case of a withdrawal, the customer bears the regular costs of the return if the delivered goods correspond to the ordered ones. Otherwise, the provider bears the costs of the return. § 7 Payment Modalities (1) The customer can make the payment using the payment methods indicated on the website. (2) The customer can change the payment method stored in his user account at any time. (3) The purchase price is due immediately upon conclusion of the contract. If the due date of payment is determined by the calendar, the customer is already in default by missing the deadline. In this case, he has to pay the provider default interest of 5 percentage points above the base rate. (4) The obligation of the customer to pay default interest does not exclude the assertion of further default damages by the provider. § 8 Warranty for Material Defects, Guarantee (1) The provider is liable for material defects according to the applicable legal regulations, especially §§ 434 ff. BGB. (2) An additional guarantee exists for the goods delivered by the provider only if this was expressly given in the order confirmation for the respective article. § 9 Liability (1) Claims for damages by the customer are excluded. Excluded from this are claims for damages by the customer resulting from injury to life, body, health or from the violation of essential contractual obligations (cardinal obligations) as well as liability for other damages based on intentional or grossly negligent breach of duty by the provider, his legal representatives or vicarious agents. Essential contractual obligations are those whose fulfillment is necessary to achieve the objective of the contract. (2) In the event of a breach of essential contractual obligations, the provider is only liable for the contract-typical, foreseeable damage if this was caused by simple negligence unless it concerns claims for damages by the customer resulting from injury to life, body, or health. (3) The restrictions of paragraphs 1 and 2 also apply in favor of the provider’s legal representatives and vicarious agents if claims are made directly against them. (4) The provisions of the Product Liability Act remain unaffected. § 10 Right of Withdrawal Right of Withdrawal You have the right to withdraw from this contract within fourteen days without giving any reason. The withdrawal period is fourteen days from the day on which you or a third party named by you, who is not the carrier, have taken possession of the goods. To exercise your right of withdrawal, you must inform us, PT GLOBAL INNOVATION DECENTRALIZED, by means of a clear declaration (e.g., a letter sent by post or email) of your decision to withdraw from this contract. You can use the attached model withdrawal form for this purpose, but it is not obligatory. To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send the communication regarding the exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period expires. Consequences of Withdrawal If you withdraw from this contract, we must refund all payments we have received from you, including delivery costs (with the exception of additional costs resulting from choosing a type of delivery other than the cheapest standard delivery offered by us), without undue delay and at the latest within fourteen days from the day on which we received the notification of your withdrawal from this contract. For this repayment, we will use the same means of payment that you used for the original transaction unless expressly agreed otherwise with you; in no case will you be charged any fees for this repayment. We may refuse repayment until we have received the goods back or until you have provided proof that you have returned the goods, whichever is the earlier. You must return or hand over the goods to us immediately and in any event no later than fourteen days from the day on which you inform us of the withdrawal from this contract. The deadline is met if you send the goods before the period of fourteen days has expired. You bear the direct costs of returning the goods. § 11 Data Processing Note (1) The provider processes the customer’s data in the context of contract processing based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. He observes the applicable data protection regulations. Without the customer’s consent, the provider will only process inventory and usage data of the customer as far as this is necessary for processing orders and for using telemedia. (2) Otherwise, with regard to the handling of personal data, reference is made to the provider’s data protection declaration, accessible at www.indion-supplements.com. § 12 Final Provisions (1) The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies to contracts between the provider and the customers. (2) The contract remains binding in its remaining parts even if individual points are legally ineffective. Instead of the ineffective points, the statutory provisions apply, if available. However, if this would represent an unreasonable hardship for one of the parties, the contract as a whole becomes ineffective. × Privacy Policy 1. An Overview of Data Protection General Information The following information will provide you with an easy to navigate overview of what will happen with your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is all data with which you could be personally identified. Detailed information about data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text. Data Collection on This Website Who is responsible for the data collection on this website? The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the “Notice to the Responsible Party” section of this privacy policy. How do we collect your data? Your data will be collected on the one hand by you providing it to us. This may, for example, be data you enter into a contact form. Other data is automatically collected or after your consent by our IT systems when visiting the website. This is mainly technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website. What do we use your data for? Part of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data can be used to analyze your user behavior. What rights do you have regarding your data? You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time free of charge. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. Furthermore, under certain circumstances, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. You can contact us at any time regarding this and other questions on the subject of data protection. Analysis Tools and Tools by Third-Party Providers When visiting this website, your surfing behavior can be statistically evaluated. This is done primarily with so-called analysis programs. Detailed information about these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy. 2. Hosting and Content Delivery Networks (CDN) External Hosting This website is hosted by an external service provider (hoster). Personal data collected on this website is stored on the hoster’s servers. This may include, but is not limited to, IP addresses, contact requests, metadata and communications, contract information, contact details, names, website accesses, and other data generated through a website. The use of the hoster is for the purpose of contract fulfillment towards our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online services by a professional provider (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR). Our hoster will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill its service obligations and follow our instructions regarding this data. We are using the following hoster: SaSG GmbH & Co. KG Kapplweg 12 D – 86511 Schmiechen Phone: +49-8206-52790-0 Fax: +49-8206-52790-29 Email: info(at)sasg.de Web: www.sasg.de Order Processing We have concluded an order processing contract (AVV) with the above-mentioned provider. