Privacy Policy

 

1. Data protection at a glance 

General information 

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data are all data with which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our data protection declaration below this text. 

 

Data collection on our website 

Who is responsible for 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 imprint of this website. 

 

How do we collect your data?

On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This can be, for example, data that you enter in a contact form.

Other data is automatically recorded by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is mainly technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of the page was viewed). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website. 

 

What do we use your data for?

Some 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 with regard to your data?

You always have the right to free information about origin, recipient and Purpose of receiving your stored personal data.You also have the right to request the correction, blocking or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice if you have any further questions about data protection. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the responsible supervisory authority. 

 

Analysis tools and tools from third-party providers 

When you visit our website, your surfing behavior can be statistically evaluated. This is mainly done with cookies and so-called analysis programs. Your surfing behavior is usually analyzed anonymously; surfing behavior cannot be traced back to you. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. You can find detailed information on this in the following data protection declaration.

You can object to this analysis. We will inform you about the possibilities to object in this data protection declaration.

 

2. General information and mandatory information 

Data protection 

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentiality and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this data protection declaration.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This data protection declaration explains which data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

We point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) can have security gaps. A complete protection of the 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 express consent. You can revoke your consent at any time. An informal e-mail to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing carried out up to the point of revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right of appeal to the responsible supervisory authority

In the event of data protection violations, the person concerned has the right to lodge a complaint with the responsible supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority for data protection issues is the state data protection officer of the federal state in which our company is based.

 

Right to data portability 

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

 

SSL or TLS encryption 

This site is used 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, an 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 the SSL - or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

 

Information, blocking, deletion

You have the applicable statutory provisions at any time the right to free information about your stored personal data, their origin and recipient and the purpose of the data processing and, if necessary, a right to correct, block or delete this data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice if you have further questions on the subject of personal data. 

 

Objection to advertising mails

The use of within the scope of the legal notice We hereby object to any published contact details for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam e-mails.

 

3. Data collection on our website 

Cookies 

Some of the Internet pages use so-called cookies. Cookies do not damage your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offer more user-friendly, more effective and safer. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies”. They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies to be accepted in individual cases for certain cases or generally exclude and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions you want (e.g. shopping cart function) become legitimate Interest in the storage of cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of his services. If other cookies (e.g. cookies for analyzing your surfing behavior) are stored, these will be treated separately in this data protection declaration.

 

Server log files 

The website provider automatically collects and saves 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 merged with other data sources.

 

Contact form 

If you send us inquiries using 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 request and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of the data entered in the contact form is therefore based exclusively on your consent. You can revoke this consent at any time. An informal e-mail to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing operations carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for there is no data storage (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected. 

 

Comment function on this website 

For the comment function on this page, in addition to your comment, information about the time the comment was created, your E -Mail address and, if you do not post anonymously, the username you have chosen. 

 

Storage of the IP address 

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

 

Storage duration of the comments 

The comments and the associated data (e.g. IP address) are saved and remain on our website until the commented content is completely deleted or the comments have to be deleted for legal reasons (e.g. offensive comments). 

 

Legal basis 

The storage of the comments is based on your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time. An informal e-mail to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.

 

4. Analysis tools and advertising 

Google Analytics 

This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics.  

Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”. These are text files that are saved on your computer and that enable your use of the website to be analyzed. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

The storage was carried out by Google Analytics cookies. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising. 

 

IP anonymisation 

We have on this website activated the IP anonymization function. As a result, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before it is transmitted to the USA. The full IP address will only be sent to a Google server in the USA and shortened there in exceptional cases. 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 other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. 

 

Browser Plugin 

You can save cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; we would like to point out, however, that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.

 

Order data processing 

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

 

Demographic features included Google Analytics 

This website uses the “demographic characteristics” function of Google Analytics. This allows reports to be created that contain information on the age, gender and interests of the site visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google as well as from visitor data from third-party providers. These data cannot be assigned to a specific person. You can deactivate this function at any time via the ad settings in your Google account or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described in the section “Objection to data collection”. 

 

Google AdSense 

This website uses Google AdSense, a service for integrating advertisements from Google Inc.

Google AdSense uses so-called “cookies”, text files that are stored on your computer and that allow an analysis of the Enable use of the website. Google AdSense also uses so-called web beacons (invisible graphics). These web beacons can be used to evaluate information such as visitor traffic on these pages.

The information generated by cookies and web beacons about the use of this website (including your IP address) and the delivery of advertising formats are transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. This information can be passed on by Google to contractual partners of Google. However, Google will not merge your IP address with other data stored about you.

The storage was done by AdSense cookies. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising.

You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; we would like to point out, however, that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. By using this website, you consent to the processing of the data collected about you by Google in the manner described above and for the purpose stated above.

 

Google Analytics Remarketing 

Our websites use the functions of Google Analytics Remarketing in conjunction with the cross-device functions of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick.

This function enables the advertising target groups created with Google Analytics Remarketing with the cross-device functions of Google AdWords and Link to Google DoubleClick. In this way, interest-related, personalized advertising messages that 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 given your consent, Google will link your web and app browser history to your Google account for this purpose. In this way, the same personalized advertising messages can be displayed on every device on which you log in with your Google account.

To support this function, Google Analytics collects Google-authenticated IDs of users who are temporarily linked to our Google Analytics data in order to define and create target groups for cross-device advertising.

 

5. 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 specified е-mail address and agree to receive the newsletter. Further data is not collected or is only collected on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.

The processing of the data entered in the newsletter registration form is based solely on your consent. You can revoke your consent to the storage of the data, the e-mail address and their use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations that have already taken place 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 after you unsubscribe from the Newsletters deleted. Data that we have stored for other purposes (e.g. e-mail addresses for the member's area) remain unaffected.

 

6. Plugins and tools 

YouTube 

Our website uses plugins from the Google operated site YouTube. 

If you visit one of our pages equipped with a YouTube plug-in, you will be connected to the Servers made by YouTube. The YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited.

If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

YouTube is used in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers.

 

Google Web Fonts 

This page uses so-called web fonts, which are provided by Google, for the uniform display of fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.

For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to the Google servers. This gives Google knowledge that our website has been accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web Fonts takes place in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offers. 

If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font will be used by your computer. 

 

Google Maps 

This site uses the Google Maps map service via an API.

To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to save your IP address. This information is usually transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers and to make it easy to find the places we have indicated on the website.

 

7. Online Marketing and Affiliate Programs 

Amazon Affiliate Program 

The operators of the sites take part in the Amazon EU affiliate program. On our pages, Amazon displays advertisements and links to the Amazon website.de, where we can earn money through reimbursement of advertising costs. Amazon uses cookies for this in order to be able to trace the origin of the orders. This enables Amazon to recognize that you have clicked the partner link on our website.

 “Amazon cookies” were saved. The website operator has a legitimate interest in this, as the amount of his affiliate remuneration can only be determined through the cookies