Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

1. Data Protection at a Glance

General Information

The following notes give you a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally. For detailed information on the subject of data protection, please see our privacy policy below this text.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data on this website is processed by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the section “Note on the Responsible Party” in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may be, e.g., data you enter into a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website, or after you have given your consent. This is mainly technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system or time of the page visit). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. If contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the data transmitted will also be processed for contract offers, orders or other inquiries about services.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to receive information free of charge about the origin, recipients and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request that this data be corrected or deleted. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You can contact us at any time about this and about any further questions on the subject of data protection.

Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools

When you visit this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically evaluated. This is done primarily with so-called analytics programs.

You can find detailed information on these analytics programs in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

IONOS

The provider is IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur (hereinafter IONOS). When you visit our website, IONOS collects various log files, including your IP addresses. For details, please see the IONOS privacy policy: https://www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/terms-privacy.

IONOS is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in presenting our website as reliably as possible. Where corresponding consent has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Data Processing Agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the service mentioned above. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General Information and Mandatory Information

Data Protection

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

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g., when communicating by email) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

Note on the Responsible Party

The party responsible for data processing on this website is:

Schneider Manfred
Mitterweg 25
83024 Rosenheim

Phone: 08031-2212424
Email: ms@schneider-manfred.de

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 Period

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

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

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, insofar as special categories of data under Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR are processed. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, the data processing is also based on Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to the access to information on your end device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), the data processing is additionally based on § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data where this is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation, on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. The data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The legal bases that are relevant in each individual case are set out in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Notice on data transfers to third countries without adequate data protection and on transfers to US companies that are not DPF-certified

Among other things, we use tools from companies based in third countries that are not safe from a data protection perspective, as well as US tools whose providers are not certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to these countries and processed there. Please note that in third countries that are not safe from a data protection perspective, a level of data protection comparable to that in the EU cannot be guaranteed.

Please note that the USA, as a safe third country, generally has a level of data protection comparable to that of the EU. A data transfer to the USA is therefore permissible if the recipient is certified under the „EU-US Data Privacy Framework“ (DPF) or has suitable additional guarantees in place. Information on transfers to third countries, including the data recipients, can be found in this privacy policy.

Recipients of personal data

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

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 lawfulness of the data processing carried out up to 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 BASED ON ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA ON GROUNDS 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 THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES TO ASSERT, EXERCISE OR DEFEND LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING, INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 (2) GDPR).

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

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

Right to data portability

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

Information, rectification and erasure

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 recipients, and the purpose of the data processing and, if applicable, a right to rectification or erasure of this data. For this and for any further questions on the subject of personal data, you can contact us at any time.

Right to restriction of 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 restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

• If you contest the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we will usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
• If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of erasure.
• If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defence or establishment of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of erasure.
• If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR, a balancing of your interests and ours must be carried out. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

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

SSL/TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or enquiries that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL/TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address bar of your browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the padlock symbol in your browser bar.

If SSL/TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Encrypted payment transactions on this website

If, after the conclusion of a contract subject to a fee, there is an obligation to send us your payment data (e.g. account number for direct debit authorisation), this data is required for payment processing.

Payment transactions using the usual means of payment (Visa/MasterCard, direct debit) are carried out exclusively via an encrypted SSL/TLS connection. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address bar of your browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the padlock symbol in your browser bar.

With encrypted communication, your payment data that you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Objection to promotional emails

We hereby object to the use of contact data published as part of the legal notice obligation for the sending of promotional and information materials that have not been expressly requested. The operators of this site expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of promotional information, for example through spam emails.

4. Data collection on this website

Cookies

Our websites use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small data packets and do no harm to your device. They are stored on your device either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies). Session cookies are deleted automatically when your visit ends. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or your web browser deletes them automatically.

Cookies can come from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies make it possible to integrate certain services from third-party companies into websites (e.g. cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies may be used to analyse user behaviour or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions you have requested (e.g. for the shopping cart function) or to optimise the website (e.g. cookies for measuring the web audience) (necessary cookies) 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 necessary cookies in order to provide its services in a technically error-free and optimised way. If consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG); consent can be withdrawn at any time.