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that the personal data of our website visitors is processed only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR. Cloudflare We use the service “Cloudflare”. The provider is Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA (hereinafter “Cloudflare”). Cloudflare offers a globally distributed content delivery network with DNS. Technically, the information transfer between your browser and our website is routed through Cloudflare’s network. This enables Cloudflare to analyze the traffic between your browser and our website and serves as a filter between our servers and potentially malicious traffic from the Internet. Cloudflare may also use cookies or other technologies to recognize Internet users, which are used solely for the purpose described here. The use of Cloudflare is based on our legitimate interest in a possibly error-free and secure provision of our web offer (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR). The data transfer to the USA is based on the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/. Further information on security and data protection at Cloudflare can be found here: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/. 3. General Notes and Mandatory Information Data Protection The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy. When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens. We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., communication by email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible. Notice Regarding the Party Responsible for This Website The party responsible for processing data on this website is: Emmanuel Schwende Schwaighofstr. 79a 83684 Tegernsee Email: info@indion-supplements.com The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.). Storage Duration Unless a more specific storage period has been mentioned within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, the deletion will take place after these reasons cease to apply. Note on Data Transfer to the USA and Other Third Countries We use tools from companies based in the USA or other data protection-wise non-secure third countries. If these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to these third countries and processed there. We would like to point out that in these countries, a data protection level comparable to that in the EU cannot be guaranteed. For example, US companies are obliged to release personal data to security authorities without you, as the data subject, being able to take legal action against this. It is therefore not excluded that US authorities (e.g., secret services) may process, evaluate, and permanently store your data located on US servers for monitoring purposes. We have no influence over these processing activities. Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation. Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR) IF DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6 ABS. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING IS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ARTICLE 21 (1) GDPR). IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION UNDER ARTICLE 21 (2) GDPR). Right to File Complaints with Regulatory Authorities In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects are entitled to file a complaint with a regulatory authority, in particular in the member state of their habitual residence, their place of work, or the place of the alleged violation. The right to file a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies. Right to Data Portability You have the right to have data that we process based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract automatically delivered to yourself or to a third party in a standard, machine-readable format. If you require the direct transfer of data to another responsible party, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible. SSL or TLS Encryption For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line. If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties. Encrypted Payment Transactions on This Website If there is an obligation to provide us with your payment data (e.g., account number for direct debit authorization) after concluding a fee-based contract, this data is required for payment processing. Payment transactions using common means of payment (Visa/MasterCard, direct debit) are exclusively processed via encrypted SSL or TLS connections. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line. In the case of encrypted communication, any payment details you submit to us cannot be read by third parties. Information, Deletion, and Correction Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient, and the purpose of data processing and, if necessary, a right to correct or delete this data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions on the subject of personal data, you can contact us at any time. Right to Restrict Processing You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restrict processing exists in the following cases: If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted. If the processing of your personal data happened/is happening unlawfully, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion. If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend, or assert legal claims, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted instead of being deleted. If you have filed an objection according to Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to demand that the processing of your personal data be restricted. If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data – apart from its storage – may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a member state. 4. Data Collection on This Website Cookies Our Internet pages use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small text files and do not cause any damage to your end device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your end device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them yourself or an automatic deletion is carried out by your web browser. In some cases, cookies from third-party companies can also be stored on your end device when you enter our site (third-party cookies). These enable us or you to use certain services of the third-party company (e.g., cookies for processing payment services). Cookies have various functions. Numerous cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies are used to evaluate user behavior or display advertising. Cookies that are necessary to carry out the electronic communication process (necessary cookies) or to provide certain functions you desire (functional cookies, e.g., for the shopping cart function) or to optimize the website (e.g., cookies for measuring the web audience) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies has been requested, the relevant cookies are stored exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR); consent can be revoked at any time. You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited. Insofar as cookies are used by third-party companies or for analysis purposes, we will inform you separately within the scope of this privacy policy and, if necessary, ask for consent. Consent with Cookiebot Our website uses Cookiebot’s consent technology to obtain your consent to store certain cookies on your device or to use certain technologies and to document this in compliance with data protection regulations. The provider of this technology is Cybot A/S, Havnegade 39, 1058 Copenhagen, Denmark (hereinafter “Cookiebot”). When you enter our website, a connection to Cookiebot’s servers is established to obtain your consents and other declarations regarding cookie use. Cookiebot then stores a cookie in your browser to be able to assign the consents given to you or their revocation. The data collected in this way is stored until you ask us to delete it, delete the Cookiebot cookie yourself, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected. The use of Cookiebot is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in making consent management for cookies technically error-free. If a corresponding consent has been requested (e.g., consent to store cookies), the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time. Server Log Files The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are: Browser type and browser version Operating system used Referrer URL Host name of the accessing computer Time