Legal Notice
General Information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is any data by which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our privacy policy below.
Data Collection on Our Website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. The operator’s contact details can be found in the imprint of this website.
How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected, firstly, when you provide it to us. This could include data entered in a contact form, for example. Other data is automatically collected by our IT systems when you visit the website. This primarily includes technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). The collection of this data occurs automatically as soon as you enter our website.
What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data may 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, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time free of charge. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions regarding data protection, you can contact us at any time using the address provided in the imprint. Furthermore, you have the right to file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
Analytics and Third-Party Tools
When visiting our website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is primarily done with cookies and analysis programs. The analysis of your browsing behavior is usually anonymous and cannot be traced back to you. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information can be found in the following privacy policy. We will inform you about your options to object in this privacy policy.
General Notes and Mandatory Information
Data Protection
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data refers to data by which you can be personally identified. 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.
We note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., communication by email) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke consent that has already been given at any time. An informal email to us is sufficient for this. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to Data Portability
ou have the right to have data that we process based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract automatically delivered to yourself or 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 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 that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. An encrypted connection can be recognized by the address line of the browser switching from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock icon in your browser line. If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Access, Blocking, Deletion
Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to information free of charge about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, as well as the right to correct, block, or delete this data if applicable. For further questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time at the address provided in the imprint.
Data Collection on Our Website
Cookies
Our website uses what are known as cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies are used to make our website more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files stored on your computer by your browser.
Most of the cookies we use are “session cookies.” These are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognize your browser during your next visit.
You can configure your browser to inform you about the use of cookies 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 closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website. Cookies necessary for electronic communication or for the provision of certain functions requested by you (e.g., shopping cart functionality) are stored based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies to ensure the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services.
Any other cookies (e.g., those used to analyze your browsing behavior) will be addressed separately in this privacy policy.
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Your Cookie History
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Server Log Files
The website provider automatically collects and stores information in server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:
- Browser type and version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Hostname of the accessing computer
- Time of the server request
- IP address
These data are not merged with other data sources.
The basis for data processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, which permits data processing for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures.
Inquiries by Email, Phone, or Fax
If you contact us via email, phone, or fax, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (e.g., name, inquiry), will be stored and processed for the purpose of handling your request. We do not share this data without your consent.
The processing of these data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, if your request is related to the performance of a contract or is required for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) and/or our legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR), as we have a legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries addressed to us.
The data you send to us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request its deletion, withdraw your consent to its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been fully processed). Mandatory legal provisions—especially statutory retention periods—remain unaffected.
Processing Data (Customer and Contract Data)
We collect, process, and use personal data only as necessary for the establishment, content arrangement, or modification of the legal relationship (inventory data). This is done based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures. We collect, process, and use personal data concerning the use of our website (usage data) only to the extent necessary to enable the user to access the service or to bill the user. The customer data collected will be deleted upon completion of the order or termination of the business relationship. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.
Plugins and Tools
YouTube
Our website uses plugins from YouTube, operated by Google. The operator is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you visit one of our pages featuring a YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established. The YouTube server is informed about which of our pages you have visited.
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.
YouTube is used in the interest of providing an attractive presentation of our online services. This constitutes a legitimate interest as per Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Further information on how YouTube handles user data can be found in YouTube’s privacy policy at:
https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.
Change your settings here:
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External Links
Our website includes links to Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Xing. Please note that personal data may be requested on these external websites.
Newsletter Data
If you would like to subscribe to the newsletter offered on our website, we require your email address as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the provided email address and that you consent to receive the newsletter. No additional data is collected unless provided voluntarily. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not share it with third parties.
The processing of the data entered into the newsletter subscription form is based solely on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can revoke your consent to the storage of your data, email address, and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example, via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The legality of any data processing carried out before the withdrawal remains unaffected.
The data you provide for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored with us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted after you cancel your subscription. Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected.
After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your email address will be stored in a blocklist by us or the newsletter service provider to prevent future mailings. The data from the blocklist will only be used for this purpose and will not be combined with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with legal requirements for sending newsletters (legitimate interest according to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). All blocklisted email addresses are excluded from future imports and mailings, and recipient data is irrevocably deleted from all recipient lists and reports. You can object to this storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.
CleverReach
This website uses CleverReach for newsletter distribution. The provider is CleverReach GmbH & Co. KG, Mühlenstr. 43, 26180 Rastede, Germany. CleverReach organizes and analyzes newsletter distribution. Data you provide for the purpose of receiving the newsletter (e.g., email address) are stored on CleverReach’s servers in Germany and/or Ireland.
CleverReach uses this information to send newsletters and to statistically evaluate them on our behalf. For the purpose of evaluation, the emails sent include what are known as web beacons or tracking pixels. These are single-pixel image files stored on our website. This allows us to determine whether a newsletter message was opened and which links were clicked, if any. We only analyze this data in aggregate to understand which newsletters were opened and use this information to adapt future newsletter distributions to your needs. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, as we have a legitimate interest in tailoring our newsletters to meet your needs.
The processing of data is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). If you object to data analysis for statistical purposes, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. We provide a corresponding link for this purpose in each newsletter message. The legality of data processing carried out before the withdrawal of consent remains unaffected.
The data you provide for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will remain stored with us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter. After you unsubscribe, your data will be deleted from our servers and from the servers of CleverReach. Data that we have stored for other purposes (e.g., email addresses for a member area) remains unaffected.
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) with CleverReach. This legally required agreement ensures that CleverReach processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
For more details, please refer to CleverReach’s privacy policy at: https://www.cleverreach.com/en/privacy/.
