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1. Privacy at a glance

General information

 

The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on the topic of data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.

 

Data collection on this website

 

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the section “Notice on the responsible body” 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 data that you enter into a contact form, for example. Other data is collected automatically or after your consent by our IT systems when you visit 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 may be used to analyze your user behavior. If contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contract offers, orders or other order inquiries.

 

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to receive free information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you may revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request restriction of processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. For this as well as other questions on the topic of data protection, you can contact us at any time.

 

Analysis tools and tools from third parties

When visiting this website, your surfing behavior may be statistically evaluated. This is done mainly using so-called analysis programs. Detailed information on these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

 

2. Hosting

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

Strato

The provider is Strato AG, Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7, 10249 Berlin (hereinafter “Strato”). When you visit our website, Strato collects various log files including your IP addresses.

Further information can be found in Strato’s privacy policy:

https://www.strato.de/datenschutz/

The use of Strato is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable presentation of our website. If consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s end device (e.g. device fingerprinting). Consent can be revoked at any time.

Order 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 this processes 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 are collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and for what we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

We point out that data transmission on the Internet (e.g. communication by email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible. Notice on the responsible body

The responsible body for data processing on this website is:

Isabelle Wiessler
Gerbergasse 1
79219 Staufen im Breisgau

Phone: +49 15228910350
Email: iw@isabelle-wiessler.de

Storage duration

Unless a more specific storage period has been stated within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke 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 retention periods); in the latter case, deletion takes place after these reasons cease to apply.

General notes 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 are processed according to Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing also takes place on the basis of Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information in your end device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), processing also takes place on the basis of § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for contract fulfillment or for carrying out pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if it is required for compliance with a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Data processing may also be based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The relevant legal bases are explained in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Recipients of personal data

As part 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 if this is necessary for contract fulfillment, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. transfer to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, or if another legal basis permits the transfer. When using processors, we only pass on personal data of our customers 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 may revoke consent already given at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out until revocation remains unaffected.

Right to object to data collection in special cases and to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

WHERE DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT, ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; 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 WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.

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 INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.

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, place of work or place of the alleged infringement. This right of complaint exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data which 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 controller, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.

Information, correction and deletion

Within the framework of 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 data processing and, if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data. For this as well as other questions on the topic of personal data, you can contact us at any time.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request 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 dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request restriction of processing.
  • If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you may request restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
  • If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims, you have the right to request restriction instead of deletion.
  • If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balance must be struck between your and our interests. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request restriction of processing.

 

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

 

SSL or TLS encryption

 

This site uses 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. 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.

 

4. Data collection on this website

Cookies

 

Our websites use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small data packages and do not cause any damage to your device. They are stored either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or an automatic deletion occurs by your web browser.

 

Cookies can come from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services of third-party companies within websites (e.g. cookies for processing payment services).

 

Cookies have different functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. shopping cart function or video display). Other cookies may be used to analyze user behavior or for advertising purposes.

 

Cookies that are necessary for carrying out the electronic communication process, for providing certain functions you request (e.g. shopping cart function) or for optimizing the website (e.g. cookies for measuring 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 necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent 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 revoked at any time.

 

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

 

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

 

Contact form

 

If you send us inquiries via contact form, your details from the inquiry form including the contact data you provide 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.

 

Processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, insofar as your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively processing inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if requested; consent can be revoked at any time.

 

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions—especially retention periods—remain unaffected.

 

Google Fonts

This site uses so-called Google Fonts for uniform display of fonts, provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

 

When a page is called up, your browser loads the required fonts directly from Google servers in order to display texts and fonts correctly. In doing so, your IP address is transmitted to Google.

 

The use of Google Fonts is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

 

Further information on Google Fonts can be found at:

https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq

and in Google’s privacy policy:

https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de

 

YouTube

 

Videos from the YouTube platform are embedded on this website. Provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

 

When you visit a page with a YouTube video embedded, a connection to YouTube servers is established. In doing so, the YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited.

 

Furthermore, YouTube may store various cookies on your device or use comparable technologies for recognition (e.g. device fingerprinting). In this way, YouTube may receive information about visitors to this website.

 

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

 

The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. If consent has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

 

Further information on handling user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy:

 

https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de

 

Complianz

 

This website uses the consent tool “Complianz” to obtain user consent for storing certain cookies on their device or for the use of certain technologies in a data protection compliant manner and to document this.

 

Provider of Complianz is Complianz B.V., Kalmarweg 14-5, 9723 JG Groningen, Netherlands.

 

Complianz stores a declaration of consent of the user in order to be able to prove it at any time. Among other things, the IP address, time of consent and the settings selected by the user are stored.

 

The collected data is stored until the user requests deletion, deletes it themselves or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Legal retention obligations remain unaffected.

 

The use of Complianz is carried out to fulfill legal obligations to obtain consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR).

 

Further information can be found in Complianz’s privacy policy: https://complianz.io/legal/privacy-statement/