You can set your browser to inform you when cookies are placed and to allow cookies only on a case-by-case basis, to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and to activate the automatic deletion of cookies when you close the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.

If further cookies and services are used on this website, you can find this in this privacy policy.

Consent with Usercentrics

This website uses the consent technology of Usercentrics to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies on your device or to the use of certain technologies, and to document this in a data-protection-compliant manner. The provider of this technology is Usercentrics GmbH, Sendlinger Straße 7, 80331 Munich, Germany, website: https://usercentrics.com/de/ (hereinafter “Usercentrics”).

When you visit our website, the following personal data is transmitted to Usercentrics:

• Your consent(s) or the withdrawal of your consent(s)
• Your IP address
• Information about your browser
• Information about your device
• Time of your visit to the website
• Geolocation

Furthermore, Usercentrics stores a cookie in your browser in order to be able to assign the consents you have given, or their withdrawal, to you. The data collected in this way is stored until you ask us to delete it, delete the Usercentrics cookie yourself, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention obligations remain unaffected.

The Usercentrics banner on this website was configured with the help of eRecht24. You can recognise this by the fact that the eRecht24 logo appears in the banner. To display the eRecht24 logo in the banner, a connection to eRecht24's image server is established. The IP address is also transmitted in this process, but it is only stored in anonymised form in the server logs. The eRecht24 image server is located in Germany with a German provider. The banner itself is provided exclusively by Usercentrics.

Usercentrics is used to obtain the legally required consents for the use of certain technologies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.

Data processing agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required under data protection law, which ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Consent with Borlabs Cookie

Our website uses the consent technology of Borlabs Cookie to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies in your browser or to the use of certain technologies, and to document this in a data-protection-compliant manner. The provider of this technology is Borlabs GmbH, Hamburger Str. 11, 22083 Hamburg, Germany (hereinafter Borlabs).

When you visit our website, a Borlabs cookie is stored in your browser, in which the consents you have given or the withdrawal of these consents are saved. This data is not passed on to the provider of Borlabs Cookie.

The collected data will be stored until you ask us to delete it, delete the Borlabs cookie yourself, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected. For details on how Borlabs Cookie processes data, please see https://de.borlabs.io/kb/welche-daten-speichert-borlabs-cookie/.

We use the Borlabs Cookie consent technology to obtain the consents required by law for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.

Server Log Files

The provider of this website 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
• Hostname of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request
• IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources.

This data is collected on the basis of 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 purpose, the server log files must be recorded.

Contact Form

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

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

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 storing the data no longer applies (e.g. after your enquiry has been fully processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Enquiries by Email, Telephone or Fax

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

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

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

Registration on this Website

You can register on this website to use additional functions on the site. We use the data you enter for this 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 changes to the scope of our offer or technically necessary changes, we use the email address provided during registration to inform you in this way.

The data entered during registration is processed for the purpose of carrying out the user relationship established by the registration and, if applicable, to initiate further contracts (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR).

The data collected during registration will be stored by us for as long as you are registered on this website and will then be deleted. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

Comment­function on this Website

For the comment function on this site, in addition to your comment, details of the time the comment was created, your email address and, if you do not post anonymously, the username you have chosen will be stored.

Storage of the IP Address

Our comment function stores the IP addresses of users who write comments. Since we do not check comments on this website before they are published, we need this data to be able to take action against the author in the event of legal violations such as insults or propaganda.

Subscribing to Comments

As a user of the site, you can subscribe to comments after registering. You will receive a confirmation email to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided. You can unsubscribe from this function at any time via a link in the info emails. In this case, the data entered when subscribing to comments will be deleted; however, if you have submitted this data to us for other purposes and elsewhere (e.g. newsletter subscription), this data will remain with us.

Storage period of comments

The comments and the data associated with them are stored and will remain on this website until the commented content has been completely deleted or the comments have to be deleted for legal reasons (e.g. offensive comments).

Legal basis

The comments are stored on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke any consent you have given at any time. An informal notification by email to us is sufficient for this. The lawfulness of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.