of the server request IP address This data is not combined with other data sources. The collection of this data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website – for this, the server log files must be recorded. Contact Form If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent. The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, if your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested. The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected. Inquiry by Email, Telephone, or Fax If you contact us by email, telephone, or fax, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent. The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, if your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested. The data sent to us via contact inquiries remains with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected. Communication via WhatsApp For communication with our customers and other third parties, we also use the instant messaging service WhatsApp, among others. The provider is WhatsApp Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland. Communication is encrypted end-to-end (peer-to-peer), preventing WhatsApp or other third parties from gaining access to the communication content. However, WhatsApp does gain access to metadata created during the communication process (e.g., sender, recipient, and time). We also point out that WhatsApp, according to its own statements, shares personal data of its users with its US-based parent company Facebook. Further details on data processing can be found in WhatsApp’s privacy policy at: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/#privacy-policy. The use of WhatsApp is based on our legitimate interest in communicating as quickly and effectively as possible with customers, prospects, and other business and contractual partners (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR). If a corresponding consent has been requested, the data processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of the consent; this can be revoked at any time with effect for the future. Communication content exchanged between us on WhatsApp remains with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after processing your request has been completed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected. Registration on This Website You can register on our website to use additional functions on the site. We use the data entered for this purpose only for the purpose of using the respective offer or service for which you have registered. The mandatory information requested during registration must be provided in full. Otherwise, we will reject the registration. For important changes, such as the scope of the offer or technically necessary changes, we use the email address provided during registration to inform you in this way. The processing of the data entered during registration is based on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke any consent you have given at any time. All you need to do is send us an informal email. The legality of the already completed data processing operations remains unaffected by the revocation. The data collected during registration will be stored by us as long as you are registered on our website and will subsequently be deleted. Legal retention periods remain unaffected. Registration with Google Instead of registering directly on our website, you can register with Google. The provider of this service is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. To register with Google, you only need to enter your Google name and password. Google will identify you and confirm your identity to our website. If you log in with Google, we may be able to use certain information from your account to complete your profile with us. Whether and which information these are, you decide within your Google security settings, which you can find here: https://myaccount.google.com/security and https://myaccount.google.com/permissions. The data processing associated with Google registration is based on our legitimate interest in offering our users the easiest possible registration process (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR). Since the use of the registration function is voluntary and users themselves can decide on the respective access possibilities, no opposing overriding rights of the persons concerned are apparent. Registration with Facebook Connect Instead of registering directly on our website, you can register with Facebook Connect. The provider of this service is Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. However, according to Facebook, the data collected is also transferred to the USA and other third countries. If you decide to register with Facebook Connect and click on the “Login with Facebook”/”Connect with Facebook” button, you will be automatically redirected to the Facebook platform. There you can log in with your usage data. This will link your Facebook profile with our website or our services. This link gives us access to your data stored on Facebook. This mainly includes: Facebook name Facebook profile and cover picture Facebook cover picture Email address stored on Facebook Facebook ID Facebook friend lists Facebook Likes (“Likes” information) Birthday Gender Country Language This information is used to set up, provide, and personalize your account. The registration with Facebook-Connect and the associated data processing operations are based on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future. To the extent that personal data is collected on our website with the help of the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook, we and Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of the data and its forwarding to Facebook. The processing by Facebook that takes place after the forwarding is not part of the joint responsibility. Our joint obligations have been set out in an agreement on joint processing. The wording of the agreement can be found under: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing the privacy information when using the Facebook tool and for the privacy-secure implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of Facebook products. Rights of data subjects (e.g., requests for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook can be asserted directly with Facebook. If you assert the data subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to Facebook. The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381, and https://www.facebook.com/policy.php. Further information can be found in the Facebook terms of use and the Facebook privacy policy. These can be found at: https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/ and https://de-de.facebook.com/legal/terms/. Comment Function on This Website For the comment function on this page, in addition to your comment, information on the time of creation of the comment, your email address, and, if you are not posting anonymously, the username you have chosen will be stored. Storage of the IP Address Our comment function stores the IP addresses of users who post comments. Since we do not check comments on this website before activation, we need this data to be able to take action against the author in case of infringements such as insults or propaganda. Storage Duration of Comments The comments and the associated data (e.g., IP address) are stored and remain on this website until the content commented upon has been completely deleted or the comments have to be deleted for legal reasons (e.g., offensive comments). Legal Basis The storage of comments is based on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke any consent you have given at any time. All you need to do is send us an informal email. The legality of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation. 