5. Social media

eRecht24 Safe Sharing Tool

The content on this website can be shared in social networks such as Facebook, X & Co. in compliance with data protection law. This site uses the eRecht24 Safe Sharing Tool for this purpose. This tool only establishes direct contact between the networks and users when the user actively clicks one of these buttons. Clicking the button constitutes consent within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. This consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

This tool does not automatically transmit user data to the operators of these platforms. If the user is logged in to one of the social networks, an information window appears when using the social media elements of Facebook, X & Co., in which the user can confirm the text before sending it.

Our users can share the content of this site in social networks in compliance with data protection law, without complete browsing profiles being created by the operators of the networks.

The service is used to obtain the legally required consents for the use of certain technologies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.

6. Analytics tools and advertising

Google Tag Manager

We use Google Tag Manager. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Tag Manager is a tool that allows us to integrate tracking or statistics tools and other technologies into our website. Google Tag Manager itself does not create user profiles, does not store cookies and does not carry out any independent analyses. It merely serves to manage and deliver the tools integrated through it. However, Google Tag Manager does collect your IP address, which may also be transmitted to Google's parent company in the United States.

Google Tag Manager is used on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the quick and uncomplicated integration and management of various tools on its website. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's end device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

The company is certified under the „EU-US Data Privacy Framework“ (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. You can obtain further information on this from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

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. In doing so, the website operator receives various usage data, such as page views, time spent on the site, operating systems used and the user's origin. This data is summarized in a user ID and assigned to the respective end device of the website visitor.

Furthermore, with Google Analytics we can, among other things, record your mouse and scroll movements and clicks. Google Analytics also uses various modeling approaches to supplement the collected data sets and employs machine learning technologies in the data analysis.

Google Analytics uses technologies that make it possible to 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 generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

This service is used on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. You can withdraw your consent at any time.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses. You can find details here: https://business.safety.google/adscontrollerterms/sccs/.

The company is certified under the „EU-US Data Privacy Framework“ (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits to complying with these data protection standards. You can obtain further information from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

IP Anonymization

Google Analytics IP anonymization is activated. As a result, 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 activity and to provide the website operator with further services connected with website and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not merged with other data from Google.

Browser Plugin

You can prevent Google from collecting and processing your data by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

You can find more information on how Google Analytics handles user data in Google's privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.

Data Processing Agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

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).

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 kept the mouse pointer on a particular spot. From this information, Hotjar creates so-called heatmaps, which can be used to determine which areas of the website visitors prefer to look at.

We can also determine how long you stayed on a page and when you left it. We can also determine at which point you abandoned your entries in a contact form (so-called conversion funnels).

In addition, Hotjar can be used to collect direct feedback from website visitors. This function serves to improve the website operator's web offerings.

Hotjar uses technologies that make it possible to recognize the user for the purpose of analyzing user behavior (e.g. cookies or the use of device fingerprinting).

Where consent has been obtained, the above-mentioned service is used exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 TDDDG. You can withdraw your consent at any time. Where no consent has been obtained, this service is used on the basis of 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.

Deactivating Hotjar

If you would like to deactivate data collection by Hotjar, click on the following link and follow the instructions there: https://www.hotjar.com/policies/do-not-track/

Please note that Hotjar must be deactivated separately for each browser and each device.

For more detailed information about Hotjar and the data collected, please see Hotjar's privacy policy at the following link: https://www.hotjar.com/privacy

Data Processing Agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the service mentioned above. This is a contract required under data protection law, which ensures that the service processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

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 a user enters certain search terms on Google (keyword targeting). In addition, targeted advertisements can be displayed based on the user data held by Google (e.g. location data and interests) (audience targeting). As the website operator, we can evaluate this data quantitatively, for example by analyzing which search terms led to our advertisements being displayed and how many ads led to corresponding clicks.

This service is used on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG. You can withdraw your consent at any time.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the EU Commission. You can find details here: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://business.safety.google/controllerterms/.

The company is certified under the „EU-US Data Privacy Framework“ (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits to complying with these data protection standards. You can obtain further information on this from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

Google AdSense (non-personalized)

This website uses Google AdSense, a service for embedding advertisements. The provider is Google Ireland Limited („Google“), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

We use Google AdSense in „non-personalized“ mode. In contrast to personalized mode, the advertisements are therefore not based on your previous user behavior, and no user profile of you is created. Instead, so-called „contextual information“ is used when selecting the advertising. The selected advertisements are then based, for example, on your location, the content of the website you are on, or your current search terms. You can find more about the differences between personalized and non-personalized targeting with Google AdSense at: https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/9007336.

Please note that even when Google AdSense is used in non-personalized mode, cookies or comparable recognition technologies (e.g. device fingerprinting) may be used. According to Google, these are used to combat fraud and abuse.

This service is used on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG. You can withdraw your consent at any time.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the EU Commission. You can find details here: https://business.safety.google/adscontrollerterms/sccs/.

You can adjust your advertising settings yourself in your user account. To do so, click on the following link and log in: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

You can find further information on Google's advertising technologies here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads and https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

The company is certified under the „EU-US Data Privacy Framework“ (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits to complying with these data protection standards. You can obtain further information on this from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

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 see whether the user has carried out certain actions. For example, we can evaluate which buttons on our website are clicked and how often, and which products are viewed or purchased particularly often. This information is used to create conversion statistics. We learn the total number of users who have clicked on our ads and which actions they have carried out. We do not receive any information that allows us to personally identify the user. Google itself uses cookies or comparable recognition technologies for identification.

This service is used on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. You can withdraw your consent at any time.

You can find more information on Google conversion tracking in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits to complying with these data protection standards. You can obtain further information from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

7. Newsletter

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 email address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. No further data is collected, or only on a voluntary basis. To handle the newsletter, we use newsletter service providers, which are described below.

CleverReach

This website uses CleverReach to send newsletters. The provider is CleverReach GmbH & Co. KG, Schafjückenweg 2, 26180 Rastede, Germany (hereinafter “CleverReach”). CleverReach is a service with which newsletter dispatch can be organized and analyzed. The data you enter for the purpose of receiving the newsletter (e.g. email address) is stored on CleverReach's servers in Germany or Ireland.

The newsletters we send with CleverReach allow us to analyze the behavior of newsletter recipients. Among other things, this can be used to analyze how many recipients have opened the newsletter message and how often each link in the newsletter was clicked. With the help of so-called conversion tracking, it can also be analyzed whether a predefined action (e.g. purchase of a product on this website) took place after clicking the link in the newsletter. You can find further information on data analysis by CleverReach newsletters at: https://www.cleverreach.com/de/funktionen/reporting-und-tracking/.

Data processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can withdraw this consent at any time by unsubscribing from the newsletter. The lawfulness of the data processing that has already taken place remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

If you do not want analysis by CleverReach, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. For this purpose, we provide a corresponding link in every newsletter message.

The data you have provided to us for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us or by the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter, and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe. Data that has been stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected.

After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored in a blacklist by us or by the newsletter service provider, if this is necessary to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist will only be used for this purpose and will not be 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). Storage in the blacklist is not limited in time. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.

For further details, please see CleverReach's privacy policy at: https://www.cleverreach.com/de/datenschutz/.

Data processing agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

8. Plugins and tools

YouTube with enhanced privacy

This website embeds videos from the website YouTube. The operator of the website is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

If you visit one of our pages on which YouTube is embedded, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. In the process, the YouTube server is told which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged in to your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to assign your browsing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

We use YouTube in extended data protection mode. According to YouTube, videos played in extended data protection mode are not used to personalize browsing on YouTube. Ads served in extended data protection mode are likewise not personalized. No cookies are set in extended data protection mode. Instead, however, so-called Local Storage elements are stored in the user's browser, which, similar to cookies, can contain personal data and be used for recognition. You can find details on extended data protection mode here: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/171780.

Where applicable, further data processing operations may be triggered after a YouTube video is activated, over which we have no influence.

YouTube is used in the interest of presenting our online content in an appealing way. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's end device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

You can find further information on data protection at YouTube in their privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits to complying with these data protection standards. You can obtain further information from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

Google Fonts (local hosting)

To ensure a uniform display of fonts, this site uses so-called Google Fonts provided by Google. The Google Fonts are installed locally. No connection to Google servers is made in the process.