5. Social Media Facebook Plugins (Like & Share Button) Plugins from the social network Facebook are integrated on this website. The provider of this service is Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. However, according to Facebook, the data collected is also transferred to the USA and other third countries. You can recognize the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the “Like Button” (“Like”) on this website. An overview of the Facebook plugins can be found here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=en_US. When you visit this website, the plugin establishes a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server. Facebook thereby receives the information that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click the Facebook “Like button” while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of this website to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate the visit to this website with your user account. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Facebook. Further information can be found in the privacy policy of Facebook at: https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation. If you do not want Facebook to be able to associate your visit to this website with your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook user account. The use of the Facebook plugins is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility in social media. Insofar as a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time. To the extent that personal data is collected on our website with the help of the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook, we and Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of the data and its forwarding to Facebook. The processing by Facebook that takes place after the forwarding is not part of the joint responsibility. Our joint obligations have been set out in an agreement on joint processing. The wording of the agreement can be found under: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing the privacy information when using the Facebook tool and for the privacy-secure implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of Facebook products. Rights of data subjects (e.g., requests for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook can be asserted directly with Facebook. If you assert the data subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to Facebook. The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381, and https://www.facebook.com/policy.php. Twitter Plugin Functions of the Twitter service are integrated on this website. These features are offered by Twitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland. By using Twitter and the “Re-Tweet” function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and made known to other users. Data is also transferred to Twitter. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Twitter. Further information can be found in the privacy policy of Twitter at: [https://twitter.com/en/privacy](https://twitter.com/en/privacy). The use of the Twitter plugin is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility in social media. Insofar as a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time. The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://gdpr.twitter.com/en/controller-to-controller-transfers.html. You can change your privacy settings on Twitter in the account settings at https://twitter.com/account/settings. Instagram Plugin Functions of the Instagram service are integrated on this website. These functions are offered by Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland. If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of this website to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate the visit to this website with your user account. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram. The storage and analysis of the data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility in social media. Insofar as a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time. To the extent that personal data is collected on our website with the help of the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook or Instagram, we and Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of the data and its forwarding to Facebook or Instagram. The processing by Facebook or Instagram that takes place after the forwarding is not part of the joint responsibility. Our joint obligations have been set out in an agreement on joint processing. The wording of the agreement can be found under: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing the privacy information when using the Facebook or Instagram tool and for the privacy-secure implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of Facebook or Instagram products. Rights of data subjects (e.g., requests for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook or Instagram can be asserted directly with Facebook. If you assert the data subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to Facebook. The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875, and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381. Further information can be found in Instagram’s privacy policy: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/. 6. Analysis Tools and Advertising Google Tag Manager We use the Google Tag Manager. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. The Google Tag Manager is a tool that allows us to integrate tracking or statistical tools and other technologies on our website. The Google Tag Manager itself does not create user profiles, does not store cookies, and does not perform any independent analyses. It is used solely for the management and playing out of the tools integrated through it. However, the Google Tag Manager collects your IP address, which may also be transferred to Google’s parent company in the United States. The use of the Google Tag Manager is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in a quick and uncomplicated integration and management of various tools on his website. Insofar as a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time. Google Analytics This website uses functions of the web analytics service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyze the behavior of website visitors. The website operator receives a variety of usage data, such as page views, duration of stay, operating systems used, and the origin of the user. Google may consolidate this data in a profile that is assigned to the respective user or their device. Furthermore, we can use Google Analytics to record your mouse and scroll movements and clicks, among other things. Furthermore, Google Analytics uses various modeling approaches to augment the data sets collected and uses machine learning technologies in data analysis. Google Analytics uses technologies that recognize the user for the purpose of analyzing user behavior (e.g., cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Google about the use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The use of this analysis tool is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising. Insofar as a corresponding consent has been requested (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies), the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time. Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/. IP Anonymization We have activated the IP anonymization function on this website. 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 before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activities, and to provide the website operator with other services related to website and internet use. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data. Browser Plugin You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under the following link: [https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en](https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en). More information on handling user data with Google Analytics can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en. Demographic Characteristics in Google Analytics This website uses the “demographic characteristics” function of Google Analytics to be able to display suitable advertisements to website visitors within the Google advertising network. This allows reports to be created that contain statements about the age, gender, and interests of the site visitors. These data come from interest-related advertising by Google as well as visitor data from third-party providers. These data cannot be assigned to a specific person. You can disable this function at any time via the ad settings in your Google Account or generally forbid the collection of your data by Google Analytics as outlined in the section “Objection to Data Collection”. Google Analytics E-Commerce Tracking This website uses the “E-Commerce Tracking” function of Google Analytics. With the help of E-Commerce Tracking, the website operator can analyze the purchasing behavior of website visitors to improve its online marketing campaigns. In doing so, information such as the orders placed, average order values, shipping costs, and the time from viewing to purchasing a product are recorded. These data can be summarized by Google under a transaction ID, which is assigned to the respective user or their device. Storage Duration Data stored by Google at user and event level that are linked to cookies, user identifiers (e.g., User ID), or advertising IDs (e.g., DoubleClick cookies, Android advertising ID) are anonymized or deleted after 14 months. Details on this can be seen under the following link: [https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=en](https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=en) Hotjar This website uses Hotjar. The provider is Hotjar Ltd., Level 2, St Julians Business Centre, 3, Elia Zammit Street, St Julians STJ 1000, Malta, Europe (website: [https://www.hotjar.com](https://www.hotjar.com)). Hotjar is a tool for analyzing your user behavior on this website. With Hotjar, we can record, among other things, your mouse and scroll movements and clicks. Hotjar can also determine how long you stayed with the mouse pointer in a certain position. From this information, Hotjar creates so-called heatmaps, which can be used to determine which website areas are viewed by the website visitor. Furthermore, we can determine how long you stayed on a page and when you left it. We can also determine at which point you have stopped entering into a contact form (so-called conversion funnels). In addition, with Hotjar direct feedback from website visitors can be obtained. This function serves to improve the web offers of the website operator. Hotjar uses technologies that recognize the user for the purpose of analyzing user behavior (e.g., cookies or the use of device fingerprinting). The use of this analysis tool is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising. Insofar as a corresponding consent has been requested (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies), the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time. Deactivating Hotjar If you want to disable data collection by Hotjar, click on the following link and follow the instructions there: [https://www.hotjar.com/opt-out](https://www.hotjar.com/opt-out) Please note that deactivating Hotjar must be done separately for each browser or device. More detailed information about Hotjar and the data collected can be found in Hotjar’s privacy policy at the following link: https://www.hotjar.com/privacy Google Ads The website operator uses Google Ads. Google Ads is an online advertising program of Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Ads allows us to display advertisements in the Google search engine or on third-party websites when the user enters certain search terms on Google (keyword targeting). Furthermore, targeted advertisements can be played out based on the user data available at Google (e.g., location data and interests) (target group targeting). We as the website operator can evaluate this data quantitatively, for example by analyzing which search terms led to the display of our advertisements and how many advertisements led to corresponding clicks. The use of Google Ads is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in marketing its service products as effectively as possible. The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/. Google Remarketing This website uses the functions of Google Analytics Remarketing. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Remarketing analyzes your user behavior on our website (e.g., clicking on certain products) to classify you into certain advertising target groups and then display suitable advertising messages when you visit other online offers (remarketing or retargeting). Furthermore, the advertising target groups created with Google Remarketing can be linked to Google’s cross-device functions. This way, interest-based, personalized advertising messages, which have been adapted to you depending on your previous usage and surfing behavior on one device (e.g., mobile phone), can also be displayed on another of your devices (e.g., tablet or PC). If you have a Google account, you can object to personalized advertising using the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/. The use of Google Remarketing is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in marketing its products as effectively as possible. Insofar as a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time. Further information and the privacy policy can be found in Google’s privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=en. Target Group Formation with Customer Match For target group formation, we use, among other things, Google Remarketing’s customer match procedure. Hereby, we transfer certain customer data (e.g., email addresses) from our customer lists to Google. If the respective customers are Google users and logged into their Google accounts, appropriate advertising messages within the Google network (e.g., YouTube, Gmail, or in the search engine) are displayed to them. Google Conversion Tracking This website uses Google Conversion Tracking. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. With the help of Google Conversion Tracking, Google and we can recognize whether the user has performed certain actions. For example, we can evaluate which buttons on our website were clicked how often and which products were viewed or purchased particularly frequently. This information is used to compile conversion statistics. We learn the total number of users who clicked on our ads and what actions they performed. We do not receive any information that allows us to identify the user personally. Google itself uses identification cookies or comparable recognition technologies. The use of Google Conversion Tracking is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its web offering and its advertising. Insofar as a corresponding consent has been requested (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies), the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time. More information about Google Conversion Tracking can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en. Facebook Pixel This website uses the visitor action pixel from Facebook for conversion measurement. The provider of this service is Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. However, according to Facebook, the data collected is also transferred to the USA and other third countries. This allows the behavior of site visitors to be tracked after they have been redirected to the provider’s website by clicking on a Facebook ad. This allows the effectiveness of Facebook ads to be evaluated for statistical and market research purposes and future advertising measures to be optimized. The collected data is anonymous for us as the operator of this website; we cannot draw any conclusions about the identity of the users. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible and Facebook can use the data for its own advertising purposes, according to the Facebook data usage policy. This allows Facebook to enable the placement of advertisements on pages within Facebook as well as outside of Facebook. This use of the data cannot be influenced by us as the site operator. The use of Facebook Pixel is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in effective advertising measures including social media. Insofar as a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time. The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381. Insofar as personal data is collected on our website with the help of the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook, we and Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of the data and its forwarding to Facebook. The processing by Facebook that takes place after the forwarding is not part of the joint responsibility. Our joint obligations were defined in an agreement regarding joint processing. The wording of the agreement can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing the privacy information when using the Facebook tool and for the privacy-secure implementation of the tool on our website. For the data security of Facebook’s products, Facebook is responsible. Rights of data subjects (e.g., requests for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook can be asserted directly with Facebook. If you assert the data subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to Facebook. Further information on protecting your privacy can be found in Facebook’s privacy policy: https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/. You can also disable the “Custom Audiences” remarketing feature in the Ads Settings section at https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen. You must be logged in to Facebook to do this. If you do not have a Facebook account, you can opt-out of Facebook-based advertising on the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance website: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/. 7. Newsletters Newsletter Data If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we need an email address from you, as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the provided email address and that you agree to receive the newsletter. Further data is not collected or only on a voluntary basis. For the handling of the newsletter, we use newsletter service providers, which are described below. MailChimp This website uses the services of MailChimp for sending newsletters. The provider is the Rocket Science Group LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Suite 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA. MailChimp is a service with which, among other things, the dispatch of newsletters can be organized and analyzed. When you enter data for the purpose of newsletter subscription (e.g., email address), it is stored on MailChimp’s servers in the USA. With the help of MailChimp, we can analyze our newsletter campaigns. When you open an email sent by MailChimp, a file included in the email (so-called web beacon) connects to MailChimp’s servers in the USA. This allows us to determine whether a newsletter message has been opened and which links, if any, have been clicked. Technical information is also collected (e.g., time of retrieval, IP address, browser type, and operating system). This information cannot be assigned to the respective newsletter recipient. They serve exclusively for the statistical analysis of newsletter campaigns. The results of these analyses can be used to better adapt future newsletters to the interests of the recipients. If you do not want an analysis by MailChimp, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. For this purpose, we provide a link in every newsletter message. Data processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time by unsubscribing from the newsletter. The legality of the already completed data processing operations remains unaffected by the revocation. The data you have stored with us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Data stored for other purposes with us remain unaffected by this. Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://mailchimp.com/eu-us-data-transfer-statement/ and https://mailchimp.com/legal/data-processing-addendum/#Annex_C_-_Standard_Contractual_Clauses. After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist is used only for this purpose and not merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with the legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR). The storage in the blacklist is indefinite. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest. For more information, see the privacy policy of MailChimp at: https://mailchimp.com/legal/terms/. ActiveCampaign This website uses ActiveCampaign to send newsletters. The provider is ActiveCampaign, Inc., 1 N Dearborn, 5th Floor Chicago, Illinois 60602, USA. ActiveCampaign is a service with which the sending of newsletters can be organized and analyzed. The data you enter for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored on the servers of ActiveCampaign in the USA. Data Analysis by ActiveCampaign With the help of ActiveCampaign, we can analyze our newsletter campaigns. This allows us, for example, to see if a newsletter message has been opened and which links have possibly been clicked. In this way, we can, among other things, determine which links were clicked particularly often. In addition, we can see whether certain predefined actions were performed after opening / clicking (conversion rate). We can thus recognize whether you have made a purchase after clicking on the newsletter. ActiveCampaign also allows us to subdivide the newsletter recipients into different categories (“clustering”). The newsletter recipients can be subdivided, for example, by age, gender, or place of residence. This allows the newsletters to be better adapted to the respective target groups. If you do not want an analysis by ActiveCampaign, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. For this purpose, we provide a link in every newsletter message. For detailed information on the functions of ActiveCampaign, please refer to the following link: https://www.activecampaign.com/email-marketing. The privacy policy of ActiveCampaign can be found at: https://www.activecampaign.com/privacy-policy. Legal Basis The data processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time. The legality of the already completed data processing operations remains unaffected by the revocation. Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.activecampaign.com/legal/scc and https://www.activecampaign.com/de/legal/gdpr-updates/privacy-shield. Storage Duration The data you have stored with us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Data stored for other purposes with us remain unaffected by this. After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist is used only for this purpose and not merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with the legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR). The storage in the blacklist is indefinite. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest. Sendinblue This website uses Sendinblue for sending newsletters. The provider is Sendinblue GmbH, Köpenicker Straße 126, 10179 Berlin, Germany. Sendinblue is a service with which the sending of newsletters can be organized and analyzed. The data you enter for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored on the servers of Sendinblue in Germany. Data Analysis by Sendinblue With the help of Sendinblue, we can analyze our newsletter campaigns. This allows us, for example, to see if a newsletter message has been opened and which links have possibly been clicked. In this way, we can, among other things, determine which links were clicked particularly often. In addition, we can see whether certain predefined actions were performed after opening / clicking (conversion rate). We can thus recognize whether you have made a purchase after clicking on the newsletter. Sendinblue also allows us to subdivide the newsletter recipients into different categories (“clustering”). The newsletter recipients can be subdivided, for example, by age, gender, or place of residence. This allows the newsletters to be better adapted to the respective target groups. If you do not want an analysis by Sendinblue, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. For this purpose, we provide a link in every newsletter message. For detailed information on the functions of Sendinblue, please refer to the following link: https://de.sendinblue.com/newsletter-software/. Legal Basis The data processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time. The legality of the already completed data processing operations remains unaffected by the revocation. Storage Duration The data you have stored with us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Data stored for other purposes with us remain unaffected by this. After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist is used only for this purpose and not merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with the legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR). The storage in the blacklist is indefinite. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest. For more information, see the privacy policy of Sendinblue at: https://de.sendinblue.com/datenschutz-uebersicht/. 8. Plugins and Tools YouTube This website includes videos from the website YouTube. The website operator is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. When you visit one of our web pages that includes YouTube, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. This tells the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited. Furthermore, YouTube can store various cookies on your device or use comparable technologies for recognition (e.g., device fingerprinting). In this way, YouTube can obtain information about visitors to this website. This information is used, among other things, to collect video statistics, improve user-friendliness, and prevent fraud attempts. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you allow YouTube to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account. The use of YouTube is in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Insofar as a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time. For more information on how user data is handled, please refer to YouTube’s privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en. Google Web Fonts This page uses web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. When you open a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly. For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to Google’s servers. This gives Google knowledge that our website has been accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web Fonts is in the interest of a uniform and attractive presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Insofar as a corresponding consent has been requested (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies), the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time. If your browser does not support web fonts, a default font will be used by your computer. For more information about Google Web Fonts, see https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en. Google Maps This site uses the Google Maps map service. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. To use the features of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer. If Google Maps is activated, Google may use Google Web Fonts for the uniform display of fonts. When you access Google Maps, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly. The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online offers and an easy location of the places indicated by us on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Insofar as a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time. Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/. For more information on how user data is handled, please refer to Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en. Google reCAPTCHA We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereinafter “reCAPTCHA”) on this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. reCAPTCHA is intended to check whether the data entry on this website (e.g., in a contact form) is done by a human or by an automated program. For this purpose, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis starts automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g., IP address, duration of the website visit, or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis will be forwarded to Google. The reCAPTCHA analyses run entirely in the background. Website visitors are not advised that such an analysis is taking place. Data processing is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its site from abusive automated crawling and spam. Insofar as a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time. For more information about Google reCAPTCHA, please see Google’s privacy policy and terms of use at the following links: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en and https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en. Wordfence We have integrated Wordfence on this website. The provider is Defiant Inc., Defiant, Inc., 800 5th Ave Ste 4100, Seattle, WA 98104, USA (hereinafter Wordfence). Wordfence is used to protect our website from unwanted access or malicious cyber attacks. For this purpose, our website establishes a permanent connection to the Wordfence servers so that Wordfence can match its databases with the accesses made on our website and possibly block them. The use of Wordfence is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its website from cyber attacks as effectively as possible. Insofar as a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time. Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.wordfence.com/help/general-data-protection-regulation/. 9. Online Marketing and Affiliate Programs Affiliate Programs on This Website The website operator participates in affiliate partner programs. When you click on an ad on our website that participates in the partner program and subsequently perform a transaction (e.g., a purchase), we receive compensation from our affiliate partners. For this, it is necessary that our affiliate partners can identify and trace back that you came to the respective product through the ad placed on our site and performed the predefined transaction. For this purpose, our affiliate partners use cookies or similar recognition technologies (e.g., device fingerprinting). Data storage and analysis are based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the correct calculation of its affiliate compensation. Insofar as a corresponding consent has been requested (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies), the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time. 10. eCommerce and Payment Providers Processing of Data (Customer and Contract Data) We collect, process, and use personal data only to the extent necessary for the establishment, content, or change of the legal relationship (inventory data). This is done on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which allows the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures. Personal data about the use of this website (usage data) are collected, processed, and used only to the extent necessary to enable the user to use the service or to bill the user. The collected customer data will be deleted after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship. Legal retention periods remain unaffected. Data Transfer at Conclusion of Contract for Online Shops, Retailers, and Goods Shipment We only transfer personal data to third parties if this is necessary within the framework of contract processing, for example, to the companies entrusted with the delivery of the goods or the bank responsible for processing the payment. Further transmission of the data does not take place or only if you have expressly consented to the transmission. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without explicit consent, for example for advertising purposes. The basis for data processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which allows the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures. Data Transfer at Conclusion of Contract for Services and Digital Content We only transfer personal data to third parties if this is necessary within the framework of contract processing, for example, to the bank responsible for processing payment. Further transmission of the data does not take place or only if you have expressly consented to the transmission. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without explicit consent, for example for advertising purposes. The basis for data processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which allows the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures. Credit Checks For purchases on account or any other payment method for which we have to advance payment, we may carry out a credit check procedure (scoring). For this, we transmit your entered data (e.g., name, address, age, or bank details) to a credit agency. Based on this data, the probability of a payment default is determined. In the event of an increased risk of payment default, we may refuse the respective payment method. The credit check is based on the fulfillment of the contract (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR) as well as the avoidance of payment defaults (legitimate interest under Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR). If consent has been obtained, the credit check is based on this consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR); consent can be revoked at any time. Payment Services We integrate payment services of third-party companies on our website. When you make a purchase from us, your payment data (e.g., name, payment amount, account details, credit card number) are processed by the payment service provider for the purpose of payment processing. The respective contract and data protection provisions of the respective providers apply to these transactions. The use of the payment service providers is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR (contract processing) and in the interest of a smooth, convenient, and secure payment process (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR). Insofar as your consent has been requested for certain actions, Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR is the legal basis for data processing; consent can be revoked at any time for the future. We use the following payment services / payment service providers within the scope of this website: PayPal The provider of this payment service is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter “PayPal”). Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/pocpsa-full. Details can be found in PayPal’s privacy policy: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full. Apple Pay The provider of the payment service is Apple Inc., Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA 95014, USA. The privacy policy of Apple can be found at: [https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/](https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/). Google Pay The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google’s privacy policy can be found here: [https://policies.google.com/privacy](https://policies.google.com/privacy). Stripe The provider for customers within the EU is Stripe Payments Europe, Ltd.,1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, Ireland (hereinafter “Stripe”). Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://stripe.com/de/privacy and https://stripe.com/de/guides/general-data-protection-regulation. Details can be read in Stripe’s privacy policy at the following link: https://stripe.com/de/privacy. Klarna The provider is Klarna AB, Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden (hereinafter “Klarna”). Klarna offers various payment options (e.g., installment purchase). If you choose to pay with Klarna (Klarna checkout solution), Klarna will collect various personal data from you. Klarna uses cookies to optimize the use of the Klarna checkout solution. Details on the use of Klarna cookies can be found at the following link: [https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/policy/cookie/de_de/checkout.pdf](https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/policy/cookie/de_de/checkout.pdf). Details can be found in Klarna’s privacy policy at the following link: https://www.klarna.com/de/datenschutz/. Paydirekt This payment service provider is Paydirekt GmbH, Stephanstraße 14 – 16, 60313 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (hereinafter “Paydirekt”). Details can be found in Paydirekt’s privacy policy: [https://www.paydirekt.de/agb/index.html](https://www.paydirekt.de/agb/index.html). Sofortüberweisung This payment service provider is Sofort GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich (hereinafter “Sofort GmbH”). With the procedure “Sofortüberweisung”, we receive a payment confirmation from Sofort GmbH in real-time and can immediately start fulfilling our obligations. If you choose the payment method “Sofortüberweisung”, you transmit the PIN and a valid TAN to Sofort GmbH, with which they can log into your online banking account. Sofort GmbH automatically checks your account balance after logging in and carries out the transfer to us with the TAN you provided. Afterwards, it immediately sends us a transaction confirmation. After logging in, your turnover, the credit line of the overdraft facility, and the existence of other accounts as well as their balances are automatically checked. In addition to the PIN and the TAN, the payment data you entered as well as data about yourself are transmitted to Sofort GmbH. The transmission of these data is necessary to unambiguously identify you and prevent fraud attempts. Details on payment with Sofortüberweisung can be found in the following links: [https://www.sofort.de/datenschutz.html](https://www.sofort.de/datenschutz.html) and [https://www.klarna.com/sofort/](https://www.klarna.com/sofort/). Amazon Pay The provider of this payment service is Amazon Payments Europe S.C.A., 38 avenue J.F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg. Details on how your data is handled can be found in Amazon Pay’s privacy policy at the following link: https://pay.amazon.com/de/help/201212490. PayOne The provider of this payment service is PAYONE GmbH, Lyoner Straße 9, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (hereinafter “PayOne”). Details can be found in PayOne’s privacy policy: [https://www.payone.com/DE-de/datenschutz](https://www.payone.com/DE-de/datenschutz). giropay The provider of this payment service is paydirekt GmbH, Stephanstraße 14 – 16, 60313 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (hereinafter “giropay”). Details can be found in giropay’s privacy policy: https://www.paydirekt.de/agb/index.html. American Express The provider of this payment service is American Express Europe S.A., Theodor-Heuss-Allee 112, 60486 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (hereinafter “American Express”). American Express may transfer data to its parent company in the USA. Data transfer to the USA is based on the Binding Corporate Rules. Details can be found here: https://www.americanexpress.com/en-pl/company/legal/privacy-centre/european-implementing-principles/. Further information can be found in American Express’s privacy policy: https://www.americanexpress.com/de/legal/online-datenschutzerklarung.html. Mastercard The provider of this payment service is Mastercard Europe SA, Chaussée de Tervuren 198A, B-1410 Waterloo, Belgium (hereinafter “Mastercard”). Mastercard may transfer data to its parent company in the USA. Data transfer to the USA is based on Mastercard’s Binding Corporate Rules. Details can be found here: https://www.mastercard.de/de-de/datenschutz.html and https://www.mastercard.us/content/dam/mccom/global/documents/mastercard-bcrs.pdf. VISA The provider of this payment service is Visa Europe Services Inc., Branch office London, 1 Sheldon Square, London W2 6TT, United Kingdom (hereinafter “VISA”). The United Kingdom is considered a data protection safe third country. This means that the United Kingdom has a level of data protection that is equivalent to the level of data protection in the European Union. VISA may transfer data to its parent company in the USA. Data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: https://www.visa.de/nutzungsbedingungen/visa-globale-datenschutzmitteilung/mitteilung-zu-zustandigkeitsfragen-fur-den-ewr.html. Further information can be found in VISA’s privacy policy: https://www.visa.de/nutzungsbedingungen/visa-privacy-center.html. Cookies: [borlabs-cookie type=”btn-cookie-preference” title=”Cookie Einstellungen”/] ×