You can find further information on Google Fonts at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Font Awesome

To ensure a uniform display of fonts and icons, this site uses Font Awesome. The provider is Fonticons, Inc., 6 Porter Road Apartment 3R, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

When you open a page, your browser loads the required fonts into its browser cache in order to display texts, fonts and icons correctly. For this purpose, the browser you use has to connect to the Font Awesome servers. As a result, Font Awesome learns that this website was accessed via your IP address. Font Awesome is used on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in a uniform display of the typeface on our website. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's end device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

If your browser does not support Font Awesome, a default font from your computer is used.

You can find further information on Font Awesome and in Font Awesome's privacy policy at: https://fontawesome.com/privacy.

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 data entered on this website (e.g. in a contact form) is entered by a human or by an automated program. To do this, 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 pieces of information (e.g. IP address, how long the visitor stays on the website, or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google.

The reCAPTCHA analyses run entirely in the background. Website visitors are not informed that an analysis is taking place.

In this context, Google acts purely as a data processor within the meaning of Art. 28 GDPR and will not use the data collected in this way for its own purposes. The tool is used on the basis of a data processing agreement (DPA) with Google.

The data is stored and analyzed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offerings from abusive automated spying and from spam. Where consent has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's end device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits to complying with these data protection standards. You can obtain further information from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

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 serves to protect our website from unwanted access or malicious cyberattacks. For this purpose, our website establishes a permanent connection to the Wordfence servers so that Wordfence can compare its databases with the access attempts made on our website and block them if necessary.

Wordfence is used on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the most effective possible protection of its website against cyberattacks. Where consent has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's end device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. You can find details here: https://www.wordfence.com/help/general-data-protection-regulation/.

Data Processing

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required under data protection law, which ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

9. Online Marketing and Partner­programs

Affiliate Programs on This Website

We participate in affiliate partner programs. In affiliate partner programs, advertisements of one company are placed on websites or other media of other companies in the affiliate partner network. If you click on one of these affiliate ads, you are forwarded to the advertised offer. If you subsequently complete a certain transaction (conversion), the affiliate and, if applicable, the owner of the medium on which the ad was placed receive a commission for this. To calculate this commission, the affiliate network operator must be able to trace which ad led you to the respective offer and to the predefined transaction. For this purpose, cookies or comparable recognition technologies (e.g. device fingerprinting) are used.

The data is stored and analyzed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The participants in the affiliate program have a legitimate interest in the correct calculation of the affiliate commission. Where consent has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's end device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

We participate in the following affiliate programs:

Amazon Partner­program

The provider is Amazon Europe Core S.à.r.l. For details, please see Amazon's privacy policy at: https://www.amazon.de/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201909010.

The company is certified under the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when data is processed in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits to complying with these data protection standards. You can obtain further information on this from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5776.

AWIN

The operator of the affiliate network is AWIN AG, Eichhornstraße 3, 10785 Berlin (hereinafter "AWIN").

AWIN and the publisher are jointly responsible for the data processing in connection with the affiliate program. The obligations they share have been set out in a joint processing agreement. Under this agreement, you can contact either of the two controllers with your data protection concerns. The controller you contact first will answer your request. Each controller independently provides data protection information in accordance with Art. 13, 14 and 26 GDPR and takes the necessary measures to protect personal data and to comply with the other GDPR provisions within its own company. The joint processing agreement can be found in AWIN's terms and conditions at the following link: https://s3.amazonaws.com/docs.awin.com/Legal/Publisher+Terms/2020/DE+Publisher+Terms+GDPR+Annex.pdf.

10. eCommerce and Payment­providers

Processing of Customer and Contract Data

We collect, process and use personal customer and contract data to establish, shape the content of and amend our contractual relationships. We collect, process and use personal data about the use of this website (usage data) only to the extent that this is necessary to enable the user to use the service or to bill for it. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

The customer data collected will be deleted after the order has been completed or the business relationship has ended and any statutory retention periods have expired. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

Data Transfer upon Conclusion of a Contract for Online Shops, Retailers and Shipping of Goods

If you order goods from us, we pass your personal data on to the transport company entrusted with the delivery as well as to the payment service provider commissioned with processing the payment. Only data that the respective service provider needs to fulfil its task is passed on. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the performance of a contract or for pre-contractual measures. If you have given your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, we will pass your email address on to the transport company entrusted with the delivery so that it can inform you by email about the shipping status of your order; you can withdraw your consent at any time.

Data Transfer upon Conclusion of a Contract for Services and Digital Content

We only transmit personal data to third parties if this is necessary in the course of processing the contract, for example to the bank commissioned with processing the payment.

No further transmission of the data takes place, or only if you have expressly agreed to the transmission. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent, for example for advertising purposes.

The basis for the data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the performance of a contract or for pre-contractual measures.

Payment Services

We integrate payment services from third-party companies on our website. If you make a purchase from us, your payment data (e.g. name, payment amount, bank details, credit card number) will be processed by the payment service provider for the purpose of processing the payment. The respective contractual and data protection provisions of the respective providers apply to these transactions. The payment service providers are used on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (contract processing) and in the interest of a payment process that is as smooth, convenient and secure as possible (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). Insofar as your consent is requested for certain actions, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR is the legal basis for the data processing; consent can be withdrawn at any time with effect for the future.

Digistore24

Some of our products, services and content are offered by Digistore24 as a reseller. The provider and contractual partner is Digistore24 GmbH, St.-Godehard-Straße 32, 31139 Hildesheim. Digistore24 GmbH, as the controller, sets out in its own privacy policy which data Digistore24 stores and processes when you visit this website. You can find further information in the Digistore24 privacy policy: https://www.digistore24.com/page/privacy/de.

Digistore24 WordPress Plugin

The WordPress plugin makes it possible to integrate various Digistore24 services into your own website, e.g. the social proof bubble, the affiliate promotional material generator or other tools.

Each time one of these is integrated, non-personal data is loaded from the Digistore24 server (e.g. a Javascript file).

During this loading process, your web browser retrieves a web page from the Digistore24 server. Our server has no influence on the extent to which your web browser transmits data to the Digistore24 server in the process. Our server itself does not transmit any data to the Digistore24 servers in this context.

Which data Digistore24 stores and processes during this web page request is set out by Digistore24 GmbH, as the controller, in its own privacy policy. You can find the Digistore24 privacy policy here: https://www.digistore24.com/page/privacy/de.

Conversion Tools/Shopping Cart

Digistore24 makes it possible to integrate various services into your own website via HTML and Javascript code, e.g. the social proof bubble or the Digistore24 shopping cart.

Each time one of these is integrated, non-personal data is loaded from the Digistore24 server (e.g. a Javascript file).

During this loading process, your web browser retrieves a web page from the Digistore24 server. Our server has no influence on the extent to which your web browser transmits data to the Digistore24 server in the process. Our server itself does not transmit any data to the Digistore24 servers in this context.

Which data Digistore24 stores and processes during this web page request is set out by Digistore24 GmbH, as the controller, in its own privacy policy. You can find the Digistore24 privacy policy here: https://www.digistore24.com/page/privacy/de.

Promo Links/Content Links

On this website we use various links to Digistore24 offers. The purpose of the links is to draw your attention to products that may interest you.

Some of these links are links to the domain digistore24.com of the company Digistore24 GmbH.

When you click on one of these links, you open a web page on the Digistore24 server.

In doing so, our server does not transmit any data to Digistore24; instead, the data is transmitted from your web browser to Digistore24, as with any web page request. We have no influence on the extent to which your web browser transmits data to Digistore24.

For further information on the extent to which Digistore24 handles data from website requests, please refer to the Digistore24 privacy policy: https://www.digistore24.com/page/privacy/de.

Affiliate Promotional Material Generator

The affiliate promotional material generator allows promotional materials to be created automatically. It provides an input field in which you can enter your Digistore24 ID. This gives you promotional materials with which you can promote products and services quickly and easily.

In addition to the above, depending on what you enter, a check is carried out to see whether an affiliate partnership exists. For details, please refer to the Digistore24 privacy policy: https://www.digistore24.com/page/privacy/de.